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    844 THE LEADER: [Saturday,

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    RIOTS. There have "been, this week, some...

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    At Kidderminster some turn-outs attacked...

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    The Jybrt/iern. Whig gives the following...

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    SPAINThe following proclamation of Espar...

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    DENMARK. The great meeting of merchants,...

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    PUBLIC OPINION IN SWEDEN. Hamburg, Sept,...

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    844 The Leader: [Saturday,

    844 THE LEADER : [ Saturday ,

    Riots. There Have "Been, This Week, Some...

    RIOTS . There have "been , this week , some " bread-riots , " at Nottingham ; on Tuesday evening-, " A vast crowd of persons assembled on a piece of ground near the new baths and washhouses in one or the lower dis triers of the tewn , for the purpose of adopting some means of intimidating the bakers , in order that bread might be sold at a lower rate than is now charged . The proceedings were of course very- irregular , and part of the mob , consisting principally of boys , went to a baker ' s named Needham , who fires near the place of meeting , and . in a few moments smashed his windows . They then went to another baker ' s in the neighbourhood , but before they committed any violence asked him if he would lower tile price of his ^ bread . The man having answered that he would , they left his shop without doing it any injury . From this place they proceeded to- Mr . Hutcbinson ' s in Fisher-gate , smashing the bread-shop windows in the way .

    " When they got to Mr . Hutchinsou ' s ( whp is a Poor Law guardian' ) they quickly broke his windows . The crowd then went into Narrow-march , Bridlesmith-gate , Parliamentstreet ( where they entered a baker ' s shop and stole a quantity of bread ) breaking the windows of the various provision shops as they passed along . " This state of things continued on Wednesday ; so that the Mayor found it necessary to call out the military :--"At RadfqriJ , about a . mile from the town , the mob attacked the house of i ? r . Bonser , who appeared at one of the windows saying that' if they did not leave the house , he should fire Tipon them . The croyyi were not , however , intimidated , and . he fired three times over their heads . Finding that they stillperseyered in damaging his property , he tired a charge of shot among thjem , ana wounded several of the rioters . They soon afterwards left the premises , arid visited the shops of the : bakers in . the neighbourhood , making tremendous havo ? of the windows . Their depredations extended to Hyson-green and other villages in the neighbourhood . " -.- ' :.

    Similar outrages , took place in the town : of Nottingham itsfelf but nothing serious occurred beyond the precautionary reading of the Riot Act by the authorities . The bakers shut tip their shops , and refused to sell any more bread even at the mob ' s price . This is ; the most tragic incident : — - " About eight o ' clock .. a mob went along London-road to the shop of Mr . Grmej a baker , and began the work of destruction by smashing his windows ; They then Returned to ^ r . Hutchinsbri's , whose wihdo > S' 8 they had partially broken the night preceding , and again renewed the attack , making sad havoc . From this place they proceeded through Narrow-marsh , Leen-side , Drury Thill , and other parts of

    the town , smashing the windows on their way . " when . iister-gate , a body of the police strove to capture some of them . An inspector succeeded in making a prisoner ,, when a ; tremendous volley of boulders , bricltbats , & c , were hurled at him ; he for some time kept his prize , but was ultimately overpowered , and the prisoner -was rescued . Tlie police made use of their staves , and afterwards made some captures . A desperate gang passed towards Drary-hillj for : the purpose ¦ o f parading that narrow locality , The police here interfered , and succeeded in blocking up the hill at both ends . " At Aylesbury there has been ' a commotion "from the same cause , but nothing more . In London public indignation with the bakers has taken no more violent shape than in letters to the Times .

    At Kidderminster Some Turn-Outs Attacked...

    At Kidderminster some turn-outs attacked and smashed the windows of the factory of Messrs , Pardoe , Hoonan , and JPardoe . The magistrates re ^ sorted to the reading of the Riot Act , and an appeal to Lord Lyttleton , then L . ord-I 4 eutenant of the county , who sent some of his yeomanry into the town . The result -was that no more factories were attacked . The story is as follows : — " A twelvemonth last Christmas what are termed the tapestry hands struck , and obtained 2 £ d . a yard for what is termed 8 ~ 4 ths , instead of 2 d . a yard . Some short time back the masters , alleging the depression of business , reduced the price to 2 d . The men murmured , but , finding work slack and men plentiful , agreed to the reduction . Six weeks ago a , now ' fabrio , ' called -5-8 ths , was put on the

    looms , for which the masters would only pay a price proportionate , ns to size , to that for whieh they paid for the 8-4 ths . Against this tho workmen in the employ of Messrs . Pardoo , Hoonan , and Pardoe , struck , on Monday , the 21 st ult ., alleging that though the 5-8 ths was loss in size than tlio 8-4 tha , it was more troublesome , and required more time to work , and demanding that tho same price , 2 d . per yard , should be paid for tho o-Rths as for tho 8-4 ths . It appeared that this price was being paid by tho othor firms in the town . Tho Messrs . Pardoo and Hoonan , after Borne consideration , admitted tho claim ; but tho men emboldened by tho inoh conceded to thorn , determined to tnko nn ell , and refused to ro to "work , until tine half of tho halfpenny which had been talcon off woro restored , -and they were paid 2 ld . a yard , both for 8-4 th and 5-8 ths . This tho

    firm dotcrrnniately rotusod , and gave notice that unless tho men returned to their work on tho following Thursday , thoir places would bo supplied with strangers . Tho men did not go in , and tho musters combining together , tho tapestry bands ia tho employ of Mr . Brouton and of Mr . Holmes woro ' looked out' until Pardoo and Boonan ' B hands returned to thoir work . Matters wont on thus till Wednesday 3 ast , whon a number of men wero brought from Hulifux by Meewa . Pardoo and JMooxiun , nntl , to prevent their being intorfwed with , wore lodged in tho faotory . Thin brought mutters to a crisis , and about nino o ' clock on Friday evening , aftor an oxcitcd mooting o ( tho turn-outs at tho Gcorgo Inn , they wont down to n place called ' Tho Slingtt , ' Adjoining Messrs . Pardoo and Hoonon ' s factory , broke- two hundred jwwoa of glass , and had nearly micceodou in foroing tho door , whoa tho borouch poliw wore brought in a body

    to tb » spot , and , after great trouble and exertion , they succeeded in inducing the snob to disperse . The next morning , at a meeting of the magistrates , it was resolved to send for a reinforcement of the county police—vrl » eh ar _ rived in the conrse of the day—and to send to the lordlieutenant of the county . On Saturday evening about a dozen more men from Halifax arrived , and were escorted from , the railway station by the police to the factory . This was the signal for fresh disturbances ; the riot act was read , and two of the more active rioters were apprehended ; but beyond the terror which the disturbances excited they did no mischief . Lord Lyttelton and Lord Ward arrived in the town on Sunday morning , and -were met by the mayor and magistrates . Portions of the Whitly , Stourbridge , Tardibrigg , ano one or two other troops of the county yeomanry arrived in the course of the morning . Their appearance seemed to have convinced the turn-outs that prudence was the best part of valour , for a deputation of six of their number met Mr . 6 . Booaan and Mr . J . Pardoe , in the presence of Lord Ward and the . Mayor , J . Kitely , Esq ., at the

    factory , in the afternoon . At that meeting the employers declared that they would pay Crossly ' s pricesthose paid by Mr . Crossly , who is , \ ve understand , the patentee of the tapestry processes at which the men workand no other ; and they further declared that there were sonae of the men who had struck whom they would not receive back under any circumstances . This was a sore point , but the masters would not give way , and-the men left upon the understandirjg that they were to return to their work oh Monday . About eighty went in when : the bell rung at nine and two o ' clock , but did no work . Several deputations waited on the employers during the day to endeavour to induce them . to receive all-the men . back , but in vain ; and : at a meeting of the turn-outs at Parkgate Inn , in . the evening , the ' marked ; pien' consented to ' their ' felloe-workmen resuming ; work , in the hope that by so doing their employers might ( extend mercy to all . With these sixteen exceptiohsj the whole of the tapestry weavers resumed work at Crossly ' s prices , viz ., one penny and seven-eighthsofa / penny per yard , insteadof twopence / farthing , for . which they had struck , or of twopence , which the masters atfirst agroed to give ;' -

    The Jybrt/Iern. Whig Gives The Following...

    The Jybrt / iern . Whig gives the following particulars of an outbreak : of religious animosity at Neirtovmienaayady : —/ - ¦ . / ' ; .,: •' . ' ¦ ' V ; ¦ ¦ . ¦; '¦ ¦" .. " . / ' .. . ¦ . ' .. ' * We regret : . to hear , from a respectable correspondent , writing from . N ' ewtjwnlernavady , that a serious' party collision took place in that town on Sunday . The .:, Eoman Catholic mission , which has been holding in Newtownle ^ rnayady for the last fortnight , terminated there on Sunday evening . After-the benediction , three cheers were demanded , and given for his Holiness , & e . At this time , an aiitagOr nistic discourse-was being delivered in the parish churchyard , by the Eeyerend George ecott . The cheering caused a great body of the hearers to withdraw in great precipitation towards the Eoman Catholic chapel . A collision took place , and a good many cuts and bruises is the result . The police restored peace lor a time ; but during the evening the town ¦ w as patrolled by a large party , and the -windows of many Roman CJatholics were smashed ; On account of the great excitement that prevails ,, it is impossible to ascertain impartially the facts or this unfortunate afTair . "

    Spainthe Following Proclamation Of Espar...

    SPAINThe following proclamation of Espartero places before us his positipn in Spain . He keeps his ground , and O'Donnell keeps him up : — " People of Madrid . National Guards , —When the Government decided on the exile , of Donna Maria Christina it did what was necessary for the good and security of our country . It conscientiously believes that the measures which accompany this arrangement suffice to insure tho execution of whatever measures the Cortes may think proper to adopt in this affair .

    " National Guards , People of Madrid ^— With hand on heart reflect how tho Govornment has received this question of the July revolution . The Government , loving liberty , and loyul before all things , has faithfull y fulfilled its pledge to tho Junta of Madrid , that Donna Maria Christina should not furtively depart cither by day or by night ; and has , moreover , desired , although incurring additional responsibility , to spare tho Cortes a , legacy most fatal to tho interests of our country . u Could a judgment of personal responsibility bo wished for ( making the Queen Mother rcsnonmblo in person , as well aa in property , for her offences—tins is what is hero meant ) , consider its dangers and its consequences ; consider that it has no precedent in our history , and that tho nation would repel it , * ' Tho Snanish nation has ever been a model of aensn and

    prudcnco of -valour and patriotism : and tho people and the militia of Madrid havo always followed ita noolo example . u Pcoplo of Madrid ^ National Guards , —Turn a deaf car to the voice of ouv enemies , Thoy seek to disunite us , becnuso thoy-knovv tllwt- otherwise wo avo invincible . " Liberty , tlia ri g hts of tlio people , tlio conquests wo have made at tho coat of so much blood and so muny micrilicea , rest assured that thoy run no risk in tho hnnda of a Government pruaidod ovor by thu victor of Luchana , and to which belongs tho valiant soldier who raised at Vic « lv « ro tho banner of freedom , " X ' or tho Council of Miniatcro . " Tho Proaidont , " Duquis Dio i ^/ v Viotohua . " MadriJ , Aug . 28 . "

    The Miniators of Franco and England havo complLmonted the Government on tho firm and energetic attitude maintained by it during tho recent disturbances , an * have assured it of the synajmUiy and support of thoir respective Courtu .

    Denmark. The Great Meeting Of Merchants,...

    DENMARK . The great meeting of merchants , bankers , and the trading classes , convened by the Society for Upholding the Popular Constitution of 1849 , took place in the Casin o , at Copenhagen , on the 29 th ult . The Casino , capable of accommodating 3000 persons , was crowded , and the assembly would have been much greater but for the prohibition of open-air meetings . The chair was taken by Mr . C . Fenzer , formerly one of the representatives of Copenhagen in parliament , and among the speakers were Mr . C . E . Broberg , merchant , and also a member for Copenhagen ; M . Wessley , a senator ; H . P . Hanseu , banker ; J . C . Jacobsen , a brewer , and member of parliament ; F . Barfod , a member of parliament ; M . Hammarish , a professor ; D . B . Adler andM . Dauchell , merchants ; and Mr . K . Puggaard , of the firm of Puggaard and 'Co . The commercial and moneyed classes were never before so fully represented in any public meeting in the capital , of Denmark . The proceedings were of a most business-like character .

    The following were the resolutions proposed , and unanimously adopted : —• ¦ ; 1 . We regard the method pursued by the state council , in advising the King to issue the ? orSonnatice of the 26 th July last , respecting a plan for the common affairs of the Danish monarchy , to contradict riot onl y the express assurances ! given by the government , but also the direct ^ enactmentsof the constitution . ' " 2 . In the directions laid down by this . ordonnance for the composition . and arrangement of the common supreme' council , and the paragraphs giving it only a consultative voice in all questions of legislation and finance , we see a denial of those principles ; wliich are essential to a free constitution , and on which our pwxi ground-law is built . " 3 . We rely pn : the unity and jfirihness of the Parliament in its contest with a ministry which can no longer pretend to

    the coimdence of the country , after having advised for the whole state as well as for the separate state-lands , so-called constitutions , -so opposed to the Danish ground-law ; thai they can only separate instead cf uniting the people , after having hinted an interpretation of the reservation as to Schjeswig , quite contrary to its real meaning , as admitted by the state-cpuncir itself on the 13 th of February , 1852—ah interpretation which , used as a pretext for attacking that constitution to which both king and people have solemnly sworn , may create movements whoso consequences no one can foresee . " 4 . As citizens of a free country , we will all do our utmost that tlioso measures wliich may be adopted by the Parliament , in defending the rights of the people , shall obtain the practical and general sanction or the whole nation . "

    Mr . Brobcrgj who proposed the fourth resolution , warned the meeting that it implied their readiness to stand upon an impeachment of the ministry and the refusal of taxes , should such an extreme become necessary ; but it was adopted with enthusiasm . A large sum was raised as the first portion of a fund " for supporting the patriots dismissed from office by a tyrannical cabinet for their votes in Parliament , and for the assistance of the national press against illegal and ruinous prosecutions . " Mr . Adler , who proposed it , gave a thousand Danish dollars .

    Public Opinion In Sweden. Hamburg, Sept,...

    PUBLIC OPINION IN SWEDEN . Hamburg , Sept , 3 . Letters from Copenhagen of the 1 st inst . describe the state of that capital as little reassuring -with reference to the preservation of public tranquillity . All minds are daily over-excited by the articles of n great number of opposition journals , whoso language has at no time been so strong as at the present moment . The success and influence of the National Association for the Preservation of the Democratic Constitution of 1849 contribute , perhaps , in n large measure to , keep up and foster tho popular animosity against tho present Ministry . It was assured that , in tlic lapse of three days , 30 , 000 thalers ( about

    360 O / . ) had already been subscribed in favour of tho employees dismissed for thoir attachment to tho Constitution . Whatever it may be , it is reasonable to admit that , without tho presence at Copenhagen of the army , on whoso dovotedness the Government scorns to bo nblo to rely , serious disturbances would already have broken out among tho population . Meamvhilo , tho lunguago of the opposition journals ia Sweden has been visibly modified as to tho war against Kussia , You know with what animus and vivacity thoy , in tho beginning of the crisis , urged

    on tlio Govornnient to talto an immediate and native part therein ; now , in prctonco of tho wisdom and of tho unflinching prudence of tho king , that warliku languago becomes daily more moderate . Thoy aru contented with expressing tho hopo that , by thin time next your , tho Swedish Government will no longer turn a deaf e « r to thu roqucst of tlio two Weatorn Powers for plaoing , on tho opening of thu second campaign , its fleot and army at thoir disposal , in order to reconquer for her , by moans of arms , tho former Grand-Duchy of Finland ,

• Citation
  • Leader (1850-1860), Sept. 9, 1854, page 4, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_09091854/page/4/