The Express.
London, England, 1865-08-26 00:00:00

RIDING THE STAND.

Under this title the Sheffield hdependagg trh
• Minter me Which was bowl at Bonney pd...
is Wednesday. A number of men, who sprzt
to the respectable working class, wen e
Moans' the highway. The charge, it Ira et
the 'mama; who appeared to promote, ears en‘ •
disturbance which took place in Thanes, Bagi,
Bweine, sad Montane crested by • resat ath a
custom called "riding the s
whi nag," oth of the fell li;
to still reineiniag, by ch the Twain et a nig
pine took the law tato their OWa baba al
nght. It was formerly the tandem of ths Ink
minor acmes the culprits should be W
process that appealed to their seas of =Ask
of the stocks, the ducking stool, the pdlory, wag sly
and " riding the stave was a popular way of enema
sans principle. Nearly all those modes of loam
had now, however, been abolished by. acts a allinon
by the proven of civilisation ; but to this awahigig
It was found that the populace still awamed ds risk
preening the punishment implied is the pkwolatre
Nosed. They sot themselves up as mason of wins
were accustomed to cans* disturbs:me is oda n gega
potpie whom they 'append to be pulty al man
°Ethos% The custom of " riding the nog" nem*
resorted to in respect of a husband who was MOO* at
to his wife, or of • wife towards her huhu%
either were unfaithful to the other, and it modial I 6
sasembliog of the populace with imamate II hole
discordant noises, having certain perms spina I
"spokesman, bellman, atangenan," and so 0. Ti
pat some palm to a pole or stag,
eel asil
him shout as spokesman to tell the
oultitade of the alleged macoaduct of the paths eh
they wished to bring to shams. The bellmas wist thibi
other persons made noire with chore,. ; sad bae
paerilly mole noises with inetrannots they chow ton
It sprawled that the populace assembled on the Ai:
June bet, to the number of about a thyme& is pan
" riding the Wang." They passed theca to Bakit's Bet
and on through Peoistons and Boylan Bons; el
seemed to have gone into threw separate tons* el
the impression that by so doing they sere @vain nth
They ware told by the polio that they were hooking
law, bat Mae of tbeen said " they didn't me,fertop
themes had agreed to give 10/. wpm to protect thole
the coosegnences of their acts." The polio
from apprehending the ringleaders of the =I
prevented from pawing slog the high's!. fisanlek
person were Incommoded and pr.:voted hot wet
by the doings of the crowd—ens pima with a
soother with a esw, sod a third os horseback ;
the police asked their names, for the purpose of walk
evident., those persons, in complisece with Oakgm
of the crowd, refused to give them. The lisal
counsel supported his statement by the endow if awl
policetoturtablss. —Kr. Roberta, of filanchno, Aso
peered on behalf of the accused, made a nag awl Mad
appeal, in which be represented that no Olt vs*
es
gri.ved by the conduct of the populace cie
sioo in panne, except the police; sad *no,he
w*
were disposed to regard it with a leant symd•
action was threatesed spinet room of them for gait in
wade* whin% however, was not sow befits int
He
of the high contended thst there had been so wilful
way within the meaning of the act, se&
all the very passengers whom hh Ilona
Mid to camentiolied as having boon obstructed, to row
they bad not been obstructed at all. He ceonatel
wise upos the conduct of a schoolmaster at
and a Me residing is the NAM place, in reamed
the " suing-riding" bad been performed, bat Oat
magistrates bad &bendy decided to be irrelenet o 6
use. Nr. Roberts then called the triteness Moe%
who all protested that they were sot
armed. Acid ow the part of ace of he
Roebuck, he succeeded in otablishin
magistrates bevies retired for • shot *Wei said
proved,but that it was a case with which they Limo
disposed to deal tamely ' If anyone were ertilW
grieved at the ninon of the crowd, that condo%
made the subject at a special action. They, bora
nothing to do with the motives of the crowd, sad
the ease as one of °Mil:lotion only, deed ix at the
dente Ti. 6d. each and costs. The other defathoh
discharged. Edward Bray and William Wainnitlit
parochial constables of Thornton, were thee
refusing to aid the police on the occasion in polio
wi I charge was proved, sad they were fined I/. sea Okla
to

BOUTIN° or A CANAL ter LZICESTEPAHIIL
negaboattsood of Riberortb, Staaatoa, and FlaakarA,
Market Harbecosgb, was visited on Weasels) eft
stows el min at shah asparallelsd seventy. Pert.,
the Ms peered down is • heady torrent. Byer is
low-iyieg districts are flooded with water, sei risk.
impassale. At the Hitcworth R tilwayhaties
sharp incline. Here the water meshed down
that ibis Whet severing the sleepers was tel °
sed the Mae very iamb weekessd. Gangs el "ww
modishly set to work to repair the diseases
pessible, sad kiss traits miffed to proceed all
wad. The psworks at Kibworti oho suffered. elei
deal of cern the bees laid nadir water. Tits mist well
&map, however, mama to the easal war to fee
toe. Some short distance from fimeetos is • kip
whir, of some 60 awes, known se the Saddlettell
for the Leheetershire sad Northamptonshire Ugh Lew
A feeder Point the meal near to the aghast
sad hem °wag in the great prams from the bt‘7.
the water began to overflow the towing-petit. Altl
who was peals the spot at about 7 o'clock is at WA
observed • track is the bank, which at fi•st be date!
"oatseep Wier than • gallon bottk."
Pive information, bat tbe astute speedil7 lil
ist tit
Urger, until at last it bemuse of kimono
water ClllOlO through with a roar. tearing asp t 0...
bachmeat, sad tarrying the bed of the cal er,,
hundreds of yards. The some at this moat As
! alarming. Irma look to lock, Ober. the accidests
ICoPeuretn,mdawirreateltaZdhoos,ladooltb.rui.:birt.amshilwill4aanigtdhi
tics of Kr. Poston, the compay's engioesr. Oftwistio
point where the beak pm ay is an sqnsdar
some piles were driver is, sad with pleats
„eV
slay the water was nearly stopped, and a rialto so
was equally alistassl at • bridge sow few I
mthe flerkewqrk side. The feats of the cash foto
asanseit:t tUtanThewgras.voralkl!b°,l4.llYll6baoredFtbsw::;:-:
rssermir was ales stopped, sod $ .is wag 5e61.1
hank, the atm Aar& in a shish,* sarraste
w-
eteec embankment,, sad flooded a meadow, !it
em
its way to • calveet, aid theta to a brook,
about six miles off with the river Wellaad. 800
tits district has been submerged by floods oaf et.
rho, but the damage by the teacloths has but of;
mainly to grade(host The &ha hi • valftSj
appauseas. being about 60 feet wits at the '°.;011
esibasksait is about 30 fest thick at the besettle
high. mall the Whom of the easel has boss t
20 ha • lid?
ibianOSATION AT Naw YOZIL--.81003
3,000,000 knatignate has laded at Ketwolt_j
Jenaary Ito August 1 this veer 110 s
stain hips late breag'tt 66.42$ issohlerde p
hanagreate ere ma da bers. tad IDTk,‘ I
sro knosra to Si. on their welJI
of ffeedom. It is interesting to witch tbliteleA
greats. Kea, women sad Wilms of ,
and speaking assay leaguers. senile these ShOe
• glimpse el their future beta. As •
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