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INTRODUCTION.
Vol. XLIX.]
[July to December, 1865.
NOTES.
PAGE
1 Bankruptcy Officials under Lord Westbury.—See
Note to p. 123, Vol. XLVIII.
2 Medicine and Member for Westminster.—See Note to
page 260, Vol. XLVIII.
7 Business before Pleasure.— There was no Ministerial
Whitebait Dinner at the close of the Session.
23 Messages from the Great Eastern, employed in laying
down the Atlantic Telegraph Cable.
24 The Tribulation of the ’Tizer.—The Morning Adver-
tiser was opposed to Me. Mill on religious grounds.
27 Waiting for the Verdict.—The General Election was on,
and Me. Diseaeli and his party had an idea there was a
“ Conservative reaction ” in the constituencies.
37 Pegasus Unharnessed.—Me. Gladstone was liberated
(by the election of Me. Haedy) from sitting as Member of
Parliament for Oxford.
45 Sea-side Amusements in Town.—The company of the
Strand Theatre was playing at Liverpool.
57 Dizzy’s Arithmetic.—The Conservative press asserted
that they had a majority of twenty-five, which proved not
to he the case.
75 Professor Gamgee had advocated the interdiction of the
importation of foreign cattle.
76 The Moral of Cherbourg. — The English and French
Fleets met at Cherbourg, and subsequently at Portsmouth.
See Introduction.
|
81 “ C’est Emirable.”—Abd-el-Kadir paid a short visit to
England, and met with scant attention from the aristocracy.
81 Clap-trap Motto for a French Clacqueur, as the
clacqueurs in the French Theatres redemand anything by
exclaiming “ Bis ! Bis ! ”
8j The Green-backed Monster refers to some expressions
in the American press on the amity of England and France,
as expressed by the meeting of the Fleets.
97 Oxford in the Future, or the New Freshman.—The
Great Western Railway had proposed to erect large workshops
in the immediate neighbourhood of the University.
105 The Brigand’s Banker.—Me. Moens was captured by
some Italian brigands, and detained until ransomed at the
cost of £3000.
107 The Water Babies is the title of a charming book by
Peofessoe Kingsley. The cut refers to the good under-
standing between England and France.
109 “ Faithful Alone among the Faithless found.”—All
the votes of St. Alban Hall were recorded for Me. Gladstone.
114 The Prussian Warm Bath.—A cook, named Ott, in the
service of the Q,ueen, returning from a merry-making, was
stabbed in a brawl by a petty German prince who for a time
was protected by the Prussian authorities.
117 Queen Hermione was expressive of the loyal aspiration
of Me. Punch that Hee Majesty would again return to the
exercise of her public duties.
127 Erin’s little Difficulty proved to he more troublesome
than was at this time expected to be the case.
PAGE
A Great Consolation. — Miss Buedett Coutts was 131
amongst the early sufferers from the Rinderpest.
The Re-united States.—Me. Punch’s friendly suggestion 137
has hardly been adopted at present (1867).
Fenians “in a Fix.”—The Roman Catholic clergy, to their 157
honour, unanimously declared against Fenianism.
The Fenian Fund.—The Fenian affair is now a matter 170
of history. See Introduction.
Narrow Escape.—The Duke of Sutheeland is a Volun- 182
teer fireman, and owns a private engine.
Lord Marmion-Russell.—Eael Russell was the new 187
Prime Minister, and his appointment had been spoken of as
“ a necessity.”
Remarkable Effect, &c.—This cut occasioned some specu- 192
lation as to its meaning, and therefore it may be as well to state
for the enlightenment of succeeding generations, that the large
chair is supposed to have grown from the application of Cod
Liver Oil.
Kelly’s Directory.—Silt Fitzeoy Kelly had been lec- 193
turing. The Haymarket was long infested by French persons
of the worst character.
The Great Feature in Chang’s Performance. — 193
Chang was a Chinese giant exhibited in London, and “ Chin-
chin ” was his salutation to the visitors.
Distressing Scene.—There were no Men-in-Armour at the 194
Lord Mayor’s Show of 1865.
The Political “Wall-Flower.”—It had been suggested by 209
some of Me. Bkight’s partisans that he should be invited to
join the New Ministry ; Me. Punch gave Me. Goschen the
preference, and the Prime Minister accepted the suggestion.
Advice to Captain Coles.—Captain Coles was the In- 213
ventor of Turret Ships.
Epicurean Logic.—A rupture—arising out of the Peru- 217
vian squabble—took place between Spain and Chili, and lead
to warlike demonstrations on both sides.
Dean and Chopper.—Many letters appeared in the Times 219
and other papers on the University Commons, especially com-
plaining of the high charges made for bread-and-butter.
The Land of Gos(c)hen. — Me. Goschen, M.P. for the 224
City, had been appointed President of the Board of Trade.
R. D. T’s Concerts.—Signok Akditi was musical director 225
of Her Majesty’s Theatre.
John Slow and John Fast. — Me. Beight had been 229
making some rather violent speeches on the claims of the
Working Man and Reform at Rochdale and elsewhere.
A Caution in Black and White and Sus. per Coll. 235
and Sus. per Con.—Genekal Eyee and his persecutors, 237
the Jamaica Committee.
From the Gallery. — “A row” had taken place at the 243
Princess’s Theatre on the production of Me. Chaeles Reade’s
drama, “ Never Too Late to Mend,” and a sharp war of words
followed between the author and one of his critics, who had —
it was said — provoked the disturbance. The drama was
remarkably strong and successful, playing over 200 nights.
A Tall Notion.—Anak was a French giant exhibited as 255
a rival to Chang
Vol. XLIX.]
[July to December, 1865.
NOTES.
PAGE
1 Bankruptcy Officials under Lord Westbury.—See
Note to p. 123, Vol. XLVIII.
2 Medicine and Member for Westminster.—See Note to
page 260, Vol. XLVIII.
7 Business before Pleasure.— There was no Ministerial
Whitebait Dinner at the close of the Session.
23 Messages from the Great Eastern, employed in laying
down the Atlantic Telegraph Cable.
24 The Tribulation of the ’Tizer.—The Morning Adver-
tiser was opposed to Me. Mill on religious grounds.
27 Waiting for the Verdict.—The General Election was on,
and Me. Diseaeli and his party had an idea there was a
“ Conservative reaction ” in the constituencies.
37 Pegasus Unharnessed.—Me. Gladstone was liberated
(by the election of Me. Haedy) from sitting as Member of
Parliament for Oxford.
45 Sea-side Amusements in Town.—The company of the
Strand Theatre was playing at Liverpool.
57 Dizzy’s Arithmetic.—The Conservative press asserted
that they had a majority of twenty-five, which proved not
to he the case.
75 Professor Gamgee had advocated the interdiction of the
importation of foreign cattle.
76 The Moral of Cherbourg. — The English and French
Fleets met at Cherbourg, and subsequently at Portsmouth.
See Introduction.
|
81 “ C’est Emirable.”—Abd-el-Kadir paid a short visit to
England, and met with scant attention from the aristocracy.
81 Clap-trap Motto for a French Clacqueur, as the
clacqueurs in the French Theatres redemand anything by
exclaiming “ Bis ! Bis ! ”
8j The Green-backed Monster refers to some expressions
in the American press on the amity of England and France,
as expressed by the meeting of the Fleets.
97 Oxford in the Future, or the New Freshman.—The
Great Western Railway had proposed to erect large workshops
in the immediate neighbourhood of the University.
105 The Brigand’s Banker.—Me. Moens was captured by
some Italian brigands, and detained until ransomed at the
cost of £3000.
107 The Water Babies is the title of a charming book by
Peofessoe Kingsley. The cut refers to the good under-
standing between England and France.
109 “ Faithful Alone among the Faithless found.”—All
the votes of St. Alban Hall were recorded for Me. Gladstone.
114 The Prussian Warm Bath.—A cook, named Ott, in the
service of the Q,ueen, returning from a merry-making, was
stabbed in a brawl by a petty German prince who for a time
was protected by the Prussian authorities.
117 Queen Hermione was expressive of the loyal aspiration
of Me. Punch that Hee Majesty would again return to the
exercise of her public duties.
127 Erin’s little Difficulty proved to he more troublesome
than was at this time expected to be the case.
PAGE
A Great Consolation. — Miss Buedett Coutts was 131
amongst the early sufferers from the Rinderpest.
The Re-united States.—Me. Punch’s friendly suggestion 137
has hardly been adopted at present (1867).
Fenians “in a Fix.”—The Roman Catholic clergy, to their 157
honour, unanimously declared against Fenianism.
The Fenian Fund.—The Fenian affair is now a matter 170
of history. See Introduction.
Narrow Escape.—The Duke of Sutheeland is a Volun- 182
teer fireman, and owns a private engine.
Lord Marmion-Russell.—Eael Russell was the new 187
Prime Minister, and his appointment had been spoken of as
“ a necessity.”
Remarkable Effect, &c.—This cut occasioned some specu- 192
lation as to its meaning, and therefore it may be as well to state
for the enlightenment of succeeding generations, that the large
chair is supposed to have grown from the application of Cod
Liver Oil.
Kelly’s Directory.—Silt Fitzeoy Kelly had been lec- 193
turing. The Haymarket was long infested by French persons
of the worst character.
The Great Feature in Chang’s Performance. — 193
Chang was a Chinese giant exhibited in London, and “ Chin-
chin ” was his salutation to the visitors.
Distressing Scene.—There were no Men-in-Armour at the 194
Lord Mayor’s Show of 1865.
The Political “Wall-Flower.”—It had been suggested by 209
some of Me. Bkight’s partisans that he should be invited to
join the New Ministry ; Me. Punch gave Me. Goschen the
preference, and the Prime Minister accepted the suggestion.
Advice to Captain Coles.—Captain Coles was the In- 213
ventor of Turret Ships.
Epicurean Logic.—A rupture—arising out of the Peru- 217
vian squabble—took place between Spain and Chili, and lead
to warlike demonstrations on both sides.
Dean and Chopper.—Many letters appeared in the Times 219
and other papers on the University Commons, especially com-
plaining of the high charges made for bread-and-butter.
The Land of Gos(c)hen. — Me. Goschen, M.P. for the 224
City, had been appointed President of the Board of Trade.
R. D. T’s Concerts.—Signok Akditi was musical director 225
of Her Majesty’s Theatre.
John Slow and John Fast. — Me. Beight had been 229
making some rather violent speeches on the claims of the
Working Man and Reform at Rochdale and elsewhere.
A Caution in Black and White and Sus. per Coll. 235
and Sus. per Con.—Genekal Eyee and his persecutors, 237
the Jamaica Committee.
From the Gallery. — “A row” had taken place at the 243
Princess’s Theatre on the production of Me. Chaeles Reade’s
drama, “ Never Too Late to Mend,” and a sharp war of words
followed between the author and one of his critics, who had —
it was said — provoked the disturbance. The drama was
remarkably strong and successful, playing over 200 nights.
A Tall Notion.—Anak was a French giant exhibited as 255
a rival to Chang