So I am now to return shortly to Calcutta, when my time will be too exclusively taken up with forensic triumphs for any further jotting or tittling for _Punch_, or similar periodicals. After all, for a fellow who is able to enchant multitudes, and persuade their intellects and reasoning faculties by dint of golden verbolatory of diction, mere sedentary journalism is a very mediocre and poorly-paid pursuit! Notwithstanding my cessation as a contributor, I shall, on arriving in India, infallibly recommend _Punch_ to all my innumerable aunts, families, and friends, as a highly respectable periodical--provided that the munificent and free-hearted generosity of those Hon'ble Misters, the Editor and Proprietors, shall account me worthy to draw a monthly retiring pension for my distinguished services. And, with prostrated respects to my honoured readers and their respective relatives, I have the honour to remain, ever and anon, Their Excellencies most grateful, humble, and obedient servant, H. B. J. THE END THE TEMPLE PRESS, PRINTERS, LETCHWORTH [Transcriber's Notes: Table of Contents corrections (page iv): XXIX: opening changed to Opening to match text: _Further proceedings in the Case of Mankletow ~v.~ Jabberjee. Mr Jabberjee's Opening for the Defence._ 235 XXXII: readers changed to Readers to match text: _Containing the conclusion of the whole matter, and (which many Readers will receive in a spirit of chastened resignation) Mr Jabberjee's final farewell._ 265 Illustration captions changed in List of Illustrations (pages v-vi): "Let out! let out!!" changed to "Let out! Let out!!" to reflect text. "Huzza! tol-de-rol-loll!" changed to "Huzza! Tol-de-rol-loll!" to reflect text. "I presented my trophy and treasure-trove to the fairy-like Miss Wee-wee." changed to "I presented my trophy and treasure-trove to the fairylike Miss Wee-Wee." to reflect text. Chapter I, punctuation (page 1): Changed : to ; to match TOC: "Mr Jabberjee apologises for the unambitious scope of his work;" Chapter IV, capitalization (page 30): CO. changed to Co. for consistency: "Hon'ble REYNOLDS and TURNER and GREUZY and Co. predominated as Old Masters." Chapter V, spelling (page 33): Jessiminia to Jessimina: "In consequence of the increasing demands of the incomparable Miss JESSIMINA" Chapter VI, spelling (page 46): Mankeltow to Mankletow: "and that Misses MANKLETOW and SPINK were similarly imperceptible." Chapter X, spelling (pages 75, 78): Jaberjee to Jabberjee: "Mr Jabberjee is taken to see a Glove-Fight." fame to flame: "some, secreting their cigars in the hollow of their hands, took whiffs by stealth, and blushed to find it flame;" Chapter XIII, spelling (page 96): bethrothal to betrothal: "My preceding article announced the important intelligence of my betrothal"