DOI issue:
November 1, 1856
DOI Page / Citation link:https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.16618#0181
November 1, 1856.]
punch. oh the london charivari.
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THE PLATFORM PUMP.
t r^,'T,7^r^\ .__ HBfiE is a kind of man
---/J\K\nt MQUUX S-j^X^ QUIJ whose pleasure a,d
V SqJAA^^ j| delight it, appears to
be to make an offensive
and disgusting exhibi-
tioa of himself. Whilst
incurring contempt, he
levels in the supposi-
tion that he is earning
notoriety. He occu-
pies himself in spout-
ing at public meetings
under pretence of
minding other people's
business, instead of at-
tending to his own.
He affects to combine
facetiousness with phi-
lantLrooy. "I think,
Sir George, and
ladies and gentlemet,
the proceedings of to-
day must have satisfied
b"th friends and ene-
mies 'hat the Alliance
is still alive." This is a specimen of his vivacious style. Again : " It is something t,ry tor tne upposition.
to say that we are still alive after the perfect cross-fire of leading articles, which ha< A Conservative C«y is said to be wanted. There is
been d<>ured upon our devoted heads during the last fortnight, by the various organs one cry which would at least be characteristic enough in
of the Press throughout the kingdom." He is not only brisk and livelv, but the mouths of the stauncher members of the Conservative
metaphorical—here is another of his brilliant allegories" "The good Alliance party, but the distinguished author of Coningsby himself
ship has received fires from all sorts of batteries in all sorts of unexpected will hardly recommend his followers to cry "01' Clo !"
places; and to-day we have been overhauling our riggirjg
and spars, and we find we are just as right, and taut as we
were when we went into action." The sentiment one
would expect all this nautical imagery to lead up to, is,
"Bless me, there's nothing like grog!" or something of
that sort. No; it is one of quite a different sort: the
orator wants to have grog abolished. " Nothing like
slops ! " is the burden of his song—and he wishes his own
buden imposed upon other shouldets, which are not asinine.
However, there is some truth in what he says—here is an
example in point:—" It does not matter much, you know,
as regards any amount of chaff—to use a vulgar word—
which the editor of the Times chooses to hurl at us. We
are quite content to endure that, for the publicity he is
good enough to afford to us, and the admissions which
he always makes at the end of his articles." Thus much
of the foregoing is sure euough—that publicity will com-
pensate this kind of man for anything. The sort, of person
we mean is the platform-*pouter—the declaiming popu-
larity-hunter. The music of applause, and cheers, and cnts
of Hear, hear ! is the food of his love.
We must not take credit for having invented what we
have merely copied. The remarks put above into the mouth
of the Platform-Pump are reported to have been uttered
by Mr. Samuel Pope at the recent Manches+er meeting of
the United Kingdom Alliance ot Maine Law Meddlers.
NEW GRhiSHAM LECTURES.
The first of a new series of Gees ham Lectures was delivered yester-
day evening, at a tea-meeting of the City of London Young and Old
Men's Mutual Improvement Society, by the Ret. Mr, Juggins,
Chaplain of one of Her Majesty's principal prisons. These lec'ures
have been instituted by some gentlemen of eminence in t>e commercial
wo'ld, with a view to the increase and correction of mercantile
morality. The subject treated of in the opening discourse was ttiat of
Penal Discipline.
The K/-v. Lecturer commenced by referring to the numerous frauds,
defalcations, embezzlements, and other cases of gross and enormous
dishonesty, which have lately occurred in commercial life. This was
an evil that rould not be ascribed to want of moral and religious
instruction; therefore, the conclusion had forced itself on his own
mind, and that of others, that, it was owing to a want, of instruction in
a matter esteemed to be of more present and practical importance. He
alluded to the s-ubject of Penal Discipline, to ignorance of which, more
than to ignorance of duty and doctrine, the immorality of fraud"lent.
bankers, directors, and confidential clerks was mainly owing. Such
offenders were really not aware of the very great personal discomfort
involved in the endurance of transportation, pen*l servitude, and
imprisonment wi'h hard labour. So much had been said of the pro-
vision made in gaols for the moral and physical advantage of the
inmates, that many persons had come to regard incarceration as a
rather comfortable state of things. Mow, this was a very great mistake, |
whereof it was highly desirable that the minds of all those labouring
under it should be disabused; for so long as a rogue at, heart remained
in that error, be had nothing to restrain him from the commission o*
actual fraud, except some little fear of shame in the event of detection.
To dissipate t,haf erroneous notion was the object of the present
discourse. The Rev. Gentleman then proceeded, at some length, to
detail the restrictions, inconveniences, and indignities to which
imprisoned criminals are subject, and concluded by statins that he
would no* introduce some of thos-e who had personally experienced
the unpleasantnesses which he had been endeavouring to describe.
The lecture was illustrated by various diagrams and models of prisons,
and prison-arrangement*, including the organisation and machinery of
hard labour; also by many interesting prints and engravings repre-
sentative of prison-iife.
Several ticket-of-leave men were then brought forward on tbe plat-
form in succession, and recounted their experiences of the hulks, the
orank, and the treadmill -, exposing also their ideas and sentiments
on their general treatment, and on the penal diet-scale.
A returned convict, who, during the term of his sentence, ha^ in-
curred the punishment of flogging, also edified his hearer3 with a vivid
description of his bodily sensations under the lasb.
Dr. Watts's well-known and beautiful canzonet :—
" Why should i deprive my neighbour,
Of his goods against his will,"
was then performed by the vocalists in attendance; the company
joining in the chorus apparently with fervour: wheieupon the beverage
"which cheers but not inebriates" was introduced, and, after a most
delightful evening, the assembly separated gieatly rtfVesbed.
" Twin Feats for One Strong Man."
Lord John Russell is stated to have made up his mind to save the
country once more. He has prepared, we are told, a Reform Bill,
wh'ch is to cut the ground from under Lord Palmebston, and is to
place Lord John at the bead of a strong Government amid the enthu-
siastic applause- of an excited nation. Meantime, and by way of a
triflina feat to keep himself employed, he is gone to Pisa, just to put
the Leaning Tower straight.
punch. oh the london charivari.
1/3
THE PLATFORM PUMP.
t r^,'T,7^r^\ .__ HBfiE is a kind of man
---/J\K\nt MQUUX S-j^X^ QUIJ whose pleasure a,d
V SqJAA^^ j| delight it, appears to
be to make an offensive
and disgusting exhibi-
tioa of himself. Whilst
incurring contempt, he
levels in the supposi-
tion that he is earning
notoriety. He occu-
pies himself in spout-
ing at public meetings
under pretence of
minding other people's
business, instead of at-
tending to his own.
He affects to combine
facetiousness with phi-
lantLrooy. "I think,
Sir George, and
ladies and gentlemet,
the proceedings of to-
day must have satisfied
b"th friends and ene-
mies 'hat the Alliance
is still alive." This is a specimen of his vivacious style. Again : " It is something t,ry tor tne upposition.
to say that we are still alive after the perfect cross-fire of leading articles, which ha< A Conservative C«y is said to be wanted. There is
been d<>ured upon our devoted heads during the last fortnight, by the various organs one cry which would at least be characteristic enough in
of the Press throughout the kingdom." He is not only brisk and livelv, but the mouths of the stauncher members of the Conservative
metaphorical—here is another of his brilliant allegories" "The good Alliance party, but the distinguished author of Coningsby himself
ship has received fires from all sorts of batteries in all sorts of unexpected will hardly recommend his followers to cry "01' Clo !"
places; and to-day we have been overhauling our riggirjg
and spars, and we find we are just as right, and taut as we
were when we went into action." The sentiment one
would expect all this nautical imagery to lead up to, is,
"Bless me, there's nothing like grog!" or something of
that sort. No; it is one of quite a different sort: the
orator wants to have grog abolished. " Nothing like
slops ! " is the burden of his song—and he wishes his own
buden imposed upon other shouldets, which are not asinine.
However, there is some truth in what he says—here is an
example in point:—" It does not matter much, you know,
as regards any amount of chaff—to use a vulgar word—
which the editor of the Times chooses to hurl at us. We
are quite content to endure that, for the publicity he is
good enough to afford to us, and the admissions which
he always makes at the end of his articles." Thus much
of the foregoing is sure euough—that publicity will com-
pensate this kind of man for anything. The sort, of person
we mean is the platform-*pouter—the declaiming popu-
larity-hunter. The music of applause, and cheers, and cnts
of Hear, hear ! is the food of his love.
We must not take credit for having invented what we
have merely copied. The remarks put above into the mouth
of the Platform-Pump are reported to have been uttered
by Mr. Samuel Pope at the recent Manches+er meeting of
the United Kingdom Alliance ot Maine Law Meddlers.
NEW GRhiSHAM LECTURES.
The first of a new series of Gees ham Lectures was delivered yester-
day evening, at a tea-meeting of the City of London Young and Old
Men's Mutual Improvement Society, by the Ret. Mr, Juggins,
Chaplain of one of Her Majesty's principal prisons. These lec'ures
have been instituted by some gentlemen of eminence in t>e commercial
wo'ld, with a view to the increase and correction of mercantile
morality. The subject treated of in the opening discourse was ttiat of
Penal Discipline.
The K/-v. Lecturer commenced by referring to the numerous frauds,
defalcations, embezzlements, and other cases of gross and enormous
dishonesty, which have lately occurred in commercial life. This was
an evil that rould not be ascribed to want of moral and religious
instruction; therefore, the conclusion had forced itself on his own
mind, and that of others, that, it was owing to a want, of instruction in
a matter esteemed to be of more present and practical importance. He
alluded to the s-ubject of Penal Discipline, to ignorance of which, more
than to ignorance of duty and doctrine, the immorality of fraud"lent.
bankers, directors, and confidential clerks was mainly owing. Such
offenders were really not aware of the very great personal discomfort
involved in the endurance of transportation, pen*l servitude, and
imprisonment wi'h hard labour. So much had been said of the pro-
vision made in gaols for the moral and physical advantage of the
inmates, that many persons had come to regard incarceration as a
rather comfortable state of things. Mow, this was a very great mistake, |
whereof it was highly desirable that the minds of all those labouring
under it should be disabused; for so long as a rogue at, heart remained
in that error, be had nothing to restrain him from the commission o*
actual fraud, except some little fear of shame in the event of detection.
To dissipate t,haf erroneous notion was the object of the present
discourse. The Rev. Gentleman then proceeded, at some length, to
detail the restrictions, inconveniences, and indignities to which
imprisoned criminals are subject, and concluded by statins that he
would no* introduce some of thos-e who had personally experienced
the unpleasantnesses which he had been endeavouring to describe.
The lecture was illustrated by various diagrams and models of prisons,
and prison-arrangement*, including the organisation and machinery of
hard labour; also by many interesting prints and engravings repre-
sentative of prison-iife.
Several ticket-of-leave men were then brought forward on tbe plat-
form in succession, and recounted their experiences of the hulks, the
orank, and the treadmill -, exposing also their ideas and sentiments
on their general treatment, and on the penal diet-scale.
A returned convict, who, during the term of his sentence, ha^ in-
curred the punishment of flogging, also edified his hearer3 with a vivid
description of his bodily sensations under the lasb.
Dr. Watts's well-known and beautiful canzonet :—
" Why should i deprive my neighbour,
Of his goods against his will,"
was then performed by the vocalists in attendance; the company
joining in the chorus apparently with fervour: wheieupon the beverage
"which cheers but not inebriates" was introduced, and, after a most
delightful evening, the assembly separated gieatly rtfVesbed.
" Twin Feats for One Strong Man."
Lord John Russell is stated to have made up his mind to save the
country once more. He has prepared, we are told, a Reform Bill,
wh'ch is to cut the ground from under Lord Palmebston, and is to
place Lord John at the bead of a strong Government amid the enthu-
siastic applause- of an excited nation. Meantime, and by way of a
triflina feat to keep himself employed, he is gone to Pisa, just to put
the Leaning Tower straight.