The Express.
London, England, 1859-10-11 00:00:00

THB STRIKE TAB BVILDING TRIDA.

We stated on Saturday that Mr. Arlon, M.P., tad
et:tended eke meetingef the executive commie tote ot the Mare&
AM.' la oonon Friday, topmast a proposition on behalf of the
bri. Liar ra. carpenters, plesierers, Sc. We ore enabled to
give some farther peeteeshin el what took place on that ea
arum. Mr. Ayitoa proposed that the declaration should he
withdrawn, and these who base already eceepted be released
tam it. He stated Statham would be no objection on the pert
et the men to work with thaw who have aoospted the declare-
des. It being elected that the rule. of the liovieties oontain
preeldone contrary to law, the committees of the ROOOlO4
Imo rosily, be raid, to furnish to the master builders copies
of the rides, in order that they may take couneers opinion
area them, and such societies wore willing to modify them
casmiqes. The workmen were willing to work in strict
arderraity with the law. In reply to some observations by
the chairman of the sub-committee who received Mr.
Ayrtoe, that gentleman Mated that his application and pro-
p:Mt:ion must be understood as on behalf of certain workmen
eat of employment at issue with their roasters, and not on
behalf of the United Trades' Conference. The sub-
torseittee informed Mr. Ayrton that the portion of
the propnition having reterence to the roles of the societies
wee uur rfect. and would practically be inoperative forsolving
the Mkulties malaise, inastamiti es there was no arbitration
mimosa; and that the precedent condition to any articlea of
alifillimaist mast be, the public withdrawal of the attike at
Meters. Trollops's. Mr. Ayrtem stated that he would report
the interview to the partite he represented,* and com-
municate further with the secretary, Mr. Wales. The
matter having been reported by the eubicommittee
to the executive committee, that body passed the fol-
lowing rrolution That Mr. Ayrton be informed
that the executive committee of the Central Murcia.
eke ere of opinion that the most practical method if adjust-
fag the Mflimmaree which have Mesa with the workmen in
the building trade would be—lest, the withdrawal of the
strike at Messrs. Trollop's; and eeeondly, the revhdon of
the rules and bye-laws, and the abolition of varier trade
rector (*idiom the metropolitan postal district) r shall ho
oonsiderot L. come eminent impartial authority to be wa-
tery to the spirit of the law of the land, and that in patien-
ts al rules and Fractures should be removed which inta-
kes with the frcedoto of workmen, in preventing ntenibers
MEM miens from working with other workmen."
At • esteequent meeting of the Central Association the
memo ant in en amended propoeittos to the following
effect I. The masons to reams wort upon the same
terms as tetra the lock-oat—tea ham' pay for tea hours'
work. 2. The mestere to entirely withdraw the declaration.
3, Should the mestere have any grievers to complain of,
the masons will be reedy to meet them at any time on the
subject. 4. The masons will not object to work with those
of their own trade or alien who may have accepted the de-
claration. 6. The =sena will resume work in conformity
with the laws bearing on such agreements i.e., to be °m-
attered in accordance with the lewd of the land. The
losselkie deputation, consisting of Mr. Perham, Mr. Harriett,
mil her ether., members of the committee of the London
=agetpiained each chose of the proportion, their
of the trot, in fixieg the period before the " lock-
er," being that their society did not recognise the strike at
Meese. Trollop's, mad that fixing any prior data to the
"tech-set" would identify them in emus degree with it;
they straggly disavowed attaching any other meaning. Oa
the, had deem it was their intention that all trades should be
essopsed from the deeisratioe. On the 3rd clause, they were
wtMeg to agree that their rules and bye-lawe should be
exasisali in ameba after resuming work ; they contended
that it woad he inexpedient, In the prevent .tats of excite-
ment, to sot the men to meet and confer on their laws; but
that if say of their lewe end bye laws were found illegal they
would ask the Central Society to consider the subject forth-
' with, rd alter tare aocerdiagly. On the 4th dare, It woe
distinctly stated after discussion that Mews. Troller's
should be considered en open shop, and that the masons'
society should not reran any indorse to prevent men
taking work under that firm.

Tie; deputation seemed to consent to en 'AI.
Valor or umpire, se suggested by the resolution of the execu-
tive commt tree on the d9th ult. But after some diecussion
on the subject there seemed to be en inclination to yield that
point; sot Lord Brougham and Lord Lyndhurst were
sassed es arbitrators. The opinien, however, seemed in
&ewer el three rather than use iteutnil person to determine
lesteass meter and workman in cuss of a difference of
spiniw annag. The deputation asked that the meeting
night headjourned in order that deity might consult their
brethren as to the appointment of umpire or umpire., and
the reeetim %AA a^cordingly adjourned until Tuesday next.
Tesiettley the conference made another divideed to the
INS OS the same terms as last week-1:o , te. to the IGck-
seate, seed Si, and 12s. each to Trollop's men. The following
is the 46,1.4 rctera od the webers and amount paid
Trollop's ems LSO 0 0

LOCKOUTS.

Maim .____ _ ...
368
Brickleyers 610
Carpenters
Pleaterers 630
Painters
Woolwich men 169
Stone sawyers 69
Labourer'

5.766 £1,171 0 0
From the above list it wiU be WU that there Is a diminu-
tion of the numbers returned last work, which is to be
en•ountel for from the fact of men going to work in shops
where the document I. not presented.

THE WRECK Or Tan ALMa.—Yeaterday morning
the official inquiry into thalami:4 the Alms was rammed sad
earteloded at the Greenwich polies-couri, before Mr, Treill
and Captein Welker, H.E.I.C.S. Amami the witasesetex-
Weed yesteeday wee Sir John Bow ls& eae if the passen-
gers by the ill-fated weasel. The evidence having been
eluded, and and Mr. Wilde having odder/Fed the court at great
length on behalf of Coptan Henry and the chief °direr, Me,
Dime, Mr. Tr.sll and Cept tie Waiter retired; and alter as
absence of snout a quarter of en hour returned into court.
Mr. Trial, addressing Captain Henry end Mr. Davie, sold,
" We here been considering duper our absenoe—aa indeed
you may be sure we have been duiog throughout this la-
quiry—as to the persona blameable fee the emus of the wreck,
and I am curry to say that we can came to only one oonclu.
ion. which is, that the reset has bete loot through
a fault. The only qoestioa is se to whose fault
It is; anti it is our opinion that sot you, Captain Henry, but
Mr. Davie, the chief unser, wee in charge of the ship, end
dist m lalterlOg the coon* at 12 45, if he had °earthed the
chart, he would hare found that the wane wee not altered
euffkiently, but that the vowel was nearly in • direct course
to run to to the Locke where she became a wreck. We areas.
of ...Ogee that you, Ceptain Henry, in giving him dire tices
to heel up end referring him to the charts, gave him all
the int.rmation you noticed, and placed him in charge of
the chip; and that it he had not been in charge of the un-
met it would have been hie duty to lissome:malted you. These
see only wee, of the points to which we shall have to refer in
seeking our report to the Baird of Tiede, and In doing which
we shall sot all to refer to the good character which we
have received of Mr. Davie ea an OIRC4r." Mr. Cumberland
kr an eider for the payment of the costs of the in-
The appdioation, however, was refitted.
EDIIIIIVRGII ARNOITT TA X.—Ortiere bent
bees issued by the Crown-ode for the &penitence of
seeeed of the parties she atraalted and deforted the sherlild
Akers Is the collective of the nonlife? Ma en the 17th nit
pre3,aa the it y utfi ens, aided by the polka, proceeded
Mthe of Mr. Hunter, outtectioaer, St. Amboy's-
elireef, where the deteremeat tack place. hawing teannate
he the apprehension of Mr. Hunter sad Theme Peapack.
Me kreturn. Mr. Heater was theist at the time. but
Peareek was taken into custody sad conveyed to the office of
the Preenrator.Fiecel for the city, where he wee afterwasda
finding bell fur 301. The apprehension was
quite peactoil ly effected, bat shortly afterwards • large
crowd trembled monad the door, though happily there wee
no attempt to disturb the peace. The charge against Hunter
and his foremen is that of assault end dekecemeet of officers
in the execution of their duty. Mr. Hunter, it will be re-
mentered, was the person the clfieere were sent to apprehend,
end in plane of tathenission he is said to have made the utmost
resistance in his power, in which resistance he wee aided by
several of his employe, sad other persona, the result beteg
that ha escaped from the others' hand,. There has been no
attempt Acts to enfora payment of the fax against him, but
the warrant now hinted la the remit of • protracted inquiry
into the deforcenseet by the Prtgarster-Pocai, who relented
linen to the Crown-cam