Year: 1859

Nearly all the great building establishments
were, as had been expected, closed yesterday morn
ing against the men. There not single man
employed at the establishment of Messrs Cubitt
in Gray s-in-road though few are still ENGAGED
for the firm in the execution of country Jobs The
Westminster Palace Hotel which a few days AGO
presented such busy appearance is quite desert
ed. Numbers of the workmen lately engaged there
Whled away portion of the morning in viewing
the scene of their recent labors, and calculated
with satirical good -humor, how soon the share
holders would, at the present rate of progress re-
ceiye the expected twenty per cent. dividend Tho
Pavior's Arms, johnson street, Millbank, which is
the central position of the men on strike was
crowded with operatives paving in money to sus-
tam the movement and receiving it to sustain
themselves and families. The members of the
Workmen's Conference were engaged from EIGHT
IN the morning till eight at night in transact
ing business. They speak of having received
support from their tellow-workmen throughout the
country to an extent surprising their sanguine
expectations. At the Messrs. Trollope's which in
military parance, may be said be the key of the
position, as, upon their resumng work depends the
opening of the other large establishments the
painters, we are informed, came usual, and in
quired for work, but the other trades evnced little
If any, disposition to yield to the new conditions
although notice posted up stating that ioin-
ers bricklavers, and other workmen were wanted


Among the masters very confident belief is ex-
pressed that the men will be forced to WELD in few
days. On the other hand, the men express their
firm resolve never to resume work under the condi-
tions prescribed by the masters. We believe that
the smaller class of builders have not closed and
were informed that of the 'lock-out' establish
ments to the extent of some ten or twelve would
open this day on the terms existing before the
strike at the Messrs Trollopes-that is to saw ten
hours labor, but no "document" and no ''pledge"
The Conference recommended the men in all
cases to resume work on these terms, except
at the Messrs. Trollope's The Conference es-
Inmates the number of men who have been
'ocked-out" at Il, 900 artisans and 900 ab3rers-
10000 in all. In day or two they will BE- able to
give the precise numbers. The artisans have re-
ceved fl from the funds for the present week and
the laborers los. In whatever part of the town one
walked yesterday, knots of artisans might be seen
eagerly discussing the merits of the strike and the
lockout 1t was only along the banks of the
Thomes, where the large workshops are situated
that they were to be seen in considerable numbers
We made special inquiry of the police as to the
conduct of the men under the somewhat exciting
circumstances in which they were placed and were
invariably answered that it was orderly respect-
able and gOod-tempered. This is quite in accord
ance with our own observation, though we must re-
cord some instances of intoxicatiOn. The work at
Westminster bridge is carried on as usual thouch
at Somerset House and other public establishments
the men have been turned away The cause of the
distinction is that Westminster brige is being built
directly under the Government. whereas in the
other cases the works were carried on under a con
tract with some of the large builders


The cause OF the wOrkmen has already enlisted
the Sapphos of the streets on their side, and
assured,


They never will be conquered


Till justice they obtain;


And then like bricks they III go To work,