The Express.
London, England, 1867-04-02 00:00:00

• Good Friday week last year.

THE DOCK LABOURERS. —Last night a public
meeting was held at the Borough-road School-room,
Southwark, under the chairmanship of Mr. E. Deemer
Roger., for the purpose of furthering the efforta which are
being made to obtain for dock, wharf, and warehouse
labourers an advance of wages to 3s. per day, and to effect
an amelioration in the condition of that class of workmen.
A letter war read from Mr. John Stuart Mill, M.P., snip
geeting that emigration or some other remedial come
should be decided upon, with the view of disposing of the,
superabundant supply of labour which exists in connexion
with the shipping and mercantile interest. A communi•
cation was also received from Sir T. Fowell Buxton, M.P.,
regretting his inability to be present, owing to engage
menu of a pressing character. The Chairman said that m
a producing country like England there ought to
be a good prove for labour, and he maintained that if in
Liverpool dock and wharf labourers received 34. 6d. per
day, equal, if not more, remuneration should be given to
the crux class in London. He feared that so long as the
supply exceeded the demand, as it did at present,
an increase in the pay of the men was impossible, and he
thought that employment elsewhere would be the
only practical remedy for the exiling grievance& The
Rev. Dr. Allen proposed the first resolution, which re•
commended the Dock, Wharf, and Warehouse Labourers
Association to the sympathy of the benevolent portion of
the public, urged the propriety of calling the attention of
both horses of parliament to the present deplorable state
of the dock labourers, and stated that the payment to
those men in amount less than sufficient to maintain
themselves and their families tended to throw additional
burthen upon the already too heavily taxed ratepayers of
the metropolis. Mr. Wilford seconded the resolution.
He said that although the dock labourers were at present
paid at the rate of halfe.crown per day, thousands of
them did not receive more than is. fid. a week, owing to
the fact that their hours of labour were not continuous.
The resolution having been carried, the chairman an-
nounced that he would try and obtain the use of the
Guildhall for the purpose of holding a public meeting, at
which the condition of the dock labourers would he
brought under the notice of City merchants and share•
holders of dock companies.

MANCHESTX3., SHErrIELD, AND LitemLNSHIRI
RAILWAY.—The total expenses of this company's railways
and canals, including rents, tolls, duty, &c., from Jan.
lst to March 24th, 1887, amounted to 121,5:W., a, agkiLst
117,2461. for the corresponding period of Isoi. The pm.
portion of the South Junction receipts accruing to this
company from Jan. lit to March 24th amounted to 8,07 g,
as against 8,8551. for the corresponding period of 1864
snit the expenses to 4,7011. as against 5,315/.

SOUTH KENSINGTON MINIEOII.—ViSatOIII dozing
the week ending March 30 :—On Monday, Tuesday,
and Saturday, free, from 10 6.Eu. to 10 pn,
11?6:16 ; on Wednesday, Thursday, end Friday (Axle
mon 6d.), from 10 a.m. till 5 p.m., 1,568; total, 11. M
Average of corresponding week in former peen, 10,:1..
Total from the opening of the Museum, 6,613,774.

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