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Thames Star, Volume IIII, Issue 1763, 27 August 1874, Page 2

Ow the Scbnt.—Considerable amusement was caused .yesterday afternoon in town by a practical joke which some wag had played at the expense of the master of the hounds of the Bendigo Hunt Club. About noon Mr. Wakley passed along Pall Mall with the hounds, intending to take them out for exercise; The pick returned to town about three o'clock* arid when they reached Charing Cross set off at full speod, having caught up the scent °t \ ia^\-rS hey trave"ed Mitchell street, Pall Mall, and the Camp Reserve at a great rate, much to the astonishment of everybody, and the surprise of Mr. Wakley, who made every effort' to call the hounds off, but without avail, at least for some time. It appears that some wag, anticipating the return of the master and hounds, laid a drag for the dogs, which they soou caught up and followed.—Bendigo Advertiser, 17th July? Danbttbt at the Coubt.oit St. Jambs. —It is, I believe, no longer a secret that the purpose of Mr. Bailey's visit to Europe is to restore harmony among the members of the British royal family; The trouble arises, it appeal's, from the fact that the Princess of Wales and the Duchess of Edinburgh each claims precedence of the other, and when one enters the dining-room before the other or sits nearer to the head of the table.^the defeated being refuses to eat and goes up stairs and lets down her back hair and screams. There is, therefore, not only grievous annoyance to thd neighbors, who don't like such howling, but grave danger fhat one of the two lively creatures will starve to death. Victoria has tried to in* duce them to behave, but in vain, and now Mr. Bailey has gone over to see what can be done about it. Immediately upon his arrival in England he will go to Windsor Castle, ring the front door-bell, and tell the hired girl to ask tho girls down into the parlqur. His general idea will be then to suggest that tHe two be shot up through the floor of tho dinjny, room at the same moment, by means of; a oouple of stage traps, and then be seated at a circular table. If this is not accepted, he will then suggest that J&my stall take turns about, or draw'lotfj^cr have their meals sent to their rooms. If they prove intractable, his notion is that he will write to the Czar, explaining the matter to him, and insisting upon his compelling his daughter to behave, a.n.4 te will then advise Pi«raeli to cut off the allowance of th> girls until they reform. Then he will bid them good-bp, and taking his umbrella from the rack in the entry, go home to dinner, unless the folks at the castle ask him to stay. It js a high and holy mission,, worthy, of such*, philanthropist, and when he returns with a glow in Bis heart, and Victoria's Annuri subscription tp tfte Ifewg tiedup in the corner of his pocket-handkerchief, he may very justly feel that he hag not lived in vain.—"Max Adder," ia the Danbury News.