The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-08-02 00:00:00

MANCHESTER, Jon' St.
(Ilion A IPI‘VATE TAMIL)
A trqsisition to the churchwardens to call a public
Alerting is still in a course of signatuse, and will shortly be
presented, although there are some fears entertained that
the request will not be complied with. Everything re-
mains perfectly quiet, and there is not the least semblance
of outrage or disturbance. The numbers out of employ
bear their hard fate with a patience that is highly credit-
able to them ; and they appear to rely upon some me:t-
roves being taken by Government to afford them relief
in their extreme heed. Some of the I'rovincial Jour-
nals 'Would represent trade to be in an improved state
—as far as Manchester is concerned, this may be doubted.
It is true that some Large sales have been effected during
the last week, particularly in calicoes in Mc grey, but the
best-informed do not consider this to arise from any in-
creased demand, but rather to the forced sales, for the pur-
pose of raising money to meet the pressing demands of
those who have heretofore made large advances on securi-
ties, and see now requiring payment; certain it is, that an
unusual nomber of writs have been issued ender such cir-
cuenstances. There has been a great number of country
buyers in the market, hut all their purchases have been
uptm a very limited-scales the prevailing ickas of decline in
prixvs pre venting them from keeping heavy stocks. In the
factories, the time of working is limited (at most of them)
to four days in the 'wee)c, but there are some who keep on
at full time, and even make articles that meet a ready sale
and render a profit, but this is not the general case. Of
the state of prices of goods some idea may be formed from
the fact, that a good stout calico, such as is commonly
used by tailors, measuring 29 inches in width, can be
bought at 41d. per yard ; the same article, 20 years ago,
would have brought readily SOs. the piece of 28 yards.
An article of printing cloth may be bought at 3s. 44. the
piece of 28 yards, which, when printed, can be sold at 10s.
the piece, including a duty of 34d. the equine yard, which
will amount to 4s. 10d. or Ss. the piece. 1 his article is not
made by the power-looms, but by hand-weavers, who get
about 7d. for making a piece of the length named. A good
two-coloured print may be purchased for the piece,
printed on a cloth that would be serviceable to the con-
sumer, and such as the father of the Home Secretary, in
Ins day, sold millions of pieces at from 2s. 2d. to 2s. 4d.
pet yard, or 635. per piece ; yet such is the state of the
AMerican market, to which immense quantities of this
article have been shipped, that they arc there selling at 10s.
and los. 6d. per piece, the duty of course taken off, which
is at a loss of about 3s. per piece, beside freight, insurance,
and shipping charges.
Letters from Huddersfield state that trade there conti-
Luei at a stand.
StOl A PORT, Jut v 30.—The stopping of a large factory
ere has thrown a great number of hands out of employ,
in addition to those who have been for some time unetn-
Vit#ttl, but it h expected that two mills will be put to
work in a few days, at short time. Tranquillity pervades
the town, but the authorities have thought proper to issue
the following placard :
" Nonce is hereby glees, that all meetings of the people in the
Town-hall and neighbourhond of Stockport, tending to a breach of
..!te public peace, will be immediately suppressed.
" By order of the Magistrates.
" Police-office, Stockport, July 29, 'Wt."

3; EET.ING OF THE OPERATIVES IN CHAPEL
FIELD.

Nonwicu, JULY SI.
This morning, at eleven o'clock, a meeting of the ope-
rative weavers took place on the above spot; although hae-
tily called together, more than three thousand persons at- t
tended. 'I he master manufacturers having resolved to I
give less wages by about one shilling and sixpence per head
give kas wagesbv about one shilling and sixpence per head
ner week, was the cause thereof. They say, by a consent 1,
to their proposal, they will be enabled to put on a vast ,
of idle hands ; and, as the goods to be worked up
lac in fact only on speculation, it is very natural they
s.wuld wish to get them done at as low a rate as possible.
i'Le workmen, on the other hand, contend that there is
Lot now that excuse that there was four years ago for such
request ; the prkes of provisions being at present more
titan double what they were at that period (1822.) Beef,
at that time, was sold at 4d. per lb.; mutton 24d.; veal
—while in the year 1826 (this month) beef is 9:t1.; mut-
ton ?id.; veal 10d., and every other article in proportion.
1 send you herewith a stripe of Norwich double crape,
manufactured wits twice the quantity of silk, the colour a
ht:e Waterloo Llue, and of beautiful lustre, cut off the
pleas this morning at 141. per yard. The same article
..old eight months ago at 2s. 4d. had in my hand also
this niotning a piece of bombazin (black, and of pod fa-
bric) at ltd. per yard, which at this time last year would
have fetched 21. 6d. 'f he article cost the manufacturer
I. 7d. Last week 14,000 persons receivt.d parochial re-
lief. The poor's rote for the Michaelmas quarter is 13s.
!:I the pound. I will write again to-morrow.
P. S. Four o'clock. I forgot to mention that another
meeting is to be held at the same place to-morrow at two
o'clock. Some very strong language and bold resolutions
were moved. This day the assemblage broke up about
uue o'clock.

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