The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-10-22 00:00:00

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The Rev. W. BROWNE, senior, dca _4 p
Ile said he could not but feel deeply rejoicetd
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oppoftunity, before he left that country aribeis
sion, of meeting so many. Sabbath school teac tod
himself left the ranks of the Sabbath sell°°,l3i4
prepare for the great and glorious work ill, tpti
about to be engaged. He knew others Ida° '''ad sae
foreign missions, year after, most diligently 5,0
who had come from the ranks of the Sabha wt
ers. (Applause.) He could not but feel tha ,fts
the teachers, and that of his brethren of' the re ef
the same. In speaking of them he always `their b`.
as one, because their object, their triumph`'
their IllotiVeB were all the same. (Applause.) as
alike the salvation of the perishing soul. It Ivitid
work to which they had devoted themselves. ca
teach the child bow to read, or to repeat tbe
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the verses of his hymns. They wanted nothir
bring the sinner, who was dead through treisP;:
life and to an union with Christ. (Loud aPP',III
an eloquent speech the rev. gentleman concliwe
ing the resolution, which was adopted.
The proceedings then terminated.

THE COTTON- SPINNERS'
TdTi
WIGAN-PROBABLE TERIII-hv
THE DISP,UTEr.

We have much gratification in being able tfl
from a correspondence which has taken place be
the principal master' cotton spinners in WigeThv
employed by him, the difference between the r°'
and their hands are likely to be adjusted,

It is, perhaps, necessary to state that the call° uto
at Wigan having been closed is to be attributed
to
rative spinners themselies. They demanded .1

an advance of 10 per cent upon the 114
hen receiving, and several of the masters ir°

to concede this advance, but subsequently the
lei
creased their demand, from 10 to 20 per cent•
was resisted and the closing of the mills was tile

Mr. N. Eckersley, the presgnt Mayor of NOPi
those in his employ, when they first demanded;
cent. advance, that he would give it to ta

the notice expiring, the twenty per cent. was ;
refused ; Mr. Eckersley stating, however, tb

willingly

.e 10. per cent

Fro'ra'ttie information which our reporter V;;;Ji
glean by a brief visit to Wigan yesterday as
have .good reason to 'believe that all tkie
again be at work in the course of nest"
Eckersley has invited the hands in his employ/
this day, with a view to an adjustment of thec;
between them, and we understand there is t
bility that the hands will resume work on Moan
on the terms which Mr. Eckersley as t°
viz, an advance of ten per cent on the wage'

paid.
- Messrs. Henry Woods and Co., Mr. Rylance'
leading employers, have also agreed to re-op
on similar terms, and it is believed that 01°
decide the course to be taken by the rest of

spinners in Wigan

THE COLLIERS. O$V
We regret to state that the differences beticee4
and their employers remain in the same unsau:4l
as they did a week ago, and at present there st
pect of a settlement. The leading coal owil,et;
Earl of Balcarres at their head, arc resolvea, t)
demands of the colliers, and we understans
termined is his lordship in his opposition t°oo4
movement of the men, that he has given instril
agents to eject from their occupancy of the col!
Haigh estate, all the colliers who are raisea„,/
present movement. Meanwhile,. by the eicfrO
men, and others, who have some slight kil°l(od
colliery business, we learn that. about 100 tong
now being raised daily on the Haigh estates. 1(
The master colliers meet on Friday next,
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until that time, the probability is, that nothiPS
be decided upon. _ .

LANCASHIRE, YaRKSHI 41
CHESHIRE LABOUR LEA'

A public meeting of the inhabitants of 01alt;
in the Hall of Science, in that town, on
for the purpose of hearing an- explanation of c
and objects of the Labour League receo.
There was a numerous attendance.
Mr. J. B. HORSFALL, hating been unaninVll

the
Mr. JOHN HULL, of Padiham, near Burale•ac
to the meeting that Mr. W. B. Ferrand, of Oar
Yorkshire, and formerly M.P. for Knaresborobte
have been present at the meeting, had he not
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well that at that
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meeting
Mr. SAMUEL W. KxmD, of Norwood, Surrte;.
thead meeting
objects
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League.
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and he remembered ceittiriwgasiosotrahoewno.
those demonstrations of public feeling which 'ca
in this country, and resulted from what :It that
sion of trade. He also remembered that men, of
hungry men of Oldham looked the well-le' vis
somewhat angrily in the face. Since then
what i n our country was called a period oh '
was, they had had a period of spasmodic CO'l
tivity ; a period during which the energies
talists, :and the enduring properties of our 11,4
been tested to the fullest extent. But there,'"
this country, and he was one' of them, who W'
conviction that this period of prosperity va
close. He remarked as he travelled throughon.
and the adjoining county of York, that mills hap
existence since he last visited those districts. t
that many factories had been built, and ife.,,6
with machinery, where there were no factorle
ago. He observed that the walls of some f9,'
e
built, which walls were not yet fitted with mac biP
olitoieindre:tlbroeibio
he knew that from this date twelve months 0,
could be borrowed from the Bank of England',ept:
cial transactions, at from 2 to 21 and 3 perv)
now knew that the rate of discount at the
land was five per cent., and as the COil t)'
were, to a great extent, dependent upoloo,
of England, the probability was, that their
not borrow money from them at a less rate tho•r,t
or perhaps even 7 per cent., so that there mig,,,"
depression in the commercial market so far
were concerned. There were other circunisto
warranted the belief, that the cloud now hoveribol
might increase in intensity, and envelope the
commercial and manufactuiing atmosphere. Pips
ceeded to observe, that in periods of prosperiti tit 4
classes of this country were almost worked to
that in periods of adversity "they were aline- to
death. -Now, he entertained the conviction, 010301.
these two states was beneficial for the health, ee
or advancement generally, of the working classes;oti
that excess of labour, and that want of labour, fi
most serious evils. le had studied this questse_A
of his humble ability, and he had long entertailt,
that the question of labour, capital, and et
stituted the great question in reference to d
comfort, and welfare of the working people
CO
try. (Hear, hear.) He then proceeded to eioi
there ought to be established by the leg
boards of trade, composed of masters an
employers and employed, for the purpose of seat
ferences that might arise between the capin
workmen in his employment. He said, they ha ti!
of two systems the first of unrestricted eetrete'
then there had been a trial of the ten hours
lation Act. Now, he asked, which of the ticete`ii '
been most advantageous.? (Shouts of "th,e
If the first was right, the last was wrong; ll„,,,isa`
right, the first was wrong. The Factory Bebd:
he knew, and they knew, had been a most be-50
sure—no measure had been passed which scast.V
culated to improve the condition of the 1v,,,Q5
(Hear, hear.) And he could not but express
listening to the advocacy in the House of Cenj fof
Ten Hours' Act by the two honourable menibers,e
He thought it was an honour and a credit to tPoic
the borough of Oldham, that they had sent ticebie.
Parliament. And he was glad that the honera
told the House of Commons that the Ten geLA"t, 10,;
wise, ;a beneficent, and a just measure, an" of'
effected much good in improving the conditioad
stituents. (Hear; hear.) He took his stall.;
principle, for the protection of labour, 1110,0
tinguished from unrestricted• competition. )."
new matter to him ; again and again had nef
same town of Oldham that the doctrine
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competition was wrong • again and again ill •—•
towns of England, and Scotland, had he proc.ol4
doctrine of unrestricted competition washe
theory and experience. And it was a part i .lpied,
the Labour League to extend the Priljgcboai
tection to labour. He did not see why there' 09
striction of the hours of labour in factor
toicsf tbe j t,same benefit should not be extended ,
bakers of London. . (Cheers.) He contendeclas
workers were as much entitled to of
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children, and that it was the duty of the le%)A
a law securing that protection. (Hears All
length he argued that it was the duty all", 01 •
vince of the legislature to establish .I°3olr
trade. At the conclusion of Mr. Kydd's iv
questions were put to him, which he aftswere" to?
and most satisfactory manner. Y
lace
the
After a vote of thanks to the chairman,
rated. ting
Last (Friday) night a similar nlee- t
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Stockport

COLLISION IN THE RivEß.—On rIC
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ship Colonist, from Quebec, came into nolr,
with one of the steam-tugs, belonging tO. cable
Company. The tug sustained very consul
was taken shortly afetr into the Union D°G