The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-01-07
How Englishmen Enjoy the Festivities
Around the Family Flreside.
THE BOAR'S HEAD.
A Bright Picture with a Dark
and Cherries Side.
CHRISTMAS SERMONS
Beaconsfie'd and acknowledgement and
the Chances OF War.

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| LONDON Dec 20, 1877.
We have TO thank you for our Christmas dinnor
The largest quantity OF beef that has been received
Tom you for long time past arrived at Liverpool in
good time to I'LL up short supplies and spoil the out
ragcous profits which the butchers hoping to
wiring from u.s. NO less than six steamers came to u.s.
bringing 1912 quarters Of beef 1882 carcases OF
mutton. Ono OF the OF the Allan limo had
board l, 600 turkeys, geese chickens and guam
THY OF vcnison parridgcs, quail aud other game be-
sides the cargo Of beef aud mutton. Coming as 1t did
in time for the Christmas market this generous cargo
| oil good cheer placed within the reach OF many q
poverty stricken household the traditional dlnnerI
rear II comes but once year TO most OF ihem-which
| has been associated from tme inmemorIal with tho
feast Of the nativity.
| CHRISTMAS PgsrIvIrIgs
Tho papers are fun OF accounts OF the Christmas
festivities. Fortunately for the holiday makers the
weather was nne-that is TO say the sun made a more
determined attempt Than usual to penetrate the cloud
OF fog aud gloom which hangs the city like pail
slight furry OF frosty night gave the
the appearance absolute cleanliness and tho absence
OF traffic impaired kind OF drcary imprcssivcness
the song unlovely Streets" The holidays OF the
English and their manner OF keeping them must be
| an eternal enigma to tho stranger whose misfortune
II may be TO find himself in London at tho time NO
| guy crowd In tho streets, no parties or pleasure
makers enjoying the air and the sunshine no bright
| shops into which the merry eobemouches stare
| opcn-mouthed. Overhead livd SKY and sckly sun,
around us nterminablo vistas OF dirty brick buildings
and long lines OF shops grimly barred-t like
city struck by the Plague than metropolis de-
| voting two successive days to holiday making
THE BoAH's HEAD.
But II Englishmcn cannot enjoy themselves except
In sad fashion out OF doors they thoroughly under.
stand the pleasures OF the table, especially u tmo
| when guzzng Is invested with kind of sanctity.
| AT Queens College, Oxford, tho ancient custom Of
serving up the boar's head observed with great
ceremony. and tho public were admitted to the
show. Tho custom Is snid TO have originated from
valiant feat performed by ono OF the students in the
oden timo. He was walking in n ncighborlns forest
deeply engaged In the study OF Aristotle when huge
boar rushed at him with open mouth and flashing
tusks; tho student, who was quite unarmed,
| equal TO the emergency, anu promptly rammed tho
book into the boar's throat--whcreof tho boar died
anu his carcaso was trumphantly borne INTO the Col
| logo Hall. Tho boars head this Christmas was
splendid specimen, weighing seventy pounds; 1t was
decorated with tho provcrbal bays and rosemary
mounted by the College flags. and was borne
into tho hall q silver dish tho shoulders OF two
men, and preceded by procession OF choristers
headed by the chaplain OF the college, who tho
| ancient carroll
| The boar's head In hand bringI.
With garlands gay and rosemary;
| pray you all sing rncrrIy.
9ul ests in eonyivio
| Rcduens iaudes Domino.
Tho chorus sung with splendid effect by tho
male voices, and tho ceremony was thoroughly
| medieval picture
| TIE OTHER SIDE 1T.
Christmas is a time whom contrasts force themselves
| upon US. Here Is contrast occurring In the very
same cty-the stately University cty--the centre Of
ni that Is manly and rcnned in Morrio England.
Sarah lie Grys, an unfortunate young "lady," was
charged before the City Bench with having found
lodging in "a coal cellar without having any visible
means OF subsistence Sarah pleaded guilty and said
she had found lodging In tho CO al cellar could
got no other. Nobody would take her In. The Bench
recommended her 10 to tho work house, but be.
fore justice had been done AID the majesty
vindicatcd. The wrctched, homeless outcast was ac-
tually sentenced 20 fourteen days. imprisonment with
hard labor A Daniel come TO Judgment This
CHRISTMAS has produced an unusually extensive list OF
s'Boxing Day charges" and not few cases OF dcs-
peratc assaults the police those long suffering
guardians OF the public to whom tho festive
brings battered helmets aud shns. saw a s;awart
sbo6by' hauling an equally salwart drunken man by
tho collar At every step tho prisoner
inflicted damage his captor's legs yet tho police.
man merely gave him good teeth chattering shake
row aud then, and never dreamed OF using The club
with which he could havo still further bcogged the
brain Of his charge.
the LovRLIEsr or HER SEX.
The suicide OF tho period took place at Bath. Two
men went tho round OF the public houses aud then
turned IA at tho eating house, occupy Ing tho
ROOM When one OF them woke In tho morning TO
| found his companion had strangcd himself with a
s,rng tied to the bedposL On the dcai
found the ollowing memorandum :-"This papor with
all others my box at the mill and railway station
| bequeath to tho ioveiirst woman know. Her name
Is netsy Mary Walker the lawful vito OF him VINO
makes thus declaration. George Walker. Betsy Mary
Walkers husband"
SOCIETY GOSSIP.
This heading Is almost AZ supornuous this as
tho famous chapter snakes IN Ireland. There is
society gossip, no scandalsat least none tina. have
been dragged to light Stay, had forgotten there Is
whisper that young actor on tho metropolitan
siase has so fascinated young and charming coun-
loss that her husband Is about TO untold tho tale IN
the Divorce Court Should tho case como doubt
tho nobility ana gentry will be accommodated with
front seats In court
l am asionishod at my boldncas in prcsuming to
think that London eau ,c you any thing about LASH
tons which you don't know already, considering that
tho Paris fashions roach your shores weeks and
months before they cross tho Channel. But what we
hear Is rather an embarrassing item. They have
invented In France tho cnemilcttc-sn article 50 cut
rs to combine both chcmisc and me prcssibes. How
Will the iar wearcrs get out OF III That Is
| the question. !, Tor one, Instantly give II up.
BEAcoNsFELDs BREECnEs.
But this conundIum reminds of tho Queens
visit TO the Prime Minister which has been somc-
thing more than Dinc days. wonder We have been
bored to death with the grave ueranccs OF the pub
lie press upon tus stupcndous social event, and
with rclof 10 the lighter aspects OF tho matter Tho
Queen, We arc told was fan Of gracious smiles shc
stepped out on 10 the platform OF tho station high
Wyeombo and was salucd with stately bows by the
Earl rs no badc her welcome Tho Premier was at
tircd IN dark blue coat, trimmed with Astraxhan |
FUR aud marvellous pair OF bright yellow trousers
II would seem that ho chcrishcs Lord Boaconsacd
the iondness Tor unique and gorgeous rament which
characterized him when 10 was plain Mr.. DsraciL
A cannot resist quoting from biography Of
the PREMIER on account OF his appearance de- |
scrbcd by an eye Witness on the memorable
In the House OF Commons just fyry years ago, when
Disraci, amid ironca cheers aud laughter, resumed
his seat with tho that his ucbut IA Par
lament wasa failure There eau pc no doubt" says
the bographcr, 'that his appearance had much TO do
with tho failure. Ho was very SLOWLY attired In a |
bottle green irock coat aud wastcoat WHITE the
Dick Swlvciler pattern, the iron, OF which exhibited
a network oil entering chains large fancy pattern
pabaloons and black tic. above which shirt collar
was visible. countenance lvidy paic set out by a
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