The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-04-30 00:00:00

THE COLLIERS.

The colliery districts in Durham and Northumberland
are in a very unsatisfactory state ; and should the shop-
keepers in the villaees continue to supply the families of
the men with provisions, the strike is likely to be a pro-
tracted one. The coal-owners have, it appears, decided
that they cannot employ the men under the unreasonable
restrictions contained in the bond drawn up by Roberts ;
and, in some places, where strangers have been employed
toremove the stocks from bank, open hostilities have
been resorted to, the women taking an active part in the
affray—and, though nothing of a serious outbreak has yet
taken place, the disposition shown is in itself sufficiently
alarming. A troop of the Sth Hussars, and a company of
the 37th, were marched on Monday last, from Newcastle
to Durham, as a more central point, should their services
b; infortunately required, and two other companies were
wailing further orders for the same destination. It is
stated that the aspect of affairs in the pottery district is
changing, and that the turn-out there will probably soon
be at an end, three district meetings were held in Nor-
thumberland on Monday last, and one in the county of
Durham, at each of which resolutions were passed favour-
able to the continuance of their present position.
The Nottingham Review gives the following account
of the state of affairs further south :—" We are informed
that most of the Nottinghamshire, and several of the
Deibvshire colliers are doing very little work, as great
numbers of the colliers firmly continue in the union. We
understand there has been a large meeting of the most
influential coal-masters in the counties of Derby, Not-
ti sham, and Leicester, with those connected with the
North Midland Railway, at which it was determined not
to employ any colliers in the union, and to put it down
previous to entertaining the question of any regulation in
wages or prices of coals." _ . _

A meeting of the colliers of Wigan and neighbourhood
was held at Amberswood Common, on Monday last.
The procession reached the common about two o'clock,,
headed by two bands of music, with flags, and accompa-
nied by Mr. Roberts, the miner's Attorney General, and
several delegates. Mr. John Berry of Wigan was called
to the chair. Messrs. Price, Dennett, and Booth addres-
sed the meeting, and amongst the grievances of the dis-
trict, enumerated the truck system ; and the exorbitant
charge of 2d. per lb. extra when they were obliged to pay
for their powder and candles ; 3s. ad. for riddles, that
they could'purchase elsewhere for 25.; and spades in the
same proportion' in short some of the coalmasters' offi-
ces were desciibed as little better than ironmongers' and
tallow chandler's shops. Mr. Roberts addressed the
meeting at some length, exhorting them not under any,
circumstances to violate the law, but to act in unity, and
with sober judgment, and then they would ultimately pre-
vail. The meeting amounted to between three and four
thousand, who on being asked by. Mr. Price if they still intend
to hold fast to the r-strictive system of labour, as the means
of keeping the stock of coals low, simultaneously held up
their hands. A delegate meeting, at which Mr. Roberts
attended was afterwards held at the Rope and Anchor Inn,
Scholes, When it was unanimously resolved that Mr.
Roberts should come on circuit into these districts once a
month.

DIALOGUE BETWEEN EMMA AND.EMILY.--`! It seems
crud. to kill so many animals for their furs—thirty-six
pOor,quirrels put to death to make a muff for us !" " Yes,
it is cruel ; »lay don't the monsters take them off without
killing them?"

April 30, IB4t

DUELLING: THE ARMY.

In the amended articles relating to duelling, just issue
from the War-office by her Majesty's authority, "for the
purpose of more effectually discouraging and prohib ting
a practice which is a violation of her Majesty's orders,
and a flagrant breach of the law of the land," we find that
' " These articles declare that it is suitable to the charac-
ter of honourable men to apologise and offer redress for
wrong or insult committed, and equally so for the party
aggrieved to accept, frankly and cordially, explanationa
and apologies for the same.
.4 If such redress be refused to be given, or to be ac-
cepted, and the friends of the parties have failed to recon-
cile the differences, a reference should, in conformitywith
the signification of her Majesty's pleasure in the 106th
article, be made to the commanding officer on the spot,
who will use his best advice and influence to reconcile the
parties ; and the differences having been honourably
settled by the good offices and responsibility of the corn-
mending officer, ought never to he revived by either partlyor any other officer, or body of officers • if,
however, till
commanding officer fail to reconcile the parties, tdeem
become his duty to take such measures as he may
necessary in order to pi event a duel, or to maintaiP Sood
toorder in her Majesty's service, and the person refusing L
be reconciled will be liable to be brought to a court-mar-
tial, and, if convicted, cashiered, or suffer such other
punishment as the court may award.
" All parties implicated in duelling are liable, on con-
viction before a general court-martial, to be cashiered.
Her Majesty's pleasure is expressed in the 107th
article, that officers, being the friends or seconds of 06
parties, shall exert their influence to adjust a difference
on terms consistent with the honour of each of the parties.
The failure in settling a difference being generally attri-
butable to excessive demands for reparation made by one
of the parties, the conduct of the seconds by the 1070 h
article, is made liable to be investigated as well as that or
the principals, in all cases in which a dispute shall he
referred for the consideration of a general court-martial-
" Personal differences between gentlemen living toge-
ther as brother officers can seldom tail to be honourably
and promptly adjusted in the first instance by explanation
between their mutual friends; the propriety of an early
explanation and acknowledgment of error was so forcibly
pointed out by Field-Martial the Duke of Wellington to
confirming the sentence of a general court-martial in 1810'.
that Sir Henry Hardinge inserts the following extract Os
his grace's sentiments on this point :
m::t oi
'Therous
iofficersnhim who
o the army
in should ou
on and atone for his error, and that the momentary hilrala-
tion which every man may ferl upon making such an ac-
knowledgment is more than atoned for by the subsequent
the
dg recollectt oackri that it
satisfaction which it affords him. and by avoiding a trial
and conviction of conduct unbecoming an officer.'