The Express.
London, England, 1851-02-22 00:00:00

TILE SAILORS' STRIKE.

As thebrig Clemlg, Longstaff, reported sailing from
the port of Sunderland on Thursday, was proceeding,l
three of the crew were taken alongside by the river police
hoot. Au altercation occurred between some opponents
and one of the seamen in the bout, when the latter asserted
that, although he differed with them in opinion, he had
nevertlpless refreinnl from going to sea until he was
almost stoning. lle had a few days before engaged to go
with another ship, and several of the opposition seamen
came uu hoard and forced him to lease hi. ship ; the next
day one of the very persons who had fortvd him on shore
engaged in the situation he Was GO fOrCrtit to vacate. He
had no doubt but the same triok would be played if he was
so foolish as to leave his present ship. This is a fair
sample of what has frequently tweurn-d during the pre-
sent strike against the law. It is to he regretted that
many good and well-disposed ...amen have allowed them-
mien to be duped and misled by a number of elamarous
and turbulent men, who, to say the least, are only what
are provincially called " half marrows," or ordinary sea-
men. On Tuesday fourteen wrath., and on Wnlnesday
seven left the harbour. From this it is evident that the
strike is fast giving way. A number of the sailors' families
are suffering the isnemst privations ; hut still a number of
seamen un anxiously waiting fur news from the delegates
who wens sent to Gordon.

The following communication was remind by the Local
Marine Board on Thursday :
" 011ie: of the Committee of Privy. Council for
Trade, 'Naval Ik partment, Feb. 19, I$H.
" Fir,—L ain dimeed by the Lain!, of the Committee of
Privy Council for Trade, to inform you that as much of the
prevent dissatisfaction existing among the M..4111(.11 of the
north-eastern ports appears to anti from a misapprehen-
sion of the true character and objects of the regulations
Liar maintaining discipline, i-.n. al by the Board of Trade,
nay Lord. hay, determined to withdraw them from use in
the port of Sunderland ; anal I am therefore to request you
to gave dinctions to the shippiant-master r anti deputy ship-
riug-master to alinontinue the inane of Forms I and K.
reficcner to them in Form. A and B fanned therefore
he struck out, and some of these forms should be delivered
to the master, to be made nceer•ihle to the crvrr, is re-
apainti by the Act, in place of Form U.
" I am, sir, your obedient servant,
"T. H. FAILRLII.

"The Chairman of the Used Marine Board,
Sunderland."
On Thursday
.morning 21 viswels sailed ; and during the
week no fewur taan 111 atiiin, 16 for 6.rvign port., and 123
roa.twiw have I. ft the harbour. In the afternoon 14 large
meeting of mailor. was held in the Sailor,.' Hall, when Mr.
Rule.rt Youurr read a letter from Chalk, their delegate,
which stated that he arrived in London i'n Monday night,
and that on Tir,lay morning the delegates were introduced
to G. F. Young. Ea.., who afterward. introduced them to
J,,sepli flume, Esq., M.l'., and J. Wawn, Eq., the mem-
ber fur Shields. These gentlemen promised to aisompany
them to Mr. 4..abouthere. on Weelne.day. A rewolutiten was
passed. pledging the meeting to .tand (et until the dele-
ga!es returnellto Sunderland.

I.—One hundnsl and fifty special constables were sworn M at
South Shields ou Thursday morning. Three or four scowls
got to sea under the protection of armed police and the
marines front the Hecate, and as many more were expected
to sail yesterday. A 14,M1.111 of the name of Wilson was
committed for three months to Morpeth, on • charge of
having taken a part in the riots of Sunday. A letter was
received on Thursday from the deputation sent to London
to wait on the Board of Trade. They state they would
hare an interview on that day, and that information will
be receited in Shields on Friday. The shipwrights have
not resumed work yet, and, as may be expected, the town
is in a very dull state. There has•been no disturbance
sine., Sundae, the preparations of the authorities overawing
the men. Wednesday a public funeral was given to the
body of Mark Armstiong, the pour fellow who was drowned
on Sunday. There was an immells, number of men in the
proe,,sion, the sailors all neatly dressed, and wearing black
crape, with a white tie, on their left ann. The body was
interred in the churchyard of Christ Church.
At Hartlepool the seamcu continue to hold meeting after
meeting about the strike, but without coming to any ar-
rangement with the owner• or masters of the reads. Sere-
ral of the seamen are disposed to go to sea, but cannot get,
having placed their ticket* in the hands of the committee,
who a ill not give them up to enable them to agree.
The tuwu of Stockton presented a scene of unusual es-
citement on Tuesday last. About two or three hundred
sailors, followed by a mob of women and children, paraded
the street* with a Guy labell.4 Labouchere," and attended
h 7 a clown, bond of music, &c. Occasionally the proces-
sion stopped, when the figure was subjected to divers in-
dignities, amidst the cheers of the crowd. It was after-
wards burnt with due solemnity.

TUE RFT. ROBERT WHISTON AND 'IDE DF.AN
AND CM AMER or ROCII UT/AL—The Rev. It. Whiston
has addressed the following letter to Jamea Haywood, Esq.,
the late mayor of the borough of Derby:—•. Rochester,
18.11.—fly dear Sir,—l have the pleasure to ac-
knowledge the receipt of 154/. Ss., the subscription raised
(or me in Derby and the neighbourhood. To many of those
who have contributed this sum, I hare not bad the oppor-
tunity of personally returning iny thanks, and perhaps I
nes er may. Permit me, then, to express to yourself as
chairman of the meeting at which the subscription was ori-
ginated, not only my gratitude for this pecuniary aid from
my native town, but also my deep sense of the sen ice ren-
dered to the caw..• in which I am engaged, by such a =ni-
l(*.station of sympathy front so many persons differing so much
in station, opinion, and principle., as those who have contri-
buted the amount for which I hare so many reasons to be
grateful For among the earious satisfactions which support
and cheer me ludic struggle which a publication of the truth
has brought upon me, ill. not the least, that those to whom I
am best, and have been longest known were the foremost
,to help me. Nor can I ever foge that by them chiefly,
my friends here and at Derby, have I hitherto be* n enablid
to hold my own, without cost and without care, against the
members of a wealthy and powerful corporation. who have
twice dismissed me from my other, and stigmatised me as
utterly uutit to teach those for whose rights I have striven,
because, forsooth, I have used what they call intemperate
language in reprobating the unjust profit. made by many
cathssleul chapters in England out of endowments. munitf-
cently providoil by a royal founder, fur the • liberal bring-
ing up of youth, and the common good of the subjects of
the realm.' Again most sincerely thanking yourself for
your personal kindness, and with the warme.t gratitude to
my other friends for their support and sympathy, I remain,
my dear sir, yours very truly. Itonnar WHISTON."
THE nuit: OP NEWeAsTLE.—Wc believe that his
grace the Duke of Newcastle ha resolved not to preserve
game on his estates as heretofore, but to allow his tenants
fie pris liege of killing the same. We arc glad of thi-; it
manifests a liberal disposition, and will tend materially to
diminish the crime of poaching at present so exceedingly
rife within the limits of the dukery, and to some extent
leaven the amount of county rates, which has so lung and so
seriously pressed upon the rate-payers of that particular die-
triet.—Duseaster Gaseile.