The Express.
London, England, 1865-03-08 00:00:00

TIM.' LOCK OUr" IN THB IRON TRADE.

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The came of the men who are now " locked out"
in the boo trade is being taken up by the London trade
societies, by whom it is regarded us an attack upon trade
ocarbinations by csoe of the most powerful sections of
trading capitalists. A reiresentative of the Leaden trade
societies arrived in South Staffordshire Yesterday afternoon
with the view of &Sabin from the Bristly-bill executive
the fullest information relative to the capability of the men
to resist the notice of the masters, and also to counsel in
the lust place the appointing of deputations to wait upon the
misters to secure • eettlirment of the differenos without
further prolonging the struggle. if such deputations should
be appointed sod their efforts prove uneuocesaful in ad-
jmtiog the difficulty, then it has been arranged that
• deputation from the executive shall ahead
the meeting in London, and that afterwards trades meet-
ings shall be held throughout the kingdom, and during the
strike frequent meetings amongst the man out, with a view
of keeping them informed of what is being done on their
behalf. Yesterday information was received by the exam-
tive that at the only
_works in Shropshire at which the
notice for • lockout bad been posted. that notice had been
takes down, and the men remained at work. It had MOD
been stated so the executive that one of the works in
the Briedephill district would resume operation,
today. *es " out' call is large numbers at the
source of official information, end =mem *dr
readiness to resist the satire to the tittermad.
On every band dime is an anxious desire that the monetary
MOUTON of the districts and of the executive should be
husbanded with all fragility. Offers are made to do with-
oat amisteaor hots the feeds for several weeks. The Nu
of moony is the heeds of the froeworkere Amodatios is
stated to be not lam than 16,0001. or 17,0001. ; end to make
the feeds lasi so bag as may heneosseary, the executive
ackaowledge its indebtedness to well-to-do members of the
assecietioo, who, having money of their owe, are prepared
to abstain from moue upon the funds dam( say
portion of the period over which relief may be
extends& When the straggle is over these mass
will main in cue sum what, if they. had been other-
wise droumstanced, would have hoes paid out to them in
weekly inetalmeata ; and if, when the lock-out has cemed,
any families should he found to have suffered to • severer
extent thee the gusral Dumber, then their aims will be
specially considered with • view to the administering of ex-
traerdiaery mieMitos. But the majority of the men be-
lieve that the dispute will have ended ham it has been
Mad nesesseey far any to strip their Ames to this extent.
They believe that, *wog to the enema hen omegas of
the Mom maricskii demand will spring up of so pealing
• character that the mashes will be glad to give
than the extra abating • tan for whisk at
thee time test will be eontesdiag. The swims
am miss Mears
their men to Setuniay, and ass set notaisieg
the propertisn of wafer mmalms theixpbabore dimly pay.
At MOM weeks the wegonliooks will sot be mule up diary
to.
morrow. In WISDOMS' themes will receive three weeks' pay.
A suggestion bee boss throws est by the masters that
the oaten see me einem, they should go • thousand @Wag
inte Meth fitaffectividre and loggia to work. Bat the men
to whom this hint hes been inestaoned reply that to seder-
take such • piece of employment is the teeth al the North
Btaffccdaitire man would be to have • diffloolly whisk no
eons man would Asa"

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(121 k >yr 11364, MAU.