The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1825-11-05 00:00:00

BRADFORD COM arns AVD IVEAVERS.

(From the Leeds IntelliAyncer.l
It will swear from the prweed.iigs at Fairweather-
green, on Monday, and the facia we s,re about to commu-
nicate, that our prediction of the fate of the Bradford
turn-cuts," is. we may av, fully verified. Last week,
notwithstanding the exertions made in all parts of the
country to gather funds for the Union, only just as much
cash was procured as sufficed ro pay the men their paltry
allowance on Saturelly. We also understand that a re-
duction of Is. per wee: front the rate hitherto paid to each
person has been resolved upon. In the meantime about
500 cumbers and reay..rs had, u-r to Priday last, applied
to their ennsters, to be re-instated in employment at the old
wages, but although most ,1 the former were set to work,
nearly the whole of the law r wet e rejected. The following
statement of the aleplicatiros last week to come of the
masters illustrates :l f assereln :
Mr. M. Thompson—shout us-svers applied, l!9 refused ;
comber applied and art Os.
Messrs. llollinp aad Stans6eld—about 48 comber, applied, all
set on.

Messrs. John Rand and Sor —lO combem applied, and set on.
Mears. W. and T. Illarshall-3 combers engaged, about 100
weavers applied, bot were refused.
Messrs. John Wroe and Sons-12 comber, applied, 6of whom
are employed ; 30 weavers applied, all refused.
31r. John Wont-7 combers applied, set on.
W. Roux and Son-12 combers applied, 4 refused ; a number of
weavers applied, but were all refused
J. Wade, Son, and Co. ; about 10 combers applied, 13 refused;
30 weavers applied, none engaged.
Mr. S. Rhodes_..{ Bombers and 6 weavers applied, all refused.
111 r. John Mason-1 weaver applied ; refused.
Messrs. Alargerison and Peckover-12 comber* applied, 11 re.
fused ; 6 wearers applied, all refused.
Mr. T. Flolilaworth-3 comber, applied and set on.
Messrs. Leach and Cousen--11 combers applied. and 3 set on.
3lessrs. Chapman and Milnes-1 comber applied and set on.
Messrs. Illingworth and 31urgatroyd-2 cambers applied, and
set on.

Messrs. Smith and Chapman-15 weavers applied, 1 only em.
ployed; no comhets applied.
Messes. Cousen-4 applied and set on.
hlessne. Bankart and Benson-3 combers applied, refused.
Messrs. Pearson, Whitehead, and Co.-13 applied, set an.
Messrs. Holmes and Fa —2 applied, set on.
On Monday mart leg last, the spinners and manufscturers as-
sembled at the Court-house, Barley- t, where, as stated in
our last, the question of revoking the resolution respecting the
Union, which was passed on the 19th ult. came under discussion,
and it was agreed that it should continue in force. The matters
also pasted the following resolutions, which cannot fail to show
the utter hopelessness of the cause in which the deluded operatives
are now engaged.
Court House, Darley-street. Bradford, Oct. 31, 1825.
At a Mee: irg of the Worsted Spinners and Manufacturers,
holden pursuant to adjournment, M. Thompson, Esq. in the Chair.
In consequence of the intemperate Resolution of the workmen,
at their meeting at Fairweather.green,t on Monday, the
11471.1e!f October inst. wherein they declare their determinationoteote
to return to work unless the whole advance required at the time of
the turn out he given, and the associated masters being satisfied
from information received since their meeting, on the 24th inst..
'that there is a sufficient number of men in the neighbouring Ms-
,' tricts who are willing to work at the present rate of wages, this
meeting is of opinion, that frequent meetings of the Masters are no
longer necessary.
Resolved therefore, unanimously, that this meeting be adjourned
Ito Monday, the 26th day of December next, at ten o'clock in the
foreno,m, to be thew holden at this place.
In the eighth address of the men, published in another column,
it will be seen that Tester endeavours to invalidate the correctness
of Messrs Rands' statements respecting his wages, previous to the
strike. The manly conduct of John Rand, jun. Esq., at the meet-
ing on Fairweather...green. on Monday last. in coming forward to
refute the imputation, is grew!, to be commended. Without en.
tering into particulars until Tester has had an opportunity of de-
fending himself, we can say that we have seen Alegi's. Rands'
books, and thee their representation of his earnings for the time they
specified is perfectly correct. The average wages he received for
the ass continuous weeks referred to was 245. lid. per week: In
consequence of the resolution adopted by the Bradford masters on
the 12th ult., relative to the Union, the masters of Halifax met on
last Saturday week. After some deliberation, they determined not
in future to require the signatures of their men to papers disclaiming
connexion with the Union—hut to set them to work at the old
prices, and subsequently to discharge such as proved to be con.
necied with Combination. The following letter is from our torte.
spondent

" Bradford, Nov. 2. 1825.
" I have aten a letter from Keighley this morning, which states
that hand-bill. are posted in that neighbourhood, in the name
of Mr. John Wood, yen. signifying that he is in want of comber',
and offering employment to such as may apply. The Commit-
tee of the Workmen'. Union have paid the rents of those ten-
ants of Sir. Matthew Thompson, who are in the Union. to the
amount of 461. or 471. The rent-day was yesterday. The Com-
mittee profess an intentiln of paying the rents of all the Union
men out of employment. Maninmas-day will try the value of their
professions."
The following bill has been circulated at Halifax

" TO tax PUBLIC.—We, the Committee of Wool-cumbers and
Stuff-weavers of Halifax, feel it ircumbent upon us gratefully to
return thanks to our friends in Halifax and its neighbourhood, for
the kindness they hare shown towards us and our brethren while we
hue been out of employment. We also feel it our duty to inform
them, that we have re:eived near 4001. from our benevolentirlends
in Halifax and its neighbourhood alone, and although we are now
chiefly in work at Halifax. we ►urther request you to continue your
aid and support in behalf of our fellow workmen at Bradford, un-
til such time as they also shall have returned to their employment."