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PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI.
and his learned colleagues revel uncontrolled in it. It is, however, worthy
of observation, that this jurisdiction is not often claimed; for when a
client is at low-water mark, the lawyers are seldom anxious to have
anything to do with him.
England has two divisions, the one ecclesiastical, the other civil. The
former is subdivided into provinces, sees, archdeaconries, rural deaneries,
and parishes. There are two provinces, those of York and Canterbury,
their province being to take care of themselves, and to bestow certain
bishoprics, which are called seas or sees—probably from the amount that
is annually swallowed in them. An archdeacon is probably called arch from
a certain degree of clerical cunning ; and a rural dean is a sort of clergy-
man, we presume, with a strong taste for gardening.
A parish, of which there are about ten thousand in England, was, ac-
cording to Camden—who, by the bye, did not build Camden Town—first
formed by Honorius ; but who Honorius was, Camden has not done us the
favour to let us know. Sir Henry Hobart, who is as wide of tiie mark as
Hobart Town is of Regent-street, thinks parishes were erected by the
■council of Lateran, upon which Mr. Selden comes in and splits the
■difference, saying that, as both were wrong, perhaps it will be light to go
as faras possible from either, by taking the middle of the term as the proper
■one. Some few places, such as marshes, were extra-parochial, until the
clergy got them formed into parishes, and often took tithes from marshes,
■under the pretext of thoroughly draining them.
The civil division of England into counties, hundreds, and towns, began
■under Alfred, who made the discreetest man in the place the headborough ;
an office answering to that of mayor, except that instead of choosing the
•discreetest man, the other extreme iias in modern times been usually re-
sorted to.
A tithing is the same as a town or ville, and when incorporated it
always had a bishop ; but there are no records of there ever having been
a Bishop of Pentonville : and if such a see existed, the look-out must have
{<een somewhat of the dreariest.
A borough is a town that sends burgesses to Parliament ; but many fell
into decay, and were called rotten boroughs in consequence. Besides
•these, there are small places called hamlets, such as the Hamlet of Ham-
mersmith ; but the Hamlet of Mr. Charles Kean is, perhaps, the smallest
now in existence.
Hundreds consisted of ten tithings, a tithing being composed of ten
families ; but " after the Revolution " says Bracton, " everything went to
sixes and sevens, so that the tens and hundreds were lost sight of." Hun-
dreds were, in some places, called wapentakes, probably from the inha-
bitants being accustomed to give and take a whapping.
The ancient distribution of hundreds being no longer applied to the land
•itself, has since been transferred to its produce ; and hence we hear of a
hundred of coals—a hundred of asparagus, and a hundred of walnuts.
Counties or shires are of ancient origin, and were governed by an Earl
or Alderman ; for, in very early times all Aldermen were Earls, which
•does not say much for the Early aristocracy.
A county is also called a shire, and hence we have the word sheriff ;
whose proper duty it is to see to the execution of the law within the county,
and also the execution of the criminals. If the old Saxon customs were
now in force, Mr. Sheriff Moon would have to hang at the Old Bailey, not
in propria persona, but it would be his duty to hang capital offenders if
there chanced to be any.
There are three counties palatine—namely, Chester, Durham, and Lan-
caster, which formerly had royal privileges. These have lost their
A SPEECH FOR SIR ROBERT.
Punch hereby presents his compliments to Sir Robert Peel, and
with them the subjoined speech, which he (Punch) has ventured to cut
and dry, ready for the next occasion whereon the Right Honourable
Baronet may have to address a Farmers' Club. Not that Punch
doubts the capability of Sir Robert to speak for himself, or oj
himself either ; but he is humbly of opiuion that a little condensation
would improve the Premier's oratory, whereof, he has observed, the
purport usuall\r lies in a small compass.
SPEECH.
Gentlemen,—I rise to discharge a duty, and I hope my duty is what 1
never shrink from. I have a toast to propose, which J feel I ought to
preface with a few observations. 1 trust J shall not be expected to
express any political sentiments on this occasion. 1 consider this club
(and I do not doubt that I express the opinion of those I am addressing),
to be purely an agricultural Club. What I am about to say, I intend to
relate solely to agriculture. 1 beg to draw your attention to a subject
which / hope all present will regard in the light in which / view it myself.
I am not a practical farmer ; but J have devoted some time to the
acquisition of agricultural knowledge ; knowledge which, as a landlord, I
feel I ought to possess. / own much of the property in this neighbour-
hood, and / have a great interest in its cultivation. I strongly recommend
you, gentlemen, to turn your minds to agricultural chemistry, in which 1
am satisfied you will find your account. I more particularly recommend
you to have recourse to experimental inquiries, with a view to increasing
the capabilities of the soil. 1 shall be most happy to give you any assist-
ance 1 can in prosecuting those inquiries. I shall also be delighted to
assist you in any other way that I can think of. I will introduce the
finest bull into this neighbourhood that I can get, and I do not care how
much I pay for the animal. 1 am very fond of sporting ; but I do not
hesitate to say, that if I find the hares and rabbits damage your crops, I
will give orders to have them all shot. In short, 7, to the utmost of my
power, and by all the means I caii command—and I hope I shall gain
credit for sincerity in saying this—will endeavour, I assure you, to promote
your views. If 1 find that I have succeeded in prevailing upon you to
take the advice, which I, considering the obligations of the position 1
occupy, and the chair in which I sit, have felt bound to offer to you, I
shall consider that I have rendered a service, not only to the tenants
whose property 1 own, but to the state of which I am a member, although
I say it myself. 1 will conclude, gentlemen, by proposing a toast, with
respect to which. 1 am sure, there can be no difference of opinion amongst
you ; " Prosperity to the Farmers' Club and 1 hope you will believe
me when 1 sav that no one is more anxious for it than I.
©JmbETSUD Intc!liaciu£.
fixity of tenure,
•for they have all been taken away ; though at Lancaster the militia-
consisting of an adjutant and four sergeants—is still allowed to exercise a
6urt of limited despotism.
We had almost forgotten to mention that the Isle of Ely, though not a
county palatine, is a royal franchise, where the bishop has it all his own
way ; thus realising the beautiful little allegory of the Bull in the China-
shop.
So much for the countries subject to the laws of England.
Metropolitan Improvements.—We read that several divisions of police hive
left the lueuooolis.
Oxford, Monday.
ong Vacation having terminated, and the Colleges as-
sembled, the town has regained its usual lively and
animated appearance during term time. Weeds, which
have accumulated duiing the Long, are now being
smoked in every direction. The Honourable Planta-
genet Dobbs, ot Christ Church, will, it is understood,
graduate as Grand-compounder, with his creditors.
The occurrence of the 5th of November, this year,
oil Sunday, precludes the possibility of a gown-and-town
row ; perhaps all persons do not know that the original
lantern of Guy Faux, which bears a striking resemblance
to a policeman's, is put out in the Bodleian Library for
public inspection. It was
brought to light some years
ago by an eminent antiquary,
who presented it to the Uni-
versity ; and is matched by a
copy of the letter to Lord
Monteagle. The hat of Bradshaw the regicide, in the Ashmolean Museum,
is in the last stage of seediness ; we understand that an appeal will be
made to the Heads of Houses to raise a subscription for immediate repairs.
VV'e also hear that a new skull of Oiiver Cromwell, of which there is a tine
specimen in the Museum, has recently been discovered, and pronounced
authentic ; but we attach no credit to the report.
We are anxiously expecting Lord William Lennox's Tracts for the
Morning Chronicle.
Another Iiusus Naturae.
We believe we were the first to bring into notoriety the Siuging Mouse
and the Whistling Oyster, but the advertisements have anticipated us in
the announcement of a curiosity still more wonderful—'• The Rkauinu
Soap." We wonder wh.u effect a volume of Punch would have upon
PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI.
and his learned colleagues revel uncontrolled in it. It is, however, worthy
of observation, that this jurisdiction is not often claimed; for when a
client is at low-water mark, the lawyers are seldom anxious to have
anything to do with him.
England has two divisions, the one ecclesiastical, the other civil. The
former is subdivided into provinces, sees, archdeaconries, rural deaneries,
and parishes. There are two provinces, those of York and Canterbury,
their province being to take care of themselves, and to bestow certain
bishoprics, which are called seas or sees—probably from the amount that
is annually swallowed in them. An archdeacon is probably called arch from
a certain degree of clerical cunning ; and a rural dean is a sort of clergy-
man, we presume, with a strong taste for gardening.
A parish, of which there are about ten thousand in England, was, ac-
cording to Camden—who, by the bye, did not build Camden Town—first
formed by Honorius ; but who Honorius was, Camden has not done us the
favour to let us know. Sir Henry Hobart, who is as wide of tiie mark as
Hobart Town is of Regent-street, thinks parishes were erected by the
■council of Lateran, upon which Mr. Selden comes in and splits the
■difference, saying that, as both were wrong, perhaps it will be light to go
as faras possible from either, by taking the middle of the term as the proper
■one. Some few places, such as marshes, were extra-parochial, until the
clergy got them formed into parishes, and often took tithes from marshes,
■under the pretext of thoroughly draining them.
The civil division of England into counties, hundreds, and towns, began
■under Alfred, who made the discreetest man in the place the headborough ;
an office answering to that of mayor, except that instead of choosing the
•discreetest man, the other extreme iias in modern times been usually re-
sorted to.
A tithing is the same as a town or ville, and when incorporated it
always had a bishop ; but there are no records of there ever having been
a Bishop of Pentonville : and if such a see existed, the look-out must have
{<een somewhat of the dreariest.
A borough is a town that sends burgesses to Parliament ; but many fell
into decay, and were called rotten boroughs in consequence. Besides
•these, there are small places called hamlets, such as the Hamlet of Ham-
mersmith ; but the Hamlet of Mr. Charles Kean is, perhaps, the smallest
now in existence.
Hundreds consisted of ten tithings, a tithing being composed of ten
families ; but " after the Revolution " says Bracton, " everything went to
sixes and sevens, so that the tens and hundreds were lost sight of." Hun-
dreds were, in some places, called wapentakes, probably from the inha-
bitants being accustomed to give and take a whapping.
The ancient distribution of hundreds being no longer applied to the land
•itself, has since been transferred to its produce ; and hence we hear of a
hundred of coals—a hundred of asparagus, and a hundred of walnuts.
Counties or shires are of ancient origin, and were governed by an Earl
or Alderman ; for, in very early times all Aldermen were Earls, which
•does not say much for the Early aristocracy.
A county is also called a shire, and hence we have the word sheriff ;
whose proper duty it is to see to the execution of the law within the county,
and also the execution of the criminals. If the old Saxon customs were
now in force, Mr. Sheriff Moon would have to hang at the Old Bailey, not
in propria persona, but it would be his duty to hang capital offenders if
there chanced to be any.
There are three counties palatine—namely, Chester, Durham, and Lan-
caster, which formerly had royal privileges. These have lost their
A SPEECH FOR SIR ROBERT.
Punch hereby presents his compliments to Sir Robert Peel, and
with them the subjoined speech, which he (Punch) has ventured to cut
and dry, ready for the next occasion whereon the Right Honourable
Baronet may have to address a Farmers' Club. Not that Punch
doubts the capability of Sir Robert to speak for himself, or oj
himself either ; but he is humbly of opiuion that a little condensation
would improve the Premier's oratory, whereof, he has observed, the
purport usuall\r lies in a small compass.
SPEECH.
Gentlemen,—I rise to discharge a duty, and I hope my duty is what 1
never shrink from. I have a toast to propose, which J feel I ought to
preface with a few observations. 1 trust J shall not be expected to
express any political sentiments on this occasion. 1 consider this club
(and I do not doubt that I express the opinion of those I am addressing),
to be purely an agricultural Club. What I am about to say, I intend to
relate solely to agriculture. 1 beg to draw your attention to a subject
which / hope all present will regard in the light in which / view it myself.
I am not a practical farmer ; but J have devoted some time to the
acquisition of agricultural knowledge ; knowledge which, as a landlord, I
feel I ought to possess. / own much of the property in this neighbour-
hood, and / have a great interest in its cultivation. I strongly recommend
you, gentlemen, to turn your minds to agricultural chemistry, in which 1
am satisfied you will find your account. I more particularly recommend
you to have recourse to experimental inquiries, with a view to increasing
the capabilities of the soil. 1 shall be most happy to give you any assist-
ance 1 can in prosecuting those inquiries. I shall also be delighted to
assist you in any other way that I can think of. I will introduce the
finest bull into this neighbourhood that I can get, and I do not care how
much I pay for the animal. 1 am very fond of sporting ; but I do not
hesitate to say, that if I find the hares and rabbits damage your crops, I
will give orders to have them all shot. In short, 7, to the utmost of my
power, and by all the means I caii command—and I hope I shall gain
credit for sincerity in saying this—will endeavour, I assure you, to promote
your views. If 1 find that I have succeeded in prevailing upon you to
take the advice, which I, considering the obligations of the position 1
occupy, and the chair in which I sit, have felt bound to offer to you, I
shall consider that I have rendered a service, not only to the tenants
whose property 1 own, but to the state of which I am a member, although
I say it myself. 1 will conclude, gentlemen, by proposing a toast, with
respect to which. 1 am sure, there can be no difference of opinion amongst
you ; " Prosperity to the Farmers' Club and 1 hope you will believe
me when 1 sav that no one is more anxious for it than I.
©JmbETSUD Intc!liaciu£.
fixity of tenure,
•for they have all been taken away ; though at Lancaster the militia-
consisting of an adjutant and four sergeants—is still allowed to exercise a
6urt of limited despotism.
We had almost forgotten to mention that the Isle of Ely, though not a
county palatine, is a royal franchise, where the bishop has it all his own
way ; thus realising the beautiful little allegory of the Bull in the China-
shop.
So much for the countries subject to the laws of England.
Metropolitan Improvements.—We read that several divisions of police hive
left the lueuooolis.
Oxford, Monday.
ong Vacation having terminated, and the Colleges as-
sembled, the town has regained its usual lively and
animated appearance during term time. Weeds, which
have accumulated duiing the Long, are now being
smoked in every direction. The Honourable Planta-
genet Dobbs, ot Christ Church, will, it is understood,
graduate as Grand-compounder, with his creditors.
The occurrence of the 5th of November, this year,
oil Sunday, precludes the possibility of a gown-and-town
row ; perhaps all persons do not know that the original
lantern of Guy Faux, which bears a striking resemblance
to a policeman's, is put out in the Bodleian Library for
public inspection. It was
brought to light some years
ago by an eminent antiquary,
who presented it to the Uni-
versity ; and is matched by a
copy of the letter to Lord
Monteagle. The hat of Bradshaw the regicide, in the Ashmolean Museum,
is in the last stage of seediness ; we understand that an appeal will be
made to the Heads of Houses to raise a subscription for immediate repairs.
VV'e also hear that a new skull of Oiiver Cromwell, of which there is a tine
specimen in the Museum, has recently been discovered, and pronounced
authentic ; but we attach no credit to the report.
We are anxiously expecting Lord William Lennox's Tracts for the
Morning Chronicle.
Another Iiusus Naturae.
We believe we were the first to bring into notoriety the Siuging Mouse
and the Whistling Oyster, but the advertisements have anticipated us in
the announcement of a curiosity still more wonderful—'• The Rkauinu
Soap." We wonder wh.u effect a volume of Punch would have upon