Land Measure.
[Mr. Jesse Collings supports the Government Allotments Bill, although it only holds forth a prospect of one acre, and no cow.]
Jesse content with Salisbury's gift? How odd!
One acre only, and of cows a lack!
Pooh! Jesse takes this "acre" as a "rod"—
For faithless Gladstone's back.
The Question of the Hour.—The Government have been given a good inch (of coercive power). Will they take a (National) League?