( Dickens The Pickwick papers ) 'A reptile contemporary has recently sweltered forth his black venomin the vain and hopeless attempt of sullying the fair name of ourdistinguished and excellent representative, the Honourable Mr.Slumkey--that Slumkey whom we, long before he gained his present nobleand exalted position, predicted would one day be, as he now is, at oncehis country's brightest honour, and her proudest boast: alike her bolddefender and her honest pride--our reptile contemporary, we say,has made himself merry, at the expense of a superbly embossed platedcoal-scuttle, which has been presented to that glorious man by hisenraptured constituents, and towards the purchase of which, the namelesswretch insinuates, the Honourable Mr. Slumkey himself contributed,through a confidential friend of his butler's, more than three-fourthsof the whole sum subscribed.