The Sun.
London, England, 1860-05-17 00:00:00

A CABMAN'S APPEAL AGAINST THE LADIES

(From Punch.)

" Sir,—Has you are the Freud of hall clues i hope you
will Inserert a few Word from a pore Cabby wich you Poke
your fun hat but Livs and Let life i say and hear both side.
i ham summond For nocking downd a woman and call a
Brute Sir, how can We help wen they will no More mind
crossing the rode then if It was a Private garding, first take
Hold of their Clows then look at the Mud and Makes a face
at it then looks to See wether She shows enuff of Her hancles
and Then rush dead a Head like charging a Bull never wnnst
looking rite and Left Sir who can pull up at a minnit notice
and the Swell hollaring and bawling to look a Lifo. Sir i
do not complane of Fares a Woman give sixpence from
Temple bar to circus But a swell give a halfcrownd wich is
to Much but if women will Not look she must be Run over
and in my opinion that ort to Be law of the Land Sir i must
now conclude i ham " respectfiy
" Mr. Punch. " A ONE-HIDE CABBY."
" N.B. If They have abeestly dog it His Wurse has Then
she is hall in a figget hover the Beast wich can mind him-
self."

THE CASE OF MR. HATCH.—Up to a late hour
this afternoon Mr. Hatch still continued a prisoner
in Newgate. It had been anticipated by many
that his liberation would have taken place im-
mediately after the trial of Eugenia Plummer, but the
steps to be taken in a case like the present occupy some
time. His liberation, however, will no doubt take place
before the week expires.
The letters from St. Petersburg state that the
Loan question still remains undecided. On one day the
negotiation is reported to have been confided to Roths-
child's, and on another to Baring's. Under present cir-
cumstances it is unlikely that either firm would consent to
touch it, except simply as agents. The paper currency of
the country is still at about 10 per cent. discount, and no
gold or silver is to be obtained.
• THE SUEZ CANAL JOINT-STOCK COMPANY.—
The first general meeting of the shareholders of this com-
pany was held yesterday in the Hertz concert-room. The
large hall, brilliantly lighted up, was completely filled, and
among the company were several ladies. Shortly after
three o'clock M. de Lesseps appeared on the platform, ac.
compan;ed by the committee of directors. lie announced
that the meeting was legally constituted, there being 380
shareholders present, representing 33,000 shares. He then
read the report, which commenced by givinc, an historical
sketch of the various Governments which' had ruled in
Egypt for the last sixty years. He then gave a full ac-
count of the proceedings which took place from the year
1854, when the present Pasha of Egypt, Mohamed Said,
granted to M. de Lesseps the privilege of cutting
the canal, to the present time. The company was
formed in the year 158, with a capital of 200,000,000 f.,
which was all subscribed in a few days—half of it in France
and the remainder in other countries. M. de Lesseps ex-
plained
to the meeting the great opposition which the pro-
ject of the canal encountered from the British Ambassador
in Constantinople, who, he said, succeeded in obtaining an
order to stop the works after they had been commenced.
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that means neutralised the opposition raised at Constan-
tinople. M. de Lesseps read the voluminous report in a
clear, distinct voice, and was loudly cheered. The report
was unanimously adopted.
THE PARLIAMENTARY AGENT.—IIe besought me,
not without a certain degree of pathos, whatever I did,
never to countenance bribery or corruption in any way.
" A humble meal and a clear conscience, Mr. Jones, are
better than a seat for the West Riding obtained by such
means—besides, it always comes out before the committee.
There's very little of it now o' days—very little of it. It is
not as when I first came into the profession. In those days
—to make no mention of bribery—people used to think no-
thing of making a few scores of voters drunk, and shipping
them off in coal-lighters till the election was over. It was
shocking, indeed. Ah I sir, I could tell you such stories of
matters that were brought to my knowledge after the fact.
It is quite painful to the better part of our nature to think
that such things have been. There's very little of it now,
though—very little indeed."—Feeiii " The Previous Ques-
tion," in Once a Week.

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