The Sun.
London, England, 1865-09-06 00:00:00

WESTMINSTER.

STRIKE OF LAnounEns.— John Edwards and William
Roberts, two labourers, were charged with being drunk
and disorderly.

Sergeant Barber, 16 B, said that yesterday afternoon he
found the two defendants at some new houses being erected
in the neighbourhood of Emas-terrace, Ring's-road, Chel-
sea. Roberts was just getting from. a ladder. Both
prisoners were drunk and collected a large crowd of per-
sons. The foreman of the works informed him that the
defendants, who were accompanied by other men, were
upon strike, and requested that they might be removed
from the building. Witness asked the men to go away
and three of them were disposed to do so, but Robarts
refused, and the men said they would not go till they got
their money. The foreman informed witness that he did
not owe them any, for that they had not worked there
All then wont away but Roberts, and, as he became more
violent, witness took him into custody, when the other
three men, including Edwards, tried to rescue him.
Defendants admitted they were drunk, and made no
other answer to the charge.

The police said that the foremari of the buildings and
the master were now present.
Mr. Arnold said he should like it hear the foreman.
The foreman stood forward, and told the magistrate that
the defendants and the other men by whom they were ac-
companied were perfect strangers to him. They came to
his men yesterday afternoon and wanted them to striko.
Mr. Arnold—What is their claim ?

Foreman—The labourers want sd. per hour from the
builder. Theso men struck from yesterday, and they
wanted our men to leave the building.
Mr. Arnold observed that as the men were only charged
with drunkenness he should fine them ss. each or commit
them for four days.

The master builder said that a great number of men had
turned out this morning, and the thing was becoming
rather serious.

Mr. Arnold—lf anything in the nature of intimidation is
attempted, and the offenders are brought here, I shall
know how to deal with them.

Defendants were then brought from the cells, and
ordered, after an admonition, to enter into their recogni-
zances to keep the peace for three months,

THAMES.

EXTENSIVE EMBEZZLEMENT.--Joseph Charles Picking,
who was also called Pickering, described as a foreman and
collector, aged 34, of No. 14, Hardwick-place, Commercial-
road East, was brought before Mr. Paget, charged with
embezzling £7OO he had received for on account of his em-
ployers.

It was stated by Mr. Bloomfield Burnell, solicitor, and
one of the licensing clerks of the division, before the pro-
ceedings commenced, that the prisoner, who had been high
in the confidence of himself and brother, had feloniously
appropriated £2,000 to his own use, and that his pecula-
tions extended over a considerable period of time.
Mr. George Burnell, of Great Prescott-street, White-
chapel and Banstead, in Surrey, said the movements of his
brother, Mr. Bloomfield Burnell, were friendly to his, and
that they held property in common. Ho was the manager
of the property, and the prisoner was foreman of men em-
ployed on the estate, and also collector of rents. He
charged the prisoner with fraudulently appropriating to
his own use £7OO he had collected from tenants. He was pre-
pared with three cases.

Mr. Paget said as there must be a remand, he would
only go into one case.

Mr. Thomas Abrahams, of No. 88, Leman-street, White-
chapel, produced a receipt for £lO 15s. he had paid to the
prisoner for a quarter's rent.

Mr. George Burnell—The prisoner has not accounted to
me or my brother for the money. Hero is a lady here
who paid him money, and he has not given her a receipt.
Will you allow me to ask him ?
Mr. Paget—No, sir. You cannot be allowed to ask the
prisoner anything.

Mr. George Burnell---I only want to ask him if he has
received the money of the lady.
Mr. Paget said the law did not permit any one to put
questions to prisoners charged with criminal offences. He
would remand the prisoner until Friday next, the Bth of
the present month, when the case would be completed.
AN ABSURD CHAR:lE.—Richard Henry Moore, a re-
spectable man, was brought before Mr. Paget charged
with embezzling moneys he had received for and on ac-
count of Dr. Budgett, of Whitechapel.
In the first investigation of the charge, Mr. John Burgess,
physician and surgeon in Back Church-lane, Whitechapel,
said the prisoner was in his employ and had charge of a
shop in Old Gravel-lane, Rateliff-highway. He intended
to sell the business and advertised it. The prisoner
answered the advertisement, and he appointed him shop_

man.

Mr. Paget said the first part of a case of embezzlement
was to prove payment of money.
Dr. Budgett said the prisoner's books would prove that.
Mr. Paget -said the books would prove no such thing.
He was surprised that any police-constable should put a
case of embezzlement before him so imperfectly. He
wanted the persons who paid money to the prisoner.
That was the most essential part of the case, which must
be adjourned for the production of the proper witnesses.
Ann Dennis, married woman, of Old Gravel-lane, paid
the prisoner 10d. for a bottle of medicine and stuff for a
cataplasm on Saturday night.
The prisoner—Certainly, you did. I never denied it.
Elizabeth Carter, of the model lodging-house,Bowhouse-
lane,
powder. Wapping, paid the prisoner three-half-pence for a
Mr. Paget—Which I hope did you good.
The prisoner—I received the money.
Dr. Budgett said the prisoner never accounted to him
for the 10d. or the three-half-pence, except—the sentence
was not finished.
Mr. Budgett, jun., said he was his father's assistant, and
the prisoner ought to have accounted to him for llid. The
prisoner said he had received it and would pay it over in
an hour.

The prisoner said he was ready now to pay the money ;
he was struck by the doctor.
Dr. Budgett—He hit me on the head.
Mr. Paget—l discharge this case as absurd, a quarrel
evidently between master and man. It will be a very wise
thing to hand over the money to the police. The prisoner
is discharged.