DECEMBER 28, 1861.]


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 PAN AT THE PLAY,
 UR new American importation,
 MRs. F. B. CoNw vy, reported
 to be a sister of Muis. BOWElRs,
 the heroine of the Peep o' Day,
 has made a most successful debit
 at Sadler's Wells in the late SIn
 T. N. TALFouRn's tragedy of Ion.
 j This lady is slender, tall, and
 graceful; her features are ex-
 pressive, and the tones of her
 voice are musical and sym-
 pathetic. MR. PurmLs is to be
 congratulated on the acquisition
 of so talented an artiste. Every
 one should go and hear MR.
 JoHN PARRY sing his Vicissitudes
 of a Colleen BDow). The per-
 formance is unique, and the
 unseemly roars of laughter into
which his aristocratic audience are betrayed at his ludicrous parry-dy,
are pleasant proofs that true humour will always make its mark, even
when unaccompanied by aught extravagant or obtrusive. MR.
PARRY will illustrate an absurd pun or verbal twisting with the most
exquisitely ludicrous combination of notes on his pianoforte, or assist
some ridiculous rhyme with an accompaniment so amusingly
suggestive that one laughs immoderately without exactly knowing
what one is laughing at. It is this genuine hutonur-(for though
MR. PAnRY's pianoforte playing is very admirable, that accomplish-
ment has, I think, conduced but infinitesimally towards his success)-
which has kept him above all rivals, and now, after seven years'
retirement he is droller-ay, and more attractive-than ever. Two
new farces, the one at the Adelphi the other at the Olympic, both
funny and successful.



 A NOTE OF INTERROGATION.
 SoR,-Yer attention is requested to a r-r-riddle. Ye must know,
Sor, I've put the comether on BIDDY SULLIVAN. Well, thin, I ax ye,
why is my heart like burnt paper ? Give it up directly, ye thief of
the world, or be the pow'rs-- Ye do give it up ?-Bekase'tis tinder.
 Yers obadiently,
 County Axfort. THE O'CoNNuN DEiur.


 THE LATE CATTLE SHOW.
 WE have been requested to rectify the omissions made by our
various contemporaries in their lists of the animals shown in Baker-
street. Although not mentioned by the organs of the press, we can
assure our readers that Mn. SMrIT O'BRIEN (who, it will be remem-
bered, was once connected with an exhibition of cabbages) exhibited
some Irish bulls, remarkable for size and solidity. We may also
mention that some fine specimens of the Hocl7s were sent by MEssRs.
CORK, SCREW, and DE CANTA, the well-known wine-merchants.


 WE KNOW A MAN tY sIs FRIENDS.-The American papers are
rather proud of a paragraph to the effect that a life convict in the
Ohio Penitentiary has subscribed fifty dollars to the national loan."
It must be a creditable cause that finds such respectable supporters.
 Schoolmaster (to slow pupil) :-Now, MASTER JONES, turn to Virgil's
3Eneid, book i., and give an elegant construction of "Die age."-
Sloee Pupil (aptly):-" Come along, RICHARD." (Is immediately
expellecl.)
 CHURCH RATIOCINATION.-When the churchwardens seize for church-
rates, why is a clock invariably the first thing they take ?-Is it that,
in aiming a blow at Dissent, they may prevent it from striking
again ?
 ANSWER TO A, LiTTLE DUCK.-There was such a bird as the
" Dodo," but we never heard of the Don't-don't!"
 WhAT's the difference between LORD WESTMINSTER and a tent?-
One is a marquis and the other's a marquee.
 RIDDLE BY OUR WELSH RABBIT.-Who was the Welsh god of
Roman mythology ?-AP-OLLO.
 FINSBUIRY ELECTION.-Why is Cox unlike a prizefighter ?-Becauso
he objects to MILLs.


 THE BATTLE OF BAHAMA CHANNEL.
SLIGHTLY ALTERED FRloll C.A Irt.EI.I, BlY A (v'I:RY) AMERICAN O1 '.
 OF FAIniFAX nud of WIL.KEs,
 Sing the glorious day's rinown,
 When our gallant Iman-of-war
 On the BritislIer b're down,
 And proudly flew our stripes ind our .i:ars!
 A bold determined hand,
 We had sailed from Yanker lind,
 And we'd got a jolly brand
 Of cigars.
 Expectorating mu1ch
 We wero w waiting for our prey;
 And we whittled all the while,
 For wo love to cut away,
 As wo showed you at the little of Iul'sll Itu ;
 Till tlho Trcni appeared in view,
 And Wii .KES summoneoid all our crew,
 And to stop iher as she flow,
 Fired a gun.
 Our San .Tacinto seemed
 A leviathan allott,
 And the litLlo TretD1 no nmore
 Than ai Chelsea pemny Hoat:
 It was just half-past eleven of tih' norin,
 Amid Yankee oaths and vows
 Flies the shot across her bows--
 But the Britishl captain shows
 Only scorn!
 Again! Again! Again!
 There's a hissing of the shell!
 And the Britisher opines
 That to stop would be as well,
 And our boats across the sea swiftly go!
 Show your list," bold FAFllAX c'rits,
 "And produce your south hern spies."
 But CAPTAIN Moitm replies
 Merely No! "
 Outspako the Southerns thin,
 We are safl neathh Britain's flag "
 But the daring FAIRFAX seR,
 "Corns and thunder Cus the rig !
 MAsoN, SLin)Ea,, yo are botll Sly-dolegates,
 Jest move your lazy feet ;
 Come aboard us, loide de suite,
 And make sunbmission meet
 To the States! "

 SnIErLL's daughter barred the door;
 But for women what care we F
 With our bayonets we puslhd
 At that cai.awaiipotu she,
 And our nerves was uniffecteld ly her cry !
 Well we knowed what we wero at,
 We must have them,-tthat was flat;
 And politeness, what is that ?
 All my eye.
 With our vallcrable prize
 To our vessel we row back;
 Quick A British nman-of-war
 May be soon upon our track,
 And it's only silly gals as we don't fear.
 Long the story shall be told
 How the Itraitors and their gold
 Was look by WILKES, that bold
 Buccaneer!
 Now, joy, Columbia, raise !
 For tih tidings of o' d(Iced
 Shall bo told whcre sherry cobfl
 Unto juleps swift succced;-
 And yet at times with ltrror we may quake;
 For al awkward thing wouldd be,
 Bully boys, for you and me,
 If the Lion of thelSea
 Should awake I


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