New-York daily tribune., 1851-08-26

The important ASSOCIATION of the biock-'in men y
perfect model OF good order and cneeI ''
business holds important place IN 11 oa niles
industry Of Paris, and gives support 70 "a s,
In the department of the SEINE tnefe ar ~ 49, ,st
workmen, Who employ about l''o9 manu- re con-.
Of whom are stationary, "hAe ts.o - feS aea,.Ia4
stautly fuctuane and thus led TO iorIn uiSee1
habits. -.s. 81, ~
The division of labor. which IS carrledto an ex,
remo. and the scarcity OF "ork uuI,iis & "a ,as -,
the wear had reduced tie average ra1e oi Wa5es -
thi,iv rence 4 day and, IN the Crisis OF lei' tha'
average fell TO twenty pence. r -
rhT following description OF the appearance OF TINS
ass OclatlonIs Uy an AiAeii ii|o'' VIM " ~
the greatest care - .... 49,
rear oftvo theaters IN the Rue De Bonty came
mon a cour-y yard. filed with trees and shruoOery,
Ind reminding YOU more of pleasant country VII
laec than OF the sornber purheus ef mechanical n
fustrv In crowded city. The space was dotted Wlth
several small neat cottages each with garden and
. cluster Of trees and IN the center building Of
more pretensOns, which proved TO be the shop oi ihe
associated WOrkmen. On entering the hrsi hOor,
fnund A warehouse well supplied u IN manufactured
Goods and convenient work rooms. with an excellent
stock OF tools and everything IN admirable order
The woIkIneE were az busy as bees, and wore hap
py satisfied lOok. which have rarely found among
the iaboring-dasses IN Europe. The whole ap-
pearance OF the place showed that II was a money
making concern. andno mistake"
THIS history Of ihIS association, which y As iol-
low shows that It also had 10 pass through the or
ceal Of aoveTslty
The first meeting Of the trade was held on March
70. ASS, and a mutual and society formed Oy accid-
nation Weekly meetings were then commenced,
and continued until the outbreak IN June Wnen
Pars was declared to be il a state OF siege The
HeetHeS. however, were resumed IN the following
October with a less numerous, but more interested
attendeuce. proposition was made 10 estaoLsh
limited association. subject to the regulations OF the
code Of commerce ard a contract or oeed was uId"h
up but no capital was forthcoming. The artcies OF
ASSOCIATION were a. last adopted December 3. ISIS,
about $50 francs IN cash having been raise Dy 'oIuH
tary subscription and tools and stock to the amount
Of 200 Sancs contributed by the worunen. work
shop was hired for 500 francs, and aiter getng iaiy
a1oat 10 francs only remained IN the cOners Oh me
associates. The first order was for lantern IL
fancs bat tins piece OF good fortune was hol soon
repeated. The wages, which had been hXel al TWO
francs q day were reduced TO three, then two, ana
finally 10 one franc week. The ASSOCIATION was
reduced 10 three persons before the close of March,
1870 and they were only enable to support taem-
selves by sharing the bread of some friendly unasso-
cirted Workmen.
These three men roughed II out TIL the tide turned
never once losing heart. Business came 70 lAehl
81 last but instead OF appropnatDg Al 70 thehse'es
they devoted tie profits 10 the common interest, ana
as fast az their would permit they re dmltteG
thor StaTved-Out associates. Orders now increased
and they were enabled 10 iay out 'VVl' loi ne PA"
chase of stock
About this time thcir shop was broken INTO and att
their cash carried of, while the reacnonary press
nsinuaiod that the money had been stolen Dy the
associates themselves.
They now thought that II was all over with their
cnierprise and were about 10 dissolve the concern
when several other associations came 10 ther as'l>
taHcc These contributions were accepted as a ioiii
/ and beginning Wlth five francs week, they phlu
back the whole sum ~ small instruments accoramS
10 thelr means.
Their goods which increased their business especiay
! among exporting merchants. They then took mp the
maI uiacurc OF hxwes ior ga and with the increase
Of profit have been enabled to hlfe ther present com
/ Portable quarters al a rent Of 2,5OOi year
rHG OTHER SIDE OF THE PICTURE.
/ nv tho side Of little sunny picture OF social
nfe and cooperative labor, based upon moral prn-
| clp!e. VIII noW place another, painted IN more
sombIe coloTs and which fear Is but too correct
! description OF the moral and social condition oi
! number OF our fellow creatures.
NJ Leon FaucheT, the reactlOnary Minister oi l..
I Nap0eou. IN his work uDOn En-, land, published in
Isl5 gives the following description Of small manu-
7 featuring town in England, with a population OF
1900 souls. and hs tatoments are FUZZY corrOoofdc1
! b, The evidence of Mr. Horne. the Government sub
! commissioner N. Faucher says ne NIUE Town OF
/ Nnlcnhali, within "a few miles OF Nolverhanpton,
IS acty OF locksmithS. consisting OF WORKSHOPS anu
public houses (of which there are SlxtAJ lhere
/ are no large traders or proPueiors-only mechanics
+ living rom hand 10 mouth They spend their wages
IN food and dInk. and when the wages are gone they
diink upon credit. until credit also be exhausted
Then under the pressure OF want they WORK as long
/ as their limbs sustain them. and though naturally
ndoent, VIII then labor for days toi twenty hourS
without even sitting down TO meals. w hen gross
of locks has been completed they are taken over 10
I WoNerhaInpion and Who asks NJ. Faucher, "can
compete with men who sell locks for elgheenpence
& dozen. Which IL London VIII ittch one smiling
I each a" The prlyitlOnS these men endure exceed
benol Their appearance Is SO peculiar as 10 Oe as
tnruishable among the population of the nelghbor-
/ iup towns Their faces are haggart, their persons
fihy ihc!r limbs wasted and nckel,y their SKIN ap-
+ rears Grled and ihickeuCd from the smoke. ihe
/ SgfenCd rpht hand looks though II were actually
twisted. The under hp hangs down, indicating us
/ comarcreni and absence of thought In old age
the features become hard. angular, and nnexole -
though they HAD taken The impress OF ihe perpetual
/ toni Their food consists of potatoes and bad bacon
! Their wo,krooms have neither doors nor windows.
/ Before each house hes snClierng dung heap and
iypi uS fever ragged for seven years unnteruNedy IN
/ Wrlcnhall. The condition Of the apprentices l.
9reaciul. They are generally taken, with premium,
/ ncm the wOrkhouses Of WalSall, Coventry and
/ TanwoIlh are mSerably fed, clothed, aud over
/ worked. \ common mode OF punishment j. thai oi
"Clammne." or half starving them, and ihey are
! oiiCn cruelty beaten. .
Yet strange TO say. the population Of WIllenhall
had increased 50 per cent. in The ten years endng
/ Isll while ,hai oi birmingham had increased only
IS pen cent. being the inverse ratio OF then com
/ lot and Wei being These statements need no com
/ ueni.
In Wiuenhall the system Of hostile competition, of
'a.SSsc ta.rt. and ihc devil take the hlndlnoSt. has
leeu canIel Oui 10 H. fullest extent, and The
suit ButihS state OF things Is not peculiar 10 Eng
land The condition OF the population oi Lisle, IN
. Iiancc. Is equally ceporable Il Is not peculiar to
the locksmlih's trade for have seen an association
of them IN Pans n the early days of is existence
I too, when the men were inSuficently fed. an ev-
Gently suffering great pnva,ionS vet order, indus
,y, and patient endurance Were their Distinguishing
characteristic.
FATAL RMLRoAD ACCIDENT.-A man, ap-