The Express.
London, England, 1857-12-07 00:00:00

1121211171 SOLLlmity STILLS 121 SOUTH

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NEAT'S, BitratiaT.
In roan:pence of the extreme depression of trade,
the colliery roprisson and ismaresers or the Aberdare dis-
trict lately fish -compelled to gin mars al a redscren silken
10 to 20 per cent. in the wages el shalt tar, bat las am,
some thorn& in nano_ ,ter have resisted, sad are now on
sure. The men bare hold doily meeting. on the mountain,
the rasa of which he. been the adoption of resolutions to the
following diet: I. "Not to accept soy redaction of wag";
2 Not to allow them employed to look after the pumptng
and ventilation, end other underground work in the pita, to
work ; 3. Not to yay the varier ropkespin the dare owing
to them for revilers supplied to the collier. in the pest month.
It is a precuts her. for Ma shopkeepers to gin credit to the
cotters until they receive their wages—monthly or fort-
nightly, so it may be. The mare have vieited the different
pits, end ordered the engineers not to work. Tha coon-
grace is that a great rosy our-pier are rapidly filling with
water, which it will take es ks, and even months, to pump
oat. At the Annan Ironworks, belonging to Menem
Yothergill, all Use colliers, stunt 900, being en stir, the
blast.tentaces an blown out, but the form are at work,
owl being four Smelters. At the Godley Works the 001119141
on strike are about 900. At the Brengwsur from 000 to
900 men an oat of employ, and .t the Cwrogract iron fu-
ror work is 1.40 eneproded. The Merthyr colliers have
spaded to the terse rarer by the tarter., and are still at
work. The Rhondda ir !alley men, however, are on strike.

POOR-LAW lINCIRT If MARTLEPONE.-OR Sa-
turday Mr. Permslt, Poor-law Inspector, held ma inquiry in
IL. bouni-ememe of llaryleixoe Workhouse, m to the recent
flogging of Om Immais pauper children by the smistant
mbeekuistrere. The subject was brought before the board of
Rowdiana rem See yr as weeks huh, end licltazimulte.:
demod that far • alight offence the amistaat
hot the chilies emerely some time after it wee committed,
bee dimmitiel wee trend,buta majority of the board decided
Yet r edimodthms weeld be • I ullicient punishment, with. •
atmliso met le meat each conduct. This circumsmoos
being pablielted le the papers attracted the attention of the
Poor-taw Beard, mod ma laspary wee ordered. The aseletant
rehnolealatiess, when him the inspector on Saturday, ad-
mitted haying bait= the &nitres, and on being asked
whether site we set suave that she was hound to carry out
the orders of the Pew-law Bawd, that no I puniah-
mast whatever Amid he lelleted ea fmle children in
workhoasso arrerel guimilase proving contended that the
quemins oeght not to be put. The sthooloatures, in the
reellicting apleases between the authorities, expressed
erteti not to me ewer the qumU... The inspector told the
reardines promo that they were hound to enforce the regu-
Otiose of the Poor-law Bawd la this natuct, end the pro-
oratiO Rs tarohlatak_

DIZETT OP A CHURCH-RATE AT HATE-KAN.—On
ltrldey rad Breathy has coasidarable excitecerat periled
la the horse et Hatches., arising from • churcterre con-
Irk whisk ears carried no with much spirit, sad which re-
Ethel he the dart of the mie by • large majority. At the
thee et the pall,ti
at eight inks on Saturday visaing, the
eerier' .6 the parieh church .ea crowded by ram-
mer, sad in. aksiness Ohs Rey. A. K. B. °mantle, in-
emabsal) braced the rim as follows —For the rate of
elah pray tbe poured, 66; for the amendatteat. that ao
ruble grealsd 294; majority against the Mt, 239. The
lac Clminrah alludtug to the defeat of himself sad the
err ehtheleas, ebearred that be retail accept the decides
af thareereyere ee ger, sad should hot cm say future oche-
aa selempt es reverie that declaim by a &arch-
ives. Be aseld hi happy to ere drud queers settled
by WANdI• IMettilehs, turd be treated that this contest
wad mgersd rather proof of the hemesity of rob •
sellthaer • the of drake am thea giros to ths chair-
mar end M. preceediegs warred.
Trs ROYAL ALBERT IiRIDGE AT SALTABL—The
essilora hilt of this aupeador structure has her raised
Om Oat the ekes cad mid four feet the cern cad. The
Miss teathre as feat as the toroary as be COM -
piled. Tire are six hydraulic mere la use for the
pompom no other half of the bridge is maker s row,
sad it is sapped that it will be reedy for &ear is .is
✓eads.

SPAL.DISG AND HOLBEACII RAILWAT.—The works
on this tine, wbrth Were resumed a short tins boo., are solo
suspended