the field. 
and a large portion of the central nave. The choirs of the 
Chapel Royal, of Westminster Abbey, -of St. George’s, Wind 
sor, of Bristol, Canterbury, Chaster, Ely, Hereford, Lincoln 
Norwich, Rochester, and Winchester Cathedrals, of the 
Temple, and other churches, assisted. His Royal Highness 
prince Albert, the Lord Mayor, Sheriffs, and Aldermeu, and 
the civic authorities of other cities and- towns, were present. 
The interior of the sacred edifice had been fitted up by 
Mr. Newman, the architect, so that lull service might be 
performed with the effect of 300 voices under the dome. 
Wind instruments were introduced to strengthen the choir, 
and told admirably. The Archbishop of Canterbury 
preached, and selected for his text the 41st verse of the 
loth Chapter ol Matthew- 11 He that receivelh a prophet in 
the numo of a prophet, shall receive a prophet’s reward.” 
The collection at the cathedral amounted to the large sum of 
£G90. It is to he hoped that this successful experiment will 
induce the Corporation of the Sons of the Clerg\ to celebrate 
jt« anniversary festivals in future years in a similar manner 
Its funds are administered impartially to claimants from all 
the dioceses of England and Wales, and annually assist about 
1,200 persons, of whom 700 are widows and aged single 
daughters of deceased clergymen. The sick and disabled 
clergy and their families, in cases of urgent distress, are also 
relieved ; and a third object is, to educate and pluce out in 
life the children of poor clergyman. The first festival was 
held in St Paul’s Cathedral in 1055, 200 years ano. In the 
evening a dinner took place, according to custom, in the fine 
hall of the Merchant Tailors’ Company. Upwards of 450 
noblemen, prelates, divines, and laymen sat down to table 
The Lord Mayor presided, and the Prince Consort honoured 
the company with his presence. 
police Intelligence. 
MALBOROUGH-STllEET. 
Assault.— Henry Monk was charged with having assaulted 
James Hanna by pouring boiling wutor over his legs. The com- 
plnmunt said lie was in bed when the prisoner came into the 
room and demanded a sum of money for which he was security 
for complainant. Some words occurred between them, upon 
which the defendant seized complainant, pulled him out of bed, 
and seizing a ketrle which was on the tire and contained boiling- 
water, he poured the contents over his legs and thighs. Com- 
plainnnt was obliged to have his injuries dressed at the hospital. 
Die defendant said he was first attacked, and ho only Btood on 
his own defence. A witness, named Mary Shipley, said she went 
into the room on hearing the cries of murder, and found the com- 
plainnnt with a poker in Ins hand on the top of defendant The 
comp oinaut s wife was pulling the defendant's hair and holding 
him down. Mr. Hardwick considered the assault was of a very 
brutal nature, and fined the defendant *3, or ouc month’s im- 
prisonment. 
Robdert. — Mary Ann Thomas and Gcot'ge Lewis, two re- 
spectably-dressed persons, but well-known thieves, were charged 
with having been concerned in robbing a lady named Wilson 
Mrs. Margaret Wilson, wife of Mr William Wilson, merchant' 
Iso. 0 Rose- terrace, Stoke Newington, said: On the 2nd of this 
month, about 4 o'clock in the ufternoon, I was passing a shop in 
Ox ford -street, with u lady, when the f'enale prisoner came be- 
tween us, and I felt a hand near my pocket. It could have been 
no other hand than that of the female prisoner, no other person 
being near me at the time. I immediately put my hand in my 
pooket, and missed my purso, which contained two sovereigns 
10s. in silvor, and some papers. I looked round and saw tlio 
female prisoner go into a shop. I followed her immediately 
f he rushed out. I never lost sight of her, and whon she had ran 
into a stable in Grcen-strcet 1 held the door and prevented her 
from escaping, and then called for assistance. Two men came 
np. I sent one of them for ft constable, and when the constable 
came he opened (ho stable door and took the woman into custody 
in « yard beyond the stable. The prisoner begged of me to pro- 
ceed no further in the matter, declaring (hat she was innocent of 
the robbery, and that she would give mo all she possessed, at the 
same time placing in my hands two brooches und a gold watch 
and chain, which I gave to the police. My purso was not found 
in the prisoner s possession, but the purse now produced is the 
Stolen purse. The prisoners reserved their defence, and were fully 
committed. J 
THAMES. 
Extensive Uttering op Forged Notes.— John Charlton, 
aged 35, a respectable-looking man, described ns a ship’s stoward, 
and Charlotte Charlton, aged 29, his wife, were brought up 
before Air Urdley, charged with utter, ng forged notes of tbo 
Jinnk ot England. Four cases having been proved, the male 
prisoner was committed to toko Ins trial at the Central Criminal 
v ourt. 
•SCOTCH POLICE. 
Brutal Case.— A person nnuied Marshall has been lodged in 
prison, nt Airdrie, for throwing live coals upon the person of his 
own wife, ami burning her. The manner in which he carried his 
deed into execution is too disgusting to mention. The individual 
ought to walk in the middle station of life, from his income but 
by dissipation his case is far otherwise .— Edinburgh Witness. 
©nr ffttcr-pg. 
ABUSE OF THE SPUR. 
Sir,— F rom the correspondence which lias already appenved in your 
highly interesting paper, I am induced to offer a few remarks on femi 
nine equestrianism, and most energetically oppose the use of the spur. 
it is a cruelty which no woman of refined feeling would ever sanction 
8,1,1 lam assured from my own experience that kind treatment U with 
>eiy few exceptions the most efficacious method ot mauaeinc all 
f A hu , ls ? thut 13 s0 obstinate as to require a spur on the road, 
s not fit for a lady to ride ; and in the hunting-field I consider a lady 
out of her place. Huntingis an amusement esscutiullj masculine, and 
however courteous gentlemen may he, they cuunot he e.xpeetcd from 
11,0 excitement and flurry caused by the chase, so to preserve their 
equanimity as to extend such courtesy to the field, where a lady’s 
mo, testy, i should imagine, ought to deter her from proceeding,— for 
ooniitiess, many expressions would in such a mixed .is-einbly reach 
«ei ear, at which feminine delicacy should recede. I am inclined 
mod charitably to suggest, that the letters which have appeared in 
mm columns signed “Annie,’’ are the productions of some wild, 
" , ’ 0 ' for 8 > >ovt ’ bhs affixed a feminine signature, ns I can 
v- rce| y believe that a holy would act in such an unwomanly and in- 
n ’! lT V ,er * aml ,, eat <* n °blc animal so cruelly as therein de- 
bit” » , t lc "' rltur be a woman, then 1 can only say, “ shuinc upon 
i„V» * J ,a , ve «»ft»y horses that bud never before carried ladies, 
t, ‘heir various tempers to innnage, but I have always succeeded 
belting •hem to do my will without having recourse to cruelty. 
,*}' a good horsewoman ought to be able to clear u 
i.”?™ impediment without using the spur if she manages her 
ln? ?r' y ’ an<l tho nnlm «l i9 not over-tired : but it is very seldom, 
nro pniwif ru . rnl of countr >' tides, tlmt a lady's leaping capacities 
fl.li “L 10 , ' e 'l ulslt 'o | ‘i and the more she avoids alt such masculine 
nV,t m i,,b For V’ y °" n P art altl 'o«gh 1 am generally considered 
tto i B„ k i C ° Ura ^°' 1 sllould “‘finitely prefer riding In another diree- 
whieh ‘iTw'V, 8 n,y own and m y horse's safety at a high leap, 
, ' S0 “ W ‘ f “ij. would not only pluce me in a very ridiculous, but 
most unbecoming situation. 
RU °\ ,no 10 haz ? rd 8 ‘? n ' a,k “pon ladies' equestrian 
adoremi^ " k , n ’ ilny 0f , y0lu r “ Ucra Wcc with mo, that too much 
surer ^cd to “ and , in * md ,astc - 1 often been 
bee unn n °! ‘“dies riding in the park w,io SC costumes would belter 
lace wiihte*; Par , -Loose Imaging sleeves, with dress 
or Plari„^««^r ben . 0at ' “"i™ • waistcoats of the same light material, 
chata, M t00 ™ uch dls P ,aycd ; ribbons at their wrist.; and 
andv^? 2 gl ,hcir necks Al1 “ Kse things are verv out,?, 
orimmenf«i BW, 4 without being either useful, or. to good taste, 
amental. A plain bablt of superfine doth, fitting closely and per- 
455 
»d'"" s SSM 
* « S5 
Mav 2nd 13 m 1 remalu ' sir - S™” - * respectfully, 
Matilda. 
<5,0 Tip a BL’SE OF THE SPUR. 
sfttv fx&sstfia 
— a vomur V n am , ong bc,0, L ‘ my day ’ s ' V0l k Is “yB 
1-ide 5 l3rep,i m'5!l ng t V h ; 1 - was na,,| rally anxious to have a good 
e . spurred m « “boost incessantly throughout the vblo 
comn.aninnu * n ,i » r‘7* U uu iuikcu io nermerrv 
HI ths h?n«,i s 1 J h , , lAugh 50midcd In my cam, she spurred mo 
HelnJT, ncly from ,ny Panting sides. At lust this ride! 
lm C iAn» U p,casa « th,nes ’ camc t0 an end; though 1 never felt a ride 
her hubl! °" "r , dismounting, she *nw that my side aud 
her soreoie rooif 0Vcred \ vi !" b,O0 “ * V' 00 ' 1 "hlch .ho had drawn-and 
me S r 4oiy d ' v,,h which 
fpmin7np*! r ’ 1 thl ." k ‘ 1,c n bovo story will convince any lady of ordinary 
feminine humanity that she should not ndo us with the spur. A lady 
may almost unconsciously use her spur upon a tired home, till she 
tu p'o profusion of blood, us tho habit completely prevents her seeing 
0f ' 10 I )unlsl,ment »bo is Inflicting. Quite sure am I, that 
m> fair rider on that miserable, memorable evening would rather have 
given up the pleasure o the frequent gallops, to which she excited 
r by ,. h . ei ; 8,,U1 ’ , ) an ,lavo cnuse d n>e tho agony she did Such n 
very slight contraction of the lady’s knee is requisite to thrust tho 
spur severely Into us, that 1 am sure very many rldere occasion their 
horses an amount of suffering none would deplore more than them 
selves, were they only aware of it. But, sir, it is used as an argument 
the whlp. SPUr ’ l lat Uii “ K 14 ludlCS niuy dl *P ense considerably with 
Now from my own experlence -which I am sorry to say is verv con. 
siderable -I enn nflirin that the Indies who use the spur, use the whin 
much more than those that don't. I know that the ladies who^ Lnish 
* CVOrel ly " lth t ? e w,,,p arc tl,osc wl >° pnnlsh me with tlie spur. 
And this is very natural : because the spur being only applicable on 
one side, requires the use of the whip on the other. ThlsU obvious. 
My rider spurs mo -on my left side -I incline to the right to escape 
MiHw 10 W ' pS nie f on tl10 rl 8bt side to keep me straight. And 
same, even if the lady only rides with the spur, and only 
uses it when cons dered necessary. Sir, 1 know that my rider's left heel 
Is ai med with an instrument with which at her pleasure she may cause 
me the greatest pain, I therefore incline as much as possible away 
from this pain-inflicting spur, and thus the free use of the whip U 
rendered necessary on my right side Therefore, sir, I think that a 
lady, by tho use of the spur, only renders it necessary for her to use 
the whip more severely; and thus, by directly causing us one kind of 
pain, she makes it necessary for her to cause us another. Upon tho 
use of the whip by ladies, I should like at some future time to say a 
few words. If Anuie would condescend to answer a quadruped— and 
one who not improbably has suffered from her cruelty— really I 
should like to know whether she finds that tho free use of the spur 
procures for her unhappy horse an exemption from tho whip, or 
whether she uses the whip in the same proportion as she does the 
S P U U 1 should also like to know, whether— any day after she has 
used her spur sufficiently severe to get her sluggish horse home 
ri om Hunting an ^our before dinner," as her maid is “dressing her 
lifur, and arranging her most ravishing toilet"— she ever gives a 
thought to the noble animal whom the Almighty gave her to uso and 
not to abuse— who has ministered so much' to her pleasure and 
enjoyment— and who is then in his stable, weary, sore, and spur-galled 
—wondering, perhaps, at the misery of his lot, in being the horse of a 
woman destitute of the common humanity of her sex. 
It is to be expected, sir, that I should feel strongly upon tho sub 
remar a ks from Vf ° re 1 ^ y ° U t0 ° SCUSe fttult > a "“ Kert thSo 
Your very obedient servant, 
A Brighton Lady's Riding-Rorsb. 
JOUVENCF.. 
. ./Ti? — Having received a letter from Mr. Lupin, to say he had seen 
in The Field" newspaper, that Jouvence, the winner of the Ciood- 
wood Cup, is the property ol Mr. Aumont, he wishes me to inform you 
that Jouvence was bred by Mr. Lupin, and is now, mid always has 
been, his property, und Mr. Aumont has never had anything whatever 
to do with her. He would he glad if that error was put to rights in 
the next publication of the above paper, which will also oblige 
Your obedient servunt, Ralph Sherwood. 
Epsom Downs, April 30. 
A CORPORAL'S LETTER 
11 Gallipoli, Turkey, April 15. 
Dear Father,— 1 have to inform you that my regiment left Malta 
on the ith of April to sail for Turkey. We landed at Gallipoli on the 
1 lth of the same month, und I have to inform you that it is as tinea 
country as ever my eyes did see; and as for cattle, bullocks do all the 
work tlmt there is to do here, in the place of horses ; ami as for beef, and 
mutton, and bread, they arc cheap. You buy a fine sheep for 2s. and 
2s. 6d., and the very day that I write this letter, I saw a sheep s >ld for 
ad., but they were very young. But I have to inform you that there 
is no inhabitants in the place where my regiment, and the 50th, and 
43rd, and Rifles, and 4 2d are. There is no more English troops come 
up yet; but plenty of French troops lay with us, a thing that 
was never known before ; English and French troops together, 
aud drinking and going on as they are now in Gallipoli. 
1 suppose that yon mind the time "that there was pressing. 
Well, that Is the very same way with the Turks; any man that was tit 
to use a firelock was token to the war. They are hard at it about 80 
miles from where we lies at present, but we expect to be In it red hot 
iu about another month. Dear Father, I can tell the price of a few 
articles. Coffee is Is. per lb., and bread Is Id. per lb , and tea is a^d. 
per lb , and tobacco is6Jd. per lb., pent, 2d. the real best; but you 
cannot get a pipe under Id. per pipe, and ns for beer aud porter, there 
is none. Black wine and coffee you can buy ready-made, aud as for 
shoemakers there is none ; and there is no one to work tho ground, 
the finest land that ever you did see; and as for water, the best water 
that ever I did drink; and as for game, there is plenty of all sorts. 
Our officers go out a shooting every day, and bring plenty of game 
home with them ; and as for trees, 1 never see less than what there Is 
here. Dear Father, I must now conclude by remaining your affec- 
tionate Son, Arthur Warnf.r, 
Corporal, 41tli Regt. 
BLISTERS ON THE FEET. 
rn..; ;r. n . n I' y of - vour n um<f0<M readers Inform mo what will pr e . 
walk a mo° m ,‘ l “ stor ‘ n K whon walking any distance, u» I cannot 
.b^SSSSSSSSu,* ‘ mmar IWm g-T 1 ' 1 
- INTERPRETERS in turkey. 
v omm ro '‘ ' contains the following, which oorrobo. 
t0T E,lgll,h Interpreter, in Turkey 
scene of war tli#n h C W “ much larger Influx of strangers to tbo 
for^ the mortBu? p 1 »i. h 5 h * Wo >« 8 nlf«stod Itself. They arc of course, 
travelling mewIvWl ‘'men. Hitherto there have been no Frenchmen 
Z not 'Mnl y , L P CMI . U '''' 01 ,Vom curiosity. The Anglo-Saxons 
ttaoDle-“ JS* S? f’, b , u ' V y threes or fours They reach Conaran. 
n pie do that capital, having paid to Mr Mfsacrlo of the Hotel 
£•/» s r, ri dlculnus; instead ot 250 piastres 
-t-i pu month, he receives l.oOO, or even 1,500 He u crcncrallv an 
mpndeut rascal, who goes so far sometimes a- to tell hUmnstorlliat 
vhlTtMs in r‘7 0Verb K ! hat ev,?r . vl hing is precisely the reverse of 
wn»t it is in Europe— that mast r* obev nnrvani. n ,..i - 
Constant inm, in iv y ^ l \ ,k *) England. It l< easier now to reach 
sssaasasss^^ - ^ 
TACKLE FOR SALMON. 
Dear Sir, — I shall be happy to afford what information I can in re- 
fly to “A Youngster's” letter, at page 415, in your paper of the Cth 
nst. I will therefore answer his questions in rotation. 
1st. The length of the salmon rod depends, of course, on circum- 
stances; but for a stream gj to 35 yards broad, I would recommend 
one about 16 feet. Let it be spliced iu two pieces. The butt should be 
about 8 feet in length, the top ditto. Measuring from the thick end of 
the butt, C feet should be of Merucl pine, the remaining 2 feet of 
Asli or Yew. The top must be made of Lanccwood. Tube care thut 
tho timber is all well seasoned, and yon will then have tlic best descrip- 
tion of rod that can be made. It is faivupciTor to Ferule Rods, both for 
work, lightness, and economy. 
2ud. The line should be about 40 or 50 yards long, and made of best 
hair und silk. Use no preparation over it, but dry it thoroughly afier 
every day's fishing. Don’t have it too coarse. I would recommend 
you to purchase this, us well as your reel, which should be of brass and 
about 3 inches in diameter, at Jones', in Jcrniyn -street. Get a good 
Click Fairscrvice, if possible, but eschew multipliers. It is no economy 
buying an Inferior article, as the trouble experienced on a fishing ex- 
cursion with a bad reel is not compensated by the saving n few extra 
shillings. 
3rd. The casting line should be about 4 yards long, 2 yards triple 
gut, the remainder salmon gut. This is supposing you fish with one 
fly. it you are looking after sea trout let it be 5 yards, and then use 
3 yards good single gut attached to 2 yards triple, and put on 
two or three flics according to your ability to cast the line. 
I think l have replied to “ Youngster's” questions now, und if he will 
favour me with his private address, sent to Box II. 47, Liverpool, I will 
bo happy to give him any further information Iu my power. 
I am, your obedient Servant, 
Liverpool. Ix^C- 
BLISTERED FEET. 
Sir,— W ill any of the reader* ot “1 'iie Field” kindly inform me 
how I may prevent my feet from blistering, ns they generally do when 
I change from the country to town; or the best method of curing them. 
E. C. 
The Fruit, Flower, and Kitchen Garden. By the lute 
Patrick Neii.l. Adam and Charles Black, Edin- 
burgh. 
The perfectness of this complete and concise work on 
Practical Gardening is proved hy its having passed through 
lour editions, und tho revision and remodelling of this 
mutton by Mr. Havenacroft, in accordance with tbo im- 
proved practice ol tho pre ent day, lias greatly enhanced its 
value, rhe explanatory illustrations ure easy of compre- 
hension; indeed tho whole book is an excellent specimen of 
the useful aud ornamental. 
MAGAZINES, 
Leaser cleverly opens tho bull with “Cronstn.lt and tho 
Russian Fleets,” in u very elaborate article, well wmtlt 
perusal; and the word “ Dangerous” ought to he as visible 
to the mind’s eye of our commanders in the Baltic as It is to 
Hie skaters on the icy surface of the Sorpentim*, to use cau- 
tion. “The Three Bucans” is a pleasantly dra.itailsed 
anecdote. Gallinaceana Is os varied us the feathers of tho 
I’heasunt Ueuts of; and, with 41 General Bounce” und 
other excellent reading, this is a capital number. 
t The Sporting Review. The greyhound “ Wanton,” and 
1 In Smooth Water,” tire engravings highly creditable to 
this excellent sporting periodical, and the articles quite un 
to the murk. n 1 
The Ladies' Compart* on, for May, keeps “ a secret ” 
we find; and a very smart little yacht she is, spinning 
through the sea in rather squally looking weather, with all 
sail set. The ludy contributors are so tulcn od, that wo 
should like to 6ce the entire magazine writ ton by them. 
Uomen have taken long strides in literature of late years ; 
and men must look to have their heels tripped up unless 
they progress with equal cleverness. 
BOOKS RECEIVED. 
The Natural History and Habits of the Salmon. By 
^ Andrew YOUNG. Brown, Green, und Longman, 
The Angler's Guido to the Rivers and Loelis of Scotland 
Lorhs of Scotland. 
Murray and Son, Glasgow; 
By Robert Blakey. 
Bogue, London. 
Beauchamp. By G. P. It. James. Hodgson. 
Cardinal's Daughter. By It. M. Daniels. Hodgson. 
The War. By Thomas Guthrie, D.D. A. und C 
Black. 
Marriage in May Fair. Saunders and Ottley. 
Art Journal, Illustrated London Magazine, English 
Cyclopadui, Sc c. 
the hop gardens. 
Hadlow.— T he hops are not looking well; the bine is 
weak and very foul, and the leaf has changed greatly, 
there is no prospect of any improvement until the weather 
becomes warmer. 
Loose.— O ur hops are recovering the ill efl'cets of the 
late frost. The bine looks more healthy, and is clean, 
there being little if any fly. 
Linton.— O ur hops arc improving, the leaf being of 
better colour, and tlie bine stronger; some places have 
suffered considerably from the sharp frosts and cold 
winds. 
Maidstone— T he hops in this neighbourhood have 
somewhat improved since tbg recent warmer rains but at 
places they look badly. In the college ground the bine 
appears to be unusually weak, but the leaf is of good 
colour; it shows, however, that tho weather is making an 
inroad upon it, as on some hills tlie leaf is beginning to 
change, llic bine is 'clear, and there arc no symptoms, nt 
present, of its having been attacked by fly. 
Otfori>, May 3 — The bine grows fast, and the wives 
nnd daughters of the labourers are busily engaged in tying. 
\\e hear no complaint of flea, but the late severe frosts 
have caused considerable injury iu some grounds. 
Pembuky. — T he hops hero ure improving slowly, and 
appear to have thus far escaped the ravages of the Uy. 
The biue is rather weak, but it has evidently gained 
strength by the late showers. 
Tunbridge. — T he hops look weak and unhealthy; the 
bine is very short ; the recent showers may perhaps give 
it a start, but at present the prospect of a crop is u very 
poor one. 
Tudely and Catel.— T lie hops iu those purishos are 
looking tolerably well, but the weather is telling against 
them. 
