Star.
London, England, 1825-08-20 00:00:00

BRADIVRO COMBER': A2vp lIYArt:EC.

Fnebt roe LEEDS INTELLICENCED, A I:CUST 18.
As the worsted spinners and manufacturers of Brad-
ford gave notice on Saturday of a meeting on Monday
last, " to take into consideration the propriety of the
masters proposing to their respective workmen a per-
sonal discussion of the differences between them," we
are unwilling to offer any remarks which might tend to
thwart even the slender hopes *of a reconciliation sug-
gested by this announcement. We must say, bun ever,
that in the vindication which the manufacturers have
published of themselves, in reply. to Mr. Fawcett'e
letter, they have avowed principles it would have been
more creditable to them never to have entertained. As
nr proof of Mr. Fawcett's having violated the spirit • of
the rule, 46 to buy tops only from one another," by his
pit rchasing tops made at 160 miles distant, they h• oadly
state that their object and intention of resorting to that
regulation eas to prevent their workmen from getting
employment elsewhere, and thus ensure a triumph
over the Union. Whether the extent to which coat-
, bin itioir his reached may have provoked or rendered
1 necessary such a resolution, we shall not decide; but
it ct.rzainl:- rtrikes rte as fully :s culpable for employers
why refuse to give the wages demanded of them to
preveat workmen from obtaining employment in other
place;, as for a Union, or the members of a Union, to
prevent persons who are mot of that association from
belting their labour for whatever pi iceahey please. With
respect to the rtf...al of the masters to submit the
disputes with the men to the arbitration of the Leeds
Merchants, who offered to mediate between them, we
can easily understand, that besides the reasons alleged
by the spinners and manufacturers for declining to ac.
cept of the mediation, they naturally felt reluctant that
their workmen should look up to third and indifferent
parties as the friends who had at length effected an
arrangement and restored them to employment. Of
the comparative advantages of hand and power weav-
ing, as set forth by the masters, we cannot, for the life
of us, perceive what it has to do with the question now
at issue. If power-Weaving be so much more prefer-
able and cheap_as it is described, in Haavases name
let those who choose resort to it ; but while they employ
men instead of steam-engines to weave, they must deal
with the former -independently of all considerations of
the latter. Last night, and after the foregoing was
put in type, we received the following. letter from ow
correspondent at Bradford :-..i. •
" Bradford, August 17.
" Matters, as to the differences between the masters
and wor kinzn here, are apparently drawing to a close.l
The mer. have professed a willingness to meet and dis-1
cuss their differences with the masters; but the litter
have, until Monday last, resolutely refused to attempt
any compromise. On Monday, however, a resolution
was passed by them that each master might endea-
vour to settle his disputes with his own men; and,
accordingly, they have, most, if not all, had com-
tnunications with their. men, but without coming to
any settletneot. The men refuse to return to their
work under the prices demanded, on the ground that it
is evident, from the conduct of Messrs. Garnett, who
have been giving the advanced wages for a fortnight,
and Mr. Path, who agreed to give them on Monday
morning lits‘that therequired advance can be afforded.
It is new generally. expected that all the masters will
yield this long-contested point, and in resentment at
the Conduct of the manufacturers at Halifax, Keighley,
'Bingley, and other neighbouring places, who have held
aloof horn the battle,. and continued to employ the
.i.ltrion there during the strike here, will also offer such
other wages as will produce a strike in those places, and
place the misters in this dilemma-.either to give
higher wages than the trade there will afford, and
so to manulacture at a loss, or otherwi:e to give
up manufacturing."

POLICE INt ELLIGENCE.
MARLBOROUGH• STREET.

Thomas, Tat LATE Police Orr/cm—Yesterday, the witnesses
who were examined before the Coroner, who held an Inquest on
view of the beady of Nicholas Dawkins, a late officer of this Bata.
blishment, speared at this Office, and were bound over to attend on
the trial of Collins at' the ensuing Sessions at the Old Bailey. In
addition to the former' evidence, was the following:—The Earl of
Westmorland stated, that be was at the house of Lord George Ca-
vendish, on the night of the 11.54 of May last, and left about half-pasta
twelve o'clock to go home. He passed through the court-yard, and
saw two carriages driven simultaneously into the. gateway, where
they were jammed together. lie called for an officer, and Dawkins
came forward, and went to the horses beads of one of the carriages,
and ordered the driver to pull back. Both carriages retreated a
short distance, when one of them darted forward, and passed into
the court-yard.
He did not see the carriage pass over the deceased ;
but he observed that the driver whipped his horses, and they went
at a furious rate. He heard some person exclaim that a man was
rode over, and be ran after the carriage, and learned that it belonged
to Lady Lambert, of Manchester-square; he instantly informed
Plank, the officer, of' the event, and subsequently saw Dawkins
lying on the pound with his head reclining against a wall, and one
of his legs broken:
The butler of Lady Lambert proved that the prisoner Collins
was driving her Ladyship's carriage on the night in question.
Lod Westmorland was bound over to appear at the Old Bailer
Sessions, and give evidence against the prisoner.
Mr. Roe, the Sitting Magistrate, ordered Mr. Fitzpatrick,. tbe
Chief Clerk, to commit Collins under his warrant fur Slanslaughter.
By the Coroner's warrant he stands committed for Mfg Murder.
Yesterday an application was made at this office for the assistance
ofthe police, by a Gentleman of respectable family, to recover his
sister, who bad been seduced from her home by a Gentleman, who
bad- carried her to a house of ill-fame in Lisle-street, Leicester-
square. Scholefield, the officer, was dispatched with the brother
to the house referred to, and he found the young Lady there, and
brought her to this office in a coach. A private examination took
place, before Sir Geom.' Faaasarr, and the unfortunate girl con-
sented to go home with her brother.