The Express.
London, England, 1865-04-13 00:00:00

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BETTING AT MAN CIRESIIIIL-WIDNESDAT.
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THE DISPUTES IN THE Molt num:.
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The quarterly ameembliee of the iroumestere of
the South Staffordshire and Bast Worcestershire districts
oominsoced yesterday at Wolverhampioa, wader annum-
Maness (mays oar Birmingham oornspoodeet) more "mbar-
rassieg to all who are espied in, or la my way interested
is the trade, the. has ram before berm sawbucks:ed. After
nearly five weeks of "look-cut" it was hoped that the re-
solution to reopea the works would have smoothed down
every difficulty, and that the eperstioas of the trade all over
the district would on Monday base been roomed as meal.
The attitude assumed by the mss on the Wolverhampton
side of the couotry has, however, dispelled the anticipa-
tions; sad at yesterday's moiling the feeling prevailing was
that of doubt, namable's, and anxiety relative to the future
of the trade; in fact, the impression appeared to be that
eves though the meant difficulty ie patched op,
soother is impeoding—that fresh demands will soon be
made et the mem, end that the real battle between them
and their employers has vet to be fought out, The attend-
ance yesterday wee oomparatively small, but under the
peculiar (thrum canoes we have described, it will be readily
understood that the business transacted was commal.
There was very little inquiry oe the Pitt of esesumen for
any description of finished iron, and the pitinastele is.
ported that for pig iron even of good (polity, there was
vary little demand ; sad the whole hosiers of qoarter.day
was removed for the Birmingham sesethag ; but this
bide fair to be the quietest quarter-day ever experienced
in the South Staffordshire distrist. It` might bare been
expected that after so long a steppe., ere would have
been some little flush of orders. In that rarest, however,
there is complete disappointment, inasmuch as at the works
where the mm have gone is, there are oily just ardßeisat
orders to keep them going._ In that part of the district be-
tween Birmingham and Wolverhampton mast of the works
are on ; they also are on the Dudley sad Stourbridge aide,
iooluding Lord Dodley',. Hr. Folder's, mid others ; hot at
the works in the immediate esighboorbood of Wolverhamp-
ton all it quiet. It is thought that the men who are oon-
neeM-1 with them intend to act is concert with those of
North Staffordshire, and endeavour to obtain an advance.
A little before ten o'clock yesterday the committee of the
Imemuteis'Aisociatiou assembled &Stint Swan Hotel ; they
agreed to remise a deputation from the men, and a mos-
anger was seat to the mayor intimating their willingness to
do se, With* men were not to be found until some time
after, when the committee had gone, consequently nothiag
took place.

WOLVERHAMPTON, WILDNEBDAT.
To-day,at about a quarter to 2 o'clock, the Mayor of Wol-
verhampton, with the town clerk of that borough, waited
upon a number of the iroomasters assembled at the Swan
Hotel in this town, and presented the request of the rose
that the masters or Wolverhampton would meets depute-
Moo of the men of the same town, with a view to the former
consenting to the establishment of a court of arbitration for
the settlement of all future differences. The masters con-
sented to meet the men, sod the mayor and the town Work
both several times west below to inquire if the men were
shoat. The arrangement made between the mayor and the
men yesterday wee, that they should be ready in front of
the Swan Hotel at 2 o'clock, and that at about that hour
they should apply at the bar of the Swan to 'mortal° if their
request had been conceded. This morning, however, bas
was subsequently explained by the men, Mr. Baronet
Griffiths, of this town, sent to the secretary of the dialect,
stating that be had obtained a room for them at the publio-
hone, kept by Mr. Councillor Willcock, in which they were
to assemble, and be would obtain an interview for them,
for he had seen Mr. Matthews (an iroomuter), and the
mayor. The men wan to place one of their number outside
the Swan, and when the roasters were reedy to receive them
he (Mr. Griffiths) would let him know, and he would fetch
the rest. Of any interference of this kind neither the
iroomastors, the mayor, nor the town clerk knew anything.
As often ea inquiries were made for the men at the bar, the
replies were toot they bad 1:10i applied ; and they could so-
ldiers be emu in the space in trait of the hotel. Mr.
Griffiths, however,was near the entrance to the hotel all the
time. The masters, after waiting nearly an hour, arranged
with the mayor that through the town clerk he
should communicate with the roes, telling them how they
bad waited in vain to see them, and also that the routers
always bad been and still were moat willing to meet their
own men at their own works. The mayor and the town
clerk were leaving the hotel, and bad nearly reached the
Town-hall, when the men who had just been ioformed of
what had happened, were leaving the public-house which
is mart* the Town-hall, in groat huts, to go up to the Swan.
The mayor and the town clerk returned with them, and
met Mr. W. 0. Porter, M.P., chairman of the Iroomastara'
Association, who proceeded to the Exchange and endea-
voured to God the Wolverhampton master*, but they had
all left. The mayor then told the men how they
had broken the arrangement that he had made
with them op the previous day ; and they on their part
esplained bow they had acted upon toe advice of Mr. Grit-
fiths. They expressed the utmost disappointment, and one
of them said they bad been " sold ;" sot, however, either
by the mayor or the tows-clerk, both of whom they
thanked for the efforts they lad made to bring about an
interview. The mayor said Mr. Griffiths spoke to him in
the morning, and he (the mayor) told him he should try to
get an interview for them at two o'clock, ad he thought be
should succeed. He told dr. Griffiths no more, and made
no arrangement with him. The men had better now see their
respective masters, who would be very happy to see them,
and resume work as soon as possible. It was a sad this; that
they had not acted upon the understandiog of the previous
day, for the labour of all bad now come to nothing.
The town clerk said the men could now do no better than
ant upon the advice which the mayor bad given them, see
their own enamors at their works, and return to work as
soon as possible. The muter', he said, felt that there
had been a mistake current as to their willingness or other-
wise to meet their men. They bad
All through the look-out they had been at their officeadu-
ring business hours, and would have been very ready to
see their men. The interview between the mayor sad town
clerk and the men then terminated with the expression of
mutual regrets. On Change the trade generally expressed
great disappointment that no solution of the difficulty in
Wolverhampton, which is unsettling other diatricts, had
been arrived at. A general meeting ?uddlere has since
been held, at which it was resolved to ask another interview
with the masters, and not to resume work until they have
it. Lord Lichfield is in Loudon.

THE STRIERS AT CARLISLE—The strikes in se-
veral branches of the building trade still continue at Oar-
The strike of the bricklayers, however, was Mimi.
naiad on Moods, night by a compromMe. The Magill,
withdrew the boar mtam, which had been the immediate
muss of the strife. The men are to receive 265. a week in
summer, and 245. in winter. Instead of leaving off work
at ciao on Saturday sad commencing at seven on Monday,
the hours win be 12 o'clock on Saturday and 6 o'clock on
Monday aiming. Walking time to be allowed to all
jots outside the city, but witbia a mile of the Marked-
arose work in to commence at 6 o'clock in the morning.
Withmrd to nowinterfersnoe, the masters are to employ
u any yen they may think proper, and the men may
work for whom they may think proper ; the master to have
the power of conducting his own business in any way be may
think most advantageous in the mattered lathes piecework.
sad is all details of management not interfering with the
indivklnel liberty of the men. The mama ware offered the
mine term, but (leased to meet them, and they still re-
mane cm strike. The master painters have agreed b give
the Saturday half-leciliday without change of wages, but will
not give the hour asked for on Monday mornings. The ma
stand out for that hour, which is now all that is in dispute
between them. The joiners have redueed the difference to
the same guano., sod some bays oonseotad to give the
hour—that is to may, lot the man start work at sem o'clock
Messed ed at:.
Lewrion Gaxnua OMNIBUS COILPAET (Ltmlitn).
Tadao receipts far the week ending April 9, 12,0194
164 74.