The Sun.
London, England, 1825-01-25 00:00:00

CAUTION TO JOURNEYMEN PRINTERS.

GUILDIIAT.L.—AIthough the Combination Laws are repeal-
ed, artificers and workmen of all descriptions will do well to re-
member that an Act of Parliament (4th Geo. IV. cap. 34.) has
been passed, enlarging the powers of Magistrates in determin-
ing complaints between masters and servants, and which enacts
that if any artificer or other person shall absent himself from
his service before the time of his contract shall be completed,
whether such contract be or be not in writing, the Magistrate
may issue his warrant for his apprehension, and upon proof of
the complaint commit any such person to hard labour in the
House of Correction for any time not exceeding three months.

Under this Statute James Watson, Henry "Moore, and James
Paradise, three compositors late in the employ of Messrs. A•
and It. Spottiswoode, were brought up on a warrant yesterday
before the Sitting Alderman, Sir J. SHAW, Bart.

Mr. A. Spottiswoode said, he charged the prisoners with hav-
ing left his employment before the expiration of the implied
term of their respective contracts. It was the universally under-
stood agreement between the masters and journeymen printers,
that a fortnight's notice should be given whenever a master in-
tended to discharge a journeyman, and in like manner by the
journeyman when hecroposed to quit his master's service; but
since the repeal of the Combination Laws, he was sorry to say,
that the men seemed to think they might commit any offence
with impunity, break all engagements, in short that they had ac-
quired the right to do wrong. Several worthless fellows, as they
expected, had left them at different times without any notice
whatever, to the great inconvenience of their businesss, but they
had not thought it worth their while to give themselves any trouble
about them. The evil had however now spread pretty generally
among the men ; one of these prisoners had served his appren-
ticeship with them, and had been nine years in thqir employ
since, and they now- therefore felt it absolutely necessary to
adopt these proceedings to endeavour if possible to put a stop to
such improper conduct.
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Mr. Shaw, Messrs. Spottiswoode's manrger, was then called
to substantiate the charge against the prisoners, and from his
evidence it appeared that Moore, who had been apprenticed
there, left his employ about a fortnight ago. A note came the
next day from his wife, stating that he was confined by illness,
but would return when he got better. Ile had not howevcv re-
turned since, and a few days afterwards the other two pri-
soners left in the saine aliftipt Manner, without giving the cus-
tomary notice. Mr. Shaw got private information that they
were at work in another printing-office (that of The Sunday
Times Newspaper), and on calling found them all three there
at work, and gave them notice that unless they returned pro-
ceedings would he had against them. Two of them did call,
and begged to be released from, giving the fortnight's notice,
but their attendance was insisted upon, yet neither of the three
had returned to their work since. Application was in con-
sequence made at this office, and Brand, the Marshalman, to
whom the warrant was given, took them all three on Saturday
night at work at The Sunday Times Office.
The prisoners did not deny the implied agreement in the trade
to give notice of intending to quit; and in excuse for their con-
duct said, that the work they were upon at Messrs. Spottis-
woode's not being of the most advantageous kind for the jour-
neymen, being Hooper's Medical Dictionary, and having
heard of this situation with the Sunday- Paper, where they
could earn double the money, they were induced to quit.
Sir J. SHAW said, their defence completely allowed the of-
fence they were charged with, and inquired of Mr. Spottiswoede
what was their general character, and whether it was his wish
to press for punishment upon them,
Mr. Spottiswoode said, that he had nothing to object against
their characters generally, but he had hoped, after their two
night's confinement, they would have been brought to a sense of
their error. He believed they had been led away, anti if they
were now convinced they had done wrong, he should be disposed
to intercede with the Magistrate in their favour.
The prisoners severally expressed their contririon for their
• misconduct, and the Alderman, after a serious admonition,
permitted them to be discharged.

GREAT STORM.—This city and its neighbour-
hood was yesterday morning visited by a tremen-
dous storm of wind and rain, accompanied by
flashes of lightning. The Sir W in.Wallace,steam.
boat,belonging to the Ferry trustees, when lying at
anchor outside the bar of Burntisland, was dashed
to pieces on the rocks. The crew were saved..
The passengers had been conveyed ashore in
boats the previous evening. Among the acci-
dents which happened in Edinburgh, the follow-
ing have come to our knowledge :.a watchman in
Stafford-street was actually lifted off his feet by
the wind, and blown over an iron railing into a
•stink,area, and had his head and his ribs dread-
fully shattered. A woman was. blown down in
the Illigh-street with such force as to cause. a de-
pression in her forehead.—(Edinburgh Sian)

The Representative Irish Bishops the ensuing
Session of Parliament are, ./Irmagh (BEREsFoRD),
Elphin (LESLIE), Down (MANE), Waterford
BuRKE).
Mr. SAunrs has declined the invitation of the
Guild of Merchants of Dublin to offer himself a
candidate for the Representation of that city.
It is proposed to convert Ilungerford into the
new fish market, which is to be for the west end
of the town what Billingsgate is for the east.—
The whole will be arranged in a style of supe-
rior elegance and accommodation. There will
be a suitable opening from York-buildings.
One of the richest veins of lead ore perhaps ever
discovered, has been lately broken into near Mat-
lock, in what is called a pipe work, (viz. an open-
ing or communications of caverns, similar to those
which are shewn to visiters at Matlock Bath.) The
roof, sides, and bottom are covered with the
richest galena. It is visited by all the miners in
the county, and one professional Gentleman of-
fered 10,000 guineas for the ore in sight !

COURT OF KING'S BENCH—(Tats DAs).

GAMBLING.--THE KING V. TOSIAII TAYLOR.
In this case, which was an indictment against
the defendant for keeping a certain gambling
house in the parish of St. James. Mr. 13nonE-
RICK now moved, on the part of the defendant,
to set aside the motion previously obtained
against his client for the offence. The Learned
Counsel addressed the Court at considerable
length, and concluded his argument by trusting
their Lordships would make the rule absolute.
Mr. CHITTY, who appeared for the prosecu-
tion, strongly argued on the other side.
Their Lordships consulted together for some
time, when the LORD CHIEF JUSTICE said,
their'
was a point arising in this case that required-
consideration, and therefore the Court %I ould
take time to consider their decision.

MERCANTILE SIIIPPING.

DEAL, JAN. 24.—Wind N.W.—His Netherlands Majesty'.
brig Valk, Captain Van Eas, sailed this morning for Curacoas

PORTSMOUTH, JAN. 24.—Wind Southerly.—Arrived the
—, from Palermo. Put back here the Lorton,
Sergeant, from off Dungeness, with damage, having been run
foul of by a Dutch galliot.
FAT.MOUTH, JAN. 23.—Wind N.E. fresh breezes.—Sailid
the Stanmer packet, for Lisbon; and the Dutch galliot Col-
lette, and Charlotte, for Rio •Janeiro.

Hebe,

Yesterday the dispatches for Bengal and China, by the ship
Waterloo, Captain Alsager, were closed at the East India
House, and delivered to the Purser of that ship.