The Express.
London, England, 1853-09-27 00:00:00

THE EARLY CLOSING ASSOCIATION.

Last night • reunion of the committees of thin
association was held at the Ezeter•hall Hotel for the pur-
pose of promoting kindly feelings amongst the members and
considering the best mode of conducting the future opera-
tions of the association. There was a considerable attend-
ance of young men on the occasion. The chair was taken
by Mr. 8. Mower.
Laxwaza. the secretary gave a detailed amount of the
*fine which they had made end the smarm which they had
obtained. Meetings had been held at Richmond, Windsor,
sad Guildford, which were well attended, and the result
was satisfactory. In Richmond a resolution had been
ease to for closing the shops at 8 o'clock in summer.
la Leeds the shops were closed much miles than
soul, and in Poole, where they closed at 7, the result was
es satisfactory that they resolved to close at 6. The &mein- '
boa was making a special attempt amongst the cheese-
angers, grocers, and chemists, with a view of inducing
them to abridge the hours of labour. If they waited till all
the members of the same trade joined in the movement to
elms eta particular hour they never would succeed. If all
bet one or two shut up their shops, he believed that the one
or two that kept opened would find that it was not their
interest to do so, because people would not go out in that
Mee to make purchases, and experience proved that where
Me shop out of ten kept open after hours, it did Ins busi-
ness than if the whole ten had been opened. (Rear, hear.)
They had it in isontemplation to form ladies committees
in different peru of the metropolis for the purpose
of promoting the early closing movements, and as ladies
wen—no doubt thoughtlessly, in the first instance—the
shier cause of perpetuating the practice of keeping open at
laic hones, he had no doubt their influence would now be
bought to bear is the opposite direction, and it would cur-
tail,WlN& hem great effect la promotiag dismatlatuasee
golf
% They hod bad memo. meg% oml meeti
*the ednasemeat of the movemeat, sad they Mt deeply
indebted to the clergy ma the press for the assistance
Which they rendered to the caw. But there was a class of
panties who *saki not be washed by these mew ; them
were the very poor, who gave peas to the system
of late shopping, and it woe Meath them by
moans of ballads and songs. ( ear.) They oho peopseed to
address rel4ious persons who went to church arelaaol is the
evening, and went shopping after leaving it. They would
also directly appeal to the employers themselves to pat no
god to the system. These were the principal measures
which they proposed to adopt, and, if properly carried out,
they would give an immense impetus to the movement in
the coming moos. (Hear.)
Kr. TtomAsom, ea employer is the wholesale ironmon-
gery trade, d the first sentiment, and in doing so
ben his testimony to the practicability and utility
of the early closing system.
Mr. es employer in the drapery trade, proposed
ateetinsent advocating the importance of local committees
of employers for promoting the object of the anociatios.
Re Rid that he should be most willing in every way to co-
operate in such a movement, sad would give the largest
nom in his establishment for the
Mr. Ratan, in giving " The purpose
Board, and the
Modem end assesses of its efforts," said that whilst he ad-
mitted the troth of the sentiment ha thought that its two-
limbos might be greatly improved if it was not composed
saintly of the employed, sad if some of the employers
wen to funs a portion of the body. This would give con-
Ideate to the young nitd who now stood aloof from them
ID some *meet, sad did not contribute as much as they_ had
'NU to 'upset to the fends of the san4iatioa. Meer,
beef.) They were now entering upon their two* h year of
rdies+, and he was sorry to soy with little means at
di. t.
Mr. Hawes and Hr. TARLTON also briefly addressed the
vote Si thanks to the chairman terminated the pro-
esediap.

FUNERAL Of TIIE LATE EARL BROWNLOW.—
nis caning, at aa early hour, the mortal remains of the
kite Berl &ewelow were removed from his late lordvhip's
seat, Belton How, Cheatham, Lincolnshire, aid finally
dowelled la Ike family vault at Belton. The funeral az-
Onneswate were entryeted to Hews. Holland, Mount-
entet, Groeveaer-square, and were conducted with
ill the soleasity and pomp suitable to the high rank of the
deceased nobleman. The mortal remains were visited by
"141'1I. Petry, and tenant farmers. On the coffin
*l4 the follesriag inscription: "John Cast, First Earl
llossrelow. Viscount Alford, sad Berea Brownlow, of
6ilots. Sera 19th August, 1779. Died 15th Sept., 18.53,
sled %pers.