The Sun.
London, England, 1842-08-18 00:00:00

EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM MANCHESTER.

The various political parties, are blaming each
other for the present alarming state of things in the
manufacturing and mining districts. Some attribute
them to the Chartists, others place the blame to the
account of the Anti-Corn-law League. This may be
a very convenient way of evading the question,
" what has caused, and what remedy can be applied
'outbreak r.- They 'may rest
assured that this is not merely 4,disputeletween
few masters, and their Wiirkilicn, The great, body: of.
operakeS the manufacturing:— districti are
ZlscOnterited • frem. and. system, of agitation
==agitation is the mere offspiing of the evil
—but from the • knowledge of the fact that
the system of class legislation which has been car-
ried on in this country for so many years has ground
them to the brink of starvation, and that, as they
allege, "for the purpose of pampering a bloated aris-
tocracy who only laugh, at their misery while they
pretend to sympathise with them in their sufferings.'
This feeling exists very generally amongst the
middle classes in this neighbourhood, who finding the
shoe begin to pinch them, have at last discovered the
cause of so much misery in a productive country, and
many of them show a disposition to join the labour-
ing classes, who find that the patience with which
they have borne their distresses (unparalleled in the
history of any country). has rivetted their own chains,
and now appear resolved to take matters into their own
hands.

Let not the overpaid members of the Church and
the State imagine that the affair is over, or will
hastily be put down by parading a few soldiers and
police along the streets. The people, 'tis true, are,
peaceable at present; but that quiet is the result of
the complete organisation of the whole body. Let
the Government hasten to develop means for averting
the misery which is so wide-spread ; for if they do
not take some immediate, decisive, and effective steps
to that end, they will incur a responsibility more
sz,ripus than perhaps they have ever taken the trouble
to ca!f.ulate.—Brighton Guardian.

TO TZE EDITOR OF 7'HE SUN.
Nottingham, Aug. 15, 1842.
SlR,—The present rLurming appearance of the
country must fill the mind of every sober and reflect-
ing individual with dismay, and however the Tory
press may endeavour to connect it with political prin-
ciples, there can be no doubt that every sensible indi-
vidual, whose mental vision is not obScured by party,
will trace it to the deepest and most agonizing desti-
tution. Had the recommendation contained in your
highly esteemed and widely-circulated paper, been
acted upon, the present distressing state of affairs
would, in a great measure, have been' averted ; but,
unfortunately, there exists a determination amongst
those who hold the reins of Government to continue
their insane policy, whiCh will ultimately end in
universal anarchy and confusion. There is one re-
markable circumstance connected with this outbreak,
which cannot he overlooked, and whci&it would be
well for Sir Robert Peel and his party seriously to
reflect upon, and that is, that the indignation of the
'people appears to be entirely directed against the
factories. Ido most conscientiously and firmly be.
lieve, and the opinion is participated in by many here,
that the speeches of Mr.-Ferrand, and the injudicious
applause bestowed upon them by the Ministers and
their adherents have in a great measure created this
feeling. I submit to the consideration of the public
the following extracts from the Tory press, and ask
them what must naturally be the result of such lan-
guage addressed to an acutely suffering and impove-
rished people :
" The mill-owner shares his accumulated gains with
no one ; he either employs them in erecting more
manufactures of cotton and paupers, or in heaped -up
capital, the curse Of any country, and as every one s
own experience teaches, the instrument of the op-
pressor and the degradation of all within its sphere."
" England would be as great and powerful and all
useful, Englishmen would he as rich as they are,
though one ruin should engulph all the manufacturing
Owns and districts of Great Britain."—Standard,
li'ray 20, 1841.
o file heartless, unfeeling m ammon-worshi ppers, who
are the 11.11,y
influential parties, dread, as they well
-'
may, the n:tural risings of public resentment, &c."
. "It -is enough to bring a
curse upon any cmintry, , and if we have had, and con-
tinue to have, unwonted difficulties to contend with
in this nation, the sobe? and reverential mind will
acknowledge that it is a jti7At punishment for the in-
humanities and crimes to which the manufacturing
system has given rise," &c. &c
"It is
time that the enormity of such a sjitem as this
should be exposed, and thoroughly, intet-Nly hated
by'every good man. This shocking aggressA:.A sys-
tem, this war upon the poor man, taking advantage Zs.f
his necessities, to grind him into cheapness, and to
expose him to all varieties of evil, ought not to be
suffered in a Christian country."—Morning Post,
January 11, 1842.
I could multiply these. quotations a thousand-fold,
but the above are. sufficient to indicate the feeling of
the Tory party, and to justify the assumption which
I have deduced from them. This language has sunk
deep into the minds of the working classes; fortified
and strengthened as it has been by the approval of
the Prime Minister himself, the ungrateful offspring
of'such a
themselves,ssteelvmes;, the.the o
penaptle natural results
sults arenow ex-
hibitingalmost
to mad-
ness, by -the most intense physical suffering, and
having these opinions strongly impressed upon their
minds, the supposed cause being distinctly pointed
out to them, is it to be wondered at if the midnight
torch and the assassin's knife should be used to exter-
minate those who are designated the " curse of any
country ?" But, thank God, the people have not yet
come to this, the high moral feeling and real Chris-
tian forbearance which governs them, and which I
only hope our governors would exhibit a little of,
will prevent ; this but sufficient, however, has been
done to prove the baneful effects of the abominable doc-
trines propounded by the Tory faction. I will ask you,
Sir, if such language had been indulged in by some un-
fortunate Chartist towards the lauded aristocracy,
would the Premier and his adherents have cheered the
sentiments ? No ; he would have had the Attorney-
General pouncing upon him with leonine ferocity; and
is it not a farce—is it not contemptible in the extreme
—to hear these double-dyed tricksters and shufflers
complain of the violent languge of the Chartists ?
I'he grossest act of injustice is perpetrated towards
M`Donall, and others, if such men as Ferrand
and the Editors of the Post and Standard are per-
mitted to indulge in what language they think fit
with impunity, whilst others are to be incarcerated for
indulging in the honest expression of their opinions.
It furnishes a striking and practical illustration "that
there is one law for the rich and another for the poor."
I do not wish to re2ommend the prosecution of these
parties, but lam led into these remarks, by the belief
that tl ere is a disposition upon the part of Govern-
ment to interfere with public meetings, and to regu-
late, if not cont 01, the expression of opinion thereat—
a secret yearning after the despotic policy of a Castle.

istilh, and which can only be averted by th)stion,•„. t
unanimity and determination of the people. Ido
hope that those who have wealth will see the necessity
of distributing a portion of it freely amongst their
poorer brethren ; but above all, that they will unite
heart and hand for the attainment of those just laws
and principles which, more than anything else, will
disparse•the clouds of. adversity which are darkening
the political horizon, and establish in its stead the
gleams of sunshine and prosperity. •
I am, Sir, yours obediently,
A COMMERCIAL 'TRAVELLER.

STRIKE OF COLLIERS IN MID-
LOTHIAN.
(From the Edinburgh Advertiser of Tuesday.)
Information was received in this city yesterday,
that some movements of a threatening character had
taken place among the colliers in the neighbourhood
1 Dalkeith ; and certain precautionary measures were
in consequence deemed advisable.
Some differences have lately existed between the
colliers and their employers with respect to the
rate of wages. The collieries of the Duke of nue-
clench, the Marquis of Lothian, Mr. Wardlaw
Ramsay, Mr. Dundas, of Arniston, and Sir John
Hope, being in the vicinity of Dalkeith—it was re-
solved that a meeting-of the workmen in all the 'Mid-
Lothian collieries should be held near that town to
consider what course should be adopted. Accord-
ingly, an assemblage of about 1,500 colliers, all
dressed in their best clothes, and some of them with
good saplings in their hands, took place near the Gal-
low's-hall toll, about two o'clock yesterday afternoon.
It is stated that a number of delegates from the West
were present. At the meeting, a committee, consist-
ing of twenty members was appointed to decide
whether a strike should take place or not, on the un-
derstanding that their determination should be con-
elusive.

The Committee met about six o'clock, in a Hall
in Dalkeith, and forthwith adopted a resolution in
favour of a strike. A similar strike took place at the
collieries near Tranent on Friday last. Although it
is impossible to reckon upon what may be done by a
number of workmen, thrown idle without certain
means of a livelihood, or any except such as may be
obtained from dealers on credit—whether from good
willor from something approaching to intimidation—
it is satisfactory at least to know, that generally the
colliers express themselves anxiously desirous to
proceed peaceably in the prosecution of their object ;
and notwithstanding the strike proclaimed yesterday,
we are glad to understand that hopes are entertained
of a speedy and amicable adjustment of the present
differences between them and their employers.

MANUFACTURE AND AGRICUL-
TURE IN BELGIUM.

We have been favoured, says the Liverpool Times,
by a friend with the following interesting account of
the present state of the Manufactures and agriculture
of Belgium. It is from the correspondence of an Eng-
lish gentleman who is travelling through the manu-
facturing districts of the Continent : •
" In Verniers alone, 40,000 workmen are employed
in the manaacture of stuffs, such as flannels, serges,
camblets, &c., which are also manufactured in all the
provinces, particularly in Antwerp and Hainault.
The manufacture of carpets is likewise considerable in
Belgium, At Tournay, there is the finest manufactory
of this kind in Europe, 1,600 workmen being con-
stantly employed in it. Seven-eighths of the .quan-
tity of , the material turned out of this establishment
'are for exportation.., There are-also inanulactories of
the same kind on a smaller scale in Brussels, Antwerp,
Ghent, Bruges, and Courtenay. In the manufacture
of flax alone in Belgium, in 1836, upwards of 400,000
persons were employed, which was one-tenth part of
the population, which has since rapidly increased.
In one of the steam- loom linen manufactories in
Liege a ninety-horse power engine is used. The
manufacture of cotton goods is increasing rapidly, in
consequence of the general introduction of the best
kinds of machinery and steam power. The cotton
manufactories give employment in Antwerp and
Flanders to 122,000 workmen. The feeding of silk-
worms, and the preparing of silk, is a trade also on
the increase. The silk fabrics now manufactured in
the country are esteemed for their good qualities.
The province of Antwerp and Brabant contain the
principal silk manufactories. The lace of Belgium
has always been admired for its texture and the beauty
of the flowered work. The tambour and fine sewing
gives employment to 50,000 females. There are ex-
tensive cabinet manufactories in Brussels, and the
articles made are noted for their elegance and solidity.
Immense quantities' are annually exported to Eng-
land, Germany, and even to America. The Belgians
excel in coach-making. Immense quantities of vehi-
cles of an elegant kind are now making for home
use and for exportation. The cutlery of Namur
gives constant emplpyment to 5,000 workmen ; and
in Liege and the neighbourhood upwards of 20,000
are employed in the iron trade. Machinery is also
made in Brussels, Nivelles, Toilinent, Herne, and
Loe. At Charleroi 6,000 workmen are employed in
the manufacture of nails. The porcelain works of
Belgium are now in a thriving condition ; and the
quality of the articles manufactured rivals those of
England, Saxony, and France. Sugar refinery is car-
ried on upon a very extensive scale in many parts of
the kingdom. The quantity exported from Ghent
alone, in 1826, amounted to 3,998,320 kilogrammes (a
kilogramme is equal to 21b. 3oz. sdr. • avoirdu-
pois). The business of beer brewing is now carriei
on to a considerable extent, the number of brewers
amount to 2,800, and a large proportion of their
produce is exported. Immense quantities of spirits
are also annually exported. The manufacture of
paper is rapidly improving, by the introduction of
paper-making machines and English workmen. The
variety and extent of the Belgian manufactures are
daily increasing ; for not only are the people active
and skilful in tne pursuit to which they direct them-
selves, but the Government is animated by the
keenest desire to encourage the progress of all
branches of industry. Public exhibitions of new
manufactures have been instituted, and take place
annually at Brussels ; and, at these, • gold and
silver medals are awarded to a large amount.
The improvement of agriculture, fisheries, mining,
and other departments of industry, is keeping
pace with the adVancement of manufactures :
such have been the advances of agriculture and other
improvements since the revolution, that there are
whole districts in which the value of land has in-
creased above_2s per cent. The mines form an im-
portant department of national industry. There are
three mining districts : the first, which comprehends
Hainault, contains 150 Mines ; the second, including
Namur and Luxembourg, contains 95 mines; and
the third, which embraces Liege and Limburg, con-
tains 138 mines. The principal mineral riches con-
sist of coals, of which Hainault alone produces
more than the whole of France. Iron mines abound
in the southern provinces in conjunction with coal ;
copper is principally found in Hainault and Liege;
pyrites, calomine, sulphur, and alum, in Liege and
Namur. In concluding these details respecting the
raw manufactured products of Belgium, it is neces-
sary for the completion of the picture of national
prosperity, to add the improved mode of communica-
tion by railways, which is still in its infancy. In a
few years, a traffic will be carried on through Belgium
with Germany, instead of, as at present, through
Holland and the Lower Rhine. Independently of
I any advantage which Belgium may derive from this
anticipated trade with the upper regions of Germany,
laving its railways entirely out of the question, it is
indisputa,llle that it will speedily prove, if it is not
already,
a forn•Aable rival to England both in manu-
factures and commerce. Taking its efforts in con-
;unction with its Prussian neighbours, we may he
4ppreesn",:aetclB.};q7,,sEunred of the fact, that the long-boasted au-
or at least to be divided
England, in all kinds of industrial opera-
_ , is tionq • about to pass away,
with other counti.:.'se

T'.XTRAORDTNARY EASE Ov KEEPING A BODY UN-
INTERRED.—For several days Pas:; .the inhabitants of
Blackheath, near Lewisham, have coml.
parish authorities of a nuisance, arising run some
noxious smell at the house of an old lady, who styles .I'.&)r
self the Hon. Mrs. Leggate, a descendant of the Beres-
ford family, and nearly allied to the late Duchess of St.
Albans. In consequence of these complaints, Mr.-
Southam, the churchwarden. directed Atkins, the beadle
of Lewisham, to snake inquiries into the cause. He did
so, and found that an old servant, aged seventy-nine, of
Mrs. Leggate's had died on the 6th instant, twelve days
since, and although a coffin had been procured, she
would not allow the body to be interred. Atkins yester-
day applied to Mr. Jeremy. and having stated the above
facts, requested to. know what steps the parish should
take under the circumstances. Mr. Jeremy, after con-
sulting' the law relating to nuisances, said the case was
one of a most, extraordinary nature. He considered,
however, that it could only be met and remedied by, in-
dictment. He would suggest that the parish authorities
should go to the house, accompanied by the police ; and
unless the body was immediately interred, take such
steps as would bring the parties within the power of the
law. Atkins then left, and in about an hour afterwards
returned, and informed Mr. Jeremy that he had gone to
tl:e house, in- company with Sizer, 103 R, but vi as re-
fused admittance. He had, since he left the Court, re-
ceived information that threw a great mystery over
the old woman's death, but which it would not be pru-
dent to publish. Mr. Jeremy directed Atkins to inform
the Coroner that an inquest ought to be held with-
out delay.
We are happy to hear from all quarters favourable.
accounts of the progress 4)f the harvest, and to state that,
as far as our own observations and private accounts ex-
tend, we can confirm these accounts. The yield is
abundant, and the grain sound and good, in Buckingham-
shire. There are great and loud complaint-;, however,
of the millers and bakers ; and we trust that Sir R. Peel's.
anticipations of large imports of American flour may
prove correct, for the monopoly of the bakers and millers
wants breaking through almost as much as that of the
landlords. There is some talk of starting a bread-
baking. company in this county and Oxfordshire.—Ayles•
bury News.

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