The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-08-19 00:00:00

SCOTLAND

A turn-out has taken lace amont the men moyed
in the weaving factory ofp Messrs. Adam Walkere and pl
Co.,
Brook-street, Mile-end, near Edinburgh, and one man was
mobbed and two others assaulted ; but we are glad to learn
that the dispute has been brought to an amicable termination,
and that all the men with the exception of a few of the ring-
leaders have returned to their emplovment. On Saturday,
three of the parties concerned in the disturbance consequent
31Pon the strike were brought before the sitting magistrate
in Calton, and sentenced each to thirty days' imprisonment.

THE _
COLLIERS

AND IRON-STONE

MINERS' STRIKE

This extensive striII.eEASAGL goAnStruN
c.v.; but we are glad to
learn that comparatively few
depredationsn have been com-
mitted in the potatoe fields situated in the disturbed district
since Friday night last. We are informed, likewise, that one
or two of the masters have opened their stores, and allowed
a portion of their men small supplies of provisions, on the
faith of being paid when they return to their work. A num-
ber of the men, it is said, are completely tired of the strike,
but they express themselves afraid to give in from fear of the
more violent members of their own body, who, in the case
of many pits, turned out the workmen against teir will.
Towards the close of last week the strike extendedh from the
Airdrie and Glasgow districts to some of the coalworkers iii
Renfrewshire ; and among others the men at the Barrhead
Pits have been out for some days. The feature of this strike
is similar to that of the men in Lanarkshire, and, under pre-
sent circumstances, it is believed they will make as little by
it in the one county as in the ()then There has been no-
thing like riot nor open breach of the peace—nor is it feared.
In addition to the presence of the military and police
at Airdrie and Coatbridge, the Lanarkshire Yeomanry
have been called out, and assembled on Saturday. Be-
tween one and two o'clock on Saturday morning last, there
Was a scuffle between a farmer's party and a band of colliers,
In the parish of Cambuslang, when the latter were beaten
01; and one of them captured. It appears that Mr. An-
drew Weir of East Cathkin, whose potatoe fields bad been
harried on Thursday night, was on the watch on Saturday
Morning with three assistants, when he observed a band of
about 20 colliers proceeding stealthily along the road, and
enter the potatoe field of his neighbour, Mr. Wallace of
Greenlees, where they commecced to pull up the stems, and
shake the potatoes from them into their bags. Mr. Weir's
Party challenged and finally assailed them, and as both were
armed with bludgeons a pretty sharp contest followed, which
ended in the discomfiture of the colliers, who retreated in
confusion. In the course of tho pursuit one of the reivers
fell, or was knocked, over a little precipice, and captured,
fnd brought to the Calton Police Office on Saturday morning
r°,ll which lie was in the course of the forenoon transferred
to the sheriff, and is charged with the crime of strouthrief.
It would be well that these poor deluded men should be made
aware that this is a crime of a very serious nature, and
Punishable by death by the law of Scotland. In fact, in the
very last instance in which it was proved, on unhappy man,
/lamed David Little, was executed at Glasgow, although this
was five years after the commission of the crime.

THE DUNFERMLINE RIOTS.
The following is an extract of a letter from a gentleman
211Punfermline, dated Saturday afternoon :—" Everything
in a state of quietness in the town—indeed the strong mi-
itary force wHch is now stationed with us will effectually
por,,event farther outbreak. There was an immense meeting
.Colliers (200) yesterday, at a neighbouring village, at
which they resolved to work for fourteen days at the present
Wages, but unless they then got an advance, there would be
a strike over the whole of Scotland. The meeting was coin-
Posed of colliers from all the collieries in this quarter, and
from Clacktnannan Stirling, and neighbouring counties.
'verYthing was donet quietly and there was no breach of
the Peace."

STRIKE OF COLLIERS IN MID-LOTHIAN.
Information was received in Edinburgh on Monday, that
movements of a threatening character had taken place among
the colliers in the neighbourhood of Dalkeith. On proceed-
ing to Dalkeith, we learned that some differences which had
rlatelY existed between the colliers and their employers with
espect to the rate of wages, had at length come to such a
ght, that the project of a strike had been mooted among
the former. The colliers of the Duke of Buccleuch, and the
-wlatquis of Lothian, Mr. AVardlaw Ramsay, Mr. Dundas of
Arniston, and Sir John Hope, being in the vicinity of Dal-
keith—it was resolved that a meeting of the workmen in all
the Mid-Lothian collieries should be held near that town to
consider what course should be adopted. Accordingly an
assemblage of about 600 colliers, all dressed in their best
Iclothes, and some of them with good sapling in their hands,
rk Place near the Gallow's-hall toll about two o'clock on
landay afternoon. It is stated that a number of delegates
from the West were present. A man in the employ of Mr.
Wardlaw Itanisay, was appointed chairman, and various
Peakers then proceeded to detail the complaints which they had to make against their employers. One having ventured
to
to th go beyond the immediate question before the meeting as
e expediency of a. strike, and to introduce, as we under-
stood; arguments and allusions of a chartist character, the
chairman called him to order, intimating that their object
was one of wages not of politics, whereupon a vehement dis-
cussion arose, which, after some time, resulted in the de-
position of the chairman, and in the installation of a suc-
cessor whose views were more in harmony with those of the
leaders. The meeting continued till between four and five
o'clock, and then separated without coming to any definite
resolution.

The committee met about six o'clock in a hall in Dalkeith,
and forthwith adopted a resolution in favour of a strike. A
similar strike, which took place at the collieries near Tranent,
nn Friday last, has led, we understand. to such scenes of dissipation and disorder as are apt to occur on similar occa
si°ns ; and with reference to the object of the colliers who
Met at Dalkeith, it is obvious that a worse time could not
have been selected for such a step, as, at this season, the de-
Maud for coals must necessarily be about the lowest point,
and as the stocks on hand are of considerable extent. In
some of the collieries the wages for each day were continued
at the same rate ; but the workmen were employed only four
Tat of six days, reducing their weekly income by one-third.
n another, it is said that the alternative was offered either
of full employment at the old wages fur one half of the men—
(the other half retaining their cottages and plots of ground
the
they had obtained new work)—or of employment for all
e men at a reduced rate. The present amount of wages per
day was stated by some of the workmen at from 2s. 3d. to
• Gd., from which deducting 9d. for the expence of candles,
used in the mines, and paid for by the workmen, there
remains from 15d. to ls. Gd. for his own support;
and fur-
ethe amount of wages desired was stated at 45., from
which deducting 9d. as before, 3s. 3d. remained for the proper
tuse of the collier. The most kindly feeling exists towards
ie colliers on the part of their employers ; but it is manifest
I at the latter cannot be expected to continue their operations
at _ a dead loss. On the other hand, no unfriendly feeling to-
nrods their employers is said to exist among the colliers,
so_ke yaem onlY
Whose desire for a rise of wages is a very natural one, and
a. se feelings of discontent with their circumscribed means
too apt to be worked upon by insidious per-
,BilethaPosed to turn private grievances to political purposes.
woderstand
_ workmen at the following collieries have agreed, we
to work at the wages offered :—Vogrie, Dryden,
sk Barleydean Loanhead, Edmonstone, Craighall,
ueriffhall P land H t
w encait , arves on. _
are orkmen ac the following arc said to have struck, or
tee:elaout to do so :—Edgehead, Penston, the Duke of Buc-
-111,1,1:a, Anniston, and Elphinstone. In most cases four-
bef
bays notice requires to be given by both master and
agre d ore parting, and this many of the workmen have
be take e 10 do. Measures,6 we understand, are immediately to
,n to swear in special constables, and the authorities,
,‘!_necornmendable promptitude, are doing everything in their
urnF7 prevent rioting, and to protect property. On
aaY the strike still continued, but no meeting of the
outs took place.