SCENE AL' THE SALE Ur A 1 Living.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume X, Issue 1165, 3 October 1882, Page 2

SCENE AL' THE SALE Ur A 1 Living.

There was a <1 isordcrlv .scene at the Auction Mart, Tokenhouse Yard, j London, the other day, when Mr Tewson attempted Io sell the udvowson and next presentation to the living of Fishcroft, Lincolnshire. The Rev. G*. : Hennessy, of St. Augustine's, llaggerston, protested against the sale. . Mr Towson said that this “ individual ’ —he would not call him a “gentleman ” —was a member of the Curates’ Alliance. By his brogue it was evident he was an Irishman, and he i was seeking to introduce on this side St. George’s Channel that system of . terrorism and obstruction which prevailed in Ireland. Mr Tewson was ' there to perform a strictly legal duty, and he was not to be intimidated from discharging it. If the law was ob- i jectionablo, then let Ivlr Hennessey ! and his friends seek to alter it in a . proper and peaceable way. Mr Hen- 1 nessy then enquired the correct age of the present incumbent, as it had been variously slated. Mr Tewson — Will you kindly leave ihe room? Mr Hennessy —No ; I will not leave the room. The question is -W nat is the age of ihe rector? Mr Tewson —lt; is in the catalogue Leave the room. Air Hennessey—This is a public auction room. Mr Tewson—lt is not a public room: it is my room. Mr Hennessey—l bid sixpence. In vain the auctioneer asked Mr Hennessey to leave the room. 'l'he curate, who has been described as a stalwart, strong man, replied that he would remain to listen to (he bidding. (Cries of “ Have him removed. ”) Mr 'Towson (decisively)—“No; I will put him out myself.” Here the auctioneer descended from his disk, and, aided by his clerks, proceeded to forcibly eject the curate, amid-t a scene of great confusion. Mr i enno.-sey resisted, but was event uaUy turned out. In the scuffle the auctioneer’s coat was torn: Returning to the* rostrum, amidst the applause of those present, Mr Tewson said that EiiglLhinen wore not to be terrorised by a “ party of blatant Irishmen.” lie then invited bids for the “ lot.” In the result, £2,000 being the highest bid made, the auctioneer announced the withdrawal of the property.