DOI issue:
July 20, 1867
DOI Page / Citation link:https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.16880#0035
July 20, 1867.]
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PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI.
other places besides Sheffield where bad work has been going on, and
Parliament is to give them powers to make new inquiries. Mb. Forster
severely condemned Sheffield, and said that were there a proper public
feeling there, it would be impossible for the miscreants Broadhead
and Crookes to be carrying on their business as usual, whereas one
was doing a thriving trade as a publican, and the other was the lion of
a tap-room. Mr. Gladstone hoped that indemnities would be granted
with the utmost caution. Mr. Hadeield said that the people of
Sheffield had professed the utmost indignation at the outrages. “ So,”
said Mr. Bouverie, “ had Broadhead himself, and he had offered
rewards for conviction.” Sir G. Grey hoped that that scoundrel’s
public-house would be shut up at the earliest moment allowed by law.
Mr. T. Hughes believed that the truth could have been got at with-
out indemnities. Mb. PIardy thought not, as such outrages had been
going on for years. Sir B.. Palmer, admitting that for the sake of
public advantage exceptional measures might be taken, protested
against any unnecessary extension of indemnities. The House gene-
rally seemed to think that the authorities and police of Sheffield had
proved strangely ineffective.
The Bankruptcy Bill was thrown over for this Session.
Friday. The first Sultan who has ever visited England, made his
entry into London, via the Charing Cross Station. The selection of
the day shows that the Shadow of Providence is not a Sabbatarian.
Having duly cheered the Padishah, in the Park, as he went to Buck-
ingham Palace, Mr. Punch proceeded to the House of Commons to
finish off the report on the Reform Bill. Several small fights occurred,
again was the right of the pensive convict to a vote successfully de-
fended, the ballot was again rejected, and, in compliance with Mr.
Punch's hint, the Committee decided to allow Oxford and Cambridge
University lodgers to vote for those boroughs. Finally, the Bill was
ordered for Third Reading on the following Monday.
Mr. Punch seldom despairs of anything, but is quite unequal to
describe the crowning foolery of the week. When he mentions that
Mr. Whalley made a speech against lighting up the fine crypt
beneath the House, as tending to encourage Popery, Mr. Punch hardly
expects to be believed, but it is true. Has this unfortunate Whalley
no friend except Murphy, the firebrand lecturer F
THE LATE PANIC.
ertainly the political
world, and we may
add the entire com-
munity, have lately
been thrown into an
unexampled state of
excitement, amount-
ing almost to agita-
tion. The cause is
too well known to
make it necessary
for us to dwell upon
it. Anxiety has been
painfully branded
on every brow, and
the more timid
among us have feared
that an unsettle-
ment, not to say
an overthrow, of our
institutions was at
hand. We have not
shared that fear, al-
though we admit
that the serious
character of the
crisis could scarcely
be exaggerated.
Writing at the mo-
ment of relief, and
with a thankful sense of the safety of the nation, we do not yet
feel equal to giving adequate utterance to our emotions. We can
but congratulate our country aud mankind. It may be a question
whether some national rite or celebration should not indicate the
national feeling of gratitude.
In a word, almost needless, Mr. Lucraet, oe the Reeorm League,
was stated “ to have imputed Trickery and Political Dishonesty
! to Mr. Gladstone and to Mr. Bright.”
No sooner was the rumour in circulation, than Mr. Gladstone, with
that keen sense of delicate honour which is his characteristic, withdrew
himself from the House of Commons. He refused to attend to any
Parliamentary business, and even ordered a messenger, who had
brought him a Blue Book, to be sent away. It wa° feared that the
Right Hon. Gentlemmi would suffer physically as well as mentally from
so tremendous a visitation, and a footman was ordered to ascertain
whether Dr. Jenner were in town, in case his services might be
needed. Happily, the precaution was unnecessary, Mr. Gladstone
bearing up with manly fortitude. But Mr. Bright’s habitually reso-
lute nature recoiled from the blow, and he hastily went home, and
retired to bed, stating that perhaps he might never rise from it again,
but that certainly he would never do so until the heavy affliction should
be removed. Straw was, by medical advice, laid before his door. A
contemporary says tan, but we have reason to know that our report is
accurate.
It was felt, however, that let the errors of two such men as Mr.
Gladstone and Mr. Bright be what they might, their punishment
ought not to be such as must deprive the nation of their services. Mr.
Disraeli, forgetting antagonisms, at once ordered his brougham, and
drove to the office of the League, where Mr. Beales was, providen-
tially, in attendance. After waiting some time, the Chancellor oe
the Exchequer was admitted to the presence of the great Leaguer,
to whom he respectfully stated the case. Mr. Beales heard him with
much kindness and condescension, and allowed that his own feelings
would have prompted him to seek indulgence for the offenders, “ but,”
he said, confidentially, “ Lucraet is a rum ’un.”
Urged, however, by Mr. Diskaeli (who not unfairly pleaded his
own Reform services), Mr. Beales assented to consult Mr. Odger.
Mr. Disraeli returned to convey this information to Mr. Gladstone
and Mr. Bright. It was not thought prudent, by the relatives of
either, to disturb his mind with hopes which might be illusory, and it
was decided to wait. Mr. Beales kept his word, and spoke to Mr.
Odger, who talked to Mr. Rogers, who in turn communicated with
Mr. Bubb, and that gentleman saw Mr. Gill, who, with Mr. Baxter
Langley, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Cuepey, Professor Beesley. and others,
waited on Mr. Lucraet, and besought him to reconsider what he had
said. Mr. Lucraft at once denied that he had used the words in the
way supposed. Telegrams were instantly dispatched to the residences
of Mr. Gladstone and Mr. Bright, and no time was lost in assuring
those gentlemen that they were not under the ban of Mr. Lucraft.
Mr. Gladstone received the news with gentlemanly calmness, Mr.
Bright with more demonstrative joy, but it is a pleasing thing to note
t hat Mr. Disraeli, when apprised of the truth, was so delighted that
he instantly penned autograph letters of congratulation to his two
political adversaries. But this was not all. A meeting of the League
was summoned, and it took place, as the newspapers show, on Wed-
nesday evening. After long addresses from Mr. Beales and the other
leaders, which were adapted to the solemnity of the occasion, Mr.
Lucraft publicly and deliberately declared that he did not mean to
charge Mr. Gladstone and Mr. Bright in the way alleged. The
loudest cheering followed, Mr. Beales in a noble fervour exclaimed,
“I congratulate the Council,” and reports of the proceedings were
ordered to be sent to Messrs. Gladstone, Bright, and Disraeli.
Circumstances prevented a general illumination, but when the news
spread, the public mind was so largely relieved that the streets were
filled as usual, and many persons continued walking about until a late
hour.
Mr. Gladstone is as well as could be expected, but Mr. Bright
still suffers, and will probably leave town from Saturday till Monday.
We in our turn congratulate both gentlemen, Parliament, the Nation,
and humanity, upon this happy deliverance from the most severe blow
which has ever menaced two great English statesmen. We shudder
to think of the frightful result, had the original story been true.
Worthies in Wax-work.
Of course, Messrs. Broadhead, Crookes, and Hallam will very
soon be added to Madame Tussaud’s Exhibition. It is to be hoped
that the group in which their figures will be arranged will be completed
with the effigies of Professor Beesley.
push along, sultan !
The Padishah complains that whereas his great pleasure is to be
Abdul As sis, ever since he has visited the restless West he has been
Abdul, not assis, but Abdul on the move !
A New Commandment.
A New Commandment Baring’s zeal
Has added to the roll;
Moses commands, “ Thou shalt not steal
Baring, “ Thou shalt not stole ! ”
NEAT AND APPROPRIATE.
Where should Mr. Punch's Sphinx (the Eight Hon. B-n D-l-i)
and the Viceroy of Egypt meet, but in the Egyptian Hall?
23
PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI.
other places besides Sheffield where bad work has been going on, and
Parliament is to give them powers to make new inquiries. Mb. Forster
severely condemned Sheffield, and said that were there a proper public
feeling there, it would be impossible for the miscreants Broadhead
and Crookes to be carrying on their business as usual, whereas one
was doing a thriving trade as a publican, and the other was the lion of
a tap-room. Mr. Gladstone hoped that indemnities would be granted
with the utmost caution. Mr. Hadeield said that the people of
Sheffield had professed the utmost indignation at the outrages. “ So,”
said Mr. Bouverie, “ had Broadhead himself, and he had offered
rewards for conviction.” Sir G. Grey hoped that that scoundrel’s
public-house would be shut up at the earliest moment allowed by law.
Mr. T. Hughes believed that the truth could have been got at with-
out indemnities. Mb. PIardy thought not, as such outrages had been
going on for years. Sir B.. Palmer, admitting that for the sake of
public advantage exceptional measures might be taken, protested
against any unnecessary extension of indemnities. The House gene-
rally seemed to think that the authorities and police of Sheffield had
proved strangely ineffective.
The Bankruptcy Bill was thrown over for this Session.
Friday. The first Sultan who has ever visited England, made his
entry into London, via the Charing Cross Station. The selection of
the day shows that the Shadow of Providence is not a Sabbatarian.
Having duly cheered the Padishah, in the Park, as he went to Buck-
ingham Palace, Mr. Punch proceeded to the House of Commons to
finish off the report on the Reform Bill. Several small fights occurred,
again was the right of the pensive convict to a vote successfully de-
fended, the ballot was again rejected, and, in compliance with Mr.
Punch's hint, the Committee decided to allow Oxford and Cambridge
University lodgers to vote for those boroughs. Finally, the Bill was
ordered for Third Reading on the following Monday.
Mr. Punch seldom despairs of anything, but is quite unequal to
describe the crowning foolery of the week. When he mentions that
Mr. Whalley made a speech against lighting up the fine crypt
beneath the House, as tending to encourage Popery, Mr. Punch hardly
expects to be believed, but it is true. Has this unfortunate Whalley
no friend except Murphy, the firebrand lecturer F
THE LATE PANIC.
ertainly the political
world, and we may
add the entire com-
munity, have lately
been thrown into an
unexampled state of
excitement, amount-
ing almost to agita-
tion. The cause is
too well known to
make it necessary
for us to dwell upon
it. Anxiety has been
painfully branded
on every brow, and
the more timid
among us have feared
that an unsettle-
ment, not to say
an overthrow, of our
institutions was at
hand. We have not
shared that fear, al-
though we admit
that the serious
character of the
crisis could scarcely
be exaggerated.
Writing at the mo-
ment of relief, and
with a thankful sense of the safety of the nation, we do not yet
feel equal to giving adequate utterance to our emotions. We can
but congratulate our country aud mankind. It may be a question
whether some national rite or celebration should not indicate the
national feeling of gratitude.
In a word, almost needless, Mr. Lucraet, oe the Reeorm League,
was stated “ to have imputed Trickery and Political Dishonesty
! to Mr. Gladstone and to Mr. Bright.”
No sooner was the rumour in circulation, than Mr. Gladstone, with
that keen sense of delicate honour which is his characteristic, withdrew
himself from the House of Commons. He refused to attend to any
Parliamentary business, and even ordered a messenger, who had
brought him a Blue Book, to be sent away. It wa° feared that the
Right Hon. Gentlemmi would suffer physically as well as mentally from
so tremendous a visitation, and a footman was ordered to ascertain
whether Dr. Jenner were in town, in case his services might be
needed. Happily, the precaution was unnecessary, Mr. Gladstone
bearing up with manly fortitude. But Mr. Bright’s habitually reso-
lute nature recoiled from the blow, and he hastily went home, and
retired to bed, stating that perhaps he might never rise from it again,
but that certainly he would never do so until the heavy affliction should
be removed. Straw was, by medical advice, laid before his door. A
contemporary says tan, but we have reason to know that our report is
accurate.
It was felt, however, that let the errors of two such men as Mr.
Gladstone and Mr. Bright be what they might, their punishment
ought not to be such as must deprive the nation of their services. Mr.
Disraeli, forgetting antagonisms, at once ordered his brougham, and
drove to the office of the League, where Mr. Beales was, providen-
tially, in attendance. After waiting some time, the Chancellor oe
the Exchequer was admitted to the presence of the great Leaguer,
to whom he respectfully stated the case. Mr. Beales heard him with
much kindness and condescension, and allowed that his own feelings
would have prompted him to seek indulgence for the offenders, “ but,”
he said, confidentially, “ Lucraet is a rum ’un.”
Urged, however, by Mr. Diskaeli (who not unfairly pleaded his
own Reform services), Mr. Beales assented to consult Mr. Odger.
Mr. Disraeli returned to convey this information to Mr. Gladstone
and Mr. Bright. It was not thought prudent, by the relatives of
either, to disturb his mind with hopes which might be illusory, and it
was decided to wait. Mr. Beales kept his word, and spoke to Mr.
Odger, who talked to Mr. Rogers, who in turn communicated with
Mr. Bubb, and that gentleman saw Mr. Gill, who, with Mr. Baxter
Langley, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Cuepey, Professor Beesley. and others,
waited on Mr. Lucraet, and besought him to reconsider what he had
said. Mr. Lucraft at once denied that he had used the words in the
way supposed. Telegrams were instantly dispatched to the residences
of Mr. Gladstone and Mr. Bright, and no time was lost in assuring
those gentlemen that they were not under the ban of Mr. Lucraft.
Mr. Gladstone received the news with gentlemanly calmness, Mr.
Bright with more demonstrative joy, but it is a pleasing thing to note
t hat Mr. Disraeli, when apprised of the truth, was so delighted that
he instantly penned autograph letters of congratulation to his two
political adversaries. But this was not all. A meeting of the League
was summoned, and it took place, as the newspapers show, on Wed-
nesday evening. After long addresses from Mr. Beales and the other
leaders, which were adapted to the solemnity of the occasion, Mr.
Lucraft publicly and deliberately declared that he did not mean to
charge Mr. Gladstone and Mr. Bright in the way alleged. The
loudest cheering followed, Mr. Beales in a noble fervour exclaimed,
“I congratulate the Council,” and reports of the proceedings were
ordered to be sent to Messrs. Gladstone, Bright, and Disraeli.
Circumstances prevented a general illumination, but when the news
spread, the public mind was so largely relieved that the streets were
filled as usual, and many persons continued walking about until a late
hour.
Mr. Gladstone is as well as could be expected, but Mr. Bright
still suffers, and will probably leave town from Saturday till Monday.
We in our turn congratulate both gentlemen, Parliament, the Nation,
and humanity, upon this happy deliverance from the most severe blow
which has ever menaced two great English statesmen. We shudder
to think of the frightful result, had the original story been true.
Worthies in Wax-work.
Of course, Messrs. Broadhead, Crookes, and Hallam will very
soon be added to Madame Tussaud’s Exhibition. It is to be hoped
that the group in which their figures will be arranged will be completed
with the effigies of Professor Beesley.
push along, sultan !
The Padishah complains that whereas his great pleasure is to be
Abdul As sis, ever since he has visited the restless West he has been
Abdul, not assis, but Abdul on the move !
A New Commandment.
A New Commandment Baring’s zeal
Has added to the roll;
Moses commands, “ Thou shalt not steal
Baring, “ Thou shalt not stole ! ”
NEAT AND APPROPRIATE.
Where should Mr. Punch's Sphinx (the Eight Hon. B-n D-l-i)
and the Viceroy of Egypt meet, but in the Egyptian Hall?