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    • THE WEEK.
    • A JOKE FOR THOSE WHO SEE IT.
    • A WISE MAN FROM THE EAST.
    • THERE'S JVAE LUCK ABOOT THE HOUSE,
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      143 The Tomaha Wk. {April 16, 1870.

      143 THE TOMAHA WK . { April 16 , 1870 .

      Now Ready, Price Js. 6d.Y Vol. Ii. Of Br...

      Now ready , price js . 6 d . y VOL . II . of BRITANNIA , Edited by A . a ' Beckett , Illustrated in Colours by Matt Morgan .

      VOL . V ., price 8 s ., of THE TOMAHAWK , Edited by Arthur a'Beckett : Illustrated by Matt Morgan . Office : 199 Strand .

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      Zojvz>Ojvf April 16, 1870.

      ZOJVZ > OJVf APRIL 16 , 1870 .

      The Week.

      THE WEEK .

      Out Of The Twelve Members Who Were Pledg...

      Out of the twelve members who were pledged to vote against Mr . Gladstone ' Land Bill , only one went over to the enemya man of no weight , in fact , a mere representative of Cork . These members are known in the House as the twelve Apostles . I It would be very rude to say who is known as the Judas of the party . We are sure that Mr . Downing will agree with us , at any rate , on this point !

      Mr. Lowe, It Is Said, Will Have A Surplu...

      Mr . Lowe , it is said , will have a surplus of ^ 4 , 000 ; but as this surplus has only been obtained by spoiling , one class for the advantage of another , there are some people who declare that the Right Hon . Gentleman should make restitutionthat he should own himse , for once in the way , in the wrong . From our canny Chancellor ' s antecedents we fear that , although close upon the hour of the " budget , " he will still refuse to budg £ /

      / A Poor Cabman Drove Into The Grand Jun...

      / A poor cabman drove into the Grand Junction Canal the other day and was drowned . It is stated that this is the fifth casualty of the kind that has occurred at this spot ( near the toll-bridge between the Harrow road and Kensal New Town ) within the last two years . Nothing will be done , of course , until some " highly respectable " person loses his life , and then the place will be railed off . At present the authorities seem to consider the canal the proper place for the canaille J

      A Story Comes To Us From Malta That Afte...

      A story comes to us from Malta that after permission had been given to " an officer of Lieutenant's rank" to embark his wife and sister on board the JIi ?? ialaya , the commander of that distinguished troop-ship ordered the whole party to quit the vessel , calling a small fishing-boat alongside to facilitate their departure . Under a hot sun , and after a long pull , the officer and ladies reached the Custom House . If this little story is true , the Himalaya should change its name from Him-a-laya to Him-a-cad , in honour of its captain !

      At Trieste There Was A Riot The Other Da...

      At Trieste there was a riot the other da / . The Italian Consul General gave a ball in aid of the distressed Italians in that city . This entertainment was seized by certain Italians as 111 opportunity for publicly insulting Austria . No one will be

      At Trieste There Was A Riot The Other Da...

      surprised at this . What with Garibaldi's impertinent falsehoods about Rome , and his wretched halfpenny-a-lining in CasseWs Magazine nation seems ) and Victor to be insulting Emmanuel 1 , throug ' s chronic h its bankruptcy representative , the s entire , not only individuals , but that great ruler of the world—Common Sense !

      A Joke For Those Who See It.

      A JOKE FOR THOSE WHO SEE IT .

      Hig We H Respect Always As Have An In He...

      hig We h respect always as have an in hel telli d gent our contemporary and ably-conducted , the Standard journal , but , in we have never before detected it in perpetrating a joke ! However issue , the :- •• following piece of waggery appeared in last Thursday ' s about " Dust to be to published Dust . — in A F life rench of the as also late i Mr s P . Josep ofessor h T Sturge yndall is 's recent lecture on ' Dust . ' " we shall s the be para glad grap if h anybod partake y s will rather be k of ind the enou nature gh to of guess a riddle it for , s uppose . No doubt if we th can e joke not is make a good it out one . , Pending and it is , however our fault , the we coup expla le nation of , facts , we serve , for d our up part with , can a smattering only see in - of the bad ple taste asantry , and tomfoolery .

      A Wise Man From The East.

      A WISE MAN FROM THE EAST .

      A Person, Described As "The Great Indian...

      A person , described as " Great Indian Religious Ref Eng ormer land , " , otherw and has ise B undertaken aboo Kesbut to C show hund us er how Sen , he has can arriv preach ed in . bad Unfortunatel handsfor y , th it e is Baboo announced , however that , app his ear first s to have Sermon fall will en into be given at the , Unitarian Chapel , Little Portland street , Regent whether street . Whether he intends " the to Great preach Indian wherever Reformer they " will is an let Unitarian himre- , gardless not quite of know sect what s and his reli op giou inions s differe are nces and , or has whether taken to he Unita does , - rianism fmcte de mieiixwe do not know , . We should advise him , however , if he wants , to keep up the character which he orthodoxy seems to have , make acquired friends as a h " great the Lord religious May reformer or , and borrow , " to adopt St . n Paul ot ado ' s Cathedral pt some suc for h a policy course as of this Sunday the evenings sooner he . If returns he does to for comp , otherwise lete the , reli it gious will surel reform y be of whispere his , native d by country his enemies the better that ; * viewed is a humbug in the . light of a " great religious Reformer , " the Baboo ,

      There's Jvae Luck Aboot The House,

      THERE'S JVAE LUCK ABOOT THE HOUSE ,

      The Sion The Present , As Question Proba...

      the sion The present , as question probabl disposed y of it will payment of ; , we but would if of it members recurs advise ag Mr ain of . Tay Parliament in a lor future to modif is ses for y - his feeing scheme politicians . We , , but for our if it part must , are be no , we votaries would of advise the system that the of pecuniary tion for services stipend rendered should be than put as rather an annual in the income light of compensa appertain- - ing perhaps to the a little honour hard and that dignity honourable of an gentlemen M . P . For should instance be , kept it is up minor half stars the who night are to listen just now to the so senseless unmercifull mouthings y offensive of in those the to House the , members and even being Mr . treated Gladstone as Bri himself ghton could hacks scarcel and paid y object halffor a-crown undergoing for the the first penance hour , two ; or shillings it might for , as the a next compromise , , and so , on be , divisions arranged should that the have members a who made attend the to largest them number after the of manner of a sweepstake . purse Perhaps on the up whole thoug , hMr . Taylor and his mercenary little minority had better leave , the matter some political alone— leader at all has events sufficientl , for the y educated next century us to or the so advisa —until - bility of adopting the Payment of Members' Scheme .

  • Citation
    • Tomahawk (1867-1870), April 16, 1870, page 148, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/t/issues/ttw_16041870/page/6/