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8 4 THE TOMAHAWK. [February 29, 1868.
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TOTAL ANNIHILATION OF AN ALDERMAN.
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That most irrepressible of city magistra...
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BROUGHT TO THE BLOCK:
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What can we say of this ? M. " de The Bl...
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A PLAGUE SHIP.-
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naval The cadets success has of for the ...
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CHEAP A T THE PRICE.
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The Liverpool Shipwreck and Humane Socie...
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THE CUSTOMS OF THE COUNTRY.
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The recent conflagration at the Charing ...
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EPIGRAM OW ROBERTSON'S NEW PIECE.
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It's called " Play," because it's just l...
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8 4 The Tomahawk. [February 29, 1868.
8 THE TOMAHAWK . [ February 29 , 1868 .
Total Annihilation Of An Alderman.
TOTAL ANNIHILATION OF AN ALDERMAN .
That Most Irrepressible Of City Magistra...
That most irrepressible of city magistrates , Sir Robert Carden , whose House sayings have thrown and doings into the in the shade Justice the Room vagaries , of the of Sir Mansion Peter Laurie himselfhas once more forced his way into the newshimself papers children . illustrious for This the , time heinous , by howe imprisoning crimes ver , he of has destitution young soared girls above and and starvation rendering helpless bod and rather y has capable larger been foolish of than defending enoug his own h himself to direct size . , and his In attack fact has , he been against has , chastised hit some one - ,
accordingly . before A few Sir days Robert ago Carden a foreigner charged , named with Louis smugg Blanc ling , was two brought pounds man alderman of manufactured bearing said so to distinguished tobacco the prisoner , , and a that in name imposing he as was Louis very a fine Blan sorry of c 30 charged to s see . the a with M . smugg Louis ling Blan tobacco c thereon . wrote to Sir Robert a characvery newspapers teristic letter . , The which letter , oddl concluded y enoug thus h , found : — its way into ^ the " I am not vainglorious enough to UV ¦ that Lilu 1 the * -ja ^ t allusion jlj . vj is pointed »¦¦»¦—¦
at me me to J . cLIiJL decide ; but AAVJ my L . whether VaiMC friends -lwliVUa I will oug \~ ht 1 have X \ J LL to ^ JLJ th . it that suppose O < - * yoii J- ' J _* W it , »— or is . may - If . . consider so , * , it * j reall * . mysel a * - y j puzzles ^ w f ... free ... « --from gratitude . spoil catvnot " Was the hel effect your p regretting remark of your good that meant the intentions as sentence a mere . should compliment be so ? ambi In that guou case s as , to I person " Did it you was think your — painful which duty seems to to fine me hardl 30 s . y ? credible Then — allow that me I was to put the henceforth aiuu you on iux your found guard i in 111 , possession in the event of \ ± of forei some manufactured ii other iunuiwvi Louis wi l Bl tobacco iwi an ^ t ^ c being ^ b
informing ^^ . ux you j . wu ± that iv _ . I do jjuoawooivii not smoke j . — iL I 'i am igxi gn , Sir . , your obedient w « - servant , - * y , " Louis Blanc . " What Sir Robert Carden thought is of little importance bar enough was . actuall Whether y the he much reall - y respected believed gentleman that the prisoner who bear at s the the same O Louis -zUUiO name J Blanc ~> J . CL 11 A * , the or 111 ^ whether passing JJCL ^ aillg it compliment ^ W was 1 L 1 ] JJLL Sir 111 . ^ Robert HI , which Wllll- ' s the IJLJ intention . W occasion KJ \*\* CV & ± \ JXM to offered UiiW pay M , j .
or Louis whether Blanc Sir was Robert ( which had is more but a than vague likely idea ) who and did and not what know M . matters what he was little talking . But about evidentl ( which M is . Louis again Blanc more than knew likel who y ) and what very Sir Robert Carden was y and this is a more serious business . What must an enlightened , foreigner think of us for tinuall permitting Luiuaiiy y being L / tHi such ^ enacted ^ ixa exhibitions ^ LCU in 111 the Lilt of ; j Justice uoti inan e buffoonery Room i . \ uum of ui the bix as Mansion j are . tj . « . i . x con ^ av- » j . -
House . M . Louis Blanc very properly crushed Sir Robert fair Carden that when we Englishmen he happened should to fall foul be saddled of him , but with it a is nuisance scarcely which threatens to increase rather than diminish . The civic neig chair hbours should , for not be Frenchmen disgraced evince at all events a high , before though our mistaken foreign , respect for the person and office of " Mi Lor Maire . " So long as Sir Robert Carden confined his exertion to the rendering public have himself been the willing laughing to put stock up with of his him own , but countrymen now that he hig threatens h time that to he earn should for himsel be put f a an stop European to . reputation , it is
Brought To The Block:
BROUGHT TO THE BLOCK :
What Can We Say Of This ? M. " De The Bl...
What can we say of this ? M . " de The Block King B of the omaster Belgian of Z ele j on ust th e nt occasion a handsom of his e go 102 ld nd wa birth tch to - day . " , urg , tended Is this to royal be play craft ful or or royal suggestive tactlessness ? Is it to ? remind Is the M present . de Block inthat he has really forgotten what time it is—that he is playing the role f of Ui Burgomaster too long—that he attends to his Zele
more W « V ' I' than l ' to XJUl his ^ yiliaSt discretion 'wl LWwf — & VJ that 11 ££ he L 11 CIL had * i n ** better aiLVHUO be off ? If so \* L \* it is a very handsome way of giving a hint , though probably ; ; the to jud reci ge p from ient , who his present must of age course , seems be likel the y orig to inal be in " no old hurry Block to , " take it .
A Plague Ship.-
A PLAGUE SHIP .-
Naval The Cadets Success Has Of For The ...
naval The cadets success has of for the years training past shi been p Britannia well known as and a school remark for - abl all e accounts , considering the Lords that it of is the a Admiralty Government are institution exerting themselves . But by to put an end to this anomaly , and to make the training ship a bye Moored -word for in the the future beautiful for disaster waters and of the failure Dart . in one of the healthiest demics has distri marked cts of the Eng institution land , freedom for J from past I disease , It 11 has or —shall 1 ep ±± i-
VACUUMS 1 J . CLS > illcl . 1 fLCVA tilt 1 U 31 UUUU 11 AV ^ JL years jrCO .. 3 J- / O . J . . uaj j , JCJ . X we Britannia say , therefore is to be , — returned been determined into ordinary to , change and the the training ship . school The transferred to Her Majesty ' s ship Bristol . from Now a disastrous Hei- Majesty service ' s shi on p Bristol the West has Coast but of recentl Africa y . returned So great was breaks the of sickness the dreadful on board African of fever her , and so repeated her crew the that out the - belief uciicx became uct-diiic established caiaunaiivu that \ . 11 . 0 . 1 . the tin , fever n . among vv-x «««• had got ^ yc into t /« v , the « . ^ n > ship jw // . i conta
And gionists there , that is little the fever doubt poison , in spite will of , the and theories does , take of the possession non- of - wood wooden , it buildings lurks awaiting and timbers favourab . le Secreted conditions in of the atmosp pores here of the to burst human out being again that and comes again within , asserting its influence its fearful . power over every Lord Incredible " at Whiteh as it all may have appear selected , this cio is the liil the future iuiuh ship home xiuiiiv which of " M the y
JUU 1 U s 3 CLL VVimcuall uavi , ot-iv-l-LV-u as , , " »> - 400 " Britannia naval cadets . " At now a time enjoy of ing life a when health the y sojourn malaria on of board fever will the this exert plague its most shi violent p , until effects some catastrop , these youths he occurs will be which cooped will make up in men alway 's s ears to do ting wrong le , and , and will alway reassert s to fail the excep right t in of disaster " My Lords . "
Cheap A T The Price.
CHEAP A T THE PRICE .
The Liverpool Shipwreck And Humane Socie...
The Liverpool Shipwreck and Humane Society , at the reter commendation , has presented of Admiral a silver Schomberg medal , together , Queen ' with s Harbour a splendid -Maslands illumined who by , age his d written heroic seventy actions testimony -six , coxswain during on parchment the of last the half Hol , to century yhead William life has - Row boat been - , the Now means there of is saving nothing 250 to lives be . said against the gift of a silver medal to the veteran seaman ( except perhaps that the Liverpool \ J \ J \ Jl . Shi kJllXU pwreck W J . t-V ^ -Tw C and 11114 , X Humane JL U . lll . CV . LJ . tM' Society * - * UV ^ IW ^ mi lillgll ght L- reasonabl X V ^ U tJVlltVUl y ^ hav XAU V V e
made it a gold one ) , but to reward a man of seventy-six , who by his still holding the humble position of coxswain cannot be presumed to have amassed any considerable fortune , with a flattered cal parchment joke . at No p the icture doubt honour of , honest his done own William name him , and savours Rowlands has r had ather has the been of a splendid practi highly - but illumination he cannot framed find it , glazed , and substantial hung up on addition his parlour to the wall com- ; fort of his home . The any periodical very presentation of a less weighty document than a burlesque mortgage deed—in fact a banknote administered every three months—would have been much more to the purpose , and could not have proved a very serious drain on the resources of a wealthy society .
The Customs Of The Country.
THE CUSTOMS OF THE COUNTRY .
The Recent Conflagration At The Charing ...
The recent conflagration at the Charing Cross Railway Station slightest , breaking surprise out to where anyone it . did Indeed , can be , considering a matter of the not long the - smouldering fire of public indignation daily accumulating matter under the for barbarities wonder is of that the the Customs flames Department have not broken , the only out travellers before . As would it is rejoice , thousands from the of bottom aggrieved of their and tormented hearts to hear that every other Customs Department in the Kingdom had met with a similar fate .
Epigram Ow Robertson's New Piece.
EPIGRAM OW ROBERTSON'S NEW PIECE .
It's Called " Play," Because It's Just L...
It ' s called " Play , " because it ' s just like cricket , One ( roulette ) ball cast among the " wicket J "
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Tomahawk (1867-1870), Feb. 29, 1868, page 84, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/t/issues/ttw_29021868/page/2/
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