Star.
London, England, 1819-08-25 00:00:00

morrntronAm, Aucustlt.

The Framework Knitters in the two-needle branch,
still remain out of employ. They parade the town,
in one direction or another, almost every day. On
Friday tan, Upwards of 6000 were thus assembled
-together, and is Miaday, a Gentleman, who had
the curiosity to count them as they passed by, num-
bered 5057 men. Thursday, the procession passed
'through the principal streets in the town, and presented
Anovel appearance in having from 100 to 150 w•o
lien marching at the head of the column. The con-
duct of the whole, has been of the moat peaceable
kind, and their wretched situation has excited the
commiseration of thousands.

The Committee of the tutn•outr have published
the following affecting Address and Petition on the
subject of their grievances

" TO DU OIACZ 1111 C DUET or NEWCAST/4 (LORD LITSFITTLIFF)s
VET nosausr, OENTSY, MID CLIAGT, OT TAT COUNTY OF 100.1,

TII.OIIAII.
" The humble Address and Petition of the Two-Needle Frame-

Work Knitters.

" We think we should be wanting in duty to ourselves and
Families, were w• not, with all due respect and humility, to call
your serious attention to those hew-rending Wogs and severe
Privations under which ourselves and Families are now groan-
ing ; and, to ju►tify ourselves in sending forth the present Ad-.
.1:ily dress, we beg leave to state, that from the various and low Prices
ep by our Employers, we have not, after working from four-
tetn to sixteen Nom" per Day, been able to earn more than
'from four Shillings to Seven Shillings per Week, tomaintain
out Wives awl Families upon, to pay 7kxrs, Howe Rea, tie.
which has driven us to the necessity of applying for Parochial
Aid, which after all, has not in many instances, left us sufficient
to supply the Calls of Nature, even with the most parsimonious
economy; and though we have substituted Meal and Water, or
Potatoes and Salt, for that more wholesome food an English-
man's table used to abound with, we have repeatedly retired
after a hard day's labour, and been under the necessity of put-
ting our Children supperless to bed, to stifle the Cries of Hun-
ger : nor think we would give this picture too high a colouring,
when we can most solemnly declare, that for the last Eighteen
Mouths, we have scarcely known what it was to be free from
the Pains of Hunger.

" Think what must be our feelings, when our little ones cling
around our knees for Bread, which we are unable to give them !
,Our partners in life, the poignancy of whose grief may be con-
ceived, but cannot be described, looking on the pale and meagre
form of her husband; her child, perhaps, at her breast, feebly
sucking for that nourishment which Nature almost refuses to I
bestow !!—This is a state of misery wretchedneu itself cannot
dcpict ; we hope, then, it will not be deemed. too much to re-
quire from our Employers a reasonable Regulation and Advance-
ment in our Prices, which they acknowledge they are willing to
give, could it be adopted generally all we ask and desire of
them, is an adequate remuneration for our labour.
" We trust and hope we live amongst a Christian People not
forgetful of that glorious precept of our Divist !Basra', " to
love one another, to feed the hungry, clothe the naked, to pour
in oil and wine, and bind up the wounds" of those lacerated
hearts with feelings of sympathy; and we confidently rely on
the generous, humane, and benevolent exegtions which, in your
wisdom, you may think proper to adopt, for the extricating of us
from eaut climax of human :Misery, in which we are at present
involved.
•

44 Sisicartly hoping till well-meant Call wiU not remain un-'
answered, bet•.that we may live in• the most grateful remem-
brance of your Assistance, we subscribe ourseltes on behalf of
the Trade, 44 WALSZIL MILLIS. THOMAS sans.

" BAMUIL *WTI
" COMMitiai Room, Rill, Coal-Pitt-lasie."

THE PRINCE REGENT.

PORTSMOUTH, AUGUST 23.—His Royal Highness
the PRINCE REGENT has been cruising about Spithead
and St. Helen's all day, attended by his squadron, and
is now steering for Cowes Roads, where moorings are
laid down for the yacht. His Royal Highness is ex-
pected to return immediately to London or Brighton.
COWES, AUGUST 24.—The PRINCE REGENT gives
his farewell dinner to a large party tills day, and to-
morrow quits Cowes for the season.