The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-09-21 00:00:00

FALKIRK TRYST.

On Monday last the second Falkirk Tryst commenced
with sheep. These markets ate the largest in Scotland.
There were an unprecedented number of English and
south of Scotland dealers present. The market began at
break of day, and by noon not a single lot remained un-
sold. As usual, the show was chiefly composed of two
and three-yearling black-faced wedders. The best lot
came from tilencleg, in Invetness-shire. They were fine
strong wedders, rising four years old, and they brought
' 17s. &I. There were comparatively few ewes in the mar-
, ket, and they were not nearly in such request es the wed-
dens ; their prices ran from Ss. &I. to Bs.• There ware a
few Cheviots in the market, the best lot of which sold at
2Ys. The supply was about a third short of that of last
year, and prices were up, from 2s. to:is. a-head above those
obtained last year. In the evening the Englishmen ex-
pressed their surprise and mortification at the high prices
the sheep hail brought. The market, upon the whole, has
been the briskest that has been seen for a number of years.

The Tuesday's market was for the sale of black cattle.
Notwithstanding the inclemency of the morning, which
from (lawn till ten o'clock blew a perfect hurricane, accom-
panied by heavy rain, the English dealers had breakfasted,
and were in the field by eight o'clock, and business began.
The tacksman of the held in which the market is held,
stated the number present at less than 13,000 ; but several
dealers, who have experience in these matters, reckon the
number ut V 5.000 or 30,000. Business began with the
West Highlanders. Four-yearling slots were bought win
unusual rapidity. A lot of So, from Jura, the best of' the
sort that appeared in the market brought 10/. 10s. Another
lot of 60, not quite so good, brought W. Ss. ; and several
lots sold from 7/. los. to Sgs. The best lot of 3 year-old
stots consisted of GO, and went A' at Si. The usual prices
I ran from 61. Ss. to Si., but a number were sold down to 4/.
There was not a good supply of two-year-old stots. A lot
of 40, sold by a respectable dealer from Argyle, brought
11. 1.55. There was but a scanty supply of West Highland
heifers. A particular lot of three-year old heifers, consi-
dered the best in the market of their age, from Bunrobin
Castle, brought Sl. 13s. There was a very limited number
of lean cows in the market ; and the few that were brought
forward did not sell PO well as the other cattle. There
were about 3000 large heavy three-yearling bullocks from
Angus and Aberdeenshire. Although the owners came
well out with them, they did not do nearly so well as the
proprietors of the it'est Highlanders. The best lot of this
sort consisted of 200 from Aberdeenshire, and they went
off at rather above 131. _ _

ednesday morning several new droves arrived, and
they, along with a few lots that remained over on Tuesday
night, appeared on the field at the usual time; but as nearly
all the extensive south country dealers were previously
served, the prices were not so good as they were the pre-
ceding day. The proprietors refused to deal at any mate-
rial reduction, and a number of small lots were driven off
unsold. Upon the whole, there has not been a better mar-
ket for a number of years, and the Highlanders left the
Try►t in high spirits.—Gbirvia Paper.

SECOKD TRI:4L, IY GLASGOW, nPER TILE

NEW 'COMBINATION 'LAW.

From the Wasgolo JouneaL I

In the Trades' Ilall, yesterday, came on before Mr. Douglas,
Mr. Wingate, and Mr. Laurence Hill, Justices of the Peace, the
petition of Mr. Peter Hutchison, manufacturer, against John Al-
lan. weaver, Parkhead, and John bi'lleth, weaver, Glasgow.
The petitioner stated, that a conspiracy had been entered into by
the hand-loom weavers in Glasgow and other pans of the country,
to root him out of the trade by a system of intimidation, by violent
harangues and inflammatory statements—by collecting money for
the avowed purpose of preventing weavers seal beamers from con-
tinuing in blr. IL.'. employment—by using threats and cresting
riots against those who worked for him—and that, in ootisequence
of this system of intimidation, many had been obliged to leave him.
The defenders were charged with 'being art and part concerned in
this conspiracy, and by secret and overt acts to have tried to root
Mr. 11. out of the trade. . .

Several witnesses were called to rove the case, in many of whom
there was a great deal of reluctance and backwardness to answer
any questions which bare against the Associatiun, and they had to
be frequently admonished from the Bench.
No witnesses were called in exculpation ; but in the cross.exami-
nation, many of the witnesses said no personal violence, nor threats,
nor inducement', hail been used towards them.
Mr. BAILAS shortly addressed the Court for the prosecutor, and
Mr. SIN cLasia for the prisoner, after which the Court was cleared
while the Justices considered their interlocutors at one o'clock. It
was 21) minutes to four when the doors were again opened, and the
Hall was tilled in an instant by the people who had waited in the
street. The Clerk then read the interlocutor in the case of John
M'lleth, which applied in like tents to John Allan. It found him
guilty of having beets within the last three months concerned in an
illegal combination and conspiracy to thrust or root Peter Hutchi-
son, nimiufacturer in Glasgow, out of trade, and carrying into effect
a system of intimidation, whereby a number of persons, who were
willing and desirous to execute the work of the said Peter Hutchi-
son, have been wilfully and maliciously overawed front executing
such work, contrary to the statute made in the fifth year of the reign
of his present Majesty, entitled " An Act to repeal the Laws rela-
tive to the Combination of Workmen, and for ether purposes
therein mentioned ;" and the Justices Issued convictions, ordaining
imprisonment of said John Allan and John M`Beth, in the cos-
limn gaol for MI days, fur the said offence.
tau the reading of theesentence Mr. Hutchison rose and said
he was convinced the prisoners were actuated by no malicious mo-
tires to himself personally, but were moved solely by what they
conceived (however erroneously), to be fin the good of their fellow-
tradesmen. His motive for bringing this action was not any thing
connected with these men individually, but tOr the purpose of hav-
ing, by the Justices' decision, the combination declared illegal. Ile
therefore begged that the prisoners might be discharged without
punishment, if that could still be done.
John Allan then addressed the Court and said, he hoped although
the Court had found them guilty, and sentenced them to imprison-
ment in consequence, they did not look upon them in the light of
felons, and would not confine them along with characters of that
description.
Mr. Itouot.as then said. in a very feeling manner, that his
brother Justices and himself were at present placed in a situation
which was must disagreeable fur magistrates to be placed in. %Vitt'
regard to .Ir. Hutchison'' request tins remission of their sentence,
he was not sure if it was in the power of the Court to comply with
it. Ile would, however, rather avoid giving any pietism opinion
upon that point. At any rate their imprisonment would be of the
meat lenient kind. The Act under which they hail found them
guilty gave theist the power, if they had so willed it, to have im-
prisoned them in the House of Correction, a place justly held to be
infamous ; they might have also extended the period of imprison-
ment to two months; this. however, they had no inclination to do.
lie looked upon the prisoners as men who had been misled by sonic-
thing or other into a connexion which was calculated to lead to
results which be believed the prisoners did not contemplate. Fur
this night they would only be taken into private custody.
John Sl'lleth said, in acting as they did, they said not know
they were breaking any law, since the combination laws, by the
exertions of Mr. II urne, hail been repealed.
As the officers of the Coort were biking the prisoners in charge,
a man beside than cried out I would ba proud to be in your
situation."
Court broke up at twenty °d rams past four o'clock this
morning.
After the Court bad brake up, Mr. Ilutchison's ss,ent stated to
the motels and their agent, that Mr. 11. was now willing, in as far
Hs he was concerned, to carry into edict his former minion, by now
passing troth the execution of the warrant.
To this it was answered on behalf of the panels, that they had
no objection to be discharged, if Mr. H. would admit that they
were liniment, and that the proceedings of the Association, in re-
ference to himself, was not a violation of the law.
[limn this Mr. H.'s agent statctl, tout the panels would for the
present remain in custody, to make tip their minds at the point:
and we have si"cc learned, that they uhitnately declined to avail
themselves of Mr. 'l.'s proposition, and have therefore been sent
to prison.

The number of licensed spirit retailers in Ireland for
the year 1s?':, was iti,ss3 ; of grocers, 6.0`13; brewers,
205; chandlers, 7:21 ; coachmakers, 56 ; goldsmiths, 47
maltsters, 250 ; and the number of gallons of spirits made
was Y,931,785.