DOI issue:
July to December, 1847
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PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI.
SPECIMENS OE A NEW HISTORY OE ENGLAND.
If we are to believe the assurances of the Young England party—a
small party, by the way, consisting of three—all the good that has been
done for the country has been the work of the Tories. As the Times
very truly remarks, History, unfortunately, gives a different version of
the aifair; and, if Mr. Smythe's story is to be reconciled with our
annals, we must have them re-written altogether, in order to adapt them
to the view he takes of them. We have the pleasure to present au
extract or two from such a Historv as we may suppose will be written,
on the plan adapted to the prejudices of Mr. Smythe and his (two)
followers. Free Trade, he tells us, is owing to the Tories; and,
if so, our historians should have thus recorded the incident:—" Itwas now
on living in the affections of his people, and determined on a bold
measure of Parliamentary Reform, which should make him indeed the-
idol of his country. He called around him the most liberal Ministers,,
and preparing with his own hand the draft of the bill, he distinctly
declared that, he would rather take the Crown from his head and place
it in a republican bandbox, never to be worn again, than refuse to listen
to the just claims of his subjects for a large extension of the suffrage.
Thus the Reform Bill became the law of the land, and the name of'
George IV. will go down to posterity as the father of the ten-pound
householders."
We think our readers will be able to judge, from the above specimens,
what accuracy there would be in such a History as Mr. Smythe and
his (two) friends would require, if their own views of the past were to
be received as genuine.
that Mr. Pitt, whose predilections for an unrestricted intercourse with j —
all foreign nations had been so frequently shown, determined to put
into practice his cherished theory. Sympathising in every respect with
the French nation, and willing to fraternise with the Americans, he
determined to open the ports of England to the manufactures of both; Alderman Johnson condemns the Reform Act, and is for going
and Eree Trade became, henceforward, a prominent feature of Engbsh backward, in all things, to the good times. Punch humbly suggests,
policy." ' that every man who votes for the Crab Alderman should be punished as-
The next incident is Catholic Emancipation, which, according to Mr. i *0^ows:
Smythe, we also owe to the Tories. Thus, then. History should de-! Thc said voter never to be permitted to travel by rail, but to journey
scribe it:—" George HI. had Ions: determined to extend to the ! to York or elsewhere by the very slowest coach.
Catholics that equality of political rights which his Protestant subjects Never to go to Margate by steamboat, but to take three days to the-
enjoyed; and, with that firmness of character peculiar to him, he; voyage, per hoy.
Never to send a letter by penny-post, but to nay 10r/. or 13«.., as the
case may be—the good old price of the good old times.
Vote for Alderman Johnson.
insisted on passing a Catholic Relief Bill, in the face of his own
Ministers. _ His large and enlightened views, so superior to every
narrow prejudice,' at length triumphed over faction; and he had the
glory of being the first monarch, since the Reformation, to admit Mem-
bers of all creeds to a community of privileges with all their fellow-
subjects."
Our third and last illustration refers to George IV.'s (supposed)
share in the passing of the Reform Bill, which History, according to
Mr. Smythe, ought thus to chronicle:—" The fourth George, the
most popular monarch that ever wielded the British sceptre, resolved
To Candidates for Parliamentary Honours.
Messrs. Crouch and Blockup, the celebrated agents, have made-
such arrangements that they are enabled to offer, on the most eligible-
terms, some of the best Seats in the Theatre Royal, House of Commons,
for the ensuing session. They have several Stalls on the 0. P. or Oppo-
sition side of the House, which may be taken either for the whole
Parliament or by the single session; and reserved places, commanding
a capital view of the Ministerial Bench, may also be secured by an early
application.
IN .B.—The alternate Sessions of a snug Protectionist Stall to be had
on very moderate terms, and an Omnibus Borough, to accommodate four
Members, may be obtained at a considerable reduction on the ordinary
prices. Persons introducing purchasers of seats will be allowed a hand-
some commission.
an episcopal sum.
Given—a bishop of £8000 a year, with an outlay of £28,000 for a
palace. How many curates, at £75 per annum, will it require to feed and
house him ?
mr. punch's address to the electors of london.
No. 85, Eleet Street, in the Parish of St. Bride's, in the City of London.
Printed by William Bradbury, of No. 6, York Place, Stoko Newingtrn, and Frederick Mullett Evant,
of No. 7. Church Row, Stoke Newinjrton, both in the County of Middlesex, Printers, at their Office,
in Lombard Street, in the Precinct of Whitefriars, in the City of London, and published by them,
»t No. 85, Fleet Street, in the Parish of St. Bride's, in the City of Loudon.—Sa^bbbai. Juii 31eu
1847. t >
PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI.
SPECIMENS OE A NEW HISTORY OE ENGLAND.
If we are to believe the assurances of the Young England party—a
small party, by the way, consisting of three—all the good that has been
done for the country has been the work of the Tories. As the Times
very truly remarks, History, unfortunately, gives a different version of
the aifair; and, if Mr. Smythe's story is to be reconciled with our
annals, we must have them re-written altogether, in order to adapt them
to the view he takes of them. We have the pleasure to present au
extract or two from such a Historv as we may suppose will be written,
on the plan adapted to the prejudices of Mr. Smythe and his (two)
followers. Free Trade, he tells us, is owing to the Tories; and,
if so, our historians should have thus recorded the incident:—" Itwas now
on living in the affections of his people, and determined on a bold
measure of Parliamentary Reform, which should make him indeed the-
idol of his country. He called around him the most liberal Ministers,,
and preparing with his own hand the draft of the bill, he distinctly
declared that, he would rather take the Crown from his head and place
it in a republican bandbox, never to be worn again, than refuse to listen
to the just claims of his subjects for a large extension of the suffrage.
Thus the Reform Bill became the law of the land, and the name of'
George IV. will go down to posterity as the father of the ten-pound
householders."
We think our readers will be able to judge, from the above specimens,
what accuracy there would be in such a History as Mr. Smythe and
his (two) friends would require, if their own views of the past were to
be received as genuine.
that Mr. Pitt, whose predilections for an unrestricted intercourse with j —
all foreign nations had been so frequently shown, determined to put
into practice his cherished theory. Sympathising in every respect with
the French nation, and willing to fraternise with the Americans, he
determined to open the ports of England to the manufactures of both; Alderman Johnson condemns the Reform Act, and is for going
and Eree Trade became, henceforward, a prominent feature of Engbsh backward, in all things, to the good times. Punch humbly suggests,
policy." ' that every man who votes for the Crab Alderman should be punished as-
The next incident is Catholic Emancipation, which, according to Mr. i *0^ows:
Smythe, we also owe to the Tories. Thus, then. History should de-! Thc said voter never to be permitted to travel by rail, but to journey
scribe it:—" George HI. had Ions: determined to extend to the ! to York or elsewhere by the very slowest coach.
Catholics that equality of political rights which his Protestant subjects Never to go to Margate by steamboat, but to take three days to the-
enjoyed; and, with that firmness of character peculiar to him, he; voyage, per hoy.
Never to send a letter by penny-post, but to nay 10r/. or 13«.., as the
case may be—the good old price of the good old times.
Vote for Alderman Johnson.
insisted on passing a Catholic Relief Bill, in the face of his own
Ministers. _ His large and enlightened views, so superior to every
narrow prejudice,' at length triumphed over faction; and he had the
glory of being the first monarch, since the Reformation, to admit Mem-
bers of all creeds to a community of privileges with all their fellow-
subjects."
Our third and last illustration refers to George IV.'s (supposed)
share in the passing of the Reform Bill, which History, according to
Mr. Smythe, ought thus to chronicle:—" The fourth George, the
most popular monarch that ever wielded the British sceptre, resolved
To Candidates for Parliamentary Honours.
Messrs. Crouch and Blockup, the celebrated agents, have made-
such arrangements that they are enabled to offer, on the most eligible-
terms, some of the best Seats in the Theatre Royal, House of Commons,
for the ensuing session. They have several Stalls on the 0. P. or Oppo-
sition side of the House, which may be taken either for the whole
Parliament or by the single session; and reserved places, commanding
a capital view of the Ministerial Bench, may also be secured by an early
application.
IN .B.—The alternate Sessions of a snug Protectionist Stall to be had
on very moderate terms, and an Omnibus Borough, to accommodate four
Members, may be obtained at a considerable reduction on the ordinary
prices. Persons introducing purchasers of seats will be allowed a hand-
some commission.
an episcopal sum.
Given—a bishop of £8000 a year, with an outlay of £28,000 for a
palace. How many curates, at £75 per annum, will it require to feed and
house him ?
mr. punch's address to the electors of london.
No. 85, Eleet Street, in the Parish of St. Bride's, in the City of London.
Printed by William Bradbury, of No. 6, York Place, Stoko Newingtrn, and Frederick Mullett Evant,
of No. 7. Church Row, Stoke Newinjrton, both in the County of Middlesex, Printers, at their Office,
in Lombard Street, in the Precinct of Whitefriars, in the City of London, and published by them,
»t No. 85, Fleet Street, in the Parish of St. Bride's, in the City of Loudon.—Sa^bbbai. Juii 31eu
1847. t >