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Show A Singular Banquet. A banquet extraordinary was lately given at the English town of Deptford. It consisted con-sisted of a supper, eligibility for admission ad-mission to which depended upon the candidates being convicted felon. Tickets were only issued on proof being be-ing furnished of the guest having attained at-tained this distinction, and fifty applicants ap-plicants were refused on the ground of the evidence in their favor being incomplete. in-complete. What adds to the singularity singu-larity as well as tho appropriateness of thus selecting the company, is the fact that the host was one Ned. Wright, "the well known converted burglar." One hundred and fifty eon-genial eon-genial souls sat down at the table together, to-gether, and the occasion was marked with much hilarity. Mr. Wright addressed ad-dressed the assemblage "in his own peculiar manner," and the guests separated sep-arated at a late hour, amid mutual congratulations, and highly pleased with their entertainment. |