A DREAM OF THE FUTURE. (From Punch )

New Zealander, Volume 4, Issue 235, 30 August 1848, Page 3

A DREAM OF THE FUTURE. ( From Punch )

YesTehday Mr. Punch had a dream, which was not all a dream. Mr. Punch was redding ihe Mo>ni)\ij Herald nt the club, and he fell asleep thereov.ii, and he dreamed that a grrat revolution had been accomplished, and an ancient monarchy topbyturvyiii'd, anil that the Morning Herald was the Government paper, and contained as follows : This day the Citizen President of the Republic, and Minister of Foreign Affjirs, took pubs>essioa ol the palace of thf n.Uion. His Excellency 'B M-nistry is composed as follows .— Minister of Foreign Affairs, President of the Council, and Poet Liuieaie .... Citizen Monckton Milncs. Minister of the Interior .. CiU/.cn I3enj. Disraeli. High Chancellor Citi^uu Samuel Warren, with " Ttn Thousand n Yeui" for bahiy. Chancellor of the Exchequer Citiz°nFeargUb O'Connor, Minister of Education .... Citizen Hauison Ains* worih. Minister of the Colonies .. Citizen Bulwer Lytton, Minister at "War Citizen Cobden. Minister of Ireland Citizen Stafford, who resumed with pride the name of O'Biien. Master of the M.nt Citizen Duncombe. Paymaster»Geueral Citizen Boithwick. Archbishop of Canterbury.. Citizen Bright. Commander-in-Cluef .... Ciu/iuu Macllale, Master of the Horse Citizen Wildicoinbe. Cifzen Punch was sent ambaisador to Paris, where the arrival ot H. E. was greeted with ii antic applause. Citizen Urquart has been appointed Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Mare'a Nest hl.inds, and. has suited in quest of hib Government, Citizen An»tej- took leave, as Co«>bul Geneial of Jericho. He addressed a parting allocution to the President of the Republic, which he performed, lor iib'iu l ' three days, in a priv.ite lMmii. Citi/, nJohti Ku^sell is quitter to.day. Siacc the gloriou. events o( Fiuctder, in which he behaved witU s ) mvi h mistaken gallantry, the Giti/eu'* head hag watidired cunsidcrdhly, und, it ib sujipoboti, has not recovcroJ horn the blow inflicted on ir at ibe storming' of Downing strict, when engaged in single combat with ihe intrepid Citizen Kceley. H>s suU iwagmW i that there are Whigs left in the couutty.

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