The Sun.
London, England, 1865-11-06 00:00:00

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The Temperance Movement.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
SlR,—The friends of the temperance cause ars
much indebted to you for the leading article
in your paper of Saturday. You do them• in-
justice, however, when you state that they "en-
deavour to enforce total abstinence on a whole
country." Their object is not to enforce total
abstinence, which would certainly be " per-
fectly useless," but to persuade the community that
abstinence from strong drink as a common beverage
is the most efficient means of reclaiming drunkards
and of preserving the sober from habits of intem-
perance. The fact that one-tenth of the inhabitants
of this country have already become total abstainers
is sufficient to encourage temperance reformers to
further efforts, and to convince them that their work
is not so utterly " hopeless" as many imagine.
Yours, respectfully,
A TWENTY-SIX YEARS' TEETOTALLER.
London, Nov. 6, 1865.

Arrangements are ordered to be carried out on an
extensive system in Woolwich Arsenal for the pur-
pose of fulfilling the design of the War Department,
long contemplated, of superseding the use of timber
for gun carriages throughout the two services, and
establishing that of iron in its stead. A large number.
of carpenters employed for many years in the Royal
carriage department have in consequence been dis-
missed, and, by virtue of the regulations, those who
have served ten years and upwards are entitled to a
scale of pension ranging from ss. a week. Many of
the men are young and unencumbered, and will be
able to obtain employment elsewhere -without
loss of time, while many, it is feared, will have great
difficulty in supporting themselves and their families
on account of their advanced age. Their discharge
was felt to be a matter of necessity, otherwise the
work would have to be performed by private firms.
The spacious workshops occupied by the carpenters
and tin-workers are now undergoing a complete
change. They will be transformed into smitheries
and engineers' factories, and are being supplied
with riveting machines, steam hammers, punch-
ing machines, shears, and all the appliances ne-
cessary in the manufacture of iron carriages
and slides. A fuse-box of a new pattern, approved
by the War Department, is also to be introduced,
and the entire stock on hand is ordered to be re-
modelled, which will entail some considerable amount
of employment to those retained. A number of
additional mechanics and labourers have been taken
on in the Royal gun factories to complete the
" Woolwich guns" in course of construction, so as to
enter upon a test of their merits as early as may be.

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A ROMAN CATHOLIC JUDGE ON FENIANISM.-At

the quarter sessions for the county of Limerick, Mr.
John Leahy, chairman of the county, a Roman Catholic,
in addressing the Grand Jury, congratulated them on the

'act that so far as their city was concerned, it ap-
peared to him to be free from what was known as
Fenianism. This, he should say, was highly creditable to
Limerick. There was no appearance whatever of that vile
and wicked conspiracy within its walls, which was not to
bo much wondered at when the character and intelligence
of its inhabitants was considered, for no respectable or in-
telligent man would identify himself with it; even the
humbler classes of any respect would not do so. It was
confined to drunken, idle fellows, disaffected young men
without character or reputation, a lot of brainless shop
boys, who, because they read of the penal laws enacted in
former days, and which ought to be long since forgotten,
assumed imaginary wrongs, and, fanned on by a false
spirit of patriotism, wished to exhibit themselves before
the world. His Worship then spoke of the wicked inten-
tions entertained by the Fenians, and said that while they
were of a nature only calculated to make sage men laugh
—about drilling, pikes, and so forth—still they were of
a character to cause apprehension to persons of weak nerves,
whose properties wore threatened to be taken from them,
and who were actually under the impression that it would
be. It was satisfactory to know that Fenianism hadn't its
existence in this country; it had been going on for a long
time in America, among a reckless and bloodthirsty class—
men without means or character. True, there was emigration
from this country to America, but none of the farmers who
had a stake at home went there; the sons of some did go,
who could not get a good field for labour at home, and num-
bers of young men also went out in the search of lawful em-
ployment. This admitted, ho should say that some of the
greatest criminals betook themselves there to avoid punish-
ment for the offences they had committed at home, and those
were the class who chiefly composed the Fenians in Ame-
rica. Men had gone to America and Australia, and re-
turned home in a short time very wealthy. How did they
get rich so soon ? Fellows failing to got on either in Ame-
rica or Australia by proper means, betook themselves to
some digging, and by getting up earlier in the mornings
than their neighbours became rich by cutting their throats.
In conclusion, his worship adverted to the news received
about the Fenian meeting hold in America, and road the
speech of Mr. O'Mahony, especially dwelling upon the
portion where he announced the contributions towards the
funds. This in itself showed that money-making was at
the bottom of the whole plot.

CRYSTAL PALACE.—IIALF-CROWN DAY.—Sa-
turday tho admissions on payment wore 804 ; do. by
season tickets, 3,793; total visitors, 4,b97.

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HER MAJESTY•

WINDSOR CASTLE, Nov. 4.
The Queen, with Princess Louise, walked and
drove in the grounds this morning.
Their Royal Highnesses the Princess Louis of
Hesse and Princess Helena also drove out.
His Royal Highness Prince Louis of Hesse rods
on horseback, attended by Baron de Rabenau.
Their Royal Highnesses the Crown Prince and
Princess of Prussia left the Castle this morning for
Sandringham, on a visit to their Royal Highnesses
the Prince and Princess of Wales.
Her Serene Highness the Princess Hohenlohe
arrived at the Castle last evening from the Conti-
nent, on a visit to her Majesty.
Her Royal Highness Princess Helena, attended
by Lady Augusta Stanley, and the Crown Prince
of Prussia and Prince Louis of Hesse, drove to the
railway station at Windsor, and accompanied the
Princess to the Castle.

Nov. 5.
Her Majesty the Queen, their Royal Highnesses
the the Prince and Princess Louis of Hesse, Pri."7
Helena, Princess Louise, Princess Beatrice,
her Serene Highness the Princess Hohenlohe,
with
the ladies and gentlemen in waiting, attended
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Divine service this morning in the Private ChaPei
The Very Rev. the Dean of Westminster preached
the sermon.

THE PRINCE OF WALES.—The Prince Of Wales,
is expected to honour Lord Alfred Paget with & visit 84
Melford-hall this month. The Prince will probably stop
two days with Lord Alfred.
THE CROWN PRINCE AND PRINCESS OF PRussLt•
—To-morrow (Tuesday, the 7th inst.), the statue of the
late Prince Consort, designed by Mr. heed, and eV 'atc
in terracotta by Mr. Blashfield, will be uncovered in
presence of their Royal Highnesses the Princesses geleceremonyll-,
and Louise and Prince Arthur. After the ceremony '-
amateur concert in aid of the funds of the 1011'1
(under the direction of Mr. John Hullah and Mr. 11.11°11,
land) will take place in the presence of their Royal ilig
nesses, in tho course of which Miss Helen Faucit Olrs.
,4 Cie
Theodore Martin) will give a reading of scenes from --,
Merchant of Venice."
The Duke and Duchess of Newcastle arriv' in
town on Saturday from visiting Mr. and Dirs. Webb,
Newstead Abbey, Notts.
The Marquis and Marchioness of Exeter and Lad/
Victoria Cecil arrived a few days ago at Worthing, frog
Burghley House, Stamford.
The Earl and Countess of Yarborough have re:
turned to Brocklesby from visiting Mr. and Lady Von'
Heneage, at Hainton Hall.