The Express.
London, England, 1860-09-21 00:00:00

NEWCASTLE PRIVILEGZSAND THE FRENCH

TREATY.

At a meeting of the Gateshead Town Council on
Wednesday, •
The Mayne, seeing present both the gentlemen who
represent the corporation at the Tyne commission, took
the opportunity of asking them a question ou a subject on
which he said the public felt deeply interested. He had
observed in the papers that a letter from the French Consul
--a very remarkable one too—was read at the last meeting
of the Town Council of Newcastle, and he hail seen that it
was referred to • committee to answer. He had seen further
that the Tyne commission had appointed • committee to
meat that of the council. A oonsitkrahle tine had elapsed
since the letter was first published, aad he desired to know
whether any answer had yet been given to it or not.
Mr. Alderman HODGSON, ea a member of the Fineries
Conunittee of the River Commission, begged to say that
there had been no answer given to the letter at all • sad the
matter had not even been considered by the joint com-
mittees. A more foolish letter, perhaps, was never
written, and he dared say the answer would be very speedily
given to it.
The Maros said he had been frequently spoken to on the
matter. lie did not see that there ought to be the slightest
anxiety whatever in the case; because all gentlemen would
recollect that when the French treaty was before parliament,
upon all points on which any alteration of the law wee re-
quired, that alteration was made, and everybody knew that
• clause in the treaty which was contrary to act of parlia-
ment was of no value whatever. —Newessik Chronic*.

TERMINATION OP THE HOSIERY STRIKE A2'
NOTTINGHAM.
The strike of the operative hosiers is at an end.
The depirlistion of working•men who attended the con-
formes at the Genets' Exchange, Nottingham, on Monday
I fthogs Mese that time visited the hands is the Sutton
eadllieithows climb:ids, and. after having fully repro-
"sided to them the hearings of the debate at the conference,
hays been empowered by the trades unions to declare the
strike to be at an end. la accordance with this authority,
the deputation had yesterday an interview with Mears.
Mondale, Lee, and *Ashwell, when the following resolution,
formally declaring the tenniaation of the strike, and the
terms upon which it has ben abandoned, were drawn up
and signal by the respective tee to the contract aa fol-
lows : " We, the nnkraigasd, being deleptes from the
manufacturer, and operatives engaged in the various
branches of the hosiery trade, having met in conference se
the Coma Wiebanee, on Monday, the 17th of September,
1410. mania agree, that in coesideration of the rea-
-6 and the facts adduced as to the position
sadl provosts of the trade, it is to the interest of the
operatives, and the trade generally, that the strike In the
Buttes hoes and at case eel" and
that work be resumed at the prices current inJanuary, 1880.
"It is farther agreed, that in order to prevent a recur-
revise of strikes, which have been so disastrous to employers
and employed, end to protect the mutual Lateran; of mos-
ten and workmen, a board of arbitration be at once formed,
to °orient of six manufacturers and six operatives, to which
all questions relating to the enigma of labour shall be re-
ferred. The decision of the mairrboard shall be final and
binding upon all parties."

ENGINE= so mu Lrvatrool. Dom& —The Mer-
mayhn Bernar Dock Bod
eadthat their meeting yester bday,oard appointed Mr.
Jo engineer to the ace et
his father, the Ire . Jesse Hartley. Mr. Idartley'pl s ea-
lacy
is to be 3,5001. per mama The • plication cif Mr.
Hartley met with the unanimous of the board, and
the chairman (Mr. Marks rid that Mr. Hartley,
though nominally the radiant of father, had in reakty
been the engineer for arena yeses pest.
Tag Now Imam LAND Acr. —The chief value of
the present merry is, that the prhsciple that the resat is
entitled to ouropeosation for the improvements he effects is
at het recognised by the law. Under its proviaions improve-
meats as he made either by the tenant or by the landlord,
under the control and sanction of a chairman of quarter ses-
sion, or • judge of the Laded Estates Court. Compensation
for the sons eo expended is to be secured by an annuity of
71.3. per cent. for 25 years, commencing on the date of the
charging order made by the judge or chairman, when the
improvements have been completed and certified. The
seemed part of the Act bee referral to leasing powers, and
is very important. It gives the right to grant leases under
the different titles of spicultural leases for terms not ex-
ceeding 21 year., improvement lessee not exceeding 41
years, and budding lama sot exceeding 99 years (exert in
special mass), r the conditions sot forth in the rat
section of the Act. The most interesting portion of the
Act to Mart farmers is that which deals with temente
improvement,— Yart 3. Although the retrospective quer
than is not touched, it is satisfactory to find that henceforth
is treat is to be protected in his interest in the soil created
by his own labour and outlay, sad that be Groot be turned
odd his holding without being oompennited for all the
he has spent and the labour he but bestowed in
improving his landlord's property. We notice
with ea • the significant wordel the led chime
dthe Act, which plainly refers to the tenant-right,
sad eapresidy provides that this Act shall In no way affect
or prejudice that custom—Northern Whig.
RATION ALLAY. —A nest thing was said at a
meeting of the Young Men's Chnstian Amociation at
Weirpool lard week. The Rev. George Cuthbert, of Os-
worry, gave an addrem in the counts of • which he mewed
the young folks against "Rationalism, whinliwza4ing out
in (Memos, but lowly* and nourishing in " Mr.
T. R. Minakall proposed a vete of therm to vr. Curbed,
but assured him that "the danger is Weldipool was not so
mouh from Rationalism r Irrationalism." That is no doubt
for meet places the true ring to say ; and the true Ming to
do is, to set every or to week so hard to got rid of bestir-
allsm that they will have no time to trouble themselves
with rationalism Good, earnest, evangeboal effort will
kill it lamb faster sail more effectually time a whole ocean
of printer's ink.—Patriot.
Forman Hotta,—The first importation of conti-
nental bops of the growth of 1860 arrived cm Tuesday, re-
signed toyer,,. Woollotoo, and barren 'old far brewing
at 141. 14e. per cwt., duty paid The quality and
Crteraulaue alleged to be esesUeat, sad the canes appears
to he eis perfect as that 4 BONDY *at In eaMISRUage of
tae small crop this rear is 14fltad, sad the euessive
pier expected, a large impwlafioa el foreign won take
Plus, their dreg* aad «Milieu having bees tested by
coninuners in 1854, the last year is which say eraiderable
import. took place. On the let ofJaeesry next the motors
duty ea foreign bops fells frees 4115. ID pee cwt.=
IL pp is exams el theonsiee shestpmhis ea
heap of lids year's powth. .