The Express.
London, England, 1852-01-22 00:00:00

LIVERPOOL.

In consegnence of a notice conveyed to the nt an4aged
in Messrs. Forrester and Co.'s works, Vauxhall t • •:.dry, by
Mr. M'Crogor, the manager, to the effect that tof the
men as were members of societies or clubs mu.t • „to their
employment under that firm, a meeting of the a united
trades of workers in iron in the Liverpool ili•tr .as held
last night, to determine upon the steps to be iu the
matter. Mr. M'Gregor had required that a mete ...! should
be signed by the men, pledging them to withi, 11 coun-
tenance or aid to the parties now on strike in cinder,
London, end elsewhere; and the following h.el ;wen pre-
pared and duly forwarded, in the hope of its uo eking the
wishes of the firm:

"To W. F. Mraurooa, Esq.
" Sir,—We, the members of the Arualgainati .1 !Society of
Engineers, in your employ, beg to state that we olive no in-
tention or wish of altering the present rules and regulations
between ourselves and our employers; nor is it the listen-
tion or wish of the soch ty of which we are members to ask
for any alteration in the present rules which god ern the
shops of the Liverpool district. owing to the pi einiar situa-
tion of this port respecting We...t Indian awl shipping
orders.—We are, Sir, your obedient servants,
"TIIE MESIIIIEMS °I- Tilt: AXALUANIATED 9..caLTY."
To this memorial it was intimated that the reply at Messrs.
Forrester had been unsatisfactory, and that it did not meet
fully, their requirements, which were that the inen should
pledge themselves to quit the society altogetli..i. This, it
was contended, was askir.g too much, as the si v was of
the character of a benefit club, to which some be mem-
bers—and among them the best and mast exp, rienced in
the trade—lied been contributing for many ye r.,—on an
average from 10 to 15, and, in a few eases, litany es
from 18 to 2Z years. The benefits accruing 1,4 m mem-
bership are—if out of work, through no individual fault,
the sum of 10s. per week for 14 weeks, and 7s. for 12
weeks,—in ell not to exceed 111. 4s. in any one year, suck
amount either to be paid as a giR ur as charges fortravelling
in search of work. The allowance for sick meinliers is 10e.
weekly ; and the superannuation allowance, provided for
members who have contributed for 18 years, and are 60
years of age, is 6s. per week, with permission to earn en
additional Ws. per week. 'I hese, it was argu. 11, were too
considerable benefits fur the men to resign, especially when
the strike was one in which they were not implicated, and
from which they were willing to hold aloof. With re-
sin tho memorial
actetoitth.o.shipep.ipnlfitanocractetris,atretfre
mdeton
had ~Iways bees
aware that despatch in execution wit an indispensable
condition of such orders coining to Liverpool at all; and
that they had on all occasions willingly submitted to
work overtime in order to their execution A.eitlier copy
of the resolution was agreed to be presenter, to
Fawcett and Co., either last night or in the sour a of to-day,
as their men's notice expires to-night. Should ii., a gentle-
men wit be satisfied with it, and Messrs. Foerester re-
fuse to reconsider the matter, eighteen men iu the former
establishment, and sixteen in the latter will Its thrown out
of work. This will be rendered doubly painful. so far as
Messrs. Fawcett are concerned, by the fact that, as we are
credibly informed, the prospects of (=plop* ut in their
concern are at present more encouraging thou they have
been for some years past. An unfortunate resolution of the
men in this district to permit an advance of their funds for
the establishment of eo•operative shops in London and
Manchester is considered by the more prudent ..sing them
to have embittered the minds of the emple. 1, against
them. It is much to be regretted that the easy of
accommodation so far as Liverpool is concerned. cannot be
amicably settled.—Liverpool Courier.

THE OCEAN PENNY POsTAGE.—Elihu Ilurritt is
indefatigable in his efforts to accomplish this ereat object.
lie has been the means of getting up a number meetings
in the manufacturing districts in its favour, and on Tuesday
he was present at a meeting in Manchester, attended by the
borough and county members and a great many i•tffuential
gentlemen. The following resolution was adopted
That the trade end commerce of this kingdom with all
countries of the civilised world, call for the adoption of a
uniform rate of ocean pilotage, as a means liar cementing
the bonds of peace and amity, and for eat.•nding the
various philanthropic anti Christian movements of the age."

Mt-BTERIOI's HEATH AT ROCllEBTER.—Yeatcrthly
the coroner's inioest at Rochester, touching the death of
the man found in the Medway, near Rochester-bridge, on
the morning of the 10th inst., and who, it was supposed,
had not come fairly by his death, from the ill`RiCi3llll man-
ner in which the body was found, having *rope tied
round the head, with a stake affixed thereto, was brought
to a close. Since the adjournment of the intim st, it had
been ascertained that the ileccained'a name was James
Brown, aged about 38 years, a private belonging to the
Chatham division of Royal Marines, and in November last
was stationed on board H.M.S. London, lying at Sheerness,
which lie left for the purpose of claiming his discharge from
the corps, alter a servitude of 21 years, espri song his in-
tention to return to that ship as a " blue jaiiet.'. 1 his,
however, he did not do, and after being die barged, at
which time ho had about St in his posee-ism, and he
remised further between lif. and 71 at Chatham Dockyard,
nothing more was seen of him by his comrades mail picked
up dead. No traces whitener of the money hive lVell die-
covered, and an far at least the matter is still a mystery,
which the evidence adduced did not tend in the least to
clear up, and the jury returned an open verdict of " Found
drowns
Al,l ISERATED PElTER.—Yeaterday the following
fin, inflicted by the Court of inland R. s,titie upon
groe,rs Mond in prnow.ion of adulterated pepin :Mt upon
Job. utoit, 15, Gray's-inn-lane ; 101., J. 8. 11, Great
Sidnak.street, Southwark; 5'., Henry Smith, 23, Bee-
mou,luo,dreet; John Reynals, Union-street, houthwarki.
and Timm Hut, of the same locality. • •
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