The Express.
London, England, 1859-07-28 00:00:00

THE BTILIKI6 IN THE IJUILDLNG DUDE.

The workmen in the employ of Messrs. Trollop.
and Bons baring 'truck for the purpose of obtaining the pay-
ment of tan hours mega for nine hours labour, a numerous
meeting of matter builders wu held yesterday at the Free-
masons' Tavern, for the purpose of taking the matter into
ocessidaradoe, sad adopting such monaural as might ho ex-
pedient la reference thereto.
The meeting having been addressed by Marne. Wake,
Piper, Morris, Lucas, and Carr, all of whom enlaced the tar
amity of using immediate and decisive mamma, end aces
going so far as to recommend the dosing of all the firms
until the men consented to sign • document to the duct that
they had no oonnezion with any trade society formed for the
purpose of interfering with or controlling the regolationa of
uy eetablishothot, theism= or terms of labour, or the agree-
ments between employers or employed,
Mr. Tat:ukes moved dose the Orme clam on tie 6th of
Aurae, end amtanne so until the workmen yield.
Mr. Houston seconded the maim.
Yr. DUNNAGE then moontolle an amendment, " That the
workman in the employ of Masses. Trollops and Boos having
drunk for the purpose of obtaining the payment of ten hones
fir Mee homework, and It appearing to the meeting that It
fie ire intention of the beading trade to calm strike' of die
Men to hie piam oceadoselly, It is rewired that, Jos order to
sembet MO movement Oath has Man, the mottopolitan
bsildere me compelled to dome their establahmente on the
dill of August ; but taking into renddentien the grad num-
ber of men who wholly discountenance the melety, that a
110111111Ittee of twenty be appointed to weeder the best means
of epesbg the ikon to such men se may be willing to come
Ili teak, independently of, and not subject to, any lackey's
lueselerence`
Mr. Puna seconded the motion.
far IL Pero, M.P., who had uttered the room a few
minelea periouly, said be would give the amendment his
met seemest sad homely support. No ens could be more
Esekeesern be nes to do everything to enesurage the
koldlissat end brelestricas sztasti, butt could sot
oldie men our yin the poetise of the =Aar. or eLP":1::
either titbits deceived of their liberty of settee by a society_ai
which, in his oen, was the wont of all
(Chasm.) He hoped the master builders, wells the
labile, would give those pereons the most united
end dotamoined resistance. (Heir.) Be and Ms
partsere had sacrificed from 16,0001. to 16,0001. in cone,-
gnaw of the strike that took place among the workmen em-
ployed la the Howes of Plaltament, and be never regretted the
seardies. (Cheers.) He hoped the meeting would unite as
ens mei end do their duty to themselves, the non-society
end the publib. (Mere.) The object of the orlon was
to reduce lamer to to minimum and prevent the master from
bevies • her day's work for a fair day's pay. (Hear, hear.)
If the society men sueseeded in their present movement, the
difference between reo bona' sad Um hours' labour would
cost the public 300.0001. a year. The government and the
public were run to support the masters in restating the un-
reasonable demands of the men, and ha hoped therefore that
by unity of action they would frustrate the efforts of • few
designing man, who preferred living by agitation to working
with their haute. (Cheers.)
Mr. Taottore then obtained leave to withdraw his mo-
tion, sad the amendment was unanisionaly agreed to.
A vote of thanks to the chairman terminated the
proceedings.