The Express.
London, England, 1854-01-06 00:00:00

THE PRESTON STRIKE.

Last evening the weekly meeting of delegates
from the London trade socistiee, on behalf of the Preston
opirratima was held at the Bell Inn, Old Bailey, Xr.
Tamanz is the slat. The attendanee of delegates was
smaller than on may previous occasion.
The Caurasuor said the anfortusato dispute between the
asters and MS remained in the same Miaow Ls ea in.
Meatiest had mead London ; bat, in eonsequease of the
stoppage of the ails, ao letters bad been received from
Preston foe the last two days. He was happy to my that
subseriptioas had been coming in satisfactorily. Amongst
them staved during the past week, the barbel's,-
keepers had granted 201, and the Gilder' Union of John-
street, VA—making the total amount received from the
London Trade Societies 8941. 13s. I Id.

The Ssc AAAAAA stated that he and Mr. Matthews had
waited az a Mr. Primly, an influential eakosan, with a
view of obtaining hit assistance in gettleg addrisoss and
subscription books introdueed into coffse and paklio•houses
a behalf of the Preston strike. He promised his cordial
assistance, and referred them to lir. Williams, a cab pro-
prietor, on whom they Mummer& waited, sad he took U.
'natter up warmly, offering to roomy them in a fly to the
most likely plates is ,Maim assistaam end would give his
own service in every possible way. (Cheers.) They had
also had ea isterview with As Strong Boot sad Bhoesm
ken' Society, who had promised to get up a publis meeting
to obtain amistame es behalf of the ma of Prestos. The
week's isms, &sweated to 1191. 118.2 d., sad the disburse-
/mats to 1004. Bs. 6d., leasing a balsam of 191.25. 7d. In
head. The amount seat to Yretton dories the past week
was 951. (Hear.)
Mr. PaIL said he wished to impress upon the =din
the necessity of circulating the sabscriptisa books as meek
as possible, as it could not be expected that the various
trade societies would maks freqseat gifts of large sagas;
sad in the event of the struggle coadireing, it most be
from the small subscriptions they Rust mainly expect
sspport.

Mr. Lomas stated that he had mato' upon the
plareren of London, and at a meeting of twelve metime
a that body, held at the Golden Lion, Forwstreet, •
groat of 301. for Das week, and 281. for another, had been
made.

Mr. Aaron reported a gift of 101. from the carpenters
meeting at dm Ewiag Hort*, Duks-stroot, Manchester-
mem, and also a sabeariptiaa. (Hoar, boar.)

. .
Mr. Hsxram atteaded es a delegate from the machine-
workers, 'situated that that body had some I. a determi-
nation to subscribe W. a week sash 'member es beg as the
strangle should last. (Cheer.)
Mr. SMALL said the earpeuten of York•road, Lambeth,
had voted U. for each of two weeks. (Hear, hear.)

Other reports of a favourable character having been
made, the Chairman anneeneed that the UM paid in der-
bag the evening was about 761., end a vote of thinks to the
chairman terminated the preceediap.

OCR ADMIRAL IN CHINA.
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(From the Hampshire 4 feertiser.)

On the 3rd instant we commented upon the highly
reprehensible conduct of Vice-Admiral Sir Fleetwood
Fellow, in relation to the treatment of his flag shies com-
pany. It will probably be remembered by those of ear
. .

readers who have not a file of this journal at band, that the
China press has lately animadverted strongly upon what
they consider cruelty, exercised by the naval Commander-
in-Chief on that station, and in doing so they astanoed his
having neglected to avail himself of the mail packet (when
that email was starting on her route), to forward his lettere
in proper time, which neglect he endeavoured to make up
for by detaining the nail beat on more than one occasion,
and on another by despatching one of the boats of his fag
ship to pull after t►e steamer a distance of 76 miles, which
occupied the crew 26 hum! In noticing the latter complaint,
we briefly remarked, " We can only atigntatiu the fact of
a boat's crew being made to pull a distance of 76
miles in 26 hours, and that in an open gig, in snob
a climate as China, in the month of September, u some-
thin,* inlutoutly atrocious, because, we believe, most wa-
necessary. It this allegation is not minutely inquired into,
and the author of the barbarity stated punished (if proved
to have bad so urgent cause for this unprecedented usage
of British seamen), we shall not be *Reprised to find in our
China contemporary, Dom few poste hence, an mount of a
mutiny on hoard the darehip on the China station. We
accienneend the Admiralty to look to this matter is time.
There is evidently something very rotten In the state of

Vice-Admiral PellUe's administration of the affairs of the
British eguadron is China." The shove appeared, u
we have before stated, in our paper of the 3rd
instant. We then prognosticated a 'satiny would be the
result, if tbs report of such want of sonsideration and

humanity on the Part of the admiral were well handed. It
is with much regret we are Sow compelled to announce
that what we • =oath ago foretold would kappa has
takes place.
Of course the mail which bore the discreditable tidinp
to the London newspapers also bore to the Leeds of the
Admiralty full unlash's* from Biz Fleetwood PeUew of
the cause of treatment which could have led to so unusual
an outbreak among British seamen, and especially among
the susses of his cuss flag-ship ; and if so, we trust their
lordships will be pleased to furnish the public, with the
least possible delay, with an authenticated report of the cir-
cumstances. Thesis are not the days for the 'serene of
such strict discipline (using the mildest terms) u refusal
of leave for a few hours 'whore to wits who had not had'
any for one-half of the term of the ship's commission ; or
for the toleration of sub barbarity se that of compelling
sailors to pull is as open boat for twenty-sin hours in •
tropical climate. This is not the way to induce ulna-
tests " to some forward ; anther is it the way to engender
a desire to rem►is is the marsh* as the part cot time
already under the peanut.

THE MURDER AND ARSON AT GI7BRNSET.

OP THE TRIAL AND
?APSE'.

DST.

This day the wart was densely crowded at an
early hoar by pewees anxious to lest. the malt of this
protracted and Important trial.
The bailiff, ►ariag taken his seat, west carefully through
the rolualawas evidenee, pointing oat its beariap against
the primer as he proceeded, bet is ceaseqsatos of the
pressure of thee for closing the digits**, the repast of his
obsereattoas swat be deferred to a future day. It eorepled
a sonsiderable tine, sad was Flamed to with the deepest
'mutton, not ashy by the primer bat by every puma ia
mut.

The Janis wen mime time is someltatios, sad Aar*
before 9 teak* at sight they analansly Maned a ver-
dict of guilty.
The bailiff then la a moat impremin milkers pawed
manses of death upon the primmer I. the noel form.
Taman heard tbe systems with apparent ladiffeream,sad
witheat anima say ebarnstion.
lie was Ora reuweed to the cell, sad thu tussiasted
thie extraordinary trial, having occupied thirties keg dam
an event believed to be aapreeedeatad In this Wad.

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