DOI Heft:
February 16, 1861
DOI Seite / Zitierlink:https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.16867#0073
Febklaky 16, 1861.]
PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI.
SKETCH SHOWING THE POSITION OF THE EASTERN COUNTIES SHIP
A HEAVY ROLLING LURCH.
1 EXPRESS ” IN
FUN FOR THE FOREIGN
OFFICE.
Little John—here’s your good
luck!
You have shown both nous and
pluck,
Diplomatic knaves outwitted,
Tricksters honestly admitted,
Fairly, that is, let them in,
And can laugh with those whc
win.
Sharing in the noble mirth
Of Italians, men of worth,
Who their liberty have won
By your help, my little John,
You, with Garibaldi laughing.
Mind, an Emperor you’re chaffing
Curious Coincidence.
Who will maintain there is
nothing in the old Greek doctrine
that names have a mysterious sig-
nificance, in the face of the fact
that the Spanish Minister, whose
diplomatic duties have involved
him in Francis the Second’s fix
inside Gaeta, should be the Count
Di Lema? Only the spelling should
be corrected into dilemma.
BOWYER S BEST.
Ie a Young Lady was entering
a Convent, and a feeling of regret
came over her, what kind of regret
would you call it P
An unavailing (a-nun-a-veiling)! /
MAKING THE MOST OF IT.
In common, he supposes, with most rightminded people, Mr. Punch
has seen with pleasure the columns upon columns of alms-giving an-
nouncements with which, for the last two months, the Times has daily
furnished us. Mr. Punch has no intention to check the flow of charity,
even though the frost which started it has ended. But certain of the
donors whose names have been announced have occupied a space so
disproportioned to their gifts, that a gentle hint seems needful to
prevent this needless waste of our contemporary’s space. In too many
subscription lists which lately have been advertised half a dozen lines
or more have been taken up by what should have been put in only one.
If for instance Mr. Jones, with his family and servants subscribed a
five pound note, the gift has been paraded to the universe as follows :—
NoysE. Jones, Esq., Trumpet House, Blowborough
Mbs. Jones.
Miss Jones.
M iss J emima Jones.
Miss Dorothea Judith Dulcibella Jones
Master Jones.
Master William Wiggins Jones ....
Master George Robustus Jones.
Collected among his Schoolfellows by Master Peter Jones
Servants’ Offerings, viz : — Cook, 2s. ; Housemaid, Is. fid
Nurse, Is. 6d. ; Ditto (Under) Is. ; Page, 6d.; Knifeboy, 2
Total £5 0 0
A few sovereigns in this way may be hammered out to cover much
valuable space, and as charitable advertisements of course have to be
paid for, this process of gold-beating becomes a rather costly one, and
entrenches somewhat heavily upon the funds that are in hand. Mr.
Punch, who has no sympathy with snobbism or puffery, would suggest
that in a case like that of Mr. Jones publicity should merely be allowed
to the sum total, and that the items of subscription should, as needless,
be suppressed. True Charity, we are told, vaunteth not itself, is not
puffed up ; and when charity is given with a great flourish of trumpets,
it ceases to be charity, and becomes a mere advertisement.
£
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84
“You’re Speaking of the Emperor?”
Annexed Monaco, eh ? What, at his tricks again ? Nay, don’t say
that. The tiny territory belonged to a Prince of the House of
Grimaldi. At the worst, the act is only a pantomime trick.
ANGLO-ITALIAN COPYRIGHT.
The treaty between England and Sardinia, referred to in the
Queen’s Speech, provides for the reciprocal security, in both countries,
of “copyright on books, dramatic works, musical compositions, draw-
ings, paintings, sculpture, engravings, lithography, and any other
works whatsoever of literature and the flue arts.” This new inter-
national treaty is a most important arrangement, especially if Sardinia
is to involve United Italy. Those Italians, if good care were pot taken
to restrain their piratical propensities, would very soon plagiarise our
works of art, and particularly our sculptures. As regards the latter,
the mischief, probably, has already been done; and we are^ now only
shutting the stable-door after the steed has been stolen. This obser-
vation especially relates to our equestrian statues of George the Third
with his pigtail, George the Fourth riding his horse to drink, and
the Duke oe Wellington on the top of Burton’s Arch. In all these
cases not only the horses, but also the riders, have most likely been
stolen by Italian copiers of British ideas. The fine statue of Jenner
sitting in his sheet, going to be shaved, and the contiguous sculpture
which represents Sir Charles Napier, the conqueror of Scinde, with
a ramrod seemingly driven down his back, as well as that other work
of truly high art. Nelson on the top of the column hard by, have
doubtless been seized upon by some of the imitative countrymen of
Michael Angelo and Benvenuto Cellini, and put forth as designs
of their own. Of course they will appropriate the Crimean trophy,
cannons and all. We should not be at all surprised to hear that the
Pope has got Gog and Magog at the Vatican; fac-similes, that is to
say, of Gog and Magog, hut which his Holiness verily believes to be
the originals of our City Giants.
There is another great work of ours, which the Italians are endea-
vouring to imitate, and are welcome to do so, if they can. That is the
British Constitution. We shall not claim copyright in that conception ;
though, if the Italian people succeed in constructing areal resemblance
to our form of Government, we expect they will stand something hand-
some. Like their own Rome, our grand political edifice was not built
in a day ; but, now the Italian architects have got our model to work
from, it is to be hoped that they will be able to run up the building in
a few months.
“Wanted a Good Cutter
to Mr. Ferdinand de Lessees.
-For the Isthmus of Suez. Apply
Vol. 40.
PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI.
SKETCH SHOWING THE POSITION OF THE EASTERN COUNTIES SHIP
A HEAVY ROLLING LURCH.
1 EXPRESS ” IN
FUN FOR THE FOREIGN
OFFICE.
Little John—here’s your good
luck!
You have shown both nous and
pluck,
Diplomatic knaves outwitted,
Tricksters honestly admitted,
Fairly, that is, let them in,
And can laugh with those whc
win.
Sharing in the noble mirth
Of Italians, men of worth,
Who their liberty have won
By your help, my little John,
You, with Garibaldi laughing.
Mind, an Emperor you’re chaffing
Curious Coincidence.
Who will maintain there is
nothing in the old Greek doctrine
that names have a mysterious sig-
nificance, in the face of the fact
that the Spanish Minister, whose
diplomatic duties have involved
him in Francis the Second’s fix
inside Gaeta, should be the Count
Di Lema? Only the spelling should
be corrected into dilemma.
BOWYER S BEST.
Ie a Young Lady was entering
a Convent, and a feeling of regret
came over her, what kind of regret
would you call it P
An unavailing (a-nun-a-veiling)! /
MAKING THE MOST OF IT.
In common, he supposes, with most rightminded people, Mr. Punch
has seen with pleasure the columns upon columns of alms-giving an-
nouncements with which, for the last two months, the Times has daily
furnished us. Mr. Punch has no intention to check the flow of charity,
even though the frost which started it has ended. But certain of the
donors whose names have been announced have occupied a space so
disproportioned to their gifts, that a gentle hint seems needful to
prevent this needless waste of our contemporary’s space. In too many
subscription lists which lately have been advertised half a dozen lines
or more have been taken up by what should have been put in only one.
If for instance Mr. Jones, with his family and servants subscribed a
five pound note, the gift has been paraded to the universe as follows :—
NoysE. Jones, Esq., Trumpet House, Blowborough
Mbs. Jones.
Miss Jones.
M iss J emima Jones.
Miss Dorothea Judith Dulcibella Jones
Master Jones.
Master William Wiggins Jones ....
Master George Robustus Jones.
Collected among his Schoolfellows by Master Peter Jones
Servants’ Offerings, viz : — Cook, 2s. ; Housemaid, Is. fid
Nurse, Is. 6d. ; Ditto (Under) Is. ; Page, 6d.; Knifeboy, 2
Total £5 0 0
A few sovereigns in this way may be hammered out to cover much
valuable space, and as charitable advertisements of course have to be
paid for, this process of gold-beating becomes a rather costly one, and
entrenches somewhat heavily upon the funds that are in hand. Mr.
Punch, who has no sympathy with snobbism or puffery, would suggest
that in a case like that of Mr. Jones publicity should merely be allowed
to the sum total, and that the items of subscription should, as needless,
be suppressed. True Charity, we are told, vaunteth not itself, is not
puffed up ; and when charity is given with a great flourish of trumpets,
it ceases to be charity, and becomes a mere advertisement.
£
s.
d.
2
2
0
1
1
0
0
10
6
0
5
0
0
5
0
0
3
0
0
2
6
0
2
6
3 ,
d. ;
0
i
9i
l£d
0
6
84
“You’re Speaking of the Emperor?”
Annexed Monaco, eh ? What, at his tricks again ? Nay, don’t say
that. The tiny territory belonged to a Prince of the House of
Grimaldi. At the worst, the act is only a pantomime trick.
ANGLO-ITALIAN COPYRIGHT.
The treaty between England and Sardinia, referred to in the
Queen’s Speech, provides for the reciprocal security, in both countries,
of “copyright on books, dramatic works, musical compositions, draw-
ings, paintings, sculpture, engravings, lithography, and any other
works whatsoever of literature and the flue arts.” This new inter-
national treaty is a most important arrangement, especially if Sardinia
is to involve United Italy. Those Italians, if good care were pot taken
to restrain their piratical propensities, would very soon plagiarise our
works of art, and particularly our sculptures. As regards the latter,
the mischief, probably, has already been done; and we are^ now only
shutting the stable-door after the steed has been stolen. This obser-
vation especially relates to our equestrian statues of George the Third
with his pigtail, George the Fourth riding his horse to drink, and
the Duke oe Wellington on the top of Burton’s Arch. In all these
cases not only the horses, but also the riders, have most likely been
stolen by Italian copiers of British ideas. The fine statue of Jenner
sitting in his sheet, going to be shaved, and the contiguous sculpture
which represents Sir Charles Napier, the conqueror of Scinde, with
a ramrod seemingly driven down his back, as well as that other work
of truly high art. Nelson on the top of the column hard by, have
doubtless been seized upon by some of the imitative countrymen of
Michael Angelo and Benvenuto Cellini, and put forth as designs
of their own. Of course they will appropriate the Crimean trophy,
cannons and all. We should not be at all surprised to hear that the
Pope has got Gog and Magog at the Vatican; fac-similes, that is to
say, of Gog and Magog, hut which his Holiness verily believes to be
the originals of our City Giants.
There is another great work of ours, which the Italians are endea-
vouring to imitate, and are welcome to do so, if they can. That is the
British Constitution. We shall not claim copyright in that conception ;
though, if the Italian people succeed in constructing areal resemblance
to our form of Government, we expect they will stand something hand-
some. Like their own Rome, our grand political edifice was not built
in a day ; but, now the Italian architects have got our model to work
from, it is to be hoped that they will be able to run up the building in
a few months.
“Wanted a Good Cutter
to Mr. Ferdinand de Lessees.
-For the Isthmus of Suez. Apply
Vol. 40.