The Sun.
London, England, 1853-10-01 00:00:00

PREFEREN,

St. 1100 iAberdeen
St. 100 ,Do. No. 2, 7 p. c.
St. 100 !Eris. Ex. 4p. c. St.
20 I 5 iDo. 4p. c. Shares
St. 1100 Caledonian £lO
15 all Chester & Holyhead
Guar. 5 per cent
611 64 Cork &Bandons/p.c
G.f I all Dundee Perth &Aber-
deen Junction
32, all EastAnglian (I:310s)

6 per cent
all Do. (£5) 7 per cent
2 Do. (£7 17s) 7 p. c
all Eastern Counties Ex-
tension, 5 p. c. No. 1
all Do. No. 2
all Do. New 6 p. c St.
all Eastern Union, Scrip
Guar. 6 per cent ...
100 East Laneash. 6p. cts.
all EdinbPrth.&Dundee
per cent.
100 Glasgow &S.Western
Guar. 5 per cent
100 Great Northn. sp. c
100 Do. 5 p. c. Redeem.,
at 10 p. c. prem...
7i Do. p.c. Scrip
all Gt, Southn. &Westm
(Ireland) Eighths)
6 Gt. Westn. (Berks &
Hants Ex. 5 p. c)
100 Do. cov. red. 46 p.c
100 Do. con. red. 4p. c
100 Do. irred. 4p. c
6 Lan. &York. F. £2O
100 Do. 6 p. c. Stock

St. 100 Londe; and Brighton'
...
Mr. Humphreys said this was the whole of his case, Guaranteed sp. c
and if it was required he would quote very excellent au- St. 100 Do. Pref., 5 )._ C. St
thorities upon the subject in support of this being a corn-
c., 1852
bination and a conspiracy. 50 all Do. Convertible, 5 p
St. 100 Do. New Guar.6 P. C
Mr. Lewis said, the only persons at all impli- 50 , 5 LocuondouTf,rirSdsWestern
cated. were Francis Friend, Brind, Harper, and
12i 10 Londo. nclerry& Coler
Robinson ; and with regard to the other defendants Shares
h
there was nothing to show they took any part in 12i all L'olnndy.stEinnszis.tiSn ,
25 all A
the matter beyond attending the meetings or chapels
Sli'ares, No. 1.
as they were called, and persons were not to be 10 all Do. New, £lO
liable to an indictment for conspiracy for holding 6 3
I:li Do.o
a chapel; because some might be for and others against
12
all
4 per cent
i
the propositions. Brind took no part, although he was
I.A 8, Do t.6t.&... Carl. 4 p.c.
111 all Nal7
present, in the conversation between Francis Friend and St: 100 Aid. Consol.6l?.c.Si tst.
Con6sol.
1e B.
criesatto
Spence, and was therefore only a listener. There was St. 100 Do
nothing whatever against James Friend, so that Francis
16i 5 DBol. Inn:a. P4l. r cent
Friend was the only one left of those with whom Spence 10 6 Norfolk
Exten pesion
had communications, and he being only one person St. 100 o. sapa.r 5 et
c .
iEpxetr
could not conspire, as there must be two or more to
gtt". 1008 Do.Do GWay.
form a conspiracy. In the interview with the overseer
St. 100 North Br Val. 5 p. c
itish
Harper made certain statements, but there was nothing 20
all North Staffordshire
to show that he was deputed by the other men to make St. 100 Oxford, Worcester, &
them, and Robinson merely said " Yes," or " No ;" but
15 Wolverh.£ls,6 p.c
15 Do
the witness could not tell what it was in reply to. He 8
all Shrews. &Birm.N.G
thought the case had been got up very unfairly, for in 10 all ShNreowr swbyi ChesterB e
.order to prevent the three original defendants from
10 10 (Nor.
s.per cent
8p
.c.
the others as witnesses on their side, the corn
25 all South Devon plaiaant had made them all defendants. Spence had 10 11 Do. New
said it was a trade question, and he had no doubt' 1.0.6 all S. Eastern (Reading
it was
Aun.) of 1 Os. 6d.
so, and if he had not been stopped b the
magistrate on St. 100 Do. 4 percent.
_.ePruaer
cutien was supported by other parties
from
that the prose- 20
5 all
Vra tea il
411' .1..&_ ilk.6p.c.
motives. The fact of Harper's objectiZ
to associate
St. 100 York, Newcastle,anfd
rwick,4 p.c. Pre
with Spence could not be construed into a
17 5 DBe as Mr. Jones might have retained him in the conspiracyemplo 25 10 York&N. Midlanda
and there being other men in the same establishment he and S. Purch ..
could have associated with them. The only ground for
conspiracy was the inference drawn by Spence from
-what was said by the defendants he had before named
but it must be remembered that inferences were not
evidence.

Alderman Lawrence said—With regard to the first
objection, as to Brind's being only a listener,l
hed thought
that any party present at a proposition, al
dis-
senting, must be taken as assenting. And with respectthe to
the chapels, he quite agreed with Mr. Lewis that
men had a right to call those meetings to arrange about
their work ; but it looked very suspicious the circum-
stance of Spence's being excluded each time. The
natural inference to be drawn was, that they were held
about him, and on inquiring of Francis Friend he found
that it was so, and that it was concerning his having
worked at Tallis's. Then, there was the fact of the men
going to the overseer, and complaining to him, and
holding out a kind of threat which induced him to dis-
charge Spence. Now, if men join together in one com-
mon cause against one person, all who are present,
although only one may speak, must be held as concur-
-1.1514g together in such a manner as to constitute a com-
aulla,,ti"- And such was the case in the present instance,
similar influence had been exercised to exclude
opence
".°lll Mr. Jackson's establishment. He, there-
fore, eons'. dered that a conspiracy had been proved to
his satisfaction, and be must send the case to be tried
before a higher tribunal ; but as he believed the defen-
dants were all very respectable men, he would accept
their own recognizances in 201. to appear and take their
trial at the ensuing. sessions at the Central Criminal
Court.
The defendants were then committed for trial, and
bound over separately in their own reoognisances.

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