The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-12-02
INTERESTING EUROPEAN INTELLIGENCE.
TIE SOCIAL CONDITION OP ENGLAND.
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et1 RELATlOss WITH GREAT DRITAM.
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SOCIAL CONDITION. OF ENGLAND.
ssnhe Of the Manchester Sossnecm--IN -INlaA
Prices Of foca--nia ~ sc.ti.e I'm ason.loss.
STRIKE or THE mANcuTTEu woRaAniy

STRIKE or THE MANCHESTER woRalfs,N
-, f.om . NE 80 or nnss, M
Ihe rev ACTOR nthdtrS and pieefe ia cotton faet,.
re- ~ man'h.ster haze given notice O. tue puiiio
thut tier employers arV contemplating rcd'totlon
o. wage. at tht present time, when tie p,ioe OF The
bt1tsfailCs OF II a!e exceedingly high" ei,ua b. no
or W per cent They 80 on g. say;--sBeiuse how
ever, any ptopoe Zion of reduction can he ea4s.
taintd = y teht not only tst the ssrkpscfie bus
the tubc, fhonla 10 rstlsdsd ~ ~ rcecss ssity and
that y would " remedy for ihc Cfi couplsisoi of
Ihe fhetf OF the care appear 20 ur b. y, thestiat
tbN iiice OF ne n~ aloral e high, and the dem md
for co. IL nd ycrDs may not * srch ~ W Weld tc
psiti itdte, when the ps-, ne ttatc ~ tho nio,oy
mnlket ~ ConsldcieJ; b,t that aIedgcLon OF wares
isa ren coy Tor thcs~ evils vo most eripbniicaliy
deny Il cotion y dpaf, lee the consumption bc az
minnhsd, 1.-THE cotton tiad- II not rem, aneretlvc,
tie Evil 10 ie rcn eJir l. over production. the re-
mdy for which mey te rApresfed In two aI,ost
wcIds--ttcrt tine. let the masters adopt this otvi
ously Indcnt touTse, Drd we v III 90 with ien: baS
we Lettr can esmsfnt 70 ad,ife ctr fellow.wvFkmeu
20 lfien to any ttdnctiou of their hard oarnin In
asmgeh ~ II would on, ageayate the evil which u
processes 10 remedy"
meeting n Vie working classes OF Manchester
wns TO be heij On thin snbjrrt Int evening Thr
writer ol shc sheye lctice Is svhaby wsone IN sup
pooling the argumtnt OF The employer Ia he that. N
cotton II dear, 10 h rcaton for the reduction Of
wagts The price ol cotun, crceIs for sb nrt inter
walls, bias never b$en lower tfao st present for rnany
,sms ist ara W. present Rvs are certainly lower
than the aversreot the pat ~ OF seven Years In
the beginning Il fSi6 inins the whole of le4s.
and up 10 September. lssy. xr upland cotton wU
much cheaper. In The last three months of isla
1t Was nbtut G3 PER cent cheaper. In, the chief
afst meat for reducing wage, " thore he any ID
may be presumed, II The low price al which goods
are selling In the market now o. compared with tse
rntcs OF cotton. The average price AZ which cloth
has been selling 'bnougho, the preseut year h
much below tho average &c She last fyc YEAR, npA
with The present large production theirs Il tttc pro-
liability Of much Improvement. Tho employers. In
many instance hiye tried suost tu.e, bal could not
get Others 10 foIlow their example, and tl.rc is no
law TO compel them.
prom the Manchester Gussaian, roy. iol
One OF tic speakers said thai the workmcp az
Manchester knew Letter how 70 live upon Doshing
then those q any other toxin; and he advised thai
al pfessnt should last rext week, in order 20 sayu
thcr money. aud pr,pDrn Themselves for the wDrSe-
Another speaker sad he thought there woaId be
no strike, or not long While the couDlYy wss
engaged In such = VIZ n c0uld u le Afforded th~a
there should BE- any s0tion ~ work or any nrsur.
there were no soldier 70 protect thc towns, ana hs
thsmphi, II thn mon N.fr dsscrminsd ~ ~sard ont.
aud the master. di r@t Yield. the gosetnmon, would
iniarfsrr on the past ~ the mon.
The Chairman ssid be believed that un govern
ncf wuud never interfere. unless Il were 10 forca
the en 10 snrrcrftr; for urfVrfnn.tey Tor working
'n'n, not tho hriss"-sacy, but ,hc mcneyed arrso-
told ~ the Manchester merchant. md t,nnu.
facturer-. ia less than two yoarHysl Rii sc shooI
,nf yo'r own cisxens y yonr own siiee's" ~aa
forward 10 holding the rcins og government. aud he
uhc chnirnsnl believed thst there wra sos,e deep
design ~ ihc attempt nov maio ~ reduc. wsv~s.
After yote q thanks 10 tbc chbirmau the meet
Ing sas tabout hsifplss nlno oclcck) aijoa,pcd 10
WcdBc rday evening next.
from tho 'onasa 7fnsa Soy 1871
The strike 81 fJcicry operatives al Nanchest~r
l4@ commenced bY tho wyrkpcoplr ~ nye Of the
largest establishments having lcfi their work on
/" "cdnerdny evening. shen the uot 'cs ~ the was
terr preparatory to rtJDrtion 0f wages Ind ex-
PRED. The mindefs oG sell acting spinning males
NJ sHa1 H..
TO rcd' ftrn lui y portion ~ the operatives In
each ~, lnt ~ all The other pfocess dc pend upon
this, % a'o only necessary 10 " tho strike oi ,hep
Nvfkgei ipt nlyp. The -tDpptge IS tho othsra F,rr
other mill5wuers have no,lce- running ~hlol win
involve strike within the neat sir ~ seven days
pubic m"'unR of operatives In tlio Peoples
institute, Hcyrcd street, Aercbester was held ON
Wednss1ay nigh, ,by ACCOMMODATION the preyioas
"wednesday. member ii tie ooinmi,te. ~as
called 10 tLc chair bd, the NAMES ~ speskcrs were
Withheld lrom tAo iepoftofs q The pre@-. let by
publication ~ them. individual sofknon, - on
former occasione, should rcbdcr themselves eubjcct
w. Derfecu'ion by the employers There we're nearly
1900 pefsOn- pressnt, snd nnmhsf- ~ woft tpsople
eoald not gain admission.
enter " The committee was appointed ~ as@s~t
the chairman. " make augges,Obs and conduct tho
msetinF generally, who slsywtd NM h tact and apt
ness ior be po.tion. The conductor opened IL.
bnsnes~ by calling lis' Of The fnsssey spinner.
IN haAchcsies sud Saifotd, To ascertain how many
u thee mills we're rpnsent,d b. oI.rrstivee fron
them VI tbe meeting. Operatives NON t.onts .s4x
o.
hg, Involving the ,eeoiption to strike syoncr than
take iowtr wages, and pleigisg thee IN work ,o
support these who sfrick, rcfc tisnn pot and con
nrfnsd With loud cbe,rs.
hn operative said sg ehaiInAn of he last meet
ihR he Rot together tho committee ~ seven uh1n
appg.nisd. aud ,bey went " WORK a, son ~ pc@-l
DE. y sss Sunday, however sefofc they could .ec
many ~ ihe frends In ihe trade fr0fn @hom Il was
desirable to take counsel, and they had drawn 10 n
memorial " The masis.s, Attempting - show them
w W w,possf reduction q rag- would not =
'eet thai ielsft = No Trade gheh hey -opghi whr.
With dear pfoyiaonA K wouiI InAict grea, hardship
~ tho operltiFcs; that The evil Under which tL..
masters suffered .aA Oser production n goods si..is
cotton was N short saPply, and that The is remedy
A.copy p o. menohsl which rs already l,cen
pOhlisaed va mad
Tho meellng appAadc5 he conrN ukon Ly ibo
etmniit't, md paseca stsoiuiton thanking them
f0r x.
An operative said ~ aeSt resolution % he -st-
nlilt tHa sas -
r., sasno. ret .ithga, ,.cliag, * sfs4s s.rm
re wevsnt si'erEs u bouu - - us aorisl ale, ~
upnro. ssAfily fciseng - sAzes. snf III % = us~
vtea ths psgssrs'1 ~ ~ re.fy a'a5ls IL pris.--
- inash - fhst tget - hsys n sassa. ta mAay
tsisstl0rs y esfte.osBes
~ Iggmsat ~ seaaclrg wages was that work.
lng "a prtssri pfices 1id 0o' lay. NCmc 0f the
hetas bad leea i0l1 ttat, ~ hs1ehcster Only eon
sefned 80 fsisa - cattn wesk g,ipg uasn .h<st
TIRE best goad not hafc any eise, up,s the mar.
lct hoy tibe lfni-l s9mii,ed ilat The erect
Houf ~ 4 ofee ~ yffg great bot " Manchester
u snthg .h2t tue, tolk ey0 iaies scek i~ss
~ - mouths, there void certainly he ih4i qonu-
tig atded seshiJ H. ibe yt1ek ~ hand. wDnld re-
9hriny wnEes IIAke 4 nafist hssisff-ns. y 0ald
~aA' Nmklnrnen move slle y tgy csiico, ca
any teeent9ry artlcle N fyld What tle masters
grqi ostd old ~. rnafs,f irasc. i5u' dsstfjy a.
The ulssr, irtie,e1 ~ - 9ler4iises ~ l1lInHg
~ bgfre tgf4s Nosi fecgii ~ he rHysfs. Bss "
Nas sn.d fhlt 80 rdnet etgn va fsce fhry ~ fetaiu
,he rottlxn ssds i ,is ~. rs he rSa9t fae,ar.
srs LAD TO- irE lo0kf4 " C&b 0fslga tfsAa Al la
extenff /" le sop's z th. c0at'g Ard. az 70