For the benefit of the unemployed in Glasgow. The directors of the Gorbals Popular Institution, respectfully intimate to the public, that, at their request, the successful competitor for the prize offered by Charles Gray, Esq. will read his prize essay "On the best means of elevating the condition of the working classes," in the Baronial Hall, on Thursday, 12th inst., at half-past 8 o'clock, evening. ... Walter Cairns, Secretary. Gorbals, 7th May, 1842..
Gorbals Popular Institution.
Cairns, Walter,Glasgow tailor.
[Glasgow] : Bell & Bain, printers.,
[1842]
Opened in 1833, the Gorbals Popular Institution was an early community education project providing lectures and access to libraries for excluded social groups. Its secretary in 1842 was Walter Cairns, a Glasgow tailor.
Working class
Scotland Glasgow.