... him to the molluscous jelly-fish. The collection of piscatorial illustrations is being rapidly increased. Mr Grotrian gave us the cuttle-fish, the Rev Hopper Joplin contributed the conger-eel, and Mr Biliany now adds the jelly-fish. Considering the capabilities ...

... if taken up by men, however prominent, who had withstood reforms, instead of acceding to the popular demand for them. Jellyfish Whigs may be tolerated, not who possess political backbone. Everyone will endorse the Lord Chief Justice's resolution not ...

... light than that of a piquant pleasantry, touching upon the burlesque, the idea that they are themselves tbe offspring of jellyfish. Notwithstanding this, tbere can ba doubt tbat the doctrine of evolution has had the greatest effect in science, has exercised ...

... constitution and of the country find it neces- sary to oppose bitterly the proposals of a Radical Government. The deplorably jelly-fish con- dition of the Administration adds to the duty of opposition a need for continual watchfulness and suspicion: there ...

... has been made—to the country the request is preferred—that & backbone may be provided to give strength to the present ‘* jelly-fish T 777 which isssid to be floating about the curremt of evemts may lead, V.otplin i ...

... men of every party at home, from the foreign press of all shades of opinion, comes the same demand-' Let us have no more jelly-fish policy ; put some back-bone into your resolu- tibns, and undo the mischief you have created.' If, as Lord SALISBuRY said ...

... made them possible, and we are now at the beginning of the end. -The new Tenant's Compensation Bill is one more example of jelly-fish legislation. It is a character- istic of recent procedure that vital principles in new measures have been accepted in the ...

... to a very small number of peisons. Mr GILLrTT seconded the previous question. He re- garded Mr Whitehead as a municipal jelly-fish, owing to his having suddenly ahanged his views on this question. Only a short time ago he was strongly opposed to a market ...

... was the yellow, sufficiently large number In the ted, fewer th-- blue, growing less and less violet. Certain species of jelly-fishes, confined dark vessel, will follow instinctively the light hull V-eye lantern flamed round their abode; thus proving existence ...

... hack-hone (applause). The presezrt Goverament had not so long ago been stigma. tised by one of their own members as a Cabinet of jelly-fish - Qaughter) -and he (the Colonel) thought the appellation a just and true one (applause). Wherever they might travel on ...

... him if oysters, strictly speaking were fisb, Certainly not he at once replied, They are acephalous molluses. And jelly-fish, said I, Are Meduswe, said he. And I confess he left me as wise as ever. Such things don't usually come within the range ...

... being aWe to bring Mr Stuart round also (laughter and applause). Having finally referred to the late Government as the jellyfish Government, earnestly asked them to help and return a Government with a backbone in it (prolonged cheers). Mr Salmond then ...