The Express.
London, England, 1867-08-21 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

(THIS DAY.)

OOURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr. Commissioner Winslow.)
IN RI STOODLY.
The bankrupt, Mary Stoodly, applied for an ceder of
release from custody. She attributes her difficulties to
having no other means or income than what she derived
from her business of • dressmaker, which she car.
vied on at Sussex-place, Onslow-square, Bromptou.
There are only two debts, amounting to t 2/. and the Apia,
cation for release was opposed by Mr. J. H. Beep, solicitor,
of 37, Bishopegate-street, who objected that sufficient
notice had not been given.
Mr. F. Hatton supported.
In answer to the commissioner, it was stated that the
notice was served after 2 o'clock on Saturday.
His Honour said that there must be some rule observed
in these cases. The notice ought to have been served be.
fore 2 o'clock on Saturday, and as that had not been done
the application would be dismissed.
(Before Mr. Registrar Murray.)
IN RE THORAS WANHILL.
The bankrupt was a yacht builder, shipowner, carrier by
water, and clay merchant, carrying on business at Poole,
in Dorset. He applied to the court on his own petition,
in consequence of fosses by shipping, railway competition,
and insufficiency of profits to meet current expenses. The
debts are returned in the schedule st about 8,000 t.,
and the assets are said to be considerable.
This was the fist sitting, and a large number of proofs
having been admitted, Mr. G. B. Penny, rope Inman.
turer, and Mr. G. Befben, miller, both of Poole, were
chosen creditors' assignees. Mesas. Pryor and Bigg, of
Southampton-buildings, are the solicitors under the pm.
andings.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.

(THIS DAY.)

MR TAILORS' STRIKE.
(Before Baron BramwelL)

At the sitting of the court a number of the defendants
who are charged with conspiracy in connexion with the
tailors' strike, surrendered to take their trial upon that
charge.

Serjeant Ballantine, Mr. Sleigh, and Mr. F. H. Lewis
appeared for the prosecution ; Mr. Coleridge, Q.C., Mr.
D. D. Keane, Q.C., Mr. Gifford, Q.C., Serjeant Pang,
Mr. Ribton, Mr. Poland, and Mr. Bosley wore retained for
the defendants.

The parties who surrendered were George Druitt,
Matthew Lawrence, John Adamson, Michael Mead, Peter
Moran, Tramline, John Levine, and MDeratott, who
were charged with unlawfully conspiring together to
impoverish and injure one Wolsterhammer and others in
their trade and business as tailon.

Before the ease commenced Mr. Ribton made an appli•
cation on behalf of the defendants who were committed
last Saturday for a similar offence, for the postponement
of the trial to next session, but the application was
opposed by Serjeant Ballantine and refused by the learned
judge.

Serjeant Ballantine opened the case for the prosecution
at some length. He expressed his regret at having to
prosecute men who undoubtedly filled a respectable
position in society, who were men of intelligence, and who
also, he said, he believed in the first instance thought they
were not acting illegally in the proceedings that they
adopted. That state of things had, however, certainly
changed, and it had become absolutely necessary that some.
thing should be done to put a stop to the illegal proceed-
ings that had recently taken place. He then proceeded to
state that the substantial charge against the defendants
was that they had interfered with other persons in carrying
on their trade, and by illegal means prevented them
from conducting their business in the way they
thought fit. He thought it right to say that •
great number of the operative tailors objected to the
strike that had taken place, and were quite satisfied with
the present rate of wages, and the system of labour
adopted by the masters. The strike, however, was agreed
upon ; but those engaged in it felt that it would entirely
fail unless the masters were prevented from obtaining a
supply of labour, and for this purpose a system was
adopted called "picketing," which was of the most
mischievous and annoying character, and tended
to prevent the masters who were subjected to
it from carrying on their trade. The learned counsel then
proceeded to explain the nature of picketing, which, he
said, consisted in watching the shop, of the masters from
morning to night, and any workman who went in for work
was insulted and annoyed. Large crowds of persons as.
sembled, end it was necessary to increase the number of
the polies in the neighbourhoods where this system of
picketing was carried on. He contended that this modeof
proceeding was entirely contrary to the law, and mid that
the object of the present prosecution was to put a stop to
it, by having the question as to the legality or illegality of
such • proceeding solemnly decided.
A number of witnesses were then examined to prove the
nature of the proceedings that were adopted, and the case
was proceeding when we went to press.

THE POLICE COURTS.
(THIS DAY.)