The Express.
London, England, 1860-08-29 00:00:00

THE COVENTRY STRIKE.

COVENTRY, TUZADAT.
The meeting of the operative ribaud weavers to
bear the proposals which (as previously stated) the vicar
of St. Michael's, the Rev. Sidney H. Vriddrington, offered
to submit to them, with • view to putting an end to
the strike, was held last night in the Corn Exchange. At
the hour fixed fur the meeting—half.past six o'clock—this
spacious and really elegant hall was filled to overflowing by
the weavers, there being no less than 5,000 persons within
the building while many hundreds who were unable to 01.
into admission were collected in tho street in front of the
Exchange. On the platform, in addition to the operatives'
committee, were several of the principal inhabitants of
Coventry, not connected with the riband trade. The rev.
rector, on appearing before the numerous amemhlage, was
received with loud cheers, which testified the confidence
that the operitives laid in Mr. Widdrington's sincere desire
to benefit them, whatever opinion they might form as to
the propositions be had to submit to them. Mr. Wid-
drington concluded an uhlresa, which throughout was lis-
tened to by the vast multitude with breathless attention—
interrupted ouly at intervals by the bunitii,,f cheering—
by submitting to the meeting the following series of reso-
lutions :
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"1. Th►t this body of weavers form themselves into an
aseosiation fur the protection of labour.
"2. That such association appoint a body of arbitration,
if the consent of the manufacturer' can be obtained to form
part of such body, or that otherwise a body of stooling
consulters be appointed, whose office shall be to collect the
best information, and every month to advise the operatives
whether any and what changes have taken place in the value
of labour, and on what terms they advise the operatives to
offer their labour.

3. That, in the event of any special circumstances, or
in all offers made of special work, varying from the hat of
prices, the weavers shall fall back on the board of arbitra-
tion, or on their consulter for advice.
" 4. That, in accordance with the above resolution, each
weaver is requested to enter his name in a district book to
be kept for this purpose, pledging himself to abide by
the list of prices agreed on by the arbitration proposed,
or by the consulter.
" 6. That, subject to the above resolutions, the strike is
this night declared to be at an end."
A member of the operatives committee, while concurring
with the first four resolutions, objected to their declaring
the strike at an end that night, as he thought they should
first organise the association and carry out the other object.
indicated in the several resolutions preceding the fifth.
Au amendment to this effect was put to the meeting and
carried, and a deputation was appointed to wait upon the
manufacturers with the view of obtaining their 00-opera-
tion in forming what is designated in the second resolution
as " a body of arbitration." A committee has also been
appointed to draw up rules for the constitution of the Asso-
ciation for the Protection of Labour, and it u anticipated
that when tho organisation of this body is ooncekted the
strike will close.

01.111LATIVE Cl

AT MANCHESTER,-

About three months ago the operative carpenters and joiner;
of Manchester held several reacting' of their trade, and
resolved to petition their employers for • " tea half hour,"
stating, as their chief reason, the fact that the bricklayers
and masons had long enjoyed that privilege, and that they
(the joiners) felt themselves degraded by having to work in
a building during the time other workmen employed at the
some job were taking tea. A very strong feeling existed
among the employers that a tea half hour was unueceramy
for workmen engaged in • healthful and not over.laborions
occupation; but, recoguising the force of the reasons given
by the men, they offered to give the half hour for tea during
the summer mouths, if the men who might be working
in shops and other buildings, where lighting up was prac-
ticable, would work up the time lost in taking tea during
the winter months ; and to this proposition the workmen
have agreed, and the working hours of the trade, on and
after the Ist of October next, will be sdi hours per week in
summer and 55 hours per week in winter. The workmen
have obtained some other slight come:miens as regards
" walking time," " paying time," fu. ; and altogether a
very satisfactory arrangement has been made. The rules
were signed by five of the workmen and four of the em-
ployers, lad Monday evening, on behalf of their respective
bathes ; and the masters, we understand, are about to issue
a new list of prices for charges to the public consequent
upon the alterations in the working time, as the shortening
of the hours has been agreed to without any reduction in
the wages of the operatives, and all time is henceforth to
be paid for and charged by the hour.
MANSLAUGOITIB OF • HUSBAND EY MS WIFE.—
At the Leeds Tovrahall yesterday, &rah Willan, George's-
street. was brought up, charged with the manslaughter of
her husband, Thomas Willan. It appears that the parties
had • quarrel about a fortnight ago, when the wile area
the decasaed over the head. It was found neoemary to all
in medical advice, and the deceased died on Monday night,
Mr. Seaton certifying that his death bail probably bona
mood by violence. Police.officer Pon-itt asked far an-
omad until Thursday, to give time for a poet mittens exa-
mination. The inquest will be held at the Town-ball this
day, at 2 o'clock.

We briefly mentioned yesterday the melancholy
suicide of the Rev. Chancellor Martin, which took place on
Monday, at the quiet little village of Barberton, near
Toting. The rev. chancellor preached in the pariah church
on Sunday morning, and read the prayers ae the afternoon
service. la the evening he conducted family prayers in hie
own house, as was his custom, and retired to bed at the
usual hour. He Is maid to have exhibited conaiderakde un-
winds throughout the night, no much so, indeed, that Mrs.
Martin endeavoured to prevail on him to have medical
advice. This he refused ; and Mrs. Martin went down-
stairs on Monday morning, leaving him in the act of
dressing. After some time, finding he did not come
down, and that nine o'clock, the time for morning prayer
had come, Mrs. Martin went up to see the reason for the
unusual delay. On opening the door of his dressing-room
As was horrified to behold him lying on the floor partly
dreamed, weltering in his blood, and with his throat cut.
Alarm was instantly given, and a messenger despatched to
Tobias, a distance of two miles, for medical aid. Mr. Owen
and Mr. Harris, surgeons, of Totnea, were promptly in
attendance, but their services were of no avail, ma the rev.
gentleman lived only about five minutes after their arrival ;
indeed, they pronounced the case to be hopeless at the first
sight The came of this dreadful ekes of a useful life is un-
known, but it is said that his family have on more than one
occasion of late observed something unusual and peculiar in
his manner. The deceased was in residence at the Cathedral
at Exeter five months in the year, and the other park of the
year he generally resided in his vicarage at liarberion. He
was married twice, and leaves fourgrovrmup children by the
former wife, and four by the present Mrs. Martin, and a
large family circle and troops of friends to lament his un-
timely and mournful end. In him the poor of Barberton
have lost a good and charitable clergyman, and the . bishop
and clergy of the diocese a wise councillor arid a sincere
friend. It was expected that an inquest as to the caused
death would be holden yesterday.

THE ATTEMPT TO ASSASSINATE THE PEES!.

DENT OP PERU.

The Lima eorree of the Panama Star
writes —" On Wednesday last, an atrocious attempt was
made to assassinate General Caatilll, and it seems lilt to
be an act of private revenge, but a political conspiracy.
There can hardly be any doubt of this, as the sequel will
show. The president was passing as usual with his aidede.
camp and another gentleman, from his house to thirpalaoe„
at about 7 o'clock in the evening, when a man on honieback.
wrapped up in a poncho and face half covered, approsched
him and fired, when close, • pistol st him. The
president happily turned round at the same moment.
and the ball, directed ►t his heart, entered only the left
arm. The assassin attempted to shoot • second time, but
the pistol snapped. He then threw it away, and rode off at
a gallop. Ho was a white man, was well mounted, and
wore a fine silk poncho, so that he could not be • common
person. Although (natal° and his aide had revolvers with
them, they had no time to make use of them. The presi-
dent then went into the palace, gave some orders, and re-
turned home on foot. The wound does not seem to be
dangerous ; but yesterday the old 'general had some
fever, sad lie is still confined to bed. A re-
ward of 100,000 dole. was offered for the detection of the
assassin ; the utmost attempts are being made to discover
him, and such depositions as can be taken are made in the
paLice ; but last night they broke into the office of the pro-
secuting judge, and robbed the corpus delicti—the pistol
and all the incriminating documental. This is the fust time
that an attempt to assassinate the president has been made
in Peru. Castilla mad have received some notice of the
conspiracy before, because he told several friends a short
time ago that he expected an attempt against his life, either
at the time of the opening of Congress or soon afterwards."