The Sun.
London, England, 1866-01-04 00:00:00

STATE OF TRADE.

LEICESTER, Jan. 3.—The hosiery trade is healthy
and satisfactory. There is, however, not much yet
doing in any department, it being too early in the
new year for the demand to set in. Business is also
quiet in the country districts, and the operatives
are not fully employed. The wool market continues
firm, and high prices are quoted. In worsted yarns
there is no important alteration ; the market con-
tinues steady. Cotton yarns are unaltered in value.
NOTTINGHAM, 3d.—There has been rather more
doing in the lace trade during the past few days,
and there are symptoms of a revival in business
generally. The cotton branch is, however, still
quiet, and manufacturers are finishing to order.
There is little doing in silk mechlins and quillings,
and black laces. The narrow edging branch remains
quiet. Only a few buyers have recently been in the
market, and their purchases have not been large.
Cotton yarns are firm and high in price. Silk con-
tinues extremely dear. The hosiery trade remains
exceedingly active. All departments are well en-
gaged, and manufacturers have still numerous or-
ders on hand. The shipping trade is brisk, and
the home demand is fully an average. The work-
people continue well employed. Hosiery yarns are
unaltered in value.

Freaks of a Ticket.of-Leave Man at

Maidstone.

In March, 1863, a man named John Devine was
convicted at Brighton for felony, and sentenced to
three years' penal servitude, upon which he was sent
to Portland. While undergoing sentence there a
lady—who has a brother-in-law engaged in an offi-
cial position on the Maidstone and Sevenoaks
Railway—visited the establishment, and from con-
versation with the prisoner took a great interest
in him. About three weeks since a ticket-of-
leave was granted the convict. On obtaining this
the lady wrote to her brother-in-law to procure the
ticket-of-leave gentleman work, which he did on
the Maidstone and Sevenoaks Railway, in the Maid-
stone district, as a mason, Mrs. supplying him
with a new outfit of clothes and tools. Prisoner
came to Maidstone about the above time, and com-
menced work, taking up his abode at Mr. Smith's,
Scrubb's-lane, and agreeing to pay Mr. Smith 13s.
a week for his board and lodgings. While with
Mr. Smith he wanted the loan of his watch to
" make him look like a gentleman," but as the
acquaintance was of very short duration, Mr. Smith
respectfully declined. At the expiration of a week
the Portland prince left his lodgings, forgetting to
pay his rent and board. During the week, when
engaged on the railway, he told his fellow-workmen
that he had £7OO in the bank, which had been de-
posited there on his account for having saved the
life of Mr. T--'s brother in the Crimea. At this
time the ticket gentleman spent his evenings at the
beerhouse of Mr. Bird, in Fant-fields, who supplied
him with beer ad libitum for the men on the works.
lle also had provided a supper, to which he invited
40 of his fellow-workmen, who dubbed him a
" hearty good fellow." A band of music was also
in attendance, Mr. Bird paying for the whole on
the strength of the " gentleman" withdrawing a
portion of his bank deposit. While working on the
line he became acquainted with Mr. Martin, of
the Kentish Waggoner. On leaving his lodg-
ings on the Sunday night he visited the house
of Mr. Martin, where he fell desperately in
love with a buxom blooming daughter of the
worthy host. Whether the flame was returned with
the same ardour or not cannot be said ; but at any
rate the ticket gentleman's prospects induced the
young lady to consent to be led to Hymen's altar.
Every preparation was actively set on foot for the
marriage ceremony. Tailors, drapers, dressmakers,
&c., were busily engaged on the work. For three
days the gallant bridegroom kept Mr. Martin in tow,
visiting sundry places in the town, among others the
bank, where he took the precaution to leave the re-
spected Boniface outside, while he went in under the
pretence of inquiring about hii money, for the pur-
pose of blinding Mr. Martin. On the third day of
courtship, unfortunately for the course of true love,
the cup of bliss was dashed to the ground. An active
police constable of the Maidstone force, who had
been on the convict's track, called on that day upon
Mr. Martin, and informed him that his son-in-law
in the perspective was nothing more nor less than a
ticket-of-leave man, and that his bank deposit was
all moonshine; whereupon Mr. Martin showed the
convict bridegroom the door, and it was not long be-
fore he was on his road to Chatham, having first
succeeded in obtaining from Mrs. Martin the loan of
ss. to meet his immediate necessities. When at Chat-
ham he commenced the same game, whereby he ob-
tained sundry watches; but hearing, we may surmise,
that the police were again on his trail, he was soon
non est. Nothing since has been heard of him. Our
ticket-of-leave gentleman is no doubt carrying on
the course of winning young ladies' hearts, deluding
beerhouse keepers, bilking tailors, and being toasted
round as a hearty good fellow. He stands sft. 81in.
high, is 26 years of age, with dark hair and wicom-
plexion, and a mark-over the right eye.—Maidstone
Telegraph.

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