The Express.
London, England, 1853-11-15 00:00:00

THE STRIKES.

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SPONDIUIT.)
WIOAN, hIoNDAY..

The black faces of the colliers are re-appearing in
the street, and the reports from all the collieries encourage'
the opiaion that the strike is at an *ad. A report from
Police-Inspector Gillett, of the county constabulary, to
the chief °mutable at Wigs., this morning, sap:—" The
whole of the ctilliers at Slackrod, Haigh, and Aspull, have
resumed work, except those of lir. Thickness., M.P., and
they resume work to-morrow." The Welsh colliers have
been sent back by Lord Bilearm to the priatipality, to pre-
vent say ill-feeling between thorn and the late turn-outs.
About 60 men have resumed this morning at MOSS Hall,
and 50 at Kirkleee Hall. A portion of the colliers at Mr.
Taylor's, sad Mr. Taylsar's colliers at Standish, went in
this morning, and to-morrow morning about 600 resume at
the Ines Hall Colliery. These various parties will embrace •
very lugs proportion of the turn.oste. The colliers appear un-
willing to present themselves in bodies, but visit the pit•
banks, and hang about them, until asked by the seder-
looker if they are disposed to go down. On pick and shovel
being offered to them, but few have been found to resist
the temptation; but, without this offer, there would be a
harrier to the negotiation, because most of the colliers have
sold or pledged their own tools.

The factory workers have made no sign. Mr. Eckersley's
mill was opened this morning, to give an opportunity of
returning to work, and a few presented themselves, but net
a sufficient number to enable the machinery to run to ad-
vantage, and the gates had to be closed again. The cavalry
were withdrawn from Wigan, nal returned to Manchester
on Saturday, and two companies of the 34th Regiment
returned to barracks at Preston, leaving only two companies
in this borough.
An address to the factory hands has been issued
by the gentlemen who interested themselves in the
strike last week, with a view to bringing about a reconcilia-
tion between employer, and operatives:

THE PRESTON LOCH-OUT.
PRESTON, MoNDAY.

A large meeting of the factory operatives of this
town was held this morning in the Orchard, under the
presidency of Mr. Lax°, of Blackburn. The amount
brought in by the weavers' delegates yesterday was stated
to be about 1,9501., rather lees than last week, but this
was accounted for by the fact that in several districts from
which contributions are received, the hands are only paid
once a fortnight; their money will come in next Sunday.
..

Mr. Ono. Covrixt said he should rejoice to bring this
unfortunate dispute to an amicable termination if we had
power to settle it with the advance of wages paid on the
lot of March last. He did nut know whether the people
were tired of play or not ; but he was perfectly sensible of
the fact that suffering, privation, and misery must be felt
to an alarming extent where such a strike as this existed in
the heart of a manufacturing town. It was for the sake of
the little ones and old people that he would, if he hod it
in his power, close this unfortunate dispute. After giving
en account of his week's tour, the speaker proceeded to
criticise an article which appeared in the Times of Tuesday
He concluded by saying,—With all due deference to the
editor of the Times, let me tell him that so far as the
weavers are concerned, we have never during the whole of
this struggle asked • single millocrat to hold conference
with any man from another town. We have invariably
seat their own hands to meet them—not strangers• We
have sent these whose interests are identical with the inte-
rests of the masters. But how have they been met 7 When
a deputation waited upon Messrs. Swainson, worsted
masters—a deputation composed of their own hands—not a
stranger amongst them—not an operative working in any
other mill in Preston—their own weavers were Ana ad-

dressed :—" We don't know you. Where have you come
from I" When a deputation from the hands of Mears.
Taylor, Water-lane, waited upon their employers, what
was their answer ? They were literally driven
from the place ; they would hold no conference
with them: And then there is Mr. Miller, the great
champion of the millocracy of Preston,—this Mr. Miller
would never say that say man from any other town inter-
fered between him and his operatives. The work has been
done entirely between his own men and himself. He gave
them the advance ; they were perfectly Whiled ; they were
working peaceably and quietly, and yet notwithstanding I
that, he has turned them into the streets to beg, to starve, or
to do as they like. And, mark yen, it is not unionists
merely who have been thus, treated ; there were no " re-
volten "at the Canal-street mill. Not a card-room hand
there ever paid a peony to the union ; cob one spinner ever
contributed ; and yet he has turned them out, and they
have no support from the union or any where else. (Cries
of " dhlate.") Another month and we pledge ourselves to
give you de. a week. Go on, then, peaceably, orderly, and
quietly, end you may depend upon it victory is ours ; and
by and bye, British artisans will not only sing in public.
houses andjerry-shops, " Britons never will be slaves," bat
it shall be so in reality. (Great cheering.)
Mr. Brown, Mr. Walton, and Mr. Grintsbw, also ad-
dressed the meeting, which lasted about two hours.

DRAMA.

HAYM.&BIEET.

The Lady of Lyons was performed at this theatre
last night. Mrs Reynolds appeared far the Ant time is the
part of Parise Desehappelles, and Mr. G. Vandesboff in
that of Claude Monate. Both were highly ssecerfal;
and Weed we have rarely seen this beautiful play—its
author's masterpiece, and one of the brightest gems of the
Zuglish stage—more effectively represented. Mir Rey-
nolds gave a charming picture of the haughty beauty, and
Mr. Vaadenhoff sustaiaed the character of the humble bat
aspiring lover with spirit, manliness, and feeding. The
nisei* scenes made a great impression ; that especially
in which the pass wife, her pride and rrestment quite
dissolved in primate len, parts, as she thinks, for ever
from her repentant husbaad ; sad the Aar senor of truer
port when they are re-united. Not only in them moetaffoot-
lag perages, bat throughout the whole play, both performers
wen warmly applauded, and likewise when dry mass
forward alter the conclusion of the piece. This is the walk
is whirr Mr. Vaadenhoff A best qualified to skin. We
doubt if his powers an adequate to the Miranda& tra-
gedy ; but in high sad elegant comedy, in which seem of
dowries life are streagthesed by sentiment and passion, we
are convinced that be has so superior an the stage. Still,
however, his acting of this kind is not faultless. In the
lighter seises last evening, la was not sufficiently 'soy ; he
was too forage, too dealamatiry, too much is the style of
the buskin. This made some parts of Claude Melnotte's
earlier segues a little slow and heavy; but is the scenes of
nap sad passion he left nothing to be desired. The other
prisaipal characters were well supported by Howe, Chip-
'gads's, Bern, Mn. Stanley, and Mrs. Poplar ; and this
Haymarket performance of Ties Lady of Lyons is truly a
dramatis treat of a very high order.