The Express.
London, England, 1856-08-02 00:00:00

MASTERS AND OPERATIVES COMMITTEE.

This morning was issued the report of the *select
committee appointed to inquire into the expediency of
establishing equitable tribunals for the amicaale adjustment
of differaeces bertesen masters and operatives. The cora-
-1 =Walther* examined a great number f witnemes of dif-
ferent positions in life, all of whom expressed themselves
favourable to the establishment of Boards of Arbitration,
but they differed as to the constitution of the proposed
boards and still more so as to their jurisdiction. Having
pointed out that the szieting Law of Arbitration between
masters and workman as established by the bth Geo.
IV., c. 96, is nearly inoperative, the report
goes on to say that to obviate the objections
taken to the machinery end working of that act,
it had been propoaad it sstabliah in the various co enures-
tering districts courts of smcoliation 'nether to the " Con-
eeils ce Prud'hommes," ca mist in Fria m. Some of
the operative witnesaes had pr •toted 1114 these coots
should have a more wet dud jari.otietion then those of
France or that recogniard by ire arbitration sets of Eng-
land, while others had e xpressed a desire that they should
also bays power to repu.'.te the rate of wages. On the
other hand, the emp'oyers examined before the committee
had differed in opinion as to the prodriety of establithiag
inch tribunals at all; some +bought thy would podia
more evil than g• of , others were strongly favourable to
their establishment On the whole the rep et says:—
" Your committee cans tore arrive at the conclusion
Heat the attention of the stielature might with advantage
be directed to the euhject t f this inquiry, sot ere of eploion
that the formation of c tarts of emetic men in the country,
more particularly in the I.rge commercial and manufactur-
ing and mining eis•r.in, would be hertrfici .1. YIUT com-
mittee would bums: that such a weever. might be intro-
duced as an amendment in the present arbitration set, by a
re °untrue ion of that act in the 10. h and 13th secti ins, by
which means both myelin a sd operatives would be enabled,
each from it own c:ass or caging, to appoint referees,
an equal number by each party, !saving pi..r to sleet
a chairman unconnected with either side having
a cesium vote. SuTh a tribunal to he appointed for
a certain period, at d nut for aoy pattleule r eoutroveray."
The committee further suggest tl-at tse taistiro boards
of arbitration such as that estahisned in the Potteries
should be licensed by the Suer tars of State so as to invest
them with power to de ermine ssisting contracts, and to
enforce their deciSocs, but .h y Dolma. it w old he impos-
sible to give these or any • ther trihunals say power what-
ever of forcib y regulating the rate of wants.

NEW ACT ON COUNTY COYRTS.—Yeeterdey the
new set to .mead the acts relator g to the C,,anty Courts,
which received the r yol a.seut on the I ti rogation,
wed
printed. The act will came into operati. a rn the lit of
Ortuber neat, except ire peoviolon g to framing a
Kilo of costs, and nutting rules and Gruen of practice and
Nemo of proceeding, whisk are at once to tike a ffect Then
are 86 'odium' in the act, end several I. Imitates. la the
hair r are the lees to be reticle. d, and also to e names of the
judges tone iv.- 1,5031 ayi tar—eighteen at 1,4601 and two
at 1.3.501. An important glie.ati..n is made in reipett of
judgment by detsult L. cases u here doe di mind dues not
teethed 201 the p.and ft m.y require the defendant to give
Siotioll is writing of hie toter i.ea to defend, et min runlet
judgment will pa by detau.t without giving say prom of Ws
claim. Wham so action of eonerect is hr ght in nos of the
auperier courts tortoni, a ram Hot eteerdinu 201., and the
defendant in the acti. n suff ra judgmint by delimit, the
plaintiff shall recover a., Costs unless 1,0..0 an triplication to
such court or to a j nice. as ouch ei nit or judge shall other.
wise direct.Tb•L ad Chancelloa is . *towered to app ant flee
county c Met judges to fume rube oil orders for regulating
the practice. When • judcrue..t oo s not e creed 201, the
judge may order payment by iretsimen•e ; in other ChM
the row, at of p'sin.,ff is ikeecssary. The 49 b eec icn is of
ctaiderabie importance. It a judge of a superior court
shall h satisflod that a party ilium who I, patio:lent for an
amount exueding 201., thchrtive td costs ..bocinco in
county coot:, hue no goods or chitie's to satisfy the same,
Ihe may order a writ of certiorari to iSiu• t r• fa eve the j ads-
meet into one of the superior court, and " when teenaged it
, shall base the same force and effect, end the same proceed-
' tugs may be taken thereon as :a ihs ease a jushimeat of
each superior cart, but no action shall he br.isistit upon
I inch juugnier.i." The siesiirs hr judo.. are to he paid
out of the enarolidated fug d, and the Ir4Ve, hog expenses oat
of mom y void by parisaatsut
handl Hutto., F:q., waq riveted a director of the
B.areaternn I) cies on Tnuisday, in the room of the late
Admiral Ward. Mr. Hartley is • airrethr of the Peninsular
mid Ot.eotal, the Afro ace, aAI Irish St. am Packet Coin-
' pen:er. He if alto a very large ship° goer.