Here His Worship observed that this extract failed to bear upon the issue, and it was then shown that the pencil-mark, with the comment "Good again!" was the work of another subscriber to Mudie's. A third extract, taken from a new book of the Six-Shilling-Shocker series—A Melodrama of Spasms—began: "I am glad that these sins of your magenta breeding are no irony of fate." The foreman of the jury demanded an elucidation, which Counsel was unable to produce. Court still working at enigma when report left.


A Hyde-ous Danger.—"Hyde Park" should be our Show Park. At present it is the Hiding Park for all the scum of the town. Mr. P. summons First Commissioner of Works, Commissioner of Police, and "George Ranger," who, he believes, has not yet retired from this office, to step out at once and do their duty.


Brother Jonathan. "Say, John! you'd better go into Training again!"