The Sun.
London, England, 1842-08-17 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, AVEDNESDAN EVENING, AUGUST 17, 1842.

ing their procession to .commemorate what is under-
stood as the Battle-of Peterloo;" some of the authe
rities were sitting at the Town-hall.
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police, mounted pOlice; and special constables were in
attendanceat the Town-hall at half-past five o'clock
this moriiri.g, from whence they marched to -their
various stations commanding the• entrances into the
town, whilst a strong force was in reserve at the
Town-hell. • The number.of mounted special consta-
bles now exceeds 150, and the others on foot are be-
coming more efficient by being constantly drilled by
the recruiting. sergeants under whom they are placed.
Their number is now nearly G,OOO.
At a meeting of 32 delegates, held last evening,
there were 52 who declared for the Charter, 19 for an
advance of wages; 7 thought it ought, not to be made
a political question, but did not say on what side they
should vote. Two trades declared they would not
give an opinion, and one, the shoemakers, refused to
vote at all. _ _

The tailor's, shoemakers, and every other trade in
the town, have resolved to turn-out to-morrow
although theyare at work to-day, and this additional
number of turn-outs will do very much to add to the
confusion which already exists-in the town.
Although this is market day, there is a very small
supply of every description of produce.
Last night a numerous meeting of the fustian
cutters—a very numerous branch of trade, and one
which has taken a lead in all the proceedings of the
town—Was held yesterday evening in the large room
of the Sherwood Inn, Tib -street, where the following
resolutions were agreed to. - They are of some im- '
portance, as, apart from political motives, they show
a disposition, on the part of this branch of trade, to
return to employment
" 1. That as the Government of the country have
refused to render the foreign trade proportionate to
the wants of the manufacturing. classes, it becomes
necessary that the home trade be encouraged in every
possible Way, which this meeting considers can be
best accomplished by raising the price of labour in
such--a manner as will enable the labourers to purchase
a greater quantity of each other's manufacture than
.their present earnings empower them to do.
" 2. That so long as the capital of the country cori—
tinues in its present drifted condition, profusion for
'the few and 'poverty for the many will exist as neces-
sary consequences.; and that this capital cannot be
diffused as beneficially in any other way as that of
,remunerating wages ; the principle being to take
,something from those that have too , much, by in-
creasing their expenses,' and giving to them that haye:.
'too little by raising the price ofthe produce of their
industry.
" 3. That this meeting considers it highly impolitic
and irrational for any perS'on or • persons desirous of
increasing the internal trade. of the country, to lay or
raise any impediment in the way of the workirig
classes increasing their wages, as it is only by this
means that the return of good times can ever again be
expected, witnessed, or enjoyed.
".4. That this meeting deeply laments the back-
wardness of the employers in not meeting.to endeavour
to settle matters amicably with their .workpeople,
assured that conciliatory words and measures are
more calculated to preserve the peace of the country
than the display of military parade or brandishment
of swords and truncheons.
"5. That this meeting earnestly requtsts that.the
manufacturers of cut fustians will immediately come
forward as a worthy example of prudence and urba-
nity, and meet and agree to pay such prices as the
trade will afford.
e‘ 6. That to forward these proceedings, a deputa-
tion he appointed at this meeting to wait on a• number
of our employers, and respectfully solicit them to call
a meeting of the manufacturers in• the same line of
business as speedily as possible ; and that the same
manner of proceeding be recommended by this meeting
to all other trades, as delay at this period .may be pro-
ductive of the most disastrous consequences.
" 7'. That these resolutions be' printed 'and posted
immediately, that the views and wishes of the fustian
cutters may. be known to their employers arid to the
public in general."
Salford is quiet this morning. A proclamation has
been issued to parents and others, stating that large
numbers of disorderly young persons have for some
time been perariabulating the town, to the great an-
noyance of the inhabitants and- the danger of the
peace of the town, and. warning them. that - such will
be apprehended and punished . An-
nouncements have also been made calling e public meet-
ing for to-morrow, at the Town-hall, to lay and levy a
special rate to defray the expenses of organising and
supporting atradequate civil force, for the preserva-
tion of peace. and the protection of property. Several
meetings of different tradeiiire.announced for to-day.
The Delegates persist in holding their meeting this
afternoon in Mr. Scholfield's bnrial-ground, at
Ilulmo, to commemorate the laying. the foundation of
the monument.to.the late Henry. Hunt. The Magis-
trates have given orders to Sir Charles Shaw to dis-
perk the meeting, hacked by a large force of cavalry
and infantry. They also persist in holding, their tea-
'meetings, and' have sent information to the Town-hall
that they mewl to, act peaceably, hut that, if they are
attacked, they will defend supposed
Ilbry litifiuxtel___YettrgllS O'Connor arrived
in town at an • tour this morning; bait is not
known what parthe will take in the proceedings.
• The disposition of the police. force at present is the
following:—The town contains fifteen wards, in each
Of which ten police constables •are placed under the
command of an experienced Officer. At the eighteen
outposts are bodies of special constables, twenty each,
who hold up communication with the central office
at the Townhall every half hour, where there is al-
ways a reserve of one hundred police and two hun-
dred special constables, pensioners, and recruit 3. The
relief'is afforded every eight hours. The military are
all under arms, and a large body is 'stationed in the
Town-hall at Salford:

The present excitement is nearly as great as that
of any part of last week. Even should the day pass
quietly, if the workmen refuse to g 6 to"work to-mor-
row, It will very much alter the aspect of things.
The following address has been printed, and is now
being extensively circulated through the streets :
" TO THE SPINNERS, MILLWRIGHTS, CALICO PRINTERS,
FUSTIAN CUTTERS, AND OTHER TRADES OF 'MAN-
CHESTER.

" Permit me to draw your attention for a.minute
or two to the few observations I have been desirous
to offer during the excitement now prevailing. lam
not a manufacturer or spinner. My walk in life_ has
been of a different grade. I am, however, a native of
Manchester, and having been amongst you fifty years,
I know ycur dispositions and feelings, well, and as
your fellow-citizen, (for I have followed a trade,) I am
sure you IA ill not turn a deaf ear to anything I may
say, if you find there 'be truth and justice in my re-
marks.

" Why, may I ask, have
..you allowed yourselves to
be turned out of work ? Just at the very moment
when trade was beginning to take a turn for the
better; just as the time was approaching which all
(both masters and men), have been looking for during
the last five years; when the privations and sufferings
of the poor (and God knows they have suffered much)
were about to give way to a better state of things ;
and masters were indulging the hope that they might
yet be spared the pain of losing their. capital, and
continue to give employment, and, in the end, better
wages. When harvest prospect's are so fully before
you, giving an assurance of greater abundance than
we have known fbr years; at this very moment, when
there was, I may almost • say, a certainty of amend-
ment, you have allowed a set of. designing men, act-
ing-upon their own selfish and misguided views, to
come to your factories and workshops, and turn you
and your wives and children into, the streets, in order
to excite you against those masters who have been, to
a certain extent, fellow-sufTerers in the declining trade
of the last few years. Why, I ask you, have you al-
lowed them to serve you thus ? lf, when they had come
to your mills for so unworthy a puryose, you had
turned out, and given them a " good licking," (as you
know we call it in Lancashire,) this would have been
a turn out worthy of you, and they would soon have
taken to their heels, and found their way home again,
for suck fellows are always cowards. You sadly
missed it, let me tell you, in not doing this, and would
at the present moment have been at work, and in pos-.
session of wages for yourselves and families.

".Let me a-Sk you one more question : there is a
class of men calling themselves Chartists, whose views
and schemes, it seems to me, are little less than those
of madmen, and if I mistake' not, they have a good
deal to do with this matter, having taken advantage
of the late unfortunate strike at Ashton, in order to
bring forward their own wild views, and to suit their
own selfish ends, knowing, that if putting it off, the
good prospects just beginning, as I have before said,
to unfold themselves, coupled with this fine harvest
weather, would give such employment, and yield such
tpilme netyt to
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and,
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their
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trade' (call it what you may, they make it such)
would have died away entirely; as it is, they are
trying to keep it up at the expense of your sufferings,
and that of your families.
" I have said more. than I had intended to have
done ; but as it is impossible=not to feel deep interest
in what is going on, I have been induced to place
these few facts before you, knowing that you are
always
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ouassured o conviction,nyootuoinf;yanohyume othink a case ts fairly
me, believe, nevertheless, that -I spokenhnaeN•o,i.tnottalrme'.iebtelles"st'iintoh-cerity, f
my judgment, made these remarks only for our com-
mon good and welfare. " A CITIZEN."

being of a more favourable nature. The town, bow-
•eoer, is -itllproviad viith forco to-r6pel.- ary atttrek
which may I* m'ade. Theve is an c,otive, and well
organised police force, but no troops. -

attire is assumed we are unable to account. These
persons 'ask for the-master .or mistress of • the house,
v.fid on either appearing, ;they draw their attention to
their dress, -and then ask for relief, either in money
*or provisibns, for what they are pleased to denomi-
nat,t their family—pointing to the mob at the gate.
It is needless to say that so formidable a demand
;meets with attention, and of course " subscriptions "
`arc paid, not for the relief of the operatives, I venture
to assert, but to support some vagabond idlers, who
lead to riot and disorder. One gentleman informed
me this day, that it hart already cost him a consider-
able sum, which he was obliged to pay lest his pro-'
perty•should suffer. About eleven o'clock to-day the
mob assumed so alarming an appearance that a party
f military was sent from this town—the Riot Act
wrs read, and the mob dispersed without any violence
being resorted to.