The Express.
London, England, 1865-01-30 00:00:00

THE STRIKE IN THE BUILDING TRADE.

(From the Birmingham Daffy Pest)
We are glad to be able to state that there is an
immediate prcopeet of a settlement upon an &priestly per-
swoon bias of all quietism is dispels between the mast=
end operatives in the band* fnda The animas one,
as oar redone» aware, we. withdrawn a week ohne, mad
is the resolution withdrawing it let amen expressed
themenves wilßser to meet a &petition from Mee men to
discuss differences and agree spet oat d roles to be Maass
on boa sides in ths event .1 osy farther dispels. No
notice of this resolution was sanisny senuounicated to the
men ; they only head of it throats the medians of the
prem. They held a meeting uponthe subject, however,
sad wisely determined to communicate with the masters,
sad ascertain whether the nooontradictod information pub-
lished last Saturday was matinee. Amordiogly, the open-
live,' secretary wrote to the masters' secretary, asking
' for as isterview between deputation's from both bodies ;
and, that interview being grained, the meeting took awe
7,44old*liFridsli. Tics masters were ispresestea by
Messrs. W. B.ll3rias, Blom' E. Barseloy, C. Joao, J.
Hardwick, O. Holmes, sod W. Matthews. The depute-
ten from the operatives consisted of Mears. Plias. Buttes,
Bargees, Freon'. Jones. Gadd, Matthews, sad Sayer.
The isterview was of needy two boars' dainties, and
metiers were dimmed in a friendly spirit on boa ode&
In reply to the mew. the masse gave as ammo
that the discharge note had been necenditicaelly with-
draws, and stated that the ream why the ma re-
ceived so notice of the feet was that the magma
were not aware of the mistimes of a Noma&
tires' Oonunittes, whichrepresented the whale body
ass llos strike—they only knew of the committees et
Trades Sonnies, sod did not bold these to reprwnt the
whole body of workmen. This trestles beingdisposed
the proposed meeting for a demagog of differesom tame
wader oossideratioo. After a leeway imminence, the
fellow* acieolusiees were wired at :—That the mestere
shall meet by themselves next Wednesday, to agree open
inch rules for the regulation of the Made as they may dam
suitable, and that the ism shall meet sad agree urn such
rules as they may deem suitable ; that early is the follow-
ing week an equal number of masters sad mes, appointed
by their respective bodies, obeli meet to discerns these
rules ; that in case of dispute, each sidle shall choose a
referee, and that the referees so chosen shall choose as
empire whose decision shall be teal ; sad lastly. that the
rules so agreed upon between the represestatives of the
masters sod the representatives of the men shell be binding
swim the whole trade, both masters and operatives. These
pont' being eatidactorily agreed twee, the deputatiou
Mated that them was now no risme why the whole d the
1 one should not reties, and that they should advise tines
to do so on Monday morsiag. There being still a quieten
in the minds of the one as to the three months notice
which it was agreed some time since should be gives before
' any alteration is trade rules could come into force, the
; masters were asked whether they wondered that rule to
be still in face, aad, if so, whether the present arrange-
" mint ought not to be earned out without any prejadios to
the moo in that respect. The tauten replied Nat they
did not coosider the rule to be in form ; and it seemed to
be generally {greed upoo that all previously existing rules
were now null end void. awaitleg remodelling at the hands
of the forthcoming essferseen