The Sun.
London, England, 1851-12-27 00:00:00

NAVAL INTI-,LLIGENCE.

MALTA, DLC• 19.-110 Ercbch sleaLiar Osiris
due here on the I3th inst.,
114viug damt.ged her rudder
very seriously by gating on chore in the bay of
Aboukir, has been detained at Alexaudria for
repair, and the Nil has beau ordered to carry on her
mails. She arrived here this morning.
We have no movements among the shipping. Balls
and parties are the order of the day, and the winter
season promises to be unusually gay.
The accident which befell Mr. Magrath, as men-
tioned in our last, has proved lighter than was at first
reported, and the young mau has escaped with a
severe concussion of the brain. The greatest hopes
are now entertained that the sufferer will be pre-
served.

On the opening of the Council yesterday, Sir W.
Reid gave the following address
" We are met this day in consequence of adjourn-
ment from the 26th of August, 1851.
" On meeting the Council of Government for the
first time I wish here publicly, but briefly, to express
the earnest wish I feel that the recent change in this
Council, by which elective members have been intlo-
duced into it, may prove a beneficial measure for all
interests concerned.

"In order to work out the principle of elective as-
semblies successfully, forbearance in pressing new
measures and calmness in discussion are amongst the
first requisites. Jr see discussion, regulated by estab-
lished rules, is an essential element to representative
bodies. But the gradual solution of political problems,
which were formerly ill understood, is rendering pro-
tracted discussion less necessary, and tending to re-
move
party spirit from legislative assemblies. We
require to meet here in order to give legality to our
proceedings, but much advantage would be derived
from habitually consulting with each other upon pro-
posed measures, and endeavouring to mature them,
and to agree upon them, before they are formally in-
troduced in Council
the elective principle,. The Crown, whilst admitting
h
, of tahs. w
in Council. It will
be for us here so to conductour proceedings as to
wisely
Queen reserved the right of
legislating by order
give as few occasions as
possible for the exercise of
this reserved right. We
should
admit no difference
between elective Members and Members named by
the Crown. It shall be my constant endeavour to
protect all the rights of' elected
Members
as the
best guarantee for united action inthis Council.
Never losing sight of Imperial interests,we should
all of us endeavour to cement still closer the union of
Malta with England, by striving tna
in-
terests of the Maltese people. advance the "
I find it is intended to erect a light-house on the
western extremity of Gor,,, and I have been instructed
to propose a short ordinance for commutingt c ton-
nage dues to be paid by steam-vessels. If-
you pass e
this ordinance, it will become my duty to urg the
completion of the light-house as speedily
as pO-ssible.
I can scarcely conceive an object of deeper interest to
humanity than that of erecting beacons to guide the
mariner in danger, and happily the erection of such
lights coincides with commercial interests.
" I have observed with great satisfaction Your de-
sire to improve your charitable institutions. A pro-
posal will be submitted to you for carrying out still
further these intentions by the erection of new build-
ings, for a lunatic asylum and a poor-house. If you
agree to their construction, I recommend you to come
to an early decision regarding. the
sites you may
yourselves prefer for these buildings, in order that
they may be begun without delay.
" These two subjects will be brought before you to-
day. The subjects of the different codes, in which
you have a great interest, I hope will be proceeded
with at our next meeting."
PoRTSMouTn, Dec, 26.—The Neptune, 120, Cap-
tain Yates, will be taken into the basin to-morrow,
ready for docking, to have her bottom overhauled.
The Birkenhead iron steam-frigate Master-Com-
mander Salmond, will embark at this' port draughts
from the 12th, 45th, and 60th Regiments and Assis-
tant-Surgeon Bowen, 48th Foot, on promotion to
Second-class Staff Surgeon, for the Cape of Good
Hope. She calls at Queenstown for other draughts.
Tne Hon. Pownall Fleetwood Pellew, First Lieu-
tenant of her Majesty's yacht Victoria and Albert,
died at Tatterdell's Hotel, Portsea, last night, after a
short illness.

PLYMOUTH, DEC. 24.—Mr. Henry B. Jackson,
late acting mate, and Mr. James Edmonston, late
acting assistant-surgeon, both of her Majesty's sloop
Fly, just returned from the New Zealand station,
were on Saturday last tried by court-martial at
Hamoaze, on board the Impregnable, 104, Captain A.
Lowe, for desertion. The former was sentenced to
three months' imprisonment at Exeter, and to be dis-
missed the service of her Majesty. The latter was
dismissed the service.

The same Court passed a sentence of six months'
imprisonment on William Golding, ordinary seaman,
for desertion from the Havannah, Captain Erhkine,
on the 6th of October, 1848.

The steam block ship Sanspareil is to be fitted with
Grant's cooking apparntm.
The hired troop-ship Chatham, 16 days from Ber-
muda, with one company of Artillery and one com-
pany of Sappers and Minnere, arrived in the Sound
this morning, bound to Chatham.

The Resistance troop-ship, from Gibraltar for
Portsmouth, was off the pert this morning.

APPOINTMENT.

WOOLWICH, DEC. 26.—Lieutenant George W.
Watson, (1849), recently serving in the Phoenix
steam-vessel, is appointed to the Centaur steam-
frigate, flag-ship of Rear-Admiral "William Wilmot
Henderson, C. 8., on the south-east coast of America
station.

The Chatham transport•ship is daily expectel at
Woolwich with the Ist company of the 24 •battalion
of Royal Artillery, under the command of Captain J.
R. Doraville, and the Ist company of Royul Sappers
and Miners, under Captain J. W. Gordon, Royal
Engineers, on board, on their return from foreign
service at Bermuda. Letters from the companies
were put on shore and posted at Plymouth on Wed..
nesday, the 24th inst. It is stated that the vessel
made the passage from Bermuda to Plymouth in 16
days, and it is noticed as a remarkable fact that
although the company of Roy al Artillery went to
Bermuda on the 28th of September, 1646, and con-
sequently has been upwards of five years on that sta-
tion, not one death has occurred—a circumstance
hitherto unexampled in so long a period on a foreign
station. The strength of the company is about 100,
non-commissioned officers and men.

The Right Hon. Sir F. Baring, Bart., is spending
the Christmas holidays at Stratton Park, Hants ;
Rear-Admiral Dundas, C.B , is at Larsden, Chipping
Norton ; Rear-Admiral Hon. M. F. F. Berkeley,
C. 8., is at Berkeley Cottage, Fishbourne, Chichester ;
Captain Milne is at Brighton ;. Hon. W. Cowper,
M.P., is on a visit to Lord Palmerston, at Broadlands ,•
and Mr. Secretary Parker, M.P., is the guest of Earl
Fitzwilliam, at Malton, Pekrsfield.
Lieut. J. Morseby, of the Gorgon steam-sloop,
Pacific, and Lieut. Packwood, of the Thetis, 38, ex-
changed ships previously to the Gorgon quitting the
station for England.
DEPARTURE or rns RIFLES.—The Rifles will em-
bark for the Cape in the Megaara, screw-frigate,
Master-Commander Barlow, at Dover, Jan. 2. The
ship is ordered round from Sheerness. The Birken-
head, steam-transport, Master• Commander Salmond,
proceeds to Cork, and fills up all her detachments for
the Cape.

Captain Rodney Mundy, flag captain at Sheerness,
has proceeded on leave of absence to the 17th of
January. _

Britannia, 120, Captain Goldsmith, will be out of
the hands of the dockyard at Portsmouth about the
7th instant. She has vacancies for only about 200
blue jackets.
Simoon screw-frigate, at Portsmouth, is reported
ready for trial.
Thetis, 38, Captain
Keeper, was at Coquimbo Oct.
20. She had been there fora month for the purpose
of protecting the interests of the British merchantsduring the disturbances about the presidentsbv•
The
affair was nearly over and
The ship's and she was expe
companycted to receive
her orders for Valparaiso.
well;
only • f
our men were on the sick list.

LAUNCH OF THE Bor.--
AL MAIL STEAMER ARABIA.
addition was made to t he Cunard
On Wednesday lasi
tnanmail steamers by the launch of the
line of Royal Au'iujiding-yard of Messrs. Steel and Co.,
Arabia, from
The anglines are to be furnished by Mr. Robert
Greenock. Fveoew; The Arabia promises to be one of the
Napier,
rfiCelit . steamers afloat, and it is confidently ex-
ll fully equal, if not surpass, anything that
Cunard
heacstyet been done by the liners. The engines are
side levers, of the largest size, we believe, ever put on board
dratignaft she will
a:lD:vet:el, the cylinders being 103 inches in diameter, with a
nine feet stro:ae. The collective power of the two engines
will be upwards of 1,000 horse-power, working at a low
pressure. There are to be two sets of tubular boilers placed
before and abaft the engine-room, each having, of course, a
separate funnel. The wheels are 37 feet diameter, with fixed
wooden floats 11 feet long by about 31,E feet broad. The
principal dimensions of the Arabia are—length of keel and
fore rake,
,285 feet; length on deck, 310 feet; breadth of
beam, 40.8 ; depth of hold, 27.7 inches ; tonnage, 2,402 tons.
The Persia, now on the stocks, and in an advanced stAte, is a
counterpart in every particular of the Arabia, and will be
ready for launching about April next. We may add that the
Arabia is to have two funnels, and only two masts, which
latter, of course, stand very far apart. Her almost sole de-
pendence will be on the immensity of her steam power. She.
is expected to be ready for her trial trip early in .April. L.orc!
R.N., and the Messrs. Burns,
John Hay,
owners, were present at the launch.
DunLIN.PROVOSTSIIIP or TRINITY COLLEGE,
t anted to
It is understood that according to thebectlaha,riewr
agrs
Trinity College, Dublin, by Queen Eljzia the principal
t provided
that on a vacancy of the Provosts. I
but in the reign of
should be elected by the fellsowvested in the Crown. By
Charles I. the appointment . ~'
itw
the statutes of the college
d at least a B.D. ; and no depar-
ture required that the Provost
shall be in holy orders,
and
allowable except by special dis-
pensation from these staetureoawn.
Ever since the Revolution of
pensation from
the
been chosen from among the senior
1688 the Provost
asexception of the notorious Prime-Sergeant
fellows, with the .
it was most disastrous to the cullege•
Hutchinson, whose reign

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he - ---E T HRE AT EN E D STRIKE OF for which, however, it was obvious that they had to . although only one-fourth belonged to the union, all the
independent workmen joined the strike.
OPERATIVE ENGINEERS. thank the union alone.—(Hear.)
L. numerous and highly influential meeting of the 1 Mr. H. GRISSELL briefly seconded the resolution, After observations to a similar effect had been
offered by Mr. William Parston.t Mr. John Seaward,
mss ens engaged in practical engineering, machine. which was carried unanimously.
malting, &c., WAS held at :the London
the
leads Mr. J. SEAWARD, in moving the second resolu- Mr. Blyth, Mr. J. S. Russell, and' Mr. Jabee James,
on Wednesday afternoon. It embraced all the leading 1 tion, observed that there was little novelty in a the resolution was unanimously adopted.
The SECRETARY here read over the names of the
creetneering firms of the metropolitan districts, in- i scheme which was imported from the other side of
cloeleg—W. B. Adams, Adams and Co.; William the herring pond, and bad Louis Blanc for its author. gentlemen who had signed the attendance sheet of the
Andersen , C. E. Amos. Easton and Amos ; Lewis —(Hear, hear.) In point of fact, the requisitions to meeting, explaining that as the Lot resolution pro-
Ash; John Blyth; J. and A. Blyth ; H. W. which they were called to submit were just a sort of posed pledged those not objecting to it who were pre-
Blake James Watt and Co.; George Bovill, Swaine machine for enabling busy meddlers to sponge upon sent to close their establishments when called upon
and Bovill :Alfred Burton, Burton and Son ; J. J. the resources of their fellow-workmen.--(Cheers.) by the committees, it was necessary that no mistake
Brunel, Seward and Capel ; Alfred Blyth, J. and A. They were called upon, in justice to themselves, and should exist as to the determination individually, as
t to meet these encroachments well as collectively. The resolution, thus explained,
Blyth; James Cope; Edward Crawley; Arthur.
with firmness and resolution, and he therefore had was again declared unanimously adopted by the
by their duty to socie y
Collinge, Collinge and Co. ; Bryan Donkin, jun.,
Bryan Donkin and Co.; Thomas Donkin - George pleasure in moving ' That the dependence of the meeting.
Eatton ;James Easton ; Joshua Field, ilaudslay, public prosperity upon the steady and uninterrupted Mr. J. PENN proposed the following resolution—
Sons and Field; George Fletcher; M. D. Grissell, pursuit of mechanical industry renders it essential "That the persons present at this meeting do form
to the successful development of practical engineering themselves into and are hereby constituted a society,
H. and 'M. Grissell Henry -Grissell •; P. R.
enterprise, to the protection of the community from to bo called the Central Association of Employers of
Hodge, Hodge and ,Batley; William Healy;
W. Joyce, Joyce and Co. ; William Jack- extortionate prices, of the capitalist from becoming Operative Engineers, Scc., for the purpose of carrying
the slave oft his own hands, and of the steady and able the foregoing resolutions into effect."
son; Joel James ; Thomas Maudslay; J. E.
workman from encroachment upon his independent Mr. J. RUSSELL, in cordially seconding the resolu-
Mdetennell ; James M. Napier •; J. S. Russell, Re-
rights of labour, that the threats conveyed in the tion, admitted that the address of the executive
htnson and Russell ; John Penn, Penn and Son ; W.
foregoing manifesto of dictation to employers and council was craftily qualified to catch simple hu-
H. Persson ; C. Pontifex, Pontifex, Son, and Wood ; tyranny over the employed should be promptly and manity-mongers. It was an artful device to qualify
George Rennie, G. and Sir J. Rennie ; Richard Rs- extortion, with appeals to the benevolent promoters of
venhill, Miller, Ravenhill, and Salkeld ; Charles Peremptorily resisted.'
li.fr. BRYAN DONJON, jun., seconded the resolution, the early closing movement. The hypocrisy of the
Rich; R. A. Robinson ; William Shears, Shears and
which was also unanimously adopted. pretext should be thoroughly exposed. It should be
Son ; John Seaward, seaward and Cape] ; J. D. A.
Semuda ; William Simpson, Simpson and Co- ; Da- Mr. R. RAVENHILL said he should have no difficulty distinctly declared the masters were perfecrly ready
Tyler, in prevailing on the meeting to assent to the obvious to co-operate, by a benevolent and moral means, for
niel Shears, jun. ; Joel Spiller ; Hayward
but important propositions involved in the resolution the elevation of the working classes, but that an eau-
Tyler and Co. ; Sthen T. Taylor ; Joseph Wilkie-
he would now read :—" That while the division of cational movement, or an effort to promote social
son, and other firms; also a deputation from plan_ he
which is essential to the profitable prosecution progress, was a very different step from that of men
cheater.
Letters were read from Messrs. Beale, of East of mechanical enterprise, renders the employment of endeavouring not to rise by their own merit to a level
Greenwich ; Henry Fletcher, son, and Fearnall, one denomination of workmen dependent upon the with their employers, but forcibly, by mere exaction
Union Dock, Limehouse • J. and E. Hall, Dartford ; co-operation of those engaged in other departments, and encroachment, to change places with the masters.
William Fox, Clerkenwell ; George Scott, Commer- the threatened strike of the Amalgamated Society, by He repeated that the whole pretext was hypocritical.
withdrawing certain classes of artisans from the fac- It was notorious that so far from overtime being con-
cial-road, and other firms, expressive of their hearty
concurrence in the objects of the meeting.
tory, must have the effect of throwing their fellow- sidered as oppressive, the men regarded it as a privi-
Mr. Joshua Field (of Maudslav, Sons, and Field) workmen out of employment, by compelling masters lege. Nay, to his certain knowledge, the very
was unanimously called to the chair. to close their establishments until the combinations of hands who were leaders in this strike were the
skilled labour, interrupted by the secession of the largest voluntary over-time workers.—(Loud cheers.)
The CaArameer said that, as probably most of the
e tgentlemen present were aware,
a speech—(Laugh-
he could at any time
members of the union, can be supplied." The best Who forced them to work over-time?—(Cheers.)
sooner make a
character he could give to the persons in his employ- Any man was at perfect liberty to decline to do so.
steam-engin
ter)—yet as those who were not gifted with eloquence ment was the great length of time they had belonged —(Cheers.) But the fact was, that the unionists
were sometimes moved to utterance out of the fulness to his establishment, not a few having numbered wanted over-time wages without over-time work.—
fifteen, twenty, and even five-and twenty• years in (Cheers.) That was at the bottom of the whole
of the heart, he felt constrained to say how deeply he
the service of his firm.—(Loud cheers.) But movement.—(Cheers.) Again, who asked any man
gretted the overpowering necessity which ren-
dthat was an evidence also that little ground to labour by piece-work ? But if one man put
red this meeting indispensable to the protection
existed to complain of em • p
fm the o perative mechanics as a class he entertained loyers. He could say through his hands in a given time more work than
both of the employers and the employed—(Cheers)—
that they had always done their best to promote the another, was he not to be paid for it ?—(Cheers.)
comfort and elevate the position of their hands. They Yet that was the proposition of the unionists, or
the highest respect, and for many of the individuals
composing it he had much reason to entertain the
had uniformly listened with willingness to their re- rather they demanded that the profits of the ex-
moat cordial cordial and friendly feelings. He was, therefore, presentations of grievance, and had never hesitated to terous workman should be divided with the lazy and
most anxious to say that he adopted the step of con-
adopt any reasonable suggestions for their welfare.— unskilful.—(Hear, hear.) He presumed that the
turning in the measures which would be submitted to (Hear.) But, in truth, if any men on earth were executive committee would give the signal to the
the meeting with the utmost reluctance, purely as a
without title to complain, it was the persons in the members as to the time when the closing should be-
measure of self-defence and for the protection and position of those belonging to this enion.—(Cheern) come general ; and he could only say that he, for
The British were the best paid artisans in the world— one, should faithfully stand, by his order.—(Cheers.)
liberty of action, not less of the employers than the
employed. The requisitions of the union, whose (Hear)—and those of London the best paid of the r. G. RENNIE proposed the sixth resolution, as
Britisin.—(Cheers.) It was said that when a man follows :—" That John Scott Russell, Thomas Mauds-
intolerable proceedings had compelled their prefer- British:
fat he kicked—(Laughter)—and it might be lay, Joshua Field, John Penn, George Rennie, Ri-
sional brethren at Manchester and themselves to adopt
generally observed, that those who had least reason to chard Ravenhill, John Seaward, Bryan Donkin, jun.,
the step on which they had resolved, were destructive
murmur were the most eloquent of grumblers.— Henry Grissell, C. E. Amos, John Blyth, Joel
of the independence of masters and of the just rights
(Laughter.) On the occasion of the former strike, Spiller, and George Boville, Esqs , together with the
of labour. He had great reason to believe that these
masters failed from that absence of combination which chairman and treasurer, with power to add to their
requisitions were not approved of by the steady and
industrious workmen.—(Hear, hear.) It was doubt- was necessary to their protection, and which he hoped number, be elected the executive committee of this
fnl whether they were even sanctioned by a majority would not be wanting on the present occasion.— association, to adopt all steps necessary to effect its
of the members of the society from which they pro- (Hear.) He must not, however, forget that on the objects and its permanent establishment, for the pur-
fessed to emanate.—(Hear, hear.) He (the chair- occasion of a former turn-out an agreement was made pose of watching over the interests and guarding the
roan) yet hoped that that society would see the between the masters and the men, to which the latter mutual rights of employers and employed; and that
wisdom of retracting their threats—(Hear, hear)— solemnly pledged themselves to adhere so long as it it be instructed to convene an adjourned meeting of
and withdrawing demands to which he, for one, was was observed by the former. The masters had strictly this association, and to report when it shall see fit."
determined never to submit—(Cheers)—and to restore and honourably fulfilled all its conditions, and their He was proud of this public occasion to acknowledge
harmony betwixt the employers and the employed.— reward was the present dictation by the executive the virtues and value of the artizans of this country.
(Cheers.) The secretary would now read the docu- council of the operatives. He, for one, was not ashamed to acknowledge the
meats which had given rise to, and would have to be Mr. JOEL SPILLER seconded the resolution, and re- debt of gratitude under which they bad laid him.—
considered by, the meeting. marked that there was a point of concession for the (Cheers.) He believed all masters of large experience
Mr. SIDNEY SMITE, the secretary, read the requisi- sake of peace beyond which it was unwise to go, and had beenindebted for many useful suggestions, and va-
tion calling the meeting, and a communication from that was when good-natured compliance only pro- luable ideas to their men—(Loud cheers)—and he
the leading engineers, &a., of Manchester and neigh- duced a fresh stimulus to the spirit of unreasonable deeply regretted the causes which created estrange-
boureood, intimating that " a body of persons styling exaction. Although it was perfectly true that no ar- went between them. It should not be, however,
themselves the Amalgamated Society of Engineers, tisans in the world were so highly paid and so consi- forgotten, that the men had taken the initiative in this
Millwrights, Mechanics, &c., have made the following derately treated as those of London, there was no act of aggression, and that self-respect as well as pru-
dem inds to the employers of this district, accompanied locality where concessions had been more unreason- dente required that the masters should defend them-
by 3 threat to one of the principal firms, that unless ably pressed, or, in his opinion, so weakly complied Selves and their peaceable hands from a dictation that
they are acceded to, their workpeople will strike on with as to court further aggressions. He earnestly was ruinous to both.—(Hear.)
the 31'.t instant :-1. The abolition of overtime, ex- desired to disclaim all dictation to the workmen, and Mr. C. E. Amos seconded the resolution, and
opting in cases of break down. 2. When overtime to repeat the regret which had been so properly ex- thanked the representatives of the eminent firms then
is absolutel necessary it is to be paid for at double pressed, that the misguided men, who were driving present for their attendance and unanimity ; he be-
y , things to an extremity, were visiting the consequences lieved that their promptitude
and energy would su
rates, 3. The abolition of the system of piece-work.
4. Tee unconditional discharge of all labourers, or of their own folly upoe their innocent brethren. He persede the necessity for the use of them. He had
such class of persons at present engaged in working hoped it was not too late by determined opposition, to had the greatest difficulty in reconciling himself to
planing machines, or tools of similar character, and induce the union to retreat from an untenable posi- the strong measures which had been recommended,
the employment in their stead of mechanics, members tion ; but, forewarned, forearmed, they could only but he was perfectly satisfied that it was possible to
of the union." The Secretary also read another meet the extremity they were called upon to encounter be " cruel only to be kind," and that on this occasion
com-
munication, dated London, 25, Little Alie-street, by the prompt and strong measures recommended by rigour was substantial mercy.—(Cheers.)
Wintechapel, signed William Allan, General Secre- the committee.—(Cheers.) After a vote of thanks had been carried to the de-
ters-, and purporting to be an address from the Mr. T. MAUDSLAY said he now came to what putation from Manchester, Mr. Blyth presented the
"executive council" of the same Amalgamated So- might be called the point of action, in which was to acknowledgments of the committee to Mr. Charles
ciety of Engineers, &c., notifying to their employers be embodied the practical conclusion to be drawn May.
in the metropolis that they have come to a resolution from the previous resolutions, and that he thought Mr. MAY, in returning thanks, was desirous to ex-
to Abolish the practices of piece-work and overtime. was very logically deduced from the following very plain that his firm, carrying on its business in an
The CHAIRMAN announced that the meeting was plain but very effective propositions—That while this agricultural district, was not obnoxious to the dicta-
honoured by tike attendance of a deputation from meeting would, in the spirit of candour and friendly tion which had been complained of, and could not
their
,professional brethren at Manchester, and he now remonstrance, admonish the authors of the manifesto therefore take part in the proceedings. He, like them,
begged to introduce to their notice Messrs. Sharp, of the pernicious consequences of its enforcement to felt pressing upon his kindlier feelings the pain ot
Hit3bert, Platt, and Esirhairn. their own order, the employers here present, and such visiting the consequences of the sins of the guilty
:..r, SHARP explained the causes w hich had driven others as shall adhere to these resolutions, take this upon the innocent, and he would not rest satisfied
th, ( mployera of L incashire to the determination of earliest opportunity of announcing that solely as a until a counter union to that which had produced so
e.cning tht,i, establishments. Since this mischievous measure of self defence and a protection to their in- many evils was cemented between the masters and the
egitation had been commenced by a small but noisy dependent workmen, they will, in the event of the peaceable workmen.—(Loud cheers.) He conceived
class, for the purpose of interference and dictation hands of any establishment in L Alden, Manchester, that by a system of mutual insurance generously
et ith masters, and of poisoning the minds of their or elsewhere, going out on strike, or otherwise enforc- contributed to by masters, and managed by respon-
bends, it was a too general cornelaint that a fair day's ing the demands of the Amalgamated Society on tho Bible and competent persons, the money lavished upon
:v:r.k was not given for a fair day's wage—(Hear, 31st December, 1851, or at any subsequent period, strikes, or too often embeazled in benefit and other
hear)--and no way of crushing this ruinous system entirely close their establishments on the 10th day of clubs, might realise a comfortable provision to the
appeared open except that of a total cessation of busi- January, 1852, or within one week after such other artizans in sickness and old age.—(Loud cheers) If
ness, in order to prevent masters from being sacrificed Period respectively, until the causes which have ren- the operative members of such an association received
in detail.—(Hear, hear.) dered this step necessary shall have been removed to the a preference of employment from the master mem-
Mr. 11 dIRBAIRN could assure the meeting 'that it satisfaction of the executive committee to be here- bers, and bore with them diplomas certifying their
was not without many misgivings, and the most indter named. Like his partner the Chairman, he membership, and in which were entered minutes of
anxious deliberation, .that the Lancashire employers
convince them.—(A was no gre_em.—(A. laugh.) at hand at a speech, as he would very soon their engagements with their employers, he believed
had felt constrained to apply the only remedy which h.)That was of less con- much would be done to break the neck of these im-
seemed adequate to meet the disease. It appeared a sequence, as the resolution spoke for itself. These proper combinations.—(Cheers.)
great hardship nay, it was a hardship even strikes and demands about piece-work, and overtime, After a vote of thanks to the chairman the meeting
temporarily to :deprive the peaceable and indus-
and so forth, had already, as they all knew to their adjourned.
trious workman of his employment, merely because cost, made it but too difficult for masters to support
those who found it easier to live upon the contribu- the competition against which they had to contend.—
tions of their class than honestly to work for their (Hear, hear.) By these overbearing combinations
living, chose to prefer demands which were incompa- first the printing trade had gone, then the silk-weav•
tilde with tine proper freedom of action of capitalists ing, then one, then another, until now at last the en-
and employers. It was felt, however, that such was gineering and machine business was following the
the complicated nature of engineering employment, rest, and leaving London—(Loud cries of " Hear,
and the minute subdivision of labour incident to it, hear")—to go to places where labour was cheaper and
masters were masters, and not the slaves of their men.
that the withdrawal of workmen in one department
hear.) As an employer of a considerable
necessarily stopped the operations of those in another; —(Hear,
so that if the hands, for example, of the Messrs. Platt, number of hands, no one could more regret than he
of Oldham, thought fit to turn out, that must of ne- did the serious responsibility which devolved upon
cessity close many minor establishments which sup- those whose rash acts and dictation were in the course
plied that firm with particular parts of their machi- of throwing so many out of the means of livelihood;
nery. As it was found by experience, also, that to but acute diseases required sharp remedies—and he
continuethe partial employment of those who pro- for one had made up his mind to the conviction that,
f essedthey did not belong to the combination against by entirely closing their works, they would all the
the masters had only the effect of supplying
t 1 er y.—(Cheers.)
feed the turn-out, it was universally agreed that the Mr. GEORGE Boyle', in seconding the resolution,
most humane course to the meritorious workman to observed that it was the main point of their labours.
prevent the further levying of contributions wrung —(Hear, hear.) He was convinced that if the work-
from him by the threats of the discontented, was men were allowed to beat them in detail, there would
entirely to cease work until the conspiracy was be no end to their difficulties ; and that if they sub-
cruehed.—(Cheers,) mitted now to the dictation which was attempted to
Mr. limeenr stated that the Amalgamated So- be practised upon them, they may as well shut up
ciety, which a few months ago did not muster 5,000 shop altogether.—(Loud cheers.) It was a fact that
members, now reached upwards of 15,000. He read it was no use shutting their eyes to, that the en-
some passages from the Operative, the organ of the gineering trade of London, by the extension of these
union advocating socialist doctrines with regard to trades unions and the weakness of masters, was leav-
labour and the most violent principles in reference to ing it.—(Hear, hear.) Without orders to the masters,
Ina,stri what would become of the men ?—(Hear, hear.) And
it
nral employment, and observed that from these
only the
apparent that the present requisitions were if the men went on in this way, how could they be
beginning of much more intolerable exec- .
able to execute orders ?—(Loud cheers.) To save
tions.—(gear, hear.) The operations of the comb 1 tneir men, they must save their trade ; to save their
combs -
their
nation were rapidly spreading over the kingdom,trade, they must protect themselves from'terms which
the next meeting o and.
,_
bring the Scotch
e was to be at Glasgow, in order to
into the movement. Such organi- masters in smaller places and other countries were not
subjected to, and to protect themselves from these
Z ttion could only let m
et by union on the
came there thatp day to art of the terms they must close their works at once.—(Loud
masters—(Che ere)-~,,e4 hecheers.) That was the plain fact.
13,k for their co•operati
_ore Mr. HODGE approved most heartily of the reso-
Mr. JOHN BLYT/I moved the lution. Men were driving the work away from
--" That while this nation, o .following resolution :
London altogether; he had been sixteen years in
Y its representatives-in
Parliament, has abolished guild privileges,
charters of corporate handicrafts,restrictions
exclusive masters there that the troublesome men were uni-
export of machinery or the free ._riecstions on the formly traced from the old country. The Americans
s from the
realm of skilled workmen, an I all sneer were intelligent enough to trace evils to their source,
enopolies the
foregoing requisitions of the Amalgamated so'c. and they abominated these unions from the hardships
ie.ty
are
.an attempt. to ignore the right of every Br. they had entailed on the workmen. He had seen
subject to dispose of his labour or capital acee,
'Ph men in the States working withoutthe least
jealousy
to his individual views of his own interest—to II! beside others who • were earning double their wages,
prive the skilled workman of the natural advantages,:t because th • • en. superior skill enabled them to do so.
his superiority—forcibly to compel the industrious lie had observed in London that when men joined the
and careful mechanic to share the profits of his assi- Melgamated Society their productive energy rapidly
dusty
and dexterity with the slothful and inexpert—
centeit so that they did not give within
and deliberately to deprive the unskilled of • c't
the
labourer hear.) m same work for the same wages.—(Hear,
the means of e,mployment." The propositions it con- ee° had
and peaceable reason to know that the independent
tallied, althceagh they were worthy of abler advocacy tyranny of the
workmen complained bitterly of the
than his, r firm ee,
n, and he believed that they had
as themalty required no ability to support them, e 1 b ()my to e ie I,„ia.
Y recommended themselves. The time had gone stifle the combination to the resolution, in order
by when tO ll DI its birth.—(Hear, hear.)
machinery could not be exported, and
when Mr. JoBN PENN declAwed ~.
tl'e ar •- . , risen was prohibited by law from firm belief that if
carrying his they submitted to the dern„uisulls
skill 'wherever he thought it
• rateee—( Hear, hear.) would be best remn
--ne' they had better go home at on made,
The address of the executive once and close their
corinet covered the most tyrannous books —Wear.)
tt exactions, under . JOEL SPILLER, while be regy.tte
ae cloak of a plea for the social improvement Mr. . d the necessity
of the
working classes— flto the conclusion at •
which forced them
should be • ~( ear)--and it was time that they essential which they
informed had arrived, felt that it was to the very exist-
lives to
.promote
, that employers reuired no incen-
that object.—([sear.) 11 ' ence of their business.
most, desirous to i i stern were Mr. MAUDSLAY was very certain that there en, no
oft}Bit ]]ands; and prove the moral and sociel order adoption of the resoe
had readeo—
e he had almo •st said compromise betwixt the cordial
eagerly---lens themselves to lution and the entire prostration of the masters.
which their comfort could i every proposition by BI r. r. AVENHILL was of the same opinion ; they
te promoted a • '
ne their ele-
vation advanced.—(Cheers.) ne must be unanimous and they must be decisive.
felt ers,
the artisans as a body were quite con aaded that Mr. WHIT WORTH, who had entertained great doubts
and that any appearances to the contrary
of this, of the propriety of the steps recommended, was now
suit of the tyranny exercised over the quiet
the re- co 1 I •
mp ete y convinced that no other course was open
and
peaceable by the restless and discontented _(Loud- to them.
cheers-) In fact, he was not without the expectation
discontented
adopted SUDA asked whether some line could not
that they would yet receive from their
workmen a be which, while it enabled them to resist
nattnifes
. to declaring that they repudiated the proceed- members of the union, by dismissing them while non-
logs of the •
union, and this conviction led him the members were retained,
would avert the consequences
more to reof this foolish
, gret the bard necessity of involving the movement from the independent work-
innocent in the man.
consequences of the acts of the guilty,
Ur. PLATT explained
that at a turnout at Leeds,

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
MANSION-HOUSE. _ _

Levi Tobias was brought before the Lord Mayor
charged with having had in his possession a quantity
of gloves and other property which had been stolen
from the shop of Messrs. Wilson, of Mincing-lane,
hosiers and glovers.
George Trew and Henry Webb, the officers, saw
the prisoner come out of his house with a bag which
appeared to be full. Trew said, " I followed, and saw
him go into a public-house and enter a small dark
parlour. He came out without the bag, and pre-
tended to me that he had not brought anything of the
kind. I kicked the bag before me, took him into
custody, and found in the bag a considerable number
of pairs of gloves. In his premises I found a great
quantity of miscellaneous property, which I believe to
have been obtained dishonestly."
Mr. H. Wilson said that on the night of the bur-
glary he and his servants left the shop, as they thought,
well secured by locks and padlocks. When he arrived
next morning he saw a crowd of persons about the
door, and was told that somebody inside had hanged
himself, but he soon found that the premises had been
broken open and entered by thieves and plundered of
a great deal of property. He had, he regretted to say,
been robbed but a short time before of a considerable
part of his stock. He found upon the counter some
odd gloves, which, upon examination, turned out to
correspond with some odd gloves found at. the pri-
soner's premises.
Webb, the officer, said the prisoner stated that the
gloves found in the bag could be accounted for, as
they had been bought in Wood-street, Chesp.iide, as
a job lot three months ago.
Trew said there was among the property found in a
drawer in the house of the prisoner a watch, the marks
and number and maker's name on which corresponded
with those which he had received as descriptive of a
watch which had been stolen.

Mr. Solemons, who appeared for the prisoner, cross-
examined some of the witnesses, and said his client
would be able to prove that whatever property he was
possessed of had been honestly obtained.
The prisoner was remanded till Thursday.
IVESTMINSTEU.

Nathaniel Beadle, Thomas Beadle, (his brother),
Michael Banks, and Joseph Smith, four travelling
tinkers, were charged with a series of desperate as-
saults upon the police.
The facts are briefly these :—On the previous even-
ing Nathaniel Beadle attacked a person at a trades-
man's door in Queen's-road East, Chelsea ; and,
upon police-constable Powell, 73 B, interposing, the
offender attacked him. He endeavoured to secure
the fellow, when defendants and a number of others
attacked the officer and rescued the prisoner. A se-
cond policeman coming to Powell's assistance, an
attempt was made to recapture the defendant Na-
thaniel, :and another attack by the defendants and
their axis ociates was the consequence. An indescrib•
able scot le of riot and confusion ensued, which lasted
for seveY :al minutes, in the course of which a number
of fresh constables arrived, who were all violently,
attack's, I by different persons of the lowest descrip-
tion; a nd it was not until a reinforcement of the
police arrived that order was restored. Evidence
having been given by a number of witnesseA, clearly
proving the prominent part which all but Smith had
taken i a the affray,
'lefendants pleaded drunkenness and sore heads
and bs (the consequence of their violence) in initi-
gation of their punishment, and Nathaniel Beadle was
.
come cted for three weeks, Thomas Beadle for three
wont hs, for three distinct assaults, Michael Banks for
a like , period, and Smith was discharged.
WORSHIP-STREET.
Jacol) Sturm, a well-dressed German, and James
a young man described as a gun-
Thomas Hawkes,
smith , were brought up before Mr. lismmill, charged
with the following gross misconduct in a railway
young married woman named
card age towards a
Ison, residing in Brick-lane, Spitalfields.