The Sun.
London, England, 1841-12-11 00:00:00

SUMMARY OF NEWS

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Vubitt aptliton.

" Who runs may read."

IVIONZT—TEADE—COMMERCE.
A few months ago, of the entire population of Bradford,
9,553 resided in the manufacturing district, of which 6,000
were maintained by labour in the factories. Now, none are
fullyemployed : 1,650 only half employed ; and as to the others
no account, except the most painful, can be given; 4 or 5,000
persons are living on their savings, the produce of their gar-
dens, or by pawning their furniture and clothes.
' At a meeting of the members of the Protector Life Associa-
tion, held on Thursday, at the London Tavern, it appeared from
the Report that since it had been joined with the New Equit-
able there had been an increase on the last year's balance of
11,5911. Bs. 3d.

Forgeries to the extent of nearly 600/. have been lately
committed en the Bank of Ireland by Henry Laporte Smith,
of Guernsey. He has been tried by the Court of that Island,
and sentenced to seven years' transportation.
We hear that there has of late been some improvement in
the general trade of Birmingham, but that in the iron and coal
districts the aspect of affairs is somewhat discouraging.

PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS.
On a proposal made on Thursday, at the Court of Common
Council, for putting an additional tax of sixpence per ton on
coals to open the bridges and carry out the streets and buildings
already planned or scheming, Mr. Wells observed he was
scholar enough to know that the time of the greatest prosperity
of Rome was not when her buildings were most grand and im-
posing, and he did not see why the analogy should riot hold as
regarded London. For his part, he should rather see the coal-
tax taken off entirely, than see a new street make its appear-
ance amidst the distresses of the population.
NAVAL AND MILITARY.
Lieut.. Colonel Knowles, Commander of the Artillery in
China, recently transmitted to England tin assortment of
Chinese war-arms and costumes of the soldiers of the Celestial
Empire. The whole of these articles, and a figure of a Chinese
soldier in his tiger-dress, have within the last few days been
arranged in the Royal Depository at Woolwich, where the
public have free admission to witness them.

LAW AND POLICE.
At Guildhall on Thursday Mr. Atterton, a newsvender, ap-
peared to answer the complaint of Mathew Beak, a police-
constable belonging to the General Post-office. It appeared
that some time ago a memorial had been presented to the Pest-
master- General, by several respectable newsvenders, stating
that they were continually robbed by their boys, who are en-
trusted with their papers to post, and the permission to remain
in the hall of the Post-office afforded them great facilities for
committing the robberies. The Post-master therefore gave
directions that the practice of exchanging papers in that place
should be discontinued. Some migunderstanding on this
point took place between Mr. Atterton and the officer, who
complained that he had been assaulted by him when obeying
the orders of the Postmaster. On the understanding that Mr.
Atterton would for the future obey the order, and on the pay-
ment of 2s. costs, the case was dismissed.

At the London Petty Sessions held on Thursday to grant
transfers, or continue licenses to publicans, the widow of the
late Mr. Burdon was among the applicants, and the continua-
tion of the licence was granted.
In the Insolvent Debtors' Court on Thursday, Mr. Jas. Goldie,
late a distiller at Whitechapel, was discharged on sureties from
the Queen's Bench prison until his hearing. It appeared that
the insolvent had passed his examination as a bankrupt, and
had since been taken in execution on a verdict arising from
some accident. There was little doubt that the creditors would
be paid 20s. in the pound under the estate.