The Express.
London, England, 1861-10-26 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 26, 1861.

GUILDHALL

ihary Ramiro...on. • reap ectable young man, ap-
plied to Alderman Hale for his advice and moister:axe under
eirrueic.tance. wicieh he winded as follow. lle stated
that iti conaeloeuce of an advertisement in tlio newspapers
eniaaating tot., a line calling themselves "Smith, Barry,
and Co," of 12, Backknikary, and offering to filet employ-
ment for young men out of aituations, lie applied to those
parties sod was referred by them to a person of the nanie of
henry Ridgeway, who formerly carried on busiones as an
adverts:eve agent in Great Winchester-street, and latterly
at it, New Breed-street, in the name of "Cooper and Co."
He haw Ridgeway and entered into an agreement to serve
him a. a mummer for advertisements at a salary of 21. per
month and a coniniMion of 10 per cent. He was however
to were. for twelvemonths and give three months" notice
to terminate the eugagement, and in addition to deposit a
sum of ttf. as secunty, to be returned hereafter. Ile pool an
instahneet of IV., nod not getting any salary be wished to
know the reasou why it was withheld, upon which Ridge-
way said the salary was not to commence until the whole of
the element money was paid. Herat applied to Smith,
Berry, end to., who Wormed him that the whole of the
mosey must be paid before he could receive anything. Ile
accordingly, hiving already paid all hie bard-earned savings,
burrowed of his fries& sal paid the wooed sad lest nand-
meat of 11W., but up to the present Him he had not received
• mud. as use moseth's Ridgeway was locked out
of his nipper, and applicant only see him by appoint-
ment at mike-home" mil coffee-shops. He wished to
keen if there was ar?, way of getting his 251. Lack and
absolving him from hi. present eagageuient with Ridge-
way. eon Cooper and Co.
Alderman Hale *eked applicant if he had dope anything
ie the way of business for Ridgeway.
Applicant said he had collected edvertiveinenta for the
seevapers, the proprietors of which had refused to have
any transonic:ma with Ridgeway.
Alderman Hale inked who Smith, Barry, and Co. were'
Wavell, from Stubte's Trade Protection Society, who
happened to be in attendance upon other matters, said he
could give the court seem infornuetion on the subject, as the
Inn of Smith, Hairy, and Co. hail been repeatedly de-
nounced as swindlers in their (Stublie's) Graxite. There
was oo such person as Smith in the firm, and Barry was a
certain Captain Barr, who was recently brought up as an
insolvent priesier at Lewes. Another person connected
with the firm was a Joe. Magarigle, who was a person of no
charm-tee, and aumetime traded in the name of Magarigle
and Co. Smith, Barry, and Co. were Entestablishedat
Fenchuruh.streek but although their adopted name.
were so similar, it was important that the public should
know that they were is so way connected with the highly
I inspectable tirm of W. H. ith, Brry, and Co., of 15 0.
Landenhall-street, who experienceSmd the greatest annoyance
and inconvenience in consequence of the notorious practices
at Smith, Barry. and Co.. of 12, Bucklershury, who held
liwwwelvse forth as clerical, itiediad and scholastic agoots
es well as agents betvreeu the employers and the un-
-6.7=1.an Hale said he had recently seen something of
the maw kind.

Mr. Waren said there was a *nailer complaint made at the
liantion-houss hist week, and Smith, Barry, and Co. were
eueeerned in it.

Alderman Hale said he recollected some months ago an
exposure tot place at one of the courts relative to the un-
warrmitsble use of the name of a respectable inn in nut-
chunhiarvit. He was afraid applicant's money was
gone, for he could do nothing for him unless he could prove
there was collusion betweeu Ridgeway and Cooper and
Co. and Smith. Rirry. and Co.
Applicant mid be was afraid so ton, hut as there were six
Ober youug men who hat been traded in the same way he
thought it was only right to expose the parties and the
grim to put other pumas on their guard spinet such
•olarious practices. He could not prove that South, Barry,
and Co. and Ridgeway were acting in collusion, but there
WY Co doubt they bad his wormy between them.
Alderman Hale said the feelings which prompted the
applicant to come forward and expose such so imposition
were highly creditable to him. Ile inquired what was the
amount of remurieratioa he was led to expert!
Applicant said from 30s. to 3/. per week. They gnaranteed
It should red 'oe less ; but during the twe months he had
neared under V. in all.

Alderman Hale said be would rezommend applicant to
apply to some respectable solicitor, who would advise iu
what way to proceed against the parties. At present he
could nut interfere, but be had no doubt publicity would
effect more good in cautioning others than pitaislung these
parties, even if the law could reach them.