THE THORNY PREMIER.

A Tory evening paper tells its readers that Sir Robert Peel expects a

harassing opposition from the late ministry, but that he is prepared for

them on _all points_. This reminds us of the defensive expedient of the

hedgehog, which, conscious of its weakness, rolls itself into a ball, to

be prepared for its assailants on _all points_.

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