The Express.
London, England, 1867-07-15 00:00:00

THE TAILORs' STRIKE.

On Saturday Mr. Lewis, president, Mr. Landon,
secretary, and Mr. Mitchell, Mr. Harris, and Mr. Abney,
members of the Master Tailors'A %iodation. appeared beim.
Mr. Tyrwhitt, at the Marlborough-street Po ' , to
answer a summons taken out by the Operative Tailors' As-
sociation, for " unlawfully conspiring, combining, confe-
derating, and agreeing together with divers others, by
divers unlawful means and devices, to force and endeavour
to force certain persons hired and employed as journeymen
tailors to depart from their hiring and work, and prevent
and endeavouring to prevent certain journeymen tailors
from hiring themselves to and accepting work and employ-
ment, and to induce certain journeymen tailors to belong
to an association, and to molest and obstruct certain
journeymen on account of their not belonging to a certain
association." _ _

The court was densely crowded, and the greatest in-
terest seemed to be felt in the prooeedings
Mr. Coleridge, Q.C., M.P., and Mr. Ribton, instructed
by Mr. Edward Lewis, of Great Marlborough-street,
appeared for the prosecution ; and fierjeant Ballantine,
11tr. Sleigh, and Mr. F. H. Lewis, instruoted by Maim
Valance, forthe defence.

Mr. Coleridge read the clause of the act 6 George IV.,
chapter 25, under which the prosecution was instituted
"If any person shall, byviolence to the person or pro-
perly, or by threats or intimidation, or by molesting or in
any way obstructing another, force or endeavour to fore.
any journeyman, manufacturer workman, or other person,
bleeder employed in any manufacture, trade, or business,
to depart from his hiring, employment, or work, or pre-
vent or endeavour to prevent any journeyman,
manufacturer, workman, or other person, not being
hired oremployed,from hiring himself to, or from accepting
work or employment from, any peon or persons ; or if any
person shall use or employ violence to the person or pro-
perty of another, or thrftte or intimidation, or shall
molest or in any way obstruct another, for the purpose of
forcing or inducing such person to belong to any club or
association ; or if any person shall, by violence to the per-
son or property of another, or by threats or intimidation,
or by molesting or in any way obstructing another, force
or endeavour to force any manufacturer or person carrying
on any trade or business to make any alteration in his
mode of regulating, managing, conducting, or carrying on
such manufacture, trade, or business or to limit the num-
ber of his apprentices, or the number and occupation of
his journeymorkmen, or servants—every person so
offending shall imprisoned for any term not exceeding
throe calendar months." The learned gentleman then pro-
ceeded to say :—" It is manifest the first part of the
clause points to workmen only, and is used for the protec-
tion of masters only. But the same remark does not apply
to the entire portion of the section. I Dave read both in
order to direct your attention to the fact that the first past
is general and applicable to employers and employed ; the
second only applies to persons who empla workmen.
What is thug first part—it ill if a person endeavours by
molesting or obstructing by threats or intimidation to force
or endeavour to force any workman to depart from hider
he shall be guilty of an offence created by the statute. I
humbly submit it is not legal for the masters to combine,
as I shall prove them to have done. I have thought it my
duty to point out the distinction between the first and the
last part of the section, and my serammt is that the first
part applies to the rich man as well as the poor man."
James England-1 was formerly in the employ of Mews.
Mitchell and Harris, tailors, Cornhill. A few days age
Mr. Rants handed me a circular. It was like the one pro-
duced, but Ido not think it is an exact copy. The circu-
lar was read by the clerk, and was as follows : Master
Tailors' Association of the United Kingdom, 25, Old Bond-
street, London, W.—Sir,—l am desired by the committee
of this association to annex for your information copies of
three resolutions passed at the hi-monthly meeting of this
association, held under rule XV., on Monday, the 30th of
am, yours obediently, N. F. PEACH, 10111144111 a...
Resolved—That, after seeing the report of the
committee appointed at the last general meeting
Ito consider the establishment of a noti.unlan
house of call, this meeting is of opinion that
it is desirable to estobliah a regieter-oflice for non.
unionists, as suggested, and that the same sub-committee
be instructed to empower and to take all necessary steps at
ones to any out their views as expressed in the report.
Resolved—That after the formation of this registry-office
the members of the Trade Tailors' Association will give to
men who have their names registered there the preference
in employment, sad the members of the Master Wm'
Association will give no work whatever to union men.
Resolved—That the thanks of this meeting be given to
the chairman for his courteous and able conduct in the
chair. By order of the committee, N. F. Elam,
Secretary."
Several witnesses having been examined,
Mr. Serjeant Ballantino said—l ask you, sir, whether
there is anything which calls on me to answer it. Ido
not wish to say a word in aggravation of the existing feel.
leg, which I hope soon to see allayed. I submit, how-
ever the prosecution has not made out any ease. I take a
Lobjectiou ; and first, with respect to the defendant
ewis, his name has never been mentioned, and them b
an end of the case so far as be is concerned.

Mr. Tyrwbitt—As well aa I eau comprehend the matter,
the charge lies between Mitchell and Harris. Thum it ne
am against Mitchell, oar against Abney or the ahem.
Mr. Serialist Ballantine—The only ease, thee, is spinet
Harris ; and Kerrie cannot cumpire by himself. I auk
you, sir, as a lawyer, aa I would ask the *dm, whether
you think it iseoeseary for Mato pau via this matter?
Mr. °Menage—TM way I venture to put it I. this—
that resolutions were pained •ppseatly at a meeting of
master tailors, that Mitchell sod Harris directed the atten-
tion of the uhaeise tailors to a perkim of them—that por-
tion wardsdakag willies eat se master belonging to the
ameelslism demild give work tee mien man. That is direct
evihmeitegaidel say one belonging to the saaociatiou—
dim* odium in law of ones combining to give
me week he mien men. It is an thing to combine
together te Vomit the class of mem the masters shall mu-
ploy, sad to de injury to a oertain alms of men employed
to the trade of tailors. One person may have a r*ht to do
eartila things ; bet if three or four ecoshim with the object
of affecting the fair guise of men working for their bread,
that, we my is an illegal act subjecting the parties to
punishment."
Mr. Tyrwhitt—lf two men meet in a room and say they
want employment because they belong to the
'l
sold that bring them within the meaning of this l/7i
U masters. mein that there is a strike, met and mid.
" The 1.1110111111111 what more Teensy ; we will sot employ
union men bemuse they ask higher prima, but will give the
prefereuoe Mother men," dose that form ease a elemplemy
as the law contemplate* ? It is but eammen seam if oar
party lays," I will work only fee gash prices," for the ether
party to say, " We will not pay them." That amnot emeti-
tete* criminal act. I cannot see that the means mad are
illegal and the evidence does not attack the difficulty in any
way. I will not decide this ease, but if aged by the pro-
secution I will send it to another court.

Mr. Serjeant Its lutdertead that yon dismiss
the came!

11r:1irokitt—I dismiss this owe in the words of then*
without conviction or boa. If the other sidle choose, they
an Were an opportunity of going to another inert.

MARKET&

OOTTOW.--lavaorook ARTA—MAW maw
yookedirfo prim' Silos MOO Wok lloolallogioNo
sod overt IMO Anoodoso, Olt to ; Satre's:ls. &a, lit.
to Ilia 400 bloods sad Walk led. to
000 Nolttio. 1110. ; Vs' &Irak 14d. to 94L.
.11cdopio, 68.,1114. to TifL : 100 nni, te.
Rd. 11111480.: par Droochlid4
Ba-7-0-1,74 Oar Utd. ; Var loran, ;
Itoreas. lift ; =WIN; Mom, net

001 TON 000D8.--lfautifeerea, Atte 13.—The prefer:Wu
of yore mad cloth greatly to axon of domed bee ocatismed.
dugs( She entire of Ws week. to
is
vale». Payers
have widish* taken advantage of this state of %him. and
sided IN the Immo of this &weenies by witbholdbag all orders
which ern so 6 mesh so that sot only ere prices lower, but
there is great rf abrity in tbem ile as 'Moen sad ma.
madmen are sow/ out of contract, mod is Mereased is the
oompetities, that producers ere oompolled to regard their tall-
tritest serweities tether than adhere to any generally reempleed
Emlitbr'a is home trade ymas there le a rather steady Seet-
he la's sad Um finer counta, bat In lower number* of
Immo trade mad shipping yams, comprising ties hulk et
polar have given way os stewerae fulled. per lb.
=t% reductlos. though some buyers were Mimed
=Mt owing to extreme coaceasions, the demand la very
hum the continent, from India, sod from China. Home
trade yams's* bought sparingly by manufacturers, who hare
too much eaftseterthe cotton market to go beyowd immediate
wants la di* Owe I. a moderate Inquiry from the boom
trade, hut Iles ausstllies taken are mostly small. Yer ladle
sad Chlasoad mat at the foreign markets. the demandil is very
languid. bat a wither better Inquiry la reported for the Lemma.
The decline on cloth during the week Is generally to Bd.
per piece, bat there at e exceptiocal awes In which the decline Is
greater.

WOOLLEN.—Immis, JOLT la—We haw to report • some-
what Improved attend's.", of boyars at the cloth hags tale morn-
ing. Several home Made bosses from a distance have been smut,
seated. and the shipping trnte Is awn miainsing a more buoyant
aspect. The demand Is the admired cloth bell has varied hot
little, and has again connoted chiefly of tweeds In the darter
shades, steel adatuns being the prevaillag °Moen Coatings In
Fchocks, end plain makes have also bean to roodenetaly
itriq uest. and to a few 1080110 N bars ohaapd heads to •
amount. Plato clothe have Dot been la Urge request, A tow
paresis of all wool-blues have bees transferred. No other de•
pariment hes been worthy of say special notion Beavers
and the goer wane, makes take the lead amongst the heavier
stamen but ten amount of carefulaisin has been evident this
morning to the selection of these goeds. to soma mess the
twiner of hairline has barn tekeent, entduittlith the
pet* amount of Waimea transacted has sat large,
am without eltandka.

WWI. AND WORIMCD —Munroe% irLY 11—The pew
al. et a seecesdei hermit, sad the sapratelestbed ellasPoss
et now, WPM( atoosraglag as to ham ter.
lehther=ses 11009 ahem se Ansa
the at Ow wonted task Nem
et this hada se keg weler %wpm has astheal darks Ihe
past tenet ham tie scatesiset et law Mimes la Amides,
arse which WU mesa stormistalletta Ile
. Maar al titslatio Ilkaalard
la as Amnion literds"Sibe melauely alheied
se adieu.. these Mares, sad Ow rank Ma beim la
create sosand atilles mad lamfense. se to hed.zst
M:t thee" ea peed is the eater twasehee et the
Undue ibsee admits tealsasies, tea. hr bees,*
marked deer..it tie weal statical The cisemel seri es.
was prettaaely, how sot rid bees males Uwe N wee art the
eselilima hays dealdedit weelew, sad apseleat is dam
seas of reel, air Ned Men awl Ise asteldega whisik lad
aspiesteheesestlisr. Derareleupsegawead
.11141. mar mehr
."6.11
ipessio
lasse a m
aallitli • sibasi 16"
boo =somm a_S is lama tempandlig sildwriumbr ah•

Iteni Lieut. lice of large ingur of new wool from it.. Midi/
The Wanted yarn trade is equally discotuaging and wisaUsLitus7
There has been a declining tendency in prices, and aperatte.;
Were effected only where a enneellitaa was EAde by the spinner.
Lustre ydi us still give full employment to many •pinad,..ha,
spinners of other clement at yarn, are either accumulation stor
or letting NMI Of their sasebteery tend idle. The demand for super 30 a of the leadlrg makes and genappe yarns &levqnt.
almost to buoyancy amidst the general torpor These sorts.
which meter no decline in price, cannot be had from stock. The
piece trade has been Mean) iiiastive. The buyers represeetiog
the various market', boils at borne and abroad, restrict their
opemtions to the narrowest point. The recent orders keep famy
manufacturers well employed. The cider badness is the sorting
up of ntocka. Prices have • drooping tendency.

HARDWARE—B[l=gagag, JULY 13.—The trade of this
town antinues In that state of delude by which it has lung
been characterised, the fact that In many to.
stances operations at the manufectories were Kopp" tm
days for stock-taking or repairs. The orders on the books as sba
recommencement of work were comparatively email. and the
accounts received through the fission' travellers are not lamer-
able so to the prospect of an early Improvement. With roost
to the foreign trade, the reports are still for the most pare
unsatisfactory the latest advice* from South America ale of
that character, and with the North of &trope business m.
tremely had. Some slight litlr has been experienced in the oasis
Indian trade, but not nearly an average amount le boos dope b
that quarter. As regards the United Mates had t ms,ts. the
of the autumn trade are thought to be emourasiat,
prospects of
of the Brae Masters' Amu held
yesterday, it was resolved that prices should ratosio as pm.
tafore.

008N.--ColuaLl. JULY li—There was a mall supply e dt
kinds of grain at oar market this morning. Wheat s. at last week's rates. at which quotations oats and lee"-.IZ
Were steady. Prices:—White wheat, 245. to 271.. red, my.
214.; barley, 14s. to If.. 6d.: potato oat., lb. 6d. to 13s. ai
per bushel : flour, ta. 4d. to 2s. Pd.: tetanal, 211. Od. to 2a la;
ryomeal sod boaloymeo3, Is. (id. per stem

Coacgagrza, Jraa It—The supply a wheat was very
we
awl upon sale effectad the lull quotations of last week weft
realised.

GuiLDIOID, JULY lA—With only • moderate quantity of
wheat at market, the trade to-day ruled very firm, and the ez.
treme prices of last week were maintained. Spring rum hilly
Y dear. Wheat, SIR to 775. Barley, SM. to 40s. Oats, 25. to
Ws. hem., 46a to 60a.

Illtarroall, JOLT It—A very !scanty supply of wheat. Tha
he trade Is not yet over, and mayoral fanners are st.ll busy
the fields. Very little grain offering of any kind, and all midge
sell ly at tally last week's rates, and an upward tendency
all. for e red, per load, ens. to 606.; fine, tta; white, sin.
to ens.; fine, Ms. Harley. malting, per qr., MIL to das. Oats,
las. to tee,; feed, old. Sea. bOl/111, per load, 228. to $l5. Pas,
per load, Yes to se..
Laffililltlt, JOLT 13.—Our market wee ermine) supplied
with wheat, and the tope of the trade was tolerable at en dwarves
of ed. lola par Imarter. White meld at sea to 726.; red, eta to Pis,
per 36 stone. Very little business was tmosseted In barley, •••
tastes were stationary. We had only a small simply of oat..
The demand was by no means brisk, tout the toast qualities cue.
mended Late rates: new, lot to 325.; old, 36a to Ma per
stone. There was • limited supply of beam Business fee
inactive, sad peter renamed shoat the same as benitekee
new, 461, to MIL per 311 slava thaw et per saasty, W law
rates were ands. 7285 Saar. IX to Ile.; esccads,aa to ea
per 20 stow.

NEWA/111.1-111.01-TIIII, JULY lit—The weather this week ler
been remarkably favourable for the country. On Tbunday we
had a severe thunderstorm. with rain : since when the tempera-
ture has been lower. At our market this racenlng we had a ma-
dman. thew of wheat tram the growers, but from the coat,
well as trom abroad, the arrivals ate to & good extent. Yrs*
Unsalted samples and south country being wanted sold steadily
at fully last week's prices, and there wee rather more doitig Ia
nue Dantric at about els., but extra red, being held beyond Um
views of our millers, few tranoections revolted. Ylour 'reboot
change. Mirky held gamy. LtW stlrdzyg in boom. peas,
oats. The snivels this week met—What, waste Ise, &me
foreign, teas; rye, coastorise,lu. barley, foreign, GO malt,
coastwise. Its.; mita. coastwise, 1,174 ; foreign, 3441 qrs. ikgl7.
UM sacks ; Indian corn. Tes sacks.

Noawtcs, Jr LT 13.--Tbess wu a very limited my*
of wheat at this market today, for which the demand Was wrr
fair, at the fan rates of Irak week. In other article. bode
doing. Throughout the prat week the weather has been or
lehernratedl One, ambling herasesto complete their hay hammy
la y tie Ilmst, pourable order. The motets received to-day regard-
ing the whist erop are tolerably good, a fair avenge rams as-
tidgeted, but raise with to barleys which are spoken
of ea bine
bare in and ow aU
tout good rolled tog
lends likely to be Doti se tity and milt
Irkite wheel (weighing falba to Oblbs.) 7ga to 7U.: red
(welshing Nibs. to albs.). to to 'Mc per W. Flour, eh.
to as per rack. Avenges: Whoa, 610 gra, Oa had%
13 on. lea

NOTTINGHAM. JULY IM—TIMIIe was a mon supply of Id=
at our corn market today. The dosed was moderate,
prices went a shade higher. Wisitequalitlea made 73. to ;
red, I. to OW per 311 stems. The dam of barley me
short. There was • Unita wits eats, foe which the
demand was moderate, and Dafws was transacted at
prices eindier to tbees W. the woakoodaikg. New. Ss. Is
34a.: old, les. to OW pprer 16 stash Of beans there were me
many offering, and the 4.m 1 prayed slow, at quite as Mlle
money as heretofore. New, Nor to Ma per 38 atone, Is per
=little doing. Soper dour, it to 64a. ; tine, Ma. to 50a pc
01,01 ID. JOLT Ml.—The Clan Its= today presented 11
very meagre appearamo, both as alieedance,
sad Wakens: the skapiot that did change bands
UM week's ntles.

PITZISOSKOS, stns smell supply of grata had
MA" Om toM made to per or. over last week's prim.
and Shoo woollitio or no altentUott lo the vales at spine
corn.
_ _

/LIADOM. Intl IL —no corn market to-day was thinly
'Waded. and the simply of espies was Matted. AU Idabel
prole met with a slow axle, at last week's prior. There is ii
mutt expectation, boweverof any further depreciation in mien.
for although the past week has been tolerably favourabk, thl
barest prosoerla are to many parts indifferent. The wheat crop
are thin, sod the kris In many places smile a failure.

lOCHISTRI, /PLY 13.—Witha cmtlenance of fine weather.
the wheat trade in this city has hoes very duIIJIM our Ist
report. and prima have taken a downward movement for all m
Fu th
are e best sorts. For extra One anal/bee of white wheat the
Ode. to TU., abeowiary. eft I. . and aL
Ms. war.: Met red wheat, Ma. to 671.: mopeds:7. fits. tofu{
and Inferior, Me. to Ms. Yoreign wheat was little demand,
and pricer an the ten cheaper. The Seer market was w.
and the trade dull. Barley was la quiet deneend tar hat grind.
log parceb, and prime were about as mama as before: =sibst
barley flat, and the operations effected unimportant. Usiti
beans, and pen each Most the name as before.

wussek7.7oir 13.—The supply of all kinds of pale le very
small to-day, and the vale. of all as on AL day weak. Weather
very sue.

Vioaczerra, JULY 13—At this Ws market there eras game
very short supply of Eakflah wheat, whteh woe cleared off at an
inhume of la per er. Foreign unaltered. Balky la bib.
data Arm. Beans da. Yeas Is per qr. dearer.
_

You, lux 13.—The supply of .beef to-day was adds emali
A steady trade was done at a little over LA• Mee While re
be quoted at SOL to title. ; red. 66e. to 6te. per St stone. Buhl
was la shaft satpply, iusd unaltered rates ; ding. Ms. to
Pla par Melees. Oats were cads a middling Mewl, and basher&
wee steady at psevioew rates; we, 110 a to 30a per 24 steel.
Hears were belted about bet west's prises--wamely. tba tete%
per at Sam lan made SIM ; mitt. ilk so Ma per qr. P 1
47a to 411 a. per soak el 111fta

Weranra, lOai le.—Oar annals eardel of MIS MAP
wheat bora Mead, and a few mall perish anise enetwisa
wither tala wedt lies ban awe me ran, nth a digit Mal MO
the last dye' ewe, allagether w tenedelal to the=
crops ; this, nad the Meer noon gm tie
farther demand twine ken. lesteras fe eberndadj% the ley
elate of water pit at may der Min, nil the lemmings
resorted him bees era to a sweeeirate MM. Mira corn as
be booed at a nineties of IMF Is. pa bwireL For foram
wheat ilmr•l nem a bran tospky. is prang traam
Ora rates wend neon ett. pie banal Ms gamy. OM
Drake mailradneedowherfrathirardwierofthiseentall
bras as le es embalm will benewelyaminl Mir rah.
ms. Limn tide west :—Mana. keell ; wrest, LOOe Pat
Floor, 411 aria Swan this week :—Data. 1,510. rain. Oa
Dote.: Dear, Id nein.

CurtrrrA, CzneA, AND AvernAiLot
ALIXANDEIi, JODY 14.—Ine Ceylon' left at 1.10 Isms. 70
terday, and the Ne4tan at 5 a.m. to-day. The forme
any 16 etpeoted atr alantelllee on the Mb, and the letter
at Southampton about the 28th teat.—Bombay Wa—
fts Yen left at eleven a.m. today, and the Euxise al
town today. The former may be expected at Kendal
on the 19th, and the latter as Southampton about the
27th inst.

OUTWAID AM*RICAI Men. - QUEENSTOWS,
Jolt 14. —The Royal Mail steamship Persia, from la'O°
pool arrived berg at 3 p.m. to-day, and proceeded fur NM
York at 3.30 p.m. She embarked 38 sacks of malls, pewee
gars, and telegrams. All well.
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