The Express.
London, England, 1867-04-29 00:00:00

MEETING OF TILE MASTERS.

On Saturday afternoon a meeting of the master
tailors of the metropolis, called by the Master Tailors'
Association of the United Kingdom, was held at the
Hanover-square Rooms, for the purpose of deciding what
steps should be taken to meet the strike of the journey-
men. The meeting was s very numerous one, and the
greatest unanimity prevailed throughout. The number of
gentlemen present was 3's9, and included representatives of
most, if not all, the leading West-end firma.
Mr. ROBERT Lewis, of St. James's-street, the president
of the blaster Tailors' Association, was called to the chair,
and was supported on the platform by Mr. H. J. Poole
(Saville-row), R. Wain (Stulz and Co.), the Mears. Hill
(Bond-street), Messrs. K. and E. Macallan, Mr. J. H.
Soialpage (Conduit-street), Mr. T. D. Landon, Mr. T.
Bowater, Mr. K. Burnett (Conduit-street), Mr. Joel
Edward:, Mr. J. B. Johnstone, Mr. E. S. Lawrence
(Coleing and Lawrence), Mr. Cutler, &e.
The resolution agreed to was as follows :—" That in
tZtr:sinion of this meeting the time log of the Amalga-
Society, presented by the London operative tailors
to their employers, is unfair, and ought to be resisted ;
and that the action of the blaster Tailors' Association of
the United Kingdom in resisting it is entitled to the full
support of the trade, and this meeting pledges itself to
give them their support in every way in their power."
The CHAIRMAN announced that the number of members
of the Master Tailors' Association was 1141, and that a stun
of 5,5h71. had been already subscribed to meet the neces-
sary expenses of the resistance of the demands of the
workmen. There was little doubt that the contest would
last some time, and he recommended that the meeting
should be adjourned until that day month.
Mr. Raessiwitorr suggested that the adjournment
should be until that day fortnight, but upon the chairman
reminding him that the committee could call a meeting
earlier if they thought it necessary ho did not press his
amendment.

Mr. HIRON. Leadenhall•street, described the suffering
which had been caused at the east end of London by
strikes, and expressed his belief that it was not the fault
of the men, but of those satellites, the agitators, that the
present movement had been undertaken. (Cheers. )
The motion for the adjournment was agreed to, and the
proceedings terminated with a vote of thanks to the chair-
man.

The committee of the Journeymen's Protection Asso-
ciation, in reply to the decision at the masters' meeting,
state that they are quite prepared to accept •he wage of
battle which was there throws stows, and that they were
determined to maintain their position by every possible
means. They further express their confidence that they
shall succeed. They say that eight or nine of the
masters have already agreed to the " time-log," and they
entertain little doubt that others will soon follow their
example. Every trade movement of the master. is care-
fully noted ; and as some of the leaser masters have
taken their work to make up, the men will be called out
from those shops unless they refuse to do any more. The
statement of the employers that these at Manchester had
locked out their hands is denied, as their rules prevent
them doing so until after the masters' and men's committees
have met, and been unable to agree, which meeting has
not yet been held. The Protective Association do not pro•
pale to take any further steps than those which they have
adopted during the present week, though they affirm
their readinesa, if compelled, to order a strike throughout
the country, and then throw themselves upon other trades
I unions.
On Friday and Saturday last a large number of female
tailoreases joined the society, paying their 2s. levy the
same as the men. They are so numerous that arrange-
ments are to be inade to form a women's society as a
branch of the association. Tim numbers on strike, both
men and women, will be largely increased after to-day,
meetings of the outworkera being called in the different
districts in support of the strike.

REFORM MEETING AT GLASGOW. —A reform
meeting was held on Friday night in the City-hall, Glas-
gow ; and resolutions were passes! specifying the faults
and omissions in the government Reform Bill, and declar-
ing that the proposal of a 5/. rating qualification was as
little calculated to settle the question of reform as the
government measure, and that the only true and perma-
nent basis of representation consisted of manhood suffrage
and the ballot.

THE SCHOOL FRIDAYR CONW AY, AND Mg.
JAMES BISZLET, or LIVERPOOL—Mr. James Beasley,
who since the establishment of the school frigate Con-
way, to the Mersey, has tilled the office of chairman of
the committee, was on Saturday presented by members of
the committee and their friends with his portrait in oil.
The ceremony took place at the rooms of the Mercantile
Maria* Service Association, the presentation being
made through Mr. S. B. Graves, M.P., who paid a high
tribute to the public services of Mr. Beasley in connection
with the improvement of the Mercantile Marine Service.
Mr. Laird, M.P., who was present, heartily joined in
this tribute. The portait, which is by Robertson, is an
excellent likeness, and a duplicate has been prepared by
the artist to hang in the rooms of the Marine Service
Association.

I '1

JOHN BROG DEN'S GOLD CHAINS by troy
weight, at realisable value, and the workmanship at
wboimale nutnufactureri prlcea The mild In the chains gua-
ranteed, and repurchased at the price charged.
Here's the note,
How IDUI h your chain weighs to the utmost allitty
The ling:nese of the gold, and charge for fashion."
814•111sPiAon
Manufactory, IG, Henrlettaxtreet, Covent-garden, London.
BROWN and POLSON'S CORN FLOUR
for CIIILDRY—S'S DIET.
To obasin extra profit by the We other kinds are sosteihaell
offered tnsteed of likOWtt and POLYON'S.
"John grown," "John Folsom," la signed by the waken am
each packet.