The Express.
London, England, 1867-08-26 00:00:00

EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYED.

The Master and Servant Act, which received the royal
assent last Tuesday, is welcome to the Times as taking
away the last shred of inequality in the treatment of em-
ployers and employed before the law. They now Mend
face to face on equal terms. The relation of contract has
definitely and finally superseded the relations of status.
Such a result must be received with gratification, because
it is the consummation of a course of change which has
been slowly progressing for generations.
The Times expresses satisfaction that the sawgrinders of
Sheffield have been placed under the ban of the executive
council of the organised association of trades ; but it
should like to know more particularly what are the mis-
deeds of which the sawgrinders are bidden to repent, and
to what kind of " good conduct" they are to pledge them-
selves for the future before they can be re-admitted to
communion with the organised trades. Does the executive
of that body consider that the sawgrinders held nnjus-
tifiable principles, or merely that their principles,
defensible in themselves, were objectionably ear-
ned out' Do the masked trades disapprove co-
ercion, or only coercion by means of air-guns and petards?
Are they, in short, prepared to declare that though they
claim the right of free combination for 'hemming, they
acknowledge the right of other working men to stand
aloof from such combinaVons without prejudice, pen ron.
Von, or hindrance'
The Merced, mme than doubts whether the lenient
treatment adopted towards the persons conskted before
Mr. Baron Bramwell will be sucmasful, and in proof
of its doubts refers to the language used by the trades'
unionists of Liverpool, and the resolutions adopted by
them. The meeting at Liverpool is not encouraging. The
law, however, has intimidations and coercion' of its cma ;
and, failing all other arguments, we must insist upon
these being put in motion.
It is practically impossible, in the opinion of the Post,
that the picketing system van be carried out in such a way
as not to be an infringement of the law, and it adds that
even if it could be confined to simply following non-
unionists about, and standing in groups watching the doors
of obnoxious masters, without any threats or violence, it
would still be such a nuisance alike to the masters and
their customers and to the non-unionists in their employ
that there ought to be a law to prevent it.

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FLOORS CASTLE, Amon 23.

Her Majesty, accompanied by Prince and
Princess Christian and Princess Louise, visited Melrose
afterwards Abbey yesterday afternoon, and : honoured Mr
and Lady Victoria Hope Scott with a visit at Abbotsford.
The suite consisted of the Duke and Duchess of Box-
burghe, Lady Charlotte Russell, and Lord Charles Fitzroy.
The Duke of Buccleuch had the honour of being invited
to dine with her Majesty at Floors in the evening.
Her Majesty drove this morning to Jtdburgh, and re-
eeiv: d an address In the market place from the Provost on
behalf of the inhabitants of the ancient burgh.
_ . _ .

Prince and Princess Christian and Princess Louise ac-
companied the Queen.

the Duke and Duchess of Roxburgh., Lady Charles
Her,' Lady S. Melville, the Duke of Marlborough, and
the Gentlemen in Waiting formed the mite.
Her Majesty returned to Floors shortly before 3 o'clock.
MALMDRAL, Amore 24.

The Queen, Pringle and Princess Christian, and Prince
Christian Victor, Princess Louise, Princess Beatrice, and
Prince Leopold, attended by Lady Churchill, Lady Susan
Melville, the Honourable Harriet Phipps, Madlie. Bauer,
and Marine. Norelle, the Duke of Marlborough, Sir
Thomas 11. Biddulpb, Lord Charles Fitzroy, the
Rev. Mr. Duckworth, Dr. Jenner, and Colonel Gordon,
left Floors Castle yesterday evening at ten minutes
before 11 o'clock for the railway station at Kelso, escorted
by a detachment of the 14th Hussars. At a quarter-past 11
o'clock her Majesty and the Royal Family left Kelso by
special train, and reached Balloter Station at 8 o'clock
this morning, from whence her Majesty and the Roy►l
Family and suite went in carriages to Balmoral Castle,
arriving at a quarter before 9.
The Duke and Duchess of Roxburghe, the Marquis of
Bowmont, and Lord Charles Mer attended her Majesty to
the railway station at Kelso.

THE Qualm's Vierr To SCOTLAND.—The Queen
took leave of the Duke and Dacha. of Roxburgh. on
Friday evening, and arrived at Balmoral on Saturday
morning.

The mortal remains of the Duke of Northumber-
land will be removed from Alnwick Castle, alter lying in
state to-day and to-morrow, on Wednesday next to
Northumberland House. There will not be the customary
lying in state there. On the Friday following the funeral
takes place, when the late venerable nobleman's remains
will be deposited in the family vault in Westminster
Abbey. Since his demise on the 21st inst. the whole of
the tradespeople of the duke in town have, out of respect
to his memory, partially closed their houses, and on the
morning after the duke's death the bells of St. Martin's
Church and Isleworth Church tolled at intervals through.
out the day.

The Marquis and Marchioness of Clanricarde
left town on Saturday for Homburg.

The Marquis and Marchioness Campana left
Claridge's Hotel on Saturday for Shanklin, Isle of Wight.
The Marquis of Salisbury left town on Saturday
for Lancashire. The marchioness and family are staying
at Hatfield Howse, Herta.

The Earl and Countess Delawarr are inswing at
Boole, near Elevencaka. The earl and countess are in ex-
cellent health.

The Earl of Wilton, accompanied by Mr. and
Lady Alice dee VO3UX, have sailed from Cowes on a cruise
in his lordship's yacht for Copenhagen. The countess,
who has arrived from Cowes, in • few days goes to Den-
mark by land to join the noble earl and party.
The Countess Cowper and Ladies Cowper have
been staying at Wrest Park, the countesa• seat in Bedford.
shire, since leaving Panshanger, Herta.

The C,ottnteee Dowager of Morton and Lady
Agnes DongUr have arrived at Duddingston House, near
Edinburgh, from London.

Viscount St. Asaph passed through town on
Friday for Scotland, to attend the funeral of the late Lord
Polwartb, which took place on Saturday.
Viscount and Viscountess Grey de Wilton left
town on Saturday for Heaton Hall, near Manchester.

The Lady Mayoress will not hold her usual
weekly reception till Tuesday, the 24th Sept.
L►dy Ward is about to receive a succession of
guests at Himley Hall.

The Lord Chief Baron and Lady Kelly have left
fez Switzerland.