The Express.
London, England, 1859-01-05 00:00:00

PASSING FOR A CORNET.

(From Punch.)
There was a young gallant, of strong martial bent,
A juvenile hero, on glory intent ;
•fhe blond of a 'senior ran hot in his vein.;
A full heart was his, bat he bore empty brains.
Thin here that would be, since now some twelve moons,
A Cernetcy sought in a troop of dragoon.;
But be flirt had an examination to pass.
For now a huree-regiment can't let in an sr.
So what did our hero in much a hard strait,
Insjeassahle quite with hi. ill-furnished pate?
Ho just went and borrowed another toon's head,
A substitute luring to peas in his stead.
The substitute stood the ordeal at once,
And pe.sed in the name of our valiant young dunce,
Who obtained t Lan by pray a first-clam degree;
His ouiumiesion he bought, and putted was be,
The knave be bad been fool enough to enboru
Soon axed in the young dragoon'', paddle a thorn ;
The threat of et poeure herd bought off, and then
Renewal), and bought oil, and repeated again.
Ten month. of thin life the hold stupid youth bore,
Until lie could buy iitf the tomcat no more.
Who, hie averier now popped no longer with pay,
Peached forthwith on the dupe that bad exceed to yield prey,
From head-quartet. down ward of question prompt speeds;
Foci can't be, drilled and dismissal succeeds.
The price of Commission escheat. to the Crown,
And the red coat is diffed, and the wearer done brown.
Oh, gallants, whom valour your wit doth excel,
Thera's no lotion a chance for a dense defining swell;
You must nos learn and labour to furnish your braise,
Before you ran h.vn then, blown out for your pains.
In the eating's the proof of the pudding, 'tie said ;
Some think fight iug the proof of your good pudding head;
The bead that reti•ete like the pudding, when hot,
And is tit to supply food for Lowder and shot.
But trust we that Lteibie. do not tight the brat,
And et-holier. won't tail when they come to the teat ;
And though, em iu war they can venture their luck,
Tney must take a degree, will chow no want of pluck.

CRYSTAL PALACE.—It may not be generally
known (hot lectors. on science, or?, and general 'objects now
Lam *portion of dm regular daily programme at the Crystal
l'alace. There sees are de livered by Alr. Pept:.r, the
well. known chemical operator. late Jerome of the Polytechnic,
at half-part twelve, a quaver part one, sod a quarter past
throe every day. Some are devoted to a detailed illumination
old., various eiyles and periods of architecture, partly from
the exampler contained ic the line arta court. themselves.,
sod partly front the great edib, a wLich have furnished
those examples. There are brought before the spectator by
means of &seething views Bout photographo by tine-claps
artists. The rci..niific lecturer ate illustrated by experiment.
of the moat brilliant and iatert•stirir dercripition. During
the holiday reason other more popular suljects are intro-
duced, rp,cially attractive to the juvenile viritora.
NEW VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURTS.--The Benebern
of Linteleit-inn tlmteutplatte building new courts for the
three Vice-Chaectilors on a sits to the west of the chapel.
The requisite 101.6 V/1011101 be cleared by pulling down the
middle block of t. 1.1 huedings, comprising Nos. 10, 11, and
sad oleo the Vice-Chaucellor Kinderrley's Court. Should
this plan be carried out, the inhabitants of the district be-
tween Bell-yard mud Clement's-lane may be spared from the
magniticent architectural inroad projected by Mr. Bony, for
transferring all the law marts from 0111 a of the least populous
to one of the acct densely inhabited quarters of London.—
Lnu•

CRYSTAL PALACE. ONE SHILLING DAT.—
TYF.ADAY, JAN. 4.—MnolloiAlll, nn payment, 1,291; ditto by
tioks,s, 439; total. 1,719.

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SOUTH KENSINGTON MUSEL•M.—ChTISIDISS week.
—Free days, 14.790 ; free 111•00111(M. 9332; total, 21,322.
From the opening of the nmeenen, 727,214.