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Vol. IX. 1
[July to Decembee, 1845,
NOTES.
PAGE
1 The Argument of the Pistol.—A Me. Seton was
insulted in the King's Rooms, Soutbsea, by Lieutenant
Hawkey, to whose wife he had paid some offensive attention.
A duel followed, and Me. Seton was killed.
4 The National Drama.—Me. Alfeed Bunn was manager.
6 A Chip of the Old Block.—Roebuck and the Irish
Members.
15 Railway Slaves.—The Railway Mania was just beginning.
15 Where are the Hackney Coaches gone to ?—At
present (1861) there is only one Hackney Coach in London.
17 The Man wot Plays Several Instruments at Once.
A man frequented the streets of London at this time, and
played the instruments represented in the cut.
24 The Abdication of Don Carlos.—On the 18th of May,
1845, Don Cablos (Heney the Fifth) resigned the crown of
Spain in favour of his son, Chaeles Louis, Prince of the
Asturias.
25 To Authors about to Publish.—Mb. M. P. Willis
gave great offence by publishing his private conversations with
several English celebrities.
30 Punch at Vauxhall.—The centre figure is the Mb.
Widdicomb frequently relerred to in Punch ; he succeeded
the celebrated Me. Simpson, M. C. at Yauxhall.
40 An extraordinary Event in High Life.—The Duke
of Wellington had recently appeared very frequently as
" Father " at fashionable bridals.
41 The Gomersal Museum.—A drama at Astley's called
the Battle of Waterloo had an extraordinary run. Mb.
Gokeesax played the Emperor Napoleon.
42 British Manufactures.—A picture said to be painted by
Holbein was discovered to be a forgery after it was purchased
for the National Gallery.
44 The French in Algiers.—This Colonel Pelissiee,
commanded the French in the Crimea, and was created Duke
of Malakhoff.
50 Art Union Epistles.—See Vol. VIII.
51 Applepip Kelly.—Sib Fitzeoy Kelly.
57 The Political Pas de Q/uatre.—Four of the most cele-
brated dancers Duvebnay, Cebito, Taglioni, and Ellslee.
had recently appeared at the Opera in a Pas de Quatre.
60 Punch's Visit to the Colosseum.—The Colosseum
contained an exhibition of statuary, Swiss scenery, and a view
of London.
64 The Battle of the Streets.—The Battle of the Gauges,
that is, the contention whether the wide or narrow arrange-
ment of rails should prevail, attracted much attention.
73 Holiday Advertisements.—Some miserable wax-figures
of Kings and Queens were exhibited in Westminster Abbey at
this period.
78 The Railway Speculator at Home.—Men of desperate
character made applications for Railway Shares, and assumed
every variety of designation.
FAQS
Exeter Hall Insolvent.—The Sib John Dean Paul 83
here mentioned, was afterwards convicted of forgery.
Les Adieux de Buckingham Palace.—Peince Albebt 89
left England for Germany the 9ch of August, 1845.
A Reasonable Bequest.—Much of the good effected by 101
the notorious Andover inquiry was due to the late Gilbeet
Abbot a'Beckett.
The Wonder of the Strand.—Need we say that Wen- 102
ham Lake Ice is now an established institution ?
An Unreported Triumph.—Fact. 108
The Blockade of the Streets has been continued at 115
intervals to 1861.
An Historical Parable, or Court Pastimes.—During 130
the Queen's visit to Germany, there was a battue at Saxe- 131
Gotha, during which forty-eight fine stags were slaughtered
by the Royal party.
Decline of Bartholomew Fair.—Was proclaimed for 133
the last time in 1855. It had long been a nuisance, and the
shows were discontinued in 1850.
Vauxhall and the Farmers.—It was a popular joke 135
that whenever Vauxhall Gardens opened, wet weather set in.
Should Cromwell have a Statue ?—This question is still 150
in abeyance (1S61).
Amatexir Criminals.—Eliza Gbimvvood was murdered 155
in the Waterloo Road.
Surprise for Staudigl.—Staudigl a celebrated German 159
Singer died, 1861.
Stag Stalking and the March of Speculation refer 172
to the Railway Mania prevailing at this time. 173
The Man in Possession.—Loed Mayoe Gibbs. 198
The Eastern Passage. — Lieutenant Waghobn had 218
arranged the Overland Route.
The Political Robin.—Sib Eobeet Peel began to show 223
signs of his conversion to Free Trade.
Sea Water for the Million.—This project was enter- 226
tained, but failed.
The Premier Navigator and The Knave of Spades.— 231
Sib Robebt Peel. 235
King Hudson's Levee.—This notorious Railway specu- 234
lator was sought by high and low, and a testimonial to which
some of the first commercial men subscribed, was presented
to him.
Hunting Appointments.—Levi was a Sheriff's Officer. 240
To Queen Victoria.—Sib Robebt Peel, it was thought, 264
would have advocated Free Trade, but for the Duke of
Wellington.
Confidence and Diffidence, were thought to represent 265
the positions of Sib Robebt Peel and Loed John Russell
in regard to Free Trade.
[July to Decembee, 1845,
NOTES.
PAGE
1 The Argument of the Pistol.—A Me. Seton was
insulted in the King's Rooms, Soutbsea, by Lieutenant
Hawkey, to whose wife he had paid some offensive attention.
A duel followed, and Me. Seton was killed.
4 The National Drama.—Me. Alfeed Bunn was manager.
6 A Chip of the Old Block.—Roebuck and the Irish
Members.
15 Railway Slaves.—The Railway Mania was just beginning.
15 Where are the Hackney Coaches gone to ?—At
present (1861) there is only one Hackney Coach in London.
17 The Man wot Plays Several Instruments at Once.
A man frequented the streets of London at this time, and
played the instruments represented in the cut.
24 The Abdication of Don Carlos.—On the 18th of May,
1845, Don Cablos (Heney the Fifth) resigned the crown of
Spain in favour of his son, Chaeles Louis, Prince of the
Asturias.
25 To Authors about to Publish.—Mb. M. P. Willis
gave great offence by publishing his private conversations with
several English celebrities.
30 Punch at Vauxhall.—The centre figure is the Mb.
Widdicomb frequently relerred to in Punch ; he succeeded
the celebrated Me. Simpson, M. C. at Yauxhall.
40 An extraordinary Event in High Life.—The Duke
of Wellington had recently appeared very frequently as
" Father " at fashionable bridals.
41 The Gomersal Museum.—A drama at Astley's called
the Battle of Waterloo had an extraordinary run. Mb.
Gokeesax played the Emperor Napoleon.
42 British Manufactures.—A picture said to be painted by
Holbein was discovered to be a forgery after it was purchased
for the National Gallery.
44 The French in Algiers.—This Colonel Pelissiee,
commanded the French in the Crimea, and was created Duke
of Malakhoff.
50 Art Union Epistles.—See Vol. VIII.
51 Applepip Kelly.—Sib Fitzeoy Kelly.
57 The Political Pas de Q/uatre.—Four of the most cele-
brated dancers Duvebnay, Cebito, Taglioni, and Ellslee.
had recently appeared at the Opera in a Pas de Quatre.
60 Punch's Visit to the Colosseum.—The Colosseum
contained an exhibition of statuary, Swiss scenery, and a view
of London.
64 The Battle of the Streets.—The Battle of the Gauges,
that is, the contention whether the wide or narrow arrange-
ment of rails should prevail, attracted much attention.
73 Holiday Advertisements.—Some miserable wax-figures
of Kings and Queens were exhibited in Westminster Abbey at
this period.
78 The Railway Speculator at Home.—Men of desperate
character made applications for Railway Shares, and assumed
every variety of designation.
FAQS
Exeter Hall Insolvent.—The Sib John Dean Paul 83
here mentioned, was afterwards convicted of forgery.
Les Adieux de Buckingham Palace.—Peince Albebt 89
left England for Germany the 9ch of August, 1845.
A Reasonable Bequest.—Much of the good effected by 101
the notorious Andover inquiry was due to the late Gilbeet
Abbot a'Beckett.
The Wonder of the Strand.—Need we say that Wen- 102
ham Lake Ice is now an established institution ?
An Unreported Triumph.—Fact. 108
The Blockade of the Streets has been continued at 115
intervals to 1861.
An Historical Parable, or Court Pastimes.—During 130
the Queen's visit to Germany, there was a battue at Saxe- 131
Gotha, during which forty-eight fine stags were slaughtered
by the Royal party.
Decline of Bartholomew Fair.—Was proclaimed for 133
the last time in 1855. It had long been a nuisance, and the
shows were discontinued in 1850.
Vauxhall and the Farmers.—It was a popular joke 135
that whenever Vauxhall Gardens opened, wet weather set in.
Should Cromwell have a Statue ?—This question is still 150
in abeyance (1S61).
Amatexir Criminals.—Eliza Gbimvvood was murdered 155
in the Waterloo Road.
Surprise for Staudigl.—Staudigl a celebrated German 159
Singer died, 1861.
Stag Stalking and the March of Speculation refer 172
to the Railway Mania prevailing at this time. 173
The Man in Possession.—Loed Mayoe Gibbs. 198
The Eastern Passage. — Lieutenant Waghobn had 218
arranged the Overland Route.
The Political Robin.—Sib Eobeet Peel began to show 223
signs of his conversion to Free Trade.
Sea Water for the Million.—This project was enter- 226
tained, but failed.
The Premier Navigator and The Knave of Spades.— 231
Sib Robebt Peel. 235
King Hudson's Levee.—This notorious Railway specu- 234
lator was sought by high and low, and a testimonial to which
some of the first commercial men subscribed, was presented
to him.
Hunting Appointments.—Levi was a Sheriff's Officer. 240
To Queen Victoria.—Sib Robebt Peel, it was thought, 264
would have advocated Free Trade, but for the Duke of
Wellington.
Confidence and Diffidence, were thought to represent 265
the positions of Sib Robebt Peel and Loed John Russell
in regard to Free Trade.