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IRELAND’S WORST ENEMIES.

On the part of London Irish Working Men, apprehension has been
expressed that a prejudice against them, excited by the
Dynamite Outrages, supposed to have been committed by countrymen
of theirs, -will subject them to the loss or refusal of employment. As
well think of disbanding the “ London Irish ” Volunteers for fear of
a Fenian “ Devil’s Own.” It may surely be hoped that no employer
of labour in England will so lose his head in a paroxysm of Pa®10 a|
to visit the atrocities of American-Irish miscreants on the heads ot
Anglo-Irish honest and good fellows. John Bull is not the sort ot
Bull to go mad with fright, and behave with the unthinking iury ot
a frantic Bull in a China Shop. In the meanwhile, the Irish in our
midst may well take note that the Dynamiters don’t care a button
what damage they may do them, whether by ruin of their means ot

living, or by blowing them up indiscriminately with their surrounding
neighbours. _

IN HIS ELEMENT.

A Bank Manager” very reasonably the other day inquired in
the columns of a Contemporary, whether, in the face of recent
experience, something ought not to he done to improve the condition
of our Detective Police Force ? After commenting on the clumsy
“make-up,” the slouching march, and general lack of intelligence
that characterise the present British Mouchard, he goes on very
pertinently to ask, whether there is not material from which to form
a corps of superior officials of this stamp to he found “ among the
Great Unemployed,” suggesting that “even Actors without an
engagement” might, with advantage to Society, present themselves
without further delay, and offer their services at Scotland Aard.
There is certainly something in the idea, at least, as far as the
Dramatic profession is concerned; for who could so readily as the
fairly experienced Actor could—either with or without a table ..or

change of dress,—give a series of those “impersonations” proper
to tile detection of crime ?

At the present moment there might he some difficulty in finding
recruits ; but later in the season, when the “ Inventories’’ are m
full swing, even some distinguished Stars might he induced to take
a turn at the business. There are at least two leading Tragedians

whose manner, voice, and walk, could never he recognised even under
the garb of the ordinary Police Constable; and they might really
with great effect make essay of their powers in the service of the
State as soon as Parliament meets. No man could be better qualified
to prevent the blowing-up of somebody else’s house than he who is
in the habit of bringing down his own. Meantime here is a fine
opportunity for the Dramatic Sohool of Art. The President should
look to it.

THIRTEEN AT TABLE; OR, REASSURING.

[A Cabinet Council was held yesterday in Downing Street. It has not
transpired whether any definite line of action has yet been decided on by the
Government.—Daily Paper, Friday, 6th inst.']

The Right Hon. W. E. Micawbeh Gl-dst-ne said that, notwith-
standing the gravity of the situation, he had every reasonable hope

that, in fact, “ something would turn up.” In the meantime-

The L-rd Ch-nc-ll-b remarked that, as far as he was concerned,

he had not the slightest doubt-

Lord C-bl-nge-bd heartily concurred, and would add--

Sir W-ll-am H-ec-bt was entirely at one with him, and could not

for the life of him conceive why-

Earl Ge-nv-iae would only observe that he fully anticipated-

The Earl of D-bby held that, as matters stood, there appeared to

him to be no possible occasion to decide whether-

The Marquis of H-rt-nqt-n considered, at the same time,

certain show of unity on the whole-

The Earl of K-mb-rl-y might, taking a general view of the situa-
tion, be disposed to urge-

The Ch-nc-ll-b of the Exch-q-b could raise no definite plea
whatever to oppose-

The Earl of N-bthbe-k Toots insisted that, as a pure matter of

detail, it was not of “ the slightest consequence ” if-

The Right Hon. G. 0. Te-v-ly-n felt that, in falling hack on

their previous position, they certainly ought-

The Right Hon. “ Joey” Ch-mb-kl-n felt as sanguine as any one

at the Council Board events would finally show that-

Sir Ch-bl-s D-lke did not see that any further continuance ot
the present discussion materially would- (JEt cetera.)

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HUNTING PUZZLE.

“Mr dear Fellow,” he has been told, “you can always bind a Place to Creep through somehow, ip you don’t want to
Jump.” Yes—but, confound it! the Hounds are running, and WHERE IS tee Place to Creep through?"

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