The Sun.
London, England, 1844-12-25 00:00:00

KINGSTON.

Three sturdy vagrants, named Thompson, Jones,
and Tucker, were brought before Captain Roberts
and Messrs. Williams and Sharpe, charged by Hogg,
the porter of the Kingston Union Workhouse, with
refusing to comply with the regulation of the board
of guardians, by which casual paupers are required
to break a certain quantity of bones in return for the
food and night's lodging afforded to them.
It would appear, from the number of similar cases
that have recently been brought before this bench,
that the paupers have resolved to set the regulation
in question completely at defiance. The rule of the
union is, that, upon the application of a casual pauper
at night, he is admitted to the union, and, the next
morning, before leaving, he is required to break twenty
pounds weight of bones, which is done by a pestle and
mortar. They almost invariably, however, refused,
and at length the guardians reduced the quantity to
be broken from twenty to fifteen pounds; but this
seemed to be equally unpalatable to the paupers, and
a great many have been committed for refusing to
break this quantity ; and at length the guardians,
finding there was an evident determination among
this class of persons to set these regulations at defi-
ance have resolved to proceed against all persons so
cii&nding.
In the present case it appeared that the defendants
were admitted at night as casual paupers into the
workhouse, and they were then told they would be
required to break fifteen pounds' weight of bones
before they left in the morning. When they had
had their breakfast, however, and were required to do
the work allotted to them, they positively refused,
and the police were accordingly called in, and they
were given into custody.
Captain ROBERTS asked the defendants what they
had to say in answer to the complaint ? Jones, who
acted as spokesman, said that all that was given to
them' at the workhouse was a piece of bread, some
dry straw, and an old rug; and he did not think that
they ought to be made to break fifteen pound 3 of
bones for the little relief they had received.
The BENCH said that these proceedings had become
quite intolerable, and must be put a stop to. The
magistrates had taken the pains to inquire the nature
of the labour required, and. had ascertained that it
was by no means difficult, and could easily be per-
formed, and the paupers were bound to do what was
required of them in return for the relief they re-
ceived. As they had refused to do so they would be
committed to the House of Correction to hard labour
for one month.

MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS.

FARRINGDON WITH-OUT.7-DECLARATION OF

THE POLL.

Sir JAMES DUKE, the Alderman of the Ward, an-
nounced the state of the poll yesterday as follows :
Mr. Bedford 455 Mr. 15herw00d........ 330
Mr. Williams ' 416 Mr. Harding 328
Mr. Obbard
Mr. Taylor
Mr. Burn
Mr. Buckmaster
Mr. Barnard 360 Mr. Gresham
Mr. Eakins' 3ss'Dr. Lynch...
Mr. Prendergi'st ' 341 Mr. Sharpe
Mr. Ramshaw
The sixteen first gentlemen were accordingly elected.
The Chairman then appointed Mr. Bedford and Mr.
Obbard his deputies.—(Cheers.)
On asking for a vote for the expenses,
Dr. LYNCH expressed his gratitude to the ward for the
position in which be had :been placed, for 'hough he
was not placedin a majority, he considered his po-
sition on the poll a triumph, as he had not crossed
a threshold to ask for a single vote.—(Loud cheers
He complained of the means used by his opponents to
prevent his election, for, if he was elected, they knew
he would endeavour to break up the mystt ry which hung
over the Court of Common Council. —(Cheerso
Mr. BEDFORD, and the other gentlemen elected, re-
turned thanks.

Mr. WILLIAMS, in returning thanks, said that Ilipre
was a great deal of mystery about the Common Council
and the Corporation, which, he for one would wish to
see removed.—(Cheers.) •
Mr. OBBARD in returning thanks, said that there was
no information which could not be obtained by going to
the Town Clerk's-office, and the Recorder had declared
that any one of them had a :right to demand any in-
formation be might require.

Mr. TAYLOR said that if there was any mystery in
the Common Council, it was because they were not each
of them omniscient. Mr. Taylor then alluded to the
bigotry of the Court of Aldermen in rejecting Mr. Salo.
mons, whose family had resided in the City for a century,
and who had been himself a magistrate of two counties.
It was owing to the most brutal and bigoted intolerance
that Mr. Salomons was rejected by the majority of the
Court of Aldermen.—(Cheers.)
After other gentlemen had spoken, the wardmote
broke up.

COLEMAN-STREET WARD.
The poll finally closed yestcrday at one o'clock, when
the numbers were :
Mr. II
Mr. Allan 9O
Mr. Hale B9
Mr. Phillips
Mr. Davies BB

Mr. Bracher 67
Mr. Perkins
Mr. Joki.s,,n 72
*Mr. Single 3B

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This ward returns eight members.
Those marked thus * are new candidates.
BILLINGSGATE WARD.—CLOSE OF THE POLL.
Mr. Bower 135 *Mr. Francis lO5
Mr. Curling
Mr. Old
Mr. Johnson ll6 Mr. Williams
Mr. Proberts llO *Mr. R. Roberts ...... 77
Mr. Knill
PORTSOKEN WARD.—CLOSE OF THE I'OLL.
The !polling recommenced yestererday at the Three
Nuns, Aldgate, before F. G. Moon, Esq., Alderman of
the Ward. At the close at four o'clock the numbers
were
Mr. Wright, Deputy.. 17'7 Mr. M'Kenzie l3B
Mr. Parker ' 155 Mr. Danford
Mr. Hayward ...... ... 132 Mr. Judsum
Mr. Kilby
Mr. Christie
The first eight gentlemen were elected and sworn in
members of the Court of Common Luulici .

THE HERRING FISIIERT.—WhiIe we congratulate
our fishing friends on the success which many of them
have experienced, we cannot look forward to the future
without feeling considerable alarm. The home voyage
has just terminated, and the catch has exceeded that of
any previous year for a very considerable period. The
boats have averaged twenty-one lasts each, and some
reached forty lasts. Mr. Samuel George has two boats,
which have made up 99 lasts ; one of them, the Saucy
Polly, having brought in, in one voyage, the enormous
quantity of 15+ lasts, or 201,306 herrings. This success
would have b. en truly encouraging to our labouring
population, where it not that they have been recently
deprived of what afforded them a valuable addition to
the precarious earnings of the fishery.- For many
years, even centuries, the town has provided a suf-
ficient supply of lint (the term here used for netting
previoin to being made into nets), and norsels (pieces
of twine of a peculiar make, for use on board the
boats) for all the boats sailing from this port. These
have been hitherto manufactured by the women and
girls of this town, who have thereby been enabled to
obtain an honest though humble subsistence. Of late
large quantities of these articles have been brought
hither from Bridport, which has almost annihilated the
trade here, though we cannot learn that the fish owners
are much benefited by the change; but that change has
greatly aggravated the condition of the working classes
here, and hundreds who formerly obtained their
livelihood by twine spinning, braiding, and making
norsels, are without employment, and many totally
destitute. The cost of manufacturing the raw
material is about 601 or 70/. a ton, so that the loss
of this one branch of our trade withdraws about 1,000/.
a year from the most necessitous families in the port.
We are glad to learn that one large shipowner positively
refuses to use any other than Yarmouth manufactured
net—an example we commend to his brother shipowners.
We cannot contemplate, without alarm, the prospect of
the poor for the coming winter. The number of boats
from Yarmouth, engaged in the fishery, is abon, 160.
Norfolk Chronicle.

STATE OF TRADE.—During the last two or three
days, there has been an improved demand for most de-
scriptions of manufactured goods ; and prices, which had
become a little unsteady, have resumed their former
firmness. —ROCHDALE FLANNEL MARKET, MONDAY,
DEC. 23.—The market, as might be expected at Christ-
mas, has been dull ; and the business transacted has
been upon a limited scale, with no charge in price.
Wool continues to be more inquired after, and broke
wool and noils are looking up.—Manchester Guardian of
yesterday.