The Sun.
London, England, 1855-08-09 00:00:00

TAILORS' LABOUR AGENCY.

Yesterday, according to annual custom, nearly 200
persons of both sexes connected with the Tailors' Labour
Agency—an institution founded by Mr. Dunn, in New'
ington-eauseway, a few years ago at his own risk, but
which has proved of the greatest advantage to a nume-
rous body of workers—dined together at the Rye House.
As some of our readers may be unacquainted with the
objects of the agency, we will give a slight sketch of its
objects. The design of the Tailors' Labour Agency is
to conduct its business on a principle which will be fair
to the producer, the distributor, and the consumer of the
article—a principle by means of which the customer
may obtain all he ought to desire for his money, and the
workmen all he is entitled to for his labour. It is called
a Labour Agency, because the employer merely ocau-
pies
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an account of the price charged on each article,
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Edwards, the able and indefatigable secretriaraym;-th-e Rev.
T. y, and the Rev. W. Cadman. Mr. Dunn, the
appro-
priate. •ne
founder of the institution, presided at the dinner
andtabl
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Tailors'
and complimentary was supported by Mr. Mason
per
moatity tAfter dinner, the usual loyal
theoasts having been given, Mr.
Edwards proposedyLtoaahsotuorf
Agency," which
i;iPwreass-
enthusiastically responded to. In the course of
Mr. Edwards's observations, he remarked that the aye.
rage weekly earnings of first-class men in the winter
months was from 1/. 7s. to 1/. 155.; of the second class,
from 18s. to 11. 7s. In the summer the first-class men
earned per week 1/. 15s. to 2/. 45., while the next class
realised 1/. 7s. to 1/. 125.---the maximum of the winter
being only the minimum of the summer. Mr. Dunn, in
sketching out the various objects he had in view, stated
that one of the first importance was to secure about five
acres of freehold land in a healthy spot, a short distance
from town, for the erection of a workshop and houses
for the workers ; and also, that it had been resolved to
enlarge the reading-room and otherwise to improve the
institution. The announcement of each of the proposi-
tions was loudly cheered. After dinner the whole com-
pany partook of tea, and the evening's amusements ter-
minated with a dance. The whole of the proceedings
were extremely gratifying, and were characterised by a
sense of order and propriety highly creditable to all per-
sons present, and which must have proved a source of
unalloyed pleasure to its philanthropic founder.

The late M. Salamon Rothschild, of Paris, has left a
fortune of 2,500,0001. sterling, which will be divided
between.hia two nephews.