The Express.
London, England, 1862-01-23 00:00:00

THE MASONS STEJIL

MUTING OF THE TRADES OF LONDON.

Au eggneflibe saints of the Loudon troche eo-
visage. .weaved by the Lades Trades' Owned, wee held
bet swain ie the begs Fees of the Initiates Oak
Areamistarest, bl end. fog the papas
resumes Y mast the operative stews of Lendentt2
stubbled restaanee to the system ell payment end
reset by the her. sew Wowed by • psalms el the lesM
aria bei dwti ad further to drain the winks ell the
tasitlo
11% that system. The rens nu warded. sod en
ths seem the delegates of seat el the
at the aelropolas, aid sewed delopla =lire
provisos&
Mr. Wasoor (*Nee) wm called to the ask. He said
it wee hardly asaresery for Min ads mere then weisteia
eerier derma Ito presseediags, The awful attempts al the
water koildwe, awl the able resiebase of the amen&
won well knows to all pawl The met* naiad be
cella ewe to declare nisetbor they still awe et the sues
opiates so (crawly, that the hoer eras was detrisesetel
to the latest of the working imam
COISOLLT, Moot, Mowed tho lost rewhils• se
leas : " That it is the °pane at this matte( the what et
employ-meat and paymeet by the hour itdrcinesdiEssise
buts, balder.' stoodation wan invasion oe the at
their workmen, and that the masons
are Justified in reshOlimiY introduction, and gad • oliert-
ming of the Isuare of labour being essential to the physical
sad mast& improvereset of the working classes, the demand
of the mimosa for • Saturday half-holiday, leering off with
at 12 o'clock, is Met and equitable." Mr. Cemft armed
site a detail of the struggle during the last eight eassitbe.
la that time they had received many important abeam'
from employsers is the trails to the terms of the compro-
mise, which had taken several huadred men off the stnke.
books, end these ours, much to their bosom, had orestri-
holed Irons their hard earnings within the last sin mouths
so less than 7.101. towards the support of their less forte-
mite hemlines. ((,'hmen.) The Mamas tieteral Society
had costributed the rem of 3,50 W. to the support of the
woo ue strike, ad in abinice tad last week placed on
every member • levy of lid., which would
them • suns of and • weekly key erfulkiir
which would yield them :101. per week, lie mismilemed
these encomium's in order to skew thus that while
suttee for the support of thy working dress wank they
L.. 1 ca lei • unwilling to help tbesemileea Bre wee
teluforro them that they at preseet stood is • geed
4,.in the lest few day. w inipaMant member el Ma.-
ter Builders' Awes:tattoo, Mr. Wilson, of the Swank had
▪ quhtioually wit hareem the hour mime is hiseetabliels-
pout. sod Accepted the terns of the compromise; ad is •
• the ukuhuticoasuottee would be 'melded to 1111111011111011
rt.,: more important concessions to there delmoda. It was
: r neomory to motion* the struggle • few nears kept
cui the victory would be theirs. Fortified so the meow
Ilhoti.l I. by the expressiou of opinion from We enestisig
tier were determined never to resume work for say meter
bas. Flee os keg se be ormitiased the hour system in his eds.
sit. Mar, iwesr.l
r. mous (bulkier) seconded the resolution. On the
p.n.'. of humanity, policy, sad duty, it was iseeneasist oe
a veiny working awl to raise his voice in deems:idiom of the
hour is stem, soil to support the masons of Condo a In their
irt.tuure to it. The ismsons bad shown a bright esompie
f c..cautowy hod bnnuese for the last eight smooths, m-
il...tin.; great honour upon thmu, aid entitling them to the
▪ top.ithy sail support of all who lows liberty sad hated

Of
resolution was carried try aceleatetkin.
Mr. 311.11511A1 (laasouter) snowed the seesed remintles—
" That is the °pillion of this seeeting, seeing the determined
and einnieteot runner to which the aas.ord Leedom have
resisted the dictation of the !heart Huilleme Amenities, at
a great awnlis of time and money, fee the lut eight
=maths, it entitles tlwm to lb* support ed the week=s
clams ; and this meeting. on the part of the trades of
Llodues, pledges itself to support them until the hour
system is withdrawn. sod their jest demob receded."
Mr. Prrimottio..c icarpenter) seconded the resonation.
He wee Itatry.y to hear that after a straggled eight months
the miaow. were tit a position to enemies that victory wee
is view. The speaker entered at considerable length into
the many evils iiiihcted by the hour system ups. Ulll work-
ing climes, and coodu.led by *apemen the pleasure be
fi.lt, at knowing that tie system, thank. to the noble coo.
duct of the !swamis, wee in its last lop. It woe eeeouraging
to beer that the masons would, with an mans lift Imes the
trades of Leedom, ultimately win the hard-fought battle.
The resolution was cassia amidst loud cheering.
Mr. Grout Poem moved a vote of thanks to the
rhairmas. In ding so be trusted the object of the meet-
iog would be earned out in its integrity, and felt pleasure
in Deism able to state that with or without the aid of other
trades the reasons would defeat the hoar system.
Mr. Prarriiim wooded the motion, which wee adopted.
The sleeting csorluileil with three grown fur the hour
Cy stela, and three cheers for the succor of the masons.

MAN Arrvocann bum, Smr.—On Toerite
afternone the body of a .hip's watchman. named r
buneau, who resided at MI, eurnissibind-street, Casegow.
was found on board the barque Sultan, of Liverpool, this
moored at the buoys is the harbour oppowte
Hoek. It appears that on Monday evening. sheet
ikiwo Paul Armstrong, master of the Sultan. whisk wee
Ulm iming molted by means of charts:al far the wpm of
deotroying vermin, after lockiog the eabi• sad stein envoy
oder aperture, left the keys with Duncan. The lumpish'
after ni.tructiott him not to open any place stG daylight
yeaterd.y morales, left the vessel, and did set Men till
ball past 12 O'clock yesterday sfternooo. He this discovered
that Duran was sot on duty, and, in sonseqersos, he
rawest a carpenter, wool Robert Lusk, who was employed
as bard, to forte open the cabin door. When this was se-
ftrepitthed, they found the unfortunate man Duncan lying
tbe doer of the akin quite dead, and a candle barbing
011 the table. 1 konsanrl woo thirty-four years of age, and
ttu.srritd. EJsatitr•fh C 41170141,