Will Mr. Lockyer turn his attention Eastwards, and inform us if the Corporation of the City of London is a "Self-luminous Body"? If so, couldn't it be utilised in a fog?


Describing the state of mind her Nephew was in on not being able to find a stud at the last moment to put in his shirt-front, Mrs. Ram said, "Oh, he was awfully iterated."


A Mess.—What's on the tapis in France? Grévy. M. Wilson, who speaks Latin with English pronunciation, throws all the blame on his father-in-law, and says it's a "Grévy delictum."


"SPECIAL" REASONS:

Or, Why They were "Sworn In."

Paterfamilias. "Because I think it's my duty, as a law-abiding citizen, to set a good example."

Mister Tom (his son). "Because I must look after the old Governor, and see he doesn't come to grief."