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"A visit was paid to Exeter, yesterday afternoon, by
Lieut.-General Sir Henry Crichton Selater, G.C.B., K.C.B.,
C.B."--_Provincial Paper_.
More fortunate than the LORD CHANCELLOR, the gallant General seems to
have had three Baths allotted to him.
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"The enemy is engaged vigorously in making his expected
protest against the Peace Terms.... To show the depth of
his emotion he has declared a week of mourning. Theatres
may remain open, but must stage plays appropriate to the
occasion."
It is rumoured that the first play chosen was _Measure for Measure_.
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"The War Office says there is no authority whatever for the
statement that General Townshend would shortly be appointed
Commander-in-Chief in the Tower Hamlets, F.C."--_Star_.
Mr. Punch begs leave to say that this item of football news did not
appear in his columns.
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