The Sun.
London, England, 1834-07-15 00:00:00

GREAT MEETING OF MASTER TAILORS

(THIS DAY.)

Inis morning, a very numerous meeting of master tailors
took Place at Willis's Room, King-street, St. James's, for the
Purpose of laying before the meeting the Report of the Com-
mittee, and the minutes of the proceedings that had taken
place since the last general meeting.
Mr. LESLIE in the Chair.
The minutes were read by the Secretary and confirmed.
The_ CHAIRMAN then read the following Report of the Cotn-
taittee, which had been agreed upon at the Thatched House
Tavern last night.
obj" Your Committee have to report the gratifying fact, that the
ect for which they were appointed having been accomplished,
the, consider their labours to be terminated ; and as the minutes
of their various meetings (which have now been read) sufficiently
detail the proceedings since the last public meeting of the trade,
pool' Committee need not now detain the members present with a
"capitulation of the facts.
" Your Committee have the greatest pleasure in stating that
fey are not aware of any interruption to business on the part of
:1,2e journeymen since their return to work, and they trust it will be
,org• ere any similar occasion will arise, which has proved so itt-
Prious to the best interests of the employers and the employed--
the view of the subject your Committee are happy to be enabled to
Rate which is now taken by many of the journeymen themselves,
aand who express an unqualified reprobation of the Trades' Union,
ning to that opinion that they have been grossly deceived by the
ssoctation.
" Your Committee think it a necessary part of their duty to ad-
"en to the funds collected for the object which called together so
great a number of the master tailors of the metropolis.
t" A detailed account of the receipts and expenditure is open to
o inspection of every individual member of the trade on applica-
,n to the Honorary Secretary or the Treasurer. The accounts
eve been audited by Messrs. Robert.M'Callan, Forest and William
ofonnhpesosnam, and2our Committee now present the following abstrac
Received .

" RECEIVED.

£975 0 6

" " EXPENDED.
" Ditto Ressrs. Willis, for hire of Committee-rooms
" , for rooms for the public meetings of the trade 37 5 0
~ Advertisements
...
a ewspapers for Circulation
:: Printing
, „ itationary, Messengers, and Postages l5 1'
'seance in the Treasurer's hands

306 2 1

975 0 6
~
. _ This account is made up to this time, and includes the expense
7 the public meeting this day,for the hire of these rooms ; and every
r!sini on your Committee is satisfied.
Your Committee deem it necessary now to allude to the ba-
ce in hand, 3061. 2s. M., and in. the list of subscriptions they
frie
an amount of 2211. 65., which has been contributed by 27
co"ds to the cause, who are not members of the trade ; and your
• i ralnittee are sure they only reiterate the sentiments of the trade,
411 expressing to those individuals their best aCknowledgments for
,eir kind assistance ; but ali the objtict for which the money was
subscribed has been effected, your Committee are of opinion the
r, . Per course for them to reeommend as to the disposal of the ba-
,.:"ce in hand, is, that such subscriptions be returned in the most
"JPectful manner, accompanied with a resolution expressing to each
:i these subscribers the grateful sense entertained by the trade of
Ile kind assistance they have rendered to the cause.
The following are the names of the Subscribers not belonging to
the trade :--
1,..ut and Landon lO 0 0
.
kennel( and Bidgood lO 0 0
ABM
saw., klgood 5 0 0
. , Laois and Cobbett 2O 0 0
)4'4, Barber, and Howse
o,sttsitl and Co.
6-NI and Stafford 33 0
~ecrge Stanton
.‘,-,' .A. Miller 1 0 0
pel:and Co.
'iarrls
40 on (Bow Church-yard)
bancyball (CheaPside) ' 5 5 0
'', st, Brown, and Co. 10 10 0
-,ones Brown,
0:,;:es 3kiillieeygent-street) 5 0 0
Ik/,`,'Ppnd and Simpson
5 0 0
w
b, 'adY ( Cheers)
ojks.exiteonb andr Williams lO 10 0
Lsiottets 5 5 0
se
5 0 0
2 0 0
Pi.....ad.Y (Cheers)
tt—aelfuni (Strand) 5 0 0
0,„..,
Jack M
T. Little 3 3 0
1. and Co 3 3 0
lii Sharp 8. m
"arP ( SAldith ermanbury)

£221 6 0
" JOHN LESLIE, Chairman."
it That Was all the Report they have to make at present, and
What for the Meeting to say whether they would adopt it
Ortet•—•(Che r )
AVLIF e which was seconded by Mr. Jackson,
that the
the Meet'
Report of the Committee be received and adopted by
mg.
The CHAIRMAN then. put the question, when
Mr. A•rx_ iNso; suggested the propriety_ of stating the names
of those Lions who had subscribed the 2001., otherwise some reflec-
, S might be drawn upon the integrity and motives of the
,-urnmittee.
The cuAintiAN was obliged,to the gentleman for his sug-
tef.gestion, and stated that he should have mentioned the names
ore, but that they had only then been sent to him.--(Hear,
ear•) He then proceeded to read the names, and requested
Permission to add them to the Report. This was unanimously
'greed to.
b uesir Itern (a member of the. Cornmittee). thought it would
able to reserve the disposal of the funds at present,
lest it should become necessary upon some future occasion.
lithe
the_ 3' voted away the whole of the remainder of the fund,
kb)" Would leave nothing to proceed with should a similard
thine of circumstances present itself as they had witnessed
rep slimmer. He should, therefore, move that that part of the
F,L)rt be omitted.--( Hear, hear.) •
'lr. EARLE seconded it.
Th
said that every individual member of the
e
Cum CHAIRMAN
ttee had been summoned to attend last night to cons:-
tolj-," w ttteuee
propriety of the report. Those members of the Com-
ho were not present, having had due notice of it, were
10. considered as coinciding in the result that had been come
•11 'Ail% Reed, he understood, had been absent on account of
; 'in his family and therefore he might stand excused as
( riet-urtioailitiderl member of the trade, but .as a member of the
he was bound by the acts of the Committee.--
llotela;:i ear.) The report only stated that certain individuals
lactic
.°
aging to the trade had subscribed a certain sum of
tad f. 3, to counteract the evils that had arisen from the strike,
aa, or, no other purpose. The object for which the money
act r,s,l'nscribed having been completely effected, it was only an
°idejustice on their
part to return the money to those indi-
sho tits who were not members of the trade.--(Cheers.) He
vreatlit-h- be ashamed, when he looked around him, and saw the
thea.4,nd opulence present, to say that he for one moment
P,urp,:it_ntds would not be available for any futurelegitimate
re ",e trade might think proper.—( Hear, hear.) He there..
report°Pod there would be no opposition to the adoption of' the
beachh
--tvis said that as the money had been given for the
We4ici of the trade, and by those who could well spare it, he
th Inerelv
etrlsq throw out
a suggestion that they might form
t,ves as master-tailors, into a society to protect and re-
Labe -e decayed and infirm tradesman when past the days of
heal! \r, and when misfortunes had overcome him.—( Hear,
1,11141,6 He had long considered that this would be a most
u"orti..`te undertaking, and that great good would result
e,rel individuals here'expressed a similar opinion.
bet, ' 'VAT/LIN/8 considered the proper course to pursue would
tetnril the money, and allow those who had subscribed to
• It we itdileir choice aboyu, t subscribing towards any new project.
40pl° be an act of injustice and insult to dispose of, and
kthe in a different way to that which was intended
r. tioseribers._( Hear.)
141:' ri I)kv's Raid, it was merely his intention to moot the
41,,,etY of forming such a charitable fund.
Pl'ope:e Person present here suggested that it would be very
Illestfotit° call a meeting for the purpose of discussing this
1.14
qe
at
-11alutstav said he had suffered this very irregular con-
stilt te „, • • a • that every gentleman pre-
the3lloQ, go on, being desirous
• a the c state his opinion.—(Cheers.) The question be-
tts re„„ eeting was, whether they would receive and adopt • 'tile 44'1; 221/. had been subscribed by 27 friends 'not in
obi,,e' and he considered, as, he had stated before, that as
rrt'ete"o for which the money had been subscribed was
„;veli of 't Ivas their duty, in the first instance, to return so.
11'eskh te °fit
_balance as amounted to the 2211. He did not
siorl4 fund-4 apy opinion upon the propriety of establishing
at „ as had been suggested, but he thought any discus-
' •
sentr'es upon such a questiOn was quite irregular.
Okr. 'ers• tsitio,il.liqq: said he should certainly not object to the pro-
t ifir as separate distinct proposition,
'l/41 ,noui , • Davisi a
,so q certainly feel sorry, now that the Committee
t4elr dyti r'Y finished their labours, and had so well performed
zioe 4optei4 t° see the least difficulty thrown in the way of
ftith'c'rt
tin. :f the Report.—(Cheers.) They would have
The
oce .linculty whatever in collecting funds upon any
1,161 he epas'on, should it be required.—(Cheers.)
1/4,l.creceiveicramAN then again put the question, that the Report ictid
cahned
_adopted, which was carried unanimously,
• 11,10.. e (41 ering.
th,," l'eci,;tl.l"l/, congratulated the meeting upon the unani-
lil4 a-ssertio4'n to which they had just come. It would refute
biaa,b•een sub, f !,/le enemies of the master tailors that funds
th:lkof he by any but the trade to put down the coni-
sqsh worknaen. They had acted with perfet justice
üblie to"laingement, and they could with satisfaction refer
Lth,:d had been fact that not one penny of the money sub-
• R.) Purpose'n appropriated to eating or drinking, or any
that ~)
,put that for which it had been subscribed,—
. :::::::h,:tutifise:agryellei(nan who had subscribed 50/. stated
44din1(lered nUlve a second and a third 501. if it should b. e
Cheers.) He felt much pleasure in
4 ,:t :a detietlo Teeting had come to so very proper and
im-
11.7501titionrmlna tion•—( Cheers.)
of thanks to the Committee was then moved by
104"Iraittee 3h Grosvenor-square, and it also suggested that
•F,_
e a rum ould not be dissolved for twelve months, and
Yize should be subscribed for the old and infirm
v lernutaion was seconded by Mr. S. SIMoN.
i 4, Cl?entl
11,,. as rna,.. n
in
that the resolution should be di-
at' wi
p juillgai ly d support ono part, who might object to
-one, and the first portion of the reso-
. thei,""Ynig the thanks.eodf twhiethMaecectlianingattoiotnhse Committee
e thanks of the Ulster Tailors of London are especially
to `h
irriitseernetetCos
orrimohitetetreadfoer,their,indefatigabe seal =Ol atten-
dunng the late ardaous straggle