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66 THE TOM AH A WK. \August 7, 1869. _
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A LA MILITAIRE.
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With a view to the possible recurrence o...
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DAMEN£>E HONOIZABLE.
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Mr. Gladstone's apology for having sent ...
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Apology No. 3. Mr. Whalley to Dr. Mannin...
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We trust that other members of the Legis...
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remind Why us did of the a member Volunt...
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A Success (?) In Three Acts.* By W. S. G...
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66 The Tom Ah A Wk. \August 7, 1869. _
66 THE TOM AH A WK . \ August 7 , 1869 . _
A La Militaire.
A LA MILITAIRE .
With A View To The Possible Recurrence O...
With a view to the possible recurrence of the hot weather of last General week Officer the following commanding General at Aldershot Order has who been has issued obli b g y ing the ly supplied us with a copy : — , " Head Quarters . troops "In very on parade hot weather between , when the the hours sun of is 10 unusuall a . m . and y powerful 5 p . m . may , all be as the permitted case to appear be . The bareheaded men will , without therefore helmets in . future or have shakos no , reason to may complain of the weig , ht of their , headgear in hot weather . should " On be field worn days an , inch when tihter the heat than is usual very and oppressive the black , all leather belts stocks should also be compressed g as such , alterations will act as substantial supports to the soldier , suffering from fatigue . " Arrangements have also been made thatduring the continuance of the line weathernew boots shall , be served out to all the troops in camp , who will , have the advantage of using them shape before is affected the ground by exposure becomes to the damp rain and . muddy , and their " If after these concessions men persist in falling out from the ranks ( as numbers did on a recent occasion during a brigade and divisional field day , pretending to be in a fainting condition subversive ) , such of conduct discipline will be and considered men so offending as insubordinate will be subjected , as it is to four hours a day extra , drill until Michaelmasand their pay will be put under a stoppage of 6 d . a day for a period , of not less than six months . "By order of the General Officer " Commanding the Troops in Camp . "Aldershot , 20 th July , 1869 . " No doubt the authorities at the Camp know what they are answer about , for an were impertinent we not assured question by put Mr to . him Cardwell by Mr ( . who O'Reill had y in to the days House in very of hot Commons weather the ) that other the nig arrangements ht , on the subject at Aldershot of field were in the hands of a " most distinguished and experienced officer . " (?) It was the old Duke of Wellington who defined martial law as " the will of the general in command . " It seems now that experience is another word for inhumanity .
Damen£≫E Honoizable.
DAMEN £ > E HONOIZABLE .
Mr. Gladstone's Apology For Having Sent ...
Mr . Gladstone ' s apology for having sent the Peers " up in a balloon" has proved a good example . Certain gentlemen , who feel that they have recently exceeded the bounds of them decency the in following their conduct letters to their which opponents we have , have much addressed pleasure in to reproducing : — , Apology No . 1 . The Marquis of Salisbury to the Right Hon . W . E . Gladstone . and Lord regrets Salisbury thatin presents the heat his of comp debate liments he so to far Mr . forgot Gladstone what , was due to his own , dignity as an English , Peer as to allude to Mr . Gladstone as " an arrogant man . " Lord Salisbury assures when Mr . G he . that made lie use had of the no intention expression of he offending did not him think , and Mr . that G . the sort of person to take it up . He promises Mr . G . that it enoug shall h not to occur find a again seat , in and the that Upper , should Chamber he ever Lord be Salisbury fortunate for one will be glad to make his acquaintance . , House Saturday of Lords . , ¦
Mr. Gladstone's Apology For Having Sent ...
Apology No . 2 . Sir John Pakington , Bart ., to Captain Vivian , "War Lord " of the Treasury . London , July 29 , 1869 . earl Sir y in , — the Perhap present s you Session may when remember a debate , on a on certain a military occasion sub-, ject I remarked was engrossing in a spirit the of attention badinage of on the your House absence of , Commons and made , a mild joke on the practice you indulge in of smoking- in your room that your at the absence War Office was , reall being y well occasioned aware , b as y I a was most at the shocking time , and crushing domestic bereavement under which you were at the very moment prostrate and broken . The " scandal" to which I allude having since become too public to necessitate my of the shrinking course from I adopted an allusion at the to it time , I now of its beg occurrence to remind , and you to apologise for any annoyance my remarks may have caused you . I have no hesitation in thus frankly addressing you , as I have button proverbial always -hole prided politeness serve myself to , testif my on being patent y ; and " leather a it th very oroug boots naturall h gentleman , and y puts my , flowered " me as out my been that my construed little joke into , to a c which owardl I must dastardl again and allude vul , should attack have on y , y , gar a suffering man . I am , Sir , yours obedientl J . S . Pakington y , . To Captain the Hon . J . Vivian , M . P ., War Office .
Apology No. 3. Mr. Whalley To Dr. Mannin...
Apology No . 3 . Mr . Whalley to Dr . Manning . House August of Commons 11869 . , , My Lord Archbishop—My conscience at length , compels Act me , to in address defiance of the Grace provisions , in order of that the I Ecclesiastical withdraw Titles the many , wanton misstatements your I have made this may year reflecting an on ornament your Grace . , It and is on not the because Church I hav of e which received you several are so threat bright s of corporal chastisement on the steps of my Club from Roman to Catholics belong , or has because so impatientl the assembl y listened y to which to my I have attacks the honour on the found Roman regret Catholic for the religion violent , that abuse I now , the humbl nasty y insinuations express my , pro and - occasional untruths of which I have been guilty ; but because I am about to take my annual holiday , which it is impossible I can properly enjoy with these heavy sins on my head . Once more friend renewing Mr . Murp my hy sincere ( a gentleman apologies whom , in which I have , I doub always t not found , my most amenable to my direction ) would join me if he were here , I have the honour to be , My Lord Archbishop , Your Grace ' s devoted penitent , H . G . Whalley . To His Grace the & c Archbishop , & c , & c . of Westminster ,
We Trust That Other Members Of The Legis...
We trust that other members of the Legislature may follow a on greater the same or lesser side . degree We suppose are endowed that Peers with and consciences Commoners , and , in , number themselves such being can the in ascend the case sea , the it is with Rig simp , hi any l , y t impossible raverse sense of the enjoyment that moors certain , or or even of mental their dip repose until they have meekly done penance for their sins during the Session .
Remind Why Us Did Of The A Member Volunt...
remind Why us did of the a member Volunteers of Parliament , recently enc who amped to gain at his Wimbledon seathas , had to tout extensively for votes ?— , Because , they thoroug , hly appi'eciated strong canvas . Something in a Name . —It turns out that the reverend gentleman who preached the recent cat and dog sermon at Woolwich was a Mr . / vV / son !
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Tomahawk (1867-1870), Aug. 7, 1869, page 66, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/t/issues/ttw_07081869/page/14/
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