Star.
London, England, 1801-01-09 00:00:00

POLICE.

COMIIINATION Or JOURNEYMEN TATLOR.I.A
great number of journeymen taylors were yeller-
, day brought before Melia. Omura- and SCOTT,
at Marlborough-greet Office, by warrants, charged
by their different mailers with entering into a com-
bination, and quitting their work, unlit: they had
an advance of wages.
Mr. SYLVESTIR, the Common Serjcant, attend-
ed as Counfel for the mailers, and Mr. GURNEY,
as Contsfyitor the journeymen.
Mr. CoNANT ROW MT. GURNIT, that many of
' the fame men were brought before him the pre-
ceding-day ; but finding the Mailers were to ap-
pear this day ( yefterday) with Counfel, he thougl.t
It but fair to give them an opportunity of &fenc-
ing themfilves ; and as Each he had admitted
theta all to bail.
• James Lieffiman was firft put to the bar, when
the COMMON SLAJEANT opened the cafe to the
Magiflrates in a concife fpeech, telling them that
he bad the honon; of appearing before them in
behalf of many refpeaable mailer taylors, againft
their journeymen, who had thought fit to com•
bloc in different bodies, and leave their employ-
ment, unlefs they had filch rife of wages as they
chofe to demand, exprefsly contrary to an AR of
Parliament, which he now had before him.—He
intimated that he underilood this ufeful body of
journeymen taylors confined of from twenty-five
to thirty thoufand men, moll of whom were now
out of employment.
Mr. Gordon Paid, he was a mailer taylor in
Church-greet, Soho, and that the defendant, J.
Lieffiman, had worked journeyman with him.—
He alfo (poke highly in his Etvour,as a fober Ready
man, and a good taylor ; but that he and rise
tarn more, Who worked for him, ftruck on Mon-
day the Isth of December. When they ftruck,
they had told his fon to tell him, that unlefs he
advanced their wages from ass. to soc. a week.;

they did not mean to work anrynore ; and he re%
toting to_give it, they all fudclenl. ,y went away.
Mr. Gordon's fon confirmed this evidence.
. Richard Jones faid, that he kept the Robin Hood
in Windmill-fireet, which was a houfe of call. f.o.
taylors. He was very backward in giving his
evidence ; but confetted that Liethman belonged
to the Society ; that they met at his bottle to the
numt+er of about two hundred ; andthat he heard
they had refuted to work, unlefrthey got the a&
vanced wages.
" Mr. GURNEY called no witneftes ; but laid that
he would prove the mailers to have entered into
a combination, to the number of three hundred,
to piofecute there MCP, becaufe they would not
work for the wages they gave, which was not
enough to fupport them. The combination, how.
ever, being proved, Lieiliman was convidled, and
fLntenced to twornonths imptifonment iu
fields Erriciewell. •
Jofeph Blind' and Jofeph Eetfon were neit put
to the bar, when Mr. Peter Thornton, of Frith-
ftreet, told the Magillrates; that thefe two men
had wrought for him a confiderable time; that on
the 17th of December, Bland prefented him with
a printed lift of prices, at a confiderable advance
to what he had ufually given all his men, he hav-
ing employed their by the piece ; and that he
having refuted to give this advance, they and all
the others immediately left him.
James til,Q.narey, mailer of the Coach and
Hodes, Soho, laid, that he kept a houfe of call,and
knew that Bland belonged to his houfe, but was
I not fun of the other ; that he did not think there
was above feventy of the fociety at his houfe out
of employ.
Mr. Smith, a mailer tayliw, proved the combi-
ation to be general in the trade. Mr. Smith, on
Theing crofs-exarnined• by Mr. Guntur, collared
that he was the Chairman of the mailer taylors,
but refuted to give the names of all the Committee.
The prifoners were conviaed the-fame as the pre.
ceding.
William Hunter was next charged by Mn
M'Calam, with whom he had worked; but his
application for the advance of wages was to Mrs.
M'Calam, and 'the not being preient to prove it,
he was difcharged.
Thomas Wood and John Donavan were next
charged by Mr. (bin, of Soho, who fpoke highly
in praife of thefe men for honelly and fobriety ;
but Paid that they had all firtick, and refuted to
work, unlefs they got the advanced wages.
George Clow Paid, he kept the houfe ,of call at
the White Bear, in Newport-ilreet. He confefred
that the two defendants belonged to their foeiety;
but declined anfwering many qucilions.
The prifoners were, however, convieted as the
others, and fentenced to two months imprifonment
in To:hill-fields ; but were told by the Magifirates,
that, from the general good charader given by
their mailers, every thing Should be done to ac-
commodate the bulinefs, _ _ _

Mr. Sytv Erna, ;he Common Serjeant, declin-
ed to bring forward any more charges, at the fame
time hoping that the convielions which had taken
place would have the defired effeet.

Gutermatt..--Yettcrday Matfhfeu Swift and
Mary Voltaire wcrc brought up for re-examina-
tion, before Sir JOHN EAMIR, Knt. charged on
the oath of Mr. Winder, of the King's Arms pub-
lic-houfe, in Philip lane, for palling counterfeit
flyer, knowing it to be fuch. They were fully
committed for trial.
A lad was committed for re examination, on
a charge of robbing a boy, of ten years of age, in
Moor-lane, of 3 pair of boot-legs, which he was
taking home to his father.
Mama: Lewis, who flood charged by Charles
Buller, and others, with cruelly beating his wife,
at his lodgings in Blewett's-buildings, Fetter-lane,
was again brought up ; Mr. Kienan, the Surgeon,
attended, who pronounced the woman out of

danger.
The Prifoner appeared to be in a (late of men-
tal derangement, and dangerou, to be at large,
therefore the Alderman ordered him to be taken
proper care of.
Wilbmß Petvil, formerly a foldier, was ezamin.
ed a fecond time, charged with breaking into the
iioreoroom belonging to Mr. For, maft•maker, at
Crane Wharf; and Healing a coil of rope ufed in
heavy purchafes, which he afterwards fold to a
dealer in old iron, of the name of Mills, who war
admitted an evidence againil the Prifoner. The
property being (worn to, he w•as fully committed
for trial.

The Rev. and learned Dr. hfaciarvar, of
Glenurchay, Argyllthire, has communicated to
Mr. PARKINS, in a letter of December t 3, 1800,
the refult of his trials of the Patent Metallic Trac-
tors, which he acknowledges " has exceeded his
warmeß expeftution." Among the cures are a
pain in the head of many years. Banding; two
cafes of violent Rhettmatifm; and, a Scald, which
is deferibed as follows :
" One of my (errant men had a eel-kettle of holing water
&filed sin one of his thighs and Laces. The alarmed reached
the family room in which there was a younedergyman who
had attended the medical claire+ at Edinburgh, and who, a lit-
tle before the zeaident, had crpreffed his difbellef of the effi-
cacy of the Traitors. I irfilled that lac mould witnef, their
application. 'Phe inflammation was high, the pain extreme, and
there was a diftind appearance of velicatioia in the franc et
ty minutes the pain foblidal, the inflammation and blithe difi.
appeared, and without any other application wintevcr, the iota
went to his work, and cever :non: complained of pain.—My
gnelt returned to the room a convert."
The Cures of Goat, Rheumatifm, Tooth-Ac),,
Sprains, Bridles, and all analogous /Aida of I lorfea which are
publidted, arc innomerable.

The 'radon b neeeffary in every Family, and among
Hales, may be bad, gala oc,with new and Improved dins
for elm thew, for Fire Goan, the Set, of P. b. Perkins, A.M.
the Patentee, in Lcicater.fgeare; and of Fredawk Smith.
Otani* and Druggilt, In :he Haymarket, London.
Their portable nature renders their conveyance by Coaeh, er
even by Poft, pertcetly convanent.--Lettors, lodating char
amount (pot: paid) duty attended to.
N. B. In the Pals, and fpnichly win be Inablinied, price u. •
an entire New Work, confining of many bundred Cafes, can-
nninicated in the yen taco. never before publinied faid,
by joimilio, St. Pura Churcb-yard ; and J. Wright, pima_
dilly. It may be had (grads) of the Patentee, In Litinelber.
&pare; et of F. Smith, in the Haymarket, by all who Uwe
paraded the Trader,.

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