Family sang (solo and chorus?) after Mr. NICHOLL. But suppose
"before" does not here relate to time, but to position.
It would have been a novelty indeed, and one well worth
recording, if Mr. NICHOLL had had the honour of sinking
_behind_ the Royal Family. And then, what a compliment if Her
Gracious MAJESTY and the Royal Family had all turned round to
listen to him! If I am wrong in my interpretation of the
Court Circular's Circular Note, wouldn't it have prevented any
possible error to have said, "In the presence of"? I only ask
for information, and am

Yours,

FIDELITER.

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A NEW TRACT FOR THE SALVATION ARMY.--The "General," who is the biggest
BOOTH in the show, announced last week that he had been offered a big
tract of land. Hear! Hear! Where? Where? "Anywhere, anywhere out of
the world "--at least, out of our little world of Great Britain & Co.
Let not "the General" be too particular, but accept the tract,--though
he is more used to distributing tracts than accepting them,--and let
him and his army, his lads and lasses, go away and leave us to enjoy
our Sundays in peace and quiet.

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NEW CITY FIRM (_adapted from West End by Our Own Scotchman_).--"SAVORY
AND MAYOR."