The Express.
London, England, 1862-11-19 00:00:00

TO THZ Krorroa OF THZ IXPRZ3B.

SlN—Several numerously attended meetings of
leading members of the Loudon Trades Societies have re-
cently been held at the Brown Bear, Broad-street, Blooms-
bury, for the purpose of forming an organisatioa among the
trades of the United Kingdom to agitate the question of
political reform. At an adjourned meeting held to-day
(Tuesday), Mr. Facey, painter, in the chair, the following
address wee drawn up and unanimously agreed to. with a
request that it should be forwarded to you for the favour of
insertion in your journal :

"TO TUZ TRADES UNIONISTS OP MI UNITED KINGDOM.

" Fellow Workmen,—Our numbers and our position as
the aly'lcd artisans of this country give us an influence
which, if wisely directed, would greatly advance the in-
terests of the toiling mimes of our fellow-countrymen in
every direction. Heretofore our efforts have been directed
to the removal done evil only, forgetting, or only partially
remembering, that all the evils under which we suffer have
a common or igin, namely, an eater of political power in the
hands of those holding a higher social position. We do not
wish you to relax one iota of your efforts in reference to the
amelioration of our social condition. Our advice is, be
more than ever united for the purpose of reducing
the hours of labour, and for advancing its price.
Nor do we wish to turn our trades' societies into political
organisations, to divert them from their social objects ; but
we most not forget that we are citizens, and as such should
have cllizens'rights. Recollect, also, that by obtaining these
rights we shall be able more effectually to secure our legiti-
mate demands as unionists. Our object is, therefore, to
create au organisation for the purpose of obtaining our
rights ea citizens, or, in other words, our just share of
political power. We know that our unions contain large
numbers of intelligent and progressive men ; that many of
these men are active and earnest supporters of every other
movement having for its object the improvement of our
condition, intellectually and politically as well as socially,
cud we desire to see these men from the various
unions brought into closer contact, and their present isolated
labours concentrated on one great object, so as to make at
successful. The objects sought to be obtained by the pre-
sent organisation are precise and definite, viz.: registered
manhood suffrage, and the protectiou of that suffrage by the
ballot. Upon these two great principles we take our stand,
and invite the whole of the trades unionists of this country
to cooperate with us until our agitation is crowned with
success. We have no desire to dictate to the trades the
manner in which they shall act on this great question. They
may do so as societies if their members think proper or in-
dividual members thereof may meet among thet,nselves,
and so form a committee to carry out their plans in aid of
the association. The expenses of the 'Association are to be
defrayed entirely by voluntary contributions, and all
offices are to be filled gratuitously. You will, therefore,
see that the promoters of this agitation have no other inter-
est in its latexes than the common interest of all working
men who are now deprived of their rights as citizens of this
great country. And now, fellow-workmen, let us exhort
you to enter earnestly into this great work. It will not be
the work of a day ; it may be of years ; but its ultimate
success will amply repay us for all our struggles to obtain
it. In this agitation we deprecate all violent measures and
all :elect language likewise. Let our advocacy be
fii.n intelligent, and persistent ; not a sowing of
the 4ede of discord, but a promotion of the growth of
union ; not an exciting of class against class, but an endea-
vour to extend the welfare of all, by moderation in our de-
mands, forbearance to our opponents, and, while earnestly
contending for our own rights, by the sacred maintenance of
the rights of others. Rally around us, then, fellow-couutry-
men ! 'The field is wide, there is work enough for all.'
Hold your meetings throughout the length and breadth of
the land. Poor in your petitions by thousands; but let
them be well authenticated in their signatures.
" Let us work, work, work—unitedly, consistently, and
persistently ; and our voice will be heard within the walls
of parliament, the friends of progress there will support
our demands, and sovereign and people will at no distant
day celelmate our victory. (Signed)
W,Cremer, O. Howell, R. Applegarth,

IL Itachaida, J. Graham, J. Cwuly,
J. Diglington, Sub-Committee.
Gco. ODGERS, Chairman.
ParlialtßlLlDGF., Treasurer.
THOS. Gorr FACET, Ham. Secretory."

CrrY SEWERS COMML9RION.—At the meeting of
the Commissioners of Soren yesterday, Mr. De Jersey
presiding, • report was brought up from the General Pur-
poses Committee, to whom it was referred on the 14th
October last to consider and report upon the nature and
conditions of the gas contracts for the ensuing year, stating
that the committee had had under their consideration the
mulls of the experiments made by the order of the oourt,
under the surveyor's direction, of meters attached to cer-
tain jublic lamps, and they laid before the court copies of
the surveyor and Dr. Letheby's reporta thereupon, and had
carefully considered the whole question. they memo-
mended that under the new contracts, to commence
on the lest February next, meters should be adopted
one to each lamp, to he at present limited to
the district lighted by the Great Central Gu Consumers'
Company, and where carburetters are applied to the lamps.
The said district contained about 1,770 lamps ; and if the
court desired to test the system on a smaller number of
lamps, the committee were of ornion that the number
should not be less than 500. The committee also recom-
mended that the metals should be contracted for by public
tender, and be attired without further delay, and that the
commission should undertake the lighting, cleansing, and
repairing of the lamps and fittings within the district to be
supplied by meters. Some discussion took place upon the
gas question in general, in which, as usual, Dr. Abrahams
took part, and the report was agreed to.
ROYAL COLLEGE OF SUROMINS Or ENGLAND.—The
following gentlemen, having undergone the necessary exami-
nations for the diploma, were admitted members o the col-
lege at • meeting of the court of examiners on the 18th
inst., viz.:—Messrs. Edward Richard Slinpbv, Hull ;
Richard William Davies. Colebrook, Bucks ; Work Scha-
pira, M.D., Vienna; Frederick editor, LR.C.P. Loud.,
Billericay, Essex ; John Baird, Strabane, county Tyrooe
Thomas Moore, Stockport ; John Alexander Hedges,
L.S.A., Bedford; Frederick Royston Fairbank, Rugby;
Edward Charles Anderion, Birmingham ; Thomas Baker,
Bumingham ; Joseph Benson Corlett, 31D., Edinburgh,
Jamaica ; John Latham Rushton, Rainow, near Maccles-
field ; William Cribb. L.S.A., Kentish-town ; Charles Mon-
nee Simpson, Barosbury ; Charles Florham Harding,
Woolwich ; Robert Lloyd Jordisoo, South Ockenden,
Essex ; Arthur Calcutta White, LILA., Rawreatti, Essex ;
James Hunter Armstrong, Gravesend ; Arthur John Watt.,
Bayswater ; William Norris Marshall, Wingham, Kent;
Arthur Trebern Norton, L.& A., Westbouroe-grove West;
Wykeham Hawthorne Lydell, Weetbouroe-pr..-road ;
John Sutherland Howell Probyn, Newbury. Berkshire ;
sod Allen Grieco. Cheek Mane, Grenada, West Indies.
At the same meeting of the court Mr. Martin Magill, of
H.M.S. Russell, Falmouth, passed his examination for
naval surgeon. This gentleman had previously been ad.
mitted • member of the college, his diploma bearing date
June 6, 1856.
IMPORTANT Daatemx AFFECTING WORK MEN.
At the Liverpool County Court on Monday, Serjeant
Wheeler gave judgment is • cue which is of matetial in-
terest to workmen. A joiner named Stephens sought to
recover one day's wages from his employer, Mr. Ray,
builder, Seel-street. on the ground that he bad been com-
pelled to lose • day's wages in order to obtain his wages,
which were due immediately after having been summarily
dismissed. On the part of the workman witnesses were
called to prove that when • man was summarily
discharged it was customary in the trade to pay bins
at owe ; whereas on the part of the master witnesses
alleged that there was no trade custom in this respect. His
honor decided that when • man, as in the present instance.
was summarily discharged, and was immediately bereft of
emolument, it was unjustilleble to saws him to lose the
wages of a future in order to °hien' the wages at a previews
day.

THE DERBYSHIRE BURGLARY.-tHE
SHOT BY A LADY.

The efforte of Mr. Fox and hie shin . ;
partially successful. They were enabled from ihh,
gleaned with much trouble, to arrest two met ,
night, and on Monday morning the prisourn .
•
Wore Mr. Nield and Mr. Slack, two of the e,..
The only evidence taken was that of Mrs M air •
who and-1 am the wife of Cecil George 50n0,,.
side at Whaley. At about a quarter feat
morning of the 12th inst., while I was feerhoz
in bed, I heard a crash of glass in the
room on the ground floor under our
husband was in bed asleep. I did sot 4%
because he was ill. I got out of 1.41 t.
revolver off a table in the room, and so-ht :Por. -
I did not take a light, as I could not tied
On opening the door of the trout .itt,h,
saw a man standing beside the cupboard sear the
dow. He was looking in the direction of the
I stood. He had what appeared to be a short :roe h. •
hand. He had also • 14hted media in the other •
tried to discharge the pistol at him, but the eq,,n,:'
and I immediately tired the neat barrel. All the
loaded with bell. The man clapped his heed
and in a tone of pain exclaimed, "Oh - '
The lower sash of the window was op, sal „,
out of the window, and a man seized him he th.
dragged him out. It was a tine moonlight
were • man, and • lad apparently 17 Or 1K Vtur, .11 :Ns
side the window. The man who wee in the tom..
handkerchief, with a very small white deli ..t. •-•„
face, with holes in it to see through. He 1,..j
or it was concealed by the handkerchief. He h.!,
velveteen coat on, with large pockets is it. tit,.
to be very full of something. He wore I.lse
with white tope, which were drawn above is, sty
covered his feet. I cannot say whether they ass,.
over his trousers, or whether he wore bree
middle-sized man—rather stout. The man who
out of the window was taller, and wore a 411.rk Usti
chief, with a large white dower pattern on it, over;;,
When we retired to rest I left upon the wiudoe..il:•,n
bleached holland for making children's pinafore,
newspapers, and after the men were gone tee
articles outside the window, in the lansand
again. We also found that a cupboard in the
had been entered, and which I had seen locked Ala
went to bed, had been forced open and the eaphdr.
broken, SA if it had been wreoched open, with
which the man had in his hand. The shutters ot
aide of the widow had been forced, and the The, d
instrument used in forcing them open was moo t_,
tom I can't identify any of the prisoners, betas***
of the men who committed the burglary were
handkerchiefs, and the youngest, who had is. }
chief over his face, had his back turned to te,
youngest prisooer seems to be of the same Mr a
the men who stood outside the window, and the c
his coat with that of the some c. 4.
other men who the house wore coat.
colour and material to those now worn by tb.,,te
omen. The cap worn by the youngest of to.
committed the burglary was similar to the cap tie
(laced.
The penmen Were then remanded.

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