Star.
London, England, 1826-05-15 00:00:00

g. individuals are called into action to remove the an-'
'fOrtufiate cause of the late distress. I hive this day seen
letters from the different manufacturing toots in (h.:
'and the adjoining county (Yorkshire), and the. liictuie;
though still gloomy, is rather more fatourable than it
was a week ago. The plans are correcting for the great
Liverpool railway ; but, when' it was said in the House
of Lords, that a new source of employment would
thereby open for the poor within a fortnight, a little on '
intentional exaggeration was practised. Two or three
months ate expected to elapse before the actual working
by manual labour will come into play ; still the approxt;
mation of such a prospect of employment on a large
scale is good for the community. The excitement pro-
duced at Bradford is on the decline; that at Bury ill-
ther continues, from the conflicting statements respect-i
ling the conduct of some individuals of the Rifle corps(
during the disturbances in that neighbourhood.
At a meeting of the manufacturers of Burnley,
Colne, Blackburn, Tomorden, and the neighbourhood,
held at the Bull Inn, in Burnley, on the sth instant, the
following, among other resolutions, were adipted :..
" That the manufacturers, in their efforts to establish a
better regulation of prices for weaving, having met
with the cordial support of the trade and the public in
general, feel themselves called upon to make immediate
application to his Majesty's Ministers requesting a legis•
lative enactment for the better regulation of the manu-
facture of cotton goods, and that the Committee
appointed at the last meeting be requested to pre-
pare a memorial to Mr. Secretary Peel and Mr.
Huskisson on the subject. That this meeting grate,
fully acknowledges the support received fr )m those
printers and other purchasers of goods who have-puba•
tidy declared their approbation of our proceedings;
and that they be earnestly solicited to discountenance*
system which has so greatly increased the suffering and
distress of.the pixor weavers in this district, by refusing
to purchase from those individuals who, still continue to
pay less for weaving than the list prices. That this
meeting strongly deprecates the conduct of those per-
sons who, in defiance of every principle of humanity
and justice, still persist in a practice which is, EtnallY
injurious to the weaver, the manufacturer, and the dealer;
and pledges itself by every lawful means to expose and
counteract their cruel and oppressive designs.
The Cotton Market this day has been to the full as
bad, if not worse, than it was 'astir uesday. The distress
of the poor is daily increasing, aslis also the difficulty of
collecting the poor rates. We have a total of more
than fifty thousand individuals, almost or altogether
dependent upon charity for the means of existence, to:
it should be observed that those who recieve parish-re-
lief do not get anything from the subscription. The
Committee, last week, issued 12,358 tickets, and have
appointed visitors to the respective districts, in order to
ascertain the state of the poor in then). The following
is an account of the state of the districts visited by the
Rev. Mr. Johnson :—ln the first he found seventy-four
houses, which contained ninety-eight distres,ed families,
or 386 individuals. The total earnings of these nusnn.s.,
per week amount to 241. 12s. 6d. or about Is. sa: per
head. These people are mostly English, and their
earnings are much higher than the average. tit the
second district, chiefly Irish, there are severuf-four
houses, 104 families, or 396 individuals. Thg.„.total
earnings are not more than 161. 9s. 11d. per weal:or
about 101. a heal.