The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1825-10-08 00:00:00

The following is from our Keighley correspondent:—

Kcigldey, Oct. 5.
For reasons best known to themselves, none of the manufactura,
en of Keighley, and its vicinity, have brought their work-people'
to the test of signing recommended by the Bradford gentlemen;
but it appears to be the general opinion, that unless some improve...
ment take place in the markets, the masters will be under the te.
cessity of dismissing many of their inferiot hands,—indeed one of
the principal manufacturers turned off a considerable number last
week.

We have been favoured, however, with a sight of a letter from
one of the manufacturer; of Binglee, from which we learn that is
that town, the masters a 4 aware of the inefficiency of half.measures„
and that Messrs. Sharpe, and others, have evinced a praiseworthy.
readiness to co-operate with those masters in the trade, who require
from eo:kmen the test of signatures. Not to require this, is mini.
festly a wretched evasion of doing what is right. We know per.
fectly, that workmen will readily disclaim, verbally, any connexion
with the Union, and will yet refuse to declare this in writing; they
who see any difference between telling a falsehood, and writing
falsehood, have a droll creed ; but we know that such is the ha.
Only the other day, eight or ten workmen applies; for employment,
to one of our Manufacturers, and expressed their perfect medians
to assert, that they had no connexion whatever with the Union. b*s
upon teing told by the muter, that if such was the case, they.
could have no objection to sign to that effect, they to a man refused.
This is a fact for which we vouch ; and upon the face of butt facts,
is it not idle to pretend a co-operation, and to refuse adopting this
test ?
The usual meeting was held at Fairweather-green on Musilayeven.
ing ; the meeting was thinly attended. George Holmes was in the
chair, and John Tester absent. The Chairman woke
cheeringly ;he stated that the end of the last week the sin p'us
gull) in hand was 2001. greater than it had been the previous seek.
He exhorted them to courage, and expressed some regret at having.
designated the masters tyrants.
One Marsden, of Dewsbury, next spoke. He said the du:liters
of Dewsbury were determined to support the Bradford workmen"
as long as they needed support ; and he added, that a rent de. I
was done there be private subscription. Speaking of the Bradford
masters, he said many of them would be glad to see the workmen
gathering crumbs from their tables, lie advised worktnen not
to sign any thing that might be presented to them or signs.
ture by their employers ; and he stated that it was in contemplo.
tion in his town to double the subscriptions for their Bradford
friends.
Mr. iValworth. of Keighley. also eddresstd the rneeti.ig ; is
reprobated the idea of union being any way connected with radical-
ism ; which he detested as much as anybody. lie mentioned tint
receipt of one letter from London, containing 401- mid of atutber
from a London newspaper editor, remitting 1001. ; and ,he
*toned, that a plan was now in progress by which they would
removed from the iron grasp of their late employers; in place of
regarding ;nesters with kindly feelings, they were looked upon,
had ahnost said, as one looks upon a rattle-snake; and, although
the President seemed to think he had done wrer.g in calling than
tyrants, he tWalwortio did not think so.
The CHAIRMAN again said a few words in the way of eticou.
ragement, and also ridiculed the notion of there being any mem-
blauce between union and radicalism.
The ;Uniting then adjourned.
Since writing the above we are informed, that the subscriptions tie
the Union from Bingley. Wilstion, Harden. and Baildon. have
been stopped,—Bradford Courier.

Mr. Westlake, the organist. of Mattock. in Somerset.
shire, notwithstanding he has been blind from his infancy,
hat, for the last twenty-five year. successively, given
struction to very numerous pupils on the piano-forte, trill.
a degree of taste and accuracy which would, under any
be highly creditable, but which, considering
his privation of sight, ave !rely surprising. This task tor
has been able to effect from his wonderful to :seioni tat:
.raory, whidt is so retentive as toils tivommy in bin=
any piece, however ditlicish, heftily only waesAiso
perfosnied. lies war is .rwassissfily is* Addling
film to detect the slightest departure-from dm:correct Sip
—Derset Chronicle.