The sun., 1891-10-04


troublesome and expensive for fully qualified
man to get his pame on the list Of voters.
The election contest now proceeding ut Man
chester illustrates another evil Of the present
system. Il is being fought on what 10 known
as the 1890 register; that 10 to say. only those
are qualified to vote who were resident In the
division during the whole Of the year ending
July. 1890. Since that time about 1000 voters,
most Of them Liberals. have left the place. but
their names are still on the register. and
they are entitled to vote II they can bo found.
Considerably more than 1000 men have cot
tied In Manchester since July. 1890. but, al
though they are fully qualified In other re-
spects. their names are not on tho register and
they will not be allowed TO vote. Tho contest
is proceeding with spirit and the result will bs
closer than appeared probable week ago.
Sir James Ferguson has introduced com.
ical variation Of an old electoral dodge In
stead of kissing babies with view to winning
the husbands through the wives, he has been
appealing to the sporting instincts Of the Lam
cashire men. and this afternoon. In the pres
ence Of thousands Of spectators, no kicked of
the ball at the opening Of the football match
between two local clubs.
During the last session of Parliament Il WAS
freely rumored In the lobbics that several we'll
known Liberals had resolved TO raise Q dis
oussion respecting the cruel hunting Of tame
deer in Windsor Park By the Quson's stag
hounds A motion calling for the abolition Of
the pack and Of number Of well-paid officers
connected with II was actually drafted. The
motion never appeared on the order book.
however. and II was subsequently said that II
had been withdrawn In consequence Of the
promise By . member Of tho Government that
the Queen would herself take action in the de-
sired direction. II such promise was made
Il has boon shamelessly broken. for the royal
huntsmen are now making tho customary
preparations for tho coming season. A
number Of deer have been captured in
the Windsor Great Park and conveyed
In carts TO the paddocks at Bwenley. where
they will be kept in confinement until wanted
for "the CHASE" Tho deer are perfectly tame.
and It Is an absurd misuse Of words to de-
scribe chasing them - sport Ameet OF the
royal staghounds is . fsvorits occasion for
cockney sportsmen TO show themselves OF In
red coats and top boots. They hock down to
Windsor by the railroad in scores, and hire
theiI horses on tho spot Tho company II
generals OF very mixed character. and gen-
ulne sportsmea rarely attend. The deer 10
taken to the staftiag place In . closed cart.
and is often 20 terror stricken when dumped
out that IL has to be beaten With sticks to
make It move. It has . short start before
the dogs are let loose after II. and
It rarely has sufncient gameness to afford 8
long hunt More frequently It is overhauled
In an exhausted condition after . short
run. packed into the cart again. and taken
back to the paddock. Il has been known to
get on . railroad track and wait for train to
come along and kill II, and tales have been
whispered Of butcheries by the keepers In tho
royal paddocks Of deer maimed. by the dogs or
exhausted BY fear and unwonted exertion.
The strangest feature Of this senseless and
barbarous sport" is that It II carried on In
the royal park BY the royal servants with the
direct connivance Of Queen Victoria. who u
patroness Of the Royal Society for the Prsvsn-
tion Of Cruelty 10 Animals. s--a s,.-e.--
The discussion Of drinking and drunken
noss." which IL still raging In the Nisnss. has
brought out an entertaining bit Of oontempo-
raneous American history. "A New Eng
lander relates the story. introducing
himself thus: II am . Yankee. which
does not prevent my being serious. I
am even New England Yankee. which does
not necessarily imply that I Am fanatic
have shared many bottle OF claret and bur-
gundy With Agassik Longfellow. Lowell.
Holmes. Whipple. Emerson. Norton. and others
well known In America. but whose names
would not be 30 we'll known in England.
0e ti0 OAuuoIb VI tn6 pACuruAy SluD
In Boston. which will imply that ! am
at least reasoning manW ne says that
an offshoot Of tho Saturday Club. tho
Atlantic Club. composed Of contributors
to the AAantio Monthly gave Q special invita-
ton to its monthly dinner to Mrs. Harriet
Beecher Stowe. on the eve OF her sailing for
Europe. which that estimable Lady accepted.
on the condition that there should be no wine
on the table. she fearing that Prot Stowe. be-
ing President Of o country temperance society.
might be disciplined for sitting at table
where vino was drunk. Tho New Highlander
proceeds that this condition could not be re-
fused. and that they sat down to table to the
number Of twenty. at 8 p. NJ. with tho ther-
momete- at 90. and nothing but water iced to
25' to drink. with Longfellow at the head Of tho
course, sitting at Longfellow's right and Miss
Prescott occupying the same relative position
to LOWELL The dinner was one OF unusu-
al gloom. the New Enelsnder relates.
and water only served to increase
the thirst when those at the centre Of the table
in despair secretly appealed to the head
waiter. The sympathetic menisl thereupon
brought them SCOTCH whiskey and water.
which for color could not be distinguished
from aqua pura, and In the words Of the New
Highlander. "cheerfulness returned. and when
the ladies' rose and left MS Longfellow ex-
claimed with some pioue. What makes you
fellows down there 80 jollyT We explained
that problem. and no ejaoulated with little
impatlence. Why didn't you let mo known"
Dr. ]. Mortimer Granville who began the
discussion Of drinking and drunkenness in tho
Times. returns to the charge this week with
a two-column letter. In which he endeavors to
demonstrate this proposition: Alcohol Is q
necessary OF healthy mental and muscular
life. Those who abstain are. with tho
rarest exceptions. deficient In some
one or more Of those qualities Of mans
nature with which their racial development
ought to havo endowed them. Tho communi-
ties that have for long time eschewed alcohol
arc weak 0; body and slow Of mind. They are
the creatures Of passions and Woes other than
that Of drink. and they are the subjects Of
morbid fatalism and . belief In destiny which
deprive existence OF its highest motive and
rob II Of its noblest aim. leaving 1t without tho
spirit Of enterprise. OF energy. OF hope. Alb
stinence. all the world over and In all ages.
has takeu and still takes the backbone out Of