Star.
London, England, 1819-08-17 00:00:00

printed the following Address, and sent one to each
of the Masters:
LW

LIRAS or TOR 101COMI8 Of MAC-

CLISTIIILD, TO THIT SWIM auxuesiervasas.
Masters, give unto your Servants that which is just and equal
knowing that ye also have a Master in Heaven:—Col. 4. 1.
" Gerrusass--Impreued with a serious conviction of facts,
which daily pruent themselves to our view, and at the same thne
seeing an absolute necessity for your Interference as Masters, and
our just and lawful perseverance as Journeymen, to endeavour
to take Into our most serious consideration measures to amelio-
rate the present existing grievances; grievances, which, if not
timely and effectually attended to, will most assuredly and ine-
vitably be the complete and total ruin of the Silk Manufacture of
the town.
" We hereby beg permission to call your attention to the truly
lamentable situation into which the trade has been reduced and
degraded, since the unprecedented reduction of our wages, and
also the alarming increase of pauperism that daily presents itself
to your view, to the manifest injury of the inhabitants of the
town in general.
" As Masters and Fellow Townsmen, we sincerely hope that
you will give the present system of things a serious thought, to
rescue from threatening ruin the people, whose real interests
imperiously call on you to promote; a people, whose industry
and unceasing study has contributed so much to the beauty and
improvement of the Silk Manufacture, and likewise to the
prosperity of the town at large ; we submit to your consi-
deration the inconsistent manner in which Weavers working
for the different warehouses are paid for their work, where-
by, generally speaking, they cannot obtain a living price,
and, consequently, are deprived of the comforts of life ;
and at the same time we are confident that you, as masters, are
labouring under many incoeveniencies peculiar to yourselves,
whereby our trade is much discouraged, and your profits and
real interests much obstructed; we likewise submit to your
consideration the unhappy consequences resulting Irons throw-
ing cur trade open to the mercy of all kinds of wandering fugi-
tit, es, whose principal aim is to learn the art and mysteries used
by us, and at the most favourable opportunity retreat with the
much-desired spoil to their favourite towns and places of abode,
and thereby materially injure you as masters, and us as journey-
men, for we are sensible that the interests of our masters are in-
separably connected with our own, and we conceive these la-
mentable misfortunes arise from a want of a permanent regula-
tion; we do hereby humbly hope that you will condescend to
unite with us to endeavour to remive the present existing evils,
by aiding and assisting us in what we stand so much in need of,
namely, a regulation equally binding on masters and men,
whereby the present abuses will be rectified, and our trade re-
stored to a permanent stability.
" Gentlemen, we remain, with every sentiment of respect,
" Your humble Servants,
" TUT SUX-WT.AVERS OT INAC'CLISTIII.I).
" Nov. 3, 1817." .

No good resulted from this appeal, and the jour-
neymen continue degraded, oppressed, and justly
discontented at the present time.
We have no desire for legislative interference if it
can be avoided. But how stands the fact ? In Spi-
talfields one master cannot give less wages than
another—no one can undersell him by robbing the
orkmen ; but he may be undersold by the Manu-
facturers of Macclesfield, who enjoy this enviable
privilege.
" Though in disputes with their workmen masters
must generally have the advantage," says SMITH,
" there is, however, a certain rate, below which it
seems impossible to reduce, for any considerable
time, the ordinary wages even of the lowest species
of labour. A man must always live by his work,
and his wages must, at least, be sufficient to main-I
tain him." So said SMITH ;so will every sound
economist say: but oar pseudo economists, with un-
blushing impudence, maintain a contrary doctrine.
They contend that they have a right to drive their
workmen to the parish for one-half of their suste-
nance; and this they would have their plundered
neighbours—plundered by the levy of Poors'-Rates
—to believe, is only suffering labour to find its own

This has been too long suffered to go on without
opposition, but we hope will not be long permitted
without a remedy. It would be absolute economy
were all the Parishes in the Kingdom to resolve that
the Masters shall not have the labour of the Work-
men below prices sufficient for their support. To
effect this, an increased rate might be necessary for
a single quarter; but they would thus for eter get
rid of the tax laid upon them by the Masters to pay
wages which they themselves ought to provide.—
Look at the question, make a cool calculation, and
you will see that you would thus not only obtain jus-
tice for the working class, but promote the interest
of every family that now contributes to the Rates.

The Paris Papers of Saturday arrived at a late hour
this forenoon—they are quite barren of news. The
KING has returned to Paris.—Five per CentE. Satur-
day, 71 fr.. 40 c.

A Hamburgh Mail arrived this forenoon with Pa-
pers to the 11th inst.
The Emperor ALEXANDER was to leave St. Peters-.
burgh on the 3d inst. on a tour to Archangel.
The Russian shipi have sailed from Copenhagen,
on their voyage of discover y to the Polar-regions.

Lord LTHRDOC K, and a friend, have arrived from
Scotland at Hamburgh, on their way, it is said, to
pay a visit to Lord CATHCART, at St. Petersburgh.

- Hamburgh on London, August 6, 36.1 35.4.--
10th, 55.7. 35.10.

The following is an extract from a letter from an
American Gentleman at Cadiz :—« We daily have
reports from Madrid ; but although they cannot be
relied on, it is generally thought that his Catholic
Majesty will take his own time to ratify the Florida
Treaty. The people here have a prejudice against
the Americans. A striking instance of this occurred
on the King's Birth-day, when the Ipanish men of

war were arrayed in the flags of the different tat►o.u.
The English, French, Dutch, and other sags held a
distinguished place in the rigging ; but the stars axdi
broad stripes of Columbia were omitted. Our ship
was decked late in the afternoon, and, to mortify
them, the Spanish flag was made to float at our fort-
royal masthead. lam afraid, however, that these
fellows did not understand our intention, but thought
we designed to honour or cringe to them. They have
an idea that we greatly aid and abet the Patriot
cause, and consequently dislike us. They are a bi-
gotted and pitiful set. I hope that we shall not re-
main here much longer ; for I have no desire to be
where the flag of my country is treated in a way bor-
dering on contempt, though they take good care not
to insult any of us. They will repent their unman-
nerly conduct, if we ever get a chance of trying our
strength with them. The French and English men of
war have treated us with politeness and attention."

The following extract of a letter from Alicant ex-
hibits an instance of hardship and oppression against
English Merchants which we trust the strenuous ex-
ertions of our Ambassador at the Court of Spain will
succeed in removing :

" ALICAN; Jinx :1, 1519.

" Repeated orders from 'mat, the Minister of Finance, hav-
ing been given to our Consulado to make all foreigners pay the
contributions and forced loans raised for the fitting out of the
Cadiz expedition, and Sir Henry Wellesley, our Ambassador at
Madrid, on the other hand, advising us to resist, we have all, in
spite of the late Treaty, bad our property embargoed and sold
at public auction to cover the quota and costs. Ours was 12,500
whilst the first Spanish Houses have only had to pay 4000.
Wig all sent a Petition by courier to the Ambassador, who with-
out loss of time attended to our claims, and sent him back with
an order from the Minister of State to stay proceedings until
the King's return from Sacedon ; but the Consulado say, they
have only to obty the orders from the Minister of Finance, and
having once got our money they will not easily return it."