The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-12-20

make royal cheeks blush for shame he points
out that both in Windsor Park, where the deer
are reared. and In Swinley paddocks. where
they are kept preparatory to the hunt they are
accustomed to the sight OF people moving
about They are so tame that they sometimes
refuse to start, and have to be started on their
reluctant way by vigorous use Of the hunts
mems whips. Occasionally they will trot for
miles along the highway. and when pressed by
their pursuers will seek shelter in q shed.
house. or yard. Twice in February last
tho hunted deer ran into the popu-
ious town OF Reading. seeking refuge
on the first occasion in brewery
yard. and the second time in a ummer house
in a private garden. In October last year the
deer entered the house Of the Governor Of the
Sandhurst Military College 1t cannot be de-
MED. therefore. that these deer are tame ami
mails, and the cruel and uns portsmanlike char
acter Of their chase is made more apparent by
the fact that before being hunted they are de-
prived OF their natural weapons OF defence.
the antlers.
simultaneously with the publication OF Mr..
Stretton's book prominence was given in the
newspapers to letter from Col. Coulson. CIV
ing narrowing details OF the cruelties perpe-
trated by workingmen in Lancashire and
other counties in pursuit Of tho sport Of rabbit
coursing. Col Coulson. who seems to be an
honest. simple hearted man. attended one Of
these coursing meetings. and appealed to the
men as Englishmen to stop the cruel
sport They asked him whether their
sport was more cruels than hunting
tame deer in the royal parks. and he
was compelled to admit thatit was not. Now
comes the sequel to this story. All the news
ma Iov inr fHa 81 ~
and loaded type to this paragraph received
last might from the official court newsman:
Sir Henry Ponsonby has. by command Of
the Queen. written to Col Coulson. expressing
sympathy with his efforts to put an end to the
cruel sport Of rabbit coursine to which he Is
calling attention. Her Majesty asks to be fur
Their informed on the subject"
Workingmen will need no more opposite H.
lustratlon OF the assertion which has become
proverbial among them that there is one law
for the rich and another for the poor in this
country.
The cruelties connected with the operations
Of the royal buckhounds have been repeatedly
denounced. They have formed the subject Of
questions and even OF debates in Parliament
which cannot have escaped the royal notice:
but the Queen has been dumb. and the House
OF Commons has been compelled every year to
vote money for the salary Of the Master Of the
Buckhounds. the wages Of the royal hunts
men. and the expenses Of the royal pack. Rab
bit coursing, however. is prominently the
sport Of the workingman. and the denuncia-
ton OF it evokes a speedy and universal ex-
preston of royal sympathy. Mr.. Stretton's
book has been to Queen Victoria apparently
without effect. 1t is now proposed to empha-
size the hint by sending her q petition praying
her to discontinue tho hunting OF tame deer.
gYyr--
signed by thousands OF the contumacious
rabbit coursers as well as their denouncers
will ask the Queen Ito prohibit those in high
position from seeking pleasure Mt the cost Of
torture to defenceless animals. and thereby to
give an immense impetus to the cause Of
mercy among all classes. tending greatly to
the moral elevation Of the people"
The distance between the British and Rus
sian outposts In Asia continues to lessen. The
Liberal policy. broadly speaking. is to keen
them ~ far apart as possible. and the Tory
aim seems to be to bring them face to face.
The action Of Russia convlnces. perhaps.
the majority OF Englishmen that the Tory
policy Is right The Ners. representing OFF,
cial liberalism. has ventured to express doubts
whether the chastiselnent OF the tribesmen OF
Hunza and Magyar beyond Gilgit. the advance
post OF Cashmere. last week was justified by
the amount OF provocation received; to which
the Tories have angrily retorted that the
tribesmen are very wicked people indeed. given
to slave raiding. brigandage. and other abom
nations. and that thrashing is good for them:
from which 1t may be assumed that neither
party feels altogether easy on the subject.
The views OF the Saturday Rerier. a Govern
ment organ. are OF a more robust order.
I'VE are going to Hunza and Magyar" 1t says.
because it is important for the safety OF India
that We should 60 there. and because we don't
want Russia to get there first But there does
not appear to be any necessity to force our
selves on the tribesmen and call them scoun-
drels. too"
The proposal to petition the Government in
favor Of imposing f3 poll tax on immigrant
aliens has been rejected by the London Trade
Council. after very full discussion. and moth
ing more is likely to be heard OF it
Tho arguments which found most fa-
vor with the members Of the Coun-
Gil were that labor Is an international
commodity. that aliens have as much right to
come here as Englishmen have t. GO to foreign
countries. and that. instead Of attempting the
impossible task Of preventing immigration.
efforts should be directed to the practical work
OF bringing the newcomers into the trade
unions.
Sandow. the strong man who lifts horses
with one hand and does other seemingly i'm
possible things. figured this week In new
role. He served as the subject Of lecture on
"The Superficial Muscles" by DR.. Os-
from. tho audience being composed en-
tirely OF lady art students. Sandow.
who wore only stockings and shoes and
a small loin cloth. exercised the various mus
cles. showing the effect, when intense strain
was applied. the doctor meantime discoursing
learnedly upon the voluntary and involuntary
muscular efforts and their effect upon the hui
man frame. The ladies listened with rapt at
tention throughout. Their note books and
sketch books testified to their industry. and
Sandow finally felt SO much at home under
their frank yet admiring criticisms that he
voluntarily illustrated the movements OF the
muscles OF respiration under varying condi-
lions OF slight effort to the most intense exer-