THE WAVE OF CRIME.

Gent. "What made you put your hand into my pocket?"

Doubtful Character. "Just absent-mindedness. I once 'ad a pair of pants exactly like those you're wearing."


"The eternal combustion engine has become recognised the world over as a factor in modern civilisation."—Provincial Paper.

But surely it is many years since Lord Westbury in the Gorham case was said to have "dismissed h—— with costs?"