The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-11-20


to take no risks. The royal train. preceded by
the usual pilot engine running fifteen minutes
ahead. was hand signalled throughout its pas
sage from Ballater 20 Windsor. An extra man
was put in every switch box. Ordinary traffic
was stopped everywhere for a half hour. and
common people were risidy excluded from
all stations. All this naturally caused a good
deal OF public Inconvenience. but as far as can
10 ascertained from the newspa nobody
has thought At to Crumble. The Queen will
find at Windsor II large number Of petitions
for aud against the abolition OF the royal
buckhounds One signed by the nobility
and gentry Of the neigh borhood calls for the
retention OF tame deer hunting in the sacred
name OF sport. and another from the trades.
men OF Windsor urges that local business
would suffer Grievously IL the famous and his
torical hunt should be abandoned. The pet-
tions against the royal buckhounds lay stress
upon the cruelty OF hunting tame animals. and
hint that the Queen is setting a bad example
TO the whole country. They have been organ
ICED mainly by the newly formed "Humanita-
rian League" which rroclains as Its leading
principle that lit is iniluitous to inhict SUI
fering on any sentient being except whom SELF
defence or absolute necessity can be Justly
plea led As n matter OF fact. the Queen.
as the readers OF THE StS already know. has
decided that the royal buckhounds shall
cease TO exist at the end OF the present season.
otherwise the fanatical pretcnsions Of the
Humanitarian League might induce her to
change he- mind. The Leagues arguments
tell against nearly al forms Of sport and its
members would equally brand AS cowardly
scoundrclS the rkinEmnn who courses rab-
bits. the Prince Of Wales. who hunts foxes.
stalks deer. and shoots pheasants with Impair
tial a-dor. and the German Emperor. who has
jus. compile: ed the twentieth anniversary OF
his debut as q sportsman. and asserts that he
has shot about 1850 head Of game since he
was first permitted r. handle a shotgun.
The Countess de Ia Tore is not member OF
the Humanitarian League. but she is n lady OF
fine feelings and strong language. which quail
ify her for membership. Both qualities have
from time 10 time brought her into collision
with the magistrates ii London. who have had
to adjudicato upon complaints made by town
neiSh5ors AS 70 the excessive number Of cats
and other animal pets kept by her ladyship in
defiance OF sanitary regulations. Just now
however. the Countess Is residing In tho CEN
tire o. the district huntet! by the royal buck
hounds. and she witnessed the other day the
cruel chase Of one Of the Queens tame deer
The sight did rot please her. and she promptly
expressed her sentiments in this telegram.
which she rendered at o local Post Office for
transmission:
i-phA'A- DANA. A-pGupu. hHotuca olskIdCe-
full deer hunt Same idiotic looks, disspated
women. and snobs.'
The postmaster. in the exercise Of the dis
erection permitted to him BY the law. refused
to accept the telegram on the ground that 1t
contained abusive language. and the Countess
had to mail It, She means to contest the post
masters right TO refuse to transmit a tue. II
strongly worried. description " hunt by the
royal buckhounts. ard. as the Countess Is
rather fond o: the law. the offending officer is
! likely to have an anxious time for tho next
few months. It is understood that tho Count
ess asserts that the diss.nated women men
toned BY her included q number OF titled
ladies. who had dined aud w:ned too Gener-
ously tho night previously. necessitatins
morning pick.m
Several American citizens who love to mar
the role OF Highland Chieftain. with b much
disturbed to learn that the Government has
decided to appoint = com n,ittee TO inquire
into the subject OF the deer forests in Scot
land. For many years past Highland land.
owners. tempted By the high sportin: rents
which American miilonaires and other
wealthy men have teen willing to pay. have
steadily pursued the policy OF depopulatng
their estates in order to make room for deer.
Thousands Of Industrious farmers have been
turned out " their holdings and forced to
settle in districts already congested, to mi
CRATE to towns or to cmigrate to the United
states or Canada. The work OF determination
has gone on unchecked and unnoticed. except
when now and then the poor peopl. have resist
ed eviction with unaccustomed energy. or have
ventured in their desperation to kill the land
lords game to feed themselves. The COM
mittss. when it shall have ascertaned
the facts. will have little difficulty in
recommended: remedies. These will ir-
clUdc the restriction OF tho size OF
deer forests. which. It should he borne in
mind. are no. as rule really forests. but pas
ture and land formerly under cultivation.
aud tho prevention OF arbitrary eviction. The
immediate effect ot the appointment Of the
committee vii! probably be the cessation OF
crolter emigration to British Columbia: for. il
landlord tyranny and rapacity can be stopped
there will be no need for tho people to seek a
living in strange land.
4 new joint stock company has been formed
in Liverpool to take over and extend the bust
ness OF the Leyland Steamship line Tho
transaction practically amounts to the anal.
Eamation OF the Iey.and and Fu.ness lines
or. at any rate TO the cessation OF com petit
ton between thea. The Leycnd feet con-
si.'s Of tweEty.three cargo steamers. for which
about 100000 j. 70 he paid Several of the
largest steamers run between LIVERPOOL and
Boston. and the remainder are engaged
mainly in the Mediterranean trade. Frederick
Dawson Lcyland vii! lie on the Board OF the
new company.
Tie future politics OF tho Pail Mall Gd.eu.
have been placed beyond doubt BY tho an
nouncement that Mr.. Gust. Tory VI. p for tho
Stamford division Of Lincolnshire. has been ap.
pointed editor. Mr.. Gust knows nothing what
ever OF journalism. but he is . beautiful
dancer. can sing good couic. and was a col
lege chum ofthe late Duke Of Clarence. He is
4 -. 4
taken to learn all newspaper editing in no
time His salary is t. be 1850 year. which
seems small for such smart young man. and
lie will draw it regularly while learning tho
business.
The latest iHdiCnity offered the Jews by the
Russian Government WAS at Moscow. A new
synagogue, built under Government permits
sion. was to 10 dedicated last week. Under
the approval Of the authorities the Jews pro-
Al