The Express.
London, England, 1859-10-13 00:00:00

LAMBETH.

'Wert Ritmo, an operative engineer, was placed at the
bar sad charged before Mr. Elliott, the presiding magistrate,
with smoking John &mon, a fellow-workmen, with a view
of intimidating him and deterring him from doing too much
vet for their employers. Meru. George England end
Co., engineers, carrying on business in Poineropetreet, Old
Einst-road.

Ii appeared from the evidence of the prosecutor that he
hod only recently entered into the employ of Masers.!leg-
end and Co., and that the prisoner, his mato, and others
complained to him that he was doing too much w..rk, aid
wend him that he would be served cut if he persevered in
doing so much. Threats were expreesed to him on the Bub-
, *t, and the prisoner ultimately had recourse to violence.
1 The partied, after work, went into the Victoria pnblic.houae,
edjoining the promisee on which they worked, and the pri-
weer there renewed the threats, and then struck the prose-
' ester with great violence.
Mr. E. Tincroft, titowiteepwe on the establishment of
Meese. England and Co., depared that he was present when
the @desalt took place, and that Messrs. England suffered
much In their interests from the specie* of intimidation °Dm•
planed of. Es added that it was of frequent recurrence,
and that Mears. England and Co. who had discharged the
viewer and his mate for their wiscicednet, expreeeed a hope
that hie worship would meson example In this calla with a
view of detert lag others.
The prisoner, in hi, defence, admitted that be bad struck
the prosecutor, but said it was merely a eland. up tight be-
tween them, and took place by agreement, in consequence
of previous altercations which they had. The µmoony
seemed to bare come off second beet io the fight, exhibit-
ing a frightful black eye, and other marks of twirl punish-
ment.

Mr. Mien raid that such proceedings ea the defendant was
shined with mug be diacoulaged, and fined him 2.55. or 14
dye' imprisonment.

SOUTHWARK.

.......
William al lexander, 7 imothy lkyk, end Cliarqes WCarelty,
three journeymen shoemakers, were brought before Mr.
Burcham, chargi d wito annoying end acing intimidating
language toweroa Thomas Beset, another shoemaker.
The complainant said that he was a foreman in the employ
of Mr. Barrow, boot, shoe, and clog manufacturer, at the
corner of Church-street, Southwark. On Saturday ill their
men struck for en iIICTOSOO nt wager, in consequence of a
Metter price being paid at Northampton; but Mr. Barrow
refined to grant any advance. In coneequence of that all
their hands left. On Tuesday afternoon wittier left the shop
with a bundle to proceed to Friar-street, and so @MI
alldZized the church the prisoners came up to him, and
to know where he wee going to with the bundle.
He told them to mind their own business and mimed into the
Mint, where they followed Mtn, and when near the workhoues
they surrounded blm and told him be should not take out
work her a shop "on the strike." Witness told them that
ha was foreman to Mr. Barrow, and he was not taking out
work. One of the prisoners told him "he wu • liar, and that
he should not go on," bat at that time a constable came up
and hegave them into custody.
Mr. Bambara sexed whether the London shoemakers were
as the strike ?

Wit nresreplied that they were in Mr. Barrow's shop, mod
be believed nearly all the others had followed. The prisoners
had not worked for Mr. Barrow, but they acted as a picket
from the general body at the strike to watch the shop.
Mr. Burnham asked whether they mod any violence to-
wards him or any thtealsehre language?
Witness replied that they did not erectly. One told him
he should nut take work out from a shop on the strike, and
the others surrounded him. Doyle and Alexander were the
sea who gooks to him.