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Tomahawk (1867-1870), 23rd April 1870, Edition 1 of 1, Page 157, CREDITABLE CREDITORS.

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    • THE HUMBUG HUJVTER ON SOME FRESCOES IN THE PALACE OF WESTMINSTER.
    • CREDITABLE CREDITORS.
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      The Humbug Hujvter On Some Frescoes In The Palace Of Westminster.

      THE HUMBUG HUJVTER ON SOME FRESCOES IN THE PALACE OF WESTMINSTER .

      Only The Other Day We Were Treated To So...

      Only the other day we were treated to some not very interin esting their own resp possession ondence , , re th lat ive orig inal the plans right of of any architects buildings to which keep , they might happen to have been employed to design . Etiquette and and custo all that m ap came peared of the ha discussion ve sanctio was ned an the right tional in question , sion in the matter of the designs of the Houses excep of Parliament conces- ; t these his is were a s , we isfactory believe , issue made over while to the on Government the subject . Doubtless the great in Temp should their le be claim ra g ised lad to to the kn Fai ow p lure lan if , , on at , of the the the sam mud building e -banks time itse the of lf Westminster Government they also asked , put we for certain information as to its various details , . For instance meant reci did pe the to y for adorn eq the uest production certain that the portions y mi of ght the of be its national supp interior lied frescoes ? with Have th that e they curious were got , fully set out on paper the methods employed , let us say , in the celebrat British poets ed but ? so Reall mbr y e thi room s chamber , dedicated isin m to ore the se ho nses nou than r of one the cousin a study , . or , For perhap the s moment , better still imag , an ining intel , ourselves ligent foreigner a north , doing -country the , lions p resent job of but the ndit a metropolis io national n , bearing , work let in us mind entrusted take that a glance its to decoration men at the eminent room has in in been the its ranks o , f British art . , and science , .

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      Only The Other Day We Were Treated To So...

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      mu But st have to conclude had a pec . u We niary are rather aware than that this strateg scandal ic significance is 110 new . one . It has , we believe , been frequently referred to in a comp action laining has tone resulted in the from House the and wail out . of We it ; ourselves but , as yet we , no confess vigorous it are at a loss what to suggest ; but , still , when we , reflect that a , the good deal extends of public to money the other was spent historical on the frescoes failure that , which adorn , by respectivel something way , y oug , the ht to pproaches be done to to the commemorate Lords and Commons so striking , we and feel , at the same time , so British a fact . Why not , then , put a good honest pleasant coat looki of clean pictures paint ( excepting over these , of crumbling course , Mr , . pealing TenniePs , un ) - , and of wis so Eng doing e post gentle lish , up flu genius m ng on en s them who om , handsomel e , thous in ect good ed ands t y he le but o g f ible spot E nglish type p elessl d , gold the the y to materi names , and the dogs als o gr f , e at ? very deal The by whole one oug business ht , to be is put , beyond in the a pill doubt ory for , a it g . reat If anyone scandal dissents , and some from our mittee view rooms of the and matter enjoy , — this well revel , let him of incompetence take a stroll to and the art Com for - five minutes himself .

      Creditable Creditors.

      CREDITABLE CREDITORS .

      Attention The Affairs Of The Of Court Mr...

      attention The affairs of the of Court Mr . Benjamin of Bankruptcy Higgs , and are , still in all occupy probability ing the , will continue to do so for a considerable time to come . It was would suggested be very by one much of the simp solicitors lified by , the the other personal day , attendance that mattery of wished the Bankrupt forno himself doubtis ; but scarcel this y consummation a probability . , th One ough feature devoutl in y this British extraordinary Creditor , in case a , better is worth liht y than of mention that in , which as showing according the to the popular tradition , he usuall g y stands . It is , that , the allowance sentstill to continued Higgs ' s . deserted Legally wife , perhaps and famil morall y is y , , b there y common is no claim conbut on the the , estate good for act money is all the being better set aside for this for . Mrs Let . Hi us ggs hope ' that pport so in long hand as Hi the ggs most ' s affairs unfortunate are before of the the Court man ' s , and many there victims are funds may be of life accorded may , afford such consolation them . Charity as a begins supply of at the home bare , even necssaries in the deserted home of a fraudulent bankrupt .

      " The Success Of The Season."—" The Prin...

      " The Success of the Season . "— " The Princess" ( Of Walesmindnone other genuine—Ed . Tom . ) , ,

  • Citation
    • Tomahawk (1867-1870), April 23, 1870, page 157, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/t/issues/ttw_23041870/page/5/