The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-11-18 00:00:00

.hbouring town ; but
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:ng may exist is uncertain.

'our Lordship can adopt
,o an arrangement. We

not rest with us.
tines, and formed

) set us the example ? If we have ap-
iled to public opinion, and enlisted its sympathy, who
owed us the value of it, when it could be used for their

[lave col

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:st our-

;lees some few hundred pounds in a week, who used to giv(
ieir thousands ? If we were so foolish as to believe trad(
?od, who told us so ? Or of we wished to (
e certain to participate in

joy its

.e now punish-

!, and placing Credit in

ou, in conclusion, that though

cannot

linments that our
will find us always prepared

lie memorial was signed by the chairman on behalf of

COLLIERS STRIKE AT WIGAN.
WIGAN, THURSDAY NIGHT.
•an district are now at full
-'^ithew House at Pendle-
to Messrs. W.
50 colliers, and
many drawers, uc strike. In no case have
,urn-outs succeeded in obtaing any advance whatever.
may also be mentioned that the colliery belonging to the
latn John Darlington, at Coppull, near

Aliers in the Wi

k, with

.c exception of N

ind Bispham at Orrell, both belonging
ind Co., who employed about 2
I)ef

men not having gone to work
ed in the Wigan district.
rprietors and their repre-
iv last) ' was held this
Peaece, manager to the
There was

ivies' (postpone
at eleven

,ud the prOceedings lasted about two

tours.. It appear(
hat the colliers wei

Lion of the meeting
hat they could effect

tial st

Igainst Alessi& Branckers and Co.,
f successful, might be the forerunner of. ()the'
strikes; though the masters seemed reluctantly

t again to a-general closing of the pits, yet
,it was
thA n r. • .
''-*1 ought to adhere to

passed at previous meetings, to act in concert
attempt on the part of .the men to gain an ad-
my of them. It was therefore resolved that

all the employers, who are members of the association,
should give notice to the men in their employment, that if
the miners did not return to work at Walthew House and
Bispham Colleries, the whole of their pits
.would be closed
that day fortnight (Dec. Ist) the meeting was also adjourned
to that day fortnight.

There was no crowd, and not even a group of colliers near
the Royal Hotel, during the holding of this meeting.; a great
contrast compared with the mob which surrounded the house
on Friday, the 28th ult., and commenced the fearful riot
which then occurred. As far as we can learn, the number
of men who have been on strike, but have returned to work
within the last few days, is as follows :—Haigh Colliery,
(Earl of Crawford's) 750; Uupholland, (ditto) 60 ; Ince
Hall, 550 ; Kirkless Hall, (Messrs. J. Lancaster & C0.).220 ;

irkless Hall, (Mr. It. A. Thiek-nesso's) 90 ; Spring Bi-anch,
60 ; Holme House, (Mr. 11. Woods) 60 ;
1d Taylor) 120 ; Moss

(Nuttall.mid Caldwell's)-250 ; Mr. A.•F.11-lalib7urton's
Ince) 110 ; Do. (Gidlow Lane) 34 : Messrs. Blundell and
'3ons (Pemberton) 45: Do., (Ince 40; Winstanley, (Mr.
Vankes's) 46 ; Messes. A. Eccles and Sons, 30; Rose
3ridge, (Mr. J. A. Case's) 100; Douglas Bank, (Do.) 26;
AI-cat-wood llull, (Aloczrg. J. ICay and Cc's) 20 ; 111-nssrg J.

Taylor and Co., '(Standish) 120 Bull Ring, (Messrs. Dut-
ton and Co.) 30; Blaekrod, (Messrs. Ridgway and Co.) 40 ;
Messrs. 11. Harrison and Co's., 25 ; Messrs. Whaley and
Son, 50 ; Messrs. J. Tayleur, and Co's., 50 ; Messrs. Bar-
ton and Winders, 35; Executors of Mr. J. Rylands, 70.
Total 3.031.

To these 3,031 colliers 'must be added quite as many drawers,
giving a total of 6062. And this is exclusive of the number
of men and boys who had not ceased working, a few of the

masters having: conceded the advance when demanded. Of
the latter there will be about 700 colliers and drawers. If
to these there be also added the number on strike, 280, and
as many drawers, we have a total of upwards of 7300 who
were employed in the coal pits cf the Wigan District.
BAIVKRUPTUY CO E STE RDAY.

&R. COMMISSIONER PERRY

IN re PEVERELLE.—The examination of the bankrupt's
uncle was resumed yesterday.

Mr. PEMBERTON said in' this case he appeared for the
witness, Mr. Louis Peverelle, who not alone produced; his
books, but also four letters which had been written to him
by the bankrupt, and received by him on the several dates
mentioned on the post-marks, namely, 28th and 24th of
August; 20th and 24th of September. There was one or
two:discrepances in the plaintiff's evidence to his Honor on
the last occasion. He then stated he had altered his books.
This appeared -to be wrong : he had merely made in his

ledger an entry or transcript of what his Honor had seen ;
but his day-book had not been altered, and it showed under

several daies that goods were delivered amounting to £lOO,
unmutilated. He had only caused an additional entry to be
made in_his ledger to bring the amount up to £4Ol.

The COMMISSIONER : Then the led
altered.

ger is, to a certain

Mr. PEMBERTON : No, not altered, but an additional and
original entry made to correspond with the account sent.
The COMMISSIONER: The witness said on the last occasion
the ledger was not touched at all, but that the. day-book
was altered.

Mr. PEMBERTON : Yes ; he had gone through the letters,
and he was sorry to say those letters bore out what the
witness had stated on his previous examination.
Louis Peverelle was then examined by Mr. Yates.—lre
stated he produted four letters which he received from the
bankrupt, dated 20th and 24th of August, and 16th and 23rd
of September, 1853, in all of which letters the bankrupt
requested him to increase his claim against the estate from
£lOO to £4OO, and to prepare his books so as to be able
to substantiate the claim for the larger amount. One of the
letters, under date 24th of August, is as follows :
" The account is quite correct. Respecting what we have
done after the fire is no businesss to any one. Do not fear
of me saving too much t ) any one ; and them as are so busy
about it, you may till them to go to ." Another letter
from the bankrupt requested the witness to alter his book,
so that it might appe.tr the goods were delivered before the
fire_and not after. Those letters were in the hand-writing
of the bankrupt, Joseph reverelle, and i 6 was in consequence
of his writing those letters, and requesting me that I in-
-crease my claim for £lOO to £4OO. He mentioned it to me
-before, -verbally, asking me to do so, but I had declined, and
he then sent me those letters, When I received those letters,
I had -been informed that the bankrupt had filed a petition
for arrangement with his creditors in this court. lam not
aware that I received a circular from the court to this effect,
but I received a note to send in my account. I produce my
ledger, day-book, and carriers' receipt book. The account,
debtor and creditor, which I now produce, is correct, and the
t amount due to me by the bankrupt is £BB 3s. 10N.
was here examined at some length, as to the
311 had been made in his books to increase the
amount ,of his account from £lOO to £4OO, with a view to
having the facts properly elicited and placed on the file.)
He was then asked whether he had any objection to a
memorandum being made in the books, so that at a future
period they might be identified.
Mr. PEMBERTON Objected, and contended it was anunusual
course which ought not to be sanctioned.
The COMMISSIONER said it was very important that those

(The witn

objection to a memorandum being

The several memorandums were then

,CO/VIMISSIONER : Those letters of course will remain

in court.
Mr. YAW

They will be placed on the file of course.
LONER said this was doubly mischievou;