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Tomahawk (1867-1870), 24th April 1869, Edition 1 of 1, Page 180, CHEAP TINSEL.

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    • CHEAP TINSEL.
    • A MODEST REQUEST.
    • THE CHURCH IN DANGER.
    • A PRINCELY PROFESSION.
    • AND WHY NOT 1
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      My Most Excellent Friends,—You Have Now ...

      eyes of all honest men ? As I read your virulent slanders , which you call indignant eloquence ; as I watch your greed of wealth , long pampered by indulgence , now turned to fury by a sudden check , I hide my face in shame at the thought that I belong to a nation whose professed religion is the same as yours , whose monarch is the same , but , thank God , whose heart is not the same . Didit lie with you , and such as you , when would oppression be relaxed , when would injustice be remedied % Never ! You would grind the bones of your own countrymen to make the dust which the wheels of your grand chariots might scatter . You do not know what Truth and Justice mean . Your natures are eaten up by falsehood and extortion . You have lived so long on fraud and tyranny that you writhe at the very thought of being forced into honest and generous conduct towards your fellow creatures . Have I said enough 1 Will you pause now 1 Will you gag your zealous spokesmen , and innoculate with common forbearance your letter writers ? Will you show one gleam of manliness , of courage—I had almost said , of religion—before the battle is quite over ? Or will you go on as you have begun , waxing in spitefulness and turbulence from day to day , till your very name is a synonym for all that is hateful and base—till , amidst the execrations of your countrymen , you are recognised as the Real Traitors to Ireland—aye ! to England too . Yours , with unfeigned disgust , Tomahawk .

      180 The Tom Ah A Wk. {April 24, 1869.

      180 THE TOM AH A WK . { April 24 , 1869 .

      Cheap Tinsel.

      CHEAP TINSEL .

      Been Is It Offered , Or Is To It , Not A...

      been Is it offered , or is to it , not and , true accepted that the by , honour the ex of -conductor Knighthood of has the we bishness Co vent should Garden that think usuall it Orchestra y more js associated than ? Judg likel with ing that fro intelli m such the gence was intense of the this snob case sort - . , Mr Court . Costa interest , as a would representative select for musician its y favours , is just . the Not sort that of man he talented own merits as . he He is had , would first have to be quite rendered risen as to it the were dignity discernible by his , to composer eyes polite could by never a little hope gracious to be notice put upon at , Berlin the same . , An level English with fat much aldermen . However and decorated the vulgar with rich ; the that Black would Eagle be expecting and patted too upon on which the back to lavish by , Royal the hands empty , nothingness he may become of one a fitting of the subject most c comic ourse titles about under the matter the sun ; but . There the magnates is reall , y who no have " honour been in of - protf terested gd magnificentl in its bestowal y . And , imag here ine is that what they is are disgusting exalting in their the business that clever . Wh gentleman y select down Mr . Costa ; but , 1 at Far the same be it time from , it us mu to st run be obvious that if " honour to whom honour is due" is to be the promised motto for grace patronage . Granted of this , music kind , we is can to be in recognised no way endors through e the Balfe its leading 1 If Mr representative . Costa is great , —where enough is for the his baronetcy Knighthood for , surel Mr y . on Mr . an Balfe inverse is rife princi for p something le ? If so , far let better us send . Or Mr are . E . things T . Smith to go to the Highness Peers , Prince canonise Christian Close . , and raise a statue to His Royal hood To come to Mr to . the Costa pith is of intended the matter as , — a if sort the offering of of liment Knight to - English musicians , it is one of a very clumsy kind comp . Mr . Costa , to certainl begin y with have , is no not claim an Eng to be lishman considered , and were England he one 's , first he would composer To . offer Mr . Balfe the same sort of dignity that is considered a chance due reward has hustled to some against successful the feet City of Her coal Majesty merchant , would , whom be to thoug insult h very him far . We inferi trust or , to therefore our great , Mr composer . Costa will he feel has , that still acceptance enough talent of of a mark his own which to render is about him as illustrious respectable , without in its way his who as the cater Royal for arms the Court over . the shop-fronts of happy tradesmen

      A Modest Request.

      A MODEST REQUEST .

      Petitione Chelsea D The Is Board Crying ...

      petitione Chelsea d the is Board crying of out Works for a Thames to supply Embankment the want . The , and Com has - in missioners the shape have of the naturally pounds shillings replied that and pence there , is but . a that little if difficulty anybody put will in advance hand . the However necessary , it seems funds the that matter the Board shall has be not at once only exhausted Chelsea must its resources rest content , but in even the its possession credit ; so of for its the Bun present House works embankment and its ? Water not at to -works Chelsea a future ( by surely the generation way ) , and , where leave . So are the much the construction Chelsea the better Water of for an - Chelsea present , and the worse for Chelsea future .

      The Church In Danger.

      THE CHURCH IN DANGER .

      We Have Lately Been Hearing A Great Deal...

      We have lately been hearing a great deal too much about a Prince little boy Thomas who of has 'Savoy just , b Duke een sent of Genoa to Harrow . Prince School Thomas . The is fuss ( for Lordlings made about and him even is Princes not , however are no , because innovations he is at a Harrow Prince ) , public but because whether he the is a Prince Roman goes Catholic to mass . What or morning it mattery service to it the is great difficult concession to perceive on ; the but . part the newspap of the school ers seem authorities to regard that it as on a Sundays Catholic service His Hig in hness London should . be at liberty to attend a Roman ciated so Flunkeyism we hope with reli that g is ious our always intolerance contemporaries objectionable it becomes will ; but let revolting the when subject ly it offensive is drop asso- , , and by the permit bickerings the young of a Prince number to pursue of persons his studies who can unmolested have no possible interest in his proceedings .

      A Princely Profession.

      A PRINCELY PROFESSION .

      Lecture Prince At Chri University Stian ...

      Lecture Prince at Chri University stian College is advertised Hospital to ) preside on the at 23 the rd of Annual J une next is such rumoured . a This capacity will that , but be His shoul we understand R d oyal the Hi Prince ghness by no e s mean first a s success appearance his last , in for his in it . chairmanship , the , following engagements prove will immediately be offered to him : — July August . —Evan . —Royal s * . Alhambra Palace . of September Mr . Knox . . ) —Judge and Jury Society . { By kind permission Really His Royal Highness seems inclined hot only to become but an useful if he intends but even to an make ornamental a practice member of letting of the himself community out like — he a Siamese should twin have , to chosen be exhibited some at more a fixed accessible charge for locality admission than , serve Gower our street criticism for his on dibut the performance . For our part until we we shall have have an oppor to re - -. tunity of witnessing His Royal Highness at the West End .

      And Why Not 1

      AND WHY NOT 1

      Event Now We That Have Mr Already . Cost...

      event Now we that have Mr already . Costa alluded has been in created another a column Knight ) ( to we which may pear fairly in expect the Gaz that ette : — following appointments will shortly ap-Baron Sir W . Phelps M . Balfe . , Bart . Adelina Anthony , Countess Viscount of Trollope Patti . . { Peeress , in her own right . ) Thomas Charles , Mar Duke quis of Carlyle dickens . . As it is some time , since Her Majesty has been pleased to world confer any we trust title that on a these member rumours of the have musical some , scientific foundation , or literary in fact and that , the knighting of Sir Michael Costa may be accepted , as a small beginning to a new regime .

  • Citation
    • Tomahawk (1867-1870), April 24, 1869, page 180, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/t/issues/ttw_24041869/page/4/