THE CARNIVAL.

Evening Star, Issue 4134, 27 May 1876, Page 3

THE CARNIVAL.

The FCte was attended by more people lasevoning than on any previous occasion, the attendt Mice numbering nearly 4,000, Independent of the other numerous attractions, the concert alone was well worth listening to, and amply repaid the visitors for their attendance. Some excellent songs were rendered, but the features of this port of the programme were Herr Kehott's oboe aad tin whistle solos, and Mr Jones's violin performances. On tho upper storey skating w.ia introduced, and wna freely indulged in. M. Orel's performing dogs were exhibited on the ground floor, and excited considerable curiosity. Mr O'Donoghue’slecturc.with chemical experiments, was deferred till Monday; and the lime-light, was not exhibited. Dancing was liberally indulged in, fully 150 couples taking part. The room, however, was rather too crowded for enjoyment. Yesterday's takings were Doors £BS 13 6 Refreshment bars 85 5 10 * Gazette’ 7 9 0 Oriel’s Dogs 6 9 0 Moaphotos 1 14 (j Weighing machine 1 17 6 Air pistol I 17 9 Total £139 C 7 At the Baby Show this afternoon there were 63 entries, including twins. The prize for twins fell to Mrs Dickenson, for her two boys. Mrs Robertson exhibited a boy and girl, very fine children, but they were not equal. The first prize for single baby was awarded to that exhibited by Miss Cornisn (muse to a well-known fellmongcr and tanner); and the second to Mrs M'Fie’s child. The building was crowded, and the baby show excited great interest.

The Gas Engineer has forwarded to the Mayor, ns chairman of the Gas Committee, a cheque for i,C, being a collection by the gas employes in aid of the Carnival fund.

tlr G. Turnbull, treasurer to the Carnival funds for the Benevolent Institution, received to-day by telegram a present of ten guineas from Sir Francis Dillon Bell. "We trust this handsome donation will be the precursor of many of even larger amount. A Committee-man writes to ua as follow-s I was surprised to see the letter in your paper last night Binned “Disappointed.” It is quite evident that the writer has not taken much interest in the Carnival, or he would Lave seen ut a g’auco where the deficiency was, and had ho taken as much trouble as some of the committee-men have done in selling tickets, he would have had no occasion to write this letter. I must say lam very ranch pleased to see some gentlemen exert themselves so much for this good cause; but it must be very disoournglug to them, on their first attempt to do good, to bo met by some of our leading men with the remark that they want to get their names up. Such remarks are very uncalled for in this Instance, and I hope will be mob with the contempt they deserve. It is strange the excuses some people wUI make to get out of giving a subscription to any thing. I once remember trying very hard to 861 l a. ticket for tho Culedotiiiin Socloiy’s Gathering to a gentleman who I thought should support that society. Tho excuse he made was that we did not conduct our games properly. 1 then asked him what he found iault with. " One thing, ho said, “ tho labor is too large.’ “All tight./* I said, “ you just take this ticket and come'ncxt year, and we will make you a director, and you will have an opportunity of making the caber smaller." Now I would advise your “ disappointed” contributor to have his name put on the committee, and then he would be able to show us how to manage bettor than wo have done.