A conference between representatives of the Dublin em- ployers and
men and the deputation of six from the Trade Union Congress met on Saturday at the Shelburne Hotel and continued on Monday, hut broke up that evening after
an all-day sitting without coming to any decision. The Dublin Labour men insisted as s. preliminary on the rein- statement of all men on strike and the withdrawal of the threatened lock-out by the masters, and these terms the masters could not accept. It is understood that on their side they insist on proper guarantees that any agreements made with the men shall be strictly observed. On Wednesday Larkin was brought up before a police magistrate and returned for trial to the city sessions, bail being refused, as he declined to enter into recognizances to keep the peace pending his trial. Mr. Handel Booth, M.P., who was present at his arrest, gave evidence as to the unprovoked batoning of the people by the police, and has stated that he did so because the Lord. Lieutenant had requested him to attend and give a "frank and impartial statement."
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