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PUNCH. OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI.
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there is no possible means by which it can be accomplished with less
pain and more certainty."
Tickling, even by the lily finger of Venus, would appear painful
in comparison with this most dainty, this most delicate operation.
Again, consider the solemnity. It is only to be acted " on parade in
presence of the men ! "
We, however, propose that this instrument be made available, with
card legislation, in Parliament. (When the inventor compassed the
engine, he evidently thought of " gentlemen.") A member is caught
shuffling. Very well. He is called up by the Speaker (" who has
been instructed by the medical officer how to apply the instrument")
and is requested to hold his cheek, " which is of brass," to the engine.
" A slight pressure delivers the needle points " on one cheek of the
member, who is so delighted with the operation, that with true
Christian piety, he " turns the other."
Oh, gentlemen of the House of Commons—oh ye members for
GRAND FLOWER SHOW.
Mr. Tulip Pinkerton entertained a distinguished party at his Flower
Show, at his private residence in Baldwin's Gardens, Gray's Inn Lane, on
Monday last.
The flowers were arranged on two stone slabs, each running the whole
length of a window, and the pots were preserved from the possibility of
accident by a strong piece of twine, which ran from a nail on the right to
another nail on the left of each window. In order that there might be no
inconvenience, the Flower Show was confined to the exterior of Mr.
Pinkerton's residence, no one being admitted to the privilege of the
entrte ; and a dejeuner a la dried herring was laid out in the apartment
for Mr. Pinkerton himself, while the general company were limited to the
promenade in front, embracing an area of several yards, from the entrance
to the Gardens through the Gothic archway in Gray's Inn Lane, to the
and-. and-, and--, and (the printer has only one more I tortuous outlet into Park Street.
--) if such were the punishment, not for deserters only but for Several bands of music were in attendance during the day, and the
oath-brokers—should we not have men clothed like the Brothers of gardens were visited by the clever manipulator on a sheet of paper, who
Mercy—aU their faces muffled, with only " holes for the eyes \ "—Q. folds it twenty-six ways, declaring each to represent some familiar object,
J which, however, no one remembers to have seen anything that it bears any
■ resemblance to. The promenade was kept up with much spirit all day,
^finhe attrr'rrrrp TWTahnl Mcnnrt and Mr. Pinkerton passed down the garden at a quarter before nine in the
£*DOUr aUUUye HdUtU mtfJUn. morning, when he repaired to transact his usual official business. He
returned at about eight, and again passed through the gardens ; but the
flower show might be considered by that time concluded.
We subjoin a list of some of the principal flowers :—
A Davuneulus Daisy, reared from a root in the possession of a travelling
botanist from the neighbourhood of Clapham.
We also observed a fine specimen of the Ambitio Londinensis, vulgarly
called the London Pride, which was brought, together with the crimson
vase in which it stands, by a relative of Mr. Pinkerton, who gave it to him
as a donatio mortis causa on his death (and from his flower) bed.
A good deal of notice was attracted by the stump of a curious plant,
additional signals of the twaddlb-cuu-squat yacht club
villi
BOARDERS RECEIVED.
Q.—When do you return to port ? ... Flag 7 over 8.
A__Not until the sherry is finished . „ 6 over 7.
Q.—Have you any onions i.....„ 5 at the peak. the name of which we were unable to obtain. Its colour is a darkish
A.—No—but we've just sprung a leak (leek) . „ 6 at do.
Q.—Can you lend us a fish-kettle \ . . . „ 2 over 3.
A.—No—-we're boiling our potatoes one at a time in
the shaving-pot . . . . . ,, 3 over 2.
Q.—Will you come on board for half an hour \ . „ 5 over 4.
A. —No—but we will for some pigeon-pie . . „ 4 over 5.
Q.—Have you tick at the Swan ? . . . . „ 9 over 14.
A.—No — We're in debt there . . . . „ head over ears.
brown, and it has been cut off at the top, in a slanting direction. It was
generally understood to be the subject of some grand botanical experi-
ment of Mr. Pinkerton, for he has been observed to water it night and
morning, for the last four months, without any change whatever being
perceptible.
There is also in the same collection, a very extraordinary specimen >>t'
the Maria Aurum, or Marigold, which is already in flower, and attracts
a good deal of notice in Baldwin's Gardens.
It is a remarkable fact, that the whole of the flowers comprised in Mr.
Pinkerton's show, are growing on a soil which has been removed by Mr.
GRAND MILLINERY, CARRIAGE, FLY, AND CAB- Pinkerton himself to the neighbourhood, and which is considered much
SHOW AT CH1SWICK more favourable to vegetation than the natural ground attached to his re-
On Saturday, June 11, one'of the most extensive and varied exhibitions sid?nc^: . Indeed thf whole °f.the surface of the Gardens is encrusted
of the above articles that was ever known, took place at the Gardens of the *»» thlck stone> 50 that vegetat'»n to any extent would be hardly possible.
Horticultural Society. About four or five tents were filled with flowers, | "lth the excePt10n ol
under pretence of calling the enormous assemblage of new bonnets and
old equipages, i!A Floricuitural F£te ;'' but the show of muslins, britchkas,
cardinals, cabs, lace, and landaus, was considerably more attractive. No-
body looked at the flowers, for all were looking at each other during the
ffite, and for their reticules after it. Amongst the most full-blown speci-
mens of Millinery, the following deserve to be particularised :•—
Bonnets (Chapeaux grandifolia).
An elaborate specimen of The pink-satin-and-feather order, worn by a
lady of eighty,—reared by MadameVery in her Regent-st. establishment.
Several specimens of Cranbourn-Alley-Cottage, sported by several
"young ladies," from behind Messrs. Sewell and Cross's counter.
A pepper-and-salt Dunstable, from Oxford-street.
The show of Shirts and Scarfs was immensely various ; but the Shoes
and Stockings were considerably the most dusty.
The Vehicles [Curriculi rariorii).
A splendid red-and-gold Omnibus, sent by Mr. Cloud.
A Pony Chaise, belonging to Baron Nathan.
A Patent Cab, from Mr. Hanson s yard—
And as many more of every description, from an earl's carriage down to ■
Bill Sykes' donkey-cart, as reached from Hammersmith to Brentford. MnVTrv M a T?K"rrT
The Music in the gardens was performed by the Household troops, in MUlN^r _
red coats ; and the ices were one-and-fourpence a-piece when the money- Gold was in a feverish state owing to the process of sweating, and
taker had change, and one-and-sixpence when he hadn't. parties who expected to find money extremely heavy were surprised at its
__ I uncommon lightness, which they only perceived when bringing it into the
| Market. Sovereigns with the coupons (or little pieces) cut out, were
r , ,, , , , . , ,' * , , I freely offered for twenty shillings and as freely declined, and many persons
It is not true that the verv hot weather has led to the U,ueen s procla- /. , J . , ° , ,•' . ' , / r
iv. rr \ f., 1 r. ■ ,, T,r j , ,F , made fruitless endeavours to turn the scale bv filling m the crevices,
mation on the subject of " sweating sovereigns. We understand, how-
ever, that Sir Peter Laurie has placed all his ready cash in an ice-house,
in order to keep the gold from getting into a violent perspiration from
the intense heat that has been lately prevalent.
After the allusion to " sweating sovereigns," we can perfectly under-
stand the meaning of parties betting " a cool thousand," which of course
means a thousand pounds that have not been sweated.
FOREIGN hop!
We understand that the Queen Christina of Spain has demanded an
explanation of our Government on the subject of the proclamation, which
declares that the people shall not be legally bound to accept " light sove-
reigns." The Duke of Brunswick is also somewhat offended, for he has
been already weighed as a sovereign and found wanting.
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there is no possible means by which it can be accomplished with less
pain and more certainty."
Tickling, even by the lily finger of Venus, would appear painful
in comparison with this most dainty, this most delicate operation.
Again, consider the solemnity. It is only to be acted " on parade in
presence of the men ! "
We, however, propose that this instrument be made available, with
card legislation, in Parliament. (When the inventor compassed the
engine, he evidently thought of " gentlemen.") A member is caught
shuffling. Very well. He is called up by the Speaker (" who has
been instructed by the medical officer how to apply the instrument")
and is requested to hold his cheek, " which is of brass," to the engine.
" A slight pressure delivers the needle points " on one cheek of the
member, who is so delighted with the operation, that with true
Christian piety, he " turns the other."
Oh, gentlemen of the House of Commons—oh ye members for
GRAND FLOWER SHOW.
Mr. Tulip Pinkerton entertained a distinguished party at his Flower
Show, at his private residence in Baldwin's Gardens, Gray's Inn Lane, on
Monday last.
The flowers were arranged on two stone slabs, each running the whole
length of a window, and the pots were preserved from the possibility of
accident by a strong piece of twine, which ran from a nail on the right to
another nail on the left of each window. In order that there might be no
inconvenience, the Flower Show was confined to the exterior of Mr.
Pinkerton's residence, no one being admitted to the privilege of the
entrte ; and a dejeuner a la dried herring was laid out in the apartment
for Mr. Pinkerton himself, while the general company were limited to the
promenade in front, embracing an area of several yards, from the entrance
to the Gardens through the Gothic archway in Gray's Inn Lane, to the
and-. and-, and--, and (the printer has only one more I tortuous outlet into Park Street.
--) if such were the punishment, not for deserters only but for Several bands of music were in attendance during the day, and the
oath-brokers—should we not have men clothed like the Brothers of gardens were visited by the clever manipulator on a sheet of paper, who
Mercy—aU their faces muffled, with only " holes for the eyes \ "—Q. folds it twenty-six ways, declaring each to represent some familiar object,
J which, however, no one remembers to have seen anything that it bears any
■ resemblance to. The promenade was kept up with much spirit all day,
^finhe attrr'rrrrp TWTahnl Mcnnrt and Mr. Pinkerton passed down the garden at a quarter before nine in the
£*DOUr aUUUye HdUtU mtfJUn. morning, when he repaired to transact his usual official business. He
returned at about eight, and again passed through the gardens ; but the
flower show might be considered by that time concluded.
We subjoin a list of some of the principal flowers :—
A Davuneulus Daisy, reared from a root in the possession of a travelling
botanist from the neighbourhood of Clapham.
We also observed a fine specimen of the Ambitio Londinensis, vulgarly
called the London Pride, which was brought, together with the crimson
vase in which it stands, by a relative of Mr. Pinkerton, who gave it to him
as a donatio mortis causa on his death (and from his flower) bed.
A good deal of notice was attracted by the stump of a curious plant,
additional signals of the twaddlb-cuu-squat yacht club
villi
BOARDERS RECEIVED.
Q.—When do you return to port ? ... Flag 7 over 8.
A__Not until the sherry is finished . „ 6 over 7.
Q.—Have you any onions i.....„ 5 at the peak. the name of which we were unable to obtain. Its colour is a darkish
A.—No—but we've just sprung a leak (leek) . „ 6 at do.
Q.—Can you lend us a fish-kettle \ . . . „ 2 over 3.
A.—No—-we're boiling our potatoes one at a time in
the shaving-pot . . . . . ,, 3 over 2.
Q.—Will you come on board for half an hour \ . „ 5 over 4.
A. —No—but we will for some pigeon-pie . . „ 4 over 5.
Q.—Have you tick at the Swan ? . . . . „ 9 over 14.
A.—No — We're in debt there . . . . „ head over ears.
brown, and it has been cut off at the top, in a slanting direction. It was
generally understood to be the subject of some grand botanical experi-
ment of Mr. Pinkerton, for he has been observed to water it night and
morning, for the last four months, without any change whatever being
perceptible.
There is also in the same collection, a very extraordinary specimen >>t'
the Maria Aurum, or Marigold, which is already in flower, and attracts
a good deal of notice in Baldwin's Gardens.
It is a remarkable fact, that the whole of the flowers comprised in Mr.
Pinkerton's show, are growing on a soil which has been removed by Mr.
GRAND MILLINERY, CARRIAGE, FLY, AND CAB- Pinkerton himself to the neighbourhood, and which is considered much
SHOW AT CH1SWICK more favourable to vegetation than the natural ground attached to his re-
On Saturday, June 11, one'of the most extensive and varied exhibitions sid?nc^: . Indeed thf whole °f.the surface of the Gardens is encrusted
of the above articles that was ever known, took place at the Gardens of the *»» thlck stone> 50 that vegetat'»n to any extent would be hardly possible.
Horticultural Society. About four or five tents were filled with flowers, | "lth the excePt10n ol
under pretence of calling the enormous assemblage of new bonnets and
old equipages, i!A Floricuitural F£te ;'' but the show of muslins, britchkas,
cardinals, cabs, lace, and landaus, was considerably more attractive. No-
body looked at the flowers, for all were looking at each other during the
ffite, and for their reticules after it. Amongst the most full-blown speci-
mens of Millinery, the following deserve to be particularised :•—
Bonnets (Chapeaux grandifolia).
An elaborate specimen of The pink-satin-and-feather order, worn by a
lady of eighty,—reared by MadameVery in her Regent-st. establishment.
Several specimens of Cranbourn-Alley-Cottage, sported by several
"young ladies," from behind Messrs. Sewell and Cross's counter.
A pepper-and-salt Dunstable, from Oxford-street.
The show of Shirts and Scarfs was immensely various ; but the Shoes
and Stockings were considerably the most dusty.
The Vehicles [Curriculi rariorii).
A splendid red-and-gold Omnibus, sent by Mr. Cloud.
A Pony Chaise, belonging to Baron Nathan.
A Patent Cab, from Mr. Hanson s yard—
And as many more of every description, from an earl's carriage down to ■
Bill Sykes' donkey-cart, as reached from Hammersmith to Brentford. MnVTrv M a T?K"rrT
The Music in the gardens was performed by the Household troops, in MUlN^r _
red coats ; and the ices were one-and-fourpence a-piece when the money- Gold was in a feverish state owing to the process of sweating, and
taker had change, and one-and-sixpence when he hadn't. parties who expected to find money extremely heavy were surprised at its
__ I uncommon lightness, which they only perceived when bringing it into the
| Market. Sovereigns with the coupons (or little pieces) cut out, were
r , ,, , , , . , ,' * , , I freely offered for twenty shillings and as freely declined, and many persons
It is not true that the verv hot weather has led to the U,ueen s procla- /. , J . , ° , ,•' . ' , / r
iv. rr \ f., 1 r. ■ ,, T,r j , ,F , made fruitless endeavours to turn the scale bv filling m the crevices,
mation on the subject of " sweating sovereigns. We understand, how-
ever, that Sir Peter Laurie has placed all his ready cash in an ice-house,
in order to keep the gold from getting into a violent perspiration from
the intense heat that has been lately prevalent.
After the allusion to " sweating sovereigns," we can perfectly under-
stand the meaning of parties betting " a cool thousand," which of course
means a thousand pounds that have not been sweated.
FOREIGN hop!
We understand that the Queen Christina of Spain has demanded an
explanation of our Government on the subject of the proclamation, which
declares that the people shall not be legally bound to accept " light sove-
reigns." The Duke of Brunswick is also somewhat offended, for he has
been already weighed as a sovereign and found wanting.