The Sun.
London, England, 1809-04-08 00:00:00

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.auEnN-so.unur,;--A-mao of the name of Thos..
Almon. halt: Lititler?;one -three eiatnin ulnas at ibis:
Ottice On Barious charge's of fraud. Ile is is.goild:
I:)uking man, and IMP his appearance iii London
a :few weehssince, represeining bitn,elf a Gen-
.ti na u from "Lincolnshire. 'rite charges villa( him
n:e itistitmed by tradespeople, whom Inv' has sue-
ceectedin,dultauding of, goods to a.very considerable
..ainOnnt. .He had :three or four hOnses in his occu-
pation at a tone in different parts of the town, To
-supplyhis immediate necessities, he always had
,ahout him an abundant supply of Newhaven
notes of every denqmination, which he has indus-
trinnsly circulated Awn the town, to 60 mortifica-
tion of :nninherless persons who unforturtateiy hold
them. These notes are well .talculated to,deceive,.
Abu' ha6n3 been very deverously mtnufatiuted;
and made pa .able in London at some pretended'
lirrn,, resembling, .at first sight, the names of a'real
firm. It happens that there is no Newhaven Bank,
that these dotes are no better than fielitious shop
blip resenMing bank notes. • Several of theie
sham notes ;have been .circulated in the Feet and
other prisons, and the name of Chamberlain, an old
name resorted to by swindlers, in similar ttansac-
tynts, appears-on the notes, which the' public are
cautioned against.

GUILDHALL.
COMBINATION OF JOURNEYMEN CUTLERS.

Several of the most respetiable cutlers M London
attended at,this otiice yesterday, for the purpohe of
preferring complaints t4gitjuMt,thcir journeymen,- for
refusing to work, and, entering into a combination
ior ring their wages.
It. was hued by Mr. HUMI'IiftIES, the solicitor
for the complainants, that in January list, a society
had been tOrmed amongxt the joiirneyinen cutlers,
eiLd Long 1-Infters, who met at-the filtle NAB, in
find after kome preliminary deliberation,
rAnotisnance or statement of their desires was
drawn up and submitted to,their lespeaioe masters,
complaining that their stipulated pricei for .certain
branches of their work were not sufficiently high.
Ire const.tittence of .this remonstrance, .4 meeting of
the 'print ipal cutlers iu l,cSti,tcan was held, who, after
mat ufti coostderation, came the resolution of ad-
iranciug the wage i for the Mandist:Jure of certain
artiel,:s. This advance was 'hot, hO‘VeVer, so great
as the journeymen desired, arid a list of the prices
they w 'shed was drawn up and sent round to the
trade for their avprov;ll. 'lle terms Were so ex,orbi-
tam,- hOwo:er, that the flusters came to a determi-
nation tp resist tie imposition jti consequence of
which, inane day, nearly a hundred journeymen re-
fused to continue to work, subjecting their employers
to the 'greatest inconvenience. • Frequent negocia7
tians bet weeli the masters and men then took place,
in which the masters endeavoured to impres3oir (Kir
iourneymen the impropriety of thelr: conduit,
and in which delegates were sent front time to
tine by the I oirthili.aion, to the several cutlers in
LondOn, ipLeitying the nature of their wi.hes ; and
letters were frequently, written in the names Of the
toeirty,,ty a man named Plivridge, as secretary,
explaining itit, flature of their grieviineei. I Loan
the coniiiinance of the eonspiriicy it "v'''as Wood ex,
-pedi,?nt to appreheio tour of the conspiratoli,
arhflngst ii. t.hoin was the secretary, and bring them
too tinnishinent, as a 1 exahiple_to the rest. In
fort troanco of -this plan,- warrants were issued, nod
Plamridge, the secretary, Samuel Ga. diner,
John aid 1I in. SAatock, were apprehended,
andrbrough: to this Office.
• Their re:•!p olive employers stated the
stances 'ot their several Lases, find the guilt of the
Prisoners was fully subst:mitated.
After' an impessi‘e adrMlirttiOn from Sir Joffe
they we're sentenced each to Iwo monlks
imprisonmen! in iize Ifohse of Cor'reClion,•and to be
to turd 41)0.111', to the Atea Parlia-
&hem has•ied di:: 31 of Geo.
Agaiflst this sentence,' by advice of their Attor-
rpy,
,they. expressed their
.intentiOn tq appeal, in
consequence of which they were aamitted to hail,
to answer for their Crime at the next 'Quarter See-

COOS.

Their employers exhorte.l 'them to return to their
WOl'k, proniiing to inlet:cc-A:le %Mt thetfrOrthy Ma
gistrate for a diminution of 'their punishment,, but
this; they obstinately recuiA.
Warrant. have therefore been issued for the appre.
bension of others. - , • .