The Express.
London, England, 1860-08-24 00:00:00

SOUTHWARK.

Mr. Aprky PeUatr,itelLF.icT; Southwark, and the
adman glass manufacturer, of Hollandetreet, Blackflies*
said, was summoned before Mr. Bunkum by Giles Yates,
a glass-cutter in hie employ, to show MUDS why he refused
to pay him the sum of 21. 35., due to him for cutting •
quantity of wine and claret glasses.
Mr. Hoffman, instructed b Mr. Madffock, of Sedoint's.
ion, appeared for the cote in ; and Mr. Lilky, in-
structed by Mr. Lilley, for Mr. Apsley. Follett.
Mr. Hoffman, in opening the proceedings, said he appeared
for Giles Yates, who bad been for some time employed es
glaas-cutter at Messrs. 4day Felled and Co.'s glias works,
in Hollandatreet, and he was paid by piece-work. Some
time ago the comp's/neat out • quantity of wine and claret
glasses which be charged 21. 3e. for, the wines being eid.
and the clarets 54d. each. The defendants refused to pay
that price and offered much lower than complainant de-
ad, and as it was of considerable importance to the
workmen and the trade he took the present proceedings.
The defendants had offered to pay 34d. and eid., which was
so considerable a reduction that the complainant refused to
accept it.
Mr. Beecham °burred that it was a question whether the
price offered was the proper price.
Mr. Lilley said an offer bad been made to refer the
matter to two persons in the trade and let them settle the
price, and if they could not agree • third person was
to be called whose decision was to be final. The complain-
ant objected to that, and now his worship would be able
to judge the real merits of the case.
Tho complainant was then called, and said that he had
been employed by the defendants u glue-cutter from Christ-
mas to July last, and he was paid for all work he performed
what they bad paid other workmen, nod nospecial agree-
ment was entered into. When Be finished cutting the
glasses which were the subject of the dispute he
charged fourpence-halfpenny for the wines and fivepence-
halfpenny for the clarets, which were fair prices, and bad
been paid to another workman • short time before.
In aces-examination wittiest said that he belonged to the
union, and he was determined not to take lees than the
proper price for his labor. The man's mete was Capeweil
who was paid more for rotting the same pattern.
Henry Capewefl, • gloss ender, said he cut a few of the
same Fatima and wig paid 51 for some, and more for
others. Ho sever reposived a smaller sum.
Thomas Jude..r a glom ender for forty years, said that
ever • fair price for cutting the wines, and 54d. the
That was paid at Green's and Stewart's.
In cross examination by Mr. Lilley he said he was •
member of the union as well u Yates, and he had cut
glasses of • similar pattern as that produced, and he thought
the prime were fair.
Mr. Lille?, for the defence, said that Mesas. Apsley
Pel-
-I•tt'tarrried cm an extensive business, and had always acted
with peat
_liberality towards their workmen, and they
Soh themselves bound to dispute the claim of the
workmen Yates on public grounds, as it was exorbitant and
much beyond the fair price paid by the trade. It was also
of the utmost importance to his clients aa well ea the work-
men, by whom his worship's decision is looked for with
anxiety. In resisting the claim his clients were doing a
service to the trade, as the workmen were on all ocasoons
paid • fair and just price for all the work done, and no
combination should compel them to pay more. Because by
some accident a man was paid a higher price fur a job it
was no criterion why the complainant should receive the
ISMS for a quantity.
Mr. Beecham oteerved that it was a pity Messrs. Follett
did not make a fresh cootract with the complaisant when
employed en the new pattern.
t, Lilley said that it was not a new pattern ; it was
well known to the trade, although nut cut before at MOSUL
Apsley Pellatt's. He should produce evidence to show that
rho complaisant bad beau offered more for bits work than
it meadow for at other places.
Mr. Joseph Hammond, manager at Messrs. Webb's Glass
Works at Stourbsidge, produced a wine glue of the mine
=for which they paid le. a dozen fur cutting. He
know what they paid in London, but he thought
3s. 6d. • dozen a fair pnce.
Mr. Henry Apsley Pellett, manager of the cutting de.
urtment, said that when the complausaut was first engaged
he was told that he was not to rah* • question about the
pima rum Ogee. He comented, sad took the work.