The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1820-01-11 00:00:00

STATE OF IRELAND.

" A Dublin Evenittg Paper says, That the.
lirbboinisen of the County of Clare have &scowl-
owed their illegal proceedings.' We cannot ststre•
such an observation to get publicity without nein--
mg its incurrectuevs. Itibbmimen have not made
their appearance in tins county—they dare not—
our Magistrates are too vigilant to suffer such Kea-
try to get any footing ainongst us; even if ~e
could complain of any supineness in our Magill-
'racy, we have too good so opinion of the loyalty
of our peasantry, to dread, for tn,e moment, that
they would harbour or attend to incendiaries of any
kiird."—((.lare Jokrual.)

WATRRFORP. JANUARY S. MO.

ATIM4Y OF SATOADAY...--This (11,:tre.ede
fracas hag beet' closely love-m*llM. The I). incipd
result has been an affidavit of an inhabitant stain g
at to have commenced by three ns, n In colotited
clothes knocking down three soldiers, in Barron-
strand...titre, with little or no provoca.io This
affidavit is corroborated by an affidavit of an-niter
inhabitant. From every tevtimony and from thee
appearance of wontids, it is clear th it b Iv -noels were
used merely as short clubs; they were hell by the
Ponitii and blwara were indicted by the hilts arid
backs, nut at all by the pabitii.

STAIR OP THR COUNTRY.

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Au illegal combination of the pitmen belonging
to the collieries in the urighboerbood of this tutu,,
has taken place, with an intent Um ef compelling the
proprietor. to slier the time of biterliog, snot to alloW
them ass advance of wages. 'flail eassitsinoticio boa
tukeu place at a time when, (isnot to the inclemency
of the season, the heap coal. had all bees, anlcl at the
ditrerent pits, and even a ecArcity of coals had begun
to be dreaded by the itilostmtAtito. 0.. the 3d two.
the coal works at Ford, Greetilaw.trolla, Thorsitosi.
Shore wood, Muttou. Liieker. and Betwick.hili,
were deserted ; the men weat front put to pit, Cons-
pdliiiK those who were itichned to wor k to jolt► them.
On the same day they asseinibled at Stlemersten
colliery, but the men there reftsseil to join them, to
cousequence of which no coals were allowed to be
drawn up. Wheu matters were in that state, the
Rev. JOIEPH Basses and JAMES Forree,
Justices of Peace, accompanied by ■ party of the
Veterans now at Berwick. repaired to Seretnerateit,
at the request of the coal OVIIICTM : the Magistrates
calmly reasoued with the two u.. the illegality of
their conduct, which was the more culpable, as the
period of their engagement had not evinced, and ad.
wised them to return to their work. but wit imist sue.
MS. It was then proposed that two or three so
deputation from taus colliery should meet the Mr.
giotrates and coolenteners. at Mr. Gst.citittes's,
Tweednit.uth, en the following day at I s
that the affair aught he settled. whirl► woe agreed
to, and the turn quietly dispersed. Bust after all lot
agreement coo be made with the men, and all the
collieries are as yet laid idle. Font of Use leading
ci►aractere cemented en this combination have bets,
apprehended. and this day seat to the lipase of
Correction. at Dorton's. guarded by silt constables,
and aloe by a auditory escort, for a sheet 'listener,
to prevent their regret. It is to be bapro that duo
skgorous step oil: operate as a coatis, to the reap
The Magistrates swore is So-day • cosasiderelsie
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-umber of special constables at Tweedmouth, rnr
he preservation or the peace on the occasion. To
s:teviate for the" present the distress that may be
felt To want of coals, it was agreed upon by the
Msgirtrates and a select vestry, at a meeting held
tiny day. at .the Town Hall, that a proper supply
should be immediately procured, by having them
freighted from the nearest poet, and sold out to the
public at prime cost.
LEEDS, JANUARY S.
• The inhabitants of this town were a good deal
rorprieed end alarmed by the assembling of a de.
tachment of horse soldiers, at about ten o'clock
I.bat. Thursday night. On inquiry into the cause
of this nocturnal master, we find that strong indica-
tions of riot had manifested themselves at Stasi.
ititseey. • clothing village in this neighbourhood,
owitly to a dispute about the rate of wages, between
Nit. ono limetwir, one of the principal manufao-
•orers in that place, sod the work-people. It ap-
pears that for many months past 'ME...VARLET
has employed a great many journeymen clothiers,
ulid others. at what was considered very low wages.
The consequence of this has been that a kind of
Combination Society, called the Clothier's Union,
has been brought to bear upon him, end Ow mess have
all struck work. To supply their place, Mr. Farley
has applied to the parish officers in the neighbour.
tog villages, telling them that the clothiers who ap-
plied to them for relief from want of work, might
have employment at his mill. On this representation
numbers of work people from Morley. Brantley, and
other placer, have resorted thither, but the iiihabi-
iiitits.of Stanningley;:feeling indignant at these
iu-
terluperr, as they call them, have risen and driven
them out of the town; and hence a riotous and. ie.
subordinate disposition was menifested. which M . . . ••
Thursday last wore so comicincan .appearance
to induce the Mayor of this borougbto direct
the Chief Constable to repair to the place, at a late
hour of the bight, accompanied by a' military force,
to twin readitiesa Ia earetlie 601 authority should
I,e found diarqttal to Ittipreservatimi of the public
peace, V.redarehappy..to add. that the night past aver
oitliout any disturbance, -though the entire of tbo
prevailing disquiet •efiets.;—if Leidy Nereus