_Wednesday, April 19th._--The House was even more crowded and anxious than yesterday. In the Peers' Gallery a dim figure, carrying a bunch of primroses and looking astonishingly like Mr. DENNIS EADIE, was heard to murmur, "I wonder whether England loves Coalitions any more than she did in my time." The present PRIME MINISTER appears to think that she does, for, after remarking that continued disagreement on material points threatened a breakup of the Government, he ventured to describe that contingency as a national disaster. The Liberals thought so too, and cheered loudly; the Unionists were not quite so sure, and Sir EDWARD CARSON, beside whom sat Col. CHURCHILL, looking as if he had never heard of Ulster, indicated that, while he would be the last man to refuse the Government time for repentance and reformation, he would in the meantime keep his Resolution on the Paper for use if necessary when the House met again. * * * * * [Illustration: _First Stoker (weary)._ "I'D LIKE TO FIND THE MERCHANT 'OO INVENTED BOILERS!" _Second Stoker (also weary)._ "BOILERS BE BLOWED! I'M LOOKIN' FOR THE BLIGHTER 'OO FOUND OUT THAT COAL WOULD BURN."] * * * * * "WANTED. Reliable Woman to Wash Mondays, 2s. 6d. daily."--_Llanelly Star._ Some Mondays are so black. * * * * * "War Work for capable open-air Woman of leisure. Wanted to help sister of man called up to run sole grocery shop in lovely country."--_Advt. in "The Times."_ Why wasn't he called up to fight? * * * * * _The Observer_ rebuked _The Daily News_ for unkindness in remarking that at a certain point in the recent "Poets' Reading," Mr. BIRRELL, "who had been sitting with his head in his hands, looked up delighted." But was it quite nice of _The Observer_ itself to say in its account of the same function that "the Prime Minister looked in when the readings were in progress, and remained for some time talking with many friends"? * * * * * [Illustration: _Peppery Senior (through din of Bosches' "morning hate")._ "LATE FOR BREAKFAST AGAIN." _Very Junior Officer (apologetically)._ "SORRY, SIR. DIDN'T HEAR THE GONG."] * * * * * THE PHILATELIST.