The Sun.
London, England, 1868-08-13 00:00:00

LAW AND POLICE.

DEFAMINC.' CHARACTER.-At the Gloucester Assizes an
action was brought by Mr. Powell, a commercial traveller,
against Mr. llawkes, who manages an extensive malt
business. It seemed that during the last Cheltenham
election party ran high, and the defendant circulated
some bills about the town stating that the plaintiff and
another person named Atkinson had been convicted at New-
castle of riding in a first-class carriage whereas they
had only paid for a second clas, and had been fined for the
offence. A number of these bilks had been circulated in
Cheltenham, and half a dozen actions had been brought by
the plaintiff against parties who had published the libel,
but the other defendants had compromised by paying the
costs. The defendant, it was alleged, had circulated a
number of these bills after the plaintiff had contradicted
the charges in them. The jury awarded £5O damages.

CHARGE OF ATTEMPTING TO POISON A FAMILY AT
ExErEu.—Wm. John Hoare, a respectably-connected lad,
11 years of age, was charged with attempting to poison
Mr. W. Gilbert, of the Hommopathic Hospital in that
city. It appeared from the evidence of Mr. Gilbert, cor-
roborated by other persons, that the accused was under
notice to leave. On the family taking breakfast on Tues-
day morning they discovered that something was the
matter with the tea—it tasted sharp and pungent, and
was very nauseous. Mr. Gilbert examined the water in
the kettle, and found it the same as that in the teapot—it
was of a yellowish colour. He then tested it with lime-
water, and discovered the presence of oxalic acid. In a
wine glass of the water there were six or seven grains of
the acid. A little girl, Mary Harding, had made the tea
with the water from an iron kettle in the kitchen. It was
shewn that the prisoner had access to this kettle during
the absence of the girl from the kitchen, and that in his
care in the " snuggery " room was placed a bottle of oxalic
acid for cleaning the brasses of the shop. The bottle was
labelled "Poison ;" the liquid which it contained was suffil
cient to poison six or seven persons. The kettle had been
filled by the girl from the tap in the scullery, but the tap
water on examination proved to be perfectly wholesome.
Mr. Superintendent Steel applied for a remand, in order
that the water might be analysed by Mr. Herepath, of
Bristol. The magistrate accordingly granted a remand.

CONVICTION OF SHEFFIELD TRADES UNIONISTS.-At
the Leeds Assizes, John Sheridan, Isaac Morton alias
Hall, Henry Hineheliffe, Edward Beebe, James Butler,
Alfred Staley, Joseph Armstrong, and Daniel Sanderson
were indicted for unlawfully conspiring to injure James
Powell in his trade of a mason and builder, by molesting,
obstructing, and using threats and intimidation to such
workmen as might be willing to be hired and employed by
the said James Powell ; and also prejudicing, injuring,
and oppressing the said James Powell in his said trade,
and preventing certain workmen of the said James
Powell from continuing to work for him, at Sheffield,
on the 15th April and on other dates, The
prosecutor was a mason, and carried on his business
in a manner that does not seem to have gained
the approval of his men, who struck and left.
Some " free labour " men were had from London, and
worked for Mr. Powell. A few days after their arrival
the defendants met the men and said that Powell's was a
" black " job, and they ought not to work there, and after-
wards a bill was pcsted telling the masons not to work at
the prosecutor's. The evidence pointed clearly to Hind:.
cliffe, Armitage, and Sanderson, who were found guilty,
and the remainder of the prisoners were acquitted.

ACTION AGAINST A RAILWAY COMPANY.-At the same
assizes the jury awarded £5O in the case of Brearly v. the
Great Northern Railway Company. The plaintiff, a plate-
layer, sought compensation for having been run over at
the end of a tunnel near the Bradford Station of the Lan-
cashire and Yorkshire Railway Company, on the 15th of
January.

MURPHY'S LECTURES.—Eight young lads, named
William Mansfield, David Greenwood, George Bunting,
Levi Bennett, Nathaniel Taylor, Thomas Lever, George
Howarth, and Thomas Hatton, were indicted for,
together with other persons, riotously, " routously,"
and tumultuously assembling, to the disturbance of the
public peace ; for beginning to demolish and destroy St.
Mary's Roman Catholic Chapel; for breaking and enter-
ing the said chapel, and stealing one crucifix and other
fixtures and ornaments, the prorerty of one Robert
Hilton ; and for wilfully committing damage in the
said chapel to the amount of £5O. This was another
case arising out of Murphy's lectures. Five hundred
persons assembled on the Dunkinfield, and rushed into the
Roman Catholic chapel, mutilated an image of the Virgin
Mary, and committed other excesses. The jury after
hearing the evidence returned a verdict of not guilty.
THE MURDER BY A SOLDIER.—At the Gloucester
Assizes, John Maskelll a private of the 3rd Buffs, was

indicted for the wilful murder of Roliert Sy non,

at Horfield. On the day in question the accused
complained to hi 3 officer about being overcharged for a
letter. Soon after several shots were heard, and ware
folud to have been fired by the prisoner. The people in the
barrack square ran out, and the deceased, with Priva'e
L3wis, was retreating to some steps opposite the sergeant's
mess, when the latter fell, and the next mom(nL,
j Ist, as Synon had passed him and was going up the steps,
another shot was fired, and Synon fell dead. The prlroner
was seized and put into confinement. The jury, after
hearing evidence of the friendship that existed between
the deceased and the accused, convicted the latter of man•
slaughter, and he QrdMd- tune kept iu peu4l:ervitude
for ton Yearn,

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

WOLVERTJAMP TON RACES-WEDNESDAY.

The CHILLINGTON STAKES of 10 sovs each, h ft, with
100 added, for two-year-olds ; colts, Bst 10-th ; fillies and
geldings, Bst 71b ; winners once in the present year 31b,
twice 51b extra ; maidens having started three times al-
lowed 31b ; the second to save his stake ; T.Y.C.

(straight half mile) ; 26 subs.
Mr Lincoln's Melody, by Macaroni—Nightingale, Sat
121 b (inc 51b extra)..... (Kenyon) 1
Mr Fleene's Luna, Bst 41b
• G-^d. ' -'s Perfume, Bst 121 b (inc Sib ex)...(Lynch) 3

Mr Uoodwin
The following also ran :—Tim Bobbin and Abyssinia.
Betting-65 to 40 on Melody, 9to 4 agst Perfume, 10 to
1 agst Luna, 100 to 8 " bar three." Won cleverly by half
a length.
Borough Members' Plato of 60 soya, added to a Handi-
cap of 7 sous each, 4 ft; winners of any race after July
23 71b, of two or more 10113 extra; straight half mile ;

10 subs.
Mr Wright's Venturer, by Acrobat—Varna, 5 yrs, Sat 91b
(Peppier) 1
Mr Wright's Bouquetiere, 3 yrs, 7st 131 b (inc 71b ex)
(Clement) 2
Mr Barber's Susan, 4 yrs, 6st 111 b (Ciradwell) 3
Lady of Croome also ran.
Betting - 5 to 4 on Venturer, 7 to 4 agst Lady of Croome,
7to 1 " bar two." Won in a canter by three lengths.
The Stamford Biennial Stakes of 10 sovs each, h ft, with
100 added, for three year olds ; colts Bst 101 b, fillies and
geldings Bst 71b; the winner of this stake in 1867 51b
extra ; maiden three year olds allowed 71b, untried 31b ;
the second to save his stake; one mile and a half; 51

subs.
Mr Hodgman's Vex, by Vedette—Flying Dueness, 3 yrs,
Bst 71b
Mr Naylor's Lady Highthorn, 3 yrs, Bst 71b (T. Chaloner) 2
Mr Ston's Ottoman, 3 yrs, Bst 71b (Kenyon) 3
Mr Barber's William, 3 yrs, Bst 31b (Payne) 4
Betting—Even on Lady Highthorn, 5 to 4 agst Vex, 6
to 1 " bar two." Wou by a length.
The Holyoake Stakes (Handicap) of 5 sous each, with 50
added; winners of any handicap value 100 soya after
August 7, at 10 a.m., 71b., any two such handicaps or

one of 500 101 b extra ; the second t) save his stake ;
once round (about a mile ani a quarter) ; 10 subs.
Mr R. C. Naylor's Wild Briar, by Stockwell—Summer-
side, 5 yrs, 7st 101 b (Parry) 1
Mr Lincoln's Barnabo, 5 yrs, 7st 61b (Kenyon) 2
Mr Beverley's The Returned, 3 yrs, 6st 101 b (Fox) 3
East Lancashire and Abbotsford also ran.

Betting-6 to 5 agst East Lancashire, 7to 2 agst Wild
Briar, 4to 1 agst Barnabo, 5 to 1 agst The Returned.
Won by a neck.
The Wrottesley Stakes of 5 sovs each, with 50 added ; two
year olds 7bt 81b, three 9st, four 9bt 91b, five and upwards

9st 121 b ; straight half mile.
Mr Webb's Alberta, by King Tom—Princess, 5 yrs
(£3O), Bst 21b (Payne) 1
Mr W. F. Copeland's St. Valentine, 3 yrs (.C3O), ist 51b
(Kenyon) 2
Mr H. C. Naylor's Caroline, 2 yrs (£3O), Est (S. Derling) 3
Mr Beverley's Abyssinia, 2 yrs (£100), 7st 51b (Peppier) 0
Betting-6 to 4on Alberta, 2to 1 agst St. Valentine, 10
to 1 "bar two." Won by half a length.
The Cleveland Cup of 100 sovs ; three year olds 7st 71b,
four Bst 101 b, five 9st 31b, six and aged 9st 71b ; mares
allowed 41b, geldings allowed 71b ; winners extra. ac. ;
once round (about one mile and a quarter). 8 subs.
Mr B. Osborne's King's Cross, by St. Albans—Eleanor,
4 vrs, Bst 101 b (T. Cbaloner) 1
Mr Bry an'a Runic, 3 yrs, Est 91b (car. fist 111b)(Kenyon) 2
Mr Ilartley's c, by King Tom, dam Priuc, ss, 3 yrs, 7st
(Viuell) 3
Betting-5 to 2on King's Cross. Won easily by two

lengths.
The Shakspere Stakes (Handicap) of 3 sovs each, with 25
added, for all ages ; three-quarters of a mile.
Mr Stone's Ambition, by Brother to Bird on the Wing—
La B lle Alice, 5 yrs, Bst 71b
Mr Wadlow's Gordian Knot, aged, Bst 21b ...(Chaloner) 2
Mr Clayton's Slanderer, 3 yrs, Gat 71b (Fox) 3
Hunter also ran.
Betting-5 to 4 agst Gordian Knot-6 to 4 agst Ambi-
tion, 4to 1 agst Slanderer. Won by a length.

BROMLEY SUMMER MEETING-WEDNESDAY.

The Railway Plate (Handicap) of 30 sovs ; the winner to

be sold for 30 sovs. About five furlongs.

Mr E. W. Taylor's Volhynia, by Voivode—Kuustou's
dam, 5 yrs, Bst 41b (H. Jackson) 1
Mr F. Master's Weatherbreaker, 3 yrs, 7st (Hardy) 2
Mr Rover's Lady Fly, 3 yrs, tist 61b (tenfold) 3
Lady Ward and Joyful also ran.
Betting-6 to son Lady Fly, 2to 1 agst Volhynia, 100
to 8 bar two. Won by four lengths.

The Bromley Summer Handicap of 5 sovs each, 2 ft (to
the fund), with 50 added; winners of a handicap after
Aug. 5, at 6 p.m., 71b extra. Nearly one mile and a
half.

Mr 11. Temple's Lionel, by Knight of Gwynne—sister to
The Nob, 3 yrs, 7st
Mr Lapidist's Vampire (11 h), 5 yrs, &3t 121 b (Holt) 2
Mr E. slayer's Isabella, 5 yrs, 7st 101 b (Penfold) 3
___ _

The following also ran :—Crosslanes c, Lord Paramount,
Triana, and Arkadi.

BAting,—G to 4 agst Lionel, 5 to 1 azst Triana, 100 to
13 each agst Isabella and Arkaii, and 7 to 1 agst Vampire.
Arkadi made play-, followed by Lionel, Lcrd Paramount,
and Vampire, Triana next, and the Crosslanes colt, evi-
dently outpaced, bringing up the rear. No material change
occurred till passing the stand, when Lionel assumed the
command, the re:,t lying in a cluster, with the exception
of the Crosslanes colt, who was still last. On reaching the
far side Vampire joined the two leaders, Lionel and Arkadi,
Triana being close up, and on entering upon the planta-
tion beforo the distance Vampire took up the running,
having in close attendance Lionel, Arkadi, and Triana ;
but, at the distance, Smith gave Lionel his head, when
he came away, and won easily by a length and a half, a
length intervening between the second and third ; Arkadi
was fourth, Triana fifth, and Crosslanes colt last through-
out.

A Welter Stakes of 3 sovs each, with 20 added ; for three-
year-olds and upwards ; weight for age ; penalties and
allowances; gentlemen riders allowed 51b. One mile
and a distance.

Mr 11. Temple's Fitz-Ivan, by Ivan—Diana, 4 yrs, list
71b (C. Smith) 1
Mr A. Deacon's Peninsula, 3 yrs, 9st lllb (Deacon) 2
Mr Hoiatio's Harold, 5 yrs, lOst 61b (Halley) 3
Mr Robinson's Lady Ward, 3 yrs, lOst 41b (J. Potter) 4

Betting-2 to lon Fitz-Ivan, sto 1 ag-t Peninsula, 6to
1 each agst Lady Ward and Harold. Won in the com-
monest of canters by tan lengths.
The Bickley Stakes of 5 sovs each, 1 ft (to the fund),
with 30 added; winners after August 5, at 6 p.m., 71b ;
the winner to be sold for 50 soya. About six furlongs.
15 subs.
Mr Taylor's Volhynia, 5 yrs, 9st (including 71b extra)
(11. Jackson) 1
Mr W. Rover's Inheritance, 3 yrs, ist (Penfold) 2
Mr J. Lowe's Charivari, 3 yrs, 7st (Killick) 3

Tom Coke and Lady Skeynes also ran.

Betting—Even on Charivari, 3 to 1 agst Inheritance, 7
to 1 each agst Volhynia and Toni Coke. Won by two
lengths.

The winner was sold for 106 guineas to Mr H. Temple,
and Lady Skeynes was purchased for 19 guineas by Mr
W. Johnson.

The Stand Plate of 40 sous ; winners extra. About six

furlongs.

Mr H. Temple's Fitz-Ivan, 4 yrs, 9st 51b (inc. 51b ex.)
(C. Smith) 1
Mr Beadman's Barcelona, 2 yrs, 6st 41b (J. Clark) 2
Mr Rover's Lady Fly, 3 yrs, 6:t 41b (Barker) 3
The following also ran:—Arkadi, Queen Ebba, Jennie,
and Flash.

Betting---5 to 4 agst Fitz-Ivan, 2to 1 aget Barcelona, 7
to 1 agst Arkadi, Bto 1 bar two. Won by a length and a
half.

A Selling Stakes of 3 sous each, with 20 added, for all
ages ; weight for age ; selling and other allowances.

About half a mile.
Mr Nightingall's Skircble Scamble, by Joskin—Peahen,
2 yrs, (.£6O), Gst 131 b (Wyatt 1
Mr A. Deacon's Peninsula, 3 yrs (X5O), Bst 111 b
(Deacon) 2
Mr Knight's Joyful, 2 yrs (£3O), 6st 131 b (Penfold) 3

La-Etase also rau.

Betting—Even on Skimble Scamble, 3 to 1 agst Joyful,
4to 1 agst Peninsula. Won by two lengths.

STOCKTON MEETING--WEDNESDAY.

The Trial Stakes of 5 sovs each, with 30 added ; weigh

for age ; winner to be sold for 200 sues ; penalties and

allowances. One mile.
Mr Dawson's Waffles, by Ellington—Olive Branch, 2
yrs, Est 11lb (Hudson) 1
Mr T. V. Morgan's Lord Bothwell, 2 yrs, Est (Wilson) 2
Mr W. Nicholl's Rabbit Trap, 4 yrs, Bst 91b (French) 3
Betting—Even on Waffles, 6to 4 agst Bothwell. Won
by a length and a half.
The Cleveland Stakes of 5 sovs each, with 80 added, for
two year olds; colts Bst 10Ib, fillies and geldings Bst 71b,

. .
penalties and allowances; second received 20 sows,

T.Y.C. 33 subs.
Mr Johnstone's Thorwaldsen, by Thormanby—Lady
Ripon, Bst 101 b
Mr T. V. Morgan's Dryad, Bst 41b (Snowden) 2
Mr F. Gordon's Sunshade, Bst 41b (Cameron) 3
he following also ran : —English Rose colt, Little
Duke, Fitzwilliam, and Jeanie Deans.

Betting-7 to 4on Thorwaldsen, 4to 1 agst Dryad, 100
to 15 agst Fitzwilliam, and 10 to 1 agst any other. Won
cleverly by a neck.
Tte Town Plato of 50 sous; winners extra. Half a mile.
Mr J. Osborne's Jenny Mills, by the Marquis—Sadie, 3
yrs, Gst 7W (Platt) 1
Mr G Silverside's Progress, 3 yrs, Gst (APE wen, 2
Mr Johnstone's Holstein, 6 yrs, 6st 121 b (Cameron) 3
The following also ran:—Attache, Flying Jib, Thank-
ful, and 11asterrnap.

Betting-6 to son Masterman, 4to 1 agst Flying Jib,
5 to 1 agst Thankful, 6 to 1 agst Attache, 100 to 15 agst
Progress, Bto 1 agst Holstein. Won by a neck.

The Stockton Tradesmen's Handicap of 100 sovs, added
to a Sweepstakes of 20 soya each, h ft, and 3 if declared,

winners extra; second received 25 sovs. Two miles.
58 subs, 20 of whom paid 3 sovs each.
Mr Watt's Strathconan, by Newminster—Souvenir, 5
yrs, Bst Bth
Mr Johnstone's The Dean, 4 yrs, 6st 121 b ...(Cameron) 2
Captain Gray's Fortunio, 4 yrs, Bst 31b.. (Morris) 3
The following also ran :—Honesty, Tbree per Cent.,
Miss OsLorne, Rap, El Cid, Rel Tub, and Lady Zetland.
Betting.-7 to 4 agst Fortunio, 4 to 1 agst 6tratlicotiar,

6 to 1 each agst The Dean and Three per Cent., 8 to 1
agst honesty, 100 to 6 agst El Cid. Won by a neck.
The Second Year of the Eleventh Zetland Biennial
Stakes of 10 sovs each, 11 ft, with 50 added, for three-
yr-olds ; colts Bst 1011); fillies and geldings, Bst 71b ;
penalties and allowances; second saved stake. One
mile. 23 subs,

Lord Durham's Apollo, by Thormanby—The Nymph,
fist 111 b (inc 41b ex) (J. Osborne) w.o.
Mr. C. Percy's Russian Bear saved stakes.
The South Stockton Selling Stakes of 5 sovs each, with
40 added ; weight for age ; selling and other allowances.
T.Y.C. 4 subs.

Mr W. Cowen's Sleeping Maggie, by Loiterer—Sal; 2
yrs, (.£3O), 6st (M‘i-won)
Mr J. Osborne's luon, 2 yrs (.£3O), 6st Gib (W. Platt) 2
Mr Dawson's f by Van Galen—Damsel, 2 yrs (.£3O), Est

(Hudson) 3
Mr W. Nicholl's Rabbit Trap, 4 yrs, (£3O), 9st
(Snowden) 4
Betting. - 7 to 4 agst Inon-4 to 1 each agst Sleeping
Maggie and Rabbit Trap. Won by a neck.
_ _ _ .

The Harry Fowler Stakes of 70 sous., added to a Handi-
cap Sweepstakes of 5 sovs each ; winners extra; second

received 15 sows. T.Y.C. 1G subs.
Mr F. Watson ns Last Rose of Summer, by Newminster
,—English Rose, 3 yrs, Est 121 b (Cradock) 1
M. A. de Montgomery's La Mousse, 3 yrs, fist 71b
(Hudson) 2
Mr J. P. Craven's Bessie Dixon, 3 yrs, Est 5113...(L0wi5) 3
Donaldbaiu and The Prior also ran.

Betting-5 to 4 agst Last Rose of Summer, sto 2 agst
La Mousse, 4 to 1 each agst Doualdbain and Bessie Dixon,
sto 1 agst The Prior. Won by a length.

YORK AUGUST MEETING.
THURSDAY, Aug. 20.
The Great Ebor Handicap Stakes of 200 sovs., added to
a Sweepstakes of 20 sovs. each, 10 ft., and 5 only if de •
dared on Aug. 4, at noon ; the winner of any handicep
value 100 sovs. after July 29, at ten p.m., 71b; twice, or
of 200, 101 b; thrice, or 500, 141 b extra; the second to
receive 50 sovs. Two miles, over the Old Course. 45
subs. .

Age st lb
Strathconan (inc.
101 b extra) 5 9 4
Mandrake 4 8 6
Maid of Masham c. 4 8 0
Three per Cent ... 5 7 13
Tarabau ... 4 7 9
Honesty (by Young
Dutchman) ... 5 7 9
Fervacques ... 4 7 5
Tabouret 3 7 0
Emigration 5 6 11
Ilium ~. ... 3 6 10

Age st lb
Mercury 3 6 9
Fair Wind 4 6 6
Deceit 4 6 4
Lord Palmerston 3 6 4
The Spy ... 3 6 4
Wildßria.r 5 6 3
Donaldbain ... 3 6 0
Makeshift c ... 3 5 12
Miss Osborne 3 5 9
Buttercup ... ... 3 5 9
Guinan) ... 4 (pd)
Bandmaster 4 (pd)

RA7TENING IN TB

PRIN2 ING TRADE,

TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES.
Sir,—Will you oblige us by inserting the follow

ing statement of facts as the latest contribution to
the " History of Industrial Organisations?"
About six weeks ago-we printed a cheap edition
of a book which made 104 sheets. As usual with
this class of work, it was made up to 11 sheets by
four stereoplates of advertisements, with blank
pages at the back--two pages and two blanks at the
beginning of the book, and a like quantity at the
end. These four stereoplates had been set up and
stereotyped by some other printer, and were sup-
plied to us by the publishers. They comprised a
list of their own books, and we are quite sure no pub-
lisher would pay over again for such pages, nor
should we attempt to charge them. The com-
positors, notwithstanding, wrote their bill for
the 11 sheets ; but on our asking them to
point out anything in the scale of prices for
work agreed to between masters and men to
support their demand, they avowed their ina-
.bility to do so, and rewrote the bill for 10. i
sheets ; and we supposed the matter vas done with.
However, two inefficient compositors who had been
on the work, but were discharged on its completion,
reported the case to the secretary of the Com-
positors' Society, and about a month afterwards
this official ordered the compositors to rewrite the
claim for the two stereoplates and two blank pages
at the beginning, but not for those at the end of the
baJk. These were not claimed, because they were
" imposed" so as to cut out of the centre of the
sheet. Those at the beginning were so placed as to
form the two first leaves of the sheet. Had these
been " imposed" like the others (and the imposing
them differently was no gain whatever to us, but
simply a matter of •convenience to the binder), there
would have been no claim made. The question,
therefore, is made to turn upon composition ; and,
as weLpaid for imposing the pages, we consider that
we paid every just demand. So indisposed were
the compositors in our office to reopen the case that

for some time no one concerned would obey the
secretary's order, but ultimately the claim for
four pages wa3 written, and we simply put our
pen through it, stating that if they thought they
had any case 17C should be ready to argue it with
them in the County Court. This course was not
pursued, nor did we receive any communication
whatever from the Compositors' Society, but at the
next meeting of the committee it was decided to
withdraw the men from our employment. Directly
we learnt this decision, and before it was officially
made known to our workmen, we waited upOn the
principals of three large printing offices, who have
probably done more of the sort of work than the
whole trade, and the opinion of two of them was
the same as our own—that there was not the sha-
dow of a claim, either at law or in equity. We
communicated this to our compositors, stating also
that we had arranged with the chairman of the
Association of Master Printers to submit the case
at their next meeting. Notwithstanding this, a
small number of men —about one-sixth— acting
under orders from the secretary, gave us notice last
Saturday.

Now, here is a case which had been amicably
settled between employer and employed re-opened
by two people who have nothing to lose and every-
thing to gain by a strike, because, in the event of
a strike, the men who leave their employment im-
mediately go on the funds of the society, and, as
controversies are mostly provoked by inefficient

persons, they get more from the funds than if they
were at work. Many persons may be disposed to

credit compositors with more than an average
So
share of intelligence; but we believe the men be-
lmotuigehingthteo Londonstahmeeasi
a other cietytrades—most of the of Compositors are
really good and efficient workmen, even if contri-
buting to the funds, taking no part in its
management. The committee is ordinarily com-
posed of third or fourth rate men, who are
disposed to magnify their office exceedingly.
There is a secretary, who receives 50s.
weekly for his services ; but, like some secre-
taries in larger spheres, we suppose he is too big
a man to do the work, and therefore there is an as-
sistant secretary at 365. weekly. It is obvious that
it is the interest of such persons to foster disputes,
otherwise their, occupation would be gone. We
have before us the last annual balance-sheet of this
society, from which it appears that it received in
contributions from its members during 1867 about
£3,650. During the same period it expended in
what is called " defence of the scale," £659 cdd,
exclusive of the solicitor's bill of costs, which
amounted to over £B9, paid for rent and taxes £B2
odd, for hire of rooms £22, for " trade and com-
mittee meetings," &c., more than £230, for salaries
£261, besides grants of £3O each to the Derbyshire
miners and London tailors. The society also con-
tributed to its unemployed members nearly £2,600
during the last year. It is evident, there-
fore, that there is a very considerable num-
ber of persons interested in things as they
are. Ordinary people might suppose that a
society which had paid to its unemployed mem-
bers more than two-thirds of its income from
subscriptions would have done all it could to smooth
matters. But the £750 expended in " defence of
the scale" would seem to point a different moral ;
and it is a fact that more than one house was
" closed" to members of the society. The list of
"closed" offices now includes the Times, Morning
Post, Star, Sun, and Globe; Messrs. Eyre and
Spottiswoode (her Majesty's prir. Hers) ; Spottis-
woode and Co., Woodfall and IC; cider, Letts and
Co., Ford and Fill, Hansard's " Da'aates," the Vi-
ctoria Station Printing Works, &c.
If all these houses—some of the Ilargest in the
trade—carry on their business wiv,hout the help of
society hands, other firms surely v eed not attach
much weight to the vagaries of the ,lobodies whom
it has become the fashion of late yoars to desig-
nate " trade councils." As a rule, we believe
they are composed of voluble, lazy, at_ A inefficient
persons, who have found that declamat ion and rant
yield more money than the work of their hands,
and who will not try to cultivate a food uuder-