The ceremony was also of a jovial character in the case of the millwrights, who only admitted the candidate after he had received a caning on the shoulders from the last-elected brother.

The next morning, Mr. F. met one of the party, and gave him a caning.

He took the course of having a caning administered in broad day to Voltaire, who, instead of adopting legal proceedings, thought vengeance by arms more noble.

He would not mind the subsequent caning, if only he need not meet Dicky face to face again beforehand.