DOI Heft:
July to December, 1848
DOI Seite / Zitierlink: https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.16547#0010
PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI.
Ncwspapcr-boy (reads). "a gentleman in the n-e-i-g-ii—neighbour-
hood of---has at the rRESF.nt time several e-normous goose-
berries in his garden, which measure TEI" inches in c-i-r-cir. c-u-m-
cum f-e-r-fer e-n-c-e-ence circumference, am) are of the a-s-as
aston-aston1shing weight of three bounces heach."
His Friend. " Oh, what Whoppers ! Wouldn't I like a pint."
THE SPECIALS' BANQUET.
building responded to the roofs of the mouths of the company, and even
the gas-lights rattled their glasses in unison with the wine-glasses of the
assembly. When the applause had in some degree subsided, the
Chairman proceeded nearly as follows :—
" In rising to propose the health of the Specials, I feel that the toast
will not create enthusiasm in this room alone, but that wherever the
Btaff of Civilisation is known to have cracked the head of Rebellion, your
cheers will find an echo. Yes, my friends,
' We've done the Sta e some service, and we know it,*
as Othello very sensibly remarked, and I must say that I quite concur
in the candid sentiments of that honourable gentleman. (Hear f) For
my own part, I may exclaim with the Moor, (A voice, ' The more the
merrier.') 1 shall not be deterred by that atrocious attempt to disturb
our harmony and conviviality by a hateful pun. I shall not, I say, be
deterred by that from exclaiming with the Moor,—
'--that in the City once,
When a malignant and disturbant inob
Beat a policeman, and traduced the force,
i—took by the snout the ragged trowser'd dog,
And smote him—thus-"'
The honourable Chairman, in suiting the action to the word, smote a
jug of half-and-half—dividing the vessel into two halves—amid the
enthusiastic cheers of the company.
After the toast had been drunk, the vocalists present sung the
following, to the
Aie of " The Soldier Tired."
The Special, tired of war's alarms,
Comes home from Bonner's Field ;
The glass of grog puts forth its charms,
The hero then must yield.
But when the brazen street-bell sounds,
His truncheon's seized once more ;
He fearlessly will go his rounds,
And crack of heads a score.
This novel effusion having been powerfully chorused by the whole-
company, Mr. Briefless, as a Special Pleader as well as a Special
Constable, rose to return thanks in the name of the united body of
Specials. The learned and valiant gentleman observed, that of all
In imitation of the heroes who meet every year to celebrate the motions to which his practice had extended, he had never witnessed
glorious days of Waterloo, a splendid banquet has been given in com- such a regular motion of course as that which ensued by the running
memoration of the 10th of April, by a select troop of suburban i away of the mob whenever the Specials showed themselves {Hear! and a
Specials. The chair was taken by Boxner's-Field Marshal Smith, \ smile). He had himself had the pleasure of exercising the old legal
who was supported right and left by his own staff, and the staffs of those ' right of stoppage in transitu, by collaring a young scamp who was
who had served with him in the recent wars with the Chartists. \ running across the road after throwing a stone at him (Mr. Briefless).
The dinner service used on the occasion was the celebrated united r(7W» bien'f and Vive sensation!) He was glad to see around him many of
service of the willow pattern and the Asiatic birds; while the side-i those comrades who had fought—and he would not say bled, but he
board was one blaze of that true Britannia metal which was so fit an hoped he might say that they were ready to bleed if the country required,
emblem of the courage of the company. it—against the common enemy—he meant the Kennington Common
The bill of fare was on a scale of sumptuousness not often equalled, enemy, on the 10th of April. (Cheers, and one lavgh.) He (Mr. Brief-
but almost always surpassed ; for while Glory may be said to have less) would always be proud to appear for the defendants in the cause:
presided up-stairs, Frugality, taking a wide range—the kitchen-range— ! of Order, and he would never shrink from throwing himself upon a
had exercised its empire over the culinary arrangements. Amagnificent British public—he meant a British mob—if that British public should
fillet of veal—out of which every hero present might have carved for be bent on throwing upon him either a stone or any other mis-
himself a fillet like those of the ancients, to crown himself with renown sile. (Sixteen Hears, three laughs, two litters, and one Oh ! ) He
-a fillet of veal had been roasted for the occasion, and each of the
Specials had gone down in turn to assist in basting it,—a ceremony
supposed to be symbolical of the basting they would have administered
to the mob had their active services been really required. To return,
however, to the bill of fare, of which we have been fortunate enough to
obtain a copy. It consisted of—
50 Eigbtpenny large plates of miscella-
neous Meats.
50 Sixpenny small ditto.
2 of Greens.
3 of Spinach.
100 Breads.
20 plates of new Potatoes, plain boiled.
2 of Cauliflowers.
10 of Stilton.
20 of Cheshire.
70 of Low Dutch.
G potations (exactly one pottle deep) of
Strawberries,
pots of Jjm, including two of old Goose.
80 plates of old, mashed. berry, one of fresh Strawberry, and
16 Cos Lettuces, au nature'.. three doubtful.
15 hap'orths of Onions.
The liquids were of the most refreshing kind, and were supplied from
the vats of Messrs Meux, with the motto of "TantM(i)eux" arranged
in pint pots over the side-board. The mustard was a present from the
Bishop op Durham, and the salt was supplied from the well-known
cellars of Messrs. Sharptjs, of Cockspur Street. The vinegar consisted
of a recently popular white wine, which had been soured by the late
storms in the political atmosphere.
The cloth having been removed, and the table, as well as the Chair-
man's throat having been cleared, he proposed the health of Her
Majesty. In doing so, he ventured to express a hope that the crown
upon her head may reflect the loyalty of her subjects, and that she may
always preserve that attachment for her people which is the diadem's
brightest gem—at least in the eyes of all respectable ge'men.
Atter the other usual and complimentary loyal toasts, the Chairman
rose to propose the health of the Army of Specials.
The cheering at this moment was tremendous. The roof of the
would not lodge a further detainer against the company, some of
whom, he observed, were preparing to demur to his declarations-
—though those declarations were of the most loyal and con-
stitutional kind ; but he would now conclude by expressing a hope
that every one present would be ready to draw his purse, or even more
than that, his cheque—perhaps he who held money of no account (at
least at his banker's) might be willing to draw his bill—in defence of
public Order, the British Constitution, the British Sceptre, the British
Lion, and the British Crown.
The learned and gallant gentleman sat down amidst the most enthu-
siastic jingle of wine-glasses and tumblers ever known. Several other
toasts were given, and the festivities were prolonged until the period
when that very early riser, the lark, emerges from his bed to witness
the other larks that are being carried on by those strange human
birds who
"—won't go home till morning,
TU1 daylight does appear."
Several of the company partook of coffee that had been prepared for
them under the Piazzas or Coveut Garden, and at other convenient
stations throughout the metropolis. Mr. Briefless, who declined to
indulge in this dejeuner al fresco, proceeded to Hyde Park for his usual'
refresher in the Serpentine, to which he generally resorts for the
purpose of "keeping up the allegory of a refresher " as well as circum-
stances will allow.
Not a Bad Idea.—It has been suggested to us confidentially, by a
high authority whom we need not more particularly indicate, that if the
Orleans family should ever be restored to the French throne, the emblem
of the Bourbon dynasty should be partially restored by the modification
or translation of the fleur de lis into the white feather.
Ncwspapcr-boy (reads). "a gentleman in the n-e-i-g-ii—neighbour-
hood of---has at the rRESF.nt time several e-normous goose-
berries in his garden, which measure TEI" inches in c-i-r-cir. c-u-m-
cum f-e-r-fer e-n-c-e-ence circumference, am) are of the a-s-as
aston-aston1shing weight of three bounces heach."
His Friend. " Oh, what Whoppers ! Wouldn't I like a pint."
THE SPECIALS' BANQUET.
building responded to the roofs of the mouths of the company, and even
the gas-lights rattled their glasses in unison with the wine-glasses of the
assembly. When the applause had in some degree subsided, the
Chairman proceeded nearly as follows :—
" In rising to propose the health of the Specials, I feel that the toast
will not create enthusiasm in this room alone, but that wherever the
Btaff of Civilisation is known to have cracked the head of Rebellion, your
cheers will find an echo. Yes, my friends,
' We've done the Sta e some service, and we know it,*
as Othello very sensibly remarked, and I must say that I quite concur
in the candid sentiments of that honourable gentleman. (Hear f) For
my own part, I may exclaim with the Moor, (A voice, ' The more the
merrier.') 1 shall not be deterred by that atrocious attempt to disturb
our harmony and conviviality by a hateful pun. I shall not, I say, be
deterred by that from exclaiming with the Moor,—
'--that in the City once,
When a malignant and disturbant inob
Beat a policeman, and traduced the force,
i—took by the snout the ragged trowser'd dog,
And smote him—thus-"'
The honourable Chairman, in suiting the action to the word, smote a
jug of half-and-half—dividing the vessel into two halves—amid the
enthusiastic cheers of the company.
After the toast had been drunk, the vocalists present sung the
following, to the
Aie of " The Soldier Tired."
The Special, tired of war's alarms,
Comes home from Bonner's Field ;
The glass of grog puts forth its charms,
The hero then must yield.
But when the brazen street-bell sounds,
His truncheon's seized once more ;
He fearlessly will go his rounds,
And crack of heads a score.
This novel effusion having been powerfully chorused by the whole-
company, Mr. Briefless, as a Special Pleader as well as a Special
Constable, rose to return thanks in the name of the united body of
Specials. The learned and valiant gentleman observed, that of all
In imitation of the heroes who meet every year to celebrate the motions to which his practice had extended, he had never witnessed
glorious days of Waterloo, a splendid banquet has been given in com- such a regular motion of course as that which ensued by the running
memoration of the 10th of April, by a select troop of suburban i away of the mob whenever the Specials showed themselves {Hear! and a
Specials. The chair was taken by Boxner's-Field Marshal Smith, \ smile). He had himself had the pleasure of exercising the old legal
who was supported right and left by his own staff, and the staffs of those ' right of stoppage in transitu, by collaring a young scamp who was
who had served with him in the recent wars with the Chartists. \ running across the road after throwing a stone at him (Mr. Briefless).
The dinner service used on the occasion was the celebrated united r(7W» bien'f and Vive sensation!) He was glad to see around him many of
service of the willow pattern and the Asiatic birds; while the side-i those comrades who had fought—and he would not say bled, but he
board was one blaze of that true Britannia metal which was so fit an hoped he might say that they were ready to bleed if the country required,
emblem of the courage of the company. it—against the common enemy—he meant the Kennington Common
The bill of fare was on a scale of sumptuousness not often equalled, enemy, on the 10th of April. (Cheers, and one lavgh.) He (Mr. Brief-
but almost always surpassed ; for while Glory may be said to have less) would always be proud to appear for the defendants in the cause:
presided up-stairs, Frugality, taking a wide range—the kitchen-range— ! of Order, and he would never shrink from throwing himself upon a
had exercised its empire over the culinary arrangements. Amagnificent British public—he meant a British mob—if that British public should
fillet of veal—out of which every hero present might have carved for be bent on throwing upon him either a stone or any other mis-
himself a fillet like those of the ancients, to crown himself with renown sile. (Sixteen Hears, three laughs, two litters, and one Oh ! ) He
-a fillet of veal had been roasted for the occasion, and each of the
Specials had gone down in turn to assist in basting it,—a ceremony
supposed to be symbolical of the basting they would have administered
to the mob had their active services been really required. To return,
however, to the bill of fare, of which we have been fortunate enough to
obtain a copy. It consisted of—
50 Eigbtpenny large plates of miscella-
neous Meats.
50 Sixpenny small ditto.
2 of Greens.
3 of Spinach.
100 Breads.
20 plates of new Potatoes, plain boiled.
2 of Cauliflowers.
10 of Stilton.
20 of Cheshire.
70 of Low Dutch.
G potations (exactly one pottle deep) of
Strawberries,
pots of Jjm, including two of old Goose.
80 plates of old, mashed. berry, one of fresh Strawberry, and
16 Cos Lettuces, au nature'.. three doubtful.
15 hap'orths of Onions.
The liquids were of the most refreshing kind, and were supplied from
the vats of Messrs Meux, with the motto of "TantM(i)eux" arranged
in pint pots over the side-board. The mustard was a present from the
Bishop op Durham, and the salt was supplied from the well-known
cellars of Messrs. Sharptjs, of Cockspur Street. The vinegar consisted
of a recently popular white wine, which had been soured by the late
storms in the political atmosphere.
The cloth having been removed, and the table, as well as the Chair-
man's throat having been cleared, he proposed the health of Her
Majesty. In doing so, he ventured to express a hope that the crown
upon her head may reflect the loyalty of her subjects, and that she may
always preserve that attachment for her people which is the diadem's
brightest gem—at least in the eyes of all respectable ge'men.
Atter the other usual and complimentary loyal toasts, the Chairman
rose to propose the health of the Army of Specials.
The cheering at this moment was tremendous. The roof of the
would not lodge a further detainer against the company, some of
whom, he observed, were preparing to demur to his declarations-
—though those declarations were of the most loyal and con-
stitutional kind ; but he would now conclude by expressing a hope
that every one present would be ready to draw his purse, or even more
than that, his cheque—perhaps he who held money of no account (at
least at his banker's) might be willing to draw his bill—in defence of
public Order, the British Constitution, the British Sceptre, the British
Lion, and the British Crown.
The learned and gallant gentleman sat down amidst the most enthu-
siastic jingle of wine-glasses and tumblers ever known. Several other
toasts were given, and the festivities were prolonged until the period
when that very early riser, the lark, emerges from his bed to witness
the other larks that are being carried on by those strange human
birds who
"—won't go home till morning,
TU1 daylight does appear."
Several of the company partook of coffee that had been prepared for
them under the Piazzas or Coveut Garden, and at other convenient
stations throughout the metropolis. Mr. Briefless, who declined to
indulge in this dejeuner al fresco, proceeded to Hyde Park for his usual'
refresher in the Serpentine, to which he generally resorts for the
purpose of "keeping up the allegory of a refresher " as well as circum-
stances will allow.
Not a Bad Idea.—It has been suggested to us confidentially, by a
high authority whom we need not more particularly indicate, that if the
Orleans family should ever be restored to the French throne, the emblem
of the Bourbon dynasty should be partially restored by the modification
or translation of the fleur de lis into the white feather.