The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1846-04-21 00:00:00

NEW ZEALAND.

We have received with our Indian dispatches, by the
overland mail, advices from New Zealand and Australia,
the former to the end of November, the latter to the 13th
December. We gather from the local journals, that a
truce had been agreed to with the hostile tribes at the
Bay of Islands, preparatory to a settlement of differences ;
but the intelligence from this quarter is so distorted and
obscured by the partisan feelings of the New Zealand and
Austrialian journalists, that it is difficult to get at the
real truth.

THE WORKMEN'S STRIKE.-At the Police Court, yes-
terday, a Mr. Jones, a master joiner, brousht before Mr.
Rushton the case of one of his workmen of the same
name, who had, in going to his work under the Mount, on
the same morning, been shouted at, without provocation,
by a workman who had left the same employ, with cries
of " Bah ! There goes a black sheep !" &c., which was
considered by the complaining parties to amount to a
threat. No violence was, however, offered. Mr. Rushton
said that such conduct was extremely improper. Hitherto
the turn-outs had (with one exception that had come
under his notice) conducted themselves in a peaceable
manner. He ordered a warrant to be issued for the de-
linquent, adding that it should be well understood, that,
apart from any difference between the masters and their
men, the law would and must protect any one of the
latter in pursuing his vocation without annoyance, at
whatever amount of wages he chose to accept.
COOPERS' STRIKE.—We regret now to have to in-
clude this industrious body of operatives amongst those
who are at issue with their employers. The number of
them at present ordinarily engaged in Liverpool is, we
find, about 400 ; and we are informed that about nine
tenths of them work piece work, by which they are able
to earn about 425. per week. For some time it appears
that considerable dissatisfaction has prevailed amongst
them, upon the subject of their wages or the conditions
of their employment; and this dissatisfaction has at
length resulted in a strike. It cannot be too much de-
plored that this step should have been resorted to.
Such wages as 425., for even the hard work of the artizan,
will generally be. considered liberal as compared with
those of other traoes ; and we would really urge upon our
fellow-townsmen, the coopers of Liverpool, to reconsider
the step they have take n, and to make an effort to come
to a reconciliation with the masters. They will by doing
so be far better consulting their own interests and those
of their families, than, by persevering in their present
unadvised course, driving the trade to other and cheaper
localities, or causing the introduction of other work men
into the town to compete with them for bread. We trust
that the masters, too, will meet such an attempt, if made,
in a proper spirit. Already several orders, which would
have been executed in this town, have been sent to Scot-
land, and it is only reasonable to suppose that unless
some arrangement is speedily come to, the journeymen
coopers in this town will continue to lose in this way
their means of employment. The average wages of a coo-
per in Scotland are, we are informed, only 16s. per week.
A few days ago a man sold his wife in the market-place
at Apt (Vaucluse), for four years, receiving
.100 f. for the
bargain.

April 21, 1846.

GOVERNESSES' BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION.

(Continuation from page 5.)

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with irresistible impulse. Man entered into society, or
sought retirement according to his taste; arts and sciences
were cultivated to minister to his enjoyment ; the honours, dis'
tinctions .-moluments, o gnities of society, were all channels
through which unceasing efforts were made to procure enjoY-
ment. All classes of the community, the great and the mean,
the educated and the ignorant, the rich and the poor, from the
sovereign on the throne, to the mechanic in the workshop, Oa
the labourer in the field—all were pursuing after enjoyment'
(Hear, hear.) Now he had a proposal to make to the meeting,
and if adopted it would be a source of enjoyment to alt present.
It was a gratifying proposal to make, and if he succeeded in,
carrying it, he should contribute to the enjoyment of each 01
them It would afford a higher sense of enjoyment than he
could give, and place a higher value upon all their pro'
perty. He said this upon the very highest authoritfr
upon the authority of Him who said, It is more blessed to
give than to receive." (Cheers.) His proposal therefore wag'
that they should all give. (Loud cheers).
The motion was seconded by Mr. CHARLES INMAN, and
unanimously adopted.
Thanks were then voted to the chairman, and the meeting
separated.

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

(BY EXPRESS.)

LONDON CORN EXCHAN3E.-YESTERDAY.

The supply of English wheat by land carriage samples tb's
morning was moderate, and fine qualities being in request cora'
mantled an advance of Is. per quarter; free foreign meta re'
tail demand, and bonded were taken by the millers in the same
manner, at its free value, less the duty. Beans and Peas stlP°
port their former value. The Oat trade improves, and enables
factors to realize 6d. to is. more than this day se'unight.

SMITHFIELD CATTLE MARKET.—YesTEnDAY.

From our own grazing districts the arrivals of beasts fresh
up to day were on the increase, an of inferior quality. at
though the attendance of both town Mbd country buyers sel"
numerous, and the beef trade was in a very sluggish state!
However, the primest lots, &c., was most'y disposed of at last
week's prices; but most other breeds suffered a decline of 2d.•
per 8 lbs., and much difficulty was experienced in effecting a
demand.
The numbers of sheep were again on the increase, and
unusually prime duality, yet the mutton trr.de was compara-
tively steady, and previous rates were supported in every
stance.

From the Isle of White 50 lambs came to hand per railwai,
while the arrivals of that description of stock from other quart'
ers were moderate. The lamb trade was steady, at last MOW
day's currencies.
Calves were in short supply and sluggish inquiry, yet price§
were supported.
In pigs very little was doing above quotations.

THE TURN-OUT IN THE BUILDING TRADE.

This stake still continues, nor is there any appearance
of its termination. But it is not confined to this town
and neighbourhood, for it extends to Manchester, Brad-
ford, Sheffield, Birmingham, and other places, in all of
which the builders and their workmen are at issue. The
men who are employed have to contribute very largely
towards the support of those who are standing out, an
men have been engaged during the week distributing
papers and soliciting subscriptions, not only from house:
keepers, shopkeepers, and others, but also from persons
in the streets. The latter class of solicitors are general',
the labourers. By a letter which is published in another
column, it will be seen that the unions hove absolute
control over men who are hundreds of miles distant, and
that masons have been prohibited coming from Aberdeen
to set the columns at the New Assize Courts. All the
avenues of the town—the railway station, the dock gags'
and the pierheads—are closely watched, lest stranger'
should come here in search of employment ; and picquel
are set who keep watch upon all the principal builders
establishments, so as to prevent, if possible, any rasn
from entering. Yet, in spite of these precautions, marl;
of the large employers are procuring hands, and ever'
day brings an accession. It seems to be pretty we
known, that but for the terror of the trades' unions,
the great majority of the workmen would gladly re"
sume their work ; and it is lamentable that, during
this struggle, buildings are standing still in every dire'
tion, not merely in Liverpool, but in various parts of the
country. The men object to quit the unions, and tb
masters say that they have no security in undertakinig
o contracts so long as their men are influenced by the le'
ers of these combinations.
of
A startling fact appears in the letter of the President
the order of Forresters which is published in another co'
lumn, viz. :—that more than one million of adult men are
enrolled in secret benefit societies in this country. 44.°
address has been widely disseminated amongst the worlri
ins classes, calling on them to preserve their rights, 8,1,'
this bears the signature of Thomas S. Duncombe, r'r
President.
In fact, although the Master Builders in Lancashire s°,
other places are the first to feel the effects of the brad""
Unions, it is evident that a wide spread organisation 01;
ists throughout the country, and if the master tiadestneg
in this locality shrink from the struggle the !demands 5
the millions ill spread like wild fire throughout the 104
and general confusion will be the result ; or otherwise
price of labour must be so much advanced that the of
fects will soon be apparent in Railway calls, and monets"
difficulties will ensue.
In Ireland, as we find by the Irish papers—one lAci
tion of the peasantry are stated to be in want of food--et'a
the stone masons are discontented with 4s. 6d. a day, an
have actually struck for ss. a day. We fear that a%
advice which we may tender will be thrown away, for in
excitement of a turn out few men will listen to reason-
Combinations seem at present to be the order of the astn"
and we much fear that they will be carried so fat ae
ruin trade. They have already laid a very heavy tax 11P°—
the operatives themselves, and we fear that they ere pre
°
paring much subsequent distress for the workmen CO'
gaged in them.
The masons are still the most determined in standilig
out, but it appears, by facts that have come within Ortr,
knowledge, that their obstinacy will render them great
loosers than the masters, who are willing to employ tu`a,
on reasonable terms. As a proof of this, we may I:n°.4
tion that the principal engineer on the Liverpool ale
Bury Line, has struck out, (or dispensed with,) the file,'
of the masonry of the foundations of the bridges, of
on the line, and the quoins of the piers, purposing, jo
substitute concrete, (a mixture of lime and pebblesiltho
place of the intended stone-work fixed upon let the
original plans. In fact, about three-fourths tejf
masonary that would have otherwise been eXeicu.,4
is to be dispensed with. In Ireland, too, the uvosO
contracts taken by Mr. M'Cormick on many railoo
are, for the same season and necessity, to be reducer&
cost to the contractor by the adoption of similar triens'br
The men in the employment of this gentleman had,, 01
fore he engaged them, only 3s. 6d. a day. He Ow
their wages to 4s. and they have now " struck" for ss• 0 i4stead, therefore, of turning the arches of the bridged to
stone-work, as was intended, it has been determine,"
use iron beams of cast-iron. to prevent relay in the c 01
pletion of the work. It should be added, that 0%,
of the architects throughout the empire are reclucrid,
or doing away with, a great amount of the InaSetbal
being of opinion that the demands of the workmen'''. al'
department are most unreasonable. The s rike has the
ready prevented many parties from building who bad 601
intention, but have abandoned the idea for the PI tbe
season. The masters had a meeting yesterday, an the/
general feeling was that a crisis had arrived when
must protect their interest to the utmost.

ROBBERY OF LODGERS.—At the Police-court, YBsbtl
day, a married woman, named Maria Stevenson, anios
daughter, a good-looking girl, were charged with rtiolf
taken some articles of clothing from the chests c, of
lodgers, and pledged them. The value of the c.l°,,ertj
found was £1 75., but pawn tickets for similar pro`
were found in the house, to the amount of aboot:,., tb•
The girl, who had been made a mere instrument Rjjotli
pledging, was discharged. The mother was fined in ar
ble the amount of the clothes pledged or to be inlP"s-
-one month. eft:
FOUR GENERATIOISIS UNDER ONE ,The t-
family residing at Shardlow, nearly Derby, coroprisulbeff
following individuals : a boy, 6 years old • his rf°9o'
aged 30; grandmother, 50; and great-grandmothe

LIVERPOOL CATTLE MARKET, API"'
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The supply of cattle at market to-day has Leen stfl Aiioce
last week, which met with dull sale, at a shade of al per
price from our last quotations. Beef, saa to 61'
Mutton, 7d to lid.

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0, 1846.

LIVERPOOL HAY AN
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APRIL 21
s. d. 5. d. s. d' 6
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Nay, old 2‘'lb 0 7@o 11 !Potatoes, r solb• 60-
Clover 0 6 508 Kemps
Vetches ! 10 '.:;111
0 0— 0 0 Short Tops .• ' g 4 n
Grass
Straw, Wheat... 0 31— 0 4 Pink Eycs.••• ~
3 l7'!o 0 .
Oat ... ... 0 3 0 2} Cattle ...... i 0 9
Barley
Carrots 2B 0 —3O 0 !Manure ......

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LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, ii-p
,1:1005ti
The great demand experienced throughout the weeboe,o;
e• perieuccd again tc-day, and the sales Teach 70u° if of them on speculation, and the tone of the market
healthy, with rather more stirring than last week.

TELEGRAPH OFFICE, APRIL

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Wind at Holyhead, East, light breeze, all eltlY., 4, ~g, ,-
Off Point Lynas, at 2 p.m., (have pilots,) No. /V, 4,, I,
• ) te'
ship; No. yus.i, Ocean Bride, barque, 4 p.m• , frote'„ip, _Jr
licte, ship, at 6 p.m. (have not telegraphed whereto, 6.00 Y.
Off Holyhead, at 3 30 p.m. No. 76:,g, Marg,„oo4_,DO
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graphed from Mobile, and several other vessels, '_',..joir
alpng the line during the day, have not shown the.
Off the port, at 6 30 p.m. 2 ships.

LIVERPOOL : 10'
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