The Express.
London, England, 1850-07-18 00:00:00

SCOTLAND.

StWMART EJECTIONS OF CoLLIERS ON STRIKE.
—List week, at Glasgow, a number of ewe, under the sta-
tute 1 & 2 Vie.. cap. 119, were brought at the instance of
Messrs Colin Dunlop and Co., of Clyde, against colliers
having houses under this, and out on strike; but, on a
point of relevancy, they were, of consent, dismissed by the
presiding judge, Mr. Sheriff S&L Renewed erimplaints
wen suouqueatly brought before the same learned judp,
and keenly discussed on a variety of preliminary points
but the Sheriff lilt no ddbrialty is repelling the whole
objections tuned, and as there was really' no de-
fence me Ile merits, warrants of ejection with
asmi, were ranted, against the whole of the When.
The learned sheriff, with referencia to an objection, observed
that the statute elearly spoiled to workmen havisg houses
L their employee& The court was crowded with colliers
and other. Loin all parts of the district, and the men ap-
peared mach chapfallsn upon the judgment teeing pro-
nounced, for as erroneous impression bad gone abroad that
parties in their position could not be assailed under the
statute, and that they could, while on strike, retain s
ofalas
their houses. We (North British Magi) do sot
question the tight of the MSS to decline to work when they
atone, but unquestionatly the sheriff hos taken awed
view of the matter, and the result now is that, if men
" strike," they mast " striae" their tests also, sad remove
ki,sai %PPP-
LaSPERATE AFFRAY di CLASGOW.—Cairinfeesirield,
_

Andersson, was the 1101•0 of a very serious and M-lari;ing ai
turbame cm the night 013Marday. The fine indisatiowe of
• row presented themselves ow the: street in the ions of a
slight altanatioe bonnet ;two parties of wows and men,
Irks had beet drinking previously It public-hoagies, situated
la ciao contiguity. Fierce words mmeemied; and • fight,
Meer alarming to the neighbourhood, commenced. The
assistance of the police was naturally leaked. and • strong
frees made for Canine street. Their arrival was greeted
with decisive shoats, hooting, red • slower of stones sad
ether similes, from an inseam multitede who had by that
time melba the original group. A reinforeement of police
weaselled ler ; bat even this additional stremrh was un-
ual the task of quelling the rebellious lieges of Anderstos.
The riagladers, male sad female, were, however, ultimately
neared; and at the WIOUTIIIDistriet Cart neat morning,
they were, to the numb r of eight, arraigned cm a charge of
• tinsel of the public peace. Evidence was heard at length,
imel,difilmlt as it awe)* is to convict in cases of riot, the
whole party were most clearly idenufied as having taken a
ladle( part is the affray, and severally fined in sums vary-
* boa Is. tones guinea. An 00CaMISCO liana/ to the
above tranapired is Matt-street, Dachas. While yet day.
light, several drunken, brawling Irishmen, amoultad the
more peaceable of the inhabitaits who came scram their
path, without respect either to age or sex. Almost the en-
tire ammanity et Man-street poured into the s tt,, which
tor several hews preentad • seam of riot sad wild
It wee same easaiderable time before quit was restored to
the meted thoroughfare. Blood flowed freely sa the fray,
and dislocated arms tad frestand legs were samerous.
Through the activity of the polies Milan, the distarbease
was ultimately quelled.—Daily Mail.

THUNDER STORM IN —A tern&
*seder sera broke over thee mansfastoring distriot of Lan.
shims on Tuesday alien, ottauded with fatal oomegassosa
TM thonsontetsr indicated a dump of weather on Mosday,
and dodo. sled sad lks following day two or Odd light
domed MIL On Taub y sisals', altar a don sad nary
.emus., Moir Woo of 1 beats. wore observed la Bea-
thesteremelite Nweleodandasthedarkaowofsightop.
Wid Maw= wan almost esatiaamalyiltastod
=2 Bat
ee ol"tZliuth. rositdfatlilat of lloblastaerg
was net Noy lend. TO heavy Moods to th• sorth•wast,
howoverdmillosted a different state of thinp towards Bury,
Bolton, Berwick, sad Charley, where it appears the rain
descended is tomato, end much lure we doss le=
the water rat
1011, and by the lightning. A boy,
emus' Reims, whilst damp bawds two milk sows on
• hors*, am Untoward Cr..., was stank by lightaisg,
mod both he sad the holes were Neu
Ms 'landslides's, to thew theism& et pounds .:eat wee
dose to the remise orops, sad yesterday mosnang the river
Irwell, boa Belies to Mseehester, we auk swollen,
*wise thee there had hose • very lap fell of water is
that &reeds& At the Pm-hill Qty, OM Bat,/ two
thew. weal 101 l • snipe, when ease the math ot the
ehell sad about to bad, were to the bottom et
mime by the =den the esp._ jwfleb It is
woo est is two hy y the
Metaip set dem SI thawed with ant o
m rlr'...sollierles
111 OM &Mil, and tibe ask Omsk iamb kijimpil, ware
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