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Tomahawk (1867-1870), 6th February 1869, Edition 1 of 1, Page 55, THE SONG OF AN INDEPENDENT ELECTOR. (TO BE SUNG ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE MOUTH.)

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    • pound wise and penn y foolish.
    • MILITARY REFORM.
    • THE SONG OF AN INDEPENDENT ELECTOR. (TO BE SUNG ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE MOUTH.)
    • THE CHURCH IN DANGER I
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      That February All The Fat 8th Is .— In T...

      will society be made will be by di the scovered inspector to possess and his a myrmidons title . Abject . apologies time Brig The ) hton at Queen BrilFs , and of will Baths Spain proceed . an The d to Mr ex take . - Dion Queen a series Bouci will of pault find headers it will difficult ( arrive one at to at a keep Feb her ruary head 13 ? out % — . of Grand water assembl . y of dramatic authors on the

      new of each pier member , Brighton on , without discovering previous that notice the ide . Disappointme a of a sensation nt scene Meeting on the of spot postmen has occurre to congratulat d to all e simultaneousl their body on y . Valentine ' s burden day falling . As on many a Sunday thousands , and consequent of the idiotic release missives of their going annual on Saturday as on Monday . A February good text wanted i /^ th . —Valentine to improve ' s d the ay on occasion a Sunday . . Dead blank .

      ^February 6, 1869.] Thb Tomaha Wk. 55 _

      ^ February 6 , 1869 . ] THB TOMAHA WK . 55 _

      Pound Wise And Penn Y Foolish.

      pound wise and penn y foolish .

      Admiralty Mr. Childers , Obtained , Who ...

      Admiralty Mr . Childers , obtained , who great , on popularity assuming the for reins the sp of irited jaower mann at the er and with Tradition which he , grapp is being led with spoilt the by official the praises monsters of his , Red admirers Tape , other and is day consequently the Lords beginning of the Admiralty to make made himself an ridiculous official inspec . The - dockyard tion of Woolwich in flies and Dock being yard received , and , instead by a guard of driving of honour to , the as is the usual custom occasionthe 01

      on sucn , guard nonour was disp All ensed that with can , and be said their about lordshi the ps to abolition ok cabs . of the guard of honour Lords as is a that bit it of may unnecessary have been , thoug reasonabl h inexpensive y looked tomfoolery upon by my ; but knows as that regards outside the a cab radius -taking of , the four case miles is different from Charing . Everyone Cross ,

      pences the cab for fare extra is a people shilling ) , which a mile is ( to a say good nothing deal more of extra than six the - affectation local flyman of charges economy for has his probabl vehicle y . cost In fact the , country Mr . Childers half-a ' s - crown ! correspondent The affectation of th may e Times be pardonable has devoted enoug a h paragrap , but as the h to naval the glorification of the proceeding , it deserves to be exposed .

      Military Reform.

      MILITARY REFORM .

      Admiralty The Very Quite Rapid Put Strid...

      Admiralty The very quite rapid put strides into the made shade in na the val few retrenchments alterations and at the reductions which Mr . Cardwell at the War Office has determined upon , or at any rate has allowed to transpire . cognise But we a are considerable content to distinction " bide a wee between , " for not retrenchments only do we a re nd - verv reforms raoidlv , but are also aot we are to be disposed made rather to think for chaneres that changes ' sake made than

      from deliberate conviction , withsta Moreove nding r , there power is face at to the face army with the offices Minister a contending which is , not - or kn be own propitiat at the ed Admiralty , or be got , a rid nd of that , or power be go is t ove a great r , before power , much and must prothe gress part can of be the made Minister ; in fa to ct preve , it requires nt himself no little from persistance being pushed on it backwards is understood instead that of the being Commander able to advance -in-Chief , and is just on one now point most earnestly pushing forward to the further destruction of the constitutional Great efforts equipoise are being —or balance made by of the the Hors national e Guard forces s to . get the

      pointment Militia forces s or put promotions under the and Commarider on all points -in of - Chief discipline for all . We appoint believe and that has in persuaded one particular the Secretary the Royal of Duke State h to as abandon carried the his recently established scheme for a Militia reserve . The present me to Guards , mbers and any Force are res not , erve and to not force be a disbanded that War may Office , be but organisation organised they are is not . to to be be a added Horse On the much greater ooint of the control of the Militia , we

      de ear mands nestly of trust the that Horse Mr Guards . Cardwell . To will make never the give Militia way a part to the of

      Admiralty The Very Quite Rapid Put Strid...

      the character standing , and ar taking my of the the appointments country , removing out of from the hands it its of local the several lords lieutenants of counties to be centralised in the handj tion at the , and of Horse the will Commander Guards be fraug , will ht -in -be - with Chief a step collateral , and wholl his y in patronage issues the wrong and secretary conse direc- - what quences affecting on the the surface constitution of the matter of the country and cannot far beyond but be viewed watched appears with with the any greatest attention apprehension the recent too by , all successful those who attempts have hands to centralise . military power and control in irresponsible

      the Any opposite change direction in the position . Instead of of affairs taking oug the ht to Militia be in precisel from the y War Office and giving it to the Duke , let Ministers take the the Duke War from Office the , Horse and then Guards he will and have give full him supervision his proper over place the at under appointments the direction and promotions and orders of of both a responsibl the Army e Minister and the Militia of the Crown .

      The Song Of An Independent Elector. (To Be Sung On The Wrong Side Of The Mouth.)

      THE SONG OF AN INDEPENDENT ELECTOR . ( TO BE SUNG ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE MOUTH . )

      So But The I World Don't 'S Like Grown T...

      So the world don ' t ' s like grown the so look wise of that this ' the ere— Ballot they tries ? Whatever ** Would ' 11 you come rob next a poor ? But man I of sticks his Beer to my 1 " text , Indignant chorus—For I likes , & c , & c . Now So to ashamed scratch -like out : a it name looks on very the queer sly is : the game ,

      But give the cov e as comes plan down to speak with out the like Beer a man ! , Chorus as before . fii 1 don ' t make no bother ' twixt the one side or t ' other ^—Church ^ That I ' ve and stuck State to ' s this all many mv eve a a year cove — thinks when , he ' s drv

      If the Liberals stands him his Beer ! ., ;& Chorus as before . Was it yaller or blue ? Well , I ' m blest if I knew : Th 'Bout e Law opinions me I ' m vote not very but God clear made : — me a throat So I look gave ed to the agent , s for Beer 1 Chorus as before , .

      The Church In Danger I

      THE CHURCH IN DANGER I

      Bility The In Hampshi Publishing Re Inde...

      bility The in Hampshi publishing re Independent the following has paragrap incurred h , which a heav appeared y responsi in - its columns last week : — is every Queen Pier established part Majesty was of attended the near yesterday building Carisbrooke by paid . Lady a Churchill visit Castle to the , , in and nunnery the Her Isle Majesty or of convent Wight inspected . which The

      news To give what rise alar ! ming The rumours Record will will not certainl this little make item up its of Court mind that preparatory the Queen step ' s to visit her to taking the Isle up her of Wi permanent ght Convent abode is onl within y a its shortl walls y to ; announce while the Chu Her rc Majesty h Times ' s will forthcoming surely be recognition in a position of the Roma Pope n Catholicism ' s supremacy in , and this country the immediat . The e idea re-establishment that the Queen of visited will never Carisbrooke occur to our Nunn highl ery y-reli in a gious spirit contemporaries of Christian kindliness , although

      some of possessing benighted the Churchmen virtues of may good give will Her and toleration Majesty the . In credit the interests of the Reco of r the d and whole Chu comnuinity rch Times are , let us hope " constant that the readers Editors " question the Hampshire will escap Independent e their holy , and notice that . the unlucky paragraph in

  • Citation
    • Tomahawk (1867-1870), Feb. 6, 1869, page 55, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/t/issues/ttw_06021869/page/3/