The Express.
London, England, 1852-03-09 00:00:00

M. LEON FAUCHER ON THE ENGINEERS'

M. Leon Faucher has, in the Journal des Eeono-
*titles, written an interesting paper upon the Engineers'
Strike in England. His views are strongly sgaiust the
doctrines and proceedings of the workmen. He considers
their demonstration as • step in the same impossible direc-
tion as the attempt of Louis Blanc, which failed at the
Luxembourg in 1848. Ile gives • translation of Lord Cran-
worth's letter, of which ho entirely approves. With refe-
rence to the suggestion of Lord Goderich, that the diffe-
rences between the masters and workmen might be settled
by • sort of [mixed tribunal of pride/ Itommes, he explains
that no such tribunal as the English operatives sup-
posedexists in Franca. Lord Cranworth was right in
ra
conjecture that the condition and remuneration of labour
were things essentially beyond the jurisdiction of auy
court whatever. The pruiehommes in Franco merely
decide questions of contract between masters and men. M.
Faucher thinks that the masters went too far at their meet-
ing. of December 9, when they resolved to close their fac-
tories against all workmen whatsover, as a miens of re-
ducing the Amalgamated Society. In this he is of opinion
that they were wanting to the duties of humanity. But
against the Amalgamated Society his verdict is es unequi-
vocal as that of Lord Cranworth. The following is a lair
Ppeeimen of the bold and forcible manner in which the ex-
rime Minister of France expresses his opinion of the prin-
ciple of association as applied to large industrial under-
takings.
" It is a chimera to suppose that operatives abandoned to
themselves can organise and successfully carry on any '
great industrial undertaking. A manufactory can no more
than an army dispense with a general to command, • staff
to reconnoitre the ground and to transmit orders, and
officers to lead the soldier' in action. An army that should
elect its own officers, and should deliberate instead of obey-
ing, would not survive the first campaign. A manufactory
so carried on would not bold together for • year. Industry,
to prosper, requires unity of impulsion and the stimulus
of personal interest. A collective interest can only be
brought to bear upon certain conditions and with
the meet vigorous precautions. Upon the battle field of
compention it is useless to present oneself without being
armed with the power of decision at any moment, of acting
withanteantaol, without fuss, and without appeal. Enter-
prise,. eireled on on behalf of shareholuen, sometimes suc-
ceed wisest the managing director unites an active intelli-
gens* W • wise and absolute dictatorship. But industrial
eseesistione formed by workmen why put their labour and
the produce of their labour in common, place themselves
in a situation against nature. Independently of their
incapacity to manage large affairs, and without
speaking of the discussions which must be the
inevitable consequcuce of an agglomeration without
concert, is it enough to open a factory for construc-
tion, to have a certain number of experienced workmen,
and a managing director who understands buying and sell-
ing? What these co-operative associations pretend to sup-
press is nothing else but the soul of industry, the genius of
invention, the guiding mind. People forget that the cus-
tomers of a manufactory and the value of its products de-
pend upon the ability of the head of the establishment.
This is mere true, perhaps, of establishments of construction
than of any other manufactures. Tho value of the factory
is measured by the merits of the engineer. You must be •
Stephenson, a Sharp, a Crampton, or a Fairburn, to furnish
engines that shall be competed for by all the manufacturers
aid all the railways of Europe."

Tax ELECTRIC Tnzaams.—A correspondent
says :—" On Friday next, in the House of Commons, •
contest is expected to take place on a bill introduced by a
company, called the British Telegraph Company, asking
for powers to lay down their wires along the several lines
of railway, on condition of paying the companies a fair and
adequate rental for the privilege. Telegraphs are of vital
importance to the trade and commerce of all commercial
mantries, and our merchants, traders, shipowners, &c., are
very properly in favour of the further extension of this me-
, &era and wonderful agent, as its powers in the hands of a
taw become a monopoly, both as to expense and informa-
lities'. The leading merchants, manufacturers, shippers,
aradere, &e., of Liverpool, Glasgow, Leeds, Newcastle,
Rail, Shield., &c., the members of the London Corn, Coal,
sad Stock Exchanges, and the large hop factors and wharf-
ingers of the borough are petitioning in favour of the
powers asked by the British Company, and a petition
breathing the same prayer is in course of signature by the
shipowners, dte., of the port of London. The telegraph
5: dela • in America are numerous, and all of them are
... most respectable profits, their charges being to low,
as to their advantages and benefits within the reach of
the humblest both foe trading and dialectic purposes."

MASTIC OVER WESTMINSTER-BRIDGE.— On Sa- ..
li uors to any boy or girl apparently under the age
turday I counted the carriages which pus my door going to, ' P
16year,to be drunk upon the premises, shall be liable
and coming from, Westminster-bridge: they were about 500 of
o a penalty of not mnre than 40s and, upon n conviction of
per hour ; and as the grinding of the way scarcely ceases a third offence, shall be liable. ,
to. a penalty of not more
till two or three o'clock in the morning, and begins again then gto
at five o'clock, you may readily admit that 10,000 of all
sorts of carriages pus over Westminster-bridge daily, of ANTI-MAYNOOTTIMEETTNGS.—TUNBRIDGEWELLS.
which Parliament-street gets so large a share, that new —Two influential meetings of the friends of the Protestant
granite stones laid on it scarcely show the places where they Society of thi-, town and its neighbourhood, which is esta-
were laid on the next day. Does not this immense traffic blished on similar principles to those of the Protestant
point out the necessity of an additional bridge, and in the Alliance in London, were lately held in the Corn Exchange
meantime a better regulation of the old bridge ? Suppose and Town Hall of this town, for the purpose of petitioning
the bridge were lighted in the middle, and carriages obliged the Houses of Lords and Commons for the discontinuance
to go only one way over the parts, the footways narrowed of the grant or endowment of nearly 30,000!. per annum
1 foot 6 inches each to be giveu to the oueiage.way, and for the support and maintenance of the Roman Catholic
foot-passengers obliged to go on one side proceeding, and College of Maynooth. They were presided over by U. C.
on the other side on returning; this order would give Courthorpc, L'q., and the Rev. Sir Henry Thompson, •
abundance of additional convenience.—Correspondens qf morning and evening. After hearing the addresses at
the Budder. length of the Revs. J. W. Franklyn, George Jones (Hunt-
THE MINIR RIPLE.—The practice carried on with on minister), J. Haldane Stewart, William Chalmers
this new arm on Saturday last was at 500 yards, and very (e Marylebone, London, presbyterian), R. Davies, C. R.
satisfactory. The officers and non-commissioned officers on Pearson, W. P. Lyon (congregationalist), Rigsby, and
the ram day proceeded to the marshes and fired a number Light, and Mesas. Yaldwin, John Finch, and William
of ramie at 800 yards range. The practice at that distance Delves, several resolutions and the petitions were agreed to
gave a rank of one in every five balls fired striking the with only one dissentient.
111111 tlerjull went the entire length of the range.. Yes- MONMOUTHSHIRE AND GLAMORGANSIIIRE BANN-
• tied on at the Royal Arsenal too COWPANY.—Yesterday a meeting was held before the
stet:glirrirarte°ge,wasindg:lifne practice was remarkably good.' Master in Chancery Ferrer, when, in considering the ques-
ta:le
A derthation of the Hanover-park rifle cope were present tion of the liability of parties, two important questions
to witness the practice of the Minie rift.', and are so saris- were raised. First, whether executors should be held per-
iled of Its advantages sad efficiency, that they intend sonally liable or only in their representative character;
adopting in their corps rifles of the same bore as has been and, secondly, whether trustees should also be held per-
mieggad by government. During three days of last week a @online liable, or only to the extent of the assets which
Ms was shown on a plan submitted by Lord Itantlagh, and formed the subject of the trust. Another material question
sans very good practice made with it at 600 yards range. was mooted, vox-, whether, under the peculiar wording of
Uls much thicker in the barrel and about a foot shorter the deed of settlement incorporating tho company, shan-
dies the Millie rifle. holders should be held responsible for losses anterior to
THE ISLAND OP MAURITIUS.—A parliamentary their becoming the transferees of shares. And pending the
presented to the House of Lords, has just been
to the Colonial
E?
i containing a despatch from the Oovcrnor of the 61;dRita ut ce received on the 20th of ti,
ber last, giving a favourable opinion on the state of determinist' of these points, the decision in which will
rule a considerable class, the Muter thought it expedient
not to settle the list of liability as against the other contri-
butories, until these questions are argued by counsel at a
(he rural districts, and stating his opinion that the course ePeeial Meeting'
taw adopted would prove a mighty engine "to the canna- DIRECT WEST-END AND CROYDON RAILWAY.—
dna of slavery, and to the suppression of that accursed On Saturday an application was made on behalf of Sir John
traffic." The Governor fully believed that the island was Key, a member of the provisioual committee, before Master
growing towards wealth and prosperity. in Chancery Tinney, to discharge an order calling on him
On Sunday evening the Rev. George Evison, late sissy 75/., his proportionate
rt amount of liability. Mr. Bag-
• priest of the church of Rome, renounced the errors lay and Mr. Martin in suppo, end Mr. Roxburgh and
of popery in the church of St. l'aul's, Bermondsey. This r. H. Harris against. Tho Master, after a long technical
gentleman was late chaplain of the Roman catholic congre- argument, refused the application on the merits, with seven
'titian at Poetess games costs.