At last we are to have our day—better Jute than never! The Irish have Jong been proud of their patron saint; in any part of the world where Irishmen congregate the 17th of March is kept by them asa holiday in honour of St. Patrick. - Scotch people delight in honouring St. Andrew and Wales is equally proud of St. David, but we in England must own to a shameful neglect of our St. George. However, all this is to be changed. During the past few weeks a mild kind of agitation has been cing on with the result that to-morrow inners are to float from the towers, or at any rate flagstaffs, of most of the prov cial town halls in England and several London churches have promised to follow sui Sir Henry Irving has volunteered to plnco fa flag on the top of the Lyceum, there is to be a festival dinner at which the Lord Mayor is to take the chair, and we are all to wear a rose. 'A London Curate" has written to the Daily Mail to the effect that he has obtained numerous promises from Guty.. The colour of the flower need not copie residing in his parish to do their trouble us—the days of York and Lancaster have been left far behind, but it must be a rose. Florists are of course jubilant, T read that an immense number of rod roses have been ordered from abroad and it is hoped that they may all hoseld. Personally I have always felt that we have rather neglected our Patron Saint so I for one will willingly fall in with the idea and wear a rose in his honour. One facetious correspondent writes to the effect that we have many lions in the Zoo but not one Dragon—perhaps you can send us one over and so oblige the gentleman
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