The National Register.
London, England, 1819-08-09 00:00:00

BURNLEY.

A Public meeting wasiieidatthZ:Commerc7al Room here.
no Saturday, of the magistrates and inhabitants of the Higher
Divi iur, of the Hundred of Blackburn. tin the purpose of
adopting effectual measures tin the maintenance of the public
peace at this important crisis. It was very numerously intended,
and a Declaration was unanimously agreed to and signed,
the substance of which WILS exactly to the svne effect as that
previously adopted by the initi,istraters and inhabitants of Bolton. '
MAIN /IBS IEI4 PUBLIC Ai P.E U.—Tne itlvettlig ap-
pointed stew aitne ago to take place at Manchester. at
which Mr. Hunt ia tn preside, will certainly take place
on :he gtit inst. Sir Charles Wolseley Is expected I"
do the nteetiats the honour of his presence. Mr. Har-
rison will allot h e diem ; and indeed every man of note
among the party whose presence is trot vi..intrii t Ist-
where. The following is a copy of a circular whi.di
has hertirxtrosit elv circulated, atitionociou lie
The Public are respectfully informed that a meeting will he
held here on Monday, the 9th of Atigtht, on the area rear St
Petet's Church, to take into consideration rho most speedy and
effectual mode of obtaining Radical Beform in the Connnons
House of Parliament, being fully convinced that nothing el-e
can remove the intod.rable eei under which the people of this
country have se long and do soil groan : at.tl also to consider the
propriety of the tin, ep: esented inimbitants of Manchester electing
a person to repo-.eni t:,C:11 io Parliament, and theadopting Major
tartwrighes Bill. Chair to he taken at twelve o'clock.
'• If. IIeMT, Esq. in the Chair."
The following Proclamation hes been issued Pow the New
Bailey Court House, dated Sr.turday 3istof July :--
" Melva:, it appews by an advertisement in the Manchester
Observer Paper of this dry, that a public and illegal meeting
is convened for Monday the 9th of Attgoit next, to be held on
rho Area near St. Pettris Church, in Manchester:—We, the
undersi,gned magistrates, acting ft* the Counties Palatine of
Lancaster and Cheshire, do hereby caution all persons to abstain
at their peril from auending such illegal meeting.
-• Nilliam Rialto*, ••.1. Ilolme,

" J. Norris, " H. Marsh.
" John Koiwistle. " l'ratihrJ Traffhnl,
" W. Marriott. es 11,411 Fletr.licr."
" Thal Wm. Talton,

It will scarcely he credited that a sufficient num-
ber of men cannot be procured, as volunteers, by
the Admiralty, to man the squadron of ships of war,
dtmined for the South American Seas, to protect our
trade from the privateers cruising in that (melee.
This must appear the must surprising, as the streets
are crowded with strong and yontbliil sailors, either
begging or ehaunting dismal ditaies, that they are
starving for want of employment. The giving alms
in the public streets is nothing more than setting is
premium upon idleness, and diverting charity from
its proper channel, which should go to relieve the
indigent, who are ashamed to beg, but who would
cheerfully labour if they could procure work. The
trade of begging is become so profitable, that we
shall not be surprised to find that it will be deemed
necessary to issue press warrants to obtain men for
the public service, though we always lament when
recourse is had to so harsh and unpopular a measure.
It was said on Friday in'the City, that negotia-
tions are new going forwitrd between the Govern-
ment of this country and that of Spain, for the
signature of a Convention, by which the British
Commissioners in Mexico are to be permitted to
transmit to this country from thence specie to the
amount of 10 millions of dollars, as heretofore, in
ships of war; the previous agreement which wad
entered into was for 15 millions of dollars, all of
which, with the exception of 400,000 dollars, have
readied the Treasury. The latter amount is to re-
main at Vera Crux until the second arrangement has
been completed with Spain, when it will be put on
bottrd a British frigate, with a larger amount, for
England. Whether it will be necessary to obtain
any further sum than 25 millions of dollars, will be
a matter fbr future consideration. It is conjectured
that when the payments in epocie, by the Bank of
England, become general, that an additional quan-
tity will be required.
ihasoow, Avoust 3.—Yestertlay morning, the
Magistrates gave work to 250 unemployed weavers,
at terming a Tunnel in the Green, for containing
the Camlachie Burn from the Episcopal Chapel to
William-street, at the 'lead of the Green ; and this
Morning they have inercieed the number to 4350. It
is gratifying to know, that when bread is found for
so many families thst an important improvement is
to be accomplished. By this scheme, the High Green
and the Calton Green will be thrown into one grand
sweep, and the stagnant water removed, which fre-
quently became oflinisive in warm weather. We
also understood that the heritors of the Barony Pa•
risk and Gorbals arc making ;great exertions for
procuring work to the unemployed. The rate 'of
wages is 9s. a week firr persons with 3 children, 7s.
lid. for those who have fewer children than 3, and
Gs. for iiiegle men. A beneve!ent and pehlie •spi-
ritad proprietor in the Lower %Word has offered to
the hetitors otitis parish to emp;ey 100 wearers in
digging laud at the meted rate as acre, or Is. a day,
if tt be prsferred; and has reaummendcd porridge in
the Morning, and soup at dinner, to lie given to
such women and children as choose to accept them.
This judicious modessf charity, we hope, will be
imitated —The weavers In tie Upper and Middle
Wards will be employed 011 the uew Carlisle road.