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Vol. XXX.j
INTRODUCTION.
[JaMUAUY to JriNE,
1856.
PAGE
93 Todgers's Table Talk refers to the Table Talk of the late
Samuel Rogers, the poet and banker.
101 Ce n'est que le Premier Pas qui eoute.—Captain Dow-
bigin was a nephew of Lord Panmlre. A private telegram
to General Simpson, Commander-in-Chief in the Crimea,
unfortunately was made public ; it ran " Take care of Dowb,"
and was the cause of much pleasantry at the time.
103 Bobadil at Balaklava.—Lord Cardigan (to whom this
paragraph refers) having been unfairly represented as to his
conduct at the famous Charge of the Light Brigade, in Major
Calthorpe's Staff Officer s Letters from Head Quarters,
brought an action against the Author, and a verdict was found
for the defendant, but without costs.
104 Mario Weeping' over the Ruins of C Garden
Theatre.—See Introduction.
105 The Unacknowledged Ambassador.—The indifference
of Lord Stratford de R,edcliffe to the applications from
Sir Fexwick Williams for troops at Kars, lead to the sur -
render of that fortress.
109 The Burning- of the Play-house.—See Introduction.
125 Please may I be Godmother ?—The Prince Imperial
was born March 18th, 1856.
132 The Death of the Seal.—Her Majesty's Plate was
stolen on the way from Buckingham Palace to the Railway
Station; and the Seal here lamented was a great pet with the
visitors of the Zoological Gardens.
138 Honest Advice to Mr. Macaulay refers to the great
historian's treatment of William Penn, the quaker, in Ma-
caulay's History of England.
143 Keen Sense of Propriety.—Mr. Charles Kean dis-
charged an actor for swearing in his presence.
145 Swindling' the Clarendon.—The terms of the Russian
Peace were thought too favourable to the offending power.
148 A Cambridge to the Rescue.—The cost of the manage-
ment of the Literary Fund was objected to by some of the most
distinguished among its working members, who strove to extend
its benefits without an increase of expenditure ; they were, how-
ever, unsuccessful, although some of the reforms then suggested
have since been wisely adopted by the managers of the Literary
Fund.
152 The Rising Generation.—-Punch always right. The
wisdom and foresight of Punch as shown in these volumes are
remarkable.
PAQE
The Naval Review at Spithead took place in the pre- 159
sence of Her Majesty, April 23, 1856.
A Foursome Reel.—Jacob Omnium is the nom de plume 159
of an earnest exposer of abuses, Civil and Military. His ad-
mirable letters to the Times are always welcome and interesting.
Exhausted Condition of Henry the Eighth.—Shak- 161
speare's Henry VIII. was produced at the Princess's Theatre
with an extraordinary expenditure of furniture, dresses and
appointments, and was played 150 nights. Mr. Chables
Kean was the manager, and acted Cardinal Wolsey.
A Figure of Fun.—The Bishop of Bangob, had written 169
a very ungrammatical letter to the Times.
The Proclamation of Peace.—The herald and the mace- 183
bearer on the opposite page as here represented, are hardly
exaggerations of the originals.
Mr. Bull does not Quite See it.—See note to page 185
145.
A " Knight " Rehearsal.—As Mr. Kean was known to 190
have been largely indebted to many distinguished literati for
the authorities from which his plays were dressed and decorated,
this feeler of the Post was thought to be a little too bad by
Mr. Punch.
The Amnesty and Punch's Illustrations to Shak- 199
speare, page 164. Certain Chartists who had been convicted
of treasonable practices received a free pardon.
The Great Exeter Hall Triumph subsequently proved 210
a defeat. Note all the references to " Cant " in these volumes.
The New Sheriff.—Mr. Mechi, the agricultural experi- 210
mentaliser, has done good service to the farmers.
A D. C. L. Wanted.—General Mouravieff was the 238
noble captor of Kars, and treated its gallant defenders with
a generous consideration, which entitles him to the lasting
respect of all brave men. See Introduction to Vol. XXIX.
The Benefit of the Sea-Air.—Mr. Braham died Feb- 243
ruary 17, 1856, aged 84.
A Good Dressing for the Ladies.—Seven years of in- 258
cessant warfare on the part of Punch has failed to abolish this
detestable mode. Punch is free to confess that he can at
any time change the Ministry, but never a fashion.
INTRODUCTION.
[JaMUAUY to JriNE,
1856.
PAGE
93 Todgers's Table Talk refers to the Table Talk of the late
Samuel Rogers, the poet and banker.
101 Ce n'est que le Premier Pas qui eoute.—Captain Dow-
bigin was a nephew of Lord Panmlre. A private telegram
to General Simpson, Commander-in-Chief in the Crimea,
unfortunately was made public ; it ran " Take care of Dowb,"
and was the cause of much pleasantry at the time.
103 Bobadil at Balaklava.—Lord Cardigan (to whom this
paragraph refers) having been unfairly represented as to his
conduct at the famous Charge of the Light Brigade, in Major
Calthorpe's Staff Officer s Letters from Head Quarters,
brought an action against the Author, and a verdict was found
for the defendant, but without costs.
104 Mario Weeping' over the Ruins of C Garden
Theatre.—See Introduction.
105 The Unacknowledged Ambassador.—The indifference
of Lord Stratford de R,edcliffe to the applications from
Sir Fexwick Williams for troops at Kars, lead to the sur -
render of that fortress.
109 The Burning- of the Play-house.—See Introduction.
125 Please may I be Godmother ?—The Prince Imperial
was born March 18th, 1856.
132 The Death of the Seal.—Her Majesty's Plate was
stolen on the way from Buckingham Palace to the Railway
Station; and the Seal here lamented was a great pet with the
visitors of the Zoological Gardens.
138 Honest Advice to Mr. Macaulay refers to the great
historian's treatment of William Penn, the quaker, in Ma-
caulay's History of England.
143 Keen Sense of Propriety.—Mr. Charles Kean dis-
charged an actor for swearing in his presence.
145 Swindling' the Clarendon.—The terms of the Russian
Peace were thought too favourable to the offending power.
148 A Cambridge to the Rescue.—The cost of the manage-
ment of the Literary Fund was objected to by some of the most
distinguished among its working members, who strove to extend
its benefits without an increase of expenditure ; they were, how-
ever, unsuccessful, although some of the reforms then suggested
have since been wisely adopted by the managers of the Literary
Fund.
152 The Rising Generation.—-Punch always right. The
wisdom and foresight of Punch as shown in these volumes are
remarkable.
PAQE
The Naval Review at Spithead took place in the pre- 159
sence of Her Majesty, April 23, 1856.
A Foursome Reel.—Jacob Omnium is the nom de plume 159
of an earnest exposer of abuses, Civil and Military. His ad-
mirable letters to the Times are always welcome and interesting.
Exhausted Condition of Henry the Eighth.—Shak- 161
speare's Henry VIII. was produced at the Princess's Theatre
with an extraordinary expenditure of furniture, dresses and
appointments, and was played 150 nights. Mr. Chables
Kean was the manager, and acted Cardinal Wolsey.
A Figure of Fun.—The Bishop of Bangob, had written 169
a very ungrammatical letter to the Times.
The Proclamation of Peace.—The herald and the mace- 183
bearer on the opposite page as here represented, are hardly
exaggerations of the originals.
Mr. Bull does not Quite See it.—See note to page 185
145.
A " Knight " Rehearsal.—As Mr. Kean was known to 190
have been largely indebted to many distinguished literati for
the authorities from which his plays were dressed and decorated,
this feeler of the Post was thought to be a little too bad by
Mr. Punch.
The Amnesty and Punch's Illustrations to Shak- 199
speare, page 164. Certain Chartists who had been convicted
of treasonable practices received a free pardon.
The Great Exeter Hall Triumph subsequently proved 210
a defeat. Note all the references to " Cant " in these volumes.
The New Sheriff.—Mr. Mechi, the agricultural experi- 210
mentaliser, has done good service to the farmers.
A D. C. L. Wanted.—General Mouravieff was the 238
noble captor of Kars, and treated its gallant defenders with
a generous consideration, which entitles him to the lasting
respect of all brave men. See Introduction to Vol. XXIX.
The Benefit of the Sea-Air.—Mr. Braham died Feb- 243
ruary 17, 1856, aged 84.
A Good Dressing for the Ladies.—Seven years of in- 258
cessant warfare on the part of Punch has failed to abolish this
detestable mode. Punch is free to confess that he can at
any time change the Ministry, but never a fashion.