The Express.
London, England, 1859-09-05 00:00:00

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An open-air meeting was held in Wolverhampton,
oppoate the theatre, ca Saturday evening, to hear addresses
treat • deputation from the London Wks anion. About 600
persons are premst. The chair was takes by Mr. Robert
Manhole% a printer; and Mr. Feasy and Mr. Creator, who
lerratd the hipestatiom, spoke at some tenth. A reaolution
Wining the demand of the betiding operelleas in London to
be just and nasality to ill& future welfare, sad pledging
the meeting to give them all the eapport in their power, and
tow wry start to prevent the meteanito of that neigh-
bourhood gists louden et the ereplojers' eolleitation to
wanly their plates, was tutattiosonsly agreed to; and a place
was amid for the meeting of a joint trades committee.

Toe letter addressed by Mr. Potter to tech of the metro-
politan members replies, op to Saturday night, had only been
received from Sir J. V. Sbelky, Mr. kyrton, sad Mr. T.
Dumont's. Sir J. Shelley's letter vu published to the
Expresa of Saturday. Thom of Mr. Arlon sad Mr. Dom-
combs us pow vablebsui :

esentsidp-terrees, Ryda-park, Sept. 2.
Dow Sir —I eat erased yourlellar burr* dome
the tomato regret my ours IMNlimMils•
the taillaadriraing between eerier err preen rater
builder* sad timer arbor saa It to whit yob I keen Mr
the intimate of sew dem coostrers we Involved hi Min
unfortunate dispute.
With Eect to Mr. Zara Jerre risks, whiskr
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saris, ' I cord irycopper ; sod bring her deen
ewers ( an Monism of nay berliemextbry stir m-
oored me gilt Me serer etterion I deedhopirWur
span me), et is saint Issodations, one foe the
protection the for the emplopert of labour, sad hav-
ing os their boor abom 50,000 turret subscribers, I cm
testify to the correctness dMr. Minh Nelson's report, whisk
you my also good assault to seed ma.
The rear of three iNOCl4lio•l_abow, mi be ben
node "reties encouraging ebb* that they raker* eat
devised thaw crier orociatior for tie parser d being
the arms of macillation, and that they were in fir the
TOMB healing many disputes, of a5..212
many misenderstentlings, mmy.
Bourse between employers and thswagioyed,e-lik.
me truly simerme, " premed many sob of terriers or
usefelesse—sots vrh. I well remember at the ilrefinterres-
rally esiniowleyd by ray isahrlist aspires is tie
commfactiniag ffistrir, who ems west so km K =
contribute to the heeded the oriel reeekikm,
had pennitted the stortesse of seek erdrinikar
My opiate* therellen, is, that if the rile air ef *a
refer builder by the Cove. they we pesse=4l...,4
does treks errs sad seder" et that
will stray fall, and from pat esperienor I me no brent
rears why they should or otter to do 'thwart.
TM law of Imler risks meek arbiter's, end elms
properly corseted the &rad= et thew hasp raw& to
the rights of the sone at toil as be the privilloges et the owner
of capital.
Red the matter been simply confined to the are or to
hours &sparks surely it might have bra arranged with-
out worn m much lens to trade, ineouvenimice to the
public, sod I use w &sling smogs those whose prosperity and
Mumma are ideatissi.-1 am, dm , T. 8. Doncors.
Mr. Geo. Potter. WillindiStar•
Rugby, August 30.
Genderr—l Ear to acknowledge the receipt of your !
letter, Mating that the Master Builders' Association require
the building opretives to agree to • printed declaration, el
which you have forwarded ►• copy, and inviting the expres-
sion of my opislon on that document.
The derrades has two objeor•-ens to recogsbet the
right of employers sad employed individually to asks ay
trade engagements on which-they may ehooes to apes; the
other to engage the workmen net to he carrots& with
say moiety which directly or isdinotly interferes with the
anongernents of any rehlishment, cc the horn or teems ef
labour.
I peers army warms roars the right d army
other person to are wise trade engemmeat to whack homey
oboes to epee; but I enters tbeg risme* el the
eight, se el miry War Aril be tumid by a ere d
motel al.* god" and Wel* to that elses el wiry
to whit* ram& himself belongs. Bare peter,
deed, sera le terfaise die oweloymer et worm r
ramply • quart Mrsiser, like- eta hire els karts tbe
the pearl of a ler el par; Irk the porkier lesdiso
dies adds Mea we mit simariathe sprit st eseilineffir
sad ether "nerves race sisassetray
would seen he &genre to lowest
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legisisten, la the Truck ArriStelsw
Wirt kw. briesegreed the mentept
at ere sepperesse truer erre= awl end
even re klighot profession le Use xxxery, the bar, •
the pries of tie members by a system al cesabinellen elm&
lee to that which the operstitre Ur established le Orr
the employment el lam' TM err* thus me by so
many of to. most elnenied sr eh* seembers Mask* may
well be followed by raft um far kw urger eleavielas
and meistaiulag the asesalosar et Meeilleredese,
and exercising a legitimate • ewer ens rarer in
Montag the terms on white *" liSeir. Wm isle
It is, lower, new wry Meraffinste berseriater;rd'
tem of combination sad It. sr I OM it errs be
doubted that errors have been onsuileed is andwarg the
of of trades' outwit trick have esnakel is kw end
injury both to employers and wolitiwift. Dig while Ibis
affords no sufficient reason her eastemsibis Ors altogether,
it should teach the operatives rat MOM thesessives of the
power of union to attempt Is Whim resturalas demands,
in which they will probably fail; end it simaid also teed*
employ ere to endeavoar to give a just sigh right &remits he
combinations instead of eadremeare to (rush them by
starving their workmen into% semetenteep vennasktion of a
principle which Is too deeply err bt or Irmo to be
eradicated.
As it does not conduce to the giber pert et good of
any one that employers should hags • belly if Mmentested
workmen, labouring under a NON el syymerm, it is much
to be deplored that, Meter of molt party maudlin to severe
*scribed to obtain an unqual.fied triumph err the other,
they do not both rather submit to whaterer wwwilk• is MON.
nary to arrange the terms of employment, so as to femme fee
the operative labour under ressoneble conditions, sod foe tba
employer a willing and canteeted workman ; and I tree,
therefore, that the committee in whom behalf you haw
written will leave no means untried to effect this object, and
to induce the employers to withdraw the denim-otos whets
I think they have no moral right to impose es their Men.
1 have the honour to be yours, obediently,
A. 8. Avxros.
To Mr. Potter, Secretary of the Building Tires.