The Express.
London, England, 1868-09-04 00:00:00

TO TUE EDITOR OY TUE WREN.

Berker's brilliant paper, read here
at the British Association, bringing the subject of the
capacity of women prominently before the public, lea is
me to ask you to insert this plea for the retention by
government of the female telegrsphists who are in the
employ of the companies ; it would be so unjust and un-
gallant to diming such efficient and long-tried servants of
the public. A lady has conducted all the business of the
British and Irish Magnetic office for some time (I believe
two years), and, from frequent use of this line, I consider
her above an average men, both in quickness and Re.
curacy ; indeed I have never had a mistake, even in
foreign messages. Leaving it to your powerful advocacy
must be my apology fur troubling you to plead the claims
of the fair sex.—l am, &c., W. B.
Norwich. &pt. 2.

A SEASIDE 110LX. -A tourist writes from
Lowestoft--" Many of the visitors, and indeed some of the
inhabitants of the Inc • ly fashionable watering-
place, Lowestoft, were on W y last subjected to a
flagrant deception, which some would call a swindle.
Several days previously the town had been placaded with
bills announcing a trip to Cromer aud back, aid hand-
bills to the same effect (of which the following is a copy)
had been freely distributed :—' Trip to Cromer.—The
commodious London steamer Isis will leave the Inner
South Pier Lowestoft, for Cromer, at 9 a.m. on Wednes-
day next, Sept. 2nd. A sumptuous collation will be pro-
vided on board at ls. 6d. to 2s. Gd. per head ; uo extras.
Tickets for the return voyage, 2s. 6d. ; saloon, 35.; family
tickets, admitting tourt. 9s. • saloon, 19s. 6d. Tickets
must be obtained before I o'cl;ak p.m. on the day pre-
vious at the booking ofice, which will he erected on the
South Pier, after which none can be issued. An early
application is =country, as only a limited number
can be taken. A splendid band will he in attendance.'
The weather having been fur the last few days beauti-
fully fine, ninny of the visitors, with not a few of the in-
halatauts of the place secured tickets fur the trip on the
Tuesday, and were anticipating a pleasant day. Wednes-
day morning opened beautifully tier., and, at the tune an-
nounced for the boat to dart, the ticket-holders, with
many others who had been more cautious, or loss impe-
tuous, intending to pay their fare on going on board,
flocked to the Inner South Pier.' No boat., however,
was there to receive them, nor, after waiting for ono,
some for two, some even for three hours, did icily boat ap-
pear; and at last, but not until patience had been tried
past all endurance, the pier was left to its usual occu-
pants, maledictions, numerous and weighty, havintfubleen
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heaped upon the bead of the ticket issuer. no • is
vary certain, if that person had appeared (he was sal to
have gone off the 6 o'clock train), his reception would
have been an • g but a pleasant one. The writer of
this paragraph was on the pier till 12 o'clock, when with
the few remaining once he withdrew, firmly convinced,
like the majority who had come at 9 o'clock, that a
vile swindle had been perpetrated upon him. lf, how-
ever, any satisfactaristination should be forthcoming,
he will be meet • to withdraw his verdict, but ho
will always remember e jibes of the piennen, cabmen,
and loiterer of the place upon the ' trip to Cromer.'
and what became of the sumptuous cold co/balm Y "
FIRE IR lIANOVER-SQUARE.-A fire broke out
about half past 7 o'clock last evening at No. 6, Hanover.
square, the upper part of which was occupied by Mr*.
Dallas (late Misr Glyn) and the lower part by Mr.
Carter, a tailor. The ere was first discovered by one of
the servants. tlpsnude of 20 minutes elapsed before water
could be obtain 4 end although several steam engines were
quickly on the spot, the whole of the upper part of the
house and the furniture are quit* destroyed. and the
stuck and furniture of Ms. Carter greatly damaged by
water and removal.

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