Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-11-09 00:00:00

MR. R,AREY IN DUBLIN

The first of a series of two lectureit, with "practical
illustrations of his system in the education and manage-
. ment of the horse; was given yesterday by Mr. Rarey
in the Round Room of the Rottmdo, in the presence of
his Excellency the Lord-Lieutenant, and a large assem-
blage of the nobility and gentry. There were also
present a large number of persons engaged in the train-
managetnent, purchase and 'sale of horses, to whom'
Mr, Rarey's system, at'once so simple, prompt, gentle, and
efficient, must be fraught with much interest and sound
admonition. Mr. Rarey's exposition yesterday was one
of the most stern reproofs to those who hold the maxim—
" spare the whip and spoil the horse." But it was more
—it was evidence demonstrated of the capacity of
a vicious brute beast and a young, ignorant colt to be
governed through • the goodness of their nature, and to-
become gentle and docile to him who used no other
weapon but kindness, and availed himself of no other
means for theii‘ proper government than that of show-
ing them, through their instincts, that he was their
master ; and it struck us forcibly, when we saw Mr.
Rarey effect perfect dominion over the things which
he sought to control with ease to himself and without
inflicting pain or injury on the things controlled, what a
salutary lesson it was for those in high places, who had
the government and the education of men, who may not
be yet convinced of the truth, that when the affections
are not with that which seeks to govern, its jurisdiction
is almost always disputed, and often overthrown. The ar-
rangements in the Round-room were well suited to give
every facility to the audience to witness the all but marvel-
lous power which Mr. Rarey possesses over the horse, how-
ever unused to restraint or worse--however vitiated by
harsh usuage, and made vicious and morose by modes of
training too often adopted. In the centre of the room
a large space was railed in, the floor of which was com-
posed of earth, covered over with straw. In this enclo-
sure Mr. Rarey operated. The orchestra was set aside
for his Excellency the Lord Lieutenant and suite and
the holders of season tickets for reserved seats. The
benches surrounding the enclosures and the back seats
were admirably managed for the object of giving all pre-
sent an opportunity of witnessing the highly interesting
proceedings. These and the other arrangements were
carried out in a most satisfactory manner by Mr. Seavey,
Mr. Rarey's travelling agent. His Excellency the Lord
Lieutenant, on arriving, was conducted to the seat pre-
pared for him in front of the orchestra. He was ac-
corrpanied by the Hon. Misses Lascelles (three), and a
number of other ladies and gentlemen.

Mr. Rarey on presenting-himself was received with
loud cheers. He then, after a few remarks, proceeded
to attach the strap to one of the fore knees of the horse
in the manner so often described. He placed the horse
upon its knees, when the animal became restive and
sought, to break away from all restraint. After
a considerable time the • horse became perfectly
subdued. Mr. Rarey said there was much more
difficulty in subduinc, this animal than in breaking in
a perfectly untraineehorse, inasmuch as this horse had
been badly trained, and taught to know his own strength
in opposing himself to the violence used towards him.
A horse should not be app.roached timidly, as if persons
were afraid of him, thus inducing the horse to believe
that some wrong was intended towards him. Mr.
Rarey went on to give some interesting details of
the manner in which he had effected the subjugation
of Lord 'Lester's celebrated horse Cruiser. He referred
to a statement which had gone the round of the papers,
to the effect that the horse had recently killed one
of its grooms by biting him. Mr. Rarey showed that
this assertion was untrue, the fact being that the horse
had only playfully given one of the, grooms a slight nip.
The groom was in his shirt sleeves at the time, and
would not have got the bite unless the animal had been
needlessly provoked. Mr. Rarey then, having perfectly
subdued the horse now under his management, and after
showing the utter relaxation of the muscles, owing, as
he said, to the animal's being perfectly quiescent, with-
out any intention to kick or bite, he lay down between
the horse's legs and put his hant4 into his mouth with-
out the animal's giving the slighest sign of resistance.
The straps were then removed, and the horse rein-
stated on his legs. A saddle, with its appendages,
was then shown to him, which the horse viewed with
most laughable curiosity, never taking his eye off
the movements of Mr. Rarey. The saddle was gently
placed on the horse's back, and Mr. Rarey here gave
some excellent illustrations of the manner in which
equestrians should mount their horses, by getting on
and ont of the saddle with the greatest ease without
disturbing it, though it was ungirthed. Mr. Rarey
then presented a drum to the horse's inspection, and
subsequently placed it on his back, and commenced
sounding it gently at first until the horse was inured to
the noise, and, afterwards, though the drum was forcibly
struck, tie horse remained perfectly quiet. On the
horse being led out of the area, Mr. Rarey was loudly
applauded for •his complete and perfect success. The
next horse operated on was a two-year-old colt, the • ro-
party of Mr. William Hall, of William-street. " ien
the horse was led on by a groom, his owner, in reply to
a bystander, stated that the colt had never been broken
in and was quite untrained. Mr. Rarey adopted a course
with respect to this animal similar to that used with the
preceding, and with perfect success. He gave smile in-
teresting details of the manner in which he had effected
the perfect reformation of a stopping horse, that,nothing,
even the application of fire, could induce previouslY to
work in harness. At the conclusion of the lecture, his
Excellency, the Lord Lieutenant, intimated his wish that
Mr. Rarey • should be presented to him. This having
been done, his Excellency congratulated Mr. Rarey on
the entire success of his system, and honoured him 'with'
an invitation to breakfast at the "Viceregal Lodge this
morning. Mr. Rarey will give his second lecture on
Saturday next, when a wild and untameable horse,
which could not be caught yesterday, though four men
were in pursuit of her during all yesterday forenoon,
will be -operated upon. Those who have not as yet seen
Mr. Rarey's admirable plan for the rational manage-
ment of the horse should not let pass this opportunity.—
Freeman's Journal.,

,BILOUGHAM IN 1796.—Mrs. Renton, of Buccleuch-
place—our own Mrs. Fry, and the widow of one of our
best citizens, a burgh reformer in the stormy, black, bad
old times—has in her possession the " Essay of Dreams,"
given in by Lord Brougham to Dugald Stewart in
1796. We have seen this remarkable relic; it is writ-
ten in the same bold, slashing, impatient hand as in his
prime. Its title is " Inquiry into the State of our
Minds when Asleep," and this altered by the .boy writer
to "In Sleep—by Induction ;" and in the .corner, in
stout half-text, is Henry Brougham." It begins with
a quotation from Bacon, and ends with one from New-
ton; the teacher and master
being of induction first and
last. Mrs. Renton got it many years ago from Mr.
Smail; secretary to Dugald- Stewart; who told her that
when they were looking- over the essays, Stewart said;
pushing Brougham's essay to him, " Small, keep that;
that boy, if he likes, may be Lord Chancellor of Eng-
land !"—Scotsman.

WRECKS IN
_BIDEFORD BAY.—Loss OF NEARLY
FIFTY LlVES.—Daring Tuesday. night, and Wednesday
morning this coast was again visited by 'a '.gale. of the
fiereesCdescription, resulting in the wreck of several
vessels in the bay, and the loss, it is considered, in this
neighbourhood of. nearly fifty lives. Three vessels, two
of which "have been identified as the Wanderer and
Refuge, haye been totally wrecked; and the scattered
timbers washed on shore at the back of Northam-Barrows,
not a single soul, it is feared, being saved to tell the tale.
One of the veisels,judging from the, masts and timbers,
evidently is a ship of 1,500 tons, '
requiring at the least
thirty hands. On Braunion Sands a brig 'of 320 tons,
called the North Esk, of Sunderland,John Chipp, master,
was driven ashore about eleven o clock on Tuesday nigkt
—all hands saved. She left Llarielly on Sunday for
Havre, with' a cargo .of culm, and soon after met with a
gale which carried away her mainyard, and two hours
after ,both topsails. On Tuesday morning the wind wore
round off Lundy NW by N, when she shipped heavy
seas, which washed overboard her boats, compass
and binnacle. At nine o'clock set foresail and wore
ship at ten, and strirek,- it is supposed, on Baggy-;
leap, and half filled with water ; shortly after she

ran ashore off the Braunton Burrows. The crew
(six hands) remained in the maintop rigging
the . whole of the night. Soon after day-break
two countrymen observed the vessel, and gave in-
formation to the lighthouse keeper. A:flag was imme-
diately hoisted from the lighthouse, and a crew of volun-
teers passed over from Appledore and launched the life-
boat of the Royal National Life-boat Institution, with
the utmost despatch. The crew had been since eleven
o'deocs, assured the Previous night in the maintop. The captain
tho reporter that, although he had seen many
Wrecks,
courageously done than the saving of himself and. crew
never witnessed anything more quickly and
by the life-boat. The Braunton life-bdat station is in
excellent order, and reflects much credit on Mr. Chan-
ter and other gentlemen who act for the'National Life-
boat Society on this coast.

DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT A. SPANISH

LEATHER WORKS; LEEDS

On Monday evening, one of the most disastrous fires
which has occurred in Leeds for several years broke out
on the premises of Messrs. Wilson, Walker, and Tatham,
Spanish leather manufactory, Buslingthorpe Tannery,
Leeds. The works, which are very extensive, occupy a
gentle slope on the north side of the Sheepscar
Beck, and comprise both new and old buildings, the
latter lying on the bank of the rivulet, and the
former—a huge building nearly half the length of the
Great Eastern ship, being immediately in the rear.
The flames were discovered a little after five o'clock, in
a long building known as Stock's Old Mill, which has
lately been employed by the firm as a dryhouse and
as a workshop for the fellmongers ; and, owing
to the ignitable nature of the contents, three-parts of
the mill were speedily in a blaze. The fire would ap-
pear to have originated in one of the upper floors, for
the " hands" when it was discovered, pretty generally
restricted its mischievous operation by discharging con-
tinuous and dense steam in the lower rooms, a course
which to a considerable extent prevented the flames from
living, in those departments of the mill. It was some
time before the engines arrived on the spot, and the de-
vastating element had meanwhile obtained considerable
ascendancy over the upper rooms, these places being pretty
nearly gutted, and the roof all but fallen in before any ,
fire-hose had commenced to play. The sight was fear-
fully grand. The building stands within the Meanwood
Valley, and this beautiful valley was blackened by
crowds of spectators, extending from Buslingthorpe
itself to Woodhouse Ridge, and the earnest faces of these
thousands of operatives . were lit up with.superbnielor
dramatic effect by the flames. The progress of the fire
was also curiously watched by earnest groups from Wood-
house Moor itself. Shortly after six o'clock the engines
were got to work, and there being no wind prevailing,
the fire was confined to the north-west half of the mill.
The loss must be very heavy, as there must have
been a great quantity. of partially manufactured ma=
terial in the place, independently of the mechanical
appliances and cost of the building itself. When our
parcel was despatched the fire was still raging, but its
strength had been subdued. Had the flames extended to
the lofty, spacious, and lengthy factory behind—and at
the north-west corner the buildings were in nearly im-
mediate contact—the loss would have been frightful.
This great calamity, however, was fortunately averted,
although some of the wood Work beyond the engine-house
caught fire at an early period of the conflagration. The
partners are, we understand, fully insured. Mr. Wilson
(Alderman John and a borough magistrate) is in the
Windermere district at present, so that the intelligence
may possibly first reach him through the medium of our
columns. Mr. Walker was also absent when the fire
broke out. The event was attended with very painful
features quite independent of the fire, for many women—
evidently mothers—were there asking everybody ap-
parently in authority, in a wild and distracted manner,
whether the children were at work when the fire was
first discovered.