DOI issue:
January to June, 1845
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PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI. 73
T BISHOPSTOWE.
doubtless saw that our need was urgent, and thus, we are sure, obeyed hia
master's standing orders, in showing us immediately the way.
He opened the door of a sanctuary—and—our staff dropped from our
ut a few days ago Henry of | hands ! We were astounded—tongue-tied ! For—seated in his easy-
Exeter, dating from ] chair before us was—
Bishopstowe, wrote these \ Henrv of Exeter reading the Times of Yesterday !
words. He had received It was plain from the copies at his feet—plain from his countenance—
'' no authentic account tnat iie },ad swall0wed every syllable of the history of « the unhappy
of the unhappy scenes. scenes which on two successive Sundays had been enacted at St.
which on two successive Sidwell's !
Sundays had been enact- Seeing this, we plucked up our staff, and rushed from Bishopstowe !
ed at St. Sidwell's."
That is, he bad heard
nothing about the Rev.
Mr. Courtenay.
CHILDREN'S DELIVERY COMPANY.
ness. Well, it is something, we thought, in these violent and brawling
times, that there are some nooks left in the else distracted world, where
goodness, and benevolence, and Christian zeal, and labouring philanthropy
may find a retreat and resting-place. And this earthly Paradise, as
George Robins would touchingly call it, is—Bishopstowe ! No clamours
reach it. The place is holy and peaceful as a hermit's cell !
Full of these thoughts, we resolved to visit Bishopstowe. We had
learned from the Times that it lay somewhere between Teignmouth and
Torquay. Staff in hand we set out from 92, Fleet-street; for on such a
We understand-that a company is about to be formed on the plan of the
What a blessed place, parce]s> Delivery, for the purpose of taking children home from juvenile
thought we, must be this parties, without giving their parents the trouble to send for them. Vans
Bishopstowe ! What a are to go round at stated hours in the evening, and there will be a centra!
lovely retreat from the office, where children may be booked ; and the company, whenever the
,n , - booking has been paid, will be responsible for loss or damage. There will
clamorous, selfish, envious , , ° . . r. ' . r, . . , " , , , ,
* ' . . also be a receiving-house in town, where infants may be leit to be forwarded
world ! It i3 here it is tQ tjlg SUDUrbs, and they may either be paid for in advance or on arriving
ill the silent, sacred re- at the place of their destination. If a child turns out to be overweight,
cesses of Bishopstowe, double carriage will be charged, and in case of shawls being used as en-
that Exeter's prelate culti- velopes it is requested that the direction may be pinned on as conspicu-
. -j t, . ouslv as possible. Barents wishing their children to remain out till the
vates the wisdom that - r ° , , , .. ... .
latest moment, can stop the van as it goes round, and a bell will be rung
raises and purines his dio- to appr;ze parties of its approach in the same manner as that adopted by
cese : it is here that he tke general postmen.
elaborates the moral honey Should the scheme succeed on a limited scale, the principle will be
which has made his name greatly extended, and there will be four deliveries a-day, for attendance ai
„;*v, cnaat schools, morning and evening, in and near the Metropolis,
synonymous vutn sweet- > o o> i
ECONOMICAL LUXURIES.
rom recent accounts, if it be true that
Mesmerism can convert water into
beer or wine, and can work changes in
the gastronomic way that Bradwell,
Dobler, and Time, were they to put
three heads together, never could in-
vent ; why not then apply this new
science of cheap cookery to the im-
iofty errand, we disdained the luxury of the railway. "No," said we, : [yO^^^^S^^ provement of workhouse larders! Only
" such a place is to be reverently sought on foot—yea, barefooted; if rAj&vM&nr^ consider the saving to each parish in
possible, over flints and shards." Hence, we walked every step of the UuVjisBK** the Poor's rates>if the PauPers were to
way ; and when we rested, beguiled our weariness with reading Exeter's KlYiW imagine the New River Meet's cham-
, . , , . r . ^ ^, , c t___>„ \\Mj{-Y'W/ pasne, paving-stones loaves of bread,
late pastoral letters : far sweeter to the spirit than the sounds ot Jacobs HAJj&rf a j .u i i „f I
,, . /fi//'■q/y and deal-boards haunches 01 venison !
pipe—allowing that Jacob ever played upon such an instrument. /T^H The same legerdemain might be prac-
We pass many incidents of our pilgrimage. When within about a mile ! (y^j±£jar\\ tised on everything that passed their
raad a half of Bishopstowe, the face of all things seemed rapidly to change. \ x^^j52§5v$^ mouths ; and the paupers, whilst they
Every footstep appeared to bring us upon lovelier objects ; the sky grew j ~ would fare at less cost, if possible,
Vvr.;„v,t«^ , „ „ i 7~ u- i i_ xi. • j v • than at present, would have the mental
bTighter; there was a balmy, searching sweetness in the air; delicious; . „ . . . ,, , , , ,F. ' . .... .
, , , ., , eniovment of imagining tn?v had been dining off luxuries hitherto the
odours seemed to rise from the very earth-odours such as are said to ; abd(;minal perquisites of aldermen Every Union will become an Arcadia,
breathe from martyrs' tombs. " It is," thought we, " the odour of living stocked with venison and currant-j^'iy., and poverty be a thing only to be
■sanctity. We must be close upon the Bishop." met with in works of fiction ! The Mihcsniv^. by the aid of Magnetism,
It was delightful to look in the faces of the few villagers we encountered.
They were quite another race—entirely different from the dull, earth-
bent creatures, we had met before. There was a serene happiness in
every countenance—a look of cheerful piety—that bespoke the influence
of some higher, humanizing spirit dwelling among them. '•' If such be
toe flock," we thought, " what must be the Shepherd ! "
At length we arrived at Bishopstowe—at length we stood before the
modest cell of Henry of Exeter. We approached through " winding,
mossy ways," skirted on both sides with glorious cedars, touchingly sug-
gestive of Lebanon. The retreat was, as Milton says, in " the navel of a
wood."" All was silent, save the rippling of a small stream, whose silver
thread brightened the greensward, and seemed to sing sweet music unto
meditation !
No," thought we, looking admiringly about us ; " this is no place to
u
will be brought to every man's door ; and the pot y- ;,l be kept boiling all
through the world by means of the electric fluid.
NEW TITLES OF HONOUR.
It is stated to be the intention of Her Majesty's advisers, in emulation
of the titles common in Spain, such as " Duke of Victory," "Viscount of
Loyalty," (recently conferred on the Baron de Meer,) &c, to institute a
new set of dignities, taking their denominations from the qualities most
distinguishing the intended recipients. Thus, a noble Ex-Chancellor is
to be created "Viscount of Vinegar ;" Mr. O'Connell, "Viscount of
Vituperation ; " and Sirs R. Peel and J. Graham, (from the epistolary-
perfection of the one, and the deciphering capabilities of the other,)
respectively, " Lord Letterwriting," and " Lord Letterreading." Nor
are the new titles to be confined to the political world; Lord W.
Lennox, we understand, is to be raised to the peerage by the style of
be desecrated by the world-trudging foot of postman. And for a news- " Viscount Scissors, of Sheffield ; " and the celebrated Mr. Grant, "Earl
paper,—oh never did even the far-off sounds of newsman's horn awaken ' of English Grammar." Mr. Bunn, the Poet, is to be " Baron of Blazes ;*' and
feeblest echoes in these awful shades !
We approached the cell. Oh, ivhat a cell! Smiting the postern with
the chivalrous Mr. Widdicombe will have the appropriate title of " Marquis
Methuselah." However unusual it may be to ennoble a Lord Mayor, or
. L ui , j /■ ' Al ■ , , „ [o^i-em wun other Qty dignitary, we also hear that, in consideration of his distin-
ocr stefl, we meekly asked of, we think, an aged man-for his locks were j guished merit, the present occupant of that honourable office is likely to
<v\ rate with either time or powder—to see Henry of Exeter. The man I become " Baron Brass."
Tol. 8.
3—2
T BISHOPSTOWE.
doubtless saw that our need was urgent, and thus, we are sure, obeyed hia
master's standing orders, in showing us immediately the way.
He opened the door of a sanctuary—and—our staff dropped from our
ut a few days ago Henry of | hands ! We were astounded—tongue-tied ! For—seated in his easy-
Exeter, dating from ] chair before us was—
Bishopstowe, wrote these \ Henrv of Exeter reading the Times of Yesterday !
words. He had received It was plain from the copies at his feet—plain from his countenance—
'' no authentic account tnat iie },ad swall0wed every syllable of the history of « the unhappy
of the unhappy scenes. scenes which on two successive Sundays had been enacted at St.
which on two successive Sidwell's !
Sundays had been enact- Seeing this, we plucked up our staff, and rushed from Bishopstowe !
ed at St. Sidwell's."
That is, he bad heard
nothing about the Rev.
Mr. Courtenay.
CHILDREN'S DELIVERY COMPANY.
ness. Well, it is something, we thought, in these violent and brawling
times, that there are some nooks left in the else distracted world, where
goodness, and benevolence, and Christian zeal, and labouring philanthropy
may find a retreat and resting-place. And this earthly Paradise, as
George Robins would touchingly call it, is—Bishopstowe ! No clamours
reach it. The place is holy and peaceful as a hermit's cell !
Full of these thoughts, we resolved to visit Bishopstowe. We had
learned from the Times that it lay somewhere between Teignmouth and
Torquay. Staff in hand we set out from 92, Fleet-street; for on such a
We understand-that a company is about to be formed on the plan of the
What a blessed place, parce]s> Delivery, for the purpose of taking children home from juvenile
thought we, must be this parties, without giving their parents the trouble to send for them. Vans
Bishopstowe ! What a are to go round at stated hours in the evening, and there will be a centra!
lovely retreat from the office, where children may be booked ; and the company, whenever the
,n , - booking has been paid, will be responsible for loss or damage. There will
clamorous, selfish, envious , , ° . . r. ' . r, . . , " , , , ,
* ' . . also be a receiving-house in town, where infants may be leit to be forwarded
world ! It i3 here it is tQ tjlg SUDUrbs, and they may either be paid for in advance or on arriving
ill the silent, sacred re- at the place of their destination. If a child turns out to be overweight,
cesses of Bishopstowe, double carriage will be charged, and in case of shawls being used as en-
that Exeter's prelate culti- velopes it is requested that the direction may be pinned on as conspicu-
. -j t, . ouslv as possible. Barents wishing their children to remain out till the
vates the wisdom that - r ° , , , .. ... .
latest moment, can stop the van as it goes round, and a bell will be rung
raises and purines his dio- to appr;ze parties of its approach in the same manner as that adopted by
cese : it is here that he tke general postmen.
elaborates the moral honey Should the scheme succeed on a limited scale, the principle will be
which has made his name greatly extended, and there will be four deliveries a-day, for attendance ai
„;*v, cnaat schools, morning and evening, in and near the Metropolis,
synonymous vutn sweet- > o o> i
ECONOMICAL LUXURIES.
rom recent accounts, if it be true that
Mesmerism can convert water into
beer or wine, and can work changes in
the gastronomic way that Bradwell,
Dobler, and Time, were they to put
three heads together, never could in-
vent ; why not then apply this new
science of cheap cookery to the im-
iofty errand, we disdained the luxury of the railway. "No," said we, : [yO^^^^S^^ provement of workhouse larders! Only
" such a place is to be reverently sought on foot—yea, barefooted; if rAj&vM&nr^ consider the saving to each parish in
possible, over flints and shards." Hence, we walked every step of the UuVjisBK** the Poor's rates>if the PauPers were to
way ; and when we rested, beguiled our weariness with reading Exeter's KlYiW imagine the New River Meet's cham-
, . , , . r . ^ ^, , c t___>„ \\Mj{-Y'W/ pasne, paving-stones loaves of bread,
late pastoral letters : far sweeter to the spirit than the sounds ot Jacobs HAJj&rf a j .u i i „f I
,, . /fi//'■q/y and deal-boards haunches 01 venison !
pipe—allowing that Jacob ever played upon such an instrument. /T^H The same legerdemain might be prac-
We pass many incidents of our pilgrimage. When within about a mile ! (y^j±£jar\\ tised on everything that passed their
raad a half of Bishopstowe, the face of all things seemed rapidly to change. \ x^^j52§5v$^ mouths ; and the paupers, whilst they
Every footstep appeared to bring us upon lovelier objects ; the sky grew j ~ would fare at less cost, if possible,
Vvr.;„v,t«^ , „ „ i 7~ u- i i_ xi. • j v • than at present, would have the mental
bTighter; there was a balmy, searching sweetness in the air; delicious; . „ . . . ,, , , , ,F. ' . .... .
, , , ., , eniovment of imagining tn?v had been dining off luxuries hitherto the
odours seemed to rise from the very earth-odours such as are said to ; abd(;minal perquisites of aldermen Every Union will become an Arcadia,
breathe from martyrs' tombs. " It is," thought we, " the odour of living stocked with venison and currant-j^'iy., and poverty be a thing only to be
■sanctity. We must be close upon the Bishop." met with in works of fiction ! The Mihcsniv^. by the aid of Magnetism,
It was delightful to look in the faces of the few villagers we encountered.
They were quite another race—entirely different from the dull, earth-
bent creatures, we had met before. There was a serene happiness in
every countenance—a look of cheerful piety—that bespoke the influence
of some higher, humanizing spirit dwelling among them. '•' If such be
toe flock," we thought, " what must be the Shepherd ! "
At length we arrived at Bishopstowe—at length we stood before the
modest cell of Henry of Exeter. We approached through " winding,
mossy ways," skirted on both sides with glorious cedars, touchingly sug-
gestive of Lebanon. The retreat was, as Milton says, in " the navel of a
wood."" All was silent, save the rippling of a small stream, whose silver
thread brightened the greensward, and seemed to sing sweet music unto
meditation !
No," thought we, looking admiringly about us ; " this is no place to
u
will be brought to every man's door ; and the pot y- ;,l be kept boiling all
through the world by means of the electric fluid.
NEW TITLES OF HONOUR.
It is stated to be the intention of Her Majesty's advisers, in emulation
of the titles common in Spain, such as " Duke of Victory," "Viscount of
Loyalty," (recently conferred on the Baron de Meer,) &c, to institute a
new set of dignities, taking their denominations from the qualities most
distinguishing the intended recipients. Thus, a noble Ex-Chancellor is
to be created "Viscount of Vinegar ;" Mr. O'Connell, "Viscount of
Vituperation ; " and Sirs R. Peel and J. Graham, (from the epistolary-
perfection of the one, and the deciphering capabilities of the other,)
respectively, " Lord Letterwriting," and " Lord Letterreading." Nor
are the new titles to be confined to the political world; Lord W.
Lennox, we understand, is to be raised to the peerage by the style of
be desecrated by the world-trudging foot of postman. And for a news- " Viscount Scissors, of Sheffield ; " and the celebrated Mr. Grant, "Earl
paper,—oh never did even the far-off sounds of newsman's horn awaken ' of English Grammar." Mr. Bunn, the Poet, is to be " Baron of Blazes ;*' and
feeblest echoes in these awful shades !
We approached the cell. Oh, ivhat a cell! Smiting the postern with
the chivalrous Mr. Widdicombe will have the appropriate title of " Marquis
Methuselah." However unusual it may be to ennoble a Lord Mayor, or
. L ui , j /■ ' Al ■ , , „ [o^i-em wun other Qty dignitary, we also hear that, in consideration of his distin-
ocr stefl, we meekly asked of, we think, an aged man-for his locks were j guished merit, the present occupant of that honourable office is likely to
<v\ rate with either time or powder—to see Henry of Exeter. The man I become " Baron Brass."
Tol. 8.
3—2