Whom as pet of the Peers his old friends hardly know.
Does "cushioned ease" tire him already,—so soon?
Is "gentlemen" chumship no longer a boon?
Can zeal for the Union no longer determine,
The Birmingham champion to back up the ermine?
This snub to the Peers is decidedly handsome,
We'll soon have Joe talking once more about "ransom."
Oh! Spalding was splendid, and Bridgeton was brave,
And Grosvenor's defeat made the Unionists rave;
Tom Sayers ne'er landed his foe such a "oner,"