The Express.
London, England, 1853-11-08 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, NONEMBER 8, 1853.

THE STRIKES.

(smolt ova Lovas.

WIGAN, MONDAY:

The town has continued in a state of tranquillity
sines Friday. A detachment of the soldiery still remains
at the Saw-mills, an l the remainder of the sanitary force
are quartered at the Public-hall, which has beau converted
into • barrack for their accommodation. The traces of

dunage inflicted on property during the riot have been
removed, and although the streets are still filled with
groups of unoccupied people, in other respects the place
has resumed its ordinary aspect.
A man named Peter Rutter was apprehended yesterday,
'on suspicion of being concerned in the riot on Friday wt eh,
but, with this exception, no fresh prisoners have been made.
This man was brought before the magistrate at the Town-
hall th,a morning, and identified as having been very active
M jostling people in front of the Royal Hotel, just before
the riot commenced. He was remanded till Wednesday, in
the expectation that further evidence will be obtained,
showing that be otherwise participated in the disturbances.
The three other men who were remanded till today, John
Tracy, John Hughes, alias Baker, and John Baker, were
committed for trial at the assizes.
A meeting of magistrates took place in the Town Hall
this morning, the Mayor presiding, when it was resolved,
Lord Palmerton having recommended that a large
number of special constables thole' be sworn in, to send a
precept to the chief constable for summoning 00 special
constables from the list of ten-pound householders, and if
the number cannot be obtained from that list, authorizing
him to make up the deficiency by such • seleetion from
other classes of the inhabitants as he may deem most ad-
visable. It was also resolved to recommend to the Watch
Committee, at the next meeting of that body, a consider-
able Increase in the police-force of the borough.
It does not appear that any of the men on strike, either
among colliers or mill operatives, have as yet availed them-
selves of the opportunity afforded them by the masters of
returning to their employment. About slx o'clock
this morning, about 40 of the halide in the employment
of Messrs. Woods and Son, Trencheifiela Works, presented
themselves at the establishment, and were recommended
by the managers to try to assemble the whole number,
which comprises about 1,000 spinners and weavers. At ten
o'clock about two-thirds of them were collected, and there
appeared to b. a mutual expectation on either side that the
other party had seugbt the meeting in order to yield ; bat
on the work people being informed that they might resume
employment at the prices which they were receiving in May
and June last (which would in some cases amount to a re-
duction, and in others to en increase on the rates paid at
the time of the strike, six weeks ago), they declined to do
so, and quietly dispersed. This circumstance will probably
have itss ffect upon persons who have been solicited for alms
by the turn-outs, the latter having pleaded that they were
willing to return to work, but that the masters would not
allow them. A meeting of the turn-outs was being held
this morning at the Cross Keys, in Wigan, and another at
the Windsor Castle, at Scholes, but the result of their deli-
beration has not tran•qred, though there seems to be
an opinion that the men are becoming :more disposed to
yield.
The authorities have received an official report, stating
that the collier" at Messrs. Jonathan Blundell and Son's,
Pemberton Collieries, who returned to their employment on
Wednesday, and struck again on the following day, without
any apparent reason, again resumed work on Saturday, hut
we are positively assured, on the other hand, by parties
professing to be well informed, that this is not the case, and
that four miners who were attempting to go to the pits were
waylaid by the other turn-outs and compelled to desist.
The meeting of clergymen, tradesmen, and others, which
was hell on Thursday evening, and adjourned till Saturday
morning, with the view of adopting some steps for the re-
moval of the distress caused by the continuance of the dis-
pute, resulted in the appointment of a deputation, consist-
ing of the Rev. Mr. Cronahaw and three Dissenting
ministers, to wait upon the employers.

Pazsrox,

The unemployed weavers of this town attended in
large numbers at a meeting held in the Orchard at nine
o'clock this morning. It was announced that the amount
yesterday received by the committee exceeded 2,00 W , being
about 200(. more than hal been obtained in any previon
week. Mr. T. RHODES presided.
Mr. 011IESHAN moved the first resolution, which, in
reply to the decision of the employers not to re-open their
mils except the 10 per cent. be given up, declared the tn
alterable resolve of the operatives not to accept such terms,
bat to maintain inviolate their demands. (Cheers.) They
had every confidence iu being able to weather the winter;
for, sooner than they should be defeated, their fellow ope-
ratives in other towns had promised to send the entire pro.
coeds of one loom each, which would amount to 4,0001. or
5,0001. a week. (Loud cheers.)
Mr. Otto. CoweLL seconded the resolution. He said be
had been told that the operatives were robbing the whole of
the shopkeepers of Preston. He had no doubt the shop-
keepers were suffering, and suffering materially ; but he
scrupled not to say that the operatives' committee were not
responsible for it, but the parties who had clotted their mills
against an unoffending people. (Hear, hear.) He held in
his hand a letter stating that the manufacturers of this
town had been to Boston, for the purpose of penaading the
masters there to close their mills ; but he was thankful to
say that hitherto their mission had been fruitless. (Hear.)
ieasy poet brought the operatives fresh overtures of sym-
poky sad support; and they might dekend upon it vie-
limy would be their. (Great cheering.)
TM resolution was carried by acclamation.
stars. saILEOAILET FLETCHER addressed the assembly on
the impropriety of married females working in factories,
and neglecting their children and household unties. Every
man was entitled to • fair day's wages for a fair day's
work, by which she meant that he ought to have such
remuneration for his labour as would afford him the means
of maintaining himself and family in comfort, of keeping his
wife at home to attend to domestic duties, and of educating
his children. (Cheers.) The speaker concluded by moving
" That the married portion of the females in this town do
not intend to go to work again until their husbands are
fully and fairly remunerated for their labour."
Mrs. Arm FLETCHER (sister to the last speaker) seconded
the resolution, and it was curled unanimously.
The CHEIEJLAN announced that when the tan per cent.
question was settled there would be such an agitation
raised respecting the employment of married women in
factories as the millowners of this country little ex-
pected. (Chun.)
Several other addresses having been delivered, the meet-
ing separated.

FEARFUL MORTALITY ON BOARD EMIGRANT
MP&

Advicca by the Canada state that the packet ship
Washington had arrived at New York from Liverpool, with
neatly 100 deaths from cholera, and upwards of 00 awes on
board at the tame of ber arrival The numbers are 'nor,
werae; but the general mortality on board emigrant ships
freaLiverpool soduther European ports toNewYork is very
age. We give the particulars as under from the New Fork
NW OIL Among the arrivals at this port of aaigraat ships
elan the last few weeks, • very large armalter of deaths
Mos Wm reported. In one vessel, the Chides Sprague,
time amaseelly large number of Optima died ea the passage
Ores BO MIMS, and in another, the Winchester. from Liver-
pad. Oa member of fatal eases amounted to no less than 79.
The hosertag Is the number of eases at this pert from Sep.
timber 9th up to the present time :
No. of pas
Arrival. Ships. Where from. sengen. Deaths.
Sept. 9.—Zurich Havre 358 2
11.—Lucy Thompson.. Liverpool BOO 35
15.—Niagara
21.—Chao. Sprague Bremen .... 280 45
26. Oder Hamburg .. 237 14
27.—Winchester Liverpool .. 463 79
29.—Kate Hunter
29.—Rhine
30.—Talleyrand
30.—Louisiana „ .. 142 4
Oct 11.—H Queen .. Havre 367 5
12.—Copernicus
14.—Orphan Bremen .... 280 4
14.—Marmion Liverpool .. 293 34
17.—Waterloo
..
17.—Jas. Wright
19.—Statira Morse
20.—Sir Robert Peel
20.—Cordclia
20.—London Havre 229 2
21.—New York
21 —Benjamin Adams „ .. 620 15

DRAMA.

Total
Although the captains, in their reports, with one excep-
tion, merely mentioned the fact of such a number tumor!
died, it is pretty certain that the disease which carried them
off was cholera, that fatal malady which is making inch
havoc among the shipping in Europe. Several, no deubt,
died by the common diseases, but that cholera was raging
on board many of the above-named vessels is bcyord all
question, from the fact that 33 persons who were landed ca.
quarantine were suffering from that epidemic. The slek-
ness on the Benjamin Adams was decidedly cholera ; and,
in addition, the ship Sagadahock, from Oottenburg, which
arrived at Boston yesterday, reports the loss of 70 poison-
' gera by the same disease.