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    • THE LIBEL TARIFF.
    • sill y FRiEJsrns in co uncil.
    • THE CORSET AND THE CRINOLINE:'
    • THE MANIACS COLUMN; P UZZLES FOR or, LUNATICS!
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      8 The Tomahawk. Quly 4, 1868. _

      8 THE TOMAHAWK . Quly 4 , 1868 . _

      The Libel Tariff.

      THE LIBEL TARIFF .

      Discernment It Is Highly Which Satisfact...

      discernment It is highly which satisfactory now-a-days to note are the exhibited amount by of precision British jury and - men in assessing the damages in actions for libel . The uninitiated with public which may the have jury had arrived some difficulty at their in verdict accounting in the for case the of nicety Risk Allah versus the Daily Telegraph . At first sight it may have of appeared compensation rather a which difficult is due matter to a to estimate iven individual the exact for amount being

      branded as a murderer and forger in g the sensational columns of the a penny case newspaper had no difficulty ; but the in enli fixing ghtened the sum jurymen to a who penny sat , and in leaving awarded their the much box to -wronged talk it over Bey . the sum of ^ 960 , almost without We have hastened to avail ourselves of the extraordinary ¦¦ powers ^ ^ B ^ r r - ^^ ^ «^ of <«^ ^ m ^ intelli Jfc ^ ^ ^^ ^^— gent V ^ % ^ " ^ discrimination ^^ ^^ ^^ » - ^^ ^— - ^ —v v ^ - _ - w *^ evinced ^^ v « w ^ ^ ~«^ ^^ ^ p ^» by p *^ ^ y these ^« h 4 ^^ ^^ ^ pr twelve V » V ^ p ^ Jfe w ^ aP

      worth cious y calumnies householders which , and we have meditate submitted some day to them or other a few inserting atrobeing be in the good broug columns enoug ht against h of to this let Journ us us , the know al precise , with , in the a amount request event of of th actions damages at they for wh would libel ich we a request may expect with would which be we awarded are glad to to the say plaintiff these in hi each ghly case -gifted — individuals have most courteously complied . We annex the result of our application : — £ s . d .

      For asserting that his Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury is a season ticket holder at the Alhambra . . . . . . 026 For believing that the Marquis of Hastings ^ For ¦ B ^ m is ^ ^ b hinting ^» about ^ B ^»^— ^^ ^ F ^ ^^ ^^ to m that ^^ ^^ ¦ ^ retire ¦ ^ ^ Mr ^ ¦ ^™ from . Gladstone " ^^ " ^^ f ^^ - » the ^^« B ^ h ^ ^ P ^^ Turf ^ b ^ ^ B ^ ^ is b ^^ the ^ . ^^^^» ^^ 4 richest M ^ fr . ^^ ^ fc ^^ ^^ ^ . 1 , 000 o o

      commoner in England . . . . 2100 For ventilated stating that . the . Crystal .. Palace . . is badl . y . 100 For House reporting of Commons Mr . Rearden . ' s speeches . . in . the . i ? 532 6 6 For calling Sir R . Mayne ' s recent order for

      muzzling the dogs brutal .... o o 9 ^ For For in expressing wanting the London to know wish General if not Sir Omnibus to Robert be a sha Carden Company reholde is . 960 o o For not co rather ntradicting an inane the fact mag th ist a rate t the . circul . ation . 000 ^ of the Tomahawk is over two hundred and fifty thousand copies per week . , . 1 , 000 , 000 o o

      Sill Y Friejsrns In Co Uncil.

      sill y FRiEJsrns in co uncil .

      We Read With Consternation :— " A Motion...

      We read with consternation : — " A motion in the Leeds Town Council that the members should majority * wear Court . " hats on special occasions' has been lost by a large little Is it in their ssible heads that should th ¦¦ ese seek sapient to VP hide Town them b Councillors with VM " Court having # hats v ^ p so ?"

      ^* ^ ^ ^ ^ " ^~ ^ ^^ ^^ ^ *^ ^— ^ ^ ^ ^ ^^ p ^ ^ ^^ - ^ «^ v ^« ^ * ^ . ^ ^ p ^ ^ ^^^ K ^ ^ ha # ^ kr B * ^ m ^ b ^ a * - tm ^ ^ bp ^ ^^ p ^ p w ^ r ^ ^ ¦« V V ^ m ^ ^ v ^ w ^^^ ¦ ^ v ^^ ^* ^ p ^ v ^ v ^ Our friends in the Town Council of Leeds should know that their foolish aspirations smack more of the alley than the court—unless we regard the words " alley" and " court " as synonymous .

      The Corset And The Crinoline:'

      THE CORSET AND THE CRINOLINE : '

      This Volume—Nicely Bound, By The Way, An...

      This volume—nicely bound , by the way , and not badly illustrated paltry — , uninteresting contains 224 , pages and contemptible of vapid letter subject -press . , The on a history most the dwells Middle ancients for Ages a , , chapter and scampers finall or y with two subsides it on very the into vaguel crinoline an advertisement y throu as worn gh the by of " erusal Thomson of this ' s latest little work Zephyrina to no one Jupon . . " We recommencl the p present * A time Book . ( Ward Modes , Lock ami , Costumes and Tyler , fro , Paternoster m the remotest row . ) period to the

      The Maniacs Column; P Uzzles For Or, Lunatics!

      THE MANIACS COLUMN ; P UZZLES FOR or , LUNATICS !

      1. Wild Both Beasts Gaol And Are Palace ...

      1 . Wild Both beasts gaol and are palace in second claim my nursed first , my ; My whole ' s a pleasant spot where art And nature each perform a part . 2 .

      A silver thread through vale and hill—M Now first like describes a brook , now it want like s a some rill— wit M y y second ' s meaning ; quite to hit , 'Twill either hinder or permit ; And My whole only in the the town country and city runs shuns . ,

      ' . ¦ . 3-In My London first ' s a ' s thing streets not and very suburbs clean , seen ; Of If once service to set you it it on may the move prove , My second you with the traveller goes ; , And barristers who briefs unclose ;

      Of My which third ' s the a Latin English word is — " thou don ' t art start " ; !—Which My whole is not a vegetable lettuce speaks or , leeks Unlike asparagus with , peas goose , ; Aristocratic 'Tis seldom served tables don up " 't d la Russe , "; Provide And there it , are and some some fastidious vulgar won pri ' t ;

      Who say it ' s only fit for pigs . gs 4-Monosy My first llables is a word each that , and two their languages accent the claim sam , e ; And In Latin onl ' tis as but substantive as an adjective used in known our own , It y equality they that excel ;

      Are ^^ ^ p expresses ^^ a said ^ m ^ » v ~^ v ^ p in ^^ ^ v ^¦ ^^ the ^^ ^^ w ^ reg ^ v ^ b ^ ^ v ion ^ w ¦ ; v s beyond > ^^ wm - ^^ ^ w ^ ^^ b ^ it ^^ to ^ ^ m ^^ ^ dwell ^ ^^ ; ' And Tis the one name of whose of a age scholar men renowned continue to for speak his Greek ; , My second's a wor . d which denotes capability , None the worse if displayed with becoming humility ; 'Tis the name of a holy man scriptures relate

      As falling a victim to envy and hate ; That My whole truths is of a fiction deep meaning so wisely are composed by it disclosed , . 5-One of the four Evangelists to name Will V » " ^ ~ " be P ^ P' ^^ P my ^— ^ ^» J I first ^^ V ^ w ^^ p ^ p sufficient BB ^ ^ - ^^ ^ ^» - ^^ ^ ^^ ^™ ^— ^ to ^ V ^^ proclai »^ ^ ' ^^ ^^ ^^ ^ ^ ^ m ^ ^ ^ ; J

      And A French now of conjunction course will whole my second wish show to know , : Let your steps be to my Covent Garden you bent And there if apt you'll find out what is meant , . 6 . My M first y second is chiefl ' s li y ght known and frag to railway ile as a ground feather ,

      ; Yet N mig ay , than htier all far earthl than y steam forces power put together is it found . — My third ' s a word that signifies endeavour ; My whole ' s a trade fast growing to an art . No builder from its services can sever ; And peer and peasant in its use take part .

      Answers Were Received From The Following...

      Answers were received from the following too late for insertion in Two our last Clap number ham Contortionists : —Luniac , A . Paralysed Toothpick , A . IT ., Polar , and

      * * Editor Correspondents On Considerati...

      * * Editor Correspondents on consideration are Informed whatever that . Contributions Contributors cannot should make possibly copies be of returned their articles by the If they the Publisher attach any any to vnlue insure to Attention them . . Letters Envelopes , on purely containing business solely matters Answers , should to Acrostics be addressed should to be marked " Acrostic . '

  • Citation
    • Tomahawk (1867-1870), July 4, 1868, page 8, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/t/issues/ttw_04071868/page/8/