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A party of gentlemen, each of whose heads is filled

with a crotchet of modern times, and who glide from verbal dispute into fisticuffs at a dinner given by a Vegetarian, and a " Bloomerist ' assembly held in the house of a strong-minded lady, form the basis of a droll little piece de cireou- stance brought out at the Adelphi with great glory. The jokes, chiefly practical, follow each other in rapid succession ; and the extravagant cha- racters are acted to perfection.