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who united the trade of begging with that of thieving. They usually
loitered about the door of a baker's shop, and, when they had an opportunity,
one of them slipped in, and slipped away two or three loaves,
while the other stood outside and guarded his retreat. They had also a
little trick by which they added to their means of living. They stood
opposite to a baker's window; and, as decent people passed, they rubbed
their hands, stared at the loaves, and cried—"Oh, bread, bread! starving
starving!"—and by such actions they got a great many pence, but not one
farthing did they lay out with the baker. (Laughter.) He had ascertained
that, although the prisoners were not sailors, they spent their money
as jovially as if they were. The owners of some of the shops at which the
fellows played the farce of starvation did not object at first to the exhibition,
in the hope that some of the pence would be spent in the purchase of
the staff of life: but it happened that not one of the famishing trio went to
work with a hungry belly—for, upon one occasion, when they all stood at
a baker's door, with their eyes and mouths wide open, a loaf was broken,
and in vain handed to them. They were so well filled that they pocketed
it, to carry it home, they said, to a comrade, who was starving worse than
themselves.

An officer said that some of the bakers' beggars, when they received
bread, contrived, by sleight-of-hand, to dispose of it in such a manner as
to convince the bystanders there was no trick, There was one fellow
who could, to all appearance, swallow a half-quartern loaf; but it was a
pantomime swallow: and people who thought he would destroy himself if
they gave him more bread, then threw money to him to wet it.

A person stepped forward, and said the prisoners had been guilty of
another trick, some time ago. They had been supplied, by order of the late
Lord Mayor, with a pair of shoes each, and a shilling, and they promised
to walk off and get a ship. They were, however, seen soon afterwards
barefooted, going into a ginshop; and it was ascertained that they had
sold their shoes in Field-lane, and were getting lushy with the produce.

Mr. Hobler said it was a common practice with sturdy beggars to sell the
shoes they received in Field-lane, and retire to the gin-shop.

The three prisoners were without shoes, and the officers, upon taking
hold of them by the feet, said that they were such feet as required no shoes,
as the skin was as thick as any leather.—The prisoners were sent to Bridewell
for three months.

WORSHIP-STREET
On Wednesday, a simple-looking person, named Seldridge, a Member
of the Primitive Methodists' Chapel, in Cooper's-gardens, applied to the
Sitting Magistrate for a license to preach.

Mr. Heritage, the chief clerk, requested the applicant to read aloud the
Oaths of Supremacy and Allegiance. The applicant did as he was
desired, but in doing so he committed so many errors—pronouncing the words
impious, impyous—deposed, disposed—whatsoever, whatsomever—potentate,
protentatoe, &c., that the clerk refused to swear him until the
Magistrate returned, assigning as a reason, that he could not conscientiously
do so to a man so grossly ignorant, and who, in his opinion, was totally
unfit for the office he aspired to. When the Magistrate resumed his seat, the
applicant, by the request of the clerk, again attempted to read the requisite
oaths and declarations, but in doing which he again committed the same
errors.

Mr. Benett: Have you read the Bible?— Applicant: I hope so. I
am only an occasional preacher, but I feel proud in administering consolation
when I have an opportunity. There are 40,000 of us congregating
in and near the metropolis!—Mr. Benett: What are you?—Applicant:
A locksmith.—The objection of the clerk was over-ruled by the Magistrate,
and the license was granted.

MARY-LE-BONE.
Interesting to the Lovers of Clean Crossings.—Two old men,
members of that useful profession, who wear their brooms daily at the
different crossings, to provide a clean footing for the admirers of dry soles,
waited upon Mr. Rawlinson, as a deputation from the Mary-le-bone
district body of the crossing sweepers, to complain that they have recently,
from time to time, met with sundry hindrances and obstructions from the
"metropolitan blues," in their labours. The spokesman, who shuddered
at the idea of the fashionables of Harley-street, staining their soles in
their passage into Cavendish-square, directed all the powers of his mind
and broom to counteract the effects of the present muddy weather; but
one of the "blues," belonging to the D troop, told him he must sweep no
more, and desired him, if he demurred to the order, to go and complain to
Mr. Rawlinson. Others were served equally; and to Mr. Rawlinson
accordingly they preferred their grievances.

Mr. Rawlinson said he could see no objection to allow these persons to
ply their brooms in this way; few people, he was sure, felt any objection to
have a clean crossing; but he hoped the gentlemen of the deputation did
not annoy the passengers by begging. The broomist assured him "he
never did no more than taking off his hat, just to bow the ladies and
gemmen across."

Mr. Rawlinson directed them to return to their beats, and, if they were
again interrupted, to tell the "blue" to come with them to the office, and
explain his reasons for so doing.

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BIRTHS.On the 19th int. at Mersham-hatch, the lady of Sir Edward Knatchbull, of a
son.
At Brighton, the Hon. Mrs. Anderson, of a son.

MARRIED.On the 30th of August, 1830, at St. Philip's Church, Sydney, New South
Wales, by the Rev. W. Cooper, Alfred Potter, Esq., second son of John Potter,
Esq., of Green Bank Hall, Lancashire, and of Grosvenor-square, Manchester,
to Miss Jane Fisher, niece to Dr. Wardell.

At Walcot Church, James Dawn, Esq., 8th Hussars, to Frances Phillips,
youngest daughter of the late Colonel Taylor, C.B., and Mrs. Taylor,
Marlborough Buildings, Bath.

At Charleton, Henry Thompson, Esq., commander of the East India ship
"Mountstuart/Elphinstone," third son of Wm. Thompson, Esq., of Bathwick, to
Jane, only child of C. D. Wagstaff, Esq., of Blackheath.

On the 23d inst., at Hurst Church, by the Rev. Dr. Wise, the Rev. John
Viney Button, of Binfield, Berks, to Ann, fourth daughter of the late Pettus
Harman, of Binfield, Berks, Esq.

DIED.On the 22d inst, in Bruton-street, after a lingering illness, Dowager Lady
Scott, relict of the late Sir Claude Scott, Bart, aged 82.

On the 12th inst., at his house in Charlotte-square, Edinburgh, Dr. James
Hare, jun., late of the Bengal Medical Establishment, aged 54.

In Green-street, Enfield-highway, Marianne, wife of the Rev. Thos. Jones,
and daughter of the late Rev. Christopher Tennant, of Sampson's-hall, Kersey,
Suffolk.

-----MARKETS.Corn Exchange, Monday.—We have rather a large supply of English
wheat in the market this morning, principally from the west coast, and we
consider that the factors, to effect sales, must submit to a decline of from 1s to 2s
per quarter. In Foreign wheat the prices are nominally as we last quoted. In
barley we have a middling supply, and 1s per quarter reduction from the prices
of this day week may be quoted, except in the finer samples, which are as we
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last quoted, the oat trade is heavy, and this grain may be quoted at full 1s
per quarter under the prices of this day week, and the supply of this grain is
rather abundant, although we have none from Ireland. Beans and peas, flour,
and all other articles of grain, remain as on Monday last.
Wheat, Kent and
Essex . . . . . . . . . . 74s 80s
Suffolk . . . . . . . . . . 72s 78s
Ditto, red . . . . . . . . —s —s
Norfolk . . . . . . . . . 66s 74s
Rye . . . . . . . . . . . . 30s 33s
Barley . . . . . . . . . 39s 41s
Ditto, fine . . . . . . . . 45s 47s
Peas, white . . . . . 40s 44s
Ditto, boilers . . . . 46s 49s
Ditto, gray . . . . . . 36s 42s
Beans, small . . . 42s 45s
Beans, tick . . . . . . 36s 40s
Oats, potatoe . . . . 28s 34s
Ditto, Poland . . . 26s 28s
Flour, persack . . . 60s 65s
Rape seed (per last)—s —s

Importations during the Week.


English . . . . . .
Irish . . . . . . . . . .
Foreign . . . . . .
Wheat.
5007
—
2190
Barley
9913
—
780
Malt.
10399
—
—
Oats.
14851
920
—
Beans.
2602
—
—
Peas.
909
—
67
Flour.
8923
123
208

Friday.—Very little business is doing in any description of grain and the
prices may be quoted without alteration from those of Wednesday last.

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Price of Corn.—(from the Gazette.)—General Weekly Average received in
the week ended February 18:—Wheat, 75s 1d; Barley, 42s 7d; Oats, 26s 11d;
Rye, 48s 6d; Beans, 40s 4d; Peas, 41s 10d.

Aggregate average o six weeks which governs duty:—Wheat, 72 s 5 d;
Barley, 41s 4d; Oats, 25s 7d; Rye, 45s 5d; Beans, 39s 4d; Peas, 41s 10d.

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Smithfield, Monday.—In beef, the finest young Scots fetch 4s 6d to 5s
per stone, and coarser meat is 4s to 4s 4d per stone. In the mutton trade, the
quotation for the primest young Downs is 4s 6d to 5s per stone. In veal, prime
young calves reach 6s to 6s 4d per stone. Dairy-fed porkers sell at 5s to 5s 4d
per stone; and large hogs are 3s to 4s.

Beasts, 2, 269; sheep, 14,590; pigs, 120; calves, 100.
Hay

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Date_1	1831-02-27	Marginal Summary Numbering
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Image	013	Titles	the examiner / sunday, february 27, 1831 / no. 1204
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