The Express.
London, England, 1859-08-26 00:00:00

THE STRIKE AND LOCI-ONT.

(Fran the Building News of this day.)
We are informed that at the meeting of the
masters on Tuesday, much sympathy was exprerted for the
nee-moiety men now locked-out, End that steps would be
taken as speedily es possible to replace them, as welt eit the
society mon, in employment. The employers, we wederrtend,
are quite Ludiffereut about the retention of the cm:art-foil of
the document," but are wishful that they should have SO=
guarantee trim the employed that their badness operations
shall not be impeded by any arbitrary steps on the part of the
men in their employ, and therefor* they adhere, at all events
for the present, to the "declaration," although it is not
wiehed, as we believe, that output to such a document should
be Insisted upon in perpetuity.
We are lammed upon the best authority, that the notion
of ticketing the min was never entertained by the muter,.
Probably the meeting of the muters on Tuesday next will
bring the existing contest nearer to a close than some people ex-
pect oe wish for. We have accidentally met with a copy of a
circular from the executive committee to the member,. of the
Central Association of Meaterv, which is dated the 23rd of
August, and from which we make the following extraste :
" At a very fall and protracted meeting of the Executive
Committee held to-day (August 23), it was unanimously sod
most cordially determined to adjourn until Tuesday next.
Reports of a most 0000Uregirig nature OM* received is to
the moral effect peoduee4 by the firmness and literal musk-
fancy with which the original course of the emecistion has
been carried out. Public opinion deity grows in our sup-
port, and it is strongly felt that, as we comet afford a strike
every year, so, when we an driven to It, true humanity
to the workman and a deer view of our own Interests
unite to couesel that oar measures should be thoroughly
effectual, The committee rely upon your being estisMd
thou it is only alter the Meat Information end the gravest
deliberation that they have recommended this adjournment
and a steady perseverance in the policy to which the
Avocistion is pledged es prombing the new retie-
factory, and even the apeedieet, solution of cur diffi-
collier. They believe that the report. of I artial
defection in a great measure admit of ratisfactory
explanation, or that they have beet materially exaggerated;
end they especially 'statute t: express the hope that even
where a partial resumptive of vet rk may have taken place,
the employer has, at lout, insisted on the enioreemele. of the
verbal dexeration as indispensable to the reduction of union-
iota to their proper paean."
The six delegates seat into the province. are prosecuting
the object of thew mission with great energy, and, we are
informed, with great seeress, although it will necessarily take
some little time to exhibit the pecuniary ramie Oa Tuesday
evening& meeting the dthe city sad Oxford was keld.
and addressed by Mune. Brown and Osborne, two of the
delegetu sect into the estuary by the conferenee of the
United Building fades; ¢resolution was pawed pledging the
meeting to support the ktcked-out during the present
struggle, end a meguittee was appointed to carry out the
resolution. Similar meetings were held on Wednesday
sight at Birmingham, acid at the Nag's Head, Enfield, the
letter of whkh sou addressed by Messrs. Patching and
i Peery, two of the member. of the Conferee°, of the Usited
Building Trades. Meetings of the rime cher:wee were
held lest Thursday night at Blackwell, and several other
places.
This (Friday) evenine a meeting, in stepper. of the lock-
out, is to be held at Windsor. The great object of them
meetings held in the provieeas is to farm committee', for the
peeps" of effectually carrying out a weekly subscription in
aid of the men ea strike and locked out, turn the present
struggle Is at an end.

FESTIVAL OF THE THREE CHOIRS.—The pro-
gramme of the lop hcoming " Festive' of the three choirs of
Worcester, Hereford, and Gloucester," In at but honed, The
meeting follows that of Brenton', atter an interval of alert-
night, end Mix wi Ibe the 13Gth gathering, the meeting,
being held altuneely at the eethedrel towns of Worcester,
Hereford, and Gloucester, end the objcz: being, besile4the
cultivation of clameioel musk, the support of a society formed
for the relief of the widows and orphan,: of clergy of the three
dioceses. This year the meeting is be'cl at Gloucester, and
the principal vocelists angeged are Modena Clara Novelle,
Mee. Clare Hepworth, Iles Dolby, Mies Lasoalle., Mr. Sines
/neve., Mr. Idontren Smith. Mr, Thomas, Mademoiselle
Trines, Signor Giurlini, Signor Vieletti, Signor Be-
duin, and Signor Brilletti. Mite Suanneilteree is the
solo pianist, and Messrs. Blagrove and Saloum are
the pnneipel violinist.. The whole oechestra ecnagei
will number upwards of 300 perfumers. Mr. Amott is the
conductor. The teesval will occupy few day,. Oa the
Tuesday, Sept. 13, it will open with full match's'
service, sad a stemma by the Rev. Canna Harvey. On Wed-
nesday mornmer, Mendelowthu's Anjth will be the oratorio.
Oa Thursday morning, Beethoven's dryad ()Aunt of
°lira), s Stalks: Make, and Spebr's Last Jatrartst
will Le given; and on Fr.day morning Handel'. YessioA
will clam the oratorios at the teakettle'. There will be
evening anew. at the Munchen on Tuesday. Wedneeday,
and Thursday. A ball after Tuesday. concert, and a "full
drew" hall on Friday eight, will wind op the week'e doings.
In meter that the cethedial dilly services may not he inter-
rupted, that. will be merniug and entitle, ferric, daily as
tenet, arid the members of the three cLoirs will join therein.
Appliertione f r tioketa he in non residents are already
being mode to the steward's "teeter'', Mr. J. H. blown.
and a plan is Adopted by which penman area di.tAXOll Cal
seem. i.esta In any p.rticular part of the cathedral or con-
, cernrooto se they may desire.
FRIGHTFUL ACCIDENT FROM CRINOLINE.—An
Gallant which has been attended with severe, and possibly
total teeing, happened a few days one at an archery meet-
g held in the go nods of Mr. W. Washita (Late M.P. fce
Yerrueuth), neer Ritchie, in H.rtfordehire. It servos that
Ma. Chaim) re, the wife of an E.ee: clergyman who was
among the party, and was dressed in the prevailing style d
fashion sedd,nly rat down on (be grass, and in to doing
mapped cue or the steel hoop which supported her drew.
Uot.treunately the sharp end peurtrateq her body, and In-
dicted a revert, Internal soared. M-clicel attendaoce wee
fortunately at hand, and the hignerett toe was @helped with
the greatest diftlwilly. The lei; still n mains in a smut pre-
calves itia,e.—roar.

POISON SOLD DT MISTAKE.—The Forth Brittik
hied of yeeterday thus notice. the lostsnce of gross matte-
nese by so apothicary In Glasgow, who sold powders ecm-
t•ining p nu savertnement appeared In the Mod
yesterday, requesting a young woman who bad purchased •
dozen of quint t e porches an MI ruo.t entity's &bop ta Use neigh-
bourhood of Whi.evsle to the shop ft. @reps esplanaticn,
as delay talent be dangerous. It &wen, that by some tuifur-
tomato mistake • number of other poet dc a of • dangerous na-
-1 our., bad hen mixed with the quinine on, • and it sow of the ut-
' twist moment that th• parry who putebssad then, ebould be
dier..versd immediately, before any of thew wire swallowed,
In the event of cents of them bavirg tor n supplied along with
the cuisine. Yneterday moroiog the girl who got the
powders was discovered, and it woe learned that they were
for bar Gator, who had taken one of tb, in without slay bad
result, sod who bad left foe Ayrshire un Tiwslay evening,
taking Ammo of the powders with him. Ons of his POD!. ca
Laing isfornied ci the nature of the p rwdrn, atoned to Ayr-
shire by use brat Uri& ye.terd., morning, to prevent Die
father using say more of them. We sr. unable of state,
until his esters, 'whether MI @Mous coseequencsa bays
sawed 18 his Wm."