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July 14, 1855
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July 14, 1855.]
PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI.
13
said, that Mr. Punch accepts with pleasure, but without the faintest
blush on his fine countenance, the snow-storm of acknowledgments he
is receiving for his noble and philanthropic conduct in defeating the
Sunday Bill.
The Educational prospects of the country, however, are not very
brilliant. On this Monday night, the Scottish Education Bill made
some little progress, and the Senators, deeply impressed with the
serious business on which they were engaged, roared and roared again
with laughter, because on one of the amendments the members were
equal; but Sir John Pakington had to throw over his English bill, in
despair of petting attention for it this Session. However, Lord John
Russell consoled him by promising, that the subject of Education
should not entirely escape the consideration of Government. And
thereupon the three bills with which Parliament has been playing,—
namely, two Education Bills and a Eree School Bill—were pitched out
of the House. Gaols, it would seem, are cheaper than Schools.
Tuesday. Both Houses were occupied in the way mentioned in Mr.
Punch's first paragraph. Shakspeare felt that the effect of the most
solemn business was heightened by the arlistic introduction of a bit of
contrasting chatter and absurdity, and Mr. Milner Gibson, recog-
nising this truth in art, broke into the homage which the Commons
were rendering to a departed hero, with some petulant peace-monger's
trash, for which he received a stinging rebuke from Lord Palmerston,
who was probably not aware of the trgh art of the interruption, and
only saw m it a piece of low taste. Finally, Mr. Rich (Mr. Henry
Dr'ummond's little pig that squeaked because unable to get at the
conduit, of natural diet), endeavouring to set forth certain notions about
the army, was cruelly cunited out, about dinner tune.
Wednesday. The Commons got through some work without much
unnecessary talking, and especially made progress with a useful Coal
Mines Inspecion Bill. It seems necessary that there should be very
stringent control, by disinterested persons, over mines; and as minors
are entitled to necessaries, it is to be hoped the bill will pass.
Thursday. It would, of course, he too much to expect, that our
Government, or the War-Minister, should be able to do a proper thing
properly, or without bungling attempts, and alterations. Lord Pan-
mure announced, that he had reconsidered his plan for giving our
soldier double pay, and investing half in the Savings Bank, and that
he should pay him sixpence extra, as field allowance, and enable him to
appropriate another sixpence for the benefit of his family. Lord
Ellenborough stated, t hat he was doing all in his power as a recruiting
Serjeant, for whenever he met a man who looked as if he wanted advice,
his Lordship told him, "to discard all worldly considerations and to
become a soldier, for the first of all professions was the military pro-
fession, and the first of all rewards was military honour." It was re-
marked that the Bishops and Law Lords cheered this announcement
with almost unseemly vociferation.
The Commons went at the Nuisances Bill, and Lord Robert Gros-
venor actually had ihe egotism to_ speak on the subject. As a fitting
chastisement for his personal vanity, the Hyde Park affair came up
a^ain, and Mr. Tom Duncombe brought forward a number of instances
of the misconduct, of the police, nearly all of which Sir George Grey
refused to believe. The Tenants Compensation Bill, an Irish measure,
was then discussed, the debate being only remarkable for the coarse
language used by the majority of the Iristi Members who spoke.
Their provincial petulance and arrogance at last drew from Lord Pal-
me rston a (damaging castigation, which, by way of example, he laid
withdraw^Th^ BilCw"rehS he ?cross th,e shoulders of their grumbling Coryphceus Shee, an Irish
were a martyr making a sacrifice, instead of a muff retracting a blunder, lawyer of much vulgar volubility. Ihe Premier told this Shee that
It is difficult to say, who has behaved worst in connection wit h this bill • lie liad begged the Government to take charge of the bill, but was doing
the silly Lord, who brought it in ; the timid Government, that was afraid a11 ]ie could to impede its passing, m order to maintain a grievance
to take one side or the oilier; the apathetic House of Commons, that did which would be a good hustings cry. Ihe House perfectly under-
not thrust the bill from the threshold, which would have been (Mr standing that this really was the Irish game, applauded the exposure,
Punch mentions for the benefit of certain ignorant writers for the which so enraged Shee, that he poured out a whole flood of Billingsgate,
Sunday press) to Eliminate it; the unfaithful metropolitan members, who and then defied Lord Palmebston to rebuke him again. To this Lo rd
did not whip up the said House to its work; or the police, who instead of Palmerston quietly observed, that he certainly would be guilty
battering the swell-mob and the stone-throwers, brutally beat inoffensive of that presumption whenever he thought proper Punch has had to
persons, children, and cripples. The whole business is especially dis- toucn UP hls frieri(l ?AM on occasion, but never denied him the credit
creditable, but the lesson may not prove useless, if it teach the Sab- of having inherited from their mutual and lamented friend (whose son
batarians, that they are not to begin religious teaching at the wrong is just going to India in the office his father^should have lived to retain)
end. You can and may "make people religious by Acts of Parliament " the art of dealing most efficiently with the 'Yelpers."
and Mr. Punch hopes to see the process carried out, with the utmost There was then a renewal of a discussion, whether Members ought to
vigour, but ihe Acts will not deprive poor people of their Sunday vote on questions without having been m the House—a mode of taking
dinner. A set of Six Acts, providing the means of ordinary cleanliness tlimSs easy> which the Attorney-General and others seemed to have
providing that in poor homes tenants' Decency shall not he sacrificed to been practising. The Speaker thought that they really ought not.
landlords' Avarice, providing cheap and wholesome education for the , Friday. The Lords discussed Lord Derby's plau for preventing
child, providing for the punishment of the parent who withholds it, pro- family prayers. Lord Shaftesbury opposed it, and the Archbishop
viding holidays, and places where such days may be rationally, yes, and op Canterbury, thinking that things are best as they are (a way of
comfortably spent, providing that Wages shall be paid twenty-four thinking popular with. Archbishops of Canterbury), also objected to
hours before the Day of Best—that Sestett of Acts would go a very it. The bill was therefore withdrawn- One can understand the noble
long way towards making people religious by Act of Parliament—the Racer Derby's objection to seeing a Horse upon his knees, but cannot
rather that such legislation would bring us up to a point at which the exactlv comprehend his having a similar objection in the case of a
rofessional Teacher of Relision could address the people, and feel that Christian.
e was not mocking the victims of dirt, squalor, ignorance and misery, In the, Commons a pledge was extorted from Sir George Grey, that
by calling on them to be decorous and devotional. Interim, be it he would institute a bond fide investigation into the conduct of the
PBOPOSED NEW UNIFORM FOR THE POLICE,
WITH LETTERS AND NUMBERS PROPERLY MARKED.
PUNCH'S ESSENCE OF PARLIAMENT.
One graceful duty has been done, not ungracefully, by Parliament
this week. In compliance with an invitation Irom the Crown, provision
has been made for testifying the national sense of the character and
services of the noble soldier who has died at the head of the English
army in the Crimea.
" Ornantes supremo funus honore."
July 2nd, Monday. Lord St. Leonard's called the attention of the
Lords to the Ticket of Leave System, which he described as having
worked very badly. Lord Gbanville, in reply, said that it had!
worked very well. Lord Melville and the Duke op Cambridge j
expressed great anxiety that none of the Ticket of Leave Men should be
allowed to enter the military service, which was a profession of honour, j
There is much to be said, of course, both ways, but, there might be a
worse recruit than a reprieved Burglar, who would break into Sebas-;
topol, or a reprieved Smasher, who should take to smashing its
defenders.
In Ihe House of Commons, the Sabbatical homoeopathist, Lord1
ROBERT (TRnsVF.\*rVR m»n;fftst*>.rl an infinitp<timnl rrnnntiiv nf qptisp hv I
PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI.
13
said, that Mr. Punch accepts with pleasure, but without the faintest
blush on his fine countenance, the snow-storm of acknowledgments he
is receiving for his noble and philanthropic conduct in defeating the
Sunday Bill.
The Educational prospects of the country, however, are not very
brilliant. On this Monday night, the Scottish Education Bill made
some little progress, and the Senators, deeply impressed with the
serious business on which they were engaged, roared and roared again
with laughter, because on one of the amendments the members were
equal; but Sir John Pakington had to throw over his English bill, in
despair of petting attention for it this Session. However, Lord John
Russell consoled him by promising, that the subject of Education
should not entirely escape the consideration of Government. And
thereupon the three bills with which Parliament has been playing,—
namely, two Education Bills and a Eree School Bill—were pitched out
of the House. Gaols, it would seem, are cheaper than Schools.
Tuesday. Both Houses were occupied in the way mentioned in Mr.
Punch's first paragraph. Shakspeare felt that the effect of the most
solemn business was heightened by the arlistic introduction of a bit of
contrasting chatter and absurdity, and Mr. Milner Gibson, recog-
nising this truth in art, broke into the homage which the Commons
were rendering to a departed hero, with some petulant peace-monger's
trash, for which he received a stinging rebuke from Lord Palmerston,
who was probably not aware of the trgh art of the interruption, and
only saw m it a piece of low taste. Finally, Mr. Rich (Mr. Henry
Dr'ummond's little pig that squeaked because unable to get at the
conduit, of natural diet), endeavouring to set forth certain notions about
the army, was cruelly cunited out, about dinner tune.
Wednesday. The Commons got through some work without much
unnecessary talking, and especially made progress with a useful Coal
Mines Inspecion Bill. It seems necessary that there should be very
stringent control, by disinterested persons, over mines; and as minors
are entitled to necessaries, it is to be hoped the bill will pass.
Thursday. It would, of course, he too much to expect, that our
Government, or the War-Minister, should be able to do a proper thing
properly, or without bungling attempts, and alterations. Lord Pan-
mure announced, that he had reconsidered his plan for giving our
soldier double pay, and investing half in the Savings Bank, and that
he should pay him sixpence extra, as field allowance, and enable him to
appropriate another sixpence for the benefit of his family. Lord
Ellenborough stated, t hat he was doing all in his power as a recruiting
Serjeant, for whenever he met a man who looked as if he wanted advice,
his Lordship told him, "to discard all worldly considerations and to
become a soldier, for the first of all professions was the military pro-
fession, and the first of all rewards was military honour." It was re-
marked that the Bishops and Law Lords cheered this announcement
with almost unseemly vociferation.
The Commons went at the Nuisances Bill, and Lord Robert Gros-
venor actually had ihe egotism to_ speak on the subject. As a fitting
chastisement for his personal vanity, the Hyde Park affair came up
a^ain, and Mr. Tom Duncombe brought forward a number of instances
of the misconduct, of the police, nearly all of which Sir George Grey
refused to believe. The Tenants Compensation Bill, an Irish measure,
was then discussed, the debate being only remarkable for the coarse
language used by the majority of the Iristi Members who spoke.
Their provincial petulance and arrogance at last drew from Lord Pal-
me rston a (damaging castigation, which, by way of example, he laid
withdraw^Th^ BilCw"rehS he ?cross th,e shoulders of their grumbling Coryphceus Shee, an Irish
were a martyr making a sacrifice, instead of a muff retracting a blunder, lawyer of much vulgar volubility. Ihe Premier told this Shee that
It is difficult to say, who has behaved worst in connection wit h this bill • lie liad begged the Government to take charge of the bill, but was doing
the silly Lord, who brought it in ; the timid Government, that was afraid a11 ]ie could to impede its passing, m order to maintain a grievance
to take one side or the oilier; the apathetic House of Commons, that did which would be a good hustings cry. Ihe House perfectly under-
not thrust the bill from the threshold, which would have been (Mr standing that this really was the Irish game, applauded the exposure,
Punch mentions for the benefit of certain ignorant writers for the which so enraged Shee, that he poured out a whole flood of Billingsgate,
Sunday press) to Eliminate it; the unfaithful metropolitan members, who and then defied Lord Palmebston to rebuke him again. To this Lo rd
did not whip up the said House to its work; or the police, who instead of Palmerston quietly observed, that he certainly would be guilty
battering the swell-mob and the stone-throwers, brutally beat inoffensive of that presumption whenever he thought proper Punch has had to
persons, children, and cripples. The whole business is especially dis- toucn UP hls frieri(l ?AM on occasion, but never denied him the credit
creditable, but the lesson may not prove useless, if it teach the Sab- of having inherited from their mutual and lamented friend (whose son
batarians, that they are not to begin religious teaching at the wrong is just going to India in the office his father^should have lived to retain)
end. You can and may "make people religious by Acts of Parliament " the art of dealing most efficiently with the 'Yelpers."
and Mr. Punch hopes to see the process carried out, with the utmost There was then a renewal of a discussion, whether Members ought to
vigour, but ihe Acts will not deprive poor people of their Sunday vote on questions without having been m the House—a mode of taking
dinner. A set of Six Acts, providing the means of ordinary cleanliness tlimSs easy> which the Attorney-General and others seemed to have
providing that in poor homes tenants' Decency shall not he sacrificed to been practising. The Speaker thought that they really ought not.
landlords' Avarice, providing cheap and wholesome education for the , Friday. The Lords discussed Lord Derby's plau for preventing
child, providing for the punishment of the parent who withholds it, pro- family prayers. Lord Shaftesbury opposed it, and the Archbishop
viding holidays, and places where such days may be rationally, yes, and op Canterbury, thinking that things are best as they are (a way of
comfortably spent, providing that Wages shall be paid twenty-four thinking popular with. Archbishops of Canterbury), also objected to
hours before the Day of Best—that Sestett of Acts would go a very it. The bill was therefore withdrawn- One can understand the noble
long way towards making people religious by Act of Parliament—the Racer Derby's objection to seeing a Horse upon his knees, but cannot
rather that such legislation would bring us up to a point at which the exactlv comprehend his having a similar objection in the case of a
rofessional Teacher of Relision could address the people, and feel that Christian.
e was not mocking the victims of dirt, squalor, ignorance and misery, In the, Commons a pledge was extorted from Sir George Grey, that
by calling on them to be decorous and devotional. Interim, be it he would institute a bond fide investigation into the conduct of the
PBOPOSED NEW UNIFORM FOR THE POLICE,
WITH LETTERS AND NUMBERS PROPERLY MARKED.
PUNCH'S ESSENCE OF PARLIAMENT.
One graceful duty has been done, not ungracefully, by Parliament
this week. In compliance with an invitation Irom the Crown, provision
has been made for testifying the national sense of the character and
services of the noble soldier who has died at the head of the English
army in the Crimea.
" Ornantes supremo funus honore."
July 2nd, Monday. Lord St. Leonard's called the attention of the
Lords to the Ticket of Leave System, which he described as having
worked very badly. Lord Gbanville, in reply, said that it had!
worked very well. Lord Melville and the Duke op Cambridge j
expressed great anxiety that none of the Ticket of Leave Men should be
allowed to enter the military service, which was a profession of honour, j
There is much to be said, of course, both ways, but, there might be a
worse recruit than a reprieved Burglar, who would break into Sebas-;
topol, or a reprieved Smasher, who should take to smashing its
defenders.
In Ihe House of Commons, the Sabbatical homoeopathist, Lord1
ROBERT (TRnsVF.\*rVR m»n;fftst*>.rl an infinitp<timnl rrnnntiiv nf qptisp hv I