The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-10-11 00:00:00

GENERAL LANtORiCIERE.

MARSEILLES, Ocr. 10.
It is asserted that General Lamoriciere has sent
a telegram to Marseilles to secure a passage in the
packet for Civita Vecchia for himself and three
officers.

PUBLIC MEETING OF THE OPERATIVE
BAKERS.

Last evening a public meeting of the operative bakers
of Liverpool and its vicinity was convened in the St.
George's Room, Lime-street, "for the purpose of taking
into consideration their present grievance, and to adopt
measures to secure a more just remuneration for their
labour." There was a very large attendance. After
the hour announced for holding the meeting had been
allowed to pass for a considerable time, during which
those assembled manifested the greatest amount of
patience and forbearance, Mr. Stevens, in the absence
of Mr. Quail, who was to have presided, took the chair.
He said they were met there for the purpose of forming
a united society, and pointed out the necessity of the
bakers associating together for their own interests and
those of the town in general. He recommended that
how many bakers there were in the town,
the town should be well canvassed, for the purpose of
ascertaining
and whether they were friendly to the twelve hours'
movement, but if they were not, it would be of no use
forming a society, as it would melt away. like snow, the
same as the other had done, and it had better he given
up at once. If, on the other hand, the operative bakers
were unanimous and favourable to the movement, then
they would accomplish all they wished.
Mr. LAWSON then addressed the meeting, and said
that every man was independent of a master if he liked,
in regard to labour. It was truly appalling that men
should have to work from twelve o'clock one day until
four, six, or seven o'clock the following day, and that
throughout the week. He then .advised the men to
pursue habits of temperance and frugality, and get a
little money at their hack, and then they would be per-
fectly independent of their masters. T. do this he
hoped they would be united, and associate together in
the form of a society. He hoped the men would rally
round the twelve hours' movement standard as good
volunteers, and not give it up until they had gained
their victory.
A journeyman baker in the body of the meeting com-
plained that the chairman had not explained the objects
of the meeting fairly.
.The chairman first appointed was requested here to
quit the chair, and Mr. Lawson took his place.
.Mr. NIM,(o was then called upon to address the meet-
ing, and suggested that the letters sent from London
should be read, where the twelve hours' system had been
carried out, as well as in Glasgow, and other places. In
London the bakers bad to be bakers by night and porters
by day, and had to work from eighteen to twenty.
two hours, before the twelve hours system was carried
out. At the present time, in the south end of the
town of Liverpool, the bakers had on Friday and
Saturday to work for the whole twenty-four 'hours.
He hoped that a society would be established on
the principles of sobriety—for drunkenness was the
bane of the bakers of Liverpool. It also advised that
the town should be convoked, and if there was not
unanimity, it would be of no use going on with the
movement here.

The Chairman then read some communications re-
ceived from the Central Association in London, upon the
twelve hours movement, and recommending that a
public meeting should be called, which advice they had
already acted upon.
It was then unanimously agreed to appoint a com-
mittee to carry out the object of the meeting—the
formation of a society.

POACHING.—A labourer, named Richard Morris, was
brought before the Birkenhead Police-court, on a war-
rant, charged with poaching on ground belongino. to
Mr. Brocklebank, near the village of Neston. belonging
offence was proved, and the defendant was fined 10s.
and costs.

THE DAILY TIMES, THURSDAY,• OCTOBER 11, 1860.

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MUNICIPAL'

....,.. SOUTH TOXTETH
meeting of the eleoois of this sQard was herd last
crpnhig: at the Royal- Oak tnn; park-:,road, for; the per-
pore of adoptfneaitkes tti seem the ,election
g: m on of S.
Siddeley, Esq., in the place rOfl the late:6, ItOertion,
Esq. In the unavoidable absence of Geo.. H. Iforsfall-
Esq., chairman of the ward, Mr. J. B. Hushes, vice,
chairman, presided.
The CHAIRMAN briefly announced that the secretary.
Mr. M. A. Johns, had attended at the Town-hall, and
would inform them of the result.

Mr. JOHNS said be had great pleasure in announcing
that the Town-clerk had declared his friend Mr. Sid-
deley duly elected, no opposition being offered-This
announcement was received with enthusiastic cheers.
Mr. JOSEPH HARRISON; who spoke at great' length,
plainly showed the advantages of having members for
their wards chosen from the influential tradesmen and
residents of the wards, as their interests would be iden-
tical with those of the ratepayers.

Mr. HUGHES also spoke of the absolute necessity of
having gentlemen to represent them in the Town Council
who really understood the true interest of the wards.
Mr.' G. W. HUNTER denounced local matters j being
Made. too political. In Mr. Siddeley he recogiiised
gen t) eniaii who Would fairly represent all parties in the
wa4l, ,
r; M. A. ,TOlix,,; spoke services. if Mr.
Siddeley already on record, Harino served the
tents of Toiteth-park for a period of nearly twenty
years.
Several, gentlemen spoke in favour of the selection of
Mr. Siddeley, and expressed their intention of support-
ing, on the Ist of November; Messrs. Vernon and Steele
for North and South Toxteth Wards. This .being froth
the chair, it was unanimously agreed that the meeting
would use their best endeavours to procure the return of
these gentlemen. •