The Express.
London, England, 1852-01-14 00:00:00

Monday, and numbers more will follow them ' • so that we
hope to reduce the number of those on the books of the
society very materially, till the masters shall be only too
glad to offer us higher wages than they discharged us at,
to induce us to return. A great many of their best hands,
it is probable they will never get back."
Messrs. Hick and Sons, of Holton, have issued the fol-
lowing notice to their workmen in closing their establish-
ment :

"Yn' are all, no doubt, acquainted with the nature of
the demands which have been recently made upon us and
other mechanical establishments, by a body of men styling
' themselves The Amalgamated Society of Engineers, &c.'
The persistence in these demands, and the extent of the
combination formed against us, has leR us and the heads of
other similar establishments no alternative but that of
clueing our works, in preference to submitting to such in-
terference and demands; and we huge, therefore, felt
obliged to issue the notice, with which you are all ac-
quainted, of our intention to close these works on the 24th
instant; and we may add, that we see no prospect of a re-
sumption of businese until this attempted principle of dicta-
, non is abandoned. We do not address you on the subject
of the reasonableness or otherwise of this body of men
' stepping in and assuming to interfere between you and our-
' selves: the measure is, So far as you and we are concerned,
sufficiently condemned by the fact that so few of you have
joined this body, or approve of their proceedings. But this
disapproval does not put an end to the interference ; and in
on operating to effect this, we (eel rail, d upon to assure you of
the deep regret we feel in being driven to sever a connexion
which has so long subsisted between us and many of you,
more especially those who now concur with us in opinion,
and entirely disapprove of the measures that have been
adopted towards us; to them we mould say that nothing hut
the strongest conviction of its absolute necessity could havo
induced us to adopt the course we have resolved upon. We
know it will seriously affect all parties concerned ; it will
involve many of you in much undeserved privation and suf-
fering, and us in heavy pecuniary law, whilst the customers
upon whom we all depend will sustain much temporary in-
convenience and annoyance, until they have arranged to
provide them. Ives elsewhere. But if the measure appears
harsh, let it be remembered it is not of our seeking. If tho
innocent 'monied you appear to be suffering equally with,
or more than, thoso whom we think are to blame, it must
be borne in mind that our customer., as well as we, arc in
the form, r class ; and if we could have devised any means
' to break down the combination in question, less h trh than
the indiscriminate course in which we have felt obliged
to concur, it should not have been wielded by us. Wu
feel it unnecessary to refer particularly to the goal will
and kind offices which have mutually characterised our
lung intercourse with each other in one several relations
towards each other, and a hich we believe to have resulted
in our mutual benefit. Wu have seen no reason for that
Stow of feeling to be interrupted, nor for its natural results to
ho diverted by the interfi rence or dictation of others. We
hive known and acted on the principle that oar mutual in-
terests were inseparable. We disclaim all right to Impose
on others the particular modes of dealing they she.' adopt
towards each other, and we will not be dictated to by others
as to the relation,' which shall subsist between you and out-
selves. We again maitre you of the deep and sincere regret
we feel in thus terminating our connection with you, and
we would urge so many of you as disapprove of the pro-
ceedings of this amalgamated body, for your own sakes and
interests as well as ours, to use all your legitimnte influence
to stop this movement, which if it could succeed (but it
cannot) would, we firmly believe, benefit none aim To
the small minority of you who have given in your adhesion
to this ill-judged measure, we would say pause and reflect
before it is too late; you may, by perseverance, now inflict
a blow which will recoil with tenfold force upon yourselves
and families, and commit an injury ahich a loug life's toil
may be insufficient to repair.
" We are, yours faithfully,
"BENJAMIN HICK and SON.
" Bolton, Jan. 10, 1812."
On Monday morning last, an arrercgate meeting of the
operatives in the iron trades at Oldham, who have been
turned out of employment by the closing of their workshop.
by the masters in that district, was held at the Working
Men's Hall, Horsedge-street, Oldham. There were about
2,000 workmen present, and the following resolutions were
unanimously adopted:-
1. That in the opinion of this meeting, the executive
council of the Amalgamated S ciety have acted in strict
accordance with our views, in carrying out the resolutions
come to by that body, with respect to piece-work and sys-
tematic overtime ; and further, that we exonerate them
from having any sinister motive in the steps which havo
been taker, by them.
2. That in the opinion of this meeting, the statement in
the press that the workpeople of Messrs. Hilbert, Platt, and
Sons, intended to turn out if the tools were cot conceded at
Christmas, 18.11, is a wilful and deliberate falsehood of the
parties who originated such statement, no such notice
having ever been given by the workmen to such effect.
3. That in our opinion the statement that Mr. Newton,
of the executive council of the Amalgamated Society, origi-
nated the agitation respecting discharging labourers upon
machines, is entirely false, inasmuch as it was commenced
and conducted by the men of Oldham, without the sanction
or approbation of the executive council.
4. That the cause of our demand respecting mechines was
in consequence of the foreman of the establishment of
Messrs. Ilibbert, Platt, and Sons compelling us to learn
laborers, at 15s. a week, no as to take our situations, when
they were instructed, with the view, ua they have expressed
it, that they should conduct the worlu with a few leading
hands, labourers, and apprentices.
5. That the statement in the public press that the work-
people of Messrs. Ilibbert, Platt and Suns have desired to
continue piece-work for a week longer, is unfounded ; the
fact being that Mr. John Platt threatened legal proceed-
ings if they would not finish their work; though the notice
for their works to be entirely closed on the 10th instant,
was posted up in them at the time.
6. That inasmuch as the public press have so misrepre-
sented our case, we call a public meeting to be held on
Tharaday evening, Jan. 15, 18-32, in the Working Men's
Hall, Oldham ; and most respectfully invite our employers,
with their foremen, the press, and the public, so that all
can judge for themselxes.
N.B. The employers having refused to execute the work
of the public, we beg to inform them that we are prepared
to execute orders for repairs, jobbing, &c., which wall be
executed with the greatest despatch, and upon the most
reasonable terms. The application to be made to the com-
mittee, sitting daily, at the store, in Ratcliffe•strect, Church-
street, Oldham.
We learn that the work+ closed at Oldham against the
men are those of Mows. !Ebben, Platt, and Sous, 1,636
men, skilled and unskilled; Messrs. Lees and Barnes, 400
men; and Messrs. Saville and Wolatenholme, 2.52 men.
The workmen allege that all the other firms are at work,
aid although they are not employing so many hands in the
aggregate, yet they have in their service quite as many of
the skilled and society hands as have been turned out from
the three great establishments alluded to. In addition to
this, they assert that on the average, the cotton factories,
which are exceedingly numerous there, employ four hands
each, which are generally society men, and picked men of
the various branches of the iron trades to which they be-
long. This remark also applies to the cotton factories at
Manchester, Oldham, Ashton, Bolton, Preston, Blackburn,
Burnley, and all the manufacturing towns and villages in
the district, so that they calculate very largely upon sup-
port from these sources, independently of the funds accu•
mutated by the society.
The following are amongst other machinists, in addition
to those in Manchester and Salford, who have, as yet, sig-
nified no intention of closing their works.—At Ashton-
under-Lyne: Mr. William Jamieson, and Messrs. Wrigley
and Clarke. At Blackburn: Mr. William Dickinson, Mr
Joseph Harrison, Mr. R. Walton, and Messrs. Whitehead
and Cotton. At Bolton: Mr. John Albinsen, Mr. J.
Banks, Messrs. A. Dean and Co. Messrs. J. and W. Lord,
Messrs. W. and T. Rigby, Mr. William Ryder, and Mr. W.
Yardley. At Dukintield : Messrs. Cryer and Lees, Mr.Wil-
IMm Raines, and Messrs. W. Warbrick and Sons. At Old-
ham: Messrs. R. and T. Braddock, Messrs. Cohin and
Tunnacliffe, executors of Joseph Garnett, Mr. Ma-
thew Hague, Mr. David Hayes, executors of W. E.
Hilton, Messrs. Samuel Lees and Son, Messrs.
Roo and Boyd, Messrs. J. and P. Schofield,
Mr. W. Schofield, Messrs. Riddell and Grime, Mr. James
Simpson, Mr. W. Welch Mr. 'l'. Whiteley, Mr. J. Wylde,
Mr. J. Wormaid, and Messrs. Worsnip and Brothers. At
Rochdale : Messrs. J. Ashworth and Sons, Mr. J. Berry,
Mr. Thomas Berry, Mr. John Clegg, Mr. William Clegg,
Mr. James Collier, Mr. James Hoyle, Mr. George Hulme,
Mr. John Munn, Mr. L. Smith, Messrs. Sutcliffe and
Platt, Messrs. Tatham and Cheetham, Mr. Thomas War-
burton, Mows. E. Whitaker and CO., and Mr. W. Wild.
At Staleybridge : Mr. Hobert Broadbent, Mr. Thomas
Lawton, and Mr. Hugh Worsnip. At Stockport Mr. J.
Dawson Mr. W. Dawson, Mr. T. M. Dean, Mr. Robert
Minshull, Mr. George Nuttall, Mr. W. Robinson, Moors.
Williamson and Roberts, Mr. W. Sleigh, Messrs. Wood
and Whittingham, and Mr. W. Garwood.

TILE BANBURY MURDER.—BANBCRY, TUESDAY
EVENING.—The person charged with the commission of
this crime, Giovanni Guillaume Kalabergo, was brought
up for examination to-slay, at the White Lion Hotel, Ban-
bury, before Colonel North, Revs. W. Lloyd and C. F.
Wyatt, and 11. Norris and Aubrey Cartwright, Esqs.,
county magistrates. The prisoner had been confined since
Sunday at a public house in Wroston, having two con-
stables constantly with him. However, about five sieleck
yesterday ho managed to jump from a casement winslow,:a
distance of 22i feet from the ground. In the fall he broke
the small bone of his right leg, still he contrived to run a
quarter of a mile before he was captured by the landlord,
who had gone in pursuit. Ile was then taken
back to his old quarters, whero he was heavily ironed.
At the examination of the prisoner to.day, the tollowing
hash evidence was brought forward :—Wm. Walker. of
Banbury, the owner of the baker's cart whirl' lir, ceded
Kalabenio's cart when the latter was stopped, heard dis-
tinctly two reports of firearms quickly following each
other. The ground being slippery, witness's horse was
walking at the time. He was not more than 200 yards
from the place where the body was found. Going tcwarda
Banbury 110 met Ward's van. Thought the reports were
caused by a sportsman firing off a double-barrelled gun.
This occurred about 10 minutes to 6 o'clock. When the
deceased was last seen by this witness ho was walking be-
hind his cart. Some further evidence of no interest having
been taken, an adjournment took place for the purpose of
procuring an interpreter, an the prisoner, not understand-
ing the English language, is yet ignorant of the nature of
the proceedings adopted against his.
Kossuril Sit tESPEARE SUBSCRIPTIONS.—Eighty
bne Friends from tho Good Intent, Brown-street, tines-
senor-square. Os. 9d. ; the hands employed on Sheffield
Free !Yr.', is. ; Ilomsey subscription (l 2), 3s. 64. ; 27
Inhabitants of Lewes, 2s. 3d. ; John Green, 3d. ; Anony-
mous, :h. ei l ; City and West-end Friends, per Mr. W.
liii».)11, Is. 7d. ; 4. persons, per Mrs. D., 3s. Od.