The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-11-16 00:00:00

AT a MEETING held at the CHARITABLE IN-
STITUTION HOUSE. Slater-street, of the LI-
VERPOOL AUXILIARY of the NEWFOUNDLAND
and BRITISH NORTH AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR
EDUCATING THE POOR.
The Rev. J. H. STENVACRT in the Chair.

Moved by Mr. PORTER; seconded by Mr. S. CODNEE.,
" That this meeting desires humbly to express its grati-
tude to Almighty God for the success vouchsafed to the
efforts of the Society in Newfoundland, and hopes by the
Divine favour, that these blessings which are now extended
to the other parts of British North America, may be crowned
with the like success."
Moved by Mr. H. W. ROLSTONE ; seconded by Mr. TAY.
LOR :
" That the following Gentlemen be appointed Officers of
this Auxiliary for the ensuing year."

VICE-PRESIDENTS:
C. HORSFALL, ESQ.
ALDERMAN BULLEY.
ALEX. SMITH, ESQ.
COMMITTEE :
Rev. T. S. BOWSTEAD, .1 Mr. R. Dowics,
Mr. Wm. GRAHAM, I Mr. E. HARRISON,
Mr. J. Jos, Mr. S. Jos,
Mr. TtTLOR, Mr. J. ROBERTSON,
Mr. W. TARBET, Mr, J. BUTLER.
TREASURER:
J. PORTER, ESQ.
SECRETARIES

THE REV. H. CARPENTER.
THE REV. J. CONNOR.
Moved by Mr. Carpenter, seconded by Mr. Bulley,
That this meeting, conscious of the great importance of
religious education, founded upon scriptural principles, and
deeply impressed with the inefficacy of all human efforts,
without Divine aid, comes forward to solicit the united ener-
gies of our Christian townsmen i❑ the prayer of faith, that
the blessing of God may rest upon the operations of this So-
civty.

J. H. STEWART, Chairman_
Subscriptions will be thankfully received by the committee.

otretvelr,ll9slolllll4lllWlTlMlT
ing appea,red in the Liverpool Journal',of last Satin-
day, from the JOURNEYMEN BRIGXLAYERS, in
which it is insinuated that an atte n has been made to
lower the rate of wages, the under oned Masters have to
make the following remai ks:—

They unanimously and indignantly repel the insinuation,and
do one and all declare that such is not their wish or intention.
-They are anxious that every man should be well paid for his la-
bour, and that a good feeling should at ail times exist between
themselves and their workmen, knowing that the interest of
both is identical. For twenty-live years the wai4-es.paid to the
Journeythen were f 1.4 per week; but about two years ago a
demand was made frir an advance of 2s. per week, and as
a similar demand was made by the Joiners and acceded to,
on the express understanding that the usual reduction should
take place during the Winter Months, the Master Bricklayers
made a like concession in the hope that the demand would be
final, and that increased exertion and good feeline, would be the
consequence on the part Of the Jonrneymen. In both these par-
ticulars they regret to say the reverse has been the fact. On
the Ist of /ov„ 1837. the usual reduction took place until
the Ist of March, 1838, when the advanced wages were
again cheerfully paid, although the Meu were so ill advised
as to make a still further demand of anothershilling per week
in addition to the former rise, On the Ist instant the Brick-
layers refused to submit to the usual reduction, notwithstand-
ing the Joiners honourably did so, and as a body they
struck off work, demanding that the advance should be
continued throughout. the Winter. As the masters can-
not afford to pay this amount,—being obliged, moreover, to
add, that since wages hare teen advanced much less work has
been done, and as every concession has only resulted in fresh
demands, which, if not checked, will, eventually, prostrate
all legitimate control, su necessary for the conducting
of business, before a knot of unprincipled dernagogues,—who
are, invariably, the least deserving of employrnent,—the un-
dersigned have no other resource than to refuse their -ac-
quiescence to the terms proposed, and they are one and all
resolved to suspend their work until the Ist of March next,
beingconvinced that they will best consult the interest of
the Workmen themselves by adopting such a course. . •

it is a melancholy fact that numbers of the Workmen are
anxious to resume their work, but are prevented doing so by
the grossest intimidation. Some who had the courage to re-
main at their work were driven away bythe Club-men, and
many are now walking about in idleness, under the influente
of fear.

That it is not a struggle for wages merely is clear from the
fact that the whole amount of the customary reduction is only
325. each, whereas they have each already lost 48s. by the
strike, and will, ifthey blindly persist in it, lose twenty pounds
each by the Ist of March.

The Master Bricklayers, under these circumstances, have
respectfully to request that they may be permitted to suspend
their work, because this turn-out is only a portion of a well-
organized system for subjugating both the Masters and honest
and industrious Workmen to the degradation of bowing 'to
the secret decrees of interested, and too often unknown indi-
viduals, whose subsistence is dependent upon discontent, and
who profit by fomenting disputes between Masters and Work-
men.

John Johnson and Son,
Samuel Home,

John Huson,
John Critchley,
William Evans,
Thomas Perry, •
John Jones,
Troughton, Ryan and Co.,
John Jones and Son,
IS. Bleakley and Sou.

John Lyon,

Wm. Worthington,
Edward I.unt,

Henry Woods,
Henry Haydock and Son,

Samuel Adams,

John Fairclouih,

THE MERCHANTS' TEA COMPANY,
44, GREAT' GEORGE-STRER7',
LIVERPOOL.

TIDWA RD GILBERT respectfully informs his Friends,
I`A and the Inhabitants generally of Liverpool, of the Dis-.
solution of the Partnership hitherto subsisting between
himself and Mr. Orchard, and also that it is his intention to
carry on the Establishment solely on his own account. • -

11l soliciting a-continuance of those favonts 'Which the-late
firm were so liberally supplied 'with, the Proprietor confi—
dently asserts that, in point of quality and price, no House
can supply the Public wire to their advantage in the Articles
he sells, particularly in TEAS; and the circumstances that
give him this superiority over the rest of the Trade, consist
in a thorough search which he has made through the Liver-
pool, Bristol, and London Tea Markets, a careful comparison.
of the different qualities, so as to select the very finest and
most serviceable Teas, mid a determination to offer them
for Sale at the very lowest remunerating profit.
These TEAS he now respectfully offers to the Public,•
earnestly soliciting a trial of them, and invites comparison
with auy House in the Trade.

BLACK. S. d ; GREEN. s. d.
Conlon kind
Strong Congou 4 tilllyson kind
Good Breakfast Ditto .. 4 B!Cowslip Hyson 6 0
Pekoe-flavonred Ditto... 5 0 Young Hyson
Do., Do., finest imported 6 oGunpowder 8 0
EDWARD GILBERT, Proprietor. •
Warehouse, 44, Great George-street, Liverpool.

IDLAIR'S'GOUT AND RHEUMATIC PILLS.—The
follow iug letter is another proof of the great efficacy of
this Medicine, which has acquired throughout the United
Kingdom a higher degree of approbation and confidence
than perhaps ever was afforded to any public medicine.
The afficteal with those tormenting diseases Gout, Rheu-
matic Gout, Rheumatism, Lumbago, Sciatica, pains in the
head and face, often mistaken for the tot 'ache, tie doloreux,
&c., will find front the use of this med. the that speedy relief
for which it is so celebrated. An hile its efficacy is un-
paralleled in the foregoing disease , it must be consolatory to
the afflicted with Gout to he assured th.at it possesses the
property of preventing the disease flying to the brain,
stomach, or other vital part.
An 40-i-ciocri Cure (f Rheumatism in Lincolnshire.
Forwarded by Mr. Jas. Drury. of Liticoln, near the :tonehow.
To Mr. Prout, 229, Strand, London.
LINCOLN, March 23. 18:38.—Sir,—I have the pleasure to
inform you of the following cure Rawson, of
Normanhy, near Spittal, Lincoln, has been suffering a long

tone with itheurtaiisin,7his left hand and all an his arms.
being useless front pain and swelling. Seeing Blair's Pills
advertised for Rheumatism, he applied to me to know if I
thought he would be relieved if he twit; the Pills. I recom-
mended him to try a box, he bought one, and came the next
week to say he felt much relieved, as the swelling of his hand,
had gone nearly down : he however finished the bolt, and
bought a second, and came this day (March '23, 18.38) to say
that he had taken the second box of Pills, and that he was
well, free from swelling, and able to use his hand as usual.
This. Sir, is not the only case of touch benefit I have been
made acquainted with, received by taking BLAIR'S GOUT'
AND RHEUMATIC PILLS; every week fresh:cases•a
cure and relief come before my notice. But. Wm. Rawsm
feeling much gratitude from the relief he has received, begs
to inform you of the same, and hopes others may be induced
to try such a valuable tnedicine for Rheuniatisin' or Gout.
I am, Sir, your obedient. servant, - •
JAMES DRURY, Printer and-Bookseller,
Lincoln, (near the Stonebow.) , •
Sold by Thomas Front, 229, Strand, London; and. by his
appointment by Rennie, Priestley, Ross and CO.. Howell,
G. Svers, J. Syers, Roberts, Wagstaff, Aspinall; Fisher,
Lathbury, Maynard, Phillips, Scholefield, Johnson, Maw- -
hood, Smith and Bradford, Liverpool and all respectable :
Medicine Fenders throughout the United Kingdom, price
2s. 9d. per box.
Ask for Blair's Gout and Rheumatic Pills; and observe
the name and address of " Thomas Front, 229, Strand,
Loudon," impressed on the Government Stamp affixed to
each box of the Genuine Medicine.