DOI issue:
October 25, 1856
DOI Page / Citation link:https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.16618#0171
October 25, 1856.]
163
TEE BAMPAKT GAMEKEEPERS OF EOTHERHAM.
Sir George Grey will read
the Manchester Examiner and
Times aid the Manchester
Guardian, he will find, by the
report of both < f those journals,
that W. H. Pickard, EiQ., and
the Rev. A. Fullerton, com-
bining, as Magistrates, the
offices of judges and juiors,
have again, in a case of alleged
poaching, distinguished them-
selves by a conviction unwar-
ranted by evidence, and by a
centence perfectly monstrous.
The charge was one of night-
poaching, it was preferred by a
gamekeeper who contradicted
himself, and whose evidence
was disci epant with that of a
witness called to corroborate
it. The sentence on the de-
V»w^AA<vuMu ~~ feudants, three in number, was
imprisonment in the Hous<e of
Correction for three calendar
months; the prisoners, at the end of that term, to enter into recognisatiCf s to the
amount of £10, with two sureties, each in £5, or one each in £10, that they would
not again offend for one year. The offence consisted in the conjectural capture of
a hare
If there is no mistake in the statement of tbe two Manche ter papet f, whereof
the above is an outline, what is the use of Sir George Grey in the character of
Home Secretary ? What, at least, will be the use of the right honourable gentle-
man in that office, if he does not call the Rotherham game preserving 'Squire, and
hi» assessor the Parson, to account for a sentence which there seems nothing at
present to account for, except the c rcumstance that there was another Earl in the
case: the information having h-e.n laid at the instance of the Earl of Effingham.
Mr. Pickard and Mr. Fullerton, perhaps, have great faith in the proverb which
says that the early bird picks up the worm.
BAD NEWS EOE GOOD APPETITES.
Although, in spite of some, wet weat her, the wheat upon
the whole has been favourably housed, and the harvest it is
thought will prove above the average, theie is but littJe
chance, we fear, of bread be comb, g cheaper. Of beans it is
reported that the crop is hut indifferent; nor, so loug as
any traces of disease remain, can we expect a more thau
mode) ate yield of potatoes. It is stated, too, that rice is
likely rather to advance than fall: while, in consequence of
the increased demand, it seems there is small prospect o< a
lower price for alum. It is obvious that as these are now
the principal ingredients of bread, it is to them we must
look for any alteration in 'he market. Pure whea'en fluur
is so little now in use, and for making bread is mixed in
such infinitesimal proportions, that it affects the bake-is'
p> ice but little whether the supply of corn be plentiful or
scants Whether the practice will continue, it, is for time
and the Times t<> show; but until Parliament devise some
means to storj adnltetatiorj, we fear the nation must submit
in place of wholesome bread to swallow " bakers' mixture."
For our health's sake, to say nothing of our palate, we are
uigentinour wishes that the nuisance may be checked;
and we should vastly like to tee a Bill brought in next
Session to lay a prohibitory duty upon alum, and make it
penal to use even beans for bread-making.
We would not frighten needlesvy any nervous reader,
but we realy think, as bakers' consciences have now grown
so elastic, that a pamphlet might; be wiirten called Death in
the Bread Pan To say the least, their manufacture proves
upon analysis a mere aluminous anomaly—a beany, pota-
toey, and ricey compound, full of strange j-aw-dn&ts and
queer substances : and ^hile it is so constituted, we cannot
help thinking that our "staff of life" must be a father
lotten one to lean upon for sustenance.
A Turtle Maxim.—The Alderman, who at luncheon
doesn't spare his Birch, spoils his a inner !
THE HEY. MESSIEURS HEROD.
Here, Sir George Grey, is another of jour Clerical Justices :—
" Eaton Socon, Oct. 6, 1856.—Before the Ruv. S. G. Fawcett.— Jane Hilk, an
inrna'e of the St. Neot's Union, was charged by Mr. Robert Gibson, the Master, with
misbehaviour during Divine Service at the Workhouse on Sunday, the 5th instant.
Committed to Huntingdon gaol for 21 days."
A Correspondent of the Times, under the name of "Humanitas,"
quotes the foregoing from a IocpJ journal, aud adds, that on inquiry
into the facts of the case, he found
" That the ' misbehaviour' with which the female was charged was that of scribb'ing
It the Prayer-books with a pin, and indulging in suppressed .laughter with another
inmate."
This "Rev. Gentleman," S. G. Fawcett, according to Huma-
nitas, "is «lso the chairman of the Board of Guardians." He appears
to have added 'me more instance ' o the facts of almost daily * ccurrence,
proving that the cassock and surplice are the proper clo hes for a
Clergyman, and that it is high y inexpedient 'hat ecclesiastics should
he drest in the little brief authority of a Magistrate: a costume whrreii.
t''ey play more fantastic tricks than any other mortals, and occasion
angelic lamentation to a proportionate extent. Unfortunately, the
authority is too grra% and its duiation too loi.g; but tbe latter evil
might be remedied, depending, as it does, on the g"'Od pleasure of Sir
George Grey. What can be the reason that Clerical Justices are
generally, as the cabmen sty, such " arbitrary coves ?" One is almost
driven to ;he conclusion that divines a?e apt to entertain rather too
high an opinion of their oersocal divinity, and to conceive their own
will superior to all human laws. A Sco*ch p;overb says that " fules
shuW na hae chapping sticks," and the same principle that deprives a
fool of a knife ought, it would ;'eem, 'O keep the sword of justice out of
the hands of a pa'soi. The scholastic rod is the most formidable
weapon that it is safe—if it is safe—to intrust to a class of persons
who appear to inflict punishment, when unfortunately they are per-
mitted to inflict it, in the spirit of a tyrannical pedagogue.
Blushing Honours.
Marshal Q'Donnejl, just before he was kicked out, was decoiated
oy the Emperor of the French with the grand cordon of the Legitm
of Honour. O'Donnell is now a lost man; and whoever will not bring
him back to his master, ought to be handsomely rewarded.
THE QUIET NIGHTINGALE.
" Sir,
" When I go to Jullien's Concerts, and any performer is
about to execute a solo, I like to see him come forward, with his
instrument in his hand, and make a bow ?o me aid tbe rest of tbe
British Public. When I applaud his performance, and cry ' Bray vo !'
I am del'ghted by his m-.kiug us another low bow in expression of his
profound respect for us, and sincere giatiiude for our encouragement.
It pleas» s me to cause dramatic authors also to bow ft ore their boxes,
and to oblige actors to appear in front of the drop-scene and make their
obeisance. I rejoice, at any sort of meeting, in being addressed in a
defetential and facetious manner by miiristerr', statesmen, members of
parliament, and popular writers. Judge then, Sir, of the disgust which
I felt on reading the following paragraph in t he Court Journal:—
" Miss Nightingale is understood to have a great objection to being lionised, and
this feeling, coupled with the impaired state of her health, induced a desire for seclusion
which required the all-powerful influence of the Queen's especial invitation to induce
her to visit Scotland."
" Sir, I think that whoever becomes a public character ought to
behave as such. Miss Nightingale has fallen sadly short of my
expectations. I expected that she would make a tour of the United
Kirgdom, and receive an address in the town-hall of every prinripal
city from the mayor and aldermen ; then drive to the hotel, and, during
her stay there, come out occasionally into the balcony, and w&ve a
white handkerchief to the assembled people. I did hope that at
several places she would have allowed an admiring multitude 'o remove
the horses from her vehicle, and to draw it Themselves Instead. I
fondly anticipated that she wots Id preside at various tea-meetbgs, and
distribute prizes to g od girls and boys, and make little speeches expres-
sive of sentiments suitable to the occasion. I looked forward to
reading accounts of all manner of interesting interviews with her,
obtained by enthusiastic parties. I made up my mind for numerous
anecdote ab <ut her sayings and doings in conversation and company
with bishops a< d eminent cle-gymen. I am sorry to say, Sir: that m
all these particulars Miss Nightingale has bitterly disappointed
" Your Obedient Servant,
11 Stucco Villas, October, 1856. " The British Snob."
" P.S Do you think it would be a hopeless attempt if an endeavour
were made to get Miss Nightingale to accept a Testimonial on the
plutiorm of Exeter Hall ? "
163
TEE BAMPAKT GAMEKEEPERS OF EOTHERHAM.
Sir George Grey will read
the Manchester Examiner and
Times aid the Manchester
Guardian, he will find, by the
report of both < f those journals,
that W. H. Pickard, EiQ., and
the Rev. A. Fullerton, com-
bining, as Magistrates, the
offices of judges and juiors,
have again, in a case of alleged
poaching, distinguished them-
selves by a conviction unwar-
ranted by evidence, and by a
centence perfectly monstrous.
The charge was one of night-
poaching, it was preferred by a
gamekeeper who contradicted
himself, and whose evidence
was disci epant with that of a
witness called to corroborate
it. The sentence on the de-
V»w^AA<vuMu ~~ feudants, three in number, was
imprisonment in the Hous<e of
Correction for three calendar
months; the prisoners, at the end of that term, to enter into recognisatiCf s to the
amount of £10, with two sureties, each in £5, or one each in £10, that they would
not again offend for one year. The offence consisted in the conjectural capture of
a hare
If there is no mistake in the statement of tbe two Manche ter papet f, whereof
the above is an outline, what is the use of Sir George Grey in the character of
Home Secretary ? What, at least, will be the use of the right honourable gentle-
man in that office, if he does not call the Rotherham game preserving 'Squire, and
hi» assessor the Parson, to account for a sentence which there seems nothing at
present to account for, except the c rcumstance that there was another Earl in the
case: the information having h-e.n laid at the instance of the Earl of Effingham.
Mr. Pickard and Mr. Fullerton, perhaps, have great faith in the proverb which
says that the early bird picks up the worm.
BAD NEWS EOE GOOD APPETITES.
Although, in spite of some, wet weat her, the wheat upon
the whole has been favourably housed, and the harvest it is
thought will prove above the average, theie is but littJe
chance, we fear, of bread be comb, g cheaper. Of beans it is
reported that the crop is hut indifferent; nor, so loug as
any traces of disease remain, can we expect a more thau
mode) ate yield of potatoes. It is stated, too, that rice is
likely rather to advance than fall: while, in consequence of
the increased demand, it seems there is small prospect o< a
lower price for alum. It is obvious that as these are now
the principal ingredients of bread, it is to them we must
look for any alteration in 'he market. Pure whea'en fluur
is so little now in use, and for making bread is mixed in
such infinitesimal proportions, that it affects the bake-is'
p> ice but little whether the supply of corn be plentiful or
scants Whether the practice will continue, it, is for time
and the Times t<> show; but until Parliament devise some
means to storj adnltetatiorj, we fear the nation must submit
in place of wholesome bread to swallow " bakers' mixture."
For our health's sake, to say nothing of our palate, we are
uigentinour wishes that the nuisance may be checked;
and we should vastly like to tee a Bill brought in next
Session to lay a prohibitory duty upon alum, and make it
penal to use even beans for bread-making.
We would not frighten needlesvy any nervous reader,
but we realy think, as bakers' consciences have now grown
so elastic, that a pamphlet might; be wiirten called Death in
the Bread Pan To say the least, their manufacture proves
upon analysis a mere aluminous anomaly—a beany, pota-
toey, and ricey compound, full of strange j-aw-dn&ts and
queer substances : and ^hile it is so constituted, we cannot
help thinking that our "staff of life" must be a father
lotten one to lean upon for sustenance.
A Turtle Maxim.—The Alderman, who at luncheon
doesn't spare his Birch, spoils his a inner !
THE HEY. MESSIEURS HEROD.
Here, Sir George Grey, is another of jour Clerical Justices :—
" Eaton Socon, Oct. 6, 1856.—Before the Ruv. S. G. Fawcett.— Jane Hilk, an
inrna'e of the St. Neot's Union, was charged by Mr. Robert Gibson, the Master, with
misbehaviour during Divine Service at the Workhouse on Sunday, the 5th instant.
Committed to Huntingdon gaol for 21 days."
A Correspondent of the Times, under the name of "Humanitas,"
quotes the foregoing from a IocpJ journal, aud adds, that on inquiry
into the facts of the case, he found
" That the ' misbehaviour' with which the female was charged was that of scribb'ing
It the Prayer-books with a pin, and indulging in suppressed .laughter with another
inmate."
This "Rev. Gentleman," S. G. Fawcett, according to Huma-
nitas, "is «lso the chairman of the Board of Guardians." He appears
to have added 'me more instance ' o the facts of almost daily * ccurrence,
proving that the cassock and surplice are the proper clo hes for a
Clergyman, and that it is high y inexpedient 'hat ecclesiastics should
he drest in the little brief authority of a Magistrate: a costume whrreii.
t''ey play more fantastic tricks than any other mortals, and occasion
angelic lamentation to a proportionate extent. Unfortunately, the
authority is too grra% and its duiation too loi.g; but tbe latter evil
might be remedied, depending, as it does, on the g"'Od pleasure of Sir
George Grey. What can be the reason that Clerical Justices are
generally, as the cabmen sty, such " arbitrary coves ?" One is almost
driven to ;he conclusion that divines a?e apt to entertain rather too
high an opinion of their oersocal divinity, and to conceive their own
will superior to all human laws. A Sco*ch p;overb says that " fules
shuW na hae chapping sticks," and the same principle that deprives a
fool of a knife ought, it would ;'eem, 'O keep the sword of justice out of
the hands of a pa'soi. The scholastic rod is the most formidable
weapon that it is safe—if it is safe—to intrust to a class of persons
who appear to inflict punishment, when unfortunately they are per-
mitted to inflict it, in the spirit of a tyrannical pedagogue.
Blushing Honours.
Marshal Q'Donnejl, just before he was kicked out, was decoiated
oy the Emperor of the French with the grand cordon of the Legitm
of Honour. O'Donnell is now a lost man; and whoever will not bring
him back to his master, ought to be handsomely rewarded.
THE QUIET NIGHTINGALE.
" Sir,
" When I go to Jullien's Concerts, and any performer is
about to execute a solo, I like to see him come forward, with his
instrument in his hand, and make a bow ?o me aid tbe rest of tbe
British Public. When I applaud his performance, and cry ' Bray vo !'
I am del'ghted by his m-.kiug us another low bow in expression of his
profound respect for us, and sincere giatiiude for our encouragement.
It pleas» s me to cause dramatic authors also to bow ft ore their boxes,
and to oblige actors to appear in front of the drop-scene and make their
obeisance. I rejoice, at any sort of meeting, in being addressed in a
defetential and facetious manner by miiristerr', statesmen, members of
parliament, and popular writers. Judge then, Sir, of the disgust which
I felt on reading the following paragraph in t he Court Journal:—
" Miss Nightingale is understood to have a great objection to being lionised, and
this feeling, coupled with the impaired state of her health, induced a desire for seclusion
which required the all-powerful influence of the Queen's especial invitation to induce
her to visit Scotland."
" Sir, I think that whoever becomes a public character ought to
behave as such. Miss Nightingale has fallen sadly short of my
expectations. I expected that she would make a tour of the United
Kirgdom, and receive an address in the town-hall of every prinripal
city from the mayor and aldermen ; then drive to the hotel, and, during
her stay there, come out occasionally into the balcony, and w&ve a
white handkerchief to the assembled people. I did hope that at
several places she would have allowed an admiring multitude 'o remove
the horses from her vehicle, and to draw it Themselves Instead. I
fondly anticipated that she wots Id preside at various tea-meetbgs, and
distribute prizes to g od girls and boys, and make little speeches expres-
sive of sentiments suitable to the occasion. I looked forward to
reading accounts of all manner of interesting interviews with her,
obtained by enthusiastic parties. I made up my mind for numerous
anecdote ab <ut her sayings and doings in conversation and company
with bishops a< d eminent cle-gymen. I am sorry to say, Sir: that m
all these particulars Miss Nightingale has bitterly disappointed
" Your Obedient Servant,
11 Stucco Villas, October, 1856. " The British Snob."
" P.S Do you think it would be a hopeless attempt if an endeavour
were made to get Miss Nightingale to accept a Testimonial on the
plutiorm of Exeter Hall ? "