Star.
London, England, 1818-09-09 00:00:00

PRIVATE LETTER.

" MANCHESTER, AEPTENIBER 7-20 P. M.

" I am happy to state, that, contrary to all expcc-
tation, the town has remained in a tranquil state since
Friday last,—The weavers, who had proceeded on
that day in a large body, towards A stiton-under-Line,
were met about four miles hence, on the road, by
General BYNG. and the Police Magistrates of the dis-
trict. as has already been noticed in the STAR. They
'succeeded in convincing them of the impropriety of
!their conduct, and prevailed uron them to return and
quietly disperse, promising that every thing in their
power should be done with their employers to ame-
liorate their condition. Many of them have since
returned to their work, and it is expected that they
will be followed by the great body—the majority-of
the Masters having consented to an advance of 4s. in
the pound, with a promise that something further
shall be done as soon as possible. It is a most me-
lancholy fact that the average earnings of this useful:
and industrious class of persons, for a long time ba4,
has not been more than eight shillings per week !
Some few of the spinners have likewise xeturned
ti their labour this day ; and expectations are held
out that a great majority ss:11 in a few days go in to
their employ, under a promise from their masters
that their wishes will be in part complied with.
" Thomas Brookes, the young man who was shot
from Mr. Gnav's factory, on Thursday last, was in-
terred yesterday. An immense body of spinners,
male and female, followed the funeral procession,
many of them in mourning. The other persons who
were shot on this lamentable occasion, with one ex-
ception, are doing well.
_ _

" This day Drummond, Johnson, and Bagaley,
were apprehended on a warrant, charging them with
seditious practices, and conveyed under an escort, in
a post-chaise and four, to Chester Castle. These
men, it will be recollected, cut a conspicuous figure
in the different meetings for Reform held at this
place at the time of the Blanketeering Crusade, and
were a considerable time confined ender the Habeas
Corpus Suspension Act.—The offence now imputed
to them, it is understood, took place at the meeting
of weavers and tpinners at Stockport- iiit week."

ANOTHER PRIVATE LETTER.
" MANCHESTER, SEPT. 7.

" The young man who was shot at Messrs. Gray
and Co.'s factory, on Wednesday last, was buried at
Hulme Chapel, yesterday, about a mile frem Man-
chester.—the expenses of a new grave and grave-
stone and the funeral rites, defrayed out of the Spin-
ners Fund. It is supposed that the assemblage, on
the occasion, amounted to from six to 8,000 persons.

" The Water-street Factory has some of its bands
returned again, at the usual prices, but a very insig-
nificant number.

" Last Tuesday, the Ist instant, a respectabable
Factory in Oxford-road, gave directions to the Ma-
nager and Overloukers to prepare the Engine, and
have all things in readiness to resume work on the
following morning. The doors were accordingly set
open for such of its work-people as migkt choose to
tome in ; but the number were so few they were
discharged in the evening. .
" At Sackville-street factory, belonging.to Messrs.

Fogg and Hughes, a few persons have re
the old prices ; but it is dangerous for then
with any of those who still stand out, and v
surveys of the Factories, to see what faces
recognize through the windows.

44 The work people at Oldham-road Factor
ing to Messrs. Barnes and Swallow, have
out, those Gentlemen having agreed with tl
people to the advance in price which they
and which is only the same they were used
two or three years since: and were the oth
Spinners to adopt the same, the whole of the
would immediately return to their employ.
is The sum carried off by the faithless
of the Journeymen Spinners, %%lie absc
stated some days ago, was £l6O.
a It is reported, but upon what althor
not yet learned, that Mr. David Holt's Si
Holt Town, about tw, miles from Maoc,
this morning gone to work ; but ea what
no mention is made.

" Up to this day at noon, there seers r
tion on the majority of the Spinners to rear
at the old prices—a great man:- are rer
off, and they have stood out r.cw
unemployed, which istoniLhes every
Baguky, Johnson, and Drunintoia. th
reformers, who were confined in one of ‘c.
during the time of the Suspension ri th
Corpus Act; have been again apprehenl
constables, and this day sent'to Chester CJ
our police,*charged with using inilammator
at Stockport, about six miles from l.,:rac."
Eritom THE MANCHESTER HERALD OF yt:,.
On Saturday we heard of no processional &p l.:,
either on the part of the Spinners or the Weavas
waged war against individuals of their own deco;
wished to continue their labours. They intercer..:
their way to their employers, to whom they wer:C.ll
their work, and with threats of its destruction malt
with it. And even other persons, suck as washer.
who were coming into town, were stopped, and d
baskets, &c. examined with ail the authority of C
Moen, that no goods might be smuggled from tl
the warehouse of the manufactzrer. These prate
however, but a continuation of a system borrow
Nhttinghamshire Luddites, which had been acted ui
neighbouring Villages, during the past week; for
was heard at work, a deputation waited upon its
owner to threaten him with summary vengeance
immediately desist, though his children were cn
bread he was thus forbidden to earn. Thousands o
been thus obliged to stand still by the self-assure
misguided men, and the horrnrs of want are starinz
face, whose wiry means of existence are thus cat of
to avail themselves of the advanced price which has
universally offered by their employers, but dare no
to feed themselves or choir children, till th. ndiag
have declared themselves sodded.

Op Sunday therpooa, the body of Thcrrts Bred
killed on Wednesday, In the act cf attscking
tory, wu interred in the burial ground ad.:Wring tl
Hahne. The.plocession from Levee-street, Was
an astOpishing,aroltitnde. •Several thousand spiel
have heard, preceding the body, ilappill the a
condueted with al mucfi decency as was possible it
such -a vast assemblage

the present weekhae commenced, we are truly
tanderfar better fuspices than any of the last ten
paned; for-yesterday(Monday) morning, many
dye Spirants shook off the voluntary yoke which
posed upon themselves, and repaired to their dut
by the Civil Authorities against' the more refract°,
whole of the Spinners, belonging to Mr. David Ha
turned in a body, submissively, to their duty, w
ledgments that they had sicced improperly. The cat
declaration did the men credit ; it was in unison
knonledginent which Truth faced them to make
under the full influence of the persons who were in
fumentius the " Turn Out," in order to make pis
rection, that " they had nothing to comjiain

Another circumstance marked the return to d
Hole; S,,inners which ought to be mentioned, for i
collected to their honour they were met on the ws
bee of the hill di.soffected, who urged both us
threats to divert them from their purpose, but with
They.had read and they had felt the forcible us,
priery of the Advertisement width their wza•by
respected employer had published in the JlancLester
convinced of their error, they determined to do Li
their interrupters, that it was in vain to intercept t
knew the duty owing to themselves, their fatal
employer, and they were determined not to be shin
Their plea was effectual ; and we are happy to
Chorlton New Mill is again employing all its ma,
is again furnishing comfort not only to the Spinne
returned to their frames, but to the far more rum
Women and Children, who act as Pima, Llatt
Carders, &c. whose bread has- been withheld so
Eton their mouths. without even the pretence of eve
to thrm, though their earnings ate to much less that
Spinners who have occasioned them sornany. pas*.
The trample set by, the returned Spinners, pa
those in Mr. tides employ, together with the area
anti= taken by the Magistrates and the Comm
troops, of stationing guards in the vicinity of each
purpose of protecting the persons of the industrious
nest, from the attacks and insulu of the idle and t!
we have confidence will have great weight with oih
fluence of the leaders (supposed not to be one hum
is broken up, and a better sense of their true intent,
fident is now prevalent in the body. We heartily I
return of local peace ; but still more do we rejoice
of the many thousand women and children usually
subordinate operations in cotton factories, who, s
the shadow of a hope being held out to them of an)
addition to their wages, in the event of tin Spince
required advance, have for so long a time been ors
stem (their work depending entirely on that of s
and the major part of them, consequently, withot
ccpting that which charity has afforded them.
Another

has 2160 OCCUMId,IIib
venal satisfaction : we have already mentiwed, tha
persons who about eighteen months ago were irnfri
the suspension of the Habeas Corpus Act, distingi
selves at the Meeting at Stockport, ea Thursday
gitost inElaturnatory langozge. No time was lost.-4