The Sun.
London, England, 1845-02-13 00:00:00

HORSE-FLESH SAUSAGES.

Mr. Atcherler, a horse-slaughterer in Sharp's-alley, Cow-
, cross, attended before Sir Peter Laurie at Guildhall, to hear a
complaint that was about to be made respecting his esta-
, blishment by Mr. Lamplough, a chemist, at No. 88, Snow-
bill, and one of the guardians of the West London Union.
Mr. Lamplough had, it appeared, written to Sir Peter on the
subject, but the Alderman was unable to interfere, as his ro-
tation of duty at this office for a week had passed, and would
nut return for upwards of twenty weeks. Mr. Lamplough,
however, finding Sir Peter Laurie was now sitting for Sir
Claudius Hunter, repeated his application in person, and Sir
• Peter requested the attendance of Mr. Atcherler.
Mr. Lamplough said that a short time since, perceiving a
very oflensive smell in the New Farringdon-street, curiosity
induced him to endeavour to trace the cause of it, and be dis-
covered it proceeded from the knacker's yard in Sharp's-alley.
lie found several horses there, some waiting to be slaugh-
tered, and some dead. As he was leaving the yard a sight
presented itself; which excited his disgust, from a suspicion
which might or might not be well founded. He saw a
quantity of sausage meat brought from Mr. Atcherler's
dwelling-house, and remembered that while he was in the
yard he heard the click of a sausage-making mill.
On Friday last he and his friend again paid a visit
to the knacker's yard, and on leaving it they saw two baskets
full of sausages going from the same dwelling-house. They
followed the man and saw him deliver them at the White
Horse Inn, Fetter-lane, where he booked the baskets to go
to Brighton. If the horrid suspicion that entered his mind
that those sausages were partly made of horse-flesh were
well founded, it would partly account for some of the peen-
liar diseases that had recently developed themselves in the
human frame, and which the faculty had a difficulty in ac-
counting for otherwise.
Sir Peter Laurie asked Mr. Atcherler if it was true that,
being a slaughterer of horses, he had a chopping mill for the
conversion of horse-flesh iutu sausages? Mr. Atcherler said
he had not.
Sir Peter asked if he had a mill? Mr.:Atcherler said he
had not. This was a very serious attack upon his character.
His house was at the top of the yard, and the dwelling-
house mentioned did not belong to him, but to Mr. Lans-
downe. He certainly had a mill, and carried on the busi-
ness of a maker of saveloys and polonies. With regard to
the smell from his premises, he: had the yard scalded out once
a week, and it was kept in as good order as any place of the
kind in the metropolis. The stench was as likely to coma
from the premises of some of his neighbours.
Sir Peter asked how long Mr. Lansdowne had been his
next door neighbour? Mr. Atcherler replied about four
years. He did not make sausages, and it was plain, there-
fore, that Mr. Lamplough did not know the difference be-
tween a saveloy and a sausage.
Sir Peter asked if he ever sold any meat to Mr. Lands-
downe? Mr. Atcherler said he never did. liis neighbour
went to market for himself. Their premises and trades
were perfectly distinct.
Sir Peter supposed they were not unfriendly? Mr. At-
cherler said they were nut. He recollected Mr. Lamplough
coming to his yard and talking familiarly with him, but he
had no idea that Mr. Lamplough was coming to snake a
charge against him. He seemed to be ready to swear to
anything.
Sir Peter observed that Mr. Lamplough had not sworn to
anything. He had made a statement, which he supposed
to be of grave importance to the public. lie had stated it
as a matter of suspicion only, and it appeared he was under
a mistake io the occupier of the dwelling-house. He had
reason io know other persons were labouring under the
sa7;ie mistake, and that an article on the subject would have
appeared in print if he had not given Mr. Atcherler this
opportunity of explaining. It was rather remarkable that
a saveloy-maker should choose premises next to a horse-
' slaughterer. In a recent great distillery case they had heard
of a convenient connecting pipe with other premises. He
did not suppose there was any such connecting pipe here.
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attention to the victuals of the poor as that sent to the folks
at Brighton.
Mr. Lamplough said the stench from the premises was
such as in warm weather to
endanger
the health of the
neighbourhood.
Mr. Atcherler, who is a portly, robust man, replied hie
trade was very wholesome and particularly healthy. When
the cholera was so " enraged" a few years ago, nobody
hardly died of it in the workhouse adjoining his yard ;,.and,
in fact, people with no appetite came down to his yard in the
morning and went home and ate a good breakfast. lie ab-
horred the idea of feeding people on horseflesh.
Sir Peter asked if his neighbour's mill was going every day?
Mr. Atcherler said it was, but it did not work at night too.
It was a horse- mill.

Sir Peter was glad he bad afforded him the opportunity
of explaining that he had no connexion with the sausage-
maker; and wished hint good morning.

THE LAIIOURERS.--At the great assembling of
landholders last week, there was an attempt made to make
the labourers believe that these landholders are their
"friends." The Buckingham clique have avowed that,
brown bread and Bs. a week wages is plenty for a labourer
wife and family, and yet would have them believe that they
are their friends! How far will landholders' impudence carry
them? The landlords now plainly see that the corn-laws
cannot continue much longer, and they aro making displays
to frighten Sir Robert, in order to stave off repeal as long as
they can. It is come to this at last.—From a Correspondent.
DEFRAUDING A RAILWAY COMPANY.—On Friday,
George Rigden staptey was charged before the int(gistrates at Dover,
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by the railway authorities, with comibg by their trains front Tun-
bridge to Dover, having only paid for a ticket to raildock Wood sta-
tion. The defendant statedaisn that he
time.
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committed tar a week. lie had not a tispeni IA his pocket awl
seemed in a very poor couaition.