The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-11-08 00:00:00

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The CHAIRMAN: Those are matters that have occurred to
to me ; how far they may agree with your combined ideas I
cannot say, but I feel it my duty, as president of the asso-
ciation, to say how deeply I feel the annoyance to which

übject under tlie- conflicting circumstances against
Apprentices had been referred to, but that is a trival
matter ; and, as far as I understand, all the circumstances
I have heard and read on the subject, cannot be borne out
in fact. I now leave it to you to deal with the subject as
you think proper.
Mr. CLAYTON suggested it should all stand over until
after the meeting with the men.
The CHAIRMAN thought they ought to let the men and
the public know what their opinions were on the present
case. The cartage reiolution was not one that he should
like to see put on one side.
Mr. GRAYSON remarked that the men having so far met
them, in endeavouring to ascertain the number of men
wanted by several employers, and also having acceded to the
preposition • that six of their body to form a committee
should meet with an equal number of masters, it
would be premature, under those circumstances, to break
up in an abrupt manner proceedings which had been
so far amicably conducted. What might be the result he
could not tell. There appeared to be a very decided ob-
jection to admitting apprentices in their sixth year as jour-
neymen; but he merely threw that out as a suggestion
that occurred to him. There appeared to be on the part of
the men an inclination to meet the necessities of the trade,
either by piece work, or it might be an increase of men who
had really served seven years to the business. That would
still better.meet the wishes of the employers. Whatever it
be, he (Mr. Grayson) thought they should meet the men and
give them the opportunity of forming a joint committee, and
he hoped beneficial results would accrue from it. He should
therefore propose that a committee be appointed to meet the
men, and that the proceedings be adjourned to await the
result.

The CHAIRMAN said it was due to the men to appoint a
committee before the meeting broke up. They had pro-

wised to do so
Mr. GnAYSON said he would propose as the committee
three new shipbuilders,
_ and three who were engaged on
rejo.irq ;-11Ingsrq W B Trynes. Rennie, Cato, hPlieverigan,
M'Elroy, and W. C. Miller, their former Secretary, who
although not actually with them was still in town, and
whose services would be more valuable perhaps than those
I to Mr. Clo- I of any
_other man

What are we to do in the meantime with

The best you cam

Mr. GARRETT : Mr. M'Elroj has taken all the hands out
of No. 1. Clarence graving dock this morning. lam given
to understand I have not a man on my ships this morning.
Mr. M'EtnoY : Where are they gone to ? I have not

seen one.
Mr. GARRATT : Nor had Mr. Clarke a man. He
begged to differ with Mr. Grayson. The men did not wish
to come forward and meet them, but he did not blame them
when parties were giving 9s. a day. He (Mr. Garrett) was
giving 7s. up to Saturday night, but when he went down
this morning, he found all the hands had gone from one
ship, and the others were only partly at work.
The CHAIRMAN : Those are the troubles we have been
just speaking of. The meeting of masters and men is to
take all those matters into consideration.
Mr. GARRETT : What am I to do in the mean time ?
Mr. CLARKE: Can't you get strangers ? apply to Mr.
Crosbie.

I can find you strangers: if you require

3PELROY : Up to Friday night I was paying 7s, a
day. Since that time lam paying Bs.
Mr. SMITH : That is the suggestion of Mr. Green, that

everyone shall do the best he can.
Mr. M'Elator : I paid 7s. up to Friday night, and I came
here and told you I would pay Bs.
Mr. DAWSON : Then you should pay your fine of £5.
(Hear, hear.)
Mr. WELnoY : I did not. I should like to see it col-
lected.

Mr. CLAYTON would be sorry to adopt such a course after
signing such a document as Mr. M'Elroy had done.
Mr. M'ELROY said Mr. Clayton might have adopted a
worse course. There was nothing like a man coming *4
tell what he was about to do.
Mr. J. POPE seconded Mr. Grayson's motion.
_ _ .

After a brief conversation it was agreed, instead of putting
Mr. Gray son's motion, that the committee should be balloted
for. The following names were selected :—Messrs. Cato,
Dawson, W. B. Jones, M. Keverigan, M'Elroy, and the
Chairman.

The SECRETARY reported that on making up the returns
and adding Mr. W. B. Jones and another firm, he found
the number of men required was 512.
Mr. W. B. Jones said he had been in the United States
and the Colonies, and the work there was done by piece-
work. If this committtee could agree to let the men form
a book of prices, he felt quite confident there were plenty of
men to do the work in the town. They should then know
when the commence& a job what it was likely, to cost, for
labour. The caulking of a vessel outside and on deck had cost
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1501. That ship was the Northern Light.—lt was intimated
that this subject would be discussed by the joint committee of
masters and men, who are to meet this evening, and the
meeting was then adjourned to await the result of con-
ference.

PREPARATIONS FOR THE RECEPTION
OF JOHN MITCHEL, THE IRISH P AT-
RIOT.

A meeting of the members of the Thomas Meagher Club
was held last evening at Hermitage Hall—John Duffy in the
chair—for the purpose of making preparations for the recep-
tion of John Mitchel, the Irish exile, who has escaped from
.Australia, and is expected to arrive at this port in a few days.
The following preamble and resolutions were adopted,
expressive of the sentiments of the meeting :
Whereas, the joyous intelligence hiving reached our shores
that the brave, the gifted, and the daring John Mitchel of
glorious memory, has rent asunder the chains which bound
him to oppression, and is now being wafted to the free shores
of this happy republic, on board an American ship, with the
stars and stripes waving triumphantly over him—LTherefore
Resolved, That, in common with every true Irishman, wo
the members of the T. F. Meagher Club, hail this intelligence
with the most rapturous joy and delight, and shall use all our
efforts to convey to him in a befitting manner, at the earliest
possible moment after his arrival, our united appreciation of his
past services and exalted patriotism.
Resolved, That in him we recognise the pioneer of. that
band of noble martyrs who lost their liberty by the failure of
the noble cause of '4B; and who, to test the sincerity of their
intentions, willingly offered up their lives as a sacrifice on the
altar of their country.

Resolved, That the heroism and courage exhibited by him
in defending the noble cause which he so warmly espoused, as
well as the courage and fortitude which he exhibited (hiring
the formal legal exhibition by which he was separated from all
that was dear to him on earth, entitles him to the admiration
and respect of every lover of liberty

:Resolved, That we congratulate the friends of freedom
tin oughout the vast republic, on the acquisition of, the gifted
111 itchel to the ranks of the band of noble freemen, which the
failure of the cause of '4B has cast upon these shores.
Resolved, That a committee of five be appointed forthwith,
to take into consideration, and report before adjournment,
the best means whereby the resolutions of the club may be
carried into proper effect.
The committee being appointed, returned into the room
in about half an hour, and made the following report, which
was unanimously adopted :

Your committee are of opinion that the best way in which
they can testify their opinion of John Mitchel, the Irish patriot
of 1848, is by the T. F. Meagher Club presenting the said
John Mitchel with an address of congratulation on his escape
from the fangs of the English government, and also presenting
him with a purse containing a sum, to be hereafter fixed; upon,
as a mark of respect from the T. F. Meagher Club. And
your committee are further of opinion .that a committee be
appointed to confer with the other Irish societies in the city,
for the purpose of entering into such arrangement, as altogether
may deem fit for celebrating John Mitchei's arrival.
A committee of eleven, to wait upon the other societies, was
then appointed, after which the meeting adjourned until Fri-
day evening next, when their-organization will be comploted.—
New York Herald, Oct. 24th.

SHRINE 0.

WESTMINSTER ABBEY
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CONFESSOR 31

v. This shrine, though now much
us to-form an opinion of its former rich-

erected by Henry 111. on

the canonising of Edward, King of England, by Pope; Alex-
ander 111., who caused his name to be placed at the catalogue
of saints, and issued his bull to the Abbot Laurence and
convent of Westminster, enjoying that his body be honoured
here on earth, as his. soul is glorified in heaven. Before
this shrine was formerly kept a lamp continually burning,
on one side of whieh stood a figure of the Virgin, wrought
in silver, which, with two jewels of immense value, were
presented as an offering by Queen Eleanor. On the other

stood another image of the Virgin, wrought in ivory,
3ted by Thomas A'Beeket, Archbishop of Canterbury.
is shrine Edward I. offered the Scottish regalia, and

ut the year 1280, off(

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still preserved. Alphonse
he golden coronet of Llewel-

lynx Prince of Wales, and other jewels. It is said-that
Henry IV. being on his knees here, was seized with apo-
plexy, and for speedy relief removed to the abbot's, house,
when coming to himself he could not recollect where he
was, but upon inquiring was told the room bore the name of
Jerusalem ; to which he replied, " The Lord have mercy
upon me, then, for here I must die"—haviug been formerly
told by a magician that he should die at Jerusalem. It
is painful to witness the damage which has been done to
and several of the surrwinding monuments, which were
id art. The stone work
hollow within, and now encloses

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a large chest, which Mr. Keep, soon after the coronation of
James IL, found to contain the remains of St. Edward; for
being broken (it is said) by accident, be discovered, upon
turning up the bones, a crucifix richly ornamented and en-
amelled, and a gold chain 20 inches long, both 'of which he
presented to his Majesty, who ordered the bones to be replaced
in the old coffin and enclosed in a new one made, very
strong.—The Builder.