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London, England, 1865-03-14 00:00:00


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sisln ducation, mechanics'ins cfs4l
and other movements to promo sof w" re of
their workmen and families land Tougt ey entered
into obligations with the North Staffordshire iron-
masters to lock out their hands, which they have hon-
ourably kept, there is little doubt they will spare no
honest efforts to put an end to it as speedily as pos-
sible. The meetings of workmen announced to be
held on Saturday did not take place, but were ad-
journed until after the conference between the depu-
tation and the masters' committee to-morrow. As
already stated, the men employed at Messrs. Hawks,
Crawahay, and Co.'s extensive works in Gareshead
are not locked out. They met on Saturday and
passed the following resolutions

"That we, discountenance the continuance of the strilro
in North Staffordshire, and shall enter our protest aniost
tiny support being tendered to them from the G;,t,oic„,-i
Lodge. That we deeply sympathise with our bred:con now
locked out, and declare that we shall use our hest endoa-

yours to aid and assist them during the time of the Joel,

That an appeal to the trades of Gateshead be drawn up

presented to their respective committees on behalf of those
now locked out."

We have already stated that everything is (Inlet
and orderly in this district of the iron trade. A letter
from Middlesborough gives the, following particulars
of the state of affairs in the Cleveland iron district

" The resolutions come to by the ironmasters do not bind
all the works of Tees-side to lock-out. The Stockton Malle-
able Iron Company and the Hartlepool Rolling Hills Com-
pany are among the number. At the Stockton Rolling 3E113
there is no lock-out, owing to the accidental circumstance
of the men employed there, numbering upwards of 20i), not
belonging to the union. Messrs. W. Whitwell and Co.,
Thornaby Ironworks, have a number of puddling hum:
almost completed at their establishment, but up to the pre—
sent time they have not been got into operation. As the
furnaces of the district must necessarily be affected ,consi-
derably by the present crisis in the other branch Of' the ircu
trade, it may be interesting to know that there are alto-
gether 88 of these, and 78 aro in blast; moreover, there are
nearly 30 additional furnaces in various stages of progres-
sion, the majority being nearly ready for a start. At 4
o'clock on Saturday afternoon the lock-out really cora:
menced in the Cleveland district.. The day and night pud-
dlers, underhands, shiuglers, rollers, the
labourers, I catchers,' &c., employed directly and indirectly
by the puddlers, wishful to a man to continue work, were
prevented from doing so any longer by the dead lock-.-a

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This statement applies to the works of Messrs. Hopkins
and Co., and those of Messrs. Dolckow, Vaughan and Co.
There are some puddling furnaces belonging to Messrs.
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Head, Ashby, and Co., and Messrs. Samuelson and Co.—
recently established—but it is yet unknown how the prin-
cipals of these works are affected towards the lock-out.
Early on Saturday afternoon a deputation of working men
waited upon Mr. J. Vaughan, who gave them a courteous
hearing. Until this (Monday) morning's meeting the re-
sult of the interview will not be officially divulged, but it
is the impression in Middlesborough that the men have
obtained grounds for hope.' At the works strict orders
have been given to the officials to prevent any puddler
setting foot within the precincts of the establishment. nut
for the more than usually crowded appearance of the streets
of Middlesborough, there is no indication of anything of an
exceptional character having taken place ; the general
aspect of affairs is one of quiet."

The Newcastle Chronicle of this morning furnishes
details of the organization of the National Associa-
tion of Ironworkers.

"This association has been in existence about two years,
and there are about 12,000 Members belonging to it. It is
managed by two executives, one of which is at Gateshead,
and the other at Brierly-hill; but we undqrstand that there
is a proposal to have one executive, with the headquarters
at Manchester, which would be most central for the iron
districts. Each executive-consists of eight members ; tho
secretary, president, and treasurer of each being elected
yearly at a conference of delegates, and the others being
chosen from the districts where the executive sit. In the
Gateshead district Mr. John Kane is president, Mr.
Joseph Hadley, vice-president, Mr. Jas. Clifford, treasurer,
and Mr. John Millington, secretary. The Gateshead execu-
tive have under their management more than 20 districts,
with more than 7,000 members enrolled in England, Scot-
land, and Wales. The chief districts are Gateshead, Jar-
row, Walker, Bedlington. Consatt, Witton-park, Middles-
borough, Darlington, Workington, Sheffield, Masbrough,
Park-gate, Lancashire, Derbyshire, London, Bilston, South
Staflordshire, North Staffordshire, South Wales, and three
districts in Scotland. The Brierly-hill executive have
under them the same number of districts, but they are not
so large nor so widely extended as those under theGateshead
executive, the members numbering between 4)000 and 5,00?.
Mr. Allkins is president, Mr. Hobson secretary, and Mr.
Davis treasurer of the Brierly-hill exccutive.
lowing are the distrieLs, most all of which are now .1
out :—Brictly-hill, Westbroinwich, Weducsbury, i

Golds-green, Tividale; Smethwick, Moxley,

sill, Pehall, rogent, Dcyby, Salop, North Stiffoi:l;h:;?,
Manchester, Pendleton, Warrington, Liverpool, Goron-
tank, Sydney, Blaknavon, and 31,1ingriflith. In each of
these districts th-fe is a committee, and each district keeps
its own funds. 11711.1 n the exocutiv3 require money for teals
purposes a demand is made upon the districts seem
the number of members i

1. Th funds now in hand
amount to a very considerable sum. Of the districts under
the Gatc.sheal executive there are only 4,000 men
out, many of-the firms in South Yorkshire havinJ;
to adopt the measures of the Ironrnastors' Union. In North
Staffordshire the Hanley district, which compr;se.s Shel;on
Bar, KidsgTove, Norton, Silverdale, and Whelock, acknow-
ledge the Gateshead executive ; but the adjoining district
of Tunstall, in which there are four works—Tunstall,
Knutton, Black Bull, and Chatterly--is in connection with
the Brierley-hill executive. Between 1,000 and 1,200 men
are on strike at these works, and about 500 of them are con-
nected with the Gateshead union. It has been reported
that the North Staffordshire men are cut off from the asso-
ciation. But this is untrue, the executives having no power
to do this. They may withhold the strike pay, but it must
rest with the next conference to say whether these men
are to be excluded from the association. Till that confer-
ence is held the North Staffordshire men will continuo
members of the association."

DARLINGTON, March 13.

The notice which had been given to the men em-
ployed in the Darlington district expired on Satur-
day last, and as no information had been received
that the Staffordshire men intended to resume work,
the consequence was that the works at Albert-hill,
Darlington, belonging to Messrs. Barningham and
Messrs. Pease, Hutchinson, and Ledward, were
closed, thereby throwing out of employment be-
tween 1,500 and 1,600 men.

A meeting of delegates from the trade societies
of London has been convened for to-morrow
evening at the Sussex Hotel, Bouverie-street,
Fleet-street, in reference to the impending strug-
gle, or, as the advertisement expresses it, "to aid
their brethren in the iron trades successfully o
resist one of the most stupendous attacks ever fet
made by combined capital upon labour." Every
trade society -or branch has been urged to send a
delegate to the meeting, and it is stated that a de-
putation from the Executive Council of the National
Association of Ironworkers will attend it.

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GREAT FIRE IN WI ITEcuArEL.--Shortly before
two o'clock this morning (Tuesday), the inhabitants
of Whitochapel were aroused from their sluralxv,-; iy 1
springing of policemen's rattles and a general cry
4, Fire !" It was soon ascertained that the extensivo
raises belonging to Mr. Charles Henry Lovett, who evil
on the business of a maltster at 50 New-road, was on 11
and, owing to the firm hold the flames had alr

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culonstable of the H division,who at once sent off for Col,.
doctor Daniel Wood, who promptly attended with the
Royal Society's fire-escape. The engines of the parish and
several of the London brigade, including three of Shand
and Mason's land steamers followed in rapid succes-
sion, the whole being under the command of Capt. Shaw,
and Mr. Foreman Bridges. By that time the whole of the
first floor presented a huge sheet of flame, and the lire had
also broken into the second and third floors. A bountiful
supply of the East London Company's water leaving been
procured, the steam and manual power engines were set to
work, and several thousand tons weight of the antagom,-

tieal element were discla; '''''' ''''''''' th 011 I pile,;Ty: in
spite of which the conflagration could not be extinguisli..,t
until the spacious first floor and the costly contents wcro
completely destroyed, and the second and third floors ex-
tensively burnt. The total loss is very considerable, but
fortunately Mr. Lovett was insured. A strong body of
police under Mr. Superintendent White rendered great
assistance to the firemen. The origin of the disaster is
unknown.

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gold 127 per cent. At these rates there is a small profit on
the importa'ion of 'go'd frau the United States,