DOI issue:
July to December, 1845
DOI Page / Citation link:https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.16541#0252
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PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI.
PUNCH'S PRIVY COUNCIL.
(From our own Sworn Reporter.)
\r Robert Peel Qoq). Remarkably mild
Sir James Graham. "Well, about sum-
moning the Parliament ?
Sir Robert. Well, I don't know. Last
THE " RIGHTS " OF THE POET BUNN.
The good old Herald—Sibyl of Shoe-lane—has taken up the " right "
of the Poet Bonn. The cause is worthy of the champion. It seems that
day for the time of year. I the composer of The Fairy Oak—" Jove's tree," for it did drop golden
Earl of Aberdeen. I see by the papers ' ffuit t0 Mr" BuxN-Paid the Poet 80 much monev to produce the work.
it's been freezing just a wee bit in the 1 £,P0"° ^/aT T Tt hard,cash' to be a.llowed to .twanSle bis ^
° J i ine Herald defends the roct. after its own wisdom, savins—
north.
Duke of Wellington. Papers ! Who
cares for papers? Fellows — they
call 'em editors, I believe—fellows who
write, will write anything. Threatened
to hang three in the Peninsula. They
" We take it, that Ms. Bu.nn' hat as much right to play a work at an author's cost
as a bookseller has to publish one,- for, in either case, the decision of the public settles
the question of prudence or folly—of profit or loss."
Nut so, good Grandmother. Mr. Bunn has exclusive privileges granted
him by the Government for the encouragement of music and the drama.
Not so, the bookseller. Besides, there are hundreds of booksellers, but—
this is a matter of regret or not, according to the taste of the reader—only
one Bunn. *
session was very heavy. The Members were worked to death upon
railways, and—
Sir Edicard Knatchbull. Talking about railways, you've won the
hearts of the navigators, Sir Robert. You gave such a quiet dig
to the land, they look upon you as one of themselves.
Sir Robert. No compliments : let us to business. After all, is it
really a fact that the potato-crop has failed ? If so, don't you think
we can venture to open—
Lord Stanley. Open what ? Open the ports ?
Sir Robert. No, no : just one port; and that only a very little way.
Sir Edward. Good bye to the British Lion, then. With the first
port that's opened, he's a carcase. You may have him stuffed, and
send him to the League directly.
Sir James. Even if it should turn out that there is a want of corn,
I am proud to find, from Buckland's report, that we have our own
English peas and beans. The Doctor has proved that pease-pudding
_, „__i j- i i.1 x- r . f f ° , ^ ur old friends the v\ aits are already
™8 a national dish at the time of our greatest national greatness. making up their bands for the
The Bute. Capital thing to fight on J* seasoned the lovers of midnight
Jbarl of Haramcke I nave no doubt that Agincourt and Lressy, if & Y^O© harmony may expect a rich treat
we could come at the truth, were won upon peas. The Queen has If /ffih 1 llll during the "ensuing Christmas.
Wyt <£iotf)£S Jttarfeet.
The opening of Jullien's promenade
has done more than even the open-
ing of the ports would probably do
for the cheap clothes market. White
wrap-rascals, which had been done and
overdone at fifteen shillings, without the
coupon—that is, without the dividend in
the skirt—have gone up nearly nine-
pence, with an upward tendency for the
settling day, when it is expected they will
be lodged as security for small loans.
There has been a tightness in white kids,
but they have been getting easier every
day, and they are easily got off by those
who have had them on their hands.
Patent-leather high-lows — the reduced
three-and-nines—looked well at the open-
ing of business, but became very dull
before the close. Stocks were firm and
kept up for a short time ; but the
feverish state of the market damped
them, and they went gradually down.
Gents' vests were in favour with those
who wished for a good investment.
Pocket-handkerchief allotments were in
request, and were freely taken at the
coming out ; but hats were very flat, in
consequence of a rush of bears at the
close of business. portrait of a gent, at the
promenade concerts.
MUSICAL INTELLIGENCE.
on'y to order the tune of " Hot Peas upon a Trencher " to supersede
for six months the National Anthem, and we get over the difficulty.
*S'ir Robert. A most statesmanlike thought. I shall recommend it
immediately to Her Majesty. The Order shall be Gazetted to-
■morrow. Well, I think we have met the evil now ?
All. Decidedly !
Lord Wharncliffe. Then the Council is dissolved.
Sir James. One moment. Sir Robert, what do you think of Lord
Johnny's letter to the Electors of the City ?
Sir Robert. Pooh ! The papers ought to have printed it among the
advertisements, " Wanted a Place."
The Scbool of Reform.
Lord John Russell is said to have learnt a lesson from Mr. Cobden
His Lordship has been rather a slow pupil, since he has not yet been able
to get beyond his letters.
Balfe's Marble. Halls, arranged
by Jones for three trombones and
a piccolo, will be among the
earliest novelties. Jones will con-
duct this morceau in person, and
take a trombone part : an an-
nouncement that will be gratify-
ing to all the lovers of thorough-
bass in its most extended form.
Timkins, of ophicleide celebrity, intends devoting his energies to the
preparation of a few classical solos for serious neighbourhoods. ^he
immense volume of lung he is known to possess must be consioered a
guarantee that the district he undertakes to supply will not be without
its share of harmony during the festive season. His bolero in eighteen
flats, which was so popular last year, is to be repeated with some new
modulations ; and great expectations are raised in the musical world by
its having been whispered that he intends introducing a major fifth into
the eighth chord above the semitone.
PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI.
PUNCH'S PRIVY COUNCIL.
(From our own Sworn Reporter.)
\r Robert Peel Qoq). Remarkably mild
Sir James Graham. "Well, about sum-
moning the Parliament ?
Sir Robert. Well, I don't know. Last
THE " RIGHTS " OF THE POET BUNN.
The good old Herald—Sibyl of Shoe-lane—has taken up the " right "
of the Poet Bonn. The cause is worthy of the champion. It seems that
day for the time of year. I the composer of The Fairy Oak—" Jove's tree," for it did drop golden
Earl of Aberdeen. I see by the papers ' ffuit t0 Mr" BuxN-Paid the Poet 80 much monev to produce the work.
it's been freezing just a wee bit in the 1 £,P0"° ^/aT T Tt hard,cash' to be a.llowed to .twanSle bis ^
° J i ine Herald defends the roct. after its own wisdom, savins—
north.
Duke of Wellington. Papers ! Who
cares for papers? Fellows — they
call 'em editors, I believe—fellows who
write, will write anything. Threatened
to hang three in the Peninsula. They
" We take it, that Ms. Bu.nn' hat as much right to play a work at an author's cost
as a bookseller has to publish one,- for, in either case, the decision of the public settles
the question of prudence or folly—of profit or loss."
Nut so, good Grandmother. Mr. Bunn has exclusive privileges granted
him by the Government for the encouragement of music and the drama.
Not so, the bookseller. Besides, there are hundreds of booksellers, but—
this is a matter of regret or not, according to the taste of the reader—only
one Bunn. *
session was very heavy. The Members were worked to death upon
railways, and—
Sir Edicard Knatchbull. Talking about railways, you've won the
hearts of the navigators, Sir Robert. You gave such a quiet dig
to the land, they look upon you as one of themselves.
Sir Robert. No compliments : let us to business. After all, is it
really a fact that the potato-crop has failed ? If so, don't you think
we can venture to open—
Lord Stanley. Open what ? Open the ports ?
Sir Robert. No, no : just one port; and that only a very little way.
Sir Edward. Good bye to the British Lion, then. With the first
port that's opened, he's a carcase. You may have him stuffed, and
send him to the League directly.
Sir James. Even if it should turn out that there is a want of corn,
I am proud to find, from Buckland's report, that we have our own
English peas and beans. The Doctor has proved that pease-pudding
_, „__i j- i i.1 x- r . f f ° , ^ ur old friends the v\ aits are already
™8 a national dish at the time of our greatest national greatness. making up their bands for the
The Bute. Capital thing to fight on J* seasoned the lovers of midnight
Jbarl of Haramcke I nave no doubt that Agincourt and Lressy, if & Y^O© harmony may expect a rich treat
we could come at the truth, were won upon peas. The Queen has If /ffih 1 llll during the "ensuing Christmas.
Wyt <£iotf)£S Jttarfeet.
The opening of Jullien's promenade
has done more than even the open-
ing of the ports would probably do
for the cheap clothes market. White
wrap-rascals, which had been done and
overdone at fifteen shillings, without the
coupon—that is, without the dividend in
the skirt—have gone up nearly nine-
pence, with an upward tendency for the
settling day, when it is expected they will
be lodged as security for small loans.
There has been a tightness in white kids,
but they have been getting easier every
day, and they are easily got off by those
who have had them on their hands.
Patent-leather high-lows — the reduced
three-and-nines—looked well at the open-
ing of business, but became very dull
before the close. Stocks were firm and
kept up for a short time ; but the
feverish state of the market damped
them, and they went gradually down.
Gents' vests were in favour with those
who wished for a good investment.
Pocket-handkerchief allotments were in
request, and were freely taken at the
coming out ; but hats were very flat, in
consequence of a rush of bears at the
close of business. portrait of a gent, at the
promenade concerts.
MUSICAL INTELLIGENCE.
on'y to order the tune of " Hot Peas upon a Trencher " to supersede
for six months the National Anthem, and we get over the difficulty.
*S'ir Robert. A most statesmanlike thought. I shall recommend it
immediately to Her Majesty. The Order shall be Gazetted to-
■morrow. Well, I think we have met the evil now ?
All. Decidedly !
Lord Wharncliffe. Then the Council is dissolved.
Sir James. One moment. Sir Robert, what do you think of Lord
Johnny's letter to the Electors of the City ?
Sir Robert. Pooh ! The papers ought to have printed it among the
advertisements, " Wanted a Place."
The Scbool of Reform.
Lord John Russell is said to have learnt a lesson from Mr. Cobden
His Lordship has been rather a slow pupil, since he has not yet been able
to get beyond his letters.
Balfe's Marble. Halls, arranged
by Jones for three trombones and
a piccolo, will be among the
earliest novelties. Jones will con-
duct this morceau in person, and
take a trombone part : an an-
nouncement that will be gratify-
ing to all the lovers of thorough-
bass in its most extended form.
Timkins, of ophicleide celebrity, intends devoting his energies to the
preparation of a few classical solos for serious neighbourhoods. ^he
immense volume of lung he is known to possess must be consioered a
guarantee that the district he undertakes to supply will not be without
its share of harmony during the festive season. His bolero in eighteen
flats, which was so popular last year, is to be repeated with some new
modulations ; and great expectations are raised in the musical world by
its having been whispered that he intends introducing a major fifth into
the eighth chord above the semitone.