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RALLY TOR POLAND
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IRELAND. The Qtjees v. O'Hxggd-i* . The ...
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ANNUAL COHERENCE OF THE BOOT ASD SHOEMAKERS' "NATIONAL MUTUAL ASSISTANCE ASSOCIATION.
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Parliamentary Review. The Old Stereotype...
_WlSlOll 08 THE CORN BILL . -Ob _-morniSS » _hS _" _- _*¦« « _fjg ? * f fio _^ of Coniino ns _^* fidedon _ tte tturd reatting 01 J he Com Bill , _wlien _fltt-fiyn _** nw »~ w For the third reading «« ~ _^ Againstit ... ••« ' . Majority for Ministers ... _# 88 " . This is an addition « ff «» *» _* MWeml mayo * _^ as compared with ts » _t which took place OD the first introduction ofthe measure .
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Rally Tor Poland
RALLY TOR POLAND
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REMEMBER THE MARTIRS . Meh axd Womex op _Losbojj , —The blood-stained Knssianand Austrian tyrants have added to their former enormous crimes the recent slaughter of innumerable victims , whose only offence was that they geared to establish the freedom of their country and the veritable liberty and happiness of the entire Polish people . If the sword of justice cannot yet punish these imperial murderers , at least let not their crimes { pass unnoticed , unprotested against . At foist , let the cry of indignation be raised fay yon , in -witness of your admiration of the martyrs , aad your hatred of their assassins . Brother and Sister Demosrats , we invite your attendance at a PUBLIC MEETING ,
Ireland. The Qtjees V. O'Hxggd-I* . The ...
_IRELAND . The Qtjees v . _O'Hxggd-i * . The Jury in this case was ballotted for on Saturday las t , when forty-eight names were drawn from the Grand Jury panel ofthe City . On "Monday , air . O'Higgins and his solicitor , J . M . Cantwell , Esq ., attended at the Queen ' s Bench oflice , for the purpose of reducing the list to twenty-four , tiie crown striking off twelve and the traverser twelve . The list b eing thus _rcdnceb ! to _twentr-fonr , the first twelve ftho shall answer , when called , will constitute the jury . The trial cannot take place till the _sittings after next term . In this case the crown is behaving with , the greatest impartiality , It is now well understood that this case would never have "been moved In , had not a busy evil-minded citizen , who was in
some measure instigated to the vfle act by Mr . O'Gonnell , led the _Gevernment to expect that it would be clearly proved that Mr . O'Higgins was the author of all the Molly Magnire addresses , and that he it was who caused all the disturbances in the counties of Cavan , Monaghan , and Leitrim . Air . O'Connell denounced the document npon which the Indictment is founded , as a hideous paper , containing the strongest arguments le had ever read to incite the tenants to murder their londlords ; and he sent Mr . Thomas Arkins , the city sword bearer , to the Castle to lodge informations to thateffect ; but it _ appeared that this functionary exceeded bis instructions by the proposal to connect " the traverser with the _ilelly Magnire movement . The witnesses are "—1 . Thomas _Arfcuis , who lodged the first
information . 2 . E . Hogg , who was entrapped by Arkin _** . 3 . Mr . N . Butler , whose name was given in by _Arkins 4 . Mr . Gluehy , Guard ofthe Boyle Coach , 5 . ilr . Charles Peyton , to whom Mr . Clulcby handed a paper . 6 . "Miss "BronieL of Boyle , to whom Peyton banded a paper . 1 . ilr . _BronieL father of . Miss Broiuel and Printer of the Boyle Gazette . S . Mr . Crofton _, a Magistrate , and agent to Lord Lorton . 9 . "Mr . Laurence , nnder agent to Lord Lorton The last six witnesses are from the very centre of Molly Maguireism .
Manchester Cabfesters' Strike
_MANCHESTER CABFESTERS' STRIKE
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T h e London Car p enters ha r e enga _g ed ASTIET ' S BOTAL _AMPHITHEATRE FOR A GRAND THEATBICAL EXTERTAECMEXT , On Fbidat , May iSnd , In aid of the Manchester Carpenters now on Strike agauist tlie TTRAXXICAI D OC VMBNT 1 TUE ESTERTAIXMEXTS will commence with tbe hig hly popular Equestrian Drama , _entniedj The ARAB A 2 SD HIS STEED ; OS . THE PEARL OP THE EUPHRATES . After _-obich , SCEXES IS THE CIRCLE ; in which lions . Leonard . Madame Dumos , Mv . "Xewsome . _^ Ess _isabelle , and ilr- Enridy , will perform their Unparalleled and Astounding Feats of _Horsemanship . The _icliole will conclude Trith a Popnlar _Tiece . Por full particulars see Bills ef the dav . Boxes , 4 s . ; Fit 2 s . ; GaL , Is . ; _Ppper Gal ., Cd . Tickets to be bad bf the _Secreturjj "John Bush , 1 , York-Street , "Fork road , _ianibeth , _ancTat all the Trade _Society Houses in London .
Chartist Co-Operative Land Association. ...
CHARTIST CO-OPERATIVE LAND _ASSOCIATION . TO BUILDERS AND _CONTRACTORS—The Managers of the above Society hereby give notice that they vrill receive sealed TEXD _' ERS from persons desirous of _GOSTRvCTIXfifortheerectionofTHlRTT-PlVEbriclt _JLmilt COTTAGES , Seventeen consisting of three rooms . five of four rooms , and thirteen of five rooms , agreeably to plans and specifications , which may be seen at the Society ' s office , "So . S 3 . Dean-street , Soho , from the present -time till Tuesday , the 19 th instant , between the hours of 9 a . m .. and 8 p . m . No te n der ' willbe received in which the price shall not be insertedin words at length furwhich the contract is proposed to he taken . Each tender must toe marked on the outside , "Tender for erecting Thirtyfive Cottages , " and addressed to 3 Ir . T . M . Wheeler , Secretary , "Xo . S 3 , Dean-street , Soho , and besides which a letter signed by two respectable persons willing- to become bound Trith the party tendering in a sufficient sum for the due performance of the contract , also stating the respective amounts for which tlie contractor proposes to undertake the work , must be addressed to Feargus O'Connor , Es _^ .. care of Mr . 31-Gowan , printer . If ? . Great _Windmill-JtiTitt , _Havmarfcefi The Managers do not bind themselves to accept the lowest tender .
Further particulars mav be had , and all information obtained , on application to the Secretarv , ilr . _Yvhueler , as above . _OSct of the Chartist _Cooperative land Association , So . S 3 , Dean-street . Soho . "Kay 12 , 1816 .
Co Ireatas & Com^Ponuentss
Co _iReatas & Com _^ _ponUentss
Terats Patbiot.S" Asd Exhes* Widows' As»...
_Terats Patbiot . s" asd _Exhes * Widows' as » Cb « . dJ . bex ' s Fcxbs . —Receipts for the -week : ilr . Dunn , ! . _london , Is . ; Air . Julian Ilarney , do ., is . ; Newcastle- ' on-Tyne _, per Mr . 31 . Jude , 7 s- , Liverpool , per Mr . H . j Smith , 5 s . ; and first instalment of surplus from the Committee of soiree , held in commemoration of my release from prison , £ 2 ; total , £ 213 s . Os . As the Committee expect to settle their accounts fully nest Tuesday ni ght , and to have a considerable surplus , the remittances are delayed UU next week , that the recipients may have their amount for Viree vxeks , at one e x pe n se for money-orders . _Thwnas Cooper , Secretary , 131 Blackfriars' Road . _Edwabd W . S . Stoke . —Yes . The partners have the samepotver . The I . asd . —It would be quite impossible to answer the several questions proposed under this head . Michael _BrLtaGs . _—Ifo room this week .
Joseph _Deabnalt . —The lines on "Spring '' are inadmissible . ¦ _^ "Eastebx _Etmopz asd ? bz Extero * Nicholas . " . —Press of matter compels us to postpone the continuation ofthe article under this head . _"Bk ussels . —G . J . H . has reeeived . J . _ITabkness , Edinburgh . —Your lines shall appear in our next "Feast of tiie Poets . " "We shall not have room for them b e fo r e t hen . P . G . _O'Beikj . — -A report ofthe meeting taken from tbe Morning Advertiser was already in type when your report arrived ; nevertheless accept our thanks for your favonr . John Mason , UotHngham . —We have no room to notice your communicatien this week . "ffhxiah Coopeb , "Derby . —The " Letter " came to band , but such a volume of manuscript frig h t ened ns , and "being busy at the time we could not devote attention to it . Subsequently we looked through the " poetry , "
and perhaps may notice it in our next * ' Feast . " we cannot promise to insert any ofthe pieces ; we will however look through them again , and pass judgment when our next" Feast" comes . T . A . Spilsby . — _vTe really cannot see what charge the commissioners can bave against T , A . inasmuch as , according to his own shewing , be appears tohave performed all the duties that the law and society could require or enforce . Z . Asteu ., joiner , Leicester , has become agent for the Nbrt & ern Star , not from a desire to make it profitable to himself or in opposition to any other news agent , but for the mere purpose of making its column s beneadal to the interests ofthe trades . Pbestos . —Thanks to Duncan Robertson for bis welcome letter " announcing that 5 , 307 signatures had been appended to the petition against the Irish Coercion Bill , and no doubt Mr . Duncombe has received it , ana we request our friend to send the other thousand sign ? . _, tares .
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_fcfiiEiriS 6 P iBE _CHARTISM . _W _« _-OTERAT 1 TE " ; - ""' . _ixrasociETr . '"' SECTION No . l . PEB MR . O'COIJNOR . 8 HABM , £ « . d . Halifax , perC . "IT . Smith .. „ „ 1 _' 19 o " Hyde , per J . Hough .. .. „ ,. 0 14 0 _jjinningham , perW . Thom .. .. .. 5 0 0 Chepstow , per C . "Walters ., .. ¦ - ' . \ . I 6 10 Newport , per J . Lovell .. .. . „ . 6 3 0 Dodv rorth , per T . Croft .. _., „ . 2 0 0 _Totnees , per AV . Tanner „ ., .. _S T 3 Oldham , per TV . Hamer „ ,. „ ' 400 Wigan , per Thos . Pre .. * .. .. 3 18 6
Norwich , per J . Hurry .. .. ,. 4 0 0 Dodhurst Brow , per J . Bowden .. .. 13 0 Nottinghajn , perJ . Sweet .. « . „ I 3 6 Hunter Osborne , per do . .. .. .. 0 13 0 Preston , per J . Brown .. ,. ,. 7 14 Bradford , per J . Alderson .. .. ,. 9 8 0 _Hainilton , _perW . TVeir .. .. .. 1 13 6 Kidderminster , per G . Holloway .. .. 1 is 2 _Tunhr idge Wells , per W . _Lnwner .. .. ' 2 5 ° Hebden Bridge , per J . _Emith ., ,. 1 1 J [ s Steckpcrt , per Thos . _"Woodhouse ,. .. _x 2 ? _Ashton-under-Lyne _, per E . Hobson ., .. 8 * * Leicester , per G . Jfoen .. .. .. A . 2
Manchester , per J , "Murray .. .. _J _f _** « Rochdale , per "E , Mitchell » .. * ** . £ 97 6 5 SECTION No . 2 . Halifax , per G . _W . _Smitn .. ~ - * . ' ] { Coleham , per J . Powell «• •» . - _i C . H . Biddlecomhe _, Southampton .. .. ° _J Totoess , pe r W . Tanner » J » j ? Oldham , p er W . Hamer .. • - i , _? Jf Dodhnrst Brow , per 3 . Bowden .. .. o U « _JTottingljam , per J . Siveei — •¦ 4 » 10 _ludderinmster , per G . Holloway .. .. _" rn Cl a yton , West , per E . Evans .. ~ .. » o U Hebden Bridge , per J . Smith .. .. .. 0 a 0 Stockport , per T . _IToodhouse .. .. 10 0 Leicester , per . H . Burrow .. .. .. 10 5 Leicester , per G . Noon .. .. .. I 10 0 Manchester , per 3 . Murray .. .. .. 0 11 6 Rochdale , perE , Mitchell o 19 0 £ 10 12 8 PER GENERAL SECRETARY . SECTION NO . I . SHAKES . £ s . d . £ s . d . M . X . - - - 0 0 6 "Westminster- - 01 " 6 Racbel _RowaU - 0 1 0 Armley - - - 117 6 Greenwich - - 2 4 0 Elderslie - - 1 15 5 Ovenaen - - 2 0 0 South Shields -200 "Preston , _tO'Connor Chorley _, perWilkin-Brigade ) - -330 son - - - 212 0 _Jas . Smith - -014 C . R . Barker- - 0 10 0 £ 17 1 8
SECTION NO . 2 . Ljna - - - 0 5 0 Westminster- - o s _c Chapman , Horsley 0 4 6 Lamberhead-green 0 14 Hogsthorpe - - 0 1 0 Lancaster - - 0 9 4 Greeuwich - - 0 10 0 Elderslie - -040 G . Taylor - - 0 2 4 John Harrison - 0 2 4 Whittington & Cat 0 12 2 J . Millham , Sheer-Joseph _Armstrong' 0 14 _tness - - -050 Torquay - _ 01 C 11 Mr . T . _Ladd- -520 JosephLoek- -. 0 2 0 Rochester - . 078 John Morris- - 0 1 2 Hammersmith - 1 6 8 £ 11 3 -3 Mr . O'Connor . Section 1 ... 97 6 5 Mr . meeler „ „ ... 17 . 1 3 £ 114 7 8 Mr . O'Connor , Section 2 ... 1 G 12 1 Mr . Wheeler , „ „ ... 11 3 3 £ 27 15 4 CABDS AND SOLES . TEB UR . o ' _CONKOfl . Newport .. .. .. •• „ 0 4 8 Totness .. .. ¦¦ » .. 0 10 _Nottingham .. .. .. .. .. 0 4 0 Preston .. .. .. .. _.. 0 14 Clayton West .. 0 2 0 Hebden Bridge .. .. .. ,. O 1 0 Leicester .. .. .. .. > , 0 2 6 IKI FOE DU 1 ECTOK 8 . Dodhnrst Brow .. 0 2 1 Nottingham .. .. » .. .. 0 4 6 "Hamilton .. .. .. » .. o l c Hebden Bridge .. 0 2 6
_IXVS FOE COKFEBESCE . Nottingham .. .. .. .. .. 0 1 6 Bradford 0 12 0 HebdenBridge .. •¦ . .. 0 0 6 C _& KD 3 ASD BOXES . PEB G £ _N ££ AL SECEETABT . Greenwich - - 0 2 4 Westminster- - 0 0 4 At t leboron gh - 0 0 6 Norwich- - - 0 1 4 GrandHohnWorks 0 15 Hammersmith - 0 o 8 Macclesfield - - 010 0 _fiochdale - -010 1 EVT _ITOB PrSECTOBS . Greenwich - - 0 1 2 Norwich - - 0 0 5 Orenden * - - 0 1 9 Brighton - - 0 2 6 C ameron , Ediu- Rochdale - - 0 1 0 hm * gh- - -026 Whittington and Laiuberliead-green 0 0 6 Cat - - - 0 3 7 J
LETT TOE THE IAS 0 _COWEEESC *" . Whittington * land Brighton - - - 0 1 6 Cat - . . 052 _Thohas Mabtin Wheeleb _, Secretary . RECEIPTS OF _KATIOXAL CHARTER ASSOCIATION . PER _GENERAL _BECBETAET , Greenwich - - 0 1 0 Macclesfield - - 010 0 Preston ( O'Connor Leicester , No . 1 -010 Brigade , - - 0 5 0 Thomas M . _"Wbeeeeb , Secretary .
Annual Coherence Of The Boot Asd Shoemakers' "National Mutual Assistance Association.
_ANNUAL _COHERENCE OF THE BOOT ASD SHOEMAKERS' "NATIONAL MUTUAL ASSISTANCE ASSOCIATION .
Saturday. Mr. John Mason In The Chair. I...
SATURDAY . Mr . John Mason in the chair . It was resolved : — That the members' committee then report relative to the state of then ? several districts in writing , such reports to be read to Conference by the _sub-committee . London . — The report shewed that the "West End M e ns 'If en are in a better condition than most of their shopmates in other parts ofthe country . They desired an . alteration in the "Tramping Law . " The City Mens ' Men are in a bad condition as regards wages , and wished an alteration in tbe General Laws . The London "Womens' Men also desired numerous amendments in the General Laws . _Maschesi-eb . —This report shews that the wages vary very much , the men of this town wish also for an alteration Of the rale _regarding " tramps , " as did several Of tbe towns in the district .
Cose . —The report shewed that wages were at a low rate in Cork ; the number of men in this district are 241 ; the employers were inclined to be despotic towards members ofthe union . The Cork district was desirous of an alteration in the General Rules , The Devon report showed that than county was In a bad state as regards wages . The Rest report stated , that Dartford hoped Conference would take some steps to procure an equalisation of wages ; if something was not soon done they would be under the necessity of Striking . Woolwich wishes Conference seriously to consider the resolutions forwarded for alterations in the General Rules .
Newcastle . — The report of the Newcastle district shewed a desire on behalf of the second and third rate wages journeymen , to have their condition improved . They considered that the improvements in the town and the great employment in consequence justified them in this desire . Leicester . —This report shewed a desire for "Mutual Employment Shops" In _preference to the present system of " tramping . Lodghbohofgh . —This report shewed that the Capitalists persecuted those who dared to belong to trade societies . 5 TAFF 0 BDSHIBE . —The report shewed the destitute condition of the " sons of Crispin" in _tbig district , but that , nevertheless , they had confidence in the association . Domfbies . —This district recommended that a delegate should be sent through the several districts , believing such a step wonld be beneficial to the association .
_SnzFFiEi . n report recommended an equalisation of "Tramps" expences , and other amendments in the general laws . The wages of shoemakers in the town are much lower than those for other mechanics . This report also recommends « ' employment for members , " instead of tramping . Ciosheli . ( Ireland ) . —This report suggested that the allowance for " Tramps" should be increased , as towns were very far apart in tbat country . Kewbt . —The report said the men in union had gained two strikes , and thus slightly improved their miserable wages . Londosdebby . —This report shewed that trade was very bad , and wages -very low . Many other reports of a similar character were received .
Mr . _Farodhabson from theScottish Union of Boot and Shoe M a ke r s a tt e n ded , and stated the desire of that body , to have a good understanding with the " Mutual Association . " The Conference unanimously agreed to take Ibe matter into their consideration , and to acquaint that gentleman , when it would meet the delegates' conference to discuss the subject . A long letter was read from Bristol , regretting their , incapability to send a delegate , from unfavourable circumstances caused by aa "individual , " but hoping to soon regain their lost position . The letter contained several important suggestions for the alteration Of the general organization , amongst others the establishment of "Mutual employment shops " Mr . Shabl & hd made a strong appeal on behalf of the widow of 3 fr . S . Clark , who bad been an active , honest , and very serviceable member iu the city district . The appeal was responded to by the liberal subscriptions of all the delegates .
It was then resolved on the motion of Messrs . west and Holmes , "That the revisal and credit Committees meet en Monday morning at eight o ' clock , and that the other members of the Conference shall be also present at tbat hour "
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The following pth . ? _delegatesiwho ; on the motion of Messrs . Walkerdine and Holmes , were appointed a committeeto _reTise the general laws of the Association * — Messrs . Walkerdine , Holmes , Allen , Mc Carthy , Williams , - - - Good , Hector , _andMelntyre .. . " The _foHo _^ nggenae 1 men _T" a PP 0 inted an audit Committee . _-Merf « Mason- Sefton , Uddle _, ; E . Sharland , and Ward . . . . . . _-..-. ¦ <; - Tbe Conference at «« O ' clock , adjourned .
MONDAY , HB . _MASOJT Ilf THE _CBAtS .. . ¦ The morning was occupied by the committee examining the Genera l Laws and ; . auditing the accounts . At two o ' clock , the time arranged by Conference for entering oh the business of the _Ssottisb Union" question , Mr . Farqu harson being in attendance , tho President said they would how proceed with the order ofthe day , which was the consideration of tke business connected with the " Scottish Union . ' * He then read a letter , dated Glasgow , May the 3 rd , which stated that an announcement had appeared in the Northern' Star , that a conference would be held iu London , to which Scotland was invited to send delegates , but the men of Scotland having formed _a"ScotUshUHion , " which , like the "Mutual Association , " had for its object the bettering the condition of their fellow-men , they had not sent delegates to take part in the English Conference , but hoped that a friendly feeling
| would nevertheless be created and be maintained by the two Associations , and that they might exchange' <* ards _, and relieve eaeh others tramps . The rules ol the _Seot tish Union were then read , prefaced by a shrewd a * _sd clever address , recemmonding that tlie trade cease to hold their meetings in taverns , and nighty eulogistic of the principles of union and co-operation , and in . general terms very similar to the rules ofthe mutual association . Mr . MclNTiRE said that some three weeks ago , they ( the _delegates } had doubtless seen a ' communication relative to this subject in the pages of the Northern Star , and he thought that the letter just read set forth good reasons in favour of the mutual good understanding solicited , and Scotland being a separate nation , he thought they understood their own aft _' airs best , and hence he would move— " That the Mutual Association do exchange Cards with the Scottish Union , and . render every other lawful co-operation for our mutual welfare . " Mr . Sullivan seconded the motion .
Mr . J . Habbop said he thought steps might be takes tbat would enable the _Scottish brethren to form part aud parcel of our association , he would wait to see if some member of greater exper ience submitted a motion to bring about so desirable a result . Mr . Septon moved an amendment— "That if the men of Scotland wished to unite with the men of England , their best course will be to become members of the Mutual Association . " Mr . Hector seconded tbe amendment . Mr . Walkebdine said , he did not like the style of opposition offered to the motion , he would bave much liked the motion to have gone farther , and have added that the same amountof relief should be given as was awarded to onr own members .
Mr . Hosfobd ( Cork ) said , wages were far better in Scotland than in Ireland , and provisions were cheaper ; hence he thought the Scotch were in a far better condition to send delegates than tbe Irish , and he could see no good reason why they should not form part of tbe " Mutual Association , " Mr . P . Blocklev said , Manchester ) wasin favour of the exchange and mutual good understanding . Jlr . E . _Sbarlasd would support the motion , believing as he did that Scotland best understood ber own affairs , and if we relieve her cards , we shall also receive her contributions .
Mr . _M'Casthv said , that by tbe establishment of the " Scottish Union , " the men of Scotland inferred that they would prevent the aggressions of capital on labour , but if this were true , ' it told in a greatly increased ratio in favour of a junction ofthe two associations—( hear , hear ) —as one firm central union would be ' much more effective , than several isolated ones . ( Hear , hear . ) The City men had been forced into co-operation with the Mutual Association , by a firm refusal to release their cards , and were we to do the same as regards Scotland , he believed it would be attended with a like beneficial effect . ( Hear , hear . ) Mr . _DAir . ( Waterford ) , thou ght the Scotch in a much better position to join the Mutual Association than Ireland . Mr . John Jackson , thought it was anti-democratic to attempt to coerce a nation to co-operate with us .
Mr . _IiOLMts said , considering the expence , he thought one set of officers must be less expensive than two . It had been said it would be "anti-democratic to coerce a nation , " he was of opinion that we should not treat it nationally , he did not recognise " nationalities . " The world was his country , " it would be well if we could obliterate national prejudices , and unite nnder one banner . ( Hear , hear . ) Mr . M'CaBTIH wished to "know , if this conference carried the question affirmatively , would the Scottish Union relieve cards of districts opposed to us .
Mr . _Fabqubabsos said he was sure the "Scottish Union " would justify- him in asserting that in that respect they would be guided by their own correspondence , He contended that the Scotch workmen could not , upon an average , earn so much as either the English or Irish workmen . He repeated that the "Scottish Union" would not forego their own correspondence , whether this Conference complied with'their request or nol _^ but if compliance was granted for twelve months only , he thonght in that time the "Scottish Union" mi ght see fit to become a portion of the Mutual Association ,
The _Chaibsian said be wished to know , supposing they had refractory districts , would the "Scottiih Union " reliere the cards of members belonging to such districts ? Mr . _Fabquhabson repeated the "Scottish Union " would not forego their own correspondence on any account . Mr . Sefton said tbe Scottish Union had agreed to relieve all cards . He thought this would retard the progress of the Mutual Association , and tend in a great measure to destroy it . The relief in Glasgow was at the present time only fourpence and a bed . "Besides , the Scotch workmen got relief from our association , and then went over to the old trade , paid their money In , and went to work . He thought it would be better to form one grand combination ; and thus would our Scottish brethren be enabled to crush the tyranny now practised by the capitalists of Edinburgh . ( Hear , hear . )
The Chairman said Mr . Farquharson had laid it down tbat the Scotch could best judge of their own affairs . He thought , at the same time , they must admit we were the best judges of our own affairs , and what course was necessary as regards refractory districts . ( Cheers . ) Mr . Fabquhabson could only repeat that the " Scottish Union would be guided by its feelings of gratitude and justice as regards the exchange of cards and relief . Mr . _M'CABTirr said the " Scottish Union had evidently come to a determination to relieve all car < _* . s . They had also come to the erroneous conclusion that the Mutual Association had an Executive Committee sitting in London , dictating to the whole country ; and they evidently feared that we would rule as partisans , favouring England to the prejudice of Scotland .
M . W . Clark , secretary , said he thought the time had arrived when they should stand by their own cards . He would not turn his back on any one , as regarded democracy ; but he did not think it was opposed to democracy to protect themselves , Mb . Allen said he knew it was thought by extending our society into Scotland it would be too large , and consequently _uuwieldly , and as the " Scottish Union " was based on the same principles as ours , he thought we could not do better than relieve their cards , and effect a mutual exchange .
Mb . Good thonght the amendment in accordance with the views and feelings of his Constituents , and he must give it his support . The Chairman suggested the following addition to the motion , " that the following provisions shall be respected , 1 st . That a quarterly award for the expence of tramps be made . 2 nd . That in the event ofthe Mutual Association declaring any cards illegal , such decision shall be respected by the " Scottish Union . 3 rd . That any sums renuircd to aid each other respectively , shall be advanced as loans . " The mover Ma . _Mc'Intybe , having agreed to incorporate the addition , with his motion , proceeded to reply to the several speakers , and in so doing , said he thought C oerci o n would never brin g conver t s , whilst a friendly feeling , evincing Mutual Interest , always tended to that end . Mb . Sefton said , as he agreed with the addition , he would withdraw bis amendment .
Mb . J . Haebop said as he was opposed to loans , he wouldmovethe following amendment , "That the only principle on whieh we can co-operate with the " Scottish Union "is that they shall pay the same tramping awards as those paid by the Mutual Association , and tbat they shall not relieve cards from any part of England or Ireland , which shall be acting in opposition to the Mutual Association . " Mr . Hosfobd seconded the amendment . On a division the motion was declared carried , by a great majority . Mr Fabquhabson said with the exception ofthe Westend of London , he thought the Scottish union would comply with their conditions , he then thanked the Conference for tbe attention paid him and his cause , and withdrew . The following resolutions on the motion of Messrs . _TVaikebbine and West were unanimously adopted .
» That a committee be appointed to arrange , and classify , the " Statements of Wages" in order to ascertain what use they can be made of , andhow preserved . " " That a committee be appointed to make out a list of all debts owing to the districts , both ef levies , and tramps relief appropriation , also to recommend to Conference What time shall be allowed for the payment of the same . " The committee were then appointed , and with tho other committees sat until six o ' clock , when the Conference adjourned .
TUESDAY . The audit committee brought up the report , and announced they found the accounts strictly correct and in every way satisfactory . Mr . _M'Cabtht moved that tbe report be reeeived , seconded by Mr . T . Holmes , and carried unanimously . Mr . M'Inttbe moved , "That the _thankr of this Con . ference is due and hereby given te Wm . Clark and James Smithyes for the able manner in which _f hey have trans acted the Financial business of thc Asso elation . " Mr . Hosfobd seconded the motion , _vyhicb was _carrici by acclamation . The Committees occupied the i « wiainder ofthe day .
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_; . y ; y ' ;; v _; , _...-WEDNESDAY , . , ;; ,,.,.. ; Th T 6 A _*^« vT Or THE _WiOES COMMITTEE . _. -The following members were appointed on thiV committee : —Messrs . Blockley , ' Stewart , Sullivan , Jackson , and Crump . ' : The Conference having resumed its sitting for the purpose of receiving the report of the General _LawsV . 'Mr . Seston asked permission to submit a motion relative to the Builders Strike . He said , the men employed in the building branches in Birkenhead , had , in
conseq _** encec * the high _rgntS | _anj _tbe Dr j ces of provisions , in that place , t * . nu * in order to put themselves , as regards wages , an no _eqfiS _^!> "with their . brethren of other towns , asked an Increase of two shillings per week on their present wages , in _consequence' of which , the masters had met in the Grecian Hotel , . and with a view to break up the Workmens' Union , had issued the ' Tyrannical docuulCuti" The men refusing to be « ome s laves , declined to sign the document , the _consequence- _wasJ that upwards of 3 , 000 men were discharged . He had the honour to be one ofa committee of trades who met in Liverpool to as .
sist those persecuted men , arid lis thought it the duty of this Conference , to take up the matter with a view of rendering gome support to their brethren ; These men had nobly contributed in support _* __ of tlie Belfast strike , _andconsequently had a claim on the shoemakers' . Mr . S . concluded by moving , " That a levy be laid on the members ofthe Mutual Association in behalf of the builders uow on Strike . " Mr . _WiLiuHS seconded tho motion . Mr . Jackson said he _thoughUhemotionprmavate _, he _n-ould _, therefore , move an amendment to that effect , Mr . _Stewab t seconded the amendment . Mr . Mc Ihttbe said he thought the report on the General Laws should have precedence .
The CHAiBiUN said , Mr . Sefton had made application to bim for permission to submit tlie matter to Conference , fearing * that if the matter was left to the conclusion of their own business It would appeni' something like neglect , however , he thought it would be better now to-withdraw the motion and bring it forward ata later period of their _sittinjt . The motion was ultimately withdrawn , with the understanding that Mr . Sefton would bring the subject _agaiabefore the Conference at a later period . Mr . "ffiiliKEEDlHE brought up an elaborate report on the General Laws , embracing many important amendments , which , on the motion of Messrs . Harrop and Sefton was received . The Conference then proceeded to discuss the amendments proposed . It was resolved unanimously " That the name ofthe association be retained ; and tbat the laws numbered one mid two remain as at present . "
On Rule 3 being proposed , Mr . J . Harrop proposed as an addition , " That no man be allowed to work in the house of his employer . " Mr . West , ( Londonderry , ) seconded the amendment . Messrs , Sefton , Blockley , Holmes , Liddle , and others , opposed the addition on the ground of its impolicy and present impracticability . - Mr . J . Sullivan , ( Cork , ) supported the addition . Mr . Harro )) wi t hdrew the amendmen t , and the third rule was adopted unanimously . The following new law was proposed _** as law 4 , _gano * passed unanimously : — " That this association recognises on political subject , excepting such as may be at times inevitably involved in the consideration of the abovenamed objects , or the defence of our association . " Jei . igibii . itt op _ueubess .
The following was proposed as a new rule , and numbered law 5 : — "That all journeymen working at any branch of the Boot and Slioemaking trade are eligible to become members of this association , and that in towns where the two great branches meet in separate sections , every man must join the section fur tbat branch of the trade at which he works . " Carried unanimously . The'following new rule was , after considerable discussion , unanimously , adopted as rule C;— "No man shall be admitted a member of this association who is not in reality a working journeyman of the trade . Any having been admitted who was not , at the time of his admission , obtaining , or seeking to obtain , his livelihood as a working journeyman of the trade , shall be expelled the association . "
ADMISSION OF MEMBERS . The following , after mueh discussion , was adopted as ru 2 _eserenth . _* — _"A'l _young men joining the association before they have been two months outof their apprenticeship , shall be admitted free ; but should they not join before the expiration of the time specified , they shall pay not less than ls , 6 d . or move than 5 s ., in a ccordance wi t h the bye laws of the district or section at which tliey enter . " The following was agreed to as rule tbe Sth : — " Any person joining tbis association , not to be allowed a book , until he shall have been six weeks' a member , but should he bave occasion to tramp , he shall be provided with a certificate , si gnify ing the time of his admission . Apprentices who have joined within two months ofthe expiration of their servitude , shall be entitled to a book ; should he have occasion to tramp , immediately he enters . "
The ninth and tenth rules , as agreed to after mueh deliberation , are as follow — "Members of old trade societies with clear books , shall be admitted free * but shall not be entitled to relief on such book , or on an association book , until tbey shall have been one month members . " " The admission of refractory men to be regulated by the bye-laws of the section or district at which they shall enter . " The next rule submitted by the Committee was as follows : — "London shall be the seat of government , aud a General Secretary shall be elected by Conference , to keep the accounts , conduct the correspondence ofthe
association , and to perform such other duties as may appertain to his office ; and in the event of any casualty depriving the association of the services of the General Secretary , the London districts shall hare the power of electing a Secretary , pro tem . ; and that a consulting committee shall bu appointed , consisting of one member from each of the Metropolitan districts , together with the General Secretary , who , * in the event of any emergency , » hall be fully empowered to transact any business on behalf of the association , which cannot reasonably be deferred until the meeting of Conference . Such members to be paid at the rate of 6 s . per day , when called out on the business of the association . "
The chairman being desirous of making a _proposition on this qnestion , left the chair , and Mr , _Allright was called thereto . Mr . Mason then entered at great length into the question of having an executive , consisting of five members , selected from the present Conference , and concluded by moving an amendment as follows : — " That an administrative committee consisting of five members of tiie present Conference , Whom the general secretary shall consult on all matters in which he shall feel auy difficulty in determining . All general levies to be authorised by the chairman of the administrative committee ivhose names with tbat of the secretary shall be appended to papers transmitted for the raising of such levies . The administrative committee shall also be empowered to appoint a secretary , pro tem . in the event of death , ill-health , or other circumstances that may disable the general secretary from fulfilling his duties . " Mr . Biuch seconded the proposition .
A long and _searching debate followed ill Which _UlQSt of the members took part , and during which Mr . Liddle said his constituents desired that the seat of government should be moveable , aud a space of five years to elapse before the seat of government could be held a second time , in the same town . Other members contended for au executive Of three members , to be located in London . Mr . M'Intyre contended such a committee as that proposed by Mr . Mason could never work ; was the secretary to write l « tters to each of the committee men , fheprobability is he would obtain five different answers , and thus cause delay , vexation , and perchance the leaving of the final decision to the secretary . Mr . Wm . Clark ( secretary ) suggested the propriety of having a committee of seven , four from the provinces , and three from the metropolis . Mr . _SI'Cabthy contended that the advocates of Mr .
Mason ' s proposition had failed to prove its practicability . A division thon took place When M r , Mason ' s amendmont was carried- , fifteen members voting for his prop osi t ion , and ten voting for the committee's motion . It was next resolved that London continue to be the seat of government , which with the foregoing amendment constitutes rule the 13 th . The thirteenth rule , proposed by Mr , Allen and unanimously adopted , was as follows : — "A uniform system of tramping books , one book for the tramp , and the other for t he secre t ary , containing the tramp ' s name , the date , the towns passed through , the number of card , the sums paid , ie . & c ., and that each section shall bo provided with a seal , with the name of section , or district , engraved thereon , with wliich the tramp ' s books shall be impressed ; no tramp to be relieved unless lie produce tbis book with such impression . ' At six o'clock the _Conference adjourned for the day .
THURSDAY , MAY lith . The following was passed as rule Fourteenth : " In the election of _delegates to Ihe district meeting , each section , comprising 100 Members or under , shall send one delegate , if above that number the district shall have the option of sending two delegates , the election to be taken in accordance with the district laws . " The following as rule Fifteenth , was also adopted . "The delegates to the annual conference , to be elected by the delegates at the annual district meetings . " Tbe following was passed as rule Sixteenth . _INSTBCCTIONS TO AND CLAIMS UPON CONFEBENCE .
" All instructions to and claims upon conference , shall he sent to the general Secretary , five weeks previous to the meeting of _conference , with the number and name of delegates elected . T he General Secretary shall issue his papers , for the required levy three weeks previous to thc meeting of conference . He shall also fill in and arrange alphabetically , aU orders , and documents , of claims and instructions , with such remarks , information or explanations , as may seem to him necessary ; he shall also prepare a programme of business , to be laid ; before conference . The following after much deliberation was adopted I unanimously , as rule Seventeenth .
DisTEicr Secketabies . " Every district town shall have the choice oi its secretary , who shall be paid . out of the district fund , the duties of such secretaries are , to transact all correspondence connected therewith , to take minutes of each annual district meeting , and transact such business as such district meeting shall order , he shall _alsotranaHivt the quarterl y return within seven days after each quarterly meeting to the General Secretary , and should he neglect or refuse to transmit such returns or any part thereof within the time specified , and such returns not
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appearing ia the _bakMS . _^ efct . lo t tha _^> _^? _"er the district or section to * _whic'J' ne belong * _» haU _«' a « claims to the _apportfouhient ' « , _**•* _tcam _^;^^ _l pence , and shall not bo accredited m » ny outlay duU _« f the time for which sucbretuvns remain * due . " Thefbllowingwa ' _» ai ' optedasrulel 8 tb . '"' - ' " _QOABTEBLT BETUBNS , "A quarterly return of good members , and of all such as shall have _become refractory , shall DC made by ' the secretary of each section , to the secretary of the district within two'days after each quarter day , and the district secretary shall forward the same to the general
secretary" within seven days after each quarter da ** , and the general secretary shall forward a quarterly account containing- the reports of the several districts , together with the suspended sections , and all the necessary information according to the rule 12 th . '' Rule 19 th was agreed to as follows ;— "After the issuing , the quarterly balance sheets of each district , shall deduct sueh sums as are there accredited to their several sections as overpaid from tbe next levy , called for b y the General _Secretary ; and all districts or sections that shall have underpaid , shall pay the same within two months , or forfeit all Claims to support from the Association . " After a lengthy debate , the following was adopledas rule the 20 lli .
BELIEF OF MUMPS . " Any member going on tramp shall be relieved with 4 d . in each section , and a bed , should he wish to stop the night * _, also a bed for his wife should she tramp with him —no tramp to be relieved in more than two sections in one d » y in the Provinces , but in London theteikf shall be ls . - _^ No tramp _shallraceive relief from more than one section in the same day , and no tramping relief shall be allosvedfor a continuous period of more than two months except to men on strike . " On the twenty-first rule being proposed , it was resolved , on the motion of Messrs . Ward and Iforrop , "That a _t ' _ommittee be appointed to draw up rules for the _raising and appropriating an Available Fund . "Messra . liddle , Crump , Williams , Ward , AUtn , and Mason , were appointed the Committee . Mr . Gi > 'M > , ( Leicester ) , moved for a return of aU appli . cations for strikes not granted , since the conclusion of the Belfast strike . —Ordered .
Mr . Masos > bs chairman of the committee , brought up the report on the Available Fond . — -The report was received . Mr , _Shablanovasked permission to bring before tl > s Conference the claims of _Chultenhum to the support ofthe Mutual Assoeiation . Mr-. MclNTrKE said , that from the position in which Cheltenham was situated , h e wo u ld move , " That the claim'of Cheltenham bs admitted . " * Mr . Sabb seconded thc motion , whieh was carried . Mr . I > . Sullivan ( Sheffield ) moved tlie adoption of thc rules for an Available Fund , submitted by the committee . Mr . ALLEN seconded the motion .
A long and interesting discussion followed , in tho course of which the advantages and practicability of tfie system of self-supporting shops- were abl y i llus t ra t ed b y several speakers . It was stated in the course ofthe _debate that the " Working Men ' s Own Shop , 151 , Druryiane , " Was succeeding beyond the most sanguine expectations of its friends . This announcement elicited the warm applause of tbe delegates _. On a division the Conference adopted by a majority of seventeen to six , the following as Rule 21—1 st . —That an " Available Fund" of two shillings per member , be forthwith raiaeii , one half to be invested with _pk-oper legal security in the bank , London ; the other half to be legally secured by tbe respective districts , to the amountof the said fund raised , such district to be applied to as hereafter provided .
2 nd . That it being evident to this Conference , after the most _serkus deliberation , that thc altered condition of our trade throughout the country , and the social relation of our employers , having become so much changed , combined with the improved moral intelligence of the workmen engaged-in our handicraft , has rendered it now essential to our welfare , that an improved and more effectual moans of resisting the unjust encroachments , which are made from time to time by tyrannical employers be adopted . 3 rd . That to provide , therefore , against all unnecessary and improper expenditure of funds , and to secure the greatest advantage to the association , in the event of
an attempted reduction of wages , it be herem enacted , that whenever a number of men shall be deprived of employment under t ? ie _abore-meutioBDd circumstances , the district committee , in whose district such shall occur , shall , upon mature investigation , forward an ampk report ofthe situation of tbe locality to tha administrative committee , setting forth whether the expenditure of a reasonable amount of the available fund in establishing Shops , to be termed Operative Tradesmen's Boot and Shoe Shops ; or whether simply removing the men from the district for a period , _uistil the employer or employers should withdraw their proposals , providing properly for their families , would be most advisable and conducive to the welfare of the trade .
4 th . —That a Treasurer and three Trustees , resident in London , shall be appointed , who shall , in every case authorised by the administrative committee , have the power to draw sueh sum of money as may be required . 5 th . —That any section requiring support against a reduction of wages , shall write to tho district secretary , stating all particulars and probable expense of the same , when the district _comrovUee shall authorise one of thenown body , with one from the nearest section to that requiring tlie support , to inquire into tbe nature of thc dispute , and report to such committee , who , on finding the case requires redress , be empowered to grant the support , or to recommend such means as are provided in the foregoing clauses of the law . Gth . —That the following form of circular be issued by tbe administrative committee , to be filled up by the district committee : — 1 st . —What is the general pursuit of tho inhabitants of tho locality , where the reduction has been proposed . 2 nd . —Is the locality supported by fashion or trade .
3 rd . —Are the trades united in the locality , and are they likely to support an operative establishment . 4 th . —Are the shopmates of steady habits , and likely to be punctual in executing all orders which might be intrusted to them . The following was adopted as rules 22 , 23 , and 24 . "That the present Conference , if carried by the sanction ofthe districts , continue iii existence for one year , " VACASC 1 BS . On the death , resignation or removal , by the trade , of any delegate , t he president and s ecre t ary o i the trade by whieh such delegate was elected , shall certify the same to the Central Committee , who shall forthwith ksue thoir precepts ftr the election of another to supply the vacancy .
NO PURCHASE MONEY TO BE GIVEN . That any workman or workmen acting contrary to the interests of this society , when any shop or shops are on strike , is on no accouut to be paid any money for _tearing the same . The following was adopted by a majority , asrule 20 : — _PAVMESTS ON _ STRIKE . That there shall be two ways allowed of paying mem bers on strike : the one general , the other optional . The first to be paid outof thegeneral fund , wh ' mli is to beas follows : —For a single man , leaving on strike , 10 s . ; for a married man , 5 s . ; and for a wife 7 s . per week ; and ls . Cd . per week for every child under fourteen years of age . The optional one to bo such other sum , in addition , as any section or branch of the trade _lHciy tllinli proper to allow from the funds supplied by tlieii' own bye-laws . This support to _cOnlluu ! until the district committee , upon inquiry , shall see tbe
necessity of countermanding the same . Any member going on strike , and leaving a family behind him , the Slime will be entitled to one week ' s pay , at the expiration of six days from the commencement ofthe strike , on tho receipt of a letter signed by a sectional secretary , specifying tbat he is ten miles from thc town he has struck from ; he shall also continue to write once every week , as above stated , or forfeit his family's pay ; but if the strike be concluded before the exp iratiou of that time , the secretary of the section shall give _inforin-uion of the _laet , and when the _payments will be as here stated , on such member being ordered to return . If one hundred miles away , or an y o t her in t ermedia t e dis tan c e , ho will be allowed one week ' s pay : ono hundred and fifty miles , two weeks' pay ; but no more than two weeks' pay is to be allowed , whatever distance lie may be . The following wero adopted ns rules 2 ( 1 and 27 : — STRIKING PRESIDENT .
In case of any shop strikes , tbe olhcer or officers who may hdengaged in carrying out the same'to bo paid by tho section or sections where such strike or strikes take place . But in case ofa general strike in any section , one officer to bo paid one guinea per wick from the general fund .
TRAMPING _STONEV . No man to have tramping money until forty-eight hours from the time the shop has been struck , not to be entitled to receive the same after the shop has been struck six days . The Conference sat until seven o ' clock , to expedite business , at which hour it adjourned for the evening . FRIDAY , MAY 15 th . The following were adopted as rules 2 _<* tb , 2 "th , 28 th , and 29 th ,
_SECURITT OF FUNDS . That , as the general fund is the joint property of the society , every section shall be accountable for any defalcation oceasioncd by the officers it may appoint .
OESERAL TREASURER . That a General Treasurer be appointed by _Conference , ( subject to re-election ) , aud in whose report the fimvaaiui state of the association bo duly set forth . The _Sub-Tseasurer shall not hold mere than £ 100 at any one time In the event ef death , resignation , or other casualty , the district . Secretaries in which the Treasurer resided , snail be empowered , with the consent of thc Chairman , of the administrative Committee , and that of _tiso _gentral Secretary . All tbe monies levied for the " Available "Fund " shall be paid ( at tho rate of not less than twopence per week ) within the period of three months from the adjournment of this Conference . AH letters containing applications for money , or other business of importance , shall be signed by the district Secretary and the distriet Committee . The following were likewise adopted as rules 30 th , 31 st , 32 ad _, 33 rd , 34 th , 35 th , and SGth .
ALL _UEANCIIJ-S XO STRIKE AT ONE TIME , That all shops employing different branches of the trade , should one branch strike , the others are to strike also ,
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-., - . . ; . y _ IMPOSITIONS on stbike . :. : , -: ,, „ _. Should any . _msmber bedetectedin g iving ' afalse return of his family , or getting support . from a shop be did . not work ibr , ho shall he fined IDs ,, and be made to-refund * whatever sum be Was fraudulently received , That 6 h any member going on strike and returning to the town before the conclusion of such strike , without the sanction jf the district committee , shall be fined for , each offence Os ,, ¦ _" ' " _¦ * samo t 0 bc deducted from his family ' s pay , if _inarrA-d . ¦ .,
TRAMPING WITBOUT . ItOOKS , ; . Any _mcmV' B B on . tramp without his book shah hate his debt en 7 _* ' ed il , t 0 "J * * _J'e _secr-stary of . the section that he " may _/ _" * _" _"» an ( _* must pay , in addition , such charge as the by-lai , 7 of tIle 6 ectio " may . authorize . Such debt to be transmitted _, * ° tlle section or district where it was incurred , the tra . _^ P "inking a deposit ofthe amount required for the expem " _* eof _""W" _^'
_LOSIN-0 OR SELLING HOOKS , , Should any member be proved guilty Ofk '' s 5 _ns- ' s '' - inga book to another , he shall be lined 10 s ,, _^ " _* 0 party so obtaining sueh illegal beok shall pay bs ' . _DxuvEitr or books _. Any member coming into town with a book , and not de--lil'Gl'ilig it to the proper _atllhoritr within t _' _n'ae dajsshall pay a fine of 6 d , _for each week ; if married out * * on strike , the same to be stopped from his _fiinu'Iy ' s p < _iy . Auy member drawing a book and keep ing i t by him without going on tramp within the period above specified / So * be subject to the like fine , NOTICE OF _CIIANOE OF PLACE 1 ft * SECTIONS , That on any section being about to alter the regoihr " place of its meeting , a notice ofthe sumo is in all _cassSto be sent , a week ( if possible ) before , to the district se- * oratory , so that no _interruption may happen in the pro--per and regular transaction or business , jui _nc-gioctin this instance to subject the party io a line of 3 * . Cd . for any such offence .
FALSE _RETBRHS . That no secretary , section , or district , mtike , allow , or connive at any false or impei feet returns , sock as might lead into any -wrong calculations , or entail _aivy loss OU the r / shCfuZ _itiewie of the general fund ; and that all such conduct shall be dealt with by the members of conference as may be there thought bes } , having _authority io impose such penulty or penalties na the case or case * may demand . Tbe _following were also _adoptii as rules 37-, 88 V 3 _SJ" ,- 40 , 41 , 42 , 43 , 41 ,. and 45 * -.
DIVISION Oi- ' IIRANO » IS , _wtlElT TO BE _ALZWED-. ** „ That in al ! sections , where the members are bo < _-te Men ' s Men and Women ' s Men , and she number _abovs fifty each , it alia ?! be allowed for the parties themselves * _, if 5 hey so please , 4 o become 3 ? p _» rate sections , oil applies . * _tica-to the general secretary , and who shall sanction _thesaitfe , provided there be an equitable adjustment off mor . ey matters between both parties . _CONTBJtitmON TC- SECTION . * .-Thai each section be allowed to _detcrnrae upon the * amountof th e cont rib utio n ot its own members ; , in ac <» _cordause with their b \ e-luws .
PAYMENT OB- _OLD'SOCIETY DEIITS . That all societies formed under the old system ,- _andi new modelled on the present , and _indebted tu any other society or section , are t & bc considered as specially _sinsweralile-for the liquidation ofthe same frcm tlttif bunparticular fund , should the lending society or societies think it necessary lo demand such a debt .
EMBEZZLEMENT OP MATERIALS . NO member shall make away with the _materialsof any _? hoots or shoes whidii ' ie may have received to make up , under pain of subjecting himself toa penalty of Os ,, audio make good the amount of sneh material . _aaPERANNl'ATED ' . _UEMltEllS . Any member arriving at the age of fifty to be considered ' superannuated , and shall pay no _general contribution or levy , provided lie _aas belonged to the society for five successive years previously ; and in case of strike , lie shall _, receive 10 s . per _weak-for himself and wife , and the relief for children . If singl e , 7 s . Cd . per week , if he remain in . town ; he shall not , however , be . illo « e . _'l to work . Any member being incapacitated from tramping shall receire the same amount of i-elief as a superannuated member . POWER OF APPEAL .
A member , in case of any unjust exercise of authority against him by any trade officer , section , or sections , may appeal against the same to tho district committee ; oi-, if he pleases , to the administrative committee , whose decision shall be final . _rUhCHASE OF BOOKS-OF GENERAL . LAWS ,. Every member of this association is to be put in possession of the General Laws , for which he is to pay the sum of Id .
BHEACH OF GENERAL LAWS . Tbat no breach of these laws fee allowed ;¦ and- where no penalty is expressed , the same is to be decided b y t he section or district where any such ott _' _ence has been " committed , OFFICIAL 310 NETABV . That ne correspondence connected with the affairs of the association lie inserted in any of the public journals , as their appearance through such a medium is considered injurious to the _interests of the association . The law relative to the mode of election of _delcg-at « 5 to Confer e nce was rescinded b y a majority , and thu following substituted ;—Each district shall _liave tbe power to elect its delegate or delegates to Conference , in thc best manner they shall think proper , either by taking the voice ot' the distriet , or b y electing them at the district delegate inerting . The members of the annual district meeting and tiie district secretaries shall be alone eligible for the office .
On the motion of Mr . G , West ( Chatham ) itwas resolved , " That an official account of the affair * of the society be published monthly , for the _Sn / _ormntioni-f members , for which the sum of one halfpenny shall be charged . That the books for tramping , also the seals and stamps , shall he ready for the use of tiie assoeiation by the firstday ofthe ensuing month of July . A report was next given in of the debts due to , and from , as well as the claims from tlte several sections and districts , on the general association . A committee of seven , consisting of the following members—Messrs . Shavland , Goodu . LilWie _, _StftO'l ,. Crump , Sullivan , and Jackson , were appointed to consider the same .
A claim was submitted on behalf of ifr . Noble of Belfast , and on tbe motion of Messrs . Williams and M'Carthy , It was resolved , " That this Cortfu'ettee is of opinion that tbe Belfast decision was strictly in accordance with the usage of the trade , but this Conference nevertheless recommends to the Belfast committee , to award Mv . Noble tone compensation for the less he hassustained , in upholding the rights and interests of the association . " Messrs . Holmes and Walkerdine , brought up the report on tlie laws as adopted by Conference , w hich were read at length as arranged by the committee , and , with some slight emendation , was adopted and ordered to be printed forthwith , The Conference sat long after the usual hour in order to conclude business , at a reasonablehour ou Saturday ( tbis dav ) .
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London Shoemakers _Meetings i ** _Soti-out _ov the Builders . —Mr . John Sei ' tun , delegate U the Shoemakers Conference , lrom Liverpool and Birkenhead , waited upon Messrs . Uohy and Goatly ' s men , at their respective meeting houses , the Robin Hood , Great "Windmill Streci , ami tlte Sun and Thivtcctt Cantons , Silver Street , Golden Square , on Wednesday Evening , May the 13 th , and made most eloquent appeals on behalf of the much persecuted operative Builders , now on strike at Birkenhead and its vicinity . The deepest sympathy was evinced oujiehaif ofthe much oppressed workmen , each meeting resolving to appoint a night for tho especial consideration of the strile , ami otherwise _ruulor all the assistance in thei * power . Votcsof thanks were awarded by acclamation to Mr . Sefton , for liis attendance .
Imi _* okiani Fact . —Mr . Wm . _Cubitt _, the eminent * builder of Gray ' s Inn road , Louden , on Saturday se nnight reduced the wholo o f the e-trpeiitm 3 s . per week in his employ , who signed the document in 1 S 3-1 . These men well knew that the societies would not protect them , and therefore wore obliged _, to submit to the reduction . Yfe arc hnppy to add . that the reduction was strictly confined to the "document" men .
Oldham Cabpknteks Strike—ne are gratified to announce that the whole of these men have resumed work at thc advance ( 2 * . per week ) on Monday _uiorniog- Inst , after having been out five weeks . _BlM'KSuEAD _CaKI-EMTI-RS . —Several ol tllC pvi'JC' .-pal . masters gave a week ' s notice on Saturday last to their hands who sigucd thc _doc-iimem seven weeks back , to look out for fresh mnsler . _% as tliey _cjiiiiioe get the other trades to work with them .
STRIKE IN TIIE BUILDING TRADES . As we announced , the master tyrants have drawn thc sword , as will be seen from ihc following" _particu- * _^ Jars ; . and from the manner in which they have r , eeived insertion in the different papers , it is eviil- _»^ fc that the masters contemplate an easy _tmimpli in , the struggle of " LOKG PI ) USES against MJKGRY GU ' SS _, " to uso the philanthropic words of tho _tyra _at cwl _* _kingsof Northumberland ami Durham in tlv _^> war , fare with the miners . The major part of t _& jj report has appeared as
AN ADVERTISEMENT , the usual mode by which wealth ever enlists tlw power of the VIRTUOUS TRESS _gainst HAM . PANT TYRANNICAL _LABOUIL "VYo are so I ' m more generous than our _contemp'Sfarjp . s _, inasmuch as we publish the proclamation Ci ! " _Vh _^ masters cvci free of advertisement duty . Wfc - mean this shorl notice simply as a reference to \ lrs matlcr following not as comment , for that we , vefer ti our leading article upon the subject . ( From the _illanOtester _GuanlfonA ¦ At a meeting of mastf : r tradesmen held _atNewtOH-in-tUe _.-VVillowa , on
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Northern Star (1837-1852), May 16, 1846, page 5, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns3_16051846/page/5/
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