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    • A SMALZ BORE FOR THE RIFLES.
    • PLUMSTEAD TO THE RESCUE.
    • SOMETHING NEW UNDER THE SUN.
    • SIX MONTHS INTO THE FUTURE.
    • THE IIOLBORN AND THE DRAMA.
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      ^^ 16 The Tom Aha Wk. [January 15, 1870.

      ^^ 16 THE TOM AHA WK . [ January 15 , 1870 .

      A Smalz Bore For The Rifles.

      A SMALZ BORE FOR THE RIFLES .

      Although The Atlantic Cable Would Appear...

      Although the Atlantic Cable would appear to have the best excuse for blundering in its ¦ working ' , it certainly , as a rule , conveys messages with far greater accuracy than do many of few the shorter thousand wires yards ; indeed long , , the mig suburban ht well profit lines , by which the are examp but le a of Atlantic the monstre Telegrap cable h Company . This being should the emp case loy it clerks is a p who ity that are not the up to the Civil Service Commissioners' standard as regards have their fri spelling ghtened . Here Dean is ' s Yard a specimen out of its message propriety which : — = must surely " Prince Arthur has gone moose hunting in Canada . " would We hav should e known have that thoug the ht word that mouse even an was , American spelt with official an u we and can not onl a y second counsel o the , but Board as this of Directors is not evidentl of the y Telegrap the case h , , Company to invest in a dozen or so copies of the latest edition now of " Mavor we come " for to read the use the of despatch their employes again , what . But is , by His the Royal way , Highness hunting mice in Canada for ? At the best it must be meagre a little soldiering sport , and with as Prince a battalion Arthur of was the sent Rifle to Bri Canada gade , which to do was specially kept in the Colony long after its term of foreign professional service had exp profit ired , and simp convenience ly and solely , for it becomes His Royal but Hig a hness sorry ' s compliment to the gallant corps for the Royal subaltern to be indulging in inane pastimes while the officers and men are undergoing which Royal the influence hardshi has ps let of them an additional in for . We Canadian suppose winter mouse , hunting is a mild form of ratting . "Whatever it is however , Prince Arthur would do better to attend to his duty than give bis time to it .

      Plumstead To The Rescue.

      PLUMSTEAD TO THE RESCUE .

      All Honour To Plumstead ! Its Parochial ...

      All honour to Plumstead ! Its parochial Board has just purness chased to a lend roller it for to its any roads neig , hbouring and have parochial announced board their willing at the - modest rent of seven shillings and sixpence a day . Here is a chance for our West Knd parishes . We believe the sacred precincts of Hyde Park are solely under the control of His Royal Highness the Ranger ; but there are several roads immefor diat men ely adj or acent beasts thereto . For which are lethe perfectl continuation y inaccessible of the , as Exhi yet - , bition road has been comp examp leted , these eighteen months , but we part doubt of if , it as , as yet the , as many owners carriages of horses hav , e as passed a rule over , wisel the y prefer lower making a de " tour of a quarter of a mile to laming their animals . But this is one instance only out of many . However , this unfortunate state of things need no longer exist . Surely St . scrape George ' s together , St . James a coup ' s , and le of the guineas other West between End them parishes , and can a week ' s rolling will literally put everything straight .

      Something New Under The Sun.

      SOMETHING NEW UNDER THE SUN .

      The Following Unique Advertisement Appea...

      The following unique advertisement appeared in the Daily Telegraph a few days back : — W ANTED lars of si , z a S econd arm -hand orial Hatchment bearinsto . Direct , . with full particug , We have heard before now of dwellers in Pentonville and Bloomsbury picking up portraits of their ancestors in Drury lane at seven and sixpence a-piece , but the idea of starting a second-hand hatchment for a deceased relative is altogether quite original . At the best , a hatchment has very little elegance or and meaning crest of ' in a it , even who when had emblazoned the riht to with them the but coat when of arm the s lozenge-shaped person board is stuck between g the windows ; of the " first floor front " of someone who has no possible connection with the device it sets forth , the joke becomes as silly as it is grim . But , we repeat , it has the one charm , —it is original .

      Six Months Into The Future.

      SIX MONTHS INTO THE FUTURE .

      The The Serpentine Skaters Have Has Disc...

      the The Serpentine skaters have has discovered its attendant that disadvantages the dredging . and Of filling course of , themselves some thousands of the of large persons sheet , wHo of water would that otherwise used to exist have in availed Hyde the Park Round , were Pond driven , the elsewhere St . J ames , and ' s Park the result lake , was and the that ornamental last week crowded water in . Regent This , ' s perhap Park s , were could inconveni not be hel entl ped y , and for the dangerousl Serpen y - tine could not possibly have been made available for the use of skaters this winter ; but the inconvenience is suggestive of something worse . It is notorious that but a handful of men are emp when loye the d hot i ' n * carry weather ing out comes the next works summer , and , the the Serpentine chances are will that be an empty bed , just calculated to breed cholera in particular and pestilence in general . The apathy on the part of the Board of labouring Works is men the more are out reprehensibl of work , and e , for to give just them now thousands employment of would this last not attribute only be has good no policy official but existence real charity . . But , of course ,

      The Iiolborn And The Drama.

      THE IIOLBORN AND THE DRAMA .

      Mr. Barry Sullivan Deserves No Little Cr...

      Mr . Barry Sullivan deserves no little credit for the determination nude burlesque with which is chronicled he has kept this his Christmas promise to as the an public " immense . No music success -hall " at point the H of olborn view . , is The excellent fare , thoug of its h kind not , jovial and oug from ht to a command a large class of admirers . Not that the play of Love a great r s Sacrifice deal too is stagey what , a and play suffers ought notabl to "be in y 1870 from . a In far parts too it ela is - has borate a good leading deal up of to sterling the brisker stuff about action it , of and the supp story lies . some Still , of it the most accomplished actors in London with first-rate parts . daug To begin hter is with beyond , Mrs . all Herman praise . Vezin Here ' s and rendering there of she the rises devoted to the great heights intelli of pure gence traged and y careful , and * attention in the pathetic to light portions and shade , where are i worth so necessary sitting , out her for acting this approaches one part alone perfection . Agai . n The Mr . p Barry lay is Sullivan isof coursea host in himselfand delivers , the lines set down , to the unhappy , father with , great earnestness and power . There is no living English actor who can abandon himself to the storm of the passions like Mr . Barry Sullivan ; . we he and makes never Love ' s the remember Sacrifice very most g to ives . have him Mr . some seen Cowper fin him e opportunities is play admirable ing better , as of . which well Mr ; . say Honey ing , that —well he , is Mr worth . Honey seeing is Mr in . Honey anything , and . The that subordinate is simply mounted parts , too . , In are a very word creditabl , Love ' s y Sacrifice filled , and is a the thoroug whole hly is good well to evening the literary ' s entertainment , or , rather . , as However to the dramatic opinion meri may t be of divided pieces as of stilted this class , too , there strong can 1 , in be fact no for doubt modern on one taste point , they : if will they do are their too work . Slangy writing and vulgar domesticity are the blots on current dramatic literature ) and on this Mr . Barry Sullivan ' s management will have influence . Pieces of the character of modern Love ' s , S drama acrifice , step if at or all two popular higher , . will Mr raise . Barry the Sullivan tone of made the a mistake when he produced a clumsy adaptation of a French piece under the very British title of Plain English ; but thanks will be due to him if the ultra-legitimate fare he now furnishes calls Something , by its between silent influence the tall , a talk new of class our of grandfathers plays into existence and the . slang of our sons is sadly wanted in modern drama , Let us hope it is on its way to us .

      Because Oir, Stowe Her Bark It!— Has Wh ...

      Because Oir , Stowe her bark it!— has Wh got y on is Mrs a Leig . Beecher h Shore Stowe ! to be pitied ? nearl Going y every to journalist the Jews in . — London It is a has fact , started we unders a new tand " paper , that " at one time or another . Most of these productions have yielded as much as sixty per cent . —to the Jews !

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    • Tomahawk (1867-1870), Jan. 15, 1870, page 16, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/t/issues/ttw_15011870/page/4/