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

OCT,A,TION Or ASSIgIOII

Liviatvoot

TRADESMEN

The quarterly meeting of the members and friends of tb6•
above association:was held at the Clarendou.'rooms, on We°
nesday evening, the 12th instant—Mr. FLOWER. in the cbsir.
It was not numerously attended, but what was vranting•la
numbers seemed to be compensated for by the respeetabilltc

and intelligence of the persons present. be 1304
The Cu A TRNIAN, in opening the proceedings,
et eces'
that the smallness of their numbers upon the latee".,oes
sion would not damp the ardour of those true and able
it was
by whom he was surrounded. He believedindeet, of la-
too well known—that at the present season the ho rent, the
bour were such as even at that late bour to Pree„oling
greater number of their suffering brethren from al
to the
their meeting. He believed it was not indifference
_etober
cause, but absolute inability, which prevented a large; duty
from attending ; and he, therefore, held that it eased
of the-more fortunate who were here to exercisealcran
energy in behalf of those who were absent. The among
ran briefly through the incidents of the past quarter, _hose
which he noticed the appointment of two collectors,n43a
exertions had considerably increased their numbers, 8,1 the
enabled the committee to pay off a large proportion
es bl
old debts, as well as to make some important mov
vanes,
which public sympathy might be directed to their gdelsutti"
He mentioned that 10,000 copies Of a tract had been eople,
buted among the middle and lower classes of the to
which had the effect of inducing large numbers ofPher°luobauf
abstain from the practice of evening shopping. e roes,
of distributing these had not been entrusted to hired Pe ,00-
but had been performed by members of the committee
selves. The Chairman next alluded to the alleged int" ;that
of the assistants to their own cause. He could not den; this
there had been too much ground of complaint tlPebetter
head ; but he had reason to hope that, as they beceneadeso-
acquainted with the object of the association, and t"`" 0341'
tages of health and education which would attend the Aetna
went of the little leisure that was asked ►
at the hands tie
employers, a better spirit would appear among
then read a letter from Lord Sandon, in answer to on,a3rhis
cation for pecuniary aid, in which his lordship exPresiq he
readiness to contribute £5, but would withhold it, Lll)ee
could be assured that the assistants themselves o,.„hee;r„isarettla
proper disposition to support their association. I"by bis
be the second donation of that amount contributeu.„oo
lordship. (Cheers.) The Earl of Sefton bad also gl' sob'
thefoee,h:e.
at the formation of their body, and was now an attnuedeato
scriber of £5. (Cheers.) There were many otherhijoil
and subscribers whose names would be shortly Pnu rood;
they were names of which any cause might well be Prolog
and the feeling that they were supported with the app err/
patronage of such men would give hope and gsfer
to the cotnniittee under every difficulty. The WO
had been asked to patronize this cause ; and the as!' bad
owed a debt of gratitude to the Rev. F. Barker, "%big
kindly undertaken the task of endeavouring to inteee'good
worship in their behalf. The Mayor had expressed btioti
will towards the sufferers; but before subscribing be e". It
to know the feeling of the employers upon the niatteie;; the
he could learn that the employers were favourable hot
alteration proposed, he would not only give a dointtll3"t ba
aid them by his official influence. As Al r. Gladstnti- 'I be
would gladly help the cause, but as Mayor of Liverfineegie
could not take a part in a movement which might be the
Itthen
to militate against the interests of the masters.
Te 6 sielei,
became the business of the committee to obtain, If .'1
some demonstration of the good-will of the employers; bed
here it became his painful duty to announce that thetiofell
eminently failed—it had become evident that the emP pub',
were not willing to concede the boon they sought. The „of
lie had shown their willingness to comply with the PrtTor
the assistants—the employers were now avowedly tories,
posing parties—they were making haste to be rid--3reoto,
was the all-absorbing passion of their souls—the Pa„ and
care," so often talked about, turned out to be an eloPliod'
unmeaning sound. Oppression seems to be the role--tooh
ness the very rare exception. But there were esc,ePeob't
and it was delightful to think upon the conduct 01 so-f
man as Mr. Townsend, of Bold-street, who, regardlen,op $,l
example of his neighbours, uniforMly closed his s;',010
seven throughout the year. While others were 1001"%eti
to the right and to the left, and over the way to sleet off/
their neighbours were about, he steadily and cons:lloes °'
went on doing what he conceived to be right, regal:
what others did, or thought about his actions. Aheins'e/f
Wright, the hatter, of Church-street, had proved off
friend—he had twice contributed to their funds, an mod:,
were in possession of a letter expressive of his gren'i'd fall
will, and of his desire, to be among the first who siWnvers
in with the better regulations sought by the assistants,' t ter
were others whose kindness deserved their thanks, utetbs
fortunately the balance of numbers was against theajoge;
majority believed they should be losers by a new Tat t°
went, and could see no advantages in any gain but 11000
money. It was impossible to make "any impression trop'
such men, and therefore it was impossible to gain the Tba
age and influence of the chief magistrate of Liverpool. oie
of
Chairman then pointed attention to the improved sehe,eeett
emigration now under the consideration of the Goverol-ofeig,
and hoped that it would prove such, as a large ntineheroly 01
class might avail themselves of it. At present the !utupP.ll
labour was much greater than the demand—reduce Wygistelf'
and better terms might be expected; ln one leees.„.rebl;
where the employer had failed to perform his.proo.7ll
tive to the hours of business, a feeling of disappoerneip tb°,
discontent was expressed (though, he was informe°' 0 es"
mosf respectful terms) ; and at an hour's notice thirteen did'
hands were taken on, and the most efficient servon'tentel
charged.. Another house, in anticipation of a disorerge 'l2
outbreak, had given notice of an intention to eliscut;ellseP'
the men, and to employ none but women in the te_:ll
pleat; so that the burden which had been pronolloc" aft'
insupportable by men, was to be placed upon the mot eesr
and feeble shoulders of female sufferers. H hart 11-
eno 10
went to offer upon the humanity of such a P,r°„re 9 0„g
The Chairman then instanced a number of efliPt°3-erli'll-
preserved their health by leaving business early, aa.nplif
out of town; as well as others, who, by too constant,"eressie.'
non, had destroyed their health, as the health of t''b' dr(
tants' was daily and hourly destroyed ; but the latter reaceeto
the opportunity of making a three months' tour t°„,oe4,,
themselves,—they must work on till the grave oP",e;ofil
receive them to its lasting mortal rest. He bad recto- coo 0;
number of anonymous communications, some of theeere°e
veying important suggestions. He regretted that Togo'
should write anonymously, as it deprived him of the Padget;
and advantage of stating reasons why many of those one
tions could not be carried into effect. He relied borer
spirit and energy which existed in the committee,--,'
to see a like spirit among all the assistants ; itch AO
relied upon the great kindness and benevolence w- ofir;
been manifested among the public at large. With °CI"
their cause must ultimately triumph. (Cheers.) Ir et,
man concluded by calling upon te sper'ef
Mr. SCHOLEFIELD, who in a brief but approeTni`,:' or'
introdUced the first resolution, [for the resolution'
advertising columns,] which was ably seconded bYeerethied,
Mr. Dueler, who dwelt very feelingly upon the Pe"ject of
lo which the greater portion of the assistants wire sbject
Their class was despised, and had been for ages a tip b° t
ridicule to the dramatist and satirist. The term " s"tiie,P,llol
was felt to be one of severe opprobrium. Why via%eoiltsif I
because they were a well-dressed but a sickly anti en"oo shpt
class ?—they were " made up for show," and perinereieet,liel
parts as-mere machines. Parks were to be opeoeu,',.etreeli
for the assistants ; lecturers were pouring forth 5.-ees'ed.
glorious knowledge, but they came not to refresh st=eed'
of the assistants—they were, indeed, despised ancl,n,eliliktlO
It was a gratifying task to thank their patrons 101,010
lied been done—they had a nobility, in comparisoo `4OOlOlOlO
the lustre of their coronets. the stateliness of their n° to
or the grandeur of their equipages would be as nothrsor
sight of Hue who had so warmed their hearts tower d"
.
ing humanity.
The second resolution was moved by Mr. WlLl'lltriV
.",
secondedn
tbhye I
welln r P uandndAr
addressed
jetirS
e ITeghueenmtelY etig was
Mr. Bourns, Mr. W. B. Jones, Mr. iMedOobl M
Moody, an
tl
held, and broke up at eleven o'clock.

RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE•

The Grand Jury of the city of Cork have address..eaere,
morial to the Government in favour of a railway 01— „if'
Lion between London and Dublin via Holyhead. io
t fel
RAILROAD FROM CHESTER TO HOLYHEATV.I,ithei
rently reported, in well-informed circles, that '8"-for
will scarcely elapse without measures being takell'aollltio
mencing the formation of a railroad connecting iiite,'oll
with the Grand Junction Railway. Government of' bicji
rumoured, hinted their willingness to aid a project
enable the London mails to reach Dublin in sixteetl"
off
teen hours, and vice versa. • Ar
RAILWAY TAXATION, &c.—We find, by a -
return on this subject, just printed, that the, • Dot
duty" paid by the principal railway companies 15 whiC 6,4 r
rially on the increase except the Great Western,o the i die
the year ending March, 1842, paid £21,814 "Lie so 08
ending March, 1843, paid £25,804. The LO, 11"'940' ,
mingham paid in 1842, £26,227; in 1813,
Liverpool and Manchester fell off: in 1842, Xl4 6P'
£6,198. The Grand Junction also fell off : in 181"Xlv4ort.„i
in 1843, £13,545. The South-Western, 116"'tbe
1843, £12,043. The Manchester and Leeds,' thoeg,
Midland, and the Midland Counties all fell noth.
y great extent. In the year ending 'Marc( froCtif.4o:
whole of the Scotch railways paid, exclusive e'sest ,th,`"
£5,420 ; in 1812 ; £11,657; in 1843, £15,125. VP'
entire of the increase in the last year is occasion.ed 1001
opening of the Ed:nburgh and Glasgow, which 10,1,/ the e,
Another return shows, that there is no instance re 0(104'
of mail-bags sent by railway, whether under the c.:O of
lat. guards or not and very few cases of detent therebilt?6
except on the Grand Junction line, and on that acy, to
eleven instances. The expense of guards is Dew 0,0
would be a dangerous experiment in .econoinY „re see
with them, as certain of the Post-office reforinc
desire.—London paper.

OL
JUVENILE DELINQUENer.— one-half Cheek O
Nearly
ers for trial at the Wilts Quarter Sessions lason"li.v"
under twenty years of age.—One was 13 Year° 11
were 14 years, three 15 years, two 16 years, two
oce
two 10 years, audf Ds
our 19 years old. fee or
ffe
HORRIBLE MURDER.—Last Friday mornin.
d, ~
I-loynes, a farmer living at a place called Ra,t7t. of
near Newtown, and within two miles and a ha sled "010)1
had been engaged in planting cabbage plants, Itssitbeifir eij;
labourers, he was interrupted in his business 'Log 1°00.,.4
appearance of two men who pretended to be 10°-er gt.'"
ployment, and asked some questions as to wheth
stoloyito!,
hire them, to which he answered in the negative,yos hod 00
he did not want them, particularly as the weatbe„ed goo
In" an instant they: threw off their disguise,.„olo4.o thyet ',,e
fiends in human shape. One of them told "°,.,7om.weseis
his knees, pointing towards him the deadly Wear. glt 0'
ttia
contents of which he contrived to avoid by p prO
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under his arm, which was slightly wounded. of cr•e%
now fought hard for his life, and by the blcor 000
knocked down one of his antagonists, who therefrvo‘ (10
aloud on his brother assassin for assistance, thei3OrerS;ol
at the time in pursuit of the two timorous lanbeoo,io
were stangers) with a brace of pistols to sore, belt DA
They ran off on account of his menaces; leaving oof
in a situation in which two native workmen ay Ce_lictlig
left him in the hour of peril. The villain hay their 14 14,10
both assassins soon suceeded in dispatching soei.ey 141.1
They fractured his skull in a most frightful %jell .tred
peated.blows infilicthd.with the above prong., Ing_lr thefAii og
snatched up during the struggle. Supposie, cu'ed,ebet
him dead, they walked into the dwelling-b°lloo, .y 4
deliberately -broke open a box in one of the lyticlee'ed,„if.
the sum. of £lOO. a lease, and various other deestsealnki
also took away a gun, a piece belonging to.the big $ pOtibis
also his riding-coat, which one of them flung ?rloiy in all resi
They walked away through the street, seetiln barii,ofstr,
least hurry. A thresher was at work in linTeltinV9o
time. A niece of the deceased, who had been:ciog t
with one or two women. in an outhouse, thel..esq' let
enter the dwelling-house, went to ask `'"",8,4, P',llll/0,
when one of them, standing on the thresa-00, to ca
pistol, ordering her to keep off. She then r.hjoi efjetlje
uncle, and- judge of her, terror on finding opPalse ;
pitiable condition, stretched in his gore, a 313,1 Pltholr:A
less ! lie was taken in between threeined his iied bre
seat, where, recovering a little, he- raise ye sehors
rubbing his head, cried out, " Oh ! they bald not eer, tocs'
they killed me—but. had I any help,. it n'ooer big do,
the case." There was a deep incision pv_iantif too
clergyman was sent for, and medical aid "
°Torts': shole
but all to no purpose, as the wounds were uon his
happy man lingered on in the .; test agnnY..„eted too'
o'clock on Saturday night, w eatil tier apple
ings. One of the murderers 'en silic
Kilkenny Journal. •