The Sun.
London, England, 1853-11-08 00:00:00

WIGAN.

The town has remained perfectly quiet since Friday,
and nothing has occurred at all likely to call for the
interference of the military force, a detachment of which
is still at the Saw-mills, the scene of the attack on Mon-
day evening last. A. meeting of the magistrates took
place at the Town-hall yesterday morning, when it was
resolved, in accordance with a recommendation from Lord
Palmerston, to summon 500 special constables from the
list of 101. householders ; or, if the number cannot be
made up from that list, the deficiency is to be supplied
from other classes, at the discretion of the special con-
stables. It was also resolved to recommend to the
Watch Committee, at its next meeting, a considerable
increase in the police force of the borough. Only one new
prisoner has been made. He was brought before the
magistrates yesterday, and remanded till Wednesday ;
the other three prisoners, who had been remanded,
being then committed for trial at the assizes. It
does not appear that any of the turnouts have yet
availed themselves of the opportunity afforded by the
masters of returning to their employment. About
6 o'clock yesterday morning about 40 of the hands
in the employment of Messrs. Woods and Son,
Trencherfield works, presented themselves at the
establishment, and were recommended by the managers
to try and assemble the whole number, which comprises
about 1,000 spinners and weavers. At 10 o'clock about
two-thirds of them were collected, and there appeared
to be a mutual expectation on either side that the other
party had sought the meeting in other to yield ; but, on
the workpeople being informed that they might resume
employment at the prices which they were receiving in
May and June last (which would in some cases amount
to a reduction, and in others to an increase on the
rates paid at the time of the strike—six weeks ago),
they declined to do so, and quietly dispersed. This cir-
cumstance will probably have its effect •n persons who
phalevaedbing eenthsaotlitchiteey wdfeie willing
or.almsby the turnouts, the latter
to return to work, but that
the masters would not allow them. A meeting of the
turnouts was being held at Wigan yesterday, and another
at Sch.oles ; but the result has not transpired, though
the circumstances was considered symptomatic of a
disposition to yield. An official report has been received
by the authorities, statino, that the colliers at Messrs. J.
Blundell and Sou's, Pemberton colleries, who returned
to their employment on Wednesday and struck again oon
the following day, without any apparant reason, again
resuming work on Saturday ; but we are positively
assured, on the other hand by persons professuig to be
well informed, that this is not the case, and that four
miners who did attempt to go to the pits were waylaid
by the other turnouts, and compelled to go home
again.
The meeting of the elergymeen,e4nagdeasnmdenad,
imdrnoethdetiisil,
which was held on Thursday v
Saturday, with the view of adopting some steps for the
removal of the distress occasioned by the continuance of
the dispute, resulted in the appointment of the Bev.
Mr. Cronshaw and three Dissenting ministers as a de-
putation to wait upon the employers.