The Express.
London, England, 1865-07-06 00:00:00

wuuii. itsrg taxa AND ammurs
saltelahth ape 4 the social ithnolimp at iikathif.
anninim milk the Working Naafi Oth sod beeli
tar belisalathalt piaos ea Teas/ wad the bet of
the lair. The noble lord add
firriaha greatest planate to be able to ased one
seal asap, end all the more so hams of his
In the ,bits to he disarmed, sad the draft
of the gestlema who wee to amass IL That sal&
was, "Oa &aeration be saimosinfay seed I. a
beta& employers sad workless r asd the abacirirds
wan wee te being men of differs& clamses, opine& aid
istmesta, to milady discus this miestioe. The ihilinnthen
Weeder& Mr. J.ll. Lea. who read Lather of anshiseshis
=mid 0/ Pa alit; sad amass, is whisk Its to
OM his 'abject logically preceded the 0.1.0 sl
same sad eonpentiou, which bad boss dams& ore tier
first two el these maisp. Conpernion wa tins end-
arbitration en of the mans of satin that end. Clem
Warta dismaskra followed the reeding of the paper. The
Bar. Hwy ally coafirmed the views of precious spoken,
that wages depended spot the working of laws, &he is
their owl sphere were as mutest sad powerful as say other
laws of Prethlemen ; and me • Lancashire arias man at
the end d the great Preston strike had thorned, " Wha
there ware two manses antral the usasc wages would item ;
but where there wen two MS anti( work, and only ea
manor, then wages would Emplopus of labour ad
mid to hint that arbitration was with* Masa oar pos-
sible between them sad their customers is bag the prise
of what they bought sad sold, snd they didn't see bow it
could fix the price of labour. But while be study agreed
that labour was a marketable commodity, lan so moat as
anything else, mama and workmen were often issonnt
of inch Mimeo otheuzostances, contlaually soleandersand
rise soother, sad had their views also warped by dale
projudices. All this wade their cans differs.; hem that of
Mar buyers sad sellers, sad showed where arbitration
might be ma useful to both the oisthmidiss portion. Br.
dolly then said that the experiment of bolding these math
imp hod bees mathissa suceneful, considering 1$ wise Ink
Wen" sad made at saber as vela:arab" sawn at the
slidr.swititag.nscr. They had base nasal *Warms al
by es
sant of all by thir warm, hu►
rl
heart& sympathise with their filbownons ;Aran-ales hs
who
were noble by maw, and amass the flits dthe
working ann. They would be sorry to per/, fee
than meetings bad made them all know and esteem am
another boar each eseemsive week ; but be traded future
opportunities would be even of mewl (saoh phasent sad
profitable intercourse. Mr. Bainbridge, a wading man, in
movies a von of thanks to the chairman, said the iodae tes.
of this oaks of meetings ha bees very easiderableams&
en awes of the writhing man. Strikes sad look-outa, and
their smnmeguset evils, did exist Strikes were ethesd by
bgessame sad selfish..is, and maintained by patios, me-
lodies, and private interest; and ha believed that &Alta
Sion would be a means of greatly distiaishiag or pronetiag
them. Lord Lichfield, in acknowledging the vote ethnics,
said it wee vary evident that there was pest seed of some
schema or system which would nisi; to as cad the
present lamentable bass ocossiosed by 'bikes sad look-
outs. Speaking of those what bad taken place in his
own crusty of Staffordshire, the loss bad been estimated
at not lON thin 500.0001., the lois of the lases
. being about 200,0004, sad that of the as employed in the
iron trade 300,00 W. This was boas, but in suck awe It
• at Impossible to tell where the lams either began or ended
such vast numbs suffered collaterally. It woe, therefore,
• a consideration of the peat& importune whether it wee
possibis to introduce ay system of arbitastime which would
either prevent or remove these evils sad knees. Cooper.
tin between employers sad employed bad base advocated
m a means of preventlog the soiethief ; but be feared it
would be a loog time before that system could Meeibie be
brought into action, and eves if it were adopted, it
meal to him that disputes weld arise as to the was war
of dividing the profits. Nothisg could be so nal m
co-operation among the working men themselves, but
sot so between one man sad on thousand. He thought
that arbflestioa, at all snots at proms; was ben cal-
culated to remove the difficulties of strikes • bat
them would be difficulties eves in that system, ad one
would be that of applyisp or Carrying into fleet the awards
of the oats of arbitration. To effect this, it mad be
seedful to do what Mr. Ludlow had rocomanded-vir., to
give trades sass sad pasta a legal statue, and thus
enable them as corporatioas to use or be subjected to the
law. Is this way public opines would be brought to bear
upon these unions, and would ma* them feel what he
feared they bad sot anfficiestly felt-via., their =MI el
reepiosibility. Tbe fonds of tams 1100illiale win oath&
for the support of sea on strike or locked out hem
other societies, which did not always know the seas
' of the mac, sad ware not, indeed, asked to as-
' tribute on the merits of the case, bat simply an the
pound that there ware so any brother workmen
oat of employment who math be supported. One
gnat benefit which would be eared by courts of &Ara-
tioa would he the bringing masters sad man together to
▪ talk over any change which w proposed so be made,
either in thew relatiooehips or sad would sane the
points being thoroughly divested bloc ang sot& was
takes. This arrangement aka said, he believea, pin a-
sad to ose-half of the daressiag strikes sad leek-auto
- whin were taking place. The &pinta& of • theirmaa
; for these mama of &Aurass would, he &maid,
be a difficult work, as had been said, bet one
- which, with ooze, might be mar actorily morass&
- Be would my a few weeds *boat thews meetings.
; whose progress he had watch& d with the road
siataaest, and at which ha should (have been than
mast had he bees is tows. Be IPS/ oath& thee
- tare was so way is which so math good might be done es
- in thus briaglag mom of different pada& °pleas. sad
- Waste, freely to ha over each subjects se had bees din
- and at ; sad, for hie owe port, be would me se ac-
- musk thaw& political 'objects. He was main that so
- mayoral workinest Bald ban Tithed the slightest object-
- 1 ties to what bad been rd that evening, sad yin it was a
ft more dehesta *object than say politic& patios goal
be. He sarnestly hoped that the coneoll would be able to
- asks ansagements for another anise al than mill mot-
• ion whoa the evenings wore loager. lir. Lodi& was
obliged to lane before the termination of the noosed-
- logs, but is his ateecce the liable chairmen abed epos
- the meeting to task Kr. Ludlow for his valuable paper,
' -
nd the rote having be naiad by scamatios, ths meet-
tag separate&
COLONIAL BANK.

The ordinary half-yearly general meeting was
yeetaday at the London Timers, Mr. 0. Maw* is
the Asir. The following is the report of the directors :
" Pursuant so the prey dons of the dame,, the directors
preempt to the proprietors the Wowing gatemen et thedebts end am* et the corporation as the 31st Danaher,
1864, and at the set profit of the half-year torsanatieg at
that date:—Debts: Unculatice, 261.4911. 104 10d.; &-
posits, bills payable, and other habiblies, 1,906,7071.
la. 9d. ; paid-upeapital, 500,0001.; rained fued, 126,0001.;
banes of pee* ham last haff-yew 4061. 19s. 11d. ; see
profit fee the half-year, 39,6381.9. id. Total. 2,822.2424
142. 10d. Abate : Specie, 362,4661. 18.. 9d. ; due to she
bask in the admits on tills diocesan and purebred, is-
eluding these past doe, lux, 1,186,9061. lls. ; due to the
bank in the colonies en current accounts, 28,0261.
10e. 3d. ; dee to the bank is London as bills re-
mitted, ash at beakers, de., 1,154,9211. 14c. 101.1;
bank preakes and furniture in London ad
is the coloeies, 9,9311. Total, 2,822,2421. 14s. 101.
The directors have the passers to report that at the latest
dates le their passages has the leaches the beans, of
the bank was preened* very satiefeaceily. They thew
font feel warranted in again recannisedieg that out of the
net profit, which amounts, us per above statement, after pre-
vidtor for all bad and doubtful debts, and for incase tax,
to 39,6381. 2e. 4d., an «diary dividend be aide of 6 per
cent for the half-year endive the 31st Desenaber, 1864,
being at the rate of 12 per ,•.. per *sum os the paid-up
espial of the corporation, which will agar* 30,0004 ; and
as extraordinary dividend of 1 pee eat., will require
8.0001., leaving 4,6381. 2a. 4d., to which edd balance bearght
forward from last bald- year, 4051. 19s. 11d., lewdest,
5,0144 2s. 3d. Fr= this amount the directors propose to
carry to the reserved fun, 4,0001., inaresaing it to 129,0001.,
sad thinks°, of 1,0441.25. 3d. pion n next halt-yeas.'
The Olialnatat, is movie( that this report be adopted,
observed tart it was a very short use, bet as it was very
mandatory it was nose the wenn far that. Aa to the
future, be was happy to ay that the aannete for the half
year ending 30th Jane were perfectly satisfactory from all
the bleaches.

frolai acceded the motion.
A BBLERMO7.DIR waked if my portion of tie mats of the
Back of Jimmie', which had beep taken over alma the lest
meetiag, was rnded ia the pram t ha/awe Amt.
Tbe Caametaa—Aboat two months of the Jamaica Bask
amoutite are included.. .

T 1;;;;;;•• irsearriad span i m
Tiss dividsudoss recommended is tie report. free d is-
comae las sad payable Gs and altar the 13th isst., war Vass
declared, sad the prossedings ternotsstad with the mug
vets of thallium to the obsirassa ad directors.

SOUTHAMPTON, WEDNESDAY. —The Duke end
Duchess Maeigeerier sad family arrived here this slimness
V a lisseidsrigamd strum, find pretended st °see to
Tinelessimm Their to this ossatey is is eassessisse
al the appear/bin sauselleeest of thin daughter, the
°Goatees de Paris

FLOW= SHOW IN BLOOHMIRIZT-OQUILia--411 OZ-
bibitiie of pleats, esetaibuteh by tire wedding dress of the
parish of Bbomisrl, took pion yesterday in inoweelery•
square, end the 41011116011 WY also made reef for the purples
of distributing prima to the occupier of der end wig
regainied mats in the locality. Tie test is wide in the
flowers and plants were exhibited wan divided fano tires
empartorote two of which were &preprinted for the
ecintributions of ithildren end adulte,- sad the ether far
thine of doesentio eervarn. The cam of 251. wee ewerdied
in prier, 20 of will& war given le sea ciao, in esonain
varyiet• from 21. to se. The colleeties ad hisholon. pers.
atoapl spa earn* coreihrod departs elrewee,
two a goad somber of prince aid received grand slur
ties. is the other 0118111161MINdl. •Pdella
Waimea of Finales. aid ram picots ware es view.
The energises for SW. MIMS Ow emitted et nails
nittnei, the sone distributed arouesieg in Ohs 550005180
104 odd. The heed of the 371 Ificidiers Warm piped
during the day, and centsibuted No& it the elieeeeles at
the show.