The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-09-15 00:00:00

MEETING OF WEAVERS' DELEGATES.

Wednesday, pursuant to a previous resolution, a meet..
ing of the Delegates of the Operative Weavers of the iVest
of Scotland was held in a Meeting-house in Clyde-street,
Glasgow, Mr. J. Stewart, from Pollockithaws. in the chair.
In opening the proceedings of the day, he stated that ha
hoped they were a:l fully aware of the importance of the
business which had called them together. He congratu,
lattd them on the increasing number of the association,
and the flourishing state of their funes. Since the meeting
of the lath of last month, nothing had occurred to bring
disgrace on the members, and upwards of 900 reeds had.
been sent in to the manufacturing house they had resolved
to put out of the trade. This number was confined to the
city of Glasgow and the districts in the vicinity. Wednes-
day was the last day for taking work from the house in
question, and he hoped they would persevere: as they had
put their hand to the plough, they could not draw back.
He hoped the code of laws which would be submitted
to their consideration would he discussed in a calm and
dispassionate manner; and that, while their past divisions
served like a beacon to warn them, in future they would
Ibe all bound in fi iendship and unanimity. S..ventv-one
Idistricts appeared in whole; fifty-five were personalty re-
d presented; and sixteen by letters. After the delegates 141,1
been directed not to give the number of the looms in the::
tlitetent distticts, but merely those associated, they gave in
A statement which showed a total of 112,5U0 as members of
the organization.

The-delegatesnext proceeded to considet and digest hie
regulations. The object is to make it more difficult for
persons to attain the trade. Apprentices from LI to 14 year.:
of age are to serve an apprenticeship of seven years, ai:d
those from 14 to 17 years of age are to serve five years. No
weaver to have more than two apprentices at the same
time, exclusive of their children. Persons wishing- only a
partial knowledge of the trade, minty for one year's instruc-
tion, 201.; for two years. ISI.; for three years, 101., undt r
the usual rules of the trade. If they continue at the busi-
ness, they cannot be received as journeymen, while their
servitude is deficiefit of seven years. It was proposed to ex-
clude all bat the weaver's own fatnily from the business
for the first seven years; but on a division, this motion was
negatived by a majnity of It. TvventyAve voted for i:,
and thirty-nine against it. After the Ist of December, tie
associated inernler is to take a web unless the ticket l e
tilled up agreeable to the Arbitration Aet.
breaking this article shall be amerced in ts. ftd. for the
first, and is. for every succeeding offence. No stranger
to be admitted to occupy any loom, unless he preductt a
ticket, certifying that he is an associated member, exec pt
when recently discharged frotu his Majesty's service.
Any member thrown out of employment for refusing.
work under a fictitious name, or at an unreasonable reduc-
tion of price, shall be anointed, While idle, by the funds
of the Association. Any district containing from 100 to
1100 members is to be entitled to send one delegate,to the
General Committee; from 300 to GOO, two delegate: ; and
sit on in proportion. But districts wl:osc members do not
amount to Ito are required to join with others in the
neighbourhood in sendin; one. A district so situated as
that it cannot form a junction with any other, may, never-
theless, send one delegate. A conference on the general
I interests of this Association, by delegetions from all tire
districts, is to be held in Glasgow, on the third Wednes-
day in August, annoolly.
The different articles were read, discussed, and adopted
seriatim. Good order and regularity prevailed. It beir3
midnight when they had agreed on the articles, the nice:-
lug adjourned till next day.
Thursday the delegates niet again, and it was moved,
that the persons at present employe! at the power loom;
be excluded from the muslin ereaving. After some dis-
cussion, the motion was lost by I T rot: sto 43. Several of
the delegates declined to vote. A number of the districts
have three delegates.