The Sun.
London, England, 1847-07-22 00:00:00

PAWNIN G LINEN.

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TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES. tfr
Sir,—Your well known readiness at all times -- go
vocate the cause of the industrious poor inducee:o-01
draw your attention to a practice, so fraught with - ier
evil to the employed, as well as certain risk to oof
players, that, should 3ou incline to notice it ill tiert
journal, and comment upon it in your usual able
I think much rood might accrue from it. tee of
I allude to the case of laundresses, and the Woe&
raising money on the linen entrusted to them, !1113titey
it is alleged, from the want of certainty with which
receive payment from persons employ ing them. ;0 the
This fact was brought under my knowledge
following manner:— iffr
Having for some time been dissatisfied with the the
gularity with which our linen- was returned frel 5r
person who undertakes my family's washing, 9%01r
noyed by the detention of various articles (1'64„„-onre
quently for several weeks together), the cause w"'„,"gds
thoroughly investigated, and en application being roian
at a pawnbroker's in the vicinity of the washer/is:Aber
the lost linen was found there amongst numerous
articles of table linen, sheets, gentlemen's fines Pi.ogi
silk handkerchiefs, &c., many of which were recoglog
as belonging to other parties known to the person Me foil,
the inquiry, and marked with the owner's names le, iO%
A remark of the pawnbroker's, on some surprise etl,
expressed was, " This is no single case, for nethip;
wash.-rwoman only, but hundreds adopt the same; •r
and from what has since come to my knowledge 15
pears that it real!), is a frt quent practice wit''o '
(tresses though I believe more particularly 608
neighbourhood of London. In the case in quesober
fully believe nothing dishonest was intended, the w h es'
woman did not attempt to deny the fact, time% th
pressing regret at being obliged to have recourse p'l.oll
plan ; still she appeared surprised at any iwil),,,r;
being attached to it, having learned the sY,el—tiein.
her former mistress ; other laundresses in Oen tefie.d."°
bourhood did the same, and she was in her till;oin
ing it to her own assistants. But when the poi. word
assured me that many of the ladies for whom sh,',,ny 03;-e
often only paid their bills monthly or quarterly' Fops
wet kly or regularly), and put the question, belly ti4el)
possible for her, without capital, to provide hersesiae°
bu
with the necesary articles for carrying on her
and support a little family entirely dependent "Pf? b‘r
eell
earnings, without some such loan? I could het stioolo
had been placed in difficulty, and that such ceselicl,
be made public, as well as brought before ieu,fi, dt
who may also be thus inconsiderately placing for OP"
culty and temptation those whose dependence

sistence is on the labour of their hands.
I am respectfully yours,
THE MISTRESS OF A - 011,
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Lord Redesdale had an interview with the Rif-wool'
Edward Strutt yesterday, at the Office of the s'
sioners of Railways, in Great George-street. iberrjl
LIVERPOOL, TUESDAY.—The steam-Ship enact);
to-day took out about 20,000/. in specie, and a 1"
plement of passengers. fro a
MARYLEBONE. Tuesday Mr. Broughtoe9,ol.
Worship-street Police-office, took his seat as a °ls,
at this court, in the room of the late Mr. Ravviln'
PREFERmris T. —The Rev. Richard Parkinson, oO
to the incumbency of the parish of Northavv, if.
the nomination of Mrs. Price. Patron, the Re"
Trenchard, lord of the manor of Northaw.
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absolob:lot:. :Do:011;10
mt
aeTn accidentsHo
named
noon, was engaged on a scaffold erected in frooAdep/i
large building in the Clapham-road, when he stl"ols°
lost his footing, and fed from a height of upwards froo:
feet to the ground, thus sustaining a compoueudreoe;
ture of both legs, with a spinal injury, besides a brain`
ful lacerated wound on the skull, by which the Gei_j
were injured. The pour fellow was conveyecignedis
Hospital, but the injuries were such as to dell after
skill; and deceased expired in about an h°ll' yassg/;;
admission. Shortly aterwarcls another fearfuleasenasta
mitted into this institution, the sufferer being ,tifiebert.
of fortune, who gave his name as William LI 0 Payne,
seems that Mr. Gilb-rt had been at Sydenblootl Or
visit to his two sons, who are staying at sc-along b;
and on his return to town he was proceeding fon
road, and by some means slipped down, and e/eie
sinenlar manner in which he fell he has sustain
toed
serious injury to both legs, the left being irieisilt,hPf
two places, besides other bruises. A tba. decl g'
and which it is to be regretted has been attegridgefitl)
fatal consequences, took place at Waterlo°-.vine 6
a lad named John Parg ster, aged about eight'ililiveafrro°olll;
his friends at No. 13, Salutation-place! • °ape
Lambeth. The unfortunate boy was plaYingnd by
other lads at the steps at Waterloo-bridge, a- • n'T,J9
means fell down and rolled to the bottom frnti ving,so
of about twenty feet, and received such tear:t enu`car
that it was deemed necessary to remove hill
Charingeetoss Hospital, where he expired s"'"" Cl• °
wards. f
THE CHIEF COMMISSIONERSHIP or h ree
POLICE.—In cons, quenee of the vacancy Wh'cioliee 'l,°llo
in the Chief Commissionership of the CitY,to, f,, the
by the resignation of Mr. Daniel Whittle one or of
is the Liberal candidate for the represen.tso th,,t,,
borough of Mar.) lebone in the new Parbar:loo,,eoPer
are no less than five candidates for the ePli poi to
The present governor of the New Bride` ed
ligelortb
Bridge-street, Blackfriars, is one of them, a° ors Otbe
be, it is said, successful. The emolurnentaectel Di for
about 1,2001. per annum. The party is seliojesil
or
Court of' Aldermen, and submitted to her f the 1:1°
approval, being held by patent, independent o
dereA
office. is tenthe
PERSONAL GRACES.—The countenance ea
ca 1,40
additionally pleasing by the well-arrang!.., the Poo,
braided plait, or the flowing tress. In dtes=l,soll; se
nothing can equal the effect of Rovvland's e
on either natural or artificial hair,d,
rercethiod_n_e,rd.sii:er:otafjoi-1,7;
admirably soft that it will lie in any
beautifully flowing curls, and, by the trans,eeil,..„cecied
itn oiwmi
ap artsn d , s ,
an
le lye(
oi nr g thes a heal-dresspraratio
preparation
he s>ti :al
efficiency in improving and beautifying
_ieissitniiee,
complexion, preserving them from every
rl
the weather; and Rowland's Odonto, or and eireserl:arf
is alike invaluable for its beautifying W., r, of
effects on the teeth ai.d gums. Caution--J, then 70°
to see that the word "Rowland's" precedeseta
the spuriouS 'b.--
the article on the wrapper of each,
ire abroad.