The Sun.
London, England, 1869-03-17 00:00:00

TIIE TRADES UNION COMMISSION.

We have very unwelcome news on the Trades
(Juice Commission. Instead of a unanimous report,
on which legislation could be taken without doubt,
we are told—and who expected other—of divisions
and subdivisions. Those who had hoped that Mr.
Roebuck and Mr. Harrison would be found to agree
on such a subject must certainly have been very
sanguine indeed. The Manchester Guardian says
that one report, signed by seven members, recom-
mends various changes in the combination laws, and
suggests recourse to arbitration. A second report;
to which the names of Lord Lichfield, Mr. T. Hughes,
and Mr. F. Harrison are attached, proposes the repeal
of the combination laws ; while a third report, signed
only by Mr. Hughes and Mr. Harrison, goes still
further. "At present, however, we are unable to state
the details of the changes—' sweeping changes,' as a
correspondent describes them—which the member
for Frome and Mr. Harr:son desire to see established
.;i'Es
stripe
COTTONsris Tit
in the relations between labour and capital."
T
IbE
A pother
masters of Preston have deteralii 1 to
wages of their workmen; the operatives will not
labour for less than they are at present getting.
There was a great meeting of
operativesheldnEt.
Preston on Monday night, and tFeutm utmost
osdetermi-
nation was manifested. to resist
the proposed reduc-
tion in wages. A strike was not exactly resolved upon, but only because it is gecl tj 1 c wise to allow the
masters (as a local journal putsl it • ) a place for repen-
tance. That they will repent does not seem to be
believed, and it is improbable
under present circum-
stances that the men will give in.

TIM CONSERVATIVES OP STALYBRIDGE.
On Saturday a large political gathering took place
at Stalybridge to celebrate the return of Mr. James
Sidebottom to Parliament as the first representative
of the borough. Mr. E. Bates presided, and
declared that they were met to do honour to
double victory in the return of Mr. Side-
bottom, and in his triumph over a vexatious
petition. Mr. Sidebottom, M.P., returned his
cordial thanks to the meeting, and rejoiced at the
success which the Conservative cause had met with
in that borough. He did not touch upon the leading
questions of politics, but declared that he should
never consider party interests where the good of the
country was concerned. As a proof of this he
referred to the recent vote ho had given against what
would be called his own party.

CHANCERY DELAYS.
Another complaint has been made on the almost
hopeless
xel,eiscstisnlllect of Chancery delays and expenses.
states that it has taken him two years and
a half, and has cost him £3OO, to get out of Chancery
£BOO paid in by a defaulting trustee. In the suit
in which the payment was made the accounts
were waived, and the trustee ordered to
pay
all costs, yet the plaintiffs solicitor tells him that he
has.got very easily out of Chancery. He has also
registered some freehold building land, under the
Land Transfer Act of 1803; .and now finds that
should a dispute arise the question may be carried
to the higher Courts of Chancery. The proceeding
of the registry should, in the opinion of this gentleman,
be much simplified, and he hopes that Lord Romilly;
as chairman of the Land Transfer Commission, will
effect the same good work in England as he has
done in Ireland, and egablish a land court altogethem
aeparate from the Court of Chancery.