The Sun.
London, England, 1829-03-11 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

M A NSION-HOUSE.

CATHOLIC IE7II A NCIPATION.—A complaint was yester-
day made against the Irish apple and orange women in the
city before the Loan MAYOR by some of the inhabitants of
Cornhill.

Sonic merriment was excited lay the detail. It appears
that in the anti-( ;atholic neighbourhood of Alderman Birch's
pastry-shop, a place has ken allotted by some of the friends
of emancipation fur signing a petition in favour of their
claims. AS petitions of an opposite tende►.cy are ins( course
of signature in other parts of the city the above-mentioned
petition is tinily .receiving, as may be expected, a vast
number of names. AR if, however, it was not sufficient that
the pathway should be blocked up by the lounging passengers,
the Irish apple and orange women eongregateevet y day about
the door, and it has been hitherto found impossible to remove
them. The shopkeepers, of course, sustain much incon-
venience from this liberty, which has been taken in the
teeth of the orders of the street-keeper, who occasionally
comes under the lash of the Common Council for, what they
consider to be neglect or fear. This was the substance of
the statement made to the Lord Mayor.
His Lordship expressed st.r.o i 4 that there ehonlai heany
diffieulty-kn removing such a maisanets, and -sated 'the offi-
cers how it happened that the business of his
zenswas obstructed so seriously?
Mis Lordship was informed that the apple and orange
women took their stations in Cornhill more as emancipa-
tionists than any thing else. To he sure they sold their
fruit, but then they thought themselves quite at liberty
now, since the Minister brought down his measure to the
House of Commons, to stand wherever they pleased, sell
whatever they pleased, and, in fact, do whatever they
pleased. The moment they were desired to move away,
" No," said they, " the Duke of Wellington has told us
we are as good as yourselves now. He has done for us,
and the d—l a fig we care for you or the Lord Mayor."_
The officers did not like to interfere with their feelings, but
they expostulated with the women, and told them all they
were required to do was to allow people to pass without
being molested. "Ah ! the d—l go with you," the women
cried, " we'll just let you have a turn in Ireland for a few
years, and, we'll try what we can do now we're up. Why
don't you go and sign the petition, eh ? No, your'e afraid
of mild Birch." In this strain were the officers addressed,
and th y began to apprehend that their labours would
actu►lly be transferred to the country of the Papists.
'lle LORD MAYOR observed that the ebullition was by
no means a very alarming one, hut he would not allow it
to be encouraged to such an extreme as to prevent people
from doing their business.

The office!s said that they hoped his Lordship would
read some of the Prpists a lecture. If they were sot
checked God only knew where it would end ; a body
would imagine that the Pipe was coming over himself,
tie apple and orange women were so overjoyed at the eman-
cipation bill.

His Lordship ordered that the officers should briny be-
fore him any refractory people who blocked up the way,
whether they were Papists, or Prottstants, or Mahometana.

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