The Express.
London, England, 1865-04-01 00:00:00

;ocx-our IN TEE
RIDS,

Adverti•rr of today.)
the efforts of the Lord,
rmio•te the dispute %mew/4
rdshire •nd their rowel
slog • most 'moderate pm
thioh he had previously ob.
rotative, of the mullein is

port of a coeference at Stoke
by Lord Lichfield %Sweat
is of North Staffordshire eat
en at the different work;
the men the managers of:th,
rom the conference. The
What special (immersion
entitling the paddlers qt.",
a those, given in other di,
the statementa and arm
to say that the men made
that the masters propeaat
k at the rate of wags/ er
Staffordshire, end that the
any special circumstances fa
title the men to a higher We
Wont be left to artitratiou.•
men disdain's& the otter
Mr. Baker, at the meat.
:anima, to safer the audio'
g of the same body on Wed.
laid that the masters st that
to nubmis to arbitratioer ex.
admisaible, whereas the rata
at all.
Earl of Lichfield submitted
vowel, which or the fusel it
I free from objeetios on either
hire men should go to ‘41,,
mined by arbitratiou, paaditi
by advance on account At
N following indueetial ivy.
wan Hotel, Stafford, at awe
sr, M.P. (John Bradley sod
,th Staffordshire Itonmatten
call (John Begun and &as),
a Company), Mr. F. Smith
Mr. W. M. Sparrow, Mr. W.
(G. B. Thorneyerefs and Cb.),
William; jun., honorary, es
hire Association. North lid.
Mr. W. & Bodes (Shelton Dar
en of the North Siefford‘a
W. Mathews, Mr. B. Beath,
Ind Mr. W. S. Naykis (81maie
type represented the Bitterlay
Ave united in the look-out.
attar, the muter, representing
Staffordshire and also Dethy.
field's proposal, end limit a
sot. It was also agreed OM if
Lichfield's pro-posaL that-the
&hip the choice of orbit
Clough Hall lroaworks,leit
cosily executed, but had Ors
it to its terms, and the &sib
Impend to re-open their wake
men accepting the terms citerr.

watery, Mr. Peter Bahr, we
to of thanks wee passed to Lod
veotion and for his efforts b
easel:toot of the dispute. The
adopted :—" That if the South
en their works and let the INS
ordshira, end it the muted is
the men et worth Steffordellire
ill submit the whole question to

puddler. from the varioa►,dnc'
was convened for 12 o'clock
and two bodies of about-206
from Tonstall sod Bnialem,
the neighbourhood of Hanley,
paddlers of from sir to siren
began about 1 o'clock. /tr.

Hanley, an active samba of
'and who has thrangtont been
00 between the Earl of Lichfield
idea. It had bass monopoly
District Union, that reposing
the almost unanimous vote of
red to withdraw.
i had been passed Lord Lichfield
the agreement, signed by the
Mere, consenting that the ma

iivisg s draw of 40s. , per souk
tide upon the wages to be pild,
agreement, and submitted it .to
ideretion. Mr. Bradford, mbs
[nested the men not to act basalt
with themselves, and not with
is consideration, the chairmen
ay were wishful to abide by the
n laid before them by his lad•
was hold up in its favour, but
r the resolution previously Puma
is old rate of wages, and ea
Lord Lichfield expremed hY
al he bad made was reasoushte
r refusing to entertain it asef
edict against them. His lordship
the evening, where he eitio
muniosted to them the &Amos
I deep disappointment that this
met with so unsuceeesfal a result.
be felt an earnest desire that lbs
brought about by the lock-onfiis
d be terminated, if such I ortAll
prejudicing the position of Out
to, and we bear that it is !webs-
of the South Staffordshire trade
this question.

dr. Samuel Griffiths addrowed
rom the balcony of a tracts'•
i of Bilitho. About one lisliri
re, the rest being chiefly car.
a the lockout as " hard sad
id that by the resolutir
,uht they would pus, they
, hurl back the imputations
on the men," that they With
in the strike in North Stif.
be condemned as an unfair W
eduction of wages. He said t 744
in would compel the masters tore.
that meeting had made a pub
5 not doing that which bad billa
a a justification for the loth
dy two hours. His text, he
.ins next Tuesday." Mr. G •
isolation, and two motions to the
were passed by the votingli
i number of ironworkers prows/
living the present strike io N
Mtn of the misery and prira
Country, honourably and 'IOWA'
°ribs money to the North ataffeed•
hey continue this strike, proYMIA
South Staffordshire open the dome
lc Country to resume their world*
December, next Tuesday mamba.

meth terminated on Thursday, kb
due, Witten-park, SpeouymMas
Valker, communion mot*, M Se'
seeming of that day.

AHD OF WORK3.—A letter Vie
arias at yrderday's meseiag strdted
p Grey had wondered the rib}set
ostrorells.which could be letstitatO
0,0001. Her Majesty's gossromAi
Di. in aid of the proposed fir* W•
ire Insurance Offices cootributied
eed to treader their Peak 40114._,
root to the existiog !P.
(bete annually a sum maul -to 41116
inennuyee, which would ammeat
hen remain about 30.0001. to be tar
*raised by a rate ofdoat balfesloff
deesernent for poor: te.
politea Board of Worts. de
Works had expramod
De
I responsibility of the w
to receive soy sometime as ato
which would be sitimittedes
The matter was ordered es be
the, sad the board adjaarpoi.