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Tomahawk (1867-1870), 16th May 1868, Edition 1 of 1, Page 195, LORD CAMPBELL'S EARCE.

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      May 16, 1868.3 The Tomahawk. 195

      May 16 , 1868 . 3 THE TOMAHAWK . 195

      Lord Campbell's Earce.

      LORD CAMPBELL'S EARCE .

      What Cant—What Utter Hypocrisy It Is To ...

      WHAT cant—what utter hypocrisy it is to talk of Lord Campbell ' s Act and its valuable utility , and to permit that act to be tion openly We which have set at has continuall defiance been condemned I y referred to b the law sale as unfit of a for brutal sale publica in the - provinces , and yet , forsooth , the same y obscenity is still finding its way into the hands , perhaps , of the young—at any rate , of the Now unwary it struck —by its us public on passing sale in through the streets Trafal of gar London square . that ifas our , indignation prompted us , any one were to attack that boards disreputable , which old announce blackguard the secrets in the of grey the beard Devil who under carries the veil the of The Confessional Unmasked—if any one , we repeat , were to the and seize gutter were that , to nasty or pummel sink creature it in him the who fountains soundl knows y , , and and wel duck l kick what the his he agent ware is selling after into - , wards specials , policemen from Scotland would yard come close rushing by , up an from assault all would sides , and be proved , and great would be the official sympathy for the unfortunate print sation , and old would reprobate the be ho temporaril ary . sinner The harm y who caused done makes in would the his pound sale be nilj of a a some week noxious ces by - inoculating flection to earn vice his might bread fall in a ill more for honest a few days fashion and . be On led the b other y rehan for the d , the suppression police , and of those unblushing who have villany the power ( and we to attack give orders these read of as day careless , this and crying and in letters regardless scandal which to of runners go public up , and even morals down from ) , allow with Bow , impunity in street the , li may ght in the fare stoppage most , where public is , more created thoroughfare particularl by the in y attraction the now metropolis , during of the — the An pictures Exhibition a thorough in the , a - the National immoral Gallery grey , - and beard where above every -mentioned one who to stops buy his is solicited Dead Sea by fruit .

      may At thank the risk Heaven ot being they called know a nothing bore Dy about tnougntiess the content people s of , wno the the book lictor , and ' s who fasces may we imag submit ine it is that not what our province we take to up assume is the hand scourge to of protect public his , opinion fellow — -creature the weapon from used a mad by any dog strong or a ravenous Whether hyena the . work in question reproduces or falsifies any monkish missal we are unable to state \ but one thing is certain than such a it pestilent should be publication possible should for a doctor no more to take be possibly a bad saleable case of , small-pox into an infant school on pretext of proving the efficacy of vaccination . Nor do we believe for one moment that those who publish and sell this filth do so for any other reason than the intention of indeed making ? And money yet : day but after you may day say the , who hawkers would are buy to it be ? Who seen , day disposing gpes by of and copies no or one they interferes would not , thoug be there h the y and seed day of after vice seasons spreads . lik Not e that a policeman water-plant is which sent to creep lay hands s over on mile them s in . a But few how could the police be spared ? They have so much to do in the taking dire up necessity infant beggars of driving , or a embryo wretched burglars orange , not -girl to or mention two off the very pavement this unwholesome curse is allowed to infect with Who his has presence the influence . to stop this ? or whose is the duty shirked ? My Lord of Shaftesbury , you champion of Protestantism and earth , you to make who are a dubious so prone black to assist proselyte men who , cannot compass you sea do something to dam up this black sink of iniquity ? Do you ever think that prevention is better than cure ? We know you do by the way you assist the ragged schools . Then in Heaven ' s name exert yourself to crush out this t pla est gue ant -spot banner which : in has the nam long e of sullied common the shadow morality of p ut you Pro- r heel on this vermin which skulks round the stones of the Church , but which has nothing in common with them or with her terminate , and in the mere festering defence imposture of religion from , if the for land no other . reason , ex-For the serious there is nothing so telling as statistics ; and statistics no doubt have their uses . Look here , then , you

      gentlemen who subscribe hundreds of pounds in order that the Reverend Slowfoot may eventually persuade Ram-chowder J Government amjalaps that \ Look he must here renounce ! The Confessional Vishnu for Umnasked a . place under has the been small selling dens for where nearly it a is year to be in the met streets with in , without the counting of intoxicating prints and romances of criminal adventure company . There have been two men at least with boards as agents for the same month six days s , this in the makes week twenty . Calculating -six week their s of assistance six days each only , or for one six hundred and fifty-six days of sale . Supposing that each porter earns three shillings a day , which . they must at least receive hundred owing to and the nature thirty-six of the shillings publication have been and attendant spent by some risk , nin per e - the son print or persons is sold in at pushing a shilling the , sale the sale of the of publication a thousand ; and copies if not will enter bring into but the a poor question remuneration of how or for to what the outlay extent . the We specu need - how lation pays foul : if a deeds thousand and unmentionable copies have been ideas sold have in six been months - , gested many and engendered in the minds of the thousand buyers sug ? and how many proselytes have been made to Satan in the name of creed 1 A thousand copies ! To think of it makes a callous man shudder I What must be the effect on Exeter Hall this month of May ? But it is said Exeter Hall has encouraged this sale . We don ' t believe it . Exeter Hall may hold rabid bi to gots have —may a mission listen to on weak earth enthusiasts to help souls ; but to sal men vation who will profess not tie such a millstone round the necks of the innocent as is this corrupt air . " and wilful bestiality . " Take it away j it stinks i' the

      West-End Grievances.

      WEST-END GRIEVANCES .

      The Newspapers Have Lately Been Full Of ...

      The newspapers have lately been full of complaints of the manners British householder and customs is of ever the too hirelings ready of to Bumbledom leap to his . own The facts conclusion . In this without particular the preliminary instance he stages is , as he of generally argument is , and entirely in the wrong . Parochial officials are a much wronged long class -suffering of people shoulders , and the they abuse do which not deserve has been . If heaped the dustman on their ' s the cart fault is not of forthcoming the dustman when , althoug it is h required the dustman , it is not may necessaril at first y sight appear to the indignant householder to be the most erratic and at the same time the most capricious of men . It is not is insufficient necessarily and the irregular fault of . the Nor turncock does , it if follow the supp as l a y matter of water of roads course happen that the to driver be du of sty the . It water is a - popular cart is solel fall y ac to y to blame blame if the the instructions servants when of , their in point several of masters fact , they . carry out the orders and ficult In the to case remov of e the the parochial erroneous official impressions s it is fortunatel concerning y not them difwhich ignorant have people forcibl often y lai fancied d hold to of be the personal public imagination to themselves . What , they be will general on perusal to the of million the following ; and there regulations can be at no once doubt perceive that the to householder turncockand who the has tax hitherto collector looked as the on most the terrible policeman and , the remorseless , of his enemies , will in future regard them in their and proper carry characters ing out their , as officials instructions holding with highl zeal y , responsible integrity , and offices im- , to partiality the oppressed . Tomahawk , and on is behalf ever of read the y beadles to lend , the policemen helping , hand dustmen challenges , and other any dignitaries householder of to the bring West- forward end parishes a sing , le he instance boldly heredN in which to : — the following regulations have not been strictly

      ad-Rules employment to be observed of a the ? td Parish strictly of enforced by Middlesex the officers : — in the , 1 . Election shall of be Guardians left at the residence of the of Poor . —A voting titled paper to a vote . Any householder refusing every to person vote en for - whose the election names of appear eighteen on the out printed of the list twenty shall candidates be visited

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    • Tomahawk (1867-1870), May 16, 1868, page 195, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/t/issues/ttw_16051868/page/3/