PROMENADE CONCERTS.—­M.  MUSARD was the originator in Paris of this class of amusement.  Their popularity induced an imitation in England by M. JULLIEN.

TO BENEVOLENT AND HUMANE JOKERS.—­TOM COOKE was the leader and composer at the Theatres Royal, and a remarkable performer on a penny trumpet.  He occasionally made use of this toy in his pantomime introductions.  He was also a very “funny” fellow.

COMING EVENTS CAST THEIR SHADOWS BEFORE.—­SIR JAMES CLARKE, Accoucheur to the QUEEN.

SAVORY CON.  BY COX.—­COX AND SAVORY, advertising silversmiths and watchmakers.

NEW PARLIAMENTARY MASONS.—­In the foreground COL.  SIBTHORP, SIR R. PEEL, and MR. O’CONNELL.  At the back SIR JAMES GRAHAM, DUKE OF WELLINGTON, and LORD STANLEY.

“ROB ME THE EXCHEQUER, HAL.”—­A person of the name of SMITH forged a great amount of Exchequer Bills at this time.

THE FIRE AT THE TOWER on October 31, 1841.  Immense damage was done to the building, and a great quantity of arms were destroyed. (See Annual Register.)

SIR ROBERT MACAIRE.—­Robert Macaire was a French felonious drama made famous by the admirable acting of LEMAITRE, and, from some supposed allusion to LOUIS PHILIPPE, MACAIRE’S friend and scapegoat always appears with a large umbrella.

THE O’CONNELL PAPERS.—­D.  O’CONNELL was elected Lord Mayor of Dublin, 1841.

HARMER VIRUMQUE CANO.—­ALDERMAN HARMER, Proprietor of the Weekly Dispatch, and for that and other reasons, was not elected Lord Mayor.

CUTTING AT THE ROOT OF THE EVIL.—­MR. HOBLER was for many years Principal Clerk to the Magistrates at the Mansion House.

OLIVIA’S (LORD BROUGHAM’S) RETURN TO HER FRIENDS.—­LORDS RUSSELL, MELBOURNE, MORPETH, D. O’CONNELL, CORDEN, and LABOUCHERE.

A BARROW KNIGHT.—­SIR VINCENT COTTON was a well-known four-in-hand whip, and for some little time drove a coach to Brighton.  SIR WYNDHAM ANSTRUTHER (WHEEL OF FORTUNE) was another four-in-hand celebrity.

SEEING NOTHING.—­DANIEL WHITTLE HARVEY.

BARBER-OUS ANNOUNCEMENT.—­MR. TANNER’S shop was part of one of the side arches of Temple Bar, and so reached from that obstruction to Shire Lane, which adjoins it on the City side.

FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE.—­The PADDY GREEN so frequently referred to was a popular singer and an excellent tempered man.  He was unfairly treated by Punch at this time, because really unknown to the writer.  MR. JOHN GREEN is now the well known and much respected host and proprietor of Evans’s Hotel, Covent Garden.

KINGS AND CARPENTERS.—­DON LEON, shot for insurrection in favour of the Ex-Regent CHRISTINA.

CUPID OUT OF PLACE.—­LORD PALMERSTON, from his very engaging manner, was long known as “Cupid.”

JACK CUTTING HIS NAME ON THE BEAM.—­LORD JOHN RUSSELL, after GEORGE CRUIKSHANK’S etching of Jack Sheppard.

SIBTHORP’S CON.  CORNER.—­BRYANT was publisher of Punch, 1841.