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    • AT THE COUNCIL.
    • RE VISORS WANTING REVISING.
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      August 8, 1868.] The Tomaha Wk. 53

      August 8 , 1868 . ] THE TOMAHA WK . 53

      At The Council.

      AT THE COUNCIL .

      (Before Mr. Justice Tom A Hawk.) Savage ...

      ( Before Mr . Justice Tom a Hawk . ) Savage Assault — A Bttrlesqteer in Trozible — Severe Sentence . a . London H . J . Byron Journal ( who novelist described , & c . ) himself surrendered as a to dramatic take his trial author on , Jul detained y the 24 in th a , at box the during " Queen the ' s" proceedings Court . The , was prisoner charged , who with was wilfulland with maliciou

      kill having an elderly y lady , of the name of s Melodrama aforethoug . , It attempted was further to allege ing her d into that ridicule he had . attempted to kill the said old lady by turnduring The the case trial attracted , was crowded considerable with notabilities attention , and in the the literary court , Adapter and The journalistic first , Christian witness world called Cancan . Among was , Envy Ned others Snivel Clayto we , & noticed n c . Messrs deposed . Tom that

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      the he ^ knew prisoner nothing ^ Lancashire * , and which , might dialect have ^ , been ^ hadn Welsh ' t it been or g called ibberish ^ ^ b y . from ( Secondly as a , working an old , he p iece man , ) at called to the wear end The a of Merry moustache the first Widow act which , to . Thirdly copy made a him situation , he look had exceedingly ridiculous . , not Cross the -exa fault 7 iiined of the ? by the prisoner Prisone ; it r . was —Wearing the fault a moustache of Mr . Wynd was - hamwho V V would make him wear it .

      language ^^ ^ B V ^ V Examination ^ B ¦^^ ^ ^ v Bl ^ , ^ m ^^ ^ K ^^ , quite ^^ ^^ ^ _ ^ " * 1 ^ ^ ^^ ^ " out ^^ ^ continued ^^^^^ ^^^^ of ^^* ^ — ^> M ^ B keep ^ ^^^^ ^ B ^* ^ B ^ ^ B ^ . ing — ^ w Bhm Then ^^ V ^ with ^ . " ^ n r ^^ ^ B ^ V ^ his he 41 had ^ supposed B ^ to talk ^ station Bl hi ^ B A g . h 4 -flown Alto JMM - the gether London , he would Journal far — sooner he would have have appeared felt more in at the home columns there . of plained The next of being witness described called by was prisoner Robert as " Redburn an adventurer , who . " com Em- - p haticall property y , he with was a very not an large adventurer acquaintance —he was as a steady had appeared -going man in nearly every melodrama that had been produced , during the last

      to three tempt centuries so many . He vill was age absolutel beauties , and bored was to weary death of by smiling having sardonically , and sitting on the edges of tables . His " iron will out causing " was so rusty roar that of laug he hter never . But alluded not to onl it in this company as if he with was - not arrest sufficientl him at the y ridiculous end of the already third act , Mr , for . B nothing yron mu , in st particular suddenly , exceptperhapsto gratifthe vanity of ~ m- an obtrusive

      contrive ^ Irish ^ ™ ™ ^^ ^^ » B ^ ^ Serjean , M d ^^ and ^^** t m , thoroug ^ ^ or mr , V *^ to ^** ^ fcfc bring hl ^ **^ y - ineffective y J the ^ m ^^ ^^ c gross J urtain ^ ^ ^^ ^ tableau ^ ^ 1 ^ » down ^»^ »^^» . m upon ^ mm ^^~^^ m a clumsil ^ m- r ^ r ^ mm v ^ ^ v ^ y ^ B - The need Prisoner have been . — . Yo Wh u made did yourself u talk more all the ridiculous time from than the you soles Witness w w ^ w of ^ mm m ^ m 4 your « w ^ mr vw (^^ boots ^ smiling ^ w w w w w m- r ri 1 griml J ^ w » w r y y ^ ) u ^ . — yo wmm For ^^ ^ m that ^^ ^ ^^^ ^ r inf V ^ m ^^ ormation ^ m' ^ B ^^ wm m m ^^ ^^ ^ w * — , must ^^ «^ ^ V ^^ ^

      refer The yo next u—Mr wit . n Henry ess cal I led rving was i Ruth Kirbywho entered the court really laug the thing hing was heartily too . absurd Knew ! it The was Judge a serious ought , to matter have , seen but murderers i her ng open flirting priso ! with A n s ho , a nest she nd was yeomen withering so , virt and lib uous e scorning rtine and s , and so gold poor fi , ghting and break with yet - wore such handsome dresses . And her old father was , such a

      dear couldn old ' t write idiot . . Oh He , he was was perfect perfect ; ! he couldn ' t read , and he and The he Judge certainly . —I was saw very the nearly gentleman perfect ( a ; Mr in fact . Mellon , I noticed , I think but ) , one Witness trifling . fault —And . that ? { Sensation The Judge in court . —Unhap . ) pily the poor gentleman could speak !

      Mr . Danville was next called . He certainly was made to before appear accusations very ridiculous of . murder His duty , forgery consisted , & c . chiefly He was in cowering made to look particularly comical by haying to push a man on to some boat canvas whi under ch would the wheel have s been of an a disgrace impossible to its steamboat builders — e a ve steam n had - part it been would made have in been the effective toy establishment in broad farce of Mr but . Cremer nowhere , . else His . ,

      that The she next was witness dreadfull called was Kate lace . Garstone Her frowns , who deposed cwere so old and so untrue to y real commonp life . Of coursebecause , her , lover jilted production her she of died a good of a tableau broken . heart The , idea just in 1 time , As if to in assist the in world the her anyone opinion would this be so incident exceeding pro ly ved foolish that the to prisoner die for a wished man ! In to bring This Mrs was . Melodrama the case for b into the prosecution ridicule . .

      For wmm ellick ^^ m ( . B ^^ r the w w B ^« f defence who ^ v ^ B ^ v ^^ p - ^^ said ^ w ^ r «^ the ^^ ^ that ^^ prisoner ^ v ^ ^^ he ^ mw v ^ r was ^ m ¦ - ^^ ^ called ^ m ^ . r ~^ r ¦ ^ ^ - ^ v bad » v indeed . He certainl assisted Prisoner J in , spoiling . —Was the it my piece faul . t that very you were so bad ? y Mr J . ellick W . H . . — Step Certainl hens . y not , sir . There ' s no one to blame but ^ deal a ^ J ^ The W m' ¦ to W ^^ F Prisoner contend ^^ ^^ r A 4 tB ^^ A A Ik I with then V V A 1 P 4 AV . summed B In ^ ^ A earl ^ B > ^^ W ^ ^ up b y W in youth V ^ # his ^^ ^ p 44 defence he mm ^ ^^ ^ had B ^ v *^ bb . He written v v *» v— ^ had ^ - ^ v ^^ a several ^ v ^^ great - ^^ ^ *¦ v ^

      burlesques , and now everyone thought that he meant to be funny Melodrama . He as was Mr sure . Andrew that he Halliday hadn ' . t done He threw so much himself harm upon to the The mercy Jud of ge the summed Court . briefly , and the Jury immediately returned same offence a verdict at Liverpool of " Guilty having . " been A former proved conviction against him for , the The Judge { who was suffering from intense emotion ) said

      that he sentenced the case must the prisoner be treated to with a season the greatest of hard possible labour s upon everity the ; much column weeping s of Punch i 7 i cour . t { . Grea ) t sensation , loud murmuriiig , and The Prisoner was removed in an agony of grief from the box .

      Re Visors Wanting Revising.

      RE VISORS WANTING REVISING .

      There Is A Rumour On The Home Circuit—To...

      There is a rumour on the Home Circuit—Tomahawk besix lieves extra and revising hopes it barristers to be without to be foundation appointed —that by among Mr . Baron the needing Parliament ^ Francis Martin -m ^ h ^^^ ^ m ^ b ~^^ ^~ " , anything pursuant Recorder ™ - , ^ r - ^ the v ^^ ^ m - ^^ v - ^ three - ~ - ^— of to of ^& r ¦ ^ m the ^ FaversKam the ^ m following » sort v ^^ power b ^ m ^^ , b have MV ¦ * B V g gentlemen V a iven ^ been him selected , by a : recent ¦ — are Mr . George Act an from ex of - tensive , and lucrative ^ business ^ , gentleman ^ P ^ ft ^^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^^ ^^ ^^^ ^^ ^^ Arthur enjoy ^^^ m ^^^ J ing t ^^ ^^^^ ^^ ^^ ^^^ ^^

      Channell , ' son of Sir William junior Fry Channell ; Mr , on . e of the Moseley Barons five of Her Majesty and ' Mr Court . Roland of Exchequer Vauhan , Williams who has onl son y been of the called Justice years of ; the Common Pleas of g that name , whose , standing exbeen only dates understood back that to November these revisorshi , 1864 . Now are intended , as it has either always for large needy families men of and long small standing incomes , or young , a selection ps and strugg such ling as ones has been with hinted ¦ w f ~ w ^ v at can onlbreed ill h feeling and «¦ leasant comment 4 .

      The ^^^ m ^ m ^^ ^ - ^ v Home ^ » ^ p " ^^ Circuit ^^^^ m ^ m ^ mr ^^ -v — y g numbers ^^ r ^ v ^^ p - ^ r ^^^^ ^ " ^ m ^ more . ^ ^^ p ^^ r ^ B ^ B ^^ m v ^ h emb ^ p ^^ " ^^^ B ers unp an ^^ B than m ^ r mm ^^ m ^ m ^ m ^^ any ^ r ^ ^ . * ^ m * other ^^* w m » ^^ ^ m , ^ fe ^ b and ^ 0 m ^ V . W have among not them smiled ar , e and very who many have able not had the upon good whom fortune attorneys either wives to get . into To practice them the , or paltry to be remuneration born judges' sons of five , or guineas to marry a rich day men for so such me six as weeks these that woul notice d be a should perfect be godsend taken in ; and making it is ap of - pointments v ^^ ^^ mT ^ m ^ B ^ H ^ v ^ B ^ B ^ v ^^^ ^ B ^ B ^ m *^ B of ^^^ ^^ this ^ m ^^ ^^ ^^ ^ mw ^ kind * ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^^^ , ^ M and ^^^^ ^ m ^^ ^ m ^ m not ^^ ^ " ^*^ ^^ cis of ^^^ ^^ Tomahaw those ^ v ^^ ^^ ^^^ ^^^ ^^^ who ^ ^ ^* ^^ ^^^ k , ^ M financiall ^^ ^™ ^^ ^ B ^^^ p ^ B hardl ^ B ^^^ w ^^ ^ B <^ v ^ B ^ h y 9

      forg speaking ive for , require applying nothing for . any Mr thing . Fran of the sort ; the can other two y gentlemen they would , get from anything their connections tney asked , for very . Tomahawk reasonably expected does not want it would to say be well anything if one disrespectful or two of them of Her remembered Majesty ' s Jud that in , but the mi present ght lead state to their of the being public deprived mind of jobbery their power is dangerous of patronag , and e altogether .

      A Brown Study.—The Grass. " Patti And Ca...

      A Brown Study . —The grass . " Patti and Caux . "—Mdlle . Adelina Patti is at last married t t o o the Fau Marquis x ; and no de doubt Caux . the Caux happy is a Marquis rhyme ( to will the , in eye many at least en ) - vious Let us hearts hope , that rival if he must great be consp burnt irator in effigy as an , the odiou perpetrators s monster . of Corks the . outrage will content themselves with the sacrifice of burnt

  • Citation
    • Tomahawk (1867-1870), Aug. 8, 1868, page 53, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/t/issues/ttw_08081868/page/5/