The Sun.
London, England, 1869-12-18 00:00:00

EMIGRATION MEETING S.

The movement in favour of State aid to enable our
surplus population to find a home in another land is
supported energetically by mom than one special
organisation. On Thursday, Sir George Grey, late
Governor of New Zealand, presided over a meeting of
the Workmen's Emigration Society Council, at which
it was unanimously resolved that a deputation should
wait upon Mr. Gladstone, to urge the importance of
affording State aid in supplementing the society's
labours. The Lord Mayor of London, too, on the
same day met a deputation from the National Emi-
gration Aid Society, asking his lordship to call a
public meeting. He cordially approved of the move-
ment, but urged that the several societies which had
the same end in view should first meet to consider
the question. It was agreed that this course should
be adopted.

TO ADVOCATE WOMEN'S IL-LOUTS.

Women's rights are now to be advocated in the
weekly press. Miss Lydia Becker and her friends
of Manchester contemplate starting a new journal,
The Home. This publication is to be managed
by women, written by women, set up in typo by
women,. for the advocacy of the rights of women.
Men, we presume, will be allowed to read it ; they
will, we are sure, be able to do so—which is more
than can be said for a very large portion of female
literature. But its chief interest will of course be for
the " other sex." The system of type-setting to be
adopted will not be as at present. It is to be done
by machinery. With regard to this machine it is
stated that—
A few gentlemen interested in improving the art of
printing, and introducing women into the trade, quietly
employed a young woman from one of our Lancashire mills
who had never before seen printer's types. She spent ten
days in study upon a plan devised, to give with rapidity
and thoroughness, the knowledge needed by the typo-
setter. At the end of this time she commenced to sot
type, and in two weeks she could earn double her ordinary
wages at the usual rate paid to men.

" MILKING."

" Senex " writes a long letter to the Telegraph
on the subject of the 'Hawley libels. He has made
a research—which, let us hope, was profitable and
agreeable—into the history of turf law and practice;
and he finds that the operation of " milking " is
capable of a more precise definition than has hitherto
been given it. In general no owner can be guilty of
" & according to " ilex," who backs his
horse, becomes dissatisfied with hini, and
then tries to hedg..! the outlay. With respect
to the Liverpool Cup case, if, when the weights
for that race were first published, Sir Joseph
had backed his three horses, either singly or in
a lump, and had afterwards elected to stand
upon Lictor and to lay against the other two, no
one who knows Turf ethics would, "Sonex" thinks,
have accused him of a dishonourable act. "If a
limiting man buys three hunters at Tattersall's,
and, after taking them down to Melton, finds that
two of them are worthless, is lie not at liberty to
send the worthless pair back to Tattersall's for sale,
and to keep the valuable one, without publish-
ing to all tho world what ho thinks of the trio ?
If a man profits by the eagerness of the public to
back his horse, and, without laying out a shilling
himself, or after laying out a few pounds to serve as a
lure. gets all the money he can by ' ' and
scratching the animal, he is undoubtedly a swindler."
But " hedging," properly so-called, is not unlawful.:
Such is "Senex's" theory. It can hardly be said
that it places Turf ethics in a very favourable light.
The man who legally hedges must practice on the
ignorance of those with whom he lays against the
horse which he previously backed.

TIIE IMPRESSION OF VAGRANCY.

Tho Society for the Repression of Vagrancy is
extending its operations. The movement has spread
from London into the provinces. Sheffield is amongst
the first towns to take up the scheme. The local
papers approve it ; and point out how needful an
inquiry office is, when people have no time to spend
in investigating every chance case of seeming hardship
which comes before them.

HOLBORN THEATRE.ROYA.L.
Sole Lessee and Manager, BARRY SULLIVAN.
THIS EVENING, at Seven o'clock, the laughable Farce of
THE BATH ROAD.
At 7.45, Lovell's celebrated Play (in five acts), of LOVE'S
SACRIFICE: Mr Barry Sullivan ; Messrs. George Honey, J. C
Cowper, Charles IJorsman, Lin Rayne, Lunt, Dyas, Arthur,
&c. ; Mrs. Hermann Vezin, Miss J. Rignold, Miss Amy Fawsitt.
Mrs. C. Horsman. &c.
To conclude with STATE SECRETS.
Principal Scenic Artist—Mr Julian Hicks.
Acting Mans ger—Ammo( SoLLIvi:4!

G 1 OBE THEATRE-ROYAL.
Proprietor, 3Lr. Sefton Parry.
Immense success of,the new Comic Drama.
THIS EVENING, at 7, A HOUSEHOLD FAIRY : Miss Lydia
Foote, Mr Henry Nevill a.
At 7.t5, Mr. ByronN new and original Comic Drama, in three.
acts, written by himself, entitled NOT SUCH A FOOL AS HE
LOOKS: Sir Simon Simple, Mr. H. J. Byron.
To conclude with THE GOOSE WITH THE GOLDEN
EGGS: Mr I. Clarke and Mrs Stephens.
A now burlesque, by Mr. Henry J. Byron, in which Miss
ny Josephs will appear, is in active preparation.

p OYAL STRAND THEATRE.
Ull Sole Lessee and Manageress, Mrs Swanborough.
THIS EVENING, at 7.30, AMONG THE BREAKERS : Mr
tla.rke.

Followed by THE TOODLES: Mr Clarke.
After which, INO; Messrs Thorne. James, Fenton, Turner
Mesdames Sheridan. Newton, 'Maitland, fie.
To conclude with THE CHOPS OF THE CHANNEL'