The Express.
London, England, 1865-10-17 00:00:00

Till STRIKE AT CRAMLINGTON.

APPREHENSION 01 SEVERAL OF THE RIOTERS.
ORAILLINGTON, iLONDLT.
It is to be feared that the eviction of the men on
strike from their houses will result in more serious woos-
quenoes. A very angry feeling prevailed to-day
w=t
some of the men in ?demises to the secret a a
cd five colliers, on Seaday morning, on the charge of
throwieg stones sad other missiles ou Friday during the
riot at the offals consected with the pit, and also the
bailiffs and the polies, The miners thus accused are
Alexender Berne. hewer. East Oranslingtoo • Thomas
Dodds, hews& East Oresslingteu ; Thomas Paoli& hewer,
Rest Cramliagton ;Thos. Weedier, hewer, West Oranding.
toe ; and Devid Near, hewer, Seth& There is s dethraii•
native to assist to the utmost those who are steadies eat,
sad with this object is Mew, the subscriptions of the men
•at the workiag for their relief have been increased from
Is. 6d. to 9s. 6d. per man each pay time. Farther thee this,
the men in the Cramlington district are freely sub-
etribiag to provide for those who are laid up
suffering from (DMA.' received in the dot. The
foremen of the Usemmiths and stonemason, end the
farmers, have been threatetted for minting is the removal
of the goods and chattels of the men, and it is feared that
some diesstsr—more deplorable than any that have hither-
to occurred, may sass& No proposal, so far es we
era leers, is likely to emeast• from the ortal.masters'
fortnightly meeting, which was held at Neweestle on eater.
day. The pitinee have declared their twelve to keep up
their Uoion, and there is now a greater majority against
``Mug to work without the advance of Id. per ton Qurams
a be-
fore. west there is Rot a men who dare offer
work on the terms proposed by the mat to
ri. The
place was much frequented yesterday by inse wailing to
receive the "candy " men, who did not tarn up, and whe
do not like their lob wider the eireumvianoes. It is
erpsoted that the Military will be called out end the
roads barricaded before operations are resumed. The
intellipot pitmen are hennaing the pitons, sad urgiag
them to be orderly. The statement has been made that
the colliers should leave their dwellings quietly, bat is
reply it is asserted that the masters are preventing them
obtaining empbyttent elsewhere, sad that those who
house them are Waite to dismissed. The ma are kitbag
their pigs and digging no their potatoes preparatory to
Lamm to lave.—Leeds Mercury.

The Cattle Plague Commissioners met yesterday,
at 2, Nnctoria-street. Present : Sail Spencer, Lord
Cranborne, Mr. Lowe, Dr. Lyon Playfair, Mr,
Read, Dr. Bence Jones, Dr. Quoin, Dr. Parkas,
Mr. ()cocky, Professor Spooner, and the Secretary.
At Hartlepool "the bond men" appear to be
determined to have their own terms, and yesterday they
marched lea body into one of the timber yards, where
several non-strike men hid been set wand by their pre-
emie and conduct compelled them to la
Reports have reached us from various districts
of a rapid extension of the rattle plague. laoluded is
throe districts are Newcastle, Otugow, and other put' of
both England and Soothed. In all the three Inspector'.
district, in Leeds cases of the disease have wound
At the West Riding Michaelmas quarter sessions,
held yesterday at Leeds, it was resolved that for the
toe
the salary of the clerk of the peace of the Riding shall be
1,5001. a year. Hitherto the office leas been paid by fees.
The municipal authorities of Berlin have re-
cently determined on spending the rem of 1,192,0001. an
works of public Interest connected with the eepftel, of which
750,0001. is to be raised by a loan. Among the mass voted
are 225,0001. for completing the town-ball, 120,0001. for a
new hospital, and a similar gam for a lunatic asylum; about
270,0001. for rebuilding old public schools and establishing
DOW ones and the greater pert of the remainder foe parks,
squares, Led other embellinhments of the city.
Tim NEW RECOED-OFFICE.--Grellt progress bas
recently been made in the works for the erection of the
east wing of the new Record-office a large section of the
hostage in Fetter-lane having been completed within the
lest few der. It is intended to make suitable and com-
modious approaches from Farriogdon-street, Holborn,
Fleet-etare, and the Strand, thereby, in accordance with
the plane for the new law coned in that locali
away a ream ty,
well
ber of wolesome courts and alleys,cr
a. pportionportionof Clareun Mahrna, with Clement's-lane end its

purlieus.
GENERAL Tots Tanta AND rug 'DOWEL TAX...-
Though the physical disunion of General Tom Thumb are
exceedingly LillipnWo, there can be DO doubt that be is
rapidly making oat of the British public a fortune of
Bronlignagiart proportions. Why, therefore, may be
asked should not he. m common with other " wealthy "
men pay the penalty of his affluence, and contribute
towards the income text This is the question which,
upon the runs visit of the general to Sonthemptoo, pre.
seated itself to the minds of our local ocimmisaumers of
insane tax, and the sower that was gives to it sad the
steps which followed muss indeed have made the 'cats
little Yankee stare with amazement ! Having gene thus
far without official "moleetatioa," he doubtless thought
' that his redundant exchequer was perfectly secure from
the invasion of the dreaded tar-gatherer ; bat—else for the
frailty of human hopes and expectations !—his money-bag
has been stormed in a manner which has probably made the
tenni lose faith is the *apposed impremtability of his over-
flowing colors. We understand that the Southampton
commissioners bare served en income tax notice
epos Mr. Stratton. the amount of his yearly receipts
beleg estimated at between 10,0001. and 33,000 i. What
the remit will be of coarse we cannot tell, bat, however
the matter may terminate, a question has benraised which
will not be without its interest to the many patrons of Mr.
Thumb. The general has the power of appeal, of which
privilege be will probably avail himself, bat it la doubtful
whether be will be able to show that a geratlectun of such
"WO standing as himself, with inmate, and horses, and
cansegee at his command, is not as legally bound as any
other mos of " position" to comply with those conditions
Ella in this country invent* follow in the wake of
%Awe. Boottompton Tunas.
Tax Want=s. —At last a change in the
weather has taken plan. " Long looked for COMO at last !"
Thies who resseseber the celebrated comet year of 1811,
"stele that the peanut year has horse • singularly strong
resemblance to it ; while those whose moutons' do not
tease back so far, led great difficulty s recalling any year
fa which the summer sad autumn have been so master-
' ruptedly fine as in 1865. During the last week a palpable
change by taken plan ; the temperature hasbar
eau send* lower • and a goad many showers
have fallen, heavy 'fogs and deu also prevail-
beestag in the moraine. A slight frost has oleo
I experiential, and altogether the weather UM
au c
ow as to sesame a decidedly t nal tisracter, beiebV og
The Melbourne correspondent of the T Imes
watts( on tie 25th August says :—" I Anne in some Of bowaaar. 1414119.11Ab1y Sull for so Isto • petiod in the lee
r.
the journals of the neighbouring colonies that Mr. Frith's It is earnestly hoped that the chases ie the weather say
celebrated picture of The Derby Dee 0,, view prone headrest is arrestieg tee spread of the cattle dines%
The sae bee come at • favourable period. and the fanner,
seeneethere la Austmlia. It use is Xellenree he seven&
OM setting en as fast se they CM with their plooshiss. The
weeks, end deans we until lately entainined by tang p.m.." an, looking remarkably fro% fin, nine gm, a „sr.
whether the picture could he the original, bung mud to and the root amps an dolegwell. The mieletare which has
Oho greoSsalne of Frith's particular work. It i
ncome fallen very acceptable, sea long ADODDI had began to
T Urn Minn EL.— memory
Ming non to god rub it, *two
.bATkad about, ito me almost
ui • matterc of assieri—saiseesNotiverftein
th:r;
ship sad out of another, packed, unpacked, and reredos& of eves that rattan pereoes‘e the "oldest inhabitant" has
like common 66r1P) from assAultrll36° .130467 to "'Aber* such • Stuntman been knsws ie Bakal se that which
for Oa 'Us been 'The Derby Day'.' ,for saw suck a nmskcs been knsws Ic Bedlo4 se that which
or thls ias been 'The Derby Dsy'b' b 1 - iendes—the old likinaltem fable Fair
swaths peek" • Wag wit: YE ef testis irrigaliard rims

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