Star. — London, England, 1819-08-21 00:00:00

0 7 ..` li l , i t i ll . i. i ll It it 1- ~ ' :0 ...',! „. ,: 4 t I t ~..l. II ''' ; ii 1 : , ! . . 1 1 I 41 sl: THE EVENING STAR. • s. ' LONDON. SATURDAY, AUGUST 21, 1819. THE FUNDS. Pitt= OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O . CLOCK, t 3 per Cent. Reduced 72 tit S per Cent. Consols not Si per Cent. 814, per Cent. 91th 5 per Cent. Navy 105 104 if Bank Long Annuities 19i India Bonds 16 pre. Exchequer Bills (2d.) 2 pre. par Commercial 17 dis. Omnium 441 pre. Cons. for Acct. 71th. Every thing remained quiet at Manchester so late as eight o'clock yesterday morning.: for other parti culars, we refer our Readers to the subjoined letters from that place, and 5o extracts from the Chester, Lichfield, and Leeds Papers, received this morning. We are concerned to have it to state, that there were serious disturbances at Macclesfield on Tuesday and Wednesday, arising out of the irritation pro duced by the transactions at Manchester on Monday. The populace, many of whom had been at Manches ter, observing one of Mr. Picxronn's wagons pass ing through the town, associated the idea of the mi litary having been kept under cover of his premises at Manchester, to be let loose upon the persons as sembled at the Meeting, and proceeded instantly to attack the waggon. From one act of outrage they proceeded to another, and did much damage to seve ral houses. The Office of The Maccle.;field Courier was among the number. For further particulars see the subjoined letters from that place: The following account is extracted from a private letter : " Macclesfield, Four o'Clock, August 17. " Soon after eight o'cioc: last evening, Mr. Wit.- soN's house was attacked, and the whole of his win dows destroyed, together with the Printing-office windows. After this fullowed a dreadful night, and very few respectable houses have escaped the fury of the mob. We have been the whole of the day with- out military, which being known in the town, the mob took advantage of it, and for three hours after had their own way. At length a few spirited youths, with a vast concourse of special constables, routed the mob, and after parading the streets for the whole night, peace was restored. We were expecting our house to go the next, and were preparing ourselves for it, when the attention of the mob was directed to COOPER'S, from JOSEPH ROWBOTHAM'S, and fortu nately immediately after they were routed. We have the Town Hall full of prisoners. Mr. D. Brows is much hurt by a stone. It is now day-light, and the devastation is much worse than I could have supposed. “ Mt. Wilson's house, and office windows entirely destroyed ; Grinuditch's ditto; Hotel nearly so; Swanwick's ditto; Mr. Davies's entirely so, and the Doctor much hurt ; Cooper's house windows, and whole front, nearly destroyed ; 'l'. Jones's ditto; Joseph Rowbotham's entirely; IL Critchley's ditto; Thomas Critchley's ditto ; N. Iligginbotham's ditto ; S. Pearon's ditto. J. Clulow's ditto ; Rowland Gould's ditto; the Mayor's ditto l All the lamps in the town are destroyed." EXTRACT FROM ANOTHER LETTER. " Macclesfield, Aug. 18, ailf-past Eleven, A. M. a Yesterday evening, about eight o'clock, p. m. some boys and men began to break Mr. Wit.son the Stationer's shop windows, then the Hotel windows, and those of many other respectable inhabitants ; and every lamp in the town ; the windows were smashed in all directions—nobody opposed them till all the damage was done ; last night when they had sworn in Special Constables, they secured about 50 of the offenders—and this morning the Military arrived, and are now in the act of searching the ale-houses in the town—l saw them, about half an hour ago, take up five men, and put them in jail—they stopt every suspicious looking person, and made them give an account of themselves, and where they were going. Every thing is quiet this morning as to ribt." " Macclesfield, Wednesday Noon. gg The Market-place was the principal scene of action. The windows of Mr. WILSON'S shop were completely demolished, and' much mischief would have arisen had it not been for the prompt interfe rence of the Police and Special Coostables. Mr. DAvio BROWNE, a most respectable Solicitor, is se verely hurt. About 60 of the rioters were taken into custody, and lodged in the House of Correction and Town Hall, where they will undergo examination. d , It appears the ringleaders of the mob summoned their forces immediately on the military being sent off Stockport, and commenced their work of de :press, however, was sent for their present the town is peaceable." " Macclesfield, M•nda7. assemblage again took place last windows were broken, but no personal luals. Of course efficient means to, to suppress these outrages. were issued fcr putting in force Act, in the Prestbury Division Macclesfield, as well as in the ' the same Hundred. fourteen persons, implicated i n t h e off to Chester: MANCHESTER. (PROM THE CHESTER PAPERS.) di Manchester, Wednesday, 18th, a. K. a The troops still continue to patrole the streets, but the town generally is comparatively quiet. Two pieces of cannon are placed in Mosely-street. About ten o'clock yesterday morning, a person who had served as a Special Constable, passing down one of the bye lanes near Oldham -street, was brutally as saulted by several ruffians, and his skull severely fractured with a poker—means are taking to discover the perpetrators of this villainous transaction." " Thursday, One o'Cloek. " 4 The town was tolerably quiet at one o'clock to day— no further mischief to that time had been done. " The Riot Act was read three several times on Monday, and once immediately preceding the charge of Cavalry. When the scaffolding began to totter, owing to the tremendous pressure against it, HUNT roared out lustily, and his heroic coadjutor, JOHN- Brow, threw his arms round NADIN'S neck, and beg ged most fervently for his protection. " On Tuesday, a large party of the Reformers, a great number of them armed with pikes, marched down Ancoat-street to New Cross. A division of the 31st Infantry was in the neighbourhood, and stopped the progress of the misguided men. But they were bitterly taunted by the harmless' multitude, and stones were thrown at them : the military at last fired amongst them, when, melancholy to relate, four men were killed on the spot, and eight wounded ! The mob then dispersed in every direction. 64 The Knutsford and Stockport Troops of the Cheshire Yeomanry were chiefly employed on Mon day, and the humanity and forbearance which they manifested, are spoken of in very high terms. Few of the mob were injured by them, and the flat sides only of their swords were used. " HUNT has been examined twice; his final exa mination will take place to-morrow (Friday) at the New Bailey Court-room, when it is expected he will be committed to Lancaster Castle, on a charge which will not admit of bail. " The Cheshire Cavalry returned home on Wed. nesday night. The Macclesfield troop was sent for express to that town from Manchester, on Tuesday night." 44 MANCHESTER, Thursday, Six P. M. (FROM THE MORNING HERALD.) " The population of this town and its neighbour hood arc deeply incensed against the constituted au thorities in consequence of the conduct of the Magis trates on Monday ; and although the people abstain from any violations of the peace, yet it is known that their minds are full of dangerous agitation. They impose a greater restraint upon the expression of their feelings, they shew more reerve in the commu nication of their opinions than Englishmen are ac customed to do ; they seem anxious to know what is thought in London and in other distant places of the late proceedings at Manchester; and when any thing like a defence is set up for the Magistrates, they turn away with indignation. Business is not actually sus pended, but it is carried on with less activity and frankness than usual. The shops are all opened at their accustomed hours, but, by a recent order, they are closed every night at nine o'clock, at which hou r the military patrole the streets, and surer no one to remain in them. 4. The detachments collected here and in the neigh bouring towns keep themselves in a state of prepara tion to act at the sound of the bugle, and we are po sitively assured that their utmost vigilance is necessary to awe the spirit of vengeance, which ildiaD2Cl the multitude around them. " It has been stated, but for the honour of the na tional charactet it is to be hoped it is untrue, that several persons who were active in dispersing the meeting on Monday, have been marked as objects for assassination. At five o'clock, this evening, none of the parties who had been imprisoned in the New Bailey were li berated. Mr. HUNT, it is said, has repeatedly ap plied to be admitted to bail ; but the Magistrates will take no step respecting him or the other parties, until they receive directions from the Secretary of State's Office, in London, as to the line of conduct they shall pursue. They have not, as yet, received any reply to the dispatches they forwarded to Lord SIDMOUTII." LICHFIELD-THURSDAY NIGHT. We have received a letter from a correspondent, on the affairs of Manchester. Thd public indignation is described as loud and general against the military for their attack on the people, who supposed themselves to be exercising a common privilege of Englishmen, under the protection of the law: but this contempt is most pointedly manifested against the Manchester Yeo manry Cavalry, for their readiness to draw the sword on their townsmen; and whose alacrity in dismount ing during the charge were, under other circum stances, a matter of mirth. The principal persons injured were rode over by the Yeomanry. A Reporter to one of the London Papers, passed through this city, last night, by the Express coach, who had received a sabre cut on the left arm. He rests the night at Birmingham. From him we learn that Hutu. is kept under close confinement, no one , being allowed access to him—while an express has been sent to the Secretary. of State, as it is intended to proceed against him for Treason. The young man Hulme, is not dead, as reported. Fifty-one of the wounded are in the Infirmary ; more than that num ber are under surgical treatment at their own houses: at the riot at Macclesfield, windows to the amount of £1 000 are broken' The country is described as in a state of violent fermentation% FROM ONE OF OUR PRIVATE conitEApoNDENts " MANCHESTER, Thursday Evening. " A Special Invitation was sent round this morn ing to all the " Declaration" men of the town, re questing their presence at a Meeting to be held at the Police Office, for the purpose of considering of the best means of testifying their gratitude to the NI agis trates, Yeomanry, and Military, for their signal and important services, in dispersing the riotous assem blage on Monday, &c. &c. " The design of holding the Meeting got wind, and at the hour appointed, the loyal persons who had been so busy in convoking it, were rather discon certed to find among the crowd of Gentlemen assem bled, a number of faces (WHITWORTH'S among the rest) on whose cordiality they had reason to suspect they could not perfectly rely. " Chair, chair!" was repeatedly called out, but no chair was taken. The conveners of the Meeting were seen in close con sultation among themselves, and every now and then giving a scowling look askant at certain folks in the assembly. At length they took fairly to flight in a body of some dozen or more ; and their example being followed by all of the same way of thinking, the Meeting broke up without any thing being either done or attempted. " I understand that after this dispersion the party again re-assembled at a private room in the Star Inn, where Resolutions to the effect desired were come to, which will doubtless appear forthwith as the impar tial, independent, and unanimous sentiments of the people at large of Manchester, in public meeting assembled. " A Protest has been drawn up against the pro ceedings of 'Monday, and is handing about iOr sig natures. It has already many respectable names. " An Inquest was held yesterday by Mr. MILNE, the Coroner, and a Jury, on the bodies of JOHN ASH WORTH, CHARLES FIELD, and JOHN ADAMS, V.'140 came by their deaths in the course of the lamentable riot of Monday last. After a full and satisfactory investigation, it appeared that the deaths of tnese in dividuals were produced by the confusion which took place on that unfortunate occasion, and the Jury, without hesitation, found in each case a verdict of— Accidental Death! " The following is an accurate list of the persons "committed, discharged, and remanded, in conse quence of the riots:— " Cowsurrars—William Billinge, Thom a s Ashton, Thomas Worthington, Moses O'Hara, James Makin, Thomas Hollis, Jonathan Smith, Henry Clarke, John Fielding, Wm. Masor, James -Langley, John Davies, James Green, William Finn, George Whittle, Arthur O'Neil, James Higgins, Thomas Ban croft, Thomas Mellor, James Taylor, John Sefton, Thomas Worsley, George Ashcroft, John Wild, San , ;:el Stringer. " Descnakaorm—John Tyas, Mary Waterworth, Edward Perrins, Wm. Ashworth, John Hindley, John Senior, Thomas Crabtree, John Hallam, Thomas Dawson, William Renshaw, Dennis Burns, George Bell, Martha Conroy, Thomas Standring, Peter Siddale, Thomas Shyrock, William Middleton, Thomas Armstrong, William Hampson, Thomas Wane, James Leech, Tomma Thomas, Joseph Chator, David Chator, James Wil liamean, James Thompson, Daniel Richardson, John Wilkin. son, Conelius Shaw, Daniel Shaw. Riest.tr.ozn—Henry Hunt, Jos. Johnson, Rob. Jones, Geo. Swift, John Sacker Saxton, Robt. Wild, Thos. Taylor, Sarah Hargreaves, Ella. Gaunt, Val. Faulkener, Su. Johnson, Wm. Bolton, Thos. Keough, Jas. Moorhouse, John Knight, Isaac Murray, Abraham Whittaker, Thos. Johnson, John Wild, John linsworth, Ann Coates, James Lary, John Edwards, Jos. Ker shaw, Jas. Swindler, Joha Ikll, Wm. Barnes, John Mills, Isaac Howe, -Thos. Hallmark, WM. Chantler, Sant. Stockwell, Peter Barlow, Thos. Fidlin, and Robert Scott." FROM ANOTHER CORRESPONDENT. " FRIDAY MORNING, EIGHT O'CLOCK. it Agreeably to your request, I send you these few lines just to say that all still continues quiet down to the hour at which lam now writing. Yesterday afternoon word was brought here that is the evening there would be another playing at soldiers of the Re formers, at Royton and Leigh. A detachment of Hussars was accordingly sent out by way of recon noitring, and immediately on their coming in sight ofthe squad of Radicals, the latter took precipitately to flight. One straggler was,,however, caught aad brought to town. His name is Watson, and I under stand he is a discharged Corporal of the Old Buff 4." q" It appears the rinl .% , „,. ( their forces immediat r ` 1 off to Stockport, and 1 / 4 - ' ii s t r uction. An expres re turn, and at present •I t F 4 .1 "A tumultuous ass night; many window I .1 . t *, 1 injury done to individl 1 , will now be resorted t( " This day precepts the Watch and Ward i of the Hundred of X Stockport Division of I ) " Twelve or fourte ; ' ' I Aim ; have been sent c . lit FROM THE LEEDS PAPERS. " WEDNZSDAT, POCK O ' CLOCK, P.M. " We have private accounts from Manchester to last night, and we have seen gentlemen who left that town this morning. There were not many new facts in addition to those stated below. The town was tranquil, but the tranquillity was the effect of coer cion, the military constantly patrolling the streets. One gentleman states, that several shots had been fired at the Yeomanry patroles, from the ends of al leys, &c. by unseen hands. All agree in stating that much mischief was apprehended to take place to-day. wunrigsAlt, IZV O ' CLOCK, P.M. " Four troops of the 4th Dragoon Guards have just arrived from York: they, however, expect ciders to proceed forward to Manchester. This' concentra tion of the troops toward the disturbed point seems to confirm the apprehensions entertained of renewed mischief to-day. The force already collected, how ever, is abundantly sufficient to protect Manchester and the neighbourhood. " THURSDAY. 'A very numerous Meeting was held last night on Hu/Islet Mor a near this town. They had been assembled in so private a manner, that We di hear of the circumstance till after the over. It was resolved to hold another Niteti the same place this day.—This town rern, 4 ,,, fectly tranquil, up to the hour of this Paper press (after midnight). Numerous bodi es have, however, at times to the amount of a b, thousand, been loitering in Briggate during t h e day, and even after dark." The following is a copy of an Address, was the intention of the Female ltefia nmr chester to have presented to Mr. HUNT, a 1. ., a new banner, on Mon:lay last, had not the been so suddenly dispersed by the imptiol military : 4, TO HENRY HUNT, Egg CHAIRMAN OP THE REFORM MUM' Lf rAccßisTrj " Sta—Permit the Female Reforusers of sensing you with this flag, to state, that they are actau r d motives of petty vanity. As wives, mothers, datr,!iner., social, domestic, moral capacities, they ensue forw ar d i n of the sacred cause of liberty—a cause in which tbs:r s o ,„ their fathers, and their sons, have embarked the suffering humanity. Neither ashamed nor afraid you in the glorious struggle for recovering your 1,,•r privileges upon which so much of their own bappir kl , d —they trust that this tribute to freedom win aninswe steady perseverance in obtaining the obj , vt of our wi n o, citude--a Radical Reform in the Commons house s[ meet_ In discharging what they felt to be an imp(ratir they hope that they have not overstepped the mnd, turc,' and they shall now retire to the' bosoms of thei with the ci.e.:ring and consolatory refection, that }•our are cn the eve of being crowned vri•h complete buttes; our slag never be unfurled but in the cause of Peacemd I and then may a fentrit's curse pursue the coward who the standard.—August 16, 1619." LEEDS, AUGUST 19. FROM OUR PRIVATE CORRESPONDE:`, In consequence of a second express, which a here late last night, with the pleasing informal matters having become more tranquil at Mine and the neighbourhood, the five troops of 4tli Irish Dragoons, which arrived in this town yestt on their route to Manchester, have been salted remain here for further orders. Letters frtrn chcster, dated at noon this day, state the Maze apparently settled and tranquil—indeed, it cash be otherwise, when we colaider the overwhe; military {nice row statianeJ t here. There is too much reaon to fear that an a 1 spirit of mischief is abroad; or, i.: ;;her worth a number of de►igniug men (perhaps hired spi the guise of Radical Reformers) are prowli every part of the kingdom, goading on the di tented workmen, and lower orders of the poi acts of desperation, treason, and revenge. The privacy with which the Reformers now most of their meetings, and the concert with! they act, are by no means the least alarming ci stances. Last night there was a numerous on the old spot, Hunslet Moor, which, until sembled, was unknown to those out of the Union ; they remained on the ground in c until a late hour; but I could not learn that thing worth reporting occurred. Before they rated, a Resolution was pasted to meet agail evening, at seven o'clock. Their assembly day evening was, however, not unknown to the gistrates, and they had taken every measure, prudence could dictate, to prevent any ill quences. The soldiers were kept in constant ness, and each man had a plentiful supply of nition and ball cartridge ! The most silly (thoui some measure alarming) reports are in with respect to the meeting to-night ; it is eves serted, that a great body of the Reformers have vided themselves with arms, and mean to force to any opposition that may be offered them. Numerous Radical Reform Meetings for early days in the ensuing week, in various in the neighbourhood. Ten o'Clock, p. m.—The Meeting on Hunslet has just broke up, and every thing has gone peaceably ; but the details are not worth ' The professed object of the meeting was to rece; formation from their sufferiDg brethren in - It is quite evident that the Reformers are ed by the measures that have been adopted at chester. Upwards of 10,000 persons were They meet again on Tuesday next. RUNCORN-MIDDLEWICIL Meetings have been held of the loyal iithabi, both these places, and resolutions come to ell. of their firm determination " to support to the most of their power the civil authorities in the mance of the Laws and Constitution of our Ccui as at present established, against the evil deliL practices of seditious and traitorous conspirators, though few in number, nevertheless whose object factious publications and inflammatory language fully disseminated among the labouring class of ciety, tend to delude and lead them into the coo sion of violent and unlawful acts, by no means culated to obtain a redress of grievances, or tc the temporary distresses of the country, but if not checked by the firm arm of the law, au: productive of greater evils and worse times." It is said that a pension of £IOO per annum is be granted to BIRCH during his life; and if hi , takes place now, which is not expected, the sion of it is to be given to his wife. A subscription is commenced for him in St°‘; which is expected in a few days to amount to Lk' tat we di M ee .. ti;. . ; let NI tetillg rern;4l...„ Pape r bodies r.f 7 • unt of ah r ,.. % J . wring t h e ~ dress, . r ST, lot the ll t ITUrtiOl ci gQ, %CliiTrti are detaatrii!•„ forward in ichth rb 1 I the Loft 'raid Ir Llst pr"- L „. 7. bappineci 1 OUT cum iNei 1 110USt of p in imp( rariv e the modesty a Is of thci- f.,r ; * thlt your rte boccesc. Price and 14,, sward whc, (1, PONDENT. , which arri information a I at M inch 41 ps of 441 s Ito.; • town yesterd U en lalted; ar • te's from M dl tl the place to !d, it can hat, 'A overwhei.tii II at an al ti her words, s hired spies, r re prowling on the di the people, 11 nge, lneirs now test with sif I arming circa nerous meei :h, anti/ it the Refo in consulta ' learn that ore they meet again sembly test . >wit to the 11 neasure, a i. n any ill co^ constant , P ipply of amts illy (though ! in circtdi ; it is even mers have p. lean to cppo J Iffered them are anr.cant• 1 various to 7 .1 I-funslet 31. , e. ° • has gone transcribisi s to receive • ti L in Lane are disconcert opted at 31.43. were pteic'' inhabinsts • e to expresig ort to the UL' s in the mtit f our Ccun:l 41 design , sal ispirators, who a lose objecobl language ert• ellss do. 3 the Corsi no means ci• or to remote y, but whicz' law, nu; L I irneSe m annum is: l t. Id if his dela eJ, t h e r ever. 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