The Express.
London, England, 1853-11-22 00:00:00

THE STRIKES IN THE NORTH.

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PRESTON, MONDAY.

The amount brought in by the weavers' delegates
yesterday was about 2,200/., or 200/. more than the receipts
of say former week. This afforded very lively satisfaction
to those dependent upon the fund. as wee evident when the
fact was announced to a largo meeting held in the Orchard
this morning. The proceedings of the meeting commenced
at nine U'eloek by Mr. J. B. Hoestall, of Hoyton (editor
of the Fodor, Operatives' Guide), being called to the
chair.
The Csialnlattt advised his hearers to do what they
could to mean the support sad approval of the press. If
they could do that, it would be a step in the right direction
that would have • tendency to bring this unfortunate dio-
rite to ea mid. He had often baud it uked why they le-
lotted the present time to tuna out for an advance of wages.
It mould they must be mad to mahatma • time as thia.Tbat
gustiest bad been asked by the press, sad he would amen
it. He would ask, what had bad trade mad gloomy pro-
pels to do with the ability of the Preen mamtfacturers
to pay as geed • rats of wages os the maaathatarms GA say
ether amiss ? If trade was bad at Prestos, it was bad at
Blackburn, sad throughout the whale at the msaulasturlas
districts; sad he eoateaded. that whatever rate ef wages
meld be psid la another district, weld be paid la Presesa.
If this dispute could be referred to say gaprejadleed tri.
basal, he would stake the result sa that point aims. That
was their defence for having tarsal at at the peessat time.
Than Mises was sot to pia sa advance tapes the wages
paid throughout the massufmtusiag antrista. bat simply to
plan themselves ea a level with ether towns. Bush bang
the ewe, be thought they were pseissely Jastead la their
assegais ; and he hoped they would outlaw est until
they get what they wasted. (Chem.)
Itr. X. Barra, of Oldham (president of the negative
ereamitam), remarked that it gemmed that the people
et Presses were as cutlass almost the BIM befog
.paned as the manssfamarees were about opening them.
If the smeters at their nest enestiag should hal disposed.
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to *emu for another south, M believed the operatives
would display the lama mileage that hod hithevto shares•
larked their conduct, and that the main/ would sestinas
to moist them. Therefore, hie advisee, the operatives was,
lobe peaceable and quiet, whatever elm they did, end if
the employers were disposed to come to as amicable ar-
rasemeset, *weep' of it. TM amsafeeterers might at
owe WW2**. this *tad°n by coseeding the reasonable
dams' made upon them. Is illastretion of the selves-
ter of co-eperetiva self-employment, be would °sly refer
to P adiham, where all the mills swept one were stopped.
And what was that one ? It was a mill where the opera-
tives were working for themselves, mad where, instead
of earning about 10s. • week use two looms, as was
the ems is Preston, when they were employed they were
earsieg 14s. or lbs. (Cheers.) He hoped they would per
to the last, and show to their employers that they
were may sad women; sad although it was winter, and
they were only receiving M. per week, be believed the
committee would eons be able to raise their wages for play-
lag, sad that was what the manasetaren would not do for
working. This week there was • brighter prospect for
them than ever. New emu* of support were being
*posed to them, and those whisk had been previously
°pseud were augmenting their costributioss. If the em-
ployers thought promr to prolong this straggle, the opera-
tives would be enabled to withstand them ; but let their
proceedings be characterised by pew, order, sail snug-
mity. (Cheers.)
Addressee were subsequently delivered by Mr. Rhodes,
Mr. Chadwick, and Mr. T. Smith, of Stockport; and by
Mr. Cirimshaw, of Great Harwood, after which the u-
seably dispersed to receive *sir week's pay at the ap-
pointed places.

THE RUSSIAN ARMY.—The Bucharest Zeitung
states that upwards of 12,000 men are ski, belonging to
the Russian army of mutation. The dimwits with which
they IN affected appear to be of a very singular character,
end had proved very intractable under treatment. The
symptoms are stated to be the appearance of a sort of
vesicular humour oa the chest, from which at a certain
stage eahudes a small quantity of pus, and • deposit of
earthy matter is thcn found to chin in the timsee. The
disease is attributed by some of the medical mew to the
quality of the diet, the bread !mint INIMIISSIA of grim and
other indigestible materials, whet eseelser mom of the
medical body state that the essNiNg erase of the abeam is
the quantity of dust inhaled daft die kosimasuess i• the
summer, combined with use roma et distaitl id•labriy
of the country where the army is stationed.