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Yol. XXX1LJ INTRODUCTION. [Januahy to June, 1857.
NOTES.
A Hint to the Crystal Palace Directors.—Me. Fer-
guson was Managing Director, and " Living Stone "
(Livingstone) is the name of the great African traveller.
The Height of Ingratitude.—H.M.S. Resolute, one of
the abandoned Arctic ships, was recovered bj- the American
expedition, and generously restored to this country.
Switzerland Warming the Snake.—See France. The
King of Pkussia had laid claim to the sovereignty of Neuf-
ehatel, and Louis Napoleon, to whom Switzerland had given
protection during his exile, was said to favour the claims of
Prussia.
" Sleigh !-Sleigh !-Sleigh ! "—This person was always 10
considered by Punch to be a political charlatan, and he sub-
sequently turned out something worse. He opened a Bank
of Deposit for the receipt of small sums at interest, and then
3 " Mind your I's."—On the loth of January, Pierce, a
greengrocer, Burgess, a railway guard, and Tester, a clerk
in the superintendent's office, were tried for stealing, on the | made free with the money, ruining many poor people.
South-Eastern Railway, gold bullion of the value of £12,000.
From the statement of the counsel for the prosecution, as
corroborated by the evidence, it appeared that on the 15th of
The Prussian Disturber of the Peace.—See Note to 15
p. 5, ante.
May, 1855, three boxes containing gold were taken to the Tickets-of-Leave to Ride.—This scheme (very general 18
South-Eastern Railway Company's Station at London Bridge, j in Paris) did not answer in London.
for the purpose of being conveyed to Paris. The boxes were T , «, . c- t ±. j iq
, , ... . , ° , i ». t. • i • , i John Chinaman. — bee introduction. lo
bound with iron noops or bars, and alter having been weighed
and sealed, were placed, according to the usual practice, in j Tewkesbury and Glasgow.—Humphrey Brown and 20
ironusafes. These safes were secured by Chubb's patent Mr. Macgregor were directors of the British Bank, which
locks, the keys of which were entrusted to confidential servants j made such a disgraceful ending.
of the Company. As a further precaution, the guard of the j Homoeopathic Comfort.-Lord Ernest Vane Tempest. 29
train usually took the safes into his own van, and was thus [ gee y0j XXXI
enabled to see to their safety during the journey. On the
night in question Burgess was the guard of the train, and in
his van the iron safes were placed. On their arrival at
Boulogne the boxes were taken out of the safes and weighed,
and the same process was again gone through at Paris. At
the latter place it was ascertained that a considerable portion
of the bullion had been abstracted from the boxes, and a
quantity of shot substituted for it; and on a comparison of
the weight of the boxes at the various stages, it was found
that the weights at Paris corresponded with those at Boulogne,
but varied from those which were taken at London. From
this it was evident that the robbery must have been committed
between London and Boulogne ; but further than this the
strictest investigation for some time appeared to afford no clue ,
to the discovery of the criminals. In October, 1855, a person The Late Preston Brookes.-brookes was a Southern 83
of the name of Agar was tried and convicted of uttering a United States senator, and committed a brutal assault upon
forged cheque, and was sentenced to transportation for life. | Mk- Somers, also a senator, during a discussion having
At the time of his arrest he had in his possession a considerable I reference to the abolition of slavery in America,
sum of money. He arranged with the prisoner Pierce that Tllo t^i*™™ -Brothers of Westminster.—Mr. Dis- 85
the latter should take possession of all his property, on the
understanding that a woman, in whom Agar was interested,
and by whom he had had a child, should be provided for out
Emily, &c.—India-rubber tubing was advertised as an 30
adjunct to that contrivance for making women appear ridi-
culous—the Crinoline ; but proved a failure, we believe.
Clicquot's Last.—La Veuve Clicquot's champagne has 30
a world-wide reputation, 'and the late King of Prussia
was said (falsely) to have been over-partial to it.
About the English of it.—Punch was right as usual. 32
Lunacy in Shoe Lane. —The Morning Herald was pub- 53
lished in Shoe Lane at this time.
Descend, ye Nine.—The Income-Tax Ninepence. 65
The Balancing Brothers of Westminster
raeli and Mr. Gladstone, ex-Chancellors of the Exchequer.
Singular Delusion.—An Apostle-spoon was formerly pre- 87
of its proceeds. This Pierce did for some time ; but subse- j sented at christenings, the handle being fashioned into the
quently, when Agar had been convicted, neglected his likeness of the patron saint.
promises, and thus allowed the woman and her child to be j A auestion to Mr. Linklater.—Mr. Linklater was 92
reduced to a state of the greatest distress. This fact coining
to the knowledge of Agar, he came forward and made known
the whole circumstances of the robbery. The boxes con-
taining the gold had been opened on their way to Folkestone
by Agar, who was concealed in the luggage-van, and shot sub-
stituted for the gold extracted. The trial is well worthv
the attorney, and Mr. ft. P. Harding was the accountant,
concerned in winding up the affairs of this unfortunate con-
cern.
An Invitation. See Essence of Parliament. 104
An Irresistible Conclusion.—The Press newspaper was 109
Perusitl- j said to derive much of its inspiration from Mr. Disraeli.
Punch's Essence of Parliament.—The Bishop op 111
Oxford and Commissioner Yeh.
4 Election Intelligence.—Mil. Andrews was a coachmaker
of Southampton, and very popular with the electors.
NOTES.
A Hint to the Crystal Palace Directors.—Me. Fer-
guson was Managing Director, and " Living Stone "
(Livingstone) is the name of the great African traveller.
The Height of Ingratitude.—H.M.S. Resolute, one of
the abandoned Arctic ships, was recovered bj- the American
expedition, and generously restored to this country.
Switzerland Warming the Snake.—See France. The
King of Pkussia had laid claim to the sovereignty of Neuf-
ehatel, and Louis Napoleon, to whom Switzerland had given
protection during his exile, was said to favour the claims of
Prussia.
" Sleigh !-Sleigh !-Sleigh ! "—This person was always 10
considered by Punch to be a political charlatan, and he sub-
sequently turned out something worse. He opened a Bank
of Deposit for the receipt of small sums at interest, and then
3 " Mind your I's."—On the loth of January, Pierce, a
greengrocer, Burgess, a railway guard, and Tester, a clerk
in the superintendent's office, were tried for stealing, on the | made free with the money, ruining many poor people.
South-Eastern Railway, gold bullion of the value of £12,000.
From the statement of the counsel for the prosecution, as
corroborated by the evidence, it appeared that on the 15th of
The Prussian Disturber of the Peace.—See Note to 15
p. 5, ante.
May, 1855, three boxes containing gold were taken to the Tickets-of-Leave to Ride.—This scheme (very general 18
South-Eastern Railway Company's Station at London Bridge, j in Paris) did not answer in London.
for the purpose of being conveyed to Paris. The boxes were T , «, . c- t ±. j iq
, , ... . , ° , i ». t. • i • , i John Chinaman. — bee introduction. lo
bound with iron noops or bars, and alter having been weighed
and sealed, were placed, according to the usual practice, in j Tewkesbury and Glasgow.—Humphrey Brown and 20
ironusafes. These safes were secured by Chubb's patent Mr. Macgregor were directors of the British Bank, which
locks, the keys of which were entrusted to confidential servants j made such a disgraceful ending.
of the Company. As a further precaution, the guard of the j Homoeopathic Comfort.-Lord Ernest Vane Tempest. 29
train usually took the safes into his own van, and was thus [ gee y0j XXXI
enabled to see to their safety during the journey. On the
night in question Burgess was the guard of the train, and in
his van the iron safes were placed. On their arrival at
Boulogne the boxes were taken out of the safes and weighed,
and the same process was again gone through at Paris. At
the latter place it was ascertained that a considerable portion
of the bullion had been abstracted from the boxes, and a
quantity of shot substituted for it; and on a comparison of
the weight of the boxes at the various stages, it was found
that the weights at Paris corresponded with those at Boulogne,
but varied from those which were taken at London. From
this it was evident that the robbery must have been committed
between London and Boulogne ; but further than this the
strictest investigation for some time appeared to afford no clue ,
to the discovery of the criminals. In October, 1855, a person The Late Preston Brookes.-brookes was a Southern 83
of the name of Agar was tried and convicted of uttering a United States senator, and committed a brutal assault upon
forged cheque, and was sentenced to transportation for life. | Mk- Somers, also a senator, during a discussion having
At the time of his arrest he had in his possession a considerable I reference to the abolition of slavery in America,
sum of money. He arranged with the prisoner Pierce that Tllo t^i*™™ -Brothers of Westminster.—Mr. Dis- 85
the latter should take possession of all his property, on the
understanding that a woman, in whom Agar was interested,
and by whom he had had a child, should be provided for out
Emily, &c.—India-rubber tubing was advertised as an 30
adjunct to that contrivance for making women appear ridi-
culous—the Crinoline ; but proved a failure, we believe.
Clicquot's Last.—La Veuve Clicquot's champagne has 30
a world-wide reputation, 'and the late King of Prussia
was said (falsely) to have been over-partial to it.
About the English of it.—Punch was right as usual. 32
Lunacy in Shoe Lane. —The Morning Herald was pub- 53
lished in Shoe Lane at this time.
Descend, ye Nine.—The Income-Tax Ninepence. 65
The Balancing Brothers of Westminster
raeli and Mr. Gladstone, ex-Chancellors of the Exchequer.
Singular Delusion.—An Apostle-spoon was formerly pre- 87
of its proceeds. This Pierce did for some time ; but subse- j sented at christenings, the handle being fashioned into the
quently, when Agar had been convicted, neglected his likeness of the patron saint.
promises, and thus allowed the woman and her child to be j A auestion to Mr. Linklater.—Mr. Linklater was 92
reduced to a state of the greatest distress. This fact coining
to the knowledge of Agar, he came forward and made known
the whole circumstances of the robbery. The boxes con-
taining the gold had been opened on their way to Folkestone
by Agar, who was concealed in the luggage-van, and shot sub-
stituted for the gold extracted. The trial is well worthv
the attorney, and Mr. ft. P. Harding was the accountant,
concerned in winding up the affairs of this unfortunate con-
cern.
An Invitation. See Essence of Parliament. 104
An Irresistible Conclusion.—The Press newspaper was 109
Perusitl- j said to derive much of its inspiration from Mr. Disraeli.
Punch's Essence of Parliament.—The Bishop op 111
Oxford and Commissioner Yeh.
4 Election Intelligence.—Mil. Andrews was a coachmaker
of Southampton, and very popular with the electors.