The Express.
London, England, 1861-03-14 00:00:00

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TRADE DISPUTES.

THZ 8111112 IN THE BUILDING TRADTI4 AT EDIN-
SURGIL—We are glad to learn that arrangements are now
in progress for a conference between representatives et the
Mater beilders and the most important section of the
operative builders in the city of Edinburgh—the masons—
to consider the best means of bringing the present
no-
plesaant contest to en end. The first overture, as was for-
merly mentioned, came from the Operative Masons' Society
on Monday, and on Tuesday the committee of the Matters'
Association sent to request that the proposal should be
made officially and in writing. Acoordingly, an authorised
DOW was despatched by the chairman of the operative masons
to the secretary of the Masons Association intimating
that the operatives would be happy to appoint two of their
number "to coder with a deputation of two members from
the Mutere Association to see whether an amicable
arrangement of the present dispute might not be arrived
at.' On Tuesday night an answer was returned by Mr.
Nisbet, the secretary of the Muter.' Association, to the
effect that he had communicated their proposal to the chair-
man of the committee, " who would bring the matter be-
fore a full meeting of the directors on Friday, when he (the
chairman) had no doubt that a deputation would he ap-
pointed" to meet with a similar deputation from the ope-
ratives. A. number of the mamas who were to have left
the city yesterday in search of employment elsewhere have
remained to await the result of the present negotiations,
which it is to be hoped may be successful.
TUFTS-OUT OP COTTON SPINNIRN AT BOLTON.—
On Tuesday night,a special general meeting of the operative
cotton spinners, and self-acting minders, of Bolton and
the neighbourhood, was held for the purpose of hearing
from the delegates the answers of the masters to the
memorial requestiug them to adopt short time in preference
to their contemplated reduction of wages. Upwards of 102
mills were represented, and Mr. Robert Chadwick was
called to the chair. The replies from the masters to the
memorial were generally a refusal to depart from their
notice to reduce wages—the associated masters having so
resolved at the meeting on Monday eight. It was stated
that there are 47 mills where the hands have not received
notice ; and 64 where notices have been given ; and the
masters are resolved to reduce wave. The spinners em-
ployed in the latter comprise at least three-fourths of the
hands. The meeting finally decided that the spinners
should leave work on the expiration of the noticea
THE BLACILIBUTIN WITAVZILIA—Great uncertainty
sad mush anxiety prevail in Blackburn and the district,
respecting the dispute between the weavers and their em-
ployers. In acconlance with the resolution, to which about
SO arms appended their names on Thursday week, notices
were given in the various mills which these firms repre-
sented, requiring their operatives in the weaving depart-
ments to cease work in 14 days, and these notices expire to-
morrow. The object of this resolution was to get all the
operatives to resume work, and this object has been success-
ful in Blackburn and the out-districts, with the exception of
Derma, where work has been only partially' resumed. The
question then cornea must Bleekburu and the other districts
where work has been resumed be locked out, in order that
that those still out at Darwen may be compelled to go in?
This must bs, or the masters must depart from their bond,
sod support the Darwen masters whom hands are out. But
this they will not do, if Blackburn and the other districts
which are out must support the Darwen operatives. The
masters were to inset yesterday afternoon, to consider the
1 question, and the result is looked forward to with much
anxiety by all classes. One thing is certain, that trade is
not such as at present to induce masters to yield much,
amid it is a pity that the operatives in the whole district did
nut resume work, as is that case the dispute would now be
I at an end.

ARCRITBOTS' BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION.—Yester-
day the simnel meeting of the members of this society was
held at the vomits, Condnitetreet, Regentatreet, Mr. More
mending. The rport cougretulateil the members upon the
fact that the society was every day increasing in strength
and us/fulmar. The subscriptions and donations had in-
creased, and in every item of expenditure there had been •
diminution during the past 12 months as compared with
the memding year, and the invested capital was now nearly
LOOM. ; still, however, the society foiled itself in went of
funds, to enable them to give adequate relief to the
numerous applicants for their bounty. The report also
mentioned with regret the death of Sir Charles Berry, and
announced that Mr. Beresfonl Hope had become •
vim-patron of the society. The chairman, in moving
the adoption of this report, spoke of the desirability of
making • general appeal to the profession for assistance.
The motion was agreed to. The treasurer's report states
that, including • balance of 1471. as. lid., britight forward
from the previous account, the income of society for the
year had been rest. 12e. 11d., end thn expenditum,including
531. Ea. 64., and 83/. spent in relief, amounted to 2111.
10e. 4d., leaving in band a balance of 187/. 2s. 7•1. On the
motion of Mr. Mocata this report was also agreed to; after
which the usual routine business of the society was disposed
of, sod the proceedings terminated.
LIFEBOAT Bw/tem—During the heavy gales
which have occurred within the last ten weeks, the lifeboats
of the National Lifeboat Institution have been the means of
saving the crews of the following wrecked vessels :—Five
men from thebrigantine Nugget, of Bideford ; wiz men from
the twig Lovely Nally, of Seaham ; nix men from chi/schooner
Prespeot, of Berwick ; four men from a Whithurn fishing
boat; eight men from the brig Arethusa, of Blyth ; eight
men from the schooner Duel(' Wyn, of Portn,adoc ; two
men from the flat Cymraes, of Beaumaris ; five men from
the schooner William, of Morecambe ; eight mom from the
brig Providence, of Shields ; eight men from the brig May-
flower, of Newcastle ; four men from the smock Gipsy, of
Newry ; four men from the schooner Margaret Ann, of
Preston ; eight men from the brig Now Draper, of White-
haven ; five men from the schooner William, of Liverpool ;
three men from the lugger Nimrod, of Camtletown ; four
men from the schooner Village Maid, of Fleetwood ; three
men front the sloop Thomas and Anne, of Dundee ; nineteen
men from the barque Guyana, of Glasgow ; ton men from
the brig Roman Congress, of Sunderland; two men from
the brig San Spiridione, of Galaxide ; eight men from the
schooner Voador du Vouga, of Vienna; eleven men from
the French brig La Jenne Maria Therese ; four men from
the schooner Elisabeth, of Bridgewater ; and seventeen men
from the ship Danube, of Belfast, making a total of 162
saved from shipwreck. In addition to this number
iroTiree were saved by the institution's lifeboats during the
past year, giving altogether agreed total of 372 shipwrecked
persons owed through the direct instrumentality of the
Lifeboeklurtitution,from an ineyitahlo and appalliegdeath,
during the past fourteen months. Since the beginning of
the year the institution has expended Ire lifeboat establish.
ments and its crews nearly 3,5001., end it now earnestly
' impede to the public for help to assist it to carry on its
important and national work.
VIOLENT SQUALL AT THE VICTORIA DOCLB.—
On Tuesday afternoon, between three and four o'clock, the
district of these docks was visited with a complete hunt.
cane, accompanied with thunder and lightning, causing con-
siderable damage to the shipping. Seward vessels were
torn from their moorings. amongst which wee the Indiana,
Jason, Hydaspesl and Milford Haven, screw steamers. The
Indiana had her bulwarks crushed, and the mooring•ring to
which she was made fast was jerked out of the quay to •
height almost incredible, falling with the cable into the
,
dock. Some workmen who were engaged on the bottoms of
the vessels were, fur the very short time the squall con-
tinued in imminent danger, but there is season to believe
that no [ability occurred.

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