The Express.
London, England, 1850-08-23 00:00:00

MEETING OF THE DRIVERS.

Immediately after the elate of the railway meeting
at the London Tann, about thirty or forty of the driven
and firemen, who were in the aeighbourhoid, assembled
at the Sleek Lion, Hishopegateatreot, almost immediately
opposite the London Tavern ; and Mr. Hope having stated
belted something to onninaisato to them he was requested
to take the chair, which he did.
The CHAIRMAN then said—Fellow workman ! I have
seen one nth' shareholders who was present at the meeting,
who states that he had no opportunity of saying anything fa
oar favour, es strong did the felting run. Alter the state-
ment of the chairman in opposition to the course we have
punned, whether that mans is right or wrong I do not
think it necessary new to attempt tongue ; but I am informed
that the chairman, who I am ears you all personally regime,,
has, in ramequin°, of information given to him, made artist
charges aiming our characters, which, I think, although
we are not in possession of a copy of his speech, so as to
enable as fully to answer the asensitiem made 'inns* is;
we ought not for • moment to allow to go oat to the world
encoatiMieted. To the general charge that we—for though
the chairman says be cannot fix it upon us, or upon parties
employed in the sheds, the inference is that he mew as—
have pat grew into the bailees or grit into the axleboxes,
to primal th, proper waking of the 'seamy I gave an
mower at oar meeting lest evening which I think mast be
convincing to all reflecting minds there is no foundation for;
though I will admit that I have, as I have no doubt you
all have, had occaiionelly to use a little tallow in the boiler
to make the regulators won properly ; but certainly not to
say extent, or in a manner that eould by any possibility is
any degree, however small, teepees the proper working of
the engines. The chairman is stated to have mid that in

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one ease a sleeper and • number of chips were taken out
dths kandetef an engine. Immo. accost,. myself how •
sleeper scald possibly have been placed in • Under, there
being only • small aperture in it some ten or eleven
lashes diameter, by whisk We feed it with
water • bat even if it weld be platted there, I
maid see what injury it would do beyoad displacing •
few gallons of water, which certainly would not impede
the martian of the engine. But what I am informed
lb. Betts bid the greatest strum upon is is usertioa that
there was swishy • sines guess glue left upon the engines,
by whisk the sew beads were impeded in their dads.,
and unable to regulate their speed. There are taut hem,
hem nearly nary station, sad you eta therefore speak as
to the amareay of that statement. This I can uy I left
say engiask with the paste glass essaplete, and I 'believe
that the majority of Toil did the same, bat sus if you
did net I smanot imagine what great injury could be data.,
as the earn could be replaced in eight or tea Ilwisstes,
sewn while the teats was in motion. And every engine-
delver knows that, sun if the glass be broke., there is not
the least difficulty is regulating the water in the boils, by
the taps, though it must be admitted that the glass Is a
consoimoo to pmast your attention Wag taloa off tom