The Express.
London, England, 1859-04-21 00:00:00

THE BUILDING TILABIL

Yesterday afternoon a meeting of the muter
builders of the metrapolie was held at the Freemasons'
Tavern, to tate into consideration the steps to be taken re-
the demand of the carpenters and joiners to shorten
the clays labour by one hour, without reducing the rate of

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Mr. lions Bumf was called to the chair, and, after
some preliminary business, briefly explained the objects of
the meeting.
Mr. CHABLIS LUCAS moved the first resolution, to the
effect, " That it ia not expedient to accede to the request of
the letter dated the 19th of March; because the present
arrangement of hours is the metro:weak:lt to all parties, and
does not involve such an amount of time as to bring the
building workmen at all within the limit of those on whose
behalf the public interest has been excited sad its benevolence
aroused—the hours now brtag from six o'clock in the
morning to half-put five in the afternoon, with an hour and
• half interval for meals. Mitch public inconvenience would
reek from the discontinuseee of work at so early an hour
as half-pad bur, involving, as it would, the stoppage of all
raschinery,plant, and cattle labiur at that early boor.
Mr. Wale @seceded the resolution without commmt, and
It we owed unanimously.
Mr. Drus•as, of the firm of Cabin and Co., moved :
" That If the builders were to admit the principle sought for
by VW workmen; they would take upon themselves the
liateity of taxing the public more than 10 per cent.,
sad establish • regulation which mast necessarily govern la-
Irawand Its value with all other trades thmegheut the coun-
try. That, acting upon this impression, the melting moor&
its opinion that there is no sufficient reason at this present time ,
Input* such an advance as is demanded by what is called
the miss hour.' system. Daring the past few years the
desire of the master builders to meet every memorable de-
mand has been evinced by the fact that they have given up,
without deduction of wages, one hour and a half on the Set-
today afternoon, and so lately u the year 1853 they agreed
to en advance of 10 per asst. on the wager then paid, by
reason of which the skilled workmen on an avenge now re-
ceive 33s for hours' labour. That for these reasons,
among others, it is the opinion of this meeting that the re-
quest for nine hours ought nut to be acceded to.
Mr. Joux KELP seconded the motion, which, after • few
observations from Mr. Ise, Mr. Morris, and Mr. Danner,
was carried sus 0011.
Mr. Juan Inman said the question of an increase In
the wages was am of groat imps tame, not only to them-
selves, but to the men and the public. They lived in a Urns
of competition, and they could not go on unless there was
rome settled principle established between masters and work-
men. He wee glad to mss se large • umber of the lands of
the trade present, for now they would become more ac-
quainted with one another and would become more united
e'en they bad been heetofore. He could german that
If the heads of the trade present would only come to a dad-
Won on the question, himulteds of small masters would follow
them, but they would not stir in it until they saw whet the
large builders weld do. If they showed • firm fret all
differences might be merged, and the sooner these vexed
matters were rented the better for the mestere, the work-
mate, and the public.
Some formal business having been trsiumetol the pro-
ceedings terminated.

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE PROMOTION OF
Somer. Sclawcz.—Testaday (Wednesday) a meeting wan
held in the "rend jury room, St. George's-hell, Liverpool,
Mr. J. Hahn& in the cesir, when octivereationsl discus-
sions took place upon various topics on which it had been
thought advisable to reek for information in Liverpool, is
that the nsults might be enib.idied in communications or
reports to be read at the neat meeting of the National Awe-
elation fur the Promotion of Social Science, at Bradford.
The Rev. J. S. Howson stated that having to procure in-
formation for the Duke of Newcastle's committee on educa-
tion, he had issued • circular askiug for Information upon
educati.mal matters in Liverpool, and the information when
digested would, he thought. be suitable for reading at the
next local science meeting. He then explained in
detail the serious matters on which he required hatonna-
lion. The Rev. Mr. Carter made some observations rela-
tive to the educational opportunities of what might be
termed the non•eriminal but dangeron chfldren, end Mr.
Higginoon slated what might be done with reference to the
subject of the publie health in Livcrp..l. Mr. Theodore
Ibithbone called attention to the evils connected with the
deficient registration of common ludgirig-honars in Liver-
pool ; end Mr. Philip Bethboce, after congratulating the
chairman upon the successful adoption of the rental on the
Liverpcol Corn Exchange. maid that information uses re-
quired upon the subject of trades unions, ea a committee of
the anociation now in London (of which Mr. Hughes, better
known so "Tom Brown," is secretary) intended to prepare
a full and coniVete report on the subject. On the motion of
Mr. Denson, a resolution calling upon the public to inlet
the eoerttoiss of the various local factious, b affording in-
formation on various topics mentioned in a published report,
was then agreed to arm. con.
HOSPITAL FOR WomEN.—The sixteenth annul
meeting of the governors of this institution was yesterday
held at the institution, Solto-equere;lLord Hem Chohoonde-
ley, M.P., in the chair. The report stated that the expert-
once of the committee every day proved the ontessity of each
a charity. During the peat year although there are only 22
beds in the wards, as many aa 182 patients passed through
them. Notwithstanding these were the want ours selected
from the out-patients, there had not been a single death
in the hospital; on the contrary more than one-
half were discharged cured, end with the ex-
ception of four, who were incurable, tbo rest
were ma•crielly relieved. In the poet year the out-
patients Monied from 7,000 to 12.000 ; and the hospital
had been much resorted to by both British end Paten
phys.clare, for the acquisition of pathological knowledge.
The finances, however, were by no means Souriabing, rup rec-
ital( of Its revenue depended on donat'ona. Ths ronnorteet,
however, with the sale of 200!. stock, bad cnetrived to pay
off • debt of 600 L, and thus freed the cherity from the in-
cubus of debt stet, after paying all the other charges out of
ea Income of 1,402!., they have in bend a 1•41813 C• 121.
Oa the motion of the Hon. Captain Maude, R.N., the re.
port was adopted.
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