The Sun.
London, England, 1859-08-09 00:00:00

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builders—Messrs. H. D. Austin, Harding, tißirffl S
W.' Carr, • H. Cook, Downs, Dunnage, Ennor, IT:
-Higgs, Kelk, Alderman Lawrence, Myers, Morris,
Mansfield, Piper, G. Smith, Spicer, Smith and J.
Williams—waited, by appointment, on Sir G. C.
Lewis, her Majesty's principal Secretary for the
Home Department, at his official . residence in
Downing-street, to place before him the circum-
stances attending the strike, and to.ask his opinion
upon the course that ought to be pursued in the
peculiar position in which the masters were placed.
Mr. TITS, M.P., in introducing the deputation,
briefly narrated the principal features by which the
strike was surrounded. He then referred to the
unjust demands which be conceived were being
made upon the' masters, dwelt upon the great
inconveniences the stlike would in *ince, di-
rected attention to public and other works
Which wonid be delayed in consequence, and
concluded by stating that the number of
artisans out of employment amounted to between
90,000 awl 100,000.

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Mr. T. PIPER (we understood) addressed the
right hon. gentleman in a speech of some length,
in which he merely recapitulated the employers'
case, as placed by the masters before the public.
Other gentlemen having addressed the right
honourable gentleman,
Sir G. C. LEWIS inquired what course the depu-
tation thought he Ought to pursue; to which ques-
tion the deputation replied that they did not wish
him to take any steps. They had merely attended
before him to put him in possession of all the facts
of the case.

Sir G. C. LEWIS then thanked the deputation
for the information they had afforded him, at the
same time remarking that while he deeply regretted
that the strike should have taken place, he really did
not see how the Government could interfere with the
arrangements between masters and men, or men
and masters: Strikes were at all times unadvisable
and undesirable; but while the law was main-
tained the Government, of course, could not inter-
fere.

- The deputation then thanked the right honour-
able gentleman and withdrew.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-(TINS DAY.)
MARLISO.ROUGH-STREET.
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THE BUILDERS' STRlKE.—Patrick M`Ctzmack, a brick-
layer's labourer, said to be out of emplo:( in consequence of
the late strike, was charged under the following circum-
stances :

Mr. Victor Aubert, hotel and coffee-house keeper, 89, St.
Martin's-court, said that, on the previous evening, about
six, at the time his place was full of gentlemen, the pri-
soner, who was very drunk at the time, rushed in like a
" mad bull," threatened to strike him and every one of the
gentlemen, and to break all the things in the place, and he
(complainant) was obliged to seize a long stick to keep him
at bay. He stopped full twenty minutes, and after he was
ejected he returned and tried to force his way in again, and
caused a large crowd to assemble, his customers to leave,
and a scene of riot and disturbance about his house.
McCormack said it was the first time he had been in a
court.

Mr. Beadon said he was sorry that a great many of his
class were coming before him for bursting into hotels and
public-houses instead of attending to their work. It would
do them no good. He had much better return to his work
than get into- troubles and difficulties, as he was doing fast,
and not listen to persons who were giving bad advice.
Fined 10s., or seven days in default.
CREATING A DISTURBANCE IN ROTTEN-RoW.—Michael
Welsh, in the garb of a groom, was fined 10s., or seven
days, for running, while in a drunken state, after persons
riding on horseback, hallooing at the top of his voice to
the equestrians, striking a constable, and creating a great
disturbance ; his conduct in such a place as Rotten- row
being likely to be attended with danger.

TILTS DAY'S MARKETS'.

HAY MARKETS.

SMITHFIELD.--Old meadow hay, £3 Os to £4lss ; new
do., £3 15s to £4 4s ; old clover, £4 Os to £5 lOs ; now
do., £4 Os to £4 lOs ; and straw, £1 103 to £2 Os per load.
Trade rather slow, at late rates. Very moderate supplies
of both hay and straw.

CUMBERLAND.-Old meadow hay, £3 Os to £4 15s ;
new do. £3 15s to £4 4s ; old clover, £4 Os to £5 10s ; new
do., £4 Os to £1 10s; and straw, £1 12s to £2 Os per lead.
Supplies rather shoat. Trade dull.

WHITECHAPEL.—OId meadow hay, £3 Os to £4 12s;
new do., £3 15s to £4 4s ; old clovea £4 Os to £5 lOs ;
new do., £4 Os to £4 10s ; and straw, £1 lOs to £1 18s per
load. Both hay and straw moved off slowly, at our quo-
tations.