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July 31, 1858
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PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI
[July 31, 1858.
PUNCH'S ESSENCE OF PARLIAMENT.
ridax, July 16. There was
^-Z^tUtct /? /\ wit if not wisdom in the
/ °i<^^> ) 1 Lords. Lord Broughton,
2yr72cCeK, t^/(c^ /> -y " speaking on the Indian
Council, said,—
*" It was alleged that this
could not be called a double
Government, and perhaps it
oould not be so described, except
they called a man riding on
horseback, with an old Woman
riding behind him, a double
Government. (Laughter.)
" The Earl of Derby. Who
is the old Woman ?
" Lord Broughton. Not your
Lordship. (Laughter.)"
But it really will not do
for their Lordships to in-
dulge in shouts of laughter,
however bright, the epigram
may be which brings it
out. Sir Charles Barri's
roof is not calculated to
resist such explosions. A
little later, in this very de-
bate, down came a piece of
the ceiling, and nearly hit
Lord Shelburne. It was
part of one of the million
of inscriptions of Utru tt
mon IBrott with which the
Palace is spangled, and
Mr. Punch specially records the fact that it fell during an Indian debate, and
apropos to nothing, because he is quite prepared to read in the Record that the
accident happened while the Jew Bill was being passed, and was a celestial hint
that the Queen had at once forfeited the protection of Heaven and the allegiance
of her subjects. In fact, if the Record were to declare that the writing on the
ceiling had been miraculously changed to 3th} tt man Zoxt, we should not be
surprised, after the Leviathan business.
The Chemists and Druggists have made a stand against the Sale of Poisons Bill,
and so Mr. Walpole withdrew it. The nonsensical plan for enlarging the
Ladies' Gallery to make room for their Crinolines was again advanced, but nothing
came of it. Lord John Russell moved the second reading of the Jew Com-
promise Bill. Newdegate, Spooner, and Bentinck made another protest
against it. Mr. Drummond, who can clear his head of theological cobwebs when
he likes, supported the measure, while Mr. Walpole, Home Secretary, opposed
it. Lord Palmerston voted for it, but reluctantly, and as an instalment. The
numbers were 156 to 65.
In a Bill about Chelsea New Bridge a clause, moved by Colonel Sirthorpe,
was inserted, with Lord John Manners's consent, abolishing all foot-passenger
toll on Sunday. What will the Sabbatarians say to this direct invitation to the
people to take a walk in Battersea Park on their only holiday. The House
renounced Christianity twice in one night!
It is possible, for there are no limits to the impertinence of some people, that
the question may be asked, why the above account of the Friday night's work did
not appear in Mr. Punch's last publication. Without deigning to take any heed
of such prying curiosity, Mr Punch proceeds to
Monday. Lord Stratford desired to know what was to be done about the
Jeddah massacre. He expressed a hope that what was right would be done; but
that we should not take revenge by destroying Mecca, and scattering the ashes of
Mohammed to the winds, as an intimation to Islam that it may
" Call the Prophet, but his power
Is vain against the vengeful Giaour."
Lord Maxmesbury said, that immediate and severe measures would be adopted;
and, as an old diplomatist may be understood in various senses, Lord S. de Red-
Clufe's " hope " may perhaps have been intended as a hint.
The Duke op Marlborough is not satisfied with the proposed revision of the
Prayer Book, and wanted an address praying for new forms to be inserted in lieu
of some of the political services to be taken out. But he did not propose a sub-
stitute for the service which the Roundhead Lord Harrowby said was a very
useful one, that for the Martyrdom, inasmuch as it reminded kings that they had
heads to lose. The motion received no favour, and was withdrawn.
The Commons read the Thames Purification Bill a second time, Alderman
Cubitt, a trustworthy authority, undertaking, for the Central Board, that they
would use their brains, which he declared were really very good ones.
The Jew Bill went through Committee, fighting its way like Judas Maccabeus.
Lord John rebuked the hostile Tories for not being more respectful to Lord
Derby, to whom he gave much credit for his conduct m this matter.
Tuesday. Lord St. Leonards did his best to spoil a very good Bill for making
Titles to Estates, but the Ghancellob stood up for it, as did other Lords, and it
froceeded.
In the Commons, Mr. Roebuck, whose name gives him a perpetual hatred to
anybody who lives by hunting, moved to get rid of the
Hudson Bay Company, and rather an interesting debate
followed, in which a promise was given by Sir Bulwer
Lytton, that Government itself would skin the skinners
by a large and general measure next session.
Some British who had property at Uleaborg, had it
burned for them by Admiral Plumridge in the Russian
War, and they want compensation. But the authorities,
including Sir Charles Napier, think that it was very
properly burned, and that no compensation can be granted,
and the House agreed by 105 to 65.
The Jew Bill was to have been read a third time, but its
enemies were staunch, and twice divided for adjournment,
which was at last conceded.
Mr. Punch, in the name of thousands of the poorer
class who make holiday in London on Christmas Day,
presents his compliments to Mr. Herbert Ingram, and
begs to thank that gentleman for further improving Chelsea
Bridge by getting the toll abolished for the day in question.
If he would prefer the acknowledgment in immortal
poetry, here it is:—
When the folks go to Battersea Park
At Christmas, no tollman shall linger 'em,
As they enter, enjoying the lark,
Let them all for their Ingress thank Ingram.
Wednesday. Never mind if it was, the Lords sat, and
Lord Wynford complained, on the Public Health Bill
debate, that the measure gave no remedy against the
Manufacturers who carry on their filthy and noxious trades
on the south bank of the river. Lord Hardwicke made
the spooney reply, that the Bill empowered the Privy
Council to inquire into such matters; but Wynford stuck
to his text, that what was wanted was power of suppres-
sion, as no inquiry was wanted beside a sniff, especially
on a Friday.
The Jew Bill came on for the last battle. Samuel, even
Warren, stood up and abused the measure. Moreover,
he fancied himself Samuel the prophet, for he predicted
that the Bill would inevitably lead to a separation between
the Church and the State. Next, he thought himself
Samuel Weller, and bewailed the fact that the Con-
servatives tied up their principles in such a werry small
parcel, that it wasn't worth carrying. Finally, he sup-
posed himself Samuel Rogers, and dilated upon the
Pleasures of Memory he should derive from having done
his utmost to defeat the Bill. Mr. Roebuck termed the
House of Lords self-written-down Asses for their conduct.
Tom Duncombe approved the Bill, which he said was his
own resolution wrapped up in the form of an act.
Spooner and Newdegate talked Spooner-cum-New-
degatism; and finally the Bill was read a third time
by 129 to 55, majority for Israel 74. The Bill was then
passed amid loud cheers. The Royal assent was given
on Friday, and then, after a resolution, any eminent,
Hebrew who can get a constituency to elect him will
have the opportunity of performing the little compli-
mentary ceremony depicted in the initial letter of this
article, a formula quite as respectable as the oath which
excludes people with consciences and admits people with
none.
An impertinent message was then sent up to the Lords,
informing them that as they had passed a Bill for letting
in the Jew, the Commons would not trouble themselves
with their lordships' reasons why he should not be let in.
Thursday. Both Houses were informed, and received
the information with applause, that Sir H. Rose had
taken Gwalior, and that the English and French gun-
boats had taken the forts at the mouth of the Peiho, with
138 guns. Emulating our gallant Commanders, the Lords
tore through business like men, passed nine Bills, and
shoved forward ever so many more. This looks like
grouse.
The Commons were chiefly at work on Father Thames,
whose Reform Bill went right through committee.
Friday. The Bill for the Emancipation of a Wife's Sister
came on for second reading in the Lords. It was the old,
old story, Deuteronomy, women's jealousy, the Church's
canon, and the child's guardian. The Bishops were all
highly demonstrative, especially the Bishop op Exeter,
who dashed down the measure upon the floor, calling it
" a wretched Bill." The Bishop op Ripon, however, op-
posed all his right reverend brethren, and declared that
the marriage with your wife's sister was not only not
prohibited, but was sanctioned, in the Bible. The Bill
PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI
[July 31, 1858.
PUNCH'S ESSENCE OF PARLIAMENT.
ridax, July 16. There was
^-Z^tUtct /? /\ wit if not wisdom in the
/ °i<^^> ) 1 Lords. Lord Broughton,
2yr72cCeK, t^/(c^ /> -y " speaking on the Indian
Council, said,—
*" It was alleged that this
could not be called a double
Government, and perhaps it
oould not be so described, except
they called a man riding on
horseback, with an old Woman
riding behind him, a double
Government. (Laughter.)
" The Earl of Derby. Who
is the old Woman ?
" Lord Broughton. Not your
Lordship. (Laughter.)"
But it really will not do
for their Lordships to in-
dulge in shouts of laughter,
however bright, the epigram
may be which brings it
out. Sir Charles Barri's
roof is not calculated to
resist such explosions. A
little later, in this very de-
bate, down came a piece of
the ceiling, and nearly hit
Lord Shelburne. It was
part of one of the million
of inscriptions of Utru tt
mon IBrott with which the
Palace is spangled, and
Mr. Punch specially records the fact that it fell during an Indian debate, and
apropos to nothing, because he is quite prepared to read in the Record that the
accident happened while the Jew Bill was being passed, and was a celestial hint
that the Queen had at once forfeited the protection of Heaven and the allegiance
of her subjects. In fact, if the Record were to declare that the writing on the
ceiling had been miraculously changed to 3th} tt man Zoxt, we should not be
surprised, after the Leviathan business.
The Chemists and Druggists have made a stand against the Sale of Poisons Bill,
and so Mr. Walpole withdrew it. The nonsensical plan for enlarging the
Ladies' Gallery to make room for their Crinolines was again advanced, but nothing
came of it. Lord John Russell moved the second reading of the Jew Com-
promise Bill. Newdegate, Spooner, and Bentinck made another protest
against it. Mr. Drummond, who can clear his head of theological cobwebs when
he likes, supported the measure, while Mr. Walpole, Home Secretary, opposed
it. Lord Palmerston voted for it, but reluctantly, and as an instalment. The
numbers were 156 to 65.
In a Bill about Chelsea New Bridge a clause, moved by Colonel Sirthorpe,
was inserted, with Lord John Manners's consent, abolishing all foot-passenger
toll on Sunday. What will the Sabbatarians say to this direct invitation to the
people to take a walk in Battersea Park on their only holiday. The House
renounced Christianity twice in one night!
It is possible, for there are no limits to the impertinence of some people, that
the question may be asked, why the above account of the Friday night's work did
not appear in Mr. Punch's last publication. Without deigning to take any heed
of such prying curiosity, Mr Punch proceeds to
Monday. Lord Stratford desired to know what was to be done about the
Jeddah massacre. He expressed a hope that what was right would be done; but
that we should not take revenge by destroying Mecca, and scattering the ashes of
Mohammed to the winds, as an intimation to Islam that it may
" Call the Prophet, but his power
Is vain against the vengeful Giaour."
Lord Maxmesbury said, that immediate and severe measures would be adopted;
and, as an old diplomatist may be understood in various senses, Lord S. de Red-
Clufe's " hope " may perhaps have been intended as a hint.
The Duke op Marlborough is not satisfied with the proposed revision of the
Prayer Book, and wanted an address praying for new forms to be inserted in lieu
of some of the political services to be taken out. But he did not propose a sub-
stitute for the service which the Roundhead Lord Harrowby said was a very
useful one, that for the Martyrdom, inasmuch as it reminded kings that they had
heads to lose. The motion received no favour, and was withdrawn.
The Commons read the Thames Purification Bill a second time, Alderman
Cubitt, a trustworthy authority, undertaking, for the Central Board, that they
would use their brains, which he declared were really very good ones.
The Jew Bill went through Committee, fighting its way like Judas Maccabeus.
Lord John rebuked the hostile Tories for not being more respectful to Lord
Derby, to whom he gave much credit for his conduct m this matter.
Tuesday. Lord St. Leonards did his best to spoil a very good Bill for making
Titles to Estates, but the Ghancellob stood up for it, as did other Lords, and it
froceeded.
In the Commons, Mr. Roebuck, whose name gives him a perpetual hatred to
anybody who lives by hunting, moved to get rid of the
Hudson Bay Company, and rather an interesting debate
followed, in which a promise was given by Sir Bulwer
Lytton, that Government itself would skin the skinners
by a large and general measure next session.
Some British who had property at Uleaborg, had it
burned for them by Admiral Plumridge in the Russian
War, and they want compensation. But the authorities,
including Sir Charles Napier, think that it was very
properly burned, and that no compensation can be granted,
and the House agreed by 105 to 65.
The Jew Bill was to have been read a third time, but its
enemies were staunch, and twice divided for adjournment,
which was at last conceded.
Mr. Punch, in the name of thousands of the poorer
class who make holiday in London on Christmas Day,
presents his compliments to Mr. Herbert Ingram, and
begs to thank that gentleman for further improving Chelsea
Bridge by getting the toll abolished for the day in question.
If he would prefer the acknowledgment in immortal
poetry, here it is:—
When the folks go to Battersea Park
At Christmas, no tollman shall linger 'em,
As they enter, enjoying the lark,
Let them all for their Ingress thank Ingram.
Wednesday. Never mind if it was, the Lords sat, and
Lord Wynford complained, on the Public Health Bill
debate, that the measure gave no remedy against the
Manufacturers who carry on their filthy and noxious trades
on the south bank of the river. Lord Hardwicke made
the spooney reply, that the Bill empowered the Privy
Council to inquire into such matters; but Wynford stuck
to his text, that what was wanted was power of suppres-
sion, as no inquiry was wanted beside a sniff, especially
on a Friday.
The Jew Bill came on for the last battle. Samuel, even
Warren, stood up and abused the measure. Moreover,
he fancied himself Samuel the prophet, for he predicted
that the Bill would inevitably lead to a separation between
the Church and the State. Next, he thought himself
Samuel Weller, and bewailed the fact that the Con-
servatives tied up their principles in such a werry small
parcel, that it wasn't worth carrying. Finally, he sup-
posed himself Samuel Rogers, and dilated upon the
Pleasures of Memory he should derive from having done
his utmost to defeat the Bill. Mr. Roebuck termed the
House of Lords self-written-down Asses for their conduct.
Tom Duncombe approved the Bill, which he said was his
own resolution wrapped up in the form of an act.
Spooner and Newdegate talked Spooner-cum-New-
degatism; and finally the Bill was read a third time
by 129 to 55, majority for Israel 74. The Bill was then
passed amid loud cheers. The Royal assent was given
on Friday, and then, after a resolution, any eminent,
Hebrew who can get a constituency to elect him will
have the opportunity of performing the little compli-
mentary ceremony depicted in the initial letter of this
article, a formula quite as respectable as the oath which
excludes people with consciences and admits people with
none.
An impertinent message was then sent up to the Lords,
informing them that as they had passed a Bill for letting
in the Jew, the Commons would not trouble themselves
with their lordships' reasons why he should not be let in.
Thursday. Both Houses were informed, and received
the information with applause, that Sir H. Rose had
taken Gwalior, and that the English and French gun-
boats had taken the forts at the mouth of the Peiho, with
138 guns. Emulating our gallant Commanders, the Lords
tore through business like men, passed nine Bills, and
shoved forward ever so many more. This looks like
grouse.
The Commons were chiefly at work on Father Thames,
whose Reform Bill went right through committee.
Friday. The Bill for the Emancipation of a Wife's Sister
came on for second reading in the Lords. It was the old,
old story, Deuteronomy, women's jealousy, the Church's
canon, and the child's guardian. The Bishops were all
highly demonstrative, especially the Bishop op Exeter,
who dashed down the measure upon the floor, calling it
" a wretched Bill." The Bishop op Ripon, however, op-
posed all his right reverend brethren, and declared that
the marriage with your wife's sister was not only not
prohibited, but was sanctioned, in the Bible. The Bill