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The accounts of commercial embarrass-
ments and private distresses, are indeed
Observation-Disclosures received in London
on the 18th from Manchester, carried intel
ligence OF the appearance OF distress in
that place. Between 40 and $4,000 persons
were out of employ, and many almost i'll a
state of starvation. The want of orders by
the manufacturers was assigned as the cause
of the unfortunate recurrence of these dis
tressing events. Unexampled misery reign
ed among the wretched manufacturers at
Blackburn. Thousands and tens Of thou
sands were without sustenance or bread.
Whole families in that district were dying
of want. The moan of famine met the ag-
onizing ear from famished fathers and starv-
ing children. 1t appears from the proceed
ings of public meeting, held on the 9TH in
the Sessions House of Blackburn, and detail
ed in respectable government paper, that
for nine weeks previous, about furteen thou
sand individuals had been fed by public
charity That whole families had been
found without food, money or work, and that
the most heart-rending scenes OF distress
were daily witnessed. The roll of misery
was still increasing, without any immediate
prospect of employment Cor the sufferers,
and the committee implore the aid of the
benevolent to assuage the overpowering
want and stop the cries of famine. In the
village of Bullock Smithy, there are 5S2
weavers, 459 are totally out of employment;
many large families being entirely depend
ent ON very Inadequate allowance by the
township, to prevent their starving.