The Express.
London, England, 1854-01-10 00:00:00

TSB PRESTON I2RIKE.
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PttBSTON, MoIDAY.
It being nnasutood that Mr. Hollins wan to open
his mill this meeting, at dul print tejd on the Ist of
March last (before any advance took place), the Weavers'
committee anted a placard, headed 0. elation," and con-
taining the following: , •
'• It is the intention of Mr. Hollins, of the Royal Sove-
reign Mill, to open his establishment this morning, Jen. 9,
we therefore beg to Caution all parties to be awate that
deputation has visited Mr. Hollins on two occasions List
week, when two propositions 'wen laid before him. The
first was, would he pay the tame prices up Messrs. Napier
and Gouda's; when he (Mt. Hollins) said he mild not
afford to pay them. The second was, would he ;pay the
prices that he paid when his mill was closed,' Heti:tan re-
plied that trade would not allow hint to dos so. You, the
weavers of Preston, will thenfora see that if _you apply for
work at the Royal Sovereign Mills, it will be IM the sacri-
fice of the very object you are struggling for—the 10 per
cent. and the union."
The bell was rung, end the factory opened this Morning;
but, so far as I have been able to ascertain, not .a single
hand applied for work. Tbie feat may be takente.evidence
of the firmness and determination still 'sitting anuingst the
unemployed.
There was a large meeting fa the Orchard at noon today.
The chairman was Mr. CHLOWICIt, of Stockport.—.ln hie
opening remarks he appealed to she multitude -whether
they were tired of their present position. The response
was a loud cry of "No;" some ene in the crowd
esclaive-
log, "We should be more tired if we had to get tip at sin
o'clock." (Laughter and cbeerel -
Mr. GRIXBHAW read from the Boston Daily Common-
wealth an article entitled " Tbe White SaveseerEngland ;
a sympathetic appeal to the friends of liberty and human
rights;' in which the Preston struggle was diamond, and
a suggestion thrown out that the people of Boston should
raise a subscription to send a cargo of provisions to the
famishing operatives of this town.
The meeting having pledgrd itself to persevere in the
struggle, the proceedings closed with cheep for success.

THE CHAPTER OF ST. PAUL'S.

Yesterday a commission sat in 'the Chapter House
of St. Paul's, for the purpose of investigating the contents
of a petition presented on behalf of the Rev. Rbbdrt Collin
Parketten and the Rev. Mr. Lepton, both of them minor
MIMS of St. Paul's. The }halloo of London presided, wa-
dded by Dr. Lushington aqd Sir John I mason. Mr.
Molt, Q.C. appeared for the chapter, with Dr: Robert
Phillimore, and Mr. Holy appeared for the petitioners.
Mr. HALT, in opening the case, said that the Chapter
had not allowed the minor canons these privileges and
patronage to which they were entitled, sad had an their
action overstepped the act of parliament. The chapter had
taken to themselves the whole of the. patronage, emolu-
ments, and power which bad formerly belonged to the minor
canons. Oa the bth of November/48W, the college of minor
canons sent up to the chapter the names ef. the Rev. Mr.
Webber and the Rev. Mr, Arnold, and the chapter ap-
pointed the Rev. Mr. Webber to an incumbency then
vacant, which showed that the minor canons had a right to
their share of the benefices of the cathedral ; and yet they
were deprived of that patronage by the chapter, add it was
therefore that the pttitionsm had appealed to the bishop,
and the present inquiry took place. The learned gentleman
at great length entered into a historical review. of the dif-
ferent grants mode to the Cathedral of St. Paul's by Ethel-
beet and others downwards, geodes as his authority Dog-
dale and Bede, to show that from the terau'of the grants,
' and in remote ages, the inertia of thechurcla was that the
minor canons were to participate not only in the revenues
derivable from grants which were given to accumulate in
a common fund for the sustentation of the whele societies-
tisal body connected with the cathedral, bat thlSto parti-
cipate in the distribution of the patrimago-which time grants
conferred on those connected with the cathedral:
Mr. Rolt, Q.C., for the dean sad chapter, said he should
not follow the learned gentleman through his illdistrations
and arguments, although he admitted there was lame sub-
stance in them, but should consent himself with attempting
to direct hie lordship's attentioa to a few simple circum-
stances which might serve to guide him in hiadecision.
the dean .nd chapter had no personal or pecunytry inte-
rest in the matter, and they wished that so far as his lord-
ship could legally exercise his jurisdiction he would do so.
Us took it that the foundatiee of St. Paul's Cathedral
was much the same as Um eider cathedral laudations, and
that the dean sad chapter wen as elsewhere c, mpere-
tie. hubs the amusement of the cached*. The
miner mum wore Meets of the cathedral, 'farina as
elsewhere dud stipends kr the discharge of the duties
performed by them. But Me notion that they were an in-
ftral part of the corporation of the cathedral, or had any-
thing to do with the nunagessent of the cathedral or its
menus, was quite new and quite prepeeterons. It was an
menspien Willi he was ;otitis convince' would never re-
solve say amollna at his lordship's kends. The learned
gentleman proonded to argue that the stale( such a church
as St. Paul's could not be cut down to six, without serious
Ineonvenience and damage—that the corporation of minor
easens wu independent of the chapter, holding estates of its
own, and some ia common with the lay vicars. Bach stall
alba miner canons had with one exception a separate en-
dowment arising from estates granted at. various
times by the dean and chapter. Then, estates
mere entirely under the control of the minor canons, the
(Mao and chapter lot having the slightest interest in the
management or disposition of the property of the minor
moons. It was not known what the income of the minor
minors now produced, but it wee andentood thit in 18.58
the chief estate would bring in MOW. or 1,6001. a year,
which, if the present appeal wee heeeessful, would then be
divisible: amongst six, Maud of as at present amongst 12
minor canons. if the present iIIOOOIIIS of the minor canons
ware inadequate, it MA in °Nirvana of the mismanage-
ment of the estates. As regarded the claim of the minor
canons to an option bf every living in the gift of the chap-
ter, it would, he contended, be the eosin annihilation
of the capiralar patronage, cr lathes. its transference
from the dean and chapter to the mina canoes. 'fint wording
of the act upon which the appellant* proceeded was, that in
the disposition of the chapter patroasge, due regard was to
be had to the claims of the minor canons. At present, out
MAIL FOR AISiTHALLI.—The following was issued of the twelve minor canons, able held dean sad' chapter
from the General Post-dice yesterday Information livings, while another, • nodes poultaroireusemances, was
baying been neared that the Matilda Wattenbach, with allowed to exchange a chapter living.‘hids he held. The
the mails fee Australia, despatched from Liverpool on the two remaining minor canons were k rosined with benefices
lth ult., had put into Lisbon damaged, arrangements have from other patronage.
been made with the General Screw Steam Shipping Cos- The Merited gentleman was about advaseing to another
puny that the steamer eftegttl, which will leave Southamp- stage of his argument, when
to after the arrival of the day mail of the llth inst., than The Bishop of London remarked, that' Ulnae was r.o
sell at Lisbon for the purpose of receivi,./1 the mails on probability of the cams being thished..that day., he should
board the Matilda Wattenbach, and conveying them to wish the inquiry to be adjourned.
their destination." The inquiry way adjourned accordit

TAIMINODON WITHIN WARD.
The inquest having presented that a householder on Lud-
gate-hill refused to krve the office of ioquestman
The Fousica• said that the following resolution of the
inquest had been come to this morning : s. The inquest take
this opportunity of expressing their opinion that the most
important duties they take oath to perform are now more
efficiently discharged by permanent officers, and that, there-
fore, the reasons for which the inquest was originally insti-
tuted no longer exist; and that the great personal inconve-
nience and lass of valuable time to which the gentlemen
composing the inquest are subjected, is of no public utility."
(Hear, hear.)
The LOUD M•von—We are living under a very ancient
constitution, and no doubt some changes respecting the
ward inquests, amongst other matters, will shortly be made.
After some business of • formal character, the court
broke up.

POPLAR AND LIMEHOUSE LITERARY AND
SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTION.

Lest evening, a soiree was given at the above-
mead institution, in celebration of the second anniversary
K siellatilialment, sad also to afford an opportunity of
parisidis 1•11 Yr. W. Beekitad • testimonial from the
assabw of disk sppassiation of his minors in forming
Os ameplation r tbi at instance, and of his subsequent
soviets as its beseewy secretary.
Notwithstanding the unfavourable state of the weather,
the soiree was well attended, the company being composed
of gentlemen segsard is the chipping trade, their wives,
sad families, ad cabers belonging to the middle classee.
JOIRPII Dawson, merabeat and shipbuilder, pre-
sided, sad delivered on iatrodsowy address, in which he
eaagratulated the 111•1111107/ masa IM progress the limita-
tion had made dace tggl, wbew he acted as the chairsnau
of their first nowting,ead espeemed his pleasant at the
may evidenees of seal improvement which characterised
tberseent age, sot die loot impotent amongst which ware
literary sod scientific institutes.
The Rev. Taasaatc Hannton, of the Eaat India Com-
pany's Clerpol. end treasurer of the isstitate, in the name
of the 'penally, spoke in soknowledgment of the
servlces se XL Basklaad, who. it appeared from the rev.
gentionee'ssesenesent, had in 1861 Wei then a stranger la
the neigtilwastisse, laid the if s literary and
Wenn& igialsatisa for Poplar sat lississass by oomissas-
lap a esrhosfssissitis harass la the possatladidisg, which
was at thetas a &ma Wsdeyas sistaziel ha=b-
taissd the ssaatinsass Orme of the ts
of this aseahlowdissa, by his constant sad latiarints
bat magall stosalisa to ths duties of the aselenarrbilb
bass the priadaml stem sr Wastes it to its pumas po-
tion of seems. As Noe atiorasat he these ser-
vices the members bd walowilisa Is • tesemaisl which
the rev. awithrows hands* Is the Whalrosa M asessat, as
the wit with see kiwi sal slislissast re-
, ma•
rks eigeswirs of his ewes wan at their basessri seem
tary's ward&
The testimenie4 whist' emitted of a handsaws silver
inkstand bearing sa sparaprists inscription, was then
banded by the Mailman ti Mr. Baskland, who briefly bat
feeling) y spoke Ms *maks.
The Rev. G. Smith, an Independent minister of the dis-
trict, Mr. Fry, and other gentlemen, delivered addressee
bearing witness to the great value of literary sad scientific
institutions—whoa emesteeted as this was free from secta-
rian and political views—es • means of education for the
middle chases; and afterwards • @escot
r was given, in
which the principal pa:forams were Mr. and the Masses
Williams.

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