The Sun.
London, England, 1858-02-04 00:00:00

_PHIPPS'S DIARY.

(From Punch.)
January, 1858.—Up betimes to Breakfast to read
the News, and to be in the Presence by 10 of the
Clock, much too early, and they do work me from
Morning to Night, which is severe, but I hope I
shall be rewaried for it in the End. To my Break-
fast I did have a Bloater, cost me 11c1., and also an
Egg, cost me 2d., which is now dear. At Breakfast
read the Newspapers, and did cram the News and
my Breakfreetbotli together, which spoiled my Break-
fast, and I fear my Digestion also, and an Article in
the Times against Advancement by Interest did go
still more against my Stomach and trouble me. Off
at half-past 9tobe in reiclinese for the Presence,
where my Lord Pamm was in Audience, and had to
wait a quarter of an Hour in the Ante-room, where
a now Footman, with shining Shoes, and a Pair
of pretty Brilliant Buckles in them, pleased me
mightily. Comes in presently Goldatick and after
him Black Rod, with whim Discourse about the
Weather, mighty dull. Presently the Door of the
Piesence Chit:el:cat cpcn, and out come my Lord
Panon looking mighty jolly, who bid us good
Morning, and put his Finger to the Side of his
Nose, winked on me as much as to say All Right,
which comforted me. So, in and before the
Presence did rehearse the News, and all the
Rogueries inlthelPapers, made them laugh heartily.
Which ended, his Royal Highness did command
me to attend him a Shooting, and so behind the
Prince to the Palace Gardens, where little Sport,
the Sparrows being mighty wild. His Royal High-
ness lack to the Palace tit 2 o'clock to Lunch, I
after him, and stood in Waiting, where all the
German Princes come to attend the Wedding of the
Princess. After Luuch danced Attendance again
in the Ante-room with the Lords in Waiting, but
no Ladies, whom I had a great Deal rather have
had to dance with, contrary to Mr. Spurgeon. At
last, Word came that the Royal Pari were ready,
and so after the Royal Carriage to Studd. and
Facet's the jewellers, where they go to examine
the new casket for the Wedding-Present, cost
1,0001. Then in the same carriage to Hyde Park,
with three of the Maids of Honour and Gibbs ;
and Gibbs and I did make Jokes of one another,
wherein Gibbs had the best of it, but all mighty
merry, and laughed heartily. After a drive round
about the Palk, back to the Palace, when an Hcur
allowed me to get my Dinner, and collect the News.
So away in a Cab, as fast as I was able ana to the
Clubs, gathering at each all the Talk I could hear,
and lastly to the Civil and Military Service, where
I dived off a Basin of Mulligatawney Soop, cost
me is., hastily, for Lack of Time, and in my Haste
did scald my Mouth, which vexed me. My little
Dinner concluded, back again to the Palace, to
dress and attend them all to the Opera House, be-
hind in another Carriage, mighty stately and stiff,
old Dowager Lady Buckram for my Companion,
and the Hon. Miss Crynolyn by the side cf Gibbs,
whom I would fain have changed Places with.
The Play "Macbeth," a mighty foolish Piece, but
the Music not so bad, and to see how all the Pit
kept staring at the Court and the Foreign Princes,
and paid no Attention at alt to the performances.
At last the Play over, at which I was heartily glad,
and so returned to the Palace, and by and by sent
for again to the Presence a little before Supper to re-
late all the News of the Day, where I opened my
Budget, and delivered the Contents the best
Way I could to give them satisfaction ;
but, though I tried with all my heart to
acquit myself in gocd Style, they did yawn
several Times in the Course of my Naitrative, which
put me out and troubled me. At last dismissed,
with Leave to go about my Business, which was to
get my own Supper and to Bed as soon as possible,
and his Royal Highness did wish me a good
Night's Rest, and say he hoped I should sleep well,
which I took for
_a mighty great Honour, for he
spoke as though he meant Something, though I
could not well divine what. So to my Chamber,
where off a Rump Sneak, being mighty Hungry, I
did make a great Supper, with a Pot of Half-and-
Half, for which I sent out, cost me Bd. While I
was at Supper, and thinking over the Day, and con-
sidering in my Mind whe her I had wade any Mis-
take or no, comes a Mi ssenger with a Letter from
my Lord Pamm, telling me I was to be made a
Knight Cotnmauder of the Civil Division of the
Most Honourable Order of the Bath for my. dis-
tinguished Services, which caused me to leap out of
my Chair for Joy, and to dance several Times about
the Table. Good lack, to consider what Sort of
Service I have done in kicking my Heels in the
Ante-room, and rehearsing the News in the Pre-
sence, and riding with the Maids of Honour after
the Royal Carriage, and now to think of the State
and Dignity lam in. I ton advanced to almost as
much Honour as Havelock was, and to live to en-
joy it, so that I am the better off, and the other
Indian Generals, almost every one, are in a lower
Degree, ,and now I shall held my Head above
them, and crow over Gibbs. Good lack, to think
what it is to have a Marquis for a near Relation,
and Friends at Court, and to have seen the Ser-
vice I have seen, and to be made a Knight Com-
mander of the Bath with all my Limbs and Bones
eniire in a whole Skin. So having finished my
Steak and Half-and-Half with a good Appetite, to
13,c1 with great Content, and mighty pleasant
Dreams of Stars and Ribauds, and my name in the
Gazette the next Morning.