The Sun.
London, England, 1851-12-25 00:00:00

"KEEP 111 M OUT!"

Every class has its own standard. The money
classes have theirs, too. Even tradesmen and their
wives go in sets, and there is always some class out-
side their own set which they contrive to " keep out."
The aristocratic contagion thus extends from the
highest to the verge of the lowest class of society in
England. Is not monopoly the rule among us, when-
ever we can find an opportunity of establishing it?
Monopoly or exclusivism in art, in theology, in trade,
in literature, in sociology. Look at the forty Royal
Academicians setting their backs up against every
new-corner in art, and combining with one accord
to " keep him out." That is the monopoly of art ;
and people at large call it a humbug but they are
not more tolerant or wise when their own craft
comes to be dealt with. Each in his turn is found
ready to combine with somebody else to "keep
out" all intruders on their special preserves. The
" Flaming Tinman," in Lavengro, pummels and
puts to flight the poor tinker who intrudes upon
his beat; the costers combine to keep out freshmen
from theirs ; English navvies band together to drive
Irish navvies off their contracts ; and Irish tenants
pick off, from behind a hedge, the intruders upon
their holdings. Even the searchers of the sewers
maintain a kind of monopoly of their unholy calling,
and will recognise no man as a brother who has not
been duly initiated in the mysteries of the search.
The sewer-searcher is as exclusive in his way as the
leader of fashion at Almacks. " Keep him out I" is,
in short, the watchword of all classes, of all ranks,
of all callings, of all crafts, of all interests. We used
to " keep out" the foreign corn-grower, but though
he may now come in, there is exclusiveness and mo-
nopoly in ten thousand other forms, which no legisla-
tion can ever touch.—Eliza Cook's Journal.

RESULTS OF RAILWAYS.—How does the present
system of rapid and cheap transit effect such a family as I
have depicted? Instead of the occasional visits, " few and
far between," to the metropolis—a new opera, the presence
of a foreign potentate or two, a wedding, er even a party (if
of peculiar attraction) is held sufficient excuse or plea for a
hundred miles' journey to London. Frequent intercourse
with town brings on town acquaintance; and a gait for Lon-
don amusements is engendered in the younger branches of a
family that had hitherto not only been content with, but
fully enjoyed those pleasures and pursuits indigenous to
their native place, and that had been for, perhaps, centuries
the accustomed habits of the predecessors of their family.
The aspect of all things they see in the country becomes
changed in their eyes and estimation ; the country is pro-
nounced dull, its pleasures monotonous; and acquaintance,
friends, and companions, hitherto hailed with pleasure, are
now held as veritable bores. The father of the family in
vain uses argument and persuasion ; mamma has become in-
fected with the London mania, and joins the general outcry
in favour of a London life; till, breaking through all the
habits of his life, leaving behind friends known as compa-
nions in boyhood, to avoid the persecution of the general
clamour, the father gives a forced consent to quit all that he
holds dear, and to mix in scenes in which he has no enjoy-
ment.— Sporting Review.
THE FIRE AT MESSRS. COLLARD'S FACTORT.—A
meeting was held on Tuesday evening, at the Stanhope
Hotel, Camden-town, of the managers, clerks, and workmen

in the employment of Messrs. Collard and Collard, for the
purpose of expressing to their employers the sympathy felt
by all classes of their servants for the calamity which had
recently befallen them. The chair was taken by Mr. R. Addi-
son, of Regent-street, who opened the proceedings by some
very appropriate remarks on the gratifying spectacle pre-
sented to him of witnessing so large a body of men assembled
together for so creditable an object. Several resolutions
were unanimously passed, of a highly complimentary cha-
racter, to the Messrs. Collard as employers, and a depu-
tation was named to wait upon those gentlemen, to com-
municate to them the resolutions of the meeting. A sub-
scription was afterwards entered into for the purpose of
affording some compensation to those men who had lost their

tools, and who were not insured, and a sum exceeding 1201.
was subscribed in the room. A resolution was afterwards
adopted that the Members for the borough, Lord Dudley
Stuart and Sir Benjamin Hall, be solicited to contribute to
the same. After a most cordial recognition of the services
of Mr. Addison (the chairman), the meeting, which could
not have numbered less than 400 persons, separated. The
loss to the workmen by the destruction of their tools amounts
to nearly 1,5001.
The Colonial markets closed yesterday for the
holidays, and will not re-open until Tuesday, the 6th of
January. The business transacted this week has, there-
fore, been limited, but the sales have again concluded
with heaviness, and in some instances, at lower quotations.
Sugar has met with little demand, and the inferior sorts
have changed hands at a decline of fully 6d. per cwt.,
while for other qualities also there have been occasional
transactions at lower rates. Coffee has been very flat.
For plantation Ceylon there has been scarcely any in-
quiry, and aative qualities have been sold at Bs. 6d. to 395.
per cwt. Saltpetre and rice continue firm. The tea-market
presents no material change from the extreme dulness no-
ticed last week. Two vessels have since arrived, but their
cargoes have been but partially offered : indeed, importers
generally have not pressed forward their goods, seeing the
indisposition to purchase, owing to the period of the year and
other causes. As the market will be fully supplied after the
holidays, there will probably be something of more conse-
quence to report, but the sales of the last few days have been
comparatively insignificant.
SIIAKSPERE'S HOUSE.—The Government have re-
fused to take upon themselves the guardianship of the birth-
place of the poet of England ; the debt of 400/. still remains
unliquidated by the committee who effected its purchase;
affairs are, therefore, in statu quo. So they will no doubt re-
main until an act of public justice has been done the pro-
duction
of accounts—which no protests have yet brought
forth. It must be borne in mind that a very much larger
sum has been subscribed than the entire purchase-money,
and that the Stratford branch of the committee is greatly
dissatisfied with the management of affairs in London.—
Art Journal.

The growth of Russian power is in part shown by
the following statistical data :—ln the year 1462, the Rus-
sian empire covered an area of 100,000 square miles, and its
popoulation was 6,000,000. In 1584 the numbers were
7,500,000 square miles; population, 12,000,000. In 1689,
14,500,000 square miles; population, 16,000,000. In 1725,
10,500,000 square miles; population,.2o,ooo,ooo. In 1825,
50,000,000 square miles; population, 55,000,000. In 1851,
22,000,000 square miles; population, 65,000,000. C9logne
Gazette.

DEFRAUDING THE LONDON AND NORTH-WESTERN
RAILWAY.—On Monday morning John Baracre, an Irishman,
was charged before Mr. Trafford and the Mayor, at the Sal-
ford Town Hall, with riding on the London and North-
Western Railway without a ticket. From the statement of
Mr. Rankin, one of the officers of the Victoria station, it ap-
peared that the prisoner had booked on Saturday afternoon at
Warrington to the Newton Junction. The prisoner continued
his journey on to Manchester without getting another ticket,
by the three o'clock train from Liverpool, thus paying for
only two miles and travelling eighteen. He was appre-
hended at the Manchester station, and taken to the police-
office. He had nothing to say for himself, and was fined
205., failing payment to be imprisoned 21 day. He was
locked up.-2//anchcster Guardian.

ONLY " Two FAULTS !"—A Highland horsedealer,
who lately effected a sale, was offered a bottle of porter to
confess the animal's failings. The bottle was drunk, and he
then said the horse had but two faults. " When turned loose
in the field he was bad to catch," and he was "of no use
when caught."