Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1858-09-17

Hastings OF Punch.
The ladies must look at the exquisite engraving in
Punch, called Common Objects at the Sea Side-gen-
orally found on the rocks at low water" 1t shows how
beauty seems, from certain point of view.
The Fiddle IN the Feld.-The band of the 47th was
sent to the Crystal Palace the other day to play popular
music in order that the public might judge of its excel
lence No military band can have a fair chance with
people accustomed to complete orchestra owing the
want of violins. Why should this want exist rifle
bullet would efectually silence fiddle than it
would bagpipe, and cannon shot would respect the
former instrument as much as trumpet. We can un-
derstand why the piono should not be included in mil
itary band unless the band that of reg iment of
horse artillery, and could have mounted wheels
but cannot account for the exclusion of the VIOLIN
which, if made of metal might the performer for
shield whilst the stick, pointed at the end would
the purpose of spear.
atlantic Cable.-It is asked, whether some honors
should not be conferred in celebration of the laying
down of the Atlantic cable! Wiscount Williams says
that the fttest memorial of the achievement would be
the giving of peerage to Alderman Wire.
Clerical Boredom-The Able Domenech, in his rec
ord Of priesty experiences in Texas describes how he
drove his Grant congregation from his garden into his
church by letting wild boar loose in his garden. Our
incumbents too often prefer the opposite and drive
the congregation from the church into the garden by
letting loose tame bore into the church.
The Real Milky Way-The projected tt legraph from
Attorney to Cowes.
Il Great Hardship.-The Mersey stuck fast with
LeUlathan like obstnacy' the first day that they
attempted to launch her. The description of the failure
says
"There is little doubt there is not cant enough for
the vessel to slide down the ways
The neglect is too bad, when the Derby government
have such large stock of it on hand For instance
little of the cant " that was INDUCED in so bountfully
about the Jews Notwithstanding the house of commons
might have been advantageously applied to this pur
pose why not have invited the Bishop of Oxford tt
have volunteered his valuable services A few oily
words from Soapy Sam, and the obstacle would have
been removed in minute. In any talking match, WI
will back his saponaceous reverence to win IN canter
Prnnctius Sum, non Edipus.-The real Sphynx would
certainly have dashed out its brains in puzzledOm
the following riddle. Mr.. Punch was seized last
week in Paris in consequence of his presenting mag
nfcent engraving of his imperial majesty the French
Sphynx. Then, after twenty-four hours, Mr. Puncl
was released. The riddle s-Why was he seized if HI
to be let go again? He offers complete set Of hi
works to any who will solve this profound mystery
Important Resolttion.-At large meeting held las
week at fashionable watering place, the following
outon put and carried without single dissentient
We must not omit to state that the meeting in question
had been called on the sands, at the pressing reques
of several young ladies of distinction and more or les
beautiful whose indignation had been moved to take thi
unusual step at seeing their legitimate rights most
warrantably invaded by those who could establish M
kind of fair claim to them This is the resolution -
Resolved, That the use of the round hat be hence
forth discontinued by every young lady who has any pre-
tensions to TASTE since the prevailing and questionable
habit of elderly ladies, who certainly old enough t.
know better and who will persist in wearing it, has hat
the unhappy effect of bringing into general disrepute
and vugarizng it to the extent of covering it will
nothing short of universal laughter and popular abuse
What to do wHh the Leuiahan-Many ingeniou
contrvances have been suggested, but we like our owl
recommendation the best. We propose that she b
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dirty London be emptied into her many holds and
when all of them full let her sail with her cargo RICH
out to sea- and discharge it in the middle of the ocean
where no human nostrs are likely to be offended wit
| it.