DOI Heft:
July to December, 1844
DOI Seite / Zitierlink:https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.16520#0074
PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI.
67
they were, but with six pair of gloves inside. All his fifteen trunks
■were opened in consequence of that six pair of gloves. He is made
miserable for those gloves. But what cares Lady Scramjaw ? Let
all travellers beware then, and again and again bless me for the hint.
I have no passport. They have arrested me.
I am about to be conducted to the police. I may be put into a
dungeon like O'Connell. Tyrants ! lead on !
The couriers and gentlemen's servants are much the most distingue-
looking people in the ship. Lord Muffikgton was on board, and THE GREAT AGRICULTURAL SHOW.
of course I got into conversation with his Lordship—a noble-looking ___
person. But just wben I thought he might be on the point of asking ^ *V1N° desPatched
me to Muffington Castle, he got up suddenly, and said, "Yes, my y^^^^yY \\ c°rr?Pondeat
Lord," to a fellow I never should have suspected of a coronet. Yet iliPiWi jiP^ ^r%f JWtK JS t0 bou.tha'11Pton»
he was the noble Earl, and my friend was but his flunky. flL^^Y Y' f nnr^tvf/nrL^
port the proceed-
Such is life ! and so may its most astute observers be sometimes XEBSr j») ings at this Show, we
deceived. |||| are sorry to say he
Oslend, August 6. , | |J JA was so hustled am0Dg
While the couriers, commissioners, footmen, gentlemen, ladies'- J W J heifers, pushed about
maids, Scotchman with the shirt-collar, the resuscitated Oxford 11 i ' E&£^&j\ h^>^ among pigs, horrified
youth, the family of nine, and the whole ship's passengers are strug- 1 ^^^nffdKrau^. at the hogs, deafened
gling, puffing, stamping, squeezing, bawling, cursing, tumbling over f^^^l^^K^c^ by the shouts of the
their boxes and one another's shins, losing their keys, screaming to /^X, \ L}\ drovers, and, in fact,
the commissioners, having their treasures unfolded, their wonderful * I m f Jp£^ 80 completely worried
packed boxes unpacked so that it is impossible ever to squeeze the V _ j "f*%3^—?n au s^es, tflat he
articles back into their receptacles again; while there is such a scene N^r^ ~ -T^,'/ JTO^-Oi isunable to remember
of Babel clatter and confusion around me, ah ! let me thank Heaven AA. " vgfc V:| uWiM \ \ Jfff^ T*vrT *"
T, . , . §S*7 XVv //V v L \ that he got his toes
that I have but a carpet bag ! \^ m^/^ \ J trodden on by a Prize
Any man going abroad who purchases this number of Punch a day ^Rfrt^yErf ; jj Bull; and the noble
previous to his departure, will bless me for ever. Only take a carpet ^^^^W^J ^f.hT^ZSl beast] being quite
bag ! You can have everything there taste or luxury demands ; six JKBMipS>- $M ^ "~--' unaware of "the cir-
shirts, a fresh suit of clothes, as many razor.-, as would shave the "W&fflMfflfm i^.. ga. cumstance, did nol
beards of a regiment of Turks, and what more does a traveller require? ttePP^l J§i PvC^jdBk- move his hoof for ten
Buy nothing. Get a reading of Murray's Guide Book :. :.. your : , . i ^?^f/ "^^^fflj filial minutes, during which
neighbour, and be independent and happy. ' .' ■ -'>iy:T~ij ^^^BH ^ ;t v. our «wn correspon-
My acquaintance, the Hon. James Jillyf lower was in the boat 'i ' ••"'\j)L N^fw^l h^ik^^Mfe dent" was in agony,
with fifteen trunks as I am a sinner. He was induced to take packages " ■ Pfe^r**^"""**' attempting in vain to
for his friends. This is the beauty of baggage—if you have a bag, KM </ ? to Stiiete rfft'
you can refuse. On this score I refused twenty-four numbers of the *\ >*v| e-f?i°<- 'le
^_ ,.•»*-. , , , i • i i , . -____, ^V^-.v-l ^>r^ ----- generous animal from
Metropolitan Mag<mne% a teapot, and a nam, which he accepted. ^S-S-sikfc"*'' :'';';^^;VWK?ts^ ^ the top of it
Lady Scramjaw—the packet was opened before my eyes by the .'^^^j/^^^i->"<^^^^ The agricultural
custom-house officers at Ostend—gave Jillyflower a parcel of law ^^^^^^^^^^ /" x implements were
papers to carry to Italy, "only deeds upon her honour," and deeds . "^•^?^^^^l^^^^^^vV^ , - N ^ completely beyond
the comprehension of
our correspondent,
who could not make
out what they were
intended for, and,
venturing on a closer
inspection, got caught
in a sort of ploughing apparatus, from which he was extricated by one
of the attendants, after having been abused for his clumsiness. The
whole affair was exceedingly unsatisfactory to our " own correspondent,"
whose report is extremely meagre in consequence.
He, however, furnishes us with an extract from a Southampton paper
containing an account of a public dinner given on the occasion, which we
are sorry we cannot give at length, for the report is replete with richness.
" The dinner," says the provincial historian, " was a cold one—and the
wines were—for the price—very good."
What a world of meaning lurks, in those little words "/or the price."
How craftily qualified is the praise bestowed on the wines; " very good
for the price," speaks volumes, and the phrase brings us back to those
days when the enterprising Cann offered " a devilish good dinner for 2^d."
—and worked out the theory by an arithmetical diagram exhibited on a
window-bill :—
A large basin of leg of beef soup.......ljd.
A slice of bread.......... 1
Constituting together a devilish good dinneb for . 2kd.
The bill of fare of the very good dinner " for the price," would lead us
to calculate that, instead of Bordeaux of the vintage of '42, there might
possibly have been Cowslip of the haymaking of '43 ; and a choice bin of
Elder was, we believe, opened to do honour to the truly British occasion,
where truly British hearts were inspired by truly British wines with truly
British sentiments.
The following is an extract from the bill of fare ; which, though con-
sisting of next to nothing, was set out in three columns, with all the
pomp of a bill of fare on Lord Mayor's Day, at the Mansion House :—
beef. ham.
ham. beef.
salad.
beep. ham.
ham. beef.
potatoes.
In looking critically into this bill of fare, we cannot blind ourselves to
the fact that beef and ham constitute the principal—nay, the only—meats ;
while, in the matter of vegetables, there is a struggle for ascendancy be-
tween salad and potatoes. On the subject of salad, it would be idle to say
a word ; while, as to potatoes, the track is so beaten that we should be
travelling over unprofitable ground were we to go deeply into them.
THE STATUE OF WELLINGTON.
Thr following piece of City news is extracted from the Examiner: —
" The name ' Wellington ' is about to be inscribed on the four sides of the base of
the Wellington Statue in the City ; and ' The 18th of June, 1815,' on the upper edge,
under the fore feet of the horse, and also under the hinder feet."
This is almost as good as the name of the raging lion being inscribed
on the signboard of the raging lion, to indicate the fact of the lion being
a lion, and also a raging one. To put the 18th of June under all the feet
looks a good deal like keeping it out of sight ; but perhaps it is meant to
show that the 18th of June is what Wellington's military reputation
chiefly stands upon.
British and Foreign Institute.
The Times has been requested by Mr. Silk Buckingham to state that
the bankruptcy of the Hotel next door does not affect the solvency of the
British and Foreign Institute. We have ascertained and have been
requested by nobody to add, that the British and Foreign Institute takes
such good care of itself that the bankruptcy of the whole street would not
affect the solvency of the concern.
The British and Foreign Institute is next door but one to the corner of
George-street, and is consequently No. 2, while the Hotel is No. I. The
bankruptcy of the latter is an extraordinary instance of Mr. Silk
Buckingham not having taken that care of Number One, which it is
customary for him to bestow upon it.
SPEAKING TO THE LETTER.
There was a division in the Cabinet about the " Right of Search." Sir
James Graham refused to sign the treaty, as he contended the Ri^ht of
Search" ought to remain an ''open question."
"WITH VERDURE CLAD."
In Pennsylvania there is a detachment of Irishmen called "The
Hibernia Greens." This wouldn't be a bad title for the contributors to
the Hepeal Fund.
67
they were, but with six pair of gloves inside. All his fifteen trunks
■were opened in consequence of that six pair of gloves. He is made
miserable for those gloves. But what cares Lady Scramjaw ? Let
all travellers beware then, and again and again bless me for the hint.
I have no passport. They have arrested me.
I am about to be conducted to the police. I may be put into a
dungeon like O'Connell. Tyrants ! lead on !
The couriers and gentlemen's servants are much the most distingue-
looking people in the ship. Lord Muffikgton was on board, and THE GREAT AGRICULTURAL SHOW.
of course I got into conversation with his Lordship—a noble-looking ___
person. But just wben I thought he might be on the point of asking ^ *V1N° desPatched
me to Muffington Castle, he got up suddenly, and said, "Yes, my y^^^^yY \\ c°rr?Pondeat
Lord," to a fellow I never should have suspected of a coronet. Yet iliPiWi jiP^ ^r%f JWtK JS t0 bou.tha'11Pton»
he was the noble Earl, and my friend was but his flunky. flL^^Y Y' f nnr^tvf/nrL^
port the proceed-
Such is life ! and so may its most astute observers be sometimes XEBSr j») ings at this Show, we
deceived. |||| are sorry to say he
Oslend, August 6. , | |J JA was so hustled am0Dg
While the couriers, commissioners, footmen, gentlemen, ladies'- J W J heifers, pushed about
maids, Scotchman with the shirt-collar, the resuscitated Oxford 11 i ' E&£^&j\ h^>^ among pigs, horrified
youth, the family of nine, and the whole ship's passengers are strug- 1 ^^^nffdKrau^. at the hogs, deafened
gling, puffing, stamping, squeezing, bawling, cursing, tumbling over f^^^l^^K^c^ by the shouts of the
their boxes and one another's shins, losing their keys, screaming to /^X, \ L}\ drovers, and, in fact,
the commissioners, having their treasures unfolded, their wonderful * I m f Jp£^ 80 completely worried
packed boxes unpacked so that it is impossible ever to squeeze the V _ j "f*%3^—?n au s^es, tflat he
articles back into their receptacles again; while there is such a scene N^r^ ~ -T^,'/ JTO^-Oi isunable to remember
of Babel clatter and confusion around me, ah ! let me thank Heaven AA. " vgfc V:| uWiM \ \ Jfff^ T*vrT *"
T, . , . §S*7 XVv //V v L \ that he got his toes
that I have but a carpet bag ! \^ m^/^ \ J trodden on by a Prize
Any man going abroad who purchases this number of Punch a day ^Rfrt^yErf ; jj Bull; and the noble
previous to his departure, will bless me for ever. Only take a carpet ^^^^W^J ^f.hT^ZSl beast] being quite
bag ! You can have everything there taste or luxury demands ; six JKBMipS>- $M ^ "~--' unaware of "the cir-
shirts, a fresh suit of clothes, as many razor.-, as would shave the "W&fflMfflfm i^.. ga. cumstance, did nol
beards of a regiment of Turks, and what more does a traveller require? ttePP^l J§i PvC^jdBk- move his hoof for ten
Buy nothing. Get a reading of Murray's Guide Book :. :.. your : , . i ^?^f/ "^^^fflj filial minutes, during which
neighbour, and be independent and happy. ' .' ■ -'>iy:T~ij ^^^BH ^ ;t v. our «wn correspon-
My acquaintance, the Hon. James Jillyf lower was in the boat 'i ' ••"'\j)L N^fw^l h^ik^^Mfe dent" was in agony,
with fifteen trunks as I am a sinner. He was induced to take packages " ■ Pfe^r**^"""**' attempting in vain to
for his friends. This is the beauty of baggage—if you have a bag, KM </ ? to Stiiete rfft'
you can refuse. On this score I refused twenty-four numbers of the *\ >*v| e-f?i°<- 'le
^_ ,.•»*-. , , , i • i i , . -____, ^V^-.v-l ^>r^ ----- generous animal from
Metropolitan Mag<mne% a teapot, and a nam, which he accepted. ^S-S-sikfc"*'' :'';';^^;VWK?ts^ ^ the top of it
Lady Scramjaw—the packet was opened before my eyes by the .'^^^j/^^^i->"<^^^^ The agricultural
custom-house officers at Ostend—gave Jillyflower a parcel of law ^^^^^^^^^^ /" x implements were
papers to carry to Italy, "only deeds upon her honour," and deeds . "^•^?^^^^l^^^^^^vV^ , - N ^ completely beyond
the comprehension of
our correspondent,
who could not make
out what they were
intended for, and,
venturing on a closer
inspection, got caught
in a sort of ploughing apparatus, from which he was extricated by one
of the attendants, after having been abused for his clumsiness. The
whole affair was exceedingly unsatisfactory to our " own correspondent,"
whose report is extremely meagre in consequence.
He, however, furnishes us with an extract from a Southampton paper
containing an account of a public dinner given on the occasion, which we
are sorry we cannot give at length, for the report is replete with richness.
" The dinner," says the provincial historian, " was a cold one—and the
wines were—for the price—very good."
What a world of meaning lurks, in those little words "/or the price."
How craftily qualified is the praise bestowed on the wines; " very good
for the price," speaks volumes, and the phrase brings us back to those
days when the enterprising Cann offered " a devilish good dinner for 2^d."
—and worked out the theory by an arithmetical diagram exhibited on a
window-bill :—
A large basin of leg of beef soup.......ljd.
A slice of bread.......... 1
Constituting together a devilish good dinneb for . 2kd.
The bill of fare of the very good dinner " for the price," would lead us
to calculate that, instead of Bordeaux of the vintage of '42, there might
possibly have been Cowslip of the haymaking of '43 ; and a choice bin of
Elder was, we believe, opened to do honour to the truly British occasion,
where truly British hearts were inspired by truly British wines with truly
British sentiments.
The following is an extract from the bill of fare ; which, though con-
sisting of next to nothing, was set out in three columns, with all the
pomp of a bill of fare on Lord Mayor's Day, at the Mansion House :—
beef. ham.
ham. beef.
salad.
beep. ham.
ham. beef.
potatoes.
In looking critically into this bill of fare, we cannot blind ourselves to
the fact that beef and ham constitute the principal—nay, the only—meats ;
while, in the matter of vegetables, there is a struggle for ascendancy be-
tween salad and potatoes. On the subject of salad, it would be idle to say
a word ; while, as to potatoes, the track is so beaten that we should be
travelling over unprofitable ground were we to go deeply into them.
THE STATUE OF WELLINGTON.
Thr following piece of City news is extracted from the Examiner: —
" The name ' Wellington ' is about to be inscribed on the four sides of the base of
the Wellington Statue in the City ; and ' The 18th of June, 1815,' on the upper edge,
under the fore feet of the horse, and also under the hinder feet."
This is almost as good as the name of the raging lion being inscribed
on the signboard of the raging lion, to indicate the fact of the lion being
a lion, and also a raging one. To put the 18th of June under all the feet
looks a good deal like keeping it out of sight ; but perhaps it is meant to
show that the 18th of June is what Wellington's military reputation
chiefly stands upon.
British and Foreign Institute.
The Times has been requested by Mr. Silk Buckingham to state that
the bankruptcy of the Hotel next door does not affect the solvency of the
British and Foreign Institute. We have ascertained and have been
requested by nobody to add, that the British and Foreign Institute takes
such good care of itself that the bankruptcy of the whole street would not
affect the solvency of the concern.
The British and Foreign Institute is next door but one to the corner of
George-street, and is consequently No. 2, while the Hotel is No. I. The
bankruptcy of the latter is an extraordinary instance of Mr. Silk
Buckingham not having taken that care of Number One, which it is
customary for him to bestow upon it.
SPEAKING TO THE LETTER.
There was a division in the Cabinet about the " Right of Search." Sir
James Graham refused to sign the treaty, as he contended the Ri^ht of
Search" ought to remain an ''open question."
"WITH VERDURE CLAD."
In Pennsylvania there is a detachment of Irishmen called "The
Hibernia Greens." This wouldn't be a bad title for the contributors to
the Hepeal Fund.