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    • \ MONARCHY AT A DISCOUNT.
    • ALMAIRVA. BY THE AUTHOR OF "L—TH-R."
    • TKAMWA YS IN I ON£> ON.
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      May At, 1870.] The Tom Ah A Wk. I97 _

      May at , 1870 . ] THE TOM AH A WK . I 97 _

      \ Monarchy At A Discount.

      \ MONARCHY AT A DISCOUNT .

      I That The Re-Election Of A Chairman Of ...

      I That the re-election of a Chairman of the Honourable East ! India Company should be chronicled in one line at the fag end of a City Article must be an affecting episode to those who had to do with Jbim Company twenty years ago , when its chairman Was 3 . little king , and its directors a good deal more influential than eyeryday princes . What the chairman is how , beyond lias that ^ foun he is 4 Colonel its level S is y kes very , we lain do not and know alas ; ! but the that level the is a office low level in 4 e . eci . p ,

      Almairva. By The Author Of "L—Th-R."

      ALMAIRVA . BY THE AUTHOR OF "L—TH-R . "

      G To Littering Almairya The Luxurious Ga...

      g to littering Almairya the luxurious gauzy sat substances atmosp , clad in here a that of morning the seems far costum to E carry ast e and our of pondered one imag of ination those his hands ( coverecl wittj . rings wherein sparklecl , jewels that would , have shamed the Koh-i-nor ) before his ikce . Outside the ebony to door and , with iro oh its carpets crystal handles from the and looms golden of sunny panels , Persia treading , were softl the y . two hind tions butlers whom they met , conversing radiant them in , with brillian now the and t uniforms six then grooms , when of of gold in the their chambers and peregrina sky blue , be - - with sun streaming their , silk throug stockings h the flashing Venetian in g the lass tempere windows d , li mi ght ght of have the , been observed a group of five-and-twenty stalwart and respectful footmen . These : were not the whole of Almairva ' s servants , as multiferipjjs may well be Imag idyties ined of , but the the princel remainder y establishment were engaged . The in head the buile ^ eJlereQ AlMairva ' s apartrnent , and approached him with noiseless tread . " Your Lordship will see the tailor—your Lordship made an appointment with him ?" J Almairva lobked round carelessly , letting fall on the tablecloth of finest linesn , which was honoured by bearing on its even silver that sheen in colour his brilliant by-its dazzling breakfast whiteness equipage . , a hand shaming " Yes , let Mr . Rule be admitted , to my presence . " Your Lordship would honour me with some commands , " han said d Mr the . measuring Rule , approaching implements Armairya of his ' calling s chair . , bearing in his , have "Yes a , " hundred said Almairva coats , a , starting thousand , as pai from rs of a pantaloons reverie , " , let and me a hundred and fifty waistcoats . Let some of them be of cloth of gold . Place as many precious stones in the waistcoats as you can . Let there be every thing that money can command and

      good taste aiiow . Rule " The reverentl price will withdrawi be four thousand . pounds , " murmured Mr . " My , steward y will give you ng a cheque , " said Almairva , sinking again into a reverie . La The dies M e ignonet was a ball e and at Eud the osp Duches hryne s sparkled of Splendorifico in gem-se ' s t . gown The s raised that paled and even the floods their sp of lendou outlook r when from their the lovel flashing y eyelid orbs s burst were for with th . Her , The Majesty Duke , , having at Windsor but , just was returned well and happy from . an But audience there the was grand a cloud old upon name the , and Duche to t s he s' brow famil . y ^ Her 500 eldest , 000 rent son -roll , heir , had to , chilled fallen in her love with , horror and — the that Duchess the famil feared from —the which very he thoug wished ht to pick his bride was fifty years less ancient y than their own . trembling Suddenly t her he beauteous Lady Mignonette cheek , read approached y to fall on , wi the th equall a tear y be " auteous What is parquet the matter floor , . Mignonette ? " said the Duchess . " I have been grossly insulted , " said the Patrician beauty , with " Who streaming by ? " eyes and the blue blood of the Duchess mantled on her I brow have been spoken to by a commoner . " of There the communication was a breathless mig silence ht have — been a fearful terrible pause , but , and that the at effect this moment Almairva neared them , and claimed Lady Mignonette ' s fair hand in the approaching valse . "Are you fond of waistcoats ? " asked he , when they rested from their first wild whirl in the vivacious valse .

      G To Littering Almairya The Luxurious Ga...

      " I have seen so few . Are yoji fond of waistcoats ? ' made " Ah so , many Lady mistakes Mignonette . The , " and world Almairva is a riddle sig . " hed , " I have His partner looked up at him when he gave vent to this withering " Cannot sarcasm you guess , and riddles blushed ? " sli she ghtl sai y d . timidly . and " O yet no I , " make said Almairva so many mistakes , " for I mak . The e mistakes world is . very I am flat so , Lad rich y , Mignonette . " " My dear Lady Mignonette , '' said the Duchess of Carabbas , j approaching them , " the Duke of Grandblessington and the Prince Tortonibullico are dying to be presented to you . May I have the pleasure ?" Almairva turned away and bit his lips , then , sauntering through the scented saloons to one still more odoriferous , he coquetted daintily with a truffled ortolan .

      Tkamwa Ys In I On£≫ On.

      TKAMWA YS IN I ON £ > ON .

      However Much We May Estimate The Advanta...

      However much we may estimate the advantages to be deto rived run fro them m the throug institution h our of princi tramways pal thoroughfare , it is certainl , y not In advisabl proof of e this , we give the following observations written by Mr . Henry Gotto Oxford , upon street the : — - non-advisability of running a tramway down " The lowest estimate of the space required for the double line lines outside of and tramway edges 7 ^ inches of is each 15 overlap feet tram 9 - inches line of , carriag 4 , feet viz . e roadway : on 5 feet each 3 between inches side of between the the rail two . , onl Oxford Now y , 31 Oxford Music feet 4 street Hall inches , , which with wide its is ; 32 enormous but feet , take , this that traffic would part , is leave at opposite one 16 feet place the 3 inches unoccupied by the tramway , and only 8 feet 1 ^ inches on each side of the tram carriages . As it was in the case of large feet furniture wide , p one late would -glass , until or railway loaded vans or unloaded , which vary entirel from y stop 7 to the 9 tram carriages , , to say , nothing of the passage , of boilers , large g that irders if a , vehicle & c , before was standing 10 a . m . and at a door after , 7 it p would . m . ; it be is impossible quite clear to pass between it and the tram carriage . The Company , to propose get over to the reduce difficulty the in 4 the feet narrow roadway parts between of Oxford the street two lines , may ; to this be would safeleaving be impossible , as it would , as even after a 4 allowing feet roadway for the is too overlap narrow of tram carriages , , only 2 feet 9 inches , , scarcely standing room for buses passengers are bound alighting to set . B down y Act their of Parliament , drivers near the of kerb omnitram passengersbeing obliged to alig passengers ht near the middle of the ; Tv » 5 irl ixrmiiri irt * r- \ r , lilr < = » lir V » * full r » v « = » r" TTi ^ ir rkixrn * = » r » orino *» i- o ^ mit-c »

      the impossibility of working a double line with an occasional end single of one the . waggon The delivery against the of coal kerb s , , would furniture cause , & c a ., with stoppage the tail for some time j a brewer ' s dray or other slow conveyance passing over any part of the tram , would compel the tram carriage to go equally slow . In slippery or frosty weather three or four horses may be seen down within a distance of half-a-mile , and a horse falling , or an accident on any part of the line , would cause a stoppage of a line of tram carriages ( which , with the horses , are each 28 feet long ) until the obstruction could be removed . It is not unlikely ri that ght a and horse left would . A tram fall on carriage part of runn both ing lines in a , causing groove a cannot block avoid an obstruction ; an omnibus , can , of courseturn , to the fur remain righ ther t or , than as left the . Hatton The tramway greater Garden is not number . intended A tram of omnibuses on carriage this , route would carries to still go 50 persons nibus whi , and ch carries must necessaril 25 . Should y stop tram twice carriages as often take as the an place omentirely of omnibuses , 70 will pass up or down Oxford street every hour . In case of an accident causing a stoppage of only line 15 minu of 224 tes , there feet of would the be roadway eight of , thus those the carriages inlets on occupy both ing sides a water of the p street ipes , sewers would , be & c , blocked would also stop , repairing the tram traffic gas p , ipes and , the passing of street rests would prove a difficulty . It only requires possibili 3 and $ t o y clock of unprejudiced using on a a fine tramway day person t in o sa to so t visit i crowded s f himself Oxford a thoroughfare of stieet the utter between . im It - would prove most obstructive , and highly dangerous . "

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    • Tomahawk (1867-1870), May 21, 1870, page 197, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/t/issues/ttw_21051870/page/5/