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PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI.

[June 20, 1868.

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AN AMALGAMATED SAGE UNION

A scientific band
That cultivates ethnology,

Doth ’gainst another stand,

Whose study’s anthropology.

The latter one contains
Believers in phrenology,

Both build on old remains
Unearthed by new geology.

Their notions sometimes clash
With popular theology,

And altogether smash
The old received chronology.

They can’t get on without
A little physiology,

And some discourse about
The teachings of philology.

Their subject is allied
So closely to zoology,

It thereinto doth glide,

By way of'pithecology.

“ Our poor relations,” apes,

Are owned with small apology.;

Men’s skulls, of such low shapes,

We owe palaeontology.

But some of them dispute
This precious genealogy.

And will not, to the brute,

Admit their own analogy.

Now Huxley will, ’tis said.

These rivals in paralogy,

Unite, both bodies’ head ;

So may they cease their alogy !

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SKIRMISHING

Brown (in agony, having just fired). “ Well, the sooner Government gives us
Breech-Loaders, the better ! ”

Jones. “What’s the Matter now?”

Brown. “ There goes my Ramrod again ! Right in the direction of my
House, too ! ”

Latest from the Castle.

Ennce of Wales (aslcs). What pretty place near Wind-
sor is the best for a man overcome with grog ?

Equerry (politely). Sir, I give it up.

Evince of Wales. I ’ll Tell you. Yir-ginny-arf-water.

[Equerry in shrieks of laughter. /Scene closes.

Fee Nominal Liberality.—Advice gratis.

RITUALISM IN CHANCERY.

A meeting of the Juridical Cogers was held at their usual quarters
yesterday, when a paper was read by Mr. Winkins on “ Remedies
against Ritualism,” wherein he contended that Archbishop Manning
might by application to Chancery obtain an injunction against the
Hon. and Rev. Mr. Liddell, of St. Paul’s, Knights bridge, and others,
Clergymen of the English Church, to restrain them from the perform-
ance of services proper exclusively to the Church of Rome. The read-
ing of the paper was followed by a discussion. Mr. Cavil objected
that the performances of the Ritualists were similar to those of
buffoons, and argued that their imitation of the Mass and other Roman
Catholic rites and ceremonies was no more chargeable with piracy
than a burlesque of a serious drama. The learned gentleman’s opinion
on this point was controverted by Mr. Quiddit, who said that though
the Ritualist mimicry of Papistical celebrations was very absurd, yet it
was not intended for the purpose of affording amusement, but meant
to be perfectly serious. It could, therefore, not be regarded in the light
of burlesque. The burlesque of Othello might be less laughable than
the tragedy itself exceedingly ill acted, but still the tragedy so acted,
if acted gravely as a tragedy, would not be a burlesque, however comic
it might be in effect. He thought an injunction against the Ritualists
would be granted to Dr. Manning. Mr. Quillet agreed with the
last speaker that the Ritualistic performances were not burlesques;
but suggested that Archbishop Manning would be precluded from
getting an injunction for stopping them hv the circumstance that his
archiepiscopai authority was not, recognised by law. The Ecclesiastical
Titles Bill would have to be repealed to enable the Roman Catholic
Archbishop of Westminster to obtain an anti-Ritualist injunction. He
would then, undoubtedly, be in a position to apply for it with success.
Whether he would do so or not was another matter. He would be a
fool if he did ; for what hotel or eatinghouse-keeper who supplied real
turtle would wish to check the demand for it occasioned by the unre-
stricted sale of mock P

A BEE IN THE BONNET.