The Express.
London, England, 1861-11-02 00:00:00

COLLIERS' STRIKE NffAR DURHAM.

The whole of the hewers connected with the
Canoe Colliery, near Durham, are now out on strike. The
colliery consists of two pita, mind the A and B pit, and the
Vale pit, and the total number of men employed in coal
hewing was, up to Saturday last, two hundred and forty-six.
All the men are bound under a bond to serve the owners
from the sth of April, 1861, to the sth of April, 1862.
The masters, on the other hand, undertake to provide the
men with eight hours' work per day (except as such days
as the pit may be laid off in order to tarry out necessary
repairs), and pay Ba. Bd. per soon of twenty-an tubs, of en
cwt. each. A few maths sgo some of the workmen in the
Vale pit complained of the extreme hardness of the coal,
and declared their inability, in consequence, to earn remu-
nerative Tense. The unseen inquired into the circuit-
snare, and ending that then was some foundation for the
complaint, consented to 'sake an advance of sixpence per
some. The men continued working at the advanced rates
up to Saturday morning last, when, without any intimation
Irving been given to the masters, 166 of the hewers eon-
s with the Vale pit struck work, and as the phrase is,
"laid the pit idle." On Monday eighty men belonging to
the A and B pit went to their work as usual, but oo Tues-
day they struck also, and the entire operations of both pits
are now suspended. The masters felt highly indignant at
the conduct of the men in having so suddenly struck
work without sffordiog them an opportunity of corning
to any terms of accommodation. and they therefore
determined to " have the due and forfeit of the bond."
Accordingly they obtained warrants against twelve of the
men who were supposed to have been the chief instigators
of the strike, and at an early hour on Wednesday morning
they were apprehended at their own homes and were con.
veyed in a waggon to the loclimpat Durham. On the same
afternoon they were taken before two of the county magis.
treks, W. L. Mariam, Fag. and G. Wilkinson, EN.,
when Mr. Phillapion, one of the owners of the colliery,
premed
forf pualskateat. sod pointed out the Iris which
would aised by the stoppage of the colliery as they
bad ships freighted to carry the coal to market. The men
did not deny that they bad signed the bond, and eight out of
the twelve were committed to the Howe of Correction for
two mouth,' hard labour. Theo *er four were discharged
in promising to return to week. The remainder of the men
still 000tinue on strike, and they declare that they will not
name work oath their emend= are liberated.—Leeds
/femur,.

Tea Mute Dssresos WORKS IN OXTORD-
1111111T.—Ws ham good authority for announcing to
the rate-payers resides{ in Oxford-street that the main
draioage works will be die-optioned during the months
of Apnl, May, June, and July next, the Metropolitan
Board of Wads, aed tie contractor, Mr. Breseey, having
shown every desire to meet the wishes of the inhabit-
ants in not interfering with that pest thoroughfare
diaries the London season. Yerpicione ifernirs.
NAVAL TRAINING SHIN. —A meeting was held
at the Liverpool Town-ball yesterday, presided over by the
mayor, and attended by tome of the Waal* shipowners
and marches"' of the town, to consider the beat mesas to
I establish a traieing ship in the Mersey for the education of
boys as seams. Resolutioae were adopted in harmony
with the objects of the meeting. Several speakers
warmly eulogised the proposal of the Manning Commis-
sioners to devote twelve vessela for the purpose of naval
training slime. Most of the graellanes, however, whe
spoke condemned the clause in the commisakniers' report
which proposed to divide the cost of maintenance of the
vcemels between the government ►nd the various seaports
where they were located ; it being conteoled that the
training ships were national institutions, and should he
supported at the national expense. Moat of the speakers
dwelt upon the importance of naval feminine ships is am
economic point of view ; for by their means it would be
possible to raise s very large supply of ellcient sailors in a
time of peace, and thus save the country as mammas ex-
pense and loss in a tiros of way
THE Corrox TRANI AT GLARGOR.—The follow-
ing circular has bees Mused te their workpeople by a large
soMesspisiaing ism is the es hbourboad of Gimpy
We feel ourselves ooastraioed in duty to warn you all
that, as very severe times to all those °Demoted with cot-
tort.sellmialt appear fug approaching, it is a duty you owe
to your fanulise and yourselves immedittely to ➢repare
against the evil day, by.deoressing your especiditure in every
possible way, both in dress and family expeosey It is aloes
from the deep Miami we take in the welfare of our
workers that we feel ourselves compelled to give yes the
above waramg sad advise."