The Express.
London, England, 1867-05-29 00:00:00

SPAIN.

MADRID, MAT 2,),
Several newspapers discuss to-day the positi,,,
in which Spain is placed by the recent decree
the Emperor of the Brazils in reference to dam,
and announce that Senator Pastor will bung in,
bill proposing the abolition of slavery in the
Spanish colonies.

AMERICA.

SOUTHAMPTON, L 21,
The North German Lloyd's steamer Union, 64
New York, passed the Needles at 10 a.m. to-day.

GREAT HESTIA° OP THE OPERATIVE'
TAILORS.-(THIS DAY.)
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This morning a great meeting of the operarac
tailors was held at the Alhambra Palace, Leicester.s tsars
summoned by the central committee of the lead,
Tailors' Protective Association, for the canoe 4
enabling the journeymen to refute the mama.
nary statements made by the muter, at thec.
meeting on Saturday last. The meeting was temaka
of in and out-door workers, unionists and noel.
and about 7,000 men were present. There were also a
number of females scattered over the hall. Os as
central committee making their appearance ca the pia.
form they were received with loud cheering.
Mr. Dot: trr, the president of the Tailors,
tion, on rising, commenced by reading a circular iota
by the Loudon Working Men's Association, cal* c
delegate meeting of the London trades in support cc the
strike. He next read a letter from the Manchester Typo.
graphical Society which stated they bad voted W for tie
tailors' strike. After alluding to the number present it
the meeting not being quite so large as that held on Fan
Monday last, he said this arose from two causes, a lug
number of men on strike had gone into the eons.
try to work, and those men employed at the shops
not on strike had been recommended not to
lose the half day, but to menses the ark,
and pay the money as en extra levy on &tong
next. (Hear.) The masters, finding they midi out
overcome and subdue the men, bad resorted to dna,
the central committee and himself in particular. At ice
meeting of the masters, the numbers present had hat
largely swelled by the presence of clerics, cashien,
shopmen. He had applied at the first meeting of the
masters for admission to that meeting on the cart
of the men, but had been unanimously refused. (Her.)
Now the men had acted very differently. To tie
present meeting they bad invited the whole of the amen
committee. (Hear.) He would now refer to the ineensc
on Saturday last—{hear)—and proceeded to comment npot
the various speeches made upon that occasion. The *
port of the masters' committee read at that natio
stated distinctly that the men had been forted into a
strike by the influence and coercion of the read
committee and leaden of the ultimo. (Shea 4
" No, no.") The whole burden of the =dee
speeches were in the same spirit. It would It
for the great meeting he saw before him to
its opinions upon these assertions. (Hear.) IrrTrall
page had asserted that dozens of hie workmen had oil
him, with taus in their eyes, that they had been compel!,
to leave their employ by the terrorism of the unreel al
the coercion of the leaders. (" False.") Again Mr. Wean
stated that it was the interest of the leaden to pa
long the strike in order to keep on their enema
salaries. Again he said, it was this mg;
that could alone give the lie to those iers
statements of the masters. (" We will de
Having concluded his analysis of the proceediee et
the masters' meeting, he went on to say that himself :of
the committee threw themselves upon this meant. a
if those composing it approved the action. of the
central committee they would say so ; but if fay
were willing to go hack to work oa the care'
terms the committee would not offer the elicited
opposition. (Cries of "Never.") For himself 'of
his colleagues on the committee he repudiated sal
scorn and disgust the calumnies heaped upon rhea by
the masters at their meeting. (Cheers.)
Mr. Nam . then moved the following resolution :
this mating having read with surprise the 'Uterine
made by the master tailors at their meeting on Snarly
last at the Hanover-square rooms, that the men roe
forced out against their will by the terrorism of the nen•
five committee of the Union,' hereby express their lac-
nation at the same, and utterly repudiate thecharges ads
against the executive of the Operative Tailors' Protean
Ansociation."
Mr. WELL said, on the part of the City branch die
association, he begged to deny most emphatic-30yMA
there was the slightest truth in the statements n. de
masters. It was he only who instructed the committee
to commence the strike, and not the committee as
ordered out the men, and the vote of this magnifica
meeting would tell the public and the marten that rat
was the fact. (Hear, hear.) The noble support they were
receiving from the trades at large would enable td
union to defy the masters to put down their Ur .A.
(Cheers.) They ridiculed the idea of a dozes coma ittee
men being able to influence and coerce 3,000 intellamt
workmen. It was an insult to those men for the manse
to state such a thing. (Cheers.)
Mr. Nietrotsore seconded the resolution. He dammed
the conduct of the masters in endavouring to revive Me
wretched call-house system, and to break draws the mile'
The CHAIRMAN then read the resolution, mid bra
asked whether there was any amendment, and recta* es
response, he then put the resolution, which was no
Mr. Anwarme, president of the Amalgamated Sevietlr
moved the following resolution :—" That the questa= d
a time-log having been first raised by the maitre this
selves, and the operative tailors of the United Karlin
itself
to use all legitimate bring
ingthenocesityof the this meeting
out the ei°t'
able adjustment of question involving the intereet
the bade et largo." He said it was the masters Mama
introduced the question of the time log, which they m's
repudiated.
Mr. TAPLET seconded the resolution, which Cal Orri

unanimously.
Mr. MACKAY moved—" That the masters haring brake
faith with the representatives of the men, sad violat6
theireagagementeontheuestion of thetimelog,horao
decbued their only intentions to be the devitalise et
union of the men by one formed amongst theinselret;n=.
meeting, therefore, pledges itself to give the can-at..
the moral and pecuniary asaistance in its power, 1';
every possible effort may be male to defeat an since I
unworthy and malignant ; and it also expremea Aida.
confidence in the executive appointed by the temsho"
the association for the purpose of carrying out the reit
tions passed in this hall on the Z2nd April I:,it."
Ile
the chairman at the matters' meeting bad mid 'P.':
men in the west-end shops were earning from 34. is tx.•
per week ; but he forgot to add that these wages wet ‘4.3
earned for a few weeks in the busy season of the yetr.
then bx working from 14 to hours per day. Jai
Mr. PARTRIOGS seconded the resolution, .lefenaws
honesty of the committee. t‘,l
Mr. P. Snowiness, secretary of the Autalgasna._
ciety, supported the resolution in a most energew
This resolution was also carried with loud eheen.
The CHAIRMAN, in reply to • vote of thstiks e 1109.7
his gratitude for the confidence reposed in !navel(
colleagues by this large meeting. It was the hot
Lion that could be given to the slanders of the lav)
uttered at their meeting last Satunity. (10,3 ant, .
He apologised for the absence of the secretary(3l,. '-
nines) from the meeting.
ChAirfAl
At this time a telegram was received by -- the
from Manchester, announcing that the Tepee
masters' meeting had aroused the whole unionbts
of to
north in support of the Tailors' Union.
cheer'ne preforerthhe cenegetraltheecottermumiiteteeete'aliwiulthtlitehreesuccesatim"°7l:
strike. None of the masters accepted the invitala°,
committee to a Mitt on the platform. but perers.„7-0.
and foremen were seen seated in various p weutt of

THE HOLBORN VIADECT.—The ceremony
.f n
ing the first stone in connexion with the Holborn 07
will take place on Monday next. ntthe northern en.l off a
ringdon-street. Mr. Deputy Fry will perform the., T.
Mini part in the proceedings, assisted by the lord -`0""i;.
And a number of distinguished visitors are expect"' in.a.
present. The stone will be the corner one, and will
the site of the first pilaster on which the large ^,:it.le".E,J
rest. The weight of the stone, which ia
granite, is nine tons, having been reduce sere' tons
the cutting.
NORTH-EASTERN RATLWAY.—The
Company have so far overcome the late strikes ds"
trip season has been partially opened this I•01,on,
'dons to Whitby, Castle Howard, and other place'
ap
been run on Monday, and some other trips will run
leg the week. The full commencement of the top
son is fixed for next week, when the first exciesues
Scarborough and the other watering-places via rlice
very low fares. The public hare quite regained confl.
In the drivers, and the trains are filling well to the *-71.
ing•places.