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man's address, and the report, could be carried out. As
to the printing of the address, he believed there could be
no second opinion upon that, and the fact of the print-
ing was an admission that it had been adopted.
A DELEGATE suggested, that as the Chairman called
the names, each delegate called should state what was
the number of the trade he represented, in order to
ascertain the strength of each body.
Mr. DUNNING, bookbinder, having then been called,
said he represented 600, and they were of opinion that
their discussions should keep clear of politics, except
when the proceedings in Parliament compelled them to
do so.—(Hear, hear.)
Mr. REED, engine-maker, said that very little time
had been allowed the trades to send representatives there,
and therefore in calling over the names of those now
present, the number should rot be taken as a criterion
by which to judge of the feeling that generally existed
amongst the trades in the country on the question that
had caused this meeting to be convened.—(Hear, hear.)
He knew many trades in the country that were not at
all aware of this meeting, or they would have attended,
and therefore this meeting could not be fairly called a
meeting of the representatives of the trade in the country
districts.—(Hear, hear.) lie deemed it necessary to
make these few observations, in order that a contrary
impression should not go forth to the world.
A DELEGATE said he came from Sheffield, and could
say that but very few indeed of the trades there had
heard of this meeting, and those only a few days ago ;
and since that time he had been going round to the
other trades, but had not been able to complete giving
notice ; therefore if the names called out were to be
presumed as the representatives of the locality he came
from, there would be but a mere fraction of the trades
of those places represented.—(Hear.) There were three
others with him here, and they represented about forty
different tradea.—(Hear, hear.)
Mr. SPURR said he had come there as the represen-
tative of eight different trades in Huddersfield, but they
had heard nothing of this meeting, and could not there-
fore be expected to be present.
Mr. BLACKHURST from Sheffield said, that not one-
fifth of all the trades in combination had seat dele-
gates to the conference ; and he should object, there-
fore, to any detailed account of the delegates present
being given as if the representation were a fair and com-
plete one. He suggested that the reports of the various
delegates be deferred till to-morrow; and that the time of
meeting that afternoon should be occupied in discussing
other preliminaries necessary to this great movement.
Mr. RATTRAY, calico block printer, of Crayford, in
Kent, said it must be recollected that many delegates
represented several trades, and were fully acquainted
with all their views. Many persons would be asto-
nished, perhaps, to learn the numbers actually repre-
sented at the Conference.—(Hear, 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 proceeded to read over the list
of delegates, and, as the names were called over, the
parties severally stated what body they represented in
the Conference.

Mr. JAMES stated that he represented six hundred
shoemakers of the City of London ; Mr. Smith, of the
west-end of London, 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 arid Fox, bricklayers, 450 ; Mr.
Wartnaby, Carpenter's Society, King's Arms, Maryle-
bone, 120 ; Mr. Evans, the Carpenters' Society, No.
2, 120 ; Mr. Lambert, carpenters meeting at the Dun
Horse, Borough, 72 ; Mr. White, carpenters meeting
at the Sun Inn, London Wall, 45 ; Messrs. Atkinson
and Bury, Artillery Arms, Carpenter's Society, 150 ;
Mr. Cookwell, Carpenter's Tee-total Society, Great
Suffolk-street, 44 ; Mr. Cave, carpenters meeting at the
Barley-mow, Dorset-street, Bedford-square, 150; Messrs.
Gimlett and Boxall, carpenters, of King's Arms, Pim-
lico, 150 ; Mr. Toop, the second Society of Carpenters,
320 ; Mr. Williams, carvers and gilders, Green Man,
Berwick-street, Soho, London, 40; Mr. Read, engineers,
120 ; Mr. Booth, Steam-engine Makers' Society, 120 ;
Mr. Farebrother, steam-engine makers of Greenwich,
90 ; Mr. Wood, from Paviours' Arms Society of West-
minster Masons, stated that the Society in London con-
sisted of about 200, and the whole number of 3,000 or
4,000, and their object in sending a delegate was to
watch and report the proceedings with a view to future
operations ; Mr. R. Crichton, silk hatters, 200 ; Mr.
Roberts, the same, 180 ; Messrs. Arch and Jones,
the Protective Society of Silk Hatters, 176 ;
Mr. Hill, sawyers of Surrey, 40 ; Mr. Gard-
ner, morocco leather finishers, 156 ; Mr. Cor-
nish, woolstapler, distributed over the whole country,
500 ; Mr. Hatfield, cordwainer, of Clapham, 100 ; Mr.
Allen, tin-plate workers, 300 ; Messrs. Mooney and
Prior, tailors, of London, 1,600 ; Messrs. Thompson and
Edwards, the National Typographical Association, com-
posed entirely of letter-press printers, 5,000 ; Mr. Bush,
Carpenter's Union, London Lodge, 150 ; Mr. Taylor,
Manchester-buildings, society of plumbers, 1,933 ; Mr.
Riley, plasterers, 100 ; Mr. G. Wayne, block printers,
of Lancashire and Yorkshire, 7,000 ; Mr. Huckley, hy-
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 had received were,
that the Parliament should be moved to abridge the
labour of children, to support the surplus labour out of
the surplus funds of the state, and that they will assist
each other to prevent oppression by the capitalists.
Bakers of Manchester,—Mr. Heane said he represented

150 working men, who complained that, while other
working men went home to their wives, they were
obliged to work.—(Laughter.)
Grinders, Sheffield,—John Drury said • be repre-
sented about 1,000, but that was only a portion of the
trade.

Spring-knife cutlers,—Mr. Wm. Hawksworth, re-
presented about 600 or 700 ; but there were over 2,000
in the trade.

Saw Makers,—James Stone, reported about 500, in-
cluding the different branches of his trade.
Britannia Metal Spoon Makers,—Robert Booth re-
presented 216.
Table-blade Forgers, Sheffield,—Mr. Blackhurst re-
presented 600.
File Smiths,—Mr. Sikes represented about 1,200
men.

Edge-tool Grinders,—John Taylor represented 140
men ; had been in union about 24 years.
Bui'ders, from Bury, in Lancashire—Mr. Fleetwood,
about 200.
Iron trade—Robert Gibson represented five branches
of the trade; had received no instructions.
Block printers—John Dale, 125.
Paper-makers, Maidstone, Kent—William Pulling-
ham, about 1,000.
Shoemakers, Northampton—Richard Hawton repre-
sented about 200, but there were about 2,500 in the town.
Boot-closers, Huddersfield—William Spurr, 335.
Iron trade, Bradford—Robert Sedgewick represented
about 1,000, including the different branches.
Masons—James Hirst, 35.
Wool- combers, Bradford—Robert Mullen, 3,000.
Staffordshire Potteries—William Hanley, 2,000 in
union, but there are 7,000 working men. They had
subscribed 1,0001. towards a fund for the purchase of
land for the employment of the surplus labour.
Miners of Lancashire—Mr. Berry represented 10,000,
but this did not include the miners of the different other
counties.
Linen trade, Barnsley Mr. Myfield represented
3,000, but only 1,800 in the union.
William Webster represented the trades of Hull
generally.
Cotton Spinners, Bolton—Mr. Brindle, 5,000.
Hatters, Denton—Mr. George Fleming, 1,600.
Plasterers, London—Wm. Frith, 200, out of about
2,000.
Makers-up of Manchester—Mr. Wilson, 300.
Boiler-makers, Manchester—John M'Namara, 1,000.
This having completed the list, the following Com-
mittee was appointed :
Waine, block-printer, Manchester ; Whartnaby, car-
penter, London ; Thompson, compositor, England ;
Fleming, hatter, Denton ; Drury, cutler, Sheffield ;
Dunning, book-binder, London ; James, boot-maker,
London ; Sedgwick, iron-trades, Bradford ; Webster,
various trades, Hull ; Evans, potters, Hanley ; Skelton,
ladies' shoe-maker, London ; Huckley, hydraulic-press
packer, Manchester ; Pasqua', miner, Manchester
Booth, iron trades, Sheffield; Rattray, fabric-printer.
Merton.
The meetin

adjourned till Wednesday, at ten o'clock

Died, on Sunday, the 16th inst., in the 31st year
of his age, Captain Brunswick Smyth, only son of
Major• General George Stracy Smyth. Major-General
Smyth was Governor of New Brunswick, and Equerry
to his late Royal Highness the Duke of Kent, his
brother, the late Rev. John George Smyth, having been
for more than 20 years chaplain to his Royal Highness.
DARING STREET ROBBERY.—OR Saturday after-
noon the police received information that a lady named
Bryant, residing at Lambeth, was robbed in Crawford-
street, Portman-square, of nearly 501., under the follow-
ing circumstances :—Mrs. Bryant left her home between
eleven and twelve o'clock, and got into an omnibus to
proceed to Crawford-street. At the corner of Baker-
street and Crawford street she was put down and paid
her fare, having just before quitting the omnibus taken
the money out of her purse, which she immediately re-
turned to her pocket. On her arrival at the house of a
gentleman named Dent, in Crawford-street, she missed
her purse, which was a green leather one, containing a
401. Bank of England note, six sovereigns, tend some
silver, when she recollected that two young men, who
had with thorn a lad, and who sat opposite to her, had
watched her while opening her purse ; and it has since
been ascertained that the same parties left the omnibus
immediately after Mrs. 'Bryant, and walked down Craw-
ford-street behind her, when there is no duabt they
picked her pocket of nurse. nurse, 411 'three eon be
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