The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-08-30 00:00:00

A PAGE FROM PUNCH.

Adjoining the House of Lords is a public-house which
enjoys the exclusive patronage of the coachmen and footmen
in waiting upon the hereditary wisdom of the empire.
Some years ago it was discovered that one-third of these
motley gentlemen rejoiced in the name of Smith, pile-sixth the name of Brown, and one-sixth in the name of ;ones,
whilst the remaining third had their patronymics from' the
varied columns of Pigot's Directory.

In order to remedy the confusion consequent upon this
unfortunate similarity of names, it was enacted :
" That on and from the 12th day of June, 1839, every
member of this Honourable Public-house shall be spoken of
and spoken to by the title and designation of the fortunate
individual who his the
honour of paying him his wages, and
supplying him his livery. And be it further enacted, that
should any Member of this Honourable Public-house in-
fringe the above regulations, he shall be liable to pay for as
many glasses of ' hot with' or ' cold without' as there are
gentlemen's gentlemen present." ,
(Signed GEORGE SMITH, OWEN JONES,
JOHN JONES, HECTOR SMITH,
JOHN SMITH, PAUL BROWN,
PETER BROWN, SMITH SMITH,
L.
ABRAHAM HALL
.
MEMBERS SMITH,
ry seldom
In consequence of thispolitic at rangement.
MEMBERS OF THE
it re
formerly
the ca:c
occurs that any persons pay twice, as was .
occupied in debars
—sometimes. During the hours that are occtT something
a colloquy
by their noble and honourable masters,
1'
it COUNCIL.
like the following may be heard :-
Ist Footman.—Waiter—a go of gin. Ago of gin for
TVaiter.—Very well,
the Bishop of London !
le and a shoe-rout.
2d Footman.—A pint of mild ale and
, A pint of mild ale and
James—(calls) Waiter.—Yes, Sir James
barn.
a shee-root for Sir James.Gra
Sir James.
Ist Footman. --I say, .
my lord
my Lord ?
2d Footman.—What is it,
ourne
and Sir Robert Peel have
_...(calls)
Ist Foolman.—Lord 1 lb
Inioked a pipe together last night.
they smoked happy to toss the Duke of Wel-
, shall
of rum and water.
made3a
Fi to
outpmaagna.t ;I_ i
lington for sixpen 0
never take rum, but the Lord Chancellor
dol,m your man, Mr. Roebuck ; Newmarket, sth Footman.—
of course.
' le
ish. Footman.—ll
I say, Mr. S peaker ,you owe Inc a shilling.
6th I'ootmon.--
an._
So I do, Mr. Hume ; and I must continue
7th Fu°l;'llo's eating onions?
to owe it.
6th Footman.—Lord Londonderry.
6th Footman.—Its not me, it's Lord Palmerston ;
I'm
having part of a cowheel with the Duke of Devonshire.
,id, Footman.—Anybody seen Lord John Russell to-night ?
6th Fo
somethotman n.-1 have gone to lay down. lie's
g taken i that has disagreed with him. I believe it's
six glasses of gin and water.
Waiter.—The Chancellor of the E 1 '
xe lequer s wanted.
PM Footman.—Am I ?_some 9
d • lend
.......................2r 0
3, us a penny.

No Sabbath is observed by the Chinese, nor is it intimated
in their divisions of time. It will however, be interesting to
the Christian world to learn that by some of the Chinese our
SAv tour. is ranked among the number of the gods; while all
the better informed classes consider him as a just a perfect
man.