EXPECTED VISIT OF THE KING OF PRUSSIA TO THE HOUSE
OF COMMONS.
GREAT preparations are making at Covent Garden, Drury Lane, and St. Stephen's, in the hope that his Majesty the King of Prussia may visit these places of public entertainment. At the last-named, in particular, .a grand sham-fight is getting up, which it is expected will surpass any thing ever produced by DUCROW. In honour of the royal visiter, it is understood that all political allusions which might in any way be grating to his ear are to be suppressed. But any want of spirit that might be apprehended from this omission, will be more than compensated by each Member's indulging to the utmost in his peculiar talent for repartee. Lord StsNeeir and the Lord Mayor of Dublin are to have a set-to, for the purpose of illustrating the contrasted merits of the small-sword and shillelagh intellectual. Lord PALMERSTON is to dilate on the question of M. SeLvAnny, in order to display his qualifications for the office of a gentleman usher. Sir ROBERT PEEL iS to give his chorus of clac- queurs an opportunity of showing the perfection to which they have brought the art of cheering: it is anticipated that the King will be par- ticularly struck with the effect of a skilfully-distributed and sus- tained "Hear, hear ! " The best brayers and crowers of the House of Commons have been practising their respective accomplishments in a secluded dell beyond Highgate for the last ten days. Sir HENRY HARDINGE is to talk big and hint at the duello to Mr. PEASE. Some of the Irish Members are to take fire at words dropped on the opposite side of the House, make a bolt for the door, and be pulled down by their coat-tails ; after which, a grand reconciliation-scene is to be acted with the aid of the Speaker. A select specimen of Dining Members shall reel into the galleries from Bellamy's. Sir JAMES GRAHAM, Mr. MONCKTON MILNES, and Mr. CHARLES BULLER, (for that night only,) are to furnish specimens of House of Commons wit ; Sir Joins EASTHOPE of its prize poetry ; and Mr. PETER BORTHWICK of its dignified pathos. And, after a sitting of more than average length has been got through without any question having been settled or any business transacted, Baron IltriunoLnr, who has (or had) a leaning to- wards Liberalism, is to whisper in the King's ear—"Your Majesty sees what a harmless thing a Representative Assembly is, when properly managed."
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