The Sun. — London, England, 1842-08-19 00:00:00

POLICE INTRLLIG ENC E. BONV-STREET.-(THIS DAY.) SiNGULAR CASE.—A pretty-looking country female; with a very innocent expression of countenance, who gave the name of Harriett Seaman, was placed at the bar under the following circumstances:— • Police-constable, F 50, stated that he found the prisoner last evening upon Waterloo Bridge, and as she: appeared rather woe begone, he asked her: what she -Was doing there ? She replied • that she was looking at the water. " Perhaps you would like to step into it ?" added witness. " Yes, that's what .I . meati," replied the prisoner. - Her conduct was otherwise so odd, that witness thought it politic to . take her into custody. On searching her at the station-house a bottle of laudanum and eleven shillings and a sixpence were found upon her. -The' prisoner expressed her contrition, and was about to be discharged, when Bowstead, the Clerk, who happened to hold in his hand the . Hue and Cry Gazette for Wednesday last, observed a description of one Martha Seaman, who had absconded from Mr. Thomas Frye, Church warden of Saffron Waldon; in Essex, taking with her a half-crown of the time of Cromwell, a crown of Charles 11.. a crown of William 111., a crown of George 1., a crown of George 11., a half crown cf George 11., and a shilling of Gecrse thedescription of the person in the Hue and Cry- corresponded exactly with that of the prisoner,. and on her being closely questioned by Mr. Bowstead, she confessed that she had been, till lately, in the service of Mr. Frye, of Saffron Waldon, and had absconded, but she denied all knowledge of the-coins which she was suspected to have Stolen. Mr. TWYFORD ordered , her to be remanded till Monday, that communication might be had with Mr„ Frye. UNION HALL.—(THIS DAY.) Two men, named Fell and Martin were charged with breaking into and robbing a dissenting chapel, in Tooley-street. The chapel was entered into at the rear, and plun • dered of six bottles of wine, froth the vestry-room, several bibles and prayer-books, besides a surplice, and suit of clothes belonging to the minister. The discovery took place owing to a quarrel be tween a woman and one of the prisoners with whom she cohabited. This woman gave such information on the syslllect as led to the - recovery of some of the boolis, which were discovered in the cesspool of the house in, which the prisoners lived. As other charges are likely to be made against them, the prisoners were remanded. MEETING OF MIDDLESEX MAGISTRATES. Yesterday a meeting of the Magistrates of the county of Middlesex, was held at the Sessions House, Clerkenwell, for the despatch of county business, Mr. Sergeant Adams in the chair. There was consi derable delay in forming a COurt, the attendance of twelve Magistrates being necessary for that purpose. After the lapse of nearly two hours, the requisite number were in attendance. _ _ The minutes of the last Court were read and con firmed. _ _ The necessary directions were then given for the repair of several of the county bridges. HOUSE OF CORRECTION. The Report of the Visiting Justices of the House of Correction was read. It stated that there were at present confined within its walls 1,078 prisoners, of whom 789 were males and 289 females, in addition to 11 children. NEW PRISON. The Report of the Visiting Justices stated that the above gaol contained 146 prisoners —viz., 90 males and 55 females. _ _ _ The above Reports having been received, and some routine business disposed o!:, the Court adjourned. DEPARTURE OF MORE TROOPS. LONDON AND BIRMINGHAM RAILWAY, THURSDAY EVENlNG.—Yesterday forenoon, about ten o'clock, the 73d Regiment, under the command of Colonel Love, arrived at the terminus of the London and Bir mingham Railway en route to Leeds. They started from Woolwich, about eight, in three steam-boats, and landed at Waterloo Bridge. On passing through the streets they were followed by a large crowd, who amused themselves by hooting and hissing at them. On arriving at the railway they were divided into two bodies, the train not being sufficient to take the whole at once, "and at half-past ten the first portion started. an'hour after, another train having been got ready, the rCmainder were sent off. GREENWICH, AUGUST 18.--Yesterday, a detach ment of the 6th Regiment of Foot, under the com mand of Captain Dennis, consisting of 275 rank and file, arrived at Deptford Dockyard, on board of the Eclipse steamer, from Deal via Dover, and were billetted through the town. This morning they pro ceeded to the ...:outhampton Railway, at Vauxhall, on their way to Gosport, for the purpose of relieving the troops ordered to the manufacturing districts. , The Edipse proceeded back to Dover immediately after the debarkation of the troops, to bring up the head quarters of the Regiment, consisting of 355 rank and file, under the command of Colonel Mitchell, which is expected this evening, and will also proceed to-morrow by 66 same conveyance to Gosport. Tnu 32D 'REGlMENT.—Yesterday afternoon the 32d Regiment of Foot, under the command of Lieu tenant-Colonel Markham, arrived from Portsmouth, at the terminus of the London and Birmingham Rail- Way, Euston- square. The right wing of the regi ment, which is about 900 strong, left Portsmouth for Winchester on Tuesday, where it was joined by the Other divisions of the regiment the following day, when the entire regiment proceeded to town yesterday by the South-Western Railway. On their arrival at the Euston station, they were immediately provided With billets, which had been obtained the previous day, orders having been forwarded to Mr. Carter, the Superintendent of the S division, to that effect. The accommodation for the men will be afforded solely by the licensed victuallers in the parish of St. Pancras. The distance of some of the billets from the Euston station will be above two miles. The regiment pro ceeds by railway to-day (Friday) to Bradford. QUEEN'S THEATRE. ''Mr. Reeve and Miss Brooke, two old favourite performers at this louse, took a benefit here last. night, on which occasion a considerable novelty was roduced in the play of Hamlet. The melancholy thine was impersonated by Mr. Wellington, an ama teur, whom We had pleasure in noticing sometime ago in the character of the Stranger at the City of London Theatre. We think we may safely say, that amongst amateurs we do not know Mr. Wellington's equal. His yoke is'neither strong nor very harmonious, but the conception of the character was excellent, thdiat titudes Were both graceful and striking, and, above all, the reading was correct ; and frequent involuntary bursts of applause testified the approbation of the audience, despite the defects of an ill-managed voice. We cannot afford time and space to notice the particular Points, in which Mr. Wellington excelled or failed, but we may notice .the banquet scene, the closet scene, aid the last scene, as those in which Mr. Wel lington was particularly successful. Mr. Melborne, Who has spent many years in the service of the pub lic, enacted the part of Horatio in a most creditable manner. We wish we saw him oftener. Mr, Reeve Was an excellent Laertes, and in the last scene, with Mr. Wellington, was particularly effective. Mr. Ab bot was a good king, and Mrs. Parry sustained her well-earned reputation as the queen. Manders was a capital first grave-digger, and the other roles were respectably enacted. The remainder of the performances consisted of catching an Heiress and The French Refugee, in 'Nhieli Mr. J. Parry, Mr. L. Goldsm i d , Mrs. Honey. Miss Rogers, Miss Brooke, and Miss Wrighten all *Met . ayith the most deserved applause. Though very lOconvenient to ourselves, we are happy to add that the house was crammed to suffocation. blitywas paid last week on all the grain in bond in tile port of Waterford, exceeding 10,000 quarters, in ex pectation of an advance in the rate of duty, an expecta tion that was not fulfilled. Captain Sir Thomas Parry, R.N., 'arrived in Lon don yesterday by the General Steam Navigation Com pany's steam-ship Wilberforce, that left Antwerp on the Preceding afternoon. The Ocean, Captain J. C. Hast, landed her mail anti passengers at Blackwell, from Rotterdam, having rnade,the passage over in twenty-two hours, This fine „ i fthipilias regularly performed the passage to and from 4 944 -, rdam during the summer in this short period. Lieutenant-General Sir. Henry Keating, Lieute tant-Colpnel Campbell, Captain Grange, Captain Ait chison, and the Rev. Mr. Belford, left London for Ant -1413 yesterday afternoon, passengers in the General Steam Navigation Company's favourite steam-ship Rain bow. Captain F. Fife. Flt DEN DEATH.—Yesterday, Mr. Wakley held nn inquest, at the Golden Lion. Seckford-strcet, St. Joh n tteeet, Clerkeewell, on the body of William Bennett, aged Sixty, many years proprietor of the above house, when it Pp `ared,from the evidence of Thomas Bennett (the son) ' l l4 his wife Catherine, that deceased was very corpulent, but in general good health, although he had complained during the past week of pains in his shoulder and chest. On /'ridn,y morning,about nine o'clock,having previously taken very hearty breakfast, he arose and walked across the Sr, when he suddenly exclaimed, " Thomas, I am g'S.g —I feel very ill." They endeavoured to get him 1, 13 stairs to bed ; but he could not walk, and was carried I 'P. with assistance. A surgeon was sent for, hut de eu.,,t;tli :e!Denired before his arrival. Verdict—" Natural - Sir W. Massey Stanley, Bart., bagged on the 12th ~,t " his own gun, 91 brace of grouse, on the Glenshire 1 01 r,, I nverness - s hi re . L or d M a id s tone and Mr. ' C a wley killed 76 brace of grouse on the 12th, on the °4-41e moors. Last week a sturgeon, measuring 8 feet 6 inches in l ength, upwards of 3 feet in girth, and weighing 2371b5., 'l'm caught in the Lune, about a mile below Lancaster. THE DISTURBANCES IN THE MANUFACTURING DISTRICTS. (From the Second Edition of the Manchester Guardian of Wednesday.) :MANCHESTER. In- this town up to this hour (two o'clock), all re mains perfectly quiet, _and , has been all the day; with the exception of the attempt <of a number of people to stop two establish/1 . -Lents near. Pendleton, in both of which the rioters were most signally de feated. The authorities continue their watchful su pervision of the borough and its neighbourhood ; the police, special constables, and patrols, are on duty, and every precaution is taken to guard against any surprise. This morning a number of mills, factories, dye works-,- and other establishments, resumed work in this town and neighbourhood. The excavators and labourers employed on the works of the Extension Line of the Manchester. and. Leeds Railway, who were compelled to 'turn-out on Friday, also resumed work this morning. The Delegates resumed their sitting this morning. After their dispersion last evening, they issued an address to the trades, which was placarded on the walls. • The following is a popy Liberty—To the Trades of, Manchester and the surrounding Distriets.—Fellow workmen—We hasten to lay before you the paxamount importance of this day's proceedings. The Delegates from the surround ing districts have been more numerous at this day's meeting than they were at yesterday's ; and the spirit of determination manifested for the people's rights has increased every, hour. In consequence of the unjust and unconstitutional interference of the Magis trates, our proceedings were abruptly brought to a close by their dispersing the meeting, but not until in their very teeth we passed the following resolu tion Resolved, that the delegates in public meet ing assembled do recommend to the various constitu encies which.we represent to' adopt all legal means to carry into effect the People's Charter. And further, We recommend that delegates be sent through the whole of the country, to endeavour to obtain the co operation of the middle and working classes in carry ing out the resolution of ceasing labour until the Charter be Made the law of the land:—Englishmen, legally determine to maintain the peace and well being of society, and show, by your strict adherence to our resolutions, that we are your true representa tives. Do your duty—we will do ours. We meet again to-morrow ; and the result of our deliberations will be fully laid before you. "ALEkANDER HUCHINSON, Chairman. "CHARLES STUART, Sec., pro tem. " Manchester, Aug. 16, 1842." The Delegates are still sitting, and we have not yet heard what resolutions have been adopted by them this morning. MANCHESTER, THURSDAY EVENING, SEVEN o'Cwoc.—Leach, the Chartist agitator, has been arrested at his residence in 04-street. On a copy of the seditious placard beinglaid before the borough Magistrates, an information was yesterday laid against the printer,- who was apprehended. From the state ment of various persons made before the Magistrates, a warrant was issued for the apprehension of Leach, who calls himself the "President of the Executive Council of the National Charter Association," and who keeps a small book-shop. At eleven o'clock, Superintendent Beswick, accompanied by other able officers, proceeded to his residence, where they found and apprehended him. Mr; Beswick said he had a warrant against him, which he would read if he wished. Leach said hi did. Upon which Mr. Bes wick read it, but he made no observations. On being searched the only thing found in his pocket was a paper on' which was written with pencil, " Please show the benefits that will be derived from the Charter when we get it.—W. White." He was then removed in safe custody to the Town-hall. A warrant was also issued by the county Magistrates against a man of the name of John Gear, who is said to be receiving 355. per week for acting as Secretary to the Dyers' Union in this town. The warrant was placed in the hands of Inspectors Lipsett and May bury, who, accompanied by a detachment of police, proceeded to his residence . in Sickville-street, Port land••street. .On obtaining an entry they found that the man had escaped, but they took into custody an old man who was on the premises, and seized a number of papers, which they conveyed to the Town hall along with their prisoner. Dr. M`Douall, for whose apprehension also a warrant has been issued, has, it is understood, left the town ; as also Feargus O'Connor, who came in a*cab - this morning, accom panied by the Rev. Mr. Scholefield, to the station of the Manchester and Birmingham Railway, and booked his way through to London: '' Another address from the delegates has been circu lated round the town, of which the following is a copy : " TO THE PEOPLE OF MANCHESTER AND THE SUR- ROUNDING DISTRICTS. "Fellow citizens,—Your delegates are again at their posts. Faithful to the trust you have reposed in us we are determined to stand firm and united till we carry into full effect the resolution agreed to yes terday." "The following resolution was carried unanimously : " Resolved that we recommend the trades of Man chester and the surrounding districts immediately to form Committees in their respective localities to carry out the resolution we came to yesterday, with in structions to issue bills and give us credit until such time as they resume work again. In the meantime we most earnestly call upon you to send in your con tributions to the Executive Committees unanimously elected by the Delegates this morning assembled. Time is precious, decision and energy are most es sentially necessary at the present moment; for the future we shall be governed by events. A short time, we are convinced, will prove that this movement is national. Rally round the standard you have raised stand firm—do your duty—and we will do ours." (Signed by the Chairman and Secretary.) After the separation of the meeting of Delegates, in Tib-street, 'yesterday, another meeting was held at a room in Brown-street, usually occupied as a lec ture room by the Chartists. At this meeting the fol lowing singular resolutiv was adopted : " That we recommend to the trades of Manchester and its surrounding districts immediately to appoint Committees to act in unison' with the resolutions passed yesterday, whose prin':ipal duty shall be to issue bills, payable within a certain time, to be given to provision dealers, and others, who may be disposed to give us credit till we resume our labours. In the meantime we most earnestly call' upon you at once to send in your contributions to the Executive Com mittee." At this meeting the representative of the plasterers stated that the painters and joiners had resumed work, and that as the plasterers had good wages, and had no quarrel with their employers, they had resolved to return to their work on Monday morning. They were of opinion that the Charter never could be ob tained unless the people returned to their employ ment. A long conversation ensued as to the means of defraying the necessary expenditure connected with meetings of the delegates, and also as to the means of providing subsistence for those who refused to return to their work: Several speakerS wished, on the 'part of their constituents, to go. in;,. .as they had no honest means of supporting themselves • and their families Until the charter was obtained; but others expressed their determination at all hazards to remain out of work until the Charter was obtained. Some dele gates were represented as misrepresenting to their constituents the proceedings of the delegates, and others were stigmatized as the instruments of the Anti-Corn-law League. A . delegate, who represented the sawyers of Manchester, increased the despondency of the meeting by reading a resolution of his consti tuents to the meeting, that as the carpenters and joiners had returned to work they thought it useless to remain out any longer. The greater part of the meeting appeared discouraged' at the apathy of their constituents, whose contributions were both few and small. Another delegate taunted the company that all their movements were characterised by cowardice, inconsistenCy, and great want of prin ciple ; that they were therefore forsaken and unsup-, ported by the constituencies who had elected them ; that they were now virtually defunct ; and that having no resources to rely upon, and having done nothing but wasted their time in words and unprofitable debates, without accomplishing any thing useful, or' affording even probable grounds for supposing that even ultimatelyethey would adopt prudent, practica ble, or even sal& measures, what reason had they for expecting either the sympathy or support of the working classes? The greatest discordance and want of unanimity were apparent . in the meeting, which adjourned until to-day, though no time and place were specified. _ To-day a few dye-works, machine-makers' and millwrights' shops, and some other minor establish ments have recommenced work. Only two cotton factories have resumed work, nor is there at present any prospect of any other, the hands generally de manding either an advance of wages or some other concession from their employers. In Salford nearly all the dye works and print works are in full opera tioh, nor has any attempt been made to stop them. There is now every probability of the speedy disso lution of this outbreak. The authorities continue sitting at the Town-hall, and the same active intercourse takes place with all the civil and military stations as last week, notwith standing the prospects of danger are far remote. The Borough Magistrates sit in the ,Boroughrenre's room, tho county Magistrates in the gas board-roam, Ind General fir William Warre and his staff at the York Hotel. , The committee of employers meet daily at the Chamber of Commerce. The accidental delay of a railway train at the Chelford station, on the Manchester and Birmingham Railway, this morning, which did not arriv.? at its usual hour, occasioned very gr. , at apprehension, and a considerable crowd assembled at the terminus to ascertain the cause of its detention. It should have THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING AUGUST 19, 1842. . . arrivkd itt half-past five,A;uteanie in at twenty past - seven, when all fearS were .removed, it having been ascertained that - an - accident had happened to the engine-boiler at the - former place, which rendered it necessary to detach the_engine, and await the arrival of another from Stockport. A great excitement .here,.now prevails at the non arrival of th r .elonden journals at their usual hour of half-past three, so great is the anxiety know in the town on any matter connected with other parts of the country in reference to tlie:present disturbances here. -• A large mob this forenoon from Ashton made an attempt to turn out the hands of the Bank-bridge print-works, about three miles from Manchester. The hands gallantly defended the premises, and a fearful fight took place, in which ,the mob were defeated, in consequence of the - additional aid of military, which was speedily' dispatched from this town. Dr. M'Douall ,has nO't yet been apprehended, and twelve other warrants are out against the leading Chartist and delegate agitators. A seizure was made of. M‘Douall's papers at his lodgings in Bond-street, some of which will tell strongly against him, as one of the agitators •of these disturbances. Leach and Turner remain in close custody in the cells at the Town-hall. Six prisoners of the names of Cash, Read, Davis, Bates, Platt, and M`Cormn, were examined to day at the ,New Bailey, on a charge of larceny, by breaking into several - shopS in the neighbourhood of Doansgate, and stealing a quantity of bread, and re manded till Saturday week for their final committal. The object of this is to await the result of a commu nication with the Home Secretary, as to whether the numerous prisoners now in custody will be tried at the next Lancaster assizes, or by a special commission. In our second - edition of yesterdaV we noticed the seizure of the type, with which an inflammatory pla card had been printed-. The contents of the placard are as follows : • " The Executive Committee of the National Charter Association to the People. " Brother Chartists,-- - --The great political truths which have been agitated during the last half century have at length aroused the degraded and insulted white slaves of England to a sense of their duty to themselves, their children,_ and their country. Tens of thousands have flung down their implements of labour. Your taskmasters tremble at your energy, and expecting masses eagerly watch. this, the great crisis of our cause. Labour must no longer be the common prey of masters and rulers. Intelligence has beamed upon the mind of the. bondsman, and he has been convinced that all wealth, comfort, and pro duce, everything valuable, useful, and elegant, have sprung from the palm of his hand; he feels that his cottage is empty, his" - back thinly clad, his . children breadless, himself hopeless, his mind harassed, and his body punished, that undue riches, gorgeous plenty, and luxury, might he'heaped in the palaces of the taskmasters, and. flooded into the granaries of the Oppressor. Nature's God, and reason have con demned this inequality, and in the thunder of a peo ple's voice it must perish for ever. He knows that labour, the real property of society, the sole origin of accumulated property, the first cause of all national wealth, and the only supporter, defender, and contributor to the greatness of our country, is not possessed of the same legal protection as is given to those lifeless effects, the houses, ships, and machinery which labour have alone created. He knows that if labour has no protection wages cannot be upheld, nor in the slightest degree regulated, until every workman of twenty-one years of age, and of sane mind, is on the same political level as the emPloyer. He knows that the Charter would rernove,..by universal will in uni versal suffrage, the heavy load of taxes which now crush the existence of the labourer and cripple the efforts of commerce ; that it would give cheap govern ment as well 'as cheap food,' high wages as well as low taxes, bring happiness to the hearthstone, plenty to the table, protection to the old! education to the young, permanent prosperity to the country, long-continued protective political power .to labour, and peace — blessed peace—to exhausted 'humanity and approving nations. Therefore it is that - we have solemnly sworn, and one and all declared, that the golden opportunity now within our grasp.sball..hot pass away fruitless; that the chance of centuries, afforded to us by a wise and all-seeing God, shill -not be lost, but that we do now universally resolve 'never to resume labour until labour's grievances are 'destroyed, and protection secured for ourselves, our suffering wives, and helpless children, by the enactment of the People's Charter. "Englishmen'! The yood of your brothers reddens the streets of Preston and Blackburn, and the mur derers thirst for more., Be firm, be courageous, be men ! Peace, law, and order, have prevailed on our side; let these be revered until your brethren in Scotland, Wales, and Ireland are informed of your resolution, and when a universal holiday prevails— which will be the case in . eight days—then of what use will bayonets be against public opinion. What tyrant can then live above the terrible tide of thought and energy which is now flowing fast under the guidance of man's intellect, which is now destined by a Creator to elevate his people above the reach of want, the rancour of despotism, and the penalties of bondage. The trades—a noble, patriotic band -j-have taken the lead in declaring for the Charter, and draw ing their gold feom the keeping of tyrants. Follow their example. Lend no whip to rulers wherewith to scourge you. " Intelligence has reached us of the wide spreading of the strike, and now within fifty miles of Man chester every engine is at rest, and all is still, save the miller's useful wheels and the friendly sickle in the fields. " Countrymen and Brothers ! Centuries may roll on, as they have fleeted past, before such universal action may again be displayed. We have made the cast for liberty, and we must stand like men the hazard of the die. Let none despond. Let all he cool and watchful, and like the bridemaids in the parable, keep your lanips burning, and let your con tinued resolution be like a beacon to guide those who are now hastening, far and wide, to follow your memorable example. - - " Brethren, we rely upon your firmness : cowardice, treachery, or womanly fear would cast our cause back for half a century. Let no man, woman, or ehild break down the solemn pledge ; and if they do, may the curse 'of the poor and the starving pursue them— they deserve slavery who would madly court it. " Our machinery is all arranged, and your cause will in three days be impelled onward by all the in tellect we can summon to kits aid ; therefore, whilst you are peaceful, be firm, whilst you are orderly make all be so likewise, and whilst you look to the law, re member that you had no voice in making it, and are therefore the slaves to the will, the law, and the price of_your masters. "All officers of the Association are called upon to aid and assist in the peaceful extension of the move ment, and to forward all moneys for the use of the delegates, who may be 'expressed over the country. Strengthen our hands at this moment, and support our leaders. Rally round our sacred cause, and leave the decision to the God of justice and of battle." THE FIRST TURN-OUT AT MANCHESTER. The following letter has been addressed to one of the local papers by Messrs. Bayley, of Staleybridge, whose hands, it will be _recollected, first commenced the present disturbanees : " Sir,—As a very erroneous impression seems to prevail in connexion with the present turn-put, that we alone had proposed a reduction to our workpeople below what was paid by other manufacturers, we beg to state that it is utterly unfounded. " The real facts are, that the reduction, about which so much has been said, 'was confined solely to the weavers in our employ ; and, in their case, finJing that we were paying, and had been paying for some time past, higher. prices than were paid by many ma nufacturers in the neighbourhood for similar descrip tioni of cloth, we gave notice, some weeks back, of an alteration in our wages. At the expiration of that notice, we proposed to our weavers a reduction of id. per piece, which was only one-half the reduction which had been made by others, and amounted to 6d. per week upon their wages. This they refused, alleging that, though they were aware that in many instances we were paying more than our neighbours, still, as the markets were improved, they would not allow it in our case. This we thought unreasonable, and they left our employment. "We at the same time beg to contradict the many idle tales and remarks which are stated to have been made by . us to our workpeople, which we unders:tand are in circulation ; and can only treat them as too absurd for any particular notice. " In connexion also with the above, we wish to state, that for the last six months our weavers have had full employment ; and, in order to show the real condition of our workpeople, whom some of the tnewspapersghtaovere subjoinp s a e nted statement to be reduced theuc e d wagesto s par t a r la i at our mills for a period of five weeks previous to the turn-out :—To 914 men, women, and children in our employment, five weeks' wages, from June 18th to July 23d, 1842, 2,6201. or 1 Is. 51d. each per week. To 426 weavers (principallSr girls), for the same five weeks, 1,150/., or 10s. 91d. each per week. Aug. r y s most iEo, y I r B es 4 p 2 e . ,ct AND " Your insertion o f th ese f ac t s w ill much oblige, Y,o respectfully, " B BROTHERS. " Stale y ' e BURY, Thursday Afternoon. The whole of the mills and printworks arc at a stand this day. large mob y es t er d a y, f rom the neighbourhood of Heywood, turned out all hands at the various works, the Magistrates not having given the protection they promised. It was stated by the workmen that the period of resuming work would therefore, under present circumstances, depend upon the time work w o a a s lcl ii t e ih s p u e m Am e Li d l rs i , n ar.rr t e h h e uagar n s e di i na g y h t h uA o rfn u te r ed l r iood. noooutnily This morning a large mob ; in consequence the whole of the works are at a stand. No outrage against property has, however, been committed in the course of to-day. We understand the turn-outs in Ashton, Staley bridge, Oldham, and Rochdale,' have come to the de termination that they will no longer go for the Charter. WIGAN, Thursday Noon. The town is at present peaceable, but the factories are still at a stand. This morning delegates from the workpeople had interviews with the masters, for the purpose of attempting to accommodate matters, but the demands of the turn-outs :were considered so exorbitant, that the masters refused to accede to them, and consequently work was not resumed. Large mobs are parading the streets. but an active police force, under the command of Mr. Thomas Latham, are in readiness to prevent any outrage. In the fore noon a large meeting was held in Chapel-lane, which caused some alarm. The fire-bell at the Town-hall was rung, the military, police, and special constables assembled, and proceeded to the spot, but finding the mob had dispersed, they paraded the streets of the town, receiving most hearty hooting from the Irish weavers resident in the Scholes. At half-past three o'clock all was quiet. BOLTON, Thursday, Half-past Three, p.m. All is peaceable in this town but with few excep tions, the factories and other 'large works are still closed. A general holiday is kept. Large mobs are parading the streets, but it is feared, when starvation presents itself, outrage will' begin. At Hawley a ren counter took place between .the mob and the hands em ployed in the print works there, but the.arrival of a troop of soldiers put a stop to" the matter, A large mob also asseMble.d at Ladyshaw collieries, and at tempted to turn out the hands, but Captain Fletcher galloped up with a. troop o f th e Queen's Own Lanca shire Yeomanry, put th e mo b to th e r o ut, and cap tured no less than eight y pr i soners , who have been committed for trial at.the next Quarter Sessions. . • lIINDLEY, Thursday. The following particulars have just been furnished me by a highly respectable Manufacturer. The rioters first made their appearance on :Monday from Wigan, in an irregular straggling manner, consisting of about 200 or 300 of the lovrest c l ass o f peop l e , • c hi e fly I r i s h, and the greater part bei ng haridloom weavers from Scholes. On their way they stopped works; and also Mr. Gidlow's cotton-mill at Ince,- whose manager they compelled - . several coal to go 'with them to' Hindley. they first attacked the mill of John Bond, Esq., who, in order .to prevent any damage, ordered the engine to be :stopped; the • rioters nompelling the majority of the hands to join them. - Here also they took the manager with them, but he,. after walking a short distance, contrived to--esceg. Before ten o'clock the whole .of the mills and other works in the village had ceased labour, the greater part of the returned in company with others in the course of the day. At ten o'clock another and a muc h l arger p ar ty rioters proceeding towards Lei g h, w hence they came from Bolton, where they emptied the boilers. This was done by persons who w e ll un d ers t oo d the work, and who were evidently engi neers . Th e y nex t proceeded to the shopkeepers, levying contributions in the shape of loaves of bread, butter, milk; &c., and went towards Wigan. A third pa r t y , f rom Leigh, came in a few minutes afterwards, w h o , fi n di ng a ll the work done, and threatening the m as t ers w h o re sumed work, went on their route to Wigan, appa rently to rejoin the main body.. They were princi pally armed with hammers, bars of iron, a nd woode n clubs of immense size, and whenever they fourid, re- sistance in the shape of locked gates or doors, speedily removed the obstruction. During the whole of the day tributary streams arrived from all the neigh bouring villages, who proceeded to join the main body. In the afternoon a detachment of the 72d Highlanders arrived from Wigan, and about a hun dred special constables were sworn in. 'Preparations were made to commence work on the following day, but the workpeople, from fear, or some other motive, declined to work at present The town now remains quiet. , CHORLEY, Thursday Afternoon. The town is at present quiet, but large crowds are parading about, having no work in consequence of the factories and collieries being at a stand. BLACKBURN,' Thursday Noon. All the factories, print arid other works, are at a stand, but no riot has taken place to-day up to this hour. or civil force. One - man has lost property' to the amount of nearly 2,0001. I • A letter .received from Stone, and dated last night, states that apprehensions were entertained of an at tack on Trentham Park, the scat of the 'Duke of Su therland, mid that a party of military Ir,d been des patched for its protection. A number of colliers, be longing to a mob from Cheadle, arrived in Stone yes terday afternoon, many of them in a state of intoxi .cation, having, it was reported, attacked' the Royal Oak inn. The Magistrates were entirely engaged during the day taking measures to preserve the pence, but all business was suspended. Everything which has transpired 'since last night tends to confirm the opinion that the disturbances in the Potteries might be considered at an end. (FROM OUR PRIVATE CORRESPONDENT.) lIAN LET, THURSDAY, AUG. 18.—We are quiet to day ; there is scarce a collier to he seen in the town. Some shops have opened for the first time this week. The presence of the soldiers and special constables has inspired many drooping minds with confidence. The mob I spoke of yesterday was part .of a very large meeting, held 'between Alacclesfield and Congleton. They have' not come here, and we know nothing of their destination, but there are various reports. The report of the destruction of Clough .Hall was incor rect. A female servant in the employ of Mr. Geo. Booth, Well-street, Hanley, was caught in the act of setting fire to her master's house. She 'was taken into custody. The fire was extinguished, but , - ;ot until it had done considerable mischief. The - 31th Regiment are in the town. I stated it was the 33ii it was a mistake. This most laMentable destruc tion of property by the present outbreak is merely an effect; bad government is the cause. , Mipisters may put down for a time the present seeds of revolution, but if they do not legislate for the people, instead of themselves, the seeds thus buried will rise and bring forth an abundant harvest, at no very distant period, and at a time when they least expect it. Oh, that they would be wise, and consider the endl BIRMINGHAM, Thursday, Twelve o'Clock r.si All is perfectly quiet, though sonce"tr.xeitement na turally'prevails. among a race of very excitable people, surrounded, as they are, by so much of a stirring na ture in the neighbourhood. Thc engines have been called out to extinguish a fire which was reportqd to have broken out at the Ronian Catholic Cathedral, in Bath-Street. It is true that a little smoke, or vapour, was -- observed to issue fiom the wooden steeple, but there *as nothing to occasion such a preposterous fuss as was made respect ing it. I have just returned from visiting the scene. There were several thousands present, and many of them were of the roughest character. If a fire could be said to have existed it was entirely caused by the action of the sun upon the wooden steeple. The last news from the Potteries is highly satis factory. Thursday Evening. The turn-out continues in South Staffordshire, and both men and masters appear determined not to give way. A boat of coals was swamped in the neigh bourhood of Oldbury on Tuesday mght, and all pos sible means are adopted to prevent the proceeding o the various manufactories of the neighbourhood. To-day a meeting of the Chartist and turn-out colliers was held at Great-bridge, about two miles from Dudley. A Chartist from Wolverhampton, named Linney, assured the colliers that, the prisoners in the various gaols of the kingdom were much better fed and treated than the working people. He dilated at considerable length upon prison happiness, and ad vised the men rather to suffer imprisonment than to return to their employ at the old prices. Linney was succeeded by another Chartist, named Pearson, who said if the men remained firm, they could, in six months, from the want of coals, reduce Birmingham and the neighbourhood to a state of insolvency. Only let them continue firm in their resolution, and they could and would force the whole of the kingdom to their terms. He had received intelligence from Der byshire and Warwickshire, and in both those counties the working population were prepared to rise to a man. The meeting was a very dull and listless affair. Several of the coal proprietors residing at Dudley and West Bromwich, feel convinced that the great majority of the colliers would return to work at the reduced prices, were it not for fear of personal violence from the discontented. In Birmingham the Chartists hold a nightly meeting, and at its close the parties assembled walk in proces sion through some of the principal thoroughfares of the town. It is not probable, however, that there will be any outbreak. THREATENED ATTACK UPON THE MAN SION OF SIR ROBERT. PEEL AT DRAY TON MANOR. • • BIRMINGHAM, Thursday, 12 P.M. , This evening the streets .of Birmingham at a late hour were in a state of considerable commotion in consequence of about 100 of. the .police force being seen proceeding in the direction of Daddeston-row and the London, Derby, and Grand Junction Railway , stations. They were headed by Mr. Superintendent Atkins, on horseback. We made it our duty imme diately to follow, and on going down Coles-hill, we ascertained that accounts. had arrived of a contem plated attack upon the residence of Sir Robert Peel, near Tamworth. On entering the barracks (around the gates of which a considerable concourse of people were as sembled), it was stated that the colliers, in the course of this morning, had visited Beaudesert, the seat of the Marquis of Anglesea, and Ingestrie, the seat of the Earl of Talbot, and, it was stated, :were pro ceeding from thence to Drayton Manor, the seat of Sir Robert Peel. A troop or detachment of the 3d Dragoon Guards were immediately ordered out, and at the moment I am writing they have just left Bir mingham for Fazelev, the nearest town. to the resi dence of the Right non. Baronet. Sir Robert Peel was at. Drayton Manor in the early part of the week, but we have not ascertained whether or not he is there at present. We cannot believe there will be any numerous assemblage of the rioters, but it would appear, from the statements of persons who left Tamworth this evening, that the authorities, in apprehension of danger, had been engaged during the ;whole day in swearing in special constables. The Tamworth troop of Yeomanry are now at Lichfield and it is stated that a detachment of the Birmingham police are going to Tamworth in various descriptions of vehi cl es`to- nigh t. A meeting of Chartists in Birmingham this even ing (to which the police were directing their special attention), although numerously attended, passed off quietly. LEICESTER. The stocking-makers in this district have all struck, in . consequence, as it is alleged, of the masters exact ing full frame-rent for half a week's work. Thousands of artisans (principally glove hands and frame-Work knitters) are now parading the streets so liciting alms, which many individuals contribute from a feeling of fear. They appear to belong to the Chartists, as they sing the Chartist " hymn ;" a flag is carried at the head of the body, with the motto " Away with oppression, and justice instead." Two meetings have been held in the market-place, and per sons have addressed the people upon the present de pressed state of trade, and calling upon the various trades to unite for the purpose of obtaining a rise in wages. The borough Magistrates are now (9 o'clock p.m.) sitting at the Town-hall, ready to take any proceedings that may he called for. The police, under. the superintendence of Mr. Charters, are ordered to be in readiness at any moment they may be cello I upon, and not to leave the station upon any account. Great excitement prevails in the town, and fears seem to be entertained that some serious results will follow this demonstration. -At ,the time of closing our report no breach of the peace has been committed. Work is plentiful in the town, but intimidation is carried on to such an extent, that the masters of the several factories dare not give . Out work. • DERBYSHIRE. The glove hands and a large number of men engaged in the hosiery manufactures:have refused to work, a notice to reduce their wages having bcnn given, it is said, by the large houses at Belper, who state that an abatement is making by other manu facturers. NOTTINGHAM, Thursday, 4 o'clock. It having been announced that a large meeting would he held in our market-place at 1 o'clock to-day, to consider the propri , Xy of ceasing from work, a great demonstration was expected by the Chartists. The affair, however, has proved a complete failure. We arc perfectly quiet, with the exception of the little discussions which the present state of affairs excite. There is no appearance of the least intention to com mit a breach of the peace, and business is going on regularly as usual. The Chairman of the Mansfield meeting was bound over to keep the peace for six months. LEEDS, Thursday, One o'Clock. - - After the attack on Messrs. March and Maclea's works, which I informed you of in my letter last even ing, the people quietly dispersed. Thirty-eight persons were apprehended yesterday afternoon in the town and neighbourhood, on various charges of forcibly entering mills and workshops, throwing stones, and otherwise breaking the peace. They are now undergoing examination before the Magistrates at the Court-house, in which there is a. strong body of military and special constables, as well as in the street adjoining. Beyond the attempt to turn out the work-people of Messrs. March and Maclea no serious disturbance has taken place in this town. The mills are at work as usual, and there is little fear of their being stopped. The town of Leeds, then, is perfectly quiet, and the mills are at work as heretofore. Yesterday afternoon a meeting of the principal fac tory, masters was held in the Court-home at Brad ford, to consider the propriety - of commencing work this morning at six o'clock. rwo of the Magistrates were present, one of whom expressed his disapproba tion 'of the manner in which several of the mill-owners had closed their mills, namely, without offering the least resistance ; had which been done, there would, in a great many instances, have been no necessity to have closed at all. After some desultory conversation it was determined unanimously by the masters in Bradford town to commence this morning. Some 0r the mill-owners in the Bradford Moor distri2t, re fused to do so, unless protected by the military, .'eAr ing a renewal of violence from the mob. The rabble who stopped the manufactory of Messrs. Varley, at Stanningley, yesterday, was chiefly com posed of lads and women, and might have been easily routed by 50 Ale men, each having a good stick. Yet 300 or 400 persons must unwillingly be turned out of employment by such a pitiful handful of blackguards as I have mentioned. The accounts received here this morning from Huddersfield, Halifax, and their neighbourhood, are more favourable. Several mills have commenced-work ing again, the hands being protected by the military. Last evening one of the insurgents, named Booth, from Northowram, near Halifax, died in the Infir mary from a gunshot wound. Tile examination of the prisoners is going on, and will last all day. Lord Wharncliffe (Lord President of the CouncT, has just arrived here, and is engaged in peruilt g tl e depositions so far as they have been taken. The military and police have just gone to Hunslet moor, to disperse a meeting. Two collieries in this neighbourhood have 1 een stopped this morning. Thursday Evening, Seven o'Clock. At eleven o'clock to-day the parties (38 in number) who were taken up for entering the mill of Me-srs. Maclea and March yesterday . afternoon, . were brought before the Mayor, Griffith Wright, Esq., and E. Grace, Esq. The evidence in support of the respective charges occupied the whole of the day, and up to the present time no commit ment has taken place, although, no doubt the whole 38 will be sent to the assizes, now going on at York. All has' been quiet here and in the neighbourhood to day, up to two o'clock, when news was brought to the Magistrates sitting at the Court-house, that a number of persons were attacking the colliery works of J. C. Btandling, Esq., Middleton, distant two miles from this place, whence a strong body of police were promptly despatched. Eight desperadqs have just been brought from thence by a party of military. About five o'clock news was brought from Cleckhea ton—a village extensively engaged in the blanket ma nufacture, six miles off—that a mob of persons was attacking the mills. Aid was promptly sent. • We shall not now have any disturbance in Leeds ; and, from the ample force at the disposal or the Ma gistracy, there can be no doubt that assistance can be given to any of the districts in the neighbourhood which may unfortunately require it. HUDDERSFIELD, Wednesday Morning. Nothing serious has transpired since my last. Mon day night passed away without any recurrence of the lawless proceedings which characterised the former part of it. The measures of the Magistrates seem to have had the desired effect of showing the mob the inutility of continuing a course of violence which can only end in their own discomfiture, and which will add greatly to their privations. Yesterday (market-day) passed off without any renewal of the outrages which marked the previous night; and business, such as it was, was proceeded with in the ordinary way. The Magistrates examined the prisoners taken during the riot, and the result was as follows :—Four were sent to York Castle for trial, six were bound to keep the peace for two months, two remanded, one discharged, and a woman, sent to the House of Correction for two months, for having thrown stones at the soldiers. This morning (Wednesday) all is quiet. The most noisy of the mob seem to have left the town; and the Bradley mills have been set at work. EXCHEQUER BILLS FRAUD. REPORT. TO THE QUEEN'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY. We, the Commissioners appointed by an Act passed in the fifth year of your Majesty reign, intituled "An , Act for appointing Commissioners to inquire as to the Issue, Receipt, Circulation, and Possession of certain forged Exchequer Bills," humbly report to yotir Ma jesty, in manner following, the evidence which we have taken, and what we have found with respect to the several matters into which we are directed by the said Act of Parliament to inquire : In our discharge of the duty committed to us, we have never ceased to bear in mind the importance of dispatch ; but we have aimed with still greater anxiety at the complete elucidation of the subject on which we were engaged. When, therefore, we have allowed our progress to be retarded by no delays that it was possible to avoid, and kept it free even from the in terruption that • the pursuit of our ordinary duties would have 'occasioned, we have spared no pains in the exploration of facts, having examined altogether 160 witnesses (of whom many gave their evidence at °Teat length), and inspected the mercantile books, by which the parties interested were required to support their statements, and superintended, in several in stances, the preparation of tables calculated to illus strate the course of the transactions. Finding much time necessarily consumed in occu pations like these, we considered from time to time with great solicitude, how far it would be proper, with a view to the interests of particular claimants, to make certain of the eases before us the subject of a preliminary report, reserving the remainder for a sub sequent occasion ; but we came with regret to the conclusion that no arrangement of this kind could be usefully made. It appeared to us, in reference to the ultimate objects contemplated by the Legislature in appointing the commission, and the nature of the questions that might hereafter grow out of it, that it would be unsatisfactory to state the case of any claimant without at the same time adverting_O such facts as tended to throw light on the merits of ante cedent parties ; and we found that there Was no claimant whose use did not, in this point of. view, in volve that of some other person or persons whose transactions required much time for consideration. While bent upon the full and effective performance of the whole duty we had ,to discharge, we endea voured, at the same time, to confine ourselves with precision to its proper limits. Upon the. construction of the Act of Parliament we apprehend it to he obvious that the question, whether the instruments referred to us were genuine or not ? fell in no case within our province; both because the bills were described in the title of the Act of Parliament itself as " forged," and because, with respect to all bills which the claimant was prepared to prove ge-• nuine, he had a right capable of being vindicated in the ordinary course of jdstice, and had no need to resort to our Commission. We also concluded, without hesitation, that we 'were not called•upon to investigate " the manner of the issue" of the Ex chequer bills mentioned in the Act of Parliament in any sense which would involve an inquiry into the nature of the official regulations of the Exchequer, or the manner in which those regulations had been ob served. That inquiry had been already prosecuted •under a former Commission, to whose report no useful addition could have been made; and its result had been declared to be, that " it was in the absence of sufficient internal check, and the incompleteness of general superv:sion" (defects that had, for nearly a century, escaped observation),. that the late senior clerk, Mr. Beaumont Smith, had found opportunity for his rebent'frands.' • Considering then lc the manner of the issue" of the bills as regarded the guilty parties them Selves, and the subsequent "circulation, deposit, and possession" of thein, and the case of every holder or owner," to be the only proper subject for our inquiry, we pro ceeded to the examination of some fficial per sons, from whom it was at once entertained (the fact indeed being otherwise sufficiently notorious) that no other officer except Beaumont Smith had incurred any suspicion of being connected with the fraud, and from whom we also received such further explanations of a general kind as were necessary for. our subse quent guidance. We then examined in succession the various parties whom we judged likely, from the notices in the schedule, to be connected with the bills, as present claimants, prior holders, or otherwise, en deavouring to pursue our coarse continually from the claimants upwards, until we reached the original sources of the fraud; the result of which was that when we came to examine the earlier parties, we were able to check their evidence by the aid of the informa tion previously obtained. At length arriving at that point where it became necessary to add the last link to the chain, we judged it, after some deliberation, desirable to obtain the testimony of Ernest Itapallo, the person who had been apprehended as a party to the forgeries, and discharged from prison, only in consequence of his consent to give evidence against his confederw - e, Beaumont Smith. On the te:vice of our summons upon this person, at Calais, where we found him to be resident, he im mediately obeyed it (receiving only the assurance that. as far as the law might permit, we would endeavour to secure to him the usual immunities of a witness), and on his attendance we obtained from him some par ticulars necessary to complete the general outline of the history of the fraud, with such account as he thought fit to give of the property acquired from it by the confederates, and received his consent to our exa mination of such remnants of that property as were still under his control in this country. The tendoncy of his evidence was in some respects unfavourable to certain of the parties examined before us, but in ge neral it did not bear against them more strongly than the statements received from themselves. Throughout this series of inquiry we were our selves the only examiners : for though at the outset we made it known that all the parties interested were at liberty to avail themselves of professional assist ance, none of them thought fit to employ counsel, or with a single and unimportant exception) to be at tended by a solicitor; and it gives us pleasure to be able to add, that though the parties were thus brought into immediate contact with us, and had in many in stances to sustain examination of a most searching rind, upon points tending to affect their personal cha , meter, they never failed to ellerve the most perfect propriety of demeanour, and always rendired, with the preatest readiness, the accounts which we directed them to prepare. r , it -seel-s right further to remttrk, that,f.tir'ough she whole course of the investigation, which has- been de scribed, we *ere continually engaged in the search ifter evidence, as well as in its reception. For, though we were indebted to your MOieSty's Govern ment for the valuable assistance of Mr. Bush (who had been engaged, under Mr. Maule, iii the prosecu tion of Smith and Rapallo, and suggested to us, from time tj'time, some important lines of inqUiry), yet, in the main, we had to explore for ourselves the sources of :nformation,:ead were frequently obliged to call a witness without being aware of the precise points to which he was competent to speak. This consideration will.not only serve to account in part for the manner in which our time has been occupied, but will alsO explain why our examinations could not always pursue an un broken and methodical course. Under such circum stances, it naturally often happened that, after a wit ness had been once examined, we had occasion to summon him again, and sift him further "with regard to statements that had been i n the m ean tt me mad e by other witnesses, or statements made by himself; the impc rtance of which had not been at first - fully ap parent. In conducting the examinations, the peculiar cha racter of the inquiry induced us No to swerve, occa sionally from the strict law of evidence, as applicable to the trial of issues arh,ing in the common law courts. Thus we received, without hesitation, the statements of parties as witnesses in their own behalf; and where a correspondence was offered in evidence; foi the pur pose of explanation only, or with reference -to points of subordinate importance, we deemed it proper to allow the party to put in copies of his 'oWn'letters as made by himself, or his clerk, without producing, or proving any endeavour to procure, the originals: We ,conceived that toenforcetheorainary fulein suchcasea would tend to no useful object ; and, on the otimv hand, might materially retard, the progress of our in quiry. But any deviation from the strict course of proof were permitted with great caution ;. and, upon ,points immediately connected with the main stibject Of" inquiry, we observed a greater rigour than on ' - those of a collateral kind. Thus, in putting the claimants to show that they had giVen a value for the bills, we were not satisfied with their dwn state ment on oath, supported by their books 4 or even by the admission of the party to whom the vflineat was allege:l to have been made, but called upon them to confirm it by such other proof as the case conveniently permitted ; for example, where the payment was made through the medium of a bank, by the evidence of the bankers clerk who entered the transaction in his books. Having now given the explanations which cp peared to be material with respect to our course of proceeding, we shall, in the next place, submit. to your Majesty a general account of its results, so far as regards the principal circumstances connected with the fraud in question. That fraud related exclusively to the species of Exchequer bills called supply bills, which, as is well known, have been latterly issued from the Exchequer twice in every year, under the authority of succes sive Acts of Parliament. The periods are :I . larch and June, and each bill is either paid off or exchanged (at the option of the holder) at the Office of the-Pay masters of the Exchequer, at the expiration of about a year from its date, the precise period for bringing them in with a view to such payment or exchange being first publicly advertised. It follows of course from this, that there are two exchanges of Exchequer bills in every year, the first in March and the second in June. These instruments have a blank left,for the name of the payee, and, except where the blh'lc is filled up (which is rarely the case), they pass by mere deli very, like a bank note, the title of a person who gives valuable consideration for them, without notice or suspicion of fraud, is complete, although they should have been fraudulently obtained by the party from whom he receives them. The bills of each successive issue are numbered in regular progression, and in no instance are there. two in the same issue which bear the same number. They are also signed with the name of the Comptroller- General of the Exchequer (though that signature might, by the established custom which prevailed at the time of the fraud in question be subscribed either by himself or by the Deputy Comptroller-General) ; and as the principal check against forgery, it is the practice in issuing these instruments always to cut them from a counterfoil by comparison with which their genuineness may at any time be ascertain:;-?. The bills which are the subject of our inquiry under the Act of Parliament (being 377 in number, of which 365 are in the schedule to the Act itself and 12 have been referred to us since the Act passed) all purport to be bills of the description above stated, and all emanated through E. Rapallo from Beaumont Smith. The former is a foreigner, but t was long resident in this country, and during that period, viz., from the spring of 1836 to the middle of 1841, was in the habit of receiving fromk,Smith (then senior clerk in the Issuing Office of the Exchequer) instrument; purporting to be Exchequer bills, for the purpose of raising money upon them. The bills now the sub ject of inquiry are of the number of those so received, and, being among the later issues, were still in circu lation at the time of the discovery of the fraud ; the remainder having (as it would seem) - been all de stroyed (after they had served their purpoie) by the parties who issued them. The bills so received from Smith were all (as con fessed by him after his apprehension) forged ; and upon his indictment for the forgery of some of there, he pleaded guilty to the charge, was convicted, and has since undergone the punishment of. transporta tion. With respect to the particular bills now the subject of inquiry (though, as already observed, we have no direct concern with the point of forgery), it may be proper to add, that all those enumerated ink the schedule to the Act of Parliament, as detained at the Exchequer, and also those which have been re ferred to us since the Act passed, have been com pared with the counter-foils, and found not to coin cide with them; that the Comptroller-General has also inspected the whole of the former class, and the late Deputy Comptroller a large number, and that both these officers have, on their examination before us, declared the signature not to be theirs. (To be continued.) IRELAND. BELFAST ELECTION: DumtN, AUG. 17.—The following is the result of ;he second day's polling Tennent Ross Chichester 2Gt 290 IG3 GROSS POLL. Tcnnent Ross ...... ti ........ Chichester IMPORTANT TO ATTORNEYS A letter, in the following terms, has been addressed by the Under Secretary, Mr. Lucas, to each of the Assistant Barristers in Ireland : " Dublin Castle, Aug. 13, 1842. " Sir,—The attention of the Lord Lieutenant and of the Lord Justices has been called to complaints against attorneys acting at different Quarter Sessions, who have entered into resolutions declining to move and conduct civil bills unless the process %has been drawn or signed by one of their body. The Act 361 h Geo. 111., chap. 25, sec. 23, provides that it shall not he necessary that the civil bill process, slaall be sign e d by any attorney. Those resolutions must be re gar d e d as tending directly to defeat that provision, by render ing it impossible for the suitor to have professional assistance unless he submit to incur a charge which the Legislature leaves it optional with him to incur or not. It is scarcely necessary to point out to you that such conduct by persons who are officers of the Court in which they practise, cannot be reconciled with their general professional duty; and, with a view to its correction, the Lords Justices wish you to inquire whether resolutions to the above,efrecl: have been entered into by the attorneys who usually prac tise in your Court. As to the powers you possess to prevent its continuance, their Excellencies do not mean to offer any advice, or give any directions, fur ther than to express their desire, it those powers are not adequate to that purpose, that you will communi cate to them or to the Lord-Lieutenant the tesola tions (if any) which the attorneys have entered into, the names of the persons who, in pursuance of such resolutions, have declined, when applied to, to move civil bills, and what steps, if any, you have adopted to correct the practice in question. " I have the hon'onr, &c." MEETING OF THE GREAT WESTERN riAILIT AY COM PA N V.-13RISTOL, TII URSDAT. — A•haIf-ymrly Ge neral Meeting of the Proprietors of this C , om e. pa i i iu y ss w e a l 1 3 , held a 3 t the .i terminus nthee t h h a i i s r, d day at e a l t i o t n h e e o n 'cl e oc poil k ix the Di rectors was, after considerable discussion Wopted. long debate took place on a proposition by Mr. Ovenden to abolish the reserved fund, and to declare a dividend of 7 percent. instead of 6. Mr. Ovenden was aupperteil in views by Mr. Lawrence Heyworth and several other rpoprietors, but, on the proposition being pnt to the meeting, it was lost. On the whole, the meeting passed off very favourably. The books of the Accountant in Chancery will be closed from Saturday next to October .4 ; during which time nu draft for any effects shall be signed and 'celivered out, nor any purchase, sale, or transfer of any stocks, securities, or effects be mah by the.said accountant in bankruptcy, for, or on account' of any bankrupt's estate. The accountant, however, is to be at la y tcrsign orders or checks for di v id en d s i n suc h cases may appear urgent. The Socialist Community in liampahirc is under, stood to have failed, after an expenditure. of 37,01101. The workmen have been discharged, and Mr, liabeq Owen has left the place,_ PENDLETON. Between nine and ten o'clock this (Wednesday) morning, a mob of between 300 and 400 persons, boys, men, and women, having a flag with them, and some of them provided with sticks, went to the Vic toria Mills, Eccles-road, which were working, and demanded that the hands shoUld be turned out and cease working. The hands did come out ; but imme diately made a rush at the . mob, and beat most of them off the ground, The mob then went across the fields towards the print works . of. 'Messrs. Coates and M'Naghten at Seedley ; and Mr. John Coates, seeing them coming, immediately directed that the works should be stopped, and that the hands should muster to beat off the rioters. Accordingly, about 150 hands, armed with bludgeons, speedily assembled, and were led by Mr. John Coates against the rioters, who were immediately routed, and fled in all directions. Up to this time Messrs. Coates and M'Naghten's men had only one special constable with them ; but, shortly afterwards, a body of abOut forty of.the police arrived, and they succeeded in taking seven or eight prisoners ; several of them were severely hurt about the arms by the truncheons or bludgeons. Both the Victoria mills and the Seedley• dye-works resumed working immediately afterwards, and have continued up to the present time. _ _ LIVERPOOL, Thursday, August 18. ANOTHER CHARTIST MEETING. Some apprehensions were created yesterday in con sequence of numbers of strangers having come into town from the manufactu r i ng districts. They walked, in straggling groups of between twenty and thirty strong, down London-road, for the purpose, as is supposed, of stirringup the disaffected in this borough, and thus extending the scene of those riotous pro ceedings which have prevailed in the neighbouring districts. Others asserted that they were flying from the manufacturing districts, where danger existed, and betaking themselves for refuge to this peaceable locality. The soldiers in barracks were placed under arms, and at the different police stations the men, to the number of several hundreds, ;were fully equippo for duty. Shortly after seven o'clock the lower end of White chapel became densely thronged with the lower classes. The meeting was held' in the Nelson As sembly-rooms, heretofore know n a s the Hall of Science, or Socialist-hall, Lord Nelson-strect. The place was crowded in all parts, almost to suffocation, when the Chairman, a Mr. APKnight, commenced Mr. proceedings. The sp ea k e rs consisted of a Robinson, a Mr. Lloyd, a Mr. M‘Nulty, the p and some others; and the principal topics consisted of an exposition of Chartist principles ; a denial that the Chartists had originated the present move ment in the manufacturing districts; abuse of the Anti-Corn-law League, the Whigs, the Tories, and the Established Church ; and an• expression of sym -pathy with the malcontents in the manufacturing districts. The principal , portion of the speakers, par ticularly Robinson, conjured the Chartists to act a quiet and orderly part, and not, for the purpose of working out the objects of the League; to brave the muskets of an armed soldiery. During the greater part of the time the mee ti ng was being held, Mr. Whitty, accompanied by some of the ',superintendents of police,' was in the room. for the purpose of watching the proceedings, and, if necessary, suppressing the slightest - appearance of tumult. In Lord Nelson-street and the streets in the immediate vicinity, about 300 of the constabulary were drawn up and under arms ; but we are happy to say that everything passed off quietly, and that the services of the force were not called into requisition. Groups of the working classes were, however, col lected in various parts of the neighbourhood, by whom the present disturbances were warmly discussed. The Chartist meeting separated at a quarter to 11 o'clock. THE MINING DISTRICTS IN THE MID LAND COUNTIES. --- , , • BURSLEM, Thursday Morning. An inquest was held yesterday on the body of one of the rioters who was shot oil •Tuesday mo rning in the affray with the military. The inquiry excited a great deal of interest, and the the whole of the circum stances connected with the h ostile appearance and violent proceedings of the • mob were fully inquired into, and the result clear l y .estab lished the • necessity of the course which was adopted, . however much the melancholy consequences of the affair are to be re gretted.trienetdin:eNs,etrigldletit ofall of nearly seven h(iurs,t h e lA J f i t i After a patient r et " Justifiable hoMicide." The deceased was one of the principal leaders of the rioters, and belonged to Leek. The whole of the towns throughout the Potteries are now compl,:tely garrisoned, although all business is suspended, and the mob have broken into small partie3 and betaken themselves' to the surrounding villages, where they have in •some instances com mitted acts of violence and plundered the inhabitants. At Hanford an attempt Was made to set fire to the cottage of W. Harding, E sq., the Coroner, but no serious injury was done to his premises. These cases of outrage occurred yesterday before the. troops ar rived, but the Magistrates have: ac. l opted effectual re medies for putting a end to any, further violence of this description. A meeting of the inhabitants was held yesterday at Crown Bank, Manley, for the Purpose et adopting . measures for preserving t he p e ace of th e di s trict, at . which the chief bailiff presided.. At Shelton a detach ment of military. has arrived, and ,a large body of spe cial constables has been sworn in. Throughout Vie towns visited by the mob in their.toUr of violence and plunder, an active search has been made for the parties concerned in the destruction of property. Se veral women have, amongst others, been taken into custody,. for assisting in the work of demolition, and for stripping the shops of the pawnbrokers. Some of these tradesmen have • been great sufferers, owing to the entire absence of protection - from- the military ed- 'c t; ed I '. P Ili , '; •