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 whatever p—p—pleashesladies—hic! As the hon. jellum truly remarks, it would do away with the character of a Shcreaming Farsh which attaches to this—hic! ancient and honourable ’Ouse, and therefore I’m q—quiteweady.’ (Laughter, cries of ‘Speak up.’ ‘Explain.’ ‘You said the contrary before.’) ‘Quite true, m—m—mludsanjellum; hon. members are quite q—quitewight. But—fact is, ye see—I've ch—ch—ch—changememine—yes, completely ch—ch—changememine—hic!’ (Uproar, Ministerial groans, Opposition cheers, much laughter.)

The Speaker,—I really must beg the hon. member for Lundy to bring his speech to a close; this is positively indecorous.’

Mr Battleboy Bottleboy,—Quite wight M—m—m—mishter Speaker—I ’umbly bow to your decision, Sir—hic!—always b—b—bow to the authority o’ the chair, you know; but weally and truly, mludsanjellum, I—I— (‘Speak up!’ ‘Sit down!’ Great laughter.)

The Speaker,—I shall be obliged to name the hon. member if he will not desist. It is impossible that this can be allowed to go on.

Mr Lattleboy Bottleboy,—I b—b—beg to deshist at once an—t—to—b—b—bow to the authority o’ the chair—you know—but also I mus—b—b—begleave M—m—mishter Shpeakaw—hic! jush to shay in conclusion, that on sh—shecond thoughts I’ve ch—changemine back again, and now I’m quite in favour of this—hic!—honourable ’Ouse being and becoming a sh—sh—sh—hic! a sh—Shqueamingfarsh—hic! (More uproar, Ministerial cheers, Opposition groans, whistles, cat-calls, etc., amid which the hon. gentleman the member for Lundy resumed his seat with a heavy thud, and then rolled on to the knees of the hon. member on his left, and finally upon the floor.) It now became a question of applying the closure, when, taking advantage of a momentary lull,