The Express.
London, England, 1868-01-27 00:00:00

INDIA.

BOMBAY, JAN. 24.

711 m. skirtings, sr. ; nibs. ditto, 6r. 2a. ;
40's mule twist, 10a. Cotton steady. Dhol-
lerah, 133. Shipments of the week, 26,550
bales. Exchange on London, Is. 100. Freights
to Liverpool, 675. 6d. The latest London date is
the 20th inst.

CALCUTTA. JAS. 23.

71ba. skirtings, Sr. 14s. ; 811 be. ditto, 6r. 14a. ;
40's mule twist, 51s. ; market active. Exchange
on London, Is. 101 d. Four per Cent. Government
Securities, 921 ; Five•and-&-Halt per Cent. ditto,
1131. Freights tc England, 85e.

AMERICA.
far ATLANTIC mensars.)
NEW YORK, Jam 25.
The steamers leaving to-day for Europe take out
1,000,000 dole. in specie.
Closing prices :—Gold, 140. Sterling exchange
on London, 109 a. 5-20 United States Bonds,
1882, 111 ; ditto, 1885, 109 f ; 10-40 Bonds, 104 ;
Illinois, 1334 ; Erie, 784. Cotton : Middling
Upland, 17f. Petroleum, standard white, 24}.
Flour, extra State, 10.50. Corn, old mixed, L 37.
According to Messrs. Neill Brothers' circular,
the receipts of cotton at all United States ports
during the week amount to 82,000 bales, and since
the let of September, to 1,162,000. The week's
exports to Great Britain are 17,000, and since the
Ist of September, 458,000. The week's exports to
the Continent, 5,000, and since the let of Septem-
ber, 227,000. The total exports for the week are
72,000, and since the Ist of September, 685,000.
Stook at all ports, 350,000.

DISPATCH or CAPS MAILS.—SOSITRAMPTON,
JAN. 25.—The Unioa Steam Shipping Company's mail
steamer Brims, Captain Key, sailed hence this afternoon
with mails, passengers, 10,0001. in gold, and a general
argo, for the Cape of Good Hope. The Briton is the first
departure of the proposed hi-monthly steamers, under a
new arrangement, u announced by her Majesty's govern.
ment. She will not cal: at Plymouth, but proceed direct
for the Cape, having embarked at this port a very heavy
mail.
Quemssrowx, JAN. 26.—The extra Cunard
steamship Tripoli, from New York, arrived here at 7.30
a.m. to-day with 41 pauengers. After landing six of them
and despatches, she proceeded at 7.40 a.m. for Liverpool.
AU well.
OUTWARD AMERICAN MAIL.—QUERNSTOWIT, JAN.
26.—The Royal Mail steamship Java arrived here at 8 a.m.
today. She embarked b 7 sacks of mails, the pasesegen 1
and telegrams, and proceeded at 3.30 p.m. for New York.
All well
Quisrisrow le, Jas. 25.—The Guice steamer
Manhattan, from New York, arrived here at 7 p.m. with
45 passengers. After Lading some of them she proceeded
for Liverpool immediately.

The annual Wiaderimilleeelion- of •the "sonde*,
Scottish Rifles testi gime elt theturday evenieg..in W
mmther-imil, and eithengb the evade' was mid, and
themes, et the
this distinguished corps imps:did eitrected a athionable
and numerous comel".
Th pe S. PAUL LIFSCIAL SllNVlC7.3.—Yeettordny
wren* the fourth of the special Sunday sureties under
the dome of St. Paul's was attended by a very large em.
greption. There was as usual a full choral service,
mermen being preached by the Bev. William F.
'M.A., incumbent of St. Bride's, LiverpooL
THE Innio CRIIRCH.—A second series of ad-
dresses on the Irish Church by Mr. Mason Jones is
=noun's& The fast meeting this week Is to be held at
the Horns at Kennington to-morrow night.
SOUTHAMPTON, JAN. 2b.—The Nyanza, which
morningarrived here this with the Bombay mail, ex-
perienced a hurricane in the Bayof Biscay, last Wednesday
night. This morning she met with a blinding rain storm
in the ChanneL The drops were so large and fell with
such [ores that they sounded like hail. Two small boats
ands wherry have been sunk off the town quay barn The
screw steamer Salisbury encountered a heavy gale outside
the Needles, yesterday, one of her crew was !mocked down
and had two of his ribs broken, and another of the crew
his thigh broken. A correspondent of the Hants Adrerieser
writing from Yarmouth, in the Isle of Wight, last night,
says :—" We have been visited during the past week with
a succession of furious gales, but are thankful to record
that in this locality, neither by sea nor land has much
mischief been done. The tide on Weineaday was neutrally
high, sweeping over the Yu Bridge embankment, and bad
the wind, which was due west at the time, shifted to the
north-weet, such injury would have been effected as would
have reduced the shareholders' dividend for some time.
The wind, however, fortunately did not shift, and with
the fall of the tide all apprehensions subsided. At Fresh-
water-gate large masses of the cliff fell in, and unless
some effectual barrier in the shape of a strong sea wall is
interposed, we expect that in course of time the whole
frontage of the bay will be destroyed."
tilllFWltleft AND LOOB or Lire OFF LIVERPOOL.—
SONDAr.—A fearful storm of wind and rein
swept over this port lest night and up to an early hour
this morning, and we regret to state that a disaster of •
very lamentable character occurred outside the port about
1 a.m. to-day. The splendid barque Mersey, Capt. Tucker,
which left this port yesterday, was driven ashore on the,
West Hoyle Bank, and became a total wreck. The
disaster occurred close to the Point of Ayr life-boat eta-
iron, and the crew of the life-boat seeing the signals of I
distress from the barque, at once put off, and after great
difficulty and danger succeeded is rescuing the captain,
one pasienger, and eleven seamen, while four others of the
crew were washed overboard and drowned. The Mersey
was bound to Arica, on the west coast of South America,
and was 493 tons register. She was owned in Liverpool
by Mews. W. J. Tyree and Co. and was constructed in
October, 1865, especially for the West Coast trade. The
Jane Henderson, bound to the Clyde, was towed into this
port yesterday in • disabled state.
Moss Suirrise Dismormui AND LOGS OF LITZ.—
Information was received in Liverpool on Saturday that
the arshooner Eleseie, of "avert:tool, bed sunk at Tort-
miukk, and that the whole of the crew had been lost
The Wilfred, Madras to London, has sunk white lying at
her anchor off Belize, after having been on the Powers-
court rocks. The screw steamer Frankfort, Captain
Mee, bound from the Mersey to Gibraltar with coals, has
put into Falmouth, after having encountered • severe gale
in the Channel, during which her engines were damaged,
boats washed away, and the ship otherwise injured. 'The
Myrtle, Captain Stevenson, Philadelphia to Bremen, with
a cargo of petroleum, has been towed into Falmouth in a
leaky condition, with loss of foremast and bowsprit. Re.
ports from Milford Haven state that • troy boat, whilst
attempting to leave the harbour to go to the eseistance of
a distressed vessel, had her bulwarks wished away, and
was so seriously damaged that she bad to put back.
Several vessels were reported to be in a distressed coach.
ties. outside. A telegram from Belfast states that • ship,
supposed to be the Ellen Southanl, Liverpool to Haven-
, with telt, had arrived in the Loch with all masts oat
I away. The Alfred, for Beatunaris, with elates, has gone
ashore off the South Lights. near Belfast Lough.
Tits ILLEOALITY OF LOTTERIES.— A cane of im-
portance, as affecting persons engaged in originating
lotteries, was decided by the county magistrates at Cuter-
bury on Saturday. The BK. Henry Geary, incumbent of
Christchurch, Herne Bay, was summoned by direction of
the chief of Kent county constabulary, " for that be did,
on the 6th of January last, at Herne Bay, in the perish of
Herne, publicly keep a certain place, there to exercise and
keep open, to be drawn by numbers, a certain illegal lot-
tery not authorised by parliament, to wit, a lottery for
divers prises of goods." The evidence adduced by several
witnesses on behalf of the praiecution went to show
that • bazaar for the sale of fancy articles was
recently held at Herne Bar 4 order to obtain
funds to assist in the cost of • Chridthureb. A
number of articles remained undis of, and these the
rev. defendant announced would be got rid of by means of
a public lottery, which took place in the wheal-room
attached to the church. The fee for a single thanes is the
drawing was 2s. W., and persons who ;mid that sum drew
from • beg, held by a lad in the building, a ticket ana-
-1 ding them to • certain article. Some articles were of
greater value than others, none being of lees value than
the amount paid, and there were no blanks. Mr. Geary
did not dispute the facts of the came ; but urged that the
cause adopted by him was is every respect similar to pro.
ceedinga carried on almost daily. throughout the country,
and Imbed no idea that he was infringing the law. The bench,
through their clerk, said this might be so, but if proceed-
begs at law were taken in such cases, the parties ooneeneed
would be equally liable to conviotios. The defendant was
• then convieted, and directed to come up for judgment if
I called upon, end mulct in cote, amounting to If. 4e. 6d.
, It transpired that the magistrates had no power to levy
a realty under the terms of the statute, passed in the
reign of Goo. 111., the punishment for the offence b
three months' imprisonment, or the exaction of a eetnol
5001., recoverable by the intervention of the Attorney-
Geuend.
CONPENRATION TOR INJURIES ON RAILWAYS.—
In the County Sheriff's Court at York, on Friday, was
heard en action broeght by Mr. Joostban Crowther, wool
and waste dealer, of Elland, against the Lancashire and
Yorkshire Railway Company, for injuries sustained in the
Bowling Tunnel accident, in March last year. It was
proved that Mr. Crowther bad been eaverely hurt in
various ways, and that !mug other injuries he bad re-
ceived was impaired eyesight. The company was not in-
disposed to give compensation, and only asked that the
amount should be &sided. The jury flied the damages at
1,100/.
A STILANOL Arrms.—The Waterford correspon-
dent of the Preesion'sJoureal writes that on Fridsbizzgi;
Mg one of the gun' at the feet of Thancunem,
West, near that city, was found " spiked." No informa-
tion was procurable on the subjecL and be understands
that no clue has been found to the " spiker."
SINGULAR Discovior or VII SNILRTONII or
TRIM CHILDIKII.—A woman named Rebirth Townsend
died recently at Kingbam, near Chipping-Norton, at the
advanced age of 83 ream It appears that she had lived
alonefor nearly the last 50 years, and had never been mar-
ried. AA the died rather suddenly the cottage waavintedon
the day of her death by the rish constable and the
rector, for the impose of taking an inventory of her
goods, as apparently she had no friends or relations.
On examining the room in which she died, a box, se-
curely fastened down, was found underneath her bed,
which on being opened was found to be divided into
three compartments, in each of which was found the
remains of an infant child. From their appearance it
was evident they had been placed them forty or fifty
years ago. The coroner's inquest returned a verdict of
"Found dead, but how the infanta came by their death
there is ao evidence to show."
Gazer Noßroons Boarmax., CALNDONIAN-ROAD,,
N. Number of midgets for the week ending Jan. 25,
1,003, of which thl were new gams.
ROYAL PIM HOIRTrAL, GRATID-INI-LOAD.—The
number el paths& relieved at this hospital daring the
week ending Jan. 25 was 4523, of which 1,226 were new
soma
CISTINAL PALAON. HALF-A-CROWN DAY.—
SaironDAT. JAR. 25.—Admisekth on lipsyneent, 840 ;
dithe by senses tisk*, 4.789 ; total chitin, 5,728,

at It; at lb
7 8 8 8 Al
17 710 Btradleinro el..
Abergeldle 6it 8 I Tribes"
Thalia 6lO 7 6 rani Jones....
Bandmaster
The second columns here are much heavier than the
first, representing the Chester figures, and the discrepan-
cies are rendered all the more glaring when it is considered
that Christmas Carol, The Special, Neaoli, Nidderdale,
Jezebel, and Demonstration are heavier weighted at the
hands of Mr. Topham than by other gentlemen, and that
several animals have almost the same imposts in all the
long nose. At the fist glans the talent " spotted"
Vindim and Seville, sad they were juatibed is their fond-
ues, taking their best performanes last season es criteria ;
still, Knight of the Garter (Set Sib) gave Viridia
31b and quite an 81b beating on a short course
at Shrewsbury, and it lies yet to be shout net the filly
can stay the best. Seville ran dinar:tinily after beating
Thalia and Maadrake so cleverly for the Great Yorkshire
Handicap, or we should not have had her weighted to beat
the latter (who closed the season well) spun ; at the same
time Admiral Roos does not take cognisance of her later
doings, for he actually makes her mooed' 111 b in the Me-
tropolitan to Midwife, who very easily landed the New-
market Oaks, two miles, from her. It is a stubborn fact
that all John Day's horses wound up last season badly,
Gomera's Goodwood Stakes and Ebor Handicap perform-
noes being quite as effectually spoiled by her doings in
the Warwick and Lenient Cups as Lecturer's greed
double event of Ascot was by his last display, and as some
of them must get round, the Danbury division has
a real chance of recovering the heavy losses
they have sustained over the last three years'
Chester Cups. No three-year-old can beat Viridis if
she is capable of getting the distance ; nor can rutty of the
elder horses presume to have a chance against her, unless
Ackworth should be thoroughly revived- by Mr. Hughes,
who has two other aged cast-offs, Redcap and Planet, to
bring off another Flash in the Pan with. Dalby, supposed
to be in the same " swim," is nicely in spin, with last
year's winner, Ilearwing, her stable companion, Gipsy
King, and Ailesbury ; and it is quite on the cards that a
fifth coup on the Rboodee is awaiting the Epsomite'. Yet
many old hands look awfully dangerous enemies of theirs—
such as Abergeldie, Caithneas, Duke of York, and Treasure
Trove; sad there ace ominous whispers abroad manning
Weather Star, The Rescue, and Randmuter. Anyhow,
the grand race on the Rheodee will lime none of its prestipc
this year from a lack of good things in the field, and if
Ceithmam and Weather Star can only be kept quiet. It may
take the very beet of the Epsom and Danbury cliques, in
the best of form, to beat them.
No attempt has been made to speculate on any other
handicaps, except the Grand National, one of thou knotty
points it will not deb try to =travel prior to the aoropt.
aeon being before me ; sad eves them It will be a work of
time to wade through the perfurrunose of the sixty or
seventy that will doubtless be left in. A start must son
be made with the Lincoln books, for we are within three
weeks of the event, and it will not be very easy to tempt
backers, seeing there is no "good thing" palpable, unless
it is The Czar (who has a atone more weight to tarry in
the City and Suburban) or Eaaby.—l am, La,
METEOR.

BETTING IN LONDON.-SATURDAY.

Contrary to expectation the muster at the clubs to-day
was not very numerous, and it looked at one period as
though little or nothing would be done. As time wore on,
however, matters improved, and although the majority of I
the transactions were not for heavy amounts a fair show
of business was the result of the day's operations. For
the Liverpool Grand National, Shakespeare was in great
demand, and 20 to 1 would have been taken to a large •
amount, but these odds *mild only be obtained to limited
gams, and offers were subsequently contracted to 100 to 6,
a prise which the backers of &Wispier& steadily refused
to swept. Tennyson, Port Royal, and Pearl Diver were
each supported for a little at 25 to 1, while Daisy, Clans.
man, and Tusculanum found friends at 100 to 3 each. The
remaining, thussections do not call for special remark.
Comparstavely little was doee on the Chester Cup. Vlridis
was a good deal inquired after, bat the pries did not
seem to suit. Weather Star was backed at 2,000 to 60
and 500 to 15 ; while 1,000 to 20 was booked about
Bandmaster. It may be remarked that there were bat
' few bookmakers prompt, and this sirountstonos, coupled
with the near approach of the acceptances. probably had
the effect of narrowing speculation. For the Two Thou-
, cad Guineas, Rosicrucian would have been backed at 3 to
1 bat the outside offer was 5 to 2, one speculator offering
11,000 to 2,000. 1,100 to 100 would have been taken sheet
Paps, bat his pries wee not mentioned. Oa
being " put up ' 2,500 to 200 was awed, but if to
could have beat obtained, the Count's horse would, nu
I those terms, have met with moderate suppose. Nothi
was done on the Derby until buslnees was on the pant of
closing, when lady Elisabeth was laid against at 000 es
100, the layer offering to go ea. The most notable tree-
section of the day, however, was the taking of twelve
" monkeys" about Green Sleeve, by Unaccredited commis-
sioner of that interest. Following upon this, 1,000 to 30
was offered against Blue Gown ; thk was &emptied once,
but the odds were still forthcoming. Unties and Sen Saw
bad inquiring friends, but the prime offered were declined.
Quota Ums as follow :
LITWOOL ORAND NATIONAL
100 to 6MA Eatobeepareje, 46 to 1 ape KIK
_Arthur tt)
WWI w) te 1 Captain Crow
20 W 1 lea tt 14) tree (t)
26 to 1 imams (t) so to 1 Dogoillt (08.
26t0 1 Port 2°741 ) t6oto 11
to 1 Pearl Molt) 40 to 1 Bea 1(114 (du
25 to 1 Thalami) (0) 40 to 1 lopottot
100 to Delay (t t lees to )
100 to a INaeukatmi 6* to 1 LSD. (t)
HO to s ClaatteaCt) le to 1 Yore it)
40 to 1 Thoftwitaitor(t)
IR CUP.
I
11500 to II opt iwoooo (11
Nee to D 1204H0s
Wioeg)
1000 to 16 Olpq (0)
CID MIRA&
I10(0 to 80 opt Tiptoes (eg)
moo t• via* writ (0)
II to 1 Clistwo (of)

%to 1 rid Virldk WA--
lea So 10 Ws t I
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TWO THOM
Sto 2 opt
t3tol) Itookandan (o,
' 1110 1 Paco (w)

Mr. Merriman' who was selected by the ad-
vanced liberals of Southampton to contest the borough
against Mr. Hassell Gurney, the present conservative
member, when a dissolution of parliament was expected,
has (as by letter to Dr. Hearne, chairman of his oonituittee)
declined to stand at any future contest. He assigns the
pressure of professional engagements as hie reason for
taking this step.
PERSONAL RATIN°, REDISTRIBUTION or SEATB,
AND VOTE IST LALLOT.—The Reform League will open
their political campaign with a public meeting on the
above subjects to-morrow evening, at St. James's-hall.
Chair taken at S o'clock.
WORILINO MEN'S EXHIBITION AT LEEDIt—It it
the Intention of the Committee of the Leeds Wanking
Men's Hall to hold an exhibition in the building in Park-
street whilst the Art Es hibition is open. The arrange-
ments are in process of being matured, and it is not un-
likely
that the back yard may be covered in to give in-
creased accommodation. The articles to be exhibited will
consist chiedy of articles which will not be clarified et
shown in the Infirmary.
SACRED HARMONIC SOClETY.—Handel', Israel in
Egypt will be performed by this society at Exeter-hall on
Frt&y next, the 31st inst., with the following principal
vocalists :—Madame Lemmens Sherrington, Miss R. Hee-
derma, Madame Banton Dolby, Mr. Sims items, Mr.
Mates Smith, Mr. Lewis Thome', and Signor Yob.
THE MIDNIIIHT MEETING MOVEMENT. —A meet-
ing was held in the lecture-hall of Stalemate chapel on
Thursday night. Upwards of a hundred young women
had been collected together, by means of invitation cards
distributed to them in the streets. Most of them were
under twenty yean of age, and several were Dot sixteen.
Their behaviour throughout the meeting wee all that oould
have been desired. After refreshments bad been served
they were addressed by the Rev. J. Teller, Wesleyan
minister, Rev. J. G. Dixon, incumbent of St. Mary'',
Spital-square, and sr. E. W. Thomas. Mr. Thomas
assured them that the committee of the midnight move-
ment were prepared to help them if they would relinquish
their present mode of life. A night refuge had been
opened, into which they might go at once, if they were so
disposed. At the close of the meeting ten young women,
who had not long entered upon their career of misery, were
taken away to this sew refuge.
QVIKC'rT MICROSCOPICAL CLOD.—The usual
monthly meeting was held at University College on Fri-
day evening ; Mr. Arthur E. Durham, president, in the
chair. Mr. M. C. Cooke read a paper on " the Hairs of
Indian Bats." He described and illustrated the micro- I
soopioal characters of hair from forty•iive species of
Cheiroptera found in India and the malaria' osetigeous
thereto. This subject posesseso • special interest from the
fact that a kind of batelair from India has been used as a
teat-object for 25 years without its aura having been
scientiacaDy determined. The paper was illustrated by
45 diagrams, which, together with 100 slides of the various
hairs, mounted dry and in balsam, were presented to the
club at the close of the meeting. A discussion followed,
and a
vote of thanks was given to the author. Eleven
new members were elected, and the meeting terminated
with • conversazione.
ETONCOLLEOZ ATHLETIC SPORTL—RIOCiIIett will
form quite • new feature among the wiater pass at Eton.
The sew courts, owe of the finest builinding' in the kingdom
for the purpose, just completed, are daily use, and much
frequented by the young Monism'. To make them pro
&lent in the game, Mr. William Gray, the athlete of Cam-
bridge, has been appointed the instructor. He I. only 21
years of site and - has already carried off the principal
prism in England, Ireland. and America. On his leavens
Cambridge, • meeting was held at which he was perm
with • handsome tuizirs sad silver mounted belt, with
the following instal on • plate in the centre :—" Pre-
sented to William nry, the champion racquet player of
the world, by his fallow townsmen. with their best whiles,
co leaving bell for the appointment of racquet in-
etnistor at Zion
ETON Cou.sons.'Mnless.—This pack of hounds,
kept by, the Maoism' for their winter sport,
halo a
capital out* on Thursday. The boys follow she d
on foot, and having put up • hare in Upton-fields, she
went over the ploughed land to Vicarbeloidge, Moody
chased by the excited Etonian,. There poor " puss"
took to the Thames, mush SWAP from the heavy rains
of the pendia( day, the Seed rushing furiously
the arch, and the bands retain) to take the dream,
west over the bridge. At this aniline Mr. W. O.
Calvert, who be jest beim appointed captain of the
" football slimee," sad le 'near esiebisted squaws.
aosentsed se be was, plunged ate the water and breroght
the hese safe te Led be the Hose Park, amid the
drinks
_sheen el big amides orapricadh.
THH MA.M.OIIOCMIN Cana.—On Saturday notice
wee given that the Oath et Aram would it to beer the
Plemiaalt 'slisp.
iNlll t 6 was ewaisted. The in lobe heard Were
=oraltre ghee " Masan. lerdisueoldn,"
AR Mars Marna/ Davoirsznw
maps, Owc—tranT= =mbar fit te renewed
uriag week 216
waste
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FRIINCH CoNTLIUNcItS IN LONDON. —Teeterasy
afternoon • °Deference similar is character to those which
are held in the Cathedral of Notre Dame at Paris, and
1 which are so attractive there, wan held in the Nellie
Cattiolique Apostolique, Gordon-equare (to be oontinned
on successive Sundays), conducted by M. l'Abbi) Mastic°,
amen Vicaire de Paris, et Chavoine d'Evreux. The
chorea in which the service is held is • magnificent struc-
ture, as large as some of our smaller cathednls,belonging to
the seat founded by the late Edward Irving, and has from
time to tune received mini/net assistance from the late
Mr. Henry Druuni.ond and the present Duke of Northum-
berland. The nave was well filled, and although the
service was in French, the vast majority of the persons
present appeared to be English. The Abbe wore •
surplice with puce cope lined with red, and a red stole.
On ascending the pulpit he invoked the Trinity and then
said • very shoat prayer, after which be gave out the
100th Psalm—" Vous qui stir la terre habites," which
was excellently sung to the familiar tune of the Old
Hundredth is the church of England. He then dolivered an
earnest address, lie subject being " The church the
temple of the Holy spirit, ("L'Eglise temple do Saint
Esprit "), in which he took the high catholic doctrine of
beptison and the eucharistic Nominee, and founded upon
it arguments enforcing Christian duties and reeponsi-
bilities. After the sermon the hymn "Grand Dieu mom
te beniasons." was sung, and the Alibi dismissed his
lumen with the apostolic benediction. It was announced
that his subject neat Sunday. would be " L'Eglise Corps
de Christ," end on the following Sunday " L'Egliae Epouse
de L'Amtean."
Tag UN EMPLOYS!) AT THS EAST-END. -- AII
earnests meeting i f the unemployed of the shipyards
of Cain Town, Millwall, Lie:mimeos, and Poplar, was
held on Saturday afternoon, in Burdett-ball, Limehouse,
for the purpose of adopting means for remedying the
distress at present exiatiog in those localities. Mr.
Green, jun., having been called to the chair, pro-
ceeded to explain that the meeting had not been called
by the relief committee, but by the men themselves, for
the purpose of considering what they should do. and whe-
ther they could adopt means for bringing work back to the
neighbourhood mentioned. The chairman went on to my
that he supposed the men would pass_ resolutions stating
that they were willing to meet the hard times by accepting
work on • new scale. If they did those resolutions would do
a great deal of good or a great deal of harm. When it be-
came known that they were willing to work if they could
get it gentlemen would enter into speculations, for there
were many reedy to do so if they could only get their work
done cheaper, and on a sliding scale. It was, he said, a
great mistake to imagine that the employers ere making
profits, and equally a mistake for the employes to
ask for high pries, while times were so bad and money so
scarce. This was notes attempt to reduce wages, but to
enable the ship-builders of London to compete with the
firms of Scotland and those abroad. There wee, he said,
plenty of work to be had, but the high price of wages kept
it away from London. The Rev. Mr. Whitmore mid the
future prospects of the men depended upon their vote that
I day, for this was not a question of Uedes unions, but a
questionas to whether the trade should be driven away front
London. Mr. Alter said thatagentleman whom he knswhad
been compelled to have • vessel built in Glasgow, because
wages were too high in London. Mr. Winced, a work-
man, denied that the workmen of London received higher
wages than the men in Scotland. On the contrary, the
wages of London were less per hour Una throe paid in
Glasgow. The Chairman said the employers were quite
willing to listen to any one who would throw light upon
the" knotty point," namely, " how to got the work back
to the n4hbourbood?" Mr. Gibson said, undoubtedly
there was more work at Glasgow, Greenock, and other
=than at Millwall and the Isle of Dogs. He had
informed that work which cod Cia 6d. in London
Gould be done on the Clyde for es. 6d. Ind dition,
the Loudon employers bad to bring s and
iron to London, and therefore they
could not ore-
peso recoesefully with the north. He would, therefore,
ask the men to look the matter in the face and
?educe the so that their employers might
eocopete with ether (Cries of " No, no.")
Captain Campbell said that one great cense
of the want of work in the London shipbuilding trade was
the system of set °entracte'. Mr. Bullirint would show
where the work had gone to. The orders on hand in Glas-
gow for the present year amounted to 141596 tens, while
fed 'oar the member caly amounted to 78,000 tons, show-
ing low hem shipbuilding bad increased is Glasgow. If
they could build • ship at anything like the price per ton
as on the Clyde he could put two ships of 2,000 tone in
band immeindely. The question was were they prepared
to work for lees wages' (Noise, and shouts of
" No.") After the meeting bad been addresasd
by other 'psalms, Mr. Baker snored the op-
psiniment et • seemasittee of workmen to meet the em-
end to rWort tbe result of their teariew a
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pied leeeimaar • eels of thimble to the coltalr-
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