The Comic Almanack, Volume 1

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Author

Smith, Albert, 1816-1860

Title

The Comic Almanack, Volume 1 An Ephemeris in Jest and Earnest, Containing Merry Tales, Humerous Poetry, Quips, and Oddities

Credits

Produced by Chris Curnow and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Language

English

LoC Class

AY: General Works: Yearbooks, Almanacs, Directories

Subject

Almanacs, English -- England -- London

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 52203

Release Date

June 1, 2016

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.Untitled
2. 2.NOTICE. — THE COMIC ALMANACK AN EPHEMERIS IN JEST AND EARNEST, CONTAINING MERRY TALES, HUMOROUS POETRY, QUIPS, AND ODDITIES.
3. 3.CONTENTS
4. 4.PRELIMINARY
5. 5.THE COMIC ALMANACK For 1835. — PRELUDIUM. — ASS-TROLOGICAL PREDICTIONS. — THE GREAT COMET. — ADVERTISEMENT EXTRAORDINARY. — HUMBUGGUM ASTROLOGICUM, PRO ANNO 1835. — MY GRANDMOTHER'S LAMENT; or, THE SETTLING DAY. — ADVERTISEMENT EXTRAORDINARY. — ABSTRACT of an ACT, intituled an Act for the Amendment of an Act for the Amendment of the Poor Laws. — ADVERTISEMENT EXTRAORDINARY. — PROCEEDINGS OF LEARNED SOCIETIES. — THE "WISDOM OF OUR ANCESTORS." — From " Markham's Horsemanship ." — From " One Thousand Notable Things. " — From " The Accomplished Gentlewoman's Companion ." — From "Natura Exenterata, or Nature Unbowelled ." — ADVERTISEMENT EXTRAORDINARY. — THE GARDENER'S CALENDAR. — DIARY. — ADVERTISEMENT EXTRAORDINARY. — VALEDICTION. — Moral.
6. 6.THE COMIC ALMANACK For 1836. — PROCLAMATION. — SLANGOLOGY. — Paragraphs Extraordinary. — Humbuggum Ass-trologicum, pro Anno 1836. — INVITATION OF "THE SELECT" To Bartholomew Fair. — "THE LAY OF THE LAST" ALDERMAN. — Advertisements and Paragraphs Extraordinary. — A DRAMATIC FACT. — THE SERVANT OF ALL WORK. — STANZAS, addressed to Mrs...., of ... Terrace Cat and Mutton Fields. — Advertisements Extraordinary. — WANT PLACES. — AN EPISTLE — ANNUAL REGISTER OF REMARKABLE OCCURRENCES. — Extracts from the Proceedings of the Association of British Illuminati, at their Annual Meeting, held in Dublin, August, 1835. — THE NOTORIOUS UNKNOWN. — THE FIVE BELLES. — Advertisements Extraordinary. — FINALE.
7. 7.THE COMIC ALMANACK For 1837. — CHRISTMAS BILLS. — VALENTINE'S DAY. — THOMAS GARDENER TO SALLY COOK. — THE DERBY DAY. — A PARALLEL CASE OF HARDSHIP. — A MAY-DAY LAY. — MISS AMELIA SMITH TO MISS JULIA SMYTHE. — OPERATION OF THE NEW POOR LAWS. — FANCY-FAIRING. "ONLY FANCY!" — A TOUGH YARN. — THE FIRST OF SEPTEMBER. A FRAGMENT. — ODE TO BEER. — SO—OH!—LOGICAL SOCIETY. — MUSIC'S POWER. — THE CRIER'S SONG. — SCRAPS FROM THE ANNUAL REGISTER.
8. 8.THE COMIC ALMANACK For 1838. — MANNERS MADE EASY; OR, HOW TO COBBLE A SILK PURSE OUT OF A SOW'S EAR. — HIEROGLYPHICUM IN FUTURO. — JACK FROST. — MY DANCING DAYS ARE OVER. By the Gentleman in the White Waistcoat. — VALENTINE'S DAY. — FROST FAIR: A LAMENT. BY TOM TUG. — THE GOOD OLD TIMES. — TAFFY'S ANNIVERSARY. — ST. PATRICK'S DAY. An Irish Mellow-day. — THE DARBY DAY. — SETTLING FOR THE HOAX. — ODE TO SIR ANDREW AGNEW: AND ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN. — BOWING AND HARROWING. — AMATEUR THEATRICALS. — JOHN BUDD AND SUKEY SIMS. — THE MARTYRDOM OF ST. PAUL'S. — PROCLAMATION DAY. — RAIL-ROAD TRAVELLING. — THAT MISTER NUBIBUS. — CHEAP BATHING — PLEASURING. — COUNTRY COMMISSIONS. — THE HARVEST SUPPER. — ÀPROPOS OF THE GOOSE. — TRIUMPH OF TEE-TOTALISM. — JOE COSE IN LONDON TO PHŒBE BUTTERCUP IN THE COUNTRY. — THE PRAISE OF PUNCH. — AN ADVENTURE OF A GUY. — HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS. — THE QUEEN IN THE CITY.
9. 9.THE COMIC ALMANACK For 1839. — AL-MANIAC DAY.—A RUSH FOR THE MURPHIES. — STUBBS'S CALENDAR; OR, THE FATAL BOOTS. — JANUARY.— The Birth of the Year. — THE DORMANT PEERAGE—APPEALS IN THE LORDS. — FEBRUARY.— Cutting Weather. — EASTER SUNDAY. — MARCH.— Showery. — FIRST DAY OF TERM.— Effects before Causes. — APRIL.— Fooling. — THE CONCERT SEASON. — MAY.— Restoration Day. — HOW TO SCREW AN AUTHOR.— Dr. Slop's Complaint. — JUNE— Marrowbones and Cleavers. — SO-HO-LOGICAL SOCIETY. — JULY.— Summery Proceedings. — Association of British Illuminati, to be held in the Town Hall, Birmingham, in August, 1839. — CHESS.—"BLACK MOVES AND WINS." — AUGUST.— Dogs have their Days. — HARVEY versus JARVEY. A Moloncholy Case. — SEPTEMBER.— Plucking a Goose. — "OTHELLO'S OCCUPATION'S GONE." — OCTOBER.— Mars and Venus in Opposition. — POETRY AT SIGHT. — A SETTLER'S LETTER. — THE JOINT STOCK SUICIDE CLUB. — NOVEMBER.— A General Post Delivery. — BLARNEYHUM ASS-TROLOGICUM PRO ANNO 1839. — CHRISTMAS PIECES. A Soliloquial Care-all. — DECEMBER.—" The Winter of our Discontent. " — ASCOT CUP DAY. FROM THE RACING CALENDAR. — EXTRACTS FROM THE ANNUAL REGISTER.
10. 10.THE COMIC ALMANACK For 1840. — JOLLY DOGS.—ABOLITION OF THE TRUCK SYSTEM. — BARBER COX, AND THE CUTTING OF HIS COMB. JANUARY.— The Announcement. — A PENNY POST-OBIT. — FEBRUARY.— First Rout. — TOM THE DEVIL. A FRAGMENT OF THE BIOGRAPHY OF 1839. — THE DUST ABOUT THE GOLD DUST. — MARCH DUST.—THE BELL SAVAGE. — MARCH.— A Day with the Surrey Hounds. — CAUGHT AT CATCHING. — APRIL.— The Finishing Touch. — MEMBERS OF THE LONDON PRESS. — MAY.— A New Drop Scene at the Opera. — GAME IN SEASON. — THE MARCH TO FINCHLEY. — RETURNING BY WATER — AUGUST.— A Tournament. — "THE PASSAGE OF ARMS AT TUGGERIDGEVILLE! — OUT-RIDERS TO THE QUEEN. — SEPTEMBER.— Over-boarded and Under-lodged. — MEDICAL STUDENTS. — DOCTORS' COMMONS. — OCTOBER.— Notice to Quit. — LONDON SMOKE. — NOVEMBER.— Law-Life Assurance. — FAT CATTLE SHOW. — DECEMBER.— Christmas Bustle. — EXTRACTS FROM THE ANNUAL REGISTER OF REMARKABLE OCCURRENCES IN 1839. — ASSOCIATION OF BRITISH ILLUMINATI, HELD AT BIRMINGHAM, IN AUGUST, 1839. — BLARNEYHUM ASS-TROLOGICUM PRO ANNO 1840.
11. 11.THE COMIC ALMANACK For 1841. — COMMONS, BUT NOT SHORT COMMONS — MARTYRS IN PRISON. — TWELFTH NIGHT. — A MARRY-TIME VIEW. — SAINT VALENTINE. — HAT-ON GARDEN. — THEATRICAL FUN DINNER. — FISHER'S LAKE SCENERY. — POETIC LICENCE. — DIVIDEND DAY AT THE BANK. — MAY GAMES.— Hogg's-Wake. — SETTLING DAY AT "THE CORNER." — THE OXFORD ARMS. — AN UNDERTAKER. — THE LICENSED VICTUALLERS' DINNER. — DID YOU EVER? — THE USHER OF THE BLACK ROD. — ODE TO THE SEA: — A WATER PARTY. TEA-TOTALLERS IN THEIR CUPS. — THE INVASION OF BOULOGNE. — THE BLACK BOTTLE IMP. — A LAMENT FOR BARTLEMY FAIR. — A PROMENADE CONCERT. — LONDON LIONS. — ON GOOD TERMS. — TERM-AGANTS. — CRADLE HER (NOT HYMN). — A LONDON FOG. — A STIRRING TIME. — CHRISTMAS COMES BUT ONCE A YEAR. — BOTHERUM ASTROLOGICUM PRO ANNO 1841. — LATEST NEWS FROM COURT. — ORIGINAL NOTES. FROM THE BIRMINGHAM MUSICAL FESTIVAL FOR 1840. — MANNERS MAKE THE MAN. — BRANDY AND SALT. — THE FOLLOWING IS FROM A CORRESPONDENT. — FROM ANOTHER CORRESPONDENT. — ASSOCIATION OF BRITISH ILLUMINATI.
12. 12.THE COMIC ALMANACK For 1842. — BEFORE DINNER, AND AFTER. — THE GAIETIES OF TOM GAD. — RINGING A PEAL, AND RINGING A BELLE — VALOUR AND DISCRETION: THE ANCIENT AND HONOURABLE LUMBER TROOP. — WAR SONG OF THE LUMBER TROOP. — HIGH TREASON. — HIGH AND LOW WATER. A LETTER OF THE LIONS OF LONDON. — REGISTER OF INVENTIONS FOR 1841. — OVER HEAD AND UNDER FOOT. — THE SHOP AND THE SHAY. — MISERIES ENOUGH FOR THE YEAR. — UP HILL AND DOWN DALE: — BLOOD HEAT AND FREEZING POINT. — SOCIETY FOR THE CONFUSION OF USELESS KNOWLEDGE. — THE UPS AND DOWNS OF LIFE; Or, Polytechnic Pond-erings Elaborated in the Bell . — NEW EDITION OF BURNS . — GOING! GONE! THE AUCTION-HERE. — A SMITH'S VICE. — PREMIUM AND DISCOUNT. — THE NURSE'S SOLILOQUY. — THE PARLOUR AND THE CELLAR. — DECEMBER—NOTES OF THE MONTH. — CHRISTMAS FARE. — PROCEEDINGS OF LEARNED SOCIETIES, 1841. — THE STATISTICAL SOCIETY. — REPORT OF THE CATNACH SOCIETY. — AN EARNEST LOVE LETTER. — LIKELIHOODS.
13. 13.THE COMIC ALMANACK For 1843. — OH! LAW! — A LAW REPORT. — LONDON AND UNIVERSAL DEPOSIT ASSOCIATION. — THE CHARTER. — A COMMONS SCENE IN THE YEAR 1843. — LIGHTS OF THE PRESENT, NOT OF OTHER DAYS. — A CHARTER PARTY. — MORALS FOR THE MILLION. — A FEW FACTS. — MARCH WINDS. — DISTRAINING FOR RENT.—A COURT LEVY. — COLD WATER. — A PROVERB REFUTED. — IMPORTATION OF FOREIGN ASSES UNDER THE NEW TARIFF. — ODE TO SIGNOR RUBINI. — THE BRITISH MUSEUM TWO HUNDRED YEARS HENCE. — REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE, APRIL 1, 2043. — THE BOUNDARY QUESTION. — REPORT ON THE PUBLIC HEALTH.. — CHINA. — THE COMPLETION OF THE TUNNEL. — THE CUP DAY AT ASCOT. — THE CHIMNEY-SWEEPER'S LAMENT. — WHAT'S TO BE DONE WITH THE PARISH 'PRENTICES? — REMARKS ON THE WEATHER. — SCIENCE UNDER DIVERS FORMS. — EFFECTS OF THE INCOME-TAX. — AIR-UM SCARE-UM TRAVELLING. — TAKING OF NINGPO. — VICTORY OF GENERAL SALE. — OVERLAND MAIL ARRIVED FROM INDIA. — GARDENING DIRECTIONS FOR AUGUST. — THE LONG VACATION. — SHOW OF HANDS FOR A LIBERAL CANDIDATE. — A POETICAL REPORT OF THE DOVER CROPPING CASE. — INFANT EDUCATION. BABY-LONIAN UNIVERSITY. — INDIAN RUBBER. — STOPPAGE OF THE MILLS. — THE HEIGHT OF IMPROVEMENT. — THE RIGHT OF SEARCH. — SOCIALISM.—"NEW HARMONY." — CHRISTMAS BEEF A LA MODE DE TARIFF. — THE FLEET MERGED IN THE QUEEN'S BENCH. — THE MILITIA. — CHRONOLOGY FOR THE YEAR 1842. — JANUARY. — FEBRUARY. — MARCH. — APRIL. — MAY. — JUNE. — JULY. — AUGUST. — SEPTEMBER. — OCTOBER.
14. 14.TRANSCRIBER'S NOTES

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