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      The Tomahawk: A Saturday Journal Of Sati...

      THE TOMAHAWK : A SATURDAY JOURNAL OF SATIRE . "INVITAT CULPAM QUI PECCATUM PRETERIT /'

      No. 43.] London, February 29, 1868. [Pri...

      No . 43 . ] LONDON , FEBRUARY 29 , 1868 . [ Price Twopence .

      Much Ado About Nothing.

      MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING .

      Province Yesterday Of Canterbury Morning...

      province Yesterday of Canterbury morning assembled both houses at of Westminster the Convocation for the of des the - patch serious agitation their ordinary now going business on in , reference and , in consequence to the condition of the of dance the See of of members Natal , and was the , as latest might aspect have been of Ritualism expected , , the unusuall atten y - large . he had the been Upper deputed House by the the Bishop Archbishop of London of Canterbury , on rising to , move said some he resolutions referred \ to VW on the l a dail matter increasing iilUl of grave diversity importance of . practice Need he in

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      better go on — in they this reall fashion y oug , ht and —and that it they is too ought bad of to them know , and can't they be quiet ? regarding resolutions His Lordshi them could p expressed as , of likel course y his to , lessen op lead inion still to that no more the practical the passing declining result of , these but retainl spect of thoug the ht public them for worthy both of houses attention of . Convocation ( This remark , he was cerfollowed easily supp by ressed a smo . ) thered and pious merriment , ivJiich was not

      proposed The Bishop seemed of entirel Winchester y devoid said of any that practical as the te resolutions ndencies , nothing and worded , he had carefull very y much with a pleasure view to their in seconding leading them to ab . solutely way shi The p was bound Archbishop understood by anything to of say Canterbury he that or he anybody did then not else mean rose mi . to ght His be say in Lord , any or - had alread council ta y ught , had or anything him said discretion . The else Pan . anybody Ang He did lican liked not Synod wish to call , to or be conference it understood ( laughter , or ) . ,

      In using the word " Pan-Anglican , " he did not mean Pan-Ang a very lican difficult . In short one to , all fill , he and could he trusted say was that that in his authorising position was the Bishop an appreciation of London of to that move difficulty the above . He resolutions might say he had he meant shewn everything and nothing . In conclusion , he would add that the not stability that he of meant the English it depended Church upon depended anything upon ; on convocation the contrary , — , he it was had , in sufficiently a sense , quite confused independent himself of and dependence everybod . y He else trusted . He was Archbishop of Canterburyand cviiu taking turtiii all ivxl things t * iin ^ into i-. * w ^ r

      consideration vrctt ? illUilMljuvu , he was very vaiiLw glad of , y it . . ( Much approbation w . ) wv •¦• - » - rend The speaker Bishop . It of conveyed Oxford very liked much the tone what of the he would last very ( in reve pub - - bug lic ) . feel " ( disposed Cries of question to say himself . ) He . trusted He had he been was called keeping a " hum the - This question was . a He righteous had been error called , for he a " had humbug no opponents " by his opponents . ( Much . laug t'CC'f I jf hter H-lfOrf ) I He JL X . \^ felt X WXl a Cfc large xcltX >* ' --hearted Xl \^ c * . x b ^ x ^ a . sympathy & j mjju . vii . j of ' with *» fellowshi vii everybody v- » v ** . 7 *~^^^^ - ^ j , 9

      goodl and , if y necessary understanding , would to hold the out Grand the Turk hand himself . ( Marked p and appro Church bation Congress . ) He . referred He was the for house amity to and his serenity speech with at a recent everymen body . " , especially If the house with wished the beloved to be large " Nonconforming -hearted and generous Church- , ing it must , and be soft by -soap that beautiful ( stifled sp laug irit ht of er ) compromising which ^ ii he trusted , temporis he v- » . had fc - faithfully manifested with 1 L 11 much XXX determination V-t \ as wiv and iii abundant % ¦*¦

      selves fruit XCLjL l £ , XX . to He V lllCLXi nothing thoug ll . \ m ht * J * t ; \^ the t and \^ VV safest so , thoug WV ^ p lan would W cordial wX . Lev be ly agreeing a to * commit « v- * . *~«* *•* with them ua . v his * a - reserved very reverend sense , brethren be disposed , he to thoug vote against he mi the ght resolutions , in a certain . The Bishop of St . David ' s said if luck had not given him strong a state bishoprick of ly things ; as he it , and was mig so he ht should was possibl , of say y course have just , nothing expressed chained . to ( himself Laug the h existing ter rather . )

      as The his crosier Bishop had of been Salisbury taken away said at he the could door not by speak the man ex officio who , had charge of the umbrellas . What he did wish to say was this they — real Wh Bishops y did not or the not Upper ? If House they were meet real respectab Bishops ly ? wh Were y did meant they not it , walk and would about in repeat copes it— and " copes mitres " and 1 ( Uproar " mitres . ) . " Yes—he A Voice . —Roman ? Greek if liked

      The Bishop of Salisbury . —Or they — a That ( laugh bell was , t and er ) the — a but candle business they in oug of his ht convocation to pocket wear , and one . He or he had the wished brought other that at a book once they . , matise should Dr cither . Colenso jointl , and or severall the Rev y . S excommunicate . G . O . ( Renetued and uproar anathe . ) - had never The better found Bishop talk it wise these of Oxford to matters say what thoug over he quite ht thoug the privatel very ht , it reverend y was . He not , himself prelate large , hearted .

      At this stage of the proceedings the Bishop of Lincoln there some begged was most to unimportant adj great ourn deal the more communications discussion time to . waste His to , lordshi and make he . , himself The urged motion , that had sine was die im . mediately agreed to , and the discussion adjourned

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    • Tomahawk (1867-1870), Feb. 29, 1868, page unpag, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/t/issues/ttw_29021868/page/1/