Wilmington daily commercial. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1866-1877, 1874-09-16
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MEETING OF The SOCIETY YEsTERDAf-IN rsREsr-
ING TO SCHOOL CHILDREN.
After vacation of three months, the Society
for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals held 4
meeting, yesterday afternoon, with Edward Bring
hurst in the chair. After the usual routine bust
ness, DIR. Maui presented the following resoln-
tiona which were unanimously adopted
RESOLVED, That the Delaware Society for tile
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, offer prize
of So to the boy in No. 1 Public School OF Will
mington who shall write and offer to the Board
Of Managers of said society, on or before the
18th day of December next, the best essay on
the subject of kindness to Animals and that
a similar prize be offered to the girl in the same
school who shall write and offer the best essay
on this theme, said essay to be presented to the
same officials on the day mentioned above;
these prizes to be open to all the boys and girls
of No. school.
Resolved, That the clerk be instructed to semi
a copy of these resolutions to the Board of Edu-
cato and invite the corporation of said Board
PAST WORK OF THE SOCIETY,
| The Society has been very successful III its OPP
| perstions since its organization. All cases Of
cruelty TO animals reported to the officers have
been promptly dealt with, and the offenders
punished. In its labors of humanity it has had
the active cooperation of the Mayor, the Police
anil of the public i'll general.
Though there is yet much severity and cruel
~ practiced towards dumb animals, there
is no doubt but that the energetic action
of the society has had great influence, and
kept those disposed to be cruel under a whole
some dread OF certain punishment. Encouraged
by past success the officers are determined to
be equally yigilant in the future, and request
all citizens who may know Of CAFES of cruelty to
dumb beasts, to leave the names of the offend
ers at the drug store of l.. Bringhurst 4 Co.,
Sixth and Market Streets: the COMMERCIAL
PRINTING Co.'s office, Fifth and Market; or at
Eli Underwoods livery stable OH Fourth street
below King.
LETTER FROM QUEEN VICTORIA.
The following letter, written by direction II
Queen Victoria, was addressed 10 the President
of London Society on the occasion Of the cele-
bration of their Fiftieth Anniversary, and is
printed here by request of the s. =. G.. A.. Of
| this rity
"BucRfHGHAM PALACE June ~, 1874.
"MY DEAR LORD Tho Queen has command
ed me to address you as President of the Society
for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. OF the
occasion of the assembage i'll this couptf2 of
| the foreign delegates connected with similar as-
sociations. and of the Jubilee of the Soricty, to
| request you to give expression publicly OF Her
| MaiestyS warm interest in the success of the
efforts which are being made here and abroad
| for the purpose OF diminishing the cruelties
practised on dumb animals. The Queen hears
and reads with horror of the suiieringr which
| the brute creation often undergo from
| the thougbtlessnesn of the ignorant, and
she fears also sometimes from experiments
in the pursuit of science For tile removal
Of the former the Queen trusts mucli 60 the pro-
| gress Of education and in regard to the pursuit.
of SCIENCE she hopes that the entire advantage,
Of those aumsthetic discoveries from which man
has derived so much benefit himself, in the al.
deviation OF suffering, may be fnlly extended Ia
the lower animals. Her majesty rejoicea that
the Society awskens the interest OF the
young by the presentation of prizes for essays
connected with the subject, and hears with graft.
fication that her son and daughtef-n-law show
their interest and sympathy by presenting those
prizes at your meeting Her lnaiest deaires
me to announce donation OF ono hundred
guineas towards the funds OF the Society.