Star.
London, England, 1801-01-27 00:00:00

GUILDHALL, MONDAY, JANUARY 26.

This day the cafe of the Journeymen Tailors,
who have Rood out fo long fur an increafe of their
wages, from 255. to 301. a week, came on to be
heard before Alderman BROOK Wersom (as lams
totem for the LORD MAYOR), the BRCORDRR, Sir
WILLIAM ANDERSON, and three other Aldermen.
Mr. Guartsv, on behalf of the Journeymen,
called feveral Matter Tailors who Dated, that, in
ccm&quence of a,generalfiride in 1795, the wages
were railed to 355. a week, which has been the
general rate tinee, but that owing to the prefent
prefidre that fum was not enough now. They
Paid that the fairefl workmen were on an average
unemployed three mounts in the year, and :hat
the trade was rather declining, and the number
of Journeymen diminithed fine 1795.
.The COMMON SERJEANT, on behalf of the Mat-
ters, replied to the evidence without calling wit-
nefies ; but the Court, conceiving the evidence in-
complete, proceeded to examine three of the prin-
cipal Tailor; on behalf of the Matters, and three
of the principal Workmen on behalf of the Jour-
neymen. The Mailers all (wore that they con-
fidered 255. a week a fair, kill, and reafonable al-
lowance, confidering all the citeundlances of the
times. They were alto of opinion that the trade
had increafed fence 1795, as alfo the number of
workmen. The three workmen, on the contrary,
depofed, that they could not live in comfort, and
fupport their families decently, under 305. a week.
They alfo gave a very fatisfaetory account oflheir
houfes of call, and their general fyllem of pro-
ceeding. Every houfe of call had three books, on
which the workmen were rated according to the
length of their refidence in London; and thofe
who were on the taft, or third book, could not
procure employment until all thole on the preceding
books were ferved. Each member paid 2d.a week
at his p..rticular houfe of call for this privilege,
which tun went to create a fund for the fupport
of the tick and infirm, and no others. Thoth who
flruck, and would not work under 3os. were called
Mar. They were alto called the hosourabie wen,
and would not work on the fame board with thofe
who would take lets than 305. and were called
Dung:.
Mr. Guam proceeded to Rate the cafe of the
journeymen. He gave a detailed view of thofe
cir-
I cumfbnces which now rendered a rife of their
wages neceffary for the fupport of their families.—
He prefented a comparative tlatement of the prices
of provilions at this moment and in 5795, -when
the matters had, without a formal application to
the Court, and perhaps illegally, railed their
wages to twenty-five &filings per week, and ar-
gued that the proportion betwixt the price of la-
bour and that of every article of human fubilflence
was not now fairly regulated in the cafe of his cli-
ents'. He went on then to thew that their em-
ployment was on an average not much more than
eight months in the year, and that this deficiency
was of great confequence to be attended to in re-
gulating their wages. From a confederation of
the unwholefome nature of their employment, he
inferred that they were not able to procure extra
wages after the dole of their ufual work, and
from this he concluded that 3os. per week was the
(mallet furn that could be fixed upon for the regu.
lar price of their labour.
He then proceeded to call feveral witneas, now
mailer taylors, but who had been, within a few
years, journeymen, who proved that 255. a wedr
had been generally paid from Mardi, 1795, up to
Midfummer left, and gave it as their opinion,
that this turn was not adequate in the prefent Rate
of the country to the fullenance of journeymen
who have.large families. Their evidence alto was
explicit as to the fall of the journeymen being be-
twixt three and four months in the year out of
employment, though they made applications regu-
larly for work at the houfe of call ; they teemed
alto to think that the trade had decreafed much
within thefe few lel years.
The COMMON SZIJEANT replied at tome length
and with confiderable ingenuity, to the arguments
of the Counfel for the journeymen.
After a Ilion confultation, Mr. Alderman Wat-
fon, in the name of the Court, faid, that as this
caufe was of great importance, not merely to the
parties more particularly interefteds but to the
public in general, they wifhed to have Tome far-
ther information before they pronounced their final
decifion.

Three mailer taylors, from different
were accordingly examined, who, though they
differed in fame relped from the former witnelics
refpeding the general increafe, both of trade and
of journeymen within thefe WI years, admit-
ted that thofe employed as journeymen in this
trade were liable to be out of cmploiment, but not
for. fo long a period as that stated by the Omer
witnelfes. -They allowed alloy with great candour,
that fomething near ass. was due in the prefent
Rate of the country.
After their examination, feveral journeymen
were called, whole evidence was in (sibilance frmi.
lar to that given by the first witneffrs called in the
caufe. They all coincided in the ftatement that
the prcfent wages were infufficient, and thought
that 3o shillings per week would be a fair regu-
lation.

The evidence being doted, the Court eonfulted
for Tome time, and then Mr. RICOIDER, in a (bort
but very pointed fpeech, after approving of the
fpirit of moderation dift.layed by the different pal.
ties in the prefent difputc, at the time time inti-
mating that both had been guilty of illegal con.
duet in not applying to the Court fooner ; and
[Lacing that the Court was detcrtaiocd to profe•

tateW nth tlt uttuoll rigour fucit areitees in future,
laid, that titer the mature(' deliberation they has
agreed to fir the rate of wages to journeymen
henceforth at 275. per week, to which,they truffed
all parties would accede, under the leveret' penal-
ties of the .1d veiling the power of fuch a fettle-
ment its the Court, and eitablithing fix months
impiifonment fur each violation of the A.R.
Mr. Alderman WATSON laid, he truthfcl, that
as the pivient numerotts atTemblr of individuals,
materially interelled in the dectuon, had, during
the cattle,. concluded themfelves with the meltex.
emplary decorum and propriety, they would fepa-
rate without any tumultuous proceedings.
The croud which was prefent, congaing chiefly
of journeymen taylors, shliterfed with the turnoff
it:elm-4y and good order, apparently highly fads-
tied with the decition.

A gang of cheep finders, who for a length of
time have depredated upon the farmers in the
neighbourhood of Hereford, was left week appre-
hended and committed to goal, on the confAon
of one of the parties. On examining their depot,
vaft Clot:lndies of mutton in pickle, with a groat
variety of other articles, were dilbovered.
A man named Gurney, fifrinerly in aMuent
cireumftances, but from a decay of ftrength and
butinefs, reduced to extreme indigence, to week,
in the rith year of his ago, left Birmingham to
Walk to tilt metropolis, to tali& the cheeky of
fome relative's, but perifited on the road, near En-
thane, of fatigue and hunger.
A: the :ieflions for Hull, as Friday left, Sanwa
Rook was found guilty of Healing geefe and ducks
from Richard Wilfost, of Furby, and fentenced
to be tranfported for !even years.
At the Quarter SefEons of the Peace at War-
wick, on Tuefday fe'nnight, Cberkits Tenger, for
abandoning, by the canal-tide, her balked child,
was to be imprifoned in a folitary cell for twelve
months.
A butcher at Exeter was fined tol at the late
&Sons in that city for regrating.
Some days fine a man took a canvas bag with
about 18 pounds of gun-powder, into a imith',.
!hop at Holyweil, to have it weighed, and care-
lasly laid it down near the forge where the fmith
was at work, when 'bine (parks of the iron falling
on the bag, the powder exploded, and tore and
burnt thr imith, his apprentice, and the firanger
fuch a manner, that their lives are defpaired of.
The finitit's wite, far advanced in her pregnancy,
with four children, were in 4 r. 4.1111 above, at
hatakfaft ; they were forced through the roof and
thrown oa a pig-lly adjoining, excepting one of
the children who tell amongft the ruins, and being
milaculouily covered by borne rafters from the
biting walls, was dug from beneath the ruins with 'I
a flight contusion only on his forehead; although
much bruited and burnt, the poor woman and her
children are likely to recover.
Two boys deferted from. a veffel at Ipfwich in
Auguft lad, and wandering about the woods and
. fields, fubilfted upon turnips and berries of vari-
ous kinds, till the latter end of Odober, when they
dug. a cave in the cliff near Landguard Fort.—
During the high winds on the 9th of November
the cliff fell in, and flopped up the paffage to their
drear abode; in this fituanon they continued two
Says, when a dog belonging to a fpctrtfinan was
attracted to the (pot, and fcratched and barked
till he induced the attention of his mailer, who
hearing human voices within, procured Alliance,
and dug the poor children out :—the eldeft died
fawn after, and the other, after lingering about
fix weeks, expired fome days !ince.
The Sulks fmugglers were fingularly unlucky
left week.—One cargo of confiderable value was
seized at Rottingdean on Tueftlay night ; and five
carts of brandy and cotton wese feized in Brighton.
A loaded cutter was captured off Hove laPe Fri-
day, after having thrown part of her cargo over
; and the fame night, jail as the boat of 1
another cutter had landed a quantity of fpirits and
tobacco near. Hove, Tome perfons belonging to
she Hound revenue cutter arrived, and (cited the
seemed part of it.
E erred of a Letter received from a Member of the

ffritith Factory in Ruda, bylPis Friend in Glafgow,
dated December 7.—" Many. things occur here,
'in the managemmt of the prefent ffrange and un-
ptecedeatedbufinek, time may make a man finite
for a moment ; bat when we turn our eyes to the
blalling cf all our expeitations, and contemplate
the alx.minable methods adopted with our property,
it is annoll too much to bear. The coropafs of a
letter is too (mall to particularize every indignity
• our countrymen are inftaining. You will -have
them all in detail, when your young friend ar-
tives, as I have thought it hell for him to leave
this country, while paffports continue to be grant-
ed to the Britifh. Would to GOD, I and my
family could alit) get away I I am greatly in
hopes however, that a final fettlement of our
affairs will foott take place; and that we 0011 be
faffered to depart quietly. Government has forbid
any payments to be made to the Britilh, even to
prowle for prefent fuftenance ; I am, therefore,
altually under the neceffity of advertifing my cha-
riot and honks for that purpoft."
A CIVIL ACTION.—A few nights ago, as Mr.
▪ was fitting in his Rudy, reading fbme pa.
pers, on which he was requcfied to give an opinion,
the ftrv...nt announced :In unknown Gentleman,
with fine papers, which he had brought from a
client of M:. for his perufal. By the time
that the tirang;:r had drawl'd out his pretended
xnelfa,,,,e the fervaat had retired. When inftamly
the bundlel of law was changed for more fora-
Me arguments, and a piftoi prefented at Mr.
s head, extorted from him his money.—
'T▪
he fharper was civil and prepared to take his
leave, prudently walking off with one of the
Ore; candleftieks to her bi.fiy down 'lairs.—
No ((loner was he out of the room, when the Gen-
dem m rang the bell violently, and a Tenant run-
n;ng.up to anftv'er it, met the Impoltor, who, with
innnue prefeace of mind, told him that it was
only to le him out, but that to lave him (the kr-
. ',air) trouble, he had taken the candle to him.
11 If out. There was no farther occafion for it, and
se would, thetetbre lay it slows. The Servant
ffat paib, and be eicepeel.