The Express. — London, England, 1852-01-13 00:00:00

w ife , and her mother =kit a point with him that support the family." So wags the house. selfishness. is the ruling characteristic in parliament sect...ahem and if you only . dive deep enough into H"ok.. of action, you will find few men who ki „. e ,,t a private motive fur their public conduct. 1t no titne and under no circumstances was this gnut fact so vie idly developed as during the • , e x the the Iteform Hills which you successively e ahmitted to parliament in 1831 and IKI2. In the l e tters I have already taken leave to address to you, hies e ndeavoured to exhibit sane of the effects of „ 4 .1ei.,h course of puller. The principle of the bill eel s ..wrifieed to expediency—the rights of the „„„ i rd e were. in too many eases, barter e d I.r a temporary rapport. And the b,,Wie t zhniongers , as it seviis to me, were not half so tulp able t hese nelociat a 111:4 . t . he whig goverument with whom they neritiatesl. •I he boroughmengem e venly and avowedly treated their boroughs u th,ar p re pertv—as property which they were as ouch entitlea to barter as any other part of their estates. Ilut the government assumed to take their stand upon great principles. They affected to be inilue need by a pure regard for the people's , rizlits: anti it was their duty, at whatever sacrifice v i !.slim. to see that justice was done and to main tain it. y e t. my lord, I believe there was a very great amount tit troth in the allegation which was vow:ly made in those days that the whig adminw trati.sa wen• themselves the gnmtebt jobbers iu con se lion with the bill. h i looking thronah the debate's of IS:II, one is otrvek with the inee.rreness of the local and status tiial information which was brought to bear in the d e bates: this has led me to compile , fur your informa tion the following table, in which 1 have arranged all the count iea areklitlia4 TO t heir relative values io regard • rrl ierty. population, and the number of houses thee cntain. It is the tint list of the Tort, I ba bel" that has been published : A 11014.11 Value .4 ',I;. ,ted .11.10. 11. I Inst. Guff. Yo. of Mrs. I 111:6:1.:ex i‘. , •• • I 1 r't.t. , wee koAtee t 4 A tit S> ; I+~~r~. IV vi Id \,+ II I in , olq l'brkt:re_ y I~: nn+vr 11 14wrysut 1~ l+.i 111 I .... ..rt. 1 . .111.:11 41••• 5. tortb.aberisd. ..... 21 41 T stioh.re -Fat N t , t.. VIA01(40. :$ 1 q 14.1 re—Nankl6lll ?' " 11° • P Iset 01:4.1 Pu.l4 3 , brit rd 7916 444.44 ..... 1114, unitelom -- II We. se 4.: 11.1 owl I I N.,w. my lad. I request your attention whilst I to avour. very briefly. to point out some of the xionialits this table presents to us. the csiunties which arc obviously excessively repre mutt,' in proportion both to property and popula tion art•—liuckitighantshire, I)orsetshire, Wiltshire, Sti—ex. I lunipshire, and Devonshire. It i. these counties which contain the small nomi nation boroughs, the circumstances and peculiarities of which it has been one of the objects of these letters to exhibit. BITKINCII‘NISIIIIRE contains Aylesbury, Bucking ham, Marlow, and Wycombe. returning two metn• hers each, though all towns of small population. 'hoist rsit I its: C. littains Bridport, Dorthe. ter, Lyme Poole. Shaftesbury, Wareham, andWeymouth, t..s 114 which under a new arrangement would be alsquately represented by six members, instead of the number they return at present. WILT. , IIIRE, besides Salisbury and Devizes, re turn• members for Caine, Chip pe nham. Crieklade, Milinesbury, Nlarlhoroug: , , Westbury,and 'Wilton,all nomination boroughs, which would he adequately re presiited be 1 members, instead of 10. St -six hiss one large town, Brighton, and two smaller constituencies, Lewes and 'lasting& All its other boroughs are rotten, namely Arundel, Chi cluster, Horsham. Midhurst, Rye, and Shoreham. Ilwy might be satisfactorily re-arranged and fully re prisionted by half the number of members now re turned for them. II v41.'41110: has five boroughs. which would be fully represented by half the number of members they now return. These boroughs are Andover, Cnristehurch, Lcmington, Newport, and Petersfield. The towns of 'Portsmouth, Winchester, and South ampton are of more consideration. Di ‘ossitimr. contains at least six boroughs which C , Caire to be dealt with, viz., Ashburton, Barnstaple, Itittmouth. Honiton, Taviatock, and Totness. These t .wris return ten members. and would be more than suiquatt ly represented by five. Tiverton is doubtful. litronpurt, Exeter, and Plymouth are large consti tuencies. Your lordship thus aces that the excessive repre sentation of these counties is occasioned by the con tinuance of these small towns in possession of distinct rights of returning members to the !louse of Commons. Many of these towns were in Schedules A and B of du original Reform Bill. 1 submit that in effect it er.sald be proper to restore them to their respective plates. . . . But ere I go to that topic it is proper to glance at some other features of this table; and first of all at thy list of counties which, in contradistinction to that tires above, are insufficiently represented. They' are—Durham, Essex, Warwick, Stafford, Surrey, West Riding. Lancashire, and Middlesex. These are the auntie , , my lord, to which the Reform Acts tailed to do justice. Di KIM( has two towns, namely Gateshead and t.,4.11 Shield,. each with populations above 20,000, and only le•rmitted to return one member. E. , si.x has a very considerable town, namely, laishml. which ought to be provided, for in the n it' wal reprewntat ion. W %an' o k contains a first class borough, namely Birmingham, with a population of 200,000, and pro 'arty ut the annual value of 600,0001., or more population and nearly the same property as Burk,. ionD contains one borough, Wolverhampton, with nearly 100,000 inhabitants ; and another, Walsall, with 17,000; the latter returning only one member. beasts contains the two great districts of Lam- Nth and Southwark, both of which ought to be The Wl - -4 Riot sr; contains the great constituen t', sof Bradford, !weds, and Sheffield. Iluddersfield, with nearly :10,000 population, and one member; Wakefield. with 2st or 27,000 and one member—both very insufficiently represented. L'AN, V.IIIKE presents a still worse example of the injustice of the Reform Act. Here arc Ashton, bury, ltoehdale. Salford, and Warrington—all large trans, with one member only; and Manchester and Liverpool. with populations of 300,000, and property equal to the representation of several counties, and y 4 , only returning two. Hut if injustice is dune to Lancashire, what are we t'l. , g• to Mtind.f.mt:x ? Lancashire has 26 represen t dive+. and ought to have at least a dozen more. Ito which stands at the head of the list, n turns only II members, or the same number as 11, 'rrwtshire. which stands thirty•first on it. Middle b". ley lord, as the following comparative view will "errs you. has more population and more pmperty th,u the tsi.lve 'smallest counties put together, corn untiring sit), lionret arid ending with Rutland! Property. Annual Vales. Population. Nhilttleset The 12 counties hese , 7,049,377 .... 1,609,194 !Wince £535,291 .... 286,615 I e balance, my lord, is equal to the property and Nallaiion of a county. And yet, if you regard the aumly r of inmbers returned by these constituencies, you Will had that 3 1thousia returns FOURTEEN members! The TWELVE CoUNTIEB return EIGHTT-TWO!! Leaving your lordship to ponder over these ano malies, I have the honour to remain, RUNNYMEDE. Vbe Court. WINDSOR, JAN. 12. The Queen and Prince Albert did not take their usual early walk this morning, owing to the unfavourable state of the weather. Iler Majesty and L'rince Albert rode in the riding-horn this morning. The l'riuce of Wales and the Princess Royal took exer cise in the riding-house. Mr. Dunn had an interview with Earl Grey, yesterday, at the Colonial-attire. The Marquis of Normanby transacted business, yester due. at the Foreign-other. bepatehes were received, ye.terday, at the Colonial office trona the Governor of New South Wales. Lord Seymour has returned to town. Lord thutricarde has declared his intention to leave the cabinet so soon as a SUCCCISOT can be practiced. The noble lord has been solicited to take the French mel ba...l. should Lord Normanby become a member of the cabinet.— Globe. M. Tlimts arrived in London yesterday morn ity by the Steam Navigation l'onipativ ship Soho. e learn alio that ("mends Changarnier nod Laraoriciere have also arrived in town. THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 13, 1852. cheers.) That the sun had ben Justified in seek iag the abolides M systematic °Millie was now generally esessiisli se diem. Ms speaker lime mitered into a Ie eel, ]tint bjrallt. togs lowing article of a .) M be ming des in this business was, that nay mei nothing for W Ina win wen eat of employ- =wad whom the meaesses sins Amalgamated Society being into employment. The Amalgamated Society did not conceal its desire to servo them ism who were out of employment, and who ought to be employed. (Cheers ) The Amalgamated Society wanted, they ionfeiced, to divide " among 30 the work which 20 were now compelled to mono- ' pollee. (Cheers.) Their right to ask this was perfectly , plain. 1 hey made no demand for higher wages ; they were ready to see the powers of labour and the wages reduced proportionately. The employers, through their organ, I now said that they would du ji.stice to their ! men, in regard to overtime, if the men would agree to ; withdraw the circular. That wits as much as to guy that' when the men would give over asking they would get all they asked. (Great laughter.) Well, the men would he ' perfectly ready to meet the masters on these terms ; and if the masters would announce that everything stipulated for in the circular would be conceded, there was no question whatever that the circular would be immediately with drawn. (Cheers and laughter.) The men were told that they must disavow the Amalgamated Society ; but the men knew what they meant : it was the out dodge to kill the I leaders, and then leave the people to do what they could. The membersof that society did not dictate to employer's Ile might be regarded as meddlesome •min as moat ; and lie could go back to the employers for whom he had worked, and from each get • good character. All the good muter*. wanting and granting fair play, said that the intelligent workman was most easily dealt with. The intelligent man listened to nevem, and could reason in reply ; and if the ho nest and sensible men, differing at first, talked over a doubtful point with each other, the one with the beat argu ment was sure to convince the other. (Cheers) In the Amalgamated Society the masters had to deal with a re sPonsible and sensible body of men ; and it was, come quently, a protection to the employers. In this dispute, they had asked the employers to meet them—they were confident that there could have been but one result to an amicable discussion ; but the employers re fused, and they had even gone so far as to discharge those of their workmen who had gone up to them as a deputation to represent grievances. (Hear, hear.) The masters had had every chance of obtaining • settlement. The men hail never threatened • strike —they had not struck. (Cheers.) The working men abhorred strikes; they kuew full well the misery and the mischief of which strikes were the occasion. But just as peacelosing England, hating war, would nut hesitate to enter on a war, on just cause or provocation, so the working men would accept all the conditions of a strike, when a strike became absolutely necessary. The musters had now struck; they had removed that responsibility Irons the melt. (Cheers.) The mural support of the men was good. They were now totally disconnected fruin those who had hitherto employed them. What were they to do? Every man must rely upon his own inoividual energy. Those who depended on themselves could nut fail. They must have nothiug to do with their late employers. There must be no picketing; no intimidation; no mule/dation. They must not look to anybody but themselves; they mutt bo their own employers, and they must attempt to get the profit proceeding front their oats labour. (Cheers.) They had made common cause with the non-society meu ; and other societies had made common cause with them,—the boilermakers, fur instance. (Cheers.) In favour of their non-sueitty men, they appealed to the public. For themselves the y depended on their own society, or its funds, end on their own exertions; and they would support themselves for one month, three months, nay fur 12 months if that was necessary. (Cheers.) They would last until they had established their own menus of employment. (Cheers) The Amalgamated Society would not care if all the men, ex • cept their own members, went back to work. They knew that the work of the country must be carried on; and that among their 12,000 members were the best workmen in the trade; and they were perfectly sure that their skilled labour could not possibly be replaced. (Cheers.) The future was then perfectly plain, and for the present he would exhort all the members to de pend on themselves; and if the single result of this contro versy should be but the establishment of • single successful self-sustaining workshop, lie should consider that they would have done a great deal in developing that one prat tical scheme for the benefit of the working elms, s. (Cheers.) A boast was made by the organ of the employers that the Bristol men had repudiated the acts of the Amalgamated Society. But this was not true, the Bristol men had dune exactly what the Amalgamated Society would have desired them to do. They had arranged with their employers that they would leave all disputes in suspense until the result of the matter pending in London and Manchester should bu decided; and that was what it was best for them to do. There were noblemen and gentlemen coming forward to aid and advise them; and he was glad to see Lord Goderich among them on this occasion. (Loud cheers.) With the sanction of such persons, and with the moral support which they possessed and with the resources at their command, they could at least keep the wolf from the dqor until the question between capital and labour was de cided. Above all he advised the men, in all their present proceedings, to observe moderation. The object of the em ployers was to injure their leaders; and if they had any respect for the members of their council, they would be discreet for their sake. (Loud cheers.) After a few words from Mr. JAMES Beanie, the resolu tion was put and carried. Mr. RICHARD BRADDON moved the second results ton That as a means of removing the evils which beset the condition of working men in relation to the unjust con duct of employers, we recommend the principle of pelf employment on a co-operative basis ; and this meeting is of opinion that workshops should be immediately commenced by the workmen themselves, in order that the business of the country may be proceeded with." Ito stated that workshops on a co-operative basis had been already com menced by the men in Greenwich and Southwark. At Greenwich work to the amount of 1501. was be log done, and contracts to the extent of 2,0001. had been tendered for. Mr. JOHN REID seconded the resolution. lie only accepted this proposition of co-operative workshops as a last alternative. Ile confessed honestly that he did nut see has way through this new principle ; and, under other circum stances, he would hesitate greatly before pledging him self to such • system. Fifteen years ago there was • similar dispute in the trade. But the employers then had been ready to listen to reason ; and he thought that they would have done so on this occasion also but for the individual who, as secretary to the employers, stood be tween them and their men. (Cheers.) The resolution was about to be put when a working man, in an engineer's dress, rose and said that ho was • non society man, and that he r. - A with the opinions cf the Amalgamated Society in reference to this matter, but that he was poor, and in daily want of the merest necesaaries of life, and unless he had some one or some body to depend on he could not refuse to accept any terms the masters chose to impose. Otherwise he would rather commit suicide than submit. The CHAIRMAN said that the Amalgamated Society was quite ready to support and maintain this individual, and all others similarly circumstanced. (Cheers.) The resolution was then put, and carried unanimously. The meeting gave three cheers for the chairman, three cheers for the reporters, and then broke up. FORMATION OF A CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY. At the aggregate meeting of the men engaged in the metal trade, held at St. Martin's Hall, circulars were distributed inviting the attendance of the working-cluees at a meeting in Southwark, to hear statements relative to the progress of an association founded within the last few days, known as the Southwark working Engineer, Mill wright, Smith, and Machinist Association, for the manu facture of all kinds of machinery. Accordingly a crowded meeting was last night held at the Goldsmiths Arms, Southwark-bridge-road. Shortly after seven o'clock the chair was taken by Mr. John Laing. He stated that the meeting had been ea led for the purpose of laying before them what had been done in that district with regard to carrying out the co-operative principle. There had been two or three tech associations started on that side of the water, and their desire was to amalgamate them all into one, so that their interests should not club. The Southwark branch had been in treaty for the premises of Moan. Horton, but be wee sorry corny they had been unable to obtain them. He, as one of a deputation, had that day waited upon the Messrs. Merton's man of business in the hope of concluding the terms on which the premises should be taken, but when he stated the object fur which the premises were required, he was plainly told that they would not be let to any parties who were connected with the Amalgamated Society of Engineers, although previ ously he had expressed great willingness to let them. This, he firmly believed, was owing to the interference of the mailers. (Hear, .hear.) They had, however, other premises in view, and one employer had offered to do any amount of boring and planing ler them that required the assistance of powerful engines. (Hear, hear.) It was ne cessary to state that in this movement they were assisted by some capitalists, who had undertaken to take the pre mises, who would be responsible for the payment of the rent, and would advance money for any amount of stuck that they might put upon the premises. Mr. MONCUR inquired how they were to govern the management of the funds. The SECRETARY, in answer, read the rules, which, however, he said, were only provisional. They may be thus epitomised:—Rule 1. The name of the society. Rule 2. Authorising the raising of 3,640!., or more, in IL shares ; no ' person to tako less than 5, nor more than 25 ; deposit of 40. per share; no shareholder allowed more than one vote. Rule 3. Providing for appointment of three trustees, a se cretary, and five committeemen, to carry on the business in conjunction with the general manager. Rule 4. Mr. J. I Laing to be the general manager, to conduct the working department, act with the committee appointed be the share holders, and be respor.sible to the trustees for all money re ceived ; his salary to be 2 guineas per week. Rule 5. The three trustees to be appointed by a general meeting; one to act as treasurer, and in their joint names all moue), to be invested, They to advance money to the manager, through the medium of an order from the general secretary, signed I by a majority of the committee. Rule 6. Secretary to attend all meetings, &c. ltule 7. Committee to meet once • month, or oftener; books to be always open to their inspection; ono to retire every quarter. Rule 8. The business to be carried on in the name of the manager; the profits to be divided as follows:-50 per cent. to form a reserved fund, 50 per cent. divided among the share. holden; no dividend to be made while in debt. Rules 9, 10, 11, and 12. Appointing general meetings, mode of &netting shares, and of maki ng ca ll s . Mr. U. DAVIS stated that they only commenced their THE STRIKE. AGGREGATE MEETING OF WORKMEN. Yesterday, at 1 o'clock, at St. Martin's Hall, Long sere, an aggregote meeting was held of the workmen en gaged in the various brooches of the iron trade, " to con sider their present position and to devise means fur the tutor,— The large hall was densely crowded ; and, as we heard, hundreds went away unable to find hearing room. We did not notice that any of the employers were present ; but on the platform were several gentlemen unconnected with the engineering trade and in attendance simply for the purpose of expressing sympathy with the meu. Among these were Lord Oodcrich mid Mr. A. Vansittart. The chair (in the absence, occasioned by indisposition, of Mr. M into, President of the Council of the Amalgamat ed Society), was taken by Mr. CORMACK. The CHAIRMAN, in opening the business of the meet ing, said that he was a hard-listed British mechanic, and had never had time or opportunity to fit himself for such a position as that to which he had been called on this occa sion. He was, however, among his fellow-mechanics, wonting with them in the same cause, and they would think it enough if he was as earnest as they themselves were. (Cheers.) This was a time for earnestness ; and he hoped they would enter seriotnly and solemnly upon the business watch they had met to discuss. (Ilene, hear.) The engineers had entered on this contest in a good spirit ; and he did not doubt that his office on this occasion would be one with light duties. (Cheers.) Mr. CrillEtt (a young working man) moved That many of the employers of London and Lancashire having closed their workshops, this meeting is of opinion that their conduct is unjust and particularly oppressive to non members and labourers, and pledges itself to use every exertion in obtaining subscriptions in behalf of all who are thrown out of employment. ' Ile regretted that it had been necessary to have another public meeting in teferenes to this dispute between capital and labour. But the fault was not new with the men ; and in the position into which they had been forced he hoped that the men would do their duty. (Cheers.) It was not a dispute affecting themselves alone ; it concerned all similar trades in the country. They had entered on a struggle and they were determined to go through with it—(cheers), peaceably, but at the Mile time with that firmness and energy which had always hitherto characterised the acts of their trade. (Cheers.) They were resolved that might should not be absolute over right. (Cheers.) At the last public meeting which they had held it had been a matter of general comment and regret that they were not favoured with the presence of any of the employers. They had had from the first only one object in view—fair play ; and hence they had been mations to have the employers among them, in order that all the good might be done which was to be derived from fret and open and full discussion. However, on this occasion they were better off than on the previous one: fur he rejoiced to say they had now among them a large number of employers. (Cheers.) Ile did not mean those who were burn to be employers—he did not mean those with whom they were now disputing; he meant those who had passed their lives as workers, and who having saved something from their earnings, were now at last determined to set up for themselves. (Cheers.) This was what the masters had now done—they had driven the men into setting up as their own employers. (Cheers.) The capitalists had waned fat on the profits of the labour of others; and the men knew it, and now they who had worked so long for others were preparing to take the em ployers' places. (Cheers.) And as it had come to this, the public must do their duty. and be hoped that those who were the purchasers of thine things of which the engineers were the producers would come forward to patronise the men in, their self-defensive struggle, and would cease to patronise the individuals who had proved the oppressors of the men. (Cheers.) It was quite certain that the work which had been done must continue to he done by some one; and who was to do it but that class which had done it for years? The operative engineers were both willing and able to do it ; and that could be said truly of no other parties. They (the opera tive engineers) could produce is their own workshops that which they hid hitherto pro lured in the work- shops of their oppressors. They could do it as well —nay, he believed they could do it better ; for when men worked for themselves, they could work ten times as well as when they were but la bourers for the profit of others. (Cheers.) The men had done their duty. They had invited the masters to meet them— not once, not twice, but dogmas of times; and not one of them had as yet h a d the courage or the fairness to come forward to argue this business honestly. (Cheers.) Well, the men, at any rate, occulled a position as strong as that of the masters; and they would hold to it to the last. Therefore, he said, let all be of good cheer; they would cling to one another; and at last and worst they could only be driven to beg, They would raise up their own little workshops, and therein they would labour for the common interest of all. This they had resolved to do, as being the most beneficial step which, under present cit.:tuns stances, it was possible for them to take. It was a most gratifying ani encouraging fact that in undertaking te dos this they had met with the approval and the proffered aid of many impartial gentlemen. These gentlemen had are forward with their thousands, eager to assist ; and to them let the working men be grateful. (Loud cheers.) Mr. JAMES POTTS seconded the resolution. This was an eventful day for the English working-classes. This was a fight for the whole of their trade ; and the result would decide whether they were to continue the passive slaves of capital or would rise late the ceedliticsa of kir pendent men. This was no new gasethe sheet whisk they were disputing. It was one whisk hid toss saWW Ise years in their trade. Long before the lieskity was formed the associations which prerdaTthat body Ms. cuastigthis matter; but not until that obtained and:influence through the gene Society they been enabled to prefer them deka& with a chase of succeeding in them. The Antakprated Society withstood for a considerable period the baportunities audressed be them from all parts of the country ; but et last they found the feeling against overtime and pieeewbrk was enli vens] among the men, end they were obliged to give way. And, when they did resolve on moving, they moved in the proper manner. They sent out to all their branches, in all corners of the kingdom, schedules for filling up, and to be returned to them. They put plain rnestions, asking plain yes or no in legend to piecework sad overtime, and up wards of tele at the tiers replied that they were for the abolition Of eyeemestie scathes awl piecework ; 16 only tiling no, and It sae eeprsedejthithealves in favour of piecework. (Chests.) Now, Mee sash a return, was not the Amalgamated Society fully jethisit he sending out the seethe which had led to the nesse step of the rashes? The conduct of their tapployers was mast najustillable. The employers het terned out some rd who were to as way connected with the pressmikp if the Anialgweeted Society. If there wee et be - let it fall es the men who had come te the ski who would eel shriek from their remintiee, to over time led yieseweek. It was a them he the =Men lei lie spigot men wile W always steed thew, and wise lei entered into me winstmg with the The masters aright think this wail saw d is union le the Weds. But such SOW duct was sMrly train to meek the thee NKWTON sere forward to mewl the resehe lion, and the ease cog gave him a eke esthasethe recep tion. He rid : Wks the em s& of the Amalgamated Society last met the body of waken, they peeadeed their members that they would de week these • and he thought the premiss had been fiddlied. la the lint place they had promised moderates sad deseetise in all their actions ; and they bed dues asthieg yet whieh could be found fault with ewe by these who were tippled to thew Ile believed that the rating the es sesame la Us deleintle nation to be passable led ntedemes es thimble meating been, and be believed am that the Tus rally wile as fully persuaded as the Amalgamated week be of the beneficial effects such a Wee a wt. (Soar, hear.) They had nut escaped sore serum for the absegster of their demands, but he we phased to refer to thew newsaapers which at first univesestly condemned and the nounced them, but which, sines, bed greatly mmoisnaind their tone, and now would eesmbewed to ages with them. the had said, on the verqy bet esseilea on which they had met, that the Laadsa had been deceived and deluded into this conshinatimu laie W proof that they did not undantsed the genuine demands of their men wee in the chreumatamee that, at the ate et, the correspondents of the as ted the Amalga mated Society as dYtiast demands. the Amalgamated Socie ty deeded that they had ever sanc tioned or suggested any proceediegs, the object of which was to throw certain men washing at certain machines out of work ; and clearly it was the duty of those who 'ied that such a course had been taken by the Amalgamated Society to bring forward sore document to substantiate their charge. But no such document had ever been or could be produced. (Load Immolation on that night week, and they had already got 27 sbuebolders, 26 of whom had Ave shares and one ten shares ' and the deposits were all paid up. (Cheers.) On the motion of Mr. J. Munro, seconded by Mr. 0. Davis,:the following resolution will unanimously agreed to : " That in the opinion of this meeting it is desirable to amehramete the whole of the co-operative societies formed is this district under one head." The receipt given for the deposit was In these tertns: Received trom Mr. the sum of as deposit for shares in the Co-operative Association of Engineers, &c." Last night there were meetings of all the branch associa tions of the Amalgamated Society at their respective club rooms, at which the question of advancing 10,0001. from their fund of 21,000/. fur the purpose of establishing the co operative principle was discussed, and the votes of the mem bers present taken. The feeling was general in favour of the proposition of the Executive Council, but no return of the votes has yet been made. THE STOPPAGES IN MANCHESTER. In Manchester and Salford and their vicinity thirty-ail firms were pledged to rime their workshops yes terday morning, and there cin he no doubt that the great majority of them have closed, though it is said that one or two have been prevented by discovering that the terms of their contracts with the men would not enable) them to act so summarily as was intended. The following table, which applies to ManeherMr only, gives & complete suniniary of the number of masters who have closed and those who have not, with the number of operatives still at work and the • number who have been shut out : SEMMAMY OF EETUNS OF TUX STATE OF EMPLOYMENT IN rue MACHIN' Suor MANCUESTEit, JAN. 12, i %ibettio Tout of r Total onto. fatal num b tyrul i i. p ., ____.__ bet of opt, Wen. Clo-M. taus*. A 5 _ _ _- 4 1 B II 240 7 I to .0 C 17 II i 2,05 D 17 6 1,400 I I 47 44 CI , 4.4'4 J'olk, ~i~wa. or I °Pm T In or employ- 1119 121 690 210 192 1,799 211 899 7.,..14 I n.. 1 It will be seen from this table that 31 machine shims, employing' ,202 workmen, are still open, not having joined the central society of employers; and that thirteen of the largest shops, employing 3,023 workmen have closed. The following are the names of the shops which have been closet:—Messrs. Sharp and Co., Great Bridgewater -street (two shops); Mews. John Eke and Co., Jersey -street ; Messrs. W. Fairbain and Co., Ca na l- s t ree t ; Mr. J ohn He therington, Store-street; Messrs. Joseph Whitworth and Co., Canal-street; Messrs. H. and E. Ormerod, Minshull. street; Messrs. Parr, Curtis, and Co., Ch a p e l - s t ree t ; M r. E. r. Henhouse, Huntditreet ; Mr. John. M. Dunlop, Mill-street; Mr. John (lance, Trafford -street; Messrs. Slayton and Co., Trafford -street; Messrs. 11. Brooks and Co., City-road. The large firm of Messrs. Ilibbert, Platt, and Sons,.olilliam, employing 1,500 hands, is, of course, closed against their workmen, and a meeting of some importance was holding at Oldham amongst the men, lint it wus understood that the proceedings would be kept private. Btwidcs the shops here named as totally closed at Man chester, there ore a number of employers who have con tended themselves with discharging all the hands belonging to the Ama:gamated Society. None of the railway ma chine shops arc closed, and the Lancashire and Yorkshire Company have still .500 hands at work, and Messrs. B. Eke and Co., 2 , 50; Messrs. Gadd and Cu., Lower Mosley-street, have shout 200 men at work ; 0. and J. Galloway, Knott Mill, 300; Messrs. J. and 1). Glasgow, 100; Mr. llondren, 100; and the other who have not stopped in clude—Briggs, brothers, W. Muir, Macgregor, Ellis and Boughton (Salford), Woodward (Salford), Bershaw, Gore. Wren, Mather, Gilroy, Lynch, English, Thomas Crichton, Morris, and Barbers. Of these, Messrs. Wrea and Co. have turned out 24 society men, but kept the real.; Mather' , have stopped 14 society men out of about 100 hands ; nod Mr. Thomas Crichton 2 out of 30, whom they have turned out. ANSWER OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL TO LORD INUESTItE'S ARBITRATION PROPOSI TION. Yesterday the following communication, in answer to the letter of Lord Ingestre, which appeared lut week in our columns, was forwarded to the noble lord by Mr. Allan, secretary on behalf of the Executive Council of the Amal gamated Society of Engineers, : " Genera/-office, In, Little Alie-street, Whitechapel. "My Lord,—l beg to at knowledge the receipt of your letter of the Bth inst., in which you state 'that having been applied to for your censent to become a trustee of a fund to enable the workmen to Oct up in business for themselves, you have recommended a settlement of the dispute by arbi tration.' dc. The Executive Council of the Amalgamated Society desire me to express their thanks for the interest you have taken in the dispute between them and the emploers of operative engineers, and to state that they h ave wa de a public declaration of their willingness to entrust their MSC to arbitration, and have written directly to the Masters' Association, to the effect that, if they arc desirous of see ing a deputation—one from the council of the Amalga mated Society would wait mein them. The first of these they have not noticed; the last they have refused. We, therefore, believing there is nothing kft for us but self employment, have determined upon adopting that course, tad this, I hope, will be a sufficient apology to your lordship fur any gentleman who, on our account, may have solicited your name as trustee. " Be assured, my lord, that we appreciate your kindness, and hope that you will yet be enabled to a ff or d us goo d service. " I have the honour to be, my lord, " Your lordship's obedient servant, " W. ALLAN, Secretary. " To Viscount Ingestre." THE CLA , iSES. — Yesterdgy a prelimi nary meeting was held in the council chamber of the Guildhall, Windsor, to settle the prospectus of " The Windsor Royal Society for Providing Better Aeconso dation for the Labouring Classes," and to arrange for the holding of a public meeting of the inhabitants on the subject. The chair was taken by Colonel Seymour (deputy ranger of Windsor Great l'ark, and equerry to his Royal Highness Prince Albert); and the Rev. Seymour Ne ville (canon of St. George's Chapel), the Rev. W. G. Cooker. ley (of Eton College), Captain Syesnour (one of the county magistrates), H. Durvill, h:sq , with eeverel others of the residers gentry and clergy, vitro prereut. Mr. Merrill laid before the meeting the diaft of a prospectus, which was ap proved; and it was resolved to filiNe the capital in shares of 20/. each, one to commence active operations almost imme diately. A plot of land has been purchased, between the Sheet-road and the Cavalry Barracks, from the Commis- Moors of Woods and Forests, and it is proposed to erect thereon thirty comfortable dwellings, with yards, gardens, end every convenience, to let at about 111, per annum each. Colonel Seymour said the promoters might calculate upon the hearty cooperation of the Prince Consort in their benevolent undertaking, and that her Majesty had been pleased to honour it with her immediate patronage. It was stated that a handsome list of donations, headed by her Majesty and the Prince, would be laid before the public meeting, and that the whole of the shares would be sub scribed for the town of Windsor and its immediate neigh bourhood. FREEHOLD LAND SOCIETY.—A public meeting of this society took place yesterday evening at half-put 7 o'clock, at the London Tavern, Bishopsgate-street. B. Sheridan, Esq., was called to the chair.—James Beale, Esq., in moving the first resolution, called attention to tho excellent security afforded fur investments in this society.— A gentleman present observed that he was a holder of ten shares. If unhappily they should have a committee ap pointed not so conversant with the value of property as to turn it to the beneficial use of those interested in it, en whom would devolve the responsibility ? That must rest somewhere, and he presumed it would rest with the commit tee. Mr. Miller said that under the ado!' parliament the com mittee were not empowered to buy land for themselves, and therefore it was for them to take care that the land was not purchased for them at a disadvsntage.—The Chair• man said that the societies were obliged to be enrolled by Mr. Tidd Pratt under the Friendly Societies' Act, and con sequently they . got rid of the objection that these societies were for political purposes. In the House of Commons these societies were boldly attacked by Mr. tiewdegata, but they showed the assertion of Chief Justice Tindal and Lord John Russell that these societies were commendable. These political advantages were not trifling; there were cir cumstances which made the advantages important. Let them consult the rules, and they would be fully apprised of the course they ought to pursue. Mr. Beale then moved, " That as the freehold land movement pro moted habits of forethought, prudence, and frugality, and tended also to advance the political, moral, and social im provement of society, it deserved their warmest su;sport, and the Metropolitan and General Freehold Land Society, asexplained by , the proprietors, being established to promote and foster this spirit of improvement, was therefore, entitled to their support and confidence."—Th is resolution was unanimously agreed to, and thanks having been given to the chairman, the meeting adjourned to Monday next. PORTSMOUTH SAILORS . liiime.—The directors of this institution have publicly announced that the success that has attended its establishment has far exceeded their most sanguine expectations. During the nine months that have elapsed since its opening, as many as 3,600 inmates have availed themselves of its advantages and comforts • while no less a sum than 1,0111. I I s . 3d. h a s b een deposited' by them in the bands of the superintendent, Commander Johnstone, for safe custody. •• DETERMINED SUICIDE BY A DIRT..—On Saturday afternoln a young girl of 16, named Eleanor Vickers, in the service of Mrs. Steel, of Scotch-street, Whitchaven, committed suicide by cuttiii4 her throat. She had pur loined some tea, which was Mond in her possession, and a threat having been made of mentioning the fact to her mother, she proceeded to her bedroom and with a razor nearly several her head from her body. An inquest was held, and a verdict of insanity returned. . - - GAROTTE IIoBitERIER IN EDINBURO/L—Within the last few days two robberies hate taken place, by tight ening a noose round the body and arms, and then rifling the pockets. Both assaults referred to were committed about midnight, the one on the footpath through Itrunts field Links, and the other on the public road near kb rchis. on Castle. In the one Cage a watch was stolen, and in the other some money. The highwaymen have not been apprehended.—Scotiman. BURNING OF THE AMAZON ARRIVAL AT SOUTIIAMPTON OF THE PASSENGERS CARRIED TO BREST. (By Elect/le Telegraph.) ►ROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.] SOUTHAMPTON, TUMMY, NOON._ • The crow and passengers who escaped from the Amason, and landed at Brest, have just arrived here iu the Grand Turk steamer, from Havre. They were sent on from Brest to Morlsis, and from thence to Havre, where they embarked on board the Southampton steamer. The crew of the Pottinger met the Grand Turk down the river, and cheered the wrecked crew and passengers immensely. A large concoune of persons were in the Southampton Docks to witness their arrival, and heartily cheered them. PUBLIC MEETING AT SOUTHAMPTON ON BEHALF OF THE SURVIVORS. SOUTHAMPTON, MONDAY Hyman°, To-day, at 12 o'clock, one or the moat numerous and influential meetings ever held in Southampton assem bled at the Guildhall, in response to an invitation promptly issued by the respected Mayor of the borough (Richard Andrews, E 9.), to organise a coinenittee, and take other measures for the promotion of the subscription on behalf of the surviving sufferers. The Mayor presided, and was supported by a large number of the clergy and dissenting ministers of the town, magistrates, members of the Town Council, gentlemen connected with the various steam com panies of the port, the leading tradesmen of the town, &c. The MAYOIt opened the proceedings with a few appro printe remarks, expressing the deep interest he felt in this unfortunate and melancholy occurrence, and the pleasuru which it gave him to witness the sympathy manifested towards the sufferers by the influential and wealthy gentle men by whom ho was surrounded, and by the large number of persons of all classes who were that afternoon met on so melancholy an occasion. Perhaps there bad never !teen an occasion when that sympathy waa so strongly required as this. The awful calamity which had visited so many of their fellow countrymen had already aroused the feel ings of philanthropy, charity, and benteolence, to an extent that mode one feel proud of being an Englishman. They would Ire gratified to hear the reception the appeal hail already met with in every part of the country, from their gracious Queen and her beloved consort downwards. This unfortunate catas trophe read them a lesson which they should all remember —that they were all in the hands el God, on whom they depended for everything connected with their existence, RIO to whose inscrutable decrees they should bow with humble submission. The TOWN RK (C. E. Deacon, Evi.) next read the comtuunications which the Mayor had already re ceived, the first of which was from her gracious Majesty the Queen—via.: _ _ "Windsor Castle, Jan. 10, Ift.:2. " Dear Sir,—Before receiving your letter of yesteiday's date, I had been commanded by her Majesty the Queen to make inquiries with respect to any assistance that it was proposed to extend to the unfortunate widows and orphans of the sufferers in the lute most awful destruction of the Amazon. I have this morning had the honour to submit your letter to the Queen and the Prince, and I have received the commands of her Majesty and his Royal highness, to acquaint you th a t, i n t h e event of a public subscription being opened fur the relief of the families reduced to distress by this fearful calamity, you are authorised to announce a subscription of Via upon the part of her Majesty and his Royal Highness. Any infiirmation that you can give me as to the position in life and particular eircumstanecsof any of those who have unfortunately perished, I shall be obliged to you if you will communicate. Can you tell rue anything of Mr. Vincent, whose conduct has been so highly spoken of ?—Believe me, dear sir. your truly, C. B. nitres. It. Andrews, Esq." The reading of this kind letter elicited h arty applause, as did many of those which followed. Upwards of fifty letters Mall were read, each enclosing a contribution, and the amount announced as having been received made up a total of 1,000/. before tho proceedings closed. The meeting was briefly but impressively addressed by several gentlemen; and vat ions suggestions were made fur the purpose of enlarging the subscription list. During the proceedings Mr. ril.Vincent—the young mid shipman who behaved w ith so much courageous gallantry in the life-boat during the memorable night which wit nessed the destruction of the Amazon—entered the hall, and wsa welcomed with several rounds of enthusiastic cheering. A similar expression of sympathy was also manifested towards Mr. Williamson, the chief steward, and use of the surviving firemen, both of whom were in the hall. Amongst the resolutions adopted was one expressing the approbation of the meeting at the conduct of the surviving members of the crew, and especially that of Mr. Vincent. This resolution was carried with acclamations, and three hearty rounds of cheering were given for Mr. Vincent and three for Mr. Williamson and the other survivors. Mr. VINCENT said ho deeply felt the compliments they ' were pleased to bestow upon him for any humble services he might have been providentially enabled to render for the saving of his own and his fellow•ereatures lives. The memory of that awful night would never be effaced from his Mind. In whatever situation he might hereafter be I l placed, he hoped he should always remember, and be able to act upon, the words of the immortal Nelson, " England expects that every man will this day do his duty." (Great cheering.) A vote of thanks to the Mayor closed the proceedings. The commit ec will sit at the Audit-house every day to receive sabscrintions, and on other business connected with their important and interesting duties. In our advertising columns will be found the resolutions adopted at the meeting, the names of the committee ap pointed, and a list of the subscriptions already received, and we earnestly hope that the appeal which has been thus lilies rally responded to at the outset may receive universal sup port and attention. The following details of the hair-breadth escape of the two ladies who were saved, are given in a letter from a lady at Brest : " They (the two ladies) are anxious to get away as mos as passable, but the lady (Mrs. M.) has bet nso much I bruised knocking against the vessel, and by the men walk ing over her, that she can hardly move. Miss Smith (the governess), when the sailors wanted to give up rowing, I stood up in her night-gown and mid, ' Now my lads, cheer up a little; keep up, or I, a feeble woman, will take an oar.' So she took one, and when she was dipping it they jumped up and began again. She seems a very quiet nice person, and very kind to the lady, with whom she was not acquainted till they met on board, and they had only been there 34 hours. The lady's child (19 months old) was thrown twice out of her arras in the scramble. She was in the boat on the side of the vessel, and two of the ropes holding it were cut, so the boat was hanging, only held by one end. She was obliged to hold on with one arm, and she just caught her child by the end of his night gown ; and I she thought she would have been burnt in the boat. She I was in the boat from one o'clock Sunday morning till eight Sunday evening, and Miss Smith till seven o'clock Monday morning." It is too opinion of Mr. Mills, the company's engineer that the fire broke out in the fore hold among the cargo, as the flames were first seen coming up the fore hatchway, and this has been confounded with the fore hatchway leading to the forward boilers, a totally distinct portion of the vessel, although not a great distance from the boilers and forward funnel. If the fire originated amongst the cargo, it is to be feared that some portion of the merchandise stowed there consisted of combustible materials, or that some description of gas was generated, which in process of time ignited, and spread with fearful and uncontrolled rapidity. Whether this supposition be correct or not, it is impossible towy, hut it is hoped that some of the survivors at Brest be will able to give their testimony and opinion, so that a reliable conjecture may br formed of the cause of the catastrophe. TO TUB EDITOR OP THI DAILY MIMI. Sta,—lt was erroneously staled in some of the newspapers that the committee of inquiry, which met at Southampton on Thursday last, to insestigate the circum stances attendant upon the destruction of the Amazon, after examining all the crew and engine-men, had adjourned sine die. On the contrary, a committee met again this day in Moorgate street, and examined some other of the sur ♦ivors ; and it is adjourned till II o'clock on Thursday seat, when it is expected Mr. Neilson and other of the passen- I gem may furnish their evidence: and so soon u that por tion of the crew whys landed et Brent reach Southampton, the inquiry will be resumed at that place. Shorthand-writers have been, and will he, employed throughout ; and it in probable that the whole of the evi dence will be published when it is completed. The names of the committee which assembled at Southampton were net correctly stated in the first instance ; but they were as follows: Thomas Baring, M.P., deputy chairman of the company ; Charles Short, director of the company ; Henry Nelson, director of the company; Charles E. Mangles, director of tho company ; Thomas Masterman, director of the COM pony ; Captain Armor L. Cory, R.N., Admiralty superin tendent of packets at Southampton; Captain Itichd. Bar ton, R.N., marine sutierintendent of the company ; Captain Edwd. Chappell, R.N., secretary and joint manager of the company; Captain Wyatt, commanding steam ship Teviot; Captain Wilson, commanding steam ship Dee. Tho committee that met this day consisted of Captain John Shepherd, director ,if the company, chairman Emit India Company ; Captain Henry Nelson, director; Charles Short, director; Charlie E. Mangles, director; Captain Whish, R.N., auditor; Captain Chappell, R.N., secretory and joint manager. Tho Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty have been written to, expressive of the directors' cordial aequiescence in any farther inquiry their lordships may desire to esta blish. Your obedient servant, E. CHAPPELL, Secretary. 63, Moorgatc-atmt, Jan. 12, 1862. SOUTHAMPTON EMIGRATION AND SHIPPING ('OM PA] Y.- A rill of I/. Ir. per shire is pmpmed to he made, to pay off the creditors of this company, and to discharge the general liabilities. The company was estahlished 1846, to promote emigration between this country and her colonies. METROPOLITAN BILL. INTENDED DEPUTATION TO LORD J. RUSSELL. Yesterday, a deputation, consisting of Lord hidlcy Coutts Stuart; J. Whitmore, Esq. ; J. A. Nicholay, Esq. T. d'lffarger, jun., Esq. ; M r . Ki r b y , t h e mag i strate ; Mr. Soden, Mr. Swaine, and several members of the Morylebono Vestry, attended at the Court Douse, .11arylebone Lot, for the purposq of proceeding, by appointment, to 11..wriing street, to present a memorial to the First Lord of t:ge Trea sury, praying the government to introduce a bill empower ing parochial authorities to purchase sites for ni.d to ila‘a the control of extra-mural interments, Shortly berme the hour al4;i - nted for the departure of the deputation, the following communication, addressed to the Vestry Clerk, was received : "Downing-street, Jan. 12, 1862. " Sir,—l find that Lord John Russell hes sent word that lie is nut coming up to town before W.:dipolar. Hie lord ship must have forgotten that the deputation had been ap pointed to Downing-street to-day at unc o'clock. I fear that it would be too ,etc at present to send a letter to Rich mond. I regret the trouble which thin mistake will occa sion you. I shall not tail to inform you as soon no I have beard when Lord John Russell will be enabled to receive the memorial.— l ow, sir, your obedient servant, A. M. ItessEt.i..—W. E. 0n...41mi11, Esq., Cuurt MUM'. bird I)CI)LEY STUART exprened kin foam:, at this letter, and considered the conduct of the nuldt lord most extraordinary : lie certainly confessed that ho was at a loss to account fur it. Sir Benjamin Blatt aed him self were of opinion that the memorial /Mould be presented a few days before the mei ting of parliament, but Lord John Russell not concurring in this view, had appointed this day ; this made his conduct the more extraordinary. After some conversation, the deputation separated, agree ing to await a further communication from Lord J Russell. GREAT COUhT OP WARDMOTE. Yesterday, a Great Court of Wardmotr uas held in the Court of Aldernieo, for the purpose of At. wing the various inquest presentments of the City. The 1.1.10) MAYOR took the chair at tseelv o'elotk. Several of the ulderne n were present, and the cloomberluin, town clerk, comptroller, city solicitor, and offp r officers were in attendance. MUTING It01:14R11. The fireman ot theie.que..toiiarTitigdon-Witli...it Ward handed in a presentment which he said related to a subject of great importance in the City of London. Tire re sere several gambling and hurse-race betting houses in ate weird, and the mischiefs perpetrated by th.tm were really ,lreadful. Alderman WILSON said the inquest were bon • ' zo pre sent the particular houses in which such practices a re en couraged. Ile was perfectly aware that ti , were numbers of houses of the kind nauded to in the 1 .y, and that servants and boys were frequently ruined by the sys tem of affording facilities of betting from the sum at three ' pence or fourpence, or even lower, to much larger amounts. ' The names of the houses must lee entered in tie resent ment, so that a general bill of indictment might in formed, and so formidable a nuisance might be removed. Eta. com plaint afforded a proof of the value of the inquest system. (Hear, hear.) The gentlemen of the inquest said their sons and s. rvants were in imminent danger tram the depraved en-ouragc ment given to the vice in such dens cif 'Many. Alderman Wink: mid he had witnessed matey melan choly instances of trial for robbery, to which tle• tratery were teinnted by the practices of the lemma deuelunced by the inquest. A presentment trout the parish of St. Bride Alen com plained of swarms of betting-houses, the names at some of which were inserted in the document, but were rot read in the court. It was stated that several rehheries had been recently committed in the parish, and the proves ds hod been spent in the very houses which the inque.st conned out. Alderman WIRE—Tho offence is easily dealt with. Consult the ward clerk, and let the evidence he K.it up in such a manner 4111 may supply the City Solicitor with the materials fur prosecution, and there can be no dosibt as to the result. There were several minor subjects of complaint repre sent.d to the court, and ull the presentments were r. furred to the Court of Aldermen. Thu beadles, constable., and other officers were UM sworn in; and the Court of Wardmote was m.juurst. d. MR. MACKERAY IN MARYLERON E. The public will hardly yet have forgotten the pleasure they received in the course of last summer, from the manner—at once graceful and erudite—in which :Ur, 'I hack eray raised again the giants of the Augustan age Ili Loglibk literature, and allowed reading people where lay Le real stores of entertainment—where the productions of gr at and original minds, in which gem at thoughts were clothed in striking peculiarities of style, and standards wen• set up which have served ever since to guide the jai:lament and correct the taste. Since then he has been making a •our in the provinces, gathering laurels as he wee, and a, trust something more substantial, and producing a renaissakee of sound literary Unite, in quarters where [emulations of French romances, and such kindred mental drain drinking, had long formed thus staple of these who read unytliing be sides nen shapers. On last evening he rebuined his metropolitan labours at the I•larylebone Institu tion, and received a most friendly greeting from a crowded and fashionable audience. As in the bummer series, he took Swift as his first subject. This mobt interest ing lecture was listened to thtoughout with deep attention, and was frequently applauded. ARCHITECTURAL EXHIBITION. The Exhibition of Architecture, which opened yesterday , at the Portland Ualleries, Regeut-street, showed a inarked improvement on thatof last year. There were between 300 and 400 drawings and designs, many of them of great merit. Compared with the very best churches built 20 years ago, they appeared to scarcely leas advantage than a modern first class carriage when placed side by side with the old fashioned stage waggon. Several designs fur churches, by Mr. (1. G. Scott, really possess a high class of excellence, though the lover of " ritualism" would probably complain of the internal arrangements of most of those exhibited. The chancels of very few are, as ordered in the rubric, " is times past." Mr. Sharpe contributed illustrations of the seven periods of English architecture from variuus cathe drals ; and Mr. Ruskin, a number of the original drawings for " The Stones of Venice." Designs for Peel monuments, bridges over the Thames, and new streets, were also shown in abundance; and Mr. Charles Pearson's model was also exhibited. 'f here were likewise several excellent speci mens of carving, iron work, and inodelliag. THE SPEECH FROM THE THRONE, (oats a morn ing paper?, it is understood, will be seemid. d by Sir Richard N illiams Bulkelev. The principal topics in the speech will, of course, be a parliamentary Reform Bill, and the Reform of the Courts of Chareery and of the Courts of Common Law. It is stated, that, if present arrangements are carried out, the Premier will lay on the table of this llouse of Commons his measure fur rarliamentary Reform on Monday, Feb. 9. SIR JAMES GRAHAM, BART.. M.P., left Ncthcrby Hall for London by the express train on Tuesday. It is understood that he was scat for by Lord John Russell to lend him a helping hand. The gentleman who come for him was a stranger, but apparently a man of rank, as be travelled in the same carriage with Sir Janus, and they occupied the whole of it, a board being attached to the door with the notice th►t the moving council chamber aye " en gaged," and not to be intruded upon by ordinary mortals. —Neweaolk Journal. TILE SCREW : , TEAM-SIIIP GREAT BRITAIN, ('apt. Mathews, is to be placed on the New York mid Livt rpuul station early in the ensuing spring. This in.,ciiiiicent vessel has been thoroughly repaired and strengthened, and her machinery, manuttetured by Messrs. Penn and Sons, of London, is of the moot approved emedruction. Her accommodations are extensive, and calculated to afford everyg comfort to passengers. TILE ROYAL MAIL STEAM-sIIIP EUROrA.—Much anxiety begins to be felt respecting the non•arrival of the British and North American Royal Mail steamship Europa, due at Liter pool on Sunday, but which has not yet been reported in the Channel. The Europa recount red heavy adverse gales on her outward pwutage, which compelled her to put into Halifax, itatead of proceeding on to New York direct ; and it is feared, from the state of the weather during the past week, that she has had similar gales on her homeward voyage. CAUTION To CONTRACTORS.— Yesterday, in the Southwark County Court, an action was brought against a sewers contmetor, to recover compensation fur injuries re ceived through the nog igenee of the latter. The plaintiff, an old man, was proceeding on a dark night of August last down a street Rear Acre-lane, Brixton, when he fell into an excavansl pit, before which no light or fence had been placed. The plaintiff's collar.leine was dislocated, and his right arm broken. Being a working man, he had told the power of supporting himself by labour during several months. The judge awarded hint damages and costs. NAsSITTICS PILE-DRIVINti MACIIINE.—We wit nessed on Saturday the tirst operation in L on d on of this machine, which has been invented to suptro de the old method of driving piles. The works, under the superin undenee of Mr. Itendel, the engineer, are at the We st India Ducks. and a pile of 24 feet ill length was dm. into the ground in the short space of eight minutes, an under taking which by the old proe,ss would have occupied three hours. The engine is capable of making 110/11 liIP to 70 stroke* a minute. 111 E St'sPICIOUB DEATH AT KINGsWooI), Worrow-uismatt-Ersoz.—The adjourned inquest upon the body of Mrs. Eliza Hart. of Kingwood, near %Vint in-under- Eilge,was resumed yesterday before the coroner tor the lower district of Gloseestesshire, Esq. Mr.W repath, analytical chi mist, of BriAol, deposed to having examined the viseera and its contents, as handed to him by the soi -1 von, Mr. lid). Ile had billed to find any traces Minim - Tal poison, which he should have found had any been The only sins twee Minot by him consisted of the remains of raspberries. no doubt the remains of some join of which on the last day of her life the deceased partisik.— I The coroner haying summed up the evidence, the jury re turned a verdict, " That the deceas e d c ame to h er d o t pebyan E AST n aturalof sp lled deviatio ns an d new li n " •• tl c a e ut Poeet*liteCtiii! purchwe of property and contingencies, W asl 35,0001. by this c om p any. • • " J. : ... ... . .. (4...,...,:, •