The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1822-12-06 00:00:00

?H1 KEELNEN of the RIVAR TYNE.

The keelmen have net yet interne.' to their employs-
seesit,•bpd as their mogagesnents Isiah the'crial-usriiere will
expire nu the 3lsl of the present month, there appears little
probability of their doing any mire wink this year. The
proprietors, incited, have discovered to many efficient ie•
sources, that their employment heaeafter will be held by a
very precarious tenure. The incouveniencee to which their
masters have been subjected appear at length to hate given
rise to a determlgglion un their part to preseet the possi-
bility of their reerrreoce. Some of the coal-owners have
already come to a resolution not to enter into say more
bonds with their servant; or teenier Colo any (wore engage-
orients with them for twelve months. Whatever may be the
nature of their next cuatract, if there be one, these is hole
doubt that the number of het 10111% whose wervicts will be
iu requisition will be seriously diminished. The pet/prefers
of the collieries, as might naturally be expected, are noxious
to have recourse In expedients which shall be equally (-M.
tient as the present measures, and less expeosiie. lit run.
aequeure of this disposition prevailing, a ilisdel of a steam
I. calculated to carry eight keels of roils, has bees sub-
mitted to the owners of Fandon colliery. It is calewlsiod
that the same number of mess slow employed in owl keel,
will be adequate to its navigatiou. Oilier plans are in
contemplation which, it is conceived, will be of the greatest
advantage to the coal-owsen, though Isermaidistly lois-
rious to the keelmeo. Much as we argon the adoption of
any scheme which shell have the t Irect of esinailiog the em-
ploymeut of a great body of awe, and dispensiag with the
labour of many nititely, it is tint rurprisiug the proprietors
of the collieries should hive recourse to snots evediesse.
The refractory conduct of the keelinen has rendered such a
course indispensable T. their isterests. We mentloiled in
our last that part of the heehaws belonging a the Northum-
berland Wall's End colliery had guise to work. What will
the public think vibes they are told Cleat they were actually,
soon after they bad commenced, dismissed by their employ.
era' yet so it is. We have never defended the conduct of
the coal-owners when it was culpable, and this proceeding, we
do think, was highly repreliessible. If their owe interests
were to be regarded only, perhaps this measure was jus-
tifiable. Rut they should hare bad some cosatderssion for
the general good, some care fur the interests of t►e port,
h► it cannot be supposed that this would nut form
colourable pretext fax the great body of the heehaws to hold
out if they were so fispeerd. It is said they had other
men employed, and therefore bail Ile need of keelents; but,
granting this, they should have had it gard to their ewe en-
gagements, which, if we mistake nut, are imperative on their
employing the keelmen when they are willing to wink. These
men have so often promised to return to their engagements,
that we have now no faith in them. ic was generally ender.
stood they were to pursue their avocation. yesterday morn-
ing, but this expectation, as usual, was disappointed.. Ott
Fiidsy list a proposition was made on their behalf, that they
would return to work if theorist olsoenl would give them M.
fur bistlieg money and a genies fo► u supper, but this of
course they refused to secede to. The differeuees, therefore,
between these men mid t►eir employers have no prospect if
immediate adjustment t indeed 'Se treason is now ►o far
;d►ancml, t►at many of the ships have laid up for the win-
tor hod with some of the collieries on this arming. A set.
Bement of the disarotions is no longer at •sirable; while with
/them, fur seasons we need mot mentiou, it siould be a sub..
Jett of regret.

MR6TINGS OP CRRI)ITORS AT Titß CQVnr
OP COMMISSIONERS OP ilAtilatUFTet,

20.M01111011%
-min...

$. H.

4. *Muer, Camberwell, merchant ..., 3 10
R. Reneary, Si. timber.atercliant 3 10
J. Craaey, Juue.bill, grocer ....
E. L. Bridgman, Fnib.streei.hill, tiodertsdief 4 12
I'. Peluso., late of Oxford.streei, MINN*
G. Raley, Marshall-sieiset, ironwaisager
R. Suwor, 11lackfriara, merchant
W. Dare, Woking, nurserymaa 1 10
N. Goldstein, Sbadwell, elaolesale.alopeeller
J.
.1, Thosepoon, late of Beimoadsey,wall, boat

belldrr
L. H. Mortally. Fiesbury•square, merchant 1 It
C. 1.4 Rey, Poll-mall, haberdasher
J. Claytho, Limon Grove, betide, 1 le
DIVIDENDS.
H. Court, Fish•street.hill, strovhbot.moonfartmer ..• , 10
J. Dule, CarbortonAlreci, builder ..,. et II
W. Barrett, Old Broad-street, mercbmst
J. Howard, Mitcham, calico-prioter . . . . 111
.1. Hassell, Ishnoten, prioaseller
J. Heater, Bucklrisbury, merchant .., T. •• p r•• 1
J. Orr, Bucklersbory, merchant

Ou Saturday last a numerous and most reopeet•
able meeting of Landlords and Landholders of this
county, at which Sir fin gltf an. HMYNS, Bart.
presided. took place at the Hotel iu this city, to
consider of the propriety of requesting the High
Sheriff to call • county meeting for the purpose of
addressing both House, of Parliament upon' its
Agricultural Distress, when, after • very temperate
discussion (party feelings most properly being laid
aside), a requisition to the High Sheriff sins pro-
posed sod read by E. BURNH•Ii PATIIIHALL, Esq.
and the same being approved, was most reopectehly
w=ord by all pobtical parties, sod nue remains at
the Hotel fur further sigioitures. The requisi-
tion stoles the meeting to be t' for the purpose
of taking lotto consideration the propriety fo' repo,-
setiting to both Houses of Parliamein the unparal-
leled and daily increasing dieters, of fhr agrigultur
ral interest of the county. and the several slums
thereof, and petition' them adopt
petitioning
sures as they in their wisdom may deem best calcu-
lated for its rebel, and expreseing to them 'appre-
hensions of the awful Cgtiuquetices of further
delay in affording aid iii difficulties so overwhelm-
ing." We understand the leading political gentler
men present pledged themselves this, party politics
shall be carefully avoided if the to,eeting takes
place, and the attention of the assembly he strictly
confined to the objects of the requisittoo.—(l /ere-
ford Journal.)
Inscription on the wife of • Court ofjustice:—
" Uwe ileums o.tir, swot, saidixas,Jiyamerat,
Nequitism, wren, Cr ini Ito, jots, probo•."

PROVISION post PUTURIVT.-•-QO Mowlpy 104,
(45th OIL) a case of rather a singular stature came
to be, decided before his Majesty's Justicxs of thy
Peace fat the county of Adiourgh, in the Sawa
Debt Court, agattait a friendly society, at the in-
stance of use of Ito member., who prosecuted, pro-
prio persona. for his own mud his wile's fours al money.
—The Court, after,hesring both parties, dismissed
the action, in respect it appeared the pursuer's
stains was rather prematurely made. beam! its wife
,being then both is good hcalts;.—fAturitsurai
Paper.)
Curious hint to depositors' in batiks for sayings,
who are to receive compound interest tor their
tummy. The difference between the increase of
motley at simple and compound interest is notoris
ous,;.bat it cannot he placed in • more striking
4.oint .of view thso in the foHowing
penny pm oat •t five per rent. compound interest.
at our Saviour's birth, souls', at the present period.
have increased to almost as great a slim as could be
nositaitird in three hundred and nineteen millions of
globes. each equal to the earth in size, and all solid
gold.;, but one penny put out at simple interest,
would, in the same time, have unmounted to no more
that) wenn .elsiangs and tizilpeatte (Fthinict