The Express.
London, England, 1855-06-29 00:00:00

PRESENTATION OF THE DUNMOW FLITCHES

A goodly pamphlet, extending to 30 pages, giving
bierisry of the above custom, and • programme of the in-
tended proceedings on the lgth, bu been printed. The
following. is given u the programme of the day :
" The jury of sin maidens and sit bachelors will be se-
lected from some good and respectable families in Essex,
and the jury and the officers (selected by Mr. Ainsworth)
will assemble at the Town-hell, in Dunmow, on the morn-
ing of the appointed day. After the opening of the court
the names of the jurors will be celled over, and the jurors
will be required " well and truly to try what shall be given
them in charge, and • true verdict give according to the
evidence."
Hereupon the crier of the court will give public notice,
" that all persons who claim the Flitches of Bacon, to be pre-
sented by William Harrison Ainsworth, Esq., are to draw
near sad give their attendance, and justify their title to the
prises."
James Barlow, and Hannah, his wife, will come forward
and produce witnesses (who have known them many years),
and who will in open court testify to the sincerity of the
conjugal affection of the claimants. This dote, the crier of
the court will give notice " to all persons who know of any
just cause or impediment why James and Hannah Barlow
should not have the Flitch of Bacon awarded to them to
come forward, and they shall be heard."
Any person opposing the claim will then have an oppor- '
tinily of being beard, and may produce witnesses in sup-
port of the objection.
A like course will be pursued in rerpect to the Chevalier
and Madame do Chatelain, who will be required to justify
their title to the Flitch in the same manner as the first
claimants.
After this, the °Meer appointed for the occasion will de-
liver a suitable address to the claimants, and declare them
entitled to the prizes on their taking the customary oath.
After the performance of a grand piece of mule by the
orchestra, the court will adjourn. At the door of the Town-
hall two large chairs, each constructed for the accommoda-
tios of two persons, will be provided. The first chair
will be allotted to Mr. and Mrs. Barlow, and thus second to
the Chevalier and Madame de Chatelain. The theirs will
be borne on men's shoulders. A Flitch of Bacon suspended
from • lofty pole will be carried before each happy couple,
after them will come • carriage drawn by four hones, e..n-
talaicg the jury of maidens and bachelors, the maidens at-
tired in white, and the bachelors wearing white rosettes.
The hones will be richly caparisoned.
The armagement of the grand procession has been
cenfited to Mr. H. T. Smith, it cannot be here
more particularly described, bat it will be splendidly
canducted, with appropriate dresses and banners sad all
that as give effect to such a pageant. Oa the barmen, of
the preemies at the pleasure grounds am the town, the
chemists, sad the ethane connected with the praseLices,
will eats, a kW marquee capable of holding several
theuensd posse, where, after the performance of eceas
men 11111161, the eisimants will take the following oath :

Tot ibeli weer a wam el amariaa
yea aiar wtadss averhi limperdeas
Per imps wore arreleil
braembold Irma er esalulliare etrik
Or admralre, at lad et baerd.
MEW era mbar la awl sr ward;
Or slam the pada dirk eekl "
Weird yearearea imaarried Nan ; Ansa."
Or, la a twaharmatk awl a day,
lapeatad awl la lir swig la say way,
Dal oceans Iris eat Is dean
As whim as pima boa la lady quire.

nes tin Awe Out sok ample have token the
oath :
Inns to tun esnekun "mon gay our.
ot yaw eye aseera le yea freely swear.
• lOW. risen et nem yeasllen reams.
AM ben It Imo al& toe erg good leave;
ild Tee Ws le ear aiettea at Doom well tam,
tbe pliseare be eers the Baoca's your owls.

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Aad the Basso will be formally presented.
Several ohms= and sirs will then be snag, sad the rest
of the day will be devoted is the festivity sad the espy-
mat of the sports sad pastimes of the good old gates, la-
eluding a at dame around a maypole demoted with
dowers sad ribbons, which will be emoted co the mea-
-1 sward.

FATIMMON Or THE LONDON Docia.—SALE Or
Hors= ran DAT.—Tbis day nearly 100 houses were dis-
posed of by &segos by Messrs. Bromley and Bon, by order
of the Directors of the London Dock Company. The build-
ings which are to b• removed for the purpose of enlarging
the London Docks are &legated between the neighbourhood
of High-street, Retrial, and the Thames. Above 600 houses
have been taken by the company for the same object, and
the present is the last sale. The oat will be several hundred
thessand pounds.
The cholera has recommenced its ravages at Vu-
sow's. The chief of the police has conceded to the people
the right to smoke in the streets, "out of reaped to the
belief of way mums who see in that habit a preservative