Star.
London, England, 1824-09-28 00:00:00

COMBINATIONS.

StRIKC OF WORK.-It is calculated that above 5009
operatives are at presesent idle in Glasgow and neigh-
bourhood. Last Sunday, parties of cotton•spihtlers were
seen at Lochlomond, on pleasure excursions.
This week the nailors have turned nut for an advance
of wages. At their Meeting on Monday, they agreed
that the advance should be 3d. a thousand, and those of
the trade that could not find sr ork at this rate, were to
be furnished with Is. from each nailor, who amount to
about 100, to carry them to another town. Several dis-,
sentients from this resolution have been much annoyed
ever since. Tuesday night, about eleven o'clock, while
two men were working in a shop in kirk-streity.Calton,
a stone, about two pounds weight was thrown at them,
which went close by one of their heads, and rebounding
against the side of a window, it broke ih two. Another
sharp pointed stone, of more than a pound weight, was
next thrown in, but providentially the men escaped un-
hurt. The:nano: s came to the Calton Police-office with
the stones, and Serjeant Leckie sent out a party to es-
cort them home.

One fellow, who was charged with having thrown I
stone, was seized and taken to the office, and behaved
in a most outrageous tnanner. He said he would suffer
three months' imprisonment in Bridewell to get that in-
fernal Portuguese rascal rooted out of trade, alluding
to one of the masters present. He whistled and sung;
and paced through the office in the most majestic style,
saying he would suffer anything for the cause of liberty,
and that, thank Goo! they had got up their prices in-
dependent of that old rascal. He said they could sood•
do for him ; he was the greatest rascal in Scotland. A
fellow at the door, who cried he would take sits months
of Bridewell to get this man out of trade, was also
seized, and lodged with his companion in the Police-
office. Yesterday the case came before the sitting Ma-
gistrate, but was dismissed for want of sufficient proof.
—Glasgow Chronicle, Sept. 23.
We ate informed that the attempt made to induce the
Hamilton weavers to leave Mt. Hutchison has failed.
Within the last two months his agent has got an addi-
tion of between 90 and 100 of the principal weavers of
Hamilton ; and they could instantly be increased to 500
if they were needed. Last Saturday, two delegates
appeared at Latkhall, but they were not attended by
the weavers. In Patkhead, the combination• against
Mr. Hutchison may be considered as approaching to
•a
close. At a district meeting on Monday night, it Was
declared that the weavers had made large sacrifices ;or
no purpose, and that the case was entirely hopeless;
and some of the weavers intimated their determination

to go back to their former employer.-Ibid.
The riband•manufacture in Coventry and neighbour,
hood, is in a more flourishing state at.the present sea-
son than has ever been remembered ; an , adequate,
supply for the demand cannot be produced, which has
caused a general advance in wages thrucighout the
trade, and a trifling one also in manufacture& stock ;.but
as silks have risen very considerably in price, Witil-illb
expectation of an additional advance, in consequence of
the unprecedented consumption leaving the niarket-
unusally bare, a proportionate rise is now taking place.
From the very general and gratifying improvement
everywhere visible in commeicial affairs, we since, ely
hope this city will not for a long time have to complain
of any depression either in the riband or watch depart.
ments ; the latter of which we are also happ? to find is
in a flourishing condition, and that wages have in con-
. sequence advanced considerably.—Covenir y Herald.
We regret to say, that instances ate suilyncur ring,
amongst various classes of workmen, of agi norance
f
of the extent of liberty which is permitted by t le repeal
of the Combination Laws. The spinners in the Oxford-
road Mill, Manchester, haie turned out, and state as their
thus assuming to themselves the privilege of dictating
to their masters as to what individuals spald be ern-.
ployed. Not contented with demanding that certain
workmen should be kept, they refuse to- return to thrtr
work, unless the female spinners were tui ricd al' ,11

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