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THE FIELD. 
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interpreters in turkey. 
«. caAincr In vour last an extract from the Chronicle, I beg to 
8 ?’— S in m „,_“Thcre Is another kind of English 
sfranccr'sornetlnies seen In the streets of Pera,-The poor disappointed 
Sidnto for a commission In the Ottoman army, who has come out 
Tlth letters to great men, and founded his hopes on the vague nssur- 
rnees of goodwill, of which ho is now able to Judge the value. He 
mwharo ventured nil on this chance; Ids few hundreds have been 
■pent on his passage and equipment, and in a residence of months in 
this crowded town . He Is endeavouring to acquire tHo Turkish 1 an - 
toinec and hopes to stammer out enough to qualify him for an 
Interpreter— a vain hope while fluent Greeks ■ndjfvantinea arc to be 
Is, and e' 
nee In tl 
he poot 
his expe. 
civil to underlings. An Interview ,> T „ . ilh 
must be stated by letter. How changed is hla opinion of Turktoh 
Ministers, whom he has heard described on the hustings o! his native 
town ns a new race, refined, patriotic, and , " , n c ’ 1, f n cn ‘ ' b *» 1 S ‘ r i 0 «!| 
glad to hear that interpreters "are appearing In numbers wholly 
unexpected," and so, doubtless, will n.any of your readers, who have 
friends in the English army in Turkey. 
Yours, Ac., Cantab. 
interpreter— a vain hope while fluent Brocas auu 
had in shoals, and even men of English blood, fitted for the post by 
W residence in the East, are appearing In numbers whol y une*- 
nectcd The poor youth walks solitary; he has exhausted the 
uatiencc of his expected patrons, and in vain he hangs about, and Is 
? l vii 0 ^°nnderiin«. An interview is not to be had. and his business 
EARS. . . A, T* 
Mn. Editok,— Some three years since, the attention of the Essex 
public was attracted by the appearance of a Marquesa chief, whoso 
tattooed countenance proved him to have moved in the first circles of 
Southseoinn aristocracy. Wonder increased, when be was found to 
speak English with more than usual fluency, a facility which ho proved 
by giving several lectures descriptive of his shipwreck on one of the 
MaSuesa Islands, where he narrowly escaped .being »crved I up to satisfy 
the hunger of royally, and of his saving his lift I V »1 e “crlflce, or m 
cording to savage notions, by the improvement of his beauty, trom 
,b ; GSfSn 0 .' win, him -Ur .... »?'»»»' 
leetnres. and crowing confidential over a gluss of grog, he lifted the 
IhiK tr^efof black hair which flowed to his shoulder. , aatwtth 
tca« in his eves, showed me the mutilation which his bead had suffered. 
His ears had been cut up on each side, leaving a sharp P o5 °V{** i 1 ?? 
upper portion of the cartilage, so ns to give him ‘hc “PP“ r ““ cc 
Horny," as represented in his fancy portraits. The reasons given by 
the sages of the Mnrquesn’s for this custom, arc : 
1st. *The superior beauty of the ear, under Its new form, as It cannot 
be doubted but that the .Southscalans have a greater knowledge of 
what is beautiful than the Creator of all, who has formed tills organ 
with strict regard both to utility and grace. , . .. , 
2nd. The captivating look of Intelligence ami mechanll, in the cut 
car, of which, in its natural state, It Is wholly destitute. . 
3rd. The convenience— for should nny belle in love or rage attempt 
to seize the recusant by the ear, she would find to ]‘ e f' ^. 8ap P r 0 ^" , ™^ t 
that the t rise men had been before lier and spoilt her hold. The que - 
tion being to die with ears, or to live without them, the manner of 
the operation had next to be decided. .. 
The votes were In favour of their being tom off. It had been the 
custom, and the polite Southsealans dislike innovations os much as 
w o do In polished England As, however, the age at which my tattooed 
acquaintance iiad arrived, threatened to make this a tedious process, 
Ins cuts were mercifully cxcinded by a sharp stone— by which pro- 
cess he suffered only six weeks of intense pain, and permanent deaf- 
ness us its result. A Marqueslan belle tore the ear from the head 
of her Infant to prove that it might be thus performed if taken 
in proper time. 1 was about to exclaim In horror at tills atrocity, 
when my little terrier dog jumped on my knecs-he, too, was deaf 
from a similar operation. 1 saw the sailer s eyes fixed on the oi lflces 
where ears had once been, and 1 was silent; surely wc are in the 
same condemnation.' - - 1 remain, sir, your obedient servant, 
Brighton, June, 1864. AURICUMJ8. 
PARTRIDGES. 
Sin —l, in common with every true lover of the sporls of the 
trigger, hall with delight the letter of “ Cantab ” upon the ‘Par- 
tridge ” wherein he denounces that now almost common pest. In 
these parts, the “Red-legged" Partridge,-" Perdix Rufa." In the 
eastern counties of England these birds arc, I am sorry to say, getting 
too great an ascendancy, to the very great injury and detriment of 
that true sporting trump, our English Partridge— “ I’erdix Cinema, 
which is very much to he lamented. They nrc becoming evidently 
scarcer year by year, where the others are suffered to abound Any 
person lit the present season, by going Into their haunts at dusky evo, 
may witness for lilmself tholr naturally pugnacious habits, and hear 
their incessant clamour and chattering, us they are chasing and wor- 
rying all intruders from the best-sclected and most-favoured resting 
places, which has the effect of driving and scattering the naturally 
quiet and retired birds into unfavourable spots. The disadvantages 
of this are very obvious and the chances arc, that the English bird is 
driven to form its nest In such places as to be almost sure to be 
destroyed. . , . 
I have myself known many instances of the Red-legged ejecting 
and driving away altogether the others from their nest, and after they 
have deposited therein several eggs. In a sporting sense the Ited- 
legs are objectionable, as wc all loo well know that they ever betake 
themselves to the barest possible ground, to wit, some neighbouring 
fallow field, where it would be about ns easy a task to get a shot Ht 
them there, by walking to them In the ordinary way of field sports us 
to bag an ignus fatuus. There are many methods adopted to approach 
them in different localities, viz., in the open or very large fields by 
the use of ihe kite, or in more enclosed fields by stalking or driving, 
that is, by placing the guns behind some suitable hedge, und sending 
your beaters round, up wind, to flash them, aud take your chance of 
getting a shot ns they pass over the hedge Alas! for the good old 
days of “stiff stubble and staunch poluter.” To pursue this sport, the 
village cur is as good as a fine-bred pointer, for it is but rarely you 
can work the birds Into cover, that is to say, whero they cannot look 
bout them. 
It must have been Ihe novelty of the thing that prompted their 
importation into the cultivated fields of England, without their un- 
suitableness for the country, to be any sporting acquisition whatever, 
ever occurring to their Importers. If they find an advocate from any- 
one quarter, it will be from the professed “ pot-hunter," not from the 
sportsman. 
There Isa great prejudice Induced against the “ Partridge " gene- 
rally amongst farmers, from the depredations and injury done to fresh- 
drilled corn; the outside rows ure scratched out by the rod together' 
Tiiis is invariably dono by these pests ; and th.-y are every whit as bad 
as rooks at seed time. The English Partridge, on the contrary, bus 
been proved by naturalists to be the farmer s friend, as they live a 
large portion of the year upon the wire worm. This ought to be more 
generally known, and I nm sure they would fiud more friends amongst 
the agriculturist. 
I would luge tills matter most strenuously with my brethren of the 
trigger nnd game-keepers, for the sake of perpetuating that beautiful 
game bird, the “Grey Partridge,” as well ns perpetuating the breed 
of the English pointer, lest the good old field sports of the British 
Isles become degenerated. 
I remain, Mr. Editor, yours obediently. 
Detonator. 
BLISTERED FEET. 
Pin,— I am rather surprised that none of your numerous corre- 
spondents on this subject should have thought of that simplest of all 
remedies, viz, “ Bathing the feet t cell every mnrnina in common salt 
and cold tenter." The quantity of salt is immaterial, provided it be 
not too little. 
Not suffering from blistered feet myself, I can but assure you that 
its efficacy has been severely put to the test by scores of others, with 
w hom it has succeeded extremely well — Your most obedient Servant, 
West Hiding. 
FASHIONS FOR JUNE. 
(From Le Follet.) 
Summer fashions have assumed a definite form ; but, 
although general rules exist, much is left to fancy and teste, 
in order to vary the monotony of stylo and accessories. 
Formerly but few of our most fashionable modistes would 
dare to introduce strongly contrasting colours; our eyes are 
now, however, 60 accustomed to the mixture of green 
and yellow, scarlet and black, See., that we are no longer 
startled by the appearance of tho most striking contrasts, 
but, on the contrary, seek them a6 most desirable. Thus, 
if black is in great favour as an accessory, red has numerous 
partisans— not the aroseille worn during the winter, but the 
real poppy ; chestnut, brown, violet, cobalt blue, are the 
other colours generally preferred. Bonnets are still very 
small, and the crowns are so compressed and thrown back 
on tho neck, that they are almost hidden by the enormous 
bows with long floating ends which ornament them; the 
bonnets are allowed merely to rest on the back of the 
head, and are ornamented either with flowers or feathers 
mixed with lace and bows of ribbon. The insides are 
trimmed with a profusion of flowers and blonde, borne 
ladies may be seen with immense moss roses with their 
leaves, and even peonies in full bloom, surrounding t ietr 
faces. Straws — especially a tissue of straw worked by a new 
process, which is sold by 'the yard— are much in vogue; and 
it must be admitted that it is much easier to work this ma- 
terial into various forms than the original fancy straw, 
which requires much skill and dexterity to fold the many 
designs now to be seen in theso light and graceful 
bonnets. It was expected that we should bear no more 
of the pelisses this summer ; and small mantelets echarpes 
and some talmas for children and young ladies were tho 
only styles ventured upon; but, contrary to the opinion 
dccidedlygiven,the though, it must be acknowledged, 
in a far prettier and more becoming form, is now to be seen ; 
it is quite loose, and open in front, leaving the bust uncon- 
fined, and consequently without the inconvenience produced 
by the plaits for which tho former pelisses were so much 
disliked. The greatest variety in the shape of mantelets is 
now displayed. Some are completely covered with narrow 
laces, placed in cross lines, and a new kind of passcmcntei'ie, 
of stamped plain velvet upon a tnj}etns ground ; others of 
black moire antique bordered with a passementerie of blue 
eatbers between rows of black velvet, und terminated by a 
deep lace. Another novel trimming is composed of a new 
style of fringe or passementerie, being a succession of liund- 
some tassels. The usual number of rows on a mantelet 
is three. 
FINE ARTS. 
Cronstadt. — M essrs. Colnagbj, of Pall Mall East, have 
published a large view of the fortifications and town of 
Cronstadt, which at the present moment must prove of very 
great interest. It is taken from ihe narrow part of the 
channel nearest to St. Petersburg, a point which commands 
a very oxtensive prospect of all the forts and military 
architecture. The view is very neatly executed, most 
minute in its details, and displays every indication of faith- 
fulness. Indeed, we ate informed it has been so highly 
appreciated in high quarters, that copies ofit have been sent 
by the Admiralty to bis Majesty the Emperor of the French, 
the ministers of Great Britain at foreign courts, and other 
persons in authority. It is lithographed from a drawing 
made by Mr. E. T. Dolby in April last in tho Baltic. 
The Fleet at Anchor— “Furl sails ! Away aloft!" 
— A picture may be now seen in the window of Messrs. 
Ackermnnn,96, Strand, which, under the above title, is more 
like reality than any ol the numerous naval ones which that 
indefatigable firm have for many a long year published. Wo 
call it a picture, nnd never was coloured lithograph more 
deserving of the compliment. Drawn on stone by Mr. T. H. 
Dutton (whose able pencil adorns“TtiE Field” oflastweek), 
from the original by Mr. O. W. Brierly.it has been printed 
off by Day and Son, the lithographers to her Majesty ; and 
is, moreover, dedicated to Sir Baldwin Walker, the Surveyor 
of the Navy. Its merits require a more lengthened notice 
than we can hope at present to give it. Looking at 
the picture, tho Sidon is seen on the spectator’s left, and 
then Hie Prince Regent and the Leopard, the St. Jean d’ Acre 
and the Duke of Wellington, in tho centre, in the foreground; 
and outside and between their respective positions arc the 
Queen, the Impericnse, and the Black Eagle, while on tho 
right are discovered the Edinburgh, Blenheim, Agamemnon, 
London, Ajax, Ampliion, Encounter, Sec. Men-of-war, 
barges, and other boats, under oars or sail, afford an effective 
contrast to the gigantic “wooden walls” around them; and 
on board tho “Great Duke” the signal to “full 6ails” is 
being hauled down, and the answering pendant of each ship 
of the fleet having reached the truck in acknowledgment, is 
also descending, while the crews are seen swarming up the 
rigging, and rushing on to the yards. Boats are banging on 
to the guess-warp booms of the Duke of Wellington, and. 
every detail of the plcturo is perfect. It reminds us more of 
the service than aught we have gazed at ashore since our 
boyhood. The publication is very well timed, now that our 
navy is reaping high honour in tho Baltic and Black Seas ; 
and so ably has each gentleman connected with this *' Fleet 
at Anchor” done his duty, that we hope every club — aye, 
every owner of an epaulette, will purchase a copy of it. 
Messrs. Ackerman, of the Strand, have also published an 
excellent panorama of the Epsom Race Course, on the 
Derby day. 1 1 is a most life like representation of the gallop 
immediately before the great metropolitan event coming off, 
and every portion of the course from the start to t he winning 
post, with its booths, its grand and minor stands, peopled 
by myriads of anxious 6ouls, on the tiptoe of expectation, are 
there truthfully depicted. No one, who has the least love 
for the noble sport of racing, should be without one. 
ARTHUR DAWSON, 
DEALER IN HORSES, 
116, STEPHEN’S GREEN (WBST), 
PUBLIC SPEAKING. —Members of Parliament 
X Clergymen, Barristers, Sec., are Instructed privately in ELOCU- 
TION, by Frederick Webster, Professor of Elocution to the Royal 
Academy of Music, on a principle which combines graco with e’o. 
quence, eradicates all defects of speech, assists tho memory, and imparts 
flmcncy and a skilful arrangement of the Ideas In extemporaneous 
oratory.— 38, Wcymouth-strcet, Portland-place. 
YACHT FOR SALE —7 Tons. 
A FAST, STIFF, SEVEN TONS ROOMY BOAT, 
only two years old, carvel built, fitted with great accommodation, 
warranted a strong, fast, sea-going boat. For further particulars 
opply to Mr. Farley, 81, Fleet-street. 
pOOD TROUT FLY FISHING at the THORNEY 
U BROAD FISHERY, 13 miles from London, by the Great Western 
Railwav. For particulars, apply to the Proprietor, A. Gould, 30, 
Great Marylebone-street, Portland-place, London. Day tickets, ls.Od. 
each. 
T O SPORTS ME N.— Her Majesty’s Royal Letters 
Patent, for valuable and extraordinary improvements in tho 
most powerful and brilliant Telescopes, Camp, Opera, Race-course 
and Perspective Glasses, to know the distances of objects viewed 
through them— of great Importance to Sportsmen, the Army, Navy, 
and others. Messrs. S and B. Solomons, Opticians. 39, Albemarle, 
street, Piccadilly. Observe— Opposite the York Hotel. Theso Tele- 
scopes possess such extraordinary powers, that some three and a-halt 
Inches with an extra eye-piece will show distinctly Jupiter's moons, 
Saturn's ring, and the double stars. With the same Telescope can 
be seen a person’s countenance three and a-hulf miles distant, and un 
object from sixteen to twenty miles. They arc of larger, and all 
sizes, with increasing powers accordingly. 
The Royal Exhibition, 1S51 — A valuable, newly-invented, very 
small powerful waistcoat-pocket glass, the size of a walnut, by which 
a person can be seen and known one and n-lialf miles distant. They 
answer every purpose on the race-course, at the opera-houses, country 
scenery, and ships are clearly seen at twelve to fourteen miles. They 
arc invaluable for shooting, deer stalking, yachting, to sportsmen, 
gentlemen, game-keepers, and tourists. Opera and Race-course 
Perspective Glasses, with wonderful powers; an object can be clearly 
seen from ten to twelve miles distant. Newly-invented Spectacles. 
The most aged defective sight is brought to its youthful, -natural, und 
original state. Invisible and all kinds of Acoustic Instruments for 
Relief of Extreme Deafness.— 39, Albemarle-street, Piccadilly, 0 p- 
posite the York Hotel. 
Just published, 
A PANORAMIC VIEW of EPSOM RACECOURSE, 
A seven feet long, with Explanation. Price on a Roller, 9s. plalD, 
and 12s. coloured. 
Also, 
The IMPROVED METALLIC BETTING-BOOK, used by all persons 
of sporting celebrity. In roan, Js. 9d.; morocco, 2s. 6d; morocco, 
elegant, 3s. 6d. 
And 
BENSON’S TURF REGISTER AND POCKET STUD BOOK FOR 
1854, containing the Nominations, Winners, Calendar, Ac. Price 2*. 6d. 
Ackermann & Co., 96, Strand, London. 
Just Published, price Is. 
mHE CURABILITY OF CONSUMPTION ; being 
1 a Series of Papers, presenting the most prominent and important 
Practical Points In the Treatment of the Disease. By F. H. Ramadqk, 
M.D., Fellow of the College of Physicians, late Senior Fhysiclan to tho 
Royal Infirmary for Diseases of the Chest, Ac. 
Also, by the same Author, 
A Treatise on Asthma and Diseases of tho Heart. 
London : Longman and Co. 
This day is Published In 1 vol., 12mo., price 12s. cloth boards, the 2nd 
Edition of 
ALIPHANT’S LAW of HORSES, including the 
bargain and the sale of chattels, also the law of Racing, Wagers, 
and Gaming. This edition is greatlv enlarged and contains the Now 
Betting Act, the New Law of Pleading, and Evidence, Sec. See. 
S. S w bet, Chancery-lane, London. 
pREAT WESTERN RAILWAY. ASCOT RACES. 
vJ On Tuesday and Thursday, June 13th and 15th, Special Tra'ns 
m 111 run between Paddington and Windsor. Omnibuses at moderate 
and fixed Fares, as well as a large number of Carriages of every de- 
scription i re provided to convey passengers between the Windsor 
Station and the Race Course. In addition to the Booking Offices at 
Paddington tickets may be procured on and after Friday the 9th 
June, at the Company's Offices, 27, King Street, Cheapside; 269, 
Strand; 351, Oxford Street; 63, Bridge Road, Lambeth ; 25, Regent 
Street (corner ol Jermyn Street); Peacock, Islington ; and at Messrs. 
Tatters all's, Hyde Park Corner. Full particulars of the Trains, Ac., 
are given In hand bills, which may be obtained at tho Railway Sta- 
tions and at the above-named places. 
ANGLING. 
Sib,— I should feel obliged If any of your readers could give me 
information on the following subjects : — 1st. Is 'here good fishing at 
Leathcrhead, in Surrey, and at Kelgafc ? Is It the same water ? Is it 
free; and which Is the nearest station to it— Relgate Town or Reigato 
Junction Station? 2nd. Is any part of the Wandle at Carshalton 
free? 3rd. Is Cooks Fishery on tho Lea a good place? Which Is 
the nearest station to it ? Yours, Ac., G. W. 
Our “Off Days,” is postponed until next Week, in conse- 
quence of racing and other Dressing matter. 
GREYHOUNDS. 
Pie, — 1st. If greyhounds are exercised in a field, should they not be 
made to run round and round it until stopped by the person In charge 
of them; and how are they best made to do this? 2nd. Is It of any 
use exercising them in their clothes? And, 3rd. How long ought a 
greyhound to be in training which is to come ont in November ? 
Yours, Ttro, 
Htobcrtiscmcnts. 
mi IE CHARGE FOR ADVERTISEMENTS in 
1 “The Field ” Is at the rate of 
SIXPENCE per LINE, 
The minimum charge being 2s. 6d. for Five Lines and under. 
Payment must bo made in Cash or by Post-office Order to the Pub- 
lisher. 
A SCOT RACES. The Proprietors of the Padding- 
Xjl ton Conveyance Association beg to inform the Public, that they 
have arranged for a plentiful supply of well-appointed Omnibuses to 
work from thi Windsor Station of the Great Western Railway on all 
the four Race Days, which will be conveniently placed In the Station 
Yard at Windsor on the arrival of the several Trains. Each Omnibus 
will be conspicuously numbered, so that parties may readily recognise 
in the Afternoon the Vehicle that conveyed them in tho Morning. 
Fares from Windsor to the Course and back 
Tuesday, June 13 5s. I Thursday, June 15 8s. 
Wednesday, June 14 4s. | Friday, June 16 4s. 
N.B. Tickets with the number of the Omnibuses on them will be 
delivered to each Passenger on pay ng Ills Fare. These Tickets will 
also bo marked “Inside" and “Outside," and Passengers taking 
Outside Tickets cannot be allowed to change to the Inside, nor Inside 
Pas-cngers to the Outside, unless by mutual consent. Both Inside and 
Outside Tickets are the same price. 
ASCOT RACES.— JOSEPH THUMWOOD, Con- 
II. tractor to the Great Western Railway, for Carriages, Post 
Horses, Flys, Ac., at the Windsor .station, begs to inform the Nobility, 
and Gentry, that he has provided a large supply of superior Car- 
riages and Horses, to be in attendance on the arrival of tho various 
'trains on the Race days; but, to prevent disappointment, he respect- 
fully requests that an early application be made. Orders should be 
addressed to Joseph Thumwood, Great Western Station, Windsor, 
which will be also forwarded to him by the Superintendent of the 
Paddington Station, from whom every information may be obtained. 
The charges will be as follows 
Carriage and Single. Carriage and Pair. 
Tuesday, June 13th £2 2 0 £4 4 0 
Wednesday, June 14th i 1 0 3 3 0 
Thursday, June 15th 3 3 0 6 5 0 
Friday, June 16th 110 3 3 0 
TO NERVOUS SUFFERERS. 
A RETIRED CLERGYMAN, having been restored 
to health In a few days, after many years of great nervons suf- 
fering. 1* anxious to make known to others the means of cure; he will 
therefore send (free), on receiving a stamped envelope, properly 
addressed, a copy of the prescription used. 
Direct — The Iter. E. Douglass, 18, Holland-streot, Brlxton, London. 
HENRY PEAT, 
HUNTING SADDLER, 
14, OLD BOND-STREET, 
LONDON. 
TO ANGLERS. 
T BERNARD, 4, Church-place, by St. James’s 
tl • Church, Piccadilly, begs to Inform the nobility and gentlemen 
anglers that he hai|now on sale an extensive stock of every description 
of Salmon, Trout, Pike, and other FISHING RODS, of very superior 
quality. The whole made on the premises under his inspection. 
livery variety of Salmon and Trout FLIES, of approved pattern* 
and superior workmanship, adapted for English, Scotch, Irish, Ame- 
rican, and Continental Fishing. 
Also, a New FLY BOOK, of an Improved material, and all kind* O 
Out, Winches, Lines, Artificial Balts, Ac., Ac. 
Gentlemen Instructed In the art of Fly-making. 
The Trade lupplled. 
