Punch: Punch (11.1846)

116 PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI.

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CURIOSITIES OF MEDICAL EXPERIENCE. TALES FOR THE MARINES

Measures, it appears, are now in progress for the education of the
army generally. There is, however, one department of our military
service for whose instruction no provision has been made. Punch
alludes to that gallant corps, the Marines. Re has, therefore, under-
taken the office of their instructor ; and lie proposes to impart to them
information in the mode wherein they are proverbially so susceptible
of it : that of narrative. The stories which he intends for their par-
ticular edification will not, he trusts, be uninteresting to the pubik
generally ; although each of these tales will be of so peculiar a nature
as especially to merit the nautical recommendation,—" Tell that to the
Marines."

TALE THE FIRST.

A thing has just been done by the right reverend bench, which has
enriched the mitre with a jewel whereunto the diamond is paste, and
has imparted a whiteness to the lawn sleeves in comparison wherewith
driven snow is lamp-black.

The death of the late Rev. Ms. Kate, of St. Pancras, raving mad, in
penury and destitution, will be still fresh in the recollection of our
readers. They will also remember that on the inquiry into the cir-
cumstances attendant on the decease of that unfortunate gentleman,
the fact transpired, that there are in the metropolis numbers of poor
clergymen, dependent, as he was, for their subsistence, solely on such
professional employment as they can pick up ; that, in fact, they get
their living by hiring themselves out, on occasion, to do duty for their
more fortunate brethren ; and that, like labourers and mechanics who
support themselves by casual journey-work, they are called, " odd men."

To our infinite gratification we understand that no sooner were these
revelations made public, than a meeting of the episcopal body took
place for the purpose of taking instant measures to abolish a state of
things so exceedingly scandalous to the Church. The following, we are
informed, is an outline of the proceedings which occurred thereat :—
The Archbishop of Canterbury, who was in the Chair, rose
—vy ~~ rrr " under feelings of the deepest humiliation and sorrow. He had been

-r, , . , . , inexpressibly shocked by the disclosures which had been elicited in

Professional Man.— Ah its very lixky you came to me in time.— „r 4-u„ j„ ;u r 11 t> -\r -xr mu t j j.-*. l-

_r J , consequence of the death of the Rev. Mr. Ivaye. That destitution

You see, Ma am, you have had infl.mmation of the bronchul tubfs, shou,d exist among any class of men. was a disgrace to a country that

which, acting upon the Flexor Longus Cgitorum Ped.s, has occa- was rich and at the same time Christian. But that it should exist

s.oned an abras.on of the Digastkicus, or, as some call it, the araong the clergy of a Christian Church-and that a rich Church-for

Biventer Max.ll* Inferioris \ and which might have ended in con- he would own it Wa.S rich-was superlativelv shameful. He shuddered,

firmed Delirium Tremens or even premature Elephantiasis. However, when hfi considered the effect likdy to'be produced on the laitv

I dare say, &c, &c, &c—(0/d Lady gasps J or breath.) especially the lower orders, by their beholding clergymen touting-he

-------- — j believed that was the phrase—for hire, like conductors of omnibusses.

The archiepiscopal mitre would not sit quietiy on his head, nor that

dTatctlOQUC Of tf)£ IfvOPcll 9|)abllt0n. j head rest upon his pillow, till some means had been devised for the

* : removal of this reproach from the Church.

We have been favoured with a peep at the Catalogue which has The Bishop of London felt himself under circumstances peculiarly

been prepared for the approaching sale of the Chinese Palace at embarrassing. It was in his diocese, he was sorry to say, that the

Brighton. The following are thought the most interesting articles of scandal they were now met to obviate existed. The question would

vcrtu:— naturally, no doubt, be asked, why he (the Bishop of London) had

The pattern, in brown paper, of George the Fourth's memorable suffered it to be ? All he could say was, that he was ignorant of the

white-kid pantaloons, cut out by his Majesty's own hand. fact of its existence. No complaint, no remonstrance, no petition, from

The correspondence between George the Fourth and Beau Bruji- unemployed and necessitous clergymen, had hitherto reached his ears.

mell relating to the mystery of starch, and a pension ; together with But his retreat at Fulham, and more than that, his conscience,

several letters from Sir Robert Peel and the Duke of Wellington would never be peaceful till his see was purged from its present stain,

on the madness of allowing the Catholic Emancipation Act to pass. The Bishop of Exeter did not usually interfere in matters uncon-

A pasteboard model of Buckingham Palace, with the original esti- nected with his own diocese. The present question, however, concerned
mate and the actual outlay for building the same,—very curious. | every prelate of the Church. Neither himself nor his Right Reverend

The copy of the Examiner upon which Mr. Leigh Hunt was prose- brethren were rolling in wealth—far from it ; though an impression

cuted and imprisoned, for calling His Majesty " a fat Adonis." that they were had unfortunately got abroad. Still, he trusted that

Several royal recipes for making snuff and fish-sauces. he might, with a little self-denial, possibly manage to subsist on one

The briefs delivered to Counsel on the occasion of Queen Caroline's half of his present income. He would venture—not too precipitately,

trial, enriched with marginal notes in His Majesty's own handwriting, he hoped—to say as much for his mitred brethren. Well, then, he

—most precious articles oivertu. would throw down the other half of his episcopal revenue as a contri-

Copy of the speech made by Sheridan in the House of Commons, bution to a fund for supporting the unbeneficed clergy. They had

in 1783, for payment of the Prince Regent's debts. heard of sending round the hat in cases of distress ; now let them send

Notes of the Memoranda which were sent to Mr. Fox, authorising round the mitre. There was his, with his subscription in it, to the

him to contradict the Prince's marriage with Mrs. Fitzherbert. amount which he had stated he would be good for.

Copy of the speech delivered by Alderman Newnham, in 1787, for Hereupon the whole bench of Bishops simultaneously arose, and

payment of the Prince's debts. expressed their assent to the proposition of the Right Reverend Prelate,

The correspondence of the Prince Regent with the Jockey Club, which was carried by as loud acclamation as was consistent with epis-

which led to his retirement, and several letters to the manager of copal dignity. It was further resolved, that a subscription list, in aid

Drury Lane Theatre, upon several matters in intimate connection with of the object of the meeting, should be circulated among the wealthier

the green-room and the national drama. clergy. This, we are assured, has been done, and many have subscribed

Beautiful model of Virginia Water, fitted up as a globe, with three to the relief fund for indigent ministers, who never before subscribed to

live gold fish. anything except the Thirty-nine Articles.

Several designs for palaces in England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales. This is the first 3tory that Punch has to tell—to the Marines.

A paid bond of the Duke of York,—a very great curiosity.

Check to the King,—The Cobourgs have met with a check in Universal Rising.—So strong is the public feeling against the stop-
Spain. Prince Albert says his relations " would not have minded page of the thoroughfares, that the very stones in Fleet Street have
the check so mucn, if they could only have got mated " risen in a body against it.