... prettily.” The building of the station involved the demolition of a church and upwards of 8,000 small tenements inhabited by costermongers, dog-fanciers, and prize-fighters. Frominent amongst the lastnamed was Tom Sayers. ...

... forefathers set great store by the sort, and bought it eni%ferly in the streets from the ‘ mongers.” rom Costard monger to costermonger is a short step. Hawthorn, too, has its interest. The old form of haw was haga, which means hedge. Hawthorn is, therefore ...

... a steward of the Jockey Club, presented the Lonsdale belts for championship boxing, and has a special interest in the costermongers’ turnouts, often dancing with a pearly *‘princess”” at their shows. ...

... bread wil ) si.nm‘e'a;»ckl in London to 9d. the 4kb. loaf, this price being already ruling at Gravesend and Northfleet. Costermongers dhave been celling pineapples at 6d. each in the London streets amd Cape grapes at 6d. to Bd. @ lb. There ie mo lack’ of ...

... for the special battalions of the Royal Engineers. You saw the long lines of men in caps—some with the velvet caps of the costermonger—stepping along the Strand in the afternoon, looking a trifle embarrassed under the hearty stare from the pavements. ...

... should commend itself to all fair Irinded men is to spread the tax over every vehiele using the King's Highway, from the costermonger’s harrow to the lordly Rolls- Royvee or the train’ of motor or steam transport wagpns. Make them all sharé in proportion ...

... Trying to. sell goods without the aid of advertising is always costly, Cheap methods of selling—the pedlar's Dbasket, the costermonger’'s barrow, - the stall in the market-place—are not recognised as efficient. A great deal of personal energy has to be expended ...

... find your trunk, but I've got the handle with the label on.” Willesden magistrate: What was on the barrow? P.C.: Fruit, : Costermonger: No tomatoes; theyze veg Magistrate: A debatable point, TO LET. TO LET, Good Field for Football, ’7Bius_ route. : —Watkinson ...

... and numerous fragments of pottery and glassware. At the London Sessions, during the hearing of a charge of theft againt a costermonger, a gister of the accused was asked why she would not give. information to a detective. Witress replied as follows to counsel: ...

... Junction he was knocked down by an excursion train and killed. Running into the roadway at Hoxton, the six-year-old son of a costermonger. mamed Isaacs, living in Essex-street, got under the horses of a van. The carman pulled up, but women who saw the accident ...

... with their owners, guarding the door. The inventory was not taken. when it was stated at the Southwark County Oourt that a costermonger had made £7 a week, Mr. Doughty, a barrister, exclaimed, “ By Jove! I'm surprised there is anybody left at the Bar.” The ...

... candle-stick makers, brewers, teetotalers, undertakers, ragmen, bagmen, bricklayers, colliers, chimney sweeps, dock labourers, costermongers, crossing sweepers, and out-of-works all scrambling for the honour and glory of representing us, and being well paid for ...