When Lidgett and McDougall Are censors of the play, We can patronize the drama In a strictly proper way. When Parkinson's Inspector Of Ballets, we shall know He will stop Any hop If he sees a dancer's toe. [Footnote 6: Lord Rosebery, during his tenure of office, is generally alluded to as "Mr. Rosebery," because he preferred to be called "Mr. Chairman" rather than "My Lord."] That was in March, 1892, and in the cartoon of "The Bogie Man" in the previous number, Gog and Magog are seen shaking in their shoes before the Progressives, who had been returned with a largely increased majority. Lord Rosebery had declared his intention of not offering himself for re-election to the L.C.C. in consequence of the announcement that the election would be fought on Party lines. _Punch_ made no secret of his disappointment, for he believed that Progressivism was merely extravagance writ large, and had advised everyone to vote for the Moderates:-- Oh, Rosebery turned traitor, And Lubbock seemed to cool, McDougall, now, and Parkinson May proudly play the fool. London's delivered to be ruled On the "Progressive" plan, And "Ben" can bear the honoured name-- Ye gods!--of _Alderman_!!! "Ben" was Mr. Ben Tillett. As a matter of fact, Lord Rosebery was re-elected Chairman, and held the post for a few months longer. [Sidenote: _The Cockney Dialect_] To conclude this survey of London between 1874 and 1892, one may note that the changes included not only a new form of self-government, but a new lingo. The progressive development of the Cockney dialect is far too large a subject to be treated in a paragraph. Let it suffice to say that while in Dickens's time the distinguishing mark of the Cockney was the interchange of the "v" and "w," in the 'eighties and 'nineties he turned his attention to the other end of the alphabet, replaced "a" by "y," and began that "general post" of the vowels which is the despair of those who seek to erect a true phonetic standard. [Illustration: POOR LETTER "A" "Do you sell Type?" "Type, Sir? No, Sir. This is an Ironmonger's. You'll find Type at the Linendryper's over the w'y!" "I don't mean _Tape_, Man! _Type_, for _Printing_!" "Oh, _Toype_ yer mean! I beg yer pardon, Sir!"] [Illustration: THE BOGIE MAN "Hush! Hush! Hush! Here comes the bogie man!" "Then hide your heads, my darlings, He'll catch you if he can!" ] RAILWAYS AND INVENTIONS: FORECASTS AND NOVELTIES