The Express.
London, England, 1867-11-05 00:00:00

SIP. 11. A. HOARE AT CHELSEA.—Last night a
meeting of county electors and ratepayers of the parishes
of Chelsea, Kenaington, Fulham, and Hammersmith, was
held at the Devonshire Arms Tavern, Devonshire-terrace
Kensington, for the purpose of bearing the political
opinions of Sir Henry A. Hoare, Bart who is prospectively
the liberal candidate for the future borough of Chelsea.
Mr. Webster presided. Sir Henry Hoare said that in the
event of his being returned to parliament, be should
generally follow the policy hitherto pursued by Mr. Glad-
stone. He pointed out that parliament would have to
reinstate the compound householder to his former privi-
leges before the new Reform Bill would be satisfactory,
pledged himself to support the ballot, advocated compul-
sory education, and also referred to the Irish church Tim-
ken, which he considered ought to be dealt with by the
government of the day. He expressed his sympathy with
Garibaldi, as a patriot desirous of achieving country's
political redemption, but he advocated the doctrine of non.
intervention so far as Great Britain wes concerned. He
bad lawny■ been favourabl. to the abolition of church
rates. He deplored the class spirit lately imported into
trades unionism, but had no doubt recent events would
bring trades unionism to a legitimate level as a permanent
stop to any future encroachments made or devised on the
part of the employer of labour. A resolution pledging
the meeting to support Sir Henry's candidature was
adopted.
THE IRISH RAILWAY COMMISSION. —A meeting
of the railway commissioner, was held on Saturday, at the
Shelbourne Hotel, Dublin, for the purpose of receiving the
chairman, secretaries, and managers of certain companies.
Mr. Mulholland occupied the chair. Messrs. Fowler,
Clarke, and Johnston were present. The chairman an-
nounced that the meeting was a preliminary one, for the
Purpose of conferring with the representatives of com-
panies as to arranging details for inspecting the lines and
examining the rolling stock, so as to fix the value of the
respective concerns. A discussion arose as to the diffi-
culty and expense of tilling up the voluminous returns
transmitted to the railway officials by the secretary.
Mr. Fowler stated that where no suMcient staff was
available, the commissioners would provide persons
to extract the information, and would pay the attendant
expenses ; but that, although the returns asked for in-
formation extending over twenty-five years, the commis-
sioners would be content with three years' statistics.
It was announced that the commissioners would attend
yesterday and to-day at the Shelbourne Hotel, and that
chief clerks would be stationed in Dublin and Bel-
fast to communicate between the comaissimera and
the companies from time to time. The commissioners
announced that, for the purpose of their inquiry,
they had divided Ireland into four districts, and had
appointed competent civil and locomotive engineers to
examine the different departments. The follow-
ing wero announced as appointments made, viz.,
Northern District : Messrs. Jacombe and Wright, as per-
manent way inspectors ; Messrs. Wardell, Radford, and
IL H. Radford, as locomotive inspectors. North-western
district : Messrs. W. lisps and 0. W. Owen, permanent
way inspectors; Messrs. W. Hirst and S. W. Haughton,
locomotive inspectors. South and south-western dis-
tricts : Messrs. R. Johneoe, James Bower, G. K ilgour, and
R. S. Clayton, permanent way inspectors ; Messrs. C. Wil-
son, F. Glen, and Gooch, locomotive inspectors. It was
arranged that the inspection of the Midland Great
Western, and Dublin, I%icklow, and Wexford lines should
be commenced yesterday. Among the gentlemen who at-
tended on the part of the railway companies were the Hon.
C. Butler, Messrs. Waldron, Cusack, Ifalcoinson, H. Pini,
Kirwan, Pike, J. Robinson, Purcell, and Sir James Dom-
brain.

A meeting of delegates connected with iron-
workers' societies has been held at Brierley-hilL The dele-
gates represented the north of England, Yorkshire and
Lancashire, as well as Staffordshire. The meeting decided
almost unanimously in favour of one confederation of iron-
workers, to extend throughout England, Scotland, and
Wales. The principal difficulty was the paid presidency
of the Northern Association. The office is honorary in
Staffordshire, and the meeting resolved to "renounce and
do without a paid president." The most important reso-
lution was to provide a retiring allowance to superan-
nuated members of the union. It was agreed that a mem-
ber under ten years' standing should receive Is. per week ;
under fifteen years, Is. per week ; under twenty years,
71. fid. per week ; and over that term, 10s. per week. This
scale is to apply only to aged and worn-out members. The
new union is to be called the Association of Ironworkers
of Crest Britain, and is to be incorporated with the
United Kingdom Alliance of Trades Unions.