Weavers' Association.
The Times, 1824-10-02T00:00:00

tFrom the Glasgow Chronicle.] On Saturday aftcrnoon, at thTeC o'clock, a meeting of delegates was hold in a chapel in Great Clyde-street. It conoisted only of de. legates from Glasgow and vicinity. About 40 were present. The oIce-bearers werc occupied for a considerable tinme in receiving mo. ney collected by the different district soeieties, and in giving the dele- gates tickets to be distributed among the members of thle aseociation. Printed reports of thc trial of Allan and 11'Beth were also given to the delegates. The meeting was then occupied for a considerable time withi a case brought forward by A Mr. LOGAIr, the treasurer. Re stated that some reports affecting his character had been pretty extensively cir- culated, and he wished an investigation. The deputation who were sent to Ayrshire, while in that county, had heard various reports prejudicial to him; and some asserted, that if he continued in office it would be a material bar to the progress of the association in that quarter. The charge against him amounted to this-that in the year 1820 lie had been secretary and treasurer to the Radical Union Society of Ayr, and that he had walked olf vith the funds belonging to that body. After some rather irregular dig. cussion, two ,nen, at the speaker's icquest, were examined by the Chairman. Their evidence amounted to this-that they were mern- bers ot the United Society of Avr along with Logan, that Logan coRi ducted himself honestly In his office, and that he could not take the funds, ag therendver were an funids to take. A letter was alsoread from the person who had officiated as president of that society, giv- ing a direct negative to the charge. The nmeting then unanimously assotized Logan ftrom the charge. Logan then begged to resign his office, as tile association might be injuredI by one of their office- bearers having been so intimately connected with the radlical affair. The meeting refused to acceptot his resignation. on thc grounld that they hadl nothing to dG with the political principles of their member, anO( he was ordered to continue in office till the period for which lie was elected had expiredl. The delegation to Belfast then gave in their report. It stated that they liad met with a most hospitable reception in Ireland. Reports of the two meetings held in Belfast were read. Wrhilc there they went tlirough a number of weavers' shops, in order to see the nature and prices of the work. The work in general was of heavy fabric, although thiere werea few light webs going. They saw a 1700 4-4th jaconer, 6 abets over, paid at 4&d. an ell weaving, ant I d. a spindle winding. An 1800 7-8th jaconet paid at 4&d. an ell weaving, and I {d. a spindle winding; a 1500 9118tb lawn, weaving Old. windling 1od.; a l6i?00 muleor iedium, weaving 7&d-, winding lJA. (Ex- clamations of surprise at the lowness of these prices ran through the niecting.) On the day after the first meeting in Belfast, the idele gates proceed to Lisburn,. vliere they found a nlimber ot weavers, mostly in the heavy way, working to Scottish ma- nufacturTrs. There was one factory in the town for liaper work, biit they were very atnfond of admitting strangers to see it. Tthe Irish agreed with them generally on the propriety of asso- ciating. They appointed a niecting to be held in this town on the Thursday following, and proceeded to Billsborotigli. This town contains only 30 or 40 weavers. In a window in the town they saw a notipe for 300 weavers wanted. They then proceeded to Ilareton; the peOple tlere are all in the heavy way. They found some 1500 11.8th stout 3aconets going at 5s. 2d., a piece of 2; yardls, atnd 110- thing allowed for the winding. They next proceeded to a place called the Alaese; all in the hewry way. Saw one 2600 jaconet. The weavers there are farmerA also, aLnd when the delegation were thert they were mostly all in the field. They then proceedel through two or three villa.ges to Kilwarlin. The weavers there are a numtber of them employed in working linen, and the cotton weavers are all in the heavy way. Savi one 2100 4-4th light iaco- net, four or five shots over, weaving 81.1 winding lid. in all these towns they informned thieni of the association in Scotland, anti informed them of the proposed second meeting in Belfast. The delegation then returned to Lisburn to attenti the mecting they haul appointed. *W hen tie meeting was assembled, the delegates entered into a detail of the reasons whichl had inducedl the weavers of the WiTest ot Scotland to associate. They wished them to join the asso- ciation on its general principles. As to Mr. Hutcliison, they were instructed to inforn them that the Scottish weavers had iio wish to induce them to refuse working to that house. Frotm l.isburn the de. legates proceeded to Newtownards, a town containing about 200 weavers. Had a meeting there, at which it was agreed to send a delegate to Belfast. They next proceeded to Bangor, which containis also.about 200 weavers, mostly in the heavy line. biad also a ineet- inf there, and brought a delegate with them to the Belfast meeting. T ev returned to Belfast to the second m7eeting, wvhieh we noticed in our last. They were unable to say how many weavers were in Bel. fast, but measures were in progress formscertair.ingthe exact number. lr. Ilutclhison has about 400 weavers in that town, and is busy pro- curing more. They'saw no yarn in hanks in their excursion, all the wett being given to the weavers iN copes. On the conclusion of the report,a letter was read from Alanchester, statinig that measures were in progress in that town, as also in Bolton atid Oldham, for getting the weavers there to join the association. A letter was also read from Paisley, staling that a meeting had been held iP Paisley, at which it wvas resolved to associate. A letter was nextreadfrom Aberdeen, con. gratuilating them on their prtceedings, and on tbe repeal of the comn- bination laws, and asking advice as to the mode of fomiing an associa- tion. A meeting had beet held in that town on the 16th, at whichi a strong desire was expressed that sonie copies of the articles and pro. ceedings of the GlaEgow Association mnight be forwarded to them. This, the Secretary said, had been done. A letter from Rothsay was read, stating that a meeting hIatl been held in that town, atwhich it was agreed that they should join the association. It stated tiae weavers of Rothsay to amount to sixty. After the letters were read, a delegate moved for inqutiry into the conduct of those who had begun a correspondence wvith Air. Jlume. without hav- ing the sanction of the association for so doing. Several de- leFates assented to' the propriety of the mnotion, and remark- ed that it wast highly improper that a corresrondence should be published in sqveral of tie newspapers, as having taken place between the association officially and Mr. H uilne, while in fact the association had given no instructions as to sucl a corres- pondence, and that the publication of the leUters should have taken place before they had been shown to the association. A comnmittee of three was appointed for this purpose, with whom Ednionston, the mtan who corresponded with Mlr. Home, eft the house. The meet- ing then votedl 11. os. a week each to the families of John Allan and John DllBeth during the time oi their imprisonment. The assocla- tion WM proceeding to othet business, when they were Informed that the proprietors of the chapel had need of it themselves, and they were forced to adjourn at eight o'clock. WBA VERS' A SSOCIA TIONV.