Star.
London, England, 1819-08-16 00:00:00

BOURIIOOD.

" Coventry, on my road to Manchester, Aug. 5, 1819.
" Since I last addressed you, I see by the News-
papers that the Ministers have published their Pro-
clamation, in the name of the PRINCE vowing
vengeance against all future Meetings for Reform.
I now see by this day's Courier, that the Magistrates
acting for the Counties of Lancaster and Chester
have also published their Proclamation, denouncing
our Meeting on the 9th fOr Iteform as an illegal
Meeting, and they caution all persons to abstain
their peril from attending such illegal Meeting—Ail
the Chairman appointed to preside at that Meeting,
I do hereby publish this, my Proclamation !
" First, I shall attend at the time appointed to
preside at the said Meeting, under the full impres-
sion that the Meeting is not only legal, but perfectly
constitutional, it being called for the purpose of con-
sidering the besrmeans of promoting that great ob:,
jest, Reform of the Commons House of Parliament.
'"Second, If, any proposition should be offered
which is illegal; as the, Chairman of that Meeting f
hold myself responsible, and therefore I certainly
shall not submit it to the Meeting.
44 ThirJ, There is no law that empowers a Magis-
.gistrate to disperse a Meeting convened for such punt
pose, unless the Magistrates of Manchester intend to
act upon the law that expired in July ISIB.
44 Fourth, The Magistrates having ordered all per-
sons to abstain at their peril, which means in plain
English that those who stay away from .the Meeting
will do it at their peril, of course all those who are
ender the influence of the said Magistrates, will cer-
tainly attend under pain of their high displeasure.
" Fifth, If any thing seditious or illegal should.
take place at the said Meeting, surely the law in the
hands of the present Attorney-General, aided by a
packed Lancashire Special Jury, is quite strong
(enough to meet such an offence, unless the Magis-
trates mean to dispense with all law, and resort to
open force at once, which should they do, the Re-
formers will at all events know what they have to
trust to.—Yours, &c. 44 u. rum;
OLDHAM.

A spirit of disaffection similar to that which. per-
vades Manchester, is known to prevail here. The'
local authorities are already on the alert to prevent
any outrage. On Monday morning last, a troop of
the Yeomanry were marched in to overawe the
contents, and from their presence it is hoped. the pub-
lic peace will be preserved inviolate.
SUIPLEY.

Several Inhabitant householders of Shipley having
requested the Constable to call a Public Meeting of
the Inhabitants of this town and neighbourhood, "to
take into consideration the present distressed gate of
the country ; and the best means of legally obtaining
our natural and constitutional rights", and the Con-
stable having refused their request, they have of
themselves called a Public Meeting for the purposes
above specified, to be held on Friday, August 20,
on the Common, near the Town School.
DEWSBURY.

The differences between the Masters and their
workmen, in Dewsbury and the neighbourhood, are
partly adjusted, but the reconciliation is not yet cor-
dial. There is also an advance in the wages of
the billy-spinners, the jenny-spinners. the mixers and
the warpers ; but it is not equal to the improvement
in the wages of the weavers.
It appears that the Union has removed the inter-
dict against the employment of females in the warp-
ing department, but they adhere steadily to the prin-
ciple that no female shall be allowed to weave and
spin, except for their husbands or fathers. The maxi-
mum of wages they have fixed at 245. per week, for
a billy-spinner, or raizer ; at a guinea for a jenny-
spinner, and at 20s. for a weaver ; and any person
presuming to do more work than will produce these
wages, is to pay half-a-guinea to the " Union," Is
to be excluded. Twelve hours a day is the tit&
allowed for work in a mill, including meal-times, and
persons exceeding these hours are subject to similar
penalties.