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

CRUELTY TO ANIMALS.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
SIB,—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-
cludedin 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 paiement, 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 flagellated by its unmerciful driver ! ! Why,
then, cannot London adopt at once the country system,
and do away with the folly of flat shoeing ?
Pardon me for troubling you with this notice, but I
thought it a duty, and shall feel delighted to find the
suggestion adopted.—Your obedient
Hservant,
UMANITAS.
London, June 23, 1854.

• THE EARL or Ennora, is under arrest at Varna for
disrespect to his superior officer. A general court-mar-
tial has been ordered, which is thought will result at
least in his receiving a severe reprimand. —Standard. 1
[The earl, who is a captain in the Rifle Brigade, is a young
man, having been born in 1823, The noble prisoner is
hereditary Lord High Constable of Scotland.]
RELIGIOUS WORSHIP IN THE METROPOLIS.—Her
Majesty has contributed 5001. towards the funds of the
London Diocesan Church Building Society, recently in-
stituted to provide for the fearful deficiency in the means
of religious worship in the metropolis, brought to light
by the census returns. Notwithstanding the success of
the Bishop of London's, effort through the Metropolis
f
Churches Fund, which has resulted in the erection of
78 churches, nearly all of which are
Iconsecratoetal
census returns show the startling fact that the
pro-
vision for public worship, including no.tloensslyinclmmirdcdhlees
but meeting-houses of all descriptions,
sexali kindsthan inth
throughout
hotheront England English caonudn
.t\y,v a l is
iThess7 per
but in the metropolitan parts ofh Midodvleissieoxnanind Surrey it
is under 30 per cent., and the
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throughout England and Wales . _ per cent., but in
the metropolitan parts of Middlesex and- Surrey it is
only 17.5 and 17 per cent, respectively.