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CO;INTRY 1711? DON WEAYEA4 coveNrsv, A IGUST 29. Tileilay morning a numerous body of Weavers. senibleJ in the Windmill Fields, neat to this City, consi,!er of the means of obtaining an advance of ;. -Cie:- some deliberations, they determined not' co ce.l,c from working themselves, 44.•1.ai50 to j set hers. Accordingly,. several persons were to seal the looms ; and a Deputation . war to wait on the Magistrates, to request their iaence with the 11lanufacturers. then la, perambulated the streets, with a placard, V*3s printed " List Prices or Nothing."— ie soticitation of the Magistrates, the Manufac s he!sl a Meeting that evening at the:Castle Inn, unanimously agreed that the List . Piice Of wi::i a trifling deviation, should be paid in Prior to this, it may be necessary to add, erreme concern we mention it, several per j' ~ = ions t 9 the weavers, were carried through in succe,sioa, on the back of a dbakey ; .; perotml violArice was, however, offered to 611.11: so treated, o.lnesilay morning, the weavers having again Mr. P. CH, 0 irk read a series of Itesolu• %sere unanimously agreed to. Re t o, v on their tenour ; and trusted ibis:no be done by the assembly Preiece,•"o )1): called otherwise than a geaceableand ;11%.3 0% Vb e:t.i ••: • 0 the day, we were sorry to observe s fen. body of watchmakers also paradiogi the ; ;or a sintilg purpose. As this had a tendency ,• the cause of the wearers most materially, • :s•,rates telt themselves called upon to issue - la which they deClared their decided in ppres,ing all tumultuous assemblies that r tuoire take place. ti.. I::: e• assembling of the weavers in the even ', 6 lo•coav observed, in allusion to this hand t!..at obedience to the Magistrates must be oh ,e; t that the weavers totally disapproved of of other trades with their concerns. ;,;„ v.t, saircred to proceed, it would probably between both parties, which ::i tumult, and this the law must depre (Ate aau 1 ,;;;IiAl. None should go from that Meeting nth a :,,t , laziou to compel people to leave thew !mi.., would be ..1-emed tumultuous; ismnst be a act in all. It was then determined they I d all remain still, until the whole of the mageis si•ped the agreement ; and Mr. Gite- WRY Ile had no doubt their exertions would be c:Tal aid with success. A Req .isr.ion having been sent to the Mayor, to request him to convene a Meeting of the Inhabitants to take int t consideration the case of the digressed wearers, Saturday was appointed for that purpose, she;', 1111ructotts and respectable Meeting of the Ma ssfacturers and others, assembled at the County Hall, • Clarke, Esq. in the Chair. Mr. C. LILLY stated, that the object for which they were then assembled, was to adopt some plan for. the !did of the poor and distressed Ribbon Weavers, ad he had no doubt that mart ,of the Gentlemen rand him would assist in so laillitble a cause to.the taloa in their power. He wished to correct - ad et = famous opinion which had goneabroad, viz. that the present stopping of the looms was to raise their prices, but it was no such thing ; the prices now paid sere certainly inadequate to subsist the families of the poor men, but their object was to equaliae.the prices; and to this 12t manufacturers have armed, sad have signed their names that they should all pay alike. By this means every manufacturer will have le same chance in the market. Trade at this time ache year is generally very slack, it being between the summer and winter fashions. Ho (Mr. Lilly) un derstood from Mr. Cope, that the manufacturers of Nuneaton had agreed to abide entirely by the Reso !miens of the present Meeting, and the list of prices the Coventry Manufacturers might pay. Ile sincerely *taped that the Gentlemen present would subscribe towards giving something to the poor families who fad been all the week out of employ. He would re commend that they should still refrain from. their work, rather than take it out at an inferior price ; zed, he for one, would again come forward, if a mad subscription should Toe deemed necessary. He ihould conclude by moving, that a subscription be raw entered into—(Applause.) :event Resolutions were then agreed to. Kr. Cora said, he hoped the subscriptions, upon this occasion, would be liberal. The distresses dthe treaters were great ; but none could be better judges of their deprivations than themselves. He under r.ocd that their chairs and tables, and, in some in naaces, even their beds, &c. ha d been sacrificed, reher than they would apply for parochial relief.— ile must beg to remark, that a liberal subscription neuld be fully repaid by the reduction of the Poor rtes.--After some conversation, as to those who vealdbi. the most proper persons to solicit subscrip tions in the different Wards, it was thought the Ward Committees should be appointed to that office. A subscription was immediately entered info in Hall, and we understand nearly £2OO were seb len:bed. It was announced that the Corporation torrid g:ve 25 guineas, and the Clothiers' Company guioras. Air. P. GREGORY said, he should not again have presumed to address so respectable a Meeting, had he not been prompted by the noblest feeling of the 12 r-au mind—gratitude. His fellow-artisans Nati tiiLt.el vial him in the same feeling, and he, - in their %could return thanks to the Mayor and Magis ut the City, for their kindness and forbearance •ar.l ! , the v:irious large Meetings of the week; and al.a for their having denounced the interference of 0 11 q trades. A Deputation was then appointed to solicit sob- ttl:,ll. ms ie. each Wa-d ; and, we are happy to add, tl,ru t t..h their meritorious exertions, upwards of were collected on Saturday evening. Upwards of £;tmili , 2s, who had been totally unemployed duiing the week, wete then supplied with money to Plicliase the necessary articles of subsistence, and a 1 surplus rent.tined for the ensuing week. 11,e k ereaing th, Manufacturers again assent-. ~ • •ti^lim, to receive the Weavers' Re ; ily;se I,:ttnes which had been signed subse :l;e last morrntronAm, Aucustlt. The Framework Knitters in the two-needle branch, still remain out of employ. They parade the town, in one direction or another, almost every day. On Friday tan, Upwards of 6000 were thus assembled - together, and is Miaday, a Gentleman, who had the curiosity to count them as they passed by, num bered 5057 men. Thursday, the procession passed 'through the principal streets in the town, and presented Anovel appearance in having from 100 to 150 w•o lien marching at the head of the column. The con duct of the whole, has been of the moat peaceable kind, and their wretched situation has excited the commiseration of thousands. The Committee of the tutn•outr have published the following affecting Address and Petition on the subject of their grievances " TO DU OIACZ 1111 C DUET or NEWCAST/4 (LORD LITSFITTLIFF)s VET nosausr, OENTSY, MID CLIAGT, OT TAT COUNTY OF 100.1, TII.OIIAII. " The humble Address and Petition of the Two-Needle Frame- Work Knitters. " We think we should be wanting in duty to ourselves and Families, were w• not, with all due respect and humility, to call your serious attention to those hew-rending Wogs and severe Privations under which ourselves and Families are now groan ing ; and, to ju►tify ourselves in sending forth the present Ad-. . 1:ily dress, we beg leave to state, that from the various and low Prices ep by our Employers, we have not, after working from four tetn to sixteen Nom" per Day, been able to earn more than 'from four Shillings to Seven Shillings per Week, tomaintain out Wives awl Families upon, to pay 7 k xrs, Howe Rea, tie. which has driven us to the necessity of applying for Parochial Aid, which after all, has not in many instances, left us sufficient to supply the Calls of Nature, even with the most parsimonious economy; and though we have substituted Meal and Water, or Potatoes and Salt, for that more wholesome food an English man's table used to abound with, we have repeatedly retired after a hard day's labour, and been under the necessity of put ting our Children supperless to bed, to stifle the Cries of Hun ger : nor think we would give this picture too high a colouring, when we can most solemnly declare, that for the last Eighteen Mouths, we have scarcely known what it was to be free from the Pains of Hunger. " Think what must be our feelings, when our little ones cling around our knees for Bread, which we are unable to give them ! ,Our partners in life, the poignancy of whose grief may be con ceived, but cannot be described, looking on the pale and meagre form of her husband; her child, perhaps, at her breast, feebly sucking for that nourishment which Nature almost refuses to I bestow !!—This is a state of misery wretchedneu itself cannot dcpict ; we hope, then, it will not be deemed. too much to re quire from our Employers a reasonable Regulation and Advance- ment in our Prices, which they acknowledge they are willing to give, could it be adopted generally all we ask and desire of them, is an adequate remuneration for our labour. " We trust and hope we live amongst a Christian People not forgetful of that glorious precept of our Divist !Basra', " to love one another, to feed the hungry, clothe the naked, to pour in oil and wine, and bind up the wounds" of those lacerated hearts with feelings of sympathy; and we confidently rely on the generous, humane, and benevolent exegtions which, in your wisdom, you may think proper to adopt, for the extricating of us from eaut climax of human :Misery, in which we are at present involved. • 4 4 Sisicartly hoping till well-meant Call wiU not remain un-' answered, bet•.that we may live in• the most grateful remem brance of your Assistance, we subscribe ourseltes on behalf of the Trade, 44 WALSZIL MILLIS. THOMAS sans. " BAMUIL *WTI " COMMitiai Room, Rill, Coal-Pitt-lasie." THE PRINCE REGENT. PORTSMOUTH, AUGUST 23.—His Royal Highness the PRINCE REGENT has been cruising about Spithead and St. Helen's all day, attended by his squadron, and is now steering for Cowes Roads, where moorings are laid down for the yacht. His Royal Highness is ex pected to return immediately to London or Brighton. COWES, AUGUST 24.—The PRINCE REGENT gives his farewell dinner to a large party tills day, and to morrow quits Cowes for the season. NA PAL INTELLIGENCE. Hem, Ammar 23.—Arrived the Ninth Briton, Act.mr, from Greenland, with four fish (230 butts) ; and the John, News t, from Davis's Straits, with 11 fish (300 butts). WHITBY, AUGUST 23.—Arrived the Henrietta,KLAßSlV, from Greenland, with 11 fish (70 tuns) ; and the Harmony, Srevaas, from ditto, with tour fish (30 tuns). Pousstoura, Actuurr 24.—Wind E.—Arrived the Drome dary store-ship, from Woolwich for New South Wales.—Passed by for Cowes, the Martha, from Charlestown: —Sailed the Bri ton, Rein, for Fiume. Dias., AUGUST 24.—Wind N.E.—Came down from the River and sailed, the Royal Sovereign yacht, for Calais.—Arrived and sailed for the River, the Indus, CALL:roma, from Quebec; and the Columbo transport, from Barbadoes. Cusvom-Houss, AUGUST 24.—Entered Inwards : The Wane, from &. Petersburgh ; Haer, from Antwerp ; Vine, from Ant werp ; Vrow Ilendrika, from Tonningen ; Earl Clancarty, from Rotterdam; the Europa, from Christiana; Providentia, from' &bier ; Seven Brothers, from Prince Edward's Island ; Erna nuel, from Frederickstadt ; and the Hope, from Liverpool Entered Outwards : The Grace, for Elsinenr and Riga ; Thetis, for Hamburgh ; Sea Nymph, for Cape Castle ; the Augustus Czsar, for Jamaica; Delaford, for Sc. Vincent's; William, for Teneriffe; Catherine, for Belfast ; Industrie, for Amsterdam ; Isabella, for Hamburgh; and the Dove, for Bilboa.—Cleared Outwards : The Cosmopolite, for Genoa and Leghorn ; Prince of Waterloo, for Ostend; and the Archimedes, for Bilboa. Parliament was yesterday further prorogued by edmmission. The LORD CHANCELLOR being seated in his robes, with the Duke of WELLurcrora on his right, and the Earl of LIVERPOOL on his left, (also in robes), commanded the Yeoman Usher of the Black Rod to desire the attendance of the Commons ; who being come, the commission for farther proroguing the Parliament was read by BENJAMIN Cunnia, Esq. the Additional Clerk-Assistant; which done, the Loan CuancacLoa prorogued the Parliament to the 2d of November next. The Commons, who were repre sentad by JEREMIAD Dysox, Esq. and several of their clerks and officers, then withdrew. CORN-EXCHANGE, MARK-LANZ, AUGUST 25.-- We have had no arrivals of any Grain since Mon day, :.nLi there appearing but few buyers this morn. i l ls, Wheat was exceedingly heavy at Monday's `prices. Oats are also very heavy, and Is. per guar ' ter lower. In Barley, Peas, and Beans, there is I little or no alteration. 11 1 / 2 11 #0 riti IriiSTISINSTER ELECTORS. Sir Flutters Bentogrr has addressed the follow ing Letter to the Electors of Westminster : s Ktatr Pau, Micas? a. " GutTLEsuar—On reading the Newspapers this morning, having arrived Lite yesterday evening, I was filled with shame, grief, and indignation at the account of the blood spilled at Manchester. " This, then, is the answer of the Borouglimon- 1 gets to the petitioning people—this is the practical proof of our standing in no need of ReforM—these the practical blessings of our glorious Boroughtnon gets domination—this the use of a standing army in time of peace. It seems our fathers were not such fools as some would make us believe, in opposing the establishment of a standing army, and sending King William's Dutch Guards out of the country. Yet, would to HEAVEN they had been Dutchmen or Switzers, or Hessians, or Hanoverians, or any thing rather than Englishmen, who have done such deeds. What! kill men unarmed, unresisting; and, gracious Goo! women too ; disfigured, maimed, cut down, and trampled on by Dragoons! Is this England? This a Christian land ? A land of freedom ? Can such things be, and pass by us like a summer cloud, unheeded? Forbid it every drop of English blood in every vein that does not proclaim its owner bat tard! Will the Gentlemen of England support, or wink at such proceedings ? They have a great stake in their country ; they hold great estates, and they are bound in duty and in honour to consider them as retaining fees on the part of their country, for up holding its rights and liberties : surely they will at length awake, and find they have duties to perform. They never can stand tamely by, as lookers-on, whilst bloody Neroes rip open their mother's womb; they must join the general voice, loudly demanding justice and redress ; and head Public Meetings throughout the United Kingdom, to put a stop, in its commencement, to a reign of terror and of blood; to afford consolation, as far as it can be afforded, and legal redress, to the widows and orphans—mu tilated victims of this unparalleled and barbarous outrage. " fOr this purpose I prop* that a Meeting should be called in Westminster, which the Gentlemen of the Committee will arrange, and whose summons I will hold myself in readiness to attend. Whether the penalty of our meeting will . be death by military execution I know not; but this I know, a man can die but once, and never better than in vindicating the laws and liberties of his country. " Excuse this hasty address. I can scarcely tell what I have written; it may be a libel, or the At torney-General may call it one, just as he pleases.— When the seven Bishops were tried for libel, the army of James 11. then encamped on Hounslow-heath for supporting arbitrary power, gave three cheers on hearing of their acquittal. The King, startled at the noise, asked, " What's that?" " Nothing, Sir," was the answer, " but the soldiers shouting at the ac quittal of the seven Bishops." "Do you call that nothing?" replied the misgiving tyrant; and shortly after abdicated the Government. " 'Tis tree, James could not inflict the torture on his soldiers—could net tear the living flesh from their bones with the cat• o'nine•tails—could not flay them alive. Be this as it may, our duty is to meet ; and England expects every man to do his duty.' " I remain, Gentlemen, most truly and faithfully, " Your most obedient servant, (Signed) " F. BURDETT." The Paris Papers of Sunday arrived this forenoon. Prince TALLEYRAND has arrived in Paris ; as has also General PIRE, who was one of the proscribed on the list of the 24th July, but who lately obtained a re- Mission of his sentence.—Five per Cents. Saturday, 71 fr. 65c. FROM OUR PRIVATE CORRESPONDENT. " PARIS, AUGUST 21. 4 , The preparation's for the ensuing Exhibition, on the 25th, of the produce of French industry, are of the most magnificent description. We have been fa voured with a private ticket of admission. Every thing strikes us with surprise, Whether we regard the', extent to which luxury is carried, or the progress that the useful arts have made in France. In the porcelain of Sevres, we observed arduous attempts to surpass their preceding efforts ; and the new disco veries in chemistry have not a little contributed to this result. In dying, the progress is very sensible: many of those colours, heretofore fugitive, are ren dered permanent. But the greatest progress is to be found in the cotton and shawl manufactories : Si. Quentin is, in fact, become the Manchester of France, though in miniature. The shawls rival those of India in the texture, and surpass them in the brilliancy of the colours, and the elegance of the designs : this branch of industry has been created in France by the skill, spirit, and perse verance of M. Ternaux, one of the patriotic Deputies for Paris. In the department of painting the French School maintains its ground. One picture soars alone above the rest, it is by Girodet ; it surpasses all former efforts, and we shall bestow on it a parti cular description in a future letter." Yesterday being a holiday at the Bank, none but private bar gains were made; a considerable deal of business was transacted, and as to-morrow will be Settling-Jay, a number of Account; were made up; the consequence was, that six defaulters were declared, one whose differences amounted to £29,700 ; others were of a minor consideration. It now turns out a Boil Account, and Consols have fallen 1, per Cent. since the opening price of yesterday. This morning they commenced at 70g, but soon fell to 70 ; at twelve o'clock they were a shade better, being done at 70ggg. Various reptsirts are in circulation for lie cause of this depression, among which it is said that Jae Reve nue continues to MI off very mush thin 9 oirt t r. SMITTIFinri MERTIVGI. We announced yesterday that it had been deter. mined by the principal leader. of those ho call themselvesthc Reformers, tm the solid advice 'f Major CARTWRIGHT, to have no Meeting this ill: in Smith. field. We know that otir information was good, and the facts which we stated were those which ac tually occurred. Information of a different kind reached us this morning, and which we shall state as briefly as pcssible. The .'ocision roti,e to by the more c(msiderate leaders, proved not satisfactory tO some who have been more noted for violent language than sound discs: ion, and i t consequence another private meeting NC held yesterday eveniflg, to re consider the &gemination that had been cone to, when, on the recommendatiOn of Mr. Townsweios), ("Use name is well known to the Public), it was do, termined that it would be inexpedient .to dekr ...Meeting for which every thing had been arranged, merely because sonic individuals thought, that under the present circumstances, it should be avoided. Thus is the party divided ; and it remains to be seen who, cher those who are now thrusting themielves for. ward to take the lead, will persevere in their object. At the moment that we are writing it is affirmed that they are determined to make the experimint, and that Dr. WATSON has agreed to take the Chair. In the mean time the City Magistrates have not relaxed in pursuing measures fur the maintenance of the public peace. Yesterday, and this morning, a greit timber of Special Constables have been sworn in ; and a large military force is at hand to support the Civil Authorities, should their own means be found insufficient. We have every hope, however, should the Meeting actually take place this after. noon, that the conduct cf the Magistracy will be marked with the same prudence that distinguished them on the occasion of the last Meeting.—As a pre liminary step, the following caution was issued last night, by the Lotto Mawr:, and has been profusely posted throughout the Metropolis this mottling. His Lordship's hint is wise and salutary, and if :attended to, as it ought, by the Citizens at large, I. ill tend much to lessen the crowd that might other. ise attend: " MANSION-HOUSE, AUGUSTA. " CAUTION.- ATIUNS, MAYOR. The LORD llavua (loth to.reby request all blasters, HOW.e holders, and others, to prevent as much as possible flair Appren. cites, Servants, or any part of their Families, front guing to the fleeting intended to be held to-morrow in Smithfield, because number, give importance on e a ch occasions. " By order. " F. HOBLER." Lasi night, 'one of the Marshalmen took down the following placard from a wall in Lombard-street an immense crowd was assembled round it:— " Pcauc Annaiss.—The Country entertain a deep sane of the circumstances of what are termed the Disturbed Districts. Individual-opinions will, no doubt, multiply on the best steps to be adopted. The following bus been the suggestion of judicious and roiloc%ing.persons :—lt is considered that the City of Lon- don, with the greatest. propriety, might take the lead in the ex pression of its sentiments from its Wt ight of intelligrace,efficiescl, and property: " It is thought that, for this object, the Municipality roigbt easily obtain the co-operation of some of his Majesty's Gover ment, and persons of eminence and ability generally. The Meeting might be held at the Mansion-Hduse or at a Tavern, and thus prove the happiest way of communicating hope to the distressed. The cultivation of waste land might be importantly discussed, and Luch other resources as might emanate from t L e association of distinguished talent." SMITHFIELD, TWELVE O'CLOCK. The Police of the City are all arranged as upon, the 21st of July. Five hundred additional Consta bles have been sworn in. Each Marsha'man i. placed at the head of 150 men, and has his station in an Inn Yard in Smithfield and its neighbourhood. The Di rectors of the Fire Companies have shown the utmost zeal: they have taken the coats and badges from all those firemen who refused to attend upon the former occasion. The East India Company supplied the additional five hundred men. Lugar, TIM tali his station at the Green Dragon Yard. B A wcuis, at St. Bartholomew's Church, Smithfield. HAstassol, at the Bear and Ragged Staff, Smithhcld. Ewan, at the Rose Inn Yard, Smithfield. Fodd," it - fheecorge Inn "yard, Smithdeld. Risvr, as the hope Fife Station, Smithfield. Th. greatest alarm has been excited among the Merchants on 'Citange fiorn the Letter of Sir FriAticie Buttorrr —it i, the theme of general conversation. - . .. • . The 8 5 th Regiment marched from Dover, on Sa. turday, for Chatham. Yesterday morning the Southend Coach, after leav ing Miller's Hotel, on the road to London, by turn ing the col tier too shortly, went over, and left twelve of the passengers at Miller's, much hurt and bruised. Of the fifteen passengers, only three, at present, have leached London, an 3 those much hurt ; the others are seriously wounded. PAP.SON HARMON. The new warrant on which this person has been committed, charges him with having, on the P.t!: day of August, at Stockport, in the County of Chester, utter, speak, and use the following seditious, wicked, and inflammatory words, expressions, and passages following, that is to s.ty--' It is necessary for the consent of all thiez Estates to make Laws, which cannot he altered but by the same consent : I the Comn.ons House, or Hance of Assen.bly of the People, should watch their interests ; but a few de 'signing persons have these ole sway theme, and when the people ask for their rights by a Reform in their own House, they threaten to make war on the peo ple--can Laws, proceeding frcm such a source, b e I called the Law of .the Land—or is it fit we should I obey them ?'". I 4 P ~A ') I . i 1 4' I d ' t • • I II I I