6 DECEMBER 1890, Page 13

Rather at Sea. By F. C. Burnand. (Bradbury, Agnew, and

Co.)

—Of this collection of Mr. Burnand's dispersed members, some are good, some indifferent, some bad. We regret to say that the oldest are the best. " On Board the Amarintha " is excellent, and " My Health " is admirable. Miss Janie Straithmere, the gushing siren of the Sylphide,' is inimitable ; and none who have ever heard Mr. Burnand read the piece in days gone by will ever forget " The Lop Outside," and " Poor Little Me." The more modern pieces are disappointing,—bad puns and poor wit.