The Sun.
London, England, 1845-03-25 00:00:00

Mr. RATTr.Ay, calico block printer, of Cray ford, in
Kent, said it must be recollected that many delegal
represented seversl trades, and were fully acquainted
with all their views. Many persons would be este'
nishe d, perhaps, to learn the eumbers actually repre'
rented at the Conference.—(llear, hear.)
After some further conversation, the motion for the
appointment of a Committee, to consider how far it
would be desirable to carry out the suggestions contained
in the Chairman's speech was agreed to unanimously.
The CHAIRMAN then precerded to read over the list
of delegates, and, as the names were callLd over, the
parties severally stated what body they represented.hl
the Conference.
Mr. JAMES stated that he represented six hundred
shoemakers of the City of London ; Mr. Smith, of the
west•end of Lew!, n, 700 ; Mr. Robson, ladies' shoe•
makers, of the City of London, 200 ; Mr. S. Smith,
shoemakers of the borough of Southwark, 50 ; Mr. John
Skelton, ladies' shoemakers at the west-end, 400 ;
Messrs. Dunning; and Robertson. bookbinders of London,
600 ; Messrs. Lockett and Fox, bricklayers, 450 ; Mr'
Warteaby, Carpenter's Societe' King's Arms, Maryle•
bone, 120 ; .Mr. Evans, the Oarpentene Society, NO'
2. 120 ; Mr. Lambert, carpenters meeting at the Den
horse, Borough, 72 ; Mr. Wh:te, carpenters meeting
at the Sun Inn, London Wall, 45 ; Messrs. Atkinson
and Bury, Artillery Arms, Carpenter's SOciety, 1501
Mr. Cook well, Carpenter's Tee total Society, Great
Suffolk-street, 44 ; Mr. Cave. carpenters meeting at the
Barb y-mow, Dorset-street, Bedford square, 150; Messrs'
Gimlett and Boxall, carpenters, of King's Arms, Piet*
licit' 150 ; Mr. Toop, the second Society of Carpenters'
320 ; Mr. Williams, carvers and gliders, Green Arise'
Bernick-street, Soho, London, 40; Mr. Read, engineers,
120 ; Mr. Booth, S:eam•engine Makers' Society, 19"
Mr. Farebrother, steam-engine makers of Greenwich,
90 ; Mr. Wow), fts m Pas-tours' Arms Society of West-
minster Masons. sated that the Society in London Corr
sistecl of about 200, and the whole number 43,000 or
4,000, and their object in sending a delegate „al to
wstch and report the proceedings with a view to future
operations ; Mr. R. Crichton, silk hatters, 200 ; Mr'
Roberts, the same, 180 ; Messrs. Arch and Joneg,
the Protective Society of Silk Batters, 176 ;
Mr. Hid, sawyers of Surrey, 40 ; Mr. Gard'
n°r, morocco leather finishers, 156 ; Mr. Cot'
nish, woolstapler, distributed over the whole count*
500 ; Mr. Hatfield, cordwainer, of Clapham, 100 ; Mr
All-n, tin plate workers, 300 ; Messrs. Mooney ens
Prior, tailors, of London, 1,600 ; Messrs. ThOMpSOII an
Edwards, the National Typographical Association, eel?:
posed entirely of letter-press primers, 5,000 ; Mr. BO"'
Carpenter's Union, London Lodge, 150 ; r. Taylor,
Manchester-buildings, society of plumbers, 1,933 ; Or
Riley, plasterers. 100 -, Mr. G. Wayne, block printer"
of Lancashire and Yorkshire, 7,000 ; Mr. Buckley, hr
draulic-press packers, 290 ; Mr. James Wilson, joiners
of Manchester, 400.
Mr. LLOYD JONES, fustian cutter, said he represented
about 2,000 of the trade in Manchester, but they were
not in union. The instructions he hid received ffea,r?'
that the Parliament should be moved to abridge
labour of children, to support the surplus labour out 1).
the surplus funds of the state, and that they will stsl3l'
each other to prevent oppression by the capitalists.
Bakers of Manchester,—Mr. Heane said he tepreeetll'.
150 working men, who complained that, while otbt
working men went home to their wives, they were
obliged to work.—(Laughter.)
Grinders, Sheffield,—John Drury said be Tel:;
sented about 1,000, but that was only a portion of
trade.
Spring;-knife cutlers,—Mr. Wm. llawksworth, re)
)
presented about 600 or 700 ; but there were over 2•1?'"
in the trade.
Saw Makers,—James Stone, reported about 500,
eluding the different branches of his trade.
Britannia Metal Spoon Makers,—Robert Booth Tr
presented 216.
Table-blade Forgers, Sheffield,—Mr. Blackhurst.,fr
presentel 600.
File Smiths,—Mr. Sikes represented about I,2°°
men.
ed 14°
Edge-tool Grinders,—John Taylor represent
men ; had been in union about 24 years. oecl'
Bui ders, from Bury, in Lancashire—Mr. Fleetif
about 200. s 0"
Iron trade—Robert Gibson represented five bre
of the trade; had received no instructions.

Block printers—John Dale, 125.
Paper-makers, Maidstone, Kent—William runitig'
ham, about 1,000. re'
ShoetnAkers, Northampton— Richard Hawton Ora,
sented about 200, but there were about 2,500 in the ta‘"

Boot-closers, Huddersfield—William Spurr, 335. tea
Iron trade, Bradford—Robert Sedgewick represeo
about 1,000, including the different branches.
Ma,ons—James Hirt, 35.
Wool embers, Bradford—Robert Mullen, g.00(to is
Staffordshire Potteries—Willia:n Hanley. 2'°bytl
union, but them. aro. .7,000 working men. Thei of
subscribed 1,000/. towards a fund for the pureb
land for the employment of the surplus labour. n
Miners of Lancashire—Mr. Berry represented lultbor
but this did not include the miners of the different

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Linen trade, Barnsley— Mr. Myfield reprell
3,000, but only 1,800 in the union. 011
'William Webster represented the trades of
generally.
Cotton Spinners, Milton—Mr. Brindle, 5,000.
Hatters, Denton—Mr. George Fleming, 1,600. bout
Plasterers, London—Wm. Frith, 200, out of it
2,000.

Makers-up of Manchester—Mr. Wilson, 300. mo,
Boiler-makers, Manchester—John M‘Namars, I+,l-1;4-
This having ci mploted the list, the following "`
mittre was appointed :
Waine, block-print- r, Manchester ; Whartnabl'
penter, London ; Thompion, compositor, Evelyn
Fleming-, hatter, Di-nton ; Drury, cutler, Sheulo
Dunning, book-binder, London ; James, boot- ter,
London ; Sedgwick, iron-trades, Bradford ; weer
various trades, Hull ; Evans, potters, Hanley 0"-„re0
ladies' shoe-maker, London ; Huckley, hydraulic-re.;
vcker, Manchester ; Pasqual, miner, Manckeittent
Booth, iron trades, Sheffield; Rattray, fabric-PPm
Merton.

The meeting adjourned till Wednesday, at tea 0.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCB' it eO/3
PORTSMOUTH, MARCH 23.—The RhadamanthuS,--rde
transport, Master Commander Laen, arrived Yes4enatr'
from Woolwich with marines (Second Lieutenst4,„"
one sergeant, two corporals, and 50 privates), fr°':„.o st
division, for the Hibernia, 120, fitting for flag 'el./
Malta. 10°
The Sindba3, navy lighter, arrived yesterday
the westward, with stores. Beach re'
The Emerald, tender, Master Commander
be
turned from the relief of windbound vessels in the
of the. Channel yesterday. whit
The Gorgon, steam-sloop, Captain Hothurgh ear,'
got ashore in a hurricane at Monte Video last
daily expected to arrive to repair damages.
The Viper. 6, Lieutenant-Commander Carter
t, pa! it
Ira
Rio on the 16th of January, daily expecting •
o leg
England, to be paid off. ~ifirdeth
The Medea, 4, steam-sloop, Commander vi Ad ow
daily expected from the Mediterranean, to be Pi"
baying been nearly four years in commission. tiar,
The Prometheus, steam-sloop, Commander lui,`";',o th°
cruising in the Congo river (all well on bean"
10th of December. rrived
The Resistance, 42, Commander Palen Lth Oat
Halifax, with troops, from Barhadoes, on the 4.: 100 '-
The Spider, 6, Lieutenant Commander PP"
Rio on the 16th of January. -0- au .
The Alfred, 50, Commodore Purvis, was et ,L)'°
16th of January. nos.-
e.
A court. martial will be held, it is expected, 'n
Olt
on board the flag-ship, to try Mr. Braithwaite,i, $O.
numerary boatswain of the Victory-, 104, C,lnt3 SaPer
bray, flag of Rear-Admiral Hyde Parker, fa.
intendant of this dockyard, for neglect of dut).
His Majesty Louis Philippe, King of the Frfliorovir;
through the Vice-Consul here, presented Mr. ud. with
Assistant Masster-Attendant of this clockY,grgojestYo
splendid massive gold medal, as a token of his Brovre r,
appreciation of the ability displayed by Bfr• thigh elt,.
piloting the Gomer royal (French) yacht int° mojes.:,
bour, on his Majesty's late visit to England. WS 0051
has also forwarded a superb diamond pin to Rojetr;
cook in the establishment of Admiral Sir Charles „„rts .„
G.C.13., (1.C.11.. Commander-in-Chief at thistcte tll!A
taw) of his Majesty's acknowledgment of the ;bete,
played by Mr. Massie in providing the dejeu.ertnria
the Gomer, of which her Majesty Queen VleGonorcy
took at Spithead, prior to the departure of
theth(*.
France. These presents were forwarded from cafe try
Embassy in town, and presented to the resPe rdor
A
~
pients yesterday morning.. 011. 0 ote`'
The Lords of the Admiralty have just issu e$
bemevosei
reducing the price of slop-clothing, beddirg,
to the navy, by which seamen may clothe Slot
much cheaper and better than by resortingi.ov. li4Go.
and Co." The new scale is as follows: • c!‘,
cloth, reduced from 9s. 6d. to 7s. 31 per ) j;
trousers cloth, from Bs. 6d. to Os. 3d. per 1"`
from 10d. to Bd. per yard; flatinel, from ls-,,t,°fhPiligl
to
yard; blue serge, from ls. to 10d. per )11,!:."0'0., Pl.,
from Bs. 6d. to Bs. per yard ; caps, 9`;41,
froe;ch ; to
to Is. 4d. each; caps for boat's crews,
Is. 61. each ; blankets from 6s. 6d. to 65• e ilbstt
from 2s. 3d. to Is. 9d. each; hair beds froct? log
Bs. 6d. each. The above prices are so uulifibelog '1
those charged by the shore slopsellers, _oast,"
nveorYlon At ft°
bestger bgeucaolitntyp-,eiwkidthtogohoadvemreecaosuurrsee,
to
sellers sellers for an outfit. Die-
A tremendous gale has been blowing
the W.S. W., which still continues.

dmeOpNresFseg
eel‘
stillS
2s.
4:1., and trout 2s. 2d. per lb.
ds:tiasr.Gd.—prTichees
have'
ficsohnifefitt;c:tie:::r;
siderably riken. The prices yesterday were
—Berwick Oar"'

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BIB:111N. riban' A.
On the 22d inst. at Crowa Hall, near Dow ~ f. •
Norfolk, the lady Of J. R. Fryer, Of a datigh,te„ro of
On the 21st inst., at Rickmanswortb, the I%A.'
Magnay, Esn., of a daughter. d Yardiel' lir
On the 20th inst., the lady of Edurar Ap
SeO Bathe' Inn, of a dughter. t:scl'
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20th inst.,a the lady of George 310c're.
by Hall, Leicestershire, of a daughter.

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On Friday last, at Edinburgh, suddenly, frcle eldo-er
of a blood vessel, Alexander Blackwood, 'his ,t
of the late WilliatnßlackWoou of Ediuburgb, 111,001(lry
40,
On the 16th inst ,at Clifton' Villa, Riebird •iv
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Rear-Admiral of the Red, aged 80. o 00'06 IS
On the 17th inst., atßromley, Kent, Char' to
W. R. Ray.
On the 19th iust., Henrietta Maria, eldest child
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and Rev. Horace Powys, aged 11.

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No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The ate`in the
Strand, in the Precinct of the Savo'',
Middle6ex, Tuesday, March 2'6, 1845.