Lilly commences on Monday next.
Sir Robert Peel has been seen several times this week in close
consultation with the chief cook. Has he been offered the
_premiership_?
Mr. Moreton Dyer, "_the amateur turner_," has been a frequent visitor
at the palace of late. Palmerston, it is whispered, has been receiving
lessons in the art. We are surprised to hear this, for we always
considered his lordship a Talleyrand in _turning_.
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A QUARTER-DAY COGITATION.
(WRITTEN ON THE BACK OF A "NOTED" TAILOR'S BILL.)
By winter's chill the fragrant flower is nipp'd,
To be new-clothed with brighter tints in spring;
The blasted tree of verdant leaves is stripp'd,
A fresher foliage on each branch to bring;
The aerial songster moults his plumerie,
To vie in sleekness with each feather'd brother:
A twelvemonth's wear hath ta'en thy nap from thee,
My seedy coat!--When shall I get another?
NOTE.--Confiding tailors are entreated to send their addresses, pre-paid,
to PUNCH'S office.
P.S.--None need apply who _refuse_ three years' acceptances. If the
bills be made _renewable_, by agreement, "continuations" will be
taken in any quantity.
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