The Sun.
London, England, 1834-09-09 00:00:00

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

Yesterday a rough-looking fellow of the name of
M'Dermott, was brought before Mr. CHAMBERS, charged
with having threatened the lives of Mr. Hardinm, senior,
builder, of John-street, Horseferry-read, and also :labourer
in his employ.
Mr. Harding, jun., deposed that his father having ac-
cepted the contract for repaving the parish of St. George,
Hanover-square, was under the necessity of employing a
great number of labourers. The duty of superintending
them devolved on him (complainant.) Yesterday morning,
while the men were at work in Park-street, the prisoner
came and asked for employment, which was readily given
him. He, however, had not been long at work before he
(the prisoner) began to quarrel with another labourer, and,
taking up one of the masons' hammers, threatened to knock
the man's brains out. On inquiring into the cause of the
quarrel, he discovered that the prisoner belonged to the
Operative Builders' Union, which was not the case with
the other man. The prisoner refused to work with the
Anti-Unionist, and also insisted that none of the members
of the Union should work if the objectionable person re-
mained. The men accordingly struck. Witness then
interfered, on which the prisoner threatened to knock his
brains out.

Mr. CHAMBERS—Do you apprehend that the prisoner
will do you any mischief? Mr. Harding--I do.
Mr. CHAMBERS—Then he shall find bail to answer your
charge at the Sessions ; himself in 801., and two sureties in
40/. each ; and also to give 24 hours' notice of bail.
The prisoner not being prepared with the required bail,
was locked up.

Q UEEN- S QUARK.
Yesterday Isaac Edwards, a painter and glazier, and a
member of the Trades' Union, of Friar-street, Blackfriars-
road, late in the employ of Messrs. Bennet and Hunt,
builders, of the Horseferry-road, Westminster, was charged
before Messrs. BURRELL and WHITE with creating a mob
in the Westminster-road, and violently assaulting John
Smith, a tradesman in Messrs. Bennet and Co.'s employ,
under the following circumstances.
Mr. Shuter, solicitor, of No. 67, Milbank-street, at-
tended on behalf of the complainant.
The complainant was a smith by trade, and had been in
the employ of Messrs. Bennet and Hunt about five years.
On Saturday evening last, when he left work with several
other men, they were followed by the prisoner and a num-
ber of others over Westminster-bridge, hissing and hooting
them, calling them " knobsticks" for signing the document.
The prisoner carried an effigy, which had a rope round its
neck, which he shoved in his face, saying, " This is the way
When to serve all knobsticks." near the Marsh-gate,
Lambeth, witness was struck by several of the mob, which
had now increased to about 500 men. The prisoner was
one of the rnoli who struck him.
Mr. Shuter—Are you a member of the Trades' U nion ?
Witness—l am not, nor ever have been.
Mr. Shuter—Do you know whether the defendant is a
member of the Trades' Union ? Witness—l believe he is.
Mr. Shuter—Have you ever been attacked in a similar

manner by the men who have left their employ ? Witness
—Yes. For the last three Saturdays we have been served
in a similar manner, and it is quite time that a stop should
be put to it. We do not attempt to annoy or insult them.
Mr. Yates, the inspector of the L division, here produced
the effigy.
Henry Chandler, another workman in the employ of
Messrs. Bennet and Hunt, gave nearly similar evidence to
the last witness. He saw the complainant struck several
blows by the mob, but be could not identify any person,
the confusion was so great.
Mr. Shuter—Was the prisoner one of the persons who
were following you ? Witness—He was.
Mr. Shuter—How many persons might there be after
you in the Westminster-road ? Witness—l should think
at least from four to five hundred.
Mr. WHITE—How many men do you think there were
at first ? Witness—Perhaps about twenty, but they in-
creased considerably as they followed us.
Mr. WHITE—Can you give any idea how many of the
men in the mob had been in the employ of Messrs. Bennet
and Hunt ? Witnesss-s-There were a great many. I saw
five or six myself, but there might be many more.
Mr. Shuter—Had you been previously annoyed and in-
sulted by these men who have left their work ? Witness
—Yes, for the last three Saturdays. I cannot, however,
speak as to the previous Saturday, for I was not there.
Mr. Shuter—Did the prisoner appear to be one of the
leaders of the mob ? Witness—Yes he did, and on the
previous occasions also.
Mr. Shuter—Did the prisoner leave the employ of
Messrs. Bennet and Hunt at the same time a number of
other workmen did ? Witness—l believe so.
Mr. Shuter—Do you know the reason why they left ?
Witness—Because they would not sign a declaration that
they would not belong to the Trades' Union.
Mr. WHITE—Do you know the reason why the prisoner
molested you ? Witness—Because Ido not belong to the
Unions.
Edward Cook, a police constable of the L division, No.
71, confirmed the evidence of the complainant.
The prisoner, in his defence,— Was an Englishman, and
had worked for Messrs. Bennet and Hunt nine years, and
had never had a complaint against him. Mr. Hunt, jun.,
was in the office, and he (prisoner) was not ashamed to
show his face either in the office or anywhere else. The po-
lice constable had sworn false. He was not the man that took
him into custody. It was a constable in plain clothes.
Mr. WHITE—WiII you give any explanation as to the
charge of assault made againSt you. Why did you follow
these men in the manner described ? Prisoner—There is
an antipathy between the Unions and the knobsticks.
(It was here explained to the Magistrates that the term
" knobsticks" was applied to those workmen who would not
join the Unions.)
The prisoner denied having assaulted the complainant,
hut called no witnesses.
The Magistrates having consulted together, Mr. Bra-
RELL said that they were quite satisfied with the evidence.
It was a very serious assault, and they felt it their duty to
fine the prisoner in the full penalty of Si., and in default of
payment he would be committed for two months to the
House of Correction. In addition to which they should
require the prisoner to find two good sureties in the sum of
50/. each to be answerable for his keeping the peace for the
next six months.
The prisoner was then locked up.