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March 15, 1856
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March 15, 1856.] PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI. iux
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OUTRAGE UPON THE SULTAN.
rE owe to our gifted contemporary—-who, without putting on spec- out to him a company of the British Horse-Marines, drawn up—as for
tacles, can see further into a lap-stone than anybody—The Morning \ some sinister and deadly purpose—with, loaded muskets. The Sultan,
'^Zfeer, the subjoined harrowing account of the treatment of the Sultan swallowing "his tears," stroked as much beard as he has, softly mur-
by the ruthless Loud Stratford de Redcliffe. Here it is, hot from j mured, " There is but one Victoria, and Redcliffe is her Ambas
Constantinople :—
" It is said that when Lokd Stkatford announced to the Sultan that his presence
would be required at a ball, his Majesty protested, with tears, against such an infringe-
ment of his dignity ; but the Ambassador was inexorable, and, after many threats and
much coercioii—"
The Sultan went! But the indignities committed upon the
Padishah by the tyranny of the English Ambassador are not all
narrated. It is well known (at least to the 'Tiser) that once at the
Ball Lord Stratford insisted upon the Sultan's dancing a polka
with Lady S. At first, he refused, and again with tears ; whereupon
the inexorable Redcliffe took the Sultan by the arm, led him to a
window, and there with a significance not to be misunderstood pointed
sador !" and recklessly as any whirling dervish, dashed into a polka
with her Excellency Lady S.
A further outrage awaited the Padishah on his return to the
Palace. A supper was prepared for him of pork chops and port wine.
The Sultan, having vainly remonstrated, under the coercion of Loud
Stratfobd, ate the chops; and, again, swallowing "bis tears,"
swallowed the wine. Up to the last letter of the 'Tiser's correspondent,
the Sultan remained, under the circumstances, as well as could be
expected. Nevertheless, let not the outrage be forgotten. Will not
Mr. Layard, as a friend to the Turks, rise and say something ? I he
Padishah—pork chops—port wine ! Btjsbe's theme of the outraged
Nabobs was as nothing to it.
NEW BANKS IN CONTEMPLATION.
The Northern, Southern. Eastern, and Western Suburban Bank;
or, Ponder's End, Pimlico, Poplar, and Putney Uoion.
The Royal Imperial and Republican Bank of England, Chili, West-
minster, Hayti, and Hampstead, with a branch at the Laud's End.
The London and Westminster, City, London and County, Union,
Joir.t, Stock Bank of London; established for the purpose of giving
banking facilities to Lothbury, Threadneedle Street, Lombard Street,
Princes Street, Mansion House, and other localities.
The West Mariposa, Agua Fria, Royal Santiago, Swedish Frontier,
and Belgian Eastern Junction Bank; established with a view to the
Union of Continental, British, and American interests.
The Ragged School, Nightly Refuge, and Central Soup-Kitchen
Bank of England ; intended to afford banking accommodation to the
Homeless, 1 he Blacking Brigade, and other portions of the public who
have been hitbrto unprovided with similar facilities.
ce n est que le premier pas qui coute.
" The reform of our army," should Panmure ask, " how begin ? "
" By not taking," say3 Punch, "quite so much care of Dowbigin."
GLUT OF SINCERITY.
(We often hear of the hollowness of the world, and the rarity of true
friendship, but this must be a gloomy libel on human nature, for sin-
cere friends, if not as plentiful as blackberries, are at least as numerous
as Newspapers. We put it to the experience of all readers of the public
journals—either daily or weekly, metropolitan or provincial—whether
one can be brought to mind, which has not the advantage of a corres-
pondent "who has never deceived us, and is always to be relied upon."
Newspaper reporters are not always remarkable for their superiority
over the rest of mankind in point of truthfulness or sincerity; and if
there are so many of this class, as to furnish one at least to every
journal, we may infer that human nature generally is more to be relied
upon than we are disposed to believe.
Property Saved from being Wrecked.
A Lawyer's Clerk naively inquires whether, instead of destroying
the sunken ships at Sebastopol, it would not be possible to send out a
Commission to sit upon them, and see if they could not be turned into
floating capital of some sort, by bringing to bear upon them ail tne
powers of the VVinding-up Act?
w
OUTRAGE UPON THE SULTAN.
rE owe to our gifted contemporary—-who, without putting on spec- out to him a company of the British Horse-Marines, drawn up—as for
tacles, can see further into a lap-stone than anybody—The Morning \ some sinister and deadly purpose—with, loaded muskets. The Sultan,
'^Zfeer, the subjoined harrowing account of the treatment of the Sultan swallowing "his tears," stroked as much beard as he has, softly mur-
by the ruthless Loud Stratford de Redcliffe. Here it is, hot from j mured, " There is but one Victoria, and Redcliffe is her Ambas
Constantinople :—
" It is said that when Lokd Stkatford announced to the Sultan that his presence
would be required at a ball, his Majesty protested, with tears, against such an infringe-
ment of his dignity ; but the Ambassador was inexorable, and, after many threats and
much coercioii—"
The Sultan went! But the indignities committed upon the
Padishah by the tyranny of the English Ambassador are not all
narrated. It is well known (at least to the 'Tiser) that once at the
Ball Lord Stratford insisted upon the Sultan's dancing a polka
with Lady S. At first, he refused, and again with tears ; whereupon
the inexorable Redcliffe took the Sultan by the arm, led him to a
window, and there with a significance not to be misunderstood pointed
sador !" and recklessly as any whirling dervish, dashed into a polka
with her Excellency Lady S.
A further outrage awaited the Padishah on his return to the
Palace. A supper was prepared for him of pork chops and port wine.
The Sultan, having vainly remonstrated, under the coercion of Loud
Stratfobd, ate the chops; and, again, swallowing "bis tears,"
swallowed the wine. Up to the last letter of the 'Tiser's correspondent,
the Sultan remained, under the circumstances, as well as could be
expected. Nevertheless, let not the outrage be forgotten. Will not
Mr. Layard, as a friend to the Turks, rise and say something ? I he
Padishah—pork chops—port wine ! Btjsbe's theme of the outraged
Nabobs was as nothing to it.
NEW BANKS IN CONTEMPLATION.
The Northern, Southern. Eastern, and Western Suburban Bank;
or, Ponder's End, Pimlico, Poplar, and Putney Uoion.
The Royal Imperial and Republican Bank of England, Chili, West-
minster, Hayti, and Hampstead, with a branch at the Laud's End.
The London and Westminster, City, London and County, Union,
Joir.t, Stock Bank of London; established for the purpose of giving
banking facilities to Lothbury, Threadneedle Street, Lombard Street,
Princes Street, Mansion House, and other localities.
The West Mariposa, Agua Fria, Royal Santiago, Swedish Frontier,
and Belgian Eastern Junction Bank; established with a view to the
Union of Continental, British, and American interests.
The Ragged School, Nightly Refuge, and Central Soup-Kitchen
Bank of England ; intended to afford banking accommodation to the
Homeless, 1 he Blacking Brigade, and other portions of the public who
have been hitbrto unprovided with similar facilities.
ce n est que le premier pas qui coute.
" The reform of our army," should Panmure ask, " how begin ? "
" By not taking," say3 Punch, "quite so much care of Dowbigin."
GLUT OF SINCERITY.
(We often hear of the hollowness of the world, and the rarity of true
friendship, but this must be a gloomy libel on human nature, for sin-
cere friends, if not as plentiful as blackberries, are at least as numerous
as Newspapers. We put it to the experience of all readers of the public
journals—either daily or weekly, metropolitan or provincial—whether
one can be brought to mind, which has not the advantage of a corres-
pondent "who has never deceived us, and is always to be relied upon."
Newspaper reporters are not always remarkable for their superiority
over the rest of mankind in point of truthfulness or sincerity; and if
there are so many of this class, as to furnish one at least to every
journal, we may infer that human nature generally is more to be relied
upon than we are disposed to believe.
Property Saved from being Wrecked.
A Lawyer's Clerk naively inquires whether, instead of destroying
the sunken ships at Sebastopol, it would not be possible to send out a
Commission to sit upon them, and see if they could not be turned into
floating capital of some sort, by bringing to bear upon them ail tne
powers of the VVinding-up Act?