The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1843-04-18 00:00:00

LIVERPOOL ASSOCIATION, Or ASSISTANI

TRADESMEN

The quarterly meeting of the members and friends
above osfg,
association:was held at the Clarendon-rooms, °I)
ha
nesday evening, the 12th instant—Mr. FLoWlat in the c
It was not numerously attended, but what was svalltiribf
numbers seemed to be compensated for by the teoPecta

and intelligence of the persons present. ,A e bol
The CHAIRMAN, in opening the proceedings, saw sates
that the smallness of their numbers upon th eelrebie
sion would not damp the ardour of those true a11,,d, it
by whom he was surrounded. He believed—and of
too well known—that at the present season the bo_vent
bour were such as even at that late hour to Prcttescl
greater number of their suffering brethren from tol
their meeting. He believed it was not indifferea_
001
cause, but absolute inability, which prevented a large the di
from attending ; and he, therefore, held that it was. _dell
of the more fortunate who were here to exereiseenbaisrt
energy in behalf of those who were absent. Th t„, got
ran briefly through the incidents of the past uar"
which he noticed the appointment of two collectorsocil
exertions had considerably increased their numbel".o of
prop moves
enabled the committee to pay off a large
old debts, as well as to make some important feasc
which public sympathy might be directed to theicg"en diet
He mentioned that 10,000 copies of a tract ha,dg,,, peol
buted among the middle and lower classes 01 rdsost
which had the effect of inducing large numbers 01,1,Pb",isb(
abstain from the practice of evening shopPing': pell°
of distributing these had not been entrusted to h.re;.-4e the
but had been performed by members of the conl..l,4llerel
selves. The Chairman next alluded to the allegeu '"dealtl
of the assistants to their own cause. He could no „so t
there had been too much ground of complaint n;ebet
head ; but he had reason to hope that, as theY the sdn
acquainted with the object of the association, and the otts
tages of health and ecrlteation which would attend co of
ment of the little leisure that was asked at the Ilse.
employers, a better spirit would appear among thano
then read a letter from Lord Sandon, in answer te
cation for pecuniary aid, in which his lordship ex,Prit till,
readiness to contribute £5, but would withholaboio
could be assured that the assistants themselves This Wel
proper disposition to support their association. d
be the second donation of that amount contribute gives.,
lordship. (Cheers.) The Earl of Sefton had also giusi al
at the formation of their body and was now an sttter
scriber of £5. (Cheers.) There were manY etuejblishe
and subscribers whose names would be shortly It, pros.
they were names of which any cause might well dolt
and the feeling that they were supported with the isdPror
patronage of such men would give . a°. 10
to the committee under every difficulty. r,;,siststt
had been asked to patronize this cause ; and the rho
owed a debt of gratitude to the Rev. F. Barher;',,teres,l"
kindly undertaken the task of endeavouring '',"l his r
worship in their behalf. The Mayor had expresse,, with'
will towards the sufferers ; but before subscribing ",ters. ,
to know the feeling of the employers upon the roe's t 0 t'
he could learn that the employers were favourableo
alteration proposed, be would not only give a dealtitoeie,!
aid them by his official influence. As Mr. Gle,'lrpooli
would gladly help the cause, but as Mayor of 1,1"tisoolt,
could not take a part in a movement which might '''' It Isbil
to militate against the interests of the wasters:: ossi'
became the business of the committee to obtaill,,u,Pts;
as
some demonstration of the good-will of the erolnet?thel"
I
here it became his painful duty to announce the"„ippl°
eminently failed—it had become evident that the."Tbe Pao
were not willing to concede the boon they sough!: nrsYeeno
lic had shown their willingness to comply with Al;tb;P
the assistants—the employers were now avolre7.-aln,t
posing parties—they were making haste to be ri,. peree,pd
was the all-absorbing passion of their souls—the
care," so often talked about, turned out to be an eielo4:4,
unmeaning sound. Oppression seems to be the rcepeoh".l
ness the very rare exception. But there were e,sof
and it was delightful to think upon the COndae;froo;
man as Mr. Townsend, of Bold-street, who, regarsuj 5104
example of his neighbours, uniformly closed kisri
seven throughout the year. While others were I°°see
to the right and to the left, and over the waltlnsilte!,tl
their neighbours were about, he steadily and "s7stdleridt
went on doing what he conceived to be right, reitl-r-sio ft
what others did, or thought about his actions. hid e 1
Wright, the hatter, of Church-street, had proved sod 5
friend—he had twice contributed to their fanu„',.estrod
were in possession of a letter expressive of ii 15:1001,V
will, and of his desire to be among the first wt°, 'rits.vry
in with the better regulations sought by the assis‘t talttioi
were others whose kindness deserved their thant'here,r,
fortunately the balance of numbers was against art
majority believed they should be losers by a nehlt th„etpos
merit, and could see no advantages in any gain "AO ;rot'
money. It was impossible to make any insPre'fiiestupl,
such men, and therefore it was impossible to gale "„01.
age and influence of the chief magistrate of Liverte-Ser,ot
Chairman then pointed attention to the inoprov,e"„,esrosie
emigration now under the consideration of the 1-7,4"beret'd
and hoped that it would prove such, as a large n't,_`soo" If
class might avail themselves of it. At present "telegli
labour was much greater than the demand—redoceunuse teolo;
and better terms might be expected. In one ''',-,:oiseEso
where the employer had failed to perform his Pr
the to the hours of business, a feeling of disapP°l-ett, is
discontent was expressed (though, he was intbriv'rteendir
most respectful terms); and at an hour's notice th,l
hands were taken on, and the most efficient Sfierr,etil
charged. Another house, in anticipation of a tielisrthilr
outbreak, had given notice of an intention w u"," tsuo'll4
the men, and to employ none but women in tsb„esesed;ftlY
ment; so that the burden which had been pronu,:esor",„oo'
iansupportable
üblyd
emr
se ofwfaesmt;oil
eb l
sufferersace d
talent to offer upon the. humanity of such a Pidertio{
The Chairman then instanced a number of etTP'eri-'d 'itr
preserved their health by leaving business early, is
out of town; as well as others, who, by too COnstsithe 00.
tion, had destroyed their health, as the health TterbB,o"tet
tants' was daily arid hourly destroyed; but the. lewto
is
the opportunity of making a three months' tour opeeddt
themselves,—they must work on till the gravel reset',"
receive them to its lasting mortal rest. He hail' 00000
number of anonymous communications. some ti,Lat
veying important suggestions. He regretted .5.,-0 pss
should write anonymously, as it deprived him r:a'ses,e4rel
and advantage of stating reasons why many of t'';',d oror
tions could not be carried into effect. He reit
spirit and energy which existed in the committeeA, her oe
to
see a like spirit among all the assistants ;
relied upon the great kindness and benevolene:eth gorTsoir
been manifested among the public at large. W,ii'he"
their cause must ultimately triumph. (Cheers.)
man concluded by calling upon date
Bee
Mr. SCHOLEPIELD, who in a brief but approP,ns se
introduced the first resolution, [for the resole b 9
advertising columns,] which was ably seconded fa,' lis;taii
Mr. DULIN, who dwelt very feelingly upon t",..-sollotel
So which the greater portion of the assistants wer's es. 011
Their class was despised, and had been for ages.Tehtf;;°4l.,j
ridicule to the dramatist and satirist. The tern' was tLst,it"
was felt to be one of severe opprobrium. WhY itleAlt,
because they were a well-dressed but a sickly an
class?—they were " made up for show," and Per' ;(1, ts
parts as mere machines. -Parks were to be opehn stress/et
for the assistants ; lecturers were pouring fort tb.eest,str
glorious knowledge, but they came not to relr`sa tiesidt,l
oft the assistants—they were, indeed, despised tte or iliv"
was a gratifying task to thank their patrons o 0 to 01',
hed been done—they had a nobility, in comp heir TO is
the
the
of their coronets, the stateliness of t"`„,-thing,
or grandeur of their equipages would be as ttords"
olj
sight
hl
euo ufwho
ahsaa
at eleven
ehysleoelnviwerwna.
sell
rolml
ue,
addressed
opc theirAkry: hearts
b teap
wor
resolutionp was moved by Mr. WIIS
nnomdtuanl enrybenli secondri secondedltts
0 , meeting
1 ege l
ur .W. B. Jones M Moody'
held,
el
Theolrd.q, eloquently

RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE

The Grand Jury of the city of Cork have a (bireofagr.,
morial to the Government in favour of a railway c
acli„
)
tion between London and Dublin via Holybet",,
,lt fr
RAILROAD EROIII CHESTER TO florivu.sAa•potheicOei
rently reported, in well-inrmed circles, table 9 it,ralfbai!
will scarcely elapse without measures being ng Pv-er';ill
mencing the formation of a railroad connect",/
with the Grand Junction Railway. Governal:etvla'oefr
rumoured, hinted their willingness to aid a prpt Of 2
enable the London mails to reach• Dublin in ail ee
.407
teen hours, and vice versa.
p
.AXATION, &c.—We find, by -s‘`P-flarid
RAILWAY m
return on this subject, just printed, that the. 6
duty" paid by the principal railway companif 501, Aber
rially on the increase, except the Great Wies'he,i- t ia
the year ending March, 1842, paid .£21,81,1 ":-joag
ending March, 1843, paid £25,804. The Jj3o.9', Ppi;
mingham paid in 1842, £26,227; in 1843, 'l:7 70944,4 h
Liverpool. and Manchester fell off: in 1842, 1',44,1 '1.10150
4,6,798. The Grand Junction also fell off: in
in 1843, £13,545. The South-Western. iic. thedrd
1813, £12,043. The Manchester and Le elfc KO, po,
Midland, and the Midland Counties all felYab,:oli°oo
to any great extent. In the year ending IW' dr-riftlia
whole of the Scotch railways paid, exclusive ° 17Dfol.
£5,420; in 1842; £11,657; in 1843, £ls,l2:sioarThl:lo4,
entire of the increase in the last year is °,c;,..j pap ti,49
opening of the Ethiburgh and Glasgow, will",;ce I). of 'me'
Another return shows, that there is no klatacare f Irer!
of mail-bags sent by railway, whether under the
to ore it it
lar guards or not, and very few cases of "tel:it the
b 4 tp
except on the Grand Junction line, and on ''bealr§Veetp
eleven instances. The expense of guards '9v to oer
would be a dangerous experiment in eceror;foer9
with them, as certain of the Post-office relb"
desire.—London paper

i taeel4., to°,
JUVENILE DELINQUENCY.—NearIy orw'bat 017'„or''
ers for trial at the Wilts Quarter Sessions "0111.,"/
under twenty years of age.—One was 13 yellrs t,,toGe
were 14 years, three 15 years, two 16 years' ire ear
two 10 years, and four 19 years old. g
HORRIBLE MURDER.—Last Friday motn,llitilen„l"/ eto6,
Hoynes, a farmer living at a place called '1;31( "-awe,
near Newtown, and within two miles plants, ogiOhtee 01-
labourers, had been engaged in lantinc, cabbage -b9 t--ror 01-
labourers, be was interrupted in his business AWE, Opttot
appearance of two men who pretended to be ,I„°tber 50100
ploymenr, and asked some questions as to wP've 01
hire them, to which he answered in the nega,.7,er'oltol‘edot#
he did not want them, particularly as the weal "noti '-100-tbd
In an instant they threw off their disgaise'aaYne°
fiends in human shape. One of them told "-:l,pon,it e 010
his knees, pointing towards him the deadly letting 00f roll
contents of which he contrived to avoid b!, Theist p
under his arm, which was slightly woundekino e` belo%,
now fought hard for his life, and by the '1,100°,50 (01''
knocked down one of his antagonists, who 0%40 04;
aloud on his brother assassin for assistance, loon'etti sl,st‘e
at the time in pursuit of the two timorous.„o ti',ool3ol
were stangers) with a brace of pistols to sc;nig pot, Or
They ran off on account of his menaces, le"' wonil"00/ictiiP
in a situation in which two native workmen, „via
left him in the hour of Veril. The villain r`"o, tbe'er "I'rt
both assassins soon suceeded in dispatchtroslglierj
They fractured his skull in a most frightfu whic", 110
peated blows inflicted with the above prong.' the' °lnto°
ig co
411 bet
snatched up during the struggle. SuPWilouse'
him dead, they walked into the dwelling")ooills,'es, 00/,
deliberately broke open a box in one of the r orticeoeuipc)t,
the sum of £lOO. a lease, and various her sdoc
the sum of £lOO. a lease, and various
to '0 0000°4o
also took away a gun, a piece belonging to on his in 000,
also his riding-coat, which one of them tin° inglY t4tol°eo
They walked away through the street, see° be Ode dej
t •cl‘itte?) te
least hurry. A thresher was at work,oen pi ; t.. 00010
time. A niece of the deceased, who had " seeinhei,eot
with one or two women in an outhouse,
shaton see
t-arfid i 4 ,at
enter the dwelling-house, went to ask 1101(1, f:08
when one of them, standing on the Ores op ha 11,0
pistol, ordering her to keep off. She th,e,n, lintioreP trch
uncle, and judge of her terror on flown:a ail „jock y
pitiable condition, stretched in his gore, ile",„ AnabsA t?dit
less! He was taken in between three !led Insnoil°;e7p,,
seat, where, recovering a little, he rB;shale 6,4 011 del
rubbing his head, cried out, "Oh ! theY 0.; eaeirp,
they killed me—but bad I any help, it W°o"-er
the case." There was a deep incision ,:_,AtitiF I.Jt
°` tat' boy fre'
clergyman was sent for, and medical 8,- I 0,
but all to no purpose, as the wounds were" ua'dblloloo'
happy man lingered on in the greatest ag!o3loaterelle
o'clock on Saturday night, when death Tice oPP
ings. One of the murderers has been stt
Kilkenny Journal.