REVIEW.

Hawke's Bay Times, Volume V, Issue 239, 15 March 1865, Page 2

REVIEW.

THATCHER’S OTAGO SONGSTER. The inimitable seems to maintain his position as favorite with the public wherever he appears, and from his peculiar talent of extracting humor out of every event that falls under his notice, we predict that he will continue to maintain it. The little unpretending publication now under notice is every way worthy of him, and recalls in a striking manner the entertainments he has given in onr town. It contains a medley on the great assault case—McCombe v. Martin—and nine other pieces, including one on the expected visit of the Governor, which, though postponed, will yet no doubt happen at some time. We give the concluding stanza —

Governor is coming some day to see this town, The Falcon should have brought him t’other day; A-splendid guard of honor with him he will bring down, what a treat 'twill be to see Sir Georgy Grey I In our very best clothes every one of us will be arrayed, And Walker-streat will turn out very gay; He'll have a hearty welcome from the folks in the Area de “ We are very glad to see you, Georgy Grey.” There is also one suggesting that a course of lectures on important public questions by distinguished individuals would attract an attendance at the Exhibition on the 5s days, when it seems the affair does not pay. He says— Some new attraction p'raps would draw, And Thatcher now conjectures, Twould pay if certain persons would Give entertaining lectures. I’ve got a list of lecturers, So grant me your attention, And the subjects they should touch upon. To you I’ll briefly mention We give a selection of the lectures proposed—• Lecture 3—On Governmental Humbugs, Political Shams, and Diplomatic Dodges, by his Excellency Sir George Grey. Lecture 7—On Gold Deposits, how to work them and extract the precious metal, by a Dunstan Policeman. Lecture 12—Oa the vanity of Otago’s Rulers, with a treatise on puffed-ap Sadlers, inflated Superintendents, and incompetent Magistrates, by James Gordon Stuart Grant. In a description of the amusements to be found at Yauxiiall, he introduces the Happy Family, and cleverly alludes to recent events well known to newspaper readers by pitching another happy family of a somewhat different kind, as follows— Then there’s a happy family, and well do they agree, Three goats, four pigs, a cat and dog, and turkeys you will see; And ducks keep waddling about, but nona each other maul, They live in perfect amity caged up there at Vauxhall. It’s a lessen to us bipeds, for you'll observe no brawl. Among the happy family penned up there at VauxhalL Jones means to show a novel kind of happy family, There’ll be M'Combe and B. B Martin chatting pleasantly, And Grant and Martin, but they won’t be quarrelling at all, And Mackenz.e too will fraternise with Vogel at Vauxhall; The charge will be an extra bob. you’ll say it’s very small, To see the new attraction Shadrach offers at Vauxhall.