The Sun.
London, England, 1840-04-21 00:00:00

WAGES OF AGRICULTURE.

THE CAB-AGE.--I confess I am fond of ali
.
open carriage for town or country. A tilbury or dens°
preferable to the cab in the morning; there is a closenessand.
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confinement in a cab far from pleasant ; it is a sedan chair"
upon wheels. It is vain, however, to stem the current of POP'
opinion ; cabs will have their day. Mr. Brown, the sag:rdii
baker, sports his cab and mounts a tiger ; and I have been
h
as an especial favour, drives his friend Dobbs, the grocer, down.
to his oriental villa at Bow of a Sunday. Now Dobbs keeps a'
von hos shay, and rails against the modern innovation of
and has been heard to exclaim that it makes him " sit elicit ot,
like a bear in a bathing tub." This elegant simile
with his description of a drive taken by his friend. Vstkins'the
3,1
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tallow chandler. Poor Dobbs takes sad liberties wig English ; he exasperates his h's, turns hie or's
mirattni-•
it
and wicey wersey. The interesting narrative ma, clidebted.,.
cated to a groom of a friend of mine (to whom I was 0 Wet-.
for it) by Brown, the sugar-baker's boy, who listened t _
alt
kins's history, while the worthy citizen: were cabbing it fro .
the Minories to the classic region of Bow. I. give it verizi•
is on spar'
tim :—" Last Vensday vas a reek that Villiam Vatkins and his
rife vent fr..un Vitechapel in a von os shay all over vickernne
vire work, and wen they got to the corner of Vest-street, Mme.
Vatkins said, vy Villiam, you've left the vhip behind; and'
away they vent back to Vitechapel for to fetch the chip, anal
he vhipp'd and hipp 'd, but ahe coul do he couldn't the' os out of a valk,v and it vas vet vcather,d and the rind stied;v but nether it vas the vistling of the rind or the vet nether, won't say, but von it, nos, and it risked William's vi g off into' ;
mug of white vine whey varm. Vell, says Villiam, 1 yonder
in the name o' yonder ye shall have next."—Sportsman.
THE WAR IN AItAGON.--4n the action which
recently took place between the Queen's troops under Zarbane
and the Carliste, and in which the latter were totally deteited,
300 men, sooner than surrender themselves to the Queenis
troops, as a Saragossa letter in the Phare states, threw them'
selves over a precipice, and were found dead or dreadfully mu
tilated at the bottom. Espartero's headquarters are at Agin-,
viva, and he has ordered the fortifications of Monroyo r
repaired. The small place of Zercuda has fallen into the him'
_
of ‘.spartero.

PATENT LEVER WA TCHES'.
With silver double-bottom cases
With silver hunting cases
This celebrated construction (tLa most accurate on Wilk:-
a watch can be made) is now offez-A, with the latest improve'
meets i. e. the detached escaper, -nt, jewelled in four Wei,
capped, hand to mark the seconds, hard enamel dial, and main-
taMing power to continue going w1..:1e winding up, at the above
piece.
A printed warranty is given, with fixed terms, en which the
Watches will always receive any attention needed.
T. COX SVORY,
Watchmaker, Silver and Goldsmith, G 47,, Cornhill (Seven do' -1
from Graceehurch-street) London.
N.B.—Seco:ld-hand Watches ;archased in exchange-

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SUPERIOR LONDON-MADE WATCHES-
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—A. 13. SAVORY and SONS, Watemakers, No. 9, Ccll2" hill, London (opposite the Bank of England), submit for el:
lection a very large STOCK of Highly-finished London-made
WATCHEs, the whole of which being manufactured under
their their own inspection, on their own premises, they can afford
sell at least 254 per cent. below the usual trade price for an
ar-
ticle of the same quality. A pr,nted warranty is given with
each Watch.
PRICES MOUNTED IN SILVER CASES.
Fine Vertical Watches, jewelled, with double-
b acked engine-turned cases, warranted ....... £ 4 4 -
Patent detached Lever Watches, jewelled in four ii
holes, maintaining power, with seconds hands,
and double-backed eases, warranted ............ .... 6 I
Either of the above in silver hunting cases, 10s. 6d. ex'''. ~.
A large variety of second-hand Silver Watches, which have
been carefully examined, and can be warranted at £2 2s- each" GOLD CASES, SIZE FOR LADIES. 1
Fine Vertical Watches, jewelled, in engine-turnedgold case, and gold dials, warratued '.'. $ 1S 62
Fine Vertical Watches, jewelled, wltli double-backed a
engine-turned gold cases and gold dials, warrantedt 12 15' Patent, detached Lever Watches, jewelled in fear%
holes with double-backed gold cases and gold divas,
14 14 0
warranted ...
GOLD CASES, SIZE FOR GEN T''...EMEN.
Patent detached Lever Watche!., jewelled is four
holes, seconds, and double-back:d gold cases, war-
rantedp
1414
Patent detached Lever Watches, capped, jewelled in
six holes, seconds, double-backed gold cases and
enamel dials, warranted
Patent detached Lever Watches, canned, jewelled in
six holes, seconds, double-backed. gold cases and
o
o
gall dials, warranted 1
Either oi the Gentlemen's IVatche> may be had in gold hunting
cases, for 3/. 3s. each extra.
~.....1L.,?m,..22L.,,_.„?_..,.........,,.. B. Second_hmd Watches purchased in exchange' 1:

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On the 17th inst., the lady ofJohn Steele, Esq., sur-e '
Reigate, Surrey, of a son.
On a
son. the 17th inst., the wife of ")r. Greig, Leytonstone, Of
i.
On the 19th inst., at Stratford green, Essex, the wife of
Edward John Morgan, Esq., of a son.
On the I9th inst., at Langley place, East India road, Mrs-
Alfred Blyth, of a son.
On the 19th inst., the lady of the Rev. W. Valentine, 31. A"
Chaplain of the London Hospital, of a daughter.
re, the
On the 19th irst., in t,reen-street, Grosvenor-square,
lady of the liev. Philip Seholtielcl, of a son.
„r On the 19. h inst., at 13owhill-terrace, Brixton, -"'"' George
Anton, of a son.
On Easter day, the -wife of Lewis Vulliaray, Esq., ofS avilie-
row, of a son.
(ithrki,rAosft.a'
in
aOdinhtehuel 2
dtahueghlattelyr. of .1. F., Kensington, Esq., of

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At sea, on the IP'i!, of Jan ' ' d• on I'''.
board the Sala 111, .oi,
) passage frrn I''.;tia,' after a short illness Christian,
0...40' 7.,lackenzie, Esq , Commander of that ship.. „,...
".." .e' 15th inst., at West Bromvrich, Staffordshire'
Dir.
I"' . id Paterson, Surgeon. Indus,
i On the 26th of January, at Carap Sukker, on the
en'
s
I Lieutenant Hugh Halkett, of o.le 2d Regiment (Que
Ito•.•als), Aide-de-Camp to Major-“prieral Willshite. „,,
lOn the 4th inst., at Sussex -terrace, Old Brompton,
.Ir, •
Frances Louisa Griffi,h, relict of the late Rev. John Griffitut
eic.,
the bel cm
i M.A., Fellow of Christ Chtv.ch Collegiate, Manchester, _ n
and great-great-great-granclemughter of the celebrated Evely t
1 the author of " Sylva."
On the 15th inst.., Mr. Davis, of Mason-hill,
Kent, aged 72.
On the 18th inst., Mrs. Riddiford, of London-street, Totten-
ham-court-road, aged 76.
On the 1611 inst., Mr. Thomas Wilkinson, of PiccadillY,-
and Crouch-end, Hornsey, aged 54.
On the 16th inst., at Newark- upon-Trent Elizabeth, eldest
daughter of the late Jeremiah 's -
uttosts, Esq., ries p
Bromley,
colnshire.
On the 16th inst., Afartlia Fuller, youngest daughter of Mr!
John Hanbury, of Roe-h tad, Miefieldo Yorkshire, and grand-
daughter of the late R;. chard Langton', Esq., Lombard-street'
banker. 1

STEAM FERRY ACROSS THE THAMES.—OiI
Monday, the 30th nit., Mr. Creed's new Steam Ferry-boat of
15-horse power, commenced her career between Tilbury Fort
and Gravesend. The steamer tows large boats across the
river i these boats are fitted with benches at the sides for pas-
seriger;, and there are other boats for horses and carriages,
The averagc time for crossing is four minutes, and fully an-
swers every expecta .on.—Kentish Mercury.
THE FORCE OF CONSCIENCE.—Yesterday
( Thursday) a stranger in this town, who said his name was
Thomas Ward, stopped one of our police in the street, and told
him that in June last he (Ward) lodged at Cranford, near Ket-
tering,
and stole from a fellow-lodger, named John Smith, g
silk handkerchief, a pair of half boots. and a pair of kersey, l
mere leggings, The officer took him to the Police Office, 1
and although Mr. Barnes repeatedly cautioned him not to ac- ! UNCOAINION SUICIDE.—On Friday, Mrs-
euse himself, still he '
persisted. "If you are determined to
criminate }ourself," said Mr. J•arnes " I shall take down your Wilkinson
Mitchell sho,tfhesrself with a pistol, whilst ona visit to Mrs.
immediately.
statement, and it will be given in evidence against you." "Be The exact, ' Spring-garden, and died almost but our
it so," replied the man, '' for lam determined to unbosom my readers.cause of this rash act has not transpired,.
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will recollect some months since this unhappy
Ill‘r ,
mind." The statement was accordingly prepared, Ward signed vid,,al fired • that
in not kn9win,ss it to London i Printed a' 1d Published by MITRDO VO . the
a pistol at her husband sport,
cl in
it, and a copy has been transmitted to the authorities
ball having No. 110 Strand. . T/ . Seta. (iffio • No. 112. S-tran
• ' et be loaded, and Mr. Mitchell died on the spot, a
Kettering.—Nottinghom Review.
eta .
i county o 1 Midd' esex._Tuesday, .A.pri I 21, I, V
passed through his heart.—Hull Packet.

PHYLAX.

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The Chelmsford Chronicle, whilst boasting that If
wages of agricultural labourers in most of the Ifistriets .
Essex are 123. a-week, and in some 133. is at the s'tto3l
time com, cited to admit that in some cases they arc also
as low as 7s. The Chronicle's phrase is, " that isolate,
cases may be found where the labourer receives onlf 7°'
or Bs. ; but " (of course) " these men are habitually id's,
or extremely inefficient." No doubt, the number of the,..,
" idle and inefficient " is great—_perhaps a moiety r
more, or even a majority.
On this subject, wages, the following letter, addressed
to the Wiltshire Independent, conveys some useful in'
formation, showing, amongst other beauties of the Coro'
laws, in what degree the actual cultivator of the soil is be-
nefited by breeches-pocket legislation :
" Sir, my attention has been directed to a paragr3l3l'
which denies that the wages of able-bodied labourers, ill
the county of Wilts, are so low as ss. per week for single, .
and 9s. for married men. The Editor says he is author-
ised to make the denial ; but I am at a loss to conjecture
upon what authority he does so. lam most intimately,
acquainted with nearly all the villages in the vicinity t'
Devizes; and without fear of contradiction, I assert, tbag
there are few (if any) farmers, who give more than 93- pet
week to able-bodied married labourers, and 6s. or 6s-
a week to able-bodied single labourers ; the latter son,
times receive as low as ss_ per week. It is very unjust t
infer from the speech of Mr. Villiers on the Corn-laws,
in the House of Commons, that he wished it to be under "
stood that as. per week was the wages generally paid t 9
able-bodied labourers in this country; he was only speak
ing of extreme cases; and, I am sot ry to add, that toe.'
arc not so uncommon as many suppose."