The seatless platforms! Ne'er was gloom so deep!

The truck toe-crusheth at its own sweet will.

Great Scott! are pluck and common-sense asleep,

That the long humbugged Public stands it still?


REDDIE-TURUS SALUTAT.—A good combination of names is to be found in an announcement of a forthcoming Concert at Prince's Hall, Piccadilly, on the evening of May 11, to be given by Mr. CHARLES REDDIE and Mr. A. TAYLOR. Briefly, it might be announced as "A. TAYLOR's REDDIE-made Concert." If REDDIE-money only taken at door, will A. TATYOR give credit? Solvitur ambulando—that is, Walk in, and you'll find out. It is to be play-time for Master JEAN GERARDY, "Master G.," who is going to perform on an Erard piano, when, as his REDDIE-witted companion playfully observes, "The youthful pianist will out-Erard ERARD."


"Call you this Backing your Friends?"

(By a Confused Conservative.)

To stave off Change, and check the loud Rad Rough rage,