The Express.
London, England, 1859-08-22 00:00:00

TO TICS XDTTOIII OP TN11317/11/1.

811,—I ass sorry Is troop's sa rex columns again, but
I het tt la dusts *Clagewa Alleasinstiott of Master Builders
that a nply skald be weds to lir. Musk Nelson's letter
asetehiad to your joursal of yesterday. On the 29. h July
the subjoined circular was addressed to the architect& of
Loudon

8, Great St. Holes's, London, July 29.
Bik—l am requested to band you a copy of the resolutions
pared by the master builders, at Freemasons Timers, on
the 27th inst., relative to the demand of the workmen to
labour only 9 bourn, and receive 10 hours' pay.
It is I.lr to bad= to the architects sea body to adder this
bifida' latter, and reapectfally wheat their co.oparation ; the
now La arrived whew it is inevimble that the mestere must
take a ann stand, not simply to resist the 9 hour. movement,
bat to try and break up the system whereby the dictation of
sag woo* society con interfere whist= labour of the working
son. I may oohildently amen yen that as • body this
metropolitan bullion earnestly dm= to promote the welfare
and happier of their workmen; rt ia considered that •
ito ral rate of =see I. paid in London at the present time ;
that 10 hours' labour is bypo meant =reasonable, and that
it would be • very equivomi beaeilt for the workmen to Nave
off work at half-peat 4 of the day, es proposed by the 9
hours toovemmat.—l am, air, yours
G. Werke, Sec.

About 60 replies to this sirealar have bees received from
architects of the highest eminence. Mr. Nelson alone, of all
this bomber, leaped to the oossolsMon that he wee invited to

medlate—and he acne out of the wake who have com-
municated their views, bee tome to the eenolissiun enunciated
in hie letter of the 9th hut, that the workmen are in the
right and the mestere are in the wrong.
If Mr. Nelms will read attentively the Maleissate sad
letter Weed by the Central Aasoolatiot al Mister %Wm
during the lest threw week., he will led that it bas awrir
tees aperted that it was sae• *Cabe plated rules of the
operative bricklayers " to nee catty the right hand on laylog
bricks," nor that the rules of the Lebec/ere' Society bad eay
abclues law as " to how ashy bricks Amid be carried in Si
hod —an edict or usage in snob canes (as reskeibei is •
leader of the Time* of the 16th Inst.) le NI potent es the MA
IN • print, d rule. However, to confirm the entire truth of
the allegations, the Central Auocietion will be prepared to
produce living winterise to evidence before any public fuse.
tic:wary who will undertake the inquiry, either or all of the
four following cares:
1. That of men "driven from a job" because they were not
society men.
2. That of foremen "compelled under threat of strike
'gape, them," to join the union.
3. That of men "redwing to work overtime against their
owe exprseeed persona desire to do so," for fear of being
heavily tined sad deseeseett es " Meeks" or vier verso, "con-
tenting to work and ordering the pains and penalties."
4. That of men "compelled to give up a job of piece-
work, which was paying them well," rather than occasion a
tars-ont.

I have addreseed myself solely to facts in this reply, being
most anxious to avoid perionalitiee. You have, sir, In
the circular above written, the only letter addressed to Mr.
M. Notion, so that there can be no additional evidence, and
I hope there may be no further correspondence with him ou
the subject. lem glad to see that he promises to desist from
"further interference." I join with him most Weevily In
the hops that there may be a speedy termination to the pre.
seat ttrUe, and I trust that in the building trade hence-
forward every honest workman will be able to take his skill
with entire freedom to the best market, whether for day-
labour or piece- work.—l um, 63,
GEORGE WALES, Secretary,
Central Aasociationaf Master Builders.
8, Greet St. Heir's, Awes N.

ALARMING ACCIDENT ON THE LONDON AND
SOUTH WERTREN RAILWAY.

An accident, attended with a merlons lots of po-
wtyth
Wester, mound en the Windsor and Reading breach of this
Soun Railway al Saturday to the expense teen,
which leaves Whaling. aSE minutia past 11, and is due in
London at seventeen mamas peat twelve in the earniag.
It consisted of seven Ent and second-class eartiana and the
mid break von, contsinmg about thirty psisnagera, anti
proceeded at its ordinary speed to within onsinfle d Filth.=
, station. Having performed half the journey, everything ap-
pearing perfectly safe, when the engine suddenly left the
rads, oregging the whole of the carriages with it, and, after
proceeding up the line for about one hundred yards, tearing
up Ora uretalo and chain, it diverged to the left, ploughed ire
way into a stubble field, when the entire train fell over with
• fearful crab, bee of the carriages being smashed or
broken. The mem' and cries of this mangers
wars truly distressing, and not a moment was lost in
extrication them from their perilous position, • work of
considerable difficulty, when it was dieooeered that by • most
niercital interposition of Providence not one life was mai.
Eked, nor apparently say serious injury inflieted, beyond the
effects of mast shaking and extreme fright. One gentle-
am had • cut on the left temple, and a young woman
belonging to Windsor had her wrist sprained. All seemed
deeply impressed a ith their miraculous reaps. IdereArgere
were despatched to stop any approaching treble, and its
Mlegreph was set to work to apprise the mauves in London
of the unfortunate occurrence. Mr. Batiks chief ennteser,
and other principal officials were promptly on the spot, and
gave directions with • Tie., to prev,ut further accident and
to clear the line fora renewal of trellis. Every attention wee
paid to the ;limners, the whole of them, we believe, being
able to preord to their various destinations. It appears that
the engineer was easing to stop at Faith= when to. accident
tooth pls." the am of which has not ban ascertained.

ANOTHER EXPLOSION AT BIRMINGIIdr.—On
Saturday • mond explore occurred on premises la the oc-
cupation of Messrs. Ludlow, at the top of Wnreler-elreet,
Lowed., bat fortunately unaiiendad with log of bflare wimp
personal injury. A few weeks ago resars. Ludlow deter-
mined on removing the more dangerous part of their mean-
Woos from the creolre of the town, and for that mimes
they luck a small two-ktory hones, ululated on • =
weew land adjoining Wheeler-etre% In this
building the promisee of" seizies. ,hr folmhiating powder
and priming the ere wen carried on by • man sad two
gide. On Warr them were only a few pounds of
the powder oa the preMbee, but so violent was the
szplosiun that this haat:Bag. with the esc-rion of •
prim of the sad wall, was levelled with the ground. The
dare wee gestured about in all diner*, but we are glad to
say that are person eamesred esy severe persoaal iejavy.
The only easealty rimmed to we was thee of a ims'a amompr
Wag street armed by • bossy is. haat spa It. The
man employed in wining was ea tie premiese, curly eargeged
I. sad.; hie dinar, when the upturn marred. Re was
buried la the rube, but aprojewrig wall formastely relieved
him, and • bed, of labourers, who rim to the @pet free an
Wiriest bride fold, somedily rxtrierad him, and Is resped
uninjured, aliboagh steadies ekes by bleu was • barrel of
gunpowder, which fortunately was sot ignited. The ores
of the asteatrople rata of comes only be onjeraml.
presumption Is that it was occasioned by the action of the snit
on a quantity of powder sumer lean open hog seer • Ma-
dew. The ridding befog • aorrwhed dilapidated see reties
which Marra. Ledlow brie @mislead will not be very ewe-
Wettable, and, we behem will be corned by ineream—
sirei's Gem • _ _ _

EXPORTS OF BRITISH COAL IN 11/LT.—OH Satur-
day, Meters. W. turd H. Land, of Liverpool, kneed their
mouthy siattetice of the export of BMA reel, frees vrlacb
it apposes that the exports to Jaly were as Mon : —From
the loath porta, 24061 tees; frau the Sane ports,
142,461 toms; frau. Liverpool, 40,132 toes, from the York-
shire ports, 22,985 tons; sad fnou the eortissea ports,
403.24401.r5a; tasking a toad of 641.781 ter monad is
July. elsowieg as teenvies, as competed with the sores
mat► of 1866 of 34,113 Ism