New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-07-21
FOREIGN NEWS BY MAIL.
GREAT BRITAIN.
THE TRADE UNIONS BILL.

THE TRADE UNIONS BILL.
The Trade Unions bill occupied the HOUSE ~
commons during the whole Of the sitting on july 80
Mr Hughes after exhaustive review 3l tno ,rniSie
and social bearings Of the subject deneu n laws
should be repealed, the criminal law W gn aud
made more explicit in regard TO aCIs to make their
own terms OF labor subject TO the SUo NJ Rrsssey
@ 30 contractor argued in favor OF le-
CALLING trade unions hrst OecauSo no ,i,vs and
succeeded in puHing end 10 such comDnaloFs mis-
secopd hecause ne did not believe their power IoI %
chief 10 be so great as some suppoS'u os canita
Working men in this country forced up wages tbe
NronId 6c driven abroad; but hitherto nothing on '
Kind had happened. There was renaihaDtV, ne world;
10 equality In the price OF labor throue had moi
and the English unions, with an thelt Pomi1,ss i'm the
been able to bring about suDstan'i etion he ac
rate OF wages In regard to lOttlsn 70 Belgian
eonnted for the orders given few yeagS ago IL ron York
and German manufacturers LOT rams we're then
on the ground that Engnsh Hanuis and mentioned
fnlly engaged with other commissions ~ cI,eoncr
that rails we're now Pa ,he head Of the great
chime factory at oldham took slna I "a Iobor
~ ,,ctry- yVo,,d i'm the end be with the FORMER auu
looked favOraby on the coOpeIa1rV h{6 men rsualIv
oUarreed with their masters but questions as 10 ap
premiership and the ntl0dGe146d S Sa ,egIed ample
roteefiOn must be provided for nOu-uh0hlsts WHO WIZ
ihe real T's Dixie vi u' %T Mnndea and Lord Galway
supported tine bill. Mr.. f. Potter condemned unions,
sifogeher as opposed 10 the true principle OF Iaue
free competition, and bad Tor masters anu "oiA0
sWFTr,rlD MANUFACTURES AND THE AMERICAN TRADE
TIE UNITED STATES. IL - CLot
question of great Importance to the trade OF sneI-
field saws The Sheffield telegram and the DISTRICT mas
iust arisen between tine majority of our leading
turcrs and the representatives Of the Uteu SlateS
ernment with reference to the invoicing OF steer anu
hardware goods for export to this country me po At
jssue has reference the prices at when go9us are
voiced aud as 10 what shall be considered inc
aetuaI market value or wholesale price or Inc SOOas
prepared for expectation. On the one mana tue
steel merchants and manufacturers are sald 70 DC
invoicing their produce the terms which tey nave
adopted for at least ten years past ana WHICH I tT
TO be lust and reasonable standard, but on the othe
hard the United States authorities appear 10 nc ol
opiCiOn that the various quaues indicated shoulu DC
pnt down at higher figures aud the Increased Nuy pau
accordingly While the dispute is pending AFFAIRS seeu
10 have assumed serious aspect as regards JUS
uDOu the trade OF the town. Already one or Two "a ,
principal firms engaged in the steel trade hae Enu
notice f their Intention to place their wOrkmen on snort
time and one Of the first houses IN the taue mas az
once stopped the expectation OF steel from lher
nent here 10 the United States for the present win
regard TO finished goods similar difficulties have arse
denly cOuuermaudcd in consequence OF the action Whch
has been taken in the Of orders now TeauI IOI
Transmission, but which cannot be duly forwarded ~
consequence If the refusal of the Consul 10 cety he
Invoices at the rates which have hitherto been adopte
On Thursday "a number Of gentlemen largely interested
IN the matter waited upon Mr.. Abhot the united states
Consul iu Sheffield. aud Mr. Farwel, an agent OF the
seem have had any results satisfactory 70 the Uaue
generally. Yesterday meeting was held, at WHICH
nearly an the leading firms iu the town were represented
bit as vet no definite conclusion L. the coarse OF ac
tiou has hpen arrived at, and the matter remains III oe9
aHcc 70 Is hardly necessary say that considerable eX-
element caused the town, and the operatives
are anxious awaiting the ISSUE the question ID TO
them most serious one