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PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI,

ARMORIAL BEARINGS.

(.£ Lord Langdale, who was thus prevented from causing annoyance to
either party, for nobody could tell on which aide the decision was given.
In thus aiding the glorious uncertainty of the law, the crier of the Rolls
has proved himself a worthy member of the profession he has the honour

of belonging to.

Many persons have been surcharged by the tax-gatherers for
using what the said fiscal collectors denominate, according to the
Act. an " armorial bearing or ensign," which the offenders, on the
■other hand, declare to he a fancy emblem or device. The parties

surcharged have appealed to the commissioners, who have decided IMP AT Tur aoc

in their favour; the judges, however, have reversed—and in the n U IVi o A I IHt PALALh.

cases we shall show—we think very properly, all such decisions.

We notice a few of the offenders, omitting their names :— $/^g^T*"'^* 1 aPPears tMat tne dwarf General Tom Thumb

An attorney, for using on a letter threatening a writ, a seal with 6 w!&&t±. and his showman — "guardian," lisps the Court
the words and device, " Je cons suis partout" ("I follow you every- O^WflQilkfc Circular—have been to Buckingham Palace, com-
where"), with a Sun and Sunflower. ^IjiM^lf V) nianded thither by Her Majesty the Queen,

A fashionable tailor, for using a seal to his debtor with the words, d*S,Mj;jjfi| jj whose admiration of genius, native or foreign,
u Though lost to sight, to memory dear." ^ H Wr^W ,ias l'asse(* illt0 a proverb. We trust that the

A gentleman in easy circumstances, for refusing hi, friend the loan JPjj^lB visit ^ea'^ to 1:0 rupture bet ween England and

of five pounds, and sealing his letter with a ship tossed by waves, sT^Il (^dJ^I France. We, however, put it to M. Thiers and
with the motto, " Such is life." \vffl WSjP'' llis !' irt.v- whether they ought not to call upon M.

Another gentleman, on writing to a friend in Chancery, and using > Jjt' Guizot to demand an explanation of the Court

the motto, "Never despair." mjM L '': St' James's > ior lt written in the Circular,

A sheriff's officer to a light comedian, asking the favour of a private ^nim\L^ published, be it remembered, by royal authority,
box. and using for his device a pair of open scissors, witl tto M Wffil that "the General exhibited his clever imitations

" We only part to meet again." ifljjM'ijfflg^. of Napoleon, §c, which elicited the approbation or*

A bookseller, for writing to a certain literary lord, and using A Her Majesty and the royal circle."

Cupid with a Heart, with motto, "Stop thief!" (Grossly personal.) Punch is no lover of war; nevertheless, there

We put it to the reader whether the above offenders deserve any j are circumstances that, unless national honour be no more than the
sympathy for any surcharge that may be made upon them, after j smoke of blank cartridge, demand wholesome blood-letting. We put
having used devices and mottoes for the obvious purpose of wounding | it to the calm and comprehensive Thiers whether this representation
the feelings of their fellow-creatures ? of Napoleon* by Tom Thumb be not a casus belli ? Whether France

ought not to see in it a studied insult to her national sympathies, bound
up as they are with the memory of her Emperor? General Tom
Thumb weighs fifteen pounds, and is in height twenty-five inches. And
he performs Napoleon ! He, with the Majesty of England smiling on
the creature, walks, and folds his arms, and takes snuff, like Bona-
parte ! What is meant by this heartless parody—what can be
intended if not a sarcasm at the greatness of France; a malicious

AIDS TO ANTE WORKING ALGEBRAISTS.

Q. What is a e: continued fraction 1"
A. The life of a careless servant.

Q. Give an instance of a " circular function I "

A. The office of Mr. Widdecombe. attempt to satirize and dwarf her vastness ? Was there nobody lef

Q. Determine the general expression for approximating to the value of t0 sneer ut> aud Poetically lampoon, save the Emperor of France
a quantity ! ^ *-ue dwarf must imitate somebody tor the amusement of Englis

A. As much again as half.
Q. What are the " plane faces of solid figures
A. The countenances of fat cooks.

Q. Give an example of a " mixed quantity."
A. A ha'p'orth of all sorts.

Q. What is meant by the " higher powers ! "
A. Nothing.— Fide Queen's Speech.

'HE HUMAN RAMONEUR.

"The smoke nuisance" is taken up in earnest in the House of Com-
mons. All people are to be compelled to consume their own smoke, and
the smoker of a cigar, pipe, or any other instrument of fumigation, who
suffers a puff to escape him, is to be subjected to heavy penalties. An
ingenious apparatus for sweeping people's throats, has been invented, and
may be seen at the Polytechnic. It is less cumbrous than the machine
for chimnies, and can be worked by a man and a boy.

EX UNO DISCE OMNES.

royalty, could he not—that is*if he be really little enough—could
not imitate Lord Brougham I

Tom Thumb at the palace, despite ourselves, will suggest cu:ious
thoughts. Tom Thumb—Charles Strattan is the little crea-
ture's real name—ceased growing when he was five months old.
"Since that time," says his pamphlet biography, he "increased in
vigour and the manliness of his proportions, but did not increase one
inch in height, or one ounce in weight." Now, had it pleased nature,
when playing this freak upon a human animal, to have chosen for its
subject a Prince ok Wales, a George IV. for instance, stopping
his growth when only- five months old, how would the practical joke
have puzzled the jurisconsults ? We put it to Brougham, whether
the succesion would have been set aside in favour of full-grown Yor'n
If not, how much should we have saved had

We see a Parliamentary Report has just been published " On Smoke."
As this title is so very ambiguous, could any of our contemporaries
inform us which measure of the Session is the subject of the report 1 We
will do as much for them in a similar embarrassment.

lleaal EntElliQence.

We understand that the crier of the T-jlls Court is about to be pro-
moted to the post of link-boy at the Opera, where his awful shouting, which
he introduces so injudiciously in the midst of the judgments of Lord ! george iv like tom thumb,

Langdale, will be highly effective for the purpose of calling up the car-
riages. The worthy crier is likewise expected to be very expert in open-I , . , , „„ . , , . ■ , .
ing and shutting the doors, or putting up the blinds, which are all of'™1}' weighed fifteen pounds, and stopped at twenty-five inches?
them operations in which he frequently indulges while the Master of the How much would have been saved merely in tailors bills and how
Rolls is occupied in delivering his decision?. In a recent case of Snooks many toy Pavilions for his dwarf majesty might have been built at a
p. Timkins, the crier's effective accompaniment of shouts for silence, hundredth part of the cost that was swallowed by the royal folly at
slamming of doors, and drawing up of blinds, completely drowned the voice Brighton ! After all, dwarfs might bring their advantages.