The Sun. — London, England, 1842-08-16 00:00:00

Ed : a ng , had and inan Duth, ig no met )they ;ion ! ness. lara- ore to y , the f the ll re leo to ice of ) be a d the rfolk, , and your ty of :s ap , and !rage, some this sated lands the id in 1 will Lber ng of r the outh;, now nuch the rally coin zn. THE LONDON/ TUESDAY MORNING, AUGUST 16, 1442. BELFAST ELECTION. I 3 ELFABT, AUG. 13.—The nomination for this rongh took place this day at 12 o'clock, when Lord .Alarailton Ch;ehester was proposed by T. L. Stewart, 4 q., and seconded by John Clarke, Esq. ; James E. Tennent, Esq, proposed'by John Kane, Esq., and se tenndea by Paehard Davison, Esq. ; D. IL Ross, Esq., lvaa proposed by George T. Atitchell,'Esq., and se tonded' by Edward O'Roilte, Esq. The 0710 W. of hands was in favour of Mr. E. Ten bent vid Mr. Ross. piil;iistheiidemandcd on behalf of Lord Ila l!iilton Chichester, and the (2ouit adjourned till Mon uaY IPorning at nine o'clock. • - GLASi-Ow. ` 3l -YIKE OF DANDY-LOOM WEAVERS IN tALf I) A 3sA I. •, (From the Glasgow Saturday Post.) At the Calton Police-office thiS morning, one man Itnd three boys were accused of int midating and .mo 'eBting some of the workers of Messrs. N\ alker and ~, r:s Dandy-Loom Factory, Mile-end. One of the "Vs, against whom the evidence tis not very clear, l'ins dismissed from the bar, and the other three were a entenced to 30 days' imprisonment in liridewell. It 'Would seem that for a tew weeks past, owing to a 'risk demand for the .sort of cloth produced at this factory, Messrs. Walker and Co. advanced the price 'nf . weaving 9d. per piece to those workmen who 'Put out two pieces a week, but those who could not produce this quantity continued to be paid for the work u t ry performed at the same rate as before. This, IL seems, was considered extremely unfair, and a: :g° 0 (1 deal o grumbling was the result on the part of t he workmen who had not participated in the ad vance ; and in 'discussing one sub j ect of grievance ' o thers were conjured up. On thi apprehension cf t he juvenile delinquents, the • workers struck work, "lid turned out in a body. During the strike two of wodeers who had gone in were assaulted by the turn-outs, and one of them severely cut above the E lee• Another was hit with a piece of brick, knocked own, and render insensible. The perpetrators ,of t i l iese outrages hav e effected their escape however. In e meantime =ten are said to be satisfactorily ar r anged, and nearly th 2 whole of the strikers have 'Nue to terms. 240 RE POTATO DIGGING—SERIOUS AF PRAY AT CAMBUSLANG, AND CAPTURE OF ONE OF THE OFFENDERS. This morning, (Saturday) about two o'clock, a 1 Otato field on the Wm of Mr. Wallace, \ est tl reenlees, was entered by a body of about 200 men, 1 3 ▪ pused to be the struck colliers connected with relibuslarig, and stripped of about an acre of pota °es. The depredators seemed to be well furnished \ With the implt ments for digging. They had bags 4180 , which, having filled with potatoes, they coolly 'Walked off in twos and threes, as soon as they had tuPplied themselves. The farmers in the neighbour -4.40e1 being apprised of the event, assembled in con 11.;lerable force, but for some time the formidable num rof the diggers prevented them attempting a cap i,tire• As the colliers who had served themselves, how ivl,l', continued to walk off, the numbers left on the re mained. gradually diminished, until only about a dozen t rlained. By this time the force of the farmers and e• ir • dependents, was considerably augmented, and *noir courage increasing with their numbers, they re I t el ved upon an attack. We have not heard who was ir leader upon this occasion, but they certainly dis played gi- eat courage and much forbearance. A re tlar affray ensued, and the farmers captured one of e Potato- diggers.. This, it is suspected, they would te areely have effected, had the man not fallen and kl i tt himself. This poor fellow they rather roughly ' 4ll l:lied. Tying him to a cart with strong ropes, and Parded by four stout countrymen (any one of whom F uld ha ve carr i e d hi m w ith ease on hi s s h ou ld ers ) „ , 'leY bro ug ht th e p oor fell o w in triumph t o th e C a lt on 1' 4 6.e-offi ce this morning. The case was handed () vet- t o the Sheriff. O ,.We lea rn a l so th a t th e y eomanr y h ave b een ca ll e d otorThose in th e Upp er ‘N an d go t notice t o a pp e ar itmorning in the yard of the Clydesdale Inn, La -71(1 at five o'clock, an d th e Middl e Ward division w ere to assemble at Old Monkland ; from these places ~„e 3 ' would proceed to Hamilton, which has been ap pnted the general rendezvous for the troops. The to neriff left town to-day at twelve o'clock for Hamil ,ion• At a meeting of the Glasgow Police Commis posti.e,rsi yeste . rday evening, called to consider a pro it°, by the Lord Provost, that 150 men should be , Ar ce d for-training under the charge of Captain at-4si.t in putting down any distbance that tn ight - t - %the place within the city it wash agreed by t in aicirity that, instead of this, 50 substitutes should e (trilled is this way. . . LATESC PARTICULARS. 4 _ OATH/ WAY NIGHT.— Up to the hour of our go i ng 4 4) . press last night, there was nothin g f ur th er o f ‘ t t l.rring interest from the district in and around irdrie and Coatbridge. Since the last extensive jltato depredation, there have been no new cases of % e gg' aggession. The towns are still crowded with to 7, at - ;etu,?loyed, however, although all is quiet. The 4 ie:s stand out, and seem inflexible in their resolu e," to continue the strike. A few of the masters, we %re informed, offered their workers 4s. a day to 1) ,`, 1111 1 to their employment ; but the men refused, Cues's th6se terms were come to by the rest of their t(ethren in all the districts. This circumstance, added 4 the tact of the extensive circulation amongst them of ieerioCiical called the Colliers and Miners' Journal, 4 „which a feir of the leaders represent their feelings i" sentiments, • would seem to imply that their union ti c , ' : e ry extensive, and that their present movement is the work of a day. The military are still sta fa'led in Airdrie and Coatbridge, and begin to mix of ti litiarly with the inhabitants. The swearing in i te special constables, in a district where the shop the middle and others of the middle class are mainly de- Aend 40 mining ent ~ 1 the 'population, is considered Itth er an unnecessary display. le A , g'oe d many of the unemployed have already t eft their intention of offering their services in a fr',r the protection, of property, but are rather P• 'Y . as to the reception they may encounter. There ere j h six of r. Wilson's men apprehended and lodged to-cley, with the view of compelling them to a u ' lc their warnings. They were to be tried before s •tices in the afternoon. S. ALTASH V. PORTSMOUTH.—On Saturday se'nnight O C A, interest was excited in Portsmouth, by she arrival 4 he celebrated Saltash crew, h, aded by the reeowned Q Granville. We are informed that a grand match - .4( ht between Mr. Waterman, of Anderten, and the offi -1,?8 of the 36'h R:%iment, - now stationed at Portsmouth, %Vile Saltash womea, the oth e. by a tike number of the t i 'ye-named officers. Immediate,y upon theiK arrival, , t , l e Naha hers went to work, and in a trial race with the B°ken o f P or t smou th, be a t them I•yr about e miles 14 a halt. • They next, contended with some of the crack , e "-pirdsmen, whom they also beat, by three boats' eth•--30 that when they came to the starting boat, on e i 4l 4 - 3,y, the day appointed for the grand struggle, they 4 4 '' deprived of the further plea-ure of beating their e f il t%emen antagonists, by the voluntary relinquishment th Vl i-i bet. The fact is, they made such shot t work of ir opponents on the previous Saturday, that the off bccanic frightened as tti the result, and to be thrasht d t women was 'a thing not to be v ndured.—Cornwall Ad -41 Sir James Graham has reitponed his intended visit t he Isle of Wight - for a short sane ; the business at the , Home- office requiring the daily attendance of the I . l tht Hon. Baronet. tht lhe General Steam Navigation Company's vessel Giraffe, 'Stun:lack, from Rotterdam. arrived off the 4 totrt tlett%e on Sun lay, with the Dutch mail. 4 .IIISBALL'S FLAX MILL AT LEEDS.—The ti' e g Particulars respecting this stupendous building have 41 .' 11- furnished by an eye-witness, who has been per 131,tte'd to inspect it a few weeks ago. The building is at Yards long, anl72 yards wide (inside measure)—one or 20 feethigh. The roof consists of seventy-two elt arches, supported on seventyiron pillars of the %."I.s.llthiati order, and secured together by streng iron -toTt_. The brick roof has a thick coating of composition, e d re vent the water from coming through, and is covered 41 earth, from. which has sprung up a beautiful grass There are sixty-six glass denies, 48 feet round, ievt 6 inches high. containing 10 tons of glass ; all -11 window fr a mes. Total weight of roof, 4,000 tons. ar with the machinery, upwards of 200,000/. There N.) e four steam-engines, 100 horse. power each ; and two, 1)4 O r 85 he,rse power each : and ono engirte 7 horse wer, which. dots nothing hut blow either hot or cold il ‘ittto the room. The building covers more than two e l ; 7 of ground ; it is supposed that 80,000 persons a c ,''„ut St and in the room. 60,000 upon the roof, and e l° 'in the cellar.—lVettinghant Review. t ra -1- ( r o years ago, .such was the state of trade in 4 4i teed that three ovens were employed to accommo bm'Persons who were inclined to have their dinners t.'ed on a Sunday ; and a great accommodation it cer %.l w ‘, 1111 3' was. But now things are t;nanged, and so few are C Persons r e quiring this act that nut one k v e ll can be found for the puipoie. The poor hardly ;„,t lO w what meat is. except from seeing it at the but ere shops ; and on Saturdays it is painful to see many f',, k ' l ting at what, they cannot obtain,—many, many tretlies not knowing.the taste' of moat tor months toge 4;i". I )10-- tra:!e -loan t':: - S'.ambles HS 011' fidleeing ( I;""!ieement his weeiew c.11,t-qll-11Ce the s 'of trate, no dinners w 1 he bah d h. r- ir k , l-4 Ys ShttAttig that p e opl e cannot Latbrd to bay. 4 t in (set baked.--Wiltshire Independent. t o i C .l () till ' AGP..—A traveller, relating his adventures, w .r. the company that he and hi s se r va nt h a d ma d e fifty th• d " -Arabs ru n ; (+hide startling them, he observed, 7 , there was no great matter i n i t, "f or, " says h e, I_l ran and th e y ran after u s." Ill'itAltKAßLE AND UNPRECEDENTED FACT.—RA- Plvlty of Korth STEAaT NAVIGATION. The British and Atnerieaa Royal Mail steamer, the Columbia, utz ,- : r roni this port, on the evening of the 19th ult., aid The at R.,,ten early on the mernieg of the 14 inst. reutitykcadia left. Reston en the afternoon of the Ist, and Li i e nrd the Mer , ey in the 6ftenonn of the 13th inst.. Thera replies to letters dated Lverp‘,ol, July 19. tLe itterVal between sending the letters and r, ceiving fo u“ .. reyli es to them was a few hours mere than twenty "ye. This is, we believe, the most rapid convey -1414% of letters between-the Old and the New World ever .. " -L fverPool Albion. THE BEEF-STEAK uLUB. —=---Native to famous tits, Or hospitable Though the best spirits of this celebrated Club have departed, yet, as it still remains among us, and the reminiscences which attach to it are imperishable in their way, it may well fill up a pleasant five minutes reading to those who like to run the gauntlet among jokes, and delight to hear of merriment and gay livers:— ORIGIN OF TIM CUM.—Henry Rich, who had the glory of first introducing Harlequin on our stage, and who played the part under the assumed name•of Lun was the founder of this renowned Club. Inte resting himself. however. not only in the oke and gesture of the character, but also _in the mechanism of . he spectacle, he employed himself in his atelier or workshop in the theatre in constructing pasteboard scenes and . contrivaices. The cleverness of these led many men of rank and wit to- see his labours, when his facetious wit and . conveisation made him much fa voured and revisited. Hogan!), Sir James Thorn hill, and Lord Peterborough were o the num ber. The latter, then -somewhat advanced in years, had his. coach on one occasion detained later than usual, and he - lound.Rich's chit-chat so agree able, that : he was quite unconscious it was two in the afternoon. The Man .of pantomime was then ob• served spreading a, cloth ; then coaxing his fire into a clear culinary flame, and pro ceeding with great gravity to cook - his own beef-steak on .•hiS own gridiron. The steak sent up a most inviting incense. My Lord could not resist Rich's invitation to partake of it. A further supply was sent for, and bottles of wine ensued. But so delighted was the old Peer with his entertainment, :that, on the following Saturday, he brought a bevy of friends, and proposed that a Satur day's club should be held there. The corner-stone of the Beef-steak Club was laid. EARLY l'illimnEas.—Among its .early guests, dis tinguished for their social and convivial powers, were Bubb, Doddington, Aaron Hill, Hoadley, the author of the " Suspicious Husband," Leonidas Glover, Sir Peere Williams, a young gentleman of fashion and in Parliament, afterwards killed at the siege of Belleisle. Then came the days of Lord Sandwich, Wilkes Bonnell Thornton, . Arthur Murphy, Churchill, and Tickell. While, nearer to our own time, we find the Prince of IVOes, who was admitted a Member on the 14th of May, 1785 ; the then Duke of Norfolk, Charles - Morris, and other prides of London. Of the middle conclave instanced above, whose days' are generally regarded as the gOlden period of the Society, and various other members, we proceed to make some passing notes: — CHURCHILL.—ChurchiII, though a convivial com panion, was generally flat, but sometimes, when excited, radiant. Bradshaw, a member of the Club, perpetually boasted of his descent from the regicide of that name. One day on his fa vourite topic, Churchill exclaimed, " Ah, Bradshaw, don't crow ! The Stuarts have been amply avenged for the loss of Charles's head, for you have not had a head in your family ever since." Churchill was not long a member; he was to.) irregular. He died at Boulogne, during a visit to his friend Wilkes, then an exile, and was buried at Dover. FROG MORGAN.—Serjeant Prime, one o 7 the members of the Club, used to : furnish an unfailing flow of merriment by retailing the story of his fellow lawyer, whom he travelled with (hiring the spring circuit. This lawyer generally went by the name of Frog Morgan, from his having so repeatedly cited in an argument retire the King's Bench, Croke Elizabeth, Cr he James, Croke Charles,* that the whole bar was convulsed with laughter. Before he was much known at the bar he had commenced an argument, but Lord Mansfield, not aware of his stature, called upon . him repeatedly "to get up," conceiving that he was not addressing the Court standing. "My Lord, lam up," screamed out Frog Morgan, " and 'I have been up these ten minutes !" FERGUSON OF ABERDEEN.—This eccentric character was also a member. He was endued with a peculiar species of dry humour. In the House of Commons he was noted for a faculty somewhat akin to that of ventri loquism. If a prosing speaker got on his legs about the expected hour of division, and the ordinary means, such as coughing, yawning, banging the green -door,proved ineffectual, Ferguson retired to a side gallery, squatted himself on a side bench, so as to be out of the Speaker's eye, and sent forth such unearthly sounds, that while they completely silenced the bore, no one could tell whence they proceeded. TOM WARTON.—This Augustan travelled from Oxford merely to pass one day here. That best na tured and drollest of beings, being asked how he liked it, replied, " Very much, my boys.! , You are all to my mind. I know not how to describe you, bu you seem to belong to the tribe of the '0; Sov(7) casaK(4l—" Hoi don't care a dammoi." CHARLES MORRIS.—But Charles Morris—can any one think of the Beef-steaks without including his image in the picture ? He was the bard of the So ciety, to which his allegiance .was undivided. Neither hail, shower, nor snow-storm kept him away. Though in his seventy-eighth year, he still " outwatehed the bear." Nature had given him no signal of decay in frame or faculty. His face was resplendent with cheerfulness. " I)ie when you will Charles," said-' Curran to him, " you will die in your youth." BROUGHAM, A u BEEF. STEAKER.—A brotherhood and sentiment of equality reigned in the Beef-steaks. HoW often would the junior member emerge from the . cellar, with half a dozen bottles in a basket. Brougham was frequently seen employed in this honourable diplomacy, executing it with the correct ness of a butler. The Duke of Leinster, in his turn, took the same duty. .Brougham entered the Club just as the schools of philosophy, the bar, the senate, had made him ; and though forensic and Parliamen tary habits might be considered intractable materials fora Beef-steaker, yet no man entered it with more of its spirit, or threw himself into its occasional gla diatorship with greater glee. * This reporter lived in those three reigns ; and his Reports are always cited with the names of the reign when the decidons took place. THE NEW Tantri.—Sir Robert Peers new mea sure is beginning to operate. That very enterprising individual, Mr. James Watt, jun., of Dundee and New York, has lately imported several thousand barrels of i salt beef, which s being di posed of at prices greatly under the eurent rates in this country. It was shipped at New York and landed in Liverpool. Seven hundred barrels were brought round here, and the greater portion of theta are airvady sold. E:.ch barrel contains about 200 pounds, anti the price eharg. d in barrels is ab. ut per pound. 'I lw duty is nearly lid. per pound, leafing little more than I d. for the original cost of the article and the exp. rises of bringing it from New York ! The beef is pert ctly wholesotne, and the quality, although scarcely equal to that of this country, is good ; and the low price will enable many a poor man, whose put has often had to boil without a morsel of meat in it, to ob tain abut was formerly beyond his reach. Considerable quantities of it have been sold in retail in different shops in town, we understand, at 3d. per pound for the best pieces. —Dundce Chronicle EXPORT OF MANUFACTURED GOODS.—The dis turbances in Manchester are seriously interfering with goods intended for shipment at this port. Where the goods were ready tur packing, it has ben difficult to get the work done with the usual despatch ; while the turn out of the trades generally connected Nith manufactures has rendered it impossible to pack them at all, from the want of boxes, the joiners being, for the most parkidle. Should the disturbances continue much longer, vessels for foreign ports must either be detained or be sent to sea without the goods intended for shipment.—Livet peel MIDDLE AND LOWER CLASSES.—There is a fea ture in the present conuotions, and in the cir cumstances attending them, which is unexampled in the history of all similar oeturences, By the accounts from Airdrie and Dunfertnline l it Will be observed that a great many of the tisittdle classes heartily sympathise wi h the poor workmen. Indeed, it canno t In any part of the manufacturing districts be otherwise • because, in those places the sufferings are seen and known, the shopkeeper finds himself ruined side by side with the master and the workman - etety one feels his condition growing worseeVtiry obe is anxious for a change that would produce better times ; and as the great cause of all this derangement is no secret, but, on the 'contrary, has been long exposed and its conse• quences foreto;d, the people of the middle tAnks are not surprised at the disturbances, and, froin very far from being alittitield by them. Rich and poor in the commercial tistriets have for years been begging and praying the Government to avert such a crisis. The student has left his learning, and the pastors of the people have neglected their sacred calling., to crave the vernment for food for the poor. All.their statements and reasons, alt ;heir cries and entreaties, oh behalf of suffering humanity have, however, been heedlessly dis regarded ; and now, when the crisis appears advancing, when the evil day seems to have arrived, can anything else be expected but that the same ranks of society.. the merchant sinking in business and the humane minis* ter of the gospel, who watches over the interest of his flock—will unite as one man in aiding and alleviating the privations of the poor ? And yet with all this, the time) nin-tit of this land set 1118 vain enough to set at de fiance such an invulnerable combination of those they rule over, and to treat as unworthy of notice the starva tion of the working classes, the ruin of those engaged in business, and the urgent prayers of the ministers of peace, sent up to them for the benefit of both.—Glasgow Evening Post. We find the following in the Observateur of Brus sels of Monday last :—• A letter from Camenz, in Ger many, dated August 5,7 A. M., says The town is in flames. Of 500 houses, scarcely 100 remain standing. The Town hall, the. Gothic church, all the hotels, &c, are st;rendy burnt to the gi oun t .. S evera l p e r sons are missing. The bodies of at woman and a eliiin hate been fouod burnt to death. The fire broke out last night, at ha.f-past ten o'clock. and is said to have arisen from the neglicence of a f•wate.' " The town of Knittelfeld, in Styria, was on the 26th ult. so (ireadiulb l'iL • alt d by It hr.. that •S X and sixty farm buildings were cioirely consumed, and 1.4, persons lost their lives, SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS. FROM THE EVENING 'PAPERS OF YESTERDAY. GLOBE.—Manchester, from beirig the centre and source of Manufactures and trade in the north-western parts of the kingdom, is, unhap pily, changed into a military depot—garrisoned with troops for the protection of its own inhabi tants and those of the aurroundiag- couatry, .against the threatened violence of lawless multi tuues of unemployed and suffering operatives. These truly wretched men have been induced to combiae in, masses, under the delusive hope of obtaining, by demonstrations of physical force, a favourable change in their wretched eircuntstaiices. Privation aas, in thousands of instances, been .succe , ded by want; and want by destitution, verging on absolute starvatiou. Dis tress has enge littered desperation. Disorganiza tion and violence haVe, in the natural order of cause and effect, fallowed in their train. 'While we sympathise must deeply with the imudreds of thousands of the lataturiog. classes who are, and have long been, suffering under the accumulated woes of dimittislied etnpioyoient and ih-uffi cieot food, we strongly deprecate the course of violence and outrage uu which they have been induced to embark. -What ever extent of unschief they Way 'perpe trate, thsse infuriated inada:en will ia the end be the greatest suffer, rs. Their crusaste against mills aad machelery—whatever Mr. 13. Fer rand may assert, aaad Tory cheers in the House of Commons, and the Poet may insist, even though Sir Rebert Peel May tacitly assent to the insane dognia—to destroy ma chinery because they cannot obtain work, oride quate wages tiir tie it labour, is equally tiled with the proceedings of dear-bread mobs in former days, who burnt grauai ies, broke (awn corn mills, and threw the grain iutu the rivers, in order to make corn plentiful! It is neither more nor less than the insanity of desperation. We are not at present in a situation to calmly discuss the question as to the agencies which may or may not, have been iu operation to produce the formidable movement of the Masses which has generated confusion and alarm. Whe ther it has been without previous, co. cert —the great i,edy of the surierers wait ing far a movement iu SOLDe quarter or oilier of the extended scene of calamity, as a signal which would, without any definite plan or pre vious communication, be responded to by similar demoastrations; subversive of order and por tentous to peace; or wilether there have been, indeed, secret agencies employed in the dis turbed 'districts, to prepare the people whom sufiering had rendered susceptible of any bad influences which might be employed among theta to project a combined movement, and to establish a regular chain of communication be t Ween one di:strict and another—is, we believe, doubtful, however strongly one or other of these views of the question may he asserted. The presence of reaular troops will, we have reason to believe, restore order. The yeomanry, under less perfect discipline, and actuated by local prejudices and passions, would probably provoke resistance by inipwatosity, dad retreat beibre the multitude the instant they taitad themselvesiu danger from their numbers or their violeace. We therefore deem the steps taken - by die Government toe best. that could have been adopted under the circumstances; and sincerely hope that the demonstratiau of a regular military farce will have awed the masses into subjeetion to the laws. In %i hanisoever the events a hick are passing over us have - excited surprise, we are not of chat number. We saw the indications ofthestortnatud warned, earnestly and repeatealy, the Goverh men t (if it- near approach. If the .Government mutant itself with subduing the existing tumults, it will stop short of its obvi ous duty to the comary. The people see and feel that the extremity of sufferihg they have long endured is the result, not of natural, but of arti ficial causes. Not by tin dispeasati..us of Pro vidence, but by the perverse it gislation (if man are they reduced to the a retched 'condition to a hick taey have gradually been brought. The former it would be unavailing to can vass, and impious to censure. But when they find themselves pressed down to the extremity of endurance, and their means of ex istence cut off by the selfish obstinacy of the Legislature, they rise—illegally. and madly, we :tomtit--against the power which they regard as the source of their calamity. Le', then, the Go vernment be at length roused to its legitimate duty to the country. Let an assurance be .s given that Parliament shall be early convened, and that for the purpose of taking the state of the country into it , Serious consideration. We reiterate the opinion we have on many occasions expressed and supported, that the Corn-laws and the Constitution cannot much longer exist together. It is becoming increasingly obvious to eversnoae, that were res:rictio:is and prohibitions abolished, trade would revive; the demand for labour would be gradually increased; and the dissatisfaction and discontents, which distress has produced among the masses of the population, would subsitie into quietness. Will the el :ss-interests, by still elingiag to their mo nopolies. madly dare the coostatitlysrecurring consequences of their selfishness ? STAN DARD.—We are sorry to be utiable to announce the termination of the disorders in the manufacturing districts: on the other hand, it is our painful task to tell, that though the disturb ances are generally no more formidable than liefore, blood has been uuavoidab'y shed at Preston. In this case it appears that her Majesty's troops were compelled to fire in de fence of their own lives, and we have no doubt that less than such a necessity would not provoke them to raise their arms against Eng-. lishmen. The insurrection is one at widch a Go vernment is justitiaditi laoking with more than usual mildness, because they may loo'a upon it with perfect confidence as to the result. The ty ranny which the more prominent insurgents feel, it necessary to exercise proves that they have tut real strength, and such tyranny must ueces , sarily soon have the effect of turning -neu trals into enemies. Doubtless the Glivern meat is hound to take all precautiona neces sary to check the tyranny and protect pro perty. It is a duty of mercy as well as justice to take such precautions, and they have been taken ; but it is impossible to feel the same anger in the present case that a wanton or cruel rebellion excites. The people have been suffer ing, and consequently with their . sufferings, they have been - excited to madness by the seditious lectures of the Anti-Caro-law League; and now their sufferings have been arthfi aggravated by the.hirers of the seditious lecturers, with the unconcealed purpose of goad ing them into rebellion. Now to the errors ot men so unhappily abused, mildness would be due from any government; but mildness is a and ever has been, the characteristic of sir R. Peel's policy, as mildnesswith perfect intrepidity are the character istics of the man. We, therefore, anticipate a very mild but equally firm resistance to the folly of the northern miners and manufacturers. They know by this time that the whole country is against them; they see that the Government is fully awake and fully prepared to act. What then can they hope from a perseverance in their insane course ? Why will they ruin thenwelyes and .their families? Let them ask them selves what does Lord Ashley think of their present conduct ? What would be the advice of Michael Thomas Sadler, were he liv ing? Such reflections must teach them that they are in a wrong . track. We look with an anxiety to the present event which does not arise from any fears for the public peace, which is, we know, perfectly secure in the end, but an anxiety which is suggested by a recollection of the unhappy mistakes cotnmitted by the Conservative party upon former occasions somewhat similar. As the Conservatives act in the present enierg th en e cy a , ff w ec il t l iot t l h s e o y f fi t x he d ri le opua place e T oftlelveenirparty in COURT -MARTIAL. — The General-Commandin g -n, Chief having had the hon our to la y before the Queen the i proceedings of a General Court-martial, held in Chatham Mid continued by ad roSamuel Walter Kirk, of the 18th Regiment, arraigned aurrilinttliesntkilito°tehtitiddoff4.l"4l,at the Vial of resign Upon the undermentioned charges.— [The charges (ten in number) are too idliiMinous b for insertion. They all refer to gross irregularities in the pelStitter'2. 4 accounts.] — Upon these charges the Court found the prisoner guilty on the n'hole of the ten eliargesi with the except ion of so much of it as charges him with &induct unbecoming the character of a gentleman, of which part of the charge the Court therefore acquits him. The Court having %Lind the accused guilty of the whole of the charges exhibited against him, viith the exception of so much of the additional charge Its before stated, which, being in breach of the articles of war, does in virtue 'theteof sentence him, the said Ensign Samuel Walter Kirk, of the 18th Regiment of Foot, and acting quarter master of the provisional battalion, to be cashiered, and her Majesty was pleased to approve and confirm the finding and sentence of the Court.—Joim M'DoNALD, Adj?tant-General, HEALTH Or DlSTRlCTS.—According to recent Par liamentary returns, Rutlandshire is the most healthy o of Engla,nd, and Bath the most healthy place. count}' Derby stands well, hut the numbers are too few in the professional class to afford any determinate conclusion. In Be:thnal Green and Whi , eehupel the highest class reach the same average, forty-five years ; in Leeds and „h e K en ,irgton Union, forty-four years ; in the Strand Union, forty-three years. Manufacturing _ districts do tot, seem favourable to ''multi ude of days." • A Secretary of State being asked. by an intimate Iriend why he did not promote merit, aptly replied, "Be. ruse merit did not promote me." 4 COUNTY -COURTS. - ABSTRACT OF A BILL FOR REGULATING THE PRACTICE OF THE COUNTY COURTS OF ENGLAND. COUNTY COURTS DISTRICTS-THE METROPOLIS COURT. CLAUSES 2, 33,. 36. • • COUNTY-COURTS DISTRICTS.—The division of counties into districts is the subject-matter of the second clause, ordering that the present boundary lines of those counties may be altered for the forma tion of the . new districts, so that portions of one county may be adjoined to those of another, for the due convenience and facilitation of business in the said County Courts. COURTS HOLDEN IN THE METROPOLIS. —The method of holding such Courts as shall come within the compass of the metropolis for the purposes of the Act, is—That the Metropolitan Police district shall be taken to be one county, and that the County Court shall be holden under this Act within the several districts 'of the Police Courts, before one of the Ma gistrates of such Police Court, at such times and places as Government shall order • and that clerks, bailiffs, and officers of the said Metropolitan Police District Courts shall be appointed and dismissable at the will and option of the Secretary of State, with this PaovistoN.-- - -That till the next vacancy of the County Clerkship of Middlesex, the Court for that county shall 'continue to be held under the 23d Geo. 11., c. 33, at preSent in force ; but the office to be abolished consequent on the vacancy ; and also that till Parliament shall otherwise direct. the execution of all process issuing out of the said Courts within the City and Liberty of Westminster, shall belong to the High Bailiff of Westminster and his officers.-4 33 .) No APPEAL TO SUPERIOR COURT S .—ENCeptiOH: — No suit permitted to be brought in any other Court far the recovery of any sum awarded by judgment or order in a County Court, unless and until some one of the parties named therein shall have died.—(66.) JUDGES, CLERKS, AND OFFICERS, THEIR DUTIES AND JURISDICTION.--Clauses 6,8, 13, 17, 45. APPOINTMENT AND DUTIES Of JUDGES.--Twelve Judges to be in the appointment of the Lord Chan cellor, liable to removal at his will (7) ; e ach of which is to have a circuit assigned him, there being at least six circuits in each year (8) ; such Judges to be ~precluded from practising as Barristers in their re spective Circuit (12); all actions for debt. or damage exceeding five pounds to be heard by the Judges aforesaid, but all under that sum to be heard and de terminable by a County-clerk appointed for the pur pose.—(G) CLERKS, BAILIFFS, AND INFERIOR OrrrcEßs.—A clerk being an accredited attorney, to be appointed to act under him, every Judge, as also bailiff's and offi cers, as many as may appear judicious.—(l3). These clerks to have the issuing of all summonses, warrants, &c., appertainable to the processes of the Courts, to keep a due registry of such, to enter up an account of all fines, fees, and moneys paid ; and such books con taining all such entries to be open to public search; such clerk not to.be allowed to practice in any shape in such Court; the bailiffs to be employed in the office.—(l7.) trials usual services, and a list of their names and abodes put up in the Court-house clerk'sthanedeventof Jury afie— NusißEß OF JUR Y. — In three jurymen to form a quorum, and all such cases to be decided by the verdict of the majority of such jury.--(45.) • MODE or PROCESS.—Clauses 36, 41, 83, 84. PROCESS OF COURT.—SUITS TO BE BY PLAINT.— The plaint to be entered into the Clerk-of-Court's Office, to state the names and abodes of parties, and the substance of the action brought, upon which a summons will be issued, to be served on the defendant at least seven days prior to the trial of the cause in Court, if the debt amount only to 51., but ten days if beyond that sum, and the delivery of such summons to himself; his 'wife, 'servant, or other inmate at his usual place of abode, trading or dealing, to be goo d service.—(36.) ONE, OF SEVERAL PERSONS LIABLE , MAY BE SUED. —lt shall be sufficient if one out of two or more per sons jointly answerable be proceeded against, and judgment and execution made against him singly reservin4., however, right to such person to demand contribution from any other person Jointly liable with him.—(4l.) CLAIMS OF 201. AND MORE THAN 201., WHERE TO BE ADJUDICATED.—By the eighty-third and eighty fourth clauses, claims for not more than the former sum, as to goods taken in execution by the officer, are to be adjudicated in Courts holden under this Act; while claims of the latter order shall be allowed by such officer,,to be heard before, and adjudicated in One of the Superior Courts.—(B3, 84.) PRISONS, PENALTIES, AND TERMS OF CUSTODY. — Clauses 25, 58, 73. PRISONS.—CIause 25 recommends the provisiOns of prisons for those taken in execution under process of the said Courts, and their establishment in convenient places, in all those cases where it shall appear to the 'Treasurer of any such County Court, and approved by the Treasury Commissioners, that the common debtor's prison of the county is inconveniently situated for the use olsuch County Court ; the_ appointment of the keepers of these to be under the same nominor ship ; and all such prisons to be under the inspection of Inspectors of Prisons. E N ALTIES.—Clause 58 enacts that neglect of sum monshbeysnwhi j t e n e e t ss t e n s,• a p o e r na a l l t iy yl o lo th t e e r xe c e o e n d t i e n m g pt of Court, shall five pounds, such fine to be recoverable in the Court in which it shall be imposed ; and the whole, or any part of such i fine, after deducting the costs, t o be applicable, in the discretion of the Judge, towards indemnifying the party injured by such refusal or neglect.—( sB .) TERM OF CUSTODY.—Under this Act no person is to be liable to remain in custody under any warrant issued against the body longer than 40 days for any sum not greater than 40s. ; o r l onger than one day for every entire shilling contained in any greater sum mentioned in the warrant.—(73.) The Act, as printed, ,extends to- the d le B D g .) t , h ef of t 3 h 2 e forms of process, under the proposed Act. Schedule folios, with additional .Sched u i es (A. an C contains a recital of all the parishes and places adjacent thereto, noticed by the Acts, passed durin g the reigns of William IV., and Queen Victoria, for recovery of small debts, and which amounts in num ber to 36, and Schedule I) sets forth those noticed for the like purpose, 1.1., der the Acts of George 11. and 111., which amount to 44.. HO4EIIY AND LACE TRADE. We have the satisfaction to state, that at length there is a slight improvement in the cotton hosiery branch. us a few orders have been flitting, which, it is conceived, are bat the precursors of Others ; these are both for cut-ups and full - fas hioned hose ; but it s hould b y no mea ns be considered that it is to that extent to empl o y the g hand, o g manyTe low the price shops h tt n ovnin y g - arn , as well as of on ly a frame or two wages, is thought to be one reason for this improve ment, as the manufacturers conceive that neither can come lower. • The warp tatting and warp press and lap branch has also slightly improved ; ut then this is considerably damped by the circumstance, that a reduction of the wages has taken place in this now low-paid branch of manufacture.. The fancy bobbin net is in a sort of stagnant calm, very little is doing, and many good hands are out of work. On the subject of plat itis impossible to speak with too much pr a i s e of the mechanics, who bring out patterns fully equal' to foreign cushion nets ; and we should see with great pain the ...patentees and the machine owners engaged in suits of law. There is scarcely any improvement in any bran c h b ra nch of the Not.. as?loy'thhe situation of the e r branches of c o t it_g t . em r silk so irs h ; lamentable,ieerrbyy. branches, gloveatlrvaendl, leu.a• fe male employment ; and hard as is the lot of the male population, still the state of the females is yet severer, both from low wages and want of employment.—Notting. ham Review. i h n e h r is for some minutes he " THERE'S THE KEY. HOLE:'---A shrewd and lively young belle was introduced a few evenings to a bombastic well tittle be.youth, i n 't h er on co t turned to leave the room, when, as he was on t h e point of opening the door, the young lady innocently observed, l a w s v di s n i i n i g no , t v i i v t e h "Pray don't trouble yourself, there is the key hole." Mr. John Heald, surgeonrdet i ttist, M ans fi e ld , l as t week, took fifteen gooseb erries, Ca2ed the "lied Lions" from one tree, weighing in the *bolo sixteen ounces and a quarter ! 1--Derbyshire Chronicle. Poe' or PLYMOUTH.—The trade of the port is ex ceedingly brisk, especially in timber, corn, and West India produce.—Devonport Chronicle. Lord Lovaine and the lion. Captain Percy have arrived at their shootinc, q uarters in Sutherla n d s hi re . Ilifittirt, AUG. 13:—This day Professor Longfield resigned his claim to the r epresentation ofTrinity College. When the Teviot left liavannah sieltnes prevailed 1, -- , to an immense extent o n board the ship p ,n_ in the har bour. A large number of Engliah and American ves sels were there, and almost all -with their flags half-mast high. A large number of officers and men had died on board. STEAM BETWEEN Ntvr YORK AND HAvBE.—In the House of Representatives of the United States, on the 27th ult., Mr. Adams from the Committee on Foreign Affitirs, reported a resolution calling. on the Secretary of State and the Secretary of the Navy to prepare jointly a plan for the establ.shment of a line of Weekly steamers betwem New York and H a vre, by the Unit e d S tates Go vernment, in connexion with the French Government, ' the report to be furnished at the next session of Con e lTess with statements of the probable expense and other details. The resolution was passed, and the report was read, and ordered to be printed. We are much pleased to learn that the advantages which the Eastern Counties Railw v‘ill most Jingoes- tionably confer 'upon the c9unty . of Essex are about to be appreciated, by the formation of a branch line of railway from the seaport town of Mahlon to the town.of Braintree, with &junction at Witham, s.l afford ing to a rich and populous district the benefits resulting fru , ra ilw a y communication. We understand that John Braithwaite-, -Esq., the able engineer of the .Eastern Counties Railway, h as inspected the line;and that the necessary tir.Y-eSs are already -in . -.' Progress.--Builicay .._, ~ Time,. •• - . . . . . Bee's -Wing, the celebrated mare, haS started - for G 3 public ruets, out of kVil !di nulubt-r I.,he. has V, Oil 50, including 24 gold cup s „:9 Ituy4l.plaws, and other impor tant prizes, and only suffereddefeat 1.3 - titnea.: ' :- . EAST INDIA SHIPPING. Arrivals—Grindley, from Bengal, at liverpool, sailed March 12, Cape, June 4 ; Earl Grey, from Bengal, at Liverpool, sailed March 16, St. Helena, June 24 ; Sarah Bell, from Port Philip, at Liverpool, sailed April 10, St. Helena, June 24 ; Eudora, Addison, from Van Diemen's Land, off Dartmouth, sailed from Hobart Town, April 12 ; Earl of Harewood, Fox, from Singa pore, in the Downs, sailed March 2, St. Helena. June 2 ; Agricola, from Bengal, off Beachy Head, Sailed March 9. Cape, June 4 ; Alfred, from Ceylon, off Brighton, sailed March 1, St. Helena, June 1 ; Grecian, from Mauritius, in the West India Docks, sailed April 25. Arrivals at Hobart Town—Carnarvon, March 28, from the South Seas ; Velocity, April 1, from Portland Bay; Islay, Ist, from London; John Brewer, 6th, from Portsmouth. Arrivals at Launceston—Lord Saumarez, M'Lean, April 1, from Port Philip ; Lady of the Lake, sth, from Portland Bay to London ; Indian, Carr, 6th, from London. - - Departures from Launceston—Thomas Crisp, Beard, March 31, to Sydney ; Challenger, April 1, to Adelaide. Arrivals at Port 'Philip—Lady Margaret, March 23, from London to Cape, and. cleared 4th April to Sydney. Departures from Port Philip—Welcome, Morris, March 24, to Adelaide ; Eagle, Buckley; Himalaya, Burn, 26a1; Emma, Sproul, 27th, to Sydney; Lord Saumarez, to Auckland and Bay of Islands ; Sultan, 30th, to Jaya; James,.Ross, April 2, to New Zealand. The Regulus, Hunter, cleared 18th March,- for India. Arrivals at Rio Janeiro—Royal Consort, Roman, June Bth, from London ; Phantom, Ross, 11th, from 'the Cape ; William Jardine, Cresbie, 15th, from Sydney to London. Arrivals at St. Helena—Mary Hartley, June 8, from Berbice; and sailed 15th, to British Guiana ; her Ma jesty's ship Water Witch, 9th, from coast of Africa ; Treasurer, 16th, from Jamaica ; Eliza, Scott, 20th, from the Cape ; Elizs, 23d, from London ; Undaunted, 23d, from Ceylon, *and sailed 23d, to Hamburgh. Arrivals in Table Bay, Cape of Good Hope—Daphne, Dove, May 17, from Adelaide, end sailed to Liverpool ; her Majesty's ship Driver, 17th, from England and Simon's Bay, and sailed 24th, to China ; St. Helena, 181 h, from Sydney and Mauritius ; Washington, 18th, from London ; Henry Woolley, 26th, from London ; Stead fast, 27th, from .London ; Emily, 27th, from Newcastle ; Amwell, 28th, frem Liverpool ; Anna, Robertson, 30th, from Portsmouth ; Helen, 30th, from St. Helena, got on shore at Green-point, and is likely to become a wreck. Departures from Table iiay—Minerva, Brown, May 17, to Swan River; Margaret, Scarborow4h to Algoa Bay; Briton, Barrow, 17th ; Mundane, Smith, 20th to Mau ritius. Arrivals in Simon's Bay—H.M. steamer Driver, May 13, from England ; H.AI. brig Wulverine, 14th from England, and sailed 21st, to China ; H.M.S. Minden, 18th, from Plymouth to Hong Kong. Departures from Simon's Bay—H.M. brig Fantome, May 14, to Rio. Arrivals in Algoa Bay.—Spartan, Miller, May 18 ; Union, Allan, 10th, from Mauritius ; Lord Hungerford, Pigott, 24th, from Calcutta, and sailed 27th, to London. The General Steam Navigation Company's steam ship, Rainbow, Captain J 4 Fite, arrived at the Bruns w!ek Wharf, yesterday, after a passsge of seventeen hours only, from Antwerp. 11r. Henry Betty has resumed his professional pursuits after a severe illness. He appeared as Hamlet 'at the Dover Theatre .last week, to a fashionably-at- tended house, and met with a highly flattering reception. A fire took plate at Lugos, in Hungary, on the 21st ult., which destroyed the town-hall, the church, and mora than 300 houses. His Royal Highness Prince Albert has been pleased to appoint - Messrs. Payne and Sons, of Bath, jewellers and goldsmiths to his Royal Highness. AGED HORSE.—On Sunday last died, at Mitton Farm, aged thirty-four years, the celebrated grey . horse " Old Jack." He had been twenty-nine years in the possession of his worthy master, Mr. Aaron Pike ; during which time they had travelled together at least 120,000 miles.—Staffordvhire Examiner. The crop of sugar is much larger than had been' expected, and it was thought that some of the island ships would carry to England a third cargo.—Montreal _ _ MARRIAGE CEREMONY, ROCHDALE.—THE VICAR'S POLITENE , S.—On Tuesday morning, about half-past eight o'clock, the Old Church-yard, Rochdale, began to be crowded by persons anxious to gain admission into the church to witness the marriage ceremony of Miss Entwisle, of Fox-holes, to Lieutenant Wliinnan by nine o'clock, the company increased both in numbers and respectability. - About this time the rain fell rather heavily, which caused very much uneasiness and con• fusion amongst the ladies, who appeared generally to be handsomely dressed. About ten o'clock the Vicar, with his lady, led his family, his sons and daughters, from the vicarage to the small door at the west-end of the church, which is known by the name of the font-door. On seeing the Vicar enter with his family, the ladies eagerly pressed forward, expecting, as a matter of com mon courtesy, that they should gain admittance ; but no, the Vicar loudly exclaimed, " I shall not admit a single. individual except my own family, and Mr. Brierley's family, and Mr. Schofield's." The rain all this time was falling fast and heavy ; the Vicar was asked once or twice to admit the ladies, most of whom were friends of the church, and many members of his congregation ; but 1 no, he preferred 'seeing and knowing that a congregation of many hundreds were (though grieved at his orders) standing outside of an empty church in a pelting rain.— Leeds Mercury. The public who have been in the habit of passing across Waterloo and Southwark bridges for the lust few years, have observed a man of the name of:Austen, stand with a large cage, containing cats, owls, rats, rabbits, and a variety of other animals and birds living together in a state of perfect harmony. This curious exhibition has caused persons of all ranks and grades to stop and look at the collection, which has at length been witnessed by her Majesty, Prince Albert, and suite. In the course of last week a Noble Eari, con nected with the Royal Household, saw the exhibition,, and he desired Austen to bring his collection to';Bucking ham Palace at seven o'clock on Thursday evening.' Accordingly the cage was conveyed to the Palace, when it was ordered to be carried up stairs. The menagerie was, however, too large to be got in even at the door, upon which it had to be taken into one of the lower rooms of the Palace, and when everything was ready, her Ma jesty and her Royal consort and suite entered the room, and remained three quartets of an hour in witnessing the affection, if such a term may be used, which existed between animals and birds of natures so opposite. The Queen in .particular expressed her astonishment and gratification at a sight so novel and unique. WINDSOR, AUGUST 13.—This evening the life of a human being was saved by one of those acts of gallantry which it will at all times afthrd us pleasure to re cord. Mr. Williams and Mr. Hammond, two of the young gentlemen of Eton College, accompanied by their friend, Mr. Burton, of the Great Cloisters in the Castle, had been up the river gudgeon fishing, and on their return, about seven o'clock in the evening, heard cries of distress, as if some person was in the water near Barge man's4;ridge. On reaching the spot they perceived the band of a man who was evidently struggling with his fate in deep water. Mr. Hammond, who was punting at the time; threw the pole to Williams, and began to strip for a plunge ; but Mr. Burton, perceiving that matters did not admit of delay, at once jumped in clothes and all, end, as will be seen, succeeded in saving the lives of pro bably two human beings. It appearS that a man of the name of Bankes, in company with many others, was bathing sit Bargeman's-bridge, and not knowing the nature of the place, had ventured into twelve-feet water without being able to swim. Although there were many persons on the bank, no one ventured to his assistance, except a poor charity boy, of the name of Maskell, who happened to be bathing at the time. The poor lad, with unexampled courage (being only thirteen years of age), at once dashed in to the rescue, but was dragged down by the struggling man. It was at this juncture that Mr. gurton succeeded in reaching them, and being an excel lent swimmer, by main force disengaged the two, when :Haskell, although much exhausted, contrived to swim ashore ; but in the meantime the now drowiug man had fastened his legs around Mr. Burton, already sufficiently , encumbered with his wet clothes, and they sank to gether. The young gentleman in the punt, with the ut most coolness and self-command, watched for their rising, and by admirable management on their part, Mr. Burton w as enabled to grasp th side of the punt, and succeeded eventually - in rescuing Bankes from a watery grave. It was very affecting to hear the poor fellow, when suffi ciently recovered, pour forth his thanks to his deliverers. Mr. Burton,, who has sustained no other inconvenience beyond a cold, has since declared that but for the calm nesi and presence of mind displayed by the young gentle , men in the punt, he, as well as Bankes, must have lost his life. • The harvest is commencing in many parts of York shire, and the crops are for the most part abundant and in the finest condition. Before the thunder storm of Wednesday, the fade of the country was most beautiful ; and although the corn has in many places been laid by the rain of' that day, we hope it will not have sustained any serious injury. Near Thirsk and about Leeming-lane, the cutting- of barley, and even of. wheat, was begun on Monday last ; oats have been cut more extensively ; and if the weather should continue to be favourabe, the reapers will be — in great activity throughout the country next week. With the exception of the storm on Wed nesday, the weather throughout the week has been ail that could be desired. We hear it generally stated that the crops are good, and perfectly healthy ; the wheat, though not thick on the ground, is well corned, and will yield well ; and the oats are a. very abundant crop 'Turnips are said to be the largest crop known for many years.--Leeds Mercury. A CHICKEN WITH .A CORK LEG.—At Kirkby .green there is now a young fowl, which regularly s tumps about on a cork leg. When quite a chicen, it lost its foot in a trap, and a young lady named Woolfit, very ingeniously manufactured a leg out of a long bottle cork. With partlet's approach to henhood, the leg has become too short, so that either the timber toe must be spliced, or anew one manufactured.—Lincolehire Chron. For many weeks during the spring and summer, a great number of immense large oak trees have been brought and deposited upon the Boal • Quay, in this town, from whence they have been, from time to time, shipped off for Yarmouth, - for the purpose of being' used in constructing- , and repairing certain works there. The trees were grown at Houghton, and most of them. arc of extraordinary dimensions as to the. length. and' substance of the body, and are really magnificent timbers. Norfolk Chronicle. . , • . The barque Nesbitt, of andforLondon from Ja maica, was wreckod on the Cazsas Reef, about the Ist of July. The rum aslved from her cargo had beetistake - n to Turk's Island; 'Captain Merlow, passengers, mid crew •were saved, and they bad returned to • Jamaica iu an Ameridan vessel ALARMING STATE OF, THJ COUNTRY. LATEST PARTICULARS. MANCHESTER. SATURDAY ISTIGHT.—The town has been moderately quiet during the whole of the day, compared with its appearance the twoprevious. days. .13ut very few outrages have been committed. The first was an at tack on a skinner's establishment near Dueie , bridge, in which the rioters succeeded in turning out the hands. This was the third attempt upon this esta blishment. On the two former occasions the hands and overlookers beat off the, mob with their large knives which they use at their business. The police did not arrive in time to resist the attack, and the con sequence was that the hands were obliged to comply with the demands of the mob. _ 10 Oxford-road crowds of idlers have been stroll ing the streets during the day, but the police and special constables were quite adequate to disperse them without the assistance of the military. There were a great number of • stones taken from the neighbour hood by the police, probably two or three tons weight, most of which were found secreted in the cottages of the poor Irish. In this locality there is a place in fested by the lowest of the Irish ; so numerous are they that th 6 place is best known by the name of " Little Ireland." It was here the stones were found. A report was current in town that the mob had stopped the mail train on the Manchester and Leeds Railway, but on inquiry at the station at nine o'clock this evening the report was found to be incorrect. Although the town appeared much more quiet than for scull.. days past, there is a r general opinion that the riots be resumed. Everything is, however, in readiness; and to-day the Magistrates held a meet ing, at which they determined to protect all masters who resumed work on Monday. The whole of the entrances to the town are strongly guarded to-night, to prevent the influx of any mob that may arrive from other districts. These measures were had re course to on account of a report prevailing that the mob intended to stop Divine service in all the churches. So far as Manchester and Salford are concerned there is little fear on that account. On inquiry at the in firmary at ten o'clock this morning, as to the state of the four policemen who were so severely injured on Thursday, they are reported to be out .of danger, so that as yet no lives have been lost. " During the week large green bills were posted over the town, announcing that O'Connor would --ar rive in Manchester on Tuesday morning next, and join a procession to St. Peter's Fields, to celebrate the .anniversary of the 16th' . of August, 1819; that being the day upon which several persons were killed by the military in dispersing an illegal meeting a t which .Henry Hunt presided. The " Commit:tee," however, have decided that no procession will take place this year, but that in the evening of that (lay a tea party will be held instead. Last night and to-day several meetings have been held, at which a series of resolutions have been passed, but nearly all of the same character as those alluded to in my former communications. About three o'clock this afternoon a special train arrived from Preston for troops, the mob having for cibly resisted the police and a few infantry, and pelted them with stones for nearly an hour. The mob rallied three times, until the soldiers were at length com pelled to fire on them. One man was shot dead tipon the spot, and six others wounded, four of them it is thought fatally. It was reported in Manchester that an attempt was made to stop the special train, but such was not the case—the train proceeded to t lan chester without interruption. By the train which reached Manchester at nine o'clock this evening, several gentlemen and ladies came by it who had left Preston for their personal safety. Preston is 32 miles from Manchester. _ SUNDAY, HALF-PAST EIGHT, A.M.—All has re mained quiet during the night, and the town this morning appears even more quiet than on ordinary occasions. Last night there was a meeting of power loom weavers, held at Carpenters' Hall, at which it was determined not to return to work until they ob tained the prices of 1820. This is an extreme reso lution, and can never be carried. The meeting was very numerous, and many thousands wore obliged to go away who could not obtain admission. At seven o'clock this morning a large meeting was convened in the township of Eccles, a village about four miles from Manchester. And another meeting is .announced for to-morrow morning, at five o'clock, no doubt for the purpose of inducing the well-disposed not to return to their work. Captain' Sheigh, the active chief superintendent of the police force, has established communications from every toll-bar lead ing to the town, so that every hour a report of , what is going on in all parts of the town reaches the Town hall, where some of the Magistrates are always sitting both night and day. This morning, at five o'clock, a meeting of Magistrates for'the borough was held in the Boroughreeve's room, the objeet of which is strictly private, except that they have provided a sufficient force to protect the churches, should any attempt be made to disturb the services. They have also agreed to take. extensive premises in various parts of the town, for the accommodation of the police and special constables ; the latter now amount to upwards of 3,000, including several hundreds mounted on their own horses. _ Five hundred of the Coldstream Guards: are ex pected to arrive every moment, and Mr. Robinson, the billet-master, is engaged in making billets for them. Seven prisoners were taken last night, making a total of 234. The authorities are preparing for Tuesday next, and are determined to put down any public pro cession should the Chartists attempt one. LATEST PARTICULARS FROM MANCHESTER. MANCHESTER, SUNDAY, 7 P.M.—The town has been in perfect quietness during the whole of the day. No interruption whatever was given to the churches, and the services were gone through as usual. They were, however, but thinly attended on account of the report that was current yesterday or this morning, that all services would he stopped. Colonel Wemyss has received reports from Burnley, Blackburn, Pres ton, Oldham, Rochdale, Bury, A.thton, and Stock port, and in none of those places has any violence been committed, at least as far as his information goes. The Coldstream Guards, which reached Manches ter this morning, accompanied by two troops of the Royal Artillery and two pieces of cannon, proceeded to Preston after a short delay at the railway station. This afternoon, however, the 58th regiment arrived from Dublin, and are intended to remain in Man chester. _ _ The apparent lull of to-day and yesterday it is feared will be followed by some serious disturbances on Monday or Tuesday. During the day several large placards have been issuspd by the trades, some of which evidently appear to be the work of persons above the rank of operatives. A large meeting is announced for five o'clock in the morning, and the authorities have taken pre cautionary measures to suppress any tumult that inav arise, also to put down any attempt that may be made by the rioters to prevent the well-diiposed from resuming their work. (EXTRACT OF A PRIVATE LETTER.) MANCHESTER, SusnAy. All is peace here. Understand me distinctly, that ever• trade is out. Not one man is working, save and except millers. Above all things, it is a political movement. The Trades have deelar-d for the Char ter, and all are resolved to hold out until it is made the law. The wages and cheap bread are abandoned for the Charter. Let this be well understood, and rely firmly on the information I give you. Specials refuse to act ; masters feed the men out ; and there is a universal feeling in favour of this wonderful movement. Not a policeman is to be seen on the streets, and when a run takes place for gold all will be at a stand still. The engineers offer to stop all railways. Write me if you want any information. In haste, yours sincerely. PRESTON. (FROM A CORRESPONDENT.) SATURDAY, FOUR o'CLocK.—A terrible sensation prevails here just now. the mob was proceeding to turn out the mills this morning, when they were met by the military and police, who, after being stoned, fired upon them, and the doctors declare that four are mortally wounded. Soldiers are pouring in from all quarters. All work is at a stand, and what will be the mult no one can tell. i ~r -,-) ' BOLTON. SATURDAY, Font, P.M.--Yesterday evening the Bolton Cavalry, under the command (in the absence from England of Captain Langshaw) of Lieut. John Fletcher, were called out and drawn up in front of the , police-office ; in which building were placed the company, now lying here, of the - 72d Highlanders. The men of both troops were kept under arms the whole of the night, ready to be called out at a mo ment's warning. In consequence of a meeting having been. announced to be held last night in the market place, great crowds of persons congregated together; the police attempted to disperse them, but their force was inefficient ; the Highlanders were called out, and 1 the mob were dispersed. Several skirmishes took place, and stones were thrown, but nothing more ma terial than one of the soldiers and one or two of the • police slightly wounded occurred. 'During the night all was quiet and orderly, and up to noon to-day there appeared no indication of a dis 'turbance:' A vague report had been afloat that several thousand men, armed with bludgeons,. &c., were to, enter the town this morning ; but not the least cre deiice• was given to rumour. - How=ever; . at twelve o'clock the report was found to be too well grounded ; • for the' town was , shaken from its_ "propriety:' by a irio , con sisting of at least 5, 000 person, armed with b bludgeons, staves, bars of iron, or anything else Wei. '~-7ihi~ d_.-- ~ ..e ~, lated to knock a man's brairm out, entering the town, nourishing their weapons, and giving loud huzzas. The snob proceeded up Deansgate, Market-street, and through the market, to' Hargreave's and other mills, Which they immediately Stopped. and.-also Hick's and other foundries ; and on ti - wir return again, passed through the Market-place and into Little Bolton, where they visited the different mills. No molestation during tisis time was done. Several melaibers of the mob entered different shops and asked for bread, which was given them ; in some instances they demanded money: from persons of respectable ap pearance in the street, and their demand was com plied with. The mob presented a most formidable appearance, and the weapons they carried were of a /mist deadly de4eription. The language used by them on many occasions was exceedingly violent, levelled principally against the police, which body of men they sweife. they would murder before they left the town. On their return from the mills very many of the mob were drunk, from the effects of liquor which they had either begged or demanded. On one occasion one of the mob addressing himself to a persoli who :vas look ing on, said, "My man; can you tell us where to get a. quart of moil ale, and we will pay ,for it." The rqd.‘" was, " nen, there's a beer-shop near to, but I tlink it's closed in." ' Closed be d—d," was tile re ply ; " If they'll let us have it, we'll pay them;, but if .thcy refuse, by G—d we'll take it, and much as we, hie; that's what we're come for—meat and drink --kw we arc well nigh clammed (hungered)." 117 p to thit , present . hour no outbreak has taken place. The Highlanders and cavalry are under arms, and sta.- tissue,' before the police-office. The appearance of ai fairs now. assumes a threatening aspect. The market is completely deserted, and the shops thoughout the tc. , ven are closed in. Business, is at a complete stand. The Riot Act has been again read. The Magis tr ab s.lr.i.ve very judiciously made arrangements for the town to be lighted to-night. Where the matter will end no idea can be formed ; but from the menac ing bearing of the mob, a riot which most likely will be- attended with bloodshed, will take place. The rioters are principally from Bury. Heywood, ndin g ton, and surrounding neighbourhood. LEICESTER. STRIKE OF THE COLLIERS AT WHIT -WICK, NEAR LEICESTER_ The colliers of these coal-pits, which are situated about 14 or 15 miles from Leicester, turned out in great' numbers yesterday (Saturday), but have nat. r i p to Sunday noon, proceeded to'any acts of violence. They had given some reason to apprehend that such would be their conduct, and infOrmation was conse quently forwarded to the chief constable of the county (Mr. Goodyer), who immediately despatched two of his force to keep a watch upon their conduct. More men have been sent over to-day, and against to-mor row morning, when there is to be a meeting of pit men held, there will be a strong body of police assem bled in the immediate neighbourhood. No outbreak is apprehended to-day, but what lengths they may proceed to to r morrow, if they should not succeed in inducing the whole of the pitmen to join them, it is impossible to say, for they arc a very rough set. Our borough Magistrates are now on the alert, in order to be prepared for any ebullition in town, of which, how ever, there are-at present no signs. STATE OF STOCKPORTi r (From a Second Edition of the Stockport Advertiser of Saturday.) • THE ATTACK UPON iHE STOCKPORT UNION WORKHOUSE, AND . COMMITTAL OF THE PRISONERS. It appeared that while an imniense public meeting of the turn-outs of all branches was holding on Wa terloo-road, John Wright in the Chair, another party who, we understand, and been, closing the mills and workshops in Edgeley and Cale-green ' went to the workhouse, the leaders of whom demanded from Ed ward Hunt, the lodge-keeper, immediate admittance. He refused them, and asked them what they wanted ? They answered that they wanted to come in. Hunt inquired whether they wanted the men who were working there, and they said they did. All the joiners, blacksmiths, bricklayers, tke., amounting to about a. dozen, being all the workmen employed, inde pendent of the paupers, were called out, and they having joined the crowd, the gates were locked. Some of the men, however, said, " Stop, we want something to eat," at the same time demanding that the gates should be opened. The lodge-keeper de dined to unlock them, but proffered to fetch the Go- , \Tyner. Repudiating any desire to see the Governor they vehemently, with uplifted sticks, deManded ad mittance, or . they would pull down, the gates. The lodge keeper being inexorable, two of the ringleaders climbed thepalisading,, and entering the lodge, threat ened to " Cut him down," if he did not surrender the keys, that the mob might come in. - lle said he would sooner lose his life than comply. At this moment they uplifted their bludgeons, in the attitude of levelling blows at him, when his . wife, with feelings of fear and affection, threw the keys at. them, and they immediately unlocked the gates, and the mob rushed into the 'Van', . numbering between 2,000 and 3,000 persons. Some of the more daring went into the Ivius,?, and, being the distribution -and pay-day of the , out-paupers, they succeeding in possessing themselves I of upwards of 700 loaves, a number of small bags of 1 meal, and other articles of provision which were in the l kitchen. The loaves having been thrown amongst .the crowd, the same -party, demolishing the door of the pay-room, succeeded in carrying away between 51. and 6/..in copper. The mob outside then eon,- 1 menced breaking the windows. . . On the first attack information was sent, down to the Court-room, when the military, Magistrates, and police, accompanied by the town-clerk and a turmiu able body of special constables, consisting of the tradesmen.of the town, hastened to Shaw-heath with all possible despatch, leaving the Court• room in charge of the yeomanry (commanded by Captain Worthing ton) and infantry, Richard Sykes, Esq., acting as. Magistrate. On arriving at the workhouse they found the whole premises in possession of the insurgents. The Ma gistrates, specials, and police, guarded by the infantry, tbreed their way into the workhouse, whilst the yeomanry maintained guard in front of the lodge. In the melee which ensued, one of the officers of the yeomanry was assaulted with a huge stick by a man named Spencer. He was secured on the spot. In the meantime other parties had been detected in the workhouse ; and many of them having been identified as of the number who broke into the pay room, they were given in charge. The • gross' number appre hended was 51, the majority of whom resided in this borough. A very small quantity of bread and meal was recovered. A Magistrates' court was then formed in the workhouse; and the prisoners-were examined on the spot where they had committed the depredations. Whilst the investigation was proceeding, it wrs notified to the Court that a deputation from the public meeting of the working classes wished to have an interview with the Magistrates. - Mr. Sadler, the -superintendent of police, retired to receive them, and to require from them their - object. He tfien reported to the Mayor. After a consultation, the Mayor, Magistrates, and Town-clerk, accompanied by. Major Hope, of the 79th, and Captains Lloyd, Tatton, and Townsend ; Lieutenants Nicholson, Wallace, Legh Richmond, and E. Marsland, and other officers of the Cheshire Yeomanry, proceeded into another room, for the purpose of being present at the interview. The deputation on the onset required the unconditional release of the -prisoners, cm the ground that they had been taken into custody illegally. - However,. before the Magistrates entered upon that part of the ques tion, the Town-clerk required from them their names. They were John Leech, tailor, Hyde ; Robert L e e. cotton-spinner, Ashton-under-Lvne ; John Jackson; shoemaker, 'N ewton ; and John Wright, labourer. Stockport. The Deputation addressed the Magistrates seriatim, commencing with Leach. •He said the meeting he had left were much excited by the conviction that the prisoners had been taken into custody i nno ; eently. They were only in the act of asking for a mouthful of bread, because they were starving.—The ' Mayor informed him that such was not the fact ; but that they had been apprehended for breaking into the workhouse, and stealing 400 or 500 loaves, meal, and the money which belonged to . the paupers. Leach hinted that the building might be in danger if the men were detained.—The Town-Clerk said the build ing, provided and protected as the civil power was, both inside and outside, would defy the force of all their numbers to effect its destruction. ---The Depu -tation replied, but without effecting the object of their mission, and they retired. The examinations of the different witnesses, toge ther with an inquiry into the plausibility of the state ments of the prisoners themselves, was then resumed, and occupied the Court a considerable tune, The re sult was the discharge of 36, they having only been found in possession of loaves, whilst of the.remaining 18 prisoners, 16 were committed to Chester Assizes for trial ; two were remanded, and the other, Spencer, was committed to Knutsford for one month's hard la bour, for assaulting the Yeomanry officer. Those who were committed for trial were Err Had field, Anthony Duffy, Wm. Stonehewer, Levi Green halgh, John liesketh, Thomas Hilton, Iklatthew Bad- Wright, Robert Brooks, Stephen Simpson,l l homas deley, 'William Hargreaves, R o b er t Riffles Jos. ititjaonsaitnbgali el Swan,exception, and .John eame s S i l dd n o n i l l e , r a s il Cre of o w rg h e om M , or l4 ris , , lrom Staley Bridge, Hooky Hill, Aliton, Gee CrOss. &c. They. were identified as being armed with offen sive weapons,.taking a violent part in the proceedings of the day, and . being more particularly engaged in breaking into the workhouse. They we re ail con veyed betwee n , seven and eight o'clock ili the evening, l'1::-ironed, in . coaches to linutsford,. e. 74 route to Chester, accompanied by . two constabOary ()Elm s , under a strong escort of cavalry as far .as Cheaala Heath. No attempt at rescue was made. . . John Lee and Ai m. Spring. were r(311414-11,,,, , An immense meeting of the unemployed, arate4 ii time. Jeans ridge pre ;l►out lered The ble— way dis ; de field, itotly f the f the crops Aile s are tinue , and leen adant ley is t the costly pre rdeen eeds eigh pear- ssom, hides past. ,on is rding fami- fling. rival, nests mest eci it may t•e of con s to aro.- tO ' the 1 , ion his f the din the icle, 3uth con- or on, ;e to l as - 1 'he !'.r on. r itirt ~. I'