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Vol. XXXIII.]
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Bank therefore petitioned the Government for authority to
enlarge the issue of notes in contravention of the Act of
Parliament. The prayer of the petition was granted, and
the Old Lady in Threadneedle Street returned to conva-
lescence.
[July to Decembek, 1857.
Until the 26th of June, 1857, the husband of our beloved
Queen was unrecognised out of the British dominions by any
other title than Albert Pbince of Saxe Gotha, but by
Letters Patent, it was ordered that henceforth his Royal
Highness should be designated " The Pbince Consobt."
INTRODUCTION.
NOTES.
7 Mrs. Gamp's Farewell to Mrs. Harris.—The Morning
Herald and the Evening Standard were for a long period the
property of one gentleman. They had been recently disposed
of and the order of their publication reversed—the Standard
appearing in the morning and the Herald in the evening.
After a time the Standard published a morning edition also,
and is one of the best of the penny papers.
11 The Old Old Bird.—Mr. Henry Berkeley and Lord
Palmerston.
15 Heartless Robbery.—See Essence of Parliament.
•31 Translation by a Thirsty Clerk, &c.—Mr. Sains-
bt/ry introduced certain cooling drinks called " Summer
Beverages," and he continues to flourish in the Strand not far
from Somerset House.
34 A Hero's Joke.—Fact.
oo The Asiatic Mystery.—Mb. Disraeli had spoken upon
the Indian Mutiny, and was thought to have exaggerated the
difficulty. The mismanagement of the Directors of the late
East India Company was considered to have produced the
state of affairs in India.
72 Full Marching- Order, &c.—Lord Panmure had re-
fused to allow our soldiers in India to abandon their leather
stocks and thick clothing.
78 The British Lion's Vengeance on the Bengal Tiger.
—See Introduction. Delhi, Cawnpore, and Lucknow.
114 The Great Social Evil.—This most pathetic cut, by Mr.
Leech was consequent upon two or three nightly gatherings
of the "unfortunates" of London convened by some of the
clergymen of the metropolis.
123 A New Line of Business.—Lola Monies had recently
challenged the Editor of a foreign journal. For other notices
of this notorious person see preceding volumes.
129 The Popish Organ Nuisance refers to the opposition
offered to the New Oath Bill, by which Jews were to be
admitted to a seat in Parliament.
Advertisement.—Portrait of Lord Panmuke as he ap- 145
peared at this time.
Pity for the Poor Sepoys.—See Introduction. 154
The Tremendous Sacrifice.—Lobd Panmtjbe. 156
Song of the Light-Weight Infantry.—The standard 163
of height for the Army was reduced at this time.
An Expert Dentist.—Mb. Cartwright was long held to 165
be the first dentist in London.
The Clemency of Canning.—See Introduction. 171
Going Awry.—George Borrow wrote the History of the 176
Gipsies in Spain, llomany Roy is the Bohemian for a gipsy
chief.
Too "Civil" by Half.—See Introduction. 191
The Cracking of Big Ben.—The Great Bell cast for the 194
Clock Tower at Westminster proved to be cracked.
A New Force in the Army.—Those terrible pests, the 207
Organ-grinders, are still encouraged to infest the streets and
suburbs of London. (1863.)
Another Stoppage.—The great Iron Ship, the Leviathan 213
(now the Great Eastern), was detained on the slips, which,
being constructed of iron instead of wood, held the greater
iron mass upon them immovable for some weeks.
Mrs. Threadneedle's Complaint.—See Introduction. 220
Mitres and Fighters.—Portrait of Bishop of Oxford. 227
Corn Exchange.—Eisenbebg was a corn-cutter, and the 257
Tour de Nesle a popular French nieio-draina.
A New Interjection.—Colonel Petbie Waugh ob- 259
tained nearly ^200,000 of the money deposited in the British
Bank. He weut abroad for some time, and did not surrender
to his bankruptcy until 1863.
Metallic Operations.—See Note to p. 213. 260
PAGE
Bank therefore petitioned the Government for authority to
enlarge the issue of notes in contravention of the Act of
Parliament. The prayer of the petition was granted, and
the Old Lady in Threadneedle Street returned to conva-
lescence.
[July to Decembek, 1857.
Until the 26th of June, 1857, the husband of our beloved
Queen was unrecognised out of the British dominions by any
other title than Albert Pbince of Saxe Gotha, but by
Letters Patent, it was ordered that henceforth his Royal
Highness should be designated " The Pbince Consobt."
INTRODUCTION.
NOTES.
7 Mrs. Gamp's Farewell to Mrs. Harris.—The Morning
Herald and the Evening Standard were for a long period the
property of one gentleman. They had been recently disposed
of and the order of their publication reversed—the Standard
appearing in the morning and the Herald in the evening.
After a time the Standard published a morning edition also,
and is one of the best of the penny papers.
11 The Old Old Bird.—Mr. Henry Berkeley and Lord
Palmerston.
15 Heartless Robbery.—See Essence of Parliament.
•31 Translation by a Thirsty Clerk, &c.—Mr. Sains-
bt/ry introduced certain cooling drinks called " Summer
Beverages," and he continues to flourish in the Strand not far
from Somerset House.
34 A Hero's Joke.—Fact.
oo The Asiatic Mystery.—Mb. Disraeli had spoken upon
the Indian Mutiny, and was thought to have exaggerated the
difficulty. The mismanagement of the Directors of the late
East India Company was considered to have produced the
state of affairs in India.
72 Full Marching- Order, &c.—Lord Panmure had re-
fused to allow our soldiers in India to abandon their leather
stocks and thick clothing.
78 The British Lion's Vengeance on the Bengal Tiger.
—See Introduction. Delhi, Cawnpore, and Lucknow.
114 The Great Social Evil.—This most pathetic cut, by Mr.
Leech was consequent upon two or three nightly gatherings
of the "unfortunates" of London convened by some of the
clergymen of the metropolis.
123 A New Line of Business.—Lola Monies had recently
challenged the Editor of a foreign journal. For other notices
of this notorious person see preceding volumes.
129 The Popish Organ Nuisance refers to the opposition
offered to the New Oath Bill, by which Jews were to be
admitted to a seat in Parliament.
Advertisement.—Portrait of Lord Panmuke as he ap- 145
peared at this time.
Pity for the Poor Sepoys.—See Introduction. 154
The Tremendous Sacrifice.—Lobd Panmtjbe. 156
Song of the Light-Weight Infantry.—The standard 163
of height for the Army was reduced at this time.
An Expert Dentist.—Mb. Cartwright was long held to 165
be the first dentist in London.
The Clemency of Canning.—See Introduction. 171
Going Awry.—George Borrow wrote the History of the 176
Gipsies in Spain, llomany Roy is the Bohemian for a gipsy
chief.
Too "Civil" by Half.—See Introduction. 191
The Cracking of Big Ben.—The Great Bell cast for the 194
Clock Tower at Westminster proved to be cracked.
A New Force in the Army.—Those terrible pests, the 207
Organ-grinders, are still encouraged to infest the streets and
suburbs of London. (1863.)
Another Stoppage.—The great Iron Ship, the Leviathan 213
(now the Great Eastern), was detained on the slips, which,
being constructed of iron instead of wood, held the greater
iron mass upon them immovable for some weeks.
Mrs. Threadneedle's Complaint.—See Introduction. 220
Mitres and Fighters.—Portrait of Bishop of Oxford. 227
Corn Exchange.—Eisenbebg was a corn-cutter, and the 257
Tour de Nesle a popular French nieio-draina.
A New Interjection.—Colonel Petbie Waugh ob- 259
tained nearly ^200,000 of the money deposited in the British
Bank. He weut abroad for some time, and did not surrender
to his bankruptcy until 1863.
Metallic Operations.—See Note to p. 213. 260