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Real Life In London, Volumes I. and II.

CHAPTER V
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He will perceive that all his information and instructions have been acted upon." The previous observations of Mr.Carlile are admirably elucidated by the following Police Report of one of the Newspapers: The Bridge-street Association .-- After a cessation of hostilities for two or three days, Mr.Secretary Murray, and the forces of the Bridge Street Association under his command, re-assembled at this Justice-room [Guildhall] on Saturday.
Mr.Honorary Secretary Sharp was also in attendance, and remained in the public room with the Yeomen, while the Co- Secretary was indulged with a private interview with the Magistrate, Mr.Alderman Birch, in the parlour.

Mr.Newman, the City Solicitor, was also called into council, and remained iu consultation with Secretary Murray some time; there was much marching and countermarching in and out of the office on the part of the Secretary and the Yeomen, but no public application on the part of the Association was made to the Alderman, and it was understood that there was much difficulty in determining the manner of renewing, with any prospect of success, the attacks upon the inmates of "The Temple of Reason." The difficulty, it seems, arose from the new mode of defence adopted by the besieged.

The little parlour which adjoins the shop has been converted into a citadel, the glass partition which separates them is closely blinded, and the operations carried on in ambush behind it; two of the squares of glass have been taken out, and in the place of one of them is erected a box with an aperture for the receipt of money, over which is an inscription, "Put your money in here;" and in the other, a contrivance by which the pamphlet wanted is slid down to the purchaser from the inside of the citadel.

This machinery, however, is used only for the sale of such works as have already been made the object of prosecution.

The seller is invisible, and the identification of his person rendered impracticable, unless the citadel be taken by storm.


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