Punch or The London charivari (4.1843)

222 PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI.

plav, but there was some mistake as to the attendance of the turncock'
and Her Ma jesty therefore contented herself with looking at the iron tube
and asking a few questions about the depth of the round reservoirs. One
of the benchers immediately satisfied the royal curiosity by plunging a
cane belonging to one of the porters into the bosom of the liquid, and
ascertained the depth to be about eighteen inches.
Her Majesty, having thanked the benchers, retired by the same gate at
which she had entered.

DEATH OF A PIER.
We are sorry to read in the


MORNING papers (lATE EDITION,)
the decease of the well-known Pier at Greenwich. The deceased had
been long in a sinking state, and had been subjected to water on the
liead, as well as other ills of a very distressing character. The allusion
sometimes made by sailors to their legs when invoking a coolness in
the lower extremities was frightfully realised in the case of the late Pier,
whose timbers were completely shivered between 7 and 8 on Thursday
morning. The Pier of Greenwich had the second title of Barren of
Dividends ; and though never known to be in hot water, was on several
•occasions nearly swamped in the cold element. The Pier, which had
been proceeded against for a nuisance, has left no issue, but the several
issue, which it pleaded to a declaration served upon it when in extremis.
Father Thames —the mortgagee in possession—has carried off several of
the timbers, and invested this, the only property of the deceased, in a bank
of all sorts of deposits.

DUBLIN.
Forthcoming New Literary Undertaking.— Under the title of
THE OCCASIONAL PAPER,
•and which will start its claim for originality on the following grounds,
viz., That the publication is to subsist without daily, weekly, or monthly

FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE—YESTERDAY.

Mr. Browne, of King's College, gave a dinner to six of his frienda;
on which occasion Mr. Julius Skeggs was raised to the sofa, having fallen
asleep under the table.


Mr. Simpson visited the Magic Cave, previously pulling down his shirt-
wristbands in Northumberland-street.
Mr. Swindleton Swindleton, formerly of Swindleton Dairy, held an
interview with the landlord of the Cock and Cherub, the result of which
was the settlement of a small account of long standing.—A policeman
was in attendance.

Black and White,
The revolution at St Domingo is happily thoroughly bloodless. It arose
from an attempt to thrust a native mayor on the white population, and the
unpopular official was, says our correspondent, "literally black in the
face," but whether with rage or from any other cause we have no means

of knowing.

NEXT OF KIN.
One Thousand Pounds Reward.—This sum will be cheerfully paid to
any person, or persons, who will put into the hands of the Advertiser,
legal documents for all the unclaimed dividends of the Bank of England.
Letters [post paid) to be addressed to Mr. Green, Spooner-street.

THE MONEY MARKET.

Nothing was done in Parish Stocks, and, indeed, as the hands of parties
were tied, nothing could be done. These stocks are in the nature of
subscribers"*" *" c,""s»°" ""uuu" "^""j > «* j common securities : much confusion was occasioned by a rush of Bulls in

The Occasional Paper will not be supposed to give any accurate
intelligence, because it will depend upon chance instead of dates ; on
•circumstances rather than facts ; and the probable success of the publi-
cation will rest itself on the premises, that it will endeavour always to be
sin unexpected pleasure.
The Occasional Paper will not be undertaken by any regular pub-
lisher, as its constitution is perfectly irregular ; the design therefore is
original; for in these literary days, when both town and country are inun-
dated with the lucubrations of the diurnal press,
The Occasional Paper, especially if not published, will be found a
literary treat.
The Politics of The Occasional Paper will be invariably occasionally
Conservative, Whig, or Ultra-Radical.
Subscribers' names cannot be received at the office, the situation of
which has not yet been decided on.

Economy in the City.
Sir Peter Laurie has a motion to propose at the next Court of Alder-
men to the following effect: " That, as an economical measure, the gas
and water be supplied to all places in the city through one and the same
£ipe."
on the new wood pavement in chancery -lane.
In Chancery-lane the devil stood,
And, musing on the blocks of wood—
Exclaimed—" I thought these legal parts,
Were always paved with human hearts."

Literary Intelligence.—It is whispered in literary circles as well as in
fashionable squares, that Mr. Knowles's "Secretary" has suggested to
Jenkins the propriety of publishing a work to be called " The Chest of
Drawers."

the early part of the day, but business left off with two in the pound, a
circumstance which in some degree checked the panic.

The Turn of a Straw.—It is said that Lord Brougham, when asked why
Mr. Charles Buller did not have a silk gown as well as Mr. Roebuck, replied
significant!v, " lie must icait his turn."

Laurie in Raptures.—Sir Peter Laurie, at a late Common Council, expressed
his high delight that the autograph of Shakspeare had been bought by the city,
it being the only writing of Shakspeare that he could understand.

Public Apology.—Mr. Fcrrand has requested us to state that he has
nothing to do with the " Story-Teller," as the impression is strongly preva-
lent in political circles that he is writing, under that title, his Auto-Biography.

Why is Joseph Hume like the Archimedes steamer?-Because he moves
upon the " Screw" principle.

In consequence of numerous complaints received from all parts of the country as to
l/te difficulty in procuring the Weekly Numbers of PUNCH, the Proprietors have
determined to print a STAMPED EDITION, (price 4c/.) which maybe sent free by
Post, commencing with Number LXXX. H will be Published every Friday
Evening, a?id may be procured through any Neicsman, or by direct application to the
Office, No. 194, Strand. In the latter case, a Post Office order for payment must be
enclosed. As only a sufficient number of copies to supply the demand will be stamped,
early application is particularly requested. The Publication of the Unstamped
Edition, and of the Monthly Parts,will be continued precisely at heretofore.

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