Star. — London, England, 1819-09-07 00:00:00

• • 3, a.. l ‘ •• va-t. - • •••• , 10116 k Nlb!G STAR. LONDON: TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1819. THE FUND€ InICE OF STOCKS Tills DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK : Bank Stock shut 3 per Cent. Reduced shut 3 per Cent : Consols 711 71 3/ 1 per Cent. SO2-4 per Cent. shut per Cent. Navy 104 ii Bank Long Annuities shut • Imperial S per Cent. Anns. 71 3 per Cent. 1751 701 Exchequer Bills (V.) 2 1 9 dis. Omnium 331 pre. Cons. for Acct. 71101. We received accounts yesterday from Nottingham and the neighbouring district, which a pressure of other matters obliged us to keep back till to-day, but which deserve particular attention. At length peo ple are beginning more and more to open their eyes to the impolicy, injustice, and folly, of raising money *by assessments, in the name of Poors' Rates, but ac tually for the purpose of paying the wages of work men, the profits from whose labours go, exclusively, into the pockets of their Masters. We have long la boured to enlighten the 'public mind in this topic, and to tear up by the roots that specious sophistry by which the foolish and avaricious would have it believed that they have a right to take a man's la bour at half its value—measuring that value too, by the low scale of bare sustenance, on the pretext that labour should be lrji to find its owls level.— In fact their invariable aim has been to reduce its price below its natural level; and in this they would have persevered till they had absorbed the whole capi tal of the country, had pair's not been employed to remove the veil, and open mens' minds to their true interests. In many parishes means are now pursued to bring this system of iniquity to a terminatiori. It is self evident, that the lowest equilibrium which can be obtained between labour and remuneration, is nutriment equal to the teorkman's sustenance put into the scale against his labour; for, laying aside all the petty jargon of pseudo-economists, food is the pri mum mobile of all products. Reduce this, and the quantity of work must necessarily be reduced. A horse cannot travel all day, and day after day, on a quantity of corn sufficient only for half a day's sup port—no, not if yoirlash him to death. You know this very well ! You only ask, that other people may find corn for yodr horse. They have been fools enough to do this too long ; but at length,—won2er ful discovery ! they have found out, that, as you get the profit, or pleasure of the ride, you should find the pmender ; and they are determined, that in future you shall :--unless you can find out some process by which a half-peck loaf shall go as far as a whole peck ! From the accounts to which we are now adverting, our Readers will see with pleasure, that many of the most respectable Master Manufacturers in Notting- ham, actuated, we would fain trust, by an awakened sense of what is just and equitable, rather than by any mere desire of yielding to the general feeling on the subject, have signified their acquiescence in that Statement of Prices for which the workmen, sanc tioned by the Parochial Authorities, have been so firmly, but peaceably insisting. The Duke of Naw- CASTLE, the Lord Lieutenant of the County of Not tingham, has been personally very assiduous in en deavouring to bring the whole of the Masters to fol low the same line of conduct; and although his Grace has been obliged to leave Nottingham with the regret of having only partially succeeded in his laudable purpose, nothing can be more certain than its ulti mate, nay, speedy accomplishment. The Parochial Authorities, the Landholders, the Inhabitants at large, have only to continue in the wise and discreet course which they have adopted, of supporting the workmen in their just demands, and the Masters must either fall in with the terms required, or aban don the trade altogether ; when, doubtless, other per sons will be found, better disposed and quite as able, to do it justice. The Paris Papers of Friday arrived last night. The KING, on Thursday, transacted business with the Minister of Marine, when numerous Naval Pro motions were ordered by his MAJESTY. It is said to be certain that M. RoYER COLLARD has resigned his situation of the Head of the Uni . - versity of Paris. On the resignation of this Ultra- Royalist Deputy, The Journal des Debate satirically says—" The question now is, whether M. Rot-RR COLLARD will obtain a situation in the Ministry, in vichange for his Presidency of the University ? It appears to us that this recompense is due to a man who has so ably taken care of the book trade, and under whose Presidency there have been but twenty insuirettions in the Royal Colleges." .The Gazette de France affirms that the opening of the Climbers will take place on the Ist of Novem ber;• and that on the 4th of that month' the Budget' will be presented to the Chamber of Deputies. Ititelligence has reached Paris of the, yellow fever h av i n g commenced its ravages at Martinique and St. Domingo. Ordeals have, therefore, been sent to all the French ports, to make vessels from the West Indies undergo a qtiarantine of lt least 28 days. The Illonitevr contains a Royal Ordinance for the eestablishment of 500 new Ecclesiastical Benefices in various Dioceses ; and also Ordinances appointing the Abbe FRHYSINOILIS, M. GOENEAU DE MlLaby, and several other individuals, Knights of the Legion of Honour. The Prince Royal of PRUSSIA and the Prince of OKANoE, arrived on the 23d ult. at Munich. The intelligence of the refhsal of the King of SPAIN to ratify the Treaty for ceding the Floridas to the United States, is confirmed. The Memorial Bearnais, of the 27th ult. says—" A Spanish Secretary of Le gation has passed through Bayonne on his way to Bourdeaux, where he is to embark for the United States. He is the bearer of the refusal of his Majesty • King FEanLNAND to accede to the Florida Treaty." French Fivp per Cents. Thursday, 72 fr. 40 c. We have also, at a late hour this forenoon, received the Paris Papers of Saturday. A Madrid article, of the 23d of August, fully con firms the fact of the refusal of the King of SPAIN to ratify the Treaty,for the cession of the Florida,. The term fixed for the exchange of the Ratifications ex pired on the 2'2d ult. The substance of the commu nication made by the Madrid Cabinet to the Ameri can Minister was, that his MAJZSTY found it neces sary to obtain information upon certain articles of the Treaty, and that he would make choice of a person to proceed to Washington for this purpose. This ex traordinary document is stated to have caused much surprise at Madrid. M. Onts is still there inn -sit**. tion neither of favour nor disgrace. Five per Cents. Friday, 72 fr. 75 c. Policies were this morning opened on the Royal Exchange to receive £lOO, on paying £2O, if War is declared between Spain and the United States, on or before this day two months. The Funds are rather worse,. Consols for the Account being done this morning at 71i for Money, and 711 for the Ac count. The same heaviness continues, and scarcely any business , m1111•1=111•••••• Frankfort P arrived last night to the 81st ult. The King of USSIA has expressed his satisfaction at the result of in inquiry, which has found no cause . of blame in thesonduct of those persons who were appointed to deliver corn purchased in 1817, in the Baltic, by order of the Government, and for the re lief of the inhabitants of the Rhenish Provinces. Some unpleasant scenes are said to have taken place at Berlin with regard to the Jews ; and great_ - . apprehensions were entertained of some serious dis turbances taking place ou the 24th ult.--a popular festival, unless the most rigorous preventive measures were adopted on the part of the Police. It has been finally determined by the Germanic Diet, that Ulm and Rastadt shall be made fortresses of the Confederation. Advices from Constantinople, of the 26th of Jail,' state, that 22 of the ringleaders in the recent 665. turbances there had been strangled. The inhabitants of Cania, Turks, Greeks, and Jews, had unanimously revolted against the authority of the Governor, &um EMIR PACHA, on account of his extortions and cruel ties, and sent a Deputation to Constantinople, with a representation of their grievances. The Porta bad, in consequence, deprived him of his command, and of his horses' tails, and ordered his property to be con fiscated, and himself to be banished to Demorika. Sir T.TELLaw was at Tenedos, with a frigate and a brig of war. THE. ARMY. Saturday, the Regal horse Guards (Blues) were inspected in the Barrack-square, Brighton, by Lord XDWARD SOMERSET. The Fanny transport, arrived at Portsmouth, sailed from Gibraltar on the 10th ultimo, and has on board a Company of Artillery, under command of Lieu tenant Da Lyon, and invalid men of the Sappers and Miners, Artillery, Staff Corps, 11th, 20th, and 60th Regiments. The Garrison was healthy. The Fanny is placed under quarantine. The ROYAL GEORGE yacht has been ordered to be again got ready for the reception of His Royal High ness the PRINCE REGENT. The PRINCE REGENT is at present at the Marquis of HERTFORD'S, at Ragley, in Worcestershire. Upwards of 80 persons were summoned before the Magistrates of Brighton, last week, for neglecting to pay the Poor-Rates ; many atictins cases were heard; but it was thought proper to act with severity against 1.5 of the defaulters. Sir FRANCIS BURDETT has, with his usual benevo lence, given Two Hundred Guineas to the Manches ter Subscription. 'We understand that letters are in town from Cadiz, which give advice that the British transports, char tered for the purpose of joining the grand Expedition, have all been discharged.—(Moranng Chronicle.) The ship Drie Vrienden, Captain Trim., from Per nambuco to Africa, was taken possession of cin the 9th of May, at D'Elmira, by three of the crew, who, after murdering the Captain, his son, and a seaman, carried the vessel out to sea and blew her up. A Meeting of Mr. Humes friends took place last night at the Crown and Anchor Tavern, to consider on the best means of carrying into effect a former Resolution, respecting his entry into London. After considerable discussion, a Committee was appointicl, consisting of Dr. WATSON, Mr. WATLIN, WADDING. TON (the acquitted placard-bearer), GALE JONES, and' others. The harmony of the Meeting was for some time disturbed by an altercation with a young 1 Reformer of the name of IRELAND , who at l engt h withdrew with a party of his own. There were about 100 persons present, and a subscription was entered into for defraying the expenses necessary to make Mr. HVNT'S entry into London a triumphaLone. LEEDS, SEPTEM.BER S- Reform still continues the order of the day is this district. Several Meetings are announced to take place at the various towns in this aeighbourhood ; and to-morrow, it is understood, another Requisition is to be presented to ots.• worthy Chief Magistrate, requesting him to call an early Meeting of the Inha bitants, either on Hunslet Moor or elsewhere,.to take into consideration the late events at Man Chester, and the necessity of Petitioning for a Radical Reform in the Commons House of Parliament. In the event of his refusal, which is understood to be certain, the Requisitionists will themselves call a Meeting.—We have been favoured with an additional company of the 4th Dragoons ; but, fortunately, we have hitherto had no occasion for their active services. i ~~ b `.l ; .r , ;', I 1 . ' N f. h p . , I t t_ 1 I v 1 ' !c I ' LEICR6TER FRAME-WORK KNITTERS. Mr. KIBIIY, a dealer in hosiery by commission, in this town, was most roughly handled by a number of men, women, and boys, at Burbage, on Monday last. It seems he had been giving out work at prices below the Hosiers' Statement, and in consequence they determined upon dorskeying him. Mr. KIRBY being aware of their intentions, took refuge in a house, but. was soon brought forth by two or three of the crowd, who got into the premises through the window. An ass being in readiness, be was placed upon its back, with Lis face to the tail, and car: ied through the strgets in a sort of mock procession, preceded by a placard inscribed " Statement of 1817," until he actually swooned, from the unmanly treatment be received from some of the parties. We understand several of the ringleaders were taken before the Rev. Mr.DYKE, the Magistrate, but Mr. KIRBY declined proceeding to extremities against them, ou condition that they nude an apology for their improper conduct. A Stocking-maker went through a similar ordeal, at Belgrave, on Thursday, for working under the Statement price. NOTTINGHAM FRAMEWORK KNITTERS. The Two-needle Branch in Nottingham and its neighbourhood are still•suffering extreme privations, in their efforts to obtain a regulation of the prices of the trade. On Tuesday morning, they to bring their frames in, belonging to those osiers, who had not agreed to the " statement" price. The frames were principally from the country, and were drawn in waggons and carts, to which long rapes were affixed, and the workmen themselves pulled them along. They had labels in their hats, on which was written, in large characters, " We keep the Peace." Frames have continued to be brought into town the whole of the week, and we have not heard of the slightest breach of the public peace. In con sequence of the letters which had been addressed to the Duke of NZWCASTLZ, the Lord Lieutenant of the County, his Grace arrived in Nottingham on Monday. Here he had interviews, as we understand, with both the Town and County Magistrates, a num ber of the most respectable Hosiers, and the Com mittee of Framework knitters. On his departure from the town, he left the following letter for the Committee : " Nottingham. August 30, ISO. 6; The Duke of Newcastle cannot leave Nottingham without expressing his great regret, at being unable to devise my legal means of adjusting the differences now existing between the workmen and their employers, in the hosiery business ; but having received applications, which make it appear, may coos- MATSON AT ran CAM or Goon flora would prove a de irahle object to smug, the Duke wishes to acquaint the workmen, that he will afford the measure every facility in his power, either by giving them personal information, or by convening the County, to take the subject into consideration, upon receiving a proper application for that purpose. " To Messrs. Miller. Sands, and Rotherford, Nottingham." It is with unfeigned satisfaction, that we announce that many of the most respectable Manufacturers have already sent in their names to the Committee, with a pledge to give the statement price, and their men are now returned to their employment; and there are grounds for hoping that a thorough under standing will soon take place between the Masters and the workmen. MANSFIELD, SEPTEMBER 2. A very liberal Subscription for the unemployed, Framework-knitters has been entered into at Mans field, which at this time amounts to nearly £303, and is not yet finished. The men have once passed through the town in ranks, in conjunction with the Sutton hands, and have conducted themselves with such propriety, as it is hoped will gain them many friends in these needful times. LOUGHBOROUGH, SEPTEMBER 2. The arrangements between the Hosiers and Stock ing -makers, respecting an advance of wages, were happily confirmed the latter end of last week, so far as regards the worsted bands and the Angola hands; and once more the smile of joy beams in the coun tenances of these poor men. But as to the cotton hands, the dispute remains unsettled, and the frames, continue to stand still in our town, where witave about fifty, and at Sheepshead, where there are nearly four hundred. In this branch too, the men are yet ant of work at Wiiitwick, Thringstone, Diseworth, Long-Whatton, Kegworth, Hathern, Sutton Boning ton, and Wimeswonld ; at several of which places many of the jack wires have been removed to prevent their working at under prices. Out of 600 weavers is the town of Lanark, there are at present no less than 150 idle. We understand that the Magistrates, following the example of the Gentlemen of Pollockshaws, have been most active in getting the unemployed set to work on the New ' Road between Glasgow and Carlisle. A Meeting, " for the purpose of taking into consi i , deration the present di s t r es se d sta t e o f t h e nat i on , and" the best mode of obtaining a Radical Reform in the Commons House of Parliament," ace. is to be held ao Armley Hill Top on Monday next, and a Requisition is to be presented to the Mayor this day to call a Meeting as early as possible.—Leeds Intelligencer. Friday last being mat ket-day at Preston, some dis orderly people liad . nearly succeeded in throwing the place into general confusion, but they were spiritedly put down by the Civil Authorities, and lion of the ring leaders taken into cust(idy. • SIR CHARLES IVOL,SZLEY. Extract from a Letter from Sir Crtultes Last s dated Lancaster, September 3d : , s At this moment the Bill against nne another, for perjury, is before the Cu;,et say before I have finished my letter I s'c.:illbt to inform you of the fate of it. Owen a:10 0 were witnesses against Messrs Hurt, Joh. and Moorhouse—they swore b ef ore the .. that they positively Saw Mr. I‘lnerbouse on Z ings, and upon th eir evidence he asiocarcei eleven days in the New Bailey, and ultimo -witted (and bailed) for a misdemeancur!.! The real facts, however, are tllese:-...1/ house being seen in the crowd by )Ir. was going up in the carriage to St. l'eter's-! seeming much distressed by the pressure eft Mr. Hunt desired him, as there was room, n the carriage; upon which the door was he was lifted in; but on shutting the dorr,hi, got between it and the step, and crushed that as soon as they got to the hustings, h e II public. hawse to get them dressed, nxrt rem,; Me whole of the time—that is, till after Mr., the rest were taken into custody; and k was returning from the public-house that i. and treated as you have been before info t t ie d, much for Mr. Moorhoase and his ht.; " There is a Bill preferred against • a tallow-chandler, one of the Yeomanry C a% having cut down Elizabeth Farren, h av i ng a 4nfant in her arms, and who, at the time, was 4 200 yards from the hustings, locking women. Seeing that he was on the print ' at her, she begged for mercy and her life ; ever, made his stroke, and inflicted a yerc on her skull, and in falling made another, sword got entangled in her apron, which was cut. In falling, the poor child got much _ the head, which is even visible at this moment!! Another Bill of Indictment is one * • • • for having sabred Nis. was not he r: intention to have been at Meeting, but perceiving that one of her c. got out of her sight, she went out to look when some friends advised her to go Peter's-field, and she would there probably She did so, and before she had been the ground, this • • • * rode at her, and . down ; and when down, although she was for her life, he cut at her, wad planted a ljaer head that cut her to the skull, and apparently nearly healed, affects her head sight most materially. " The above unfortunate stiffeners two only persons, and the only possritly, person signing himself Eaton (I believe), r Manchester Magistrates, has given an ac I understand, in The Courier Newspaper. nately, however, for the assertion of this I have seen many of these poor maimed s, * village, net far from Oldham, to which ant last Sunday, and where an honest I surgeon (a Quaker), at whose house I wai, me, he had forty-ttro patients under hic tare! were wounded in different ways on the 131otid. of Peter's-field !! LETTER FROM MR. HUNT TO A IN TOWN. " LANCASTE/t, SATURDAY, " My DICAR SlR—Last night the Grand, returned a•true bill in an indictment against mous Mr. Richard Owen, for perjury, he falsely sworn, on his examination before of Manchester Magistrates, at the New Bailer, Mr. Moorbouse, of Stockport, was on the v on the 16th of August, on St. Peter's Plain. morning bills of indictment for perjury preferred against Platt and Derbyshire, for on the same occasion, falsely sworn to th which was contradicted by the same nine wao gave evidence before the same the former indictment, on which they bill. Thus have this Grand Jury at all , a bill against themselves : for if it was right a true bill against Owen, nby throw out against the others, there being no difference facts sworn to by Platt and Derbyshire, than that of the two latter having stated they well acquainted with Moortmuse, and thex not have sworn to him by accident ? Bills , ment were also preferred against several rums capital felony, for cutting and maiming Wit, with intent to kill, under Lord Ellenborough, these were delivered into the Grand Jury by Pearson and Harmer last night, and th the Solicitor for the Treasury delivered in against myself and the other pettons for to alter the Government by force and threats: as we were waiting to be called in as the former bills, Mr. E. B. Wilbraham, who therto been sitting upon the Grand Jury, informed us that lie did so in conseqtr ce preferred against us by the Crovn being . to be investigated by the Grand Jury ; upon I wrotg and sent in to Lord Stanley, a rotor the proceedings, as being not only irregular , just towards us, by giving the ptereden ,e bearing of the bill against us, before they a ted those which we had presented the day this was over-ruled, and Nadia, Platt, anti shire, are now examining before the Gt who, I have not the least doubt, ‘‘ ill tinri a • against us, upon the evidence of such men above, all belonging to the Police, even it we be charged with sheep/teeing. Two of ,that we have sent in are for dreadfully nook women, one of them a very interesting Twitted,. man of about 2:: years of age, with a ti ne her arms of five months old, who had as : 4 nearly dashed out by the fall its !MOO. when she was cut down with the sabre 0(0 ' Yeomanry, who in.licted a wound four oscses on her skull; and the wretch rode bac k, awl . cl 3 ther cut at her as she and her child lay w to justice ; their blood. There are now hall a ‘core dreadfully cut and manned, wa&ng to r vitt shall do' ever' thing w e can to br in g 11 . best proof, yet I have no hopes of any re betni; done to bring the Grand but, althotigh have t;le t Migrates and Relations to trial here : v atratous to kQow Lott was done at the one Olen urt, and / I shall be !tt anti 6 1 Arso n , 1 6 2 the M, use on ri ulticatel 7, cur I! P..ant, L'eter • s-irl.!, ure of the room, to g et ; vas op ene d , door, hi s !rush e d th e 4s . •gs, he Mini, 41 temninel er Mr. Ho rt . ad it wat o r , • he was an. •,,. e infe nike d, 'nest accusero .st • •• a 6 my C ava l ry ' having 1 1. time, was • • Mg on with cl•I Print of cu • er life ; he, • a verr deep another, and, which was much bruised' is moment!! preferred ag [rs. Goodnia een at or near f her children • to look for '• to go toward; rohably find • na five minutes er, and sung she was • 4 tilted a and which, her head and rs are perhaps, powitly, tlut elieve), ore of an account or spaper. Unf• ,f this Gee' • 'aimed stleren to which play onest and he.. ie I war, in r hic care:! the Blood: TO A FRIE S RDAY, sm.+. e Grand Jun. L•• nt against the t rjury, he had , aefore the Quo. New Bailer, as on the litutia :ter's Plain. perjury were • shire, for Navin ato the same • me nine wit ie Grand Jury ley returned a it all events f• • was right to arow out the difference in iyshire, any • stated they v••• sod therefore c t ? Bills of intl . . cveral persons I Iming with sab• • lenborough's .' d Jury by Mes . and this :nom elivered In a ns for a conspir • : and threats: in as witnesses sham, who ha d l Jury, rerirt a • ? equfnce of the • i being, then a• Jury ; urn 1 ,511 , a protest irregular, but eceden.e ' ore they :he day before Plts, anti Deo • the Gr•ukt •Tu x ill tind a trne • C such men 3 : • , even if we soo T wo of the dfully co :sting ma re ' th tale cb"s i so had its ig mo ther We i ! sabre of one of fete inches back, and hl ld lay welrosinS score pe• 1441 ',: rat w. fo P o• bring t! e stione sl of anv re.d -vniets; Oft. here. V't at the •