New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-02-09

n cenerol holiday throughout :he diifr.ct Bands
paroded the streets and Oh every ha;ld tcsf7S
Of ioy and festivity quarter pa, tHre,
in III, afternoon was n&mcl AS thc
time of arrival. AID long before tlat
hour the road leading. 10 the station was
crowded with people. AMI every available sp'co
around tho station WI8 occupied. l|,a' il- Liver
poolHhuftlY af.r o'clock, ACCOMPANIED by '""
head steward Mr.. OgIivy. and tLo Rec or oil
Euhord. the Rev !. p. Gogcin, Sir TEomai and his
bride NE, with gratifying demonstrations all al"n!
the route. Large crowds OF p01pc had assembled
at the wayside stations, ard a. tho train came up
ringing cheers wcre piyea The women Of ArnS-
kirk. noted for its giugorbread, came forward as
they had done when the Duke aud Duchess cf T"ck
passed through a short t.ue ago, ana presented her
ladyship with packets OF their ware. After many
similar exhibitions Of good Will thoy St length ar-
rived az RuiiOrd, their uear approach eih[ made
known by tie loud reports OF fog signals, winch han
been laid for long distance down tho
linz, As the train drew up cheer after chez rent the
air, and the principal tanau.s came forward and
n pleasant struggle ensued 10 who should he the
first 20 shake hands with Sir Thomas ana Lazy
nesketh One OF tho oldest tenants w&5 tie YIctcr
and shaking them cordially by the hand he vol
coined them to RutfOrd aud wished them every nap
piucis. CongrltulatlOh, WIRE fhen shoWfrru npoO
thCm from all sides rs they walked forward to Their
carriage. The bands played SEQ the ConqaeiiiK
Hero COlles" the church Dolls rang ou' merry N2'S
and the people chc.rcd and che e again As soon
"a they had steppei in,O the carriage, the horses
were InharnesSed and Il ropo attached. and nun
drad strong hands dragged The vehicle through tho
town at a rapid rate. KuOts IF people were stand
lu;: all along the ioute aud cleerss thcA ~ thc,
passed AID in tins way the PARK was reachrc.
| tiuVing got within eigiIt OF the han the bands
struck I'D " HOinr Sweet 1Cint" when ting
front OF the mans on was gained tie people al
gathered round and cheered them rs ihfy a'ighIc
Standing IN the porch, Sir Thomas. ~ few Well
chosen woods, thank 81 Chcn on hahuI OF himself
aud Lady Ie'kuth for tie hc1rilI nj tler wei
come and said he hoped the GOOD ttoilng when ~,
been exhibited that day would always prevail
| among taen >,
lie tcnantry then repaired to the tc6ant.' bail,
where it was intended to present tie newy -m1rr'ed
couple withs magnificent punch bowl Of SOFA si.Ver
goid-paied, t0 purchase which zoo mad hHeh SUD
scrbcd by the teunnts and farmers Aronni to Dor
der Of the cup was the inscription, Presented ~ Nlr
Thomas George FcrmOr Heskcth. Bart, OF Ruli'fd,
on his marriage. by tie tenanry OF inS Lancashire
estates" Tho bowl stands on black ebony pedestal,
tn, height OF the whole being nearly iva ieet
similar inscr. ption on "A silver pi1to on one Sue
OF the pedestal. while Oh the other sGe were tho
tlful ornament having been placed at toe
head If tho table, Sr lhoI1as ana Lazy
Heskcth were called In. and the presentation
was made on behalf OF the tenantry hy the steward,
WHO SAID that there we've present tr represrnta-
tives OF hereditary tenautry Snd The dcscndan
of a long line OF Hoskeths who mad lived In that
county; ana that descendant was beloved by every
nan on the estate. Sir thomas. In reply said had
always been his wish 10 10 everything he could for
would ever act upon the prncipe Of Live and 1t
live" lie no; Ell ihry would always So; on we'll to-
gether,. and nc cordially thanked them for the
beautiful enfi they bad made. Tie Rector then
welcomed them. aud hoped the lrune Jehovah
would spare thcln that tIcy might SOC their chill
drens children around them. The punci'-i owl via
tlcu filled, and sir Thomas and Lady llesketh
pledge tue tenantry after which the toas ing b,-
came general aud 81 cue tenants PrOpO ed Suc-
cess TO the union OF Stars and Srirrs and the
Union Jack OF Oh EUg,1hd' n toast when wns
most cordially received. la tie evening Sii thomas
ami Lady Hesksih dmed with tho e.lTe If the dis
trict tie tenants were provided VITA a b1unt!lnl
spread, bonircs were msdc in the plra. ANA tn
vas display OF fireworks aud the festivities were
kept up unlil a aie hour.
1t is understood that after remaining at
Rufiord a short timo Su Thomas will 20 London,
when Lady iieskcth will De pTe-cntcd AZ Court
IL may "a mentioned that on TIC morning Of tao
arrival o. SIR Thomas and Laiv ll"sk .ih "A letter.
signed Amicus, WAS received ~ tLc Rector o,
kuilurl, STA ing that II was believed Al att, mp,
wedd D. made by 4 gang OF SRA pcr' from London
to steal iIcT lady III pS jeNeI, puD ri re, which are
Reported 10 br o. Immense value: aud a former
r RYAN. ~ the family MAS In'n.i,Ecd a probable
accOnIliCc. DETECTIVES Wcr' ac'O Ting'y scat du"n
on tie tram by winch the plate AMI wells wee tor
Nardcd from IivcTDoui To RuifJrd, bu' thr WUIi be
thieves smell the rat nd abandoned thtr poi -ct