The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-02-28 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-TUESDAY.

THEFT FROM THE ANGEL INN.
A man, attired as a labourer, was placed at the bar, charged
with having stolen a great many pairs of knives and forks,
the property of Mr. Towers, of the Angel Inn, Dale-street.
Police-officer No. 37 stated, that, between seven and eight
o'clock that morninghe_was on duty in Dafr-streeet. He

was sent for to a public-house, where he found the prisoner
with a large bundle of knives and forks in his possession. He
was asked where he had got them, to which he replied, that
they were his own. This answer being considered evasive,
the question was repeated. He said he had purchased them
from a Jew in Bold-street, for seven shillings, and they were
his own property. The constable examined them, and found
that they were all impressed with the mark of the Angel Inn.
He took them to Mr. Towers, who claimed them, upon
which he, the officer, lodged the prisoner in bridewell.
One of the men from the Angel stated, that the knives
were a lot that he had gathered up the night before, and laid
upon a certain table. When he went that morning to look
for them they were gone.
A maid servant of the establishment stated, that the pri-
soner had called on the preceding day and asked if they could
change a sovereign. They could not get rid of him, and
though frequently told to quit the place, he lingered about a
considerable time.

A gentleman stepped into the witness-box and said, the
prisoner entered his shop the preceding night, and asked for
a quarter of a pound of coffee and a pound of sugar for Mr.
Taylor, who was at the Mitre Hotel. Witness krew that
Mr. Taylor did not reside at the Mitre Hotel, but he caused
inquiry to be made whether any one had sent from the Mitre
Hotel, and found that the prisoner was attempting to impose
upon him.
Mr. RUSHTON asked Mr. Parkinson if the prisoner was
known.

Mr. Parkinson said, the prisoner had been frequently in
his custody, and it was generally conceived he was not in his
right senses. The last time he was there was about a week
since, when he had been given in charge for smashing about
a dozen gas-lamps.
Mr. Rushton ordered that the prisoner should be examined
by a medical man, and a report of his case delivered in the
next morning. The prisoner was remanded.

A CURIOUS EXCUSE.
Peter Foley, a middle-aged man, who belongs to that nu-
merous class of individuals who are " better known than

:rusted," was placed at the bar on suspicion of having stolen

_ a
quantity of iron.
Superintendent M`Donald, the prisoner's accuser, stated,
that early that morning he met him in Pleeson's-row, with
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561bs. of iron in his possession. As he could not give any
satisfactory account of where he got the property, he took
him into custody. Mr. Rushton.—Well, sir, how did you
become possessed of this iron ?
Prisoner (scratching his head.)—Why, sir, you see I didn't
exactly get possessed of it all—only I was just walking along,
and I met with it all alone by itself, and I just took it with
me—that's all, sir. _ _

Mr. Rushton, conceiving this to be equal to a confession,
committed the prisoner for seven days.

HOW TO EXCITE COMPASSION.

A young, rather well clad, but untidy-looking female, was
charged with having broken three panes of glass in the
window of her neighbour's house.
An old gentleman, who gave his name Mackintosh, stated,
that both the plaintiff and defendant were tenants of his. He
was at the house of the plaintiff receiving his rent, when the
prisoner at the bar came into the house and placing herself
before the complainant, with her arms akimbo, " screamed,
" now sir, what have you got to say against me, hey !" The
plaintiff begged that she would go away to her own house
and not disgrace him, but she persisted in shaking her head
in his face and screaming, what have you got to say against
me sir, hey ? At length the complainant, elevating his voice,
by great exertion above her's, peremptorily ordered her to
quit his premises. She complied very quietly, but had no
sooner got out than she turned with the utmost fury to the
window, raised her fist with the gesticulations of a maniac,
struck out three times, and each time sacrificed a pane of
glass to her revenge.
The prisoner in reply said, may it please your worship—
an' dhe honorable gintlemau o' dhe court, my husband died
last Christmas but wan, and lift me wid four little helpless
orphans dhat has nobady to purvide for dhim, and, in coorse,
as I have nobady to shtand up far me, why I must shtand up
for mysilf, and yer hannars is not dhim to see a loan woman
put upon.
Mr. Rushton : have you any witnesses.
Prisoner : Is it people looken ? Yes, dhe whole yard is
witnesses of what I did, and dhat I'm a loan female, and
nobady but mesilf to look afther me and me babbies.
Mr. Rushton : Call your witness.
Prisoner : Ochone—as me man is dead, thin sure I have
nobady to stand by me nor to stand up for me only God and
dhe honourable gintlernen on dhe binch.
Mr. Rushton : Don't talk nonsense woman, but call your
witnesses if you have any.
Prisoner : Och! if my poor man was alive—
A woman behind here exclaimed, and a purty life you led
him, misthress, when you had him.
To this sally the prisoner did not deign to pay the slightest
attention. The officer who had taken her into custody said,
she was so drunk at that time that she could hardly stand.
Mr. Mackintosh : Yes, she's always drunk. I don't
know the day when she's been sober, and I cannot get my
rent from her. According to all I hear of her she is the very
worst woman in the world.
Prisoner : He spakes falsitys ; I niver was dhrunk in my
life !

Several persons who stood at hand, neighbours, we pre-
sume, of the prisoner, on hearing this assertion, let off a
simultaneous exclamation expressive of disbelief. It was a
prolonged 0-o-o-o-ch !
Prisoner.—May be ; when the officer got me I had a glass
of ale or two, of coorse, but dhats all, and I've nobody in
dhe wide world to stand up for me but God and your wor-
ships—nobody whatsomever bud dhe Almighty and dhe
gintlemen and dhe binch.
The broken panes were valued at 4s. Gd. The prisoner was
ordered to pay that sum"and costs, or, in default of payment,
to be committed seven days.
STORMING THE BARRACKS.

Betsy Smith, Sarah Powell, and Elizabeth Leyland, three
pretty young nymphs, of dissolute habits, were placed at the
bar, and two non-commissioned officers of her Majesty's
86th regiment of foot appeared as their accusers.
It appears that the gallant individuals in question, with a
section of their regiment, occupy the barracks near St. John's
Church, in this town. We presume it is a matter of strict
regulation that no individual shall be permitted to enter the
barracks after a certain hour. At all events, the orders that
no females but those belonging to the barracks are to remain
there are most imperative. Notwithstanding this, however,
the vigilance of those in command has been baffled, and th.t
not by men but by women, who have found means to enter
the encampments of the soldiery in spite of all that has been
done to prevent them. It was in vain that the citadel was
subjected to extra watch and ward, the genius of the besiegers
overcame all difficulties. English soldiers are not easily
beaten, and it is but justice to say, in this case, as in that of
Troy and many other famous fortifications, that entrance
never could have been effected hut by treachery within.
One of the non-commissioned officers above alluded to
stated, that they were continually finding females in the bar-
racks, though they had positive orders to prevent it. They
got in through the connivance of the men at night, which was
against orders, and they remained in after hours, which was
also against orders.o We have the most positive orders against
it, sir, said he, and yet they will do it. It appeared that the
three heroines in custody had been found in the barracks that
morning.
Mr. Rushton.—What did they do in the barracks ?
Witness.-011, I don't know ; they stay'd all night with
the men, and it's against orders.
Mr. Rushton.—Well, you must keep better watch, and
keep them out. You are not to put women in Bridewell be-
cause they elude your vigilance. Discharge them.
Prisoners.—Hurrah !
The prisoners were discharged.
ANOTHER IMPOSTOR EXPOSED.

A young man who gave his name as George Brown, was
placed at the bar, charged with having practised frauds on
the benevolent by means of forced certificates. The prisoner
was handsomely draped in a snit of new do .hes. and it was
evident that he was blind, or nearly so, from inflammation
in his eyes.
Mr. Dowling, the commissioner of police said, a system of
fraud had recently been carried on to a great extent in this
town by persons who called at the offices of merchants and
others, and made false representations, and produced forged
certificates of character, setting forth the misfortunes which
they were alleged to have suffered. He (Mr. Dowling) had
that morning been sent for to the office of Messrs. Vs ildes,
Pickersgill, and Co., when he found the prisoner who had
presented papers there, purporting to have been signed by
Mr. John Cropper, jun., and others. The prisoner, on
being questioned by him, r. Dowling) admitted that his
name was not set forth in their documents, and that the
latter was also false. They had, he said, been prepared for
him by a person who had gone into Scotland. He (Mr.
Dowling) should be prepared on the following day to prove
that the signatures to several of the documents were false.
The prisoner told him that he had been employed in making
collections for about a fortnight, in the course of which, he
had received what had enabled him to purchase the genteel
clothing which he had on his back.
The papers found on the prisoner were produced. They
were all fastened together. The first was the order of the
Committee of the Subscribers to the School for the Indigent
Blind, in this town, setting forth the regulations under which
individuals would be admitted, the money to be paid for
maintenance, and the stock of clothing to be delivered with
each persori admitted.
The second paper ran as follows :
" This is to certify, that the bearer, Mrs. Mary Grey,
(supposed to mean the mother of the prisoner,) a widow,
has a family of nine persons, in very distressed circumstances.
Her eldest son, a young man, 20 years of age, had the mis-
fortune to be afflicted with loss of sight, arising from in-
flammation. He is desirous to get admitted into the Blind
School, Liverpool, for the purpose of learning a trade, to
provide for himself.
"Knowing her to be a person of pious and exemplary cha-
racter, I beg to recommend her to the notice of the benevo-
lent of this neighbourhood, that, with their timely aid and
assistance, she may be enabled to collect a sum sufficient to
maintain him there fora period of five years ; also, to pur-
chase the necessary articles of clothing, as established by the
rules of that institution, which will amount to about £35.
" It is respectfully requested, that those who give dona-
tions will affix their signatures."
The above was written in a very handsome, clerk-like hand.
The first signature purported to be that of "John Marslam,
saddler," and the document was dated " Liverpool, Feb. 9,
1840," in the same writing. Opposite the signature John
Marslam appeared a subscription of one pound. The next
signature purported to be that of " Augustus Campbell, £2."
On the same page appeared the names of Edward Pilcher,
John Cropper, Jun., Edward Cropper, T. F. Dyson, A. C.
Dunlop, and Edward Hunt. Several of the above names ap-
peared to have been written by the same person, but with
different inks. On the next page of the sheet were written
in various hands, the names of J. Swift, A. Bigland, T. W.
Wainwright, James Martineau, Moon Brothers, Miss Gas-
kell, S. S. Gair, Bart. Haigh, John Tipping, Wm. Ashley,
Sooutt and Taylor, and Rowlandson and Co.. all of whom ap-
peared to have subscribed sums of 10s. and £l. There were
also the initials J. D., 10s., G. 8., 55., and J. C., ss. The
whole amount of subscriptions which appeared'on this paper
was £l7. 10s.
Accompanying the above document was a note, signed
" Jno. Cropper, Jun.," stating that the writer (Mr. Crop-
per) knew the individual named in the annexed papers, and
that the statements contained therein were correct.
Mr. Dowling and Messrs. Ellis and Shuttleworth, knew
the signatures of the Rev. Rector Campbell, and one or two
others, to be forgeries. Mr. Rushton, however, wished to
have some of the parties present, that they might prove that
the writing was not theirs.
The prisoner begged hard to he liberated, stating that a
man had given him the papers, and directed him what to do
with them. We have observed this to be the usual excuse
attempted in such eases. The prisoner was remanded.
SENTENCE OF BANISHMENT.
Ann Hughes, a very old woman, a native of Ireland, ap-
peared against Mary M'Donald, a countrywoman of hers, to
substantiate a charge of assault, under which she had caused
her to be apprehended, the prisoner having refused to attend
when summoned.
The complainant stated that the prisoner, who was a large
strong woman, had met her in the street on Tuesday last,
and beaten her shamelessly. " She strick me all over wid
her two double fisses, till I was black an' blue, widout my
never Navin' power to riz my hand forninst her, by rason o'
me wakeness."
Mrs. M'Donald, in defence, said, " I lived in dhe house`
of dhat Missis Hughes, if she calls herself-Hughes, and she
banished me entirely, be razon o' me fallin' ill, an' I bin in
the 'Firmary these six weeks, en' I 'conic out still in'a state

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dilicacy, an' she met me, an' I had tinpence ha'penny in a
Brat in my hand, an' she tuck a hoult of it, an' axed me to
pay her what I owed her, and she sthruck me—an' here's
WitnesS of dhat seam."
Airs. M`Donald's witness, unfortunately, proved just the
contrary of her assertions, and the consequence was that
Mrs. M`Donald was ordered to pay 10s. and costs, or be
committed for fourteen days.
AN INCORRIGIBLE BEGGAR.
A tionth young man who has, during the last three or four
een several times before the magistrates for begging
tthe.streets, was again placed at the bar, having been ap-
srehended in the streets labouring in his vocation. It ap-
'ears, that as soon as this individual is released from impri-
imment, he again commences operations ; nor can the parish
,s4thorities induce him to submit to be sent to his place of
ttlement. Re has told several stories as to his former oc-
kipation, which he asserts to have been that of a handloorn
vetiver; but he has been detected in so many falsehoods, that
*impossible to give implicit credence to anything he says.
tics
wife, who appears to be far advanced in pregnancy, ge-
4frallY aPPears in court, and rails at the magistrates in good
terms, threatening to make the parish of Liverpool sup-
her and her five children. She has always had relief
on, the authorities while her husband was in gaol ; but she
isitively refuses to be sent to her parish, which she avers is
Scotland, though her speech indicates that she is of south-
n origin.
Ile Prisoner, on this occasion, denied that he had been
sagging.. The proof was, however, strong against him, and
fr. Rushton was proceeding to remonstrate with him on his
4etertnination to remain levying contributions in Liverpool
'ter
the repeated warnings he had received, when, as usual,
woman interrupted. She stood boldly forward on one
the seats of the court, so as to make her person as con-
'isicuous as possible, alluded in a loud voice to her situation,
accused Mr. Evans, the last time her husband was in-
: ircerated, of having fed her and her children on oatmeal
a d water.
Mr. Rushton promised to inquire into this as soon as Mr.
vans came. That gentleman entered the court shortly after,
*hen the prisoner's wife was observed stealing out of the
-3urt. She was brought back. Nothing daunted she re-
tated the accusation.- Mr. Evans detailed to the magis-
4ates all that had been done for her by the parish. It ap-
seared that she had received her relief in money, and that so
from being grateful she had uniformly behaved exceed-
'
gIV ill and her importunities had been incessant. She
loald come to no terms, and had refused to be sent to her
swish. "In fact," said Mr. Evans, " she is the worst wo-
man I ever had to deal with.. We can make nothing either
of her or her husband; they seem determined to beg in the
streets of Liverpool."
Mr. Rushton—l am afraid they are confirmed vagrants. I
least again commit him.
The prisoner's wife here put in her old threat—Very well
Alen, if you do I shall make your parish support me and my
Ave children.
tabs The prisoner was committed for a month. On hearing
sentence the woman renewed her threats, and continued
rattle on with such loudness and volubility that the busi-
, ess of the court was for a time interrupted. The officers
succeeded in quieting her for a brief space but she again
aroke in, her object seeming to be to induce the magistrates
‘o give her money. If she be as importunate in soliciting
aims, we should imagine it would be difficult to escape with-
out contributing. At length one of the officers threatened to
bake her into custody, upon which she exclaimed—Very well
shall go to Mr. Evans and make the parish take care of
es, and left the court.

THURSDAY.
ROBBERY BY AN ERRAND-BOY.
A lad, about twelve years of age, was placed at the bar,
O',',eiTged with having robbed Mr. Henry Radley, flour-dealer,
nion-street, in whose service he was employed as errand-
Policeman No. 111 stated that Mr. Radley, having missed
several five-shilling papers of copper, which he suspected the
Prisoner had taken, desired him to watch his movements this
b"rning• Accordingly, when the prisoner was going to his
pteakfast, he stopped him, but nothing was found upon his
2herson. Shortly afterwards, however, the prisoner confessed
at he had stolen one paper of copper, which he had con-
cealed near Union-court Buildings, and it was there found.
Radley identified the parcel from his name being
Printed upon the wrapper. He added that' he had taken the
Prisoner into his employment, without a character, about
lad, weeks ago, seeing that he appeared to be a sharp, active

, Mr. Rushton inquired whether any threats or promises
aad been.held out to induce the prisoner to confess.
ThMr. Radley and the officer replied in the negative.
e prisoner, on the contrary, said Mr. Radley had pro-
bused to forgive' him if he would confess.
The
case Was ultimately remanded till to-morrow (Friday).

'WENISM AND THE BROUGHAM INSTITUTE.

„,,TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD.
9wcu,—The destructive principles of the atheist, Robert
en, have found a new channel through which to pour
'4ieir venomous influence upon the people, by means of an
institution in this town called ” The. Brougham Institute."
h a
The directors of this " institute" lend, it seems, a willing
nd 9to the propagation of infidelity, by encouraging the
hi of all questions involving the attributes of the
!Arational system, ' as propounded by the most infamous
ll in the kingdom. On Tuesday last a question, asking
What are the best means to remedy the evils existinr, in
the British nation," was discussed, and the socialists had' it
all their own way ; their universal panacea, the " rational
sYstern" of atheism, was most liberally extolled, most en-
thusiastically applauded, and most satisfactorily received by
a numerous audience of the operative and other atheists of
the town ;—and yet this infamous conduct is tolerated by the
radical committee of this low place, who mostly profess the
Christian religion ! But this is not all. The rascally Owen-
ites dared to cheer the sentiments of a Mr. Harris, who
spoke nearly as follows :—" What has Christianity done?
It has erected splendid edifices—palaces for princes and no-
what
bles ; it has given wealth, honour, happiness to the rich—
to the poor ? Misery ! Christianity has failed ! For
2,000 years it has been tried. and has been ineffectual to
remedy the evils of society." These sentiments were ap-
plauded most enthusiastically, and yet the committee of this
" Brougham Institute" tolerate such conduct; thus do these
pseudo liberals encourage atheism.
In the institute the social missionaries are treated with
the greatest respect by the committee. A ball, given at this
1;1** on the evening of the Queen's wedding-day, was eon-
Tleted by a social missionary, who officiated as master of
the Aceremonies • and yet Robert Owen and his disciples
*ar marriage i And thus the committee of the Brougham
Institute'delebrated the Queen's marriage under the auspices
"marriage-hating libertines !
Pl ace
I trust, for the honour of the town, the above-mentioned
will be avoided, even by the members themselves, and
more especially by the Christian members, so long as the
more
influence of the socialists continues to be encou-
raged by the committee Yours, &e.,
Feb. 26th, 1840. AWFUL CRISIS.

SOCIETY FOR RECLAIMING UNFORTUNATE
FEMALES.

7'(:) TIIE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STND.4RD.
SIR,--Permit me, through the medium of your columns,
til° bring before the Christian inhabitants of Liverpool the
_ecessitous circumstances of the " Liverpool Society for
vellts nearly-exhausted funds he speedily replenished, that most
t}uable Ina hitherto successful institution must be ahan_,
,Ined• m perfectly aware that the entire burden.. of
but
nonee charities of this town rests upon a few individual
pat of these charities have a greater claim onpublics
individuals,
l
tts_Y than the one now alluded to • and I feel fully convinced,
guat it is owing to the public's being uninformed as to the
teat Moral good it has already achieved, and the beneficial
is not
'llc3ral result it must have on the town, if carried on,, that itr
to 4.,,, more generally supported. I will therefore endeavour
socaaii, as briefly as possible; the manner of its operations,
Nvt,he good resulting therefrom.
the ~,11e ,n the agents whom this society employs at first visited.
itself"eghbourhood of Williamson-square, a scene presented
hug
A to their view which baffles all description; they saw
ttl to
of females who had been led from the paths of vir-
eo' whose hearts were, beyond conception, awfully deprave
threehardened. The agents, who go, two,. and, very often,
ejn Ltogether, and whose time of labouring, is from eight
t's-"eK in the evening until about midnight, feel much dis-
eprjltaged at the awful appearance of the field of labour ap-
pr-eirlted to them as their future scene of action ; but having
aadvi°l-14y counted the cost, they immediately set to work,
fro faithc "
us --ttsLY exhorteth both males and females to "flee
the- the wrath which is to come," taking those fesnales off
th streets who were to accept the offers made them.
3,eZY were thus found at willingtheir post every night. for nearly a
tliv, until forced to desist from the want of the necessary
bee",_;----nor did they labour in vain. Eighty females have
leaice‘aken off the streets, and are, to the best of my know-
v,_ , leading virtuous lives. Many, also, who did not avail
4Verriselves of the society's. o' ffer, have abandoned their pro-
'agate co less depraved most of those, too, who still remain, are
417 than they formerly were.
good fLii,the bare reclairnino- of the female outcasts the only
rploow pretend
of this society.' It is, in my opinion, a very
tothy this
°nicer, aild
Aoral auxiliary to the police of this town. Ido
g t° Say what amount of crime has been put a stop
where lieeliitt'° society, but it must be obvious to every police;
all those who frequent those parts of the tol
doers,
did,tiiiienbdettellbasieeanned almost every other crime, so awfully
for
. In the po ice re''
still o a great exten, , prevail, that a change
ffected. brothels
thwere sliPPressed
Port for 1838, it is stated that eighty-one
of
wacila y were so during that .year. I would just
remindso society Public, that it was in the same year the agents of
that ciii- actively engaged in the neighbourhoo.d.
square and other parts of the town ; and if
result is to he attributable to the agency of the police-
officers
slifiro°twlisel may I not ask how it is that their report for 1839
vast increase of those places ?—above a hundred new
It is sis there stated to have been established in that year.
oar t'lleY Possible that this may bean erroneous calculation ;
4-so 'nog, however, is evident, that the streets are not now
eltliiliganf7ested in the night-time with loose females as they
4niount of ; and the fact is, that owing to the very limited
almost entirel
subriptons this society, s agent were
Y inscactivei during the year 1839. it Having stated
these facts, I will leave your readers to judge, whether the
these
of the crime of prostitution in 1838 is to he attri-
outed to the instrumentality of the police, or to the agency
of this society. I do riot wish for a moment to underrate
the efficient exertions of that useful body of men, I merely
raention these things to show that something more than a
vicious
administration of the laws is necessary to reform the
ncious ; and if the gospel be instrumental in christianising
4arbarians and cannibals, the same gospel, if faithfully ad-
Itahinistered, would inevitably be instrumental in reforming
,r,! lives of those characters who walk our streets at night.
~" agents of this society carry the gospel to the infested
~,'.e.rts of the town, and personally address the perpetrators of
Mroe, exposing themselves, by so doing, to every species of
ittsalt 41., and contumely. Were this society, then, properly
it support
so that the agents might be kept fully employed,
thiwtoould emphatically become the safeguard of the morals of
"'
come therefore call upon the inhabitants of Liverpool to
yo.,forward and support this cause. Parents ! we call upon
siol, You who are fondly anticipating
.the period when your
ts,,,`_'reil may he respectably settled in life. Please to re-
tie Looer that these outcasts, who are the objects of this so-
Your 8 commisseration, were once, to their parents, what
oi: children are now to you ; but they have fallen, and
,rIY of them involuntarily, and but few care for their souls.
14,'eti have your sons, perhaps the pride of your families,
4-'4 prevented from participating in those sins which make
aka .
tilt ility blush, and sent back to their homes. Often have
the agents of this society grasped the unthinking youth by
t,isotrw,, whilst on the very threshold of crime, and affec-
ats4"elY and faithfully warned him of his danger, relieving
seen for the time, from the power of those who might have
, Alihplished his ruin.
1114,17 isit possible that the Christian, the stiespphilanthropic it ants of Liverpool will stiller an institution which is
top ,lated to produce such great moral advantages, not only
If 'lvate families, but also to the town, to he given up?
4Alise contemplate, for a oment, the vat suni which is
'oo‘,llY spent in the spreads of disease ands death, and if we
Ilistiat the great pains the servants of the wicked one take--
5 no expense,-to destroy virtue and corrup.t the inn-
''st,.,' ',ask Shall the servants of God, the Christians of Li-
ttver,ool, be less active in. the service of their master ? Surely
eary Christian, who feels that he is a responsible being, and
tato l'e must give a strict account of his stewardship, will
tlis,.e forward with his support to this society for never has
,eka,.41e12,3,ee,n arm institution raised up to which all classes of the
'let -..lr!'tY cau,iiiore conscientiously subscribe-than this, its
'o,lectija-ugtheilsuppression acrinte.
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- - ONE OF THE AGENTS,
1"oion 28, ArrnfolkTstreet.
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