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    • THE WEEK.
    • A TIP FOR TO WIST COUNCILS.
    • COMPETITION IN LONG CLOTHES! A Lay of North Woolwich.
    • PROMISES AFTER DATE,
    • JVOT A BAD JUDGE.
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      4<5 The Tom Ah A Wk. {July 31, 1869.

      4 < 5 THE TOM AH A WK . { July 31 , 1869 .

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      London, July 31, 1869.

      LONDON , JULY 31 , 1869 .

      The Week.

      THE WEEK .

      " The Irish State Church Is Dead, Long L...

      " The Irish State Church is dead , Long live the Irish Land Question ! "

      The Ladies Are Still To Have A Grating I...

      The ladies are still to have a grating in front of them at the House . Very appropriate—the gallery is so hot that they must have a grill { grille /) .

      The Tory Side Of The House Is Deserted. ...

      The Tory side of the House is deserted . The weather is so oppressive that , like the lawyers , they are obliged to dispense with the Whigs . *

      In The Salmon Fishery Committee, Every P...

      In the Salmon Fishery Committee , every person that has been examined as yet has had a plan of his own for remedying the present dearth of that fish ; in fact , to quote the poet , " A Committeeman on the dearth , Hasn ' t a very pleasant berth . " *

      " Schneider " (Vide Her Letter To The Ti...

      " Schneider " ( vide her letter to the Times ) has had a narrow escape . If it were not cruel to laugh about such a serious subject , one might say that the flames , in catching the young lady ' s ample skirts , were very enfers ( unfair ?)*

      The Earl Of Winchilsea Is Reported To Ha...

      The Earl of Winchilsea is reported to have remarked , in the course of a recent debate , that " sooner than vote for the Government , he would let his head be brought to the block ! " No great distance that , my lord !

      What Has Come To The Law Officers Of The...

      What has come to the Law Officers of the Government ? The Lord Chancellor , the other day , in the House of Lords , at the close of the first debate on the Commons' rejection of the Lords ' amendments , showed that those who gave him credit for moderation were rather hasty , for he gave vent to a burst of enthusiasm and hearty indignation which must have astonished the woolsack . In the House of Commons , on Thursday last , the Solicitor-General was guilty of an unpardonable escapade , taking advantage of answering some questions to abuse the Lords most roundly for their rejection of the University Tests Bill . However much we sympathise with the opinions entertained by both the noble lord and the right honourable gentleman , we cannot think their mode of expressing them becoming in persons of their position and dignity .

      A Tip For To Wist Councils.

      A TIP FOR TO WIST COUNCILS .

      Form It Of Has An At Address Last Occurr...

      form It of has an at address last occurred presented to somebod to a royal y that personage the scroll , , is the sli usual ghtly inconvenient . On the occasion of the Prince of Wales' visit to parc Manchester el of parchment , the Princess hitherto , instead de rigzieur of on receiving such occasions the ungainly , had handed to her a richly-bound little volume , " gorgeously illumithe nated rig " ht as direction the reporters . Now tel that l us addresses . This innovation to royalty have is certainl assumed y in still the form further of in books the cause , perhap of reform s some , and radical let the corporation beautiful binding will go shelter something worth reading .

      * * The effect of the hot weather . Very mild J—[ Ed . Tom . ]

      Competition In Long Clothes! A Lay Of North Woolwich.

      COMPETITION IN LONG CLOTHES ! A Lay of North Woolwich .

      Who Of Rival Felt Yearlings The Weight W...

      Who Of rival felt yearlings the weight with , and surprise scanned the size ! Yet doubted not to win the Prize , ? ! My mother ! The To change heat , the thy Bab purpose y-freig all hted were train vain , : j Was ' t love of me ? or hope of gain , j My mother ? ) I With Who let secrets the public of our eye make free nursery , That int ' rest only you and M y mothe ? r ! Who babes with piglings would confound , A Show nd wei both gh their fle merits sh , so firm by the pound sound ? , My mother ! A First Spri mbitio ng Quality infants n noble , fattened \ T to en prepare Pounds up with the care , Pair . , My mother ! Maternity If breeders , to prizes please be the allowed crowd , , Concurrently must be endowed My mother , I j H I pas ome s joys my time , my in moth health er , now y sleep are , cheap : Yet win a cup to pay my keep , My mother !

      Promises After Date,

      PROMISES AFTER DATE ,

      Royal It Seems Famil To Y To Be Make The...

      Royal It seems Famil to y to be make the fashion long engagements ncw-a-days . for The members Duke of of Edin the - burgh , before leaving England , mapped out his time for two y ear p r s o und advance the world , but , he had a r R eason oyal Hi for g doing hness so contemp . In the lated case though of other Royal personages " who stay at home at ease , " th eir long the engagement do not ultim s atel appear rove to be inconvenient somewhat unneces . It is - i no sary ntention doubt , s , p of leasant Royalty y for , the and public the to recent y be p kept announcement au courant of of Her the , with Maje resp sty ' s ec projected tful acclamati visit to on Ireland ; but next next year year is has a lo been ng ti received me off , however and " hope that long nothing deferred may maketh happen the between heart this sick and . " then We to trust in- , back terfere . with , a scheme to which the long delay is the only draw-

      Jvot A Bad Judge.

      JVOT A BAD JUDGE .

      We Do Not Agree With Those Journals Whic...

      We do not agree with those journals which are inclined to carp Deputy at the Judge appointment Advocate General of Mr . J of . the C . O Army 'Dowd , in to succession the post to of Mr . Vernon Lushington , Q . C ., now Secretary of the Admiralty . but Mr . he O'Dowd nevertheless is a barrister possesses of limited an intimate experience acquaintance , be it admitted with , military law and military matters generally . Indeed , supposing world that several Mr , a peop . much O'Dowd le in respected high was places not gentleman an , intelligent there could , and member be a no personal reason of the whatever friend literary of of why the he Army should . Perhaps not be made on second Deput thoughts y J udge , our Advocate contemporaries General before has more alluded than to a just , may claim come to to the preferment conclusion , and that that Mr . no O'Dowd better man ment . than he could have been chosen for the vacant appoint-

  • Citation
    • Tomahawk (1867-1870), July 31, 1869, page 46, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/t/issues/ttw_31071869/page/4/