The Sun.
London, England, 1861-10-07 00:00:00

BOOK CANVASSERS AND HAWKERS'

' LICENSES.

A case, which had been several times remanded,
was decided on Saturday at the Manchester police
court, in which Thos. Slater, a canvasser or hawker
in the service of Mr. Ainsworth, of Piccadilly, Man-
chester, was charged with "carrying to sell, or ex-
posing for sale," numbers or various parts of various
publications.
George Wood, the license inspector who laid the
information, said that on the 26th September he
saw the defendant enter several houses in Butler-
street, Manchester, with a pack. He followed
him into the shop of Mr. Taylor, draper, where
he was exposing his goods for sale. He asked
the defendant if he had a dictionary, and the
latter showed him a "shilling part" of one.
Amongst the other.books was Sir Walter Scott's
" Waverley." Witness asked the defendant if he
was aware he required a license, and he said he was
not liable to have to obtain one, because he hawked
answer
mfor the man
a
s whoto " made" them ; and in
to a question
who the maker was, he
said " Mr. Ainsworth, of Piccadilly." The defen-
dant was then given into the custody of a police-
officer.
Mr. William Taylor said the defendant had pre-
viously left a number of a book at his premises,
and called for it on the day named. The defendant
said Wood could have the whole of the numbers of
the dictionary,
Ernestj
if
Jones, for
quir
the defence,edthem,fori havingl2s.
addressed
r .
Ainswortht the bench,
Mr. said the defendant was in his
years.employ,
It
was
ahsa
ad been
portionso,
wih publicationssubscribers
faritiiis dallyu,tfy to for the last 10
l 0
He
was belonging to
paid
a fixedwitness, and to
weeklyob-
tain
▪ t
stipend
business undisturbed until now. In answer to the
complainant, Mr. Ainsworth said he was not the
printer of any of the books found in the defendant's
pack ; they were his property.
Mr. Ross said the Bench felt compelled to con-
vi▪
ct. It could not be said that the defendant was
in any way the maker of the goods, or went sound
as a commercial traveller. It would be satisfactory
to them, however, if the question was settled in a
higher court, and they should be glad if an appeal •
was made. The defendant was fined the lowest
penalty (one-fourth of the fullest amount), viz., °"5
and costs.
Mr. Jones gave notice of appeal,
it had previously been arranged to
do
ofs the qucs-
rem aorkiit.iig netoheast.
sary, because of the public importer'ee
lion,

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GREATvast EarnAosu:RoNf
is one which
flis day. Many of his most extraordinary feats are an-
nounced, and a very large attendance is expected. Satur-
day,
772; ditto by season tickets, 3,303; total, 4,075.
THE
stated that
Half-crown Day, Oct. s.—Admission on payment
on dits current during the week '
the
while publishing. It has been
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of Et
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French,etnl AND
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the purchase of the Great Eastern. His
is evidently impressed with the lmperial Majesty
a transport, and his confidence of
the great ship as
by the mishap which lately in her is in no way shaken
brought about by a chainoccurredof to her, and which was
scarcely happen again, circumstances which could
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