"O mighty Mars! If in thy homage bred, Each point of discipline I've still observed; Of service, _to the rank of Major-General Have risen_; assist thy votary now!" _The Critic, Act ii., Sc. 2._ * * * * * A FEW BARS REST.--According to the _Globe_ the Cavalier ROBERT STAGNO, a well-known tenor, was arrested on a charge of forgery. What was it? Did he sign himself guaranteed as a tenner, worth two fivers, and 'twas afterwards found he wasn't? The report requires confirmation, as it is most unlikely that a tenor should go so low and do anything so base. * * * * * MRS. R. ON MUSIC.--Her nephew, who is an excellent amateur musician, read out an advertisement of a concert at St. James's Hall--"SARASATE _will play Suite No. 2_." His excellent relative, who is not well up in such matters, interrupted him with--"Ah! I _should_ like to hear Miss SARAH SARTY play 'Sweet No. 2'! I daresay it has something to do with 'Sweet seventeen.'" No explanation was necessary. * * * * * Transcriber's Note: Sundry damaged or missing punctuation has been reepaired. ['Vox et præterea (praeterea) nihil: A voice and nothing else; sound without sense.] This issue contains some dialect, which has been retained. Page 9: 'spendid' corrected to 'splendid'. "'But 'twas a splendid victory!'" Page 13: 'A' corrected to 'At'. "At last, however, we managed to calm the indignant ladies,..."