The Sun.
London, England, 1859-11-01 00:00:00

SUN, LONDON TETE4SI)Kir EVENING, NOVEMBER, 1, 1850.

POLICE- INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAY.)

THE BUILDERS' STRIDE.

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BOW-STREET.

ASSAULTING THE' POLICE.—A dissipated young man,
named Ford, was placed before Mr. Jardine, charged with
exposing himself and assaulting the police,
Police-constable 37 F said, about noon to-day he was on
duty in the Adelphi, and on passing through the dark
arches ho saw the prisoner and a woman indecently ex-
posing themselves. He took both prisoners into custody,
and en arriving in the Strand handed the female over to
another constable. At the comer of Southampton-street Ford
threw himself on the ground, and refaced to walk to the
station-house, and becoming very violent, the other consta-
ble who had the woman in custody had to come to his
assistance. The male prisoner, directly ho saw his com-
panion at liberty, told her to run away, which she instantly
did, and, aftar great difficulty and struggling, Ford was
lodged in the station-house.

Magistrate—Then the woman is not in custody ?
Policeman—No, your worship, she ran away when the
prisoner told her.

Magistrate—Do you know the prisoner
Policeman—l have seen him frequently about the dark
arches, and the woman ho was with is habitually there.
The police aro, to a great extent, set at defiance by the class
who infest those places. Directly a constable makes his
appearance they make their escape. The policeman is
watched about, and directly his back is turned they all re-
turn to the arches, where the most indecent conduct is car-
ried on.

Trollopo's men ..
Masons
Ilricklaycrs
Carpenters ..
Plasterers
Painters .. • •
Woolwich men ..
Labourers Lodge 1

Magistrate—There is a thoroughfare ?
Policeman—Yes, your worship, many persons pass
through to the half-penny steam-boat pier.
Magistrate—The woman's a prostitute I suppose ?
Policeman, 325 A—And so is the man. (Laughter.)

Policeman 37 F—The woman is a bad character, your
worship. I should have had her here if the prisoner had
not told her to " Step it," when the other constable had to
let go of her to help me with the man.

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Non society men ..
Stono sawyers ..

Prisoner—l did tell her to run away. Both of you were
lugging me along as if I had made any objection to come
to the station-house. I told you I would go quietly, but you
wouldn't let me.

Policeman—You called out to the woman " Stall your
mug," which, you know, means run away.
The Magistrate said such conduct as the prisoner had
been guilty of was most disgusting ; he should, therefore,
•end him to prison for a month with hard labour.

The question whether Mr. Jay's men are to continue in
work or not, after the repudiation by that gentleman of the
letter of his foreman, as stated in our last report, is still un-
decided. Negotiations have been opened with a view of
coming to an amicable arrangement, and as it appears that
they will lead to that result, it is desirable to leave the
matter sub judice.

At the Paviors' Arms yesterday, the usual weekly divi-
dend to the men on strike and the "lock-outs" was de-
clared, and though it was only the same in amount as last
week, the officials of the Conference expressed their confi-
dent belief that the reduction of 4s. to 3s. 6d. in the case of
skilled artisans, and a proportionate decrease to labourers,
would only last fur a short time, and that when the pro-
vincial trades are thoroughly organised, their subscrip-
tions, in conjunction with those of the metropolitan
societies, will enable them to resume the former weekly
payments to both skilled and unskilled labourers.
The dividend and payments declared at the Paviors'
Arms yesterday- was as follows

s. d.
100 45 0 0
321 56 14 0
580 101 10 0
1,000 17.5 0 0
630 110 5 0
130 31 10 0
63 11 0 6
340 42 10 0
132 16 10 0
163 20 7 6
250 31 5 0
5 .. 82 10 5 0
6 .. 410 51 5 0
7 .. 146 18 5 0
8 .. 31 4 5 0
9 .. 309 38 12 6
„ 10 .. 203 25 7 6
„ 11 (paid with Woolwich men)
„ 12 .. 20 2 10 0
7 0 17 6
688 86 0 0
34 4 5 0

5,689 £BB3 4 6
This gives a diminution in the numbers paid of 71, and
cash £l6 125., as compared with the previous week.
It is stated that negotiations have been renewed by which
it is hoped that the dispute:may be brought to a termina-
tion; but in the present state of the question it is consi-
dered inexpedient to state the terms which have been pro-
posed, because they may be modified on further considera-
tion and discussion.