DOI issue:
June 4, 1864
DOI Page / Citation link:https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.16873#0237
PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI.
229
Tune 4, 1864.]
THE DRILL COMPETITION.
Captain of our May Fair Company that won the Badge. “ Yes, it’s a Great
Triumph for us ; so lucky those other Companies were short op men, eh ?
But my Fellows are obliged to go a good deal into ‘ Society,’ you know.
Can’t expect ’em to Drill much during the Season ! ”
“ THOROUGH.”—Archbishop Laud.
When you do a thing, do it thoroughly. When you
break up an establishment, dismiss everybody. We are
glad to see that the following advertiser is a root-and-branch
man, and on abandoning housekeeping, not only gets rid ot
his wife, but suggests a satisfactory arrangement for the
lady’s future life :—
A GENTLEMAN, who is breaking up his establishment,
has very great pleasure in RECOMMENDING his COACHMAN,
and WIFE ; the former to take charge of the stable and drive ; and
the latter as Dairy woman, or to take charge of poultry, or both duties
combined. Address, &e.
Except that if he were really a gentleman he would have
mentioned the lady before the menial, we think this adver-
tiser a model of thoughtfulness.
“NOT DEAD YET.”
Garibaldi has published a letter, in Turin, wherein he
warmly thanks the English nation for its hospitality, and
adds, “ I withdrew when I saw fit to do so, without ceding
to instigation of any kind.” We hear that Beales & Co.
(of Primrose Hill) have chartered a steamer, and are going
out to Caprera to examine the Liberator, and to ask him,
first, whether the above statement is true, and, secondly,
what he means by making them look like the greatest fools
who ever earned notoriety by hooking little names on to a
big name ? We admit that for the first time in his life
Garibaldi has done an unkind thing. But patience has its
limits, though folly has none.
A Trifle Too Meek.
Our dear Bishops are not brave. Should another James
the Second arise, we fear that there are no Seven to give
a new Macaulay the chance of writing another, such
immortal chapter as that which describes the Trial. The
Earl oe Shaftesbury has charged the whole bench with
“ a gross breach of duty,” and not one of them has dared
to call him to account in the House of Lords. Yet he is
thought to represent the Exeter Hall mind. Either the
Bishops despise Exeter Hall, and its “ bray,” or they are
sadly deficient in the courage which should characterise
noblemen. Does a spiritual peer mean a peer without
spirit ?
PUNCH'S ESSENCE OP PARLIAMENT.
May 23rd. Monday. Lord Palmerston having remembered that
Tuesday was the Queen’s birthday, aud Wednesday the Derby Day,
mentioned those facts to the House, and proposed that both anniver-
saries should be observed as holidays. His proposition was received
m the most cheerful manner. Nothing else, of the slightest conse-
quence, was said.
Tuesday. Her Majesty completed her Forty-fifth year.
Wednesday. Blair Athol won the Derby.
Thursday. In the House of Lords there was debate upon the conduct
of the Prussians in Jutland, who are revenging themselves, by plunder
on land, for their losses at sea. Lord Russell spoke of arrangements
and promises which are clearly violated. Lord Ellenborodgh hoped
! that the Sovereign imitated George III., and did not allow German
connections to influence her conduct. Lord Russell said that what-
ever Ministers proposed to the Queen, Her Majesty assented to, an
answer which was unfair to his Royal Mistress, because it was a mere
evasion, whereas he might have given a frank and complete reply.
Then the Duke of Buccleuch proposed to let Scotch Episcopal
clergymen into the Church of England, whereat the Bishops had a good
deal to say, and the Bill goes to a Committee.
In the Commons Mr. Hennessy originated a debate about Poland,
and wished the House to resolve that Russia bad violated her engage-
ments, and therefore had forfeited her sovereignty in that country.
Lord Palmerston spoke at some length, and agreed that Russia had
behaved tyrannically, but he thought that it would be below the
dignity of the House to pass a resolution which it was not iutended to
follow by any action.
Friday. The Lords (and we are bound to say that all idea of legisla-
tion being abandoned in both Houses, and a series of conversazione
bemg instituted instead, the conversations in the Upper House are far
the most piquant and interesting) had a pleasant discussion on Educa-
tion as practised at our Public Schools. Lord Stanhope expressed
himself with much grace and good sense. He would not hear of the
abolition of the study of Latin, wherein he is right, for graphic and
slip-slop writing is far too prevalent, and it is desirable to keep up
something like purity, besides, the interchange of a few words from
Horace is a freemasonic sign between gentlemen previously strangers,
and at once does away with any apprehension of dropped aitches or
pocketpicking. But he thinks that a great deal too much Greek is
taugbt, aud here he is right again, because there are but two Greek
words that anybody need understand, kudos and nous, and most young
ladies, even, are now aware of the meaning of both. Eurther, lie con-
siders that everybody should know Erench, and for the third time we
have much pleasure in endorsing his opinion, for otherwise people
could not read the Parisian letter in the Realm, which declines to translate
its Frtllich correspondent. But as regards the accomplishments which
Lord Stanhope favours, we are not so sure. Music certainly keeps a
good many young persons out of mischief, and if not very bad, is almost
tolerable under certain restrictions, and drawing has the same merit,
with the additional one of being quieter; but we incline to agree with the
Times that the great object of education is to teach a young fellow that
he must grapple with matters which are hard to master, even though he
thoroughly dislikes them, and they give him the headache. Lord
Clarendon had something to urge in reply, and defended the recom-
mendations of the Commissioners on Education, who represented that
at Public Schools lads were not'thoroughly grounded even in what it was
professed to teach, and were not able to stand the gentlest College
examination without coaching. Our Schools he thought behind the
age, and though it was not proposed, to legislate for them, he hoped
that the authorities would take the hint. This kind of chat occupied
the hour before dinner, which was announced at a quarter-past seven.
The Commons made a long evening of it, having some eighteen mat-
ters to talk over, but most of them were bores. Complaint was made
by some Irish gentlemen that the Law Life Assurance Company has
acquired a good deal of property in Connemara, and manages it in a
cold-blooded Saxon way, making the poor tenants pay their rents,
229
Tune 4, 1864.]
THE DRILL COMPETITION.
Captain of our May Fair Company that won the Badge. “ Yes, it’s a Great
Triumph for us ; so lucky those other Companies were short op men, eh ?
But my Fellows are obliged to go a good deal into ‘ Society,’ you know.
Can’t expect ’em to Drill much during the Season ! ”
“ THOROUGH.”—Archbishop Laud.
When you do a thing, do it thoroughly. When you
break up an establishment, dismiss everybody. We are
glad to see that the following advertiser is a root-and-branch
man, and on abandoning housekeeping, not only gets rid ot
his wife, but suggests a satisfactory arrangement for the
lady’s future life :—
A GENTLEMAN, who is breaking up his establishment,
has very great pleasure in RECOMMENDING his COACHMAN,
and WIFE ; the former to take charge of the stable and drive ; and
the latter as Dairy woman, or to take charge of poultry, or both duties
combined. Address, &e.
Except that if he were really a gentleman he would have
mentioned the lady before the menial, we think this adver-
tiser a model of thoughtfulness.
“NOT DEAD YET.”
Garibaldi has published a letter, in Turin, wherein he
warmly thanks the English nation for its hospitality, and
adds, “ I withdrew when I saw fit to do so, without ceding
to instigation of any kind.” We hear that Beales & Co.
(of Primrose Hill) have chartered a steamer, and are going
out to Caprera to examine the Liberator, and to ask him,
first, whether the above statement is true, and, secondly,
what he means by making them look like the greatest fools
who ever earned notoriety by hooking little names on to a
big name ? We admit that for the first time in his life
Garibaldi has done an unkind thing. But patience has its
limits, though folly has none.
A Trifle Too Meek.
Our dear Bishops are not brave. Should another James
the Second arise, we fear that there are no Seven to give
a new Macaulay the chance of writing another, such
immortal chapter as that which describes the Trial. The
Earl oe Shaftesbury has charged the whole bench with
“ a gross breach of duty,” and not one of them has dared
to call him to account in the House of Lords. Yet he is
thought to represent the Exeter Hall mind. Either the
Bishops despise Exeter Hall, and its “ bray,” or they are
sadly deficient in the courage which should characterise
noblemen. Does a spiritual peer mean a peer without
spirit ?
PUNCH'S ESSENCE OP PARLIAMENT.
May 23rd. Monday. Lord Palmerston having remembered that
Tuesday was the Queen’s birthday, aud Wednesday the Derby Day,
mentioned those facts to the House, and proposed that both anniver-
saries should be observed as holidays. His proposition was received
m the most cheerful manner. Nothing else, of the slightest conse-
quence, was said.
Tuesday. Her Majesty completed her Forty-fifth year.
Wednesday. Blair Athol won the Derby.
Thursday. In the House of Lords there was debate upon the conduct
of the Prussians in Jutland, who are revenging themselves, by plunder
on land, for their losses at sea. Lord Russell spoke of arrangements
and promises which are clearly violated. Lord Ellenborodgh hoped
! that the Sovereign imitated George III., and did not allow German
connections to influence her conduct. Lord Russell said that what-
ever Ministers proposed to the Queen, Her Majesty assented to, an
answer which was unfair to his Royal Mistress, because it was a mere
evasion, whereas he might have given a frank and complete reply.
Then the Duke of Buccleuch proposed to let Scotch Episcopal
clergymen into the Church of England, whereat the Bishops had a good
deal to say, and the Bill goes to a Committee.
In the Commons Mr. Hennessy originated a debate about Poland,
and wished the House to resolve that Russia bad violated her engage-
ments, and therefore had forfeited her sovereignty in that country.
Lord Palmerston spoke at some length, and agreed that Russia had
behaved tyrannically, but he thought that it would be below the
dignity of the House to pass a resolution which it was not iutended to
follow by any action.
Friday. The Lords (and we are bound to say that all idea of legisla-
tion being abandoned in both Houses, and a series of conversazione
bemg instituted instead, the conversations in the Upper House are far
the most piquant and interesting) had a pleasant discussion on Educa-
tion as practised at our Public Schools. Lord Stanhope expressed
himself with much grace and good sense. He would not hear of the
abolition of the study of Latin, wherein he is right, for graphic and
slip-slop writing is far too prevalent, and it is desirable to keep up
something like purity, besides, the interchange of a few words from
Horace is a freemasonic sign between gentlemen previously strangers,
and at once does away with any apprehension of dropped aitches or
pocketpicking. But he thinks that a great deal too much Greek is
taugbt, aud here he is right again, because there are but two Greek
words that anybody need understand, kudos and nous, and most young
ladies, even, are now aware of the meaning of both. Eurther, lie con-
siders that everybody should know Erench, and for the third time we
have much pleasure in endorsing his opinion, for otherwise people
could not read the Parisian letter in the Realm, which declines to translate
its Frtllich correspondent. But as regards the accomplishments which
Lord Stanhope favours, we are not so sure. Music certainly keeps a
good many young persons out of mischief, and if not very bad, is almost
tolerable under certain restrictions, and drawing has the same merit,
with the additional one of being quieter; but we incline to agree with the
Times that the great object of education is to teach a young fellow that
he must grapple with matters which are hard to master, even though he
thoroughly dislikes them, and they give him the headache. Lord
Clarendon had something to urge in reply, and defended the recom-
mendations of the Commissioners on Education, who represented that
at Public Schools lads were not'thoroughly grounded even in what it was
professed to teach, and were not able to stand the gentlest College
examination without coaching. Our Schools he thought behind the
age, and though it was not proposed, to legislate for them, he hoped
that the authorities would take the hint. This kind of chat occupied
the hour before dinner, which was announced at a quarter-past seven.
The Commons made a long evening of it, having some eighteen mat-
ters to talk over, but most of them were bores. Complaint was made
by some Irish gentlemen that the Law Life Assurance Company has
acquired a good deal of property in Connemara, and manages it in a
cold-blooded Saxon way, making the poor tenants pay their rents,