The Sun.
London, England, 1858-12-02 00:00:00

A Mr. BELL rose to address the meeting, but

The LORD MAYOR observed that it had been con-
vened for aspecific purpose, and not for the discus-
sion of any counter projects. He then put it to the
meeting whether they would hear Mr. Bell, and as
the decision was unanimously in the negative, the
resolution was adopted. _ _ _

Lord J. RUSSELL, who was enthusiastically
cheered, rose to move the next resolution :

" That the crowded state of the dwellings of the poor is
one of the most serious of our social evils,—an evil which
in this city is aggravated by the fact that respectable work-
ing men, able and willing to pay for decent dwellings, but
who have not money to ride, or time to walk to where de-
cent dwellings could be obtained at a price within their
means, are compelled to live near their work wah their
families in the sane crowded courts and alleys, and often in
the same houses with the most unfortunate and degraded
classes, in the midst of every variety of classes, misery, and

vice."

The noble lord said that, as he had a pressing en•
gagement elsewhere, he would only trespass for a
few seconds on the attention of the meeting. He
hoped, however, that the proposition he had
submitted to them would meet with their assent.
He would not attempt to go into any calculations
as to the manner in which the suggested railway
should be made, or as to the profits which it might
be expected to yield; but he believed it would be
admitted that the working of this metropolis
suffered most severely from the crowded state of the
dwellings in which they were compelled to reside.
(Cheers.) They had been told by Mr. Pearson
that while—owing to the immense increase of
warehouses—the number of dwelling-houses in the
city had been diminished by 2,000, the number of
inhabitants had increased by 10,000. The crowded
state of the dwellings in which the best of their
workmen lived might, therefore, be readily
imagined. He spoke of the " best" workmen, and
he did so because when the Crystal Palace in Hyde-
park was in course of construction he was told by
gentlemen who were engaged in its erection that
they believed the workmen of London were not
only the best in this country, but the best in the
world. (Cheers.) He thought, therefore, that as
a matter of public policy, as well as of decency and
of morals, these working men should be enabled to
have access to houses in which they and their
.families could live in decency and comfort. (Hear,
hear.) They had frequently seen how much the
working classes suffered from confinement, from
incommodious dwellings, and from bad air, while
they were devoting their strength and their energies
to works which were of the greatest benefit to the
country. He believed that those degraded classes
to whom the resolution referred would derive great
advantages if the space now occupied by men who
earned good wages and who were able to pay
comparatively high rents was rendered available
to those in a less fortunate position ; but in the
crowded dwellings which persons of this class were
now compelled to inhabit it was impossible that
decency could be observed, and the consequence
was that degrading and immoral habits were con-
tracted which might not be the case under more
favourable circumstances. [The noble lord then
quitted the room amid general cheering.]
The COMMON SEROEANT (Mr. T. Chambers)
seconded the resolution, which was carried unani-
mously.
Mr. C. WHITE moved the third resolution :
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from the official railway returns for the last six years, at
" It appears to this meeting, by calculations deduced
the working classes are the most profitable customehrs to
the
opinion railroads,
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if a sub-way railroad could be made, intersecting the metro-
eaisrssotnro,ntrey Cimitpyr.eSsoTidciwtoitr,that
polis, so as to carry merchandise, cattle,i3 and
fmarket goods
by night, and passengers and parcels yday,rom railroad
to railroad, and suburb to suburb, and. to and through the
city by frequent, regular, and convenient trains, carrying
large numbers at a very low charge, that such a railroad
would relieve the streets of many of their obstrUctions, and
provide cheap trains for the working classes at seasonable
hours, at the same time that it would facilitate the opera-
tions of commerce in the city, and render the great metro-
, polita4 railways more useful and profitable by briDgiug

their city Nssengers within an easy walking distance of
all the principal streets."
The resolution was seconded by Mr. T. H. FRY,
and was adopted.
Mr. Alderman ROSE moved the next resolu-
tion :--

"It has been communicated to this meeting by the direc-
tors of the Metropolitan Railway Company that they and
their shareholders have subscribed £475,000 to construct a
sub-way railroad from Paddington to the city, with a view
to profit as a commercial speculation; but, as it will requlre
a further sum of £475,000 to complete the undertaking, they
are not willing to increase their investment, and that they
apply to Parliament for leave to withdraw their depo-
sits and dissolve the company unless the Great Northern
and the public shall be pleased to subscribe the further sum
required. This meeting is of opinion that it would be much
to be regretted if so favourable an opportunity of proving
the use and profit of the sub-way railway system were to be
lost, and that this meeting do therefore invite those w-ao
feel an interest in removing obstructions from the streets of
the city and improving the dwellings of the poor by means
of the sub-way railway system, as well as those who:Yg:
ird
it only as a commercial speculation, to take shares in 'Lb e
undertaking, provided it can be satisfactorily proved that
the work will be completed for the sum stated, and that th e
shareholder will not be involved in any pecuniary response -
bility beyond the sum he may be pleased to subscribe."
Mr. T. MoxoN seconded the resolution, which
was agreed to unanimously.
On the motion of Mr. C. PEARSON, seconded by
Mr. Deputy OBBARD, it was agreed hat the com-
mittee of requisitionists be re-appointed, to take
such measures as they might think necessary t()
give effect to the foregoing resolutions.
Mr. CRAWFORD, M.P., in moving a vote of thanks
to the. Lord Mayof said he thought, whatever
might be the result of this meeting. the citizens c.f
London were under deep obligations to Mr. PearscV
for the attention he had devoted to this subject, and
for his able and perspicuous statement. He had
not taken any part in the immediate business of the
meeting, because, being engaged in foreign com-
merce, he thought that was rather the duty of gen-
tlemen who were connected with the internal com-
merce of the city, but he felt great interest in the
subject, and would be happy to render any service
in his power to promote the objects of those by
whom the meeting had been convened.
Baron ROTHSCHILD, M.P., seconded the resolu-
tion, and said that he had had ample experience,
perSonally, of the inconvenience resulting from the
overcrowded state of the city streets. That in-
convenience, however, was of little importance
as compared with the bearing of the ques-
tion upon the comforts and welfare of the working
classes. (Hear.) Connected as he was .with many
charities, Christian as well as Jewish—(hear, hear)
—he was fully aware of the importance of adopt-
ing measures which might conduce to the better
accommodation of those classes of the community
who were now crowded in the narrow courts and
alleys of this great metropolis., He thought, how-
ever, that Mr. Pearson was somewhat mistaken in
his conclusion that the working classes contributed
in a greater proportion than the wealthier classes
to the profits of railway companies.
Mr. C. PEARSON stated that Sir James Duke,
M.P., had been compelled to leave the meeting,
but had authorised him to say that he had
examined carefully the details of the scheme, that
it received his hearty approval, and that he would
give it his most zealous support.
The motion was then agreed to unanimously, and
the meeting separated.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—Dec. 1.

BOW-STREET.—Louis Hirach, who was re-
manded for stealing a dressing-case and ,some other
articles from Morley's Hotel, Charing cross, was
brought up for final examination.
The dressing-case the duplicate of which had
been found at the prisoner's lodgings, was now pro-
duced by the pawnbroker, and identified by the
owner, Mr. Fisher. The pawnbroker's assistant
recognised the prisoner as the person who had
pawned it.
Mr. Fisher, and also Mr. Smith (the owner of a
set of gold studs and links worth £4, stolen from
Morley's, and found on the prisoner) asked to be
excused from prosecuting at the sessions, as they
were about to leave this country for Amerfca.
Mr. Jardine said he could deal with it summarily,
if the prisoner pleaded guilty, which was not im-
probable, as he had confessed his guilt and sued for
mercy.
The prisoner, on being called on to plead, asked
leave to consult with a friend, and then pleaded
not guilty.
Ultimately it was determined to abandon this
case, and commit the prisoner on a charge of steal-
ing a pair of trousers, the property of Mr. T. Deans
West, a gentleman lately staying at Evans' Hotel,
Covent-garden.
On the 23d of November the prisoner was at
Evans' Hotel. His room was next to that of Mr.
West. After he had left (in haste as usual) the
property in question was missed. It was traced to
the pawnbroker by means of the duplicates found
at the prisoner's lodgings, and, being now pro-
duced, was identified by Mr. West.
A number of gentlemen and hotel keepers who
had been similarly victimised were in attendance,-
but none of them were able to establish a sufficiently
clear ease for indictment. He was therefore com-
mitted on the single charge of stealing the trousers
&c., from Evans'.
Two grocers—Thomas Eddis, of Aylesbury-
street, Clerkenwell, and B. G. Clements, of Elder-
walk, were severally convicted of selling for
genuine coffee a mixture of chicory and coffee, and
were fined in the mitigated penalty of £25 each.

WORSHIP-STREET.—Thos. Sherwood, a re-
spectably dressed middle-aged man, was charged
with embezzlement.

Mr. Webb, of the firm of Preston and Webb, of
Carey-street, said he had to appear for the prosecu-
tor, Mr. E. Taylor, fringe, yarn, and wool dealer in
Basinghall•street, in whose service the prisoner had
been engaged as traveller, his income to be depen-
dent upon a commission proportioned to the amount
off sales he effected, and the features of the case
were not only of a peculiar, but of a very bad cha-
racter, as he should not only have to charge the
prisoner with embezzlement, but with larceny also,
it appearing that during the short time he had been
in prosecutor's service, only 16 months, the losses
by both embezzlement and larceny amounted to
about £26p, upon a moderate calculation, of which
those by larceny alone amounted to £BO.
The prosecutor, Mr. Taylor, proved the engage-
ment of the prisoner on the terms stated, and that
it was his duty to collect orders and receive money
on his account, and account to him daily for all his
transactions. This he had not done, and among
other items so not accounted for were £1 10s., re-
ceived from a Mr. T. Kelsey, a customer of his
house, the prisoner signing this receipt in the name
of " Wood," instead of " Sherwood," his own name ;
£5 6s. from Mr. Bartholomew, rug manufacturer,
of Finsbury-pavement ; and £l5 145., also from Mr.
Kelsey, who was a trimming manufacturer in Wil-
mot-square, Mile-end ; but there were numerous
other cases of a like description against him.
Receipts for these amounts in the prisoner's hand-
writing were put in in proof of these transactions.
Two cases of larceny were then proceeded with,
in which evidence was given of the prisoner having
taken separate parcels of goods belonging to the
prosecutor away from his premises, and repre-
sented that he had sold them to a Mr. Dent, coach-
lace manufacturer, of Bedford-street, Covent-gar-
den, to the amount of £33, and also a similar trans-
action with Mr. Hartley, trimming manufacturer,
of Old-street, St. Luke's, and a third manufactnrer
named Lewis, of Mile-end.

After the evidence had been given in support of
these larceny cases Mr. D'Eyncourt committed the
prisoner for trial upon all the charges.

CLERKENWELL.—EIiza Catlin, a miserable-
looking woman, was charged with stealing a shawl
from a little girl named Bayham, in Brill-row,
Somers-town.
The prisoner said she was not guilty, and knew
nothing of the shawL
She was committed to the sessions for trial.

SOUTHWARK.—John Cavanagh was brought
up for final examination, charged with wilfully
and maliciously setting fire to a dwelling-house,
No. 3, Ship and Mermaid-row, Bermondsey, the
property of Mr. William Croppen.
The particulars have been published. Some addi-
tional evidence was given, and
Mr. Burcham committed the prisoner for trial.

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negotiations for establishing a "Bank of Turkey," which
were recently supposed to be approaching immediate com-
pletion, have been entirely broken off. It has since been
stated that the proposals made to the Turkish Government
for the constitution of a new national bank by the Ottoman
Bank have been substantially approved, and will be carried
out through the medium of that institution. The shares
of the Ottoman Bank, which were yesterday at a% have
consequently advanced to 21 to 211
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