The Bee-Hive. — 1876-05-06 (London, England)

MANCHESTER.  (From our Special Correspondent.) The meet important feature in our local trade union circle during tills put week has been the close of the house painters' strike, after a bdeutration of a month. This result was brought about by a conference ween representatives of the men and the employers, when an arrangelent was Tnade by which work was resumed on Monday last on the terms (!.t the arbitrator's award, viz., an advance of id. per hour. The men are I I:" relieved from the unjustifiable position in which, as I think, they Polued themselves. It might be a fair matter to discuss whether they i„1°111, submit to arbitration, but, having consented to do so, they were nunour bound to submit to the decision. In other towns, the fr:ll_ll!era have also obtained an advance. In fact, there are few places wr'ieb they have not either got one or are at present engaged in seeking. it.  W tit e • aro shortly to have an addition to the number of trades who have Sent _ ot• "b management in Manchester, as the General ITnion of Carand Joiners are about to establish their head-quarters here. We ;wall then have the centre of both the national organizations of the mers here, and good results to both societies may flow from a closer u a‘eetnentetween ' °ion of the good feeling which, I am happy to know, exists them The e) Bolton murder has created considerable interest here, from the et.lllldant assertion made by some writers and speakers that it was ini2a,„ted bY a trade union. So far, I can confidently state, no evidence to "°‘"Y this charge has been forthcoming. At the last examination, when t.,,e° six prisoners were committed for trial, it was stated to be the inten,!_°, of the prosecution to withdraw the charge against three of the six, put them in the box as witnesses. One of these seems to have been me °lto most instrumental in the death of the murdered man, and another pro chief accessory. I should be sorry to impute wrong motives to the theBecution, but there certainly does appear a greater desire to connect union with the outrage than to bring the offence home to the actual Perpetrator. Inc O-operation matters there is little to report. The Manchester (tele 4te he ! 8 who visited Glasgow, while unanimous in their appreciation of It) hoßPitality extended to them, are somewhat divided in opinion as to ble character and results of the Congress. Some affirm it to have been the illest ever hold; others think that while generally more harmonious and itteintic:sant than its predecessors, there were not so many decisions arrived cIY to he of advantage to the movement as in former years. 4. crowded and enthusiastic meeting of sewing machinists was held in Q to rosvenor-strect Tempo:ance Hall, Manchester, on Tuesday night, _ consider the advisability of forming a protective union of Manchester outtlaehinists. About 500 women were present, and several of them spoke _ csilY as to the need of the proposed union, instancing various low Ptitlcna Paid for the work in support of their arguments. The chair was w. (34 bY Mr. Malcolm Macleod. Mrs. Paterson, of London, and Mrs. °:(1) of Dewsbury., addressed the meeting. It was unanimously WasB°ll'Q that the union be at once formed, and a provisional committee lec eted from among the women present to carry out the resolution.