The Sun.
London, England, 1848-10-18 00:00:00

i3IRIIINGEIABL, Oar: 17.

STOCK EXCHANGE. —The sales are—Eastern Counties,
New, 6 per cent. guaranteed, % p.—London and North-
Western, Fifths, 2 p.—North Staffordshire, 81/g dk—Shrews-
bury and Birmingham (A), 7ji dii. ex near—Ditto (B),
*l4 his. ex new.

YORK, Ocr. 16,
STOCK Excumeoz.—The business transacted to-day was
as follows:—Great Northern, —North British, Thirds,
31. 183. 6d.—Ditto, Quarters, 31. ss. 9d.—York, Newcastle,
and Berwick, 22A--Ditto (Extension), No. I, 10 Vt-
NEWCA.STLE-UPON-TYNE, Ocr. 17.
Rrocx Excnanaz.—The sales are—Eastern Counties,
11 —North British, 141. 6s. 3d.—Ditto, Thirds, 4.
GLASGOW, Ocr. 16.
STOCK EXCRANGE.—The sales are—Caledonian, Prefer-
ence, 575. Edinburgh and Glasgow, 74—Glasgow General
Terminus, 'Pi —Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr, 45--
Glasgow, li.alves, No. 1, 40s.—Glasgow and Greenock, 13
Ditto, Preference, 61,i—Great Northern, 60s.—North Bri-
tish, Thirds, ?U.—Scottish Central, 21.:

HOW TO ELEVATE THE TASTE OF TIIE LOWER
CLASSES.—Let the furniture and domestic utensils of the
rich and the poor (says Mr. Wornum) differ only in
material, not in qualities of taste ; so that the cot-
tage of the peasant may, notwithstanding its frugal
simplicity, be as refined and as cheerful in its degree
as the more gorgeous palace of the prince. The
potter's clay is as capable of displaying the forma of
beauty as was ever marble of Faros, or the famed
bronz' of Corinth or of Delos, or, as is now, the purest
gold of Brazil. The Egyptian potter, more than three
thousand yeas ago, produced with his simple earth
forma as beautiful as all the wealth and art of
Greece and Rome combined have ever accom-
plished since. And what is the fatality that
hangs over us that our poor alone should be wholly de-
barred from the enjoyment of the beautiful? If they
can be reproached as indifferent to or incapable of ap-
preciating such things, whose fault is that? They can-
cots appreciate what they have never seen. This is not
altogether the fault of the manufacturer. It. is La the
indifference or ignorance of the designers that we must
attribute it. Jest or not, ssch is the manufacturers'
complaint.— The Builder.

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LONDON,

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
MANSION-HOUSE.
Lieutenant Lean, R.N., the London agent for Go-
vernment emigration, appeared at the justice-room, for
the purpose of calling the Lord Mayor's attention to
a matter of considerable public importance. He had,
he said, been instructed by the authorities of the Co-
lonial Land and Emigration-office to represent to his
Lordship the cases of three men upon whom a person
residing in Billiter-street had attempted to practise a
gross fraud, by endeavouring to entrap them into the
payment of a sum of money, under the pretence that
the company he represented, but which it was believed
was limited to himself, were Government emigration
agents. The pretence of the self-constituted emigra-
tion agent was the more deeply mischievous,
as he required payment under the plea of pro-
viding for his victims that which, if applied
for at the Government Colonial and Emigration-
office, in Park-street, Westminster, would have been
given without any charge at all. The three poor men
who accompanied him to the Mansion-house had,
upon the representations of the person complained of,
sold off all their goods, and prepared themselves to
emigrate to Australia. They had, however, fortu-
nately called upon him, and mentioned the extent
of the transaction which had taken place, and he
could arrive at no other conclusion than that a most
nefarious fraud was meditated against them. When
he had made due investigation he reported the case
to the Government Emigration Commissioners, who,
he found, had not given any authority at all to the
party who pretended to be delegated by them, and
expressed a hope that the press would lend its aid to
the counteraction of so serious an evil as the success
of so dangerous an imposition. He could not more
clearly express the views of the Commissioners than
by reading an extract from the official letter which
he had received upon the subject, and which stated as
follows :—" As it is stated that no money has yet
been received by —, the Commissioners are of
opinion that it would not be possible to take any legal
proceedings against them. Nevertheless, as the
practice which they have adopted might lead to fraud,
and might expose poor emigrants to imposition, the
Commissioners think it would be advisable that the
utmost publicity should be given to the fact that
there is no agent in London authorised to distri•
bute forms or receive money, or act in any other
way on behalf of the Commissioners, but that all
information and the necessary forms may be pro-
cured gratis on application at this office, and that
nothing will be gained by proceeding in any other
way, either in increasing_ the emigrant's chance of
acceptance or otherwise."
The LORD MA.YOR—Then it is quite evident that
the greatest facilities are afforded by the Government.
Lieutenant Lean said the facilities were so complete
that there was no occasion whatever for an agent in
London. As a matter of course there were agents
appointed for different parts of the country, who were
invested with the necessary authority. One of the
poor men was to have paid the sum of j 51.; another
the sum of 81. 103.; and the third the sum of 11/. ;
and the third was under Is strict injunction of secrecy,
in order, as the self-constituted agent informed him,
that he might not be charged a pound more. It was
to be apprehended that the plan had been carried on
very extensively, and under the impression that the
system ought to be crushed at once, it was deemed
necessary to represent the facts to the chief magis-
trate, who had proved himself to be in every re-
spect so well qualified to protect all classes of the
public.
The LORD MAYOR—Have you reason to believe
that the party of whom you complain has imposed
much upon the simplicity of poor people desirous of
emigrating ?
Lieutenant Lean—These are the only cases with
which I am acquainted, and I have reason to believe
that your Lordship's interposition will completely
check the practice. These men have sold off their
furniture, and whatever other little property they
possessed, in order to enable themselves to go out as
advantageously as possible, and they have therefore
sustained what is to them a serious loss.
The LORD MAYOR—In what capacity did they
mean to go ? Lieut. Lean—One of them intended
to have a free passage, if eligible, under the order of
the Commissioners ; the others were to be assisted
emigrants, if considered eligible from the nature of
their pursuits and their families.
The LORD MAYOR—What is the difference of the
treatment experienced by the two classes of free and
assisted emigrants ? Lieut. Lean—The assisted emi-
grants go out as passengers, under the same rules and
regulations as the free emigrants.
The three emigrants were then called forward.
They stated, under very intelligible manifestations of
injured feelings, the loss and annoyances to which
they had been subjected, and from a more intolerable
degree of which they had been saved by the interpo-
sition of Lieutenant Lean.
The Loan MATOR—I am sure the public are
greatly indebted to the Emigration Commissioners
for having deputed you to come before me and make
this clear statement of facts so interesting and im-
portant and useful to all classes, particularly at the
present moment. It is most essential that the public
should know that there is but one place in London
at which those who intend to emigrate ought to
apply for the necessary information and authority ;
and it is much to be deplored that there are to be
found persona capable of conducting establishments
for such base purposes. I see that the practices
complained of have not been so far pursued
as to enable me to act in my magisterial capacity,
but I trust that the public exposure which I have
no doubt will very soon follow the representations
you have made will deter parties from engaging in
such unworthy transactions. I trust, too, that
emigrants will take a lesson from what has been
stated, and adopt the. efficacious and economical plan
of applying to the Commissioners, in Park-street,
Westminster, for the facilities which on such occa-
sions are so indispensable. If there were any means
by which I could make an example in this matter, I
would without hesitation resort to them, and inflict a
penalty, the efficacy of which would not be easily
forgotten. I have lately decided in a case somewhat
similar, and obtained satisfaction for the injured par-
ties ; and nothing would give me greater gratification
than the present power to obtain for you (the emi-
grants) similar recompense. I much regret that you
have been victimized, but I have no doubt, but that
upon Lieutenant Lean's representation to the Board,
the Commissioners will consider your cases with a
high degree of humanity.
Lieutenant Lean said the Commissioners had given
due consideration to the cases of the poor men, and
would treat them in the manner his Lordship had so
kindly suggested. In their name, he returned thanks
to his Lordship for the readiness with which the com-
plaint had been heard, and the judicious treatment
it had received at his Lordship's hands.
The three poor men expressed their gratitude in a
manner calculated to make a strong impression in their
favour. _ _