REVEREND HISTRIONICS.

The Rev. Frederick George Lee has written a letter to the Times, the conclusion whereof is remarkable. Repeating what he had told his congregation from the pulpit, he says,-

“And, moreover, I observed that, as Mr. King and his Curates had not transgressed any law, wither of the Church or State – as they pay their taxes, and have not been outlawed – they deserve that protection in the performance of their duty which, in a country professing, religious liberty, is so justly awarded to the Mormonite and Unitarian, and which Sir Richard Mayne even kindly bestows upon those clerical gentlemen who have recently taken to the stage.”

A very pretty sneer, Mr. Lee, is that with which you refer to the clergymen who have been preaching at various theatres. But, reverend and sarcastic Sir, which clerical gentlemen are the more culpable, those who use theatres for churches, or those who turn a church into a theatre?

The Beginning of the End.

There can no longer be any doubt entertained as to the imminence of Austria’s downfal in Venetia. Punch has been put down in the streets of Venice! A rising of the people is momentarily expected.

NEW BULLS AND BEARS.

We understand that it is the intention of the Government to grant every private soldier admission to the Stock-Exchange, by enabling him to change his black choker for a convenient tie.

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