Guid EVANS he'll withdraw to give place to lucky GRAY;

To Auld-(er)-man GRAY, who shall rule in the Ci-tee,

GRAY was clearly born to be great—and I am he!

I gang like a host, though 'tis airly to begin;

I try not to be prood, for that wad be a sin,

But I will do my best a guid Lord MAYOR to be,

For Auld-(er)-man GRAY will soon rule in the Ci-tee!


ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.—Legal Fiction.—The Lord Chief Justice was certainly a little severe in his remarks on Stock Exchange morality, and it is natural that you should feel hurt at the ignorant criticism of a mere outsider. As you remark, there can be no question but that the Stock Exchange affords the highest example in this country of a school of honour and virtue. What is called "Legal Intelligence" is often very defective.