Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-04-03
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Commenting upon the "Derby Ministry" the
London Examiner thus discourses: g
1t is aupaise laisantere plagiarism from Punch,
copy of squb the aborve attempt of last year. The
Names with exception here and there, cannot be read
any society without laugh and yet in reality it is
laughing matter For serious affair there certainly was
never any thing comical als
But no doubt Lord Derby has done his best with the
materials at his disposal such they excepting
remarkable omission, which has caused much SURPRISE
and feeling like that which produced in ancient
Rome the nonappearance Of the busts of Brutus and
Cassius in procession need say that ne aude
to the extraordinary fact that Col Sbthorp and Mr.
Spooner are not included in the arrangements.
But for the rest Lord Derby has made the of his
Horace walpole says Of lady, She has fine
set Of teeth any have with only two, and
those black" So, too, Lord Derby has fine set Of
as any protectonis chief can have with onya
brace that have experience and those somewhat
| the worse for wear. rf &4 AJ
Twelve years ago Lord Stanley reviewed his troops
pretty much Fastaf reviewed his ragged regiment,
coming to the resolution not to march through Coventry
with ther- There then in the protectonist ranks
STEW, if an, possessed Of sufficient experience Of
habits Of public business" Some, indeed Lord Derby
found well qualified for Office but suffering under
domestic smicton, and another affected with
| undue appreciation Of his own abilities.
Sc i Horace s all there . Sny two the exact
first by the healing hand OF time has got his domes
tic affection and the second has learned to value himself
though who the modest could have BEEN looking
Lord Derby has efficient couple, and by much bet
furnished than last year But in what other respect
is he prepared Mr. Herrics, to be sure is ripper
by good year. but has short apsriod supplied the ap
ttnde and experience wanting in others Or reduced 1t
last to take what he get does Lord Derby like Fall
staff in the same predicament, enlist Mouldys, Bull
cafs Feebes and Shadows turning their defects to
concentrations, and concluding 90 give me the spare
men and spare me the great oness These fellows will do
WELL Master Shallow"
Well, people would have change, and we wish them
JOY Of the change they have got Vous Farez vouiu
George Dandin Papez uoulu You would leap from
the frying-pan, and how do you like the FIRE You
tired of old and old servants here
ones, and how do you like the look Of them' What
goody array what fair promise The Derby Oily has
expanded into the Atlas Omnibus and what worshpful
company inside, with Lord Derby the box, and Mr..
DIsraeh taking the money at the doorl
We advised to ask questions of these gentlemen
to where they driving We admonished to
be inquisitve prying, which would spoil alls
The mother Of a family who had French coxcomb on
visit her house. observing that Monsieur paid very
marked attentions to her daughter, asked him what his
intentions were, hoping they honorable. To which,
unhestatingly Monsieur replied decidedly not honora-
be" Now, 1t would be sad thing to provoke such an
explanation this How much better to enjoy the bliss
ofignorance, and to reve for few months in FOOLS
paradise.
III fares the mortal man
Too much who knows
Let every think best of Lord Derbys Admins
raon Let half the country believe IL stanch Pro-
tectonst, the other to free trade Let
seek to penetrate the mystery Sufficient day win
be the evil thereof Let us all be deceived and happy in
respective delusions
There was pragmatc ambassador in the time Of the
FIRST George who wrote to his Court Some say that the
Pretender Is dead others say that he is dead for
my part believe neither the the other" This
tertn quid will be very convenient opinion for the pre-
sent occasion Some say that the Derby Ministry is Pro-
tectonis others say that II is not for part be-
feve neither the one nor the other.
But, the French say, to return to muons. The
Squirearohy is now accomplished fact The high tory
landlords in power. Sir Francis Wronghead has at
last got place We again under the old opboot and
pgtail regime. What witty Mrs Gore calls the "kill
their own mutton class Of gentlemen" rule the roast
Downing street looks like the Quarter Sessions II is rus
IN ube The ministry smock frock. What is I'M
der it, win it peel, repeal that is the question
What Is to become Of its pledgesf Like Louis Nspole
on 1t has uncle Of whom il has borrowed largely and
duplicates outstanding to nm uumanageably heavy
amount Are advertised the sale of unredeemed
pledges list like the waits and strays Of hackney car
riagcs many sliding scales many fxed duties so
many sinking funds many malt taxes so many income
tax rePeals many partial burdens so many anti-laW
reforms, antchurch reforms antparamentary reforms
anti without end and pro- prob pudor but protecuon
The country however has also its ideas OF proccuon
and is already beginning stir to protect the loaf against
any nroad We told however, that the protectons
not practically but merely theoretically prctec-
ZIONIST that IL Of innocent Patonic sttachmento
monopoly content to sigh and dispense with possession
If this be true it is pity that the farmers hare not neen
made TO understand OF this sentinent and We
fancy what their blank disappointment and dismy
viii be- when they told that the Government has Moth
ing substantial to offer them than the slang wish
they may get IT,