The Sun.
London, England, 1825-08-24 00:00:00

COMBINATION AMONG SHIPWRIGHTS:

LTIfIoN-lIALL.--Xesterday three shipwrights, named Wm.
Makers, Ale tinder Phillips, and John Taylor, in the employ-
ment of Messrs. King and Edgar, ship-builders at Midler-
bithe, were brought before the sitting Magistrate, It. G. CayAm_
bEas and R. BODGES, Esqrs., charged with having absented
themselves from the employment of the firm before the com-
pletion of their resp ive contracts—leaving their work in an
unfinished state, contrary to the statute, &c.
Mr. King stated, that some months ago he engaged the
three defendants under a contract to work at a vessel then on
the stocks, which they stipulated to finish last July. They did
work on the ship, but so slowly that she was at this present
time nearly in the same state of forwardness for•sea as when
they entered into his service. "In fact," said the complainant,
" these into had scarcely begun the job before. they manifest-
ed symptoms of dissatisfaction ; and although they were con-
tinually urged to finish off that which they contracted to do ;
still it was with the greatest reluctance they went to- work ;"
and the stipulated time having gone by for laanching the
vessel off the stocks, the defendants were solicited and intreated
to complete their engagements. They, with one accord, how.
ever, refused to do another stroke Of work in their employer's
yard, unless they were taken otf the ship and put srpon an.
othei job; which, it appeared, was more profitable to them
than working at the vessel. This the complainant would not
consent to ; anti on Saturday last the three defendants pre.
sensed themselves before him, and having stated their intentions,
immediately left the premises, saying that they should do no
more work in that yard. Mr. King added, that he was con-
vinced the society, called the " Union;" had influenced the de-
fendants to strike in the mariner described.

Dlr. Andrews, who attended on behalf of the shipwrights,
examined one of his clients; who athvitted that - they bad en-
tered into the.above contract with Messrs. King and Co.;• hut
that shortly after it, the sawyers, another branch of the trade,
had struck for higher wages, which were granted. This it was
that retarded the vessel from being completed at the specified
time, as they (the defendants) did not consider their wages suf
liciently high. They had, however, proposed to Air. King to
work in his service, if he transferred them from the old job .to
another which would be more profitable to them. And they

Plirct StttivPitfcct.

now expresstid their willingness to return, if the latter proposi:
tion were acceded to. •
Mr. King expressed his deternn*tilan of not submitting to
any thing of the kind : their neglect in the performance of the
contract had put bins to a vast deal:of eirience and incoMr•eni,
ence. His object now was toptinißls than tbr example's sake.
The defendants Said, it wag hard that they ehould have been
selected for the purpose; they could not see how they had viol
latedthe law.

Mr. King's forethan *as Called, who proved thsi at the time,
the defendants Were engaged, no other agreement was entered
into iirith respect W miler Work than that which they had con.,
tracted to finish.

Mr. CuitainEßg—Ro* much a-day has one of those men ? •
All the defendants—We have ss. 3d., but that is not enough:,
The cemplainant'S foreman stated that they had Gs. 3d: per
day.,
Mr. Cu t.su tIS to the defentlants—And how Muth do yott
pay to the Union Society ?---Makers replied, that each of the,
Members paid 54'.'per week out of their wages, for the support
Of that excellent society, -
One of the-other defendant§ bete itocal ilk/rani and said; that
the Magisttate's question respecting the " Union" was quit •
Ariglivant.-to the business upon ,which they had been- bi ul,ht -
*foie Mtn. The Aiagistrate, he contended, of any other per,
son had no right to Call in question the Utility or inutility Of the'
Union AssOciation ; and they (the defCridatits) were equally, as
justified in advancing theirmonet for the support of sereatel-•
lentand-cbaritable an institution, as the Magistrate himself in
contributing hiS subscription in aid of any other establishment
in the thetropolis.
MrXilA3inEfiS observed, that hem all he had heard of the
" Unien SOciety," it had the very opposite effect to that of a
society foimed fur charitable purpOSes.
Mr. King declared That the society created nothing but dia.;
order, insubordination, and ditinkenness, amongst its members.
The Miwistratesctinsultedtogethr, and afterivawis expresseti
;their intention of corianitti»g the defendants to prison.
Uponthe defendants heafing the decision they begged for.:
girenets, stating that they would
_ return to their employers and
finish off the vessel ; and Mr. King interceding in their behalf,
on those conditiens they were discharged, with an admonition
that in' he event-of their being brought up again on a similar
charge they Should be committed.
Mr: King made application fot warrants Against ten other
men in his employinent; who had quitted his service under si-
milar circinnitantes:

CORONERS' JURIES.

[PURTiiER PARTICULARS.]

d
The questioh nil to whether the parish of St:
Sepulchre, in which St. Bartholomew's Hospital is situate, is
bound to Sustain •the inonirenience and &pence of providing
juries in all cases In which inquisitions may requite to be held
there, is likely to become the subject of legal inquiry. It is
obviOtta that as casualties are received these from all parts or
Lontlo'h end its enfirons, the necessity for holding inquests
mutt be continually recurring.l—indeed; in softie irceks as many
as five or Six "tire held; and in few weeks less than from two to
three. In-most of theSe casesi the friends of the patients not
being able to bear the expences of the inquest, the parish are
compelled to ttay for them ; so that on an average, including
the fees payable'by la* to the Coroner, the jury and witnesses,
and the beadle's expenees in serving the summonses, each in,
quest coke the, parish nearly three guineas. Nor is this the
whole of the hardships, for besides this drain upon the parish
funds, the parishioners are also much inconVenienced by being
contintially withdrawn from their butiness to attend as jurors.
Many attempts have been from time to time Made by St. Se.t
• tinieh•Fito compel the other four patishes, situate in We same
ward, which is that of Faringdon-without, to beat their portion
of the expefice and inconvenience, but hitherto without success.
The qtiestion hat alsoinen mooted in the Co/ninon Council,
by Alt: gditAgei OW of The beputies Sur that Ward; 713-at we be
lieie nothing definitive was there arranged. Nhortly after,
however, the officers of St. Bride's and Sr. Sepelehre's agreed
to hear the expense and inconvenience three months each, and
at the end of that period to try Ithether they could not compel
the other three parishes to do the same, This arranged-tent was
understood to be approved of by the Coroner, 111 r. sir Et.voN-,
whose co-operation was necordingly Calculated upon. In pur-
suance thereof, he juries have been selected for the last three
months out of St. Bride's parish, but the three nionthi baiing
expired last week, the circumstance was rirentioned to the Co.:
toner at the close of an inquest held at the Hospital on Friday
last, when he consented that his precepts for summoning juries
for the three (listing months should be directed to the beadle
of St. Andrew's Holborn. A person present eAptesied his
doubts about their being attended to, as he understood the
parish meant to resist them to the utmost of their power.---.
The Coronet replied, that if the beadle did nut obey the
septa, it would be at his own peril; and thus the matter then
terminated.

On Monday last the CorOner's precept *at for the first time'
served upon Mr. King, the beadle of that parish, calling uporf
him to' summon a jury for seven o'clock the same evening.
At the atirobited time the Coroner was in attendance, bilt nit
jury were there, and shortly after it was understood that .the
beadle had by direction's, as is stated, of the parish officers,
neglected issuing the requisite summonses. Notwithstandlng
this assurance, the Coroner waited fUll half an hour, when Tro,
jury having arrived, a fresh precept was issued, directing the
beadle of St. Bride's to summon a jury to meet at seven o'clot k
the following evening, and the Coroner left the place, declaring`
his determination to indict King for the contempt at the eat-.
suing sessions. One of the bodies on which the inquest is to.
be held is fast approaching towards putrefaction.
A jury having been obtained out of the parish of St. Bride,
the inquisitions were last night entered into, which had been
adjourned frail the preceding evening.
The first case was that of John Jones, abely about 14 years.
old, whose body, owing to the delay in holding the inquest,.
was now in a drestafti/ state Of putrefaction.
It appeared that the deceased, on the morning Of Thursday
last, attempted to get into the yard of Mr. Ward, in Ohl-street,
for the purpose of Viewing the ruins of a fire which had oc,
curred the preceding evening clO3e by, just as Ale. Ward's
man was in the act of backing ont a cart. The boy at-
tempting to pass between it and the wall, unfortunately
stumbled, and got Me head jammed bettveen the, off' *heel!
and the wall. lie was able, however, to get 'tip, on the esrt
being moved back, without assistants, and together withann-
ther boy ran off to a surgeon's in the neighbourhood, who find.'
ing that the skull Wait fractured, sent him to this hospital,
where he died on Friday last. Verdiet—'•Atcidentl Wadi."
Deodand ls.

The Jnry heit proceeded to inquire into (lit death of an in-
fant child, named William Bond, who was left by its parents
in a three pair back room, in Lon -alley, Sun-street, on the
morning of Sunday last. The child, by the help of a stool,
contrived to clamber up to an open window, and unfortunately
overbalancing himself, was precipitated -- pitated into the street. Ve-
rdict—" Accidental Death.'

At the close of the business, Mr. Rhetlen rose,. ant athltese-
ing Mr. Shelton, stated that he was requested by his- brother
jurors, who had all of them during the last three months bad
repeated instances of observing his mode of conducting busi-
ness at the hospital, to express their acknowledgments. fur the
courtesy which he had Uniformly displayed towards them, for
the impartiality and tatience with which he had investigated
such cases as had come before him, and for the spirited manner
in which he was understood to intend asserting their claims.
Mr. SnEvro* returned thanks, and, adverting to thy re-
fusel of the beadle of St. Andrew's to obey his.preeept,
that he understood that parish laid claim' to a privilege of ex-
emption from serving on all juries. On what that privilege
was grounded he did not know; but in a recent instance it had
been pleadedas an excuse for the non-attendanceof xertairof
the parishioners who had been suinmoned as jurors in the Court,
of King's' Bench. The Chief JUstice, however, rehired to'
' admit the plea, and imposed a fine on each oftheni ; but whether
the fine had been paid, or whether the parish , were Stiff assert-
ing their eight in the Exchequer, he did notinow.- WhicheVer-
was the ease, the beadle had atted'foolfshly in not" obeying the,'
precept ; for the jury, although summoned, could have declin'
attending ; and as in that case. he should have imposed a fine oar;
One or more of thOr body, the main question Might haVe" lieen'
at once brought to issue ;'-whereas, as the inatter now 'stood, Aber
beadle would be indicted for contempt, in not obeying thapre-
cept, *thereby he subjected himself; if convicted, to fine and‘.
imprisonment ; and after all, the main question would • be left:
in the same state as at present:

LITERARY NOTICE.

.A.LPHONSUS ; a TBA•EDY, in Five Acts. By GEOROE

HYDE.

AVe have often been surprised when we have
read dramatic productions of considerable merit
that would probably have been received with
public approbation, if represented on the stage,
but which have either been rejected by thea-
trical Managers, or have not been submitted to
their .decision. It is, indeed, to be regretted
that Managers seldom possess judgment, sufficient
to appreciate the merit of literary Works, or that
Gurtius, without the patronage of Greatness, or
powerful private influence, has little chance of
Laving its productions brought before the Public.
The Work before us comes under this predica-
ment, for it has either not been sent to a Ma-
nage], or there has been a lamentable want of
judgment in those who, having read it, are unable
to estimate its value. We are persuaded that if
jlphonsus had been represented on the stage,
with all the advantage of impressive action and
appropriate scenery, it would have been rendered
sirccessful and attractive. The scene lies inSpain,
at a time when the Monarch of that country was
endeavouring to rid it of the Moors. Alphonsus
is a well-drawn character : he is loyal, patriotic,
and heroic in his public character—an affectionate;
husband and father in domestic life. He is,
therefore, well calculated to be the hero of a
Tragedy. His wife Inez partakes of the same
public and private virtues. Prince John is artful,
perfidious, and ambitious. Lasteros, an old
warrior, envious of a youthful hero more in fa-
vour with the King, is perhaps drawn with too
odious a colouring of hatred, but it is still within
Nature ; and the other characters are equally
well designed, according to their several stations
and the agency assigned to them. Sanctius, the
King, is hardly rendered sufficiently important in
the Piece, and it seems strange that he should go
himself upon active warfare, and leave the go-
vermuent of a particular place to a youthful
warrior, who l►ed been distinguished by success
in the field. But the. fable altogether is well
constructed, and is highly interesting. Some of
the scenes are deeply pathetic and affecting, and
the language is in general elevated without tur-
gidy. There are many passages of great poetical
beauty, yet so interwoven with the general tex-
ture of the piece, that we have no room for ex-
tracts, but we can assure our readers that they
will feel a strong interest in the story, and be
powerfully impressed by the whole. We advise
the Managers to do as they did by MILLMAN'S
Fazio, but, however, with the concurrence of the
Author, and, though the tragedy is published,
to try its fortune on the stage. We do not know
Mr. flynr, but we may fairly say, that his tra-
gedy ereitles him to hold a very respectable rank
among the dramatic authors of the time. The
Play is dedicated to EUGENICS ROCHE, Esq.,
the author of some beautiful Poems adapted to
old French Melodies, which we noticed on a for-
mer occasion, and who, we have heard, is con-
cerned in the management of one of the most
Juyal, spirited, and constitutional of our daily
public prints. The taste and talents which Mr.
ROCHE has displayed in the work alluded to, give
him a► fair claim to this tribute of respect and
friendship.

From the LONDON GAZETTE, Aug. 23.

BANKRUPTCIF,S SUPERSEDED.

S. Gregory, Manchester, calico printer.
W. Vigor, Tovil, Kent, butcher.
BANKRUPTS.

N. Keeling and E. Keeling, Hanley, Staffordshire, flint-
alerciaants, to ,surrender Sept. 6,7, and Oct. 4, at twelve, at
the Wheat Sheaf Inn, Stoke-upon-Trent, Staffordshire. At-
tomtits, Mr. Tomlinson, Staffordshire Potteries; and Messrs.
Olowes, Orme, and Wediake, King's Bench Walk, Temple,
London.

J. Clarke, Leeds, cabinet-maker, Aug. 30, at four, 31, and
-.oa. 4, tea, at the Sun Inn, Bradford, Yorkshire. Attor-
wes, Mr. Lambert, Gray's Inn-square, London ; and Mr. Lee,
Bradford. _ _ _ _

J. Stevens, Norwich, yarn-factor,•Sept. 9, 10, and Oct. 4,
at four, at the Castle Inn, Norwich. Attornies, Messrs. Poole,
Greentiekl, and Gamlen, Oray's Inn-spare, London ; and
Messrs. Parkinson and Staff, Norwich.
B. Shims, Manchester, cotton-merchant, Sept. 9, 10, and
Ost. 4, at nine, at the Star Inn, Manchester. Attornies,
Mews. Hurd and Johnson, Temple, London; and Mr. Seddon,
Manchester. _ _ _

. D. Whams, Deptford, slate-merchant, Aug. 30, Sept. 13,
and Oct. 4, at ten, at the Court of Commissioners, London.
Attorney, Mr. Walls, Bedford-street, Bedford-square.
1. Hesketh, Manchester, victualler. Sept. 5,6, and Oct. 4,
at three, at the King's Arms Inn, Manchester. Attornies,
Messrs- Parkins and Frampton, Gray's Inn-square, London.;
and-Mr. Thomson, Manchester.