The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-10-25 00:00:00

PRESTON ST.Bllii,o,,,—_

GREAT MEETING OF WE':
(FROM OUR OWN REPORTER.)
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othTehrsis. mfohr lthat 12,000 people were present. We are i7:00
amount brought in yesterday to the weavers
o tieiunng eni thereplo yed was
in a
the
eeoat Orchard;
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11,687 2s. 32d., which, added to s balasl
£63 10s., made the amount available fur,
£1,750 12s. 34-d. This week's receipts iucludeo.
from Blackburn, and £llO contributed bah
work and other people at Preston. It los re:10
the weavers 4s. per head, 2s. less than Was
outs previous to the general closing of the 01":-1,
'
Mr. GEORGE COWELL (who presided)) tir
ductory observations, said the manufacturers c`

very busily at :work, endeavouring to Pita'
and to sow discord amongst the oPerlitiles:
their grand object
,might be defeated, and ".1
be compelled to return to work, at. the game
ceived at the commencement of the year. It
stated last week that the committee would 11
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pay the weaver's Is. per head that day. ,ti
wag the first dividend made to the whole h
of Preston, they were enabled to pay 4s. per'
ginning ; the amount at their disposal bedl
.ertions, the eonlrilitit

Stockport, after great
able to pay the turn

6d. per I, meau,
hesitation in saying there would be more 04
Preston next week than this, and more
that ; and he would pledge himself that
had been going on five weeks from this
be able to pay 6s. per head, as usual. Blackb
£613 3s. 3d., and declared they had not yet
This agitation would not blow over as
They had amongst them men of sterling
ability—mei who could use both their
pens ; and with their aid, the millocracy
be prevented from riding rough-shod over
held in his hand a placard which had been
walls of Preston—a reprint of an article
the Daily News. Now let him tell them
News was. The proprietors of the Dail
connection with the Manchester school—a
always been getting its livelihood out of th
and sinews of the working classes ; and lbat!
that the manufacturers of Preston were gettinb
printed and hoisting them upon the walls, illei
the people believe something they never kfii
before. The writer in the Daily News said: j I
of Lancashire and Yorkshire have had a g0:,4
life." Mark that ! They had been in
wages, had had cheap food and plenty of 0.70
had good wages ? (No.) The writer also sala.
had been well fed, well clad, and well housed; In
had been everything confortable and desirable)
Unfortunately (added he,) the people had nl
of the good supplies of money they had obta)
gone to the ale-bench and spent it there. hey
.many of the cotton lords had gone to the ale-
had not been content with drinking their beer',
must have their wine; they had servants to 'ol'
and their wives were rolling in silks and 03`;0
operatives must be content to:wear miserabl.e,i
Let them not be discouraged by anything icn,i
the Times or Daily News. They raig:ht depell"ot
papers were the organs of our capitalists, and no
ing classes. They supported the men who had
side, whilst, under the guise of friendship,
the working classes beneath the clods of the
the operatives only knew their power and hh
they would make their enemies quail and dee,.
They might depend upon it this agitation 1,
in advantage to themselves, leading to
morally, socially. intellectually, and politicaa,
of society. (Cheers.)
Mr. GnnisH.Aw, of Great Harwood, more
solution :

-outs is

" The operatives of Preston, in public weft'
hereby most emphatically deelpre their wolf'
never to resume labour until a full and uncoil&

per cent. be conceded."
Mr. WALTON, of Blackburn, seconded
He cautioned the manufacturers of Preston *ing ,4
iThetrhestoilleut7oasntwerass ocfarßiliaecdkunbu:nni;mifousthlye.oPirli
any of them there, they would " lift them out
Mr. BRAHAM, of Gorton Hall, near Manches'„'j
no time should be lost in bringing this dispute wrf
Words were very easily spoken, but it was `es't,
bread and cheese without work. People n1ig.",04
as they liked, but, in his opinion, they had ow
the eleventh hour, and the sooner the stir
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brought to a conclusion the better. He w°,, ad t
turbance ; and if there should be bloodshed,'"od 'tie
be thrown into a state of revolution, they
rdeisfipeuctteomn
uwshtilbeethseeyttlleivde;d.andTthheetimresepohnOsib•ati
4,4,01
upon
Entertainingth employers,ethese
views,
wt they yh
edid r
proposed
doe the (lc., ow,
—did not give them a fair day's wages for 3..
•
" That the delegates of the factory
tion :
Mayor to call a meeting of the mandacturer.
• • -• aispu 4
to agree to an amicable settlement of the -
ing." (
Mr. RHODES, of Stockport, seconded the t (1.
cause he knew the result which always folk),
at the same time he might observe, that this ,
first occasion on which they had passed a resol,a
the world that the operatives of Preston mil?'
of all consequences that might ensue from this
a 3 is
The CHAHLMAN stated that Mr. Brahain P 0 Nibt
the committee for leave to bring this prorsiti
meeting. They had given permission, simplY ty
pie
believed that that gentleman was a friend toe
classes—that he wished to bring this and evetv eivy
to an honourable settlement. They accepted,l kt Ivt
because they wished to shift all respousibilitY ph I
shoulders to the shoulders of those who were to
it.' Therefore, if the manufacturers refusede '4014
selves of this opportunity for effecting a sett
not the fault of the operatives, who wished for 1y the
of the strike, providing they could have theill.„.p
The resolution was carried unanimously,; Cc
cc
cries of " Ten per cent."
0p.0.0..„the
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tevzielgi

Cheers having- been given for Blackburn 3,11:5'
;riots, for their noble support of Preston, than° 01
;o Mr. Brahan4and to the chairman, after whiejj
separated.

THE COURT.

Ocr. 23.—tier Majesty and his Royal •°,llP'
Albert, the Prince of Wales, the Princess EoPicia
Alice, the King of the Belgians, the Ladies
of the Court, and Gentlemen in attendance on
and the domestic hous3hold attended divine
morning in the private chap2l of the castle.
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The Duchess of Kent was likewise "13'
service.

The Hon. and Rev. G. Wellesley officiated ?,000
The Duke and Duchess of Brabant? the ''tl,4
ders, and the Princess Charlotte of Belgium, '
went to the Catholic Chapel, at Clewer.

(I'4
Her Imperial Highness the Grafl„
Marie of Russia', with her family, the GouP:i
and vory numerous suite, arrived on Friday in
ham's Royal Ship Hotel, Dover, and remainefori
Sunday at twelve o'clock, when she sailed ityi
her Majesty's mail-packet Vivid, Captain $15.1:c
Grace .the Duchess of Hamilton and the 111a.1-,.,('
the Prince and Princess Woronzoff, his Exceoc',)O.
with the Baroness Brunnow and their daughter' 6,
Macdonald, and Earl Clanwilliam were of the Ji
and accompanied the Grand Duchess on board'oli
the Duchess of Hamilton, theßaron and Bar
Brunnow will return to town this evening• rife
paid to royal personages was scrupulously obse
CARDINAL Wish.mAN.—lt is undo..-°„ ot,
eminence, after having been present last o,e; ti
religious spectacle at *Amiens, continued P,OlOll,
Paris, from whence it was expected that he_ps of
to Rome, upon important business. The deerv't
Ps
of Roman Catholic prelates, which was held i$ poi
course of last summer, though not yet 1111T,e,,11A
been sent back, it is rumoured, from the 'co'
in many important details; among other poilit:el
the exclusive use of Gothic ecclesiastical ves
commending the adoption of a more strict ofl
those which are in use at Rome. It is belie,„,
decision is likely to prove rather unpalatable 15 d
able portion of the Roman Catholic prelatesfotli
is supposed that it is on business connected,'"ooo
that the cardinal has gone to Rome to c
holiness

GIFT OF £5,048 TO MR.
tion for a testimonial to Mr. Bright, MX., ,7,cies')
menced at. Rochdale 'on the successful te[to sll
Anti-Corn law struggle, has been broughk tio
subscriptions from 3,149 individuals residence
and villages, amounted to £6,048 Bs. 1i• 0)0'
after consulting with Mr. Bright, deciue,sti9
would be an agreeable and appropriate t4,33:10
regard in which he was held. An oak 00,0
signed by Mr. Morris, and executed bY .'";„l%ff
of Chester, at a cost of £4OB, the ears;.„'-g'iares,llo
complete representation of the leadinG',",-a
ture and commerce. A silver plate :rns:,..‘`s(.'
furniture bears the folloiving inscription •oci.,
the friends of free trade to John Bright, the c'tiiC
acknowledgment of his great services In
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trade, in connection: with the Natiolo ore Ajitie
League." The library consisting of ~1/130$"%peg
volumes, was selected by Mr. Bright, tog e
of £1,300, and the balance (after &du'
been paid to that gentleman.