. Punch . and see the wonderfullest exhibitionin all London. Look straight afore you, and you will see the NationalGallery, with a lanthorn at each end, intended to throw a light upon thearts. Underneath is a grand hallegorical representation in honour of thenaval greatness of England. Lo-k to the right, and you will see anequestrian statue of George the Fourth, supposed to be in the uniformof the Horse Marines, so as to be in character with the nautical natur of thescene around. If you look a little lower down, you will see a pair ofaquatic dumb waiters, waiting, like poor dumb creaturs as th
. Punch . and see the wonderfullest exhibitionin all London. Look straight afore you, and you will see the NationalGallery, with a lanthorn at each end, intended to throw a light upon thearts. Underneath is a grand hallegorical representation in honour of thenaval greatness of England. Lo-k to the right, and you will see anequestrian statue of George the Fourth, supposed to be in the uniformof the Horse Marines, so as to be in character with the nautical natur of thescene around. If you look a little lower down, you will see a pair ofaquatic dumb waiters, waiting, like poor dumb creaturs as they are, for adraft of water to be supplied to them. If you look straightforard rightafore your werry eyes, you will see a model of one of Palmers patentcandlesticks without the glass shade at the top. On the extreme summitis the hiinmortal Nelson a turning hof his back on the whole concern,and haxin the horse of King Charles what is his opiuion consarnin of !—aye !—here !—here !—be in time !. THE UNCLES OF ENGLAND.* erhaps of all the varieties of relationship intowhich mankind is divided, none claims ourgratitude or obtains our interest so freely asOur Uncles. They may be truly said torepresent the benevolence of the country ;for it is the business of their lives to amass wealth with no other objectthan to distribute it amongst their fellow-creatures in small loans, provided thesecurity be good. Theirs is the delightfulprivilege of helping the needy and succour-ing the distressed, at the rate of twentyper cent, per annum. They set up taber-nacles in bye-places to do good by stealth;and—when the interest they take in, orrather from, the objects of their benevo-lence is too excessive to be hidden from the magistracy and the people—they blush to find it fame. They are, in truth, a shrinking, modest,and—to judge from the frequency with which they give up business andlive in the country—a retiring race. They tremble lest their good deedsshould be bla
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