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London, England, 1816-12-20 00:00:00

with you—will abuse and vilify you, as they have
abused and vilified. your betters, and' will coolly
recommend that you shotdd be punished, not only
for yonr.own folly, but for their .wickedness !-
'' The .o,pposition—ln. a body—and the Itevo,
lutionists, frritn= Sir Francis Burdett down.to Mr.
Cobbett,. have fairly deserted you.; and` their
whole host of corrupt hirelingwriter,s and public
speakers, have not only deserted-you, hut united
in branding you with every character ofinfamy
" Englishmen !• These are plain straight-for 7.
ward matters of fact, addressed to you by those
who, though they never either flattered or. de-
ceived you, Inure your-real welfare at heart. You
Aviil not again easily become, die dupes of such.
men--as 1.11Ve... already cheated you. - They 'have
proved themselves. , Prove ye yourselves
and spew them. that ,you arc worthy of your coun-
try ; not by retorting upon them. for • the long,
course of 'delusion in which they .have involved
yoin, nor for the crimes which. -(hey would have
had you to.commit but by peaceably submittitrg
w the laws ; by striving,• with the well-disposed
portion of the comtnuoity, to 'endure patiently,.
and if possible to remove, the present difficulties.
tinder which youThave.to struggle ; and by aban-
•dotting your quondam friends to that insignia,
cance and obscurity into which they are rapidly
sinking ; and from which you. alone _can ever
enable them to arise.'' •

Ott VAN I CONI,ACTION.

gIinDES AND fiTHERS U. WM. RAYNRY AND OTHERS

Bt3r.Frrrl r), Drc. 17:—On Tuesday last, at the
ToAvo:Hall,' iu 1104 pittee,; before J. S. Wortley
$lll 111. PRI ko-,' VAtO. the' Rev; "Stuart' Corbett,
D. 1.).' *1 the Rev. George Chandler, Clerk.

• . . ,„
The,. pr-secntorq, nitotles, c..;nampion,
and
.Son, manufacturers of. scissors, exhihited
their egmplaint against Thos. Dyson,
John Gillet, 0,, Rodjei-s, Jos. Pryor, J. Sylc'es, and
(.Cilton, the &lend:Ants, journeymen scisar-
grinders, charging, the defendants with having,
within three coletohir months last pot, attended
iliegal meeting at the house of... Joseph tinl7
land, pnblican,.,,in Sheflit.ld, held nail ,convened
.•
1,,r the pnrpose, of nifecting or controlling the
icoMplainant3 in the conduct or management of
their said trade, and niso for liFlVing enticed* 3Q.
QIIC Matt:lt %V fishier,
.igni,neyMan grinder, to attenti, such Meeting,
.in
-or(I4 to prevent the "said' Ntattliew Fisher from
vt'orking for 'or seriting the said complainants. '

Mr. Rhodes stated, for soma time_past their ma-
nufactory of scissm had been entirely suspended`,
by region of the grinders having laid then). upon
Ole shelf, or in other word 3, no grinder would
work for titem.

Joseph Skidmore, another sci:ssar-manufac-
turer also stated that he bad been
6.1."ek .1" 1"...,"Pe the ointle,rs alko..getkee
paving refused to. ‘vorl.,for Jou.rt ;9rn,j4 that he had
been told by a grimier that he Watt- s`lieturd .14r
having delivered out a few pair of scissars of or
belonging to Mews. Ithotle,s amloo. ,to poe of
his (Shidmore"s) grinder's, which had,been disco
vered At the wheel.
Mat theiv Fisher;e seissar-grindir, stated that
abOut seven weeks ago ht= was A'the whiel. Wil-
liam Rayney called upon bun, and said to, the;
witness, " \TIII must attend a titeetine;at Joseph
Indiana's to-night." ,Wincs,s Vqry,welli"
and accordingly he attiiiled. about seven o'Clook
in the evening'. The deferillants were all there,
andotherS, abitlit 17 in number. who
was Chaittnau, Said, " 'I understand you have
been to fetch work frOin• Mr. Ithodei." The
wit-
nst'Ss3 It?ive ,tiot, too- dare I go to Mr.
Rhodes. Lhave:.offendr..& him ; the lastioh I had;
he fetched it home unfinished:* r lie' was then
told one Thomas NVltitaker 'was c-the informant
against him,• and he most fetch before.ahe
Committee. The witness refused, and one 'Jo-
shua Barnsley, and another grinder, were sent fur
• ‘Yltitaker, but they afterwards returned without
hint, and they said Whitaker
,thought he had been
mistaken, as MIA Fisher said about.his work being
fetched away unfinilled wits true.
,Thc witness
then asked whether
.he was at liberty, and being
w
answered that he as,' he said, "1 am under
warning from Messrs. Bittlows,. my eioployers-7.
when my nmntli is out, what ans I to dol" The
Chairthan answered that he aid not know, he *did
not think that he woxild-gett any thing (relief from
the fond he meant) ; and added, " although it
has nut been 'proved a;.;itinst you, I believe you
have viOlated.the la \v sr" Here some unpleasant
ohservations pased, arid the witness was desired
to recollect that the room was too near the btreet
tor cooversation like that.
Mr. WORTLKY' and Mr, PARKER Aniinativei•tetl
in very severe terms livid the conduct of the
tentlants, and The members of such iTangeroos as+
sociations, which had already, ulnae "sued* eticrr»
moos injury to-the trade of Shvfot:,o, awl haring
for their end the ahrog:ltiOn of all sohordination,
and respect for legal tt,ohority ; and teniatl;cd,
that Such a systeM of tyranny never did exist in'
this it any -Other country, "and- Was highly dis-
graceful, to the town, •
Several Other acissar-grinders enierel into re
coguivOces for their:appearance at the Hall, to
answer the chmplaint of Mr, Skidmitre.
.We undeistand that another Warrant was taken'
put on Friday againstpeaseins in" the same trade.'
Uii'the Witll4S3 being asked What' this 's-ticiMy
SciSsar-grinders was (•:illed, he said he had he:nd, it
calk(' The illisfin tune Club ; hot beittgaskedfor what
purpose t hey assuchiterl, he said,_"l?or the pit, dose
of keeping tip the price ot wages, and for I.,sopping
the manufactory of any master who Shoal,' oppose
them, by: site frig, hits ; and for panishing any
jrairheytuan who wool(' ant k at a 'les price, or,
do contrary to their rules, by ratieninzi hitu7---thitt
is taking or destrOying his tools, fie. lie bad
him Sell been twice nittened. That the members
intid'sixpOwe a.picce weekly towards the fond of
society, suit that he paid' to be admitted.a
member.

the defendants were convicted;- and they
afterkvards entere►i into recogniiances to appear
against tile conviction at the is'ext Doncaster Sea-
4ions, and also for their keepiug the peace.