The Sun.
London, England, 1866-11-02 00:00:00

Industrial Partnership of Clothiers.

Last evening a meeting, numerously attended by members
of the clothing trade, working men, and others, was held
at the Cambridge hall, Newman-street, for the purpose of
explaining the principles of industrial partnerships, with
especial reference to an organisation recently founded in
the metropolis. '1 he association, calling itself The In-
dustrial Partnership of Clothiers (Limited)," with a nominal
capital of £25,000, in shares of £1 each, aims at the forma-
tion of an establishment in a central position, for the manu-
facture and sale of articles of clothing, conducting its busi-
ness according to a system hitherto unknown among shop-
keepers in London—that of dividing the profits to arise
from its operations in stated proportions between the capi-
talist, the workman, and the customer. Mr. Hughes, M.P.,
presided, and in the course of his introductory statement
referred to the change made in the law of partnership 18
months ago, when, for the first time, employers of labour
were enabled to admit those under them to participate in
the profits of a business, without risk of their becoming
partners, entitled as such to a voice in the management.
By that wise law, of only five clauses, industrial partner-
ships had been rendered possible. Though London consi-
dered itself always in the van of civilisation, the North had
taken the lead in this matter. In one district what was
called " a little concern" up there, but which, nevertheless,
employed some 80 or 90 men, was already in full work,
manufacturing iron rails and wires ; in this partnership
the shares were of such small amount that every work-
man who chose to do so could become a proprietor;
moreover, to those who were unable to pay for shares
themselves, shares were allotted in proportion to the amount
of work they had done for the concern. At the end of the first
half-year's operations, this little company divided no less
than 10 per cent. on the capital embarked, besides a further
payment of 7i per cent. on the amount of wages earned
during the working period. There was another case, that
of a colliery in Yorkshire belonging to a Mr. Briggs and his
family, which for many years had been a central point in all
the troubles arising out of strikes in that district. The divi-
dends fluctuated from 8 to 6 and even down to 4 per cent.,
and the works could not be carried on without the presence
of the police. In the first year after this colliery had been
turned into an industrial partnership, and 90 of the colliers
admitted as shareholders, the dividend rose to 10 per cent.,
a further amount of 2 per cent. was applied in accordance
with the rules, and a balance of £l,BOO was divided among
the men, according to the proportions of the work which
they had done. Three earlier attempts in which he had
taken part to establish tailors' associations in London failed
owing to various causes ; but even if this endeavour also
should prove unsuccessful, it would not shake his faith in
the principle on which it was started. The principle of jus-
tice must be introduced into the trade of England, or she
would lose her pre-eminence among commercial nations.
The existing trade system was simply that of over-reach-
ing everybody with whom business was transacted. Indus-
trial partnerships, on the contrary, admitted all parties to a
bargain—the capitalist, the workman, and the customer—
to share in whatever profits resulted from the transaction.
Mr. Edmond Betties, who was announced as a shareholder
in the enterprise, said ho regarded it as a method of carry-
ing out the great co-operative principle, which was calcu-
lated to effect most beneficial changes in the state of society
through its tendency to reconcile the interests of capital
and labour. The Rev. Dr. Burns, a director, gave detailed
information as to the mode of allotting shares, the probable
amount of calls payable, the economic working of the sys-
tem, &c. He also regarded the co-operative principle as an
important agent for improving the condition of the mass of
the people; speaking of whom, by an easy transition, he was
led into a dissertation first upon the enfranchisement of the
masses, then on the probable future of the Reform ques-
tion, and finally upon Mr. Bright's recent visit to Dublin.
" Ireland was dark enough ; they wanted a Brightman there,"
&c. Capt. Grosvenor, M.P., said no one would venture to
deny that the relations between labour and capital were
often of an unsatisfactory character, and spoke with feeling
and earnestness of his desire to do everything that might
tend to bring about a healthier and better state of things.
It was curious that the chairman should have mentioned
"iron railings" in connexion with industrial partnerships,
remembering what prominence a kindred topic had recently
acquired. He hoped that when the principle that evening
advocated was carried out to its legitimate results, they
would always hear of iron railings manufactured and none
pulled down. The Rev. Mr. Dixey proposed a resolution
commendatory of the principle of industrial partnerships,
which was seconded by Mr. Laurence, president of the
London Tailors' Trade Society. Mr. Laurence explained
and defended the leading idea of trades' unions, which was,
he said, to obtain for working men a share of the profits
gained by their masters. If that share could be obtained
through the instrumentality of associations like the pre-
sent, it would be for the interest of the men themselves to
give up their trades' unions, which entailed upon them
heavy annual sacrifices, but which, as matters stood, were
a necessity to them. Last year by an expenditure of £2,000
the tailors of London became sharers in profits to the ex-
tent of £50,000 or .00,000, from which they would other-
wise have been excluded. After some further observations
by gentlemen upon the platform, the resolution passed
unanimously, and the proceedings closed with a vote of
thanks to the chairman.

Terrific Steamboiler Explosion at Bristol.

SEVEN MEN KILLED AND GREAT DESTRUCTION
OF PROPERTY.

Yesterday one of the most terrific boiler explosions that
has been known at the above city occurred in tho river
Avon, near Rownham, Bristol Hotwells. A powerful
steam-tug, called the Black Eagle, and belonging to the
port of Cardiff, was engaged to tow a barque down the river
from the Cumberland Basin, and thence across the channel
to the Bute Docks, Cardiff. The vessel had passed the
Rownham Ferry, and had almost passed the commanding
row of houses known as St. Vincent's-parade, when the
boiler of the tug suddenly exploded, with an amount of
violence which not only shattered the vessel to pieces and
consigned every soul to an instantaneous death, but which
shook the block of residences already named to the foun-
dations, and shattered the majority of them in an extraor-
dinary manner. One large fragment of the boiler, after
passing over the quay wall without touching it, deposited
itself upon a gravel-walk beneath an avenue of trees which
there skirts the river. Others, however, and these, too, of
far greater proportions in weight, were hurled to distances
which almost appear incredible, one fragment, which was
estimated to weigh a ton, alighting on the residence of Mr.
Wilkinson, managing engineer of the Port and Pier Rail-
way Company, a five-storey house, located at a distance of
at least 100 ft. from the spot where the explosion took place.
It carried in the roof, and occasioned much damage to
other parts of the premises. At the residence of Mr. Bru-
ton, secretary of the South Wales Union Railway Com-
pany, a portion of the funnel and numerous fragments of
the beams and ribs carried away part of the coping injured,
the roof, and drove in the roof of a back kitchen. At the
house of a gentleman named Powell, next door but one to
this, the most marvellous part of the damage was commit-
ted. An enormous mass of iron, measuring over 15ft. in
length and estimated to weigh 3 tons, was hurled high
into the air, and after carrying away a large portion of the
roof and sweeping off in its course a portion of the chim-
ney-stack, was precipitated into the garden, at a distance
of at least 140 ft. in a direct lino from the part of the river
where the catastrophe occurred. Another weighty piece of
iron was projected to a still greater distance, and pieces of
plank and timber and fragments of iron work and cordage
were thrown about in all directions, and scarcely a house on
the Parade escaped without windows broken, tiles displaced,
and other matters of injury. There wore many narrow
escapes of personal damage and death. A large coaling
shovel came whirling against one of the windows of Mr.
Bruton's drawing-room, and after sheltering the framework
and glass to pieces, and breaking a Venetian blind almost
literally to atoms, it bounded into the apartment. The
extent to which -the houses wore shaken may be gathered
from the facts that the mason►y of a raised terrace in front
was to a large extent displaced, whilst the inhabitants state
that their residences shook as if from the convulsions caused
by an earthquake. The extent to which life has been sacri-
ficed cannot at the time we write be positively ascertained.
It is believed that the crew of the tug-boat consisted of a
captain, five men, and a boy. Only one body, believed to
be that of the captain, had been recovered, and that had
been conveyed to the "General Draper" Inn to await an
inquiry by the coroner. The occurrence has occasioned the
greatest possible sensation, and the spot is being visited by
thousands.

EMIGRATION FROM THE MERSEY.—Yesterday the
emigration officials at Liverpool completed their
usual return of the exodus from Liverpool, and, although
the fact is not stated in the statistics, we understand that
a large number, about 6,300, oft ho emigrants have gone to
Texas direct. During the month ending October there sailed
to the United States 24 ships under the Act, with 7,091
steerage passengers, of whom 606 wore cabin and 6,485
steerage; of this number 2,612 were English, 208 Scotch,
2,454 Irish, and 1,211 were foreigners. To Canada there
were four ships, with 1,061 passengers, of which 163 were
cabin and 898 steerage; of this number 380 were English,
52 Scotch, 181 Irish, and 278 foreigners. To Victoria there
were two ships, with 701 passengers, of whom 94 were
cabin and 607 steerage; of this number 252 were English,
23 Scotch, 304 Irish, and 28 foreigners. In " short" ships
there sailed—to the United States 1,021 passengers, to
South America 73, to Victoria 54, to Africa 40, and to the
West Indies 35. From a rough calculation it appears that
during the past month upwards of 3,600 Irish emigrants
have left Liverpool for America.
STREET MURDER IN LIVERPOOL..—At the Liver-
pool Coroner's Court yesterday an inquest was held on the
body of Alexander Montgomery, a coloured seaman.
From the evidence it appeared that on Tuesday evening
ho had a quarrel with another seaman, named Morgan, in
Oldhall-stroet. They had a scuffle, and directly after-
wards it was seen that Montgomery had received a stab
in the abdomen. Ho was taken to the Northern Hospital,
and died in a few minutes. It was shown in evidence that
the parties had met and quarrelled a short time before, and
that in the interval Morgan was heard to threaten that
he would kill the deceased before ho went to bed. A
verdict of "Wilful Murder" against Morgan was returned,
and he was committed for trial under the coroner's
warrant.

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HER MAJESTY.

•
Her Majesty the Queen and Royal party left
Balmoral Castle shortly after 1 o'clock yesterday
afternoon.
Aberdeen was reached at 3.30. After a stay 0f 3
few minutes the royal train started southwards,
and arrived at Windsor this morning at 9 o'clock.
BALMORAL, Oct. 31'
The Queen, accompanied by Princess Louise, and
attended by the Hon. Emily Cathcart, went in the
morning to the boys' parish school, and afterwards
called at the manse to inquire after the Rev. Mr.
Anderson, who is confined to the house by es rioas
illness.
The Queen drove out in the afternoon, acefe
panied by Princess Beatrice, and attended 11
Hon. Emily Cathcart.

Prince Leopold drove to Banger. fo
The Duke of Buckingham had the honour
dining with the Queen and the royal family. L.
Mr. Hill, of Edinburgh, had the honour of o°l.
biting to her Majesty Mr. Noel Paton,s picture,
" Mors Janua

A Cabinet Council was held yesterday at the
official residence of the First Lord of the Treasuil
Downing-street. The Ministers present were—the Ear'
of Derby, the Lord Chancellcr, the Earl of Mahneeb,ll
the Right lion. Spencer Walpole, Lord Stanley, the Ore
of Carnarvon, General Peel, Viscount Cranborne, tbs.
Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir John Pakingten, Sir ,
Northcote, Lord J. Manners, the Right Hon. IL Gathorn
Hardy, and Lord Naas. Of
ERRATUM.—In our brief notice the other dal'
a Pamphlet on " The Law Relating to Ritualismin t,uB,
:.
United Church of England and Ireland," the author's nand
incorrectly given as B.arnall, should have been pri''te
correctly thus, as—F. H. Hamel, Esq., Barrister-at-10c;
his publisher being, not Bothswcrth, but Batter vtortb*sl

the eminent law publisher.
PRESENTATION TO MR. AND MRS. JA
The kindness shown by Mr. and Mrs. Robert Jscfe
son, of Whyte Cliff Lodge, Purley, to the sufferers by
fatal accident at Caterham Junction, having seitel
feelings of the warmest admiration in, the minds a aid
who were present on the occasion, it was determined
that some permanent record of the event should b°
presented Ito that lady and gentleman, and this I°,
now been carried into effect by the presentation °I.
very handsome silver salver, bearing the follovr:
inscription :—" This salver was presented to Mr. aud3lk
Robert Jackson, of Whyte Cliff Lodge, Purley, as a to ,i
of the gratitude and admiration of those who persons.o
benefited by, or who witnessed, their kindly and Christibo
efforts, and those of their family, among the persons "ar.
were injured or affrighted in the railway accident, W,h,leril
occurred near Caterham Junction, on the night of mile
30th, 1866." The arrangements in connexio with to,
presentation were undertaken, on behalf of the subscribei,
by Mr. D. Glasgow, Mr. H. Lee, and Mr. W. C°

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lingridge. -
SHOCKING MURDER.—Yesterday, about 1 o'cl°c/'
a shocking murder was committed in Wrollat°llt:
street, Nottingham, by an imbecile, named Joseph 17.°51
It appears that Frost had been for some time an iareme,og,
the imbecile ward of the Nottingham Union. He 113aci0
cently left the union, however, and had resided WitbA-of
mother. Yesterday he was engaged in getting a I°,°l-,.
coke in for a neighbour, named Akroyd. Some child
were about, and one of them, a girl aged 14, named
Learey, threw a piece of coke at him. Frost immedi"ilo
raised his shovel, and rushing at the little girl in a fuflivd
manner, struck hor several times on the neck, bre" pi
some of the arteries, and killing her shortly after. Wog
persons were in the street at the time, but the deed too
done so quickly that it was found impossible to preveut;ol
infuriated young man from striking the girl. When t'"
into custody Frost said if he had had a knife he IT°

have cut the child's throat.
THE BISHOP OF ANTIGUA ON THE JAMAICA 14;
SURRECTION.—The Bishop of Antigua addressed
public meeting in Guildford on Tuesdayb afternoon,
for the promotion of the objects of the Society for the 1,-itt,
pagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts. Mr. G. Cu ,t'
M.P. for West Surrey, presided, and there was a largo
tendance. of the clergy and gentry of the district. The
right rev. prelate discussed at some length several of 6/
questions affecting the colonial Church, either doctrin''ild,
or as an integral part of the Established Church of Engvii'll'd
Respecting the late insurrection in Jamaica, 3-1"4111 '
conduct therein, and the spiritual condition f the Deg° Ileteal
his lordship thus delivered himself .—" Thee events t),f,:;e
last few months have been such certainly as to
those who have been labouring long among the ilegrtt.ilea9i
but still I must most respectfully but firmly protest sVijto
the conclusions which have been drawn, unfavell,ll
to the whole race, on account of what has happened 10
district of Jamaica, and I think it is necessary to ate!. to
protest on an occasion like this, because of the acts of
be,
excellent Mr. Eyre, and the defence of him, which htiticomeco necessary from the virulence and unfairnesSf" '9
which he has been attacked. (Applause.) Mani °,;Lr;
advocates have been hurried into expressions resPe";;;11
the negro race and descriptions of their state which t,09
not bear the light of truth. I am persuaded that there
been expressions used concerning them from which hie,ll-
would more recoil than the honoured ex-governor tue
solf. I know no man—for I have the honour of s°;10
personal acquaintance with Mr. Eyre—l know 1/° °;to
more distinguished for his gentleness and hunit°,,,,,o
and I know no man who has throughout his life
more C
regarded as the friend and protector of the '
gines and native races, wherever ho has gone• reo
plause.) And you may be sure that whatever raessll 611
he adopted were adopted at the instance of irnin,..-.
necessity. If he has erred—and lam not his adve'-tatiog
if hme has erred in any one point, it has been from °Tito
from
conscientious motives." His lordship then vre°t °OOO
show that in many respects the negro character was 11 ./
bad as had been represented, and concluded as folloviip9
" Let not therefore the African race be looked tlerral
outcasts, because they have been disgraced by the 13°0'0
outrages which have been enacted in a corner of I°l,
but let us rather feel that these circumstances give wee
now claims upon us. If you turn your back on the beit
Indian Church—if our Government, from what bas.prici
said (his lordship was understood to refer to the
Council's judgment in Bishop Colenso's case) shoe° 'i;oilf
duced to withdraw the support which he has given--,,g,t118
societies are inclined to turn their backs on' those fewf-,
chief part of which have been gathered from the
race, then I say that to all those who aro engaged -not•
work will be dealt a heavy blow and great discouraged
The bishop resumed his seat amid hearty applause. 45 Of
WRECK OF THE SHIP FAIRLIGHT, AND -4,00.
185 LIVES.—The Board of Trade have received 'Go'
his Excellency Sir Richard Graves Macdonald, C. 13.',000i
vernor and Commander-in-Chief at Hong Kong, an9'cthe
-
of the proceedings at a marine court of inquiry °Ft° Oa
circumstances connected with the total loss der,
British ship Fairlight, Captain Bush, col„$11 °!,
owned by Messrs. Redgrave, Alexander, and "-1 tfri
Winchester-place, London, which took place °lit,
night of the 12th June last on a reef to the e354.;.0/91
of the island of Formosa, when 184 Chinese einigr3l3;
drowned. The Fairlight was laden with oil, opielVit
other merchandise of Hong Kong, which port she 'ewe?
the 29th of May for California., carrying about 360 Cl.`
emigrants. The captain was on deck at the tillif.:l9o,
struck ;he had gone below to dress a wound in 0°:
leaving his second mate on deck in charge, and,/intiVii.
been below ten minutes when he heard the '°;;,,yeli
man call out, " Breakers ahead," and almost iininelie
the ship ran upon a reef in what is termed the bleie°
Tba
Group, to the eastward of the Island of Forinosti•,o:/,
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decision the court of inquiry came to was as /011203
"lst. That the Fairlight was lost on the night of the ibtatill
Juno last, on a reef between Rough Island and 13113ug0
Bay, in the Meiaco Sima Group, and that 184 Cbjj'te-sseill
one European passengers were eirownail 2d. Ilbg"ngereti
the state of the weather, and the welllknown ...art:
nature of the group, the master acted with grea",6r;
deuce when, on sighting the Island Kie-Kienson s"iterifiv
and. subsequently other islands on the bow, in ncita.,:solltili
his course, so as to ensure the ship passing well to t"vtio ree
ward of them. 3d. That after the ship was oe ,tilose°,ll„
the master used every exertion to save the lives of 091:
board, and that the loss of life amongst the Chilleaseovetie
a. great measure the result of their own folly in ell;,,ajucl'.a,
mg to save their personal property. We therefore 011'
that the certificate of competency of William 13013., fe):(
peuded for six months. The Court cannot refl.:l'l3o cra.„,
expressing great admiration of the kindness t° tbo
and passengers saved from the Fairlight shown byss 018,1
habitants of the Meiaco Siren Islands. As 6°°,b,')
sou
became aware of the wreck they lent what aid -°,tea 19
towards saving life, and had the not been Prer,rono
the dangerous state of the weather they Wonl" -a .sc a
, n the'
have succeeded in rescuing everybody. W"e- 43ce-
were saved reached the shore the islanders eNrci'cio,e'la
greatest hospitality towards both Europeans 1113,0 p cello
giving them the best food and accommodation i'doo,
afford, and not only refused any direct renrunelot'd o,shciro,
gave up a large quantity of opium and oil sash to apP
from the wreck without showing the least desi
trere steclo,
iP4
priate any portion to themselve Such of
• disin
thise Ps''
and humanity are unfortunately s.
too rare in islae
world for conduct such as thatof the Meiaco Sinn'
Court .00
• rti°
to pass without special approbation, and this
wiedge
al
suggest that the matter be brought to the kn° 1p
,110
chief naval officer of the station, in the hope t- wie to
see fit to direct some expression of thank.a to b° Inwho
islanders by any of her Majesty's naval offs"
visit the scene of the wreck of the rairligbt.