The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-07-28 00:00:00

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(11/011 ova OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
Up to this evening every thing here has remained in the
same quiescent state with that of the past week ; and but
that we are daily approximating the period when our r.-
lief fund will he at an end (a period anticipated with but
too well pounded apprehension), my present remarks
would be little else than a mere echo. It is very vain to
enter into elaborate and suppositious statements (for sup-
yositious at best they must be), regarding the causes of the
present distresses here. Politicians and financiers, by
Cation and habit, the mechanics of Manchester discuss
wish shrewdness, and an ability which displays intimate
anti long acquaintance wi h the subjsct, the ruinous hear-
ings of the late hulking system ; whilst others of them,
again equolly fluent, dilate on the Corn Laws, and attri-
bute both as the causes of the present misery ; but though
many of the mechanics espouse one or other, or both of
these topics, as the ground-work of complaint, by far the
gfeater number, and these I find have been the sober,
steady, and in better days (if the term be not misapplied),
wealth, part of the working people, tlicuzli now mingled
in the same level with their fellow.sufferers—these, I
say, attribute their distresses to the extreme depression in
the trade both with reliant to America and the Continent
In cotroboration of this, I have just been informed that
'deices have been received of the return of three cargoes
of manufactured goods from America ; the intelligence of
this, as might have been expect-al, has added to the gene-
nl distress: judging from past character and actual ob-
servation, those who now complain on political grounds,
found something to carp at, even in their best and busiest
days. Of their late employers, the poor working people
speak in the highest and most feeling terms, confident
that they have done all for them that was consistent
with propriety ; and 1 am &sawed that many of the
larger and more affluent manufacturers are now working
at a loss of on an average from au!. to 70/. per week.
The agricultural inter( sts in this quarter la:ar a corre:lnid-
leg depression with the manufacturing. Sir Robert Peel,
whose principal landed property lies in the manufacturing
districts, has, I am told, had the lease of stein separate
farms thrown up to him, and they now remain in his own
bands. I may say that the toldicry, horse and foot, of
whom there are about eighteen hundred quartered in the
town of Manchester alone, one and all of them, feel quite
disconcerted and uncomlintable lecaute of their present
duties. In a state of constant preparation and watchfulness..
with so much hunger and misery before their eyes, and
that hunger and misery experienced in not a few instances
by their friends and members of their own families, their
situation is much less desirable than in a campaign in a
foreign land. This, I assure you, is the feeling of two or
three P.ofinsular veterans. As a proof of the extreme
vigilance thought necessary, a troop of horse is continually
standing saddled, with the riders equally prepared. I
have not heard of a single failure nor stoppage among the
manufacturers since my last; and Mr. Huldsworth,
whom it was said that be had stopped working altogether'
has only done so for four days in the week.

PAM-M-I'bn following is the substance of the Weekly
Report of the Operative Relief Committee :—We are yet
unable to report that there is any improvement in the si-
tuation or prospects of the district. The number of novel
and necessitous cases, which, after strict investigation, have
been placed on our let for relief, during the last week, ex-
ceeds the number of those who have obtained employment
elsewhere, and been struck off it. The sum of distress is
therefore considerably increased, and our fund is again ra-
pidly thawing to a close. The harvest, which is now be-
coming general, may in some degree afford occupation ; but
the great bulk of the dependents on the Committee are on-
atenstomed to the labours of the harvest field, and will con-
tinue to require public aid, until our manufactures revive,
or some new and unfo►eseen means of employment is de-
vised for them."—Paidee.ideertisee.
Deoexv.—On Thu•sday the colliers in the neighbour-
hood of Dudley and Tiptun left their work in a tumultu-
ous manner, in consequence of their masters having deter-
mined to lower the rate of wages sixpence a day, which the
present state of trade demanded. The colliers' pay was
three and sixpence a day, with sixpence for drink, and at
this rate many of them earned, by working over hours, a
considerable advance on these wages. They are determined
that no colliers shall work at the reduced pay, and are go-
ing about the county in gangs, forcing those who are wil-
ling to work at the reduction out of the pits, and ducking
them in t e canal. They intend going in parties about
the kingdom to solicit alms, to enable them to stand out.
Bo eroN.—lnstead of indicating any symptoms of amend-
ment, the trade of the town is in a worse condition than
when we last addressed the public; the shops are almost
deserted, and to such estate of destitution are the poor re-
duced, through the want of a proper supply of sustenance,
that several persons fainted away during the last week, and
some havedied, it is supposed from the same cause. These
were working people, who, there is no doubt, would have
viewed the prospect of employment u the greatest blessing
that timid be bestowed upon them. Surely something should
be done without delay, for the relief of the labouring
classes.—Bollon Chronicle.
BLACIBUILN.—TIiis week has, generally speaking, par-
taken of the dulness and stagnation which characterized
is predvessors. In a few warehouses, however, we believe
a little more activity was visible on Saturday and Monday.
and some weavers obtained more work, in consequence, it
is understood, of favourable reports having been brought
from London by some mercantile gentlemen of this neigh-
bourhood. Still matters with shopkeepers and general
tradesmen are becoming worse, and the greatest difficulty
is experienced by them in collecting the usual Midsummer
bills, even from persons who, to use a common phrase, are
" sure as the Rank. We hasten to correct an erroneous
impresaion which we find has arisen in the minds of per-
sons not resident in this town, with respect to our poor's
rate, which we stated a fortnight ago to be two shillings in
the pound. This, it should be understood, is for a quar-
ter, being after the tate of eight shillings in the pound for
the year.
DANWEN.—We have frequently stated the distressed
condition of this place, which twelve months ago was mak-
ing most rapid strides in prosperity ; but a fact lately came
to our knowledge, that conveys a much stronger idea of
the extent such distress than any yet related. A week or
two since, a farmer residing in the township, was sum-
moned by the Overseer for non-payment of the poor's rate.
The fanner stated himself to be at that time totally unable
to pay it, but requested the Overseer to allow him to get
his crop of bay off the ground, when Ire might take and
sell it; and lie stated the amount of the rate to be et. lee.
per month, which supposing it to continue for twelve
months, would considerably exceed the amount he paid for
rent.

Rt Liar or ins Pnoa.—A few weeks ago, we stated
that the Committee for the relief of the poor in Blackburn
were under the necessity of withdrawing their aid from
those poor whose legal settlement was not in this town-
ship. The reason of this was not merely the rapid dimi-
nution of their funds, but the increasing number of the
Nor belonging to the township, who were continually ar-
riving from other places, where they hail before re-
sided. We are, however, happy to learn that the Com-
m t e have been induced to modify their resolution by
re-issuing tickets to all those who have been resident in
the town for five years, though their legal settlement
may be elsewhere. Monday was the day appointed for
the delivery of such tickets, and we learn that by far the
greater pbrtion of those who had formerly had tickets,
again received them, so that the number now to be relieved
by the Committee is nearly equal to what it was before the
resolution was adopted. Meanwhile the funds at their dis-
posal decrease, and as there yet seems to be no prospect of
sufficient employment to enable the poor to maintain them-
selves, renewed exertions will be necessary to preset ve them
from the horrors of starvation.
Duaux.—The workmen of the different trades in this
city, have turned out this day for payment of their wages
in Ensslish money ; that is, tl.ey require that the man who
received 201. Irish per week, shall now receive 20s. Eng-
lish. We have heard that some violenee has been adopted
by those persons against their companions who were
Killing to work at the old rate of wages.—lrishman of
Monday.
A Paragropit appears in most of the morning papers of