17 SEPTEMBER 1853, Page 8

The intelligence from Lancashire this morning with regard to the

wages movement is of an ominous character. At Preston, the principal mill- owners have announced their intention of closing their mills "until the hands now on strike are prepared to resume their work, and a better under- standing is established between the employer and employed." Notices to quit work are prepared by thirty-five of the principal firms, employing altogether some 5000 or 6000 hands. The intention of the manufacturers is to close their mills in a month. The movement among the operatives for an advance of 10 per cent continues to extend at Manchester and other places. Large out-door meetings have been held lately at Preston, some of them numbering 20,000 people.