| Description | Reminds him of his promise, confirmed by his plumber, to attend to the roof of the Manufactory when the job at the Mint was finished. But the work of the main building has not yet been started. M. R. Boulton urges that there should be no delay, owing to complaints from the Plate Company, and scorns “with the most pointed ridicule” Barnes and Mr. Dixon’s reason for delaying the slating till the plumbing was done, supposing them in league. Cheshire was unaware of the situation, having for some days been at the Mint from dawn till 9 or 10 p.m. |