The Manchester Examiner quotes from the Era a strange advertisement.
Mr. Charles Williams, who sings " the greatest war-song on record " at four music-halls, appends to his an- nouncement a note in these words :—" Lieutenant-General Sir T. M. Biddulph has received the Queen's commands to thank Mr. Charles Williams for the appropriate verses contained in his letter of the 18th inst., and her Majesty fully appreciates his motives." One of these " appropriate verses " runs as follows :—
" Bruin thinks we've been asleep; but a watch we've bad to keep,
Knowing well the value of his word ;
Look, with many a skilful lie, how they've blinded every eye
Till the Lion's grand impatience now is heard ;
For every British heart would burn to take a part
To fling the Russian lies back in their face ; And to teach them, as of old, that Briton's hearts are bold, And would die to save our country from disgrace."
And then Sir Stafford Northcote mildly reproves a Member for calling the Emperor of Russia a despot !
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