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Tabov and Wages in England.
(From tho "Daily News.")
Throo hundred and thirty two spindles
and GOOO looms aro running short timo at
Burnley,, and 75,000 spindles and 734
looms aro stopped altogothor, in couso-
quoiico of bad trado. In tho neighbor
hood of Burnley tho output of coal lias
boon roducod by one-third, and tho pro
duction at tho ironworks by ono-fourth.
Tho mechanics at ono firm struck on
Saturday against a reduction, but thoy on
Monday nccoptcd it and rcBumod work.
A mooting, hold undor tho auspices of
tho Kont and Sussex Laborers' Uniou,
took' placo in tho thoatro at Canterbury.
Tho gathering was intended as a
general demonstration against tho re
duced rate of agricultural labororB . wages
proposed, and in many cases carried
out in' tho counties of Kont and Sussox.
Tlio placo of meeting was filled iu ovury
part, and something bordering upon
excitement prevailed. Tho meeting wns
addressed at considerable longth by Mr.
Simmons, tho socrotary of tho union, who
advised tho laborors to resist to tho utter
most tho proposed reductions, and said
ho was suro from tho largo munbor of
lottors ho lmd rocoivod front all parts of
the country offering assistance, that tho
Enblic would not allow tho peasantry to
o trodden upon. Resolutions wero
unanimously, puasod to the following
effect : — "That this mooting of agricul
tural laborers and thoir frionds, consider
ing that tho doprossion of trade in
commercial circles has not matorinlly
nflcctod agriculture in Kont and Sussex,
regnnls tho proposod wholosnle roduction
of lahorors' wngos ns altogothor uncalled
for, and advises tho laborors to strongly
protest against tho courso of conduct pur
sued by tho omployors." "That in tho
orent of tho farmers of Kont and Sussex
carrying into oilbct the rates of roduction
as proposod, effort bo mndo by the Koiit
and Sussex Laborors' Union, by holding
public demonstrations and appealing to
tlio bouovolent for funds to provido for
tho lahorors during tho timo tlioy aro
locked out of employ by tho farmers, and
assist dcBorving laborors to omigrato to
tho English colonies."
Tlio apprentices and fishermen at Brix-
ham still coutiuuo on striko. There was
great excitement ill tlio town in con-
scqiteuco of tho musters declining to
mako any concession. Serious disturb
ances boing approhondod, a further supply
of police was telegraphed for. .Some of
tho owners nud thoir frionds put to sea iu
thoir smacks and made small catches of
fish which woro offered for salo. Tlio
beat lish woro sold without iutorruption,
but tho stock bait, which tho boys claim
as thoir perquisites, wns seized by tho
apprentices and destroyed. Tho onforccd
idloncss of tlio smacks is estimated to
hnvo lod to tho loss of at least £1000
worth of fish this week.
In tho parish of Buxliall, near Stow-
markot, Suffolk, about fifty agricultural
lnborera struck against a reduction of
wages. Wearing tho bltto ribbon of tho
National Agricultural Laborors Union,
tlioy uiado a demonstration by parading
tho streets of Stowmarkot. Thoy are de
pendent on tho funds of tlio union during
tho struggle.
Tho Clyde Euginoors and Shipbuilders'
Association iiimuipiously agreed to abido
by thoir formor resolution -to insist on a
roduction of 74 percent, in tho wages of
all thoir workmen. This decision affects
20,000 operatives. The associated car-
ponton, blacksmiths, nud engineers will
lilcolj' submit, but there is a probability
of a striko ntuougot a number of tho
rivettors.
Tho employers connected with the arbi
tration board of the North of England
manufactured iron trado met at Nowcastlo-
ou-Tyuo to consider tlio question of wages,
and unanimously resolved — " That imme
diate notice bo given to the operatives'
socrotary tlmt after 30th November the
omployors commoted with tho board of
arbitration claim that thoro shall be a
reduction of Gd. per ton on puddling, and
5 per cent in othor forgo and mill wages."
Tho mon contoml that they aro not now
rocoiving a higher rate than Staffordshire
oporatives, and that if tho reduction
takes places thoir wages will bo (id. pot-
ton lower.
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