The Sun.
London, England, 1841-05-26 00:00:00

COURT OF SEWERS.

The Commissioners of Sewers for Westminster, and part of
Middlesex held a Court yesterday at their offices, Greek-street,
Soho.
The whole of the sitting:was occupied with hearing appeals
against rating, none of which contained any points of general
interest.

PRICE OF CORN, AND WAGES.

TO THE EDITOR. OF THE .SUN.

Sin,—As regards the corn duties the chief objection
seems to be that the proposed alteration would lower the
price of labour, and surely, if it would have a tendency
to lower wages much below the present point, it would be
a matter of very grave consideration ; but I believe it
would rather have a contrary effect, as the price of la
bour, like every other article, is regulated by the de-
mand, and not by the price of food.
Now, I think you have it in your power to procure
very valuable information, on this subject. The Corn-
laws have had a fair and long trial, and if, on inquiry, it
is found that wages have not only kept to their former
rate, but have gone on increasing, I should then say let
things remain as they are. What I wish is that you would
be so kind as to call on your Correspondents in the fol-
lowing places to give you the average wages of a good
workman each year for the last ten years, in order that
we may see what increase has taken place. The places,
I think, would give n fair estimate. I will now name
Norwich, Tiverton, Macclesfield, Manchester, Sheffield,
Stroud, Birmingham, Shepton Mallet, Nottingham,
Tewkesbury, Witney, and Kidderminister.

I think a return of those places would give a fair view
of the case as it regards manufacturers, and persons
sending theni to you would confer a great favour on the
working men in London. It would also be desirable to
have a return from many agricultural places of the
weekly wages of the labourers ; say from Warminster,
Bedford, Burford, Tamworth, Dorchester (Dorset), &c.,
the more the better. I think, Mr. Editor, with such in-
formation, we (I mean the working men of London)
would know how to act.

I am, Mr. Editor, your constant reader,
A POOR WEAVER.

Bethnal-green, May 24, 1841.
[We shall be happy to attend to the request of this
Correspondent, if any of our readers in the places men-
tioned would favour us with returns. Let them state,
for instance, what was the rate of wages at Birming-
ham, Manchester, &c., for the staple manufacture of each,
commencing with the year 1831, and giving the rate for
every year, as far as can be ascertained, up to 1841, and
the same as regards a few of the agricultural districts.]

SUDDEN DEATH.—Mr. Higgs held an inquest
on Monday evening at the Crown, Green-street, Leicester-
square, on the body of Thomas Simcock, aged 37, formerly a
hackney-coach proprietor. On Saturday night last deceased
was found opposite to the Admiralty, sitting on the pavement,
and resting against the railings. At first it was thought he
was intoxicated, but a police-constable, examining him more
closely, discovered that he was seriously ill, and with as-
sistance took him to a surgeon's, where, though restoratives
were administered, he died in a few seconds. Since de-
ceased had been reduced in circumstances from having
been a very extensive coach proprietor to driving occasionally
a coach at the Golden Cross, West Strand, he had been neg-
lected by his relatives, who refued to attend the inquest or
come forward to identify the body. Mr. Tayleure, one of the
overseers isf St, Martin's, said deceased bore an excellent cha-
racter, and that it was not through misconduct, but misfortune,
that he had become reduced in circumstances. He hoped that
the enmity of his relatives would be dissipated by the hand of
death, and that they would bury him decently at their own ex-
pense. and not allow the parish to do so. Verdict—Natural
death.

PERSIAN COURTESY.—Duplicity is so deeply
impressed upon the Persian character, Out the greatest
adept in it has the most honour, the game of conversa-
tic% is kept up with an overwhelming politeness. Thus
the master of the house tells the guest that he "looks
as brilliant as the sun, and as placid as the moon ;" to
which he replies, "his ears are now regaled with the
tones of the nightingale, and may the ro§e§ of happiness
ever bloom in the gaz:42ll of his destiny ;" with other
cßlPll4tehts quite untranslatable ; and the thousand
and one nothings come out of their mouths so glibly,
and so unmeamngly, that they seem glad when it ]s
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over, and laugh at each other. On taking Imp there s
a great deal said about ‘• Oialp,o.”. witg long ignorant
rg this work'N'vineh implies by the visitor
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hit aetea of trouble he has given • the other doubles
it with " kali zhamet"—it is he that has giver} the
trouble ; and so they go on bowing out each ether with
their " zhamets " innum hie —Fowler's Three Years
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coOty of Monmouth on the Liberal interest, with a certainty
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