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NOTES OF THE MONTH. 



COMMENTATORS ON " DINERS OUT." The dinner given to Earl 

 Grey, at Edinburgh, has been the most fertile subject of the month 

 for the exercise of political partisanship ; and., it is truly amusing to 

 read the various speeches of the illustrious " diners out," with Edi- 

 torial illustrations. Never was Shakspeare as curiously interpreted 

 by his ingenious commentators, than have the words of noble lords 

 been warped into various readings by the conductors of political war- 

 fare. We read the speeches attentively, and being no diver into hid- 

 den mysteries, fancied them intelligible enough for after-dinner ora- 

 tions ; but we were speedily admonished that every phrase bore some- 

 thing significant, ancl every comma its cunning. The noble speech- 

 makers must have derived a fund of instruction from the perusal ; 

 beauties are pointed out, of which they were, doubtless, unconscious; 

 and defects of which they had no previous knowledge admissions 

 which they never contemplated, and mystery never meant. Envious 

 individuals ! who thus utter with a thousand tongues; whose every ac- 

 cent unconsciously contains an oracle ; with understanding surpassing 

 most, yet all too confined to comprehend its own wisdom, verily, 

 you speak " with most miraculous organ." Largely indebted are 

 we to those who pluck from worthless oysters such pearls of price. 

 One thing, however, appeared pretty clear to our obtuseness that the 

 meeting was a triumphant exhibition of the strength of the Whigs; a 

 convincing proof, if it were wanting, that the moderate party possess 

 the confidence of the strength and intelligence of the country ; how- 

 ever individuals may advocate the interests of their respective cliques, 

 they cannot deceive themselves in that particular The absurdity of 

 the Tory cry of " reaction " was never more manifest. 



SENDING " CIRCULARS." Since the commencement of the shoot- 

 ing season the papers have teemed with the miraculous exploits of 

 sportsmen with " moving accident by flood and field" of gentle- 

 men being laid up by wet feet, and interesting victims to colds by 

 damp jackets. But such perilous vicissitudes in the life of a trice 

 sportsman cannot damp his ardour. The hero that pants for " mimic 

 war" rushes to the field, fired with a noble enthusiasm; he is altoge- 

 ther regardless of rheumatism. Behold a fine specimen of a race of 

 heros a very Herod among the Innocents : 



" SHOOTING EXTRAORDINARY. On Monday last, Sir Richard Sutton 

 commenced shooting on Colonel Peel's manors, at Buckenham, near Thet- 

 ford, at ten minutes past seven, and finished at eight minutes past three, 

 taking half an hour for luncheon, and shooting all the time from a pony. 

 The return of killed was one hundred and ten brace of partridges. This 

 feat is without precedent." 



Gallant Sir Richard ! we can imagine the noble knight sallying out 

 at break of day eager for fame. But why, Sir Richard, give yourself 



