┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┬───────────────┐ │ MARCH. │[Illustration] │ ├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┼───────────────┤ │Come, tell me what's MARCH like? A bully, I trow, │ │ │Who runs up, and blinds you by giving a _blow_; │ │ │Or a saucy Drill Serjeant, with swaggering airs, │ │ │Who the rustic recruit by his blustering scares;— │ │ │Or a Serjeant-_at-law_, who so craftily tries, │ │ │In a tempest of words, to _throw dust in your eyes_. │ │ ├──┬──────────────────────────────────────────────────┼───────────────┤ │D.│ =Great Events and Odd Matters.= │ _Prognosti- │ │ │ │ fications._ │ ├──┼──────────────────────────────────────────────────┼───────────────┤ │ 1│ST. DAVID'S DAY. Prince of _Whales_ caught at the │ │ │ │ Nore, where he springs a _leak_. │ │ │ │ │ │ │ 2│Death of _Boil-eau_. Kitchen maids go into │ commotions │ │ │ _mourning_. │ │ │ │ │ │ │ 3│ │ and │ │ │ OPENING OF PARLIAMENT. │ │ │ 4│ │consternations │ │ │The tables of both Houses groan with Petitions │ │ │ │ from all classes │ │ │ 5│of His Majesty's subjects. Among the most │ ♄ ♉ │ │ │ important will be │ │ │ │found the prayer of the half-starved _Hacks_ to be│ │ │ │ exported to │ │ │ 6│_Otaheite_; the petition of the _Dogs_ against the│ to Great │ │ │ _truck_ system; the │ │ │ │appeal of the _Cats_ to the King for an asylum, in│ │ │ │ _Lap_-land, from │ │ │ 7│the suit of the _Skinners'_ Company; the petition │ Britain, │ │ │ of the _Ducks_ to │ │ │ │be presented by Mr. _Poulter_, for the │ │ │ │ discontinuance of Bean │ │ │ 8│Feasts, to be supported by Mr. _Pease_; the │ ♅ ☋ ♊ ☿ │ │ │ memorial of the _Hogs_ │ │ │ │against breakfast _bacon_, and offering to prove │ │ │ │ it all _gammon_; the │ │ │ 9│humble prayer of the Whitebait of Blackwall to be │ than do │ │ │ excused attendance │ │ │ │at the Cabinet Ministers' dinners; ditto from Mr. │ │ │ │ _Place_ │ │ │10│(it is supposed neither will be dispensed with); │ divers other │ │ │ the memorial of │ │ │ │the men of genius as to the foundation of a │ │ │ │ college for the cultivation │ │ │11│of the _Muses_ among the _Happy-nine_ mountains, │ aspects │ │ │ and the petition │ │ │ │of the Royal Society of _Beggars_ for leave to │ │ │ │ hold their court │ │ │12│in the ruins of _Rag_-land Castle. │ ♌ ♑ ♓ │ │ │ │ │ │13│ │ denote │ │ │ │ │ │14│ │ sundry │ │ │ │ │ │15│Isaac Walton died. │ mishaps │ │ │ │ │ │16│ EPITAPH. │ and │ │ │ │ │ │17│Rejoice, ye little fishes all! │ mischances │ │ │ Ye tickle-bats and minnows! │ │ │18│A human _pike_ without a _sole_, │ ⚹ ☍ ♀ ♈ │ │ │ Has left this world of sinners. │ │ │19│Ye gentle gentils, grieve no more! │ to Little │ │ │ Your pangs perhaps he feels; │ │ │20│For now a greedier _pike_, grim Death, │ Britain; │ │ │ Has laid him by the h_eels_. │ │ │21│ │ and if │ │ │[Illustration] │ │ │22│ │ │ │ │ │ ♑ ☌ ♎ │ │23│_Cannon_-ization of Antwerp, 1832. │ │ │ │ │ the lord of │ │24│Captain Parry among the Esquimaux. Great _Seal_ │ │ │ │ stolen. │ │ │ │ │ the Sixth │ │25│[Illustration] │ │ │ │ │ House, │ │26│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │27│Easter Monday. Epping Hunt. │ ♊ ⚹ ♄ ♀ │ │ │ │ │ │28│ │ among │ │ │ │ │ │29│[Illustration] │ the │ │ │ │ │ │30│ │constellations,│ │ │ │ │ │31│ │ ☋ ♌ │ └──┴──────────────────────────────────────────────────┴───────────────┘