The Sun.
London, England, 1861-07-16 00:00:00

TILE BUILDERS' SMIKE.

In accordance with his promise, Mr. Coningham,
the member for Brighton, put a question to the
Under Secretary for War last evening, in the House
of Commons, as to the employment of a body of the
Royal Engineers on the new barracks at Chelsea,
in the place of the masons who had struck work.
The reply of Mr. Baring was looked forward to
with great interest by the building operatives, as to
whether the Government would justify this inter-
ference between the masters and the men. On the
reply being communicated to the deputation in
waiting they expressed themselves in strong terms
as to its unsatisfactory nature, and their determina-
tion to get the subject brought before the house in
another form, which would enable several members
who sympathise with the men in their opposition
to the interference on the part of the
executive
Aecumtelveting
o
express their opinions on the su'oject.
to decide
of the committees will be held this day,
on the course to be pursued. .
de progress in The bricklayers yesterday me
of the terms
sietiot
ob-
taining some important recognitions of
of men in
of the compromise. There is Jan
no plant or
relating to brickwork,
who,
having
and take sub-
the building trade, more especlay
yards of their own, join togetherors
when they have
contracts from the large employhe
y can. conveniently
more on their hands than t in the branch
the sub-contractor find-
by the original contractor,
Some
being supplies in most cases
of the 'large firms who
minganta
hour system, and who have
have introduced the
1-, dfi d. they cannot
large contracts
supply of signed workmen,
and the necessary
hgeelatbhoeumr oantel
lying •dl,: in )
and that their works are i - , consequence,
have resorted to the above methoit of evading the
-difficulty in which they find t" tlemselves placed.
This course has been pursued for some time by
Messrs. Kelk and Lucas at the :
Exhibition works ;
land within the last few days Mr .
who has the building of the 11
.oyal Marine Baths,
at Charlton ; Mr. Brassey, Old street-road ; and
Mr. Wilson, of the Borough, - building the
Jews' who is
Jews' Hospital at Norwood, d some new schools
in Albany-street,
have subleilintheir contracts, and
the sub-contractors have eng • aged the men to go on
with the jobs on the terms o f the compromise, Cs.
per day of 10 hours for 'five days, with 3s. for
Saturday, leaving work at 12 o'clock. Mr. Higgs,
who employed 100 bricklaTers at the Chelsea Bar-
racks, 80 of whom left hires when he enforced the
hour system, finding ho could not supply their
Places, on Saturday dificharged the 20 who re-
mained, preparatory it i.:l understood to the contract
being sublet, with liberty to the sub-contractor to
pay the men as he pleases. Mr. Myers, also,
yesterday, offered onr3 of his large London brick
jobs to a sub-contr actor, who it is expected
will commence the , work to-day under the terms
of the compromise., The 20 bricklayers who
accepted the hour 'system from Mr. Higgs, but
who have been disdaarged as above, at an hour's
notice, will have n, J, claim upon the society for pecu-
niary aid. The kr:st instalment of the weekly levy
of ls. per man fre ,mthe carpenters and joiners work-
ing under prates Istrike
committee paid into the masons'
committee yeste irday. Each mason who is workingiey
_ of
under the comp romise is paying a weekly
3s. towards the, support of the men on strike. y

THEATRE-ROYAL, IIAYMARKET.
temee, Mr. J. B. anastone.

EENING, the performances will cornmpne, with
a new Ballet, BACCHUS AND ARIADNE. Miss Fanny
Wri•ght, the Leclercqs, Mr. Webster, &c.
After which, a new Comedy, entitled MY LORD AND
MY LADY ; or, It Might have been Worse. Mr. C. Mathews,
Mr. Andrews, Mr. Buckstone, Mrs. Charles Mathews, Mrs.
Wilkins, &c.
Followed by TARING BY STORK Mr. C. Mathews.
To conclude with THE SCAPEGOAT.
Commence at 7.

OVAL PR INCE SFS THEATRE.-
..0) Lessee and Mana",•rer, Mr. A. Harris.
TIIIS EVENING, the new comic drama, entitled A
TIOIIESTEAD STORY, Messrs. Ryder Shore, and Miss
M. Harris

To conclude with AS YOU LIKE IT.
Mary Provost ; Jaques, Mr. Phelps.
To conclude with THE TWO POLTS.

Rosalind, Miss

NEW THEATRE-ROYAL, ADELPHL-
A.l Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. B. Webster.
Reproduction of the great drama of "The Dead Heart."
First week of " The Pretty Ilorsebreaker."
THIS EVENING, and during the week, THE DEAD
HEART. Messrs. B. Webster, J. 1,. Toole, Fisher, Billing-
ton, Ebume, Smith, Romer ; Miss Woolgar and Miss Kate
Kelly.

To conclude with (2d time) THE PRETTY HORSE-
BREAKER. Mr. J. L. Toole, Mr. Paul Bedford; Miss K.
Kelly, Miss Woolgar, Miss E. Thorne, Miss Laidlaw, and
Mrs. Chatterley,

Doors open at half past 6—Commence at 7.

CY ATERBURY -HALL CONCERTS
AND FINE ARTS GALLERY.

EVERY EVENING,

Two Grand Selections from celebrated Operas. including
Terdi's new Opera, THE BAL MASQUE (first produced
in England at this Establishment), with a Chorus of Forty
Voices, and upon a scale unequalled at any other Concerts.
Miss Russell, Miss Ernst, Mr. Greville, Mr. Herbert, Signor
Tivoli, Mr. Bernard; popular Solos on the Cornet-a-piston,
by Mr. Levy (the first performer of the day) ; the Brothers
Conrad (in an entirely original entertainment on the double
rope, not to be seen elsewhere); continued success of Mr.
Wood and his talented little Son.
The Comic Department comprises the following favourites :
—Mr. Marshall, Mr. Hollingsworth ; the NERVES, by
Messrs. Harvey and French ; and Mrs. Lawrence.
Musical Director, Mr. JONGHMANS.

O X F O R D,

6, OXFORD-STREET.