Stockton Herald, South Durham and Cleveland Advertiser. — 1887-02-19 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

JOCKEY.—On Tuesday Alfred I day decided to take no action in response to the Parrett, a well-known Devonshire jockey, re- circular from the Prince of Wales regarding the Siding at Totnes, committed suicide at Exeter by • Imperial Institute, but to forward a reply suggesting the desirability of the subscriptions being '1 deceased fell from a horse at Totnes races, ; sent from England and Scotland for the relief of Sind had since then suffered greatly in the head. • the distress of Irish labourers and tenants.  41111.1!,0,0,.!  , On Tuesday morning a mournful procession, headed by the fireman of the theatre, crossed the stage of "Old Drury." The fireman was closely followed by four stawart men, who bore on their shoulders • miniature coffin. Behind them came the mourners. The members of the country company who were using the stage for the purposes of rehearsal were astounded. In reply to their enquiries, they learned that poor old " Pickles " was about to be buried in the adjoining yard. "Pickles' wits a very favourite cat in the theatre, and everyone at once recognised the propriety of the ceremony, for " Pickles" and Drury-lane Theatre have for years been inseparable. " Pickles " was at onetime induced to become a public performer, being brought on in a pie by Mr Harry Payne, the clown, but, as Mr Payne tow says, nobody after the first two nights was able to catch that cat in time for the performance, although it habitually turned up at the wings to see what its understudy made of the part. Another amusing reminiscence of the deceased cat is that during the run of • nautical melodrama it calmly walked across the raging waves as though they had been merely paiuteci on canyon. " Pickles " is supposed to have come by his death by tackling a poisoned mt. However that may be, " Pickles " is greatly regretted by all who ever performed at Drury-lane as • cat ' who could pick out a success from a !allure, an actor from an anwitear ; and -who would show his appreciation of thaws _pieces and performers be approved of by attending their rehearsals, and studiously avoiding those of people he had found wanting.  , , ee • . eantry ....• the pureed. in reply .aed that poor old so be buried in the was a very favourite ...e, and everyone at once recog- . propriety of the ceremony, for , e ' and Drury-lane Theatre have for year* ... inseparable. " Pickles " was at one time in. duced to become a public performer, being - brought on in a pie by Mr Harry Payne, the , clown, but, as Mr Payne tow says, nobody e. Rochard, after the first two nights was able to catch oach naval medi- that cat iu time for the performance, alSane o 3 the decrease though it habitually turned up at the eso ought to give more wings to see what its understudy made of the ,ei men in France than the part. Another amusing reminiscence of the deeary preponderance. M. Rochard ceased eat is that during the run of • nautical es official statistics that, on the one I melodrama it calmly walked across the raging the French population haa numerically 1 waves as though they had been merely paiuteci ro _caeed, whilst the immigration of foreigners on canvas. "Pickles" is supposed to have come ee has considerably increased. Normandy, for in- Iby his death by tackling a poisoned rat. Hove thee. stance, once a rich, well-poptilated province, has I ever that may be, "tickles ' is greatly regretted eolumn, in entered upon a course et economical decadence. by all who ever performed at Drury-lane as • rat . spree meetings This decrease of the native population and the who could pick out a success from a !allure, an .460118 were passed, growth of the foreign ele m ruent form a serious acter fro an anuttear; end -who would show his .aen were held in reads. anger for France in these times of universal appreciation of tholes _pieces and performers be MS of the city, and in order military armament. Thirty years ago the rural approved of by attending their rehearsals. and ..essures might, if necessary, be population represented three-tourths of the total studiously avoiding these of people he had found the iefantry and cavalry in the number of the Inhabitants of France; at the pre- wanting. .., were also held in readiness. The sent time it is only two thirds. The principal - --•eistrates were in different parts of the city for cause of this change is the continuous migration the purpose of giving orders for the protection of from the country to the towns. As regards the EXTRAORDINARY CHARGE OF ".; the puhlic, and Bailie Grey was present .at the number of foreign subjects in France, the coun-