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      The Tomahawk: A Saturday Journal Of Sati...

      THE TOMAHAWK : A SATURDAY JOURNAL OF SATIRE . " INVITAT CULPAM QUI PECCATUM PRETERIT . "

      No. 53.] London, May 9, 1868. [Price Two...

      No . 53 . ] LONDON , MAY 9 , 1868 . [ Price Twopence .

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      head The of praiseworthy every important determination movement of however Lord Russell prejudicial to be at to the his own Republican interests future or contrary lead to to something his princip , like les this , will : — probably in the minster April Hall 2 , 1870 , for . — the A large purpose meeting of supporting was held yesterday the bill introduced in Westinto the House of Commons by the Right Hon . John Bright for The abolishing Noble Chairm the House an rose of Lords amid . loud Earl cheers Russel . l presided He said . that he was proud and delighted to see so vast a meeting assembled together cated . Thoug in support h belonging " of a measure himself which to an he aristocratic had always house advo , he - had anything always else been , perhaps a " friend the world of the would people never . " If have he had inscribed been among { Cheers ?) its famous He had men always the disliked younger the son House of the of Duke Peers of . Bedford It was . earl much and against as for his his wish son that he need had hardl ever "been how mad odious e a belted the ; , y say berley idea emplary of had any young ever title tribune , done but that his . best { of Loudchee Nature to bring ' rs nobleman . ) ridicule He thoug , was and ht to Lord contempt that Am ex- - on { Cheers that ?) order As for to himself which , h he e could had the never misfortune hope to describe to belong in . vated sufficiently to the strong Peerage terms . He the felt humiliation it was robbing which the he Lower felt when House eleof something more than prestige , or honour , or eloquence . It c was ould like not shutting do anything out the in li the ght House of the of sun Lords . { Hea but r , hea tease r . ) Lord He himself Derby , . and { Chee that rs was . ) Then poor sp there ort for was such nobody an intellectual to listen to giant him as in the sack Upper and the Ho Reporters use when he , and did a think drowsy fit to Law speak -Lord , except or two the . It Wool was - throwing robes were pearls so ridic before ulous swine . Such . { Lau beauty ghter as and his— cheers he spok . ) Then e with the all humility and modesty—was " when unadorned adorned the most geous » " livery { Loud to cheers add sp ?) lendo The ur Father to his appearance of Reform . needed { Hear no , hea gor r . ) - After an hour speaki and ng a half with , the similar noble modesty Earl concluded and good by sense proposing for about the first resolution , " That the House of Peers be abolished . "

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      Head The Of Praiseworthy Every Important...

      grand liberty thing in this - to be country executed . { as Approbation an aristocrat ?) by After the chiefs all , it of that monarch Republic y which and the he had aristocracy helped to . establish { Murmtcrs on ?) the History tomb of would the let speak him well speak of , as him they . { were Cries going of " Cu to cut t it him short short . " ) for They good mig and ht back all so , like soon a . brave { Laug horse hter . that ) He long should had dragged die with the harness State Coach on his . mi { Applause ght be allowed . ) He had to write two requests a letter to to the make President : one was of the that Re he - public on the " State of Public Affairs , " and to Mr . Deputy he Bradlaugh should wish on cop the ies subject of his of last " speech Political to be Executions printed and ; " also dis- , be tributed Republic printed among . { on Murmu vellum the rs crowd . \ and He after had preserve his nearly execution d in done the . , and { archives Hea one r , hear copy of . ) the to It had been his humble aim in life to make himself one of the forewould most men let him of the die with age , some and he cere had succeeded and that . He hoped they the a scaffol platform d mig sufficiently ht be throug elevated h the princi to mony admit , pal of thoroug his resolute hfares progress , featu and res on his to being ask m seen ajesti ; and by now form the , wrapp ladies he would ing . { Laug the meet mantle hter his . ) That of fate his with was dignity unflinching all he around had courage The proposition . { Applaus , e having ?) been carried , Citizen John Russell was removed to the New Millbank by an escort of troops . He was sense sustained of his own to importance the'last by . a noble fearlessness , and a just

      The Question Of The Week.

      THE QUESTION OF THE WEEK .

      The Current Question. Wh \Pris Y E Is : ...

      The Current Question . Wh \ Pris y e is : Mr A . Free Disraeli Ticket ' s policy of Admission like Gounod { ' not s Fati transferable st ? ) to the Lowther Arcade . \ ~

      LAST WEEK'S QUESTION . —THE PRIZE . Cabinet We hav ) to e gr R . eat E . pleasu P . re in awarding the prize ( a seat in the Why is Lord Stanley like the Lion on Northumberland House ? R . Conservative E . P . —Becaus party e his ) another head point . Please s one , way I'll , take and his Mr . tail Hunt ( the ' s place ! [ Quite so—take it!•—Ed . Tom . ] OTHER ANSWERS . Funniboi Radical ) . . — 2 1 . . Because Because he they ought both to keep be put watch down over ( a roar the Pe from rcies a { Purses ) exemplified in the " War Secretary ' s " case by the car Exp e edition he has . taken 3 . Because to keep , down zoolog the icall expens y speaking es of the , he Abyssinian is not an ass . Cy mro n has Call been , or the wall " Cultured Lord Stanley Celt . in "— the Because Cabinet the ; I 1 neither have seen things " , done" on the " Square "( Trafalgar ) . Cockadoodl the second ( edoo to look . — at Because ) makes th a e Duffer first is Dizzv a Dizzy . Duffer , and Broiler . —Because he can't wag ( influence ) his tail !

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    • Tomahawk (1867-1870), May 9, 1868, page unpag, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/t/issues/ttw_09051868/page/1/