The Express.
London, England, 1859-08-24 00:00:00

MEETING OF DELEOATIS.

An adjourned meeting of the trades' delegates was had
last night at Shaftesbury-ha ; Mr. Gn&y, nmaa, in the
chair. Delegates from Tanana trades was present.
The CsalaWAN, in opening the business of the meeting,
hoped the members prat rat would not enter into a general
Mammies, bet would confine ibemselvin es much as possible
to a report of what the various societies which they rept.-
meted authorised them to do on behalf of the movement. He
stated that Mr. Newsome, one of the anaphors of the
Masters' Associates, bed men employed on different jobs in
London, although he pretended that be stopped work. He
then called on Mr. Potter to state what had ban done since
the last meeting.
Mr. POTTER aid that a week had elapsed since they last
met, said during that time each party had endeavoured to
prove that the other was in the wrong. They dealt:nag
the fends at the disposal of the conference on Monday
amongst 10.000 men. They made no distinction whatever
between chilled operatives and labourers. They could only
give le. Id. to each man, but many of the societies pad
solditiostal money to the men who were members. They also
paid 12a. to the skilled, sod Ss. to the unakilled work-
men on strike at the Mean. Troika's. They ex-
pected that the next dividend would be larger, be-
oases the °emanation for collecting money from the
various trades in the country would be then more ensplete.
Delegates had been Bent to Windsor, Brighton, Reading,
Liverpool, Manchester, and Lowestoft. Committees were
being formed in other towns for the purpose of collecting and
sending up toady, and adesvouring to prevent men from
coming up to Leaden to work and supplant those who were
locked out. The delegates hat not had time to collect fonds as
}et, Lut they had sent reports stating that they had met with
purees everywhere they made their appearance. All the
trades seamed willing to support the building operatives in
this struggle. If the men signed the document which had
Lea put forward they would be in a position sf serfdom,
which would disgrace them as Englishmen. (Hear, hear.)
lie believed the mann bad by this time lost nano
money then If they had conceded the nine hours' movement
(A Voles—. They will be sorry for it hereafter.")
loaned of edvancing with the advance of science and the
progress of inventtion, the moral and spiritual position of the
working etagere le tatter retrogressive. The masters might
be more powerful then the man, but he hoped army man
would hold out as long as he could before he signed or
pledged himself to the document. They must above all
things have time to spars, if they were to become moral, edu-
cated, end civilised. (Hear, hear.) The =seers met that
day, sod adjourned bra week. It was stated that 127 men
had goats to work at the Mesas. Trollops 's; but he could
saute them that ally 69 had gone in, and is many inetancee
it took five atlases perms to make a man. (. Hear, hear,"
and laughter.) _ .

The thes waled eet the delegates to make their
- _

The Datmo•ta horn the Smiths remelted that the smiths
had not hitherto been regarded as belonging to the building
teeth., although they had been locked not end had suffered
equally with the other.. The money thered'ae which they
had to appropriate was appropriated Memel a separate mill•
tuittee for the support of the smith. sad metal workers.
Mr. Porno said that they never niend to recognise the
Weg 'Keil" of lb. building gnaw They not eighty
on pay. He shred that Ins letter to the ropiness-
' tins of the smiths, (Heir, heir.
The DILLOATZ of the nem& iinehere aid thee be bad
laid the nee of the building trades befogs the amsentie of
his email, and it met with the greatest sympathy. Whew a
seetiog of the body wee nine he had so doubt they weld
'rapport the movement. (Hier.)

The DELEGATE of the Bedding' mad Haraere-makers said
that his society wee not fitrourattis to alas generally, bet
they fs:t that the masters by insisting on the document
aimed a blow at every Wads in the kingdom. The movement
would receive every naport from their society, hitt it would
1441;hfres DELEGATIT general me;rotionf tent3eiliftuYAlTlG(aos .)
made •
similar statement.
The DELEGATE from the Umbrella and Palestinians
said that their society was small, but it would render every
assist ace to the builders' operative.. (Cheers.)
The DELEGATE of the Boot end Shoe Closer., White
Hart, Fetter-lane, said that there was a strike of their trade I
in Oldham at the present moment, sad they felt bound to '
support than, but they would give wry aid they could to
the building operative.. (Cheers.)
The DELEGATE of the Plumbers, of the Star, Paid that
his society would not meet till the 4th of next month. If.
had no doubt they would support the movement. (Cheery.)
The DELEGATE from the Umbrella Makers, Unninetreet,
mid there bad been no gaud meeting of his society, then:i-
ron be could not say paitivoly what they would do, but he
had no doubt they would w ntribute.
Mr. ENDEAN, representing the committee and friends of
the Friend in Heed lale Amirante and Sick Fund Friendly
Society, banded in 71. 6.. to support the conoeuiest. It as
only a first contribution, and a second contribution Would be
made if it wee the intention of the building trades to hold
out. (Hear, hear.)
The CHATEAUX said that the men meant to 'top out, at
least till the doolineat wee withdrawn, and till they got the
nine hours at limn. Trollnas to begin with. (Caere)
Thor DELEGATE al the Tinlate Workers, of the Black
Jack, said that hat society, w starer they might think of
the nine aura' question, wee determined to rmist the docu-
ment sad to apron the lockouts. (Hear.) Rs teamed he
might say of his society that they would give 161. as a gift,
101. as a loan, sad they would in addition support it by indi-
vidual sabecriptions.
The DELEGATE of the Boot and Shoe Maker, of the West-
and said he bad 'eked for no farther instructions from those
he repainted, because his society was slays ready to sup-
port all @alba
Yr. Attie, the Delegate from the Enema, said that
the opinion of their members wee being taken mi to whether
they would contribute 1,0001. towards the support of the
movement. (Chairs.) lie could not pledge himself that '
the 1,0001. would be conttibuted, but from peat expe-
rience he had bole doubt that they would contribute.
The decision of the members would be known in a
6irtnight. He might say that the body of engineers had 1
attire confidence in the executive of the building tram
(Hear, hear.) Before he sat down be could not but express
his opinion that the society of smiths bad acted prematurely
in acting on their own behalf, for it showed that there
wag some want of union, and it injured the mibscriptions.
All this showed the necessity of a body to represent the
attire trade. of London. That would give them greater
power than they hied now, and would obviate the neceasity
of creating en organisation on the occasion of every new
strike that took place. (Hear, bear.)
The DELEGATE of the Boot and Shoemakers of the
City (2nd Division), said that they were at the present mo-
ment contributing to the support of the strike in their own
trade at Oldham. That would not, however, prevent them
from contributing something to the support of the preaot
movement. . _ _ .

The CnAlliMAer of the Amalgamated Engineer. hoped
that no resolution would be premed relative to the nips
hours' movement at present. Many delegates were pre-
pared to support the case of the building trades on the
ground that the men had been locked our, and that a dem-
town had been put before them which they were required
to sign, and which it wrald he derogatory to theca to sign.
The DELEGATES of the Bookbindery, Hiders., and Coach
and Wheelwrights stated that their societies would sup-
port the movement.
The DELEGATE of the Plumbers said that circulars hod
been sent out to the members of his society asking them
what support they were prepared to give to the movement.
He was not yet prepared to say how far that support would
extend, but he had no doubt some support would be given.
The DELEGATE of the Spoonmakers said the member* of
hie society would contribute voluntary eabscriptions weekly
to the support of the movement.
The DELEGATE", of the Tinplate Worker., Bell-inn, and
of the Tobecoonista, also promised support.
The DELEGATE of the Zinc Plate Workers said that his
society, which was a small one, contributed 61. towards the
movement, and they would contribute something weekly as
tang so it lasted. (Cheers.)
The Deteowrze of the Farriers said thtt their sonnies
were not much intereeted In the nine hour: movement, be-
came they worked plew work, but they sympathised with
the movement, and they had no doubt it would be supported
by their ninety. They were totally opposed cc the document.
The DELEGATES of the Ropemakers said there wee only
one society of their trade in London. Bin years ago they
received substantial support from the budding trader, and
the consequence was that their trade was greatly improved
both as to the hours of work and the remuneration tor it.

(Hear, hear.) They would contribute something weekly
voluntarily, end, in addition, they had no doubt the society
would contribute something es • gift. (Hear.),
The DEUR:SATIN from the Coopers (But Eed) and the
Boot-Closers (Wait End) stated that when a general meet-
ing was celled their societies would support the presint
movement. If the asset/re knew that they were prepared to
aid the movement by weekly subscriptions they would soon
give In. (Beer.)
The DILIGATII from the Cabinetmakers said that his
exdsty could not vote money without a fottnight's notice,
but from the way in which they supported previous strikes,
he had no doubt they would rid the present tne. (Cheers.)
The DELIOATEB from the Coopers, Iland-in-Band ;
Bricklayers, Cigannakers, Corkeutters, Canewovksre, made
premises of support from their various societies in the shape
°lefts and wieWy contributions.
lir. Port's, in reply to • question, stated that the con-
ference fonds were dietributed equally amongst the non-
saelety and the society MIL Of cower each soiety had dis-
tinct hada of its own, and from those funds the men Want-
ing to these societies got additional aid; but as far as the
onteranas funds went, they were distributed without dis-
tinction (Hear, bear.)
The business of the mean having been concluded, the
delegates adjourned till nest Tuesday.