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    • THE BURLINGTON HOUSE CATECHfSM.
    • A QUEST/ON OF CONSISTENCY.
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      252 The Tomahawk. Ij Une 5,1869.

      252 THE TOMAHAWK . IJ une 5 , 1869 .

      The Burlington House Catechfsm.

      THE BURLINGTON HOUSE CATECHfSM .

      Q.—Last Week We Disposed Of The Comic Pi...

      Q . —Last week we disposed of the comic pictures of " porhaust traits . " the Can fun you of the now Ac tell ademy me ? whether the portraits really exintroducing A . —No , they drollery do not and . buffoonery There are into seve art ral . other methods of to Q tell . — me You somethi are right , about there are them . Will and commence you then be with good an enoug illus h - ng ,

      tration tration among . . the Who Who Royal . , for for Academician instance instance , , comes comes s ? out out with with most most comic comic force force A Q . . — — Mr Yes . , Cope can you . tell me why you say this ? a very A . —I large can . canvass Mr . Cope consp this icuousl year y has hung distinguished in gallery himself No . 1 . b It y ¦ ni ^ is *» ght kb very « A * - » gown ^ k ^ funny ^ » ^^ mw ! 9 . An ^» It »» extract ^ represents ^»^ w ^ —¦ " ^^ » ^ from ^ ^» »^ the ^ the ^ — ^ D ^^ uke catalogue ^^ ™^ ^ - - — of ^^ J ^ ^ Wellington ^ ^^ ^ says ^ J ^^ , M " — He ^^ i ^^ n had * j ^^^ his " — ^* ,

      as Having usual , so taken often off pictured all his the clothes great , but Duk had e in not b washed attle , decked himself in . " still crimson seen and him p in lumes the , di or gnity cloaked of old and age booted riding , in or Hyde having Park later , it is a certain to be supposed amount of that ori Mr ginality . Cop , e and wished so caug to treat ht him his in hero bad . with The humour of the idea is beyond a question . No one can gaze at fits Mr . of Cope hopelessl ' s Duk y e ungovernable for half-a-minute laughter without . Dr . being Hume , forced the scarlet into

      lay amputation figure , who case is , is announcing also full of a vigorous mull he fun has . just He made is wonder in an - full thrust y stiff into and the vulgar Duke , ' s and bedroom has rushed in a suit , or that more has possibl been sent y , been out all Q the . — way Precisel from y . Eng Can land you to tell him ms by wh Nathan y this . picture is called " the price of victory ?" flecting ambition A . —Yes what . , They I can sometimes . may It is learn meant it may fro to m cost warn it a wholesome a all man young in reputation artists lesson against in who

      reis bent upon , attracting public , attention on the Academy walls . this Q . work —Quite . right . Can you suggest any serious motive for take A . — this Mr opportunity . Cope may of be having a devoted an u admirer * ly hit at of his Napoleon great oppo , and - nent .

      in Q that . —That case what is a very the picture reasonable might explanation have been . called Tell ? me then turned A . — " to Waterloo good account Avenged , and . " presented With that to title the French it might Emperor yet be tories as a graceful * ' at Versailles and important . addition to the " gallery of Vic-Royal Q . — Academicians In contrast with can this you rather mention misdirected some fun foreign of our outsider English

      who really possesses , the vis comica and knows how to turn it to good account ? and A . — Francois Mr . A . H de . Paul Tourrier is . an admirable His interview work between and laced Louis as XL it is , above a batch of pictures contributed by associates , p or royal Academicians " Nell fe » ^ gr . >¦ G ^ b «* wyn * J ~ + » " , deserves subject W «•* * " * J ^ r ^^ ^ polished kr a ^^«» mmm special ~ mt ^ v w up «^ * v notice by rtr j ~ Mr »^ . . w There Frith mm ™ w s ^ ( » is R —• - ^ . » an A m mm . * ) m , m eternal on - ^ r ^^ the ^ »^ w

      line , with its stock gallants and Restoration drapery , while Mr . the Tourrier ion ' s work where is the high up can , if comfortabl not out of sight rest , at least it . , beyond regeye y upon three Q . — times Why too does large it not for change the two places figures with it contains 281 , a c ? anvass just ( A v A . ) » . — mr and ^ wt * m Because ^•¦ t ^ M » 9 mt . Tourrier *^ ^ i ^ ^ " ¦ Cupid ¦¦¦ *^^ ^» ^ is ^ w ' s not ^ ^» Curse - ^ an » » ^^ associate ^ ' ^^ ( ^^ 281 ^^ ^^ ^ ) is ^^ , v painted and ^ » - •«¦ ^ . « therefore ^ ^^ w ^^ p ^ v by ^^^ ^ ^^ Mr ^ h ^^ . has ^ . w Leslie ^ ¦^ -- ^ no —•» - ^ p-

      chance of being treated fairly according to his merits . His is other again contribution hung too , high 263 , " ; La while SeVe close * nade , by " is it agai a n vulgar excellent daub , , and by G . Jones ( R . A ) , entitled " Cawnpore : the Passage of the line Ganges . This , & c picture , & c , " , in monopolises its present an position immense , is a space disgrace upon to the the which walls of alone the , Royal is supposed Academy to entitle , and a one savage to its satire highest upon honours genius . , duce Half-a- a dozen bstter scenic picture artists than could this be and mentioned one fully who as could large pro in

      four-atvd-twenty hours . , , there Q . — is Exactly as much . Well genius the without n , you the would magic say , circle I suppose of R . , A th . as at there is within it ?

      Q.—Last Week We Disposed Of The Comic Pi...

      A . —A good deal more . princi talent Q . — , ples and You that ensure would should its suggest development ensure that the a ? rival immediate body recognition be formed on of A . —I would . against Q . —In the fact present , you monopol would carry at Burlington on a sort of House war ? to the knife

      A . —I would . y know Q . — a ^ You friend answer who has somewhat sent in determinedl a picture this y . Tell year , me and , do had you it rejected A . —I 1 do . ( To be continued ) .

      A Quest/On Of Consistency.

      A QUEST / ON OF CONSISTENCY .

      Placed When Mr , . A Car Few D Well Mont...

      placed When Mr , . a Car few d well months in ch back arge , Mr at . the Gladstone War Department took office , it , was and generall arrangement y believed would th be at the one abolition of the earliest of the Purchase results of System such an in pledged the army to . consider That Mr the . question Gladstone there 's government is not a doubt was , morall and we y t hat onl after y suppose due consideration , from Mr . Card the well Purchase ' s inaction System in the as existing matter ,

      civilised in the , Eng world lish ) Army has his ( and approval in , no other as a just Army and nor wise Service , institution in the . be buy If ing so this , we and is must reall selling y be the system prepared case , in and all for we branches the can general but of believe the adoption public that service it of must the . ^ in It ~ ¦^¦^ V will the ^ V —~^™ ^ v Army - ^ be h ^^ ^ v ^—^ easy —^— ' J and ^^^ v ^ v ^ v enoug " ^^^ v Navy - ^^ V ^^^ h to as ^^^^^ p assimilate ^ relative » ^^ r ^^ ^^^ V ^ V ^ V ^ ^^ r rank W ^ the ^ V ^ B ^ B ^^ V prices already V ^ V ^ B ^ b ^^ W ^ V ^^^ V ¦ of W exists ^ ft ^^^ commissions ¦ B ^ WP ^ P ^^ P between W ^^ ^^ V ^ F ^¦ V ^ VP ^ M * V

      the have Bench scale two with of , and service charges much the s Church , ; care which but and as , , difficulties with in consideration the a few cases may unimportant of present comp the iled Civil themselves modifications the Service following , , the we , the will no requirements doubt be considered of the new by reg the ime government which , in as the fully cause meeting of consistency , they are now bound to introduce : — The Church . £ sd

      . . Curate - - - - - - 046 Vicar - - - - Two years' salary Dean -----. 2 , 000 o o Archbishop Bishop - - - - - - - - - - 30 15 , , 000 o o o ( Or by special arrangement . )

      Government Offices . Clerks , „ „ 4 5 3 th th rd class „ - - - - - Same „ „ price as „ „ a Line Lieutenancy Captaincy Ensigncy . . . , , 2 1 nd st „ „ - - „ „ Lieut .-Co Majority lonelcy . . The Bench .

      £ s . d . Alderman - 10 o County County Mag Court istrate Judge - - - - - 2 , 000 215 o o 0 Police Magistrate - 3 , 000 o o

      Judge ------ 10 , 000 o o Chief Justice ----- 12 , 000 o o The Diplomatic Service . Attache * - - Same price in as the Ensi Guards gacy . and Lieutenancy Second Secretary - „ „ Lieutenancy in in the me Guards uaorus and Captaincy .

      First Secretary - „ „ Captaincy in the & Guards Lieut .- . Colonelcy Minister—To a Commoner - ; £ i 5 , 000 o o Ambassador „ —To a - Peer -- - - - - - - - - * 20 7 , , 000 500 o o o o And upwards * We cannot but hope that the Purchase System may be

  • Citation
    • Tomahawk (1867-1870), June 5, 1869, page 252, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/t/issues/ttw_05061869/page/10/