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

MANCHESTER DISTRICT.

We regret to say that no progress appears to be
making to bring about a reconciliation between tho ope-
rative engineers and their employers in Manchester and its
neighbourhood. The following, which is a more complete
fist than we could present yesterday, includes the names
of the 3G firms who have joined the central union in Lou-
don, with the number of hands to each, that will bu thrown
out of work by the strike

Hands
Firms. discharged.
Sharp, Brothers, and Co., Manchester &AW. W. Fairbairn and sons, ditto
Parr, Curtis, and Madeley, ditto 6BO
J. Hetherington and Co., ditto lBO
Dobson and-Barlow, ditto 986
E. I'. Eellhouse, ditto l2B
John M. Dunlop, ditto
J. Whitworth and Co., ditto 277
John Ellis and Co., ditto
Peel, tVilliams and Peel, ditto lOO
Wm. Higgins and Sons, tialford
Ilibliert, Platt, and Sons, Oldham
Saville and Wolstenholme, ditto
Lees and Barnes, ditto
Benj. Hick and Sons, Bolton 602
Mw.grave and Son, ditto
Knight and Wood, ditto 142
Executors of Charles Hardman, ditto
Jackson and Brothers, ditto
Richard Thrclfal, ditto
Bothwell and Co., ditto
Thomas Marsden, Salford
F. Lewis and Sons, ditto lOO
B. Goodfellow, ditto
W. Collier and Co., ditto
W. and C. Mather, ditto 12.5
P. Bothwell, ditto
W. J. and J. Garforth, Dukinfield
Wm. and Joseph Cole 6O
James Numyth and Co., I'atricroft 3OO
Edmond Leach and Sons, Rochdale
John Mayson, ditto 272
Lord and Brothers,Todmorden
Robert Gordon and Co., Stockport
Robert Dalglish, jun., St. Helen's
Tayleure and Co., Warrington not known

Total

10,350

With a few exceptions these workshops have all been
closed. In a few instances, however, the firms found that
having paid wages fortnightly their men could claim a
fortnight's notice, and these have been obliged to postpone
the day of closing from the 10th to the 17th inst. This has
probably given rise to the statement which has appeared in
'some of the morning papers, that several of the employers
who had at first joined the union had withdrawn or were
wavering. The secretaries to the Manchester Association of
employers deny that there has been a single instance in
which parties have retracted, but read letters from other
large firms in the district, who declare their intention to
cooperate with the employers in closing their shops. The
conductors of a large foundry near Wigan say they object
to join the masters' combination, having always objected on
principle to combinations of the workmen; but they still
desire to keep good faith with the masters, and will conse-
quently close their works at the same time. A large firm
in Liverpool also write that they are desirous of coope-
rating, and have given their men notice to quit on the 17th.
They say "We have no cause of complaint against our
workmen, but nevertheleas wo feel it incumbent on us on
such an occasion as this to make common cause with the
employers."
Thu following is a list of engineers and machinists in
Manchester who have not closed their workshops : Messrs.
Crighton and Co., Mr. W. Crossley, Mr. Joseph Bushell,
Mr. N. Bathe, Mr. H. Birch, Mr. S. Cave, Mr. 0. Clark,
Mr. G. Duncuft, Mr. W. Edwards, Messrs. J. Ellis and
Brothers, Mr. J. Floekton, Mr. T. Gadd, Messrs. W. and
J. Galloway, Mr. N. Gough, Mr. Richard Greenhalgh,
Messrs. J. flotation and Co., Messrs. R. and H. Howson,
Mr. John Hunter, Messrs. Irlam and Bothell, Mr. W. Ken-
dell, Messrs. W. and K. Kirkland, Mr. J. Lillie, Messrs.
Lynch and Inglis, Messrs. M'Farlane and Briggs Messrs.
I'. and J. M'Gregor, Mr. W. Mabon, Messrs. Oldham and
Richards, Messrs. Richard Ormerod and Son, Mr. J. Pig-
gott, Mr. J. Powell, Mr. B. Rathbone, Mr. C. Bchieler,
Messrs. Shipton and Co., Messrs. P. Taylor and CO.'
Messrs. Towers and Shirley, Messrs. Vaughan and Hassock,
Mr. W. Walker, Mr. J. Watson, Mr. 8. White, Messrs.
Wolfenden and Taylor, Messrs. A. Woodward, and Messrs.
Wren and Bennett. Three firms employ about 2,100
bands.

In Salford, the following firms are still In work, employ-
ing about 1,000 hands altogether : —Mears. R. and W.
Orem, Messrs. Barton and Co.' Mr. li. Bentley, Messrs.
Browning and Rigby, Mosses. W. Collier and Co., Mears.
B. Ellis and Co. Mr. R. Giroy, Mr. P. Leigh, Mr. W.
Muir, Mr. C. Reece, Messrs. Robinson and Young, and
.Mr. W. Routledr.
The following is the estimate formed by the workmen's
association of the number of bands still emploTed M the
machine shops connected with the railway stations in or
near Manchester:

Lancashire and Yorkshire Company, Miles
Platting station
Sheffield Company, Gorton station
London and North Western Company,
Lonpight station
Ditto at Crowe station
Ditto at other stations
From the same source we learn that amongst the hands
who continue in work are those employed by tho Earl of
Ellesmere, at the Bridgewater Yard, Wortley, to the num-
ner of 30 or 40.

At Bury none of the hands have turned out. Messrs.
Walker end llacking, Simpson and Bland, Kayc, and the
Bast Lancashire Company are all at work, employing, it a
estimated, between 3,000 and 4,000 hands.
At Stockport, Messrs. Gordon and Davis are the only
firm who have turned out.

At Bolton, the workmen allege that the strike is post-
poned to the 21th inst., the pay-day of the principal firms
there being fortnightly, and having subjected them to lia-
bility to give a fortniglit's notice to their men.
At Blackburn, Preston, and Liverpool, where there arc
very large houses in the trade, there has been at present no
notice of stoppage.
In Salford, the workmen state that some of the firms who
hive given notice are likely to resume work, a dispute
having arisen between the members of the firms as to the
propriety of joining the strike. Among those who continuo
at work are Messrs. Oddy and Robinson, at tho Adelphi
works, employing 40 men; Messrs. Ellis and Norton;
Messrs. Gilroy. employing 40 men (who all belong to the
society); Messrs. Muir, employing 40; Messrs. Batho, and
Messrs. Robinson and Young.
The society say they have two-thirds of their men still
working in Manchester and the neighbourhood, exclusive
of Oldham, where they estimate about half to be in work.
With regard to the probable result of the strike, end in
answer to a question as to whether they were taking any
steps for sending deputations to the masters, it was stated
by one of the committee, " No, the masters have turned us
out, and se we are to a very large extent a migratory body,
often subject to removal front one part of the country to
another, the greater part of our force will seek work in
other towns. .t number went oil on Saturday, others on