Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-11-22 00:00:00

THE BUILDERS' STRIKE

The following propositions have been forwarded to an
influential member of the Masters' Association by the
Masons' Committee, viz. :
"Masons' Committ(

e-rooms, Sun Inn, Mason-st

Lambeth, Nov. 11, 1859.
."To the Master Builders' Association of London.
" Gentlemen,--We have the pleasure of forwarding
you propositions for the final adjustment of the existing
dispute :

"1. The masons are prepared to resume work on the
same terms as when locked out' on August 6.
"2. The masters to dispense with the declaration.
" 3. The masons are willing to resume work with those
of their own trade, or others, who may have accepted
the declaration.

"4. The masons will work in strict conformity with
the law of the land.

" 5. The masons of London are willing to enter into
a discussion of their by-laws, to be represented by six
masons with six employers, and -should the masters and
the operatives not agree to the satisfaction of both par-
ties upon any point at issue, the matter to be decided
by a chairman selected from the following gentlemen :

Sir Charles Barry, Mr. P. C. Hardwick, Mr. Digby
Wyatt, Mr. J. Vulliamy, Mr. G. Cr. Scott, and Mr. W,
Butterfield.

"6. The masons of London wish it to be distinctly
understood that they have withdrawn from the Confer-
ence, and that they give up the strike at Trollope's for
.the nine hours, it being considered by them useless to
contend longer upon that question.

"7. Several attempts having failed to bring about a
reconciliation with the master builders (for all parties)
we respectfully solicit the employers to dispense with the
declaration from the masons.

Signed on behalf of the masons of London."

On. Saturclay__.a..deputation of delegates from the
Shaftesbury-hall meeting—consisting of Mr. Heap,
Amalgamated Engineers; Mr. Murray, West-end Boot-
closers ; and Mr. Dunning, Bookbinders—waited upon
the Masons' Committee, for the purpose of endeavouring
to effect a reconciliation between the Masons and the
Conference, who, as our readers will doubtless remember,
have for some time past been acting independently of
each other. The delegates faithfully discharged their
duty, but failed in their object, as will be seen by the
following resolution, which was subsequently unani-
mously adopted by the committee, viz.:--

" Resolved,—That it is the opinion of this committee,
after hearing the deputation from the Trades' Delegates,
that the conduct uniformly displayed towards the
masons and the committee by the conference, in having
discharged our representatives without even giving them
a hearing, when their only implied fault was a sincere
wish to settle the present deplorable dispute, and the
several public statements designedly made by some of the
leading members of the conference to damage the repu-
tation of the masons ; and, finally, suspending us from
all participation in the lock-out fund, constitutes a series
of acts of such an arbitrary nature, that we deem it im-
politic and undesirable to connect ourselves with that
body again."

FACTORY INSPECTORSHIP.-Mr. Leonard Horner has
resigned the office of inspector of Factories. The Factory
Act (probably through inadvertence) only authorises the
appointment of a new inspector to be made in a case
where a vacancy is created by death, apkdoes not pro-
vide f6ille case of -aVicancy produced by voluntary
resignation. The vacancy-created by the resignation of
Mr. Horner will not, therefore, be filled up.—Observer.

MYSTERIOUS DEATH.—On Friday morning, the body
of Mr. Joseph Glover, of Orrell, near Wigan, for many
years landlord of the Victoria Hotel, Wigan, was found
in a lock_ on- the. Leeds and Liverpool Canal, about a
mile from his residence. The previous night was ex-
ceedinglyfoggy, ankit is believed that,- whilst walking
home along; the bank of canal, Mr. Glover fell into
the lock and was drowned.

A MAYOR CONVICTING HIMSELF.—Mr. H. Brown,
late Mayor of Bradford, gave orders for an information
to be laid against himself for having his chimney on lire,
and, when it was heard, he attended the court and
said that as he had often convicted others he felt that he
deserved punishment. He was fined 2s. 6d., and 10s.
costs, or "fourteen days in default."

DEATH Or MR. ROBERT GuNN.--The North British
Daily :~{iail (iflis-0-W) says :—We regret to announce
the death of Mr. Robert Gunn, one of the proprietors of
this journal, and who, since 1848, has taken the active
management of its affairs. To Mr. Gunn's activity and
energy of character the success of the North British
Daily Mail may be chiefly ascribed. Mr. Gunn's death
took place on Monday last at Lisboa, near Lisbon,
whither he had gone for the benefit of his health, which
for some years past has been in a very delicate state."
FATAL STEAM SHIP COLLISION OFF WALMER.—Yes-
terday the Dublin and London steam ship Foyle, Capt.
Ifigginson, arrived in the river, and reported having
been in collision on the previous night, in the Downs,
with the brig Campbell, Captain Young, of Maryport,
which went down, and unfortunately one of the crew of
the steamer, 'in lowering a boat, perished. The fore
compartment of the steamer was stove in and filled, and
much apprehension was felt '

It she also would go down,
mined tight and thus pre.
lAng with all on board. The
I in the Thames from the
ged her cargo was on

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