The Express.
London, England, 1865-02-27 00:00:00

THE LOCK-OUT IN THE IRON TR.ADE.-A
GRR4 2' STRUGGLE IMPENDING.

On Saturday evening meetings of puddler' and
others ironworks' operatives were hold is the iron-making
districts of allied—north and south—to elect delegates,
who are to exprees the views of the several districts
at a meeting of delegate" to be held to-day at
Brierley-hill„ is South Staffordshire, to determine
hoe the otitis of the men relative to the notice of
their masters to a lock-out to commence this doaki:rneek,
the 6th of Marsh, =lees is the meantime the p
strike is North ineffordshire resume work on the redudi
terms. which is every other district the men have accepted.
At the meetings generally there seemed to be a dupe-
sitioe to resist the notise, sad many of the delegates
were charged so to represent the views of their districts.
In so district was the determination to resist it stronger
than io North Staffordshire. There the men out are being
supported principally from the feuds of the executives of
Gateshead and Brierley-hill, but, to some extent, also
from their own local foods ; and they have rem god that,
eves should the delegate meeting determine that they
must yield, they will not do so ; and if the executives
should withdraw their support thee, that they will still
osetintie the strike, sad endeavour to supplemset their
own local funds by appsaleeto ether trades. As a rule, the
leading officers of the executives are not promiabutly advo-
cating resistant*. Mr. Kane, the president of the Gates.
head executive, lett Staffordshire to return to the north es
Friday. after vaisly attempting to induce North Stafford.
Aire to submit to the delegate meeting, it that decision
oocommaded a °mono of the strike. The oimary object at
Mr. Sands visit was to take that portion of the North
Staffordshire men who belong to the Gateshead executive
250 f. foe dharibritios that week. So ineffectual were Mr.
Noes silosphs to induce the North Staffortbdifre ir.se
'to amerce to go is, if required, that before he lett there,
they prod is his pnwalee a resolution embody* their
detominMist be stand out under soy oboe:names until
they get the new for which they are contending, sad which,
they assert, their masters are able to give them, beams
they have, they maintain, advantages peculiar to their own
&Met. Isle denied that if the North Staffordshire men
sheeld obtain the wages they demand that rtes a similar
sage would be required from the masters in every
ether district. An increased interest in the unto,
and is the position of the North Stafferdshin
men, has bone displayed by the men in Scotland;
and in moon to a printed appeal from Mr. Kane,
they have Jost net is valuable oottributioes towards the
support of the mar on strike. The hods accumulated by
the various districts and by the executives amount to many
Wood ponds "tering. This mossy, it la calculated,
would be ocieskleralaty added to by oeutributioes from
roost other trade societtes in the kingdom. A lock-out so
gigantic as to be altogether unprecedented in the history
of any meaufeetsrimr ladestry, would be sure, the fret-
work'', thick. to ware thee steppe', at a time of day what
labour combisatioa has booms at one. so general sad so
powerful. If the &Med tree works are closed, then the
MINIM Meet formosesee, sad others who supply thine
works with raw seaterial, will he thrown outer employment ;
as would be also, in a short time, thousands of those of the
artisan who, I. the diffenet handicrafts, no op the material
that is produced I. the OIL sad forges of the finished iron
works. The men generally believe that by their combina-
tions they are powerful enough to overcome their mestere.—
Manchester Exesetser.

THAic ANGLING PILESEEVATION BOCILTY.—We
invite .11 levers or the path art to ones to the aid of the
above society, I. =Tying eat the metal ad important ob-
jects width it coatemplatea Hitherto the feeds of the
society have hems seffielent for the comperatively limited
nature of its operations, although tbcas have embreeed
tolerably atrial peeservaticm of the river ; publiebiag weekly
authentic reports of the elate of the fishing at every station
throughout the eases ; and carrying out other matters
asesatial to the comfort and seems of the angler. It is
seemly too meth to say that but for the emetics'
of this society Piscator might have closed hie creel so
far se the Thames o annicreed, and most hare &meta
hie favourite pastime in " fresh fields and pastures sew."
The society now appeals to the Inglisg public for
tatramed feeds to suable than to employ wholly-paid
keepers la lien of the mess' sabsidieed staff. The eon-
mitts. state that the usual receipt of the society are um
300 L, sad sp additioael 'emcee ot 2001. is required. To
mist tie moiety the Beard of Thames Oesserveaey have
erected Lb ladders at Toddle. gton and Woolsey wefts.
1 Nettie( is abolished, sad other improvements it. maim-
tutidaPhit boletus( Is wiled ea as klamptem, and
salesso hush and ether Ilk are eneually
tamed into the river. Thep add, wish meet perfect troth
sad *ties :—" emoxilits• weal to anglers, residents
ore the brim of the nem,. sad tie me.! pahlia, this
=whet; the may doe whisk proviW the healthy aad
reereallos of sagtiag to thcamods of the week-
. usg einem et the sestrepoW" hardy they trill net sorest
is vain. Communications should he addressed to W. H.
Ikeagham, Isleworth.—Chertsey