Vol. XXXVII.]
INTRODUCTION
[July to December, 1859.
PAGE
121 Scotch Plush.—The advertisement in this article is a
verbatim copy of one issued is Edinburgh—the signature
excepted.
132 A Poser for the Puseyites.—The disgraceful distur-
bances at St. George’s in the East—disgraceful to all parties
concerned in them—continued for some weeks.
133 Pome and Utah.—Utah is the Mormon settlement by the
Salt Lake.
133 A Mellow Drama.—The drama of the Green Bushes was
produced many years ago.
137 The Emperor Unveiling- Italian Liberty.— It was
rumoured that Prince Napoleon was to be President of the
Italian Confederation.
139 The Great Sea-Side Building Squabble.—See ante,
p. 112.
143 Franklin.—Lady Franklin devoted the remains of her
fortune to fit out the Steam Screw-yacht Fox, and Captain
M'Clintock gallantly volunteered to risk his life in the search
for his lost friend and shipmate. Lieutenants Allen, Young,
and Hobson, and others were found equally devoted to the
cause, and the Fox sailed from Aberdeen in the Spring of 1857.
After encountering many dangers in the course of their search,
they arrived off the Isle of "Wight on the 21st of September,
bringing the terrible narrative of the end of the brave voyagers,
and a great quantity of interesting relics, including Sir John
Franklin’s chronometer, a sextant, a boat’s medicine chest,
and silver forks and spoons bearing the crest of most of the
officers.
147 Blondin Outdone.—Blondin had recently (August 17th)
performed his extraordinary feat of wheeling a man over the
Falls of Niagara on a tight rope. For cut, see “Essence of
Parliament.”
150 Anecdotes from Balmoral.—During Her Majesty’s visit
to Balmoral the penny-a-liners and “ Our own Correspon-
dents” were impertinently busy. “ Punch ” cracked them,
however.
152 Jonathan’s Pide to Pekin.—This Ballad accurately
describes the progress of the American Minister to Pekin.
153 The Vatican’s Threatened Thunders. — See “ The
54 Pope at his Little Game,” and “A Hint to Louis Napo-
157 LEON.”
PAGE
Paullo Pejora Canamus.—This Sir John Dean Paul 162
was a Banker, and inflicted incalculable misery upou many
persons by his forgeries and misappropriation of money en-
trusted to his cafe.
A Note and Query.—Lord Cowley’s limited hospitality 172
has been frequently the subject of remark.
Conviction on Leaving an Election Committee.— 174
Coppock was the name of a Tory election agent.
The Poyal Poad to Learning.—The Prince op Wales 177
was received with much ceremony at Oxford on the occasion i
of his matriculation.
Loch Katrine in Glasgow.—For an account of the open- 181 [
ing of the Glasgow Waterworks, see Annual Reqister, pn.
151 and 152. 1859.
For Use in a Quadrille.—Jean Maria Farina has long 192 [
been celebrated as manufacturer of the Eau-de-Cologne.
Truth is Strange.—The sobriquet of a certain Bishop is 200
Soapy Sam, originating in his courtier-like complacency.
The Hampstead Tragedy.—Sir Thomas "Wilson has 211
made several unsuccessful (happily) attempts to enclose our
beautiful Hampstead Heath. j-
The Mortara Story and Moral.—Mortara, the little 212
Jew boy, baptised unknown to his parents into the Bomish
Church.
Question for Mr. Planche, who is Rouge Croix. 214
Mr. Tilbury Denies his Demise.—Mr. Tilbury was 222
an actor of some merit, and as his style of costume when off
the stage was somewhat clerical, he was familiarly called the
Bishop of Battersea. He died in February, 1864.
The Next Pefugee.—See Introduction. 227
Liberal and Conservative Loyalty.—An election agent 235
guilty of gross bribery was known as “ the Man in the Moon.”
How we Came to Write to the Emperor, and The 243
Four Fishes.—A Fact. 250 .
Scene from the New Pantomime.—The French 247
Government Press had denied any intention of the Emperor
+o annex Savoy and Nice to France. Mr. Punch did not
believe the assertion.
Quite to be Expected.—Admiral Bowles. See 253
“ Jack in Gaol.” 262
INTRODUCTION
[July to December, 1859.
PAGE
121 Scotch Plush.—The advertisement in this article is a
verbatim copy of one issued is Edinburgh—the signature
excepted.
132 A Poser for the Puseyites.—The disgraceful distur-
bances at St. George’s in the East—disgraceful to all parties
concerned in them—continued for some weeks.
133 Pome and Utah.—Utah is the Mormon settlement by the
Salt Lake.
133 A Mellow Drama.—The drama of the Green Bushes was
produced many years ago.
137 The Emperor Unveiling- Italian Liberty.— It was
rumoured that Prince Napoleon was to be President of the
Italian Confederation.
139 The Great Sea-Side Building Squabble.—See ante,
p. 112.
143 Franklin.—Lady Franklin devoted the remains of her
fortune to fit out the Steam Screw-yacht Fox, and Captain
M'Clintock gallantly volunteered to risk his life in the search
for his lost friend and shipmate. Lieutenants Allen, Young,
and Hobson, and others were found equally devoted to the
cause, and the Fox sailed from Aberdeen in the Spring of 1857.
After encountering many dangers in the course of their search,
they arrived off the Isle of "Wight on the 21st of September,
bringing the terrible narrative of the end of the brave voyagers,
and a great quantity of interesting relics, including Sir John
Franklin’s chronometer, a sextant, a boat’s medicine chest,
and silver forks and spoons bearing the crest of most of the
officers.
147 Blondin Outdone.—Blondin had recently (August 17th)
performed his extraordinary feat of wheeling a man over the
Falls of Niagara on a tight rope. For cut, see “Essence of
Parliament.”
150 Anecdotes from Balmoral.—During Her Majesty’s visit
to Balmoral the penny-a-liners and “ Our own Correspon-
dents” were impertinently busy. “ Punch ” cracked them,
however.
152 Jonathan’s Pide to Pekin.—This Ballad accurately
describes the progress of the American Minister to Pekin.
153 The Vatican’s Threatened Thunders. — See “ The
54 Pope at his Little Game,” and “A Hint to Louis Napo-
157 LEON.”
PAGE
Paullo Pejora Canamus.—This Sir John Dean Paul 162
was a Banker, and inflicted incalculable misery upou many
persons by his forgeries and misappropriation of money en-
trusted to his cafe.
A Note and Query.—Lord Cowley’s limited hospitality 172
has been frequently the subject of remark.
Conviction on Leaving an Election Committee.— 174
Coppock was the name of a Tory election agent.
The Poyal Poad to Learning.—The Prince op Wales 177
was received with much ceremony at Oxford on the occasion i
of his matriculation.
Loch Katrine in Glasgow.—For an account of the open- 181 [
ing of the Glasgow Waterworks, see Annual Reqister, pn.
151 and 152. 1859.
For Use in a Quadrille.—Jean Maria Farina has long 192 [
been celebrated as manufacturer of the Eau-de-Cologne.
Truth is Strange.—The sobriquet of a certain Bishop is 200
Soapy Sam, originating in his courtier-like complacency.
The Hampstead Tragedy.—Sir Thomas "Wilson has 211
made several unsuccessful (happily) attempts to enclose our
beautiful Hampstead Heath. j-
The Mortara Story and Moral.—Mortara, the little 212
Jew boy, baptised unknown to his parents into the Bomish
Church.
Question for Mr. Planche, who is Rouge Croix. 214
Mr. Tilbury Denies his Demise.—Mr. Tilbury was 222
an actor of some merit, and as his style of costume when off
the stage was somewhat clerical, he was familiarly called the
Bishop of Battersea. He died in February, 1864.
The Next Pefugee.—See Introduction. 227
Liberal and Conservative Loyalty.—An election agent 235
guilty of gross bribery was known as “ the Man in the Moon.”
How we Came to Write to the Emperor, and The 243
Four Fishes.—A Fact. 250 .
Scene from the New Pantomime.—The French 247
Government Press had denied any intention of the Emperor
+o annex Savoy and Nice to France. Mr. Punch did not
believe the assertion.
Quite to be Expected.—Admiral Bowles. See 253
“ Jack in Gaol.” 262