DOI issue:
July to December, 1845
DOI Page / Citation link:https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.16541#0164
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PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI.
THE WAR OF THE STREETS,
luggage omnibuses, with which an attempt was made to force a passage ;
but the paviers had taken their measures so effectually, that Fleet
Street was utterly impassable. Baffled in this attempt, the populace turned
We have not heard what has been the result of the conflict, but from
the number of horses we saw down, and vehicles overturned, it is certain
that an enormous loss lias been sustained by the populace.
A sort of civil war has lately been raging with tremendous violence ; their horses' heads up Fetter Lane; and some made an effort to penetrate
between the paviers and the populace. The great scene of contention I into the City by cutting across the heights of Holborn ; but here, again,
has been Fleet Street, which ought in future to be called Thermopylse, they met with the most obstinate resistance from the pavier party who
for never was that famous pass more stoutly defended, than the | had contrived to gain possession of all the principal metropolitan passes
thoroughfare between Temple Bar and Ludgate Hill, within the last at the same moment. Some of the unfortunate victims hoping to make
fortnight. good their retreat, fell back towards the west, intending to escape along
The paviers took possession of the ground unexpectedly in the course ! Piccadilly : but even here the paviers were found to have made them-
of a single night, and by the next day they had thrown up strong fortifi- selves masters of the passage, which they barred against every one. In
cations of bricks, behind which they stubbornly resisted the approach \ this dilemma the populace, finding the City in the hands of the paviers,
of the enemy. The populace were soon on the spot with their heavy had no other course than to surrender at discretion.
IMPORTANCE OF THE EXTERIOR.
It having been settled by Magisterial Decision that a
FASHIONABLY CUT COAT
will subject drunk and disorderly Sparks, who pull off Knockers, to a
mere Fine, whereas the wearer of an
INFERIOR ARTICL
would, for a like offence, be consigned to the Tread-Mill,
Messrs. IVIordecai and Sons,
of the Minories, confidently recommend their
NEW POLICE WRAPPER
to the Patronage of Larking Gents. A large Stock may be inspected at
fold should be seated a dozen beefeaters or so, with drums, trumpets,
ophicleides, trombones, and Pandean pipes, who, by their music, should
attract the attention of passengers. To these, perhaps, we would add a
clown, to fling summersets, and stand upon his head, and to bawl out
between the tunes —" Here we are ! " " Hoy, Hoy, Hoy ! " " Walk up,
Ladies and Gentlemen!" ''Just a-going to commence!" "Only Two
Pence ! " and so forth. But this would be scandalous—unclerical—
—profane ! Very well. Then we would throw open our doors gratia.
We would be either clergymen or showmen, but whichever we called our-
selves, we would act as such.
THE CALAMITIES OF A DOOR-PLATE.
Attorneys, surgeons, artists, and other professional men, generally
have their names on their doors. A name on a door is a fine thing when
the Establishment. Warranted to screen the Perpetrator for the most . accompanied bv plenty of dirt on the scraper ; in other words, when
Flagrant Outrage. it causes an influx of business. It occasions, however, certain results
N.B. For Cash only. j which are inevitable. In the first place, a name on the door, constantly
for a twelvemonth after its institution, and from time to time ever at-
— terwai Is, is sure to procure for its owner visits from sham missionaries,
begging-letter impostors, and all varieties of the " doo." Secondly, especially
during this period of railway speculation, it entails upon him, daily, the
plague of loarfs of prospectuses of all kinds, foreign lottery schemes, and
ST. PAUL'S EXHIBITION.
It may not be generally known that among the Metropolitan Exhibitions other catchpenny circulars, by thousands. Tbese,onering,for the most part
is included the interior of St. Paul's between the services, which, under opportunities for the » eligible investment of capita., are often addressed
the management of the Dean and Chapter, is open to the public at two-
pence a head. This speculation, perhaps, would answer better were
to those who have no capital to invest, eligibly or otherwise. What cruel
irony to the professional pauper ! In this respect, Assurance Companies are
greater publicity given to it. The Dean and Chapter might find it j a great nu.sance and very provoking .s theu-assurance. The bored one it
worth their while to advertise their Church in the newspapers. A few , " true> may laugh m his sleeve at the attempt on his visionary Three Per
„r-ir__„ „ „. • ji • • /. , ... , r r.„ , , Hunk AT if n ctnnl.-oi- lie mair horht his Cicr-A.\ S wit I its VenlP. « !-SO mUCii
shillings spent in this way, painful as might be the sacrifice, would
be money well laid out. At all eveuts, their Reverences might distribute
about town a few placards and posters, and bills of their Exhibition, like
those put forth by the Colosseum people. Everybody is not aware that
St. Paul's, as well as the building by the Regent's Park, has its Glyp-
totheca, with Lord Nelson in it, and Dr. Johnson, and Howard the
Philanthropist, and Lord Howe, all larger than life! But were we the £em> 13 a/nockery worthy of no place above Pandemonium — except
showmen-we beg pardon-the Dean and Chapter-of St. Paul's Cathe- 'Change Alley- Send *vour prospectuses, ye speculators, to capitalists and
dral,we would gofurther. Having once brought ourselves_for there would
be the only difficulty—to make a show of our Church at all, we would
regularly go the whole Wombwell. We would erect a scaffold in front
of the sacred edifice, with poles upon it, and on these poles large sheets of
canvas displaying paintings of the lions to be seen within. On the scaf-
Cents., or, if a smoker, he may light his cigars with its vehicle :—so much
for his consolation ! But there is one atrocious thing which these circular-
writers do, and which, at least, they ought to discontinue. They fre-
quently have their letters directed in a temale hand—and that to the
young, and enamoured, bachelor. This involves a hoax which we have no
lesitatiou in terming heartless. Thus to raise emotions only to crush
married men !
Printed by William Bradbury, of No. 9, York Place, Stoke Newinirion, and Frederick Mollett Evanj,
of No. 7, Church Row, Stoke Netvini?ton, both in the County of Middlesex, Printers, at their
Office In Lombard Street, in the Precinct of Whitefriam, in the City of London ; and publuheid by
them, at No. Bi Fleet Street, In the Parish oi Su Brlde'a. in the City of London.—SATtmnAT
October 4, 184*.
PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI.
THE WAR OF THE STREETS,
luggage omnibuses, with which an attempt was made to force a passage ;
but the paviers had taken their measures so effectually, that Fleet
Street was utterly impassable. Baffled in this attempt, the populace turned
We have not heard what has been the result of the conflict, but from
the number of horses we saw down, and vehicles overturned, it is certain
that an enormous loss lias been sustained by the populace.
A sort of civil war has lately been raging with tremendous violence ; their horses' heads up Fetter Lane; and some made an effort to penetrate
between the paviers and the populace. The great scene of contention I into the City by cutting across the heights of Holborn ; but here, again,
has been Fleet Street, which ought in future to be called Thermopylse, they met with the most obstinate resistance from the pavier party who
for never was that famous pass more stoutly defended, than the | had contrived to gain possession of all the principal metropolitan passes
thoroughfare between Temple Bar and Ludgate Hill, within the last at the same moment. Some of the unfortunate victims hoping to make
fortnight. good their retreat, fell back towards the west, intending to escape along
The paviers took possession of the ground unexpectedly in the course ! Piccadilly : but even here the paviers were found to have made them-
of a single night, and by the next day they had thrown up strong fortifi- selves masters of the passage, which they barred against every one. In
cations of bricks, behind which they stubbornly resisted the approach \ this dilemma the populace, finding the City in the hands of the paviers,
of the enemy. The populace were soon on the spot with their heavy had no other course than to surrender at discretion.
IMPORTANCE OF THE EXTERIOR.
It having been settled by Magisterial Decision that a
FASHIONABLY CUT COAT
will subject drunk and disorderly Sparks, who pull off Knockers, to a
mere Fine, whereas the wearer of an
INFERIOR ARTICL
would, for a like offence, be consigned to the Tread-Mill,
Messrs. IVIordecai and Sons,
of the Minories, confidently recommend their
NEW POLICE WRAPPER
to the Patronage of Larking Gents. A large Stock may be inspected at
fold should be seated a dozen beefeaters or so, with drums, trumpets,
ophicleides, trombones, and Pandean pipes, who, by their music, should
attract the attention of passengers. To these, perhaps, we would add a
clown, to fling summersets, and stand upon his head, and to bawl out
between the tunes —" Here we are ! " " Hoy, Hoy, Hoy ! " " Walk up,
Ladies and Gentlemen!" ''Just a-going to commence!" "Only Two
Pence ! " and so forth. But this would be scandalous—unclerical—
—profane ! Very well. Then we would throw open our doors gratia.
We would be either clergymen or showmen, but whichever we called our-
selves, we would act as such.
THE CALAMITIES OF A DOOR-PLATE.
Attorneys, surgeons, artists, and other professional men, generally
have their names on their doors. A name on a door is a fine thing when
the Establishment. Warranted to screen the Perpetrator for the most . accompanied bv plenty of dirt on the scraper ; in other words, when
Flagrant Outrage. it causes an influx of business. It occasions, however, certain results
N.B. For Cash only. j which are inevitable. In the first place, a name on the door, constantly
for a twelvemonth after its institution, and from time to time ever at-
— terwai Is, is sure to procure for its owner visits from sham missionaries,
begging-letter impostors, and all varieties of the " doo." Secondly, especially
during this period of railway speculation, it entails upon him, daily, the
plague of loarfs of prospectuses of all kinds, foreign lottery schemes, and
ST. PAUL'S EXHIBITION.
It may not be generally known that among the Metropolitan Exhibitions other catchpenny circulars, by thousands. Tbese,onering,for the most part
is included the interior of St. Paul's between the services, which, under opportunities for the » eligible investment of capita., are often addressed
the management of the Dean and Chapter, is open to the public at two-
pence a head. This speculation, perhaps, would answer better were
to those who have no capital to invest, eligibly or otherwise. What cruel
irony to the professional pauper ! In this respect, Assurance Companies are
greater publicity given to it. The Dean and Chapter might find it j a great nu.sance and very provoking .s theu-assurance. The bored one it
worth their while to advertise their Church in the newspapers. A few , " true> may laugh m his sleeve at the attempt on his visionary Three Per
„r-ir__„ „ „. • ji • • /. , ... , r r.„ , , Hunk AT if n ctnnl.-oi- lie mair horht his Cicr-A.\ S wit I its VenlP. « !-SO mUCii
shillings spent in this way, painful as might be the sacrifice, would
be money well laid out. At all eveuts, their Reverences might distribute
about town a few placards and posters, and bills of their Exhibition, like
those put forth by the Colosseum people. Everybody is not aware that
St. Paul's, as well as the building by the Regent's Park, has its Glyp-
totheca, with Lord Nelson in it, and Dr. Johnson, and Howard the
Philanthropist, and Lord Howe, all larger than life! But were we the £em> 13 a/nockery worthy of no place above Pandemonium — except
showmen-we beg pardon-the Dean and Chapter-of St. Paul's Cathe- 'Change Alley- Send *vour prospectuses, ye speculators, to capitalists and
dral,we would gofurther. Having once brought ourselves_for there would
be the only difficulty—to make a show of our Church at all, we would
regularly go the whole Wombwell. We would erect a scaffold in front
of the sacred edifice, with poles upon it, and on these poles large sheets of
canvas displaying paintings of the lions to be seen within. On the scaf-
Cents., or, if a smoker, he may light his cigars with its vehicle :—so much
for his consolation ! But there is one atrocious thing which these circular-
writers do, and which, at least, they ought to discontinue. They fre-
quently have their letters directed in a temale hand—and that to the
young, and enamoured, bachelor. This involves a hoax which we have no
lesitatiou in terming heartless. Thus to raise emotions only to crush
married men !
Printed by William Bradbury, of No. 9, York Place, Stoke Newinirion, and Frederick Mollett Evanj,
of No. 7, Church Row, Stoke Netvini?ton, both in the County of Middlesex, Printers, at their
Office In Lombard Street, in the Precinct of Whitefriam, in the City of London ; and publuheid by
them, at No. Bi Fleet Street, In the Parish oi Su Brlde'a. in the City of London.—SATtmnAT
October 4, 184*.