DOI issue:
July to December, 1849
DOI Page / Citation link:https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.16604#0132
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PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI.
was vaccinated, &c, &c. His portrait is engraved, as is that of the
weapon fa bow and arrow), which he employed in killing, Mb. Robin,
and the Si. Sepulchre's Bell sells 80,000 copies of its publication.
Spabbow's mask and head appear in Doctor Phbenologus's
Shop, in the Strand, on the day after his demise. Multitudes flock to
view the house in which the wretch lived, and though Satirists are
THE ITALIAN REEUGEE EUND.
(Grand Historical Deputation to Mr. Punch.)
Messes. J. and M. Bbutus, Me. C. Cassius, Me. M. Cato, and
indignant at the multiplicity of the horrible details with which the 1 ancestors, Me. M. Cubitus, Messes. Decii, Messes. T. and C.
Press describes the life of a scoundrel; yet we have tracked in this Geacchus, Me. M. A. Regulus, Me. P. C. Scirio, and other gen-
manner Rush, and Tawell, and Couevoxsiee, and Thtjbtell to the i tlemen, forming a numerous and highly respectable deputation of
grave, and shall relish the biographies of villains yet to come. j ancient Romans, headed by their spokesman, Mb. M. T. Cicebo, pro-
: ceeded frorn their mansions in the Elysian Pields to wait upon
Mr. Punch, in his chamber, at 12 o'clock last night precisely. The
distinguished visitors were received by Mr. Punch in his nightcap.
The object of the illustrious deputation was stated by
Me. M. T. Cicebo, who would not dwell with useless eloquence on
a theme that spoke for itself. He would not pretend to magnify the
heroism displayed in the late glorious though unsuccessful defence of
Rome, by those whom he himself, and the gentlemen behind him,
acknowledged as their worthy descendants. But those heroes, for the
most part, were now exiles in this country, the only land almost
wherein there remained a temple to Freedom. They were rich in
nothing but honour. Having earned an historical immortality, they
were in danger of perishing literally of want. If the finances of
Bbitannia had not permitted her to lend them assistance against the
barbarous Gauls, could not_ Englishmen at least afford the wherewithal
to save them from starvation? He was deputed by the worthies of
ancient Rome to request Mr. Punch to promulgate throughout the
globe—to publish, by means of his enormous circulation, to the re-
motest Thule—the circumstance that an Italian Refugee Pund had
been iormed for the relief of the Roman exiles, and that subscriptions
would be received by Messes. Smith, Payne, and Smiths, 1, Lombard
Street, and Messes. Coutts, Strand.
Mr. Punch was truly sensible of the honour which he received in the
visit of so many illustrious personages, tor whom he had always felt
the highest veneration, ever since he had been introduced to them by
De. Goldsmith in his childhood. He should be most proud to serve
them in any way, especially by giving publicity to the fact that a
subscription had been set on foot for the benefit of the Italian refugees,
which his very next number should proclaim to the whole world.
Me. Cicebo, on behalf of himself and his constituents, having warmly
thanked Mr. Punch tor their favourable reception, the clock struck
One, and the deputation vanished.
NEW USE FOR GUTTA
PERCHA.
In addition to drinking-cups, driv-
ing-bands, whips, hats, splints,
portable soup, shoes, elastic heals,
coats, candles, tubing, tenpenny nails,
theatrical banquets, picture-frames,
saveloys, buttons, baskets, biscuits,
and other various forms into which
that universal material Gutta Percha
has been converted, we beg to suggest
a new and sanitary employment from
this multiform substance, to which
its connexion with the gutter would
seem naturally to adapt it.
We would suggest that masks with
pipes of Gutta Percha might be em-
ployed in London and other large
towns, for enabling the wearer to
breathe the upper and purer currents
of air, in the neighbourhood of our
slaughter-houses, cattle markets,
raveyards, bone-boilers', soap-
makers', and cat-gut manufacturers'.
Wit' •out some such arrangement we
do not see how the Londoner is to
enjoy the " sweet airs that give de-
light and hurt not" which we are
assured by philosophers do exist
somewhere above our heads, and of
which we may be allowed to breathe
the name, if we cannot breathe any
more substantial part of them.
s
The Philosophy oe Bayle.—Being
"out of town" when knocked up in
the middle ol the night to take a young
Irishman out of the station-house.
A BONNE BOUCHE TO CONTINENTAL READERS.
It is said that, since the interest taken in Continental affairs, several
of our dentists have made large fortunes. The immense addition to
their practice is supposed to have been occasioned by the numerous
accidents that have occurred from persons stupidly attempting to
pronounce _ the innumerable Russian, Magyar, Silesian, Sclavonic,
Transylvaniai], Polish, and Styrian names of towns and generals, that
have lately shot up in our newspapers. One dentist, we are informed,
has already realised quite sufficient to enable him to start a new brass
plate and a page, simply by advertising his " New Metallic Peonounc-
ing Tooth," warranted not to break in the pronunciation of the most
outlandish names. He professes to show " Testimonials from persons
who have served in the last Hungarian campaign," as well as certificates
of their hardness, from " Readers at several newspaper offices, who
have been Windischgeatzing and Jellachiching for the last six
months." Praise from such quarters speaks loudly in favour of these
l< New Pronouncing Teeth."
Making him doubly Smart.
We observe that the Peince op Wales has been out several times
with his tutor, De. Biech, angling. The old precept says, " Spare the
rod, and spoil the child." According to this, there is no great fear of
the Prince being a spoiled chdd, for apparently neither Birch nor Bod
are spared on his education.
A Bittee Teuth, deawn eeom Malta.—When a Governor parts
rrith his senses, the only way to bring him back is to recall him.
THE BRITISH PARMER AND HIS FRIEND.
"Me. Punch, . >v*:$u
" I addbess you under feelings of profound humiliation. I
know that I belong to a despised caste. I am aware that the signature
to this letter is synonymous with booby. I am prepared to have my
observations laughed at; to be denied all claim to common sense ; to
be regarded as the imbodiment of what Sydney Smith used to call
omninescience. I mean, Sir, that I expect no better than that my
understanding should be totally despised by the world at large.
" But, Mr. Punch, I did flatter myself that this feeling of utter
contempt for my intellect was at least not entertained by those who
call themselves my friends. Alas! I was mistaken. How could
Me. Diseaeli, consistently with the slightest respect for my faculties,
propose, at the Bucks Agricultural Association Meeting the other
day, to better my condition, by equalising the land-tax, so as to raise
it to £5,000,000, with which sum to form a sinking-fund, whereby
to raise Consols above par in ten months, and by that means enable me
to borrow money at three per cent ? How could he imagine that I
should be taken in by this financial hocus-pocus, which sounds like a
Merry Andrew's project for paying off the National Debt ? I should like
to see if Me. Diseaeli could broach such a scheme to a stock-broker in
the smallest way, and keep his countenance.
" It is indeed, Mr. Punch, with a bitter feeling that I fmd my own
especial friend—Diseaeli himself—participating in the general per.
suasion that I am a blockhead.
" I hope I have not written this letter in very bad English, nor spelt,
it extraordinarily wrong.
" Your humble—or rather humbled—Servant,
" The Bbitish Fabmeb."
spoet on the mooes.
Theee was a grand illumination over the island when the late
Governor left Malta. One of the transparencies represented a bust o?
Loyola with a tremendous extinguisher upon it, whilst a tremendous
erowd was dancing round, hurrahing, and shouting, No Mobe o
Feeeall."
PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI.
was vaccinated, &c, &c. His portrait is engraved, as is that of the
weapon fa bow and arrow), which he employed in killing, Mb. Robin,
and the Si. Sepulchre's Bell sells 80,000 copies of its publication.
Spabbow's mask and head appear in Doctor Phbenologus's
Shop, in the Strand, on the day after his demise. Multitudes flock to
view the house in which the wretch lived, and though Satirists are
THE ITALIAN REEUGEE EUND.
(Grand Historical Deputation to Mr. Punch.)
Messes. J. and M. Bbutus, Me. C. Cassius, Me. M. Cato, and
indignant at the multiplicity of the horrible details with which the 1 ancestors, Me. M. Cubitus, Messes. Decii, Messes. T. and C.
Press describes the life of a scoundrel; yet we have tracked in this Geacchus, Me. M. A. Regulus, Me. P. C. Scirio, and other gen-
manner Rush, and Tawell, and Couevoxsiee, and Thtjbtell to the i tlemen, forming a numerous and highly respectable deputation of
grave, and shall relish the biographies of villains yet to come. j ancient Romans, headed by their spokesman, Mb. M. T. Cicebo, pro-
: ceeded frorn their mansions in the Elysian Pields to wait upon
Mr. Punch, in his chamber, at 12 o'clock last night precisely. The
distinguished visitors were received by Mr. Punch in his nightcap.
The object of the illustrious deputation was stated by
Me. M. T. Cicebo, who would not dwell with useless eloquence on
a theme that spoke for itself. He would not pretend to magnify the
heroism displayed in the late glorious though unsuccessful defence of
Rome, by those whom he himself, and the gentlemen behind him,
acknowledged as their worthy descendants. But those heroes, for the
most part, were now exiles in this country, the only land almost
wherein there remained a temple to Freedom. They were rich in
nothing but honour. Having earned an historical immortality, they
were in danger of perishing literally of want. If the finances of
Bbitannia had not permitted her to lend them assistance against the
barbarous Gauls, could not_ Englishmen at least afford the wherewithal
to save them from starvation? He was deputed by the worthies of
ancient Rome to request Mr. Punch to promulgate throughout the
globe—to publish, by means of his enormous circulation, to the re-
motest Thule—the circumstance that an Italian Refugee Pund had
been iormed for the relief of the Roman exiles, and that subscriptions
would be received by Messes. Smith, Payne, and Smiths, 1, Lombard
Street, and Messes. Coutts, Strand.
Mr. Punch was truly sensible of the honour which he received in the
visit of so many illustrious personages, tor whom he had always felt
the highest veneration, ever since he had been introduced to them by
De. Goldsmith in his childhood. He should be most proud to serve
them in any way, especially by giving publicity to the fact that a
subscription had been set on foot for the benefit of the Italian refugees,
which his very next number should proclaim to the whole world.
Me. Cicebo, on behalf of himself and his constituents, having warmly
thanked Mr. Punch tor their favourable reception, the clock struck
One, and the deputation vanished.
NEW USE FOR GUTTA
PERCHA.
In addition to drinking-cups, driv-
ing-bands, whips, hats, splints,
portable soup, shoes, elastic heals,
coats, candles, tubing, tenpenny nails,
theatrical banquets, picture-frames,
saveloys, buttons, baskets, biscuits,
and other various forms into which
that universal material Gutta Percha
has been converted, we beg to suggest
a new and sanitary employment from
this multiform substance, to which
its connexion with the gutter would
seem naturally to adapt it.
We would suggest that masks with
pipes of Gutta Percha might be em-
ployed in London and other large
towns, for enabling the wearer to
breathe the upper and purer currents
of air, in the neighbourhood of our
slaughter-houses, cattle markets,
raveyards, bone-boilers', soap-
makers', and cat-gut manufacturers'.
Wit' •out some such arrangement we
do not see how the Londoner is to
enjoy the " sweet airs that give de-
light and hurt not" which we are
assured by philosophers do exist
somewhere above our heads, and of
which we may be allowed to breathe
the name, if we cannot breathe any
more substantial part of them.
s
The Philosophy oe Bayle.—Being
"out of town" when knocked up in
the middle ol the night to take a young
Irishman out of the station-house.
A BONNE BOUCHE TO CONTINENTAL READERS.
It is said that, since the interest taken in Continental affairs, several
of our dentists have made large fortunes. The immense addition to
their practice is supposed to have been occasioned by the numerous
accidents that have occurred from persons stupidly attempting to
pronounce _ the innumerable Russian, Magyar, Silesian, Sclavonic,
Transylvaniai], Polish, and Styrian names of towns and generals, that
have lately shot up in our newspapers. One dentist, we are informed,
has already realised quite sufficient to enable him to start a new brass
plate and a page, simply by advertising his " New Metallic Peonounc-
ing Tooth," warranted not to break in the pronunciation of the most
outlandish names. He professes to show " Testimonials from persons
who have served in the last Hungarian campaign," as well as certificates
of their hardness, from " Readers at several newspaper offices, who
have been Windischgeatzing and Jellachiching for the last six
months." Praise from such quarters speaks loudly in favour of these
l< New Pronouncing Teeth."
Making him doubly Smart.
We observe that the Peince op Wales has been out several times
with his tutor, De. Biech, angling. The old precept says, " Spare the
rod, and spoil the child." According to this, there is no great fear of
the Prince being a spoiled chdd, for apparently neither Birch nor Bod
are spared on his education.
A Bittee Teuth, deawn eeom Malta.—When a Governor parts
rrith his senses, the only way to bring him back is to recall him.
THE BRITISH PARMER AND HIS FRIEND.
"Me. Punch, . >v*:$u
" I addbess you under feelings of profound humiliation. I
know that I belong to a despised caste. I am aware that the signature
to this letter is synonymous with booby. I am prepared to have my
observations laughed at; to be denied all claim to common sense ; to
be regarded as the imbodiment of what Sydney Smith used to call
omninescience. I mean, Sir, that I expect no better than that my
understanding should be totally despised by the world at large.
" But, Mr. Punch, I did flatter myself that this feeling of utter
contempt for my intellect was at least not entertained by those who
call themselves my friends. Alas! I was mistaken. How could
Me. Diseaeli, consistently with the slightest respect for my faculties,
propose, at the Bucks Agricultural Association Meeting the other
day, to better my condition, by equalising the land-tax, so as to raise
it to £5,000,000, with which sum to form a sinking-fund, whereby
to raise Consols above par in ten months, and by that means enable me
to borrow money at three per cent ? How could he imagine that I
should be taken in by this financial hocus-pocus, which sounds like a
Merry Andrew's project for paying off the National Debt ? I should like
to see if Me. Diseaeli could broach such a scheme to a stock-broker in
the smallest way, and keep his countenance.
" It is indeed, Mr. Punch, with a bitter feeling that I fmd my own
especial friend—Diseaeli himself—participating in the general per.
suasion that I am a blockhead.
" I hope I have not written this letter in very bad English, nor spelt,
it extraordinarily wrong.
" Your humble—or rather humbled—Servant,
" The Bbitish Fabmeb."
spoet on the mooes.
Theee was a grand illumination over the island when the late
Governor left Malta. One of the transparencies represented a bust o?
Loyola with a tremendous extinguisher upon it, whilst a tremendous
erowd was dancing round, hurrahing, and shouting, No Mobe o
Feeeall."