The Northern Guardian. — 1898-03-22 (Hartlepool, Cleveland, England)

LOCAL BILLS IN PARLIAMENT.  SIR GEORGE LEWIS AND MR SAM LEWIS. The Press Association states that the following letter appears in to-day's London "Star" : —"Ely Place, 21st March, 1698. Sir,—l observe in this evening's "Star" that your correspondent at Monte Carlo reports an interview with Mr Samuel Lewis in which he states that my evidence before (Specially Telegraphed to the "Guardian.") the committee on money lending is lalse. This is Westminster, Tuesday. an impertinence to which I will not submit. lam To-day, a Select Committee of the House of prepared to meet in fact I should welcome an j Commons, presided over by Sir James Kitson, action in a court of law in which I can plead the' oomnsen.ced the inquiry into the provisions of truth of every statement I have made before the. the Hartlepool Gas and Water Bill, by which the committee. I challenge Mr Samuel Lewis to. Hartlepool Gas and Water Company seek power laing an action against me, aud I undertake not to construct additional waterworks and to raise to plead my privilege as a witness but to meet !1.150,000 further capital. him in the open. I The Bill is opposed by the Corporation of West Mr Samuel Lewis, more than thirty years ago, Hartlepool in addition to private interests, the began his career in Dublin by selling little bite n of jewellery to officers stationed in barracks there. Corporatio desiring to secure the insertion of a He carried his shop in his pockets. He has lived ptrehase clause in the Bill, for many years in Grosvenor Square, surrounded The promoters were represented by Mr Halby every luxury, and I assert that the fortune four Browne, Q.C., Br Baargaley, and Lord which has enabled him to live in this splendour Erbert Cecil, the Corporation by Mr Worsley has been wrung out 91 his riches by the shocking Taylor, Q.C., sod Mr E. H. Lloyd; for Mr Antrade of usury. I repeat (as I told the committee) .. r. th :try ilkinson Mr Pembroke, Q.C., and Mr J. that when be honestd London with his presence thirty years ago he commenced his career by dfs- ! D. Fitzgerald appeared; while in the case of counting bills for youths and undergraduates at George Steel, another petitioner against the Bill, The Press Association correspondent telegraphs sixty per cent, part cash, and part pieces of the appearance of counsel was reserved. •s. Smith 031, plasterer, was executed in Dur jewellry. I feel strongly upon this subject of Mr Balfour, Q.C., in opening the ease for the Nam Gaol this morning for the murder of his wife usury, because for years I have been the witness Bill, traced the history of the company from its inception in 16.1-6 , with a capital of £lB,OOO, at Gateshead. The parties retired to bed on the of evils attendant upon it, and .I hope the time is t far distant when legislation will terminate right of December 27th apparently on good terms, down to the present time, and explained that the till% loathsome trade of usury carried on by Mr although Smith was the worse for liquor. Next stem adopted for the supply of Hartlepool was Samuel Lewis and the other London West End 89 morning the woman was found dead in her bed-, usua Yours, etc., George H. Lewis. absolutely unique. The town was situated up'sow with her head battered in, the injuries having on the maernesium limestone, in which there was leen inflicted with a brush handle. The jury re-