The Sun.
London, England, 1868-11-12 00:00:00

A CAUTION.

Although rogues seem to have an endless variety
of tricks for catching fools, displaying an ingenuity
in conception and a skill in carrying them out
which is amazing, they occasionally resort to
some of the good old-fashioned modes of robbery.
After a time they reckon that people have forgotten
some of their plans. Pimlico, Brompton, and
other neighbourhoods have lately been favoured
with visits from a well-dressed gentleman seeking
apartments. He would manage to get an insight into
some of the valuable contents of an upper bedroom.
He would then descend to the drawing-room, and
ask for pen and ink to write his reference. As the
housekeeper descended to the lower parts of the
house for materials, the enterprising man ascends to
the upper. On one occasion he did not come down
soon enough to anticipate the occupants of the house,
and his career is likely to be cut short by incarcera-
tion in one of her Majesty's gaols. There may be
some new features in this mode of thieving which
would entitle the man to a patent, but the general
utune 13 8() 01a, that we wonder people are talcen_tn
by it.

FANCY " BREAII,

,The great evils which arose in consequence of the
baker selling his bread by measure and measuring it
by his eye, caused an Act to be passed in the reign of
George W. prohibiting the sale of bread other than
by weight. A provision, however, was inserted which
exempted "fancy " bread. That proviso has been the
source of continual irritation. At the time this was
passed the fancy bread was that baked in tins, or crusted.
Other bread, being joined, had only the top and
bottom crusted. " Fancy " bread was then rare • it
was indulged in only by the better class. Since then,
however, the times have changed—old manners gone.
The fancy bread, once the exception, has become the
rule. One rarely sees now the " ordinary loaf," as it
was then called. At any rate, it is not commoner
than other kinds of bread. The population seems
to have a liking for crust, and gets it. The
proviso, therefore, really opens the door for
fraud, fraud that cannot be punished. The
time, therefore, has come when the clause should be
repealed, and good weight secured to everyone, no
matter whether they prefer crust or not.

VERDICTS.

The jury has returned a verdict of "accidental
death " at the inquest upon the poor man killed by
the fall of a warehouse in Rigby-street, Liverpool.
They recommend competent inspection of build-
ings which are used for warehouses without being
originally built for them. The late accident of a
similar character at Hull, would suggest a periodical,
inspection of all warehouses. Some philanthropisl
might take the general subject in hand
for the next session of parliament, and turn
his attention to boiler accidents and explosions
at the same time. The coroner's jury in the case of
the Newnharn accident will hardly acquit everyone of
';.lame in the eyes of those who have lately turned
their attention to these railway accidents, though it
so pleasantly whitewashes the company and its
servants,

lIEA'fRE ROYAL, II A Y A. RKET.
Sole Lessee. Mr. Buckst one.
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THIS EVENING, EASY SHAVING. Messrs. Rogers, Clark,
Gjrdoa ; Mesdames Burke and F. Wright.
After which, LEAH. Characters by essrs. Howe, Rogers.,
13raid, Clark, F. Buckatone., White, Weaihersby. &e.;
Meschm.3s Bateman, Francis, Wright, Maccabc, Fitzwilliam,
Laws, Co:cman, &e.
Concluding with HIS FIRS t cuAmr.‘ ONE. Mr, Compton,
Mr Kendal, &c.