New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-07-01
arr lRrISlNs COMING TO USi

Certain Free Trade organs having seen tit to
deny that Great Britain is now losing largely
of her skilled labor and that our country IS
gaining il, we cun attention to the following,
from The Times 0.ondon) OF the nth inst;
LABOR AND TRADE N LANcAsHIRE.-AEitauon haylng
ceased In Preston with respect 10 wages ana ous OF
working the emigration scheme, Of tht c9l'oB op,,'S 5
weaver Emigration Society seems likcy 70 comprise
yoiy large PROPORTION Of the ug2hi',s, anu AiS
Luyng ia members many OF the non ou..ls' 49,
~eth"T about 80 weavcrs arc now contributing 20 me
fdads. at tho rate OF a. per week ~. oly saa N.S
massage: I'm some instances rs much az o. 5l huu tlcu
more than thHSi Is l''" I-nsp has always been
weak society. but IN tho matter OF einlEta
ton that class 81 operatives cvlnccs surprising Nnahm
- Ts bcrr IL general among them that tho thinning
~ the labor market" which Is the real end In yicw VIII
hc better both for those who go and those VINO >a ah
he s5ricty receives accesous every night the Secretary
helm, bu,ily occupied boz booking members. few days
ago n firm IN Manchester Gpprsed the committee WAT
Mcssrs Hintcrmcser Brothers the propuetots on the
hours by rail from the CITY 81 New orh, Wao i'
her ~ rstclass and the committee intend 20
turn that knowledge to account Ihey state that tf
had now they could hnd 300 persons no "ou1 ei
grate tomorrow. one mem1cr OF WooOcley' tV' ~
ent to wait for his chance by ballot went oui az MS
expense few days ago AZ the meeunSS hSld In
their institute the woaycrS are Old no" aueteus q. ch
aud women arc now walking me streets Ie'P.an55
,ns,y, Mlll,4S 40 10 Wolh % anu flaf tho STATE of
tins country MS regards labor will never DO better than
Hpn,, and other Continental States f0rmiaDie
allow OF hope for favorable change Thus are the opera
prcpare for scfcNpatraton. Every ~ the members
o. the Emigration society without exception II Is said
Ihe nrSs ~, s,r and Mrder.' ASSOCIATION have Tor
many weeks sent of average from SIX 70 eight OF
their memhcrs per week. and Monday last six men,
viii families lef Preston for Liverpool aud were to en-
braska The cotton trade of Preston n much the same
condition AS il mas been during the past few months prob
oI moi anite SO bad but sim so very little improved
be scarcely worth remark ana the gcnera trade OF te
town il pronounced on an hands 90 be as bad as II could
be !" The failure OF Messrs Iiyesey & Thorpe, cotton
brokers OF Liverpool has given rise TO sinister rnnors In
connection with two or three cotton spinning firms In
Preston where there from 100 To 1850 cotton opera
tycs sti out OF work In Blackburn there has been
some measure tended to diminish rage emigration
In that town. but though thoro has been no large dis
patch of emigrauts for America recently wos ana three
are still drafted on occasionally Some disturbances
have occurred In Blackburn In connection With the emit
grafton scheme arising out Of The refusal 81 few OF the
woayors To contribute the funds for that purpose They
were taken home they were hootcdon tncirwY
home from work by crowd OF fellow operatives and The
rnglouders brought before tie magistrates and
fined. The Liverpool faurc above mentioned has facn
heavily upon Mr. John iAyesey Of blackburn, Ia whose
mills Mcssr Ilycsey * Thorpe held partnership, and
he will be- liable, IL Is stated to the extent OF between
$4,000 and al2ooO. In Enncd the failure has had
lamtouS effect Mcssrs Felix Leach Co, cotton man
nfacturcrs, having been compelled 10 succumb 20 tho
blow Their liabilities are estimated At 100000. ana a
meeting OF the creditors has been called 10. to-day.
About 500 work. eople have been thrown out OF employ
meut by this dcplOablo oyont very serious strike has
occurred I'm Blackburn among the oners and carpenters,
tho mastors having REUSED % comply with their de.
mand OF reduction Z the hours OF working from
"a 20 40 per week. The masters wished 20 adopt
the hour system OF payment, or % hours per
week nj Old. per hour for average WOtkneu, with
sOo minor stpuatiOns ana these being refused by the
men, tcy suggested that the whole question should be
referred 10 arbitration; but the men would not comply
Tho matter argued few days az public meeting
of masters and men but they separated without agreeing
u single point and Saturday last from 900 10 2n
operatives struck work and entered upon what appears
10 haye within t all the elements Of prouaCcu eu6
gle. The strike extends 10 Darwcu, where the masters
aud mon respectively connected with bmchbnlh as
sOciations. In Wigan. the master hrckayeis nave WIN
drawn their notices OF payment by the hour Dht tho
operative JOners and carpenters In that town nave sun
united 20 IA like proposal
49, Consider also this, from The Daily NeTs
of like date
FgEE TRADE AND PturEmsM.-iast night u puouo
meeting he first OF a sorica OF district mtCtings con
ypued m tho Council uf the Trades OF Great Brtulh 10
Tense Association, WAS held &C tho Nvstry ltA MUS n
road Chelsea f0r the purpose III taking INTO oohsldtlR
ton the present depression ~ trade, and consequent IN
crease OF pauperis aud TO petition Parliament 10 tnho
the necessary stops Tor the appointment on commission
~ n", iio the Working OF our commercial system, In
o to see how far 10 operates In the producing the once
and how Far it may hO amended IN ORDER 10
remedy tho other" The char was occupied by
MIR Armstrong. aud tho hall was very crowded
thcro being 1000 persons present MT. sang
strr MAYED es0lutUn expressive OF tho opinion That
te piueipe ~ free trade Is based on an equitable IN
tent nual exchange, but under existing circumstance
IL being unrcciprOcnttd by other uNu0us Is imperative
and mnratoabr and the cause ~ the preseut dcprtS
sion az truc the want OF employment aud the Increase
ofpaupcrlsm Tho mcctlug, therefore, considered 10
bo tho duY NJ no Government to take immediate seps
" Inquire lutO Wv pVsAIns VI Vet coAHVIsal poAe!'