To The Editor Of The Time...
Sir,-.Observing in your paper of Tuesday a statement, signed T. B., respecting the piawtbrokcr, Alr. Bayliss, refusing to give up a coat pledged for 10;l, I beg to state that T. B. in in error, ad. vising the poor woman to seek a remedy before a magistratse The woman has no remedy. The fact is, a pawnbroker is at liberty to dispose of all pledges of IOJ. and under, at the expiration of 12 months, wherever he pleases; and all pledges aboec lOs. are, by the act of Parliament, to be sold by publGc auction, and an account kept of such tales by the pawnbroker; and so far as the penalty is concerned in refusing to show such accounts when applied to, it in seldom or never application is made. It is to be regretted th at the respectable part of the trade, who would disdain taking the mean ad. vantage alluded to :hould be subject to the general reproach which this transaction is likely to incur. The apology off'cred is, that so maniy pledges remain unredeemed, not worth the money aitvanced, that they are justified in retaining those that are. In this respect they have their own remedy. If, instead of filling their shops with ignorant and abrupt bovs, they were toemnploy (likeother tradesmen) xperienced mten at a liberal salary, there can be little doubt that pawvnbrokers would less frequently be reproached from the bench Xa a body than they havc been, and in due course would take their raink among other respectable tradesment. I amw Sir. vyors ahedipntiv- INUL iN.'fl TrADiB. TO THR EDITOR'QF TIlE TIMES.