The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-11-20 00:00:00

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AT a GENERAL MEETING of the SILK MER-
CERS. LINEN and WOOLLEN DRAPERS,
HOSIERS, LACEMEN, &c. held at the CL RENDON
BOOMS, on WEDNESDAY EVENING, the 14th instant.
Mr. WILLIAM SLATkji in the Chair ;
It was resolved unanimously, on tHZ motion of Mr. BRISCOE,
seconded by Mr. GlasoN,
That the conduct of those Principals who continue to act
in direct Opposition to the feelings of nearly all their fellow-
tradesmen, by keeping open their shops after the hour agreed
upon by a majority, at a late public meeting, is reprehensi-
ble, inasmuch as by so doing they unnecessarily prolong the
hours of business, extort undue labour from their assistants,
and obtain an unfair advantage over such as do close at the
stipulated time,

Moved by Aft-. G. B. TAYLOR, seconded by Mr. MASON,
and subsequently withdrawn in favour of Mr. WHITE'S
amendment,

That an Address be published, calling upon the Ladies, the
Press, and the Public, to exercise their powerful influence,
by recommending all purchsers to suspend their encourage-
ment of those shops that keep open after eight o'clock during
the winter months, and to buy from those houses only which
• close at. 01 earlier, than the above time.
Moved as an amendment, proposed by Mr. CooPErt, se-
conded by Mr. PECK, and rejected by a considerable majority,
That an Address be presented to the Public, showing the
advantage of closing business at an early hour, and request-
ing the co-operation of the Shopkeepers and the Public to
the attainment of this desirable object.
Moved as a second amendment, 'imposed by Mr. WHITE,
seconded by Mr. RALPH, aid carried by a large majority,
That an Address be publAed, calling upon the Ladies,
the Press, and the Public, to exercise their powerful influence
by strording their encouragement to those Shops that close
at eight o'clock, to make their purchases at an earlier hour,
and to recommend their dependants to do the same.
Resolved unanimously, on the motion of Mr. Ilucnus,
seconded by Mr. LLOYD,
That this Meeting views with regret that no steps have
been taken by the other Trades of the Town, to bring about
a general curtailment of the hours of business, the attainment
of which would be productive of incalculable benefit, both to
the Employer and the Employed, and therefore suggest that
all Shopkeepers, including every trade and class, he respect- •
fully requested to close their places of business at the same
hour.

Resolved unanimously, on the motion of Mr. WooLL-
RIGHT, seconded by Mr. JEFFERY,
That the Drapers' Committee be empowered to call a
Public Meeting of the whole body of Tradesmen, for the pur-
pose of ascertaining their sentiments and seeking their co-
operation, with the view to carry out the foregoing Resolution.
WILLIAM SLATER, Chairman.
Proposed by Mr. Woo Lt. RIGHT, seconded by Mr. LLorn,
and resolved unanimously,
That the best Thanks of this Meeting be given to Mr.
WILLIAM SLATER for his able and courteous conduct in the

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