. Punch . un ofroyal favour, though coming a very long way down, is sufficiently strongupon us. You have quite mistaken the feelings of British artists, when paintingfor the court and aristocracy. I refer you, sir, to the Life oj Wilhie, inwhich you will see how perfectly well that great painter understood hisposition ; in which you cannot fail to remark how very small he made hissoul that it might fittingly correspond with Sir Robert Peel ; addressinghim about an immortal picture, as though he was treating for the job ofwhitewashing an outhouse. This, sir, is the proper spirit to animate theB
. Punch . un ofroyal favour, though coming a very long way down, is sufficiently strongupon us. You have quite mistaken the feelings of British artists, when paintingfor the court and aristocracy. I refer you, sir, to the Life oj Wilhie, inwhich you will see how perfectly well that great painter understood hisposition ; in which you cannot fail to remark how very small he made hissoul that it might fittingly correspond with Sir Robert Peel ; addressinghim about an immortal picture, as though he was treating for the job ofwhitewashing an outhouse. This, sir, is the proper spirit to animate theBritish painter ; and that it does animate him, is to me a glory and aconsolation. Sir, we love to be kicked ; it sends the blood up to ourhearts, and makes us paint with the proper spirit of independence. I remain, Sir, your obedient servant, Leonardo da Buggins. —I have just had an offer of five pounds for my Cat and no : I have yet hopes of selling it to the Prince for twelve A clever little toy, on the principle of the centrifugal railway, has justbeen invented. It is intended for the instruction of sucking statesmen,showing how a member, as in the instance of the Premier, can continuallygo round and round without any fear of being thrown out of his , we understand, can be seen at the large toy-shop in theTurnstile. m* JFall of t&e folfca. A paragraph in a Brighton paper announces the astounding fact that Her Majesty has entirely set her face against the Polka, and has giveninstructions that it should not be again danced in her presence. It isimpossible to conceive the panic created by the few lines we have quotedabove, upon their being copied the other day into the Times newspaper. The professors of dancing have been running about in all directions,asking each other what steps to take in the event of the Polka stepsceasing to be in fashion. The Bohemian nobleman who advertises toteach it in six lessons has waited on Baron Nathan,
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