The Sun.
London, England, 1853-08-16 00:00:00

THE STRIKES IN SOUTH WALES.

The state of affairs between the employers and em-
ployed at Dowlais continues in much the sames position
as last week. The bulk of the colliers have moved away,
and it is said there are not above 100 colliers in Dow-
lais altogether. Some 40 or thereabouts of petty agents
and others have gone underground, but the rest of
the colliers are still indisposed to submit, and, in-
deed, the submission of these few would still leave the
dispute unsettled. In addition to the colliers' strike
there is another arising from it. Having no coal to
make Welch pig iron, the company have required the
men to work Scotch pig at the same price—viz., 7s. 6d.
per ton, whereas the price paid elsewhere is 2s. 6d.
more. for Scotch than for Welch pig ; hence the pud-
dlers complain, and the case has come before the magis-
trates, though it still remains unsettled. The dis-
pute, however, will probably cease on having an
adequate supply of coal. All the men in the employ of
the Dowlais Company are under notice to leave, and
that notice will shortly expire. The consequences of the
dispute, like those of most strikes, are lamentable in the
extreme, the trade of the whole district having
suffered severely ; it is, however a matter of con-
gratulation that the men on strike have conducted
themselves so peaceably and calmly that hitherto
there has been no breach of the peace. There was some
bitterness of feeling in the early part of the wee,k
has since subsided. The 16 furnaces which _
regard to the "turncoats," as they are terwmeered
bbluot it
out, partly for the purpose of being csiteaned,
main fireless and fia.meless. The last advance
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tude of the men belonging
Penydarran is eminently pacific, and they ire determine
hail be no strike among them. They will probably
there
shall
to work upon the reduced rates, though with a feel
leg of dissatisfaction, and a conviction that they ought to
receive the advance which is now withheld. In the mean
time the tide of emigration, which has never stopped,
is likely to become still greater, for the walls are pla-
carded with offers of " Free emigration to Australia,"
and large numbers of working men are continually on
the wing. The Ivor Works puddlers are at work, but
those of the old works are not. They complain that
they cannot get the usual supply of raw material to
work with (that is of the same quality), and request to
be paid off and have their regular discharges. We un-
derstand that 7s. 2d. per ton was the old price. Mr.
Evans offered 7s. 6d. to work the Scotch refined iron ;
the men asserted that 10s. was paid elsewhere ; but they
would work it for Bs. 6d. during the time the furnaces
were out. It is in contemplation to hold an aggregate
meeting at Merthyr.