The Express.
London, England, 1850-02-20 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 20, 1850.

THE TEN HOURS ACT.

BIRMINGHAM BANKING COMPANY.

IMPORTANT DELEGATE MEETING.
The largest delegate meeting ever held on this
-r-ok Owe at the Cotton Tree T Manchester.
es ewer. There were 220 delegates mesa frost the
wages mmetacturise towns is Laseeshire gad Yerksbir,
algegrot whom were • eossidenbie amber of samegsee and
oreliokers ; ther. were also several mill mans ; sent. The
dirt of the melee was to coosider the hoe mass to
to seam as diciest tea hese MIL It win be sees
meg, Akira then appease to he seem differ's', if
'Pros weep etiag mu, triers was pre* unarnity roped-
lea the libiesar
lite same ofe, the delegates having bees wall. d over, the
reekg, w essespres of the great ember remota me
gape/sod to the People's fastitatei Mart4omilL_Mo-
PACL ManaltaAVlM w theallIMOMT es Meade.
The CHAIRMAN said Ise was very eery reg be
called together again safer • ablest Heber* dry email
4// 44140 • aad if tam wee aay disarm amen them thet
they we oak oak it, sad pia saasimosle OW. Ile
lima they mold take Om Mg is kers. .)
Neu rase upon Mr. Mille:sc.. assessed IM press&
togs el the drafter to is rehear to dm sggsi
ow is the C rert of Esebeeper 3
Mr. DAVID MILLS, ol Heywood, odd the inswing sleil
aware, he rimmed, how the bears is Weir=
r :bookcase la the Court d Hubner Lad
*icily, he sapwood they wen anzioss to know what
shield be done under the eiremetares. They were arm
that he had been is Leedom. aid had there as opportunity
el eciendtisst with Mr. Girt smildocalesejar ainst them se •
tlems. It was
pretty well known that the mart ag
rehnial ground ; but they ►bad the feeling of the judges with
r well as those who were the real frauds of that
etre they had met to edreate. He could mum them that,
es far as he was eosierned. be ma • zondinely sorry for
the tenth appellant is the factory case receatly decided is
the Coen of Exchequer. Bat he went to court solely for
the purpose of trying the question upon Its merits in a kgel
point of view, consequently they wished to do= thee
anybody hereafter could say was done in an n way,
for that would only have left the question open. sad led to
further litigation. (Hear, hear.) Now that the matter bed
been settled in tne Court of Exchequer, it appeared to him
that it remained with them to say what, under the attains-
stance*, should be dose. H. was glad to sr so may deli
ptes from the manufacturing distrts; so armor ea
assemblage was • sufficient answer tole
the estimate of the
papers, which contended that the werkpeople were net is
favour of the Ten Hours Act. (Hear, hear.) He hoped
they would discout age such an idea as that. Be (Mr. Mills)
was willing to assist them in getting • further rehear
upon the duration of labour in tactories.
Mr. GRANT said Mr. Gutter was anxious to say • few
weeds to the delegates before the provedings of the meeting
cesaaanced. He was sure they would all be very glad to
hear him.
Mr. OASTLER said he appeared before them that moss-
lag at the request of the Central Committee and the Fables
Society, and at the particular rigout of Mr. Samoa Flaitles
but entirely again t his own wishes and his olio judgent
this matter. He thought that upon this particular suedes
the business weed entirely with the delegates, sad ha,
therefore, hoped the delegates then assembled would set
think that it was any mark of diareepect towards this or
their constituents if, in the opening of the business of the
meeting, he urgently and earnestly requested that they would
not eall upon him to speak.
The mom was ultimately seceded to, sad Mr. °Mier
retired from the meeting.
The neat business proceeded with was the giving of reports
by the delegates from the noire distrit.ts as to the state of
feeling amocgst the workmen.
Manchester—The operatives were decidedly opposed to the
recent decision in the Court of Erebequer, and were resolved
to minter inviolate a ten hours act.
Boltoa—They were determined to have a tan hours act,
sad no surrender.
etelston-under-Lnr—Perhaps no decision everdelivered in
• courtof law gave such dissatisfaction as the recent decision
in the Court of Exchequer. They were determined to have
ten hours—no more, and as much lees as possible.
Oldham—Ten hours, and no more.
Crompton, Stockport, and Saddleworth expressed similar
sentiments.
Blackburn—ln this town the operatives are in the greatest
state of excitement, and are resolved to contend for a tea
hours set.
PrintoA—Dooll3l4ai to stead by ten hours, and get as
much less as they can.
Heywood—Tr same.
Rochdale, Bury, Padilla's, Stslybridse, Hyde, Halifax,
Curley, Weather Mill, Accrington, Middleton, Warring.
toe, Dais:kid, Dryades, Burnley, Chowbent, Prestolee,
Wadley, Wigan, Littleborough, Newton, Salford, Bradford,
Huddersfield, Todmorden, and many other places, tap/eased
similar sentiments.
Letters were also read from Glasgow, Dundee, Lasewode,
and Monroe, expressing the determination of
the operatives in those districts to stick to the Ten Hours
Act.
The first resolution was moved by the delegate from Man-
chester, and was seconded by the delegate (rim Bohr, sad
was as follows
That the recent deci.ion of the Court of Exchequer haring rote.
dewed further legislatton nect".ary. we once more enter into the Mit
of settatiort, with a Otto but respectful determination newer to rem
111 our exertions until the intentions of parliament, when the bill of
He was towed, be carried into effect, ..ad tl_dt it is our opinion that
sawn short M an Meant ten hours act, of continuous labour
a.day regulation except west times; be made the Law of the land,
141: ever salary tie just clams of the operatives.
The reeolutiou was unanimously adopted.
Mr. Joesra Huts; of Todmorden, moved, and Mr
84XCIL HAWORTH. of Bolton, seconded the next rari-
ties, whisk was also carried unanimously
That it Is desirable to have a loclaratory bill introduced into the
Rowse al Dannious with as little delay so po-sib!e, and that we
pledge ouraffees to assist its promoters by every lawful means in our
ppm
Mr.. P. GRANT said he had now to propose for their con-
sideration the only relation upon which • discussion or di.
vision was anticipated. He had also to propose to them, is
all probability, the most important resolution of the day, r-
esume upon the result of that resel .ILin depended the esteem
or failure of the questioa is which thee had all been so Wag
espied. He begged to eon the following mortice :
That Lord Ashley and lard John (fanners be requested to ecioduct
W bill through the House of Commons, and the hurl of (llsemere
and lard Feversbeas through the Douse of Lords. THE HOP DCTT AND TITHE QUESTION.—A large
Mr. HENRY II :TTALL seconded the mohair. meeting of hop planters and other, owners and occupiers of
The SECRETARY then read the following letter from laud, was held on Thursday evening lee, at Boughton
Lord Ashley : Monchelses, Mr. E. Beard in the chair, when petitions to
London, Feb. 15,18.50. parliament to the following effect were &greed to:—" That
Gentlemen.— You hive done ma the honour to elk my petitioners for many years -had suffered from the excessive
advice in the present crisis. It is not difficult to give you en duty on hope, and earnestly entreat your honouvable hour
answer, though it may be difficult to any how you may attain to repeal that part of the hop duty called the war duty and
fuw ma advice yen firmly, Porneerinfilli and respect-the Sirs per cent. additional, thereby reducing the duty to
lly to maintain your rights—the rights of a limitation of Id. pa pound. That petitioners feeling the oppression, and
labour to ten hours • day See all young persess•' sad that oasis working of the Tithe Commutation at as being
such labour ba not gives by fits and starts, by sifts sad taken upon seven years average daring protection upon
relays, but continuously from the hour at which it is began. British grain, and which under the present free trade
I advise you to send up petitions, memorials, and other operates so unjustly, do most earnestly entreat your honour-
autheatioexpessaion of feeling to the hoses of meet able house to make such aliteratior in the laws so that the
and to people in authority. 1 advise you ales to seed up • averages may be hereafter taken annually instead of lepton.
deputation which shall see, if possible, every member of the way.°
legislature, sad state your just claims. lamat • lees to Dr. ACIIILLI attended a meeting of a newly-formed
understood the grounds of opposition. You limply require
Bible society in the parish of St. George, Bloomsbury, which
the emeeel°° of an eve
in the set—nn act "mg" f. was held last evening at the Music Hall, Store. street, Bea-
XBir Jas.° Grgbam' when Sir Y. Ptak" was 'Werner ford Heproposed a resolution, which was carried
seral. The judges in their drier admit that the intim- -agallaa .
unanimously, unrmiug that in consequence of the energy
risTsoof the legislature
ligialathanithauntwerch t°iinatePen:iontgi frounrad be 'scams:Wu' tart: sad activity. f the Roman catholic church, it was desirable
idea. This is simple justice ; and no one, surely, may to send comes of the scriptures to all parts of the world, in
meet you with argassese el But should any onehi d
___..order._thathat the people of etch
r, salon mightlnt t to
do so, yens reply is newly. Neer( two years of expel- t"°'
ere have pore that everything urged by your opponents, KIRKCUDBRIGHTSHIRE ELECTION.—The Steward
fedsg .the aattaara, bet see eat Sabred* of Kirkcudbright has appointed Wednesday next,
4.11•6
t't tue very reverse. Ha ruin the 20th inst., for the nossiaatios. Although Mr. P. John-
"le
the iftautiattrial diae"6 capital quitted the sea, derasslloch, has fired an address, b. Into not fol-
e=selamieur wages been reduced to the minimum lowed it up by • cream or the appointment of agents, so
411
? H produce Produce of colon good. &ea that the ream of Mr. Maris, of Bargally, the liberal ren-
dre! ? Nay, Is it nut the fact that, in all theme re- &date, will be virtually asopposod.—Scesesass.
spear, yr are better ender ths an hours than you ever
• were nada the twelve hour' system Has time Lorf.-LTIVATION or FLAX IN litELAND.—A COTrle
been literal in the skittle-ground or the pother ? s pendent says: At this mosasat, when a growing apprecia-
sot the east wry the truth, are the operatives him ties is experiered in foreign countries for our yarns and
betaken themalves to many useful employments we harmless liars, and just before the fiaz.sowing sere, the following
mentatleme, to the cultivation of gardens, allotments, sad to pea/elan mum fail to be interesting:—At the moonily
other puseits ? Have not hundreds of yount lemma Dam meting of the Royal Flax Insporment Society, a gentle-
eighteen and upwards, attended evening schools a •41.4 men reams remarked, that he had sold his crops of flax
Mat they might learn to read, to bolt, to 5::11, and all the Maw, pewit sear Carriektergas, palled and dried, to a
varies items, in short, of domestic necessity ? All this iseteoping oempa at Crossett. getting 121. per Irish an.
true ; and all this most be undone, if we do not ereeig ca fee it, whir d him better than any of his ether crops.
Re had slam told by the purchasers were t that the y
applying a remedy to the decision of the Court of ikese-
. suer. Bat the set is yew eight, ; and its tests lima:: awed 111. for the geed Of Oa 6010 of this flax ; sad he had
• .bude its inroad provisions. Ire no ream to kismet' sees seas of the fibre, which they had steeped and
L 'tat parliament will have changed its Goias • I see so scut hod, and which was of such good 4114107 la to be
re 6604 to believe that the Prime Minister and the flearetary rnfaed by the spinner. at 63.. Rio cwt It woo producing
kens the straw at the rate of ut 80 seises of 161bs. to
or State for the Home Department, who were semi your
bee t (Made in 1846, will he Ism so in ; sad he myself, (Il Soft whisk would be aak worth of fill!: see. gadding
Ic an lately my that, although not so young es when I Si.o k° the ends the Irish would being 444.
beg' a this great rinessiesseveateen years ego, lam paltered, INCEEDLagIaIf.—On Sunday and Monday nights
how' Ter reluctant, to ream the struggle; and give, by Goers maw pumps of furze on Woagamesg, Tooting, and
blessio tg, what little may remain of energy and atesiglk M arearsm rum were malielosely sot on fire, causing
Ma to nee to which I have steady devoted the best mein igagliesable alarm ia the sameaMiag neighbourhood. The
of am, palissisa, your faithful kited sad
sow with the 004444440 Of the • labourers of the district,
genet-ASHLst. ASHLEY .
The ejentral Short Time Committee of lAlleawltieo. susiss"
ezdagelehleg
the
hem
ie
every
iustan"
soon
• DELEGATE eked whether Loin Ashley did not, in efeer,pa,lriptagilitbrut. RLETEIL—Oa
11144, witAdraw the bill ter fear of the frowns of Sir R. Peel, •w - SatsrdaY
Mt.
F"te
In favour old ten hones sad • half. He wee not gadded taut was coamitted fetes et the next Arse in Mara, on
Iced Ashley should be reside:red Ur leader in the conduct Charge of "vitt ro to dot Prowls, Queen-elm%
era toadies in the Hosea of Conies. He had no Om. lately coespied y him ; end it wee intimated to him that
Mere is Lord Ashley. the magistrates would decline to rept bail.
The DELEGATE from Todmorden suggested that the
same (Serge Bashes (member for Dossetehire) should FffeehAL ECONOMY.—Teed week took 'dace • very
Mis ia the ree.dutise. plain and somewhat eccentric funeral of the Rev. J. Ford,
• lagthy disemodon maned, after which the mover of the st Navesteek. The object of the plainness, we dad, was
ressiatios speed to the insertftm of the name of Mr. Bears. poorth ebesta the ll""anthautitvkiatgeb;cmidandb.wyxdiagdiatritntitay usamgoatZdaibi
The resolution was thee owned unanimously.
The following wore the resolatioas agreed to by the last 6Pay 'all taus gives awaydesim at the "WY' 6
metre ; isms Os. each, to 100 of the most ia the pea.
That, la sineedeass with the advise of age Mesas sad asktinsut4 —Chateutfaed Chronicle.
trewasete that &deputation proceed le bald= assiSsodaY SS peed Erynast COUNTI4I.—Tua Diviatorn —The dindieg
ta mania taa ggaggigger tout hems etf herilootet, sad eh t tido apse the misolidated stock of this company, and of ea
diCaerlibeemituessimieneerieSeemdkaeZdrkia kis 6°L..m.).41"1". meefeetutm nor h& compeer, will be 3s. per share of 201. sash.
to thip tiaaaa mow the eeese:leee and air HOU. Karr RAILWAY CONTIPMATION:Iratairi
MOMS to give rep re le end ether. the committee ported by the House of Coresse
Illre, loss ere Tim ism •w and also their le take isms aR Orion ed aseceaspEssee with
*la Mead &sr sat to Mein to keg netts sea awn.;the eleadlog erases. ffenidol, atter •la &liberation, „thee
owl tbet nib taws be teenaeled le mil* lb& ova alba •al sell the temiher mama key sat boa Aid „Bb by the p
/mho saws ad Ede bid;" which is orgy lest Me
nut " Inner 1=2041110411610114,0 •—•• ppm_aaarq
bar w
oe eke la new Aelt as log gain 440 OIMPEP ORO IMMO yedule aes-eoispaaans Mai Mtn IMO•
Week ten be
War Fee der sdisia, =dr hme:111 kw= Of=ser MOOS JO the kook
lad feriaramass, le had us lbstr seaman it h seam la wide Ihearkeglittl
Is Ms streesesbaboyeeW.Tell bemeed_ it, esti thereby „.'urgteas see grimed.
alaaa° 01.0081,01 Oie rod alias and l'udibla aoll. if a raft' —Noway AND EXIIISIMLIN.--tarstiess has boas Patios*.
Fair debtors to Lees wire ' • ladies was sawed Id* eltirit. Ilk sold tile well lk IkkEddid is
weed epee and Ike peassedies Pt War: about twelvemonth. Man

The twentieth annual meetiog of the shareholders
in nig beak wm held et the Royal Hetel at Birmisetais
vormatioy.Twow PattasarOw, Esq., Is the chair. Tile
felleaksi is the setsseattee of the most impotent passeges
la
the Men el the dimmers :
" aim the Arses report way of the affselli preinsed by
OM, el then mast emerream have, to a great maw,
ersimily sealed dews, bat still lea teasers set Neste be
emlbeg ellased. It is, however, wilinalesel to ems
Men ge emit eireemoimere et mann with les
hoe esmilifs• sad popes& ark, the prerelease et mew
merelel MIMS, sad of drain fra milway srpeseasats.
Is the masulastiarlart dissents pmeally, but ansmilly in
Lameashire sod Twinkle% • mend aimed. hie taken
plees, pmelesity la men sprite probes' ter Weitz mar
kets • sad pangs it Is set tee mush le sesta Mae, eseekier
parese fweeralez=sat et lie peep* owl nee kw
at that 'elm late thdr
weddegastesso sever led a greater mums. of
esertrale Ikea et Ike peewit time. The Mei of the
everany Ms set mpg the tell basin a the Inpremseent
whisky referred to. °wipe partly le the genet Espessieu
whisk is awn, sad eoprially dialog • peeled el trassides,
ha same epos the agricultural latsrest. Bat deigns taw
Woos, which forms a swine drawbeek ea the sheer-
et the name, it easy be hoped that, essemdloil by
Esqleel. skill, sad energy, Mhos mums IPS eta
seems he. sprain whisk will arrest, ter at ken
atm threelong evils, and make agrisalture tally
la the gime* pespority.
In a sidsegueat paragraph it was stated that the met ma
fits of the yam ending 31st Demonetise last, all aessusary
V= wed dulactions Wag Aramade, amount to
Ifs. N., out of which the directors recommended
the prepriettes to declare the mat half.yearly divined of
lea pow share, or at the rate of 10 per east. pm, sans sad •
bans et 6a. per share, both without dadaation cr iaanee
tae--s eisilse distributioa harts' bees made on the Ist
September lest. Thin would then remain 3,2302. 19e. 2d.,
which Wei le the balance of Mk Its. 7d. in 184 k, wewid
mho we *ea.& metal of 4,1011. eta 44.. of which it
wee to mid 3,0002. to the reserve fend, making it
~ sad to wry forward the balsam et 1,1671. Ile. 4d.
le the sanest year.
The regret was adopted, and resoletiess is aoserdenee
win it wen pissed ansaimosely. The routine batons was
esnallensk awl the meting, white wait unusually large,
pasted of is • very satiefaatery Maw •
r, terminating with
vete of thanks to Yr. Beassomi far his efficient manage.
meat.

RAILWAY MEETINGS.
BLACK WALL. _

Yesterday, the h;114;;;Iy meet is; of this sompasy
wss held at the Londe& Tams, sad was suseroutly
muscled.
J. N. Remus, Req., Mehl.
_takes the ehair, the direc-
tors' report, • sommary of 'Mot Irmo* in the Express
ot Saturday I. weelaid ea the tett*.
The CHAIRMAN sawed the Moron of the meet sad
aseemts.
Mr. HAIGH seemed the news.
Mr. PALMAS whim ea the ablest et inermaing the
toad sod wegotairl whetbe eated mime improve-
✓etoes he doe mt.
Ur. 010. esetker auditor was to be ap-
pointed, drew the weir
the nestles to whet he eon.
skims* the esly solopeed for railway property —namely, aa
*Seim* swearnmene mat. (Applause.)
• keg dleminiell Ikea leek Sue eta this and other sub-
jects of the nowt, is whisk Mr. Stately, Mr. Crowley, Mr.
A. A.
wee
Cereals Malay, sad mho*, took part,
do mete
Mr. C. asked if the pe:Lietere meld Ns the
Me of sherebelfees eatoW te the
TM ORAIRMAIi seed see at prawn% 'but the swam
sow premeed by ea* of the proprietere would give them
that egmeimity.
Attar seam fratker eimeresties, la whisk the CHAIR-
MAN elated OVA the Heelers Counties Compsay had met
their
elee poem& with a Sat refesslot rocimaiattco was gamed
he M the areholders au opperty of mine the
moo-
of thesh proprieton of MI Blackwell Railway
Compaq.
Three shareholders were she antedated es a emusittee
for the sessideratim of the question of • governimat audit
or otherwise.
Kr. BOA& was thou sleeted an auditor, in the plea of
Mr. Wilson.
eattrased7.llsailes sad Mr. Haigh were re-elected directors
Afillf • MO at lima. to 4.• oludtman• and altictOrt, me
WW2( 1410111OOd.

TAFF VALE.
Tooter& tholialf-yonrly mooting of shareholders in
this uadmtehiss we. held at the Whits Lion Hotel, Broad.
street, Bristol. Wairsa Corns, Eel., chairman of the
company, presided. The mai matins business having
been disposed of,
The SECRETARY read the meet. The directors said
it WY a nutter of regret that the Meets ef the Brig halt
year had not equalled that of the mesas/ ewe, presendag
a deadens, of 1,8331. 18e. 34. Yhh sissy ems Flu.
eipelly from two oauses—Seett She AIM ef the awful visita-
tion of the cholera at the essemememest of the
half-year ; and secondly, die malt of a strike
ammo the colliers in the Aberdare Valley. This
strike unfortunately dill prevailed, producing sot
only deereue to the railway traffic, but also great injury
to the colliery proprietors ea well as to the oolUen thee.
selves. The proprietors were, however, taking actite i.e.
wren to introduce new men into their distrid. The
pump, traffic presented the marked decline for the half.
year as compared with the mine period of 1848 of
1,0781. 12e. 24., or upwards of 14 por cent., of which sum
9001. occurred in the irst three snonths team the eases be-
fore alluded to. Than two ceases of decressed fume Wog,
it was hoped, only temporary, the directors did act propene
to make any addilon to the depreciation fund, but nem-
mended a dividend of 31. Vic for the half year oa eselt
original share of 1261., aid a dividend is the lame propor-
tion oa the Quarter and 101. shard. It was satisfactory,
notwithstanding the strike elided to, to observe that the
income and expenditure of the Aberdare Railway
was more nearly equalised this half year than in any pre-
ceding one. With respect to the audit of railway accounts,
the directors flathead uniting themselves with the asiociaud
railway diffident is London on a meat melon with
reference to the subject, preferring to leave the. matter
entirely in the hands of the proprietors, more especsally so,
se the Taff Vale Railway Company had regalerly adopted
the plan of audit by a public accountant Mee the year 1842.
Mr. BRUCE inquired whether the Rhoudda branch vas
being proceeded with ?
The CHAIRMAN replied in the affirmative.
Mr. BRUCE—And have any other works been under-
taken
Tee CHAIRMAN—Noce.
Mr. BRUCE—There is the Merthyr branch ?
The CHAIRMAN—That will be made by the Merthyr
Company.
Mr. BRUCE—When will the Rhondda branch be com.
pistol ?
The CHAIRMAN—That we are not in a condition to
state. There an some points which the directors wish to
undertake before they embark so large an amount of capital.
There were no difficulties in the way of making the branch,
bat the coal in the upper part. of the valley has aot yet been
peeved, and the directors having still a year and a half before
them for tiling to the land, wish for the landomen to
prove the coal before they commence the works. (Hear.)
Mr. BRUCE expreM himself satisfied.
The anal resolutions adoptipg the report, declaring a
dividend after the rata recommended by the directors, He.,
having been puled MM. con., a vote of thanes was carried
by acclamation to the chairman, after which the meeting

PORTBURY RAILWAY AND PIER COMPANY.
The seventh half-yearly meeting of proprietors in
this company was summoned to be held yesterday, at the
White Lion Hotel, Bristol.
At the app Anted time there was net a sufficient number
of shareholders present to constitute • meeting within the
act of parliament, and no resolutions were come to. The
directors present laid on the table • report for the inform►tion
of the proprietors who attended. It stated that the directen
hoped to be able to wind up the affairs of the company by the
expendinue of • small portion only of the second call. It
would be necessary, however, under any circumstances, to
collect the amen outlast call, in order to place all parties on
an equal footing. The balance unexpended would afterwards
be returned to theshareholders pro rata under the provisions
of the act of parliament.