Punch . urged by the Gas Companies as reasons why Parliament should allowthem to erect additional Gas-works near Victoria Park. No doubt themore Gas-works there are established in that neighbourhood, the greaterwill be the number of patients sent to the Hospital for Diseases of theChest there. Only the increase will be derived from the neighbourhood. Marvellous. We do not believe in Spiritualism or Magic, (except sleight of handand so forth), but what are we to say to a fact such as this P— The other day a veracious witness actually saw a young man turn inio a publichouse. Transformation extra
Punch . urged by the Gas Companies as reasons why Parliament should allowthem to erect additional Gas-works near Victoria Park. No doubt themore Gas-works there are established in that neighbourhood, the greaterwill be the number of patients sent to the Hospital for Diseases of theChest there. Only the increase will be derived from the neighbourhood. Marvellous. We do not believe in Spiritualism or Magic, (except sleight of handand so forth), but what are we to say to a fact such as this P— The other day a veracious witness actually saw a young man turn inio a publichouse. Transformation extraordinary! Further evidence will shortly beforthcoming. PARLIAMENTARY. Mr. Whalley has ordered his butcher not to send him any morelegs of mutton, because of the objectionable Popes Eye. Latest prom Paris.—The Emperor has ordered a large quantityof Map paper. It is said Hia Majesty contemplates some alterationsin his former plan of Europe. VOL. L. DD 270 PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI [June 30, PUNCHS ESSENCE OF PARLIAMENT. aterloo Day, Mon-day, June 18, wassolemnised by theoverthrow of theReform Bill. Thefinal charge was ledby Lord Dunkel-iin, a Liberal, andson of the venerableMarquis op Clan-ricarde, whose ap-pointment to theoffice of Privy Sealsome time ago wasnot thought to haveretarded the fall ofa certain adminis-tration. LordDun-kellin proposed todo, by the BoroughFranchise what Mr. Hunt had just failed, and scarcely failed to do by the County Franchise, namely, tomake Rating and not Rental the test. He was supported for different reasons:— 1st. Because his motion hindered the progress of the Because his success threatened the existence of the Because his proposal, if carried, would raise the borough franchise to theexclusion of a large number of persons whom the Government plan would admit. The first of these reasons merits nothing but contempt. The second was a fairparty reason. The third was a political reason. Welded together, th
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