The Sun.
London, England, 1828-07-30 00:00:00

MEETING OF THE DELEGATES OF THE
DIFFERENT TRADES..

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Yesterday evening the Delegates held a Alerting at the
of effectingel a jewi
union eresee:ain to consider the best
mole abetweeng the artisans of all the
different trades, and by such means to prevent the oppres-
sion which many of them have suffered by the reduction
of wages below a fair and remunerating Trice.
Mr. POWELL was called to. the Chair, and said the con-
dition of the Kidderminster carpet-weavers again pressed
on their attention. On this subject the Secretary had
some interesting communications to make. •
Mr. WALFOURD had that day obtained a' letter from
Kidderminster, to the effect that a general meeting of the
weavers had been held on Monday, at which it was re-
solved, that if the masters did not come to terms and pay
them the old rate of labour, they would stand out until
Christmas, although the men and their families were sof-.
fering intensely from poverty. Another . communication
was read, to the effect that the trade of Kidderminster was
Manufacturer, named APAlichael, paid full wages, and 130
't;.radually going away from the town. At Bridgnorth a
looms! and 300 men.were in full work. At Stockport the
trade was increasing, and in fact that the masters at Kid-
derminster were fast driving away the trade by attempting
to lower the rate of labour. The men who had come
from Lancashire were returning. Several manufacturing
towns continuiQ to transmit about.s/. per week to the re-
lief of the Kidderminster weavers. It was fully expected
that the toasters would soon give way.
A letter was read from Mr. Gast, regretting his inabi-
lity to attend, and calling the attention of the meeting to
the Report of the Police Committee, relative to the habits
of the working classes, in which it was Stated that me-
chanics were in the habit of getting intoxicated for the
principal part of the week. This might be the case with
some, but could not be generally applied. He pressed on
the meeting the necessity of a union of all the trades, which
would tend to improve their condition.

Some subseriptions were then entered into to support the
carpet-weavers during their strike.
The CuitamAN then adverted to the subject of the for-
mation of a general union among the different trades, and
exhorted those present to do their utmost to procure so
desirable an object.

In the course of the evening a pamphlet was read, writ-
ten by the Rev. H. nice, of Kidderminster, whose endea-
vours to support the weavers have called down the opposi-
tion of the Alagistrat;s and manufacturers of the town,
vindicating the conduct of the men, and attributing the
present deplorable condition df trade at Kidderminster to
the unjust and oppressive measures of the masters.

After some routine business had been disposed of the
meetiug adjourned.

FIGHT BETWEEN JACK TISDALE AND

DUDLEY DOWNS FOR 56/. A-SIDE.

The fight between these " little ones" took place
yesterday ut Wrecklesbam, beyond Farnham, in the
county of Surrey, and forty-four miles from London.
Tisdale is well known among the light weights of
the metropolis, and a short time since distinguished
himself in a severe conflict with Dick Curtis, by
whom he was beaten. He. is possessed of excellent
science, has proved himself to be thorough game,
and is a hard hitter both left and right. His weight
on the present occasion was eight stone four pounds.
Downs is a Hibernian, and is but a novice in the
ring, having fought but one public battle, and that
with Ned Mason, whom he polished off with a
degree of neatness and scientific precision that gave
great promise of future excellence. It was the spe-
cimen of his talent which be showed on that occa-
'sion that led his friends to back him against Tisdale;
and such was the impression he made in the minds
of good judges, that many thought he would have
proved a second Nonpareil, and freely took the odds
of 6to 4 which were against him. His weight, on
going into the ring, was Bst. I llbs., having weight
and somewhat of length, against the experience of
Tisdale, whose weight was but Bst. 71b. The'art.i.
cies stated that the tight should take place above
40 and under 50 miles from London ; a stipulation
suggested by Tisdale, who was apprehensive that if
it were nearer, the muster of the skillelals boys might
have been such as to preclude him from fair play.
Downs won the toss for the choice of place, and
named Farnham, on the borders of Hampshire, for
head-quarters. Thither both men and their friends
proceeded on Monday evening and on consultation-
, with the Commissary, Toni Oliver, it was arranged
the fight should take place on Bentley Heath, in
Hampshire. To this spot he proceeded yesterday
morning; but,the beaks and their assistants were on
the alert, and poor Tom and his followers were
forced to re-cross the border, and return. to Farn-
ham for fresh instructions. The neighbourhood of
Wrecklesham was next chosen; and after divers ac-
cidents " by flood and field," the ring was formed
on the farm of an indulgent yeoman, on the summit
of a high hill, and the scattered amateurs were col-
lected in its neighbourhood in great numbers. Many
of the Londoners were, however, thrown out-by the
distance, and from having taken the wrong road.
At ten minutes after one, the combatants entered
the arena. Tisdale attended by Dick Curtis and
Ned Stockman; and Downs by Harry Jones and
Paddy Flynn. Both looked well, and confident ;
and the ring, from the regularity of its formation,
had a very imposing appearance.