This fraternity, which consists of tackle and ticket porters, was constituted by act of common council in the year , with a power of annually choosing from among themselves rulers, viz. of each denomination, for their good government, and for hearing and determining all differences that might arise between the members of the united body.

The tackle porters are appointed by the principal city companies, and must all be freemen; they are entitled to the

work or labour of unshipping, landing, carrying, and housing of all goods imported by, and belonging, to the South Sea Company, and the East India company, and of all other goods and merchandizes coming from any other ports and places, and imported into the port of London; excepting from the east country, and of goods, the growth, product, or manufacture of Ireland, and the British plantations, and goods coming coastwise.

The ticket porters are appointed by the corporation, and are exclusively entitled

to the work or labour of unshipping, landing, carrying, and housing of pitch, tar, soap, ashes, clapboards, wainscot, fir-poles, masts, deals, oars, chests, tables, flax, and hemp, brought from Dantzic, or any other part or place of the east countries; as also of all iron, ropes, cables, and all other kind of cordage, and of all wood, commonly called green wood; and also of all manner of goods, of the growth, produce, and manufacture of Ireland, and the British plantations; and of all manner of coast goods, except lead; and generally to work under the tackle porters.

[] Report on the trade and shipping of the port of London, made to the House of Commons, 1796. App. F. f.

[] Report on the trade, App. G. g.