The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1846-04-07 00:00:00

DANIEL

THE STRIKE IN THE BUILDING TRNDES.

Up to the hour at'which we write, we hear of nothing
to show that this unfortunate strike is drawing to a con-
clusion. A considerable number have signed the declar-
ation proposed by the masters. In one large concern,
that of Samuel and James Holme, above 50 joiners have
signed and are now at work. A number of bricklayers
have also signed, and about 100 labourers—a class, the
least able to endure deprivation of work, and therefore
the most cruelly situated, being totally dependent upon
the course taken by the other trades. The masters con-
tinue firm, with the exception of one gentleman—Mr.
Ilaigh—who has addressed the following letter to his bro-
ther tradesmen :

"TO THE MASTER TRADESMEN IN THE BUILDING

DEPA RTMENT

" GENTLEIVIEN,—Upon the assembling of my workmen last
evening, pursuant to the resolutions adopted by your body at
the late meeting, and subsequently by myself, I found that there
did not exist among them the alleged evil ' the resolutions' were
intended to cure.

" That amongst the men in my employ there was no dissatis-
faction nor any encouragement or support given to the dissatis-
fied, or the ' turn outs,' in their own or any other branch of the
building trade, either in this town or Birkenhead; that, more-
over, having been solicited to support the joiners of Birkenhead
during their strike, they had positively refused to do so.
"I further received the strongest assurance, written and
otherwise expressed, that they had no such intentions as those
by which, in the terms of your second resolution, they had been
judged. Therefore.l did not add injustice to error. II mean my
own,) which the certain consequence of requiring them to sub-
scribe' the resolutions' would have involved, namely, that of
throwing the unotrending and content out of employment.
" I am, gentlemen, respectfully, yours,

.rnomAs HAIGH."

On Tuesday night an overflowing public meeting of the
operative trades was held in the Commercial Flail, Glou-
cester-street, at which resolutions were passed upholding
trades unions and their principles., and determined not to
accede to the demands of the masters. The masters met
on Thursday at the Portico, Newington, in great force,
about 100 being present, Mr. Tomkinson in the chair,
very firm resolutions were passed on the subject of the de-
claration, and the speeches in support of them were of a
most determined character. A deputation from the Man-
chester Association attended, one of whom, Mr. D. Bell-
house, gave some accounts of the proceedings in Man-
chester. It was stated that numbers of workmen were
kept out by fear of the acts of others. It was determined
to print the proceedings of the meeting for distribution
among the workmen. On Tuesday, a workman named
Raeburn was taken before Mr. Rushton, on a charge of
having violently assaulted Wm. Davies, a painter who
had continued at work, and the charge being made out,
he was committed for trial at the sessions, the magis-
trates making some very severe remarks for the informa-
tion of the turn-outs. It will be seen from a paragraph
that another case of assault was heard before Mr. Rush-
ton yesterday.
At Bradford, in Yorkshire, the strike still continues.
The mne asked 4s. a-week in the first instance, but have
since made overtures, by advice, to their masters, to take
2s. ; a meeting was the consequence, but the negotiation
ended unsatisfactorily. On Tuesday last, the labourers
employed on the Bolton and Blackburn railway turned
out for an advance of 6d. and 9d. per day : they yet re-
main on the strike. The various trades in the neigh-
bouring towns of Manchester get worse every week.
Up to Saturday it was estimated that 200 men had
signed the declaration at Manchester, about half of whom
were turn-outs. The joiners on strike at Manchester are
785, and the other trades are dependent on them, so that,
though the plasterers, painters, and plumbers, are able to
get hands, the advantage is of little benefit to the masters.
One of the first building firms in Manchester has engaged
a number of men, and is about to bring over many more
from Cornwall. It is said that one or two of the firms in
that town have received threatening letters.
It is expected that the men engaged in the various
branches of the building trade in Birmingham will very
soon be out on strike for an advance of wages. The
bricklayers have already demanded an advance of 3s. per
week, and most of them have struck work. The strike
is said to be the result of an understanding with the men
in other parts of the country. It seems that there has
been a considerable demand for men at the Birkenhead
works and Manchester, and that this demand has led to
an inducement on the part of the general committee of
the building trade to effect an advance of wages through-
out the kingdom. The master builders of Birmingham
held a meeting on Thursday, and considered the demand
unreasonable, but it was stated that there was a great
scarcity of bricks, and it was eventually resolved that the
demands made by the bricklayers are greater than the
price of provisions or the state of trade warrant, but that
the builders are willing to advance the bricklayers one
shiiling per week upon their present rate of wages, on
condition that they comply with this offer on or before
Monday.

An Abstract of
Britain, in tl
April, 1845 a
crease thereof

THE REVENUE.
the Net Produce of the Revenue of Great
he Years and Quarters ended the sth of
and 1846, showing the Increase or De-

YEARS ENDED APRIL 5.
1845. 1846. Incr. Decr.
£ £ £ £
Customs 20,176.731 17,664,618 .... 2,512,113
Excise.
Stamps
Taxes
Property Tax 5,104,448 5,084,741 .... 19,707
Post Office 679.0'.'0 768,000 89,000 ....
Crown Lans 125,000 130.000 5,000 .
Miscellaneous. 1,067,354 939,747 .... 127,607
Total Ordinary
Revenue 50,310,028 47,792,751 480,972 2,998,249
Imprest &other
Moneys .
Repayments of
Advances
Total Income 31,807,703 49,480,484 930,085 3,257,304
Deduct Increase
Decrease on the Year.. 2.327219
QV ARTERS ENDED APRIL 5.
1845. 1846. 1 Incr. I Decr.
'X
Customs .... 4,402,506 3.961,918 .... 440,588
Excise
Stamps
Taxes....
Property Tax
Post Office
Crown Lands
Miscellaneous 415,016 91,522 .... 323,494
Total Ordinary
Revenue 10,742,124 9,735,790 105,3681,111,702
Imprest&other
Moneys 206,007 52,909 .• • . 153,098
Repayments of
Advances „ 418,545 456,473 37,928 ....
---
1 Total Income 11,366,676 10,245,172 143,296" 1,264,800
Deduct ncrease 143,296

Decrees

on the Qua;

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

(BY EXPRESS.)

LONDON CORN EXCII AN.7IE

The supply of English Wheat, by land carriage sample, this
morning was small, and sold at the rates of this day se'nnight
free foreign, in consequence, was more in demand, and realised
former prices ; in bonded there did not appear any thing doing.
Fine Barley supports our quotations, but ordinary qualities are
almost unsaleable. White Peas nominally unaltered, and grey
rather dearer. The Oat trade is flat, and the advance of last
Monday not maintained. Certificates are in demand at 13s. UP
13s. 6d. Beans sell slowly, and are the turn lower.

SOUTHERN HOSPITAL.—We understand that several
members of the congregation of St. Ann's church, Aig-
burth, have through their pastor, the lieu. H. J. Pardon,
made a request to the ltev. T. Nolan, strongly urging
him to publish the sermon he preached before them 113
behalf of the Southern and Toxteth Hospital, on the 14th
of March last, the collection after which, including dona-
tions since sent to the rev. gentleman, has reached the
handsome sum of £l2l. We a. e sure that this announce-
ment will be hailed with delight by the numerous ad-
mirers of the faithful labourer in the service of his Divine
Master, and doubt not that the sale wil more than justify
such a request being made, more particularly when we add
that any profit which may arise, will be handed to the
treasurer of ihe Southern and Toxteth Hospital, for the
benefit of that rising institution. We hope, in a short
time, to be able to announce that the sermon is published•
Mr. Hammond opens the new theatre, in Christian..
street, on Monday next.

COMMITMENTS.-At the police-court, yesterday, a
man, ?lamed John Heagan, was committed to gaol for
one month, for stealing a coat, the t roperty of police-
officer Samuel Falkner, from the house of the father of
the latter, in Dale-street.—Richard Parry was committed
for a like time, for stealing a horse-brush and other arti-
cles from a stable in Roscoe-lane, to which he had been
admitted by the hostler, to light his pipe.
IRISH PROVISIONS,—The following is the list of articles
of consumption imported into the port of Liverpool frond
the Irish ports during the last week, being from the 20t11
to the 26th lit. inclusive :-2,853 firkins, 144 half-firkins,
502 baskets, and 131 boxes of butter; 28 bags, 70 tons
weight, and 2,323 bushels of wheat ; 5,485 sacks and 75
tons weight of flour; 48 tons weight, 130 bags, and 233
barrels of oats ; 20 bags, 150 other packages, and 75 tons
weight of oatmeal; 532 sacks and 100 quarters of malt; 15
barrels of beef; 18 barrels and 14 kegs of general pro-
visions ; 61 kegs and 157 barrels of pork ' • 49 hhds., 9
tierces, 8 bales, and 4 barrels of hams; 20 packages of
tongues ; 403 barrels of bacon ; 715 boxes and tierces, 59
bales, and 15 other packages of linens and cottons ; 98
puncheons, 13 hhds., and 2 other packages of whiskey ; 38
casks, 70 firkins, and 358 kegs of lard : 60 sacks of farina,
and other articles of minor importance.
CASE AGAINST A BENEFIT SOCIETY.—A respectable
looking man yesterday preferred a complaint, before Mr.
Rushton, against the officers of a benefit society, called
" The Free Brethren," for refusing to pay him the sum
of £2, due to him over a number of weeks as sick money,
at the rate of 103. per week. A. case of a similar nature
had been before the court a few days before. The de-
fence was that only 15s. were due, as the applicant had
agreed to receive a smaller sum per week than that stated.
The complainant said that he bad certainly agreed to d.,0
so in order, owing to representations made to him that 11
he did not the society would be broken up, and as he vvs,
unwilling that it should he so, he consented to receive s
smaller amount, which the officers agreed to pay. Afters
however, paying him two or three small sums, they broke
up the society, and stopped all further payment. He
added that part of the money left in the box at the time
was spent in drink. He had signed no paper consenting
to the society being broken up. The officers said they
had nothing to pay with, and all ti,e other parties declined
to pay. Mr. Rushton said they were all individually and
collectively liable. He knew of nothing more shabby or
dishonest than for such societies to take working men S
money when they were in health, and to break up the so-
ciety, with a view to their receiving nothing back when
they became ill. If the claimant %ere not paid the £2
due to him, within a reasonable time, he (Mr. Rushton)
shouid distrain upon one or two more of the parties,
and sell their goods f )t• the amount.
WIGAN ELECTION PETITION.—On Friday, the Speaker
informed the House of Commons that the recognisanceS
entered into by the petitioners against the return, for ths
borough of Wigan were reported to be unexceptionable.

AN- OUT-AND-OUT DISSENTER.—The Gloucester
Chronicle states that Mr. James Hart, a farmer, of Elton,
took a lad in his employ before the magistrates,, and pre-
ferred a complaint against him for going to church instead
of the Wesleyan chapel. The magistrates, however, de-
clared that the lad had just as much right, to go to his
parish church as his master had to frequent the Wesleyan.
chapel, and dismissed the complaint, mulcting the master
in the expenses. Mr. Hart, it is said, has since dismissed
the boy from his service.
EMIGRATION.—The tide f emigration to America•
from Ireland, has set in this year earlier than usual. The
quays at Cork are crowded to inconvenience with passen-
gers and their luggage. Already one vessel has sailed
with a full complement of passengers, and twenty-three
others, with nearly four thousand emigrants are preparing
at that port for sea. In addition to these, vessels are
taking in emigrants at the Shannon, Bantry. Skibbereen,
Kinsale, Youghal, Dungarvan, Watedord, and at all the
large ports round the coast. The large mass of emigrants
are parties having the appearance of respectable farmers,
all of whom are taking with them sums of money from
£5OO to £lO each. The Gardener arrived at Cork, with
Indian Corn on Tuesday, and when discharged will be
fitted out for passenger.:

This WEATHER.-Within the last few days we have,
in this neighbourhood, been unexpectedly visited by what
may be termed many of the rigours of winter—severe -
frost happily excepted. On Saturday (as indeed for some
days previously) the air was chilly for the season, indicat-
ing that the atmosphere above was charged with matt
which must either be discharged by downtill, or othernl7 -
dispersed, before the kindly warmth of spring advenff
Accordingly, on that day, about noon, a cold rain, MI":
gled occasionally with sleet, set in, and continued :rot'
little or no intermission during the whole day and night:
V,Ary early on Sunday morning a •change took place, but
it was only from heavy rain to thick snow, which at da"
had covered the streets and house-tops to the depth of sont'
inches. In the fields and grounds round the town it bad
in some places obtained a depth of perhaps six inche
as ; as
in others, where drifted, from eight inches to fo?t•
About eleven o'clock the downfall again alternated to rain,'
which fell heavily and without cessition during the who
day, during the night, and during the whole of yesterday
The snow rapidly disappeared in the town after the rain
set in. During the whole time the atmosphere, which Was
necessarily extremely damp, was withal as cold to pereer
lion as if it had been freezing. Boih Sunday and yester'
day were truly dismal days. The old adage that "it is
anill wind that blows nobody good" was fully veal
for never did the owners of cabs, coaches. omnibuses: an
other " public" vehicles derive a richer harvest within
given time. The streets, yesterday especially, were Olen;
with the constant din of wheels. We have not yet learnen
what effect this " storm" has had on the growing 000:
though we fear the wheats, which are generally very for,
ward, must have suffered, but not perhaps very mart
rially. The low lands, that have but an imperfect outi&
for the water, will no doubt be flooded. The gardens art ,'
be little injured, if at all, there having been ncructual trot;
to nip the blossom of the forward fruit trees, and. fe
other of their productions are tangible by mere rain of
snow. We learn that snow fell thickly, and partly 110
lies on the Welsh uplands and hills, also on the high 1a d e
on the east of this county, in Yorkshire, and genera t„
throughout the north of England. In some parts of Sc°,o
land it,had accumulated " undrifted" to a height of thr-t
feet, but in others little or none had fallen. It is still OA
the time we wrote) cold and wet; but from the advance;
period of the springowe may expect, when a change tak
place, to be suddenly transported, as it were into the CO"'"
parative warmth of summer