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FROM OUR THIRD EDITION OF EAST WEEK
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uioMjij uuuio The Boyal Visit to Winyard.—Lord Londonderry's Loyaity AND DlSINTJERESTEpN£SS.—A plea-
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from : our second edition of . last . WEEK . STATE OF THE COUNTRY .-leeds . Ob Saturday this town was thrown into »^ tate of great excitement , on learning that the operatives ' strike had extended from Lancashire into i orkshire and was making rapid progress in all the Western districts of the county . On Snaday tbe excitement -svas not abated by the * roarchiiw ; of droops through the tows , on their way to the disfitrbed districts . Two troops of tbs lha Hussars from . York barracks arrived in I- -Ja on Snaday aftencooa , and set out nexs m 9 T . ' ; ii . at four o ' ciesk for ? W-, dford . A troop of the Xi-h Lancers left L . eeds barracks early on Sofldaj morning for Halifax £ & second troop left shortly after for HuddeTiSield . " ^ h e LeeJs troop of Yeomanry Cavalry itft Leec's for York barracks at six a . K . " Tae Hare wood tr < x > r- of Yeomanry Cavalry arrived in Leeds tn Monday morning , and left for Dswiburv aadf ^ ldersome on Tuesday
morning , their place ' oeing , sapphed by the Rieon treop . A company ike 87 th'Soos from Hull arrived in Leeds « n Monday < Tfeuing , Kid left for Bradford and the neighbourhood the following morning . A detachment from rfte Hoyal bappers and Miners has ^ also been sent eff to Halifax , to quell ihe disturbances there . D uring the week , almost hourly conferences have 1-een held iretweea the magistrates and the military officers now in Leeds , in reference to the best mode of quelling the disturbances . Mr . W . Beckett , M . P ., Lieutenant-Colonel of the Yorkshire flussars , arrived in Lseds from his Parliamentary duties , and preceedad to assume duties of a yliferent character . The Earl of Harewood , Major ¦ of the same Riginient , arrived in the -evening of the same day . _ Pr ince George of Cambridge , Colonel of the 17 ib "liincers , has also been in constant commucication with the magistrates . Lord Cardigan , Colonel of the 11 th Hussars , has also hten constantly in the neighbourBood .
On Monday , 'the municipal special constables were Trained 10 hold themselves in readiness ; the pen--sioners were also called out to act as additional constables ; anda large number of additional specials , ^ to the amount of about 1 , 500 were sworn in . A meeting of the master manufacturers was ield in the CourtHouse , on Monday , to advise as to the proper Eteps to be taken . On the following day , imsmense ncmbers of the men belonging to the various mills in the town , were Bworn in as special constables . - -
Ia the-course of Monday , Tuesday , and Wednesday , 'variocs notices were issued by the authorities , -calling on the inhabitants to enrol themselves as -speeial constables ; the Royal Proclamation , as it ^ appeared in the London Gazelles "was ported ihroughoul the entire neighbourhood , and tvtry precaution was taken that could secure the peace of the town-An address to the working men , by Mr . James ¦ G arih . Marshal } , was very extensively distributed in the course of Monday ; and on this day , also , groups of strangers were observable in the streets of "the town .
Tuesday saw a considerable accession of strangers in the iovtn , ana the fears of the inhabitants at the dreaded approach of the turn-outs hourly . increased . Dispatches arrived from Halifax in which it was stated thai several of the Hussars had been killed or taken prisoners in the neighbourhood of Elland . It ¦ was rumoured that a collision between the military ¦ had taken place a : Hudder ? iield and Halifax , which had been attended with fatal effects . It was rumoured in the course of ths day , that the turn-outs had reached Birstal , that they had stoppea all the mills there , at Gomersai , and in the neighbourbourhood and wera in full march" upon Leeds . Orders were ^ iven to all the troops and constables in the town to hold themselves in instant readiness . However , that night they came sot
About thTee or fonr thousand operatives assejnbled on HntL-les Moor , at ona o ' clock on Tnesday noo * . Tne proceedings were of a quiet character . Several operatives addressed the meeting on the lights and wrong 3 of the working-classes , and enforced the marits of the People ' s Charter . A resolution was passed unanimously , pledging the meeting to k'sep the peace . A second resolution , pledging the meeting ta support no agitation but for the political rigats which would give them a just protection of labour , and which could enly be had by the enactment of the People ' s Charter , was a so carried unanimously . A committee was then appointed to ¦ wait npon the varous trades to induce them to call aneetings and appoiut delegates , to meet on Thursday
evening in the Chartist Association iRoom , for the purpose of determfning what steps ought to be taken - in tke present crisis . The . meeting then ? ep » rsted .-On Tuesday morning an immense body of people "visited the villages ef Calverley , Stanningley , Bramley , Pudsey , a : c , stopping all tbe mills on the road . The numbers iaereassd as the party proceeded , and " 'by ihe time it ^ rr ^ vcd at Siacningley , did sot amount to ies ? than G , COO person ? . No aamage was done where the demand to tiop the engines was complied wirh . Bread , cheese , &c , whs given to the people in large quantities . At Stmningley , the main body of the people divided , taking different - roateFj aad united again at Brinsley . Hunger seemed to be the great mover of the painful drama .
Tie butchers' saops were visited , and the meat that was given to them was devoured in a raw state . After stopping tbe mills at Bramiey the people reunited in one body and proceeded to Padsey . On the arrival of the vast body at Pud .-ey , it codsisied of . eight or ten thousand people . Nearly all the mills immediately gave op work on tb . 9 arrival ¦ of th-3 multitude , and thi 3 prevented anything approaching to a riot or disturbance . One millowner , horrerer , at Far Pucisey , refused to do so ; . and tbe ptOfjle on that refusal , began the work of destruction . The miil in qaesiion is known by the name of Banks' Mill . At this time a few of the 17 th Lancers arrived , accompanied by two of the Messrs Eyres , of Armley . Tbe Itioi Act was read , and a
few minutss allowed for the people to disperse . The people , however , instead of dispersing , moved in one vast body on the military , which only numbered thirteen privates and one superior officer . ^ Seeing tie vast superiority of numbers , the soldiers prudently turned their horses' heads and retired , followed by the groans of the people and . a few s . oues , which served to quicken their pace . \ No further destruction occurred on the part of tbe people who were gathered . Had the proprietors -of Bank Mill complied wnb tbe demands of the people , no damage whatever would have been comaniued . Tha entire object of the peeple was the stop-. p ng of the mills , and food for immediate . subsistence .
The latter was . given readily and generously by every . party called apon—rich as well as posr . Severs ! ^ persons who had been thu 3 visited , declared they < iid not begrudge their contributions . " Some who ¦ iad previously -declared they would not give a . morsel of bread or a farthing of money , were ^ ioncaed . by the congregated mi « of misery . which . presented itself , aad could not withhold assistance from their apparently famishing fellow-crea'nres . -Every body spoke favourably of the peaceableness cf tbe people when aUowed to accomplish the stoppage of the mills by forciog out of the plug of the boiler . { From Padsey ihe party proceeded to Bradford , ¦ whence they bad at first get out .
About five o ' clock on Wednesday afternoon , a large-body of people inarched down Meadow-lane road from Holbeck , 2 nd tfiected an entrance into 'Messrs . Marshall ' s nsills . They stopped -ths engines at Messrs . Benyon's mill , and all the hands turned out with auparect universal exultation . From thenp « they pr « seeded to the shops of Messrs . Maclea aad Marsb , whts-e a number entered by the wareh-hoase door , and -opened the large gates . Immediately the yard was filled , the enginer stopped , the bell rung , and as the men were turning out , the ¦ mob began to leave the yard . At this instant , Mr . Kead , chief -constab ! e , rodein £ o the yard amongst them ; -. he was quickly dismounted , but beat off the mob -with his stiok . A general -rueh was made to the . gates , and when the greater p&rt had effected their exit , a large bony of police arrived , and closed : the gates , \ his securing a number of prisoners . The people seeing only aiewpolicenen . iaadBanaUack
: npon them with sticks , bludgeons , and stones , btifc were . eventuallj' compelled to falii&ek without again getting posKsaien of the yard . The volley of stones poured upon the . police was terrific &r a short time . When the military arrived they were speedily dis-T > efsod bp the road ar . d across the fiejda in all directions . Many ansengst them were -stracgere , bat the JBajority of them at this time were townsmen . Darin theilme thesailitary were drawn uo at Dewsi > ury Hoad End and opposite the Union Foundry , many prisoners passed in the custody of police . and special constables towards ihe Ck ) urt Houes , amidst ^ ie most awuil execrations , and loud acd deep xurses of an immense / srowd of meo , women , and ^ children , who bad been turned out of Messrs . Benjxai ' a null , TiOey , Tatiiam , and Walker ' s , and those iittng in ihe . neighbourhood . Tie masses ^ h o . were of our aim . population , expressed freely , openly , and loudly , thair sympathy with- the
rzoiers , - -Aboat four o ' clock tbe isot act was read , and two pieces of artillery were paraded into Holbeek . Between thirty and forty prisoners were taken , bnt onlj ^ so far as we coold gather , on very trifling chusea . They were examined by the magistrates , and remanded . In tbe eveniag , and during the whole of Thursday ; , the town eontinaed nearly a 3 quiet as it ordinarily is . In tie eonrse of the latter Gay , however , the coal-pits of Me ? srs . Bower , Wilson , aad Brandling , at Hunslet and Middleton , were visited , and the men were all tamed out . We have not heard of any injury being done " either to person or property . .
FSIPAY HOBSIKS . Tie turn-cutg yesterday visited the collieries at Hnnslefcand Middleton , the whole of which were etoppetf ,- Some prisoners were t&kea . A meeting was held on Hnnslet Moor , which was dispensed by the _ police and soldiers . Six hundred foot soldiers arrived by train , and 650 more are expected to-night .
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The White Clolh Hall has been converted into a temporary barracks . General Brotherton has been sent from London to command the district * All is quiet . . ... _ . - ... ; .
BRADFORD . TUESDAT . This was the day when all the mfllB in Bradford tvere intended to be stopped . The magistrates , military and special constables assembled at the Court House , as early as six o'clock . The special constables were divided into parties , and received instructions from the magistrates as to how they should proceed . Abont seven o'clock a crowd assembled in front of the Odd Fellows' Hall , but there were not near so asany as on the previous day ; without any speeches or instructions they started off . The intelligence of their commencement was immediatelj coKveved to the Court House , and the
mijitary headed b f the magistrates proceeded after them to the mill of Messrs . Lister , at Manningham . The turn-outs on seeing the soldiers coming left the mill and went in the direction of Shipley , they were followed as far as Frizing Hall , and on their attempting to stop a mill there , the riot act was read by CoL Tempest , and they were immediately afterwards dispersed . About ten o ' clock intelligence was received » t the Court House that tho turn-outs were attempting 10 stop the mill of Messrs Rand , in Horton Road : tho magistrates , military , and confctabks thea proceeded thither and found a great crowd surrounding the mill , but the sorters and overlookers inside had prevented them making thejr entrance .
..-About eleven o ' clock the soldiers were drawn off , and they , together with tho magistrates , repaired to the Court House again . No further attempt was made until about one o ' clock , when they succeeded in letting off the boiler of the mill belonging to Messrs . "Wade , canal side , and another situated very near Messrs . Wade ' s . They then proceeded to the mill of Messrs . Rouse , but at this moment the magistaates , with the Boldiers and a great body of constables arrived on the spot , and the attempt was unsuccessful . The mills of Messrs Rouse aad HorsfaU were guarded most of the afternoon by the pensioners and special constables , and no attempts were made to stop any others .
About five o ' clock a messenger arrived at the Court House with intelligence that £ 0 , € 00 . men were on their way from Keighley , Bingley , Howarth , sud Wilsden , and would very Boon bo in the town . The magistrates , with the military and a few special constables , went out of the town- in the direction of Toiler Lane , and when they had got as far as Manningham Lodge , they saw the crowd approaching . Orders were immediately given to the soldiers ' to form eight a breast , and in this form they started off at full gallop , and dispersed the people ; the streets were soon alter cleared by the same means , and the town was qaiet for the night . Wednesday .
This morning the town had assumed its usual appearance , with the exception of the presence of the soldiers . About nine o'clock four troops of the Yorkshire Hussars arrived from the York Barracks , commauded by the Earl of Hare wood . Ko attempt was made to stop any mills in Bradford to-day .
MANCHESTER . Wednesday . The town is , at present , in a state of extreme peacefulness—the clank of the factory bell is no where to bo heard , and ihe deafening buzz of machinery in the streets , where our factories stand , is heard no more ; all is silent and peaceable , the working men walking the streets , and to all appearance determined to maintain the struggle . On the part of the authorities we have very little to say ; they appear to be at a loss what to do , for the peacefnlness of tie people has put a stop to
anything like the shedding of blood , or necessity of the soldiers parading the streets ; but they still have them stationed in various parts of the town in readiness , should they be wanted . There also appears to be something icoing on of a serious nature , but what that something is , we have not yet learned . The officers of the soldiers , with tho magistrates , are flitting about from one part of the town to another , and if the countenance is the index to the mind , we would Eay that their minds are not at ease . This afternoon ibey posted up to the Albion Mill ' s Barracks , and remained for some time , and then they went to the Town Hall .
It is the general opinion that they bare received some fresh orders from the Home Office as to what is to be their future line of action . We also understand that Sir James Graham has sent to the manufacturers of this town a request that they would agree with the work people on any terms , and as soon as possible . News is arriving every hour of some new place that has struck work . The following we have received from Wigan . This town was thrown into a state of great excitement on
Monday afternon , by the arrival o' about 15 , 000 of the turn-outs from the neighbourhood of Bolton and Bury . They were met at the entrance of the town by a party of soldiers , but they had no terror that could intimidate them in the least ; hungry men fear not deaih . The commandant seeing the determination of the people allcwed them to enter the town . Tney visited the whole of the mills , which stopped immediately . They then proceeded to pull the plugs out of the boilers , to let off ihe water they contained but did no further damage to either person or
property . Intelligence arrived in the town this morning that they intend paying us a visit , in consequence of which the magistrates made necessary arraDgments to preserve the peace of the town , and as is usually the cafe , the respectable inhabitants , as they please to call them , were summoned to be sworn in as special constables . A great number of them attended the call , were sworn in , and served with
trnncheons They were assembled in front of the Royal Hotel , when the turn-outs were coming up Mill-gate to the Market-place ; and on this being told to the specials , some spit upon their hands , and grasping their bludgeons firmly , exclaimed , " we are ready ; " and this was very soon verified—they were ready ; but it was to run away as soon as the sons of toil made their appearance , and off they scampered in all directions to the merriment of all who heard their boast but a few Binutes before . " He that fights and runs away , May live to fight another day . "
On Tuesday morning , a public meeting was held in the Orchard Soholes , when the turn-outs , amounting to several thousands , formed a procession , and went to Chorley . Thursday A large party of dragoons , with a detachment of the artillery , with two field pieces , went off to Asbton-under-Lyne , where we hear the people are to hold a meeting this afternoon . VIGILANCE OF THE NEW HORSE SPECIAL CONSTABLFS . AND CAPriJKE OF THREE ABM ED MEN , AND DISMISSAL OF THE AE 5 IED PAHTY BY THF MAGISTRATES .
Early this morning , as three gentlemen were returning from a fishing excursion in tho neighbourhood of Pendleton , they were discovered by one of the indefatigable specials , who , having the though s of daggers in his head , conjured their fishing rods , which they carried ever their shoulders , they being mounted with brass , into pikes aod other formidable weapons of destruction . The fear 3 of the man were such that he dare not approach them : he therefore , instaatly rode oif warned his party , who lost no time in making themselves ready for a fierce
encounter . More than twenty of these" raws" surrounded trie meB of pleasure to their great consternation ; it was in vain they pleaded that the 'pikes' were only fishing roa > . They were ultimately brought before the magistrates of the night watch . The constable being drunk , in telling his shocking tale of pikes , murders , &c , said any man . that has eyes could see that the prisoners were all armed with dangerous weapons . One of the magistrates knew one ef tbe prisoners , and another of their worships knew the other two . The specials were heartily laughed at , for miking fishing rods into pikes , & . c . Tbe prisoners were dismissed .
Leach was arrested last night , at his own house , in Oak-street . All his papers were seized , not excepting his day-book , and ledger , in which he kept his Easiness accounts . The-charge against him is the issuing of an inflammatory ahd illegal placard . Immediately after his arrest they took him to the station at the Town HalJ , Kirjg-street , where he is at present . We have just seen Mb . Leach , who informs us that tho authorities , after consulting together for some time , allowed her to see him ; he in
was good spirits . The Chartis t * of Maachestetare all actively engaged in procuring bail and the best legal advice for him . The police also took Bi . M . 'Douall ' s trunks , which unfortunaiely had beea left at Mr . Leach ' s . Beswick , imagining Mrs . Leach to be a likely person for him to make something of , very feelingly told her that Mr . Leach wished to Bee Dr . M'Douall , and she had therefore better send himdowa , as it was Mr . Leach ' g request that she should do so . The trick failed ; the Doctor is yet safe .
The Dyers ' club-house was surrounded this morning by a large party t > f police , both horse and foot , with a large posse of special constables , and seized the whole of their papers and books ; but the Secretary eluded them , aad is at present at large . The Mechanics held a general meeting in the large room of the Sherwood Inn , Tib-street , when the following resolution was passed unanimously ;—u That we , the Mechanics of Manchester , do meet at ten o ' clock each morning- until we ascertain whether the present movement becomes a national one or not ; and thai we will not commenoe work until we have the reports from the various parts of ihe country . "
The Operative Cotton Spinners held a meeting this morning , and came to the resolution to stand or fell by the Charter .
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Hunt ' s Monument . —Tea . Party ahd Ball—The tea party was holden pursuant to announcement . The Hall was crowded , and the company obliged to take tea at twice or thrice . That the authorities might have no pretence on which to disturb them ; Mr . O'Connor did not attend , lest his presence should attract a crowd around the door . The various delegates to the National Conference who were expected to take part in the proceedings , being actively engaged in their own duties , wero also absent . The Manchester ' - ** lads" had it , therefore
to themselves ; everything was peaceable , orderly , and harmonious , and aa gratifying as anything could be under the unpropitious circumstances of the times . Various appropriate toast 3 and sentiments were given from the chair , and ably responded to , after which the "jawing tackle" was " belayed " and the fiddles and toes put in requisition and actively exercised till morning . Thus under the very finger of oppression did tho working people show that they are able not merely to uphold their principles , but even to do it pleasantly , and extract from it matter of amusement .
PRESTON . "WEDNESDAY MORNING . All is quiet in this town . The inquest on the bodies of Bernard M'Namara and George Sowerbntts , two of the turn-outs who were shot by the military on Saturday morning last , was held in the House of Correction , at eleven o ' clock , before Mr . R . Palmer , coroner , and a jury of fifteen men . After being sworn , the jury went to the House of Recovery , where the bodies were lying , and immediately after the examination of the witnesses was proceeded with , occupying nearly six hours . Several of the Preston magistrates "were in attendance , and much interest seemed to be taken in the inquiry . The jury returned a verdict of "justifiable homicide '' in each case .
WEDNESDAY EVENING , EIGHT O ' CLOCK . All is peaceable here . The mills at Lay land were stopped this afternoon by the colliers , who took the direction of Chorley .
HECKMONDWIKE . AUGDST 18 . The mills here and in the neighbourhood are all standing as yet . The hands are all strolling listlessly about the streets ; but all is peaceable , and-the men generally take no part in tho affair , but inquire with wonder what is to be the end . It is rumoured that Starkey ' s mill , at Millbridge , will meet in the morning . About three o ' clock this morning , a youth was taken by the authorhie 3 , from his bed , and taken to Huddersfield , charged with assisting to stop Messrs ,
Starkeys' mill . About twelve o ' clock to-day , a large body from Dewsbary , Batley , and Birstal marched to stop the boilers belonging to Messrs . Atkinson ' s , of Spen , near Cleckheaton . When they had got into the mill yard they were attacked by a small force of Cavalry , who rode furiously up amongst the people , brandishing their swords , and firing twice upon the assembly . It would appear that the Cavalry shot over their heads , as there does not appear to be any wounded by the shots . The authorities have taken twenty-four prisoners .
HUDDERSFIELD . Thursday . The specials assembled this morning at seven o ' clock , and was compelled to remain there until half-past eight in the evening , although there was neither riot nor persons to create one . Nothing could be more peaceful than at present . The specials are requested to assemble every morning at seven o ' clock during the week . Lord Wharnoliffe visited us yesterday and had an interview with the magistrates , and about three o ' clock this morniug
two company ' s of tho Cavalry arrived . The large placard which emanated from Manchester and which has appeared in sono of the public papers was also posted here , but no sooner did it reach the ears of the authorities , than they ordered the whole to be torn down , and the man who posted them to be taken into custody , which was promptly exe » cuted . Mr . Edward Clayton had one in his shop upon a board ; this was peremptorily taken away . Some of the mills havo commenced working , and some of the masters have sworn in as specials all their workmen .
¦ WED NESDAY , HALF-PAST-NINE . The magistrates have heen throng all day , swearing in specials . Mr . W . Brook , the Messrs . Starkies , and Mr . Armitage , ( the magistrate ) , have their men on the special list . Some of them walked in a body from the factory to the George Inn , to take the oath . The town has resumed its old appearance , with the exception of a few stragglers , and i group or two , who get together to hear the news . Several places are to commence work to-morrow I understand . The people from'Laacashire were expected to-day , and preparations were made to meet them by the magistrates ; but I am glad to eay that all has passed off qnietly .
During " the charge" on Monday afternoon , Dr . Cameron , a gentleman of RTeat respectability , residing cut of the heart of the town , walked from his own door across the road to the wall of St . Paul ' s Churchyard , when one of tho ruffians sprung upon him aiid said , "You scoundrel , what are you doing here ! " and without further parley madea cut which pierced his arm . Many respectable tradesmen were struck at whilst standing within their own doors ; amongst the reft was Mr . Walter Hirst , liquor merchant , and Mr . Wm . Barrow , heald and slay
maker . Mr . Jonathan Leece , twine anar cord maker , who was looking out of his own nouse , was told by one of the brutes , if he did not take his head in , he would cut it off ! The old man indignantly replied , " Then d—n you , it shall be cut off , before I will move one inch . " The soldier rtill threatened , but he could not possibly frighten him ; so he at last rode off . The old man s courage evidently preserved . A young man of Mr ^ Schwann ' e had been to tbe post office on business , and he also was cut very severel y across the cheek . Many others were seen running away bleediDg ; whilst others were trampled upon by the horses .
THURSDAY NIGHT , QUARTER TO TEN . The factories here have been working , a-nd a few masters , whose men had not been sworn in before , have been sworn in to-day . It seems to be the opinion that all ia over here . Another troop of horsemen , from Wakefield , came in this morning , Whamcliff's Troop , I thi jk they call it . News is eagerly sought after ; but we have had none to-day .
BARNSLEY . WEDNESDAY . This evening , a great fuss and noise was raised by tbe soldiers , and yeomany , and special constables being stationed in different places of the town , and a report circulated that the Yorkshire lads were within five or six miles of the town . This report was raised by the authorities Of the town . One of the magistrates who had to go about that distance to his home , returned , declaring he had seen them with his own eyes : but all is now quiet .
HALF-PAST TEN O CLOCK . Placards are now posted on the walls ,. calling a , meeting tor Monday forenoon , at which meeting it is contemplated a general stand will be made . The bill calling the meeting is a very strong one . .
DEWSBURY . WEDNESDAY NIGHT . While I am now writing , the turn-outs are just returned to town ; there cannot bo less than twenty thousand—all sober , steady , straightforward men , — who apparently seem more determined than ' ever for the general stand . They have been round to Oisett . Horbury , Healey . Middletown , and Thornhill , where thoy have stopped all hands without the least interruption . " . '•' . ' 'ihe authorities haro been sitting all day swearing in any body that they could for special constables . The miliowners of Batley have , compelled their men to be sworn in as specials , so as they can commence work in the morning : but as far as I can learn , the assembled turn-outs in the ^ town are determined to resist it .
The town is completely in the . hands of the turnouts—all ptace&ble . But I am afraid if , any interruption be offered it will not be so long , as they appear determined to have their objeet before they return to work again .
BIRMINGHAM . THURSDAY EVENING . f From our own Correspondent . ) TJsss town is in a most excited state . The steam is up here with a vengeance j and , from , all appearances , if the present turn-out lasts much longer , the people here will present as bold a front ai they did in tbe time of the Reform Bill agitation . The police are held in requisition every evening , and immense meetings are being held at Dnddeston JRow every evening , which keep rapidly increasing Yesterday evening , about 10 , 000 attended , and were addressed at great length by Mr . George White , on . the state of the country , the rights of labour , and the necessity of uniting £ » r the Charter . He called on them to enroll their names in , the National Charter Association , and was loudly cheered .
Mr . Thomas Soar andMr . John Fuasell also delivered eloquent Addresses . The greatest enthusiasm prevailed , and a strong sympathy evinced in favour of jfehe men onBtrike . A large body of police were to the Railway Station yard ; and Mr . Burgess , He . vi Supinteadant of Police , was seen parading on tlce outskirts of the meeting . Upwards of two hundred enrolled their names in the National Charter Association ; and , after cheering for the Charter , Feargus O'Connor , Frost , Williams , a » d Jones , and the Colliers and brave men of the North , and Mr . White , the tneeting separated . Notice was given that a great meeting , called by requisition to the Mayor , would be held on Tuesday evening , to take the sense of the men of Birmingham on the state of the country . r . Another large meeting will be held this evening .
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: ; . ¦ = ¦>• . ¦ ¦ ' . ' C- / l ^ OTQiJ . ; - - ' ; : ^^ . : •;¦ ; : \ : V : ^ THUR 31 ) AT FOTJJft ; ( O ' CLOCK . LoDdon still continues to remain in a stato of great excitement . A large meeting was held last night at ClerkehwelUgreen , and language of a very determined description waa used , Thirty soldiers very heavily ironed were , last evening ,. conveyed to the Tower | their reported crime being a refusal to fire on the people . All eyes are anxiously direoted to the Central Meeting ,: to be held thi « s evening at Islington Green . Thei magistrates ha < l ^ declared their determination to put it down , and have again caused theboardmen to be arrested . A CabinetaCouncil , at which the Duke of Wellington and the whole of the Ministers in town were present , was held last night to decide upon the conduct to be adopted regarding this evening ' s meeting ; The result of their deliberation is not at present publicly known ; but it ia whispered that they have decided upon hot interfering if the meeting is peaceably conducted . ;
WEST MIDLAND DISTRICT OE v . : i ; ' . \ V S ^^ AJSD . ¦ ::. ¦ ¦ : '¦¦' .: ¦ After much discussion at various public meetings , tho following decisive resolution was heartily adopted : '' That this meting having come to the full determination to cease working until the ' People ' s Charter . be the law of the land , provided that the working population of Great Britain generally agree to act on the same determination : and being
confident the whole country will join us as soon as they receive the important intelligence . We therefore resolve to allow one week for that purpose , in the event of the country generally agreeing to our noble resolution . We firmly resolve and agree entirely to cease from working on or before this day week , ; never again to produce one penny ' s worth of wealth ^ until the People's Charter be law ^ / The colliers aud miners form a great proportion of the whole population of this large district . ;
From Our Third Edition Of East Week
FROM OUR THIRD EDITION OF EAST WEEK
; -. ¦ •; : ¦ - ¦;¦ . j ¦ ¦' , -LEEDSv : ;;• ' /; x ; : \ ¦ . FRIDAV NIGHT , TEN O ' CLOCK . Generally speaking- ; all has been quiet here today . That is , we have had no ' riotings , " no shootings , no eabrdngs . But it is rather a curious sign of quietness to see our streets filled with military , ana every man , almost by house row , summoned up to become a-apecial constable . The magistrates seem to be epecial-constable-bitten : for , on no other supposition can we account for the mania that evidently possesses them . But wo advise the good people of Leeds to indulge them . Let them have as many as ever their appetite will take . "The more the merrier . " Ma , ny of the inhabitants
have been for a long period out pf work . Here is a job for them as long as it lasts— -wages three BhiUings and sixpence in the day-time ; and four shillings and sixpence at hight . This will serve to . . fill ; many a bungry belly . Go and get sworn in , ye unemployed ! ; Never mind where tho money comes from ; never mind that it . will cause a " swingeing borough rate ; " never mind this ; you cannot be called upon to pay the rates I You are unable to pay ; and let the shopkeepers , out of whose pockets it must come , quarrel with the reckless spenders of the money when the sober day of reckoning coroos . All we say to you is , have your share of the money : flying about . None need
it so much as you who are starving . Remember , too , ( hat you will be constables ; thai you will be invested with ' - * office . ' * andhave to perform"official duties . " You will be sworn to do your utmost to preserve tho peace : and it will be your duty to put down any disturbance that may arise , even if it Should be caused by an indiscreet use of the power invested in your colleaguefi ; an occurrence not at all unlikely . Should you see a mad-cap zealot , big with his own imagined importance , give himself extra-official airs , and try how his staff ; fits a quiet man ' s head , instantly knock him down ! or apprehend him for an assault . You may thus bo the means of doing the state some service . ¦
The empty parade and : tuss made with these specials is really sickening . It proves how shortsighted the magistracy are . Coo ] , long-headed men would not so act . But what can we expect from such men as we have for magistrates 1 Men selected on account of party considerations , and not because of their peculiar fitness for this most important post . Weliave no hesitation in saying ( and in saying so we know that we echo the sentiments of ninetenths of the shopkecping class ) that more excitement has been created in Leeds through th < $ officiofxsness of the officials than by any other ' . cause , The preparations . ' .. they Have made , and the- alarm they have Exhibited , have been on a scale
quite large enough , to have met the case had it been the iutention of a host of cannibals to iuyade , tho town for the purpose of eating ub all up . Do w& object to their making arrangements to preserve the peace I JJy no : means . But . we do object ; to their making thea « preparations in such a manner , ana so Conducting their operations , as to create and extend the . excitement and ferment : they should allay . As a- sample of their prudenck , a , nd tact take the following " .: —Mr . Hobson , our publisher , has during the week , regularly exhibited at his shop door notices of what has occurred in other towns , for the satisf y ing of the curiosity and great anxiety of the inhabitants to "learn the news . " This is what is
regularly : done on all stirring occasions : such as elections . ;; To-day he had oh a : board a notice of the arrest of Mr . teach , and of the fact reported by our London correspondent relative to the committal of a number of soldiora to the Tower . The magistrates hearing of this sent a wkole posse of Policemen to apprehend the Board I There were eighteen policemen drawn up in file , headed by a eorjeant , all with truncheons in hand , and cutlasses by their side , and attended , top , by a number of specials to protect them , to take and capture , and convey to Gaol , ' this poor unoffending ; Bill-Board ^ 18 inches long by H inches wide I In this raanuer did they march from the Court House into Market-street ,
capture poor Bill BoARD , ahd then march back again with him to quod !! The consequence was , that from this formidable array , formidable reports arose . It was over the town in no time , that "the ^ ar-office had been shut up ; " " Mr . Hobaoa was arrested , " and all other sorts of unlikely things ; Now , how ea « y tho object of the magistrates might have been accomplished without all this mischievous parade and fuss . A simple message that they deemed the exhibition of ihe paper on the board imprudent , would have been sufficient to have ensured its removal : at all events , it was but right : for them to have tried this step first , and , in case of ret ' uaal , resorted to tbe other step of removing it themselves ;
though , had they even had to do this , a less number of policemen and specials than they sent would have looked quite as seemly , and answered their purpose better , if that purpose was the preservation of the peace . ::,-. ; . ¦ . . ' ¦ ¦ ¦ ; : ¦ :: ¦ ¦ ' . '¦ -: ' . . vv ¦ ¦ .- ' ' y ¦ ' ¦ ¦ ¦ : ¦¦ : ¦' .= ., - Since the capture of poor Bill Board by the eighteen policemen and special ? , almost up to this hour , we have had four policemen parading Constantly in front of the Star ofilce . 'Tis the first time wo have been thought worthy of such a guard of honour ! ; We have often wished that the senders of police would send them into Market-street ; for it
beingaquietiretiredstreetjisoftenused by some noisy unruly la . ds to the great ; annoyance ot all who live in it : yet the presence of the polioe could never be obtained before now . But now it has come , it has come thick ! Wo have four of them all to ourselves ! The only supposition we can give fortheir presence herej > just now , is , that the authorities h ^ ve heard of the iutention of some disturbers to un-plug our boiler ; and that . they have sent these policemen to guard our premises till the Northern Star he fully printed off . If this be the case , we heartily thank them . . ' . --I- ' . ¦ ' v " ' - . ' - •¦ " ¦ v . - ¦ ¦' ., ¦ .: ' . ..: ' . : ¦ ' ¦; .: ¦ . ¦ : ¦ . ; , ¦ ¦ ¦¦ ¦
: : . -::- ¦• , . . . dewsbury . ; '¦ . ¦' :. " ' . ' . J ., ' - . . '• ¦ .. - ¦ : . ' - " ' - ¦' . ' ' v : "¦' :-. ' . ' ' , ¦ ; FRIDAY NOON . ^ - . A . large meeting has ^ just been held here ; the people were addressed by twobr three working men , who , besides commisserating their condition , warned them of the danger that would accrue to them from any attempt at a , breach of the peace . The people , however , commit no breach of the peace ; they bear their sufferings calmly and patjently—they hope for better times . The mills and the works of every description are standingW-the plugs of all the boilers have been drawn , but all are expected to commence work again on Mondayi V
; .: ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦' ¦; : < ; . ' ::. BRIGHOUSE . ' : ¦ . ; ' //¦ : FRIDAY AFTERNOON . i A change ha ; s come o ' er the spirit of ' our ¦ dream we are all now a 3 peaceable . here as ever we were known to be ; in fact more eo , because the mills are standing , but they are standing only because their owners think proper to keep them so for the week out . The hands are ready and so are the boilers , and all will be ; at work again on Monday . The people hare borne their sufferings with the greatest resignation . There have been no soldiers , and there has been no rioting . : .
. ¦ ¦¦¦ ¦ , ¦>¦ . ¦ / ELLand . . ; ' ¦ ; .: ¦¦ , -:, :: ; ; : ; . ;; ,. ¦; : ' . '¦' , ¦ / : ? : ¦¦;¦ ¦¦ - ' / J ' . ' " : / . ¦ \ 'i- ' . WRltiXT AFTERNOON . . ^ very thi ) ttg in this anghboinrhood tells of peace . There ^ has . been nadisturhance . $ he miUa wereaU stopped ; they wul ^^ start a ^ ain on Monday moxniugi ¦
; ; .,. :., ,: } .., ; -: ; , ) BfALlFAX . : - - ;> ^^ - X ^ ¦ ¦ ' "' . . ¦ '¦ ¦ ' ; .-.: ; ' .: ' / . - ¦ '¦' •• ' . ¦ " . ' ,. / . ¦ : -V ' : ¦ ¦ '' ¦ . /¦ ¦ OpiXipAtNIGHT .-V " ; Peace has resumed her empire in th ^ town . The contrast jiow , as compared with the Yearly part of the . week ^ is striki ng m the extreaei ' l ? to . mills in the town have all recommenced work—u > ° se in the . SWWurnpoa-wwr - aa expected to do bo , ¦ an * no do ^ . ^? ^» on Monday . The whole of ' *!»«» wounded by . the military , on Tuesdaiy are « ot yet J ° f ^ f ^ bah ^ . theyiever w ^ S' Some ^ & * aieinthe Infirmary are recovering ; poor Boo ^ fal 8 dead . I f nclose you a copy of the depositions ta ; ^ at the inquaet , which w ^ s heia lasrSghr T ^ verdict , of course , is " JustiS able homicide . " Crow '*
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ther ia said to be getting better i yoaafe aware he was deliberately shot at in King-street ; the wouud , it appears , is only superficial , this ball haying passed just under the skin , and gone out within a few inphes qt the place where it entered . It strabk thei wall of a house with great force after its : escape , and a- carved stone is about to be inserted to hand down the deed to DOsteritv . The affair it aDDears has been
investigated by the officers of the regiment to which the soldier belongs , and they have found that some stones w ^ re thrown in the streets , after the soldiers had left it ; of course they must have been' thrown by Crowihor . I am sorry to say that jtsvo tried friends of the people have been placed in custody by the authorities here ; I allude to the veteran Bushton , and to a young man named Illingworth The authorities hay © jast issued the Following plaoaxd : — ¦ ; '¦ .: ; ' ¦ ¦ . ; . ¦ ¦ - . ' "¦¦^; . : . ; ' . ¦ .. ;• : . -.: ; : ; ; ' . . ' . ¦• ¦;
¦ 16 THE MILL OWNERS OF HALIFAX AND THE
NEIGHBOURHOOD . ; ¦ : . "The Magistrates earnestly exhort those mill owners who have not already set their mills to work , to do so immediately , and to furnish their workmen with arms ; and also to give them instruotions to apprehend-all persons that are seen skulking about their premises , and instantly to seize any man who may bring an order to turn out their , people ; and should any one attempt to touch the plugs of their boilers , and the party should be too . numerous to be apprehended , then to give such person or persons notice , that if he or they do not instant ly desist , the consequences will be fatal , as they had received orders from their masters which they were deter ? mined to enforce , to protect their property at all hazards . :: ' . - ; ' : ¦ ¦ * " . ' ¦¦>¦¦¦ '' ¦ : ' - ¦ ¦ : ¦ . ' ¦ : ' . ' '" ,: ' ^ : : ¦' - . ¦
" The Magistrates , in issnipg ^ these suggestions , are persuaded that the inillbwners ( with the aid of their operatives ) will now adopt such measures : as will enable them to protect their own property , and tMs course willhave a stronger moral influence over the minds of these deluded creatures calling themselves * Chartists , ' than even the military protectioh which the magistrates have at their command to aid the civil force ; and they beg them never to forget , that— . ¦¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ; : ¦ ¦ :. ¦ ¦ . ¦ - ; ¦ "' ¦ '¦¦ ¦ ¦ - ¦ ' ¦ ' ¦ •;¦ ¦ ,. ¦ , ' - ¦ . - ¦ :-:- :
" England exjpects every man to do his duty . " . . ' , ;; ' ¦ . ¦' . ¦ . - ' ' ¦ :: / : ¦ : ¦ ¦ ' : ' ¦ : "' ¦ ¦ : ¦¦ . ' ¦ ' ¦ " John Watebhousb . . ' . > . ' ' : }¦ :-: ¦ : ¦ : .. ' ,.- : . ¦ - ' :: :- , '" Gm . FolLard .: ,. ' . • . ¦ ¦' ¦ " : ' ' : ' • / . ' '¦' . ¦ '' ;¦ ¦ . ; : /¦ -: ¦¦ "Jno . Rawson . " " " Magistrates'Office , Halifax , ^ " Auguct 19 th , 1842 . " : ^ / This I should think will satisfy all the physical force advocates . I Bend it to you without making any comment on it . ; Eight persons were this morning sent off under a strong escort to York
Castle ; they were put on the train at Sowerby Bridge ; the soldiers have no relish for the Ellaad Btation . This is exclusive , I understandi of those who are yet in Wakefield House of Correction , awaiting their examination ; some , also , have been held to bail . I am informed that the mills at Shelf , and Hodsall Moor Top have commenced working again this morning . The following are the depositions to which 1 have referred , and which were taken at the inquest on Booth : — ¦ : . ;
On Thursday , an inquest was held at the Halifax Infirmary , before G . Dyson , Esq ., on the body of Jonathan Booth , who wa 3 shot in the riot of Tuesday last . The deceased was a deiver of Northowram , aged 44 . ;¦ ¦ . / . " . ¦ . : ' . ;¦; ¦ : . - . ' . ¦ ¦ : ., ' _ .: -: ; :. ¦¦ . . : ' ' ¦'• .. '¦ Mr . W . H . Peacock , houseTSurgeoh to the Halifax Infirmary , stated that on Tuesday afternoon deceased was brought to the Infirmary , and his injuries were a gui shot wound ehtcriug the right side , and coming out in the front . He died on Wednesday night . : ; : : ?
: George Shaw , of Bl&ckledge , stonemason , stated that he was in the house leadiug from opposite the Coach and Horses , on Tuesday last . Being " in-: formed that a man was shot , witness went down , and found the deceased in a chair in the middle of the road , below the Coach and Horses , and higher than Mr . Dawson ' s mill . Assisted him to tha Iufirrnary , and undressed him . Did not know Booth . Heard ; shooting , but did not see any stones thrown . Charles Norrfs , Es % ., stated that he went with the military on Tuesday last to disperse a riotoua mob at the bottom of Haley Hill . Mr ; Pollard and Mr .
Hird , magistrates , came . The firing took place into Gath ' s garden , at the bottom of Haley Hill . Stones were previously thrown . There was one discharge of a gun from the mob . A large mob was collected nearly opposite Mr . Ackroyd ' s mill , and stones and bludgeons Were thrown . There was much hooting and shouting . Orders were given to the soldiers to fire , and they did so . There might have been some cavalry firing before .: ; i i ¦ . ' . The , Venerable Archdeacon Musgraye staied that deceased told him that he was forced to leave his work before ten o ' clock in the morning of Tuesday ; that he waa a spectator , at a great distance from the road . ¦ -. - :: J ¦ " ¦ ¦' : ' ¦ ¦' ¦ : V ' :- . ¦ . . ¦ ¦" ;¦ ' . v - ¦ . ¦ ¦¦' ' ¦ ' ' ¦ ¦ ' ¦ . ' ¦
The Jury returned a verdict to the effect that deceased was mortally ; wounded and shot in a riot , by which wound ho came by his death .
BRADFORD . - ' ¦ . ;• . ¦ ¦ ¦"' :. ¦ : . ¦ ¦ . ' , ' . ; ¦; . ¦ ¦•¦ ¦ ¦ : ¦ ¦¦ v .. ' ¦ ' ' •¦ ' . erkday night . : AU the mills here have resumed work . A number of extra ' specials' have been sworn in ; and between six and seven hundred foot soldiers have just arrived . General Brotherton and Lord Wharncliffe wero hore to-day . The prisoners have been examined , and some of them committed to York Castle ; othera have been seiifi to Waikefield ; and others again been bound over to keep the peace . The town has resumed its general quietness ,
COOPER BRIDGE . v ; ,- * . ¦ ' ' ;¦ ' ; : C V ' - " -- ' " : ¦ :: ' : " :, V : ' . - . ' . thdrsday . The excitement here to-day is very great ; but there is no anticipation oi" any breach of the peace . The strike , so far as it prevails in this immediate neighbourhood , is compulsory , and would terminate at once , if no fears wi re entertained of violence from the turn-outs . It is considered a mere trick of the " Plague , " and not at all calculated to aid the Charter agitation . All were anxious to return to work as speedily as possible . ^ / ¦
MILL-BRIDGE . ¦ The turn-Out here is compulsory . N 6 good is anticipated from it . The boilers had been tapped and provisions had been obtained by means of threats and other modes of intimidation . All was quiet to * day ( Thursday ) but no work was going on . The blame was laid upon the League and some of the workies remarked that they knew of no good end the strike , as at present conducted , could answer , aud they thought it very hard to be compelled to starve wheu they could have work , when ao good was likely to result . ; : '¦ : : '
¦ ; ¦ ¦ . ' ¦ ¦ ¦¦ > .. . - ' CLECKHEATON . . : ¦¦' . ' . "¦ . . y .. ' . . '''¦ . ; . ; . ¦;¦ - ¦ ¦ ¦' ' ;' . '¦ ¦ . ' : . " . . ' ' ¦ : ' ; : K thdrsbaT . night . This has been the most terrible day ever witnessed in this village . Had the turn-outa intended to have , been taken , they could not have taken more effectual steps to have accomplished that object . They had , taken care that the time of their coming should be known , and for the whole day on . Wednesday the authorities were preparing for their reception . All the dross ^ used . '" . for mending the roads was carted away , and thus eyeryc means of resisting the military was cut off . / . Near , eleven o ' clock , the strike men arrived , and commenced operations , but were instantly attacked by about
thirty-seven ., of the cavalry who came upon the Unarmed people with drawn swords , and commenced an attack of the most sanguinary character . The people instantly fled , and then the soldiers fired with shot and ball ; Mr . Dewhurst , the Chartist lecturer , was doing all in his power to keep the excited mob from committing acts of violence , when he was dashed oh the ground , and was left for dead . He - ' . was only stunned , and got away as soon as the cavalry had gallopped on . Several persons , some of whom had taken no part with the turn-outs , were badly wounded , a ball passed through the coat of one young man , aud grazed the skin of hia side : but
we have not heard of any life being lost . ; The authorities succeeded in capturing several of the most active amongst the turn-outs , seven or eight at least , and some reports say many men , but in the excited state of the populace , it is no easy matter to get at the truth . : ; : ' . "' . The people are exasperated to a high degree by the conduct of the military , who were partly drunk , and rode ia upon the people , apparently resolved on slaughter . No violence appeared to be contemplated but stopping the mills until the uncalled-for attack of the cavalry . Fears are entertained that the town will be attacked , and set on fire during the nights
HECKMONDWIKE ; . .. '¦" ' ] . ¦¦^¦ ' ¦"' . : -: ; - -- . 'b ' i - - : . - - . . { ' " - ' . ' ' - ¦ ' ¦¦ - ¦ THURSDAY NOON . All is excitement here , and the number who arrive froia Cleckheaton increases the confasionr The knowledge th ^ t Leach is arrested has caused considerable sensation . Tho whole of the industrious population , men and women , are ' Opposed to the continuance of the strike , as they consider it only a plot of the League . They are only out on com ^ pulsion . Mr . T . B . Smith was to' have addressed the people here to-morrow ; ' but we are told thai business of importance to the people ' s cause has : compelled him to go on to Leeds . ; ¦ ; ¦' .: ' ¦ . <
-: ' ¦ - , ; ¦¦;•; . .:-: . •; , BIRSTAL . \/ , - - / " , ¦ ,.-' ' ¦ ¦ ' ;; ' : : ; - ¦ . ' ;; ¦ ;; : :: v v f -: '' ;; ' ' ^ : THPRSBAY NIGHT . We are in a sad state here , and throughout the district . The attack upon the people at Cleckheaton has roused a spirit of vengeance which , we fear , will produce some fearful consequences . The village is crammed with specials , police , and spies , and the people are in a state of rage approaching to madness . To talk to them of peace and order , is like talking to the whirlwind . They swear that they will have vengeance , and that Cleckheaton shall be reduced to a heap of ruins . All this is the work of the " Plague" men ; bat they have raised the storm , and they csm Eeither puV > t down nor guide
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it . AU labour is at a stand , and nearly ail the » ita in this locality are closed . The general opinion here and in the vicinity appears to be , that this inconsiderate and sectional strike is only a Corn Law plot to serve the designs of the masters , and to throw the Charter cause as much back as possible .
; .: ; : v ¦; = ¦ - ;; V , ; MANCHESTER . . . ; i . ;\ :: :: ; ,, ¦ : XaOBSDAY ^ BVBNING , TgR ^ ' etOCK . > Thi 8 _ town is under great exoUemeni at the tiatia t am writing , more so than ^ afany period tl&uftseki Thishasbeen caused by the intelligence of the - arrest of Mr . Leach . - ; - ¦ : ¦ :. . ' rX : -r " o-:-- ' : - : ^ ' ^ r - - . At present , the mills , factories / workshops ; - and large , establishments of every description arft at » complete stand , I have seen ^ Mrs ; Leachj who has had an inter view with her husband . He told life ? he would undergo , an eiamination ^ or wheth ™ would be allowed to bail . ¦ ' . ?" The soldiers have just hrongbfc j n npwards ofibrtv prisoners from Oldham . An attempt was mada near Ashton to-day to > resume work , but it waw unsaooessfal , although the mayor and / milit ¥ r » attended , and the Riot Act was read .
I have heard , to-day , that warrants of arrest hava been issued against every trade ' s delegate ; also onl for every member of the Exeoutive , and the Conference . Report says that the people are corhbatin the military at Rochdale . ~* Most desperate accounts reach us from every part of the country , probably exagerated , of disturbancea in other parts . The cessation from labour appears to be extending . : ; ¦ : ' ¦/ . ' ¦ ¦¦" ' ' ' "¦ ¦ : ¦ : , ' - '¦ ¦ ' : ' ¦ : ¦ ¦ : , ' ' ¦ : ¦ ¦ '' : . ¦ . ? RIDAY : MOaNlNa . - . ' . The town still remains tranquil ; butreporfcsfroni the surrounding towns state inat the greatest excitement prevails in this district . A large number of prisoners have been brought in from Droylsdea this morning , under a atrong escort of soldiers and police . ; . ; . ; : ¦ . . : : ;¦ ; ' ; - ;¦" . . :, ; V ^ - ' ¦ ;•; ¦ . ;; , " ;/ - PBIDATi TWELVE O ' CLOCK .
They have just taken Leach down to the Old Bailey j but we cannot learn whether they will examine him to day or not . They ^ allowed M « r Leach to see him twice yesterday ; but would nofi allow her to speak to him but in presence of two of the police . He was kept in a solitary cell . I understand that .: hi ? has determined upon haviniE no legal assistance * but will defend himself
: ¦¦;¦ , - ; ¦;;; ?'¦' -, ' : ¦;¦ ' . '¦ : ¦ WIGAN . ; -: \ - ,. _ ;• . , . ¦ . ; . ¦ . - . ' ;;¦; We have received a letter this ( Friday ) mornine by which we are informed that the people of that town held a public meeting on Jast Tuesday mornini ? and went in procession through the principal Streets ot the town , and from thence to Chorley . As the procession was passing the barracks the soldiersdivided the people in the centre , aad marohed alone with them a mile upon the road , then without the least provocation charged those in the front s and then turned round upon those ^ behind , and charged them also . Many are said to have beea . severels wounded . . ¦ :.- . ' . -. " ¦¦ - . - ;¦ :, ¦ '¦ ¦' :-: ¦¦ : .. '¦ ¦¦ .. . ' - •¦¦ - •¦" . :
¦ ¦ W ; - - ' :.: ^' k ¦¦• ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ASHTpN . ; ::-v ::. ::. -v- / V , ¦¦• . •' / . - : '¦ '" ¦ . ' . : ¦ • ¦ •¦ ¦ ¦' : ¦" -.. ¦ ' ¦} : , ; ' . ' .: ...: \ : . ' r \ : ' . ' : - ' \ . ' . - - . " : THURRDAYi .. / On Wednesday morning a meeting was held ai five o ' clock . The daypassed off quietly without an ? uproar or confusion . On Thursday morning a meeting was held , and it quietly dispersed about seven o clock . At ten a great number of persons collected to stop some btick-setters , who were engaged fikishiajs some shops in the Market-place , One of them , more foolish than the rest , would not give over for any one , either master or people . The crowd shouted him , upon which one of the magistratea proceeded to read the Riot Acr , and said be would allow ten minutes for the psople to disperse in . This announcement was hailed with a loud burst of shouting . All , however , eventually , went quietls away . ; ; -. ; . . ¦ . ¦ - ¦ ..: . ¦¦ - . ' - ¦ . ¦' - . ¦ . ' ^ ,. ¦¦ ¦•*
; About twelve o ' clock it was announced that tha soldiers were on their way from Manchester . This announcement was followed by the specials making their appearance in the street . Now then excitement was at its pitch . Before the military entered the town they went to Arthur Hume ' s , where some of the populace had gone to stop a print work . There they had to use their swords , but I cannot hear that any one waa serioualy hurt . One of the soldierg stuck bis horse ; andit is stated that it is dead . Abouttwenty were taken prisoners . The soldiers then made their Way to Ashton . One company of the 58 ; h Eoot , and one troop of the ^ st Dragoons , and two pieces of artillery , arriired here at five o ' clock ; but there was no need for them . All waV peaceable and continues bo upto this hoar , eight o ' clock .
¦ :., ., . ¦ : . ; : . ¦ -. ' . ¦ HYDE . " -v : - : ^" . \ . . ' ¦ ' y ' : ' "' . ' ¦ ¦ ' ' ¦ ' ¦ ¦ ¦ ^ : '¦'• ¦ ' ; ¦ ' :. '¦ '¦ . ¦> "' : ; " sat : urday . V About ten this day , a number of ¦ specials ' and the town police , headed by Captain Clark and Thomas Ashton , magistrates , set out in search' of Mr . Joha Leech , to take him into custody . They had not proceeded far , before a large number of people had collected tog 6 ^ her 4 and followed them , shouting , aud hallowing them . Mr . Little , the head police officer , got hold of a man , and said , " Come , you must so with me . " He said , " . Where to ? " Little Eaid ,
"To the lockups . " The inan said , "Come then , ' * and lifting bis hand at the same time , began to beat Mr . Little in stylo , when a general fight took place between the people and the police . Tho latter took to their heels , as if for life and . deatlij with sticks and stones after them ; some with . broken , noses , some with bruised heads , &c . &o . Captain Clark is gone to Ashton , in search of some soldiers . The police broke Leech ' s door open last night , bnt Leech was hot at home . He is at large yet .
SHELTQN STAFFOBDSHIRis POXTERIES . We are placed entirely under martial law , and th © most absolute despotism is practised upon us .
; - , •; : ;; . ;/ - ; .: '"' .. ; OLDHAM . v :: . .: ]'¦ ' : ¦¦¦; ' }¦ ' -,. ' . : ¦ : ' . ¦' ¦ - . - '' V'i ' ^ FRIDAY MpRNIKGi '' A large publio meeting took place on OJdhaltt Edge . Mr . Bell and others addressed the numerous meeting . A reslution for the Chater to-be made the law of the land was put and carried unanimously . In the evening another public meeting was held in < the same place * : -
.. ¦¦} : ¦ :: ¦ ' : ¦ ¦ ¦ :. ¦ : ¦ . ¦ . : . '¦ ¦ y - - \ - . \ SATDRDAY . This morning the public meeting was larger than the one held yesterday * Mr . Yardley and Mh Miller addressed them in firm but mild speeches ;"; it is rumoured that there is an intention on the part of the authorities , to arrest som ^ of the Chartists , but up to this time , one o ' clock at' noon ) nothing of the sort has ; taken place . There is not the least appearance of any breach of the peace . When tho meeting separated the people proceeded into the town "in procession—all appeared in good spirits .
L 0 UGHBOR 0 UGH . '¦•;' . ' . ¦ .. ; .: ' .: •; >• . . '" v ^ -.. ¦ ¦' . ¦ : . -- ¦ ' v- . ¦ '¦ ¦ ' . ¦ % ¦ ¦ saTunbiY .. All is excitement here—the Riot Act has beisn read , the town is : full of people , all determined to have the Charter . Lots of special constables of a ] l grades and colours . . , Skivington has just been committed for seditiouslanguage- ^ the people cheered him as he : left for Leicester . He is in good spirits , so are the go ^ d and bravo . The specials are thirsting for blood —it will beho go with them . " - / . "¦' : ¦"
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uioMjij uuuio The Boyal Visit to Winyard . —Lord Londonderry ' s Loyaity AND DlSINTJERESTEpN £ SS . —A plea-
a » uaa w uur ears , wnicn , as an exemplification of t-je high-wrought loyalty and delicate disinterestedness of our peerle 83 lor . i-lieuten 2 , nt , may bear repetiwon . A . furhiture-broker , in this ci ^ jr , was called upon by a gentleman acting in hehalf of thenoble mar quess , who inquired whether he cbnld ' tim comodate his lordship with a certain number of beds * during the grand doings that are about to tkkeplace ; at Wynyard 3 Giving ananswer in the apiriaa . tive , he was requested to wait upon Ms lordship ; on Sunday ( on the pririciple , we suppose , of " the better day , the better deed " , for the purpose bf consulting him on the required arrangemertts . He accordingly repaired to Wynyard ; taking his wife with , him $ r the sake of a rural excursion , and after waitmg to * greater part of the day , fn the full enioyment of ¦
" : 'Duke Humphrey ' s " hospitality , he was at lengW ushered into the marquess ' s presence . And thffl ensued a colloquy , of which these pithy passages form the chief part , if not the whole : —** Are you * freeman of Durham \ " Noi my lord ; but I am ia . elector . " "Did you "( afterapaase ) , ** yolafornjf nephew , Captain Fitzroy ^ at the last electiorit "No , my lord . "^ How was that ! " Because ; I do not agree with his principles . * ' ** Well ^ dp foa thinkyou can do anytmng for us at another time t " "No , my lord , 1 cannot . ¦ " pmph ! " said his lordship , " then I am afraid I cannot do anything for you . "Upon which the sturdy broker walked , out pf the room and departed the house . On the foltoifing day a message was sent requesting the beds'io'bt , forwarded , but the broker refused to exScute ' the order . This transaction is quite characteristic ' of ii 3 . lordship . —Dur ^ flTO Chronicle . " '? y { : ' . [ >' !^^
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Aug. 27, 1842, page 8, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1176/page/8/
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