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PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI.
[December li, 1858.
!
MUSIC IN MARINE STORES,
It is all very well to talk of commercial prosperity, but
the subjoined advertisement shows that we are arrived at
barter
WANTED TO EXCHANGE, a Grand PIANO-FORTE*
value £15, for 5 Tons of Unburnt Old CAST IRON.—Apply
to Mr. •--,----, Runcurn.
Here is a gentleman who evidently despairs of turning
his piano into money—as some gentlemen are now and
t hen obliged to do—and will be satisfied if he can convert
if, into old cast iron. Do not hastily conclude that he
, has no music in his soul! Bartering a piano for a quantity
of iron is not simply equivalent to selling a mangle. It
is the exchange of one musical instrument in esse for
numerous musical instruments inposse. How many Jew's-
harps are contained in five tons of iron ?
' One at a Time, Gentlemen!"
Les Lionnes Pauvres, a comedy now performing in Paris,
has been forbidden at Madrid, because of the plain-spoken-
ness with which it- exposes immorality. At the same time,
Tartvffe, till now prohibited on the Spanish stage, has been
performed by permission of the authorities. This is surely
inconsistent. On the principle of respect for the Sovereign,
: we can understand the prohibition of any exposure of
immorality on the theatrical boards, while Pleasure reigns
: paramount in the Royal Boudoir; but how tolerate at once
Tartvffe on the stage and triumphant Jesuitry in the Closet
of the Prince Consort ?
First Jocose Stable Boy. " Well, I'm Mowed if he ain't been fired!
A Stationary Barometer.
A P xench newspaper indulges in the following strain.
We fa acy it must be intended for satire :—
"It t i very well known that the receptions of Lord Cowley are
an excek ?nt barometer of our foreign relations."
It is \ barometer, then, which, as visitors punished
bv those same "receptions" say, invariably points to
"Dry."
FORENSIC FICTIONS.
make for that purpose, or to insinuate, charges which are not pure
inventions only because they are foul inventions ? We can only hope
The Editor of the Times received, the other day, a letter which that:some mistake.may have been made in this matter-by the solicitors
raises a very interesting question. The communication proceeded of Dk- Lane> or °y the LoRD ClIIEF J^™E> or by Mr. Chambers.
from Messrs. Desborough, Young, and Desborougfj, of Size Lane,
Solicitors of Dr. Lane, who was recently in the false position of co-
defendant, lastly in the true one of witness, in the case of Robinson
v. Robinson. It consists of this short and expressive statement:—
" Sir, In your report of this case, Mr. Chambers is stated to have observed as
follows:—
" 'If he(DR. Lane) nad really come forward now to vindicate an innocent woman,
what a pity he did not think of doing to when Mr. Robinson commenced the suit
in the Ecclesiastical Court ?'
"This remark appears to derive force from an observation attributed to the Lord
Chief Justice in the earlier part of the report, in which be is stated to have said:—
" 'He (Dr Lane) could have been examined ex propria motu; but if the wife had
chosen to resist the suit, she might have made him a witness.'
" It is obvious that the word ' not' is accidentally omitted from the first part of
the sentence, but as the misprint may lead to erroneous conclusions, we rely upon
your veil known sense of justice to correct the mistake."
The very interesting question—the deeply interesting question—that
arises out of this significant letter is two-fold :—1, When Mr. Cham-
bers insinuated that Dr. Lane might, if he had chosen, have come
forward to give evidence, did he make that insinuation in ignorance of
the law ? This question concerns Mr. Chambers's reputation as a
barrister. 2. When Mr. Chambers insinuated respecting Dr. Lane
that which was not the fact, did he know that it was not the fact ?
Ihis question concerns the reputation of Mr. Chambers in the
abstract. For surely there are some limits to what a barrister is
privileged to say on behalf of his client. Palse law may be put into
las brief as well as false statement, but he is not, at least, to assert the
tormer if he knows better. We know what an ambassador is sent
abroad tor but a counsel has not quite the same general commission as
a diplomatist. Moreover, when the allegation of that which is ima-
ginary tends to damage a man's character, and a character that he
lives by, forensic fiction is so much the rather to be deprecated. A
journalist Cannot call a scoundrel a scoundrel without having to pay at
least a farthing damages. Is it quite fair that an advocate should
Have licence to say whatever he pleases to discredit a witness: to
A DANGEROUS ALLUSION.
During the festivities at Compiegne, one of the great successes in
the Imperial Theatre has been the vaudeville of Les Deux Menaces,
How comes it that the Emperor should have tolerated the perform-
ance of a piece so suggestive of awkward comparisons ? Everybody
must have been reminded of the contrast between two other menages :
the menage of that happy couple, John Bull and Lady Victoria, and
the troubled one of their neighbours, Mons. Louis Napoleon and
Madame La France.
The first menage is known to be one of the most harmonious, orderly,
and yet free and easy, households going. For an account of what the
other is, apply to M. de Montalembert.
Self-Supporting Ragamuffins.
Besides the "One Tun" there is another quondam Thieves' Public-
house in the Devil's Acre which has been converted into ragged
schools. This was the " Green ManPear Street and Duck Lane
Ragged Schools being its present denomination. We understand that
it also wants assistance, and advise it to follow the example of the
first-named institution, which got up an entertainment, and took a
benefit the other evening at St. Martin's Hall. The ''Green Man '
might thus improve his position in the Devil's Acre, in which he 19
"pulling the devil by the tail."
and just the right time.
Q. Why is the Morning Chronicle like the Inner Temple Cloclf ?
A, Because it has got new hands upon it.
PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI.
[December li, 1858.
!
MUSIC IN MARINE STORES,
It is all very well to talk of commercial prosperity, but
the subjoined advertisement shows that we are arrived at
barter
WANTED TO EXCHANGE, a Grand PIANO-FORTE*
value £15, for 5 Tons of Unburnt Old CAST IRON.—Apply
to Mr. •--,----, Runcurn.
Here is a gentleman who evidently despairs of turning
his piano into money—as some gentlemen are now and
t hen obliged to do—and will be satisfied if he can convert
if, into old cast iron. Do not hastily conclude that he
, has no music in his soul! Bartering a piano for a quantity
of iron is not simply equivalent to selling a mangle. It
is the exchange of one musical instrument in esse for
numerous musical instruments inposse. How many Jew's-
harps are contained in five tons of iron ?
' One at a Time, Gentlemen!"
Les Lionnes Pauvres, a comedy now performing in Paris,
has been forbidden at Madrid, because of the plain-spoken-
ness with which it- exposes immorality. At the same time,
Tartvffe, till now prohibited on the Spanish stage, has been
performed by permission of the authorities. This is surely
inconsistent. On the principle of respect for the Sovereign,
: we can understand the prohibition of any exposure of
immorality on the theatrical boards, while Pleasure reigns
: paramount in the Royal Boudoir; but how tolerate at once
Tartvffe on the stage and triumphant Jesuitry in the Closet
of the Prince Consort ?
First Jocose Stable Boy. " Well, I'm Mowed if he ain't been fired!
A Stationary Barometer.
A P xench newspaper indulges in the following strain.
We fa acy it must be intended for satire :—
"It t i very well known that the receptions of Lord Cowley are
an excek ?nt barometer of our foreign relations."
It is \ barometer, then, which, as visitors punished
bv those same "receptions" say, invariably points to
"Dry."
FORENSIC FICTIONS.
make for that purpose, or to insinuate, charges which are not pure
inventions only because they are foul inventions ? We can only hope
The Editor of the Times received, the other day, a letter which that:some mistake.may have been made in this matter-by the solicitors
raises a very interesting question. The communication proceeded of Dk- Lane> or °y the LoRD ClIIEF J^™E> or by Mr. Chambers.
from Messrs. Desborough, Young, and Desborougfj, of Size Lane,
Solicitors of Dr. Lane, who was recently in the false position of co-
defendant, lastly in the true one of witness, in the case of Robinson
v. Robinson. It consists of this short and expressive statement:—
" Sir, In your report of this case, Mr. Chambers is stated to have observed as
follows:—
" 'If he(DR. Lane) nad really come forward now to vindicate an innocent woman,
what a pity he did not think of doing to when Mr. Robinson commenced the suit
in the Ecclesiastical Court ?'
"This remark appears to derive force from an observation attributed to the Lord
Chief Justice in the earlier part of the report, in which be is stated to have said:—
" 'He (Dr Lane) could have been examined ex propria motu; but if the wife had
chosen to resist the suit, she might have made him a witness.'
" It is obvious that the word ' not' is accidentally omitted from the first part of
the sentence, but as the misprint may lead to erroneous conclusions, we rely upon
your veil known sense of justice to correct the mistake."
The very interesting question—the deeply interesting question—that
arises out of this significant letter is two-fold :—1, When Mr. Cham-
bers insinuated that Dr. Lane might, if he had chosen, have come
forward to give evidence, did he make that insinuation in ignorance of
the law ? This question concerns Mr. Chambers's reputation as a
barrister. 2. When Mr. Chambers insinuated respecting Dr. Lane
that which was not the fact, did he know that it was not the fact ?
Ihis question concerns the reputation of Mr. Chambers in the
abstract. For surely there are some limits to what a barrister is
privileged to say on behalf of his client. Palse law may be put into
las brief as well as false statement, but he is not, at least, to assert the
tormer if he knows better. We know what an ambassador is sent
abroad tor but a counsel has not quite the same general commission as
a diplomatist. Moreover, when the allegation of that which is ima-
ginary tends to damage a man's character, and a character that he
lives by, forensic fiction is so much the rather to be deprecated. A
journalist Cannot call a scoundrel a scoundrel without having to pay at
least a farthing damages. Is it quite fair that an advocate should
Have licence to say whatever he pleases to discredit a witness: to
A DANGEROUS ALLUSION.
During the festivities at Compiegne, one of the great successes in
the Imperial Theatre has been the vaudeville of Les Deux Menaces,
How comes it that the Emperor should have tolerated the perform-
ance of a piece so suggestive of awkward comparisons ? Everybody
must have been reminded of the contrast between two other menages :
the menage of that happy couple, John Bull and Lady Victoria, and
the troubled one of their neighbours, Mons. Louis Napoleon and
Madame La France.
The first menage is known to be one of the most harmonious, orderly,
and yet free and easy, households going. For an account of what the
other is, apply to M. de Montalembert.
Self-Supporting Ragamuffins.
Besides the "One Tun" there is another quondam Thieves' Public-
house in the Devil's Acre which has been converted into ragged
schools. This was the " Green ManPear Street and Duck Lane
Ragged Schools being its present denomination. We understand that
it also wants assistance, and advise it to follow the example of the
first-named institution, which got up an entertainment, and took a
benefit the other evening at St. Martin's Hall. The ''Green Man '
might thus improve his position in the Devil's Acre, in which he 19
"pulling the devil by the tail."
and just the right time.
Q. Why is the Morning Chronicle like the Inner Temple Cloclf ?
A, Because it has got new hands upon it.