Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-03-10

Hara 7Inmste ,he Riehmond RULERS

NsJHATLNEk may be t.e of the iiustinee Court
w IA relation To- charity Ia the poor, aud the
teitst 81 that class ct people who seem alone saddyu
WIN the p"wsf OF this plauCli ue,iutatr site
alton Of Tue poor aud better the intefrs, of the
ubhNibg az assoc which pTeCiUdes them fem eviDl
The gr"ceiS VII" al. die vendors Of The bakers Br.at
IL "I 10 iuaVes Ia tile dozen by cf tlssiUu
ana S"lPtl'ine Tue BaLer To The retail rite OF his
n''"u, Wnicn DC never eau "r trasobs formerly aes
"a" and WHICH, by the piesent is full,
realized IL either the interest ct both, be the
stimulating view OF tie hnstibgs Contt bavs u"
hesitation IA SAYING, that both TALL i4ihhrl, short Of
.n. intended good Offices, which can he proved eApe
iihehidliy not only the part the b.
hefs hut by the declaration Of his honor Tue Mayor ~
he Court succeeding that Vhich nNed the assze III,
bahers them all met, whose case was abb, and accu
ia'ey stated to the C"spi by ihef counsel, ptayImr
them to lessen the assize as enable the Balers
resume ih.i business. nut, Tar from listening to
our reasonable expostulsiiUns, his honor the Manor
Us WIN aItnce IN refusing to bake said that
we h"d stopped on the sHppostIon thai as the Legs
iaue was IN session, the demand for Bread would be
." siedt III taNefNs, that petitions would lie iadr
TO h' to alter the assEe Bat FAR he observed We
hsa been mistaken, for complaint had been TO
hih as To TIE want of Bread. New, ia the name OF
coin"n sense, rs this net enough prove that both
rich ana poor can live ndependrn OF the Bakers =
lhen why is our business rninrd without benettinp
e poorer classes, who are The pretended AMI
cause OF IT'S rum for well know by experience that
ou sssaa Is hoi used by thai class OF people can
NOT heip themselves In some other way Lock at the
price and quantity OF Flour and Corn Meal and the
laci VIII shew that there such depeudent ctea
''es W tnls ciiy Gui II 1t s right that The Baker
sh"uu carry on his toiisome and ptrpexing business
merely for The accommodation of the country people
VINO come To market, and ft the convenience Of such
ctLehs as are bet able buy bread than the Bakers
are To sell IVES II this right then il is all rtyhi
'er turSe are the people that RakeIs bread But
are told, assze of Bread ,lauer.d ,,cII
OF the City of Richnoud-be il so hut does not Thai
same chatter which asizrs the bread contain the spe.
cea f!ght of nsng the price ow cd aud coal ana Of
'eg"a,ihg weights and measures. But is the whole ex
tht OF TIE rights granted IN said charter puI nj force
we must ieave this TO be guessed by those who know
~ true indeed weights and measures
Sna'eJ VIII it BIZ cOueused b, any that there is
ant analogy between weights aua measures and tbe n,
SIZE OF bread Z NeIghiS'aSd nrasuIes are ptncuaI,
usru ny 6ioCeTs, ana the law this .ubiCt does MOI
'st'ct with the right of freeman IL only prevents
tue person who agrees to give pint or 1uar for auy
certain sum, from using measure less than cer,ai,
regulated aud known siabda'a but II does not fix III.
price oil SAID measure, and the case is the same with
Weieus,--i he Gi"rer may ask what he pleases per
p"hn ioT any article thai he gives sixteen ounces
10 the pOhnd-Ihis is ali rgkt-lt gives the Sracer
voice IN selling his gOoes, hut Ine Baker is pnt ON
eien 'o"i'ng I'D his profession, aud that without amy
ieahoh"9ie cause that We peTceIye-He has no
voice III the weight price.
ibe Hastings Court say The baker shall make his Ioa
Welsh 2ol ounces, for 81 crns, price snaIt even
IL II cond be realised. We have since the Iast mon
sTohs dsize endeavored get 6s cents per loaf Inn
Ia vainfor our customers who sold our bread wouIJ
nor give us 81 cents, and sell IL for the aud IL
they could sell Tor more II would not heu. n tLe
poor any more than II the assize we've fixed So as 90
epa1e The grocer 10 sell 10 his CUSTOMERS at 81
per ioai hut the charter of iChmond Yiv.s the same
power 10 the municipal authoril, To mice voed and
SoaI O"i Is u donei No.-Whut is the reason! We
10 NOT pretend 10 say we have any desire see others
as mach trammeled in their operations as ourselves
nut II w"nld seem to us lhat an assize un wood and
coal as necessaIies OF lite, could be natural as
Oh bread. 49, "
In regard to right OF re.icton in the price Of ether
at Gle, W. believe thai OF wood and coal would prepop
uE'-te-For We seriously believe, that il there had
been no wood and coal s.id III Richmond Io the same
length Of time that The bakers refused TO sell their
bfead On the terms the Hastings Court Ieqait,d the
poor would have all persisted, and the rich Iac under
May more Disadvantages than for The ant OF
bread
VIII, then such viglant eye over the bakers Is
Dread such scarce article in land II The
pf"hiS are enormously great what is the cause of
poverty during few months past? Several have been
compelled to give mp their bnsDess IL the present
assIs Us not altered we all know would he better TO
gun al once aud II for the hire nj handsand
hnnse rent which got rid Of al this sr.son az
ear we know OF several that would quit business
D"t Tue mpTaciicahiity IL this and knowing no other
business II present to turn attention to- we must
DOW submissive to our hard fate aud wait for beter
unss when the late sssze first out we endeav-
"Ird 10 gel 81 cents per leaf The bakers all met to
consult and Readily discovered that To give rs loave
l" tne poleb, which was generally done, would soon
ne me rum OF every baker u was then agreed upon
I" give but u TO tie dozen which is oil cents Der af
aho wat was the result No sales.
some OF tue bakers sent bread by their hands
VINO returned not selling one Loaf. II then became
necessary for the bakers IL fora other resoIu
ON and Ia loaves to the dozen was found To he AZ
te as tue yemdtrs t.. bread would take the trouble OF
selling for. In future Is loaves To the dozen Is agreed
:" DC allowed 20 all who buy to sell AGAIN and IL TO
Tue dozen to- all private families.
we shail now finish our TeInaFkJ.-Much has been
su' ana much more might he said, to shew that the
bakers are hardb dealt with in this city And each and
~ OF us do declare upon coBcitnces and before
Cod and the Hastings Court, to whom the unfortunate
aktTs are am-nsbie that the said Hastings I,urt has
nearly ruined our profession IN this city.
JOHN g. L.1H'RENCE
JOHN FYRNEY,
y. P1SCJL,
JOHN LATPREkCE
L3NYEY CROU
ANDREW DUUE4LX
PHILIP V45NDICE