A Hundred Years Ago
THE SPECTATOR, NOVEMBER 29TH, 1828.
DISTRESS OF THE HACKNEY-COACH PROPRIETORS; This body, it appears, are suffering much from what they call the " undue monopoly, allowed to a few persons, of the cabriolets "; and at a meeting on Thursday week, two- schemes were proposed for their relief, if they could prevail upon the Lords Commissioners of the Treasury to accede to them. The first was, that the Com. missioners should be petitioned to " retain the plates as they came into their possession, until the number of hackney-coaches, chariots, and cabriolets are reduced to the number of 1,000." The next was, they should petition for an equalization of coaches, chariots, and cabriolets. The first proposition was unanimously adopted:
STRIKE AT THE KING'S NEW PALACE.
The plumbers employed at Buckingham House some time since struck work because Mr. Nash wished to curtail the time allowed them for breakfast and dinner. They afterwards offered to submit; if they were allowed to take their dinner in the building • but this was refused, and all of them were discharged on Saturday. The plumbing work at the Palace is now done by one man and two or three lads. All the discharged men have since got into work.
EXPENSE OF ABOLISHING THE SLAVE TRADE.
From an account called for by the Finance Committee, it appears that England has paid, so far as can be ascertained, about 5,000,0001: altogether, on account of the abolition of the slave-trade, and that the Government expenditure on this account, for 1825 and 1826, averaged about 300,0001. each year. DRUIDS REVIVED.
A licence was granted last week at the Register office, Chester, for a house in Stockport, as a place of worship, for a new sect of people there, lately sprung up, who denominated themselves Gomerian Druids !
PRICE OF BREAD.
The highest price of Bread in the Metropolis is 12d. for the 4113: loaf. There are others who sell from a halfpenny to three halfpence below the rate,
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