The Sun.
London, England, 1828-07-23 00:00:00

MEETING of the DIFFERENT TRADES.

Yesterday evening there was a meeting held of the De-
legates from the different Trades, at the Bull's Head
Jewin Crescent, for the purpose of promoting the union of
all the Working classes, in order to frustrate the .attempts
of masters to lower the rate.of labour.

Mr:Powat.t.' itaving taken the Chair, said the first bu-
siness to-consider was the state of `the Kidderminster car-
pet-weavers, who still held out against their employers.—
It was evident that the only means of protection the labour-
ing classes had was to unite, and thus they would be able
to stand against the constant inroads made on the fruits of
their labour.

•
The Secretary read a letter received from Kiddermin-
ster, detailing the proceedings of the meeting of men who
of f e
lt
dh the
byworking
the
church
classes,
people,
have struck for wages on Monday last. They were de-
termined to hold out if assisted. The masters Lad resolved
to call on other weavers, and to take apprentices. A cler-
gyman
to prevent Dr. Price the clergyman referred to from doing
ftuther duty there. Dr. Price intended to make a public
hadsvotcaedted to the
have cause
been
appeal on the subject. The magistrates were opposed to
.meetingsna n
are ad
stated
the strike, but still the Men are determined to stand out
against oppression.

The SECRRTARY stated, that after the men had been
out of work 17 weeks, the masters had at length thought
proper to give their reasons for lowering the rate of la •
hour. They stated, that from a strong competition in the
carpet trade, if the manufacturers of Kidderminster did
not reduce their prices, they would lose their trade, and
therefore had finally come to the resolution to decrease the
pay for weaving. He (the Secretary) was convinced if
the men could stand out, the masters would yield. The
men could take the trade away from the place if they
pleased. A letter had appeared in the Times, stating,
that the men were under the influence of the London ,
Committee, and generally deprecated the strike. This
was untrue.
The CHAIRMAN observed, thai the Journal alluded to
took every means to lower the working classes.
Mr. Gast, at some length, drew the attention of the
Meeting to the necessity of an union of all trades, and thus
protect themselves from being reduced to starvation prices.
If this could he affected, the mechanics would then be able
to dictate terms. The stand made by the shipwrights in
the river Thames, had been stigmatised by the Times, and
that paper would not put in his answer without paying
handsomely for it. Let the men be true to themselves,
and they need fear no one. He moved a resolution ap-
proving the conduct of all those towns who had come
forward to assist the carpet weavers by subscriptions.
Mr. WALLACE at some length endeavoured to prove,
that the principles of free trade would ruin the country.
He instanced the cotton-manufactures of Lancashire, the
wages of the weaver having in that province fallen from
20s. and 30s. to 55. and 6s. per week. The wages ou
otl►er branches of trade had fallen in nearly the same pro.,
portion, and he thought nothing could save the working
classes without a general stand was made against reduc-
tions in wages. _ _

Other pe-rsons advocated the same principle, and after
subscriptions had been made for the carpet weaver., thv
Meeting adjourned.

STATE OF IRELAND.

DUBLIN, JULY I9.—Yesterday being quarter-day
the Members of the Corporation met at the As-
sembly House, in William-street, at one o'clock.
Sheriff nor mEs in the Chair.
Mr. BUTLER, in an energetic speech, inveighed
againg the present proceedings of the Roman Ca-
tholic leaders, and concluded by moving a resolution
to the following effect
Resolved—That the Lord Mayor and the
Board of Aldermen should be requested to concur •
with the Sheriffs and Com Mons in appointing a
Committee to prepare petitions to the Houses of
Lords and Commons to disfranchise the 40s. free-
holders of Ireland, who had abused the trust corn-
mitted. to their care, under the direCtion and insi-
dious influence of their political priesthood, and
who gave a dangerous power to an illegal assembly,
meeting under the name of the Roman Catholic
Association, for the professed purpose of seeking
for Emancipation, but which, it was clearly demon- •
strated, had for its object Revolution."
Passed unanimously.

MR. PEEL.—According to letters from Lou-
don, Mr. Pen. is about to abandon a name bound up with
the glories of the " Constabulary" in Ireland, and to
take his station amongst the Peers of the realm, under the
title of " Lord TAIIWORTH." With this proceeding it
is represented, that there is to he connected a formal re-
linquishment of the anxieties ai,d responsibilities of efLe.
Norning Post.