The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1835-09-04 00:00:00

BLACKBURN PETIT SESSIUN.---..WEDNLSDAY.

(i3cfure J. Lister, Esq: and the Rev. J. litipwood.)

COMBINATION OF JotNutts.—John Hargreaves, a junior
connected with the union, at Blackburn, was brought up
warrant, obtaini•cl ou the information and oath of Duncan
McLean, that the said John Hargreaves, together with Joseph
Musgrave and Joseph Watson, did, on the 24th of Auaust,
threats antiviolence to the person of Robert Lawson, hired by
Thotua4 Ilighton, as a journeyman joiner,.force the said Robert
Lawson to depart Irons hie hiring. The warrant was issued
under the third section of the act 6, George IV., cap. 125 ;
which provides as follows ;

“ That from and after the passing of this act, if any person
shall by violence to the, person or property, or by threats and
intimidation, or by molesting or in any way obstructing another,
force or endeavour to force any journeyman, manufacturer,
workman, or other person hired or employed in auy manufac-
tory, trade or business, to depart from his hiring, einploynaerit
or work, or to return his work before the same shall be finished,
or prevent, or to endeavour to prevent any journeyman, mann•
facturer, workman, or other person not being hired or employed,
from hiring himself to, or from accepting work or einpaiyutent
from any person 0- persons, or if any person shall use or employ
violence to the person or property of another, or threats or inti-
midation, or shall molest or in any way obstruct another, fur
the ptirpose of forcing or inducing such person to belong to any
club or association, or to contribute to any common fund, or to
pay any line or penalty, or on account of his not belonging to
any particular club or association, or nut having contriauted, or
having refused to contribute to any common loud, or to pay
any fine or penalty, or on-accountof his nut having complied,
or of his 'refusing to comply, with any rules, orders, resolutions,
or regulations made to obtain an advance or to reduce the rate
of wages, or to lessen or alter the hours of working, or to decrease
or alter he quantity of work, or to regulate this mode of carrying
on anv manufacttire, trade or business, or the management
thereof ; or if any person shall by violence' to the person or
property of another, or by threats or intimidation, or by molest-
ing or in any way obstructing another, three or endeavour to
force any manufacturer or person carrying on any trains or
business, to, make auy alteration in lily mode of regulating,
managing, conducting, or carrying on any such manufacture,
trade or business, or to limit the number of his apprentices, or
the number.or description of tigfieurneytnen, worknnen,.or ser-
vants; every person sooffeu ding, or aiding, abetting. or assisting
therein, being convicted thereof in manner hereinafter mention-
ed, shall be imprisoned only, or shall and may be imprisoned
and kept to hard labour; for any time not exceeding three ca-
lendar months.”

Mr. Makinson appeared in support of •the information, and
Mr. Backhouse attended for the defendant.

It appeared feftn :he ;vide;;;TYl7.M'Cleats, who is the
reporter for the 11iackhu, that be had written to ScOt-
land, at the request of Mr. litgliton, fsr some joiners to enter
into his service. Robert Lawson, with whom he was well
quainted, cause, and having hired himself to Mr. Highton, tuck
up his lodging's at Mr. Ilethet•sall'e. the Eagle and Child, in
Derwen-street. On' inquiriug for him there
,no Monday, he
heard that some joiuers belongioy to the union had hien iii cus-
tody. fie suusequently found him at Mr, " Jerry
shop," in Penny-street. Hargreaies, Musgrave, .Watsoil,
another man, were there with -him. , He ,irSked tnetn _why teey
would not allow the man to go to his week?. They eeplied that
"they would suffer no stranger to work in the town %viiilat.there
were men belonging to the town out of work." He inquired if
they wished to coerce the masters in the choice id their servants ?
They answered " Yes !" Finding that they .would not let L•its-
eon go, the witness went to Mr. Higliton, and acquainted him
with the particulars of what had passed. • SubSeqUently he went
to Ridgdale's with Mr. Kay, and they then let the man leave
the house, and he went to his work. • The witness met Mr.
Jackson, the hair-dresser, in the evening, and that person told
him that the jeitiers had again get Lawson, and they were with
him at Mr. Riding's. He found him there on inquiry. He.
afterwards inet Hergreaves; who asked him for what reason tie
had taken Lawson away in the morning in so abrupt a manuer?
lie hid not seen Lawson since, and believed that the joiners
now had him soinewheie in custody. Mr. Howarth, and Mr.
Kay, the constable, were examined in support of the charge,
and li. Ridgdale, the mother of the person who keeps the beer-
ehnp referred to, and J. Leech, a joiner, were witnesses fo.r the
defence. Mrs. Ridgdale denied that the man was in custody. lie
was very.comfortaede, and might have pine if he pleased. There
was no bad language amongst them, but only common conver-
sation. Lawson observed that M`eleau had been a false man
fo: bringing him from Scotland, and he would be d—d before
he would work for Mr. Highton. In answer to M'Ciean's in-
quiry why they would nut let bias go to work, they said that he
might go if he chose—that they would work for Highton, and
he might gi, and tell him so. In reply to M'Clean's question,
wllet her they wished to coerce the toasters, they said they only
wished the masters to do what was right. ii.drgreaves, in his
defence, stated that •he bad met with Lawson by azeictent, and
went with him to show him the road to the canal warehouse, to
fetch his boxes. They fell in with Watson. Me grave, and
Leech, and all of them went to Ridgda!e's, to have a quart of
ale. There was no auger at all amongst them, and the defend-
ant merely told Lawson that if Hightou wanted six or eight
men they were willing to serve him—they would engage first
and he might make his own bargain afterwards.
Mr. Backhouse submitted that there was no evidence of any
intimidation or violence to obstruct the matt from-the fulfilmeut
of his hiring.
Mr. M'Clean added to his evidence that Hargreaves and the
othe r men surrounded Lawson, when he got up to go away,
and pulled him b. Isis coat. They said they were detenniued to
make him leave the town.

The;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; that there was evidence suf.
fi cient for them to convict, but they would not go to the extremity
of the law. which empowered them to award a punishment of
three months' imprisonment, and should convict the defendant
for a month only, with liberty to appeal. The prisoner imme-
diately entered into the necessary securities for his appearance
at the sessions, to prosecute the appeal with effect, and to pay
the costs. He was then discharged. There were warrants also
against Josiah Tipping. Henry !hanks, and Thomas Pearson ;
but the inverigation of the charges against these parties was
deferred by consent, on account of the inability of Mr. Hop-
wood to remain longer in court, and the presence of two magis-
trates being necessary.—Blackburn Standard.

IRISH ELECTIONS,

CASHEL ELECTION.—The election for a representative fur
the borough of Cashel, in the room of Louia Perrin, to be
held this day, ( Friday,) the 4th instant.
COUNTY op WATEEFoItD ELECTION.—Mr. William V. Stu-
art, of Droinaha, brother of the lieutenant of the county, is a
candidate to 611 the vacancy iu its representation, caused by the
death of the late Mr. Power.

MR. BROWNS CONCERT AT THE AmELPHI.—Mr. Brown's
concert, on Tuesday evening, attracted a numerous and highly
respectable audience. The tirst piece was a duet on the piano-
forte, by Messrs. G.—Holden and lienshall, executed with great
spirit and brilliancy. Mr. Brown performed a solo on the flute
(Maysedur) with variations, and une of Nicholson's fantasia's
on the same instrument, in which he introduced the beautiful
air of " Rodin Castle," with good effect, and was must rapturous-
lv applauded. Miss Cassidy, in "Kate Kearney," was honoured
With an encore. Mr. Henshall sang "We pert, dear maid,"
one of his own cmhpositions, with good taste. The concert went
off as a whole with great spirit, and was higly creditable to the
musical talent of Liverpool. It is much to be regretted that
this talent is not more liberally patronised by the public.

We understand that the Rev. Joseph Wolfe, the converted
Hebrew, is expected to attend in the Musie-hall this evening,
Jo communicate the result of his missionary labours to the east.
The Duke of Cambridge will leave England on Tuesday next
for Rotterdam, on his return to Hanover, whither his Riiyal
Highness will be accompanied by the Duke of Cuinherlaud,
aho after visiting his Royal Duchess and son, untie baths of
Prymont, near Hanover, will proceed by way of Berlin to Ka-
lisch, to be present at the grand review that will take piece
there on the '27th of next month. From Kalisch, it is expected,
his Royal Highness will go to Berlin, where the Duchess and
Prince George of Cumberland will spend the winter.

ANTIDOTE TO ARSENICAL POISON.—We mentioned some
time ago, that Doctors R. W. Bunien and A. Berthrild, in Uot-
tingen, relying on experiments made on animals, recommended
oxhydrate of iron as an antidote to the poison of arsenic; their
experiments were confirmed by Souberraia; Miquet, Monat, and
Leseur, at Paris. Dr. Buzoridi, physician of the bailiaick at
Chingen, in the kingdom of Wurtemberg, has proved the efficacy
of tins remedy, in a medico-legal case, on two persons poisoned
with arsenic. One of them, a woman fifty y ears of it ge, had
taken half-a-drachm, and her son, twenty-four years old, ascrtsple
of white arsenic, after both, of them had, besides, repeatedly
taken smaller portions, administered to them in their food se-
veral days before, and when medical aid was not itnnaediately at
hand. 'Vet the symptoms of poison werequickly.ailayed in a
few hours after the oxVhydrate of iron was'admtutstered; that
on the following day they were both out of danger; and now, a
fortnight having elapsed, they are perfectly welL—Literary
Gazette.

LION TRADE.—We-take the following from The Mining Jour-
nal, a new London weekly paper. devoted- principally to matters
connected with British and fo►eign mines :—" The iron trade
has undergone a depression far more serious ihala could be well
imagined by those nut intimately connected with it. In 1834,
the price of pig iron may be taken at Ell to £l2 per ton, and
that of bar iron at £l5 to £l6; while within the. last two years
the same quality of pig iron has been sold at £4 as., and•bar
iron even at so low a pr►ce as £1 17s. 6d.
KING JOHN AND HIS BARONS.--The following writ, addressed
by the King in 1216 to the sheriff of Lincolnshire (Ralph Ridell)
will exhibit some of the tender mercies of civil war. We find
it, in the publication of the Close Rolls :—" We command you
that without delay you take into our hands all the lands of those
who have not returned to our peace and have since revolted;
and that in all haste you do with their lands what you think will
be to our advantage; and that.you study'to revenge us upon
them by means of their lands and personi in such manner that
we may return you our thanks, and may hear talk of the re
venge you have taken! We also, give yo., the land, with the'
appurtenances, which belonged to John the Fleming, towards
your maintenance in our-service. - Witness myself ut Reading-
the 6th day of April."

POLIGNAC ArlD tlrs ViiLLOW PSISONERS.—The National, a
Republican journal, proclaims the new laws on the press to be
the most formal condemnation of the revolution ofJuly. It is
impossible, after haling voted these laws, to
.leay..‘ the mi-
nisters of Charles X. any longer at liana. In fact, the liberty
of the press is to be broutOf fielow that which existed unaer the
tninistry that issued the ordounances preparatm y to the revolu.
tion. Those ordounances were to reduce the press nearly to
the same point as is to be effected by the present bill. his
then admitted that the ministry of Charies X. were right in nut
tolerating a press opposed to the principles of the government.
How then_can they be retained in confinement at Ham ? It is
an iniquity not to restore them to society, which has every pos-
sible excuse to make for having, fur live years past, misnuder-
stood the necessities under which they were placed.

EXTENSIVE FIRE ON PUTNEY HEAIII.-011 Saturday night,
between ten and eleven o'clock, a Gre was discovkred to have
broken out amongst the furze bushes ou Putney-heath, which
raged with great violence until Kali-past three o'clock }ester-
day morning, when it was extinguished, after burning nearly
forty acres of heath. A number of fire engines arrived from
London, but they were nut of any service, on ace ant. of 411 the
ponds being dried up.

SUICIDE I3Y AN EGYPTIAN.--lbrithim Ishmael. a youq
Egyptian. who was seul to this country to learn the art of uit-.
ilia earthenware, committed suicide last µeek at Burstein, by
taking arsenic., cause assigned for the act is, th.st be had
been prevented from marrying a girl to ssbous he bad tiecoute
atte ched.

Wor.vs.s.—A few years since, wolves were so numerous in
France, that a price of 18 franca was ut ou their beet's, which
were fastened up at the church clouts.

DOLT Lk TtstE.—The public clocks, in most of tht towns of
Holland, strike the hour twice—once half au hour before, and
again at the correct time. Custom 'renders this less inconve-
nient titan might have been supposed; but the natives admit,
when approving the practice, that they themselves are som
tines deceived..

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