He said, “Well, now we’ve got the Act, that’s what we cannot see.”

Now, ratepayers, when election comes, remember to a man

Who caused all this extravagance—return them if you can;

And so, ’twixt Board and ratepayer, to end this bitter strife,

Again I say return them all—but into private life.

Anonymous.


Misadventures at the Mansion House.

A Legend of the City.

’Twas at Guildhall, a year ago, I chanced to hear a cheer,