The Express.
London, England, 1852-02-14 00:00:00

THE MIDLAND RAILWAY DIVIDEND.

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CST BLICTRIC TILII6IAP11.)
The Direoton of the Midland Railway have re-
comounded a dividend of Sf per cent., and propose to
awry over a balance of 31,0001.

VALLET Rear.sraT.—Tho general half-
e:rmeasolka et this empay was held oa Wadatedz
dthe esajpirm
ia the AGM The 014,mm said their
leer.. Ilipmria peados to pay them I per oas
t. am pea
Mead te duty sad hipad, sad bad a* doubt bet that
hessearth wield be able to aesthete to do so. The
theekha sad ltaileray Omposy seemed to be
In a motmehtheentegepottissa, sad he hoped that every year
- -- their b.-

they would Sad an . prospects to ..er
The miens rseolutiass were then carried, and the meeting
espanted.
WIDDLEMOROUGH AND REDCAR HalLirAT.—A4
the ged=agenstal half-yearly meeting of this Immo,
en W leek in Darliegton, J. C. Hopkine.llM-, the
dielemen. Ent he was el: fad that their Elk line
==rntida ehe
two
year. mil that it I
C=ithek hems to maks Mimi the
puniest
enotleten le be et Mos
Me c dieidsmd. 1!oe hoped that ma *di
oos, awl thus Improve the medals. et
the Meese. He thee read tbe reeolutions, which weer
ad=iiroarisitirs by the meeting.
AND DARLINGTON RAILWAY CON-
PANY.--Tha helf-yeeriy general serisMpg of this company
was Mid en Wednesday last, at the meapany's Mbar, in
T. Meyndi. jam., 3.., la the chair. TM
ramDmilic=c6 bora seed,seed,the Gha_na= mergratalated the
ew wen She very smishaturaelstemest the/a:at
taltehre the =oath*. They hid now a
Iself-yeasla peemat Mailable hi the
cif divided dame M the Wier Valley and Mid-
' mil Reiser pesprieters ; an amount which
MYmils swam hr tie pigment of the Whole of the
dividend tor He het half year, but was likewh seem dim
waHeisalt enema Ihrsiaqtls• Weer Valley end
end Medver shores end Inaviag
alum • te the payment dirkland open the
odds of the Ilemitten and Darllngtea Railway Gam-
' piny. He moved the adeption et the report and statement
of accounts, which Om mesiestesly agreed to. He geld
Mat the 10s. per are Mehl beeped to • dividend et 4
pthazrad
asamaen_Abadra 4=l wlateitaltatroasett-
' aftlarrie7N7tal, Melee hese reek was approved
aaaptalhi merilng. TM emend reedimisas were then
Mid Me berlisra alike needs( seidoded with a
vote of Moab to the Chairman.
MIDLAND UNION AND ASHBY DE LA ZOUCRE
EntLwar.—Yesterday, the first meeting in this matter was
held before Master in Chsncery Tinny, when, on the ne-
evidence being produced by Mr. Roxburgh, the
gentlemen, members of the committee of manage-
ment, for whom Mr. Selwyn and Mr. Little appeared as
counsel, were placed en the list as liable :—Mesers. Brum
bridge and Gardner, mentors of Sir H. Peeress, and Mr.
Macaulay.
LIVERPOOL, CROSBY, AND SOUTFIPORT RAILWAY.
The net balance for the half-year to the credit of revenue
applicable to dividend, after deducting interest on loam
and bonds, is 6,2311. 16s. 6d., ant of which the directors
recommend a dividend, at the rate of four per cent. per an-
nenlh. itist7pri din, fee tax,
bt:::7l,fialatel.Pe6ra.abar.
reserved fund.
SAMBRE AND MEUBE RAILWAY.—TroSc for the
month of October, 1851, 1,1121. 141. 6d.; November,
9611. 14e. Ild. ; December, 1,2081. Its. 10d. ; January, 1862,
9661. 16s. 2d. October, 1850, 9041. Os. 6d.; November,
7481. 7s. 3d.; December, 6841. 61. 7d.; January, 1851
6861. 16s. Bd.
SERIOUS ACCIDENT IN THE CHANNEL. —On
Thursday, the Pickwick, for Valparaiso, on the starboard
tack, sad the Chimera, for New Orkons, on the port tack,
were in contact about 30 miles S.W. of Holyhead. The
Plekwick was struck raidsbips, lost bowsprit, feretaponst,
salsminsast, main-rigging, &0., and the crew, except two
that are missing, jumped on beard the Chimera. It is not
known whether the Pickwick foundered, but it is feared
that Me did, from the great amount of damage sustained.
• Meemsbip has been sent out in search of her. It is also
• that as the Chimera w back she leak r

THE STRIKE.

INTERFERENCE WITS NON-SOCIETY MEN.
Yesterday, at the Thames Police-eourt, Robert
Brady, apprentice to Mows. Blyth and Co.' of Limehouse,
the engineers, appeared to his bail, charged with amaulting
Josses Winterborne, one of the workmen. We reported
the test bearing of this ease yesterday. About 40 or 50 of
the maslgsasstsd men now assembled is the pawge and
outside tee court, but none but these engage in the cue
were admitted by the damn, who performed their duty
effectually.
Wiaterborne upon the present occasion, deposed, I first
went to work on Monday last, and that young man
Isogon on Tuesday morning. to say " Hurrah for the Amal-
gamated men," and he points me out to a crowd of men
outride the premises, who laugh at me. He did that several
times. On Monday I was at work at some plunks, which
are placed over a hole. On Tuesday one of the planks
bad been shifted and gave way, and I fell into the hole,
which is five or six feet drop. The prisoner was at work
near that place on the previous night.
He examined by Mr. Roble —I mu apprehensive I may
sustain some injury from the persons in the society. There
are a great many of them outside the court.
Mr. Smith (prisoner's solicitor)—l must object to that.
Mr. Ingham—At present it seems from the evidence that
this assault was committed in pursuance of • conspiracy to
rise the rate of weges. It appears to hear that aspect from
the complainant being pointed out by the prisoner to a
number of persons outside the premises. I shall, therefore,
allow Mr. Hobler (solicitor for the prosecution) to go into
everything that has a tendency to show that there is a con-
spiracy to raise the ram of wages, and that this assault was
oommittcd is pursuance of that conspiracy.
Mr. Smith—This young man is here charted with an
assault. Ile is not a member of any society which struck out
for au increase of wager. Ile may have hurraed fur the
Amalgamated Suciety,:and only meant it for a piece of satire
to ridicale that society.
Mr. Ingham—What is your objection /
Mr. Smith—There is no proof of anything occurring prior
to this charge. If the passage of this court is filled with a
oartsin set ol men, so that I or any other person cannot go
out without being annoyed in some way or other, and if this
witness is annoyed by them is that to be laid against my
client. Why, in almost every Ca•U of assault that conies
here, either the complainant or defendant is sure to ho
abused by the friends of the opposite parry. Is what takes
place oat hers to be construed into a conspiracy in which
my client is engaged ?
Mr. Ingham—l do not think that is irrevclsnt, and shall
therefore allow Mr. Holder to proceed, on condition that
some evidence is offered hereafter to connect the prisoner
with the acts of those outside. If that is nut dune, all this
will fall to the ground.
Reexamination continued—The prisoner he' put his
linger to his nese, and threatened to give it me when I got
outside. That was yesterday. I apprehended before I
came here that some injury would be done me, from the
in which the primmer spoke to those outside. If I
work on the premises with him again, I shall go in danger
of my life. I never threatened to resent or prevent any
violence.

Itichard Groove sworn—l am a mechanic, in the employ
of Messrs. Blyth. I am out an Amalgamated man. I have been
employed aims last Monday. The establishinente were closed
beferotbat time. I do not know whether they all closed.
I have seen this young man laugh, and jeer, and vibe us
out to those outside, and they call us nobeticka.
Robert Maettuff sworn-1 am in the employ of Messrs.
Illyth. I have been there a number of months, but have
entered afresh since last Monday. The Amalgamated men
call the men knobaticks because tiny arc nut exactly con-
nected with engineering business. The society now called
the Amalgamated Society was formerly the Manchester
Union Society.
By Mr. Smith—According to the rules of the Amalga-
mated Society, every apprentice can join in the latter end
of his apprenticeship. Two of my sons have been members,
and may be now. Ido not know that they cannot be ad-
mitted until within ail months of the expiration of their
apprenticeship.
'Thomas Watkins, a detective officer, 310 K, stated that
he was stationed near Messrs. Blyth's. A great many men
assembled round, and Inspector Holm, a ant him to keep
the pavement deer. I have heard them make use of the
words nobsticks and Week legs.
Mr. Blyth sworn—l am a manufacturer of marine en-
gines. Oa the 10th of November it was found necessary to
close the establishments throughout London and Lancashire
in consequence of a notice rix(eived from a set of people
calling themselves the Amalgamated Society, who thought
they had • right to interfere between the employer and the
employed, and to strike for an increase of wages which we
employers felt ourselves bound to refuse. Between 200
and 300 left us. We re-opened on Monday last with about
130 new men. My impression Is that the apprentices are
under the influence of the Amalgamated Society, and some
of them admit that they are members. Ido not know that
the
soptisoner has done so. It k only since Monday the
began to assemble round my premises. I do not
amend them many who were formerly in my
:ear, They do not molest me.
r. the first place, my client state, distinctly
that be never had nor had he any intention to have any-
thing to do with the Amalgamated Society. The first origin
of the unpleasantness was in consequence of Mr. Price, the
.foreman, having told him to request the sasistauce of Win-
terborne and Gruom to do something in the boring of •
bracket, and they refused to do so; he was obliged to go
and complain to the foreman before they consented to do so.
He afterwards wanted some flocks, and asked them to assist
him in climbing up to got them, which they also refused.
They then had words on both aides, which almost ap-
proached to a quarrel. As to the assault, he never threw
the bolt, nor had he any intention to injure the man at all.
I have witnesses to show that the cue fell from above by
accident, and ii appears from complainant's own statement
that it did not strike him. The only evidence to connect
the prisoner with the throwing of the bolt is, that he was
smiling at the time.
Mr. Ingham—And put his finger to his note.
Mr. Smith—lt was natural, in inch a place as that, if
anything was thrown at the complainant, that the defend-
ant, remembering the words they had had before, should
laugh and jeer. I submit that as to the bolt, there is no
evidence on which to convict my client. His putting his
thumb to his noes and stretching out his fingers was only in-
dicative of enjoying the sport of a man being annoyed who
had jest been quarrelling with him. It is reasonable to
presume that one of the apprentices who belong to
the society may have thrown it without being seen.
John Wilson, an apprentice, sworn—As I was moving
some timber in the paddle shop, the oil-an fell down near
Winterborne's feet. I do not belong. to the Amalgamated
Society, nor have I been in court daring this inquiry.
Winterborne—lt was impossible foe the can to have Dome
from above.
_ _

" Wathl;;—Thla young man has been in court during the
whole inquiry, as one of the Whom can prove.
Henry Tilcher another apprentice—l remember Wilma
knocking down the can. I aomatirass speak to the amalga-
mated men.

By Kr. Iffehler—l have no direction to speak to them.
Jolla Jihmoon, another apprentice, proved the quarrel as
to the Wig of She bracket.
dilteast—ln this ease, I cents to the conclusion that
was the parses whit threw dm ma, and also that
ite is the posse who as a punkas Osession threw the bolt.
The widows as to dm sow is this :—.Wiatalsone tweeze
distinctly that he Is the pawn who threw it, and Oreosa
says it could not be thrown from above, as it came
in • laninontal direction. The witnesses for the
defence say that it was kneekod down from above
by accident. The only way I ma reersacile the evidence
is this. The can may have 11•01 knocked from above at
one date, and May at another time have been picked up by
defendant, and thrown by kiss in the manner described.
That I believe is die real stuns of the case, and the two sett/
of witnesses are speaking to different inn/actions. The
bolt struck Winterborne on the back of the head, and came
is a direction from the place where the prisoner was stand-
jag, and there was no other person near, and the defendant
mad* a motion with his hand. Let us see what must have
been the motive. We find that the workmen of Meters.
Blyth, for some reason or other, are eat of work for up-
wards of • month. On Monday the premises are reopened,
and • great number of new lands are takers on, and a large
eoncousee of persons, calling themselves the Amalgamated
an., enabled, some of whom were presto:m.lly employed
by Meer,. Birk; and when Winter/home end the others
are going in, the prisoner pants them out, and the men
cuddle call them " nobsticks," "blacklegs," end so forth.
Then, on Tuesday morning, Winterborne finds some
planks coveting • pit removed, and in treading on
it he dips, down • spoor of sin or eight feet, and got
serietedy *ken. There is no evidence to show that
the primer had anything to do with it; but no man of
I °oases ewes ma doubt bat that it was done by some per-
son eunweited with the people °snide, whose object, beyond
all guntiss, swan is _continually annoying those men
whistlers lo wadi for Blyth. I therefore entertain no doubt
that One two maul% were committed for the purpose of
making it usatmlbstable for the men to continue working ;
and I consider it my duty to order him to pay • fine of U.
for the AM sessult ; and, with respect to the other, I shell
require him to dud two good sureties of 101. each to keep
the pease * three months. With respect to those outside,
the_petlee must de their duty.
ma gertim then left the court, and several of the police
went sits amongst {the amalgamated men, who were
joined is groups. As soon as defendant paid the fine and
feud hell, they bore him off triumphantly.

A public meeting of tho operativo engineers was
acid at the Free Trade-hall Mancherter, on Thursday
evening, at which about six thousand persons were present.
Mr. W. Cooyngham, of Brighton, was called to the chair.
Resolutions protesting against the coons taken by the em-
ployers, pledging the workmen against a resumption on
these terms, and calling on all classes to aid the men in ob-
taining their rights were unanimously adopted. A motion
was also carried to the effect that the establishment of co-
operative workshops was the only means of successfully
opposing the tyranny of the employers.

THE LATE ACCIDENT AT BRIGHTON.--On tho ad-
journed inquest into this melancholy case, after a long con-
sultation, the jury returned a verdict of " Accidental
Death." They added an esprouion of opinion that a simi-
lar accident was to be apprehended at the other gate, in
consequence of the hinges being of cast iron, and they re-
commended that the present binges be replaced by bingo'
of wrought iron, or that such measures be taken by the
local commissionen as they may deem neseesary to protect
the publlo from any recurrence of such accident. Miss
Langridgr, who although frightfully bruised, was not dan-
gerously injured, is recovering; sad Mr. Bherrifs recovery
ts now confidently an. icipated.