Punch: Punch (15.1848)

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PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI.

IMITATION.

Master Jackey having seen a "Professor" of Posturing, has a private performance of his own in the Nursery.

THE QUEEN IN SCOTLAND.

By our own Halfpenny-a-liner.

tarrived at Aberdeen only just in time to witness the arrival of
Her Majesty, who has taken us all by surprise by getting here
twelve hours before we expected her. Fortunately Mr. Aber-
nethy happened to be at the dock as the royal yacht hove to,
when he, with great presence of mind, though unprepared with
other refreshment, offered the Queen an Abernethy biscuit,
which was graciously declined. No sooner was the intelligence made
known, than the inhabitants were thrown into the greatest excitement.
The Lord Provost perched himself on the end of the Jetty, surrounded
by the Corporation, and after sitting there some hours, moved off on
the assurance that the Queen had no intention ot JanJing there until the
next morning.

Being desirous of presenting an address, the Lord Provost and party
drove down in the Captain's gig, and being hauled on to the deck, were
introduced to the Queen, whose attention was called to that extra-
ordinary animal of the human specie?, a city baillie. Several specimens
of the tribe were shown to Her Majesty, who expressed her pleasure
at witnessing the curiosity, which had hitherto only fallen under her
notice in Walter Scott's novels. Though 1 had not the impertinence
to remark particularly Her Majesty's dress, I learnt from one of my
fellow-reporters, who was on duty, with his eye-glass and sketch-book,
for an Illustrated Newspaper, that the Queen wore a simple straw bonnet,
a Paisley shawl, a dress of Orleans cloth, kid gloves, leather shoes, silk
parasol, and muslin mittens.

The youthful Prince of Wales was dressed after your celebrated
picture of him, where he is represented handing a glass of grog to a
tar to drink his mamma's health.

The landing of the royal pair was a magnificent sight, and I have
looked tbrough the dictionary in vain to find words capable of describing
it. Mr, Arernethy, supported by two of his own biscuits, wbich he
had taken for luncheon, led off. The scene altogether was most bril-
liant ; and as the pensioners, drawn up in single files—including the
old married files—hobbled along with their silver hair sparkling in the
sun, the effect was truly electrical. * * * *

Our reporter goes on at considerable length; but we are so disgusted
witb his vulgar and inquisitive intrusion upon the leisure and amuse-
ment of Royalty, that we omit the remainder of his account, and
request that be will send us no more of his impertinence.

A REPUBLICAN MITH.

Wre take the following from the French newspapers:—

" A young ourang-outang haE laU Ij been brought to the Garden of Flams, and Is
the object of almost universal curiosity. The animal is only ^ix months old, but has
all the appearance of a child aged ihtee years, of a grave and reflecting character.
He is at the same time very affectionate, .'■baking bands kindly, but with a certain
Arabian solemnity, with ihe keepers. lie feeds delicately, taking loast meat, wine,
chocolate, and even bqueurs. Being very su' ceptible of the cold, he sleeps between
a large cat and a rough-coated dog, and wraps them both, as well as himself, in a
blanket. Iu the dayt:me he is dressed in a red-coloured blouse and white pantaloons."

The above is a very fair specimen of the political satire of our neigh-
bours, it is, however, so delicate that—without the aid of Punch—the
hasty reader may fail to see the deep meaning enshrined in it. Punch
will endeavour to pluck out the heart of the mystery. The ourang-
outang then—it cannot be doubted—is Louis-INapoleon : he is a very
young republican, scarcely six months old; but has the "appearance"
of a grave reflecting " politician of na'urer time. He is "very affec-
tionate, shaking hands kindly " witb tbe Communists. " He feeds
delicately " and takes wine. His cupboard and cellar, when he sailed to
invade Boulogne, leave no doubt of the circumstance. Being susceptible
of cold, he seeks for a warm place between a cat and a dog. In other
words, Louis-Napoleon, for a snug berth, is willing to avail himself of
extreme parties. The red-coloured blouse is, of course, a significant
compliment to the Republique Rouge.

rapid improvement of machinery.

Last year we bad the Talking Machine.

This year we have had Mr. Chisholm Anstey.

Gracious Goodness! what shall we have next year ?

The Pilot that does not Weather the Storm.

Lord John is averse to deputations. You may write, you may
send in petitions, you may memorialise, but you must not annoj*
him witb questions. It is with the vessel of tbe State seemingly
as with other vessels: " No one is allowed to speak to the Man at
the Helm."