The Sun.
London, England, 1857-04-06 00:00:00

No. 11. Illustrated by John

Leech.

The illustrations—as yet—are decidedly the best
things in this new serial of " Ask Mamma ; or, the
Richest Commoner in England." They are capital
—worthy of John Leech—and surely that is saying
a great deal ! Several new illustrations are intro-
duced in the present number—pretty Miss De
Glancey, the Young Horsewoman—Fine Bill the
hero, of•whom she is destined (or we are much
mistaken), judging from the facetious "cover" of
the story to be the cara sposa—and last, but not
least in importance, that hunting, sporting, bois-
terous, roystering " indomitable youth," the grey.
headed, purple-faced, Earl of Ladyth)arne. Billy
the Fine, when the number closes, is on the eve
of making his first appearance in "pink," on
-
" pig-skin,". upon the back of a high-flying
hunter at the tail of Lord Ladythorne's foxhounds.
Whether he figures as a Mr. Winkle or as a Mr.
Apperley we have yet to learn. At any rate there
is the prospect of some genuine fun at last in the
letterpress as the consequence of that first appear-
ance. Then, we hope that the vis comica of "Ask
Mamma" may not (as in the present number) rest
exclusively upon John Leech's delightfully humor-
ous illustrations.

CATTLE IN LONDON.

(From the Builder.)

Although the new regulation respecting the
slaughter-houses of London has effected much good
in certain districts (particularly in the City), still
it is by no means uncommon to see a flock of sheep
dropped, and pushed through trap-holes, into deep
cellars, or oxen persuaded by blows, tail-twisting,
or other gentle means, into the doorways and
narrow passages of ordinary dwelling-houses, and
then slaughtered in most unfit and inconvenient
places, which are surrotmded by thick populations.
Reflecting on the evils of this practice, which is
not only injurious to health, but also the cause
of considerable waste of valuable material into
the sewer, the writer visited, the other day,
the recently erected slaughter-houses at new
Smithfield-market. These ara spacious and
properly ventilated places, fitted with the proper
machinery •for hoisting heavy animals : there are
receptacles for the various kinds of refuse, almost
the whole of which is sold at a profit, and but hate
is alloWeil to pass into the great drain, which runs
to Essex. At frequent intervals, everything is
cleared away, and by means of an elastic hose, and
powerful force of water, the roof, walls, and floors,
are so thoroughly purified, that no taint remains.
Several of the London butchers are beginning to
avail themselves of these places, finding that it is ,
better and cheaper to have their animals slaughtered
in properly appointed houses than in ill-arranged
dark and poisonous slums. It is, unfortunately,
difficult to get rid of old customs ; and we fear that
it will be some time yet before the slaughtering of
animals in this large metropolis has ceased. We
hope, however, that before the summer comes, the
cellar slaughter-houses and other wrong places will
'e visited, and made conformable to the reply.-

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