The Express.
London, England, 1852-01-20 00:00:00

THE STRIKE.

NIANCIIESTP.It.

The employers have taken no step in Manchester
sine, Saturday, except that they have printed, placarded,
and distributed extensively Lord Cranworth's letter which
appeared in the Times. The secretaries to the masters'
union (Mews. Richardson and Whitworth) state that not
only have all the employers who joined the union honour-
ably fulfilled their promises, hut that several others have
co-operated with them, and closed their works without soli-
citation.

Yesterday afternoon a meeting of the non-society men
and unskilled labourers was held at the People's Institute,
Ileyrod-street, Manchester, to consider the propriety of an
appeal to the public on their own behalf. It was stated by
the chairman, Ralph Taylor, that they had thus 'resembled
together, to connect themselves as a body, that the public
might understand their position. He wished that no in-
sinuations might be made against any party, but tho non-
society men and unskilled labourers were not answerable '
for this strike, though they were sufferers; it ruse from a
dispute between the employer,' and the Amalgamated So
cull. lie had no wish they should enter into controversy
either with the Amalgamated Society or the masters.
They stood aloof from both; and his opinion was, from
past experience, that the non-society men would do best to
hold themselves aloof from any party. The reason this
meeting was called was, that a placard had been issued by
the Amalgamated Society appealing to the public on be-
, half of the non.society men, and they (the non-society men)
thought they would do better to go to the public for them-
selves.

Jinx lIAILDIIAN, another non-society man, said be
did not with to go into the merits of this question ; it was
enough that they were forced into their present position,
and earning eery low wage., in many eases not more than
1-1.. or 15s. per week • they hail not been prepared for such
a contingency. lie did not suppose that any man was yet
in want of bread—at least he hoped not; but they occupied
I an unprecedented position. the masters not stopping their
workshops against them, hut against the members of the
Amalgamated Society, and they, the labourers, being
thrown out of work between the two ; and under these cir-
cumstances they wished to appeal to the public. One rea-
son why they wished to appeal to the public separately was,
that if the Amalgamated Society did it they woulddistri-
bute the funds according to the wages each man hail earned
at work. .

JAMES Btursvonn said in addressing this meeting
he did it with the greatest regret, that they should thus be
called upon to appeal to the public for that bread which
they were willing to earn. If they did not do something
their wives and children must starve. The question was
whether they should let the society, who had money for
themselves, appeal on their behalf to the public or do it
themstlvee. Ile thought they should do it themselves. If
they were not skilled in the higher branches of the trade let
them show they were skilled as far as looking after the
money was concerned. (Applause.) It might be said that
this showed want of confidence. It did. He was one of
the men who had worked at the planing machines, and the
Amalgamated Society might tiy to wipe off the stigma that
they did not intend to throw them out of work if they
could, but he would tell this meeting, as he did Mr. Ileum,
that he must beg leave to dialer with them. (Hear,
hear.) Mr. Hewn had himself acknowledged that he arbi-
trated for the society men at Oldham in their
agreement with Hibbert anti Platt to throw out the
machine labourers, and it was they who were responsible
for throwing 20,000 men out of work now, unprovided for,
knowing that on: 3,000 society men would he touched by
it. And he sail that this was not right. (Hear, hear.)
The masters told them the Amalgamated Society did it;
the secretary of the Amalgamated Society told them the
masters did it : bat who caused the masters to do it ? (Ap-
plause.) The Amalgamated Society never consulted them
about the question of piecework or overtime, yet now they
wanted to appeal to get the public's money to distribute
among the unskilled labourers according to their wages : he
(the speaker) would have these gentlemen know there was
no difference in the size of a man's belly, whether skilled
or unskilled. (Apilause.) He would repeat, and the public
would agree with Lim, that the amalgamated men had a
west responsibility upon them for this turn-out. They
had many a hungry belly to answer for. (Hear, hear.) He
called upon his brother workmen to keep out of the public-
houses, and keep the peace; and then, whether skilled or
unskilled, they were worthy of being considered good mem-
bers of society. (Applause).
Taoism; dorms. • member of the Amalgamated
Society, explained that, though the Oldham men wished to
discharge some of the labourers at Messrs. Hibbert and
Platte', yet this had never been the policy of the Amalga-
mated Society, who had on their books a resolution by
which they agreed nit to support the Oldham men if they
had gone out sa this ground. They in fact put their veto
on that &malarial the Oldham men.
The meeting thadprereeded to nominate • committee to
collect funds sad ditribute them among tho non-society
men.

DEATH FROM SCURVY AT SEA.—Yestertlas after-
noon an inquiry was held by Mr. Baker, at the Windmill,
Rosemary-lane, relative to the death of William Thomas,
aged 28, a seaman 03 board the Hamill, Mitchell, mer-
chant vessel of Glasgow (Captain William Holmes), which
took place off Keith bet WedneMay morning, on the ship's
return from China to the port of London. The inquiry was
instituted in consequence of a report that 12 of the crew
died on the homewarl passage from an attack of scurvy,
and which arose on account of that number of men having
been removed from the vessel on her arrival in St. Katherine's
Dock suffering from that disease. The jury having viewed
the body, which lay at the shop of Mr. Wilms, an under-
taker, adjoining, tht first and second mates, the cook, a
man of colour, the steward's boy (the steward being
one of the sufferers) and the head man before
the mast, were examined, when it appeared that the vessel
which was 540 tons burthen, started from Glasgow on the
30th January, 1851, for Hong Kong, where she arrived on
the 23rd of May. She proceeded from that town to Shang•
has, and left there on the 23rd of August. She touched at
no place between Bbsnghae and St. Katherine's Docks,
which was reached on the 14th hut , the day on which
the deceased died. Some days previous to reaching the
British Channel there were only the captain, the two mates,
the cook, the carpenter, the steward's boy, and a seaman, to
navigate the vessel, the crew at starting having consisted of
21. One man died at sea, and the deceased was attacked
with scurvy shortly after the departure of the vessel from
China. On the 29th of November he was confined to his
bed. Successively the other seamen were attacked with the
same ilium an,' they were eventually confined to their beds.
The coroner having ascertained that during the outward
end homeward voyage the crew had a sufficient quantity of
milt provisions, consisting of Hamburg beef and Irish pork,
but that no fresh meat was supplied, except while the ves-
sel was in port, inquired if under the 7& 8 Vic. c. 112,
lime juice, with vinegar aad sugar, which are to be admi-
nistered when scurvy prevails, were given. Tho captain
replied that the lime-juice was distributed, but that fre-
duently the men objected to take It. No vinegar was given
uring the last seven weeks, as a large quantity was lost in
the Chinese sees. The coroner mid that the mercantile
marine act required a space of nine feet between each
seaman's berth, and asked if that was the distance. Tho
Icaptain replied that he was not sure, and that ho attributed
the presence of the scurvy to meu,who would scarcely ever
Iro3llolCol3Ci‘o3,oloi to their confinement in the forecastle.
The coroner observed that the last act he referred to was
mimed in the yur 1810, and it was of importance that it
should be known by all owners and captains of vessels; as,
if there was not a clear space of nine feet between each
berth, and free hem any portion of the cargo, they
were liable to a penalty. The forecastles, also, were to be
well ventilated. It was slat, d that six of the crew were
removed on board the Dreadnought, and that the remain-
ing six were conveyed to their friends . a brother of one of
the latter stated that he was dying. Verdict—" Visitation
of God." . .

LONDON TIV.I.I.MANCE SOO F.Tl.—Tho monthly
meeting of this society took place at Exeter Hall last evening,
upon which occasion a lecture was delivered by the Hee. N.
it dl, of Hull, the subject of which arm, the hindrances to
the progress of true religion, and the claims of the tempe-
rance movement upon professing Christians. Thu reverend
lecturer gave a thrilling narrative of the injurious effects
resulting from the sanction given by the ministers of every
Christian denomination for the consumption of intoxicating
liquors, and stated that the intnaluction of the Christian
religion into eastern countries has been considenthly im-
peded in consequence of the abhorrence entertained by the
inhabitants of the drinking cu....toms ol the Huropeana. The
lecture was hittlily interesting, and woe much applauded

TIIE AMAZON.

(FROM OUR CORRESPONDRNT.)

SOUTHAMPTON, MONDAY.
So tone were again preached on Sunday at some
of the bouthauiptun churches and chapels iu aid of the
Amason fund, and to return thanks for the merciful resto-
ration of mare of her crew and Dansvitgers The Indepen-
dent chapels were d.onsely crowded ; even the pulpit stairs
were crammed with thrsons who could not find sitting or
standing room eisewiters,.. Many of these who were saved
in tIN lut boatload that ieaa lauded at Plymouth, and
who reached Southampton on Saturday afternoon, at-
tended divine 'elee Sunday to return thanks for mtheir
preservation. _ _

At the Above Bar Chapel, upwaills of 101. was col.
lector! in aid of the Amazon fund ; end at Albion Chapel;
which is situated in a poor neighbourhood, upwards of 141.
was subscribed. 20s. of this sum consisted of coppers, and
another 20s. of threepenny and fourponny pieces subscribed
by the poorest people in the town—such a the profound
and universal sympathy the lose of the AllllllO/I has OCC4-
Plumed. Several poor women have rejoicingly thrown aside
their mourning garments in consequence of their hus-
bands having proved to ho among those landed at Plymouth
on Thursday.
The deepest regret is felt in Southampton at the reckless
opinion entertained by those who were first landed at
Plymouth, that all others but themselves perished, unit that
it was emoiequently useless to send out a steamer In search.
Many of those who arrived at Southampton on Saturday
are firmly of opinion that another bout, with a considerable
number of IWI6OIII in her, has been picked up be some
outward-bound vessel. There is now nut much doubt that
the poor Admiralty agent of the Amazon, Lieutenant
Brady, was overtaken in his cabin by the condagretion.
mid that he must leave endured excruciating torments
before he was saved or before he perished. It is fer-
vently hoped in Southampton that the Lords of the Ad-
miralty will grant sorno assistance to the helpless
relatives who were solely dependent on him. Ile was a
most worthy and accomplished man, and was highly es-
teemed by the late Admiralty superintendents at Southamp-
ton, Captain Ellice and Admiral Sir J. U. Sinclair, Bart.,
and by the present one, Captain Cony. The clergy and dis-
senting ministers in Southampton are indefatigable in
visiting the numerous sufferers by the loss of the Amazon,
and affording religious consolation to them in their deep
affliction.

PLYMOUTH, Most osv.
On Saturday morning about 2 o'clock, Captain War-
burton, brother of Mr. Idiot Warburton, who was a pas-
senger on board the Amazon, and whose fate appears yet
enveloped in uncertainty, arrived here. from London by a
special train, bringing despatches from the Lords of the
Admiralty to the commander-in-chief, Admiral Sir John
Acworth Ommaney, upon the receipt of which the
admiral issued orders fur two steam-vessels, the Sprightly,
Master-Commander Allen, and the Avon, Second Master.
Commander Veitch, to proceed with all possible despatch
to join the Hecate, in searching fur any of the sur-
vivors of the Amazon; and to continue the search for a
reasonable length of time. This step on the part of the
Admiralty was made on the &indication of Capt. Warburton,
who had yet a hope that his distinguished brother wax still
alive somewhere., with others of the crew and passengers—a
hots, grounded on the statements of Mr. (Bennie and many
of the survivors, that them was sutficient materials on deck
to make rafts, and also from their having expreased a confi-
dent belief that another life-boat, in addition to those which
have been met with, left the. ill-fated ship with a number of
persons on board et the time of the late melancholy event.
The steamers would proceed at once to the Bay of Biscay,
and would scour some portion of the coast of Spain, calling
at every port, and, in fact, might visit every place into
which the commanders might consider it probabl., that any
of the survivors had been driven. Captain Warburton him-
self went out in one of the steamers. We feel confident the
prayers of the country are that they may be successful, and
although some effort should have been made even before'
Wednesday last, when tho Hecate went out for a similar
purpose, we are glad the Admiralty have at last felt it their
duty to act on the samo principle of humanity that actuated
the authorities at Brest, who immediately on the arrival
there of the boat which reached that port, sent out a
steamer to the scene of the catastrophe, in the hope of
being enabled to succour some they supposed might have
survived.