It was mentioned last week, that Messrs. Fielder], of Todmorden,
had shut up their mills and dismissed their workmen, in cons. quesice of their abhorrence of the Poor.law, recently introduced into their district. On Monday last, the worknien received orders to attend to their duty as usual. The Morning Chronicle says- " On the adoption of Mr. Fielden's despotic and oppressive measure of dis- obarging the whole of his work-people, other manufacturers in the neighbour- hood immediately came forward to their relief; and preparations were making to engage all those operatives who had been visited with the consorences of his displeasure with the new law. The reran of the workmen was judicious; as helmet of them would soon have been engaged."
Some Tory opponents of the Poor-kw in Yorkshire have set on
foot is subscription for Mr. Oastler, " to enable him to purchase an annuity for himself and his amiable wife."
We have little alteration to note in the demand for goods at Leeds. Business continues brisk, and the stocks in the Cloth Hall are com- paratively low.—Leeds Intelligencer.
There was rather more business doing in the yarn.market of Man- chester on Tuesday. principally, we believe, for Russian account ; but It was extremely difficult to obtain previous prices, and, in many in- stances, reduced rates were submitted to. In goods there was a fair business doing, especially in shirtinga and printirag-clothea ; but the drooping and uncertain state of the cottotemarket continues to have a rather unfavourable effect upon prices —Manchester Guardian.
We have lately passed through a considerable part of Norfolk, and the crops are so improved by the late weather that the change ie hardly
to be conceived. The crops of hay are superabundant, amid et heats look at least as fine as any we remember. Upon the whole, we are quite satisfied, no less by inquiry than observation, that the crop of Norfolk will be fully an average, and probably inure than an average.— Norwich paper. lo the neighbourhood of Lewes, haymaking is progressing briskly, both in seeds and meadow. The former are generally good, but the latter on the high lands are short ; in the brooks end low lands they are better. III the vicinity of Chailev, the good effect of using the drain-plough fourteen inches deep and a rod apart is particularly striking : where this machine has been employed the crop is good, but otherwise it is indifferent. At Hurst- barns, the property of Lord Abinger, the drains have stood fourteen years. mend seem to be in an excellent state ; the drains wanting occa- sionally to be open at the ends. The late favourable mina have brought forward the wheat crops, which appear strong and healthy. In the Weald on the Down forma. they are generally thin, but the barley and oat crops are good.— Susses Express.
Letters put in the Post.offiee in Chard for Glastonbury are three days in arriving at their destination ; the distance is about twenty miles, and the postage 911. !—Chester Courant.
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