The Express.
London, England, 1859-08-06 00:00:00

THE BUILDERS' 871111.

(Prom ibe Iletereley Review.)

We have little hope of convincing the zealots of
the trivia societies that their pricciples are neither just nor
practicable. But they mast indeed be blind not to see that
their movement must end in failure and starvation. A com-
bination ot masters is stionger than a combination ul men.
The employer ham upon his capital while workmen are
starving. One strike may last for weekr, another for months,
but the mod, la this country at leant, Is always tbe same. If
met, se the bufldera are now met, by union among their am-
ployera, the men must exhaust their means before their tads
can le pthsd. It is even more in the interest of labour
than of capital that oompetidon should be allowed to
prevail without combination either on the one side or the
other. The main reason why manufacturing industry Lae
flouriahed in Manchester. and Birmingham, and Shetil-Id,
and almost died out in Dublin and Cork, is that strikes
have felled in the one country and succeeded In the other.
Irish mamas in the silk and other trades managed to cult
their empkoyers in detail, and ended by destroying the menu-
*Mures from which they drew their subsistence. English
workmen ' fort v for themerlve- been met with a

.tomes have, fortunately ,
degree of Gnome .hick has averted the common ruin which
the agitators of their societies would have brought on mute's
and men alike. A large portion of the artisans themselves
ere, we believe, well convinced of the fully of the course into
which they are driven by the tyranny of their trade socie-
ties, and the muter buffoons can amacely be limed for their
policy of rejecting all workmen who belong to a society. But
in de clerit:Lwar, as they have done, against the Mote body
of the they have shown themselves as unjust and
shortoigh as their opponents. It is antounoed that on
this day the whole of the building works in London are to
be stopped. and to remain closed until the firm *mania
which the society's fleet attack is directed shall have
auceeeded in engaging • sufficient number of new
heads to resume operation,. The drat weight of
the blow will fall upon nou-society men, whom the
masters should do their utmost to protect. They will
Mermen into the movement as the only condition on which
they can obtain even temporary support, and the injustice
ef seeking them suffer for the faults of others till convert
them let° opponents more biter than the mere theoretic.'
champions of the rights of their order. We hope that the
musters will not carry out the cruel and suicidal policy which
they have declared. Bo long as they confine their reeistence
to the society by which they are threatened, they will be
delft no nom than they are absolutely compelled to do;
but they may be moored that • sudden dismissal of all their
men, whether inmeent or guilty, will turn the stream of
public sympathy to the Bide of their rebellious workmen.
(From the Aires.)
The plea that by reducing the hoots of labour from 10
to 9, numbers who are now unemployed would be enabled
to get work, is utterly untenable. Either the present rata
ef wages for the vomit day.' work le sufficient or insult-
dent If the former, the master cannot be called upon to
pay more for the take of the unemployed; if the latter, then
there is no steamily for any further argument. If a man
eta get • piece of work does by twenty men in • week for
flOl, be cannot be called on to pay 371. in order merely that
the work may be distributed among twenty-five men.
That is ridiculous. If the 371. is to imelt insufficient,
that Is another metier. Bat to require that en extra teems
pounds should be paid fur the sake of men who cannot get
work ander existing circumatences. is only mendicity under
another name. Whether ss. a deg for ten hours work be or
besot a fair day's wage must be decided by the people them-
selves. If they can do better than accept it, no fresh bends
will be forthcoming to fill the vacant places of the anther,
and the masters will have to succumb. If they can't, after
inconvenience has been incurred by the necessity of
employing comparatively unskilled labourer', the trade will
right itself, and everytbing go on as before, except the un-
fortunate men who have been totally ruined by their obeti-
nary. It is to them we specially addrees °umbra. Nobody
can pretend that ten hours • day, manual day, is an ex-
haustive amount of toil. Nobody can pretend that 30s. •
week is insufficient to maintain • working man and hie
hourehold on comfort and reepectability. Putting there two
theta together, ie it to be anticipated that labour will not be
torthoonsing at that peke? Of come we cannot suppose
that the malcontents have not given fall weight to this con-
sideration; nor do we at all underrate the esprse do corp.
of the working-time", in however bad a cause. But we
cannot for • nionont believe that PO utterly fictitious a
grievance ss the sue in question will be powerful enough to
keep back the entire clue of labourers concocted with the
building trade from bringing their wares to market, or facing
Narration in its behalf.

THE STRIFE IN THE GAS FACTORIES: This
strikatorhich I. wow over, ha. ended in the total dieeotufitare
of the men. The strike took pis°. in Feeley, the 22nd July,
at the Westminster station of the Chartered Gaslight snd
Coke Company, the day stokers marching is a body to the
board-room, and denuding from 4s. to Is. a-week increase
in their wages or a reduction in their hours of work. With
this demand the directors refused to comply, and the men
at once snack. Mr. Upert od, of the Brick-lute motion,
wss, however, enabled to supply men whom he had in re-
serve, and the men who struck found themselves oompeJlad
to give in, and to sign • promise that for the future they
would not take part in any snob movement.
BRADFORD 'TRIENNIAL MOSICAL FESTIvAL, 1839.
The &al or 'chasm's are prognesing y.
week and oext
week there will be a mewing of the principal singers and the
bend in London. The detailed progreurne of the oratorio.
and concerts is now completed. The music ix of the highest
quality, sad the performers in their several parts unrivalled
The ballot for mats is fixed for the 12th and 13th inst. The
sum already subscribed for tickets is nearly 3,0001.; a very
much litres amount than was subaeribed, previously to the
ballot, at either of 'ha former feativels.
APOTHECARIES' HALL.—At a Court of Examiners
of the Society of Apothecaries, held on Thursday,the 4th
fast., the gentlemen whose names are immediately aubioined,
having passed the necetsary examinations in the science and
practice of medicine, were admitted licentiates of the sat iety,
wit.:—Maas. George Clarke, of Newcastle-on-Tyne
(11.H.C.5., Men* 1b69) ; George Mottle Brans, aQueeris-
road West, guest's-park (K.R.C.8., April 1869) ; ellen
vr..bik4of 1a.,,,,cb, Beset (M.R.C.S., Aped 1859)
James BiAteft Hodgson, of Preston, Lancashire (m.s.c.a.,
Jul , 1869); Rkh•ird James. of Difryw Narberth, Pea-
brokeekirs Beery John Brock Leen, of Jersey ; Henry
William Freer Martin Lwow., of %Mos, Durham =
Mayon, of Monmouth; Hebert Dime Words., of N
oe-Tyme (M.R.C.S., March 1839), Robert Samuel Having-
; ton, of Ciondbor.t, Kent ; William Ataxsoder Prowls, of
Holyhead ; and Robson Torbock, of Hawes Bow., York-
Aire.
[Advortilementl—Epetes (HotmorAutte Cut-
.tar, COCOII.-1106 owed is .14 by th. principal
=,se ls. M. ner lb,* Ilh. r7.lTeUdlib. FM_ _ .ets Eseh it
'' James We. Brwew‘ethis eimeks, headm." Peck.'