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 villages 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 ,•
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to remove the stocks from bank, open hostilities have
affray—and, though nothing of a serious outbreak has yet
alarming. A troop of the Bth Hussars, and a company of
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be unfortunately required, and two other companies
waiting further orders for the same destination. It is
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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
Derbyshire 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 gham. 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. 6d. for riddles, that
they could purchase elsewhere for 2s. ; and spades in the
same proportion ' • in short some of the coalmasters' offi-
ces were described 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 M r. Price if they still intend
to hold fast to the restrictive 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
cruel to kill so many animals for their furs—thirty-six
poor squirrels rut to death to mike a muff for us !" " Yes.
it is cruel ; why don't tilt monsters take them off without
killing them 7"

April 30. Ig4 t.

DUELLING: TfiL AttAIY.

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 prohibling
a practice which is a violation of her Maje.sty's orders;
and a flags ant breach of the law of the land," we find that
" These articles declare hit it is su'table to the charac,
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aggrieved to accept, frankly and cordially, explanations
and apologies for the same.
" It such redress be refused to be given, or to be ac-
cepted, and the friends of the parties have tailed to recon-
cile the dlferences, a reference should, in conformity with
the significalon of her Majesty's pleasure in the 106th.
article, be made to the commanding officer on the spots
who will use his best advice and influence to reconcile the.
parties ; and the d ff-renees having bean honourabli
settled by the good offices a• d responsibility of the COe'
rnanding officer, ought never to be revived by either partle
or any other officer, or body of officers; if, however, 0.11
commanding officer fail' to reconcile the partit s, it will
become his duty to take such measures as he may deeiel
necessary in ruder to pi event a duel, or to maintain goal'
order in her Majesty's service, and the person refusing to
be reconciled will be liable to be breug'it 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 berore 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 the
parties, shall exert their influence to adjust a difference'
on terms consistent with the honour of each of the partief•
The failure in settling a difference being generally attn.-
butable to excessive demands for reparation made by one'
of the parties, the conduct of the seconds, by the 107111
article, is made liable to he investigated as well as that of
the principals, in all cases in which a dispute shall be
referred for the consideration of a general court-martial.
" Personal differences between gentlemen living toge-
ther as brother officers can seldom fail to be honourably
and promptly adjusted in the first instance by explanation'
between their mutual friends ; the propriety of an earlr
explanation and acknowledgment of error was so forcibly
pointed out by Firld-Martial the Duke of Wellington In
cotifirming the sentence of a generalcourt-nyirtial in 1810 e,
that Sir Henry Hardinge inserts the following extract of
his grace's sentiments on this point :
" ' The officers of the army should recollect that it is
meritorious in him' who is in the wrong to acknowledge
and atonefor his error, and that the momentary humilia-
tion which every man may feel upon making such an ac-
knowledgment is more than atoned for by the subsequent
satisfaction which it affords him, and by avoiding a trial
and conviction of conduct unbecoming an officer.' "