Punch (61.1871)

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PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI. [November 18, 1871.

NEWS FKOM PARIS.

The French journals continue to supply us with early and authen-
tic information respecting events of importance happening in our
own country. We
extract a few of
the more prominent
pieces of intelli-
gence, containing
particulars, some of
which may be new
to English readers:

The great Teech-
horn case has been
resumed this week
in London. It in-
volves the succes-
sion to a Peerage
and estates worth
at least £100,000 a
year, and the pa-
tronage of two of
the richest bishop-
ricks in England.
The Lord Chan-
cellor (for whom
a new sac de laine
has been purchased
•by a subscription a-
mongst the wealthy
millionnaires of the
East-End, in ex-
pectation of a pro-
tracted trial) is the
presiding Judge ;
.and the twenty-one
Members of the
House of Lords,
•who have been se-
lected by ballot to
serve on the Grand
Jury, attend every
day, in their robes
and coronets, at the

• Old Baillie, to try
the cause. They are

• escorted to and fro
by the Royal Life
•Guards, and locked
up every night in
■the Tower without
■fire or candle, but
are allowed cigars.

• One of the leading
advocates engaged
in the trial was for-
merly in the Army,
and still retains the
rank and designa-
tion of Serjeant.

The annual festi-
val of Guy Fox has
just been celebrated
all over England.
(Fox was a contem-
iporary and rival of
the great Pit, and
every year on the
•fifth of November
(or the following
day, if the fifth falls
on a Sunday), being
his birthday, the
Tories set fire, with
petroleum to the
stuffed figure of a
fox, in their Parks
and market-places.
As the Whiggs rush
in to rescue the

November having returned with their usual severity. Ladies, if
obliged to go out shopping, are preceded by their powdered footmen
bearing blazing torches ; and the drivers of handsomes, omnibuses,
and heavy waggons use explosive fog-signals to give warning of
their approach. The pavements are thronged with children offering
_,_________ the bewildered pas-
sengers lights to
guide them.

Purchase has been
abolished in the
British Army. The
Army Agents will
no longer be suffered
to hand over com-
missions across the
counter, to beard-
less boys in ex-
change for bullion.
None but General
officers will in fu-
ture be allowed to
wear gold lace.
Any officer infring-
ing this regulation
will be tried by
court-martial. The
glory of France has
received fresh lus-
tre, the Eagles of
France have winged
a new flight—cor-
net and ensign are
to disappear from
England's Army ;
her subordinate offi-
cers will henceforth
be called Sub-Lieu-
tenants {Sous-Lieu-
tenants). Vive la
France!

To the Universe.

Punch has a com-
munication to make
to you. But it must
not be made hastily.
Prepare your minds.
Endeavour to pur-
sue your legitimate
avocations with all
calmness and indus-
try. Be moderate
in the use of re-
freshment, but at
the same time re-
member that the
human frame re-
quires a generous

effigy of their idol ~ ' support. Be not too

THE QUEEN'S ENGLISH.

Little Frenchman. "Monsieur, voulez vous m'indiquer la Route-Ah, pardon

—Verb ees Eerongmongjaylarnay ! ! ? "
Policeman. "Ugh?"

Frenchman. "Eerongmongj-Ah, Pardon—Ere ees the Card."

Policeman (reads). "Oh, Ironmonger Lane—Third Turnin' to the Left—(sotto
voce)—Why didn't yer say so ? "

Caution.

Sir Richard
Wallace has mu-
nificently presented
to the National
Gallery a wonder-
ful Terburg. It
will attract many
visitors. ' To some
of these it may not
be altogether super-
fluous to notify,
that although the
picture represents
a scene which took
place at Munster, it
does not commemo-
rate any event in
Irish history.

from the flames, fierce battles between these two great political
parties ensue, and regiments of the line are everywhere kept under
arms in barracks close at hand, to quell the tumult.
London is now every day enveloped in darkness, the dense fogs of

much excited at the thought of Mr. Punch's announcement, or you
will show that his philosophic teachings have not been so successful
as he desires. You shall hear more next week, but in the meantime
be as composed as you can.