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their 20/. Ps" un wers, that , listr up" d ui~a miden ;ewe% of Mr' >d th e which lis a vote e mob 'clock' eyes 1 1: 1 3 E. k Y.) t, ear- LAM" fruffe, le Was mount exc. [vent's tinued everal ) pre- f mdea- laving ought ing of .m of t was is son s sum g cre- pon to od, on action with litors ; ?rty of to he whose as the, bound. CE. L Y.) g been ley, to T, Mr. tit up Seve :.)Sed to IMS Of DlOyer, :0 ]lave i) Vit.awn: L at the" ng intent. leposed ;ht, on ;-worth and re ced in of the Tues- Thurs ) take ities in ied nglish synt' mr de seven ved by and 'or hie he pri• h exhi- South , rig em' . at 61 Le time a thet aacarat [s own e peace id on n up% /arrant 01, for t • two Fimilgr id been tVw . PO. tp h3si any of saw ge the d, and ".) to give ;lit up, in her ndant Iligh fron, Clitatea iriei refused lie, most which ircutn' ,me in' to giv e to the pocket )reced- nessillg t en,b o et an' I by $ lift up s naiv e which DcIC., . e d for att '2.0 0 lidate eadiog ;hortly )ns. Esq., Vu his own responsibility, adopted this plan of recom- Mending himself to the honest Premier, doing his hest to make thiS, Sir Robert's pet imposition, trebly productive ? Whatever'be the cause, the public ought to be warned to look at the date of these notices, in order to save themselves from the victimization of the tax•atherers. Do these gentlemen get any per eentage on penalties and surcharges ? Your obedient servant, lATROS. [Our Correspondent has given us his name and address.] SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. . • ( RECEIVED THIS DAY.) W 0 LVE RH AMPTON RACES. TIIE§DAY.—The Wolverhampton St. Leger Stakes of 20 sovs. each, with 40 added. Mile and three quar ters: • 6 Subs. Col: Peel's Seahorse, 3 yrs, Bst 71b ....(Chapple) 1 Lord Chesterfield's Jack, 3 yrs, Bst 71b F. R. Price'S Valentina, 3 yrs, Pst 41b 3 6 and,7 t 0.4 on Seahorse. Valentina made play to the last turn, and Jack to the distance, where Seahorse beaded them, and won easy. The Chillington Stakes of 20 sovs. each, with 50 added. Three quarters of a mile. 10- Subs. Mr. Price's The Lil y , 2 yrs, Bst 51b ' (Cartwright) 1 Mr. Cooke's What, 2 yrs, Bst 71b 2 Col. Peel's Cane, 2 yrs, Bst'7lb Lord Maidstone's Titania, 2 yrs, Bst 51b Betting-6 to 4 agst Titania, 3to 4 agst Cane, and 6 to 1 agst the Lily. Won on the post by a head after a fine race from the distance. Cleveland Cup of 100 Sovs., with 50 added ; the Second receives 201. Three Miles. Mr.mtchwald's Hyllus, 6 yrs, Bst 91b (Stockins) 1 kr. Charlton's Nix my Dolly, 3 yrs, 6st 51b 2 10 to lon Hyllus. Won very easy. The Borough Members'Plate of 601. Heats, Twice round and a distance. Mr. Jones's Tubalcain, 6 yrs, 9st 41b...(Copeland) 1 1 Mr. Howaley's Happy-go-Lucky, 3 yrs, 7st 51b... 2 '2 Mr. Flintoff's Intruder, 6 yrs, 9st 41b 3 3 Won easy. Ihsteuxwmt, TVESDAY.—NO betting. BOULOGNE RACES. FIRST DAY, AUGUST 11. The fineness of the weather and the anticipation of good sport, from the nuinber of races on the programme, attracted a very numerous assemblage of spectators. The course, which is without exception the best in Prance, was in fine order, and the whole day's proceed ings passed off very brilliantly. Ilurdle Race of 500 E, given by the town, added to a Sweepstakes of 100 f. each, for horses of all ages and countries. Mile-and-a-half heats. Weights-1401bs ; four hurdles. The winner to pay 50E for the expense of the hurdles, and to be claimed for 2,000 f. Charittie's bll Billy the Beau, aged Mr. Deake's br h Lansquenette, aged • In the first heat Billy won easy, and cantered over for the second. Pas de Calais Stakes of 1,0001'., given by the town, added to a Sweepstakes of 100 f. each, for horses bred in the departments of. the Pas de Calais. One and a quarter mile heats. Weights-3 yrs, 1001bs; 4 yrs, 1141bs; 5 yts, 1201bs; 6 yrs and aged, 1241b5. Entire horses to carry 31bs extra. The winner to pay 50f. to the race fund. If three horses start, the second horse of the last heat to save his stake. Any French horse not bred in the department of the Pas de Calais may . start, carrying 101bs extra. The winner to be claimed for 3,000 E Mr. Burten'fi br f Miss Exile, 3 yrs 1 1 Count d'Hedouville's br f Rhinoplastic, 3 yrs 2 2 eapt. Trim's hr h Frelon, 4 yrs M. Angles' bl m Black Bess,, 5 yrs Both heats won easy. Maiden Plate of 500 E, given by the Department. 50f. entrance, for two and three years old colts and fillies bred in the department of the Pas de Calais One and a quarter mile. Weights—two yrs, a feather ; three yrs, 1001bs. Mares and geldings allowed 31bs. Mr. Burton's b c, by Job, 2 yrs Mr. Quick's bf by Darlington, 3 yrs. , 2 , A pretty race till towards the close, when the colt went is front, and won by a length. Minister of Commerce Plate of 2,000 f., added to a Sweep stakes of 200 E each. 50f. forfeit for four yrs old and upwards, bred in the division of the Nord. Twice round, heats. Weights—four yrs, 1131bs ; five yrs, 1181 b ; six yrs, 1211bs ; seven yrs', - . 1241bs ; aged, 130 tbs. Mares and geldings allowed 31bs. 'The win ner to pay 200 f. to the race fund. / 1 „,.. Lafitte's b c Leopold, 3 yrs 1 1 count de Blangy's ch c Well-done, 3 yrs 2 dr First heat won by two lengths. A canter over for second. King' s Plate, 500 E, added to a Sweepstakes of 100 f. each, fo r all horses ; horses bred in the department of the Pas de Calais to pay 20E, and allowed 121bs. Twice round. The winner to pay 50f. to the race fund, and sold for 2,000£ if claimed. Cup weights. A winner once to carry 31bs extra ; twice, 51bs ; thrice or more, ~,,71bs, Maiden French horses for 1842 allowed 51bs. " 1. • Magniac's b f Tonadilla, 3 yrs 1 , C ,aPtaii; Trim's br h Frelon, 4 yrs..., 2 41 . Angles' bl m Black Bess, 5 yrs Mr. Burton's br f Miss Exile, 3 yrs Won easy. WHO ARE THE INCENDIARIES ? Our readers will not fail to remark the activity of Cooper, the noted Chartist of Leicester, in all the accounts from Staffordshire. The colliers were called by the Chartists to meet on the Crown-bank of -1211 trih.afIn.0. was addressed by Coorr and aver -peaker , the work of destruction commenced.- An account from Hanky says, " Early this morn ing, say about seven o'cloCk, Mr. Cooper, the Leicester - Chartischeaded a vast quantity of people, namely, colliers, Ch a rtists, &c., assembled at the Georg e and Dragon Inn. They proceeded in pro. cession to the Crown-bank in this place, and com menced speaking and passing resolutions ; but of course my engagements prevented me from hearing them; but after they had done speaking, the mob pro ceeded to the police-office, and stripped it of all the ,arms, viz., handcuffs, staffs, chains, books, &c. The books were torn to pieces and thrown ab'out the tteets," &c. From one excess they proceeded to an other, first gutting houses, and at length so far em boldened as to burn them. -Now, who is this Cooper, whose orations were so flninediately followed by these outrages ? -It will be "orne in mind that till the appearance of this fellow and his associates the colliers committed- no gross Zarages. ...Our readers must recollect the exposure to which the quarrels of the Chartists at Leicester, among 'neraselves, led in February last. In the lforning Chronicle of February 23, and March the Ist, ap- Peared very detailed accounts, copied from the Leices tershire Mercury, of the disclosures made at Chartist 14 eetings by Cooper, Markham, and other noted in dividuals, in the course of their mutual accusations. Cooper, in a letter addressed to the Leicestershire Mercury, toes very largely into the offences of which he was accused. Cooper had at one time Peen connected with the Stamford Mercury, and %17 ,s brought from Greenwich by the Editor ° I the Leicestershire Mercury to Leicester, in November, 1840, and for fifteen weeks was a re- Porter on that journal. " It appears from the 'admis- Tn of that he was in the pay of the Tories. e Chartists received ymoney from Mr. Phillips (of t he firm of Messrs Clark, - Phillips, Mitchell, and bankers, in Leicester), a leading Tory, and Nlfidential friend of the Duke of Rutland. Cooper dtnits having received two bags of silver from the Tory candidates at the last borough election, and 501. f rom the Tories at the county election. At the Not tingham election he was in connexion with Mr. Wal ter, and through his ;influence with him was allowed I" figure as a reporter in the Times newspaper. We say no more at present. This man, ostensibly a Chartist, was proved to be, and admitted he was, in t ne pay of the Tories. He appears in Staffordshire, and as soon as he speaks the work of outrage and de struction commences. Many poor unfortunate per scms will in all probability pay for the crimes with the forfeit of their lives. We were struck with seeing the prominence lately given by the Times to this Cooper. Our readers will now draw their own conclusions from what we have "Med.—Morning Chronicle. Advices from Aden of the 10th of July state that 1 ; 1 Was quiet, but from the warlike preparations of the 'Lrab tribes an attack on the British garrison was ex- Petted towards the end of the month. thsTrtEss IN CHESTERFIELD.—During the present ePlt a number of the unemployed operatives of this I TA'n have been going round collecting subscriptions !Nu inhabitants to maintain themselves and thei r desti tute families.—Derbyshire Chronicle. THR CONDEMNED FEMALE IN CHESTER CASTLE. — I le warrant for the execution of Elizabeth Barrett, tried, I °Und guilty, and condemned at our late assizes, for the klurder of her infant child, has been received. It ap -I'l:tints Saturday se'nnight as the day of execution. We u nderstand that she has conducted herself in a most "Zernplary manner since her confinement, and has excited ''uebi commiseration in the minds of all who have had to visit her,--Macclesficld Chronicle. LONDON GRAND JUNCTION RAILWAY.—On Mon- Ll itY the half-yearly meeting_of the Proprietors of this iiitilway took Ooze at the office of the Company, No. 6, asinghall-street, at which the chair was taken by Wm. awedsq., and after the reading of the Report, which the COmpany to be in state quo, the accounts I ,v,exe submitted, from which it appeared that the expen rture during the half year was 5431 . , and the ba l a nce 11 hand 3 ' 565/. 17s. iod, The Company's Act expires ne xt July. After the business of the meeting a vote of milts was passed to the Directors. 4tvtgpooL, AUG. 16.—Accounts have been 're4 t ,'"'ed by tho railway train from the north, that New- . -11 , h ' i t!e was the §cene of serious riots yesterday. The it is stated, tacked the prison, the house of a I: 4 gistrate, and commits great violence. No particu , " I 'l are given, the only accounts being as yet verbal. ' F 'rrEcTs OF THE WEATHER....DDATH OF A YALU.. 4ll tE HORSE OF MESSRS. BARCLAY AND PERKINS,---teS... o rd aY afternoon, as several drays of porter were being. e l l r leyed d o wn to Woolwich from Messrs. Barclay and l uni ,', 4l s, in passing along Char lton one of the most va -"in horses co nsidered to be worth nearly. 1001., ai t () PPed dead on the road. The death of the animal is ributed to the extreme heat a the weather. It was tl bee rs back to London on the dray to which it ha d attached. `v `_; ALARMING STATE OF THE COUNTRY. LATEST PARTICULARS. MANCHESTER. TUESDAY EVENING, SEVEN O'CLOCK.—At noon the deepest anxiety prevailed at the Town-hall. The mounted patrol, who had just arrived, brought intel ligence from all their - districts, that large bodies of strangers were entering the town in every direction, particularly along the Ashton road, who were armed with bludgeons. They had, however, conducted themselves peaceably, and the .special constables had retained their posts. Groups of persons from the country are wandering in all directions throughout the town. A larger concentration of special con stables has taken place at the Town-hall. Alarm bells have been placed in most' of the wards to call the special constables of those districts to their posts at the alarm of danger. Although this is the chief market-day, there is not the slightest semblance of bminess, the merchants here being at their several posts, and the manufacturers kept at home in their own localities from the dread of danger. Yesterday the military strength of the town was 2,210 men, besides two howitzers and four six-pounders. Of the former there are—of Royal Horse Artillery,lo men ; Foot Artillery, 40 ; third battalion of Grenadiers, about .500 ; 58th Regiment of Infantry, 600 ; 60th Rifle Corps, 600 ; and Ist Royal Dragoons and Lancers, 300. This has, however, been diminished by the draught for service at Warrington, and several other demands have been made. A large detachment of Rifles is stationed in temporary barracks in the warehouses at the termini of the Manchester and Bir mingham Railway, partly to be in readiness in case of an attack on the rails of that railway, which has been 'threatened. At the meeting of Delegates at Carpenters' Hall, held yesterday afternoon, the Chairman informed them that meetings were to be held both by the Dis senting ministers and the shopkeepers to aid in the exertions in which they were then engaged. He be lieved that the intention of the meeting was to pre vent their fellow-workmen from proceeding to em ployment until they had come to some conclusion, and, if so, it was necessary that they should proceed to provide for those who were now standing out. Mr. Duffy, one of the speakers, in very intemperate language, proposed that they should proceed to stop the supplies. He said that they had taken the hint_ from the'ediThW Leaguers, but they saw that there were .persons who would be Corn-law Leaguers one day and special constables the next. Other speakers, however, said it would be unwise in the extreme to commence a declaratory war against the authorities. The resolutions adopted, however, were -to the-follow ing effect :- 1. That this meeting pledges itself to discontinue all illegal proceedings, and further, that they will en deavour to preserve the public peace. 2. That they could not exist with the present rate of wages, and that they are determined not to go to work until they obtained the wages of 1839. 3. That each master do pay - the same for the same fabric of cloth, throughout the whole of the manufac turing districts. 4. That it is the opinion of the meeting that their political rights are imperatively necessary for the preservation of their rights when they gain them. They therefore pledge themselves to act with their other friends and - Wades generally in gaining the People's Charter as the oily means of having the said rights. ONE O'CLOCK.—Although the Manchester dinner hour, the streets are crowded with strangers. A man has just been brought to the Police-office, armed with a pike, on the Stockport road, and eleven of the rioters from Bolton have been brought into. the town.. An express came down from the police station at Stockport-road, requesting aid, and 200 police and special constables were immediately ready to proceed, backed by a strong force of military, but this was however countermanded by another express. There are no strangers in the streets but what are armed' with sticks and other weapons. The disaffected dis tricts are crowded with persons. In conversation with several from Hyde, Ashton, and other places, they express that the sole object of their visit to the town is to know to what resolutions the delegates will come. Many express their willingness to return to work, but that they dare not, and that as they were compelled to leave work so they will also,be com pelled to join in anything else which theirleaders may prompt or suggest. They complain of being in a starving condition, the prudent having drawn their money out of the savings' banks, and others having been compelled to part with articles of furniture they never can replace in order for present support. Such, is the character of the tyranny which has deprived thousands of their livelihood. The, procession to lay the foundation stone of Hunt's monument is not to take place. The :Magis trates sent to the Rev. Mr. Scholfield, in whose burial ground the monument was to be erected, stating that, under no circumstances, - would they allow it. The latter then solicited permission to hold a meeting, at under ie autnority of tn 6 tiommlttee have been cir culated throughout the town. A large meeting was held at the Ilall of Science' this morning, at which nearly 300 "delegates, - . the majority of whom were from the country, were present. Several trades' meetings were being held to-day, and a delegate from Leigh addressed the people from the Sherwood Inn, Tib-street,desiring them, whenever the military were in sight, in order to give them no opportunity to fire on them, to disperse quietly. The 'military are , to parade the streets all night on account of the immense influx of strangers in the town, who now amount to some thousands. All the Manchester Newspapers, with the excep • tion of the. Wednesday's Guardian, are published upon the Saturday alone ; but so great is the interest excited in the town to know the state of .affairs, both in Manchester and the surrounding districts, that several of them are publishing editions two or three times a clay. &Me of these contain accurate infor mation, whilst others, in the:Chartist interest, contain more excitement than new s. One of these, in a sin gular manlier, calls the reports, with regard to these disturbances, exaggerated, and says that " No good can arise tram Royal Proclamations, or 501. reward offered for the blood of a fellow-workman," whilst it teems with intelligence from the various districts in the neighbourhood of a most appalling kind. • The news received from Yorkshire is very distress ing. I have just seen a gentleman who has, come through Bradford and Halifax, where tumultuous as semblages have taken place to-day. The mills are stopped in the whole line from Leeds to Manchester. The Yorkshire Yeomanry Hussars are out, as well as all the military. So great is the requirement for sol diers that there are not twenty in York. Placards, of which- the following is a copy, were distributed round the town this morning : ' " TO THE TRADES OF MANCHESTER AND THE SUR ROUNDING DISTRICTS. " Fellow-citizens, —lmpressed with a profound sense of your great expectancy, and the importance which you attach to our proceedings, as the true and bona fide representatives of the people of these dis tricts, we hasten to lay before you the result of our sittings. 'We find, by reference to the reports of the Delegates assembled from various parts of Lancashire and Yorkshire, that it is the embodied opinion of the working classes, from a comparison of the past with the present, as a criterion to judge of, the future, that no sufficient guarantee is afforded to the producers of wealth, but from the adoption and establishment of' the people's political rights as a safeguard for the lives, liberties, and interests of the nation generally. And we are further of opinion that any interference with the legal and recognised constitutional rights of the people, whether by placard or otherwise, is detri mental to the preservation of the public peace, and to the protection of property. " We, the people's delegates, announce to our con stituents that we again assemble this day, at ten o'clock, supported by the indestructible bulwark of public opinion, and prepared to watch over and guard the people's interest, as a personification of the public will. The meeting proposes appointing delegates to wait upon and confer with shopkeepers, Dissenting clergymen, and the middle classes generally, for the purpose of ascertaining how far they are prepared to assist and support the people in the struggle for the attainment of their political rights, as the only means to the removal of the wide-spread destitution and awful distress which prevail throughout these islands. We, your representatives, call most emphatically upon the people to discontinue the production or creation of wealth until the result of our deliberations is made known to the people whom we represent. We have only one course of conduct to recommend, which we know you will 'most readily adopt, namely, to watch over the safety Of life and property. For ourselves, we have no other property than our labour, hut in the midst of you we live and have our being; our parents, our wives, and children, are the hostages we present to you as our securities, that we will do no thing ourselves, nor recommend anything to others, inconsistent with their safety or your interest. " ALEX. HUTCHINSON, Chairman. ".CHARLES STUART, Secretary. " Manchester, Aug.,l6th, 1842." ( ANOTH ER ACCOUNT.) .AIANCHESTER, T UE SDAY MORNING, 11 O'CLOCK. — .A.*"COnaiderable number - of The rioters were brought before sole - of the ,Magistrates at the New Bailey, Milford, yesterday, but consequence-.of the neces sary absence of the witnesses, who were engaged on , active duty... elievyhere, they were remanded for a It was generally understood that although their numbers have aecuinuland to a,very inconve nient extent in that prison, 'no examinationi Can be taken until this state of excitement is over. In consequence of the great apprehensions of to-. day, and the fear that, despite all the proclamations of , yesterday, the misguided mob would persist in hold- THE SUN, LONDON, AVEDNESDAN EVENING, AUGUST 17, 1842. ing their procession to .commemorate what is under stood as the Battle-of Peterloo;" some of the authe rities were sitting at the Town-hall . nio•ht. The' 0 •_ police, mounted pOlice; and special constables were in attendanceat the Town-hall at half-past five o'clock this moriiri . g, from whence they marched to - their various stations commanding the• entrances into the town, whilst a strong force was in reserve at the Town-hell. • The number.of mounted special consta bles now exceeds 150, and the others on foot are be coming more efficient by being constantly drilled by the recruiting. sergeants under whom they are placed. Their number is now nearly G,OOO. At a meeting of 32 delegates, held last evening, there were 52 who declared for the Charter, 19 for an advance of wages; 7 thought it ought, not to be made a political question, but did not say on what side they should vote. Two trades declared they would not give an opinion, and one, the shoemakers, refused to vote at all. _ _ The tailor's, shoemakers, and every other trade in the town, have resolved to turn-out to-morrow although theyare at work to-day, and this additional number of turn-outs will do very much to add to the confusion which already exists-in the town. Although this is market day, there is a very small supply of every description of produce. Last night a numerous meeting of the fustian cutters—a very numerous branch of trade, and one which has taken a lead in all the proceedings of the town—Was held yesterday evening in the large room of the Sherwood Inn, Tib -street, where the following resolutions were agreed to. - They are of some im- ' portance, as, apart from political motives, they show a disposition, on the part of this branch of trade, to return to employment " 1. That as the Government of the country have refused to render the foreign trade proportionate to the wants of the manufacturing. classes, it becomes necessary that the home trade be encouraged in every possible Way, which this meeting considers can be best accomplished by raising the price of labour in such -- a manner as will enable the labourers to purchase a greater quantity of each other's manufacture than .their present earnings empower them to do. " 2. That so long as the capital of the country cori— tinues in its present drifted condition, profusion for 'the few and 'poverty for the many will exist as neces sary consequences.; and that this capital cannot be diffused as beneficially in any other way as that of ,remunerating wages ; the principle being to take ,something from those that have too , much, by in creasing their expenses,' and giving to them that haye :. 'too little by raising the price ofthe produce of their industry. " 3. That this meeting considers it highly impolitic and irrational for any perS'on or • persons desirous of increasing the internal trade. of the country, to lay or raise any impediment in the way of the workirig classes increasing their wages, as it is only by this means that the return of good times can ever again be expected, witnessed, or enjoyed. ".4. That this meeting deeply laments the back wardness of the employers in not meeting.to endeavour to settle matters amicably with their .workpeople, assured that conciliatory words and measures are more calculated to preserve the peace of the country than the display of military parade or brandishment of swords and truncheons. "5. That this meeting earnestly requtsts that.the manufacturers of cut fustians will immediately come forward as a worthy example of prudence and urba nity, and meet and agree to pay such prices as the trade will afford. e ‘ 6. That to forward these proceedings, a deputa tion he appointed at this meeting to wait on a• number of our employers, and respectfully solicit them to call a meeting of the manufacturers in• the same line of business as speedily as possible ; and that the same manner of proceeding be recommended by this meeting to all other trades, as delay at this period .may be pro ductive of the most disastrous consequences. " 7'. That these resolutions be' printed 'and posted immediately, that the views and wishes of the fustian cutters may. be known to their employers arid to the public in general." Salford is quiet this morning. A proclamation has been issued to parents and others, stating that large numbers of disorderly young persons have for some time been perariabulating the town, to the great an noyance of the inhabitants and- the danger of the peace of the town, and. warning them. that - such will be apprehended and punished . An nouncements have also been made calling e public meet ing for to-morrow, at the Town-hall, to lay and levy a special rate to defray the expenses of organising and supporting atradequate civil force, for the preserva tion of peace. and the protection of property. Several meetings of different tradeiiire.announced for to-day. The Delegates persist in holding their meeting this afternoon in Mr. Scholfield's bnrial-ground, at Ilulmo, to commemorate the laying. the foundation of the monument.to.the late Henry . Hunt. The Magis trates have given orders to Sir Charles Shaw to dis perk the meeting, hacked by a large force of cavalry and infantry. They also persist in holding, their tea 'meetings, and' have sent information to the Town-hall that they mewl to, act peaceably, hut that, if they are attacked, they will defend supposed Ilbry li t i fiu xtel___YettrgllS O'Connor arrived in t o wn at an • tour this morning; bait is not known what parthe will take in the proceedings. • The disposition of the police. force at present is the following:—The town contains fifteen wards, in each Of which ten police constables •are placed under the command of an experienced Officer. At the eighteen outposts are bodies of special constables, twenty each, who hold up communication with the central office at the Townhall every half hour, where there is al ways a reserve of one hundred police and two hun dred special constables, pensioners, and recruit 3. The relief'is afforded every eight hours. The military are all under arms, and a large body is 'stationed in the Town-hall at Salford: The present excitement is nearly as great as that of any part of last week. Even should the day pass quietly, if the workmen refuse to g 6 to"work to-mor row, It will very much alter the a s p e ct of things. The following address has been printed, and is now being extensively circulated through the streets : " TO THE SPINNERS, MILLWRIGHTS, CALICO PRINTERS, FUSTIAN CUTTERS, AND OTHER TRADES OF 'MAN CHESTER. " Permit me to draw your attention for a . minute or two to the few observations I have been desirous to offer during the excitement now prevailing. lam not a manufacturer or spinner. My walk in life_ has been of a different grade. I am, however, a native of Manchester, and having been amongst you fifty years, I know ycur dispositions and feelings, well, and as your fellow-citizen, (for I have followed a trade,) I am sure you IA ill not turn a deaf ear to anything I may say, if you find there 'be truth and justice in my re marks. " Why, may I ask, have ..you allowed yourselves to be turned out of work ? Just at the very moment when trade was beginning to take a turn for the better; just as the time was approaching which all (both masters and men), have been looking for during the last five years; when the privations and sufferings of the poor (and God knows they have suffered much) were about to give way to a better state of things ; and masters were indulging the hope that they might yet be spared the pain of losing their. capital, and continue to give employment, and, in the end, better wages. When harvest prospect's are so fully before you, giving an assurance of greater abundance than we have known fbr years; at this very moment, when there was, I may almost • say, a certainty of amend ment, you have allowed a set of. designing men, act ing-upon their own selfish and misguided views, to come to your factories and workshops, and turn you and your wives and children into, the streets, in order to excite you against those masters who have been, to a certain extent, fellow-sufTerers in the declining trade of the last few years. Why, I ask you, have you al lowed them to serve you thus ? lf, when they had come to your mills for so unworthy a puryose, you had t ur ned out, and given them a " good licking," (as you know we call it in Lancashire,) this would have been a turn out worthy of you, and they would soon have taken to their heels, and found their way home again, for suck fellows are always cowards. You sadly missed it, let me tell you, in not doing this, and would at the present moment have been at work, and in pos-. session of wages for yourselves and families. ".Let me a - Sk you one more question : there is a class of men calling themselves Chartists, whose views and schemes, it seems to me, are little less than those of madmen, and if I mistake' not, they have a good deal to do with this matter, having taken advantage of the late unfortunate strike at Ashton, in order to bring forward their own wild views, and to suit their own selfish ends, knowing, that if putting it off, the good prospects just beginning, as I have before said, to unfold themselves, coupled with this fine harvest weather, would give such employment, and yield such t p i l m e n e ty t t o l o i s al te l n o f t oust,htehmat, and, , sh c o o u n l s d eq n u o e longer n tl that h hat a e had their heir trade' (call it what you may, they make it such) would have died away entirely; as it is, they are trying to keep it up at the expense of your sufferings, and that of your families. " I have said more. than I had intended to have done ; but as it is impossible=not to feel deep interest in what is going on, I have been induced to place these few facts before you, knowing that you are always n o n pe lde n iafn t o 3 , ouassured o conviction, nyootuo i n f;y an o hy u me o think a case ts fairly me, believe, nevertheless, th a t - I spoken h n a e N• o , i. t n o t t a lr m e '.ie b tell es "s t 'iint o h-cerity, f my judgment, made these remarks only for our com mon good and welfare. " A CITIZEN." being of a more favourable nature. The town, bow •eoer, is - itllproviad viith forco to - r6pel. - ary atttrek which may I* m'ade. Theve i s a n c,otive, and well organised police force, but no troops. - attire is assumed we are unable to account. These persons 'ask for the - master .or mistress of • the house, v.fid on either appearing, ;they draw their attention to their dress, -and then ask for relief, either in money *or provisibns, for what they are pleased to denomi nat,t their family—pointing to the mob at the gate. It is needless to say that so formidable a demand ;meets with attention, and of course " subscriptions " `arc paid, not for the relief of the operatives, I venture to assert, but to support some vagabond idlers, who lead to riot and disorder. One gentleman informed me this day, that it hart already cost him a consider able sum, which he was obliged to pay lest his pro-' perty•should suffer. About eleven o'clock to-day the mob assumed so alarming an appearance that a party f military was sent from this town—the Riot Act wrs read, and the mob dispersed without any violence being resorted to. LANCASTER. There were some apprehensions in this town yes terday that the rioters from the manuftieturing dis tricts were to pay it a visit and force the hand's in 'the different factories and works to turn out, but up to post time last evening all was quiet, and the alarm which existed in the early part of the day had sub sided in consequence of the accounts from Preston WIGAN. Accounts from• -this place are up to the time of -thzt - trains leaving this morning. • At an early hour •stevday the Wign and'_ Worsley troops of tlie iluten's Own Yeomanry asseMbled 111 the, market - place under the command of-Lord .FraneiS Egerton, in crder to proceed to Preston. His Lordship!ap peared in good health and - -The troops, how ever, did not appear to be' in good odour with thz. people, and in consequence of their assembling, a large mob, chiefly composed of Irish weavers, collected together, and began hissing and hosting them most ferociously. Every provoking epithet their voca bulary afforded 'Was — plentifully applied to 'the yeomanry, apparently with a view- of inducing the troops to retaliate, but without effect. After .the Yeomanry had marched out of town towards Preston, the mob, which amounted in number to about 500, proceeded towards Hindley and Westhongliton - to obtain additional strength. Wigan is the centre of the Lancashire coal field, and i n consequence of f ue l being cheap, a large number, of factories, forges, and other works are situate in this dist r i c t. Wigan and the surrounding villages are, therefore, densely populated with factory hands, mech an i cs, colliers, &c. .The mob having - been absent some hours, returned, having increased to upwards of 5,000, they having stopped all the works at Ilindley, Westhoughton, Leigh, Astley, Aspul, &c. At Wigan . .they entered the provision shops, and helped themselves to,food, using threaten ing language to the shopkeepers. They were armed with bludgeons, iron crowbars, - hammers, and pick handles, the • latter being almost as formidable a weapon as the crowbar. It. is formed of hard wood, about two feet long and an inch in diameter, cut oc tagonally. About 4 o'clock all.the shops were closed, the toWn was in a state of the utmost alarm, and busi ness was entirely suspended. Th e mob shortly after 4 o'clock proceeded to the collieries and works of Lord Balcarres, at Ilaigh, and compelled the hands to leave extensive iron-wells, man u f acturers _ of ra il way work ; from thence they pr engines, steam engines, . &C., which were formerly in oceeded to Leyland Mill, the hands of Lord BalcarreS, but are now carried on by Messrs. Evans and Co. naving accomplished their object, most of the mob left the town in the evening.in a - state of great exultation, threatening to return again to-day. About 30 of the 72d High- Were sent to llindley to - put down any dis turbance which might take place in that town. , BOLTON. In this town all at present quiet. A large mob, which left the town early yesterday morning for Ilindley, Wigan, &c., returned last evening in a state of great exultation, shouting, huzzaing, &c. They said they had been at Wigan, where they got plenty to eat and drink, and the military bail_ not interfered with them. '" BLACKBURN. This town was yesterday visited by a large mob. They met with a most elfective resistance by the hands in the various mills and the military, who were called out, and in consequence were obliged to quit the town without effecting their unlawful purpose. • . (PURTIIER PARTICULARS.) I have just heard that the military were called out last night, - arid fired on the moh l several of whom were dangerously wounded, and it is - reported two are dead since. This morning, at sixo7clock an immense mob .asiembled • at Ewood, and .turned off the water from the lodge of -Messrs. Turner's mill, which will stop their works for at least a week to come., They then • proceeded to the mill at LOWer Darwal, and committed a similar outrage, which will have a like effect. Large .parties are parading the Streets, and great' alarm prevails. • • (ANOTHER ACCOUNT.) BLACKBURN, AUG. 16.--NO' doubt' many of your readers will he glad to hear what is going on here. Yekerday about eleven o'clock, A.M., the rioters, or, rather I should say, the. non-workers--for they `dO no damage if the people cease working,. a n d it. i s .only when resistance- is•offered that they break the. win dows—came- down . upon us from the direction of Hailingden. The first mill they attacked was Rodgett and Brierley'S. While buSilY engaged in turning out the spinners and weavers up came the military and police, and cut off their retreat byinstantly• closing the yard gates,' and enclosing five-and-twenty of, them, who Are ; now in custody. Afterwards -they proceeded to Rodgett, Sparrow, and Co.'s works, and there they succeeded in getting out the workpeople. • They then pursued their course to John Sharpley and Son's mill, and did the like there. NENt in order came the mill of .Fielden and Townley (Mr. Fielden is one of the Meinbers for the borough), where they-soon...lnduced the workers to join them. They then attacked Livesey and Rodgett's mills with the same success ; Men Williameeles and CO.'s!inill, and Hall and Bolton's, and brought both of thetailo a stand. An attack nws - nkt - i.ris- made on the mills of Robert Hop wood and §9n., but in Whil6 - 4-irempting to bring-old ihe• hands employed in J. Eccles's mill, they catl,,, in collision with the military, when the latter very, unjustifiably (as most of the inhabitants think) • fired a few shots, as they say, at their feet, in order to make them desist from breaking any more windows -a few of Mr. Joseph Eccles's counting-house windows having suffered by not giving up working. The consequence of this firing has been one man dreadfully wounded; a ball struck him in one of his eyes, and carried it and l A is e gtah o t f ;e part of the forehead hone away ; he is not yet dead. A poor Irish girl, returning from her work, was balk, one about the bosom, Caolic iest, is attending on her . ; she still lit es, although latinhdae t r h i c o e o u l eph Carr, struck eprr b e 3, ine r s l an ?r o y th . is no chance of her recovery. While lam writing I viz. -W. H. Hornby and Co.'s, and Robert am told by a gentleman just come out of the body of bet el o e p s ‘ ll: o e o r d e the town that all the mills are now stopped but two, and Son's, and that two troop s of Dragoons are just arrived from Burnley, drawn up in the Market-place, ready to act at a moment's notice. From what I hear, the non-workers have this afternoon come into the town from the direction of Bolton. The shops and offices and public houses are all'closed. • . NOTICE __ _ • the statutes e n4 bli n _. g coun ty of Lancaster, gr . " Magistr a tes, acting in and for quence of a seri ous r i ot h av i ng a lr ea dy onofdfeßrisaicklyttimon the e us in this behalf, ( t i n h o e , l p N h: i neu:snuTe pursuance e l happened in the township of Blackburn, hereby order and direct that all licensed keep ers of inns, taverns, and beershops, shall close thei r res p ec tive houses at the hour of five o'clock in the afternoon, commencing to close the same at the time aforesaid, on the day of the date hereof, and continue to close at the same hour until further orders. And that every person or persons, who shall keep open his or their respective house or houses, after the hour at which they are hereby directed to close the same, will be guilty of an offence against the tenour of the license granted to sech person or persons respectively, and will be further dealt with according to law. Jost mt FIELDEN. JOIIN FOWDEN HINDLE. JOHN LISTER. WILLIAM HENRY lIORNBY. . Blackburn, Aug. 15, 1842. PRESTON. The, town is this doming, and was yesterday, in nearly its usual state. All the mills were , at work yesterday, and have begun this morning, with the exception of Mr. Ainsworth's, whose hands are still out. One of the rioters died on Sunday evening, at the House of Recovery, and another died last night at his own house. Two others are not expected to recover. About 150 of the Rifle Brigade are sta tioned at various places in the town , and th e yeomanry are also there. the 60th R a i r fl r e i s n r WARRING' ON. o w f •hich left here at rousedA t three fr o m o'clock h isd i) this , morning, messengerCaptainfrom m, Sleigh was 'Warrington, o weren , themercy who stated that the town was completely of the mob, and...requesting military assistance. In ,d cb e n sp se a ci tc u i e le n d ee t:y tl a vo sp e4n ia tp l a t n n iz , half past four. ECCLES. excitementnis a state of great residences of the immense bodies of to beg. The men, 5,000, assembling each day, respectable a m g o e u n n e andrtianllgyatlpoaertatmcbe,:cuutl owing tillage to i s in processionontlomtuhneity whole body are generally armed, and proceeding por portion n o the e of course the appearance of so formidable a gang has the effect of extorting subscriptions which would otherwise be withheld. It may not be amiss to notice a fact which has caused some surprise in Manchester to day. An extraordinary edition of one of the Manchester pa pers, in the confidence of the Chartists, gives a list of names of respectable parties who, h ave subscribed to what it calls " a subscription set on f oot for the main tenance of the operatives during the turn-out," when, in fact, the money has been given by the party from fear of the consequences which might follow a refusal. Application has been made by several of the influen tial inhabitants to head-quarters at, Manchester for a force either of military or police, but the answer re turned was, that none. etaild be spared' to go to Ec cles, and in consequence as place and the neighbuur hood is almost entirely unprotected, there being only. a few special , constables in the village. This morning demands were made on the respect able inhabitants -by a body consisting of about 5,000 personso ,,, Th e plan of operation is this The mob in a 1)04 proceed to the gate of some gen tleman in the village, where they halt ' • two of them present themselves at the do o r , one dressed in black the other in ii' , liite i for what purpose this kind 'of ASHTON. Business is entirely suspended here ; but the inha bitants generally are not apprehensive of any serious outbreak, as eftective precautions are taken by the authorities to put down any attempt to disturb the peace. The gunpowder and arms in possession of the shopkeepers are removed to the barracks for better security. _ By the last train from Manchester we learn that up to seven o'clock all was quiet. At Preston work is said to be resumed. STAFFORDSHIRE POTTERIES. INCREASE OF TIIE RIOTS. (FROM A CORRESPONDENT.) lIANLEY, TUESDAY, AUG. 16.—1 n addition to my yesterday's report I hasten to furnish you with a few more particulars. Early this morning a public meet ing was held in this town, the tone of which was very turbulent. A gentleman present tried to pmeliorate its feeling, but was not successful. Much more has occurred since yesterday; the rioters; after setting fire to the Town-hall at Lane-end, and the house Of the Rev. B. Sales, the rectory retired, and the flames were subdued by the inhabitants. About twenty persons, who drank very freely of the Rev. Gentleman's whiskey and wine, were incapable of following their companies, and were taken prisoners on the arrival of the infantry, who escorted them in a van to Newcastle ; one of them was so drunk as to be suffo cat ed by his companion,wholay upon hirn.The others are sent to Stafford gaol, which is well guarded, as a res cue •is threatened. At Lane Delph, the cottage of Mr. Mason was destroyed; but these outrages were nothing to What occurred list - night. On my return from Bursletn about ten o'clock last night, I witnessed the destruction of the offices of the agent of Earl Granville by fire; the books were torn and thrown about the streets ; but a report of gunpowder being kept in an adjoining shed, caused the mob to leave. By twelve o'clock the mansion of Win. Parker, Esq. (the Magistrate, who, with one Stipendiary, headed the soldiers yesterday), was in flames, consuming the entire contents, except the drink which was emptied in the street ; in three hours the mansion was a com plete wreck. The next house burned was that of the Rev. R, E. Aitkins, incumbent of Hanley ; his furniture, •li itarv, &c., all destroyed ; the stock of wines and spirits being very large the mob regaled themselves, observing, " The parsons kept the best taps ;" the Reverend Gentleman had but a short time allowed to depart ; his house is now a heap of smok ing ruins. It is reported two men went drunk into tlu wine cellar, which immediately falling in has buried them in the ruins. The next house visited was Mr. Griffins, an attorney, when, after breaking his windows, and pocketing what they thought proper, :they proceeded to a respectable grocer, the name of Platt, and compelled him to give them his money, and cho...sing a few loaves, departed, and were met on their road to Mr. Charles Meigh's by a mes senger with al., as a ransom for his premises. This wise step saved his picture-gallery from destruction. Mr. Bishop, an attorney, came in for the finishing of this morning's excursions ; his premises were com paratively little damaged. TWELVE O'CLOCK.—News has just come from Bnrslem of an attack upon an unarmed company, headed with a band of music, frem Leek, who, as soon as they entered the town, were fired upon by the dragoons. One man was shot through the head, and another has since died from a shot threOgh the body. Several are wounded; but the military here are insufficient to meet the people. . In the townships of Hanley. and Melton we have not a single soldier. Our Burslem friends con ceiving' number one to be the first law have kept what few they could get. The people know the weakness of the Government, not only in'the confidence of the nation, but in physical force. The great amount of property destroyed is either belonging to the sup porters of the present Administration or to tyrants over their workmen. Yesterday nothing was more talked about than the 16th of August, 10,19,--Peterloo. This may be forgotten in the southern counOes, bt,tt here it is as fresh a wound as ever. Kinneisley,.the coal master and banker, had his; hall burnt early this morning, in the north of this county. It is reported that the new and beautiful mansion • belonging to Job Aleigh, Esq., was ransomed from destruction . early this roarning.,for.. the- sual-of-20/. Ido ttot give it as a fact, but I believe it. He is one, of our Ma gistrates, and highly respected. P.S. 1. re-open my letterlO say. that the Congleton Yeomanry troop, supported' by a ,company of the 12th Regulars, have just entered 'Hanley. The Riot Act has been just read, and the post is going out. What next we know not—all surmises. WARWICKSHIRE. NEW ASPECT OF THE TURN-OUTS. BIRMINGHAM, TWELVE O'CLOCK, TUESDAY, P.M. —This morning the colliers who have struck for wages at Bedworth and Foleshill were joined by the entire mass of weavers in their locality, and though the strike has not as yet proceeded to Coventry, there is every reason to suppose that it will not be long before the ribbon weavers unite with them. Should this unfortunately prove the case, there is ,no telling what may be the consequence, for it is unhappily the truth that few men are more reckless, more violent, and more determined when once excited. It would really appear revolutionary notions are at a premium in the district, for we hear of nothing from the quondam Radicals but satisfaction at the dis ordered state of things, and the hope of a speedy and complete revulsion of society. esterday morning a meeting was held at Bedwath, which was attended by at least 2,000 persons. The Earl of Aylesford, 'Viscount Lifford, C. N. Newdi gate, Esq., and George W hieldon, Esq., were present during the whole proceedings, and their hands were strengthened by the arrival of a troop of dragoons from Coventry, but all passed off in perfect quietness. Another large meeting was expected to be held to night. CHARTIST MEETING AT BIRMINGHAM. TUESDAY NIGHT, TWELVE O'CLOCK.—We have heard with considerable regret, that apprehensions are entertained at a distance for the security of Birming ham. We can assure our readers that the authorities are quite prepared for anything that May be attempted, and were glad to perceive that at a meeting held to night, which was attended by about 2,000 Chartists, a strong body of mounted patrol were in attendance. The following letter from Birmingham has been smlt to us : ' BIRMINGHAM, AUG. 16, 1842. "Coming events cast their shadows before." The Times own correspondent, after an absence of some days from Birmingham, watching the sale of Lord Lichfield's pictures, returned on Saturday, and on Sunday, in sober sadness, wrote as follows : " The people of Birmingham look on quietly "—(see Times of yesterday for remainder). In the absence ,of facts, and the aptitute of this exceeding correct re porter, he is drawing largely o n hi s own i mag i na ti on . The people are not quiet, as is too well known to all the authorities. A meeting of Chartists and o th ers was held last night, which \vas numerously attended, and that too by many respectable persons, when the the effigy of Sir Robert Peel was burned in Slaney-street amidst the execrations of the people ; afterwards the Chartists perambulated the principal streets, with a black flag, inscribed 'The Charter, no Queen, and something more.' " Can it be known to. this reporter to the Times that emissaries are dispatched constantly to and from this place to all the disturbed districts ; or is he prac tising deception up on th e Whi g B aronet, t h ere b y lulling.him into a false security ? " The colliers still remain out, without any appa rent prospect of re t urn or r e conc i l i at i on to the putties, fur who m th ey h ave t h e most cordial hatred, tor their c)nstant and continual oppression. This system must be changed. Nor are the Chartists silent spectators, as Mr. O'Neill has so completely won upon them, that within hearing tSf your corre spondent they declared they_ would willingly lay down their lives to save hi s an d o btai n th e Ch ar t er . Their political knowledge is, however, limited; and it is per haps right it should be so, or the consequences would be indeed serious. I assure you that there is a secret and silent conspiracy here waiting only fill. time to ripen into insurrection. Let the Home Secretary look to am, yours respectfully, VERITAS." COVENTRY. (FROM A CORRESPONDENT.) TUESDAY EVENING, NINE O'CLOCK.—The colliers in this district are still out. A meeting of more than 2,000 was held yesterday, at which a young man of the name of Holmes attended, and spoke at great length of the exactions of the " Butties," and the manner in which the truck system is carried on, and bow it depreciated the real value of even the wages the colliers did receive. Lord Lifford, Lord Ayles ford, Sir C. Newdio'ate, and George Whieldon, Esq., were there, and addressed the meeting. Mr. Which don dec!ared that he could not give more wages, and sooner than he would be coerced to promise to do that which would not be generally carried out, he would I close his pits altogether. Sir C. Newdigate seemed astonished at the exposure which was made in rela tion to the management of his_ pits, and declared that he would cause a searching inquiry to be made into the conduct of th..l whole of those who had been Charged with insult and oppression to the working m en. A troop of the 3d Dragoon Guards from Co ventry was there, but all was very peaceable ; and the , young man I lohnes was complimented for the excel sent advice he gave the men as it regards observing peace and good order. Another large meeting was held this day. The weavers have now struck for wages, and have joined the colliers there. • All is quiet at present, but most certainly there is no guarantee that it will continue. I believe, from all that I can learn from the most authentie„source, that the colliers have just grounds of complaint. Part of them have visited Coventry to-day, and have received some very liberal subscriptions. I saw a party of them, and they were very civil, and declared they would never go in until they had conquered. If they come to Co ventry I believe thy will obtain a large sum of money to support their claims. All has been quiet in Coventry, not the slightest appearance of any excitement has been manifested until this evening. The Warwickshire Yeomanry have just rode into the city. Their appearance has been the signal for agitation. As they passed along the street they were shouted, groaned, and hissed at in the most violent manner. Whoever have advised their appearance have acted most unwisely. The main street is now crowded with persons anxiously inquir ing what this means. The Chartists are getting up a requisition to the Mayor to call a public meeting. I expect the colliers will be here to-morrow, and ex plain their case I have just seen a deputation of the men, and they are very determined; but most cer tainly mush more reasonable than you would imagine from all that has been said of them. Chartism is being preached to them, and they will not forget their lessons. The following handbill has been issued : " CAUTION. " The police have received directions from the owners and agents of the colleries, situate in the parishes of Bedworth, Foleshill, Wyken, and their vicinities, to discharge all persons who may be found assembling at their collieries, or trespassing upon any of their lands, and all persons found so trespassing, after this caution, will be apprehended and dealt with according to law. " August 150842." The following notice has also been delivered to the different licensed victuallers in the county of War wick : " To "in the Parish of in the " said county of Warwick. " WARWICKSHIRE TO WIT.—By virtue of a pre cept to me and others directed, under the hands and seals of three of her Majesty's Justices of the Peace, acting in and for the said county of Warwick, I d o hereby give you Notice, to keep the outer doors of your said situate in the said parish of - dosed at the hour of Ten o'clock every night, after the receipt of this notice, and that you do not allow the same to he opened before Six o'clock on the following morning, or permit any malt liquor or spirits to be drank therein, between those hours of the night and morning, under the pains and penalties of the Statute in such case made and provided. , And this order is to be in full force and effect, until the same shall be revoked or counter manded by the said Magistrates. " Dated this 16th day of August, 1842. " Police Officer of the Hundred of Knightlow, in the said County." STATE OF DERBY. FROM A CORRESPONDENT.) ENTRANCE OF A BODY OF STOCKING- MAKERS. DERBY, TUESDAY, FOUR o'C - Locx.--This morning an express brought intelligence that the large body of men which arrived in Leeds yesterday from Man chester, after an affray with the specials and Yeo manry (the latter, it is stated, I know not with what truth, being put to the rout), had altered their course, and intended penetrating the Potteries. The alarm had, therefore, somewhat subsided, when, to the asto nishment of the inhabitants, between 11 and 12 o'clock this morning, the drummers belonging to a strong recruiting party suddenly beat to arms, and the Yeomanry were called out, in consequence of the sudden arrival of a large body of turn-out stocking makers, from Belper and other places. They com plain of a reduction of wages on the part of some of the firms. The stocking hands here, of course, turned out. At the time I write they are holding a large meeting at the outskirts of the town : in the mean time the Magistrates are strengthening their hands by swearing in special constables. To-night there is to be a large meeting in the Market-place. 'West, the Chartist, is here, and is to harangue the mob. Very gloomy intelligence has just been brought from Huddersfield, and from Lane-end, in the Potte ries. From all I hear, you must not be surprised if a general rising takes place in the Midland counties. To-morrow a large meeting is to lie held at Lough . borou.t. LEEDS. TUESDAY EYENING.—I regret to state that matters are hourly getting worse in this neighbourhood. To day, about eleven o'clock, a large party of persons went in a body to Bruntclitfethorn, distant about six miles from here, and attacked the extensive manu factory of Messrs. James Ellis and Sons, and turned out the whole of the hands, amounting to between six and seven hundred persons ; also those of Messrs. Hagues and Cook, Dewsbury. Where they have gone to since I have not been able accurately to learn ; but there are large gatherings of people, many of them strangers, in the neighbourhood of Gomersai, Dewsbury, and Babley Carr. A daring attack was made by the mob this morning, near to the Elland station, on a detachment of the 17th Lancers, who had just conveyed a number of prisoners from Halifax to Elland (the railway sta tion), who had been committed to Wakefield House of Correction. Two of the Lancers were severely beaten, one of them having his eye completely knocked out, and I understand the lives of both are despaired of. The sword of the com manding officer was broken in such a manner as to be entirely useless, and another was forwarded hi m from Leeds this afternoon. This place is quiet, but we are under serious apprehensions that it will not remain so many hours longer. His Royal Highness Prince George continues in hourly communication with the Magistrates, and is to be seen very frequently riding between the barracks and the Court-house, and at the railway station. The Magistrates have just issued the accompanying proclamation.:— " PUBLIC NOTICE AND CAUTION. " Whereas, the present disturbed state of the sur rounding district calls for the adoption of the strongest measures for the preservation of the public peace. " We, the undersigned respectively, Magistrates of the borough of Leeds, deem it our duty publicly to make known that all assemblages of persons in con siderable numbers, haVing a manifest tendency to endanger the public peace, and to excite the fears of her Majesty's peaceable subjects, are illegal, whatever may be their avowed object, and wherever held, and notwithstanding they may not at the time be attended with acts of open violence : " And we hereby declare our full determination to use all the means in our power to prevent and repress, and, if necessary, forcibly to put down and disperse the same. And we further caution all peaceable and well-disposed persons against joining in, or being present at, any meetings of this description, as they will thereby bring themselves into peril, and incur the consequences of the measures which may be adopted for the preservation of the p u blic peace. " WILLIAM IAWSON, Mayor. " Thomas Benyon. Edward Grace. Jno. Clapham. Richard Bramley. Griffith `'Wright. Hamer Stansfell James Holdtorth. Darnton Lupton. George Goodman. William Smith. Ralph Markland. William Cadman. Jos. Robt. Atkinson. " Court-house, Leeds, Aug. 16, 1842." The Earl of Cardigan, - Lieut.-Colonel of the 11th Hussars, left Leeds by the half-past one o'clock train this afternoon for Todmorden, where, I understand, he was at three intendi ng t o proceed to Colne and Burnley. ONE O'CLOCK, TUESDAY AFTERNOON.—AII is peace able here yet, but there is a strong rumour that we are to be visited to-morrow with parties from Lanca shire, and the more western part of this county, to force the mills to cease work. If they come, they will meet with a determined opposition from the inhabi tants of the town generally. News has just reached us that at Bradford the mills are being stopped, and there is a great disturbance. At Halifax and Hud dersfield all works were stopped yesterday. At both places an affray took place between the military and the mob. Several were wounded at Huddersfield, and eighteen of the ringleaders of the riotous taken into custody. At Halifax one or two were wounded and several taken. HUDDERSFIELD. FROM A CORRESPONDENT.) CHAPEL -MILD, AUG. 15, ELEVEN, A.M.—All kinds of trading operations are now at a stand. The shops and public-houses are closed, and indeed every place of any moment is fastened up. The military, fifty Lancers, who arrived yesterday from Leeds, are gal -ILPing through the streets in the direction of Armi tage-bridge, where it is said a large body of men have arrived from Ashton-under-Lyne, and that di rection, and are going to stop the works of -- Ar mitage, Esq., woollen cloth manufacturer , whose men resumed their labours this morning, after eing forced to give them up on Saturday, from the interposition Lnd threats of the Lancashire turn-outs. An immense bodof men, women, yowng girls and lads, are teeming into the town from the direction 4.,f frohnfirth, where it is stated, all is at a stand. Men accustomed to calculate, estimate the nivaber%•Tat thirty thousand. ''They. are linked ei r'ituit !fen abreast, and they occasionally tiouris I.4Watr anil .l\ immense quantity of huge cudgels 'l thick 4 , 'large thic ' sticks, which it is horrifying to look ttt. ~There itiir - ia ls ' . ' ~•,r. pears to be no end to their numbers. 'Already we see '.7. j .. z • 7 J ., fresh swarms' of them arrive. \Ve are. as usual, ."1" waited upon by small detachments from the main :3, / body, for some relief, which we find it prudent in ."- ----- all cases to comply with. They are asseinbline in A 1 / 4 ' one dense body in the market place, which, as • well as the portions of the streets immediately conneoted with it, are completely glutted. Connected with the market-place is the George, the head inn, where are assembled the Magistracy, protected by some hundred or two of special conAables. EIGHT o'Ctoch.—The Riot Act has been read, and the soldiers have been Very busy in riding up and down clearing the streets. Many of the populace have been wounded, and it is said sonic have been taken to the infirmary. The soldiers appeared to he much enraged as tley were chasing the fugitives through the streets, whether it was assumed or brought on from the trouble they experienced in dis charging their duty, we know not ; but we are afraid strong drink has had something to do in the matter. They have taken some prisoners, who were, and are secured, in the George. A soldier, it is said, has broken his leg from a fall he had when turning the corner of the Pack-horse public-house, the yard of .which he was about leaving. NINE o'CLock.—Things appear tolerably quiet. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. _ _ Huddersfield, Monday Evening, Aug. 15. SlR,—These are eventful times. At least had you spent the day here you would say so. All business at a stand, the shops all closed, and the soldiers gal loping through the town with drawn swords, cutting and slashing poor men, who only ask for bread. But, Sir, though gloomy now a better prospect is dawning. The middle classes are beginning to see that their interests are bound up with those of the working classes. By your insertion of the above you will oblige, Yours respectfully, A HUDDERSFIELD SHOPKEEPER. COLLIERS AND IRON-MINERS STRIKE. We regret that we cannot announce any impror meat in the condition of the districts around Airdrie, Coatbr:dge, and Holytown. The determination to continue the strike seems as strong as ever, though individuals, here and there, have returned to their work, and others have shown a disposition to follow their example. Such cases are, however, but rare, and can scarcely be said to affect the dispute, or the condition of the district. The plundering of the potatoe fields is as much the vogue as ever, and is by no means to be wondered at, seeing that the turn outs are almost wholly destitute of any other means of providing for themselves or their families. In the meantime, the authorities are taking such measures as lie in their power for the preservation of the peace. We understand that a few of the masters have now offered 4s. a-day, but the workers refuse to return to their employment unless these terms are offered in all the districts. The great extent to which potatoe stealing has .Pro ceeded need not be matter of surprise, when we have been informed that the men on strike and their de pendents (perhaps 30,000 persons) live almost exclu sively upon the potatoe fields, and look to them as the means of continuing their struggle with their employ ers. The miners and colliers, it is true, deny that they patronise. or have anything to do, with the po tatoe lifting; but one fact is worth many unsupported assertions. On the night before last, the police were in quest of a prisoner at Coatbridge, and searched no fewer tlmmu 254 houses, cottages, or lodgings, and only six men were found in all of them. That they were providing for their families at the time is little liable to question, although few honest men will approve of the mode.—Glasgow Arguß. ASSIZE IN NORTHERN CIRCUIT—York, August 15. The assizes for this county commenced here to -day. Their Lordships proceeded to business a little after twelve o'clock. On the civil side the entry is not yet completed. The calendar i heavy, there being no fewer than 137 prisoners, a large proportion of whom stand charged with offences of the more serious class.- There are two cases of murder, one of man slaughter, one of arso:), ten cases of rape, thirteen of robbery, and seventeen of burglary. A few unim portant eases taken before Mr. Baron .Mule were dis posed of to-day. • OXFORD - ClRCUlT—Gluucester, August 15. CROWN COURT.—(Before Mr. Ju s ti ce EnsliTNE.) This morning havin ,, been fixed by his Lordship for the trial of the charges of blasphemy (two of which we regret to say appear in the calendar for thi s county) Adams, the vendor of au infamous athelstical periodical, was placed at the bar, indicted for vending a copy of the work, which was given in evidence, and which contained the most profane and impious in :intitions against the Christian religion, the Holy Scriptures, and against our Saviour Jesus Christ. Mfr. Alexander appeared on behalf of the Crown, and having proved the case against the prisoner, his Counsel, Mr. Thomson, addressed the .Tury for him, after which, without a moment's hesitation, they re turned a verdict of guilty, the foreman expressing the horror and disgust which he and the other gentlemen with him in the box felt at the disclosures they had heard. h is Loansnir deferred passing sentence. Upon the name of the next prisoner being called, a miserable-looking lad of the name of Hollyoak, was seen making his way to the bar, dragging in with him a heavy chest of books, which he deposited with much parade upon a table, and then requested his. Lordship's permission to challenge the Jury, which the Learned Judge granted upon condition that he alleged any good reason for his objections. Although his objections were perfectly frivolous, his Lordship, in compliance with the wish of the prisoner, directed one of the Jurors to withdraw, whom he accused of being prejudiced against him, and another was sworn in his, place. The trial then proceeded, and Mr. Alexander stated the grounds' upon ml - gleh the prosecution was founded, which- - statement was fully corroborated by the testimony of a respectable witness, the onl y one called by th e L earne d Counsel, in consequence of the prisoner rendering any further proof unnecessary by his cross-examination. lie Stated that he was a printer at Cheltenham ; that he attended a lecture at the Mechanics' Institution there on the 24th of May last; that there were about one hundred men and women there ; that over the door of the meeting was a placard headed " Home Colonization—Emigration superseded—No Poor laws," On entering the room, he heard a lecture delivered by the prisoner upon Socialism and other similar absurdities ; and at the close of the lecti:gro he beard a man, whose name he did not know, put a question to the prisoner in the following terms, and who, addressing th e l ectu r er, said, " ou have been speaking of our duty to our fellow men,*hut you have said nothing of 'our duty toWarda'God." The prisoner said in. reply, " I am of no Tellgion at all. - I" do not believe in a God. The peciple of this country are two poor to have any religion," and then proceeded to make the further remarks which formed the sub ject of the indictment, and which were of a most blasphemous nature. • This witness was cross-exa mined by the prisoner for upwards of an hour, in a manner which afforded an ill us t rat i on of the oldadage that he who conducts his own case has generally a, fool for his client, as every answer elicited by the' prisoner tended more and more to establish his guilt. At the close of the case for the Crown, the prisoner addressed the Jury in an incoherent discourse. At nine o'clock, P.M., the prisoner had not brought his tissue of absurdity t o a c l ose, and his discourse,at the hour we were compelled to close our dispat c h, still appeared as if it might lie continued in the. same. strain for some - hours,to come. WESTERN CIRCUIT.--:-Devizes. August 15. The business of this county began this morning at eleven o'clock. On thekhil side there are eighteen causes entered for trial,: of which four are special juries. The calendar contains the names of ilbout, seventy prisoners. Eight or nine trifling cases were gone through in the Crown Court. POLICE INTEI.LIGENCE. IVANDSWORTII. CHARGE OF BIGAMY AGAINST A CLEAGTMA.N...—.- The Rev. Stephen Aldluntee, late evenirag preacher at All Hallows, Lombard-street, City, was brought before Mr. Pavnter for re-examination, upon a charge of intermarrying with Heplizibah Roberts, his 61.4 wife, Frances Aldhouse, being still alive. The priSoner was first charged at this Court nn the James s, and 3d inst., and on that occasion certificates, be ing th e actual copies of parish register entries, were given in, proving that, in the first instance, a marriage had been solemnized between Stephen Aldhouse and Frances Moss, otherwise Montague, in St. Leonards, Shoreditch, and in the second, that . n Reverend Stephen Aldhouse clerk of the holy orders, and widower, and Heph'zibcalleßloebehenNr‘t.teistiyi:so,iinfdottwhhee, the father of the had Leon mar T ri he ed s a e t co S n t ( . l year 1838. prisoner were proved by Mr. Jones, ensued d. between second wife. Correspondzicfee, and Mr. Aldhouse was t Mrs. Roberts, the second presumptive proo . fof t h e fi rs produced, to afford ti• which e took k e the m arriag e _ At the second examination, wife's ' existence prior to anii lS Bth instant, Mr. John A.. cold proved the first s Miss Misi Oxley, a lady resi di ng Homerton, proved 07 e existence of the first wi fe three years since. rable day' the the further case length, and into .as as Adjourned j o c urn ons e, i( :t ir, until Tuesday next, when edepositions will be fo rma lly taken, and the . prisoner will be fully' covnaitted f o rtrial. ~' q ~, 44 4 iikk" a\ '.+ , 1