The Express.
London, England, 1850-02-26 00:00:00

AT MANCLIII!;TFIi

FIB. 25.
The factory operatives of Lancashire held another
delegate meting ow Sunday. Tits central coamisse
domed It aessmey to sail a mooed mating oa amount of
the seals mesas that had been adopted to pea the meeting
held ea Use previous ftaday, by a few pinions net at all
oonaeetod with factories, and who appear to be dividing the
seekates, with a view of prolonging the tiritatiors. The
ateetiayt, as ea the former mosioa, me held at the Caton
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allsailed, at les^ so far u the amber of towns was sos-
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Mr. P. HAILGREAVES prodded, and in opening the
badness of the meeting said the committee felt it to be their
duty, before carrying out the resolutions of the meeting held
lest Sunday, again to anneal to the operatives. At that meet-
ing &grope insult had brat offered to Lord Ashley, and that
too by persons who had no right whatever to beet the meet-
leg, and, therefore, the committee, knowing that the real
workers in factories ware almost, if not quite, unanimous is
favour of the noble lord, who had so long and well served
them, deemed it their duty to call • second meeting, from
which strangers and agitators should be excluded.
Mr. GRANT said that he regretted the neuesity of these
Sunday meetings; but such were the circumstances under
whisk the factory operatives were placed, that they had so
other means of assembling except on the Sunday, and,
therefore, be willingly attended them. They (the delegates)
were sow called upon to express their feelings, and that of
their constituents, and whatever their sentiments might be,
U they were consistent with the objecte of the meeting, the
central committee would feel themselves boned to carry out.
Mr. S. Field= then addressed the delegates at c n-
adorable length. He had had an interview with Sir 0.
Grey, who said he would not propane to oppose the bill that
might be introduced by the muter, ; but as the organs of
the government wrote in favour of the Ten Whrs Act, he
believed that, with tie assistance of Lord J. Mennen and
the Duke of Richmond, they would be able to prevent the
government from opposing the bill about to be introduced to
declare the validity of the Ten Hours Act. A long discus-
sion then followed, in which many of the delaratestork part,
as to the constitution of the meeting. The first resolution,
expressive of the determination of the operatives to stand by
the Ten Hours Bill, was then put and carried unanimously.
The soloed resolution, proposed by Mr. Grant, and seconded
by use of the delegates, expressive of confidence in Lord
Ashley end his ability to conduct the bill through the House
of Commons, and requesting Lord J. Manners and Mr.
Bankes to render him their assistance in so doing, was also
carried unanimously.
A resolution, appointing Mr. Paul Hare , Manchester,
Richard Unswortb, of Raton, Thomas Pitts, of Ashton, and
John Kay, of Blackburn, delegates to Loudon, was then
agreed to.
The next resolution entrusted to the Earl of Ellesmere
and Lord Fevenham the conducting of the bill through the
House of Lords. Thanks having been voted to the chair-
men, the meeting separated, about five o'clock.