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London, England, 1825-09-24 00:00:00

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BRADFORD COMBERS AND WEAVERS.
[From the Leelir lortelligencer.l
By wav of introduction to the letter of our Correspondent
at Bradford, which will be found below, we have a most
important fact to communicate, as regards the existing
" tunt-out" of the Cumbers and Weavers. This week the
principal-master spinners of Leeds have resolved to reduce
the yaps paid for combing. The cause of this proceeding
is shitpfy that they cannot find a market for the yarn on
hand, the prices of which are daily declining. At, Nor-
wich, and other places, the manufacturers are glutsed;
and, in consequence, the worsted spinners of Lancashire,
as well as this county, are not only compelled to lower
ststOntwu of the workmen, but apprehend they shall be',
oblig4 to throw many out of employment. The reduc-
tion new proposed in Leeds is on the coarser sorts of wool,
from Silt to 24d. per lb. and on others in proportion. It
is not supposed the men will " strike" rather than come $0
lama imposed on the masters as well so thymielves by ne-
cessity. The reduction is to take place from Saturday
next ; and whet' announced in a mill not far from this
town last week, the men did not subscribe, as usual, to the
Bradford " Union." Meantime the combing of wool, half
by machine?), and half by hand, iemaking rapid progress,
and threatens to place the operatives soon in a still worse
state than they are at present. How foolish awl futile the
attempt to force up wages under-such eircumsilsees as we
have now mentioned:—

Bourdiratu), Surr.ll, 11324.
The rapiers, Mr. Thompson in the Chair, lead a meet-
ing on Monday last, at the (hurt-house, Da -strut, at
which reolutions were passed, one e4' wkier after stating
that having learnt that " prsond‘Wence bad beets
offered to several workmen for vetthdrawing from Rile
Union, an outrage which the associated masters very ;ta-
mely regret," says, " that the associated masters wilt
sustain the expense of proper legal proceeding to be promptly
adopted against auy other persons who may offend in a
similar way, particularly as it has been confidently re.
ported to the meeting, that many of the workmen would
return to their employment immediately, were it not that
they are intimidated by the threats with which they have
been assailed."

The men had their usual weekly meeting on Monday,
at Fairweather-green, but passed no resolutions. The
junction of the masters of other places with those here,
does not appear to have effected any alteration in the mea-
sures of the men. Support from other trades increases in
proportion to the exigencies of the Union, and though
about 1000 additional members have- beat • thrown nut of
employment, and have made application for the Union
allowance, the supply augments with the demand.
The following announcement was posted in this streets of
Halifax yesterday morning :
"'l'o Wool-combers Silk and Stuff-weavers.—A meet-
ing will be holden on iVednesday, the Vet day of Septem-
ber, 1845, at three o'clock in the efteraeon, on Barstow-
Hill, Bank Top, near Halifax, to talee into consideration
what means are most proper to adopt to counteract the tr.is-
chievous consequences likely to arise from the extensive
combination existing amongst the manufacturers connected
with the worsted trade.
. " JAMES GREENtIPOOD, PteSiclt:lt."
FATAL. ACCIDENT.—A dreadful accident occurred at
Seaton on Friday. As a number of young men were en-
joying themselves in a boat, shooting the sea birds, one of ,
the party (Mr. Mackie, clerk with Messrs. Backliouse, of
Yolk) raised his head in the boat at the moment when one
of his companions was presenting his gun to tire, as he in-
tended, over his head. Mr. Mackie, however, by thus ris-
ing unexpectedly, received the contents, and, dreadful to
relate, was killed on the spot.—Leeds I ntelligenecr.
Ex IRAMIDIN•IIV SIIICIDE.—A few days since, SS the
village of Box, in Wiltshire, an excioeman named Martin
shot himself at the instigation of his wife, who waited
upon him in bed whilst he did it, with the waahehand
Wein to cat.* the blood. The poor *bow eras woad at the
time, and could not recollect the fact, further than that IL:
bought the powder, and loaded the pistol with a stone.
His wife, in a very cool and deliberate manner, opened the
window to let out the smoke, and then shut it, saying thet
he might not catch cold before she called in the neighbours.
In the course of the evening, being very drunk and zioisy
in the house, because Mr. Washborn, the surgeon, would
not let her go up and irritate the dying man, she three:-
ened to split his skull with the candlestick. She was taken
before a magistrate the follolving morning, by the Rev. Mr.
Mullens (Surrogate at Box), and upon her promising to
conduct herself better in future, Mr. Washborn did not
press the affair against her; but her promises were soon
forgotten, for when her deceased husband'` mother see:
persons to convey his corpse to Tewkesbury for interment,
she would not let it go out of the house until they had
given her a pound note.—Derset Chronick.
POISONED CHEESE.—A professional gentleman in Leeds,
of the first respectabilit, sent us yesterday morning, fer
jpspection, a portion of, what may be literally termed poi-
soned cheese. Of all sorts of food we had thought this
one not only free from hut repugnant to adulteration. The
sample now before us shows to what an extent and perfec-
tion the science and art of contaminating the necessaries of
life has been carried. Many persons, it is well known,
fancy and prefer " old cheese, and the artificial mode
employed to provide this favourite article is exemplified in
the portion we have been shown, which iu no respect
differs from the rest of-the cheese. It has inserted into is
a number of common brass pins, and in consequence of the
inherent moisture acting on them is as mouldy, inky, and
and green, as the most exquisite epicure could desire.
Some parts of it indeed are so " high' that they resemble
what is commonly called blue stone. 'fhesc delicious ap-
pearances are produced, however, by acetate of copper, and
the digestive advantages of having eatenemch cheese after
dinner would be a violent sickness of the stomach, and the
other results of having swallowed a deleterious substaac'
We account for the discovery of' the process by suppoyip ;
that the wholesale merchant, who resorted to this ettetheel
of expediting " age," forgot to remove the means.—Lee de
Intelkences.
DESTRUCTION or CATtIITILL•IO.—A correspondent at
Salford, Lancashire, who signs " chyinist, late of
Louth, Lincolnshire," supplies us with..tbe following re-
cipe in answer to the inquiry in our paper a cortnight
To destroy caterpillars, take one pound of shag tobecco,
boil it in twelve pints of water until reduced ' to six pitife,
Alter, and met with the liquid two litiinces of alum, teed
one dr. of powdered capsicum. When the alum has suet,
ciently dissolved, put the mixture into a plate or other see-
sel wide and long enough for a brush to be dipped into it,
and as early in the season as you can perceive the havCS
be in the least eaten, or the eggs upon the hates, (which
generally happens in May, when they will IX found in
great numbers on the \ lens of the leaves. on their under
side,) draw your hand gently over the hairs of the brush, •
and the liquor in which it has been dipped will be sprink-
led and thrown in small drops on the leaves; the conse-
quence of which will be, if the eggs are there they never
will come to perfection ; er if they have already generated
worms, in a few minutes atter the liquor touches them
they will die, of will sicken so as to fall off the leaves ; at
least they will do so upon giving the tree a small shake.
If, upon falling off they shall not appear quite dead, a
little boiling water from a watering pan should be seriph-.
led upon them, or the earth where they lie turteel over
with a hoe.—This preparation is not iniprious to the trees.
—Lisecoht )(enure,.
A curious shat was a few days ago made at liestou, near
proceeding to the spot. when a brace of partridges sprung
rep
in his way ; he levelled his double-barrelled piece, end
Winchester. A gentleman found a hare sitting, and was
biought down both birds. one on each side of the hate.
which still kept her form undaunted. lit then re-loaded,
en
poor puss, apes sleet her in fur style be-
twe the birds. -
Celllolls S9ICVLATIION.--C6llll. *wart, (a Meek)
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ship ,n
Anieritne, of this pure, purchased at Charles-
ton, S. C. as an adventure, a rattlesnake and eight alliga-
tors, for I. dollars, aped on his arrival at Liverpool (he
July last) sal thenkier 4 19i. (PA, 401413.
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