The Sun.
London, England, 1854-06-29 00:00:00

CRUELTY TO ANIMALS.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
SIR,--Being a sojourner in town for a few days, I took
up my abode at Burrell's Hotel, London Bridge, and
had a room fronting the approach to the bridge, where
I had a good opportunity of noticing the vast masses of
people passing to and fro, as well as the great weight of
traffic being conveyed to different parts of London daily.
My object in writing is to bring before the public
(through your invaluable journal) the cruel treatment to
which that noble animal the horse is subjected ; and
I am thoroughly convinced that more than one half
passing the place alluded to (a strong incline) are in-
, cludetrin that category. And what is the cause ? Why,
simply, that they are (at least those of heavy burthen)
not properly shod ! Great numbers (independent of
being overladen) scarcely can move, and every day many
fall, and can scarcely rise from the fact of their being
shod without what is locally called " tips." In making
shoes for cart and dray horses, in Liverpool and all
other Northern places, at the toe, or front part of the
shoe, is formed in making it a kind of wedge, about an
inch and a quarter in length, and half an inch in depth.
This enables the animal to get a good foot-hold on any
sort of pavement, and however he may be laden, will
struggle gamely before he will give in ; but here in
London the poor creature slips and sprawls like a fish
out of water, and, to add to its misery, very often is
severely Iligellated by its unmerciful driver ! ! Why,
then, cannot London adopt at once the country system,
and do away with the folly of fiat shoeing ?
Pardon ine for troubling you with this notice, but I
thought it a duty, and shall feel delighted to find the
suggestion adopted,--Your obedient
11servant,
UMANITAS.
London, June 23, 1854.

CRYSTAL PALACE.— The official return for yesterday,
which was a shilling day, is as follows :—Number of
fe ison tickets sold to this date ; 20,352 ; admission at
the doors, 15,825 ; admission by season tickets, 1,424.
Total, 17,249.
PIRACY IN THE LEVANT.—SMYRNA, June 17.—The
Doggersbank (Dutch frigate) ran on the spit opposite
St. James's Castle, in working out of the bay, 11th
June, but was got off yesterday, after taking out the
greater part of her guns, some ballast, &c. It will be
three or four days before she puts to sea, and will then
give convoy to several Dutch vessels ; many ships
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other flags will avail themselves thereof, without getting
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Churches Fund which has resulted in the erection of
78 churches, nearly all of which are consecrated, the
census returns show the startling fact that the total pro-
vision for public worship, including not only churches
but meeting-houses of all descriptions, is less in Middle
sex than in any other English county. The provision of
all kinds throughout England and Wales is 57 per cent,,
but in the metropolitan parts of Middlesex and Surrey it
is under 30 per cent., and the provision in churches
throughout England and Wales is 29 per cent., but in
the metropolitan parts of Middlesex and Su;ey it i 3
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