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| Accession number | 912L : 2124/6 |
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FROBELCARROS di E QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY . REGIMENTAL SPORTS , 9TH LANCERS . blanes I MONDAY , 25th MAY 1885 . noul v 000 to nigds ni bess of expliqu DAVOR el di HO PHOTLU 3V43 1000 The Empress Press , Umballa . Sept 26th 1885 . RETURN OF MR CECIL COLVIN . - Yesterday week , Mr Ceeil Colvin returned to Monkhams Hall from Egypt . As stated a fortnight ago , Mr Colvin was expected home shortly after his brother , Mr Forrester Colvin . The inhabitants of Waltham Abbey were in daily expectation of the return of the Egyptian hero , and ahnost every evening large crowds assembled between the railway station and the Abbey Church , pre pared to give him the same happy reception as was given to his brother , only on a more exten sive scale . Mr Colvin , however , arrived at Waltham Cross railway station early in the afternoon of the day named . In the evening a large number of old companions and well - wishers , headed by the Town , Band , proceeded to Monk hams Hall to congratulate Mr Colvin on his safe return , after his trying and heroic labours in the Soudan . Annotations . [ BY A NOTE TAKER . ] Since I wrote the other week , T. C. Baring , Esq . , M.P. , has arrived at his residence , High Beech , from Switzerland ; and Cecil Colvin , Esq . , of Egyptian fame , has returned to Monk hams . I hear that Sir Henry and Lady Meux , of Theobald's , Waltham Cross , are at present on a visit to Paris . on the ELEANOR CROSS PRESERVATION FUND. A meeting of the committee of this fund was held at the Assembly Roon adjoining the Four Waltham Cross , Swans Hotel , 23rd ult . In the absence of the president , Sir H. B. Merx , Bart . , the chair was occupied by R. 3. Colvin , Esq . Mr Colvin's brother from India , and who has but recently returned , was also present . The business before the meeting was relative to the proposed new road between the Falcon Hotel and the Cross . - The Secretary stated that plans and report were in hand , but had not yet been received from the architect , Mr Ponting . The secretaries also announced that subscriptions actually received and promised amounted to about £ 350 . No house canvassing had yet been done , and it was considered advisable therefore to appoint collec tors . The chairman at once ) volunteered to act for one district , and several other gentlemen followed his example . Mr Colvin promised to head his list with a donation of twenty guineas . A future meeting was fixed to receive the collectors ' reports . A hearty vote of thanks to the chairman , R. B Colvin , Esq . , brought the meeting to a close . Extract from the Waltham Abbey " Weekly Telegraph . ' September , 1885 . A WELCOME HOME . - A message was received on Sunday morning last by the popular Squire of Monkhams , to the effect that his two brothers , Mr. Cecil and Mr. Forrester Colvin , who are also much esteemed at Waltham Abbey , would arrive home from the Soudan and India respectively . The news of their expected arrival was soon spread among the inhabitants , and many of them at once resolved to give them a hearty welcome . Accordingly , in the evening , a number of the tradesmen and tenantry on the estate proceeded to the Railway Station to meet them . Mr. Cecil Colvin was returning from the Soudan , where he had served his country well as a volunteer , having done excellent service throughout the whole campaign , in one part of which he had charge of six boats whilst proceeding up the Nile , and this very important duty he performed so well that he had been honourably mentioned in despatches . His brother Mr. Forrester Colvin , of the 9th Lancers , was returning from India , and by a strange coinci dence accidentally met at Suez ; but the interview only lasted some ten or fifteen minutes . Mr. Forrester Colvin came home by overland route , and Mr. Cecil Colvin by water , so that Mr. Forrester was unfortun ately unaccompanied by his brother . But this was not known at the time the welcoming was arranged , both Soldiers being expected at Waltham Abbey at the same time . To give them a hearty reception , their neighbours , friends , and former companions , assembled in large numbers at the Navigation Bridge , where was the town band in the uniform of the old Essex Artillery , and the old Fire Brigade in their uniform , Squire Colvin having been one of the most active members , in conjunction with his brothers , of the old Brigade . The horses were here taken from the carriage and the vehicle drawn through the streets as far as the New Inn , accompanied by a torch - light procession . The members of the old Fire Brigade marched by the side of the carriage , and appropriate airs were played by the band . At the end of Sun Street Mr. F. Colvin addressed a few words of thanks for the hearty reception accorded him , and regretted that his brother had been unable to come home with him . Mr. Cecil Colvin is expected home very shortly , and in all probability will receive an equally hearty welcome from his friends and inhabitants of Waltham . Abbey . Oct 1885 HARVEST HOME AT MONKHAMS On Saturday last one of those social gatherings took place at Monkhams which do so much to bring master and man together . On this occasion between sixty and seventy of Mr Colvin's employes sat down to a substantial repast of right good English fare . The worthy Squire took the head of the table , the vice - chair being filled by his manager , Mr Symondson , and promi nent among the guests were Mr Colvin's two brothers , just arrived home from foreign service . Neither was the gathering without the refining influence of the ladies , Mrs Watson and her sister being present , and promoting the enjoy ment of the company . After the cloth was cleared , the worthy master proposed the health of " The Queen " in eulogistic terms , and the way in which the toast was received showed how loyal was the company . " The Army , the Navy , and the Reserve Forces ' followed , which brought Mr Cecil and Mr Forrester Colvin to their feet . Mr Cocil's narra tive of his adventures while on service with the army in the Soudan caused immense interest. Mr Symondson then sang " The roast beef of Old England , " in which he introduced the following verses : 01 there was a time when we went out to war , We soon let them know what we went to war for To fight and to conquer - make honourable peace ; " All for the fame of Old England , And all for Old England's fair fame . " But now all is altered . Alas ! ' tis our fate , We never go out but always too late ; The check - strings are pulled , and home we skedaddle ; " Not to the fame of Old England , And not to Old England's fair fame . " Our men have not altered - still brave to endure ; ' Tis our rulers have altered , of that we're quite sure ; Their policy now is , when beaten , retire ; " A terrible disgrace to Old England , And all to Old England's disgrace . " Their programme was " Peace , Retrenchment , Reform . " Instead we're in bloodshed , with hearts rudely born , And cities bombarded for no earthly reason ; " O ! must it be said of Old England , And must it of England be said ? " " Retrenchment ! " a promise of clever old William's ; His last year's expenses were one hundred millions , Exceeding in figures all former expenditure ; " All to the disgust of Old England , And all to Old England's disgust . " And where's the " Reform ? " - a promise so fair Like England's good trade - melted into thin air , While the foreigner laughs in his sleeve at such fools ; " Fair Tade ' is the cry of Old England , The cry is of England ' Fair Trade . ' " But one thing is promised , a cure for all ills Tis peasant proprietors , manufactured like pills ; A cottage and land - don't you wish you may get it ! " A sop for the men of Old England , For the men of Old England a sop . ' " " " " By the cheers that followed , it was evident the company agreed with the sentiment . After a capital song by Mr Forrester Colvin , The ' Squire proposed " Success to agriculture , " and in doing so , touched upon the past depres sion and that great topic of the day , Fair Trade . Mr Colvin's idea of Fair Trade being to let in free of tax articles which the Englishman cannot make - such as tea , sugar , coffee , tobacco , etc .; and to tax those manufactured imports which the Englishman can make ; and we should then hear no more of 20,000 men being out of employ here and 30,000 there , and trade would generally revive . din . With this toast was coupled the name of Mr Symondson , who in responding , spoke of the bountifulness of the year , not only in all sorts of crops , both hay and corn , but of the splendid weather for in - gathering the same ; at the same time , the price of corn was lower than it could be grown at , and unless the price altered wheat growing would die out in this country , a serious matter in case of war , or bad harvests abroad . Mr Symondson then proposed " The health of the ' Squire , " in terms which called forth a response in true old English style . The " Health of the foremen of the depart ments followed , and was responded to by Messrs . Smith and Moorcraft . " The visitors , " were proposed by Mr Cecil Colvin , and responded to by Mr Bott ; while " The ladies " were taken care of by Master Harold Watson . " " Some capital songs were sung during the even ing by men of the Potteries , and others ; and a most enjoyable " Harvest - home " was brought to a close with " God save the Queen , " and three cheers for the squire . Oct 1885 . NAZING . THE PRIMROSE LEAGUE . INAUGURATION OF A LOCAL BRANCH . On Tuesday evening a meeting was held at St. Leonards , the residence of C. J. Bury , Esq . , J.P. , for the purpose of formally opening Local Habitation 648 of the Primrose League . Con sidering the inclemency of the weather , the attendance was good , some of the visitors having trudged through a steady downpour of rain a distance of several miles . Among those who were present were the Right Hon . Sir Henry Selwin - Ibbetson , Bart . , M.P. , Mr Gellatly , Mr Wilson Fox , Mrs Bury ( ruling councillor ) , Mrs Watson , Mr and Mrs Gough , Major and Mrs Barker , Miss Colvin ( hon . sec . ) , Miss Money , Mr Cecil Colvin , Mr F. Colvin ( 9th Lancers ) , Mr and the Misses Henty , Miss Waller , Mr H. Lee , Miss Lee , Mr H. Tottenham , Miss Maude Tot tenham , Mr and Mrs George Symondson , Mr C. F. Jessopp , Mr G. and Miss Nicholls , Mr aud Mrs H. Bugg , Mr and Mrs G. Standingford , Mr and Mrs Beningfield , Mr Cattermole , Mr Not tage , Mr and Mrs Champneys , Mr J. Pegrum , jan . , Mr David Pegrum , Mr Riley , Mr Surridge , Mr and Miss Chapman , Mr Thomas Chapman , Mr A. Chapman , Mr Charles Chapman , Mr and Mrs Robert Chapman , Mr and Mrs Bond , Mr Dalby , Mr H. Clark , Mr Wraight , Mr Duncan , Mr and the Misses Brett , Mrs Stout , Mr E. Greeu , and numerous others . ( 6 Mr Bury was voted to the chair , but vacated it in favour of Mr Gellatly , who , after opening the proceedings , called on Mr Wilson Fox to address the meeting . Mr Wilson Fox , who was cordially received , explained in an able and eloquent speech the object of the league , and dwelt on the necessity of having a central organisation , which before the institution of the Primrose League had been wanting . Many a Conservative was ready and willing to give his or her time to furthering the Constitutional cause ( hear , hear ) - but had hitherto found no one to direct such efforts into a right channel . There would now be in every town , in every parish , a central rallying point for such would - be workers . ( Cheers . ) All would find scope for their influence , and - a most im portant point would know where papers and pamphlets could be obtained . - The first motion was then proposed by Sir H. Selwin - Ibber son , Bart . , who was received with loud applause : - " That this moeting expresses its approval of the promotion of the Waltham Abbey and Nazing Habitation of the Primrose League . " Sir H. Selwin pointed out that the watchword for all Conservatives should be Organise , organise ; " a more important duty even than " Register , register . " To meet the organisation of our opponents , a thorough organi sation of our own was nécessary , to protest against the Communistic tendencies of the ex treme Radicals ; such an organisation was found in the Primrose League , an especial character istic of which was the utilisation of the assist ance of the gentler sex . In view of the new phase of electioneering history - a policy too often of direct misrepresentation - a new mode of attack had to be devised . It was to be hoped that moderate Liberals , who were disgusted many with the ultra - Radicals , would throw in their lot with moderate Conservatives , rather than with the party of Communism and Atheism . ( Hear , hear . ) The right hon . gentleman instanced the case of Mr Dendas , Lord Zetland's brother . ( Applause . ) Drawing comparison between the English labourer and the small peasant proprie tor of France , he maintained there were no poorer people in the world than the latter . He concluded by wishing success to the Waltham Abbey and Nazing Habitation of the Primrose League in its work of instructing the people in the real facts of the political situation , and its endeavour , as far as in it lies , to maintain the Church and Constitution . ( Cheers . ) The motion was seconded by Mr Duncan , who spoke from his personal knowledge of many of the new voters in Waltham Abbey . He found it a cheering sign that not only were the Conserva tives rallying , but that there were cases of " con version . ' ( Cbbers . ) He had his eye on two hopeful cases himself . The motion was carried unanimously . It was then proposed by Mr Bury That this meeting pledges itself to use every means to further the cause of the league and Constitutional principles . " The speaker alluded to the general depression in trade and agriculture , which he in part attributed to the stringent carrying out of the principles of a one - sided Free Trade . ( Hear , and applause . ) The motion having been seconded by Mr Henty , was carried nem . con . Votes of thanks to Mr and Mrs Bary for throwing open their house for the occasion , and to Mr Gellatly for kindly taking the chair , were carried by acclamation . The hon . secretary of the local habitation , Miss Colvin , then took the names of those wish ing to join , of whom a goody number responded . The proceedings , whic ' , were throughout most enthusiastic , closed with " God save the Queen . " HE thought it was about time he had a fortnight's leave , so he went to the Colonel , and said his father was dead ; might he go and bury him ? The considerate chief granted his appli cation , and he had a real good time for the stipulated period . A little later he required other fourteen days ' recuperation , and being of a non inventive turn , had to use once again the same excuse ; his father was dead , might he bury him ? The Colonel said nothing , but granted his request . For a third time this happened , and then , being desirous of yet further recrea tion , a a bright idea struck the festive youth . " The Colonel must be tired of this father business . I'll say my mother's dead , and I want to bury her . " - The Colonel , as usual , courteously granted his wish , but as he did so , he delivered himself thusly : " Remember , Mr. a man may have any number of fathers , but it's physically impossible for him to have more than one mother . " Dec 1b . 1885 . ANNUAL CHRISTMAS FAT STOCK SALE . - On the 16th inst . was held this annual sale of fat stock , when 41 splendid Devon oxen , 40 famous half - bred sheep , and seven pure - bred Berkshire hogs , were submitted for public competiton . At the luncheon which preceded the sale , the chair was taken by Mr Symondson , in the absence of " the squire , " the vice - chair being filled by Mr Thomas Chapman , of the Abbey Farm . The health of the Queen was given by Mr Symondson . Mr James Tuck then proposed in eulogistic terms the health of " The Squire , " which was responded to by Mr Symondson . The health of " Mr Meyer , " pro posed by Mr Chapman ; " Mr Symondson , " pro posed by Mr Peter Mills ; and " Mr Chetwood , " the auctioneer , proposed by Mr Thomas Chap man , followed , and were responded to by those gentlemen respectively , after which the very large company adjourned to the sale yard . Here it is only fair to say that the show of beast called forth much praise , and was considered to be the most level lot that Mr Colvin has ever offered . The competition was brisk , and good all round prices were realised . The oxen fetched about £ 31 each , ranging in price from £ 28 to £ 38 15s . The sheep reached the respectable figure of 66s 6d each ; and the hogs 86s each . The buyers were Messrs . C. Chapman , F. Carr , and J. C. Goodchild , Waltham Abbey ; Mr H. Gomm , Waltham Cross ; Mr John Gocher , Cheshunt ; Mr Inch , Hoddesdon ; Mr Sams , Stanstead ; Mr Brooks , Ware ; Messrs . Wyatt , Brewster , and Gater , Enfield ; Mr Collins , Wood Green ; Messrs . Willis , Teece , and Kirkby , Epping . A notable feature at these Christmas sales is the punch , which on this occasion turned out a particularly successful brew , and was much appreciated . MONKHAMS |
