It will be remembered Mr. Pott went to Mrs. Leo Hunter's _Fete_ in the character of a Russian with a knout in his hand. No doubt the Gazette had its "eye on Russia" and like the famous _Skibbereen Eagle_ had solemnly warned the Autocrat to that effect. It is, by the way, amusing to find that this organ, _The Eagle_ to wit, which so increased the gaiety of the nation, has once more been warning the Autocrat, and in a vein that proves that "our filthy contemporary," _The Eatanswill Gazette_, was no exaggerated picture. This is how _The Eagle_, in a late issue, speaks of the Russian occupation of Port Arthur:--"And once again that keen, fierce glance is cast in the direction of the grasping Muscovite; again, one of the foulest, one of the vilest dynasties that has impiously trampled on the laws of God, and has violated every progressive aspiration the Almighty implanted in the human heart when He fashioned man in His own image, and breathed into his soul the breath of life, threatens, for the moment at least, to put back the hands of the clock that tells the progress of civilisation. The Emperor of all the Russias, this wicked enemy of the human race, has succeeded in raising his hideous flag on Port Arthur, and planting his iron heel and cloven hoof on the heathen Chinese--filthy, degenerate creatures, who, it must be admitted, are fitting companions for the tallow-eating, 'knouting' barbarian." III.--Nupkins and Magnus. Who was intended by Nupkins, the intolerable Mayor of Ipswich? An odious being. We may wonder at "Boz's" courage, for, of course, the existing Mayor of Ipswich might think that the satire was pointed at _him_. There can be little doubt, however, that Nupkins was drawn from a London Police Magistrate, and is, in fact, another portrait of the functionary whom he sketched specially for "Oliver Twist" under the name of Mr. Fang. Nupkins, however, is more in the comedy vein--ridiculed rather than gibbeted--than was Mr. Fang. We have only to compare the touches in both descriptions: "I beg your pardon for interrupting you," said Mr. Pickwick, "but before you proceed to act upon any opinion you may have formed, I must claim my right to be heard." "Hold your tongue," said the magistrate, peremptorily. "I must submit to you, sir--" said Mr. Pickwick. "Hold your tongue, or I shall order an officer to remove you." "You may order your officers to do whatever you please, sir," said Mr. Pickwick. Compare with this "Oliver Twist": "Who are you?" said Mr. Fang. "Before I am sworn, I must beg to say one word, and that is I really never, without actual experience, could have believed--" "Hold your tongue, sir," said Mr. Fang, peremptorily. "I will not, sir." "Hold your tongue this instant, or I'll have you turned out of the office."