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' g 2 THE TOMAHAWK. [June 22, 1867.
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" Oh learned judge, how do I honour thee...
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SINGULAR WANTS.
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almost Here say is ) from a pleasant the...
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PUFFING.
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siderable A certain severity review upon...
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AN UNJUST CRITIC.
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TO THE EDITOR OF "THE TOMAHAWK." address...
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' G 2 The Tomahawk. [June 22, 1867.
' g THE TOMAHAWK . [ June 22 , 1867 .
' —" . — — —' R _ "A Daniel Come To Judg...
' — " . — — —' r _ "A DANIEL COME TO JUDGMENT . "
" Oh Learned Judge, How Do I Honour Thee...
" Oh learned judge , how do I honour thee !" mixture JUSTICE ; but tempered justice with drowned mercy in is an an effusion admirable of and weakness wholesome and seem folly constitutes to have taken a nauseous it into their and heads a noxious to show drug of . what Of late irration , juries - have alities thoug they ht are it on their an emergency duty to follow capable suit ; and . The judges other seem day to a liciousl couple of setting scoundrels fire 1 UC to vxj were cl dwelling uirwixxjzg convicted house uuuo of with " feloniousl intent ¦***¦ y to and defraud
ma-Xl ^ lUUoLy y odlllx ^ a , »» " - " **** . » -. •»« — - ^ the London that can Insurance be committed Comp and any one "—a for crime which about penal as fl servitude agrant as any for prisoners life is no to mercy unusual on sentence the ground , . But that the they jury " had recommended been the dupes the of a third party . " They were sentenced to seven and five years ' penal carefull servitude y avoiding respectivel any expression y , the which judge— mi Mr ght . Justice intimate Willes that — he concurred by in the of view taken for 1 V 1 by this klllO the lenity jury , and th * at *^ remarking arson was , be we
man coming suppose OUUUUOU surprised arrai a gned if y very we way " ° ^ J find for common murder some reason ^ CdJV / learned ll offence is convicted . expounder After JLV-XJ . J by . ^ J' , this the wa of we the jury *^ w * need w law , remarking .- , when » not — - — be a becoming by way of so sentence exceeding , that ly " frequent as he finds , he offences is determined of this to descri see ption what the a new prisoner kind of at policy all . " will After do all , and , this he would therefore be merel will y not pushing punish a principle to its logical conclusion .
Singular Wants.
SINGULAR WANTS .
Almost Here Say Is ) From A Pleasant The...
almost Here is ) from a pleasant the classic advertisement columns of , cut the Dail ( and y dry Telegraph , we mig : — ht near " WET London NURSE . Must WANTED be single , and in August respectabl next y , connected by a lad . — y Address residing , stating age and terms , Z . Z ., . " What are we to think of this " lady " whose want is so chaste putabl and lady resolute like ? Mark so innocentl the charm imperative of the words Does " must ZZ be use "—so blanc
rede ftei'le y , and paint , her eyebrows y ? Does . she live . in . St . John's Wood ? afternoon Shall ? we Does meet she her like in the French Burlington novels ! Arcade What on does a she sunny think of Cremorne this year ? We pause for a reply . We might almost anticipate it .
Puffing.
PUFFING .
Siderable A Certain Severity Review Upon...
siderable A certain severity review upon some the weeks advertizing back , propensities animadverted of with a certain conthe sporting nuisance novelist has existed as upon for a a tendency long time of . recent It is , however growth , princi . But - readers pally confined of a few to choice the columns journals of appear weekly to del gossi ight p , . in The which manner the in which it comes that these puffs are introduced into compositions of this class is simp ¦»— —¦ le enough . The shrewd tradesman
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their distributes constituency amongst . In such the literateurs same way as , our he cunning conceives merchant may be specimens likely to have of the it in goods their in power which to he do deals him . Roma a kind omnia turn , venalia sundry fiunt prevailing , and there amongst is not the much small less fry of venality literature , of than this descri throug ption hout , the eminent population finds of Great out who Yarmouth it is that or writes Reigate the . weekl Jones letter , the for the Orb grocer , and , one fine morning , the amusing author of y that bottles effusion of , on various entering piquant his office sauces , finds , a few awaiting carefully him -selected on his table jars What of pickles is to , be and done perhaps ? Were one he to or return two new them sorts he would of biscuits wound . them the feelings without of some the kind susceptible of acknowled Jones gment : were , he he , would to appropriate be guilty
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of inexcusable ingratitude . Hence that little paragraph about " the admirable and economical establishment of Messrs . Jones and Pool Co the ., the great eminent restaurant grocers proprietors . " Or perhaps , want Messrs a little . Sword gratuitous and advertizing , done for them . What so easy ? One of the enter-¦ prising B »^ ^ ^ ^ mr A A ^^ b partners ^ T Tf m V A A ^^^ *^ contrives ^^ ^^ 4 fc ^ « T ^ * m W ^^ ^^ to ^ ^^ scrap W ^ O * ^ * H ™ ¦ r * e ^ i ^ acquaintance ^ ^^ ^* m «*^ «^« r ^ d ^ ^ ^ J ^ i ^» tf » Jfc ^^ ^^^ ¦ with V V «* W «*» Smith ^^^ mm ^ — —v , v
ing who him writes one the day " gossip , strai " g for htway the button Tom-fool -holes , and him accidentall , conducts y meet him - to on one a few of choice his establishments wines , or if the , begs hour him be to appropriate give him his , dines opinion him number straight " off what . And a boon so it the conies exemplary that we Messrs are . told S . and in the P . have next perhaps conferred , altogether upon the London dignified lounger , but at . " any These rate customs , they have are not the , i effect of conferring creature comforts in quarters in which they are far from unacceptable .
An Unjust Critic.
AN UNJUST CRITIC .
To The Editor Of "The Tomahawk." Address...
TO THE EDITOR OF "THE TOMAHAWK . " addressed Sir , —You to you have , relating sent me the to a following recent article letter , of which mine has , with been a request that I would answer it : — musical " 8 June critic , 1867 as . — soon Sir , as — possible We would , as advise his notice you to of get the rid princi of your pal inconsistent singers in Don with Carlos their known in your reputation paper of . June Faithfull 8 th is y thoroug yours , hly
" Common Sense . " not An to anonymous call for any communication notice , but an exception would seem may , as be a made general in rule the , bears present the case stamped , as the address paper on of which an eminent the foregoing west-end is musical written publisher With regard ; this to , however the first , I portion have purposel of the letter y suppressed I must leave . you , regard counsel Sir , to to decide which the remainder is whether so kindl you I y must placed consider beg at your it to wise accord disposal to profit me ; but by with the for
a few remarks . , you space In the first place , I can only presume that " Common Sense " he conceives or she is that thenceforth the moment to enjoy a singer immunity has a " from known all reputation remarks of , " the need critic scarcel save y point such out as are to you offered that the in a critic spiri ' s t office of laudation would very . I shortlv shortly cease cease , under under those those circumstances circumstances , to to possess nossess the the smallest
smallestject tion possible , , that coup utility the led , , critic . it must It can is be onl hope presumed y by to ri render gorous , with any and , knowled assistance impart ge ial whatsoever of investi his sub ga - - it to is the pleasanter public or to to praise the art than about to blame which ; he but is writing if a public . Of course writer he another p says hraseology is that endeavouring , he a thing is which untrue is appears to good to instruct himself when to . express it and is bad unfair one , or thing to indul the while ges public in it tortuous imp whom lies used Now so let badl us turn that to I those ht at singers once to who be I turned am supposed from to have staff . With y the exception oug of Mdlle . Luccato whom away I awarded your ,
whose the the meed meed performance of 01 praise praise which which of the she she , character so so well well deserved deserved of Philip , , and and I said of of M M did . . Petit Petit not ., voted please my me remarks as much chiefl as that y to of Si M gnori . Obin Naudin at Paris and , Graziani I think . I Let deus see what claims they have to the reputation for which " Comabout mon Sense the first " gives -named them gentleman credit . in I doubt this country if much until was some known six ¦ ¦ ¦ appeared * or ^ r ^ ¦ * seven ^ v ™ ™ ^ - ^ m ^ vw years at ^ Drury b ^^ v- ^ ago v * * w Lane « ( if v ^ my a ^^ . memory t I ^ heard a a ^^ vw a ^ hv serves him i ^& • A M at me v v that w * ¦ 4 ri g ht time w A ) , when ^ u * * in A & the ^* he 4 » A ^^^
not Puritani like him , with the Madame least in the Persiani world and ; nobody Signor hearing Badiali , and him I sing did ( in who the was same old p enough iece as to that be his admirable father ) , baritone could fail , Si to gnor notice Badial the i immeasurable difference between the one who was a well-trained artist Naudin , and , was the that other Meyerbeer who was had not . left The instructions next I heard that of to Signor him was I need to be not entrusted point out the to princi what pal tenor a windfall part in this the would Africaine be to .
any singer , and to this you circumstance I conceive that Signor but Naudin think owe he s is a in position no in entitled the musical . world to which I cannot With regard to Signor way Graziani , I consider that he has made little or no progress since he was first engaged by Mr . Gye . If
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Tomahawk (1867-1870), June 22, 1867, page 82, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/t/issues/ttw_22061867/page/8/
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