Punch or The London charivari (4.1843)

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phrase, red gold. These, in the storms of life, had become thickly
specked with grey and white; yet remained there a departing ray
among them to indicate the glory that was past. Shadrach's face
was lean and pointed ; his eyes quick, and, as at times they seemed,
trembling with excess of light—a light reflected as from guineas. His
nose was boldly bowed, indicating the true son of Israel; and whilst
the corners of his upper lip were twitched by muscular emotion—
(how mysteriously is fashioned the civilised man, when there is a
connexion between the seat of the pocket and the seat of the mouth)
—emotion, due homage to the spirit of gain, his under lip hung
down, lapped over with the weight of sensibility, or sensuality, I
cannot here decide. His sharp face, quick eye, faded yellow hair
and ardent complexion, gave him, to the eye of fancy, the visage of
an old fox, grown venerably grey in the blood of stolen geese. And
thus Shadrach sat and gazed at Jack Lipscomb.
And Jack received the looks of the Jew with the stalwart manner
of a British tar, chewing the while that sweetest condiment—pigtail
tobacco !

THE QUARTERNS REVENUE.
While the national finances are all at sixes and 3evens, it will at Iea3t
be satisfactory to the public to learn, that Punch's own revenue shows a
tremendous increase, not only on the year and the quarter, but on ".he
month, week, day, hour, and minute. Our takings over the counter were

A " SPORTING" PUBLICAN AND "SPORTING" PEERS

A few days ago, the Justices of Newbury fined one William North, of
Monmouth-street, Bath, for having " wantonly and cruelly abused, ill-
treated, and tortured a horse." The inatter was undertaken for a bet ;
the horse to run 53 miles iu four hours and a half. The horse died
" within 20 minutes after it arrived, from the effects of having been overdriven. In
the evening the animal was examined by a veterinary surgeon, and it was proved
that the immediate cause of death was the violent exertion it had been compelled to
uudergo. When the defendant reached Hungerford he stopped a minute or two to
give the horse some ' sherry.' At this place several persons remarked the condition
of the horse, and advised the defendant not to proceed, as it was quite evident that
it could not live to reach Newbury. He, however, persisted, and continued
towards the Halfway-house, when the death of the animal compelled him to give up
the match."
IVilliam North was forthwith condemned to a fine of 5/. 6s. 6d., with
costs, which (of course) was immediately paid. William North obtained
only his deserts ; and we trust that if he read the report in The Times,
he turned to another column, and perused an article headed " The Royal
Buck-hounds." On this occasion, the celebrated little deer, " Sailor," was
turned out for the dogs, the Earl of Rosslyn and other peers following.
The deer was uncarted at the Splash, when
" it crossed that portion of the Beeches for a short distance, and headed back to
Farnbam-common, crossing the hounds, and then nearly to Farnham, whence it
headed back to East Burnham, and again to the Beeches, where it was run into by a
portion of the pack (close to the Splash), and got terribly bitten before the hounds
were whipped off. The Earl of Rosslyn stated in the field, that it would be the last
time the ' Sailor' would be brought out, as it is supposed he has seen his best days
J.e has now but one eye), and is out of condition for hunting for the future."
If the spirit of Esop can inform " Sailor " whilst enjoying Windsor
pastures (always provided he is not shot for Windsor larder), with what a
proud consciousness must he tread the green sward ! What keen delight
—what true enjoyment, has he afforded to nobles of the land ! To be sure,
he has again and again been hunted to agony—has been, as some people
would say, like the publican's horse, " wantonly and cruelly abused, ill-
treated, and tortured ;" but then it has been for sport—for the express
delectation of royalty and the peerage. Poor " Sailor ! " He was, on his
last exhibition, " terribly bitten " too by the dogs—he had lost an eye in
previous pleasures ; but then, happy brute !—happy in its aristocratic rank
and breeding—it is not confounded in its miseries with the agony of a
publican's horse. If we consider the conduct of John North towards his
steed, we have much in stern reproof to shake the head at ; but con-
templating an array of nobles, horsed and spurred to hunt a deer from
county to county, to have it " terribly bitten " by the dogs^—torture strain-
ing " its leathern coat, almost to bursting"—and after all to be taken


TAKING A PKOMINF.NT PAKT.
fourpence more yesterday at half-past twelve than at the corresponding
moment of the same day in the last week ; and our till, at a quarter to six,
presented such an astounding surplus, that our boy ventured to request,
that an annuity might be settled on his aged mother—a demand that wag
at once acceded to. Our advertisement account shows an increase on the
week ; and our neglect in paying the duty to the Stamp-office, may account
for the deficiency, under the head of stamps, in the statement of the pub-
lic revenue. The only deficiency is in our own pockets, which exhibit a
decrease on the whole year, and a perfect vacuum on the quarter.

CASUALTIES, &,c, OF " THE SPECTATOR.

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Opb " cold-water" friend, the Spectator, has long been celebrated for his
incomparable frigidity. He sometimes for half-a-paragraph disappoints
the reader ; but he finds that the writer is at the last always true to him-
self. For instance, the gentleman may go on with several lines of praise ;
then he inevitably comes to a " but," and this is sure to be a cold-water
butt. Within the past few days, several accidents have occurred in the
office, which as faithful journalists we are bound to give ; at the same time
informing the reader that there may be, in some particulars, slight exag-
geration. We give the " casualties" as they have reached us : —
The compositor employed to put in type the notices of the drama, fine
arts, &c, is suffering dreadfully from the awful coldness of the articles, all
his fingers being in a dreadful state of chilblain.
A pressman accidentally treading upon a piece of copy that had fallen
on the floor, was tripped up, as though he stepped upou a sheet of ice.
The poor man was conveyed to the hospital, where he lingers with a dis-
located ankle.
Last week the theatrical critic, entering the conservatories of Coven;
Garden market, left a hoar-frost upon all the exotics. Many are ex-
pected not to recover.
Several confectioners, despairing of then- usual stock of ice, have sent
in tenders for unsold copies.
back for future pleasure (agony) on a future day,—that is, perhaps, the | The Spectator was last week expelled from the reading-room at Liver-
noblest spectacle to be afforded by wise, contemplative, benevolent man ! j , itbei™ found that no sooner was the journal brought into the esta
A poet (now coming into fashion) has, among the greatness of his other 1
doctrines, propounded this elevating dogma—

" Never to link our pleasure or our pride
With suffering of the meanest tiling thai lines.
Has the Earl of Rosslyn a copy of Wordsworth ?

WORKING OF THE NEW TARIFF.
It is expected that the New Tariff, in conjunction with the Corn Laws,
will have the effect of increasing the consumption of articles of food to
so great an extent, as to wear out a far greater number of teeth than
hitherto ; and the Dentists of the Metropolis are likely to reap a rich
harvest. We have seen a celebrated Surgeon-Dentist, who tells us that,
where he used to make one false tooth in a month, he now supplies three ;
but he complains that the impetus to his business is feverish and hectic,
for he cannot get ready money in any quarter. If there should be a
fixed duty on corn, the molars or grinders will come into operation more
frequently, and there w ill be mastication for the milliou, which is far
more desirable than singing—a practice that tends to excite hunger rather
than to satisfy its cra\ings.

blishment than all the fires went out. It is, however, expected that the
paper will be taken in as a great luxury in the dog-days.
During the late frost it was found necessary to keep the editor's ink
boiling in a saucepan. It is, however, a curious fact, that no sooner did
the liquid enter the gentleman's pen, than it fell below zero.

jPasfjtonabk Intelligence.
Ma. and Mrs. Smith have taken the attic lately occupied by Mr. aud
Mrs. Jones : the latter have gone to pass the holidays in a new lodging.
The Indian-rubber Untrustables entertained a large circle in the public
streets on Wednesday last. The celebrated drum band was in attendance,
and played several popular airs, accompanied by the Pandean pipes. A
policeman was in attendance.
Baron Nathan left Kennington for the West End by the Paragon
omnibus. The Baron, being unable to find au inside-place, took the o-ttha
and his seat on the coach-box.