Punch (12.1847)

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PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI.

only at the hulks, or among turf-men, that you ever see a face so mean, I of them pursue a most extraordinary line of conduct. The word ordi-
«o knowing, and so gloomy. ! nary, which means also plain, is -w ell adapted to the humble, and of

A much more humane being among the youthful Clubbists is the course plain, meal we have alluded to.
Lady-killing Snob. I saw Wiggle just now in the dressing-room, Outlawry is literally the process of being placed beyond the law,
.11- * w,,„ „ ;^a«M0 though, m fact, it is generally the preliminary to getting into it There

.talking to Waggle, his inseparable. ^ ^ exis'tence\ smafl bal& of outl£w8f %ho sare proclaimed

periodically at the Sheriff's Court; but they are not entitled to be
called bold outlaws, for they frequently consist entirely of runaways.

^uncfj's ^ci?e iBssags.

It is our intention to offer a series of prizes for a series of the best
essays on a series of subjects. The productions must be sent in with
sealed envelopes, aDd a motto to each. There will be a separate adju-
dicator for each subject treated of, and we think we may venture

already to announce the following list of—

subjects for essay

Humanity .
Eloquence
Patriotism .
Enterprise
Fine Arts .
Captivity
Exile
Literature
Heroism
War
Justice
Instinct
Eccentricity
Imagination
Genius
Conviviality
The Bar .

Waggle. " 'Pon my honour, Wiggle, she did." The Senate

Wiggle. "Well, Waggle, as you say so—I own I think she DID look Travelling

at me rather kindly. We 'lL see to-night, at the french play." Integrity

And having arrayed their little persons, these two harmless young
bucks go up-stairs to dinner.

Commerce
Fashion.
Pastime .
Woman.

adjudicators.

The Poor-Law Commissioners.

Me. George Kobins.

Mr. Benjamin Disraeli.

Me. Joseph Adt.

Sir Frederick Trench.

Mr. Lawrence Levt.

The Mayor of Herne Bay.

Taylor, the Fishmonger.

The First Man who ate an Otstkb.

General Tom Thumb.

Mr. Punch.

Mr. Daniel O'Connell.

Sir Robert Peel.

Captain Warner.

The Poet Bunn.

The Duke of Cambridge.

Mr. Briefless.

Sir Valentine Blake.

The Wellington Statue.

Alderman Gibbs.

Louis Philippe.

Lord Brougham.

Policeman A 1.

Mrs. Caudle.

PUNCH'S POLITICAL DICTIONARY.

Oath. A form of words administered by the usher in a court of
justice to witnesses and jurymen. In the case of the former it is a solo,
but in the case of the latter it is a quartette, the juryr-en swearing in -
little parties of four to save trouble. If a person, about to be examined,
refuses to take an oath, he is treated as unworthy of belief, though his
very conscientiousness shows that he is more likely to speak the truth
•than one who does not hesitate to take any oath that may be required.
Besides the oaths of witnesses, there are certain oaths which are sworn,
apparently, for the mere purpose of putting a shilling into the pockets
of the officer of the count, who is entitled to that fee on taking an affi-
davit. Barristers and attorneys on their admission to practice take an
oath of allegiance, by which they swear that they will not kill foreign
princes in the streets, or invite tne Pope over to Windsor Castle.

Offerings, Easter. Contributions to the income of a clergyman,
and called offerings, from his offering to take them to any extent that
his parishioners may be pleased to ofier him.

Official. Of or belonging to office. That sort of conduct which, in
an individual's private capacity, would be characterised as unfeeling or
dishonourable, passes without censure when the adjective official can
be attached to it. Official sometimes has the effect of the Greek
negative a when prefixed to a word, and thus "Official politeness"
signifies, no politeness at all; " Official dispatch " means extreme delay ;
and " Official occupation " a state of utter idleness.

Oligarchy. Government by the few ; a state in which the rulers
are rather more select than numerous. To illustrate the matter by an
humble case in point, we jnay say that the Exeter Arcade is a
monarchy, for it is ruled by one beadle, while Burlington Arcade,
which has two beadles, a policeman, and a porter, may be compared to
.an oligarchy. Blackfriar's Pier, which is ruled by a check-taker and
two Jacks-in-the-Water, may be called a triumvirate, for the policeman,
who knocks the boys about with his staff, can only be considered as a
lick-tor. Hungerford Pier, where there are several check-takers, all
quarrelling with each other, and a number of watermen, who do
nothing but scramble for the passengers and abuse each other, must be
regarded as a Commonwealth, in which the public money seems to be
■treated as wealth common to alt who will make a snatch at it.

Ordinary. A term given to the Bishop of the diocese, as well as to
i dinner served up in a tavern at a certain hour for any one to partake
■flf Why Bishops are called Ordinaries is not exactly known, for some

NOT A BAD ILLUSTRATION.

the invisible prince.

A correspondent writes to inquire, whether the burlesque no^
playing at the Hay market is a quiz upon the Art-Union ; for their
engravings, he says, have been due so long, that they could not have a
better title than the " Invisible Prints."

enough to sink anything.
We see that there are no less than 91 Commissioners to look after
Westminster Bridge. We hope the 91 never are crutl enough to sit
upon the bridge all at the same time, for we are sure the poor old
bridge is not strong enough to bear it.