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-.45,5. « rs~-T. DECEMBER 9 1850.
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N°.18,16.]

TO THE COACHMAKERS OF GREAT
BRITAIN.

I cm rr.;questcd.
Gentlemen,
hy the ceachmakers of this district to call your
attention to a sutj2-t of vital importance to the intere,t of your
'aide, mid I earnestly appeal to your sense of selt interest net to
allow my ol:servatimis to fall upon you unheeded. The present con-
dition of the trade I mod s •arei.-ly refer to, for I know you are all
too painfully familiar with its extraordinary depression; but the
time has arrived whet, if some strenuous exertions be not made
to improve it, 'here are few among you who wilt be able to main-
tain even your present position, and the majority will follow
profitless occupation. The crmse of this severe deer anion, I nezd
scarcely say, is the working of the unfair and impolitic tax
upon carriages and its exemptions ; by the introduction of low_
pr:ced vehicles, to evade the tax, your trade is ruined rind the re•
venue impaired, t'm werking-classes -nod their labour curtailed, and
the, public are tin-justly' depritod of the comforts of a :convenient
equipage. "
'Po remove your present:dna:Ries, tketelore, let me implore yon,
not to finis f the ai lof Ileriarles, but hy well-timed and energetic
rttneasures mahrSC, sut,ject known in the proper quarter ; ler I (lore
as,ert that:such I,r)rovir,dge ought to be sullicient to ensure its
redress. You must not expect
.assistance from the press, tor the
subject is not abffleiently. popular, and for the some reason you
must not hope that the Government will take the initiative. But
of this I am,sure, it your ease is rep esented to the Treasury, with'
its own simple and'unvarnislied facts, it will he easily traderatood :
and if once understood, i cannot see how, either in niulom or jus-
tice, an enlightened Legislature can ri.fuse to amend this ini's-
chlevons and rilisurd enactment. I hare recently published a small
pamphlet inwhic'i I helve stated my views upon this subject, since
which' I have received c aumunications front various parts of the
country, whereby I learn my opinion accords net only with that
of the trade, but also of :many cmitinissioners and surveyors of
assessed taxes. Those of the trade who have not already received
my pamphlet shall, noon application, have one forwarded to their
address. In the pamphlet referred to I have sufficiently exposed
the working of the carriage tax, nnd the paltry shifts and evasions
we are so oqen compelled to practice in collusion whit our cus-
tomers ; but.the range of a little pamphlet, published anonymously,
.and distributed gratuitously; must necessarily- be limited ; the trade
in this district therefore, fully acquiescing in my views, have re-
quested me thus to aplreal 'to the trade of Great .Britain, gird to
suggest the follow ng proposal.

Let a memorial, exetaining your position, and representing the mis-
chiewits working of the carriage tax upon your trade, be sent from
each district i Great Britain to the treasury, and if necessary
afterwards to the llou=e of Commons ; let it be signed by both tho
masters, workmen, and ethers interested i tlt! question ; and in
the mean time, as many of you, in your ordinary business, have o
portunities of pers,,nal cmnanunications with the Members of your
different counties and towns, use your utmost endeavours to call
their attention to the stibj..Tt, which is all that is necessary to make
it understood. The adoption of the proposition I have elsewhere
made would entail no loss, but create an actual increase to the re-
v, nue. If, then, you can also prove to the satisfaction of the troa-
sury that the modification ()flips tax would improve your trade and
largely increase the employment of the working classes, besides ex-
tending the luxuries or others, what possible objections or arzument
could be brought forward by the Legislature to reluse your just and
most reasonable petition ?
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I remain, gentlemen,
Your obedient servant,
HENRY BURNUP.
(On bel4alf of the Coachmakers of Northumber.and, Durham,
and Cumberland.)
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CHANGE OF FRIGHTFUL CRUELTY
AGAINST MR, SLOANE.
George Sloane, Esq., a special pleader, of 6, Pump-
court, Temple, appeared on Saturday before Alderman
Humphery, at the Police-office, Guildhall, on a sum-
mons, to answer the following serious charge
Mr. Clarkson, who appeared on behalf of tho defen-
dant, was invited to a seat on the bench, and defendant
was accommodated with a chair 'in the centre of the
court, which place he rnaiwained unmoved during the
whole examination, which was of such a nature as to
elicit, in spite of the of n.ts' of the officers, strong marks
of disapprobation from the auditory, and in one instance
a perfect yell of execration and disgust. It may be in
the recoil• ction of the public that during the course of
the week an application was made at this court before
Alderman Humphery, by a Mr, Fenn, the secretary to
the Royal Free Hospital,. Gray's Inn-road, and a Mr.
Phillimore, a barrister, residing at 6, Pump-court, Tem-
for a summons against Mr. George Sloane, a special
pleader, occupying chambers in the same house, for
sundry assaults and a series of acts of cruelty to a female
servant in his employ.
The statement made by these gentlemen would of it-
self have been sufficient to warrant the alderman, with
out any further testimony, in granting a summons, hut
the evidence of Dr. Meriden, the surgeon to the Royal
Free Hospital,went to show that au atrocious system of
torment must have been necessary to have reduced the
unfortunate girl to the deplorable state in which he
found her; It appeared from the statement then made;
that. Mr. Sloane had in his service a girl named Jane
Wilhred, whom he procured about two years ago from
the West London Union. Daring the first five or six
months the girl was treated with tolerable kindness, but
after that period a system of cruelty was resorted to,
the particulars of which almost exceed credibility. By
these means she was reduced to a perfect skeleton, and
almost unable to walk about. While in that state she
was noticed by two gentlemen who occupied chambers
in the same house, named respectively Phillimore and
Fry. Through the instrumentality of these gentle-
men she was removed from Mr. Sloane's care,
and a medical gentleman was called in, who thought
her life in such danger from the treatment
she had undergone, that he directed her im-
mediate removal to the Royal Free Hospital,
and took steps, in conjunction with Mr. Phillimore and
Mr. Fry, to bring this unparalleled case under the cog-
nizance of the civil magistrates. As it was uncertain
when the girl would be able to bear an examination, it
was not known when the case would come on; but,
nevertheless, upon the mere chance the court was
crowded to excess. The girl was brought from the hos-
pital in a cab, and remained in the alderman's private
room until called upon to give evidence.
The following evidence was then gone into:_
John Stevens said—l am clerk to Mr. Phillimore. I
have seen defendant's servant several times in Pump-
court, Temple. I first saw her about the end of last
March, or the beginning of April. She appeared to be
in a very emaciated state, and excessively weak. I have
seen her at intervals since, and during the term time about
the house, 6, Pump-court, Temple. She never spoke to
me. I asked her on one occasion how she felt, but she
returned me no answer. On Friday week last I saw her
with her hand on her stomach, holding it up. She was
on the staircase at the time, and was coming down with
an empty can in her hand. As she appeared very ill,
I again asked her how she was, but I received no
answer. On the following day (Saturday) I saw her
again in the evening in Mr. Phillimore's room. Defen-
dant was present at the time, having just brought the
girl down. The first question put to her was requiring
to know if she was hungry. Defendant left the room.
He was not present at the conversation that followed.
I obtained some food, and placed it before her, and she
was soon after given over to the care of the laundress
of the chambers, Mrs. Bell. I have since seen her at Mrs.
Bell's residence, at 20, Cursitor-street. She then appeared
in the same emaciated condition I had before noticed
her in, only very much weaker.
John George Phillimore, Esq., a barrister, said—l
live in the same house as the defendant in Pump-court,
Temple. In consequence of information I went to Mr.
Fry, and, after some conversation with him, we resolved
to see defendant, and require an explanation. Mr. Fry
accordingly went up to defendant's chambers, which are
above mine, and in a few minutes returned with de-
fendant. I addressed him in the presence of Mr. Fry,
and told him it was extremely disagreeable to speak
to a person in his station upon such a subject as
that I was about to mention. I informed him that
from certain statements I had heard I must insist
upon it that the female servant then with him should
be delivered into my custody, and that if he
refused to do so he must take the consequences.
He asked me what specific charge there was to make
against him. I told him that of having half-
starved the child, and of beating her cruelly. I believe
I told him at the same time that I had only heard the
charge about half an hour previous. Defendant said,
" It I give the child up it will seem like admitting the
truth of the charge." I said I would not consid,r it any
admission, and that I would prevent my clerk and those
around me from making any immediate charge against
him. I told him I was resolved the girl should be given
into my care, and that I would not leave the Temple
until she was. He then left the room, saying, " I wilt
bring her to you, and if she chooses to stay with you, .of
course I cannot help it." He then went upstairs, ac-
companied by Mr. Fry, and in a few minutes returned
with the girl. I took her by the hand and led her into
my room. My clerk was then present, and I believe the
Temple porter also. Defendant was about to follow, but
I prevented him, observing that if there was any truth
in the charge, his presence might intimidate her, and
prevent her from telling the truth, and I would there-
tore see her and judge for myself. Defendant said, " I
did not mean that," and immediately retired into Mr.
Fry's room, and I went into mine. I sent for some
food for the unfortunate creature, and then went to
the defendant, and told him that he should
not have the girl again, but that she should be
placed under the care of the laundress until she was so
far convalescent as to be enabled to return to the union.
Defendant made some objection to this proceeding, but
at length gave way, and left the room directly after. I
then went back to the girl, end seat for my laundress,
and gave her the necessary directions for the disposal of
the girl. I was going away, when my
rested by a knocking at the door, and the next minute
e as
she
nc e
would
uagain,
get aunpd
asaid t
abki
es
witht he dlue defendant made
ill
a s
sh he i swaapsp, attention was ar-
wife was determined that the girl should not remain
the girl to the workhouse, in company with my clerk.
I said that could not be, for that I could not allow the
girl to leave my custody, as I was now responsible for
her. On the Monday, if she was in a fit stem, I would
see about taking her back to the workhouse, but in the
meantime she should remain as she was. The defendant
then withdrew, leaving the girl in my care, and I sent
her to my laundress. On the Monday, when I arrived at
the chambers, I thought it right that a physician should •
be called in. I saw Mr. Fry, and we agreed that Dr.
Marsden should be sent for, which was accordingly
done, and he visited the girl. the result of which loom-
manic:wed to Mr. Sloane,
and received a written reply,
to which I answered that I could hold no communication
with Mr. Sloane, and I was determined that the girl
should not go back to the workhouse again. When de-
fendant heard that Dr. Marsden hed seen the girl he
said he would do anything to assist her.
Mr. Stevens was recalled, and stated that Mr. Sloane
had offered to give his carte blanche for any
expenses in-
curred by the removal of the girl.
Mr. Phillimore continued—When I first saw the girl
she was in a frightful state of emaciation. Her clothes
were wretched, and altogether presented the appearance
of the most squalid misery. She ate the food I placed
before her with great avidity.
Mr. A. A. Fry, a berrisier, living in the same place,
corroboret-d this evidence.
Mrs. Elizabeth Bell, the laundress to the chambers in
Pump-court, said I saw the girl about a year and a half
ago. To the best of my belief she appeared then in a
good state or health, being fat and in good condition.
I saw her at many intervals since, but never had any
communication with her until last Christmas, when I
remarked a large sore upon her elbow. I asked her
what was the matter, to which she replied that her
master had struck her with a broom.
Mr. Clarkson here objected to any conversations at
shehe r colour.a
which defendant was not present being repeated here.
Witness continued—l saw her frequently since, and
gave her anything to eat. I cannot
say the last time I saw her, but I believe it was about a
lar edlto be
nevergradually wasting away, and losing
week previous to her being given into my care. I in-
formed Mr. Stevens of what I had seen, and on Saturday
last I received the girl into my care, and I took her
home, washed her, and put her to bed. I gave her
some bread and meat, and porter. I found she was in a
very filthy condition; her gown was very dirty, and
likewise her person. While I was washing her back I
observed several marks between the shoulders. They
were severe bruise& I asked her what was the matter,
and sbe said she had been beaten.—(Sensation.) There
was no vermin about her. I also observed that her
bones were almost coming through her skin, and she
could not held herself upright from weakness. Her
garments wore all in a very dirty condition. She re-
mained at my house, 20, Cursitor-street, until Tuesday,
when she was removed in a cab, and I went with her to
the hospital. At first she appeared to improve; but
although I gave her very little toed it seemed too much
for her weak stomach. Dr. Marsden, accompanied by
another medical gentleman, examined the girl at my
house on Monday.
Cross•examined by Mr. Clarkson—l have seen hor
often carrying water, and she has occasionally com-
plained to me. On one occasion she seemed very ill
when I met her on the stairs. This was since last Christ-
mas. I mentioned it to Mr. Fry.
Francis Lindsey, a little boy, was then put into the
witness-box, but his evidence being totally irrelevant,
after a few questions, ho was ordered to stand down.
have seen the girl, Jane Vl7 ilhred, repeatedly. On Friday
Jane Lindsey, the mother of the last witness, seid—l
week last I met her, and she seamed quite exhausted,
which she said arose froth-want of food, not having tasted
meat for a fortnight. I gave her nothing because I was
afraid.,
Alderman llumphery (indignantly)—You might 'at
least have given her some food.
Witress—Mrs. Sloane was on the stairs, and if I had
spoken to the girl Mrs, Sloan° would have beaten her.

Mr. Clot kson objected to this witness's evidence, as it
did not concern the defendant.
Dr. Wm. Marsden, surgeon to the Royal Free Hos-
pital, said—l saw the girl at the house of the laundress
on Monday evening last, et Mr. Phillimore's request.
She was then in a most exhausted condition, the pulse
scarcely perceptible, the extremities very cold and livid;
the respiration was feeble, and she was almost unable to
speak. It was with difficulty that I got her to answer
my questions at all. I mode a eare'ul examination of
her, and came to the conclusion that there was no dis-
else existine. It was a ne:e resulting entirely from want
of food.—(Great ceasatien.) Sach must have been the
case for rainy months, otherwise the girl never could have
been in such an attenuated and low condition as she was
when 1 first saw her. I ordered serne light and nutriti-
ous food to be given her in very moderate quantities,
and advised her immediate removal to some hospital.
She was taken to the Royal Free Hospital, in the Gray's
Inn road, on the following morning. But previous to
her removal, knowing that some further steps must be
taken in the matter, I scut the physician of the hospital
(Dr. Heald) to see, her. He did se, and sent IMO the
following note—
Mr. Clarkson objected to the note being read.
Dr. Marsden continued—l did not find it necessary
to give her any medicines beyond a slight dose of castor
oil. When she arrived at the hospital she was in much
the same state as when I saw her on the preceding day.
I ordered a continuance of light food to be administered
in very smell •quantites. Her pulse is now better. The
discolouration and coldness of the extremities is in
some degree subsiding, and I consider her to be slowly
rallying lam quite satisfied that, if it had not been
for the interference of Mr. Phillimore and Mr. Fry,
she must have died. She could not have existed in that
state many days longer.—(Great sensation.) It was en-
tirely owing to want of food and warmth. There were
marks of violence on various parts of her body, particu-
larly about the neck and shoulders. They had not been
inflicted by anything very hard, such as a stick, for if
that had been used the bones must have been broken, as
there was nothing to interpose between the skin and
bone.—(Sensation.) I have been in the constant habit,
during the last twenty years, of seeing cases of extreme
distress, in many of which the parties have died a few
hours after their admission into the hospital, but I never
saw a case at all approaching the appearance presented
by that girl. I could not have believed that a person
could be so reduced and live. She was certainly the
most perfect living skeleton I had ever seen in the course
of my life.
Alderman Humphery said it would now be necessary
that the girl should be brought forward. Two of the
officers of the court accordingly went out, and returned
carrying a chair, in which the girl was placed. Words
would fail to convey an adequate idea of the impression
which her appearance produced upon the court. A
deep groan seemed to break from every person present
involuntarily. She was, as far as it was possible to judge
in her then wasted and famished condition, a rather mild
and good-looking girl. She was placed in an easy chair,
and supported on pillows, and during the whole course
of her examination, it was almost impossible to perceive
that sho was living, but for the motion of her eyes and
lips. She was placed by the side of the presiding
alderman, who bad to put his ear close to her mouth to
catch the feeble accents which she uttered with great
difficulty, and at long intervals. Having repeated the
form of oath, and kissed the book which was placed to
her lips, she commenced her truly heartrending tale,
the like of which perhaps was never heard, even in a
court of justice. It will be necessary to state that her
replies to the questions only reached the ear of the
alderman, who stooped over her for that purpose, and he
in turn, repeated them to Mr. Wood, the chief clerk, in
a loud voice, that the reporters might bear. For the
sake of brevity, we give her statement precisely in her
own words, as it reached the court.
Jane Watered said—l am going on for eighteen. I
recollect being in the West London Union. On the 19th
of July, going on for two years ago, I left it to go to
Mr. Sloane's. I recollect that Mrs. Sloane came to the
union for me. Mrs. Sloane agreed to take me into her
service. I never received any wages. Mr. Parker, the
governor of the West London Union, went with me to
Mr. Sloane's. It was at 6, Pump-court, Temple, where
I went to. I did all the work. I had none of the cook-
ing to do. I had to clean the offices, make the beds, run
of errands, and also to wash the clothes belonging to Mr.
and Mrs. Sloane and those of a young lady living with
Mr. Sloane, as well as my own. I had to wash gene-
rally once a week, but sometimes once a fortnight. I had
only one bed to make, for the young lady used to take a
sofa into one of the sitting rooms and sleep there. She
was living there all the time I was in Mr. Sloane's ser-
vice. I had my bed-room. It was a little room between

the young lady's and that of Mr. Sloane. I had to sleep
on a mattress placed on a bedstead. Thore were clothes
upoikit. A; first they treated me pretty well, but after
three months they took away the pillow, and I had to
the my own clothes instead. At first I had a blanket,
counterpane. and sheet, but they took away the blanket.
and I had only the sheet and counterpane. It was Mrs.
Sloane did this.

Mr. Clarkson said it was quite clear that defendant
hud nothing to do with it, and that evidence ought not
t,) be taken against him.

The Aldertn"an thought otherwise. Mrs. Sloane was
supposed to act under his guidance, therefore the defen-
dant was answerable for her conduct.

Jane Witbred continued—l used to get bread and
dripping and coffee for breakfast, and meat and potatoes
for dinner, and also tea and bread and butter in the
evening. That was only at first. A few months after-
wards they gave me only a little bit of bread and mus-
tard for breakfast, with coffee and earraway seeds. It
was often eleven, twelve, and sometimes one o'clock in
the day before I got even that, and and I never had
anything before that time, though I rose to my work as
early as six o'clock in the morning. There was a cub-
board where they kept the bread. I never could get to
it, but if I could find pieees of bread left oat I used to
eat them. I had only for my dinner a little bread and
broth, with a quantity of mustard in it. When there
was not mustard they gave pepper in such quantities
that it used' to burn my mouth. The last time
I had meat was about a month before Mr. Philli-
more saw me ; than I had a little beef, but not nearly so
much as I could eat. It was generally six or seven
o'clock in the evening before ever I got my dinner,
sometimes before and sometimes after Mr. and Mrs.
Sloane dined. I used then to have for tea a little bread,
and pepper or mustard, but they would not allow me
any thing to drink with it. I was not even allowed to
take any water. I could not get at it without Mrs.
Sloane seeing me, and she would beat me if I attempted
it. Mrs. Sloane used often to beat me. She has fre-
quently beaten me because I have worn the sleeves of
my shift on my arms in the morning while I was doing
my work, contrary to her orders. I used to wear them
over my arms because I was so cold. That happened
nearly every morning. I was beaten besides that, be-
cause when Mrs. Sloane had gone out and boiled some
meat for her cat, when the meat was boiled and the cat
bad the meat, the water it was boiled in was put in a
basin, she accused me of drinking a little of the water. I
said I had not, but she beat me very much for it.—(Great
sensation.) Mr. Sloane was often present when was
beaten.

M
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Clarks
joinu
inhpehree
raygasianid objectedth at w hattlitahte thegirl evidence
did did not in any way implicate the defendant.
Alderman
told him implicated Mr. Sloane in the highest degree.
(It will bo necessary, although extremely disgusting,
to use the girl's own words.)
Jane Wiltired continued—My mistress (Mrs. Sloane)
said once to me that I must eat some of my own dirt
(excrement). I said I would not, and was determined not
to do so. She called Mr. Sloane, and he came and held
me while she forced some of the dirt down my throat.
(The whole of the persons assembled in court here burst
into a loud and long-continued yell of indignation against
the defendant, nor did the officers of the court make the
least attempt to repress this expression of feeling, so
much did every one, even to the alderman on the bench,
appear to share the feeling of abhorrence which these
disclosures produced.)
Alderman Hutnphery here, in an under-tone, said that
he did not think his feelings would allow him to continue
such an examination any longer.
The witness, however, continued—Mr. Sloane beat me
the first thing in the mornincr. Be used to ask me if I
had enough to eat, and I used' to answer "Yes." I did
not complain, because I thought 'could not get any more
from them than what they gave me. I did not think of
going to the union to complain, because I did not know
where it was. The young lady used to cook for Mr. and
Mrs. Sloane. They used to have sometimes roast and at
other times boiled beef. I used to wait at table, though
they did not give me anything to eat then. After dinner
the meat used to be put away in a cupboard in the sitting-
room, and I was not allowed to go into that room unless
Mrs. Sloane or the young lady was with me.
Alderman Humphery, through whom all these
answers had come, here said that witness had said some-
thing about an hospital, but he could not catch sufficient
to understand it. The witness had tor some time spoken
with increasing difficulty, and it was evident she was be-
coming exhausted by the length of the examination.
Mr. Clarkson rose to cross-examine, and said, " When
did Mr. Sloane beat you?"
After a long interval, the witness whispered to the
Alderman, " Mr. Sloane boat me about a month ago."
After replying to this she appeared to fall asleep, and
became perfeelly unconscious.

Dr. Marsden, who had been attentively watching the
unfortunate girt's 04)2-Avarice, here rose, and; said
the cross-examination must be instantly discontinued, as
in the present cpn talon of the girl she could not pos-
sibly sustain it any longer.
Mr. Clarkson, who throughout the case behaved with
great feeling, here said, that under the present painful
circumstances, he would willingly forbear putting any
further questions in the present state of the unfortunate
witness. He believed that when the case came to be
further investigated it would present a different aspect
than that which it now appeared to wear. His client
was willing that every inquiry should be made.
Alderman Ilumphery (with erephaiis)—There shall
indeed be another inquiry, and Mrs. Sloane must also
appear to answer.this serious charge.
In answer to a question as to whether he would take
hail, the Alderman said he could not at that moment de-
termine. It was not improbable (though he hoped
that such would not be the case) but that the unfortu-
nate girl might dio in the interim. Alog was, hoyever,

[PRICE SD.

ultimately accepted, and Mr. Sloane was bound over,
himself in 2001., and two sureties in 1001. each, to appear
and answer the charge next week. . .
During the foregoing examination stimulants were
found necessary to be administered to the girl, to keep
her from fiinting; and at the cluse of the probeedirvgs
she was conveyed back to the hospital in a cab, under the
care of Mr. Robertson, the house surgeon.