Star.
London, England, 1824-01-29 00:00:00

MEETING OF THE SILK WEAVERS.

In consequence of the present misunderstanding be-
tween the manufacturers and the journeymen, and as
last Tuesday the masters refused generally to give o,v,
any further work until an accommodation should Et
effected, a General Meeting of the journeymen tooe,
place at the Red Lion, Phoenix-street, Spitalfields,
Tuesday night, convened by special application.
About nine o'clock Mr. BENSON took the Chair, ard
briefly stated the great importance of the subject up-,n
which they met; and that they could not be unaware
that the masters had that morning refused generally to
give them further employment—nay, that they had
positively refused to give out silk to complete even the
work in their looms; and it was therefoie deemed ne-
cessary to call them together.
Mr. BAKER said, it was but too well known to thern
all, that their masters had that mori.tng refused 4, sheet"
to fi:lish the work in their looms; he had also received,
since the last meeting, a letter from Mr. Thorp, as
Chairman to the Masters' Meeting, inquiring what had
been done at the General Meeting of the Journeymen,
on Saturday. Having received that le;ter, he, with
others of the Committee, waited upon Mr. Thorp, who
informed them, that they (the masters) were willing to
yield a little to the journeymen upon the statute or lo::
galloons, provided the journeymen had a corresponding
feeling to meet them on " the Blucher's bands." It wa.,
however, he said, with the meeting, and not with him,
to determine how they would act.
Mr. LEWIS, Mr. FUNNELL, and Mr. Hater, Mom*
mended concession in speeches of considerable length;
which were both forcibly and pointedly met in appeals
of equal length by Messrs. SIMONDS and RICHARDSON.
The CHAIRMAN then put the question; and upon a
shew of hands it appeared in favour of concession.
The following Resolutions were then put, seconded,
and carried unanimously :
" That a deputation of three of our trade be requested to :sleet
our employers, in the hope of a mutual adjustment.
" That Mr. Baker, Mr. Charlton, and Mr. &mends, do form that
Committee.

" That this Meeting do adjourn until Thursday night next, in
order to receive the Report of that application.
Thanks were Ai terwards voted to .he Chairman, and
the Meeting separated.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

BUNTING.
The Earl of Derby's Stag-hounds meet
manstone.

', at 'Wood-

The North Somerset Fox-hounds meet on Monday next, at Sean-
tonbury Gorse.
FOX CHASE EXTRAORDINARY.

Thursday last, Mr. Horlock's hounds started a fox at Box Fits,
which they ran through Collett's Bottom to the village of Corshant,
when Reynard, being hard pressed, took refuge on the thatch of a
blacksmith's shop, where he grinned defiance to his foes: upon one
of the dogs being hoisted to his place of refuge, Reynard bolted
down the chimney into a bed-chamber, where he was taken, and
aftetwards afforded a good run for a considerable time, to the g7a-
tification of a numerous field of sportsmen.
COCK-FIGHTING.

Ralph Benson, Esq. of I.utwyche Hall, Shropshire, has chat.
lenged all England to fight a Main of Cocks, for 500 sovereigns, at
the Shropshire Spring Meeting, in Apt il next.