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INSO-41:417 1.044" CULTIIT.
.111/41.414 JANGAILY 4.

'Mel* f, Nvi a.
A potadu of lice Haas; of Muir was opposed by
Miss 13yr4e, of.Drury-Isne Theatre. nn the greur.d .
of an acreptsoce of that Lady for Sul. fur %sta.",
he Intl give- no consideration; but he oss
dir-
charge,d. • •

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Refuge Mr. Aidermon Mionosor mid Mr. Aldermen n ay-
GATt, Presiding Alnerfroles
IMPORTANT CASE TI) Tole SILK TRADE
INFOR3IATION.
CoTTON ehfOT MOITIAL r. rsni. (ann.
This was an ii wiroat ion filed by Willslll4 (he 41 I, a j..u• rep
man silk .w , against Mr. Geroge Woolley, a m ~ter
silk-weaver residing or Weed-street, charging h in with only
paying lons Ild. a yard for weaving ITI ysrds of colt.-at shot
isentua, instead of la, ld. as regulated lay the M stoat... of
the county of Middlesex in the year 1803, arc.. dine to ate
provisions of the Art of Pat llama sat of the 13th or ti. Kr• g,
which mama toaster silk-weaver liable to a pewit', of !Mt
if he Imps a journeyman more or If as 1111111 the sum 'Tel a-
fled by tlu regulat ..... of the Magistrates. .
Mr. ALTAIC, Counsel for the Complainant, state.%
ti.is Ip.
formal was founded um the Act of the 13th (:....Lee !IL
winch enacted, that the price of work ~one ty J. u. n. )men
ITea in the Silk Trade in the City of [risotto shouhl b.
regulated by the Aldermen, bat oat of tin ,:t:
Commie., it was regulated by the Magi...hates it the Quar.re
Smitten The woik, in ibis case, was doer in the County
of Middlesex, and therefore it came rooter the regulations
lolled by the Magistrates of that County Pitt Inc.
which the informatlos complained of took pt nre in the City•
of laindon, lay the lesser payment heviog le.n nook' the, e
by the I/efendant, therefore the information war properly
hod, and came before the 31th-unclose tin pl of proper ju-
risdiction The penalty, by the Act of Pali which was
attached to the offerace, on conviction, 5*.;/ hut if Pre Al-
dermen looked into the Act, they wontl p. 'crier that u..t.
Is of it could by soy means get into the pocket of ate
Complainant, as sou conviction it was to be paid to the
treasurer of the Silk Hr Compaoy• It might be said
by We Learned Friend (Mr. Rolland), Cnwrrl fur the De •
&infinite, that this was the information of the jouristymersi
silk-weavers generally, oxainst their onisters, He Imel nu
hesitation is even admitting this po,ii mn to it. (tritest ex-
tent, however •ngracious et might sound to those oho wets
nut scrin•inted with the relative situatimis of his cloves
and their mates. The Legislature thoooht it 'recesses,
to provide mealiest any taisonderstauding between them,
by vesting the Magistrates with the authority to re.
rotate the prices between them, said his client only ap-
plied for relief tinder the regulations which 1 Ilf wisdom of
the Magistrates had thought props/ to make. At any
period it would be a most unbarolsome art fora mom. r to
deduct Of to take from the settled payment hit-:d by law ;
brit how much more was it blameable at the present time,
when the working classes of society were generally iu a dis
tressed eituatios, and is particular his clients, do re sot he.
ing suliieieat employ to enable them to support themselves,
muds less their families. It was not his wish to say any
thing that would hurt the feelings of the Defend mt. or any
gentleman in the trade. He believed torsi to be as ...sot a:-
table a clan of persons as any in trade; but it was the oa-
tmeal propensity of all persons to make as spinal profit as
possible without corisideriag the welfare or condo. to of douse
who were the wears of euriehiwe them. lie would toll his
wits. to peeve the case—the Arm, a oral t lenrao from MI.
Richard's office, the Clerk of the Peace far the roomy a
Middlesex, to prove the ergolattoos of the Magistrates iii
1505; and afterwards, several persons to prove what they
had received from other master. fur the sante kind of work.
Mr. John Humble from Mr. Richard's office, proved, that
by the revelations of the Magistrates of April, 1805, the
wages per yard for weaving tomtit-shot mentos was Is. Id.
per yard. Three oumbers of a Newspaper was produersa.
to skew that the mulatto's a the M11711,1f 31011 wrie pub-
lished accurdiag to the directions of the Art of Parliament.
- Was. Grestt, joselleynsaa weaver, deprowel, that he waive
the mils. mastsa is question fee Ilse LI. readmit. He t .ek
it home on the 10th of November, stud was paid for it WO
the tOth of Deerember, at 11.1. is-yard He asked 13.1. but
only received Ild. In kis erosaemineinstiiia lay Mr. 13‘.1.
land, he said he had worked (Of the Defewlaut two years be-
fore the present occasion. He mat an agreemeut that he
would take ltd. a-yaml. He did not know from his own
knowledge that other *sneerer% had agreed to take Out
sum he had heard they had, it was so reported to hints
Edward Jacobs, a jovialness', weaver, deposed, that be
bad done the same kind of week fee Mr. itortort Willem, sad
received 1.. 1.1.1111fR4 he called it coitus' shot armless.
deposed to the safer
effect.ts' manufartare,
f %ne übhlooef°lt:rtigshitrisueeh:i:4ll:::"...llalliel siaillaaill"eineellal:reassalisidaser7ll:llay efivalnlibed:l;:eub:aylairrbilter;":.:ll::;ghit'isawtneas velL7ramts:e:tel::
Magistrates.
Mr. Rolland observed. it was a sew resonfsetnre, one toe
trodaceil more thaw a year has this country ; it was ew.led
Paris curd.
Several other wherein were examined to the same vireo.
Mr. Alley said this ieloold the case on the part of his
sliest. •
• Mr.R01.1.41M, or the part of the Defendant, rolantitted
that the article io tpiestMo was contemplated or the order sat
the Magistrates of the year 11105, for which realism the p..•
natty could not be recovered wider the Act of Parliament.
Fur the fact of the tear was, that a gent pan eworeeet,.l
with the silk trade had goo. to Paris at the commencement
of the last year, and brought • piece of the article intitat .....
of Irish labial) wader their consideration to this motor? ;
it was • most fashionable article there. The Deferstarir as
well as others considered it might be mule in this eirooir y,
which would pervert females from smuggling it into Panels; .1.
It was sot to be supposed that he was a judge of
facture of this notelet, bat be would stew, if he war pro-
perly iustrieted, that it was sot cotton nonotwo,, and there-
fore could sot come ander the maritime of the price of
wages. It would be then severe indeed, in the Aldermen, if
they were to convict the Deferdiot. Hs did not mein 11.0
word cootie as to the fullest erase it would bear, bait Le
eueaot if they were to find that the Defendaat had paid a
less sent for the work than the regulatons authorised, he
would be liable to the penalty of 501. sod it was not of t .e
power of the Aldermen to reduce it, as the Act left
no discretion on the point. TLe only simmer be would
to the charge of his Leveed Friend relative to the "mai.,
aims of the muters, was, that at 1111. per yard the ikmem....
men 'could earn from 40s. to 50s. 6 week. The d;freietire
the price of the wages vu not the object of his r 1.. tr.. Ite
(the Learned Counsel) might haler take' legal oLjectioni to
the information; Lut be was instructed not to du su, as h•e.
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the iafueaa•tioa; Lot be N3O OMirurisa nos so ....., •..• -
client wished this question to be pot at rest by a deei•iou• ! * 11,
the Magistrates. The troth woe, that the value of lab...e .
fur the article complained of woo undeyord. It hid he :4 r
cons, before the Magistrates to settle, a•d thuse purtie)rwii '• „,
who worked as it, did it by alinement betwerii thi-iii sr+
their masters. He would prove that it was mgt eutt,.,• +4.4 .. ,
moons, fur hut article required in have . utt,.o shag
silk, where in this iustauce there was an ftel:t: (otatility, a.. 4
when Ise had done so hr 113.1 Pitt doubt Lit i Ile Al.ter ns, a
i would disoilse the information. The LesruLd CAPliii.ll stew
called his witnesses.
John Lay, a journeyman sdhaireaver, Opoarall, that Om •
I article complained •f was only introdoced into t►M couistr;
I 'bust o year. He deuiimenoeil ie irregslor
_work, end not
i cotton mantel; the taster wM formed with
Letg oliosrt?
I and the other ouly; idly. II was man • thais a
iORMua. • ....
- Hallosray deposed, *(1111 I. Lid feeta 1.1 joriene)res:i
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! weaver fur fifty yeses. He called it oneeeto w ;1, ,„,1
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ci,..1
I not • cotton manilla, it was ossee.of a inu*;,. cidatere,,,..
iin the lahour between the MI 4-'4,0164 .i.nie fp sal
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1, double force to thecettou inaiptian, jot Ahd; *tit*" si . .
' 'what drilled to the ulbf►. Re votLf.fiiiti‘ok.til ....
1 ;doted of thp..oansce,An rame. ...„, ..; •.4, 4
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4 letr.,Allry.. 'll calehlritili°o4;l4lPia.., .
• did out look like • wales.
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