The Sun.
London, England, 1842-08-06 00:00:00

STRIKE AMONGST THE MiNEICS

AT AIRDRIE, &c

(From the Glasgow Courier.)
A large number of the coal and iron-stone miners eta•
ployed about Airdrie, and in the extensive mines for
several miles around that district, we learn, struck work
on Monday morning for an advance of wages. A gene-
ral excitement has consequently prevailed in the neigh-
bourhood of the several works since—particularly in the
vicinity of Airdrie and Coatbridge, where some outrages
on property have already been committed, theßerpetrat ors
ofwhich are alleged to have been a portion of theiclle miners.
On Tuesday a large meeting of the miners was held on
the banks of the Monkland Canal, at a place call _
Pottery—they came from all quarters—Airdrie; .11to tlye-
town, Bellshill,Chapelhall, &c. Their proceedings Si ilh
meeting were very orderly, but as they passed thi`pllcr
Coatbridge, to the number of about 4.000, almost' all
of them carrying sticks, they cheered most vehemently.•
to
the great terror of the inhabitants. The farmers all roll Au
are naturally a good deal alarmed, but the law will ti
doubt afford them efficient protection. At the meeting
referred to several propositions were gone into. One or
two speakers—these the more violent—proposed an im-
mediate strike, as the only means of bringing matters to
a crisis. An amendment was proposed, to the effect
that they should continue at work fourteen days,
until they had earned a little money and then
turn out. Another resolution was brought forward
by one or two of the Chartists amongst. them, that
they should not strike at all, but petition their masters
for a rise, and also the Government for provisions free
of excise duty. Nothing definite, however, was come to,
and the meeting was adjourned till a general gathering,
to be held yesterday, on the north bank of the Clyde,
immediately above I)almarnock-bridge, to which' the
colliers in this neighbourhood were invited to attend.
During the forenoon, accordingly, considerable num•
bers of the Miners, principally armed with large
sticks, were seen flocking to the general rendezvous,
for the purpose of deciding upon the terms of the pro-
jected general strike—a portion of those who are
receiving the present maximum rate of wages not
having yet entirely abandoned their work. At
one period the persons present all miners were
calculated to amount to between 3,000 and 4,000.
The proceedings commenced about one o'clock,
and continued until two o'clock, when a des
putation appointed by the meeting set off fly
Glasgow, to lay their grievances and claims before the
masters resident there. Considerable excitement pre-
vailed, and occasionally burst of el- eering welcomed the
sentiments of some of die speakers. After the deputa-
tion had been sent off, the men agreed to wait out until
five o'clock for an answer. The general feeling seemed
to be, that if anything like reasonable terms were pro-
posed, It would be as well to accede to them, and return to
their employment. It was stated that many of the
masters in the iron trade will be compelled to come
to terms, as their supply of coal is nearly all made.
use of, and unless the men resume, they will have to ex-
tinguish their furnaces. Others, however, surmised that,
many of the masters, having large supplies of coal, ae.d
but a short demand for them, will be very glad of 'the
strike. It was almost six o'clock before the deput• 'don
returned, and even then they had nothing to eorr.inuni.
cate to the meeting, farther than that they b'ad been
unable to find out or obtain an audience of nosy of their
employers. In this state of things it was oimately re-
solved to hold another large aggregate meeting to-day,
in the neighbourhood of Baillieston. The assemblage
then quietly dispersed. According to the statements of
the colliers themselves, about a year ago the average;
wages of colliers in this district were as high as 4s. pa'
day, which, allowing them to work four or five days a
week (and this is considered a fair amount of labour 4:or an
ordinary working collier), gave them from 16s. to,ll, per
week. They. are now paid, and have been for many
months—the iron-stone miners on an average of ls. 10d.
to 2s. a day, the colliers at 2s. 3d. to 2s. 9d. The
labourers paid last year at 12s. a week, are now 'paid at
Ss. They desire to have them heel:to 10s. The col-
liers and miners ask 4s. a day, which they insist their
masters can well afford to pay. The miners are most
exasperated against the contractors ; the contractors, on
the other hand, blame the masters. In consequence of
an application to Col. Fleming, C. 8., Commander of the,
garrison here, by Mr. Sheriff Alison, a troop of the Ges
Dragoons, under the command of Captain Crichton, a st
accompanied by the Sheriff himself, marched at isix
o'clock yesterday evening for Airdrie, the centre of the
disturbed district ; and two companies of the 66%1
giment of Infantry, under the command of Col. deanston,
and accompanied by Mr. Sheriff Bell, proceeded, per
railway, for the same place. Troops have also been,
ordered from Edinburgh and Stirling by express. Th
following is a list of the places and number of the r its
stopped work, previous to yesterday, at all of which the
men have turned out :—lronbuckle, 3 ; Carnbee 4 ,
Merrystone, 9 ; Gable, 4 ; Hipps, 2 ; Itawyal
.d: 4
Stonerigg, ; Rosehillock, 14 ; Govan, Whi, jat, 3
Govan, Whiterigg, 14 ; Burntbot, 2 ; Bob
Easter Meadowhead, 1 ; Gartice, 4 ;
Priestrigg, 4 ; Chapclhall, 2; Caimbill, 3
2 ; Dundyvan, 10 ; Mossneuk, 4 ; Drumecailter, 5 ;
Watermaggie, 1 ; Dykellead, 2 ; South Sttracrigg, 3 ;
;
Todd's Pitt, Calder, 1 ; Greenend, 5 ; tiartuck #1
Redbrig, 1 ; Ballochney, 4 ; New Carnbrise, 4.;
Gart-
sherrie and Gartgill, 6 ; Gartcloss (I.:oilstone), 6
Greengairs, 2 ; Sheepford Locks, 2 ; tlackrigg, 2.
all 147.

ANNUAL MEETING OF THE HIGH_
LAND AND AGRICULTURAL SOCIETC OF
SCOTLAND.

This annual agricultural meeting, Comprising its
show of live stock and husbandry impler4ents, commenced
on Monday in Bruntsfield Park. Fifteen years hay,
elapsed since a similar exhibition took place in this eir y,
which on this occasion comprised upwards of 1.7 oo
animals. The number of strangers attracted to Li iin-
burgh on the occasion was immense. The space tnch ,sad
for the whole gathering amounted to about eight acres,
and the banqueting-hall created on the Casite-hill -was a
large and elegant wooden building, capable of accommo-
dating 2,000 persons. On Monday the Earl ot:i Rose-
bery presided in the room of the Duke of Rtrecleuch
in Committee : the show of implements was 'excellent,
and Dr. Madden delivered a lecture in thr. Society's
Museum ; a dinner and ball concludinf; the daT,
Tuesday was the second, and great show-ds y. To this
no fewer than 3,000 persons were admittefi at half-a-
crown, and when the price was reduced to a shilling,,
the crowd was much more dense. Tin', band of the,'
Enniskillen Dragoons was present, and '.Huth enlivened
the scene. The short-horned cattle attracted ninea.
attention ; twenty-four of them 'especially were I,ine
specimens, while the Ayrshire bulls and the, 'West
Highland breed were equally numerous, and is good
specimens. The great dinner took place at Me closing
of this day on the Castle-hill, the Duke t Richmond.
occupying the chair, and supported 011 P.te right by Sir
James Forrest, Lord Provost of ; Sir Neil
Douglas. Commander of the 'Forces in Scotland %
Richard Trotter, Esq., of 'Morton-hall ; Sir Jame
Campbell, Lord Provost t Glasgow ; and the Rev. P,r.
Grant, of Leith, On the left by the iof Mort
r on,
the, Earl of itosebcry, the Earl of Mansfield, Lord
William Douglas, Admiral Sir Philip Durham, raid Sir
Thomas U'Dougal Brisbane. The Duke of Roxburghe
acted. as Croupier, supported right and left by- Lord
Napier, the Earl of March, the. Earl of Buchan; the
Earl of Traquair, Sir W. M. Napier, Sir Archibald
Campbell, of &mouth, Bart ; and John W. Childers,
Esq., M.P. for Mahon.

The Bev. Richard Remington, Master 0"; Arts, .3?
Queen's College, Cambridge, Minor Canon of the C al-
legiate Church of Manchester, has been. appointed ,by
the Lord Bishop of Chester to the Chapelry of Qu.ern-.
more, in the parish of Lancaster. Patron—the Vitae of
Lancaster.
RocitbALß.—Punrac DINNER TO SHARMAN CB AW-
EOM). Estt., M.P.—On Tuesday evening last therm was
supposed to be upwards of 10,000 persons assembled on
an open space called the Butts, Rochdale. Mr. Thomas
Livsey, grecer, was appointed chairman, and introduced
Mr. Sharman Crawford, the Honourable Member for
that borough, who was received with cheers. Mr 1,
Crawford gave a lengthy account of his stewardship at A
votes while in the House of Commons, and said that ut
,
any time when a majority of a public meeting of the in_
habitants of that borough wished him to resign his
seat
in Parliament he would do so, and he would. give An".
great satisfaction, and was
ally an account of his proceedings in Parliament. The
honourable Member gave
unanimously appointed for another sear. On Wednes-
day a public dinner was given 44 Mr.Crawc.ord at the.
Commercial Rooms, Tweedal's Hotel, whe'a upwards of'
200 of the electors dined with. him. After the cloth vvas;
drawn, William Chadwick, 'Esq., Magistrate, was ap-
pointed chairman. Mr. Crawford tig,ain gave an ac-
count of his votes, &e, Speeches were made by John
Bright, William BartoP, and several persons of Chartist.
rinciples, and all applatred highly satisfied with the coh-
uct of Mr. Crawforil as a Member of Parliament. -. •
SINGFLAR DUCOVERF OF A SHARK.—Capt. Ri,w-
land, belonging to the brig Anglesea, from Rio Jaueiro
for Antwerp, which arrived off Dover on Wednesday
last, reports that on the 24th of last month, in lat. 50.
47., long. 10. 10 W., he came up with the wreck of a
vessel apparently about 500 tons burden, and of Ame-
rican build. The weather being favourable, he, togethe r
with several of the crew, boarded her, for the purpose ,of
ascertaining her name. On reaching her deck, thy
were startled by a loud splashing in the hold, when, upon
taking off the hatchway, they discovered an enormous
shark entangled amongst the beams of the ship's bottom,,
which had been carried away ; on seeing them it made a
desperate dart at
upon the deck and escape
the monster, and haul it
one of. the crew, who-luckily fell ba,ek
d. After considerable difti.-
out ofd
the vessel.
wreck on board theirlt measured 20 fer:t ja
culty they managed' totkill
length, and was of a very great weight. The wine of
the wreck was not learnt, OR account of the stern being
gone.
HAMBURGII' AEG. I.—The 6th Report
of
the
General Relief Committee (that appointed by the Go..
vernment) is published, the amount of the sums receive,/
up to the 15th July in the evening was 3,630,000 msii.s
banco (about 270,0001.)
THE SHEARING IN NANTUCICET.--The !
A
4:4 anb whet
Islander says that some nine or ten thousand slree,) of
that island were stripped of their fleece last. west. ; ;hat
the shearing has been more profitable thp,o an), for seve-
ral years past ; and that a hundred shc...e perish in to
storm last Thursday night.
last yews
last;
le,
3.—The ardrar4e price of wheat
f.
Baron James Rothschild'
ie and. tlrat of R
.Bruaselye, A2f. 13e.
passed
terday, and had an inters
be present at the na vi 'with thethrough to
e
Interior, of the
Interior. lie was on his
way from Germany toTaris to
ro
atrriagr3 of his daughter.
A ago4i dreadful
El p actrneitfy. barbarityA young
,
committed few
days
who had been dis-
oungam was
n,
a
dis-
missed lay a female to whom he paid his addresses,
seized the poor girl by the throat, and having forced out
her tongue, bit it, Qff with his teeth.