The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-04-19 00:00:00

THE TRADES OF LIVERPOOL.
MOVEILENT,FOR ADVANCED WAGES.

THE TAILOR-6 ATILD THEIR INSTITUTE.-7At a public
meeting of the operatives on Tuesday night, Mr. John
Allen presiding. it was stated that the Tailors' Institute
was established three,years ago, for the purpose of dis-
cussing the grievances of the trade and proposiuremedies.
At first the institution.-went on very well, the number of
members who joined being about 1,500. A branch was
formed at Birkenhead, but in consequence of ,the falling
off of the members it bad been given up. They bad a
library and museum left, but no funds. An article
appeared in a paper of that day stating that the tailors
were going to strike: but •he might refute that,,for they
had no funds to strike with,--Mr. James Heaney Laid the
tailors were a prey to the slop and sweating system, and
urged upon his fellow-workmen the necessity of joining
the institute.—Mr. 11. smith, secretary, in supporting
the suggestion, said the tailors spent about £lOO a week
,in beer, or at the rate of £5,200 per annum. A resolu-
tion to resuscitate the institute was unanimously adopted.
THE PILOTS.-At a meeting on Tuesday, a number
of the journeymen pilots, presided over by Mr. Philip
Foster, protested against the .recent concessions as to
towing vessels by steam, made ,under the idea that all
the journeymen would agree to.such a course ; applauded
the remark that " the journeymen pilots had to work
early and late, while a number of •idlers ashore were re-
ceiving a share of their profits; expressed the opinion
that ten or twelve men should build a boat and receive
the earnings for themselves; complained that the masters

had all the power over the men, that-they received not
only too much authority but too much pay ; that there
was a practice of masters monopoli!ing the boats when
sold by auction ; and that the boats were, without excep-
tion, a diQgrace to the age in which we live. Mr. D.
Evans said it ought to be known that in •1852 the boats
earned £64,000, and out of that only £29,000 was divided
amongst the working men. (Hear, hear.) After a num-
ber of speakers had addressed the meeting., the proceed-
ings terminated,, it being understood that another meeting
would be called.

THE CORN PORTERS.—On Tuesday night last. the
corn porters, who were presided over by Mr. Moses
Cullen, adopted certain " Rules for the Government of
the Liverpool Corn Porters' Association and Burial
Society." The chairman said the progress of the asso-
ciation since its establishment was beyond anything
which could have been expected. They had met only
twice, and the number of members in the association was
now 150.—(Hear, hear, and applause.) Living, it would
do good to them ; and if God should be pleased to call
them, their friends would have something with which to
give them decent interment, The reason why be made
these remarks was to show that they were determined to
go on straight, to do no injury and commit no offence,
but to hold their rights, to look for them, and to take
nothing less.—(Applause.) The chairmen announced
that 63 persons had been enrolled that night as members
of the society, making the number of members nearly 300.
There were 900 corn porters in Liverpool. Thanks having
been voted to the press of Liverpool, the proceedings
terminated.

THE PAINTERS.—On Wednesday night, a numerous
meeting of the operative painters,—Mr. Henry Raeburn,
painter and publican, in the chair,—resolved to solicit the
master painters for an advance of 2s. per week in their
wages, to meet the present high prices of the necessaries
of life.

THE LIVERPOOL AMATEUR GLEE AND MADRIGAL
UNION announce another performance to take place at the
Royal Assembly Rooms, Great George-street, to-morrow
evening. This society, consisting of about fifty amateurs,
ladies and gentlemen, was founded in the early part of
last year, for the purpose of resuscitating the taste for the
national music of our country, and which, for several
years past, has been almost totally neglected. The pro-
gramme arranged includes several favourites by Morning_
ton, Bishop, &c.; and we notice a MS. (four-part) song,
"The Haymaker's Song," which we hear highly spoken
of, and it is now to be sung in Liverpool for the first time.