Well, what, then, is the remedy? Will Mr. Blackburn fix it?
Must all our fiction travel from the cultured Continent?
Or dares we snap our fingers at this haughty ipse dixit,
And read our inartistic books in very great content?
Mr. Perks, M.P., has undertaken to bring in a Bill for "the Abolition of Registrars at Nonconformist Marriages." If successful, the Ministers will lose their "Perks."
LUSUS NATURÆ.
In the Field's Dog-for-sale column, there recently appeared, wedged in between descriptions of vendible Beagles and Bloodhound Pups, the following remarkable advertisement:—
BLOODHOUND, 40-Tonner, for SALE; built by Fife of Fairlie; has all lead ballast, and very complete inventory.—For price, which is moderate, and particulars, apply, &c.