Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 100, January 3, 1891

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Punch,

OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI.

VOL. 100.

January 3, 1891.

JANUARY xxxi Days.

1 Th N. Year's D. 2 F Abydos t. 3 S L. Hunt b. 4 S 2 S. af. Chr. 5 M Sambourne] 6 T Epiphany 7 W Bp. Ely d. 8 Th Cam. L.T.b. 9 F S.r. 8 h. 6 m. 10 S S.s. 4 h. 10 m. 11 S 1.S. af. Epip. 12 M Hil. Sit. b. 13 Tu B. Cannæ 14 W Oxf. L.T. b. 15 Th Orsini plot 16 F B. Corunna 17 S Franklin b. 18 S 2 S. af. Epip. 19 M Watt b. 20 Tu Fabian 21 W Agnes 22 Th Vincent 23 F Pitt d. 1806 24 S Fox b. 1749 25 S Septuag. S. 26 M Brazil disc. 27 Tu J. Gibson d. 28 W Prescott d. 29 Th Capit. Paris 30 F Chas. I. bhd. 31 S B. Jonson b.

FEBRUARY xxviii Days.

1 S Sexages. S. 2 M B. Lincoln 3 Tu Bassevi d. 4 W S.r. 7 h. 36 m. 5 Th Galvani d. 6 F S.s. 4 h. 56 m. 7 S Dickens b. 8 S Quinqu. S. 9 M Darnley m. 10 Tu Q.V. marr. 11 W Ash. Wed. 12 Th Cellini d. 13 F Revol. 1688 14 S Valentine 15 S 1 S. in Lent. 16 M Burke exe. 17 Tu Braham d. 18 W Luther d. 19 Th Copernic. b. 20 F J. Hume d. 21 S Trinidad t. 22 S 2 S. in Lent 23 M S. Brookes d. 24 Tu Matthias 25 W Wren d. 26 Th T. Moore d. 27 F Benevento 28 S J. Tenniel

MARCH xxxi Days.

1 S 3 S. in Lent 2 M Wesley d. 3 Tu B. Merton 4 W Somers b. 5 Th S.r. 6 h. 39 m. 6 F Du Maurier 7 S S.s. 5 h. 48 m. 8 S 4 S. in Lent 9 M Cobbett b. 10 Tu Schiller b. 11 W Inc. T. imp. 12 Th Gregory 13 F Talfourd d. 14 S Byng shot 15 S 5 S. in Lent 16 M Dr. Kent d. 17 Tu St. Patrick 18 W Suez cnl. op. 19 Th Lucknow t. 20 F B. Alexand. 21 S Benedict 22 S Palm S. 23 M Nat. Gal. f. 24 Tu Q. Eliz. d. 25 W Lady Day 26 Th D. Camb. b. 27 F Good Frid. 28 S Cateau 29 S East. Sun. 30 M Bk. Holiday 31 Tu Haydn b.

APRIL xxx Days.

1 W All Fools 2 Th S.r. 5 h. 35 m. 3 F S.s. 6 h. 34 m. 4 S Ambrose bp. 5 S Low Sun. 6 M O. Lady-Day 7 Tu Pr. Leop. b. 8 W B. Savona 9 Th Fire Ins. ex. 10 F Cam. E.T. b. 11 S Canning d. 12 S 2 S. af. Eas. 13 M Handel d. 14 Tu Prs. Beatr. b. 15 W S. Maron. 16 Th Thiers b. 17 F B. Culloden 18 S Graunt d. 19 S 3 S. af. Eas. 20 M Spa. fl. des. 21 Tu Bp. Heber b. 22 W Odessa bom. 23 Th St. George 24 F B. Landrec. 25 S Prs. Alice b. 26 S 4 S. af. Eas. 27 M Gibbon b. 28 Tu B. Tours 29 W S. Cath. S. 30 Th Fitzroy d.

MAY xxxi Days.

1 F May Day 2 S S.r. 4 h. 32 m. 3 S Rogation S. 4 M Sering. tkn. 5 Tu S.s. 7 h. 27 m. 6 W John Evan. 7 Th Holy Thurs. 8 F Le Sage b. 9 S Hf. qr. Day 10 S S. af. Ascen. 11 M Chatham d. 12 Tu Albt. Mem. c. 13 W O. May Day 14 Th Gratton d. 15 F O'Connell d. 16 S B. Albuera 17 S Whit Sun. 18 M Bk. Holiday 19 Tu Dunstan 20 W Columbus d. 21 Th Cawnpore 22 F Dasent b. 23 S M. Lemon d. 24 S Trin. Sun. 25 M Pr. Hel. b. 26 Tu Augustine 27 W Ven. Bede 28 Th Corp. Christ. 29 F Chas. II. res. 30 S Pope d. 31 S 1 Sn. af. Tr.

JUNE xxx Days.

1 M Nicomede 2 Tu Harvey b. 3 W S.r. 3 h. 50 m. 4 Th S.s. 8 h. 7 m. 5 F Weber d. 6 S Calpee tkn. 7 S 2 Sn. af. Tr. 8 M D. Jerrold d. 9 Tu Paxton d. 10 W Heilsberg 11 Th Barnabas 12 F B. Wilton 13 S Hastgs. bhd. 14 S 3 Sn. af. Tr. 15 M Mag. Charta 16 Tu Wat Tyl. sl. 17 W St. Alban 18 Th Waterloo 19 F B. Wavres 20 S Q. Vic. Ac. 21 S 4 Sn. af. Tr. 22 M B. Pered 23 Tu B. Plassy 24 W Midsm. D. 25 Th B. Altivia 26 F Geo. IV. d. 27 S Cairo tkn. 28 S 5 Sn. af. Tr. 29 M St. Peter 30 Tu Roscoe d.

JULY xxxi Days.

1 W B. Boyne 2 Th S.r. 3 h. 50 m. 3 F B. Sadowa 4 S S.s. 8 h. 17 m. 5 S 6 Sn. af. Tr. 6 M Old Mid. D. 7 Tu J. Huss bt. 8 W A. Smith d. 9 Th Fire Ins. ex. 10 F Bp. Fell d. 11 S B. Ouden 12 S 7 Sn. af. Tr. 13 M D. Orleans d. 14 Tu Bastile des. 15 W St. Swithin 16 Th Beranger d. 17 F Punch b. '41 18 S Sherlock d. 19 S 8 Sn. af. Tr. 20 M Margaret 21 Tu R. Burns d. 22 W Salamanca 23 Th Lyonet b. 24 F Gibral. tkn. 25 S St. James 26 S 9 Sn. af. Tr. 27 M Talavera 28 Tu Robesp. exe. 29 W B. Beylau 30 Th W. Penn d. 31 F E. Pease d.

AUGUST xxxi Days.

1 S Lammas 2 S 10 Sn. af. Tr. 3 M Bk. Holiday 4 Tu Oystr. Sea. c. 5 W S.r. 4 h. 31 m. 6 Th Dk. Edn. b. 7 F S.s. 7 h. 37 m. 8 S Otway b. 9 S 11 S. af. Tr. 10 M C. Keene b. 11 Tu Trin. Sit. c. 12 W Grouse s.b. 13 Th O. Lammas 14 F Ld. Clyde d. 15 S W. Scott b. 16 S 12 S. af. Tr. 17 M Ad. Blake d. 18 Tu B. Spurs 19 W Ozontero 20 Th Saragossa 21 F Blck. Ck. s.b. 22 S B. Bosworth 23 S 13 S. af. Tr. 24 M S. Bartholo. 25 Tu J. Watt d. 26 W P. Cons. b. 27 Th Thomson d. 28 F B. Leipsic 29 S Jno. Bp. bh. 30 S 14 S. af. Tr. 31 M Bunyan d.

SEPTEMBER xxx Days.

1 Tu Part. sh. e. 2 W Capit. Sedan 3 Th S.r. 5 h. 17 m. 4 F S.s. 6 h. 39 m. 5 S Comte d. 6 S 15 S. af. Tr. 7 M Eunurchus 8 Tu Nat. B.V.M. 9 W B. Flodden 10 Th B. Quesnoy 11 F S. of Delhi 12 S O.P. Riots 13 S 16 S. af. Tr. 14 M Holy Cross 15 Tu B. Rajghur 16 W Jas. II. d. 17 Th Lambert 18 F Geo. I. land. 19 S B. Poitiers 20 S 17 S. af. Tr. 21 M St. Matth. 22 Tu Virgil d. 23 W Autn. Q. b. 24 Th S. Butler d. 25 F Porson d. 26 S St. Cyprian 27 S 18 S. af. Tr. 28 M Nicopolis 29 Tu Mich. Day 30 W St. Jerome

OCTOBER xxxi Days.

1 Th Cam. M.T. b. 2 F Arago d. 3 S S.r. 6 h. 6 m. 4 S 19 S. af. Tr. 5 M S.s. 5 h. 28 m. 6 Tu Faith 7 W Abp. Laud b. 8 Th B. Actium 9 F St. Denys 10 S Ox. M.T. b. 11 S 20 S. af. Tr. 12 M America d. 13 Tu Edw. Conf. 14 W B. Senlac 15 Th Fire Ins. ex. 16 F Soissons t. 17 S Etheldreda 18 S 21 S. af. Tr. 19 M Kneller d. 20 Tu B. Navarino 21 W Trafalgar 22 Th B. Edge Hill 23 F Irish Reb. 24 S P. Leigh d. 25 S 22 S. af. Tr. 26 M Danton b. 27 Tu Cap. Cook b. 28 W J. Locke d. 29 Th J. Leech d. 30 F Tower brnt. 31 S All Hallows

NOVEMBER xxx Days.

1 S 23 S. af. Tr. 2 M All Souls 3 Tu Fall of Acre 4 W Will. III. b. 5 Th S.r. 7 h. 3 m. 6 F S.s. 4 h. 23 m. 7 S B. Mooltan 8 S 24 S. af. Tr. 9 M P. of Wls. b. 10 Tu M. Luther b. 11 W St. Martin 12 Th Hf. qr. Day 13 F Britius 14 S Leibnitz d. 15 S 25 S. af. Tr. 16 M J. Bright b. 17 Tu Hugh Bp. L. 18 W Wilkie b. 19 Th B. Arcola 20 F Ld. Elgin d. 21 S J. Hogg d. 22 S 26 S. af. Tr. 23 M St. Clemen. 24 Tu J. Knox d. 25 W Chantrey d. 26 Th G. Grisi d. 27 F De. Teck b. 28 S Bunsen d. 29 S 1 S. in Adv. 30 M Burnand b.]

DECEMBER xxxi Days.

1 Tu Prs. Wls. b. 2 W B. Austerl. 3 Th Bradbury b. 4 F Richelieu d. 5 S S.r. 7 h. 51 m. 6 S 2 S. in Adv. 7 M S.s. 3 h. 50 m. 8 Tu Baxter d. 9 W Vandyke d. 10 Th Milton b. 11 F Jno. Gay d. 12 S Cibber d. 13 S 3 S. in Adv. 14 M P. Cons. d. 15 Tu I. Walton d. 16 W V. Weber b. 17 Th Oxf. M.T. e. 18 F D. 7 h. 46 m. 19 S Cam. M.T. e. 20 S 4 S. in Adv. 21 M St. Thomas 22 Tu Win. Q. b. 23 W Jas. II. abd. 24 Th Christ. Eve 25 F Christ. Day 26 S Bk. Holiday 27 S Sun. af. Chr. 28 M Innocents 29 Tu Stafford ex. 30 W Pegu anxd. 31 Th Silvester

EXECUTION OF THE LITTLE PEDLINGTON MURDERER.--Reserved gallows seats, immediately behind the drop, commanding a clear view of the dying struggles, with chance of hearing the criminal's last confession; Lady's ticket Two Guineas. Lady and Gentleman's, ditto, three guineas. (8.30 A.M.)

TRIAL AT THE OLD BAILEY OF LA BELLE ISABELLE, the husband-poisoner. Last day of trial, summing-up of the Judge, intense excitement. A few special tickets at Ten Guineas still obtainable (including "snack" luncheon and use of opera-glasses), and commanding front view of the Judge when summing-up, and close sight of the prisoner's facial play during the passing of sentence, &c, (11. A.M. Ladies advised to be in their places not later than 10.30.)

GREAT INTERNATIONAL CRIMES EXHIBITION AT BOEOTIA.--Additional Attractions. Portrait groups in wax, life-size, of all great criminals from CAIN to CHARLES PEACE; Lecture on Capital Punishments in all Ages, with illustrations and demonstrations (3 P.M. and 7 P.M.) Old Newgate. Mediæval Torture Chamber in full work. Grand Execution Tableaux, in the grounds; realistic renderings of punishments inflicted on RAVAILLAC, DAMIENS, &c., &c. (3 o'clock and 6.30.) Auto-da-Fé at 2.30 and 7. Admission One Shilling. Children under eight half-price. Ladies' Reserved Seats (inclusive of all Shows) One Guinea. Open 10 till 10. (Thirty thousand persons, chiefly Ladies, passed the turnstiles last Wednesday.)

PUBLIC VIVISECTION DEMONSTRATION AT THE SENSATIONAL SURGICAL SOCIETY'S ROOMS.--Exhibition of the droll effects of Curari upon subjects under the knife, and the actual cautery. No annoying noise, or disconcerting struggles! Bulgarian Band will play Popular Pieces. (3 P.M.)

BULL FIGHT AT THE ARCADIAN HALL.--Full Spanish Programme this day. Absolutely no restrictions! Serious accidents daily! Two Toreadors killed last week, and seven seriously injured. No deception! Extra fierce bulls to-day, and consequent prospect of HIGHLY SENSATIONAL SCENES IN THE ARENA!!! Admission, 1s. to £5 5s. Specially Reserved Front Seats for Ladies, £7 7s. (3 P.M., and 8.30.)

IMPERIAL PHONOGRAPHIC SOCIETY, HALL OF HORRORS.--Phonographic Reproductions of Last Dying Speeches and Confessions of Criminals. Sobs and Hysterical Attacks of Persons under trial (Women especially). Reports of Cases tried in Camerâ. Private Conversations of parties to Causes Célèbres, &c., &c., &c. Highly realistic revelations, and Sensational Vocal Scenes. Admission, Half a Guinea. (8 P.M.)

PORNOGRAPHIC ART GALLERIES.--NOW open daily. Admission by private card only. Illustrated Catalogue (purchase of which is compulsory). Two Guineas. Special coloured copies including reproduction of pictures in Special Art Sanctum, £10 10s. (10 till 4 only.)

GHOUL THEATRE.--_The Society Beauty and the Blood Bath, or, The Demon of Dahomey_! Strongly Sensational Melodrama, in Five Acts, and a Special Death Dance Tableau!!! The Toilet! The Torture!! The Tub!!! Beauty unadorned and Bloodshed Undisguised! Mirth-moving Murders and Side-splitting Suicides! Fun and Funerals! Roars of Laughter and Tremendous Thrills of Pleasing Horror Nightly! Open at 7.30. Commence at 8.

Moving in Society at 9! Great Toilet Scene at 9.30! The Blood-Bath at 10.45! Death Dance Tableau at 11.5! Carriages at 11.10!

Enormous Success! Two-hundred-and-fifty-second Night, and still crowded with the élite of Fashion! Be in time!!!

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