CONFUSION OF AUTOCRATIC NOTIONS.
Nicholas expressed a pious hope that he might never be confounded. By the thrashing which he has had from the Turks, we should think he must have been disappointed.
ST. CROSS STINGO, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS GUILDFORD DEMI X ALE.
At a time when certain parties are raising the price of their Ales, which were previously sold at rates considerably higher than such as would have been fairly remunerative, the Public, and especially pedestrian travellers, will be interested to learn that a light and wholesome Beer may be obtained upon the lowest possible terms, as it will be delivered to all applicants at the mere cost of a visit to the Depôt, Porter's Lodge, St. Cross Hospital. This Superior Beverage is brewed from pure Malt and Hops, according to a Homœopathic Improvement on the original Receipt handed down from the ancient Masters of St. Cross, and is produced in such high perfection by the present Master, the Earl of Guildford, that while the smallest quantity will suffice the most inveterate toper, the largest might be imbibed conscientiously by the strictest votary of Total Abstinence. The remarkably low charge for which this Ale is offered to the consumer is owing to the liberality of the Founders and Benefactors of the Institution; who bequeathed capital to a large amount on trust for the gratuitous supply of the genuine article to wayfarers. In Horns of Half-a-Pint each, at the rate of One Measure per Diem. To be Drunk on the Premises.
THE BAR AND THE LIBERTY OF THE SUBJECT.
A few days ago a case was called on in one of the "Superior" Courts, when an application was made to put it off because Mr. Bodkin could not attend. One of the judges asked with very natural surprise, "Is not the man in prison?" upon which the counsel of the "man in prison" got up, and admitted such to be the fact; but added that he, the "man in prison," was his (the counsel's) client, and that he (the counsel) was perfectly willing "to accommodate Mr. Bodkin." The accommodation of Mr. Bodkin was, no doubt, desirable in its way; but, as the accommodation of a prison is not always agreeable, we are disposed to agree with the learned judge, who thought it rather awkward—not to say, hard upon "the man in prison" to have his case adjourned for the convenience of counsel.