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      The Tomahawk: A Saturday Journal Of Sati...

      THE TOMAHAWK : A SATURDAY JOURNAL OF SATIRE . " INVITAT CULPAM QUI PECCATUM PR / ETERIT . "

      No. 54.] London, May 16, 1868. [Price Tw...

      No . 54 . ] LONDON , MAY 16 , 1868 . [ Price Twopence .

      Out Of The Commons.

      OUT OF THE COMMONS .

      Parlia The Ment Following The Other Inte...

      Parlia The ment following the other interesting night , but debate was by took some place accident in the onl Imperial y imperfectly reported . As long as the Representatives of the People to show matters such t of emp such er and great jud national gment , and importance rigidly co , n w e ne may them we ll elves be proud of our" House of Commons . We have headed our report CROSS QUESTIONS AND CROOKED ANSWERS . the Mr late . Disraeli division on rose which in a the full Government House to exp sustained lain the result such of a which decided firs defeat t led . to He the b foundation egan by glan of c the ing Jewish at the monarch circumstanc and es so naturall , gliding y to into the an subject essay of on M Assyrian agna Charta Institutions , and the , he rig y in came , of panegyric Parliamentary of Conservative government . statesmanshi This led , of p course and of , to himself a spirited , and of ins his ensibl dis y course , by a . gentle He had decline gone , he down descended to the to Queen the main , and subject Her terview Majesty took had most place graciously in the great deigned drawing to receive -room . him Her . Majesty The inhand stood by with her the side rig , ht her foot left a resting little in on advance the chair of in the which left , her she ri sat ght . je She sty said , I h — ave " , Mr " was . Disraeli my rep , you ly . " have What come do you here want . " ? " " Your graciousl Ma y - inquired Her Majesty . " To stay in office , " was my prompt but it I will respectful resign answer . However ; " , but I advise , " I added your , " Majesty if your to Majesty dissolve wishes Parliament to-morrow . " " morning Then , " said . " Her Her Majesty Majesty , did " I will give g me ive you her my answer answer toa morrow dissolution morning . I . think Her she gracious wore Majesty a black was dress pleased trimmed to advise with white . " Dissolve , " said Her Majesty , " when and where you like shall . " dissolve Our course now , , but therefore we may , is dissolv plain e . after If , we and dissolve as Her Majesty now we wards suggested . ( The , we Right can dissolv Hon . e Gentlema either then n resumed . or now , his or in seat fact amidst aftermuch cheering . )

      Mr . Gladstone rose at once and said : I want to know patriotism want what the to do Rig , I something ht have Honourable a paroxysm . It Gentleman does of drive conscientiousness means me so . I wild am in on not a fever me to . be of I where Honourable I ought Gentleman to be—in office has . attacked It appears the to prerogative me that the of Ri this ght Sovereign House , and . { sheltered Cheers . ) himsel Did or f did behind not Her the Majesty sacred say form that of she the would rather send for me ? That ' s what I want to know . { Loud Mr . Lowe cheers . said ) this was one of the most solemn occasions which he ever remembered . The constitution was threatened . in ( Cheers office . ) after If the he Right ( Mr . Lowe Honourable ) had told Gentleman him that opposite he ought staye to go d out ( Chee , the rs . ) greatness He ( Mr of . Lowe England ) had was been evidentl debarre y d a long thing enough of the past from . wanted his favourite rehabilitation pursuit of . bull ( Hear ying hea parsons r ) The and question schoolmasters he wished ; he to did Government ask not the actual Ri was l ght tell , when Honourable him he that did , he mean Gentleman had to better go ? at and take the if himself Her head Majesty of off the at once ? ( Cheers y . )

      im Mr perti . H ne orsm nt thi a n n said , and : " make As my myself mission generall in this y House disagreeable is to say , I should be neglecting my duty if I remained silent now . I conbut sider a nasty who that sneaking has Dizzy been — adventurer I much mean more the , who Ri successful g has ht Honourable less . princi ( Cheers ple Gentleman than . ) I I should hav —is e , like the pr to e ask sent him state what of the he L thinks iberal of par himself ty there . " ( Hear som , hea cha r . n ) ce In of the Right Honourable Edward Horsman getting a place , but if the Radicals were allowed to consolidate themselves there was not " If . you What dissolve he wanted you do to so know at your was , own did peril not , Her and Majesty I won ' t si say gn , any more State papers ? " ( Hear , hear . ) nam Mr e . had Ayrton been introduced said he should at all like — to she know had wh nothing y the Soverei to do with gn ' s he the ( Government Mr . Ayrton ) , did What not ri like ght ha it ? d she He to could wear not a black understand dress if whether from the the Right Queen Honourable was sitting Gentleman or standing ' s during confused the interview rigmarole . ( Laughter ?) He wanted to say something that would make him would look to first his ask constituents . for a simple like answer someb to his ody question of importance . ( Hear , , hear so he ?) An Hon . Member remarked that his election cost him . would £ 5 , 000 pay , and his he expenses hoped , . if ( the Laughter Ministry . ) did dissolve , that they

      misunderstanding Mr . Disraeli said . ( Hear that he hear was . ) very He sorry had introduced if there had the been name any of the Sovereign because he , could not help it . If he had been a his little way diffuse . ( Hear in describing , hear ?) He the would details try of and the interview explain it , it quite was clearl Majesty y now to dissolve . What Parliament took place and was to this appeal : He to advised the country Her , but colleagues at the . same That time was tendere one of d his the jokes resig . n Her ation Majesty of himself was gra and - tion ciousl , but y p that leased she to would say that dissolve she Parliament could not accept as soon their as possible resigna- . " " ferred I then till advised the autumn Her Majesty , in order that to the avoid dissolution two elections should in be one de" " year sent . . As Her the Majesty matter was now graciousl stands , y it pleased is not to our give intention her con to - " " dissolve dissolve , if and we shall can exercise stay in without that right it j when but we and have how a we right like to ; " " and Gentlemen we do not opposite intend . to I resi think gn simp that ly there to please is no Honourable difference " between this statement and the one which I first made . " Mr . Bouverie said that it was worse than ever now . He woul was d self not -constituted stand it . " Did censor the mortwi Government " in the mean House to , dissolve and he and Mr if . Whalley so when ? rose ( Hear amidst , hear jeers . ) and laughter . He was not , going to say much—( cheers )—but he thought that Cardinal Wiseman Commons —( cries j and of" Try if the Manning Government " )—was did dictating not dissolve to the House at once of , while there was a chance of any constituency returning him , he Honourable should propose Gentleman a vote of ( Mr want . Gladstone of confidence ) could , and second the Right it . ( Laughter After two . ) evenings had been devoted to this edifying species of bear-baiting , the Honourable House of Commons condeer * f » n / l *» rl fr » « ff *» rirl tn tin t * nnKliV Vtii < sin £ > c < 3 fnv n f *» w miniit *» c .

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    • Tomahawk (1867-1870), May 16, 1868, page unpag, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/t/issues/ttw_16051868/page/1/