The Express.
London, England, 1865-04-06 00:00:00

'rum SEMPft. TIMIONUT Afflitiklt 4441q1NE ismik

TERMINATION Of TIM Locarvor IN SOUTH
STAP.7OI.O3IIIZA

WOLVERHAMPTON, WPIABIDAY
A large and influential meeting of the iron trade
of this district was held in the Pareartgevoom here today ;
Mr. W. 0. Focus, M.P., is the elmir. The discessios 4
wee pries* sad sampled upwards of as hoar ; the resell
Maths. the followiag reseletks wee sesalaseesty passed v--•
That thairesmamers of North Bleffeedelffru laving hy
WW2 trade resolution of April 3,1164 relesod this district
from the hudertaking entered into with them on the 16th
February, 1863, believing the issuance given by the men
of South Staffordahire that they disapprove of the °midis*
of the North Staffordshire tee,and that they will not
assist them, directly or indirectly, daring the eentinuthes of
the pee Pose strike—it is hereby ramilved that the works is
Booth Staffordshire he rammed this filth day of April,
1863."
The Mayor subsequently read the foregoing from the hal-
cosy of the Swan Hotel to the crowd amembled below. It
is exposed that the men will go is immediately, lo far ea
riga district is ceseerned.
This months Mr. Peter Baker, the goad mastery of
the North Staffordshire puddler., and another member of
the North Staffordshire committee, both waited upon the
Brierly-hill executive, and had a long cosferesee with them,
The North Staffordshire men encourage the hope that the
sympathy which is felt for them by the mess of the men
may prompt them to Wage to retina to work at the old
terms. The Brierly-hill emotive were not, cep
to the time at which this was writhes, likely
to encourage this exportation, sow that the
masters hod complied with their written require-
ment that the look-out should be withdrawn "by the 6th
of April," with the alternative that if it was coatinued
after that date they should remenasead the nes of the
South to "make commas cause with the North Stafford-
shire num." The conditions which, as behalf of the general
body of the men, the executive felt themselves called
upon to lay down having been complied with, the
executive express themselves satisfied ; and it is not
thought that the representations of the North Staffordshire
delegates will alter their views. They will also disooange
any assistance to North Staffordshire • bet in this respect
they will not be able to enforce universal obedience to their
wishes. The moot temperate of the mem cd the executive
are also is favour of resuming at the 4119111 at which they
left off ; and for the lithe of the large number of peewee
who arm interested by their declaims it may well be hoped
that they will. Last week's division is North Stafford-
shire wag le. 7d. or Is. IkL per head.

An adjourned meeting of the London Trades
'societies delegates was bald lest night, at the Sussex
Hotta, Bouverisatreet, at which the gredfying espouser
meat was made that the lock-out had in effect terminated.
The room was well filled by delegates.
Mr. G. Porrn, having bees called to the their, in °peeing
the promsdings stated that linos the last =settee soother
effort bed bees made to induce the parties renamed to
close the struggle in North Staffordahire. Hs detailed the
efforts made by Lord Lichfiskl to Laden the wen to ma.
sent to go to work on the masters' terms, cis the under
absedlog that arbitration should take plea on the wages
geeetion, which efforts bad failed. He rather regretted
that the men did not accede to those terms, but being us-
acquainted with the exact grievances of the men, be did
net profess himself qualified to give a sound opinion upon
the matter. However, as it was known that es last Thurr
day morning the North of Sniped masters opened their
works, the Brierly-hill executive considered that the South
Staffordshire iresmasters were 000tthuing the look-est us.
justifiably ; they felt that to do so wee • very cruel promo,
lug, and it became a very serious quertion with them
lib:ow, under the circumstances, they ought not to join
with the men on strike in North Staffoadthite ; and the
matter having been fully considered, notice wee given to
the employs" that unless the lock-out terminated on Tues.
day or Wednesday in this week, the South Staffordshire
wan would join with the North Staffordshire Knee, strike
, for the additional le. per ton, and so make common cause
with their brethren on strike. How far that resolution had
induenced the masters he could not say. but a telegram bed
been received stating that at a meeting held at Wolver-
hampton yesterday the masters had pealed a negation to
the effect that the North Staffordshire vasomotor' bad
, released the South Staffordshire masters from their
pledge, and therefore that they withdrew the
lock-out, the men to Digs no document, but simply
to resume work. (Cheers.) He bad, therefore, the grati-
fying intelligence to announce that the lock-out bad closed,
the men having been locked out four weeks. The same tole-
rant stated that the men were in great want of assistance,
mad they hoped that the London societies would not ores
their efforts to mod them as much relief as they could.
(Cheers.) As regarded the North Staffordshire strike he
could not tell what effect the withdrawal of the lock-out
would have, no intiinatioo having been received from them,
but be expected that the North Staffordshire masters would
now allow the men to resume work at the old wages, sod
consent to refer the matter to arbitration. (Cheers.) H.
hoped therefore that the men on strike,
. as well as those
who were locked out, would thistly be in work. Be had
also to intimate that great sympathy had base exposes!
for the men locked out by a public meeting at Manchester,
promisee of support had been received, and a committee had
bees appointed to tante funds. The boiler-makers and
ship-builders had voted 1001. for that purpose—(cheers)—
and two societies of painters bad contributed, one 2:w. and
the other 201. He had so doubt that each of the trade
societies would do what they could to amelioeste the dis-
tress. (Cheers.) He would resoled* by expressing his
opinion that the lock-out having been withdraws there was
every prospect of a reconciliation taking place between the
North Staffordshire ironmasters and their men. (Cheers.)
Mr.'Pairres and Mr. BOLUNGTON, delegates from North
Staffordshire, having stated some of the moms why the
North Staffordshire men conceived that they could not go
in at the reduction,
Mr. Davis, delegate from the house painters, and Mr.
Ourrnow, from the carpenters, mowed and seconded the
following resolution : —" That tbia meeting have heard with
much gratification that the South Staffordshire ironmastere
have withdrawn their unwarrantable lock-out, and hops
that the mestere of North Staffordshire will put an end to
the dispute by allowing their men now on strike to resume
work on the old terms, and consent to the question of wages
! being staled by arbitration."
The resolution was supported by Mr. bummer), of the
Bookbinders' Society, and carried unanimously.
IThis was the whole of the hominess of the meeting, but
not of the proceedings ; for Mr. Potter having left the chair,
which was filled by Mr. Nethercot, a lengthened discussion
took place with respect to certain statements made at a
meeting of some members of the trades council reflecting
upon the conduct of Mr. Potter ; hot as we did not report
the statements in question, it is not ceeesaary to report the
cootradiction of those statements made on Mr. Potter's
i behalf.

JUDD,

(Befon the Aailehat-Jadge.)
Charter Wineglass. lls sad arise dials
dieted wen in-
dicted for stealing a pane ad ether artidest sad 64- If
the property a= 1110111614 Alfred Jay. from the pees= a
Myra ill= Jay. Slack pleaded guilty.
Mr. Seeley preemie& ; MestegneWliliemis appeared
tor Wlilimes, aid gr. War tee Meek.
Oa the alleumesa of Thanday, the 16th of Mach, fiehr
gear» thathorpeof the Detective Face. at Soothed-yea.
who had known Williams for thee yea», sew bier riding by
the side of the lad Sheik ce the hp of an emarbee, la the
Strand, and having a eagirdea of Wawa he put Ms a ailed
=heed them essohatieeerese, where these tenalii
get darn. They afterweale • gat s *Oar IA
one of whir» the abbacy wee emataltied her width
were now charged.
Mr. Montag= WllMente, as Waif of Wieleaus, =fade
out somedlawrepaelee to the edam= and sad with ell lb'
°snood fiddliest», Bergien•Oaatherme had the thee made
miatake, and be should set rre an alibi end show that
Williams was Da et the placer» the time stated.
The primmer Mack wee then taken out of the dock and
put into the edemas-box, lad he swore that the ether =
ea= was an fairs stag= to hint, that he sayer w
oat with litru, that he was me with him at the time ha
gaieties, but • seas named Taylor, of Franeisetrest, Tot,
tenhant.courhroad, rolethe party who wasted him in the
robbery ; that Taylor was a different sort of man to the
pouaeer, and that ha bed a block mendashe sad sot a light
inoustathe.
Charlotte Burkitt, of No. 3, Globserhrest, Bethnal-
pees, said on this Thursday lb. primmer Vahan' had some
words with his wtte, and he came to her have sod re-
mained there Wee ar four days . Re •wee not out from the
Tuesday till the whoa the 'Moen mine, ea he had
very bed lees at the time. Be re ahead in bee room
with bar hired sod two chndren.
Oatheriae Wesley, of No. 17, Oatheriarstreet, City-
road, slid the went to Mra. Burkitth room oe iftsuraday,
the 18th of Math, aid saw a emcee there, and that yams
rem wee the prisoner Williams. He was there freer
half-put two o'clock until hell-pest dye, aid he did not go
out dozing that time.
Two with wag hem called by Mr. Bei*, who
ers@
stated that they haft repeatedly seen the two prisoners
together, sod although Williams here • Wass reemablasce
to his brother, who was a valerian thief. they knew them
perfectly well to distiosuish one from soother.
The Assistant-Judge very caret ally summed up the evi-
dence, and
The jury returned a verdict of Guilty.
A previous =eviction was thee pa in aphid the primmer
Williams, la 1855, when be was esatecoed to hue yeas'
penal servitude, after • previous conviction.
The Assistant-3 udp (to the jury)—l now with to ask you,
gentlemen, do you Whet that the woman Borkrtt isame
here to commit perjury'
The Foreman of the jury—Not cue of the jury, my Ina,
believe a single word the says.
The Assistant-Judge directed her to be takes Into custody.
sad ordered that she should be prosecuted for perjury.
The woman Moseley wee than called forward and cat-
Mooed, and it was stated by Thome Miller. police
covetable 148 G, that b. bad frespeaUy mesa Williams go
in and out of her hen= and he believed he lived with her.
Mrs. Moseley had also s son oiled Tout, who was the
smock» of thieves.
The AleistaahJedge then ordered her to be taken into
custody also
George Looker. poison anew, said the boy Sleek hid
throes months imprisonment out the 30th of Jose, 1863, as
a rogue and vagabond.
Miller, the constable, said that Slack was • most clever
little thief, and he had frequeutly jeeringly told witoess that
he was too clever for him. He always had plenty of money,
and once bought • horse to ride about with.
James Blocs, 124 0, mid be bad knows Williams for
fourteen or Maim then es • thief, and.he had been several
times convicted. He gem brew him to do any work, rod
he was a Odom of thieve.
The Assistant-Judge said this was • moot audacious rob-
bery, and any little sympathy they entertained for Slack,
on account of his youth was done away with by his gettiog
into the box and 'wearies deliberately to that which he
knew to be false. He neer no .aeon to make any distieetion
between the prisoners, and the septette, upon each of
them was, that they be kept in penal servitude for seven
years.
Sergeant Ccathorpe ins then ordered to stand forward,
and the Assistant-Judge said the court were of opinion that
they ought to mark their sense of his great activity and in-
telligence in following these prisoners by ordering him to
receive a reward of 21., not for the sake of the money, but
is an expression of the feelings of the court for the able
maser in which he had sated in this ease.