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    • AT THE COUNCIL.
    • SNAKES IN THE GRASS.
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      ¦¦ -¦— ¦. ^^_^_^^_^^___^_^^_ May 25, 186...

      ¦¦ - ¦— ¦ . ^^_^_^^_^^___^_^^_ May 25 , 1867 . ] THE TOMAHAWK . 33

      At The Council.

      AT THE COUNCIL .

      (Before Mr. Baron Tom A Hawk.) Robertson...

      ( Before Mr . Baron Tom a Hawk . ) Robertson versus The British Public . the This defendants was a case have of disputed for some proprietorshi years possessed p . It appears a cloak that befor queathed the testator to them ' s leg by itimate one Richard successor Brinsley . Mr . Sheridan Tom Robertson , in trust claims to be the late Mr . Sheridan ' s legitimate and successor , as The the

      author nntVior of of Caste Caste . Shadow Shadow Tree Tree Shaft Shaft . , Society society , , ana Ours uurs . . me defendants The first Witness join , issue called upon was this the point laintiff . Mr . Thomas Robert-Said his name was Tom . He p was , called Tombecause son . , his nis nam name e was w « t » Thomas x numaa ! . Whdont h at that ?

      Don Witness ' t you hear { irritabl what y I to say Jud ? ge I ) am . called y Tom ' you because laug my name is Thomas ? The Judge . Really , Mr . Robertson , I see nothing very witty in Witness your remark . Not . witty ? Why they would have roared at it . , if anything I had only I ' ve said written it in the in Prince Caste of Wales ' . Why , it ' s better than

      . The The Jud Witness ge . Certainl { continued y— ) I . quite He had agree , w with ith a you masterl . y hand , sketched the world of fashion of the nineteenth century . He had The Judge . One moment , if you please . You say you have sketched model . society What ' has . Now been , to your sketch model anything ? , you must have a The ^ t # &** V Witness W mr mrwrnr + r ***** . Wh »¦ y J J , society ^^^~^^^~ J , of —course .

      The The Jud Witness ge . . What What society ! Do ? you really mean to hint that you don ' t know have what read society the stories is 1 Well in the , all London I can Journal say is , that . you can never and all in attendance The the thus wit Witness had , brilliancy , proved who { continued were , and his prepared title humour ) . He to had the to of prove property several the late , that children Mr in he . dispute R . had B of . Sheridan inherited his . brain , the Captain military Hawtree profession was in then Ours called under »»¦•¦»» . ¦»*—i He the w— - made assumed —v — - his ——— name debut —— in of

      was HXW Calcot Xl ri lllltCVl g ; ht he — everything now r * V / belonged lV <^ MA \/ lii that ** . « to . was *—^ Caste ••' r green wj , . Everything was blue v — _ — everything that — — — was — — — wrong — — that — — was The scarlet Judge was . yellow Stop , stop —everything ! What that on was earth black are was you talking about ? Mr . T 0711 Robertson . What are you interrupting the witness for ? All I can say , if you can ' t appreciate Wales his Zi wit ? , they laugh at

      tree it consumedl ) . You were y at say the ing Prince that everything of ' that 1 , ( was Captain black was Haw-Witness . White . And everything that is chocolate with lavender Mr . Tom spots Robertson , is brown . with Ha ! p ha ink ! stri ha pes ! ho . ! ho ! ho ! Everything stripes that ! ( Wit is h chocolat a glance e with of triumph lavender ) . spots There , , is what brown do with you think pink of that ?

      [ The Judge having been awakened from a gentle slumber , the trial was continued . } Mr The . " Robertson Marquise { " interrupting said that she ) . was Your an pardon unmiti , gated my lad snob yship . — you The are Witness a specimen . Nonsense of the British Mr . Robertson Aristocracy . . If knew - thing : about the matter , you , would know that I am you as vulgar any but as

      an illiterate barmaid . You have made me a " Marquise , " my proper Jud ge here . And is the ar kitchen e these people your show characters , Mr . Robertson . Mrs Mr . D . Robertson 'Alroyd , who . Yes calls , my her Lord son the ; but Hon I . have Master got D an 'Alroy Hon d . . j ^ The JudThank I should have been delighted to

      but have directed see ge Mr . th . e Robertson jury to you have . we found must consider a verdict the in merits your favour of an- ; other claimant , to the cloak , of the late Mr . Sheridan with even greater merits than yourself . Of course I allude to the Poet Close , and Shaf Mr t . ? Robertson . Stop , my lord . Have you seen Shadow Tree

      (Before Mr. Baron Tom A Hawk.) Robertson...

      tending The Jud a ge representation { courteously ) of . the No ; p but iece I in will question make a , when point of I at go - to—hem—to Purgatory ! [ Plaintiff nonsuited . ]

      Snakes In The Grass.

      SNAKES IN THE GRASS .

      Somebody Signing Himself V., And Somebod...

      Somebody signing himself V ., and somebody else , have been dinner quarrelling hour in as a arranged back column by the of authorities the Times at over the the Zoolog snakes ical ' reptile Gardens department . V , . objects to live to the rabbits natural , and preference talks about shown the " agonies by the of deglutition , " " nursemaids , " and the " Divine ordinance . " view view Somebod of of the the y else matter matter is not , regards reerards so particular the the ordinary ordinary ; and zoological zoological taking quite fare fare a snake in in the the 's

      light of a mere cut , from the joint with vegetables . That the public lainl find the snake the " over agonies his chop of deg , hig lutition hly amusing , " or to , there speak is not more a doubt p . y , Somebody else thinks it not only amusing , but inordinance structive too of , cag and ing as up V . has a boa nothing constrictor to say in against a glass the bandbox Divine , perhaps V . has , on the whole , the worst of the argument .

      Howfollowing ever ever , , the the programme correspondence correspondence will has has show not not . It been been has without without been issued truit fruit , , by as as the the the and authorities at the same in the time hope of of affording quieting amp the le scrup instruction les of the and one amuse party - , ment to the other . On and ZOO ajfer L OGICA Monday L GARDENS iext the following , REGENT will be ' S PARK Programme . of the arrangements daily until further notice :

      9 O'CLOCK . The gardens will be opened to the public till io „ Letting dusk commencement , loose of the of half carnivorous -price . animals , and N . B . —Those who wish to avail themselves of the extra empty charge cages of , one can do shilling so on , or payment on personal of an

      application to the owners . Band the Programmes of previous the Life may evening Guard be had , s or ( Blue of handed ) the in the conductor on bear a ' s stick p on it . from the hole . 11 Feeding of the eagles , vultures , on hemp-seed , ^ 12 ^ ^ 0 9 a „ m Attempt ^ b ^ b ^ p ground v - ^^ at ^ a m ^ w - to » sell Balloon ^^ get ^— , ^^ and ^ the ^ ~ ^ ascent sugar ^^ carnivorous ^^ ~^~ ^ . ~ ~ ~ " ^ ^ ^^ ™^— " — animal — — — s ^~ back

      —1 Lecture again . . The " Rhinocero . s at Home , " with 2 „ Uncag brilliant ing of illustrations reptiles , feeding among of the boa audience constrictor . „ on Welch-rarebitsclock-work miceand 2-3 O . Ride piping round bulfinches the gardens . , on the back of , the , schools Chimpanzee Visit . Great of hippopotamus reduction made to the re for

      -. freshment-room , and comic scene with the 3 Band hysena of . the Life Guards ( Blue ) . Locality un-„ certain . 4 „ General on pine feeding apple ice hour and . Feeding wafers , of of seal Polar on sealing bears

      wax wax beasts , . and and , given grand errand by humanitarian humanitarian the Society for banquet banquet the Preven to to wild wild - , tion of Cruelty to Animals . Menu . Pot ag k—IJcau . PoiSSON— Whalebones en papillote . Entree

      Cocher de fiacre— . Sauce piquantc . Enfant a la Maintenon . RoTI . Keeper . Mail re d'Hotel Legumes au . v pommes . de terre .

      Admission— One Shilling , Which N # B . — may The be public taken out are in requested refreshment not to if irritate possible the . animals , especially when loose .

      A Casual Success.—The Pall Mall Gazette....

      A Casual Success . —The Pall Mall Gazette . ! *»«« i ^ B » .. *

  • Citation
    • Tomahawk (1867-1870), May 25, 1867, page 33, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/t/issues/ttw_25051867/page/7/