The Express.
London, England, 1853-09-27 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

GUILDHALL.

Frosscia Friend, Janus El fiend, and Robert Brind, were
summoned to answer • charge of conspiring together, and,
with other panes, on the 15th of the present month, to
procure the dimness' of Frederick Spence from the service
of Mr. Peter Jackson (late Fisher end Co.), publisher, of
Angel.street, St. Martin's-le-Grand, and to prevent him
from being further employed in that establishment.
Mr. Humphreys, in opening the case, said this was •
combination among the printers in the employment of Mr.
'seams, arising from a strike that recently took piece
among the men in Mr. Tallies establishment. Mr. Tali.
employed a greater number of apprentices than the journey-
men in the trade approved of, and his printers aceordingly
struck ; but ultimately ammeter portion returned to work
witheittionining their object. The other journeymen in
the trade passed • resolution, to the effect that none of diesel
men who returned, or any who worked for Mr. Tanis theme-
forward, should be employed is any other hone in the trade.
It so happened that the complainant Spence was not in Mr.
Tallies employ, either at or antecedent to the strike ; bat
wee =peed after the men returned to work, sod while
everything was progressing smoothly. Oa the 10th of
September, however, the complainant was, from slackness
of work, discharged from Mr. Tallie's service, and on the
13th he applied at Mr. Jackson's establishment, and was
taken on by Mr. Jones, the foreman. He remained there
three days, and on the fourth day, which wee the 16th of
Sept, he we. told by Jones then was no more work for
him ; and oa askieg.why he was discharged, Jones; told
him it was as wenn of the complaints of the sea, sad re-
ferred him to them for ea explanation. Francis Friend,
on being asked by esenplaineat, said the men objected to
work with him, Inseams he had been in Tallies hams.
Complainant then inquired why he was singled out as the
victim ? mad Francis Friend replied that the trade had re-
solved sot to work with say journeyman that had worked
far Mr. Tanis. Oa the day previous to this two confabs-
tine, termed in the trade " chapels," were held by the
I sea in the room where complainant worked, but he was
excluded—and on the following morning before he
received his dismissal he inquired what the
chapels were held for ? and Francis Friend said
they were concerning complainant and his having
worked for Mr. Tallis since the strike. Mr. Hum-
phreys emended his statement by observing that men have
• right to meet and arrange what hours they will work, and
for what amount of wages, but the law does not allow them
to combine with the view to control a workman, either to
his own injury or that of his master.

Frederick Sperm said—l am a journeyman printer, and
was is t►e service of Mr. TIMM the publisher, of St-
John-street, Smithfield, for several months, and quitted
his employment on the 10th September, because work was
sleek. I applied at Mr. Jackson's on the 13th of Septem-
ber, and was carried by Kr. Joan, the foreman, for that
week, and perhaps the neat. On the 3rd day I applied for
more work, bat Mr. Jones declined to employ me further,
and referred me to Francis Friend, the oldest workman on
tke establishment. On the 16th of September a chapel was

held before dinaer, sad another after,-and the whole-of the
worlunes in the room were called to attend them, but I
was said time excluded, although I was it the room during
the time they were held. Oa the following
day I asked Francis Friend if they were held
about me, and he said they were, and that it was
about my bastes worked at Mr. Tallies. I asked him is
daimons, of the other deleadants why they would sat
week with me, sad Francis Prima said they had eat ajsb
kr ass le go oa with. But cm my telling him Ibura wee
work fee me if they would work with sae, Fraud, Prised
said he had forget= the reason of the area's otieslisn, bat
he would tell me slur dinner, If I would call la. I did se.
sad Fraaeis Friend they told me there were two realm
yeast my being 'employed ia Kr. Jacksoses establinument ;
the lest was nay having bees at Mr. Tallies, sad the other
was that I Weaved to a third society, which was not tlo•
preyed of, as neither Mr. Tallies louse nor the society wets
resegnied by the trade. I asked why I was made the
Meths, sad heads Prised said I was sot the salt' sae, as
the &geodes exteaded to all is Mr. Tallies outplay, sad Is
all who might afterwards work far him. I asked him if
this pusecution was to sossim saws me alwqsell that
amuse, sad he said be seal MS arm that cesses. I
have bma thrown out of it sionsqpress stile
olieetice as the pert efts la the Mai%
Crow-exasnaed by Mr. Lewis—.! was wags' Ist Ilse
week certain, but I was only paid for what meek Idl
daring the three days I was allowed to week. The err
defendants did not say anything. They did not eansbessts
Preece Friend. He did not tell me I might work as brag
as I liked, btr. that he would not speak to me. I was ast
in the strike at Mr. Tallies: it occurred before I went there.
I belong to a society, the object of which is to assist each
other when oat of employment. That society has not found
the foods for this proseentioa.
William Jones said—l am the foreman in Mr. Jackson's

establishment. It is my duty to take on and discharge
workmen. Spence applied about the 13th of September
and 1 engaged him; but I discharged his on the 16th:
prior to which I had a commutisation with two of the mss

in the rows.

Mr. Hamphrwys—Who were them men ?
I obliged to answer that question ?
; sad we must hays their

Mr. 1
assies.

Alderman Lawrence—Of came. It's a proper question.
Witnne—Their names were Joseph Harper and John
Robinson. They worked in the suns room with com-
plainant and the defendants.
Ms. Humphreys—What was the communication that
pared between yon and the men you have named ?
Mr. Lewie--I object to that question, as it does not affect
the defendants, and neither of them being present at the
time it cannot be received as evidence.
Hr. Humphreys said the summons is taken out against
the defendants and others, and u the objection is raised I
now apply to your worship for summonses against Harper
and Robinson, and request that the cue be adjourned, that
they may be jointly charged with the defendants.

lir. Lasts esid—l obl•at to Kr. Humphreys' applies.
ties, so my Mimeo is, that of the Woo &Meats oily

owe is implicated by the evidence, sad the law requires two
peraons to lona a coaspiracy.

Alderman Lawince said perhe:n it would be bitter to
adjourn the proftedlngs and have the other men sum-
moned.

Mr. Humphreys aid—l have done with the witness under
elimination, and I now renew my application.
Mr. Lewis then addressed the bench for the Worts, and
having recapitulated all the leading points in the evidence,
he urged upon the Aldiensaa's oonsideratios the absence of
any evidence to show that the defendants, Janes Friend
and Robert Brind, bad taken an active part in the matter
either one way or the other.
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Alderman 'Lawrence said, without deciding upon the
charge of mespiracy, enough has been said to induce me to
adjourn the case, and issue the summonses applied for; and
in so doing, I wish to observe, that although Brind and
Friend took ao active part, their quiet acquiescence in the
course adopted by their fellow-workmen was in itself sal-
Mint to lead any one to infer that they were as much im-
plicated in the conspiracy as the most active.
The summonses were then adjourned, and the defendants
bound over in their own recognisance* to appear at the
further hearing. Summonses were also taken out against
all the rest of the men, with but ens exception, who worked
in the same room with the complainant, and will be heard
as the day of adjournment.

THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 27, 1853

new the goods station. Four baskets arrived by the goods
tr3;n, but only three baskets were delivered to Kidder's
min.
Frederick Shaw was neat examined, and *Wed he was
an inspector of the A detective police ; that on SMUT.' ay
eight he went in search of the prisoner, and met with him
on Finsbury Pavement, carrying the bag produced, which
contained seven dozen pairs of gloves and some odd ones.
lie asked him when he had got them, when he said from
a gentleman whom he met in Aldermanbury on the pee-
Violl/ day, and he was to take the basket, of which he did
not know the contents, to a Mr. Brown, 4, Crownotreet,
Horton. The prisoner also told him that he had no place
of axed residence, and the last place he slept at was the
Saracen's Head. Snow hill.
On the application of Mr. Hedger, the superintendent of
the goods station, who said he should be able to produce the
manufacturer of the gloves on a future day, Mr. Poynter
remanded the prisoner to Tuesday week, the 4th of
October; for he determined to give every facility to obtain
evidence in other daring railway robberies.

ST. PETERSBURG, Serf. 17.
Corn : Both wheat and rye are quiet, more from want of
ship-room than of inclination to bay. Flax : Nothing
doing, with the ezeeption of a re-sale of 40 tons best
dealeri' 9-hd. at 11l ro. Hemp : Only trifles doing at 96,
87, and 84 ro. Hides : 70 eo. paid for 10-Ib. kips. Lin-
seed : Very quiet ; sellers of Moorshansk at 28 re. Tallow :
About 6,000 to 6,000 casks have been taken at 139 k to
140 ro. for soap ; 145 to 148 ro. for Y.C. on tits spot ; and
146 to 147 ro. for the month. Little done the last day or
two, sellers asking I to 2 ro. advance on the last prime paid.
Freights continue firm, and room scarce.

7 Pr. Stack.
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MOM 37,010
woke 170,000
119,000 33.5,040
237.000 330,000
010 1,4)0
15,480 8,300
104,000 113,000
13,400 13,700
9,
4,000400 1780,30880