Punch (12.1847)

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PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI.

THE RISING GENERATION

First Juvenile (in cab). "Well, Charley, have you had it out with the old boy?"

Second Juvenile. " Ya—as ; and—aw—what do yod think the undutiful old Governor sa—ays ? "

First Juvenile. " Haven't the least id—eaw."

Second Juvenile. "Why, he sa—ays I most do something to get my own living I"
First Juvenile. "Oh Law ! What a horkid eaw !"

THE LIVERY OF PARLIAMENT.

We are not great admirers of the hat-band, shoulder-knot, and
plush, when worn by footmen ; and certainly not when donned by
Members of. Parliament—for some wear a livery, only, as Ophelia says,
* with a difference." We repeat it ; we do not think that even a
Je ames should be taken by the aristocracy—whether of gales or
bullion—and fantastically drest, even as a little girl dresses her doll, in
yellow, red, pink, purple, like a human tulip ; nevertheless, it will take
some time, no doubt, ere human vanity consents to have its servants
out of livery. Bat surely, with the Reform Bill, we ought no longer to
have Members of Parliament drest like lacqueys. The last victim is
the Honourable Footman for West Sussex, Richard Prime, Esq ;
in more holiday phrase, the nominee of the Duke of Richmond. What
said the honest " Mb. A. H. Cox, of Brighton ? " Why, he " protested
against the farce beiDg called an election for West Sussex. For," he
continued—

" There was the Dokk of Richmond and the Duke of Norfolk, and two or three
more, who, if they liked, could choose their own footmen as their representatives (cheers
and counter cheers). The electors on this occasion had not the slightest power of pre-
venting the election of Mr. Prime [' True']. * * * He repeated it was slavery to
the tenants, and he defied any one to say that the Duke of Richmond's tenants dare
vote against the Duke's nominee (Me. Rusbrtdger). [Duke's agent, 'It is false; '
cries of 'True, true.'] "

Most true ; and upon this truth, Richard Prime, Esq. was elected
Member for West Sussex ; that is, he put on the Dake's livery. Yes ;
Truth, with her clear starlight eyes, sees Prime, upon the hustings,
endue his nether self with the Richmond plush, don the coloured coat,
with its motley collar and facings, and stuck all over with the Rich-
mond buttons, and then Prime putteth on the hat with the Richmond !

band, and he is all over covered with the Richmond livery; only with
this difference—the Duke's footman wears it upon his outward man,
and the Duke's Member wears the livery upon his soul. The Duke's
motto is En la Rose je flewric; which Prime, as a member of Parliament,
thus freely translates—Under the Duke I flourish I

PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL.

" Dear Punch,

"I should like to know how you came by the information
respecting my domestic inconveniences, which you published in your
last Number. I suspect you mu<t have been mesmerised, and hare
become a clairvoyant. You allude to the unsatisfactory composition of
the peas pudding which was lately served up to me with some under-
done pork ; but you unaccoantably omit the more important fact, that
for a long time I have never met with a cabinet pudding to my taste.
It seems that you and I, or rather I and you, were mistaken with
respect to the attempt at the Sunday-closing of the soup-kitchens at
Liverpool. The truth is, that I was hoaxed by one of those corres-
pondents, who, as I complained in the Lords, are always pestering me
with their letters. I am sorry that I misled you ; but still you were
to blame in too readily relying on my ipse dixit. Are you not aware
that you must not mind everything that I say ?

" Your friend and admirer,

" Brougham and Vaux.

*** We publish the foregoing without note or comment If itis not
a forgery, we shall be highly delighted to see the noble writer's pot-
hooks again.