The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-11-01 00:00:00

THE Operatives of Preston and other manufac-
turing towns continue out on strike, and, if we
may judge from their speeches and resolutions at
public meetings, appear determined to persevere
in their insane movement, which, whatever be the
issue, must result in severe loss and suffering to
themselves. It was hoped that these men would
have been accessible to the voice of reason, and
that, warned by the failure of so many previous
attempts, they would have paused before all chance
of reconciliation became impossible. But. it seems
that passion has taken the place of judgment, and
that the demand for the ten per cent. is to be per-
sisted in at all hazards, or, at least, so long as they
can obtain from others the means of bare subsist-
ence—a difficulty which is all the greater, owing
to the high price of bread and other necessaries,
and the near approach of winter, when the cost of
living will be enhanced by the dearness of fuel.
The movement, however, acquired a new impetus
a few days since, by the announcement that sub-
stantial aid had been received from an unexpected
quarter. At a meeting of the discontented, the
Chairman acknowledged the receipt of a cheque
for no less than rive Hundred Pounds from Sir
JOHN TERELL, M.P. for North. Essex. It now
appears that the turn-outs have been hoaxed,
the cheque being a fabrication. It would not,
however, have been difficult to comprehend the
peculiar train of reason which might have prompted
such an act. -Sir JOHN TYBELL is a land-owner,
in favour of Protection, and interested in the
prosperity of Agriculture, as a source of national
wealth. Ile views the master manufacturers as
the enemies of his order,—the men who helped
to carry Pree-trade—to serve whom Sir ROBERT
PEEL betrayed to ruin the Conservative party
who had 'elevated him to power,—and the men
whose enormous wealth, wrung from the labours
of the operatives, is threatening the extinction of
the landed. interest as a source of power. Holding,
therefore, no feeling but antipathy towards this
class, -he aright see in the turn-out of their oper-
atives :a means of injuring them, which a donation
to the men would encourage. 'The strike may be
ruin to--those engaged in it, but it will, also, be a
serious Goss to those whose niffis are closed, and
whose (-capital is lying idle, 'mid it is, therefore, a
cheap :revenge to encourage the operatives to
persevere, while the deed may be palliated by
recalling the many sufferings •which the latter
class 'has had to endure beforeireduced lours of
labour were wrung from their masters by law, :and
competition compelled fhemloAceept wages 'within
theTmilt of bare subsistence. larch recollections
deprive:the masters of:till. sympathy; but the men,
for the sake of themselves and their families,
shourthpause in their ceareer 'before it is too late.
The gratification of their •feelings can.never 'tome
to good,.and they may'be certain, cif -this fact,that
whatever may be the extent of loss -to the maltiers,
the misery and suffering which fit will cause to
themselves will be infinitely greater.
The-serious riots which took place at Wigan on
Friday, night, showing ;how speedily their follyikas
become, crime, should- open the eyes of these 'men
to the 'dangerous precipice of which they -have
already-reached the verge. They 'have now the
opportunity to return,.but should this be neglected
the consequences are frightful•to-contemplate.

ANOTHBE week has passed, and we gcnow little
more of the state of affairs between /Russia and
Turkey than what is conveyed in the daily reports
by Electrie'Telegraph—reports whieh•axe as likely
to be false as true, and which must .be received
more with,refErenee to their probable effects upon
the funds than as detailing matters of fact. On
Friday there was an account that two Russian
steamers andsdight gun-boats Iliad forced apassage
,on the Danube, and had been fired on 'by the
'Turkish forts, with the loss of -several officers and
.men. This looked si? much like:a commencement
of actual hostilities, that the funds, which had been
-Slowly recovering from their dopression, expe-
rienced an immediate fall. On Saturday another
telegraphic message stated that an Armistice had
been /concluded with ,he Turks and Passians, and
the finds recovered MOM than their fail of the ,day
'before. The merits of the question have been so
often ,discussed, that it is becoming as wearisome
as a thriee-told tale. We may, however, state that
the representatives of the Great Powers are still
exerting Themselves to bring the affair to an
amicable adjustment ; and it is believed, by those
best informed on the subject, that they will be stie-
cessful, notwithstanding the vigorous demonstra-
tions of warlike intentions. It is said that Austria
and Prussia have assumed a tone of strict neutrality,
which may have the effect of promoting peace.
We must be content, however, to exercise more
patience, although the delay is injurious to our
commerce, as it must be evident that war, under
any circumstances, would be far more destructive
than could be compensated by any imaginary
advantages from the maintenance of the Turkish
Empire.

THE immense amount of property which has
been embarked in adventures to Australia has
given more than ordinary interest to the advices
from that colony. It was only a short time since
that the story of all prosperity was broken in upon
by reports of glutted markets and ships lying in
harbour, with cargoes for which no customers
were to be found; and a sudden check was put to
that excitement of exportation which had given
such an impetus to our shipping trade. We then
advised moderation in believing any accounts from
the land of exaggeration, as the settlers seemed to