The Press. — London, England, 1858-06-19 00:00:00

t wit - trfVut -id , (141 Wu? ~ _T hames. This Pls am ended, it was a and it was admitted question of: I mile outfal near. EritlL v iews, and presente then, that we are r nothing even comm that no 14...in0t j am third p Pf jecwd gift 6. that ProPoinls±pY great error... use , never empowered proposal of .the B jetted it, but, ppo engineers, at,; plans, and, to,' than the Act—C ij c was a great lowa . i gave in their tygpX PesiPg Pla*.. - ii engineellfroalleell way,. 1 . 144 KW" Sir >lt 4441 111 1.41 WW thin, the yea s io4l a new change ,of ,c up," and no one kr this, it ought to be 1 its amended plans ii than giventkn, sill Januairipli ' Feints would,Myft beets,: se: hare . ! the prese r and . moat WWIOI4O come sP POPITAx Down), WOW& Mfg ,79* 15ff to noitatuqn anillit 1 A PI -us - 8#4611-uthil to 1 1 ' Cin9lutiume R • ii i i kripliaa ( it these three d* ,° tiA Inman* ii I s . stry in getter and about we go!" to do them justieep: any longer; the Al can't afford to 'i i b k hands, 1 should i e such a bad fellow, a But we shall hear • W. G. H— is let Sit dow. . .' .' .. . • o t i i .i . Sir t' k . 1 ' T Lord P—. the least CANNING:4 punkahs "44fP .i. 1 44.30 the telling. In h dividing. rd P i , 771' t of th e m are good f Why, I let them of Sir 1 1 . ? ; l il— 4044, And thee Owynisy that Wynn clamp! to change widi Yin Lord p--. conscience n0w,1t- 1e34 9 r!! told: wiotaikt twogien — t. i Sir N'ArGhtid- -14,4...t. " 1 , , ,.**, ' ' •-' 5 4101 ," !m g : , cei't., . 4;.,.4'1 w, 9 " , 4l , r 11 . 11 fdiPati414i1 Ce Vertito,llol6ll to ii ivoi_ ir 4: b ,_, 0 ~ 05- 7171 ` ::* i 41 among our ovru set -THE I PRESS, plan was rejected by Sir JAMIN HALL, and, when was a second time rejected. ;conference was then held, was admitted. that the whole ,difference of opinion turned upon a o f I" mile, or , half} mile,: higher or lower, for the proposed ',EritiL The.; Nard at once adopted Sir BENJAMIN HALL'S presented its third plan before the close of 1856. How is it, sire now, ill atone, 1858, inquiring why nothing is done— commenced or even determined upon ? The first answer is, ' relU with the - METROPOLITAN BOARD OF WORKS. Its pf;)?ecenibei, 1856, is not yet either accepted or re- Igtp,gr . ,the durosint Chief Conunissioner. On receiving U ) ,yes and a •P4Alf ago, Sir Ilus.rNsix HALL, fell into a rs, , own. Act;, of Parliament gas, , him a veto ; but it empowered him to frame a plan. )Nt, i on,r.ips.-4ving the amended Board,. klie ,AißmAluN Harz neither accepted nor re iiintedonfilflF,CPasaiting Board ! lie employed thr4i ii,4w c05,,40, ge over the proposed plan, and all oth* - t LF,("tse IS licill-9 of, their own. Now, all this was more 2 4 7 .4, A . favivi gisTc any power to do. The first result •ottinte. ' elapißd before these three engineers I PS 1111 Ct f . ' the production of two corn ii le , ~ , k and now the three , produced. t : neither, t e two powers would give 4,IFrAtpr9ATIA.Ni )30AilD belie* its plan to be the best. rowpsrpturaLly inclined to support Ins own referees. And l&Wpassed; and 1858 came in, and soon there happened If ; Government. Meanwhile, the whole question is "hung knows when or how it is to be settled. But amidst all fully known thatlthe METROPOLITAN BOARD completed in December, 1856, and that if Sir BKNJAMIN HALL had approval, the work would have been commenced in 'ebruary, 1857, and, by this time, about one-half of it ..aoconiplished, And if the House of Commons desires present ussayory smell removed from under its nose, the diretlt,,W4 to request the Chief Commissioner of speedily tnjeome decision, pm SR the plan of the Mrrao- Au, which has now lain for eighteen months, neither ixfliectqd , PA Lk tit4lg of *P aitae. ' " Ifft fla s9n9ml. to po7ol ITZT 7 CCADILLY CONFERENCE. kfel is Cainbrierre•lsusue. nit, II sm., Wednesday 'names.. 4 44 + 6 •11,1idnouend ieetil.g she" TiAts" If the dam. 01014811i4Y. : *LAM it is—l've been looking for 16 11 84 . tiki'llitiehi'of having surprised me; but there it viirtitibirbbiitint without even a reservation—to the )2 ,11 I,ifii alga/fi : puslipkltY in particular ! " Shift sail, ''" Put not your trust in. Printing-house Square. Well— ,TittleiiltApee. bow they could have held on to'ther tack uneouinso ie f nly near the wind, and the Moses If or playing into RUSSELL'S 7kE to try . the candid and impartial line myself. bunny isn't after oil; and,idon't lick much by badgering DissAzu. _ _ what H--pia, has te - -day— and here he comes (Sir is ;ilinatinced). Alit my dent- H—n—punctual as usual. cool corner you 014 - ' • ; • tut Lt , . - , yriT- .1. 4 e " ,, t, -rpr.„ it is inindeed very v Warm, my dear fellow! it's scorching hot. Ido think J:4ola do fir us would be to send over of a cargo of To be sure, they would arrive a little late—but he's •,, o u ta s_. t news have you got for me? V. Kirryr . , Nothing, I fear, that will be very pleasant in fact, I think malty of oar men are getting tired of Tired of dividing ? why it's the only thing aine-tentho for. Eesides, I'm sure they've not been Mend worked• Off On CARD WEL I:8 resolution. „,,_____, 'le e ry. true; 1 bf then I don't think you quite re -01, Mott din:4o,o.a full week before our great fiasco. •s i oryfr,forgive my bias—but some of them really say :ileac vote witbeas Isaunp, they oughtn't to be expected JII‘L' rEdi . .:• 1191!) - Well, pertniiitot--everybaty is supposed to keep a now-e-days, though:We tether expensive for a poor man—at But, my ,: thmr H —R, I never do change my vote ' r.qaff*T.:l v 3 .voi.i. , •-;, (--eferio,llibestreigiat Woolwich question— , Irw a kdfigt l oopoodele as daylight. When we were liktlelegiP•aillidewelAtri'out, it was our game to bid for -•..errirl,i nr • ox 5 /1:If r L 1 , ,_ , 11-7 7"rtli if °MR v i e 114.44ChE .11ING S motion— Oltentne.bletat year it was a question of winning the e mzmenitivesi - tokairrioyaelf isitthis tune I wanted to gain the Radicals, , _ 1 . '.. 'bid: Thal& reason enough, I should think. ~...1 . 4 rtr•- .. (delerild , jany). Certainly, my Lord, certainly ; rsh - Pie 444-isractic,?l7iew that would be appreciated i df set, Bit, ignellow, I haven't your happy way of putting II or ...p.m things, and when I take that line I assure you there are scores of men who absolutely laugh at me, and sometimes make very unpleasant remarks Lord P—. " Ower mony maisters," as the Paddock said to the Harrow. But they are heartily welcome to abuse me, if they will only vote right. Sir W. G. H— (solemnly). Believe me, my dear Lord, that is just what they won't do. See how we got beaten on Monday night! If they only unlearn old habits, and get used to dividing against ua, there's no-saying to what lengths their spirit of "independence" may carry them Why, it was only the other day ROEBUCK told me he was "an old bird"— Lord Striking novelty in zoology ! Sir W. G. And BRIGHT said I might be DAULAR, but he wasn't SAMSON. I don't know what he meant, but I'm sure it was some thing unpleasant. Lord P—srm Well, my dear Dalilah, what is to be the upshot ? The Thanes Ay from us, it seems. How are we to rally them ? I suppose you haile sounded our "Independent" friends as to their wishes in the event of a new Liberal Government being formed. How many seats in the Cabinet do they want ? You might mention three on speculation. No promise, of course, but merely as a friendly hint. Sir W. G. H—. I'm afraid it wouldn't do— Lord P—. Wouldn't do ? Why, how many can conscience to ask ? Sir W. G. ll—. They won't take a business view of the question, my Lord. Lord P f they won't listen to business, what's their pleasure ? they have the Sir W. G. H—. They say they want a programme "Lord P—. A—how much ? Sir W. G. H—. A formal programme, my Lord, of what they call "substantive reforms," which you and Lord JOHN must undertake to carry for them. Lord P—. I'll see them d—l mean in as favourable a light as I can. But I must know what they are. Dear me, how oppressive this heat is. I must take a leaf out of CLARENDON'S book, and start a " NarghilC." , • h . 2 Sir W. G. ll—. Abolition of Church-rates----- . I Lord P—. Over boots, over shoes, eh ? Well, I don't like it, but if they forget the tenth commandment that's their look-out. I won't meddle with them. "What next ? (Fans himself with a newspaper.) Sir W. G. ll—. A large measure of Reform—in fact, something very like household suffrage. Lord P—. No no—that won't do—it's premature altogether. Bat you may tell 'em we'll trump Dizzy's highest card in that line. That must content them, surely. Might I trouble you to set that window a little wider. This room is absolutely suffocating. ( Loosens his neckcloth.) Sir W. G. ll—. In any case, the Ballot to be a sine quiz 110 k. Lord P— (rising, and rushing to the window). My dear I can't stand it any longer—it's too much for me—this heat I mean. Zit oonfounded rat-trap--I mean this confined atmosphere--has q • me. We'll talk it over another day. 46 to 'Janet — Exit. anet Lord P between deliquinm and deliquesentice,4#4 ejaca,l44;g • " No—not that—not that. A clear stage for lying if they pleas*, bid oplaruar," , Iv%IR lUldl G lO/1. 1‘ dil jadir 13r)8 30 'al THE CHROMATROPE ; on, POLYTECHNIC v. POLITICIANS. ' • As whirls the restless Chromatrope viologs With rays that mock the view, dii,v ,sfqoxi den Succ?sslve colours merge their strife, mint Ell • • To form one steadfast hue. to noi twrit olt - on4d wumitln /irrrmeo Bright blues and yellows, side by side, In cooler green unite, • And all the rainbow's aev ' ral ti n t s 0 1 4 . 1 Ark harmonized to white. ...lit Oh! were it thus in politics, The "Leader " and the vote ! ~,ji 9e00i11.3d :tsf,96 10 pyti; 911 S llx 5 5(1.1 401110geili paring slli le PI ilirN sp9m wed Jwdf 401 iiiiqt f:6l:onnt . ,l,sti•do fist .► dlidw •.site . az ncrthume Him many a motley Harlequin '4lO trweiwi Would wear a decent coat ! tuitifm9vlsemsel rTlldterr 5,1 cl Then might the many-colour'd Tunes ,if c r t o Its freakish tints arrange, t And catch the hue of innoeenee '` • fp' , , n 9 ,• , ./1 From systematic change : 1 ari,t I is- At rx And Pam—whom reckless lust of place slysTvp ;41 16 4 a ' Impels thro' thick and thin, Atadal, Al Who "jumps Jim Crow" with "aye" of "no," As he is out or in— assoriuiq e , Might wade to honest statesmanship •rk,rneulk.., ;. - Thro' Faction's miry way, p•:'• 99 , 1 And twixt alternate "Black" and K White" aproximate to "Grey "! 111 k ',75 0/ 9tt/ft dirli A 4 .