DOI issue:
January to June, 1852
DOI Page / Citation link:https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.16609#0121
PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI.
113
PROTECTION OF OLD ENGLAND BY YOUNG ENGLAND.
THE POETICAL COOKERY BOOK.
great precedents and deter
mining to show the country
that he is learned in other
matters than the old forest
laws, is about to call the
attention of the House of
Commons to a long-neglected
statute of Edward the
Third, which provides Ho-
bettarii, or Hoblers, for the
Cinque Ports. These efficient
but too long neglected men
are, according to Cowell,
" tyed by tenure to maintain
a little nagge, for the certi-
fying of any invasion made
by enemies or such like perils
toward the sea." We have,
to be sure, the electric tele-
graph ; but there lingers an
air of the picturesque about
the Hobellarii on their " little nagges" that must be dear to the
patriotic heart throbbing beneath the white waistcoat of Young
England. His Lordship further intends to move for a correct return
of the number of English bowmen at Agincourt, with a view to the
re-organisation of that heroic force, the archery of the olden time.
Yew-trees may be said to be looking up. We further understand that
this revived means of protecting the country, will come into force
simultaneously with the revived Corn Laws. Then, Protection will be
complete.
ord John Manners very pro-j GREEN PEA SOUP,
perly going backward for
THE SALE AT THE CRYSTAL PALACE.
When we saw the auctioneer's placards desecrating the crystal, or
rather staining the glass, of the Great Exhibition building, we felt a
sort of curdling of the blood—a kind of figurative conversion of it into
cold, cream—at the idea of our pet palace being besieged by the broad-
sides of the bill-sticker. When we observed the word Materials, in
gigantic letters, announced to be knocked down by the hammer of the
auctioneer, we thought the public were ninny-hammers themselves for
not protesting against the sad sacrifice.
On attending the sale, we discovered that the materials are, in fact,
the mere immaterials used as the temporary fittings-up, and that we put
a wrong construction on the word "materials," when we supposed it to
mean the iron and glass used in the construction of the building. On
our entrance, we found it was like looking for the point of a needle in a
magnum of hay, to search for the auctioneer in the vast area of the
Crystal Palace. After having taken a walk of some four or five miles
in the course of an exploring expedition, we thought we saw signs of
habitation in a small patch of land to the south-west of the Transept,
and on our nearing the spot, we fancied we heard the sound of a
human voice. Presently, the familiar words, " Going—going! " struck
upon our ear, and we found ourselves on the outskirts of a small group
of human beings, one of whom was raised on a small platform on wheels,
horsed by a bricklayer's labourer, and dragged about from lot to lot,
with a small gang of bidders dangling after it. Upon our going into the
select circle, the auctioneer had just drawn up opposite a small pile of
deal-boards, and was in the midst of an eloquent oration over the
*' stack of useful wood " that lay before him.
After entreating for some minutes a price for the " useful wood,"
and asking, almost in despair, if " nobody would bid ? " a spirited
speculator offered a few shillings, and, without much competition,
became the purchaser. The labourer who horsed the platform, then
jogged on to the next lot, which was "another stack of useful wood ; "
and this being disposed of, he proceeded in a sort of lazy trot to " the
next station," which proved to be the interesting locality of " 28 boards,
various." The variety presented nothing very charming; and, as the
catalogue consisted of several pages of " ditto," we left the little group
of bidders to join the large majority _ who were scattered about at
different points for the purpose of admiring the building.
The sale itself attracted the few, while the salle in which the sale
was held, formed the real object of interest. Now and then a passing
lady, hearing the words " valuable beading " drop from the lips of the
auctioneer, made a random bid, with the vague idea that the " beading "
might turn out to be a very valuable necklace; and, in one instance,
a misguided female purchased "ten triangular painted sashes," under
the idea that she had got a cheap lot of handsome ribbon.
Toast and Sentiment por the Tea Table.—" May the Toast of
the evening always be a Sally Lunn !"
Ant—" The Ivy Green."
Oh ! a splendid Soup is the true Pea Green ;
I for it often call;
And up it comes in a smart tureen,
When I dine in my banquet hall.
When a leg of mutton at home is boil'd,
The liquor I always keep,
And in that liquor (before 'tis spoil'd)
A peck of peas I steep.
When boil'd till tender they have been,
I rub through a sieve the peas so green.
Though the trouble the indolent may shock,
I rub with all my power;
And having return'd them to the stock,
I stew them for more than an hour:
Then of younger peas I take some more,
The mixture to improve,
Thrown in a little time before
The soup from the fire I move.
Then seldom a better soup is seen,
Than the old familiar soup Pea Green.
Since first I began my household career
How many my dishes have been !
But the one that digestion never need fear,
Is the simple old soup Pea Green.
The giblet may tire, the gravy pall,
And the turtle lose its charm ;
But the Green Pea triumphs over them all,
And does not the slightest harm.
Smoking hot in a smart tureen,
A rare old soup is the true Pea Green!
LATIN FOR LAWYERS.
In the Court of Bankruptcy, the other day, Mr. Commissioner
Goulburn made a remark of a degree of importance sufficient to
require at least our attention. Mr. Murray, who appeared for the
assignees in a certain case, said that the affairs of the bankrupt, on a
particular day,
" Were transferred to the official assignee, and without the slightest trouble on the
part of that officer, £17,329 2s. 6d. were placed in his hands."
The Commissioner.—" The whole of the amount, uno flatu, as it
were."
There is a deep meaning in this. Flatus is a strong expression. Uno
flatu, at one puff, or one blast. Thus either the fatal facility, or the
destructive ruthlessness, with which the law effects a transfer of
property, is suggested; though whether it was the one or the other
the learned Commissioner had in view, we don't know. We say,
learned Commissioner, advisedly; because those who know nothing of
the law but its Latin, might imagine that he said uno "flatu," for uno
"ictu," meaning, "at one blow." Quodforet, as a modern Classic
remarks, cants Latinus pessimce descriptions.
A CLANDESTINE PARLIAMENT.
It is rumoured that Louis Napoleon intends to decree that the
meetings of the new French Legislative Assembly shall take place in
the open air, as the North American Indians hold a Palaver. The
scene suggested for their deliberations is the plain of Satory, where
the President laid the foundation of his present authority with cham-
pagne and saveloys. A cordon of troops will keep the people several
hundred yards' distance from the debates: so that not a syllable of
their discussions, beyond the reports authorised by the Government,
will transpire. The reason which has dictated this somewhat novel
arrangement is, the danger of publicity which would be incurred if the
Assembly were to meet in any hall or chamber: for there cannot be
rooms without walls; and walls, proverbial wisdom has informed
Mr. Bonaparte, have ears.
A Shaky Condition.
It is not to be wondered at that the Pope feels his position to be
anything but firm; for, instead of his having been fixed in his place by
real Roman Cement, he has been merely dabbed down where he is with
a little Plaster of Paris. _
Two of a Trade Never Agree.—The Autocrat of Russia and
Monsieur Louis Napoleon are already quarrelling.
113
PROTECTION OF OLD ENGLAND BY YOUNG ENGLAND.
THE POETICAL COOKERY BOOK.
great precedents and deter
mining to show the country
that he is learned in other
matters than the old forest
laws, is about to call the
attention of the House of
Commons to a long-neglected
statute of Edward the
Third, which provides Ho-
bettarii, or Hoblers, for the
Cinque Ports. These efficient
but too long neglected men
are, according to Cowell,
" tyed by tenure to maintain
a little nagge, for the certi-
fying of any invasion made
by enemies or such like perils
toward the sea." We have,
to be sure, the electric tele-
graph ; but there lingers an
air of the picturesque about
the Hobellarii on their " little nagges" that must be dear to the
patriotic heart throbbing beneath the white waistcoat of Young
England. His Lordship further intends to move for a correct return
of the number of English bowmen at Agincourt, with a view to the
re-organisation of that heroic force, the archery of the olden time.
Yew-trees may be said to be looking up. We further understand that
this revived means of protecting the country, will come into force
simultaneously with the revived Corn Laws. Then, Protection will be
complete.
ord John Manners very pro-j GREEN PEA SOUP,
perly going backward for
THE SALE AT THE CRYSTAL PALACE.
When we saw the auctioneer's placards desecrating the crystal, or
rather staining the glass, of the Great Exhibition building, we felt a
sort of curdling of the blood—a kind of figurative conversion of it into
cold, cream—at the idea of our pet palace being besieged by the broad-
sides of the bill-sticker. When we observed the word Materials, in
gigantic letters, announced to be knocked down by the hammer of the
auctioneer, we thought the public were ninny-hammers themselves for
not protesting against the sad sacrifice.
On attending the sale, we discovered that the materials are, in fact,
the mere immaterials used as the temporary fittings-up, and that we put
a wrong construction on the word "materials," when we supposed it to
mean the iron and glass used in the construction of the building. On
our entrance, we found it was like looking for the point of a needle in a
magnum of hay, to search for the auctioneer in the vast area of the
Crystal Palace. After having taken a walk of some four or five miles
in the course of an exploring expedition, we thought we saw signs of
habitation in a small patch of land to the south-west of the Transept,
and on our nearing the spot, we fancied we heard the sound of a
human voice. Presently, the familiar words, " Going—going! " struck
upon our ear, and we found ourselves on the outskirts of a small group
of human beings, one of whom was raised on a small platform on wheels,
horsed by a bricklayer's labourer, and dragged about from lot to lot,
with a small gang of bidders dangling after it. Upon our going into the
select circle, the auctioneer had just drawn up opposite a small pile of
deal-boards, and was in the midst of an eloquent oration over the
*' stack of useful wood " that lay before him.
After entreating for some minutes a price for the " useful wood,"
and asking, almost in despair, if " nobody would bid ? " a spirited
speculator offered a few shillings, and, without much competition,
became the purchaser. The labourer who horsed the platform, then
jogged on to the next lot, which was "another stack of useful wood ; "
and this being disposed of, he proceeded in a sort of lazy trot to " the
next station," which proved to be the interesting locality of " 28 boards,
various." The variety presented nothing very charming; and, as the
catalogue consisted of several pages of " ditto," we left the little group
of bidders to join the large majority _ who were scattered about at
different points for the purpose of admiring the building.
The sale itself attracted the few, while the salle in which the sale
was held, formed the real object of interest. Now and then a passing
lady, hearing the words " valuable beading " drop from the lips of the
auctioneer, made a random bid, with the vague idea that the " beading "
might turn out to be a very valuable necklace; and, in one instance,
a misguided female purchased "ten triangular painted sashes," under
the idea that she had got a cheap lot of handsome ribbon.
Toast and Sentiment por the Tea Table.—" May the Toast of
the evening always be a Sally Lunn !"
Ant—" The Ivy Green."
Oh ! a splendid Soup is the true Pea Green ;
I for it often call;
And up it comes in a smart tureen,
When I dine in my banquet hall.
When a leg of mutton at home is boil'd,
The liquor I always keep,
And in that liquor (before 'tis spoil'd)
A peck of peas I steep.
When boil'd till tender they have been,
I rub through a sieve the peas so green.
Though the trouble the indolent may shock,
I rub with all my power;
And having return'd them to the stock,
I stew them for more than an hour:
Then of younger peas I take some more,
The mixture to improve,
Thrown in a little time before
The soup from the fire I move.
Then seldom a better soup is seen,
Than the old familiar soup Pea Green.
Since first I began my household career
How many my dishes have been !
But the one that digestion never need fear,
Is the simple old soup Pea Green.
The giblet may tire, the gravy pall,
And the turtle lose its charm ;
But the Green Pea triumphs over them all,
And does not the slightest harm.
Smoking hot in a smart tureen,
A rare old soup is the true Pea Green!
LATIN FOR LAWYERS.
In the Court of Bankruptcy, the other day, Mr. Commissioner
Goulburn made a remark of a degree of importance sufficient to
require at least our attention. Mr. Murray, who appeared for the
assignees in a certain case, said that the affairs of the bankrupt, on a
particular day,
" Were transferred to the official assignee, and without the slightest trouble on the
part of that officer, £17,329 2s. 6d. were placed in his hands."
The Commissioner.—" The whole of the amount, uno flatu, as it
were."
There is a deep meaning in this. Flatus is a strong expression. Uno
flatu, at one puff, or one blast. Thus either the fatal facility, or the
destructive ruthlessness, with which the law effects a transfer of
property, is suggested; though whether it was the one or the other
the learned Commissioner had in view, we don't know. We say,
learned Commissioner, advisedly; because those who know nothing of
the law but its Latin, might imagine that he said uno "flatu," for uno
"ictu," meaning, "at one blow." Quodforet, as a modern Classic
remarks, cants Latinus pessimce descriptions.
A CLANDESTINE PARLIAMENT.
It is rumoured that Louis Napoleon intends to decree that the
meetings of the new French Legislative Assembly shall take place in
the open air, as the North American Indians hold a Palaver. The
scene suggested for their deliberations is the plain of Satory, where
the President laid the foundation of his present authority with cham-
pagne and saveloys. A cordon of troops will keep the people several
hundred yards' distance from the debates: so that not a syllable of
their discussions, beyond the reports authorised by the Government,
will transpire. The reason which has dictated this somewhat novel
arrangement is, the danger of publicity which would be incurred if the
Assembly were to meet in any hall or chamber: for there cannot be
rooms without walls; and walls, proverbial wisdom has informed
Mr. Bonaparte, have ears.
A Shaky Condition.
It is not to be wondered at that the Pope feels his position to be
anything but firm; for, instead of his having been fixed in his place by
real Roman Cement, he has been merely dabbed down where he is with
a little Plaster of Paris. _
Two of a Trade Never Agree.—The Autocrat of Russia and
Monsieur Louis Napoleon are already quarrelling.