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PUNCH'S ALMANACK FOE 184<>.

V EVERYBODY'S ALMANACK.

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Forget—

That the Body
of Harold was
found after the
battle of Hastings.

That Alfred
ever let the Cakes
burn on the Neat-
herd's hearth.

That Margaret
of Anjoumet with
a robber.

That Eleanor
sucked poison
from her hus-
band's arm.

That Phillipa
interceded for the
Burghers of
Calais. «

That Don Quix-
ote fought with
the windmill.

That the Vicar
of Wakefield had
a son named
Moses.

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DEFINITIONS.
Custom - Bouse

Duty,—-A tax
equally heavy on
the Cnst
and on
_J science.

SPECIAL CONSTABLES. DISTRIBUTION OF THE STAVES. andCraThehcon-

>">5>i0|>t a»D"M FOR Lawyers.—Prepare in January for the turmoil of Term. If you have
Mi, "th njj^ast two parties, recollect the old saying, " First come, first served." January ]

IAV"* aJw"*1*01, two parties, recollect tne oia saying, " f irst come, mm seocu.
«h8» *hn 8 dear t0 the lawyers, but far dearer to their clients. It is under the patronage of
'i' °Uta„a double face, and entered two appearances at once—doubtless for the sake

V*qs 8 the Profession-

^ei-g J° bb Remembered. —"Waiters, Watermen, Poor Jacks, Grottos, Guy Fauxes,

\ ' d the day of a Hill being due.

Things to be Avoided.—British Brandy, Quack Medicines, Lord Mayors' Shows, the
Thirteenth Seat in Omnibuses, the Reports of Protectionist Speeches, Bad Jokes, Infant
Prodigies, and Perfect Substitutes for Silver.

Sporting Memoranda.-—Be careful not to have your pockets swept clean out by a Derby
Sweep. By the way, it is understood that, in consequence of the declared illegality of all
Sweeps, these concerns will endeavour to shelter themselves under the name of Kamoneurs.

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STEAM-BOAT
STATISTICS.

Op- three thou-
sand passengers
embarking at
Hungerford in
August, 1848,
twelve hundred

ed at the wrong
piers, and the re-
mainder reached
their proper desti-
nation. Of thirty-
six captains of the
iron boats,twenty-
four have wives,
and twelve fami-
lies. Eighteen had
served in the Ma-
rine Stores, and
two had seen no
service hut a blue
and white dinner
service. Of two
bottles of ginger
beer that travelled
in the Moonlight
during the year,
one was sold to a
juvenile passen-
ger, and the re-
maining one blew
off its own head,
in a state of fear-
ful fermentation,
off Battersea.

SPECIAL CONSTABLE GOING ON DUTY. Of a book-by

i the reader keep-

Time-Two in the Morning. ^TlZ-l'y
Captain of the Beat "Oh ! We have just looked in to say that it is your turn to go on Duty. The the listener not

Rookery at the back of Slaughter's Alley is your beat, I believe. You will lose no time, if you please, yawning at it.

for it's a dreadful neighbourhood, and all the police have been withdrawn—indeed, several most brutal °,f a play —by

' ,„ taking the average

and savage attacks have taken place already ! 0f coughs in each

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