Here, Agitators bawl “Free Trade,” while others shout “Protection.” “The Suffrage,” and every week a General Election; With many other Party cries, my metaphors are bold ones, But the principle is all the same, it’s “New Lamps for Old ones.” Buy――Buy――Buy, &c. Conservatives “to the Country” cry out “New Lamps for Old Ones;” They put the Whig small candles _out_, and introduced their mould ones; But the blessed Lights in Downing Street don’t much improve the business, They only splutter, and _waste_ away, with a dismal, _dizzy_ dizziness. Buy――Buy――Buy, “New Lamps of Derby and Disraeli, buy――buy.” In France long for a new Lamp they were in darkness plunging, So they threw away _a Louis_[30] for a brass one from a dungeon. But as for any Light it gives, more t’other, though aspiring, It just serves the Bill Sykes Emperor[31] for _Cooking_ and for _Firing_. Buy――Buy――Buy, The counterfeit, brass Strasburg Lamp out will soon die. In Rome they rose en-masse one day, and _Pious_ Nino goosed, too; The wily Pontiff said such a _mass_ he wasn’t used to; He “stepped it,” and their New Lamp for awhile flared up quite glittering, But the French soon put it out, and the Pope’s old Lantern lit again. Buy――Buy――Buy, &c. About Australian “Diggins” Agitators they keep crying, “New Lamps for Old Ones,” and thousands them are buying; But oh, beware, or else you’ll find, as Jason did in Greece, Sir, You’re ruined _Muttons_ after all, all through the _Golden fleece_, Sir. Buy――Buy――Buy, &c. In a country which you all know well, close to the one that we’re in, They bawled “New Lamps for Old Ones,” to all who were _in hearing_ (Erin); They bought the Lamp up eagerly, from men so much distinguished. But it only kept alight a week, and then it was extinguished. Buy――Buy――Buy, &c. Now, of course you’ve got a right to change your ancient gold for glitter, But which is best, a steady Light, or one that can but flitter, And die away, till in the dark, you find you’re but a sold one? So unless you’re sure it’s a better one, why, never change the old one. Don’t――Buy――Buy, “New Lamps for Old Ones” of Meddlers never buy. J. A. HARDWICK. About 1852. ―――― THE UNCONSCIOUS GUY FAWKES; OR, IN THE WRONG CELLAR. (_On the Marquis of Salisbury and the Franchise Bill._)