The Sun.
London, England, 1828-06-25 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MANSION-HOUSE —Monday Mr. Holder, jun.,
accompanied by a compositor named Ellis, appeared before
the LoRD Macon, for the purpose of baying his Lordship's
assistance under the following circumstances.
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Mr. Hobler stated that Ellis, the person by whom.he
was accompanied, had for nearly seven years been in the
employment of the -Times newspaper as a compositor„-.--
He left that establishment about-five or six weeks ago, and
entered into the employment of Mr. Speaight, the printer
of the World newspaper. In the printer's trade, there
was a society calling itself " the Trade Society," amongSt
the members of which existed a very strong feeling of dis-
like towards the Times, which extended itself to all the
men,engaged in the printing department of that establish-
ment. Mr. Speaight being aware of that circumstance,
stated to Ellis, at the time he engaged him, that there
should he no opposition to him by those employed in the
World-effice, upon which understanding Ellis engaged with
Mr. Speaight at the World.-office until Monday the, .441
inst. On the evening of that day a meeting of ". The Trade.
Society" was held at " The Three Herrings" in Bell-
yard, Fleet-street, where a person named Smith; in the
employment of Mr. Shaw, of Fetter-lane, acted as secre-
tary. A letter was read to the meeting, signed by a per-
son named Wilkinson, stating that Ellis was engaged at
the World-office, after having been employed at the Times.
office, which latter establishment being what was called
" an unfair" one, Ellis ought to be expelled from the
World-office in consideration of his having worked at the
Times. The men employed at the World acting upon this
suggestion, on the following morning (Tuesday) held
at the {Porld-offi,•e what was called " A CitaeEt.,"
over which the master has no controul whatever, it being
to all intents and purposes a combination amongst the men.
The suggestion to expel Ellis was considered, but as he was
much liked by the men, they were averse to proceed at
once to his expulsion, and it was therefore agreed to place
him "in Coventry" in order to. give .him some hint of
how they intended to proceed, When Ellis arrived.at the
office, the " Father," or President of the Chapel, intimated
to him what had been done, and from that moment none
of his fellow-workmen would hold any communication
with him. This proceeding did not appear to give satis-
faction to the Trade Society, and at another meeting, held
on the oth instant, they determined that Ellis should be
at once expelled.
The Le en MAYOR expressed considerable surprise, and
wondered at such an assumption of power by any body of
workmen in the way described by Mr. Holder.
Mr. Nobler stated that, incredible as it might appear,
such was the fact. He then proceeded to state, that the.
following mcrning all the printers at the World waited
upon Mu-. Speaight ; and a mat! named Brown told him
that, if Ellis was net discharged, they would not continue
any longer at the World. The consequence was, that
Ellis was dismi,sed. Upon this statement Mr. Hobler
said he applied to his Lordship for summonses, against the
men who had so combined.

Ellis was then sworn, and the l.oen MArox asked him
if it was in consequence of the conduct pursued by his fel-
low-work Men, as described by Mr. Hobler, that he had
been compelled to leave his employment.
Ellis replied in the affirmative.
The Lorin Mayon. said that under such circumstances
he could not refuse Mr. Holder's application.,
Mr. nobler said that the .only charge that.. could be
brought against Ellis was, that he bad been employed upon
The Times, which"the printers generally considered " an
unfair".paper, for no other reason than that its conductors
haul freed themselves from the Trade Society, and acted in-
dependently of them. It was a fact, that the men engaged
at The Times were better treated, more regularly employed,
c..d better paid, thin the torn of any similar establishment.

The-Loan MAyor, asked Mr. Hobler under what Act of
Parliament he intended to proceed.

Mr. Holler replied, that his information was founded
upon the Sd section of the 6th of Geo. IV.
Ili. Lonnsntr, after looking at the Act, directed sum-
monses to be issued against the parties complained of ; and
on some further. conversation arising, Mr. Holder called his
Lordship's attention to a society. lately establis.bed, called
the Printers' Pension Society, and to a dinner. which had
recently taken place at the London Tavern, to commemo-
rate its establishment. At this dinner both Mr. Richard
Taylor and Mi. Alderman Venabica were reported to have
said that no combination had existed amongst tourneymen
printers for many years., " But .if I am able to prove niv
case," observed.Nlr. Nobler, " and I have no doubt, but •I
shall, the existence of combination can no longer be doubted.
The Loan 11lAvon said, that at present .Certainly ap-
pearances warranted that conclusion. fle then ;smiled, and
oloerved that he himself had been induced to subscribe to
the " Printers' Pension Society." • -
Summonses were then issued again* John Anderson,
William Brown, Thomas Miller, John Bates,.—,;
land, Papps, James Bridgland, and George Brad-
wilk, six journeymen printers employed at the World news-
paper; and 'rues:fay next was appointed for the hearin.
GUILDIIALL.—A Brr OF ROMANCF.--Anthoipy
Field was charged by W. Skerr, a journeyman scale-maker,
in smithfield, with breaking his head with a smashed dish
wrapped up in a handkerchief. 'Witness, at the time, was
putting up the shutters of his master's mho?, and had hie
j back towards the assailant.

The prisoner, who is a plumber's labourer, when called
upon for an explanation by Alder Man BROWN, said, "Please
your Worship, it was all a bit of romance; I had broken
the !moon by accident, and my companion or partner was
rigging me as to how my wife would scold me for it, and
I gave it a flourish to show how little I cared abOut it—
for I had money to buy another—and in so doing it came
against the witness's head—l do not know how—for you
see it was all a bit of romance."

The complainant said he had no wish to press the matter,
and the Alderman permitted them to retire, and they ad-
justed it. •
Yesterday Thomas Sullivan was charged with hiving-
stolen a saddle, the property of Mr. Mahoney, a builder,
in, Watling-street.
Mr. Alderman BROWN perceiving by their names that
the prosecutor and the prisoner were countrymen, asked
whether they were known to •ach other:
Mr. Mahoney—" No, indeed-1 never saw the man
until about an hour ago, when I met him within twenty
yards of my own house, with my saddle upon his back.
knew the saddle in a fitment, for it's an oil acquitintanee
of mine, an I said to him, " Halln, my man ! that's" ntY
saddle; what business have you with it?" and viithout
more ado he flung the saddle at me, and ran away; but 1
14110114 d, crying " stop thief!" and I did not lose sight
of him until he was caught.
The flight, the cry, and the catching, was proved by
another witness, and the prosecutor added, that the pri-
soner must have gone through his house, and have taken
the saddle out of the back pretnisei.
Mr. Alderman BROWN.--" What hare you to s:ty is
reply to this charge, Thomas Sullivan?" Thos. Sullivan--
" A great d de, your Honour. I went'into'Mr. Mahoney's
primiziz this motnin to see for ajob, and a man there said
to me, ' will ye take this mild saddle over the 'water for
me,' says be, a Mr. Jenkins ;' says if ye know.
him ?" Yea, I'll du that, and thank you kindly,' says I,'
and"—

Mr. Alderman Bnown—" Then you did not steal it'?"
" Not a bit of it, your Monotir," replied Thos. Sullivan.
Mr. Alderman IlltowN—" But they say you did, sad
therefore the case must go to trial. Tillie him away."
" Oh! bad luck eye, Mr. Mahoney!" said Thomas
Sullivan, as he left the bar ; "had luck t'ye, to swear ye
!liver lost sight of me, for ye know ye didn't see me at all
when 1 turn'd the corner of the street so sharp upon re !"
A ruffian, named Thomas Gras, was brought before
Mr. Alderman Brtowai, yesterday; 'cliiged With hiiing
bitten the finger of a watehMan, with such savage ferocity
as to crush the bone.

The brute was found in the middle of the night lyidg on
the pavement, and apparently dead ditink. A Watchrnan
endeavoured to raise him tip, when ite shook off hie eiem-

NORW ICH, June 'EI

We had a limited quantity of Wheat offered for sale at
our market to-day, hence last week's prices were fully
supported. There is little doing in any Other kind 'of
Grain, but every thing is full as rietti as last Week. flout
remains drill, prices without alteration: We are row in
the midst of, hay harvest, and as the weather during, the
past week has been very showery, a tonsiderAble quantity
is much injured ; the crepe are abundant.
Wheat (per qr.) ... 50s. 59N. f 3.. Beans (per qr.) ... 365. 40s.
Barley ......... reage, Grey 31* 40s,
Oats 2ls. *as. 295, Flour, pne. (per sack) 42.3. 445.

• • c ANTZRBURY., J,uile 21. , • :1 '
We had 'no alteration. worthy of note this. day)ipon our
Grain.
Exlfange. All sorts of werc, in good supply, and
disposed of at
,the prices -of this day svegk.„ Ditring . the
.
week we have had some very heavy showers of' rain, and
the groWitig erpps have, ttunsequently been seriously in-
jured. Filar, warn;
_weather, is much. wanted. .
Wheat,. whits 6oe. tot 64 Old r.e. to —re.
red sp. to 00s.
Barley ..... ................ —s. to —e.
Oats ... 2.10..t 0 10s.
Mans - ' " Ws. to 441 s
pease • • ; 40e. fo Us

CHESTER.—Wheat, pc; 751 t), 95.11 d. to 96. :;(1. ; Batle:
Od. to 56. al. ; Oats, Od. to 3s. 3(1..1'
NANTWICIT.Wheat, -per 7311 t. Ss. 24.1. to Bs. ; Barley, 33
tins. ss. ett. to 53. ; O.Tte, 51,1 b, 2s. Od. to J. (Id.

!y, 35 ryes