The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-01-13
ENGLAND.
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF THE HERALD.

Not n Merry Chrstmns-De stitufion in Lon.
don-Boxing-Day nnd Sight-A London
Fog-The Christmas Pantomimes-The ice.
niap Observation-Disclosures Mt Osborne House
The Irish In EnSland-A New jewish syna-
Eogue-Another Child lIurder-Tne CierSen-
well SuiIerers-The Ex-RebeI Mason-Bter-
studt, the Arrist-The FOta Attack.
LONDON, Dec rs. 1867.
This Christmas has boon anything bat merry In
England The Fenian reign Of terror weighs like
nightmare npon the whole kingdom and to the afrighed
eyes Of John Bull tho fosve miseioe and holly looked
ike The hostile shamrock II ia hardly possible to sx
aggerate the errors OF the situation Everybody
pccted of horrible outbreak Christmas Day
night and precautions were accordingly taken;
but the Fenians allowed the festival 10 pass OH quietly
An the stores were closed in London, and In spite OF
tho bad weather tho people were mosing about the
streets but the holiday appeared TO ack heart and this
Is the general verdict OF the public
But besides the Fenan scare there rs another reason
this Christmas not merry IN London, and that
is the alarming destituuon throughout many Of the
districts or the metropolis East London, which con.
OF OF the poorest portions of the city, and
million Of souls, is perfect OF vice
and misery. Over hundred thousand persons thore
tho brink OF starvation and some have toppled
Constant appeals their behalf are made to the
charitable and Miss Burdett Cous has initiated
system OF supply Ing some OF them with work at stone
breaking Stephen Girard did for tho poor Of Phila-
dephia years ago; but these drops OF relief are
nothing compared to the Of want The Poor Law
does not touch these people, they cannot or Will not go
TO tbs workhouse and there they stay and starve with
nm occasional sixpence shilling from charitable
visitor to alleviate heightcn their surerings The
past year has been very bad for all business in London
the wellto do tradespeople have been forced
grumbe and economics, and the poor are much poorer
than before. This fact gives new strength TO
Fcnianism and accounts for much Of the English
alarm
Boxing day is the day after Christmas, and called
because that day servants Their Christmas
boxes presents The theatres all closed Christ
mas owe, but on boxing night they reopen with their
holiday attractions On boxing night there was rc-
mendous fog London The gas had TO be kept
burning all day, and IN the evening II was almost i'm
possible 10 walk the streets without lantern link
boy The cabs carriages and omnibuses crawled along
enais pace turning the wrong corners by mistake,
and men with candles we're stationed along the stage
routes 10 direct the wandering vehicles argnI still in
spite OF the fos the people would the pantomnes,
aud almost all the theatres we're crowded The new
Queens was exception; but there Christmas
piece there. Mr. } L. foole made his reappesraDcs AZ
tns threstre in neat comic, domestic drama, called
Dong for the Bcst; but Tooe, although very clever
aclor, and the only low comedian 10 London, Is not
strong enough to draw house against the pantomimes
There are so many peispps who read the HERALD who
ar directly or indirectly Interested in London thea reals
worth while dsvo,ug paragraph 10 the Of
the pieces may also mention that Jonn oxenford,
IN hts review the London Times predicted that regular
Christmas pantomime would be produced at the olym
PIC, New York. In Eng ish style, with G L. Fox as tho
clown. Was OTenford righif Al Covent Garden
had Ihc Babes In the Wood, or Harlequin Room Hood
aud His Merry Men," very gorgeous and with three
splendid transformation scenes a. Drury lane ..Faw
Fec Fol Fun or Harlequin Jack the Giant Kilern a
new OF The which as no
90 worry smoothly at the Adephl a dramatiza,ion by
oughfare;" Fechter and Ben Webster in the cast
And the piece achieved temporary success, but Is
.ihe Streets Of London.S an Immense bill; a, the Ivy
ceum Cock Robin and Jenny Wren, OF the Little Man
wuo woOed the Little Maid" with several superb
change In the programme; n the strand a
new buresaue and spectacle by Brougn, called "Ihe
Caliph Bagdad ~ HolbOrn. ssValcntlno nd
Orson" an oid.fashioned prntomime WITH only one
handsome scene q. the st. Georges sullivan and Bur,
a. she New Royalty, the old bill; at the Prince Of
Wales. Boueicaurs How she Loves Him." which
failed the first night but has now been condensed and
rdus more evenly; at tho Surrey, "The Fair One with
She Goidsa LOc.s or H.rlsqun Dsvy Jones Locker"
the minor theatres pantomimes we're also produced and
they were ali decided bits
stables sworn In and by order Of Tho Home Once the
movement Is 70 be extended through the entire king
Over thirty Thousand Of these corsiables are
ready 10 be called upon IN London alone The aulhor
tisssrs constantly receiving threatening letters The
TO lire tho gasworks at Warrington; fifty men
seen drilling on the outskirts OF the town, aud
company OF the Sew eny- second Highlanders has
sent down 70 keep order On Christmas night 1--we
wore observed hanging about The gaworks Leeds aud
two were arrested AT Bradford tuere has been Fe
man a'arm and special conslables being In
A, wovertoD Two arrested on Tuesday
.Genersl Burke found in the house OF OF the
accused. A military guard has been placed around
received by the authorities. The Queens residence at
Osborne, Isle OF Wight Is strictly watched
s,nesccpcr we're arrested. on tuesday, upon
shar return from huntn g excursion and marched on
% the guadhouse because they could not give tho
word Al Birmingham strange have been seen
sonering about aud the Mayor has called out
r. news Which now reaches =, iroa a fsls aud
an attack upon Aariclio tower near Quooastown:
Illuminating powders thfosn into Post ONCE boxes at
tbin, and OF removed agitation IL the interior, and
v Will see that fenianism has assumed new phase
that guerrilla warfare against England has sue
- hd TO The former grand schemes of organized
ina connection The following account OF the num-
ar, lrshmen IN England VIII DO found Interestingly
-, be numbers are really mucn larger than the
ate ga. 90. toe ~, census 70 isel among The
sss natives OF Ireland beng nearly three every
ma, I'd Attne preceding census 10 1851 the number
'as % one thing however must not be overlooked-
~, III children bora In England Of 1nsh parents
No., sri!y n least ns the result Of this,
MAJ upp, uay large proportion Of the Irish IN
y 80 In 1861 nearly nve-sixths-sre adults OF
= ga, ars and upwards RECKONING only males the
a lsol shows 776 259 male persons OF all ages
y Epglano 49,, ~ aea, :, w. ~ 49, - nau,ss .,
~. ISs,nn, in England twenty years old upwards
e ere m, orr ge II estimated By the Registrar
.ion ~ tne Insh England al then
number by a. ,n.,s,s ~ 81 $50 I. r,yss y ~. ~,
49,. rs,hsr more than loo O00-aDove third OF the
wnoae nuGisc puaon Of us ZIG o5a males were
. w. ~ 10 ,d 10 Manchester aud Stafford % 0g9
vs tas >, ucs we're persons born Ireland. Other
~ s ,osn tshow considerable numoess OF natives
OF Ireland 10 80 en- ~ oea 49, -. ,
mses' ana NOV he tendency Of the irish part OF
population 10 the olqa n. a nsre.ss !, y, 80 ~
Of Ireland y me ~ 2ss Bradford s2s5 IN p 40
in Sbefied 2,54 In "a !, ~ sos - nm Z, 81, -
1850 10 Oat,snesu, 322 IN 0o2 III Newcastle
1913 - nsrrInstc ais not separately given but in
lbs ,oWn !" ~ aa,n5.r tare 1855 ~ OBS males Of OH
fne ulbtfltt thS 4 IN tie ms