The Express.
London, England, 1855-08-25 00:00:00

WORKMEN'S RIOTS IN BELGIUM.

The inhabitants of the rural districts around
Namur, in Belgium, had for emu time past displayed groat
awtu towards the large manufactories of chemical prods*.
tions that abound in them parts, under the impression that
they were hurtful to the crops, and serious
had taken place against those ' '

on the 16th.

Them disturbances were renewed under n more threatesiag

ripest ea the morning of the 19th, when large
crowds meerabled before the important factories of

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Oigaise, Mantels, Floreffe, Rhine., &c., with loud
cries sad throats of violence, mingled with the
moss seditious one of " Vire la Republique." The
authorities, however, having received timely notice of the
Whistles* of the populace, had caused troops to be sta-
tioned for the defence of the threatened establishments,
and inmost oases the determined attitude of the soldiery
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kept the &ten at bay. Bat at Malaise, Auvelais, and
Vloreffe, the troops were attacked with stones and missile*,
is the midst of cheers for the republic. At Airmails the
troops bad to use their firearms in self-defence, and two of
the assailants were killed and one wounded. A fresh
detacheneat of cavalry had to be mint for, and eventually,
after great exertioas, order was restored. T wenty-niao
persons were arrested, and taken to Namur.
Tlut L'Aiti de r Ord," (of Namur) gives the following
account of the riots :
"Grave and lamentable events occurred yesterday at the
°stoking of our city, in the bunt of the Sambre, near the
laboratory works. Two or three thousand assembled then,
and thee separated and proceeded in bands to various spots.
Threats were uttered, and the public force violently
sneaked ; seditious cries were Stud, having no reference
whatever to the general cause of this excitement. Numerous
arrests have been made. At Auvelais the military were
compelled to use their arms. One man was killed, and ea-
other severely wounded. The consequences have, perhaps, I
been still more disastrous. Such is the substance of the
fasts that have some to our knowledge, and which we new
publish with bitter regret, that onneels of
On
end prw
should not have prevailed. On Saturday,
sad yesterday the gendarmerie was out ; detach-
ments of infantry occupied the approaches to the
factory of Floreffe. Similar arrangements had been made
at Risles ; bat the greatest tranquillity continued to prevail
in that quarter.
The is/dories of Oigniee end Auvelsie were guarded by
detachments from the garrison of Charleroi.
About eight o'clock, the excitement was great in our city,
when we heard that a telegraphic despatch had summoned
a eseesd squadron of cavalry to the theatre of these events ;
the first squedroa had previously left at six o'clock. The
most 111-emesed rumours were set gloat, and unfortunately
they were not without foundation.
At the moment we are now writing, and in the absence
el Infiermatias sufflciestly asthenueated, we do not un-
dertake to relate in detail the various episodes of this unfor-
tunate day.
We are informed that an attack has been made on the
territory of Malaise, at the spot where the road of the
village so called joins the Floreffe-road. From the wooded
heights that command this narrow portioa of the read some
stones were thrown, which wounded several men belonging
to the squadron of cavalry that had left stein o'clock.
At Anvils* the troop weer attacked amid cries of " Vivo la
Be_publiqns l' The sane cy was uttered at Floreffe.
The arrests made amounted yesterday gleans to twenty-
' nine. They were made by the company of gerdarmes, and
the lieutenant of this foto* had his clothes torn while dia-
-1 charging his painful duty.
It is said that the first arrest was made by the Procureur
du got himself. It is added that the colonel of the same
I force, M. Wolff, catalog from Brussels, also made an arrest.
The other individuals arrested were in the custody of the
gendarmes who followed. The two squadrons of 011
garrison returned about ten o'clock.
The .101/1101 d. Charleroi says: " We hear the judieial
authorities possess documents that throw light on the
of this embalm outbreak. The rumour haslet abeam=
certain large proprietor to the provisos of Meow Used ma
the movement. It is not &scenery for us to point mit the
contradiction existing between this rumour and the may
of the cries actually tittered of ' Vivo la liep.ublique !
The infantry guard stationed at Auvelen was obliged to
fire, but not before the previous summons had been made as
required by law. Unfortunately it was not obeyed, and the
result of their fits was two killed soda few wounded.
The good spirit pervading our army is well know% ma
we may be sure that is similarly painful cases thistles,.
an officer that will not make his duties as • man esiesill
with his duties as a soldier.
At ten o'clock lest night the remainder of the battalise
arrived, which we had been expecting from Mons. The
main part of this battalion had previously arrived at in
in the afternoon, whets two companies were detached from
it and immediately sent to Tautens. Today an aidiefill•
amp of the war mi, inter ig en the place of these °mousses,.
la seert with the oaken in command of the troops hen
orgs maisieg the poste and micsimpments obey will have to
campy for some time to come. General Dupont, the a ill-
tary 'overate of our province, also arrived in our city
this moron'. We believe that reinforcements for our pe-
ril°n have been demanded et Geed and Bremen. M.
Brimful, the fudge. and Id. Brest, his deputy, seeompa-
flied by M. Jules Van Inistalaer, the clerk, who went on
Sunday meting to Oignies, returned this morning.

SOUTH WALES RAILWAY.—Theo account@ of this
company for the last half year have just bees issued. The
capital aoo3lllllt shows receipts from payments of shares and
from fele, 2,846,9571. ; and on loans and debentures,
1,060,0681.; total, 3,907.0161. The expenditure, prelimiaary
Lad effective, on the Hashes bees 3,883,3361, sad subscrip-
ties* to other railways, 184,6971. ; balance, 160,9191. The
trail. and ma:shows ren have yielded retinue in the half-
year 137,1821. ;th ,spenditure for maintaining way, car-
rying seconat, general charge', &a, bee been 83,8671. ; and
ter interest, 1,3221. The balsam cenied to general re-
venue amwent is 62,0021. The disposable bales*, of the
half year is 49,6131., whisli it is proposed to epply thus:
preference divides& es the guaranteed 201. share',
VOL 10s. 10d. ; dividend at the rats of Um • per omit. per
annum ea the sediwary_ehere capital of the nom peny en-
' *hod to divideml, 811,3181.10 e. 6d. ; together, 44,4711.74 d.
1 —leaving • Woo over et 6, t4ll, 111. ld,