The Sun.
London, England, 1867-02-14 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 14, 1867.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

SIR,—On the further hearing yesterday of the
case against Colonel Nelson and Lieut. Brand, Sir
Thomas Henry decided that he could not " hear
any statement with regard to matters which had
not transpired in court," and that " Mr. Eyre was
not before the court at present." I fully admit the
propriety of this decision, but I do in consequence
appeal to you, in justice to Mr. Eyre, to afford me
an opportunity of explaining Mr. Eyre's position
with reference to the pending prosecution. Th e
moment it was known toMr.Eyre that criminal pro-
ceedings had been commenced against Col. Nelson
and Lieut. Brand, Mr. Eyre determined to come to
town ; and it has been by the advice of his counsel
and friends that he has been induced to abandon
that resolution. As Mr. Eyre's character for
chivalrous courage stands immeasurably above
suspicion, sound sense dictates that he should not
voluntarily attend to be prosecuted. The palpable
object of the Jamaica Committee is to include Mr.
Eyre, Colonel Nelson, and Lieut. Brand in one in-
dictment, so as to close all their mouths, and pre-
vent them giving evidence the one for the other.
Indicted together, of course, not one of them could
be a witness. We desire and intend, if possible, to
frustrate this scheme. Although I have never given
any undertaking that Mr. Eyre should come to Lon-
don to attend at Bow-street, I do undertake
that on the day and at the hour the agents of the
Jamaica Committeemay appoint, Mr. Eyre shall be
found where he resides. I crave the additional
favour at your hand of being allowed to subjoin a
copy of my letter to the attorneys of the Jamaica
Committee, informing them of Mr. Eyre's address.
I am, sir, your most obedient servant,
J. ANDERSON ROSE.
11, Salisbury-street, Strand, London, Feb. 13.

" February 8.

" Dear Sirs,—l have read with astonishment in
the daily papers the statement made by Mr. Ste-
phen—on the occasion of Mr. Mill and Mr. Peter
Taylor attending before the magistrate at Bow-
street, to apply for warrants against Col. Nelson
and Lieut. Brand for murder—that I had under-
taken that Mr. Eyre would attend when and where
the agents of the Jamaica Committee should re-
quire him. I need scarcely say I never gave any
such undertaking, or ever expressed any desire, or
intention, to aid the Jam dca Committee in their
prosecution. The charge, as stated, is one of
wilful murder, and the first section of the
statute under which the proceedings are in-
stituted enacts that whosoever shall be convicted
of murder shall suffer death as a felon.' Under
these circumstances it cannot be expected (without
excessive credulity) that Mr. Eyre should be advised
to do anything which could possibly be construed
to be an admission of the propriety or validity of
such a prosecution ; therefore—and having no busi-
ness calling him to London—Mr. Eyre declines the
invitation to attend at Bow-street. You are, how-
ever, I know, well acquainted with Mr. Eyre's
address ; but to remove all doubt on that subject, I
beg leave to inform you that he resides at Adderley
Hall, near Market Drayton, Shropshire, where he
now is, and where he may be found any day."

SPORTING BANQUET AT WINDSOR.—On Tuesday
a grand banquet was given at the Windsor Town-
hall by the noblemen and gentlemen who ride with her
Majesty's buckhounds to the farmers and gentlemen hold-
ing land in the district hunted by the Queen's pack. Lord
Colville of Culross, the noble Master of the Royal Buck-
hounds, presided, and was supported on the one hand by
Sir Charles Russell, V.C., M.P., Major-General Seymour,
General Hood, &c.; and on the other by the Earl of Cork
anddwaOrrery,Edwards,
3,i Mr. F. K. the ex-ruaster of the Queen's hounds, Mr. C.
ECopeland,
the Mayor of Windsor,
Mr. Hall Say, &c. The opposite end of the table was occu-
pied by the vice-president of the committee, Colonel
Richardson-Gardner, Mr. Bowen Mayand Dr. Collins being
seated at the end of the other two tables. The visitors and
guests included the principal farmers in the 'Windsor dis-
trict and of the counties of Borks, Bucks, Middlesex, and
Surrey. After the removal of the cloth the noble chairman
proposed the healths of " The Queen," " The Prince and
Princess of Wales, and the rest of the Royal Family." Lord
Colville next gave as a toast the "Army, Navy, and Volun-
teers." General Seymour responded for the former, and
Colonel Richardson-Gardner (who is colonel of the North-
East London Rifles) for the latter. The toast of "Our
Guests," the farmers, was proposed by the chairman and
responded to by Mr. H. Cantrell (Bucks), Mr. lloadington
(Berke), and Mr. F. Sherborne (Middlesex). Colonel
Richardson-Gardner then, in a very neat speech, gave
"The Health of the Chairman," Lord Colville of Culross,
Master of the Buckhounds. Lord Colville responded.
" The Health of General Hood, master of the Prince of
Wales's hariers," was proposed by the noble chairman, and
appropriately responded to by General Hood. Mr. Bower
May proposed "Our Visitors," and the Earl of Cork and
Orrery responded. " The Health of the County Members"
was proposed by Mr. W. Sharpe, and responded to by Sir
0. Russell, V.C., M.P. " The Borough Members," "The
Mayor and Corporation of Windsor," "Mr. Harry King,"
(the Queen's huntsman, who WAS present), and " The
Ladies," were severally toasted. The band of the Royal
Horse Guards played during the banquet. The vocal part
of the entertainment was under the care of Mr. Folley, of
the Chapel Royal of St. George.
A WORD FOR THE BEARD.—It might be a
fitting
subject for the consideration of our learned
societies to name the cause which has made the most
manly race on earth submit for the last two cen-
turies to the absurd practice of shaving the hair
off certain patches of the human face, instead of
allowing it to grow as nature intended. If common
sense would but convince men that nature has fur-
nished each with a scanty or thick beard, pre-
cisely as it suits his features, they would soon
cease their endeavours to resemble the beardless ape,
inasmuch as they resemble him, according to modern phi-
losophy, too much already. Judging, however, from the
signs of the times, it is not uttering a very bold predic-
tion, if we express our belief that our children will wonder
how their respected parents, in whatever hurry they may
have been, could sit before a looking-glass, morning after
morning, razor in hand, making all sorts of grimaces at
the risk of cutting their throats; the only known result
being to render the chin, shortly after the smoothing pro-
cess, not unlike that useful article of the kitchen called a
nutmeg-grater.—Once a Week.
THE DINING HALLS COMPANY.—An application
was yesterday made to Mr. Church, the Chief Clerk of the
Master of the Rolls, for a call in the Dining Halls Company
(Limited), which had opened places in Fleet-street, New-
cut, and Market-street, Edgware-road. The property pur-
chased had been realised, and it was proposed that a call of
4s. should be made to meet the outstanding claims and the
expenses. On a former day a person who had taken some
shares objected that he was not liable, as he was a minor
when ho took the shares, and was still a minor. He was
told that the question would bo considered. The Chief
Clerk now made a call of 45., payable on the Ist of March.
A disturbance amongst the pupils has taken place
at the Military School of Alarbui g, in Austria. The piquant
part of the affair is that the two sons of General John,
Millistor of War, were at the head of the insurgents.