The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-05-02 00:00:00

COMBINATIONS AT GLASGOW.

The experiment of the new workmen at Clyde Iron Woeke is
succeeding beyond expectation ; and the labourers are doing so
well as to shut out all hope of the combined colliers ever getting
back to the pits. They are, in consequence, quite desperate ; and
are beginning to display a little of the spirit that actuates the com-
binations against free labour. On Tuesday night, s regular-bred
collier, who hid been formerly prevented by the combination from
working, because he would not pay them M., and who had em-
braced the present opportunity of returning to his former employ-
mem, and is engaged in teaching the new hands, was assailed,
while going peacefully home, with shouts, hisses, and missiles, by
a mob collected is Tollcrovi. The glass of the windows of the
house in which he lived was also broken, and stones were thrown
into the house. A part of the guard came to their relief, and took
two men and a woman prisoners; and they were taken into town
yesterday for trial. At lianiilton.farm pit, which is entirely
wrought by regular unassociated colliers, bonds of the old colliers
collected on Tuesday afternoon, and cattiest an effigy, intended to
represent the oversman, which they hung on the branch of a tree,
amid horrid shouts and yells. S 1 shots were also fired by
than j but as there was a guard, they did not venture to attack the
new hands. In the evening. Mr. Dunlop, along with a strong
party of the guard, scoured the country, but the old colliers had
disappeared.
How injurious the combination of the colliers must have been to
the interests of Glasgow, may be conjectured front the fact, that
the advance on coal last year cost the Glasgow Water Company

In consequence of the heavy stocks of yarn, several of the pro.
prietors of cotton works in this neighbourhood have intimated to
their spinners a reduction of 10 per cent. on their present prices.
Even after this deduction, the proprietors of mills in this vicinity
will not be on equal terms with a considerable number of mills in
the country, as the latter will still be 5 per cent. lower than them
In the spinners' wagon, and shout 15 per cent. lower in the hands
employed on day's wages. On Monday afternoon, Mr. 51•Laren,
of the Gallo*gate mill, announced to his spinners that owing to
the dukes, of trade he would "be under the necessity of reducing
their wages 10 per cent. or %huffier; up the work altogether. Ile
gave them an hour to consider of the offor. They wished to get
more time, in Order to consult the leaders of the combination abe.
thee they would agree or not to the terms. Mr. Wheren told them
he would gave them no longcr tine. If they could not conduct
'heir own idruirs without being governed by other*, they were long
enou di in his employ ; he was determined that neither his work,
nor throve he employed in it, should he regulated or controlled at
the iiiita'be Of soy combination. If they served two masters, they
c told rot serve both ten:dully therefore they would not answer
hinig and he advised them to transfer their services to those hidden
agents who had been so long interleiing between them and their
obtioua interests, and see what remuneration they would give
them, after advising them to leave their employ. The men were
so *fisted that they did not return to their work next dnv, and
are now going about idle. Their average wages ran limn If. 10s.
to 2L a week, clear of ell deductions. In several of the
mills that are on seven lumen' time a day, the operative spinners are
malting from 245. to 275. a week. It deserves notice that the new
htimbs taken in by Mr. 511.1.aren In Jemmy, IiP2S, have continued
a, their work on title occasion. This is the adventage in an em-
ployer of Miming his men free from the control of the eombiration.
They are then left to their own gond sense, and gosierally art upon
it. 51r. 31•Laren's new hands are expert winners, nod make work.
equal to any of the old hands, and better than many of them. Their
shuttle ropes are always sent as specimens to a customer. Greet
pains were taken In teaching them. They were taught to do
exactly what they ought to do, and hence the superiority of their
work. Many of the members of tho combination have been so
accustomed to treat instructions from masters with contempt, that
they will only truck in the mode they please, and do not produce an
weld an arirele.
At Lockett,' hiring market, the demand for farm servants was
uncommonly brisk. slen got whites sa 7/. bibs. the half year. and
lad* 41. and V. Wnnien got front 3d. to 51. They were all hived
fi about hall an hour. The journal that states this has, in the
same tribune, a sriirment of the condition of the weavers of San.
from whieti it appears that tint of 1(U Income 7ft are empty.
A number of mew *'men see also idle, Who lived by winding to
them. They are stated to be in a state of starvation. We have re.
pestedly eontereled, that the only way for the weavers to benefit
either themselves or their trade, would be to seek employment in
awns rd the trefier ;mill trades. I.Ve are pretty sure that opportn.
Offs inch as their nifonled at Inekerby market would not he rinf.
tercel to slip by the weavers in this part of the country.—Ghtegow
Chronicle.

A ONIVAT. Or nfOriNtittlifYlen A/MFRS.—Tito ilOll.
Covnpwly** Air raeligutriati arriv.d on Friday last at Blackwell,
llama On board a. taaat attihrb Royal pings' tivema, two re-
m►tksLly beautiful kopards, a most ele..ant antelope, two Ali%
AM. and a noble glibber, deer t the whole of which (together
with too Who* liPierfol animal. ►eerntl, arrived), have been Intr.
rriavad by Mr. P;rarser!Al tar ;royal National Mrnagerie, Laster
'Change, sad no► form part of that wagnitieroot collation.

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DINNER AT ?M tOYA
,le ACADEMY.
Warder the Royal Acatlem s gave their annual dinner to •
very numerous assemblage of distinguished chew ere. The din-
ner watt provided at, end served up in very gad style from, Free-
masons' Hail, in the great room of the Ileyel Academy, in Some?.
set. lac The chair for the President, S,r Thomas Lawrence, was
r der the picture of the full.length likeness of the King, in
• blue swum Coat, on which see several orders.
On the right of the President sat the Lord Chancellor, the Duke
of Wellington, Prince Esterhery, the Earl of Liverpool, the Earl
of klarrowby,&e. &c. On the left of the President sat the Duke of
Norfolk, the Archbiahop of York, the Duke of Devonshire, the
Duke of Argyll, the Duke of Newcastle, dm
The whole of the spacious room was extremely well filled. It
was brilliantly illuminated with gas, from a large bronze lustre in
the centre of the room. which was presented to the Royal Academy
by the King. The display of the principal pictures of which the
Exhibition can boast, gave the whole a most splendid, fascinating,
and imposing appearance.
After the cloth was removed, the Grace was sung by a number of
professional gentlemen, in very tine style, and " God save the
King" billowed his Majesty's heabh.
Among the toms ware—•• The Noblemen and Gentlemen who
have honoured the Academy with their preseuce."
The Loan CHANCELLOR returned thanks, and preposed the
health oft—

" Sir Thomas Lawrence, the President."
Sir Tunstas addressed the Meeting at some length. Ile took a
general view of the rise and progress of the Ares in this coon.
try, particularly since the establistinent of the Academy,. in
the year 1769, at which time the number of pieces of Art sent for
exhibition only amounted to 136, and the receipts amounted to
about 6001. Since that time the Academy had progressively lino.
risked, having been honoured with the support of the bite and of his
present Majesty in a peculiar manner, who had honoured them with
his company. They had also been supported by Parliament, the
distinguished characters who now conducted his Majesty's Coun-
cil, and, in tact, by the Nobility and Gentry, who gave their aid
in promoting the Arts, which advanced so much, that the number
of pieces of Art exhibited last year amounted to near 1,100, and the
receipts to between fi and 7,0001. The Institution had rot been
formed for the benefit of distressed Artists, or any charitable pur-
pose, yet limits establishment they had been enabled to distribute
upwards of 20,0941.
The annual diuner of which they had just been partaking or'gi•
netted with Sir Joshua Reynolds. the then President, who Inv ted
some select friends to dine with him on the day previous to the Ex-
hibition opening 40 the public. Among those (fiends were Burke,
Johnson, and Gibbon. No doubt Sir Abraham flume would re-
collect being present, who was in the room (Sir Thomas Lawrence
looking to Sir Abraham, who bowed his assent.) The President
said he believed Sir William Semi used to attend those dinners ;
and he widerstood. from authority, that they were to be removed
from that place. lie should always venerate that spot which had.
given them a beginning, and from which so much improvement
had been derived. He hoped they would not be disappointed in
the present Exhibition, although he had to regret the lows of the
contributions of a very able and eminent Artist, who was not in
England. (This alluded to Mr. Wilkie, who is abroad for the
benefit of his health, which we regret to say was understood to be
essentially necessary.)
The PRESIDENT apologised for troubling a Nobleman present
a second time, by proposing " the Earl of Aberdeen and the British
Institution."
The Nontr Eant, in returning thanks, observed that the Bri.
tish Institution was similar to the Royal Academy ire its endeavours
to cultivate the Fine Arts, arid it bad not been deficient in its en.
deavnurs ; the Noble Earl hoped it would go on so, regulated by
care and industry. It had also received the support of the King
and the Parliament. _ . _

Among the company present were--Lord Carlisle; Viscounts
Palmerston, Melville, Bereaford ; Lord Chief Juseice of the King's
Bench, Chief Baron. J. Russell, Northwich, Cawdor, Marybo-
rough ; Bishops of London, Durham, Orford, Bath and Wells,
st. David's; the Lord Mayor; Right Hon. G. Canning, R. Peel,
Master of the Rolls. Vice-Chancellor, Sir C. Long, W. Husk's-
san, C. Arbuthnot, Hookham Frere, G. Tierney, Sir W. Grant ;
Honourables Agar Ellis, Gen. Phipps, J. Abercrombie; Henry
Brougham, J. W. Croke., &c. &c.

WEST OF ENGLAND COBALT AND COPPER
COMPANY.
On Saturday a meeting of tll7lsors, and some of the Share-
holders, took place at the George and Vulture, Comhill ; G. DAW-
sox, Esq. in the Chair. Ile stated that the meeting was very
hastily convened—that the charges brought against him and the
Director' generally, by a number of the Shareholders, aided by the
information of Messrs. Cotterell and Niacin, rendered it an impe.
retire duty on him to lose no time In refuting them ; that, so far
from Mr. Heyward, Dr. Price, and himself, being aware of the over-
lane of Shares, when they were at a premium of 51. per Share, Mr.
Naito had 'hewn the greatest ingenuity in keeping them (the
Directors) in the clerk • and that he (Mr. D.) had letters in his
possession, written hyrglr. Nodin, which he should read to the
meeting, that would establish the innocence of the Directors re-
specting this transaction. He then stated that he was one of the
Deputation who went to Cornwall to examine •the property, and
that, previous to his leaving town, Mr. Nodin said that an advance
ought to be made on account of travelling expenses, dm and ac-
cordingly he (Mr. D.) signed a blank check in a hurry, as he
thought, for about 2dl. or 301. Mr. Nodin, instead of filling this
cheek up for the amount of travelling expenses, drew 7801. out of
the bank, being about the amount of the deposits that were paid
upon the extra Shares ; that he did not discover the shameful use
that was made of his signature, until he returned from Cornwall,
when a kind of inquiry took place, and one of the reasons assigned
for this scandalous act was, that Mr. Josephs, the broker, had
lodged that amount in the Bank upon account of Shares, through
mistake. Ile further stated, that when he wan in the country. he
had written to Mr. Nodin respecting the state of the bankirg
axounts, to which he received the following answer, which satisfied
him : " St. James's-street, Saturday Evening.
" Sir,—l have been to Cockhum's this afternoon, as you desired
in your note. The net balance wore standing, viz. this day, to the
credit of the Company, is 18601. the gross amount at Everett's
47601,-68201., this sum being left check to Coekbunt's 10001.-
4820/. Being Saturday, Everett's had not made up the book (debit
side) although I requested it in the morning, but I find the checks
there correct, and the book I shall have on Monday, en that now I
am quite easy. Josephs' account, whom I asked lot this morning,
corroborates Mr. Cooke's.
" I write in such coafusiun of business here, and scarcely time to
save post without your note to refer to, that I trust you will excuse
this scrawl, and believe me very truly,
" Dear Sir, your most obedient servant,
" JOHN P. NODIIf.
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" N. 8.—1 have got Mr. Prout's address from Mr. Sewer, so I
can write you further, If necessary."
The 100!. was, he said, transferred from Everett's to Cockborn's
bank, in order that the latter might have a large balance in hand,
to make amends for the trouble of opening the account. He then
read two letters from Mr. Notlin to Mr. Cooke, which fixed upon
those two persons the entire arrangement of the plan which has
been the subject of condemnation. lie felt anxious to account fur
the letters being in his possession. Mr. Notlin and Mr. Cooke had
a quarrel at the Office, Miring which the former accused the latter
of being the only person concerned in the fraud, when Mr. Cooke
took the letters out of his pocket and threw them on the table. and
said " I think there Is material there to include you in the trantute.
lion." Ile (Mr. D.) then took the letters up, thinking that their
production might be necessary at a future period, to exonerate him
from the obloquy attached to the transaction.
Mr. HAYWARD, a Director, said that be was astonished bow
Mr. Cotterell could allege that he (Mr. H.) received a SOW. bill.
He never received a shilling of the Company's money except his
fees as a Director; and as to the issue of the extra Shares he knew
nothing about them. Ile was one of the Deputation that went to
Cornwall to examine the mines, and he felt satisfied that it rasa
moat valuable property. Besides the mines, there was a good
house and out-offices on the estate, and he was sure that a sports..
man would give 400/. a year to be permitted to shoot on the land.
Aye, said the Doctor, and there is a flag flying on the house.
(Laughter.)
Mr. HAYWARD—The only reason that Mr. Nodin found fault
with the Directors was, that they wculd not admit a claim which he
made upon the Company of 47!. for salary.
Mr. DAWSON said, that during the time Mr. Nodin was Se-
cretary, the accounts of the Company were kept upon scraps of
paper, and that he (Mr. U.) found the greatest difficulty in putting
them into proper shape.
Dr. l'RtcE said that Mr. Nodin called upon him with the blank
check alluded to by Mr. Bannon. but he would not sign it. About
the time the extra Shares were issued, he had strong suspicions
that all was not going on correctly, from the great number of Cobalt
Shares in the market, which induced him to write to the b miters
upon the subject, and aho to request that the would not pay any
checks Without his signs:tire. tie disclaimed'all knowledge of the
bills alluded to by Mr. Cotterell, who never had himself
to be an auditor; in fact he was turned nut of the Company.
Air. Cottorell was A hairdresser, and did not hold a rank in society
that would forward the interests of the Company. (Laughter.)
A SHAREHOLDER proposed a resolution, that the statements
made by Mr. Nodin and Mr. Cotterell were false, anti male with it
view to ywevent the call being paid, thereby retarding the working
of the mines.

Mr. BuNTOCK gaid that he was appointed Auditor to the Com.
pang, but as he had not examined the accounts he was not pre.
pared to say that the statement was false. lie recommended theta
Cominthee Awl,' he appointed to Inert the Committee amminted
by the Shoreholders, and to go into a full and fair inrestigation
of all the allegations. lie felt it due to his own chanteter, as a
man of bushiesa, to suggest and adopt this course, and if the Di-
rectors were implicated in the manner alluded to, he hoped to see
them at the Old Dailey. At tl.e same time, he could not but con.
demo the line of conduct adopted by Mr. Nodin, as he must have
been well aware of the transaction hum its commencement, and ap.
peaved in be the principal agent in it. So high an opinion had he
(Mr. II.) of Mr. Nacho's integrity at one time, that he was going
to appoint lion a trustee to his prupery •for the benefit of his
family. Ile thanked God he had not dune so. Ito concluded by
moving a resolution to the foregoing effect, which was carried una-
nimously.
Dieing the time the clerk was copying the resolution, Dr. Price
walked user to the Reporter, and politely asked him to insert two
very capital letters, which he (the Doctor) had written about the
Colombian lion, as he was bulling that rock for some time back ;
and bethought that publicity to his letters wool give the Stock a
lift in she market.
The Reporter. however, begged to he facetted.
Thanks were then voted to the Chairgion.and the alectinglitoksop.

SMITIIFIEI.D, Monowv, MAC I.
Reef and Mutton had n very quirk sale here on FrMay last, with en
advance on the tatter. This morning we tind the demand still great for
both sorts of Meat; and nhlle the best Downs nod Polled Sheep fully
mir,port ss. Pd. per stone, Inferior qualities being also very readily pur.
chased, Beef must be quoted 24. higher than this day se'unight. We have
plenty of Lambs, the quality In general not of the best: snch as are good
fetch 68.8 d. per stone ; If a few reach 711. they are so rare that we cannot
',ring them iota our figure.. The market fur Veal I not quite so guy ;
nothing bet a choice Calf gees off at 64. 4d. The coldness of the weather
has caused a demand fur Pork rather unusual at this season; the beat
Pigs go off at 53. ea.
To sink theoffal, per stone of ins.
Reef............ 41 Od to 5.1 2d Veal
Hutton. .....I $d to 5. bd P0rk........ 4s Od to is 104
Lamb Os 04 to 6s Sd
OKAPI OP CATTLI vote DAT.
Beasts 2,284 ; Sheep 15,/120 ; Calves 170; Plgs 100.
HAY-MARKET.
„• . les Gd to Ms Gd I Clover .
OOP Od to SOs Od
IMMO .. •. •
11M Gi Ale 428 et

90$ Od to 90s Od
I.llellor 6ss Od to 656 Od

NEWOATE AND LEADENNALL—(I3r Tax CAticrigis)•
Nett ..... dd to 48 &Wide ...... lid to is Od
Mutton b. to Ss I'd I Pork . ... kd to Ls 4d
stragi
... N to Os ed

COAL IfARKET. MAY 1.
Ttat liartet. Ship* Mold. Price.
Newea5t'e...............•
Yonderland ..... 241 . ........ 80. Od to 360 ad
a/ Stem Cold .. Si

STATRMRNT OF COTTON.

lavgaroloc, APRIL 29, 1976,
IMPORT.

74. A me.jB. Ame.l W.lO Egypt E.. In Tong.
In April, 1,425 44,000 20,800 CMS 5,400 84,103
1826 .. 60,600 4,600 1,000 MOD 6,21.00 46,0 K,
Jan. Ito April ?,11, NA 116,880 48,000 6,900 27,400 6.800 mimeo
April 29, DIA 121,40 18,981; 4,100 111,40, 7,060
SALF:S
lit April, 182:i
18'rd

There In no article by which the cooklei.bettreen tithe month and the
parallel month of Ib2to ho more strongly marked than by Cotton, the aches
of all kinds in the latter period having been 105,600 hags, with the quota,
then of Uplands at 16d. • lad., again4t the sales of 34,800 only in the
present mouth, and the quotations of Uplands reduced to ;sid, a
per tb.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

LIVERPOOL, beNDAY, APRIL 30.

faufrd"SaNilineeditfituhuennrralrenlamreiodinaTl, Family, rrd7Cirint.rn.relnYfo,iraf7P"m".; ii YV4b.mnin•csr7l;aha,MdNid..j..l".4ll.."(Garlreaa".7e
Johnson, for Riga ; Hankin lon, Corkroas, for Havannah • Shaw Shaw,
fur Portsnapoth, N.H. ; Catharine M'Donald, 'fur Prince Ed.
ward's Island; William Mathew., for Genoa; Matchless, Chamley, sue
}savannah ; Nathaniel, Leman, for Havre; William, 'I humpson, AM Z.
ramli.hl; True Blue, Hutton, for ditto Trypheia. Follett, for Orono.
Ludy Cumbermere, Sandford. for Trinidad; TLorilas, Jackson, for New
Brunswick; Martha, Strachaa, for Riga; Hannah, Ryas*, for Charles.
Via; Mary, Guy, for kilramichl ; Louisa, Lion, fur Mobile; Limits,
Gileu, for chnviegton ; Batelle, Bann, for Jamaica; lobo Reid, Pith.%
fur St. Petersburgh ; EmPy, White, for Savannah; Pandora, Corn
Barbadcws ; Edward, Brandtird , for Boston.

F ttsrottlit, Aram 29.—Serivedhe POOP Friend. Beet*. Nei
London ; and Johanna, Duke, from Odik. Sailed the Renown, (I/ardor,
fur Santa Martha; Lavinia, Fbrdar, the Cork ; and the :.a ah, EqUiteT,
for London, The Dyke of Kent packet, for Li,bon, and the Countegv
of
Chichester packet, for the Wand., are detained until Monday next. wind
N.N.E.
Plivetoorw, Aram. U.—Arrived hie Majeoty's ship Talbot, film pm,. I
mouth,.N_ an. fur s
d.aileidJohn's,ea..t.er,d ar.
N. B d.s.ai ;anderi h thteroepetk —, arid the Realm*
ePalmyra,
aught",
for London;
the latter struck on the ea.t end of the Breakwater in going oat, but le ex.
pected to be got oil. Wind N.
PURTIMOUTO, Aenti. 30.—Arrived the Ikentlan, Simons, flora Rio
Janeiro. in R 2 days. Sailed the Lady Holland, Snell, for Madre. tad
Bengal ; the Speketran.port for Deptford; and the Dryad, Swlnlairo, fox
Oporto. Wind N.B. to N.
DBAL, Aran. V.—Arrived and sailed for the River, the Fort Milian,
Na•ds, from Bengal, aced the Loather Castle. Baker, from China; the
Angerona, Baker, from Montaarrat ; the Concord, Lett, from Rio; and
the Sovereign transport, from Port.month. Sailed the Breadalbene, Bur-
goine, for Jamaica ; the General Barri., Stanton, and the Fakile, Malt,
for Chinn ; and the Deport,—, forthe South sem._ Wind N.

GRAvs¢6Nrs, A•KIL 28.—Arrived the Salmon River, Werm, from
Gambia ; Cameroun, Todd, from Berhicet Laurel, Henry, from meigun.
Riving Sun, Drake, from Cape Coast Casale; Chieftain. Patterme, frog;
St. Vincent's; Tula, Vickers, from Smyrna; Commercial mew, may,
from Petersburgh ; Dash, Allen, from Rotterdam , Three Friends, Rad:
wig, from Copenhagen; Edward, Seedier's", from Stettin ; and several
others, names unknown. Sailed the Mariner, Halsey, for the Cage m
Go al Hope; Rebecca, Scott, for Seville; Hero, Horst, for Haraborgh ,
Fortitude, Stewart, fur Havre; Anna Helena, Weisk, from Bremen.
Aram 30.—arrived the Hyth, Wilson, from China; Elite, Johnson,
from Jamaica; Scarborough Castle nosey, from Memel; Seger, Power,
from Jamaica; Prosperity, Pets, from Gene; Begthere, Jambery, from
Stettin ; Nelson, Barnett, from MemeL Sailed ;Ste Elea Sawn, Wm.
ley, fee Seville; Sir E. Beaks, Hewlett, for Hanthargh; Bouavirta,
Towne, for Singapore; Harmonia, Best, fur Amsterdam's; Flying Flsta
Baxter, for Ostend.
HARWICH, APRIL 29.—The Nancy, Glasgow, from Sunderland for
America, was to-day M.AIsWII In here by a boat, haring sprung a leak.
The Thomas and Ann, Laverack, from London fur Hulk put la, with
damage, having been run foul of by a large ship on Wednesday evening,
while at anchor of Sole. It has blown very bard all day frum the N. y
E. Several light vessels have put In fur shelter.
YARMOUTH, I. W. APRIL 30.—The Matilda and Susan, turning through
the Needles Passage, went on shore near Round Tower Roeta, but was got
of by the exertions of No. 43 pilot boat, of this port, and the crew of the
Sconce preventive boats
NORTH SIIIIRLDS, APRIL ?O.—During a strong gale from the N.E. on
the 28th, the. Three Sisters, of South SLielde, from London, lost her
mainmast near Tynemouth. She la now ridieg near Seta on a rem
heavy ma.
Cant:, APRIL 9.—The N. S. de los Dolores, Bevels, arrived this day
from Santora, was Oaken 7th inst. by as Insurgent privateer, nhich pet
on board the crew of the Maria Pepe, alias Nalrelene, (Remark, from
Senior's, copturedthe same day, and seat Dm Colombia.

The Lowther Castle, arrived to the Downs, left the Bombay mad Wiad•
for, in the Straits of Sunda, 21at January. Parted from the Scaleby
Castle, and Buckingt arn.hire, 6th February, to lat. le S. long. 100. E.,
pa.sed the same day, the Concordia, of Antwerp. On Bth March, In let.
33. 8. tone. 13. E. spoke the Dolphin Portuguese brig, (corn China, anal
on the ISth, In lat. S. S. long. 2. W. ,puke an American brig, supposed
to be the Astres, from Betsvfa.