["... Local option ... if pretending to the honour of a remedy, is little better than an imposture.... I am glad to see that Mr. Chamberlain is active in your cause."—Extract from a Letter written by Mr. Gladstone to the Bishop of Chester. See Daily Paper, Sept. 19.]
Friendly Lead for the Owner of "Ladas."
The Nonconformist Conscience, which doth mark Poor Primrose with the ire of an apostle, Will probably consider it a lark To see swift Ladas beaten by a Throstle. Accept the omen, Rosebery; turn 'cute hedger; And try the Bethel blend of "Saint" and "Ledger."
The Plea of the Party Scribe.—It is said that "upright writers" avoid scrivener's palsy or penman's cramp. Perhaps so. But then there is so little demand for upright writers!
LYRE AND LANCET.
(A Story in Scenes.)
PART XIII.—WHAT'S IN A NAME?