The Sun.
London, England, 1841-01-28 00:00:00

TURN-OUT OF COLLIERS.

The turn-out of colliers in this district has, we L.:-
: lieve, become general, except in some few instances,
where their demands have been acceded to. We be-
lieve that in the first instance they made a demand for
an advance of 101. on every 4s. of wages they were re-
ceiving (being the amount paid per pit load). The
masters, we believe, agreed to this advance, and the
men resumed work ; but after working a few days at
these advanced prices, they again turned out, their
demand now being for a further advance of 10d. per
pit load. In other words, after succeeding in obtaining
an advance of about 20 per cent., the colliers are now
demanding that the increase shall extend to 40 per
cent.—a demand which, as may be expected, the coal
masters generally are determined to resist. The col-
liers are consequently out in the Manchester district,
the Bolton district, and the neighbourhoods of Ashton,
Little Hutton, &c.; but in West Houghton, Blackrod,
and some other places, they are working at the advance
of lod. per pit load.
A Correspondent at Ashton states, that all the col-
liers in that neighbourhood are out ; and adds :—The
toasters, it is believed, will be obliged to give some ad-
vance ; but to what extent is not yet known. The
stocks of coal on hand at the pits are very small, and
the proprietors of some of the pits decline selling at
present.—Manchester Guardian.

COI.I.IEIt"I'URN-01:If.—Tile brief turn-out among
the colliers is virtually at an end for the present, as all the
pits in this neighbourhood are at work. The men,
however, are not satisfied with the result, as the small
edvance asked for has not been obtained in some in•
stances. At the collieries of J. Fletcher, Esq., at Ather-
ton, the advanced price was refused, and new hands
engaged, who came in very freely ; and, at the close of
lust week, a notice was issued, stating that such of the
old hands as should offer themselves on Monday morn.
ing last should be accepted, but none afterwards ; and
it is stated that many of them seized the opportunity,
and returned to work on the old terms.—Bulton Free
Press.

COURT OF SEWERS OF WEST-
MINSTER AND PARTS OF MIDDLESEX.

A special meeting of the Court of Sewers for the City
and liberty of Westminster and part of the County of Mid-
dlesex, will be held at the Sewers -office in Greek-street,
Soho-square, on Friday next, to proceed with the following
business :

1. To try Traverses of such parts of the Presentment
cf the Jury on the Ranelagh District, delivered into Court
on the 27th November, 1841, as relate to Buildings not
heretofore rated, Chapel and Wards, and 57 Acres of
Land of the Roy al Hospital, Chelsea—St. Luke's Church,
Robert-street, Chelsea—the Chapel (late old Church),
Church-lane, Chelsea—the Workhouse in Gloucester-
road, Kensington—and the Burial-ground and Workhouse,
Arthur-street, King's-road.

2. To make a decree fora Rate on the Rani?lntl and
on the Codracrs Creek Sewers, on Houses, &c. at Gd.,
and on Land at 2d. in the pound.
3. To sign the Rate-books for the New Rates, pursuant
to the said Decree, and the Abstract of the Rate-books of
the Rates made 15th November, 1839.

TIrE LATE COUNTESS BATHUIIST.--.The
mortal reaming of the above respected Countess were re-
moved at an early hour on Monday morning from the
family mansion in Charles-street, Berkeley-square, for in-
terment in the family vault at Cirencester, Gloucestershire.
The funeral was strictly private, the hearse being only fol-
lowed by one mourning coach. Earl Bathurst left town
yesterday morning for Oakley Park, to attend the obse-
quies of his lamented mother. The interment took place
yesterday.