The Express.
London, England, 1859-09-02 00:00:00

THE STAIXL

A preliminary meeting of the an HAIG ike committee
and non-society nee engaged in the building trades wee held
y tweeds.) is the Adelaide Gsllsry, I..,wthevaroads, Strand.
Serena society men assembled reload the doors, but no to-
terruption took plata Mr. Ashby was celled to the chair,
sad tkis meeting was eiddresawl at SOON length by Mr. 'glim-
mer, an opsistive, who argued that the trades* union was
pursuing a suicidal policy, sad contendedthat the history of
trod,s' maims was one of "strikes, quarels, disputes, con-
furies, ruts, mad misery." He thought the "document"
might be seeepted as anotedtd by the anti-with. committee,
sad regarded on a shop rule. Mr. Diprose moved "That the
thanks rf this preliminary meeting of the anti-strike tom-
mi tt, e of son-surety men be gives to Mr. Plummer for his
Czech , or oldies.; and it fanner desires d, expre-s its eon.
turn ore is the views he has s, t firth." Mr. Jones socood,rl
the motion, which wee carritd unanimously. Mr. Barrett
annouored that Alderman Cubttt had expreseed his willing-
mos t.. to cove tresover of an Anti-gents Relief Pond, if
requi.ition signed by 20 members should be pres,nted to
biro, end he (Mr. Barrett) belief that if they agreed to do
en, thot hifirfrodA of pomade woull shortly be forthcoming
for their relief, es the masters deeply sympathised with their
sufferings. A requieltion was immediately signed, and after
thanks had bees voted to the chairman, the proceedings
terminated.

(Free the /bri/d/ey Near. of this day.)
The contributions frost the country in aid of the
men on strike sod locked out, amounted, up to lad (Thum-
day) night, to 3601. Farther °opt, butions are expected
eherrly, amongst others, 1,0001. font the Amalie:muse En-
ginerrr, sad 6001. frees the trades of Glasgow.
A Ncn-Society's Men's Relief Food has been instituted, of
which Mr. Aklerm.n Cubit', \t. P., is the treaserer ; and,
we were informed lost (Thursday) night, that the worthy
alderman had subscribed 100/. in mid of the Relief Fund.
This :Lind i to be distributed only swept the son-rociety
men, who ace w'lling to give their verbal seemat to the decla-
ration when the shepo are re•oyesse.
Late List (Thursday) sight tehewallew reached ns that
negotiauens are pending between the nesters and the opera-
tive., the result of which, It is saticipated, will be en ami-
cable settlement of the 'aiming dispute. We heartily hope
that sir h will to the result.

The mutual department hes not been forgotten
in the arraagements far the approaching trial trip of
the G rear Ee..tens. Bayard first-rate stasis have been
ragtime! to form a military eoseart and quadrille band, under
the diriction of Mr. George Macfarlane, professor of music.
On Tuesday last the Bishop of Oxford consecrated
the new and boadiful church which hen bawl erected at Ger-
nsrd'a Cr..., Bucks, at the sole expense of the Mines Reed,
airier, of the late General Med. Those Indies have also ht.
vested a large amount for the endowment of the saute.
The rectory of Kirby-under-Dale, near Foaling-
ton, rendered vacant by the death of Dr. Erskine, Dean of
Ripka, hat been conferred upon the Rev. Thorn's John
111‘uniie, M.A., rimed Kirby Fleethani, near &dale. Tide
Ism camel benefice, worth shout 40.14. a year and which
becomes vacant, is alto in the gift et the LON Cliasselior.
THE LONDON MECHANICS' Ixsurunox.—Asiong
the late &settees to the fond to relieve the truster sad pur-
Asia the ism of the buildings of the Meolosied Institu-
tion are the hornet of the Date of Cleveland, the Kernels of
Braidnituine, and Lord Creaworth. The wally example of
the lab Lord Murray_ (Lord of Ihreatess) was Hottedat the
time, and now Lady Moray seeds M. and Miss Burdett
Contra 1004, to the acrouht at Bascom and Co.'s. In
the City Messrs. Haebury have received 100 gutters, re.
c,ntly voted for the porch .to of the hate by the corporation
of London.

TESTIMONIAL TO AN AoaicrtTuluer.—On Satur-
day, at • dimmer is cennazion with the Halifax and Colder
Vale Aiericultugul Ageocistios, Mr. Henry Ambler, of Wet-
kimon-hell, near Halifax, a well-known exhibitor at various
agricultural shows, was poseated with his full length por-
trait, as an acknowledgment of his efforts to promote the lin-
provecont of agrioulture.
ROYAL COLLEGE or 81711.0ZON6.—The following
gentlemen having undergone the en:emery examiostions
for the diploma, were admitted members of the college, at
• special meting of the Court of Examiners on the Slat
ult., viz. Mom. George Bellamy, of her X4aet a mem
ship Hydra, Plymouth ; and Richard Cox, of
neer Reeding, Berkshire.
ELECTION EXPENSEL—The election auditor for
the borough of Hardy has ireued the legal return of expenses
I incurs i by the mom' c'hdidatos at the last election for this
borough. From id's sec dint we perceive that Mr. Bus's
oat coot 6761. 16.. 3d. ; whilst Mr. Bch obtained his Nth+ r
honour fe 6711. 14e. 21. The candidathre of Mr. Ratko in-
curred liabilities to the omelet of 6771. Ifs. 6d. The heaviest
expenditure rands seeing Mr. James's same, the stoma
peed by or for that gentlemen beieg 7671. 6s. 7d.
NIURDEIit Or A STOCIETON CAPTAIN ON THE
HIGH Sue.—A terrain we, received fa Stocktoe at •
bos hour on Wedneediey night, cluing that the Margaret,
of Hartlepool, bad that day pot at Falmouth, a CAW-
Twee, of the capita, semi I Barker, who resides at Stock-
ton whoa on shore, having been basely murdered by the
cook. Pram what our coreepoadent ran learn, It appears
the Margaret, of which Captain Barker wr• pert owner,
mils. frees Hartlepool about three weeks ago four some
fitment pot, he believes, fu the Medi. Anthems. Ono
pst Ii -at Lisbon for the ampere of engaging • ciatweesad one w obtained, who is either a Sps
so Portuguese. TM voyage was then renewal, bat
the *hip lied only been at sea again there days,
• whoa, for some reason, at present lei...teed in mormy,
thin blvolithirsty elion stns into the able, and foully
unordered the capt le wh le g deep, by ember his throat
with a large keit.. Ate sows es the le., tide outrage became
Imam te the met of the crew as murderer wet placed la
haw, mil the moo took the command of th• marl.
Hat lead wen turned homewards, end on Wednesday Jul
wired is Adman, whence imagine= at the affair was
immemlielely telegraph, I t• the brother of the deceased,
sad akin mthe other omen of the vessel. The brother
god mother geatiemen fo.thwlth poreded by teeth to
Falmouth, where in all probability an mount on the body
(Ma we miwatand has I a pemsrved is the balsa of
as ship) kr already lb en bald. The dec - vied wee very
waepahl by his fedoend einem:mu, and hie tragical
lli rees mewl great Notation amongst them.
SINGULAR ACCIDENT.—A singular and Lite acci-
dent eseutad at Eccles oa Wederwley night, Mile( the
promisees'', the " weer s " annually held there. As seed
f mole, whoa bed b n at the Duke of York pablio-hoses
Eccles with ease of her family, tune telly dose of the nom
.boat midnight te look e't ,r her eon, and towhee on on some
Mode which hod covered up • welt for years, the tends
bream with km, and she wr • pr cipita'' l t o the loam, a
&tar of rases yard.. She was got our itureedlet ly, but
wee quite dad. Norms apparel tabs aware of the airman
the wall, and the only record per loved of it wee that •
WM was drowned in it thirty yam ago.
HAAT RETEOR to.—RA I LWAT AISIDENT.-0n Mon-
day Mt • railway accidest of • gereewhet frugal cha-
nger occurred the Manchester, Sheffield, sad Listela-
abbe mod Gnat Northern junction, neer Hedged. whisk
might have bees attended with the abet MAIM gem-
queerly. As nenrelon trip from Sheffield sad fhe hem
diath moisten bed hi -n annooncul to take photo aid the
train necked its 4tatiewion la safety. The pleasure, bow-
ewer, wa notioreedO marred by • wet aft moon and mem
lug. The OM, pinpointing of upward. of forty carthorse,
left the Orheeby motion ems aft T six o'clocg, and after
sundry reinter delay* nearly arrived et the Raiford
fraction, abort • somewhat sea:one ouident mount II
at the point,. The engine, teodar, and overel (*.Hem
left the dome he of the M. schemer, Sheffield, mirl Linco)n-
shire Railway to prow-ed Into the On A Northern Menke,
but two est.iegee, from pow, ran o or oottr, VIM CS
to the nut line of the Manchester, Sheffield, and Ligroin-
shire, whereby the courbege were holm and a check put
epos the speed of the ca. ais tcs behind, which else *nom'
the rooplinge behind. do. innately, at the time, the train
was Mechanise Its owed, but the two carriages being Mown
off the rails were peeled along with the impetus. for • dig.
tee,' of thirty yodel nisomet the gravel and ballast, end
then went over with a crash. The right was dark, and the
aroma sot shrieks of the Monet). were fea..al. The
task at this plaro 's 21 feet high, end he I the etre:aro
WM a foot or so farther east they sad their densely loaded
passenger* must have b.ea pecipitattd over end over open
into Ordeal' Loges below. Assist nor SIMI promptly on eh,
*pot, sad :Geom. Peitchierd and Davie., surgeons, were
row in attenelanca, bet their moistened curs only slightly
needed. After • short delay the train eagle pros-do len route
tor Sheffield, which it reached in safety at a late hoer. The
accideat occurred within twenty yards of where the deigns
peened on her meet to the north about three hours afterwards.
—Notlittgl.ext Journal.
FALSE ALSRM.—When the London excursion
belt macho] within shout brit' a of% of Montero, on its re-
turn tt Holbeaek on Friday night, the peas ngers were
no a Itele ahem I by the horrible and cootinucd din of
the railway wbielle, and the groltuti elackroing of the
roe of the Iran until it short cline to • stand Mill,
whoa the poor woman front the getethouse appeared on
the aide of the line, half deed with fright, of whom the
milers, official hastily Inquiet 4 " whet wth the matter,
and my bed they pot oa the red ligh..l"" Red light, red
light!" said the women, " why, hawks, lee only the fire
In my room at the mite-house, with the door wide epee."
The chaptallen oiG.ial Tea y aherply bid her ki ep her door
shut In "Mute, and not put a whole batch of excureinaiste
ti unduly feet; whereupon the " iron horse" gave su angry
'sort end resumed its journey, grumbling.—Sthesforef
.11(reotry.

DIRCHAIWIL OF HIDES AN Co BONES AT tarnrom..—
Sta. Menet Dock board, et the ',gum.' of Mr. Bothell Co..
of the members) have commuted to refer the subject to • sub-
committee, with • view to emeritus whether some other rite
then the pretest cannot be obtained without Mimi to cote-
tror. The present site Is the sorth•set end of Georgie
Posh, in fitedirect Has of the passectier traffic between Liver-
pool sad BirkwahrterL and the other ferried on the Cheshire
able.

Comm Fisantm.—During the put fortnight
the drift bale at Parkteem bays Lima camblog from 15 000
pfkh.rds down to 200 sad 300 par boat per sight. dome
boom days Wool • limp quality a bake. At at. leer, •
N. days ago, several seam were elect, end about 540 hop,
haul, of pilchards went taken. At 811141011 Cove 250 hopii•
hest* arm caught. The nelmemeo eetspiht greatly of le
reeves commiited hp the deprllA, ter these piste woolly at.
tech the sets wham Utey ere simple the beat.