The Express.
London, England, 1850-02-27 00:00:00

MANUFACTURING DISTRICTS.

TEN HOURS FACTORY ACT.

MANCHESTER, FM. 26.
Thetiaitstloa for en eneeded Ten Hours Act is
ni with mots sometime now than his hitherto
bola tasatheted, bat there is in truth whatever in the state-
seat or the now aboat say intense mitement on the sub
'lest* these antis* • mega; was held at Oldham, on
Hoot. assay 2,000 people bag prevent. Mr. A.14111/11-
der yler presided, sad neatens= Inn moved
sad serried dedlaratery at the delengastise Mddlaradad
et adhere to a tea boars bill. Theo hains* pat it to the
saseriag if they were at all &mead to favour an eleven
Mere hill, and Meows, they derided manimusly that
were not. A petition in lamr of the neeners was
so, whisk Mr. Dantsuft is to present to the Hoses of
nuns. A letter was read from Mr. W. S. Po:, the other
boa. member for the borough (whisk had boas addissastl to
Mr. Piste), stating that he was anxious to support any arm
sate whisk might be brought ferward to sem* the preens
eat, having tor its objet to emirs to Meal* sad pia
eon the limitation to Mt bast et. The
speaker of the the Ray. 7. A.
who not only thasrht ihey should Malt workieg M tee
boars, bat that the hour, should be sensted as wen these of
hones let out to hire—bees the ties et hobs 4bi *able
till their return I H. advissa them. 21 the, addi.ll4 isi
tea hour, to agitate for eight.

_ • •
THE ORM T EXHIBITION OF 1861.
• A wean, of the leading commercial and other
lahablamate of Maasimster sad its vial Liv took plass lids
altarsoos, at ens o'slock, is ths Town Rail, to esamormas
a stbuoiptloa on WWI of tits pro lainwtrisi add*.
Nos of IBM. Upwards or 600 o bad Isms Waal, but
only about id to 40 dames wars prf mat.
Mr. JOUN ii, the "taper, pre 5144, aid Wass-
fag the., reolddiwds said it wet mow Aisle Ohs mash'
sew taw dreier woe cost iatrodused to Ss iabablisah,and
the amthsittao but sot the ft
•=3 Prevlowl7 to
tabs may vary Mho storm It was 4 at a unsung
fah Ina, however, lo ash hr sa Welter to tha strsaytit
the eatauthes. ITe billrealikay Wen sow say has ha
shes ah was placed na abaft, *NM would name is ewe-

Tleo Mties elo* of MANCHZITILE roes to propose the fint
mo ie :

net Ms waft desires M egress Its satire madams in the
ro* erauskakm, sad Ito fail ssmearrimoe to all the arranganenta
wWi
ati a have been a
M sanosiased by that body tor the arrangement of the
great blon
It wm hnpersibles to object to the constitution of the
Royal Commission; the steps that commission took for
avoiding every meant,* which appeared to involve part,
or private ant individual interests, were entirely satis-
history. His lordship concluded by saying that Man-
chester was deeply interested in the proceedings of the
Royal Cemmiselon, and it was the imperative dug of this
town to ems forward and show that it was the ardent and
determined supporter of a system, the intention, the ten-
ancy, and the *eels of whisk were only good. (Applause.)
Mr. E. J. LANG WORTHY, mayor of Salf rd, seconded
the motion, whisk was agreed to unanimously.
hlr. T. BAZLBY, President of the Fester Chamber
Commerse prepseedoe the me resitution :
Ilmt in the Abase( Mis 1111111111111 it is Insambnit upon Munches.
taros Magma maim of meordast=misdesszyis a this amintry,
gresyeb Ibe agsessaf this peeper/ tea by Ilberai sub.
aseMtsmsad tbsesatdbmka susk as by their maul.
nu% &Poo el deltas. es seseemisa Mesa*, may fa best calcu-
lates tessera dr sam end emesepeies et thle MemalPt cal the our-
-711:1,1644.11.LE sermaded the ..Hens whisk was
k 1
unaalmosaly.
11z. 0. HEYWOOD moved :
net this weetingliedum !emu to pressed without lem ef time to
gab elliset Is the opals. exgremed in the forespriag resolu4m, by
Maw ea ham sake minuet for subset la ald of ME eat'.
Wbides of ISM, and by Me hem :this district at
the diesxml a the menadmissiers a the endless pessibie period.
Mr. Alderman NEILD seessided the motion. andx-
premed his opinion that the commission would have to
modify their views an regarded the giving away of prizes.
He felt cenfident it was unnecessary in kis own trade (ca
lioo printing), and those who had witnessed the effect of
giving prices by the Royal Agricultural Society condemned
the scheme in reference to agriculture. He concluded by
reading the following list of subscriptions received up to the
present time :—Beeij. Heywood, 2001.; Loyd, Entwine, and
Co., 2001.; J. C. Harter, Esq , 2001.; J. and H. Philipps
and Co.. 2001. ; Mayo, of Manch 1061.; Hoyle and
Bona, 1061.; El. Armitage, 1061. ; Hera:ow, esit, and Co.,
1061. • A. and 8. Henry, 1001 ; S. Schwabe and Co. 1051. ;
E. R. Langworthy (Mayor of Sallord), 1051. ; Thoe. Healey,
1051.; J. P. Westhead and Co. 1061. • Richard Gardner.
1051.; W. Grant and Brothers, 1051, ; 'Edmund Potter and
Co., 601. ; Samuel Fletcher, Bon, and Ca 601. ; W. Fair-
bairn and Son 601. ; Jos. Whitworth, 601. • J. A. Turner
J and Co., 601. ; ones, Brothers, and Co., 501. ;'John Hacking,
601. (Applause.)
The MAYOR said this was only a beginning of the sub-
scription, sod he hoped to me gentlemen present putting
down their names. He hoped to see a list including every
amount, from ss. upwards.
The resolution was carried unanimously.
Mr. 1. A. TURNER moved that the resolutions be ad•
vertised in the Manchester newspapers.
The following and some few other subscriptions, were
afterwards entered on the list :—T. and R. Barnes, 1051 ;
Han. Gardner, 601.; Thompson Brothers, and Sons, 1051. ;
Vernon and Co., 251.; Jas. Sale, 501.

BRADFORD, FIB. 26.
TEN HOURS FACTORY ACT.
A large meeting of operative. and others was held
in the Temperance Hall yesterday (Monday) evening, to con
side, the propriety of petitinning parliament to pees forth-
with a declaratory act, which shall ensure an uniform and
continuous working of ten hours a day, for five days, and
eight boom on Saturdays, in all mills and factories. The
building we, crowded with t.pelatives. The platform was
occupied by a few manufacturers, a large number of the
clergy of the neighbourhood, and the Short Time Commit
toe, mostly operatives. John Rand, Big , Wm. Band, R-q.,
W. B. Punter, Esq , Wm. Walker, B q., the Rev. Dr.
Burnett, the vicar, and othm of the clergy were the princi-
pal speakers.
On a show of hands Mr. Pollard was elected chair-
man, and observed that he had hoped the last time
he occupied that chair would have been the last in this
cause. It was too bad that after their endeavours to pro-
cure foe themeelvesthe advantages of restricted factory labour,
after overcoming the obstacles thrown in their way, and they
had obtained What they believed to be a Ten limns Act,
all this should be 'matched from them by a mere legal
quibble. (" Hear, hear," and applause.)
The Rev. the VICAR, in an energetic speech, proposed
the first resolution :

That the Ten flours Act having bete duly observed and carried out
in this town and neighbourhood, the most salutary effects have re.
nutted from It both to the employers and the employed ; and that this
meeting rejects every proposal to extend the working in factorim for
ell young ponces and women beyond the limila of ten hours for tlre
days, and eight on the Barmier, with roper time for meals tor all at
the muse tine. _

In the course of his remarks he dwelt principally upon
the advanbgse whirls had resulted to the factory operatives,
in having ltore to cultivate their minds and their allotment
gardens ; and urged the operatives to give tbeir unmistake-
able opinion in favour of a plain enactment for securing ten
hours of continuous work, la•tead of taking it by APO and
relays.
CHARLES HARDY, Hit, very briefly ascended the
reselation.

BAND, Eaq., npported it in a lengthy speech, in
which he declared his continued adherence to the principle
of limiting the hours of labour to ten boon • day.
The resolution, en being put to the meeting, was carried
nen con. and amidst loud cheers. AU the subirquent reso-
lutions were also dinned of in the same manner.
Mr. ISAAC BOTTOMLEY. • working man, spoke of
the advantages his clam had derived from the evening leisure
which the restricted bows bad afforded them; and strongly
andunned the shift and May system. lie moved :
That this rasetiss oonamme, and le entirely opposed to the mode,
of vorkieg in fsstaries by Ways and shifts. winch compel young
posse and wwa ap r iota nee, early In the morning and to
rs aar pad ar napialad anal a late hour in the cecina': thus
damning thenhafilmelar the pathemanse at their household duties,
and that reseisliis awl moral impecoramat which the Ten Hours Act
was Weida to Imre to them.

W. E. FOSTER, Esq., a mill-owner' residing at Raw-
den, seconded the resolution, his speech being principally in
favour of shorter hours of work, as affording time for the
discharge of mental, moral, and religiose duties.
WILLIAM WALKER, Esq , of the firm of Monts.
Wood and Walker, an old coadjutor of Mesas. Oastier,
Fielden, and others, is the agitation for a ten hours' restric•
tics in mills and factories, s.epported the resolution. He
argued at great length in favour of a definite enactment, and
'sprawl great confidence that the government would in-
terpose to secure the privileges which were clearly intended
by the passing of the act, the p-ovisions of which had re-
cently been brought before the Court of Exchequer.
Mr. Councillor RAWSON proposed the next resolution—
That two deleptes be selected by the Yorkshire Central Ten Hours'
Committee, wto shalt proceed to London to set in unison with dele-
gates from LanCeablre and other pert. of the country fur the purpose
of waiting ups the members of both homes of parliament, to solicit
their support to a bill for declaring relays and shafts Mewl, anti St-
ing the ten hours labour fur all young persona end women between
the hours of six in the morning end is the evening, or at hut
providing that the ten hours of working shall be continuous, eatept
the intervals for meals at the proper per ode of the day.
JOHN RAND, Esq., also an old advocate of the ten
hours' limitation, seconded the resolution.
Mr. JAS. TURNER, a working man, moved the folkaw-
infibmansektiou :
this meeting h firmly mostneed that the Ten Hours Aot,
wham hem* observed. ha pawed malt esoduoist to the Interests
11,E=als hirers letbses, and thseeire pledges Welt to the
'mat asks some Mr all mom pemeas sad women
the praised effisieney end ininerity of that Just and
ilaw.
ka J. P. CHOWN seaweed the resolution, which
was eupposted by ALFRED "thaws. Esq., and NATHANIEL
Fates, a working man.
Mr. GEO. GIBSON, en operative, moved :
That a memorial be neat to her most gruel= Majesty the Queen,
muyingler the due fulalment of the intention el the legislature by a
plata fad positive enactmest.
The Rev. J. FAWCETT, Incumbent of Low Moor,
secositli and the Rev. J. OUSADLR, Vicar ci
so it
nfat:LEER, Esq., moved
That the thanks of this meeting be glees to Lord Ashley, )LP., and
to all other ;militia supporter* of We Tut Hours' Act; aid that
his lordship be again requeoled to use his great talents and infiltenoo
to obtain a speedy removal of the modes of working by shifts and re.
lays, es as to mere to the factory workers allthe benefit' intended by
the Ten lime AM.
The Rev. Mr. ROSS seconded the motion.

i.FCeillTllmoved the adoption of petitions to parlia-
ment itt favour of a declaratory set.
The PAT. Yr. HINDERSON seconded the resolution.
A. rote of thanks to the Onairman brouaht the proceed-
IMrto a alms a little atm 1011-past tia a'alaak at nit,

RAILWAY MEETINGS.

LONDON AND SOUTH-WESTERN.

Yesterday the half-yearly meeting of the proprie-
tors was held at the Ni,. Elms Station. The chair was
taken at 12 o'clock by Mr. W. Cuarun, M.P.
After the usual preliminaries had been observed,
The SECRETARY, at the suggestion of the chairman,
read the following report of the committee appointed to in-
, restiaste the charges 'Oast the directors :
! the otesieltlio_appiese by a reedution of the special the
1 weft,. a Obi 713eg mss,
hew, "to inveiglers the ebarges
end ellaslabrimaile soder the tategrlty of the directors at the lest
/steal maybe e 1 the esersay, and any other chergeseff,et.
polity of the diessises whir.' the committee may sec fit to
iirs.
ortirskie eldimdtimpb7lllll Miles report to the pro. rietres, as
The eempillee basing nesteee sessuidagrai from unions
iberebildmM and having carefully Lee aged every ems brought
soder Yak Miss. which, ia their )2magc. arse within the amps
if ibi lass Ad their review each of the
zi....,„„.. 10= birrnat.. he 41WireC la
of particular mention ;
In dein as, .wlllmilasswar to twine their remarks within as
• meow ad panallie.
w% M ens and isaisece, report urpten the charges
um cc= •11 • haat rid. will then adve to those which
Bret charge to which the oriandttee direct the attention of
the.geggeietors, is that relating to the Mamma of 15,000 of the new
slum ef 16414, to the directors and their friends; porno of the portion
NMett"
ea4B.lhili of r 6:reheat aeon whilst the majority had the amount, or
it, advar.ced oat of the funds of the company, depositing
• eery as security and paying interest upon the sum advanced.
Mb easaseictee es oeoptneon that this tranaired a merry Irr,
and Ihnt it would have been far brier if the directors hid the
■Ceptismes aosuoinnd with the real state of the caas• re, that
1046, alone number of thc new sham werer not
74rattiAlad wrngrvinither I oph them :ln„n lo opportunity,he unr:t"cor'' olt
who, of proceeding with it
application, to parliament for all
or way of the attanom fur which these shots were crated; by
which pectoesehts the pains would have had no meson to complain
that an anima saws lied belguarven to these shares, by the sotpposl.
ties that all had heel, Seam taken up by the proprietor,. it
den Winkled* haws the cemmoilee, that the dim.
Si aslM Onforiblmb the Aide et this trausectien nadir the ha.
east the was' Mean* hi the elmagann sad alsemispitha
promentise at the rebates kr Moodia. nes nark
Wanes lanway /maths west dMagian& required thee a very large
pespeedea. ai reit, at the new shares, should be sulacribed for ;
and with this view, altheargh there was an eawillingure amoegst the
directors so leases, their liabl Ity, 16,000 satea thanes were even-
tually takegr:es Tbsessunittee sadder (Let in this traneretion the
directors esemeled their powers as trustees—gave 'hemmers,
in fact, an us preference over the general body of the share-
holders—end took a step tending to mislead public opinion m to the
value of the charm In question—but that they were influenced by no
corrupt motive, and only acted, as they thought, for the benefit of the
company.
I. The next charge which the committee think it necessary to bring
ender the notice of the proprietors Is that of the loan, made out of the
foods of the company to some of the dlrecton end ether individuals,
sad the rate of Interest paid for such loam. It appears that it has
been the practice In the company ever sine: its formation for
the Finance Committee to employ the surplus barmen in such
• way as would secure the best rate of in:ercst. In the huttar.ce
DOW under inquiry they lent money to various partite —directore and
others—gee himself a member of the finance committee; that no
doubt was a great acemeraudation, for although meet of the loans
were granted previously took@ panic, some of them.were allowed to
te outataoding during the Wee when it was at its height, and it would
bare linen tat more satisfactory If the finance committee had either
insisted on the repayment of these loans, or at all events relied the
Interest to a rate proportionate to the market value of money. As
there appears to be some difficulty In regard to the employment of
the netting balances of the company, the committee recommend
that, in future, the finance committee act in such matters under
legal advice, and especially abstain from lending money either
frooZr direato:s or the proprietors otthe eampany.
& TM third and rat charge against the director., to which the
committee coesider It desirable that the notice of the proprietors
should be drawn, is, that a sum of about 6001. was reccieed by the
directors beyond the allowance of 2,f 00/. a year voted to them by the
shareholdsra, and that such sum was placed under a head in the
ledger which made it difilcult to be discovered. The fact being, that
the amount was, from the want of proper dlrecti ne, carried by the
treasurer to . Petty disburvements. ' It Is alleged, in defame, that
the directors received this sum for extra attendances during the pro-
gress of various bills through parliament, and on that account they
coesidered themselves entitled to further remuneration—that they
ware not 000nisaat of the circumstance of the entry made in the
ledger—and that, on its being pointed out to them by the auditors
they felt that the entry was objectionable, and refunded the amount
oval drawn. It I. also alleged, that as the extra work was for new
Wes, therefore theextra expense was properly charged to the capital
account of those lines. The committee have examined Into the truth
of the ee allegationg, and find them subetentially cornet. The com-
mittee mar, however, pronounce their opinion, that the directors
ought Let to have received more titan the runt voted to them, and
that en appeal ought to have been made to the proprietors, If woes.
mazy. for threasedreinuneration. The committeetoink it right tomes.
lion, that the chairman and deputy chairman did not receive any part of
this sum, a certain amount haring been appropriated, some time pre-
viously, out of the 2,000 f. a year to the occupants of those two offices,
but that, when the question of refunding was raised, that they each
contributed en assumed proportion. On the whole, the committee
are of opinion that that trareaction was both cureless sad um.
MGT hie
committee have now Omani of all the charge. affecting the
directors which thee consider neceseary to be brought under the con.
Indention of the 'remitters, sad they now pasts on ta those which al-
hot Mr. Chaplin only.
I. The first charge against the chairman Is that he did net pay
the deposits upon the new shares which he took, but used the hurls of
the onspeny for this purpose. The committee rind, upon inquiry.
that the was the case, not only as regards Mr. Chaplin's portion of
the 13,000 shares before alluded to, but for other those which he took
about the lame period, and that, at the time it was done, the thence
committee were not aware of the transaction. It appears that Mr.
Chaplin had an account opened In I s 13, by lending money to the
company, tte whole of which was repaid In May, late, and the so.
count closed; in the latter part of the same year it was re-
opened by certain deposits and calls being placed to its debit;
and as no cheques were pared to carry out this arrangement.
such Is rated to be the reason for sending In the very erro-
neous return to the House of Lords, without Mr. Chaplin's name
appearing, in which return It would have been much more
satisfactory if every loan or advance of money had been entered. The
interest upon Mr. Chapihes account, whether m Dr. or Cr., was
always arranged by the tinance commitue ; and it la as wed to state
that tt is now entirely closed, and the whole amount paid off. There
can be no doubt but that such an arrangement m this
account of Mr. Ckaptin's was very much to the benefit,
se it enabled him to become the possessor of shares of considerable
value. It does not swear, however, that Mr. Chaplin
ever realised the premiums at which these shares at various times
stood, or has at any time been a trafficker In the *titters of the aim.
puny, and the committee are of opinion that wrong as an this most
decidedly was, Mr. Chaplin made the interesta and prosperity of the
coin any his first object, and from a bog and constant conuexion,
consldered his own affairs Identified with those of the South Western
Company.
2. Ibe next charge against Mr. ChaOn is that of his placing his
calls to the debit of the awns account, Wend o: allewingthem to re-
main in their proper place—" the Arra of Calls, Hoak.' , The cont.
mittee tied this to be correct; and that, at the end of 134:• being the
y :nod at which the panic raged, the amount at the debit of Mr.
Chaplin's account, composed pertly of deposits and partly of calk,
I amounted to 0.30114 13e. ed., whilst the market value, at that time,
lof the various derriptions of the company's shares deposited by Mr.
Chaplin, as security, was only 76,, Ad. 10e. The committee esst
only add to what they have already said respecting this account, that,
upon examining the chairman on the point ;and they can see no
reason to coubt the correctness of his statement), it appeared that he
left the arrangement of his account to Mr. Morgan, the treaattrer,
who acted ut*.er the superintendence dthe finance coalmine*: end
the committee cannot but feel that the finance conintese failed in
their duty, in neglecting to ascertain, from time to time, that this
• large advance out of the mods of the company was fully OW/ properly
covered. _ . .. .

-37inother charge against Mr. Chaplin is, that he has an interest in
the carrying businme of Chaplin and Horne, the carters of the South
Western Company and that therefore his Nat at the bturd isabsolutely
void. Upon inquiring into this subject, the followng minute, passed by
the Taft Committee on the 2Stb of April, 1448, and subssuuently
read to, and confirmed by, the court of directors, was produced, and
the committee did not think It :memory ~to go farther into the
matter :

" W. J. Chaplin,Eeq.,ll.P.,havieg sanowted that he has for a length
of time ceased to hare any interest in the eetehlishmeat for the delivery
and oellecting of goods, Ita,and that his son, Mr.W. A. Chaplin, was
emaciated with Mr. Horne In the Maine's, it was rewired—That Mr.
William Augustus Chaplin, in conjunction with Mr. Benjamin Home,
he accepted as the parties to amine the businees‘ as heretoforecon.
ducted by the firm of Mews. Chaplin and Horne.'
The committee haring reported upoa all the chorine affecting the
directors, either coltectircy or individually, which they think it
newssery to bring specifically before the proprietors, Mere only to add
la coaclusion, thst although they here discovered le the course of
their inquiries much to blame and to regret ispecielly in the finances
dewtmeat, they are unanimously of opinion that nothing has come
before them which streets the "integrity" or "probity" of the
directors.—Slgned, on behalf of the committee.
London, Feb. 23, 100. 11E.NItt CURRIE, Chairman.
Mr. CURRIE, on rising to move the reception of the
above report, said he had the satisfaction of stating that, in
reference to the •11A01111 subjects which had been investi-
gated, the committee had been perfectly unanimous. (Cheers.)
They could Lot expect to please everybody, but they had
certainly satisfied themselves; and he hoped that the pro•
prietors generally would accept their verdict—(cheers)—
and that it would have the effect of restoring harmony to
the company. They would cut their own throats by con-
tinuing to impugn each other's motives. (Hear, hear.) He
trusted that the report would plum the company in a bit.er
position with the world at large. (Hear, hear )
The =oldie having been seconded,
Mr. UPCROFT complained that the committee had not
investigated the grounds of the charge that the directors had
in their statements maned the public em to the amount et
receipts and pigments. In particular he complatned that
no notice had been taken of the fact that the sum
of 104,9101., formerly stated to bare been received
on acaount of the Taw Vele Railway, had now (Alen to
59,4281. He thought the committee ought to recommence its
labours.
Mr. ROVES, one of the auditors, explained that the
larger sum had reference to two railways, toe Taw Vele and.
the Exeter and Crediton. It bad been thought expedient,.
he sail, to make a division.
Mr. MANGLES, M.P., said the committee bad listened.
most atten•ively to every charge. He, for one, certainly
could not consent to resume the inquiry. (Hear, hear.)

The CHAIEMAN said be th. tight it right to state that
the directors bad not seen the report until they satinet
the station that morning. There were one or
two peints to which, as they appeared to abet
the directors, he wished to advert. (Rear, boar.)
With regard to the sum of 6001., which the dir. Nora m3ltht
appearst wetroe here
entitl eTteoivrsedeeloivre,elhPecsile lievincd litS4w6obaulldebe"fewunhact
that directors travelling from Liverpool, Al warmer, and
other places lathe north to attend meetings iu the Smith and
West of England bad usually received an allowance for ex-
penses, aid the sum in totesuon was paid at a time when the
meetings were unusually numerous. He would be sorry if
the meeting were axistei lb reference to the stsada question.
lie had withdrawn from all interest, direct and indirect, t
the conveyance of goods en that line. (Hear, hear I
H. had still an interest in the roods traffic of
the London and North Western Caspian having
four years ago joined Mr. Borne in a contrast which
bad not yet expired ; but in that (th: South-Western 1 Com-
pany, he had entirely withdrawn in favour cf his eon.
(Hear, hear.)
lir. SMITH, director, said that en the London and North
Western line, in addition to the amount voted by the pro-
prietors, the directors obtained expanses out of pocket, to
oonaectMn with attendances at board meetings. lid believed.
that be had been a loser by the performance of his duties ea
director.
Mr. BAKER thea moved that the report of the committee
cljsmut be rpoelvsd and eireoloeid among the proprietors,
The Man oar weeded tad agreed 00.

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