The Sun.
London, England, 1845-11-10 00:00:00

TO EDWARD HOLLINS, ESQ.

Respected Sir,—We, the undersigned, filling various situations
in your establishment, have united in contributing towards the
testimonial we have now the highest gratification in presenting
to you.

We are fully aware, Sir, that had your individual wishes been
consulted you would have exerted your utmost endeavour to pre-
vent this public manifestation of our attachment, remaining per.
fectly satisfied with the silent, yet delightful recompense of an ap-
proving conscience, for whatever actions of yours have contributed
to our happiness and comfort. _ _ .

But, Sir, we felt convinced that passively, year after year, to
witness your interest in our welfare, and daily to partake of the
advantages resulting from a connexion with you, without giving
some practical proof of the estimation in which you are held by us
all, would justly have laid us open to the charge of ingratitude;
while, at the same time, we should have deprived ourselves of per-
forming an act, not more of duty than of pleasure.
While, Sir, we would as much disdain to address you in the
language of flattery, as you would be disgusted at accepting it from
our lips, we nevertheless feel ourselves impelled, in justice to your-
self, upon the present occasion, to refer to a few traits in your cha-
racter. which, were they more generally conspicuous in individuals
of your station, would go far to dissipate those local differences,
which have too frequently existed betwixt the employer and em-
ployed.
In you, Sir, the master is blended with the friend. Convinced
yourself that ignorance is incompatible with happiness, you have
laboured with nnwearied energy, in raising us in the scale of intel.
ligence—in proving to us, by personal argument, that the interests
of master and servant are identical—that class interests are opposed
to the welfare of the community—and that the proiperity of a
nation must depend upon a harmonious union and reeipiocitY
of
interests, between the sons of toil and the wealthy capitalist.
But, Sir, more than this, we have witnessed in you the tender
sympathiser in affliction, the secret benefactor in seasons of dis-
tress, the anxious designer of our comforts, the encouraging in-
quirer into our wants, the ready promoter of our wishes ; in short,
Sir, your conduct towards ourselves and others, has been of a
character which has disarmed envy and established peace—im-
planted hope in bosoms which once rankled with despair and
wretchedness.

It has, Sir, been a general source of regret that your ill state of
health should have so long separated you from amongst us. You
have, Sir, our united prayers for your speedy and complete conva-
lenscence, whereby the happiness of your family may be augmented,
and our anxious hopes gratified.
Accept then, Sir, from the hands of your grateful workpeople,
this testimony of their esteem. Long may you and yours bye to
look upon and enjoy It. May your children be taught to regard
this " Poor Man's Gift" as a tribute to their father's merits; and
when that period shall at length arrive, which shall summon all of
us, high and low, rich and poor, before the last high tribunal, ma;
the good deeds performed by you on earth, be rewarded by the
society of the just and perfect in heaven.

The presentation of the plate having taken place, " The
Town-Clerk of Stockport, and the Guests of the Evening,"
was the next toast, which was acknowledged by the Town-
Clerk ; and this was followed by " The Ladies," acknow-
ledged by Peter Edward Maisland, Esq., one of the magis-
trates of the boroughand the mayor-elect.
About nine o'clocl the tables were cleared away and
dancing commenced, which was continued (country 'dance,
quadrille, polka, and waltz) till the hour of twelve put an
end to this most interesting and exhiliarating scene.
Mr. J. ALLINSON (in 1842, a Chartist, who suffered impri-
sonment)retunied thanks for " The People." -He made a most,
interesting speech, detailed how the people. had been hum-
bugged by humanity-mongers, people who told them their
grievances, but gave them no remedy. He had now found
in Mr. Hollins an employer who studied the interests of his
hands, and he was not to be deluded any more. The speaker
was exceedingly well received.
Mr. CARTER (another late Chartist) returned thanks for
the " Mutual Aid Society." He said this Society had a li-
brary, newspapers, and Sick Society, and that the members
met to debate and instruct each other. That at first they
quarrelled and were a little uncomfortable, calling each other
hard names, but that now any subject could be discussed
with good humour, and they were not ashamed to find them-
selves wrong. Amongst other subjects, the Eleven Hours
Bill had been discussed, and they decided in the Mutual Aid
Society that eleven hours would produce as much manufac-
ture as twelve; that Mr. Hollins said they might try it.
They had done so, and they found the result was that the
work was better done, and more of it, in eleven hours than
twelve, and the additional hour thus gained was devoted to
improvement. The very lads had established a Mutual Aid
Society for themselves.
The TOWN-CLERK said the guests of the evening were
much obliged to the workmen for their invitation. That if
Mr. Hollins had only done the good of showing to tbe work-
men that he was only a buyer of labour and they the sellers,
and therefore were to treat each other mutually as buyers
and sellers of any other commodity did, with mutual re-
spect, attention, and civility, he had done a great and po-
sitive good; but he had effected more, he had established
between himself and workpeople such a reciprocal feeling of
kindness that, come good times or bad times, his workmen
would not turn against their employer, but look to the real
causes of distress, either improper taxation or improper go-
vernment.

The feeling of the meeting was gratifying in the extreme.
Mr. Hollins seemed to be the idol of his workpeople, and as
he walked through them blessings were showered on him
from all sides. We were sorry to see him in a very delicate
state of health, and he could only remain with them about
half an hour, the excitement of the scene being too great for
him. The plate consisted of a very elegant silver tea ser-
vice, valued at about 1201.

NAVAL INTELLIGENC:

PORTSMOUTH, Nov. 9.—Her Majesty's ship President is ordered
to take on board six nine.pounder field guns, with the requisite
stores, and 300 rounds of shot, &c.; they are to be landed at the
Isle of France, and kept in readiness for any emergency. These
ordnance stores are expected this day or tomorrow from Wool_
wich, by the Dee steam transport, and when embarked, the Presi-
dent will put to sea.
The Juno, 26, will not sail until to-morrow for the Pacific;
orders were sent down yesterday for all the supernumeraries and
packages for the ships at the Brazils, to be taken out, and the
Juno goes direct round the Horn, to join Rear-Admiral Sir G.
Seymour.
The Rapid screw steamer has been brought alongside a hulk to
have her stores landed, and prepared for being docked. Her masts
will be taken out, and when in dock the screw altered.
The Scourge steamer hauls from the Dock-yard jetty to-morrow,
and will go to Spitheed directly. She has taken in 40 tons of
water, and 100 tons of c 6.115, but not any provisions, as the party
will eery one or two days' supply with them; she has also 30 thir-
teen.inch shells, and SO My-
six pound shot. The shells will be filled
at Spithead. As it would not be oafs for the men to be at the wheel
when the mortar is fired over their heads with a charge of 201bs. of
powder, an additional wheel has been fitted between the aftermost
funnel and the mainmast—"there, the steersman and the binnacle
will be perfectly sate. As the experiments about to be tried in the
ouordnance are merely to test their effect upon
h
and machinery, every possible precaution has been
adopted to Prevent injury by the concussion. The weight of the
tSceerng engines
no with heavy
timber on which the mortar and bed rest is estimated at about
ten tons. The paddle boats of Captain Smith are to be fitted in
the Scourge when she is commissioned for sea service.
The St. Vincent carries Admiral Sir Charles Ogle's flag, which

Iwas hoisted on Friday morning. In addition to the offizers which
we named before—Mr. Robert Gutherie, surgeon, Messrs. Goldin
1
end Robertson, assistant-surgeons, and the Rev. John Marshall,
M. j„' ~ chaplain, are appointed to the St. Vincent. Lieutenant
Gage Morris will leave the Juno, and ultimately be Ad-
mHyiern:rtsir
Charles Ogle's flag lieutenant.
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The :'"eAta.er
prevents
Shoreham
the Nautilus from returning to her
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cruizing group' .
Juno.
Spithead with the tr.
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aisles are not yet copploto.
was re-opened for .wine ser-
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MAGAZINES CONTITUED•
SPORTING RR 'VIEW.
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The illustrations of the present number area
of Th. 3 Peron, drawn by Herring, and engravea by
Hacker, and a spirited picture, by Hancock, of a r.o.
watching two rabbits at play, entitled, "How ham'
could Ibe with either." This last picture is engraved
by a. R. Scott. Craven comments on the Newmarket
First and Second October meetings in an admirably-
written article ; and the Editor continues his stories of
" Leatherlungs the 'Leg.'" Mr. Hesket's paper on *sited
Deer of Devonshire is concluded in this number, and, is
by far the most interesting paper of the review. From
it we extract the following notice of the duties and qua
lifications of a harbourer. Probably few of our readers
were aware that to every pack of stag-hounds in the
Red Deer country is attached a man who might rival an
American Indian in detecting and following up a trail:—
" To every pack of stag-hounds a harbourer is an essential
appendant, whose duty is to be not only acquainted with all
the coverts in the hunt, but also to know when and where a
deer may be roused in any particular wood. To ensure st.
day's sport, he must be at the coverside some time before
daybreak, and mark the feeding grounds, and the racks over.
which the deer have passed during the previous night; for it
is only at this time that he moves from his lair, and therein
does he differ from the buck orfallow-deer,who feed in the open
country.by day, and move but little from their particular
locally ; whilst the former frequently traverse a distance of
20 or 30 miles of a night in search of food or hinds. The har-
bourer examines all the places where a stag is likely to have
been, and, by means of his slot and other circumstances, can
tell for certain whether there are any within the covert in-
tended to be drawn and whether it is a stag or hind, as well
as its size and condition—indeed, without seeing him, he has.
the means of knowing everything about him, and is able to,
report with certainty to the master at the meet whether it is
a runable stag, fit as well for the table as the chase, that may
be roused, or whether he is unfit for sport. And for this no
little ability and experience are requisite : he is well stored
with all the knowledge and traditions which the ancient
foresters have, from time immemorial, handed down to him.
Having discovered signs of a deer, perhaps by the slot, he
traces it to the cover, and, if he finds that he has entered' it,'
he then proceeds to ring it, in order to ascertain whether he
has again left it or not; if, from the absence of fresh-mada
slot and other circumstances, he finds that he is still there,
he will abide the time of the meet, taking care that nothing
disturbs the cover; but, should he find the deer unworthy,
or that it has left the cover, he will in like manner proceed'
to others until he is sure that he has harboured a warrant-'
able stag. I should mention that it is not by slotting alone
that he has certain indications of the presence of deer, al-
though it is the chief thing on which he relies, for by it he
has a very strong criterion according to the state of the
weather, &c., as to the time which has elapsed since the deer
has passed on, and can tell from it much of its habits—that
is, whether it recently frequented rocky and hilly coun-
tries, or been feeding in rich pasture: if the former, the
sides of the feet are worn and broken, and the impression
accordingly? whilst the slot of a deer accustomed to rich,
pasture-land is more perfect, and has the pressure more On..
the heels, from the greater weight of the animal. Besides
the indications of the slot, he notices the racks and galleries
through which he passes to his lair, and the height at which
he crops the tender shoots and leaves; and, if a bough
crosses his path, he notes whether he creeps it or not :
young deer will stoop in such a case, but not so the old stag;
he bounds over it without concern. It is by this means,
and by the fewmishings of the deer and other things, that
the harbourer knows exactly all that is requisite concern-
ing them."