The Sun.
London, England, 1861-05-08 00:00:00

THE SUN, LIONDON, WEDNESDAY "EVENING, MAY S, 1861.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.)

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

STRIKE AT THE PORTLAND WORKS—IMPORTANT CASE.
—George Bannister and Thomas Carpenter, both of 5,
Littlo Brook-street, silver polishers, and Thomas Britton,
of 10, Saville-street, electro-plate finisher, all in the em-
ploy of the Portland Company (limited), a company em-
ploying above 100 hands in the manufacture of silver
spoons and forks, and whose works are in Riding House-
street, Oxford-street, were charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt,
on a warrant, with unlawfully using threats and intimida-
tion to one Frederick Warren, also a workman in the em.
ploy of the company, for the purpose of forcing him to be-
long to a society called the " Friends of Labour Society,"
contrary to the statute 6th George IV., cap. 129, sec. 3.
Mr. Lewis, jun., of Ely-place, appeared for the Portland
Company, the prosecutors, and Mr. Wontner for the de-
fence.

Mr. Lewis, in opening the case, stated that the company
employed above 100 hands, and that owing to the strike
which had taken place the works had come to a sudden stop,
and that already, although it had only been in operation a
few days, it had cost the company about £l,OOO. He should
prove his case and then ask him (the magistrate) to visit
the defendants with a very severe sentence.
Mr. Peter Bonner, of 17, Queen's-row, Camden-town,
said—l am in the employ of the Portland Company
(Limited) as secretary, and their works are in Little
Riding-house-street, Oxford-street, a company established
for the purpose of the manufacture of silver spoons and
forks. The three defendants are employed by the com-
pany raise, and on Monday last the workmen left with-
out any notice, the defendants being among them, and
never returned to their work. There were between 150 and

his bankers account alone amounting to i 40,000 per annum,
lie implored the magistrate to accept of bail, not only on
account of the length of time Mr. Newton had been
in prison, but on account of his age and the infirmity under
which he was labouring. Ther© were gentlemen of great
stability in attendance, who were perfectly willing to give
bail to a large amount to ensure the attendance of Mr. New-
ton at the Sessions. Mr. Leech said he had only been a
few months on the roll of attorneys, and he was afraid the
important interests of his client might have suffered from
want of experience.

Mr. Woolrych said that Mr. Newton had no reason to
complain of his attorney, who had conducted the defence of
his client for seven weeks with great ability and great pro-
priety. He (Mr. Woolrych) would not act on surmises or
what was not evidence, but on facts, and upon these facts
he must reject the application made to him for bail.
The four prisoners were then formally committed for
trial.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

CHESTER RACES.-TUESDAY.

The Grosvenor Stakes of 10 sous each, h ft, with 50 added;
3-yr-olds, Gst 121 b ; four, Bst 71b ; five, 9st lib ; six and
aged, 9st 31b. Grosvenor Course. 10 subs.
_

Mr: W. I'Anson's General Hess, 4 yrs, Bst 71b (Charlton) 1
Baron Niviere's Cosmopolite, 6 yrs, 9st.. (H. Grimshaw) 2
Mr. Copperthwaite's Twilight, 5 yrs, Bst 121 b (G.Fordhana) 3
The following also ran :—Weatherbound, Lady Ripon,
and Feodorowna.

Betting-7 to 4 agst Twilight, sto 2 agst Cosmopolite, 5
to 1 each agst Lady Ripon and General Hess. Cosmopolite
led to the half distance, where General Hess challenged him,
and won cleverly by a short neck, Twilight a bad third ;
the others pulled up and passed the post in the order given.
The Mostyn Stakes of 10 sovs each, with 100 added, for 2-
yr-olds. Three-quarters of a mile. 17 subs.