DOI issue:
December 20, 1862
DOI Page / Citation link:https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.16870#0263
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PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI.
[December 20, 1862.
LESSONS IN POLITICAL ECONOMY.
COPY OP CORRESPONDENCE.
Presented to both Houses of Congress by Command
of Mr. Punch.
1.
Mr. Punch presents his compliments to Pro-
fessor Owen, and requests the favour of his
opinion on the accompanying specimen of an
American Eagle which lias been sent to Mr. P.
from Washington by Mr. Secretary Chase.
85, Fleet Street, 30th October, 1862.
2.
Professor Owen presents his compliments to
Mr. Punch. He i'ears that Mr. Punch has been
grossly deceived. The specimen sent by Mr.
Chase is not an eagle at all, but a turkey-
buzzard, as is conclusively proved by its green
back. Professor Owen will take it as a parti-
cular favour if Mr. Punch will be kind enough
not to send any more of such specimens, or he
will be under the necessity of returning them, as
they are in too bad odour to be easily disposed
of, and it is quite out of the question to keep
them.
British Museum, 28th November, 1862.
3.
Mr. Punch presents his kind compliments to
Professor Owen, and, in thanking him for the
information he has been so good as to furnish,
begs.to assure him that he {Mr. P.) had not been
deceived at all, or he would have had the creature
stuffed for Mrs. P. ’s collection, instead of send-
ing it to the British Museum. Mr. P. begs to
assure the Professor, that he is a great deal too
wide awake to mistake such a “ varmint,” or
indeed any other kite that Mr. Chase might
fly, for the genuine Gold Eagle, which was once
the pride of America.
85, Fleet Street, 29th November, 1862.
DIVISION of labour.
“ Billy, you go and beat away the naughty Wasps, while I eat the Sugar.”
Why’s a conjuring tiick like the rejection of a
suitor ? Because it’s sleight of hand.
PRACTICAL PAITH OR PRENZY ?
We should like to have the opinion of the British Judges and the
Colleges of Physicians and Surgeons on the question of the sanity or
insanity of a convict whose case is subjoined. The man’s name is Mira-
PEIN ; a short time since he received sentence of death for two murders
committed at Sgualada in Spain. Against this judgment the prisoner’s
counsel appealed, on the ground that his client had acted under the
influence of monomania. The case having been referred to the Academy
of Sciences, the decision of the referees was that the prisoner had com-
mitted the crimes of which he had been found guilty while labouring
under a religious homicidal monomania, and was not responsible for his
actions. The newspaper paragraph whence the foregoing particulars
are derived, thus relates the facts on which the conclusion ol the man’s
insanity was founded:—
“ From the statement of the public prosecutor, it appears that the prisoner had
long been tormented with apprehensions that he should die in mortal sin, for want
of the usual religious ceremonies before his death ; but having reflected that con-
demned criminals were always prepared to die as Christians, he resolved to secure
to himself the same advantage. He accordingly purchased a knife, and stabbed one
of his friends at a coffee-house. He then took to flight, but fearing that the wound
he had given might not prove fatal, he resolved to commit another murder ; and after
having realised his purpose on the person of a young man whom he met in the
street, he delivered himself up to the police. The Court has now annuUed the
previous sentence, and ordered the prisoner to be confined to a lunatic asylum
for life."
Where was the monomania ? We think Her Majesty’8 Judges would
say that, in doing the above-mentioned murders, for the reasons above
stated, Mirapein knew very well what he was about. The Faculty,
we suppose, would unanimously agree that, in committing those acts,
he proceeded upon a perfectly logical deduction from his premises. If
he was mad, then, his madness lurked in the belief of those premises.
But the Spanish Academy of Sciences should not have called it a mono-
mania. Is it not, if a mania, a mania in which some—how many ?—
170,000,000 human beings—is not that the number?—are supposed to
believe? It would please us to ask Cardinal Wiseman and
Westbury, C. • Bather Newman and Dr. Forbes Winslow ; Dr.
Manning and Dr. Ture, to dine with us at the Star aud Garter at
Richmond, and argue out this interesting case of orthodox Romanism
or raving madness, over a sufficiency of claret after dinner.
OUR OFFENCE TO THE YANKEES.
While wrath distorts thy visage lank and haggard,
Why grin at me, and glare with evil eye ?
Why, in tbe strain of a malignant blackguard,
Jonathan, threaten and revile me—why?
Why so vindictive is your roaring: flood
^ Of foul abuse ? What have I aone, that makes
You keep declaring that you ’ll have my blood.
More venomous in spite than maddened snakes ?
Not I your landmarks have removed, nor when
You were hard pressed in battle for the right,
A quarrel for a few enlisted men
Did I pick witli you, and impede your fight.
All! those are wrongs by which one might be driven
To menace, rail, and vow revenge like you.
Such injuries are not to be forgiven
To those who suffer them by those who do.
The Right Man in the Right Place.
We see that our old Baron Munchausen, who has long been lying
unknown, is about to be translated into Erench. We beg to recommend
as the very best editor of the work. Monsieur Thiers. In fact, if it
were published as a continuation of his Histoire du Consulat et de
l’Empire, we are convinced that most of its subscribers would nor be
able to tell the difference.
PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI.
[December 20, 1862.
LESSONS IN POLITICAL ECONOMY.
COPY OP CORRESPONDENCE.
Presented to both Houses of Congress by Command
of Mr. Punch.
1.
Mr. Punch presents his compliments to Pro-
fessor Owen, and requests the favour of his
opinion on the accompanying specimen of an
American Eagle which lias been sent to Mr. P.
from Washington by Mr. Secretary Chase.
85, Fleet Street, 30th October, 1862.
2.
Professor Owen presents his compliments to
Mr. Punch. He i'ears that Mr. Punch has been
grossly deceived. The specimen sent by Mr.
Chase is not an eagle at all, but a turkey-
buzzard, as is conclusively proved by its green
back. Professor Owen will take it as a parti-
cular favour if Mr. Punch will be kind enough
not to send any more of such specimens, or he
will be under the necessity of returning them, as
they are in too bad odour to be easily disposed
of, and it is quite out of the question to keep
them.
British Museum, 28th November, 1862.
3.
Mr. Punch presents his kind compliments to
Professor Owen, and, in thanking him for the
information he has been so good as to furnish,
begs.to assure him that he {Mr. P.) had not been
deceived at all, or he would have had the creature
stuffed for Mrs. P. ’s collection, instead of send-
ing it to the British Museum. Mr. P. begs to
assure the Professor, that he is a great deal too
wide awake to mistake such a “ varmint,” or
indeed any other kite that Mr. Chase might
fly, for the genuine Gold Eagle, which was once
the pride of America.
85, Fleet Street, 29th November, 1862.
DIVISION of labour.
“ Billy, you go and beat away the naughty Wasps, while I eat the Sugar.”
Why’s a conjuring tiick like the rejection of a
suitor ? Because it’s sleight of hand.
PRACTICAL PAITH OR PRENZY ?
We should like to have the opinion of the British Judges and the
Colleges of Physicians and Surgeons on the question of the sanity or
insanity of a convict whose case is subjoined. The man’s name is Mira-
PEIN ; a short time since he received sentence of death for two murders
committed at Sgualada in Spain. Against this judgment the prisoner’s
counsel appealed, on the ground that his client had acted under the
influence of monomania. The case having been referred to the Academy
of Sciences, the decision of the referees was that the prisoner had com-
mitted the crimes of which he had been found guilty while labouring
under a religious homicidal monomania, and was not responsible for his
actions. The newspaper paragraph whence the foregoing particulars
are derived, thus relates the facts on which the conclusion ol the man’s
insanity was founded:—
“ From the statement of the public prosecutor, it appears that the prisoner had
long been tormented with apprehensions that he should die in mortal sin, for want
of the usual religious ceremonies before his death ; but having reflected that con-
demned criminals were always prepared to die as Christians, he resolved to secure
to himself the same advantage. He accordingly purchased a knife, and stabbed one
of his friends at a coffee-house. He then took to flight, but fearing that the wound
he had given might not prove fatal, he resolved to commit another murder ; and after
having realised his purpose on the person of a young man whom he met in the
street, he delivered himself up to the police. The Court has now annuUed the
previous sentence, and ordered the prisoner to be confined to a lunatic asylum
for life."
Where was the monomania ? We think Her Majesty’8 Judges would
say that, in doing the above-mentioned murders, for the reasons above
stated, Mirapein knew very well what he was about. The Faculty,
we suppose, would unanimously agree that, in committing those acts,
he proceeded upon a perfectly logical deduction from his premises. If
he was mad, then, his madness lurked in the belief of those premises.
But the Spanish Academy of Sciences should not have called it a mono-
mania. Is it not, if a mania, a mania in which some—how many ?—
170,000,000 human beings—is not that the number?—are supposed to
believe? It would please us to ask Cardinal Wiseman and
Westbury, C. • Bather Newman and Dr. Forbes Winslow ; Dr.
Manning and Dr. Ture, to dine with us at the Star aud Garter at
Richmond, and argue out this interesting case of orthodox Romanism
or raving madness, over a sufficiency of claret after dinner.
OUR OFFENCE TO THE YANKEES.
While wrath distorts thy visage lank and haggard,
Why grin at me, and glare with evil eye ?
Why, in tbe strain of a malignant blackguard,
Jonathan, threaten and revile me—why?
Why so vindictive is your roaring: flood
^ Of foul abuse ? What have I aone, that makes
You keep declaring that you ’ll have my blood.
More venomous in spite than maddened snakes ?
Not I your landmarks have removed, nor when
You were hard pressed in battle for the right,
A quarrel for a few enlisted men
Did I pick witli you, and impede your fight.
All! those are wrongs by which one might be driven
To menace, rail, and vow revenge like you.
Such injuries are not to be forgiven
To those who suffer them by those who do.
The Right Man in the Right Place.
We see that our old Baron Munchausen, who has long been lying
unknown, is about to be translated into Erench. We beg to recommend
as the very best editor of the work. Monsieur Thiers. In fact, if it
were published as a continuation of his Histoire du Consulat et de
l’Empire, we are convinced that most of its subscribers would nor be
able to tell the difference.