The Express.
London, England, 1866-07-11 00:00:00

METROPOLITAN BENEFIT SOCIETIES' ASYLUM•

An additional wing is about to be erected on the
estate of this institution in Ball's-pond-road, Islington, and
yesterday afternoon a procession of Friendly Society mem-
bers was formed near to the Agricultural Hall, and proceeded
thence to the asylum to take part in the ceremony of laying
the foundation stone. The procession was beaded by the
band of the 6th Tower Hamlets Rifle Volunteer Corps,
and was rendered still more attractive by the members
wearing their orders, and exhibiting the handsome banners
of the various societies to which they are attached.
In the evening the event was celebrated by a public tea
meeting, over which Mr. J. Tidd Pratt presided, held at
St. Jude's Lecture-hall, Mildmay-road, Stoke Newington-
green.

THE MANUFACTURERS AND WORKPEOPLE OF THE
PorrEarEs.—On Monday afternoon a very large meeting
of the china and earthenware manufacturers of the Staf-
fordshire Potteries was held at Stoke-on-Trent, for the
purpose of considering the proposal to form a union of
the employers, for the protection of their interests, and
resisting unreasonable demands on the part of the work-
people. The scheme, as we have already stated, had its
origin in the recent notice of the hollow-ware pressers
of a demand for the substitution of payment for "good
from hand" for "good from oven," and the aboli-
tion of annual and adoption of monthly
hiring. The union will not only deal with these
questions, but with all matters in which their interests
are affected, and on which united action will be re-
quired. Nearly all the firms in the district were repre-
, seated yesterday, and the feeling was entirely unanimous
in favour of the formation of the union. It was formally
decided, and unanimously, to constitute a masters' union,
which was thereupon formed, and rules were agreed upon
for the regulation of the association. There can be no
doubt about the unanimity of the manufacturers in opposi-
tion to the present demands of the workpeople, and ever 7.
thing tends to show that the union yesterday formed 'will
exercise a most important and lasting influence on the
chief staple trade of the district.—Birranudian Post.
.

SINGULAR AND FATAL AOCIDENT.—Last evening
an inquiry was held by Mr. Payne, coroner, at Guy's Hos-
pital, respecting the death of Mrs. Sarah Whitlock, aged
do years. The deceased was the widow of a draper, and
resided at No. 13, Wellington-street, Stepney. On a Sun-
day evening in last month she went to visit her cousin,
who resided in Westminster. When parting in the even-
ing they kissed one another on the steps outside the door.
While in the act of kissing they both fell down the steps
with great force. The unfortunate deceased received
dreadful injuries, her thigh being broken. She was imme-
diately conveyed to the hospital, where she died from the
result of the fall on Sunday. The jury returned a verdict of
" Accidental death."

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