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Origin of the new system of manufacture, commonly called "power-loom weaving" and the purposes for which this system was invented and brought into use, fully explained in a narrative, containing William Radcliffe's struggles through life to remove the cause which has brought this country to its present crisis / written by himself...
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raised 1 up a few barbers, tinkers, coblers, &e., inMadam de StaeFs moment, that thus, in their purse-proud attitude, turned round upon iheir benefactors,who had only come forward to seek protection forthe millions comprised in the branches before-named ;nor had the latter given any occasion for that hightone of language from the former. The merchantshad only formed the two following resolutions, onwhich they had founded their petition, which theylaid before government, without sending up a depu-tation to explain its meaning.

Hull’s Head Inn , Manchester , 29 th April , 1800.

At a numerous and respectable public Meeting ofMerchants, Manufacturers, and others, interested inthe Cotton Manufacturers of the town and neighbour-hood of Manchester, convened, by advertisement inthe Manchester Newspapers, for the purpose of takinginto consideration the injuries arising from the export-ation of Cotton Twist:

JOHN KEARSLEY, Esq. in the Chair.

“IT WAS UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED AS FOLLOWS.

“1. That the practice of exporting- cotton yarns, which con-tinues to encrease in a most extensive degree, is in its consequenceshighly injurious to the cotton manufactures of this country, and will,without suitable regulations, ultimately endanger the existence of tradein such manufactures.

“ 2. That it appears to this meeting the evils before-mentionedcan only be restrained by a duty on the exports of cotton-twist, so asthe cotton goods manufactured in this country, may he brought toforeign markets on equal terms with goods made in other countries,from the yarns exported by Great Britain.

“ 3. (Two dissentients only.) That a petition to the Honoura-ble the House of Commons, expressive of the sentiments of this meet-ing, and praying relief, by the means mentioned in the precedingresolution, be immediately prepared by a committee for the purpose,consisting of Mr Richardson, Mr Crompton, Mr John Parker, and MrJames Ollivant.

“ 4. That the petition produced by the committee, and now read,be approved and signed.

“ 5, That a subscription be opened to defray incidental expenses.

 
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