The Express.
London, England, 1847-09-30 00:00:00

had good wages, and had relatives out of employ, but would
not give them anything; they would rather spend it in
what wrapped a rope round their necks, and launched them
into eternity.—John Boardman seconded the resolution.
He would rather be employed with his fingers than speaking
at a meeting. It was not through idleness that he was
"'chucked " out of employment. He was glad to say that
the industrial school would be re-opened next Monday; and
he hoped something of the kind would be opened for the
young lads and men.—Mr. William Robson, postmaster, sop-
ported the resolution. He thought all classes had come short
of their duty—the rich, in not extending intelligence and
education among the people ; the working classes, in spend-
ing too large a portion of their earnings in drink. It could
not be denied that, for many years past, they had spent
1,0001. a week in urink. One-tenth of this, saved for the
last ten years, would have carried them through all their
difficulties. He thought the Warrington gentry and trades-
men had done their duty "as times go," and would do so
again. He was glad to see so much order, which was cha-
racteristic of a Warrington population.—Mr. P. P. Car-
penter also supported the resolution. He hoped the sug-
gestion of an industrial school for males would be followed
up, in spite of its difficulties. It was far better than the
soup charity, which, however well managed, had, to a cer-
tain extent, encouraged deception and pauperism. The
speakers had spoken very truly of premature death from
want: did they keow that only the day before four persons
had come to a premature death through drink ? Many per-
sons were out of employment from the same cause.—Mr.
Edward West also supported the resolution. He ho;wil a
committee of rate-payers would be appointed to endeavour to
find employment for every townsman. He recommended
the cultivation of waste land. The resolution was carried
unanimously.—Wm. Laurinson then moved, and James
Melling seconded, " That a copy cf the foregoing resolutions
be sent to his worship the mayor, with a request that he
would lay them before the town council," which was agreed
to.—A. vote of thanks was then passe/ to the chairman, who
thanked the meeting for their orderly behaviour, and after
singing a verse of Burns's well known song, " A man's a
man, for e that," the assemblage dispersed.

TUE TERNOUTS.—RIOT AT DARWEN.—On Mon-
day evening last a very serious affray took place between a
mob of the turnouts from Messrs. Walth's mill, at Over
Darwen, and a party of the police stationed in the town. For
some time past the turn-outs have conducted themselves in a
very disorderly manner each evening its the hands, who still
work at the mill, have left work. The practice being to
" mob," or follow the workers from the mill to their houses,
the turn-outs abusing and insulting them in every possible
manner as they welit along, the streets being in a complete
state of uproar the whole time. On these occasions the police
have becu obliged to escort the workers home, and protect
them to the best of their power. On Monday evening some
of the riogleadires among the turnouts hating been more
than usually violent and abusive, the police had found it
necemary to take some of them into custody, and march them
towards the Darwen lockup. This was the signal for an
immediate attack upon the police. An immense shower of
stones fell around them, they were severely kicked, beaten,
and wounded, and before the lockup was reached the pri-
soners were rescued. The police, numbering seven
having vainly endeavoured to keep bark the mob,
which by this time reached to between two and
three thousand persons, retreated inside the lock-
up. An attack was then commenced on the lockup,
and thousands of stones, some of immense size, were hurled
against the building. There are only two front windows to
it, the lower one being after dusk covered with an outside
shutter. In the upper window every pane was smashed,
and the shutter of the lower one was nearly beaten
in. After continuing this attack for some time the mob
dispersed. In the not Sergeant Holden, P. C. Thomas
Holden, sad P. C. John Folden, were deeply wounded on
the head ; the latter being seriously hurt, and it is feared
that he will lose the right eye. On Tuesday, in consequence
of private information received that a riot was contemplated
at the closing of Messrs. Walsh's mill, a requisition was
sent over to Blackburn for the assistance of the military.
From some accidental informality in the requisition, Major
Graham, commanding the detachment of the first Royals,
in Blackburn, did not think himself justified in act-
ing upon it, and Mr. Superintendent Walker then
proceeded to Witton, and a formal requisition having
beta signed by Mr. Joseph Feilden, magistrate, a com-
pany of the regiment left the barracks for Darwen, under
the command of 'Capt. fderrindon and Lieut. Poole, pre-
ceded by Mr. Superintendent Walker and • body of the
Blackburn police, who reached Darwen about three o'clock,
by conveyance, the military arriving at about four o'clock.
The town was at that time perfectly quiet, aid after remain-
ing there for about four hours the military were withdrawn by
order of the msaistrate, and marched back to their quarters
at Blackburn. It was generally understood that an arrange-
ment had been made between Messrs. Walsh sad their men
at the time the military withdrew. The whole circumstances
have, of course, caused great excitement. A large number
of the prime movers in the affray have been summoned be-
fore the magistrates.
THE TERN-OUT AT Asnrox AND MOSSLET.—The
Manchester Guardian rays " The spinners now on strike
at Manley Mill refuse to resume work at the reduction
offered by the masters. On Monday morning the mill of
Mewl. Giles and Mark Andrew was opened ; but there
being only two of the hands willing to commence work, it
was again closed. The spinners of other districts are sub-
scribing towards their support. An address was issued on
Monday, the nature of which will be seen from the subjoined
paragraphs:
A complete cessation from labour was the ooly real resource
available, but how the people were to subsist fibrin; the cessa-
tion woo the grand obstacle to be overcome. we unhesitatingly
declare that the masters ought to have united with the men
to carry such a measure, and have lent their countenance
and little support to have alleviated the miseries att. ndant
thereon. The majority of the masters were anxious for the ces-
sation, but many wanted the men to do it thernselvcs, thus
escaping the odium, if any should arise from each • bold and general
step. But as the sorter. would be the greatest gainers by the bens.
fits arising from the Ctillatioll making more plentiful the raw
material, and consequently cheaper, and enhancing the price of the
manufactured article by milking it scarcer In the market—they should
either hare united with us, or told us, In answer to our resolutions
pruned is almost every journal in England, they would have nothing
to do with us; hut let the present commercial disease work its own
core, sod wait, with the gravity of the Turks., the fatal principles of
predestination. As they have united with us, and as we have tried to
carry out the ccesaticra without any hostile feelings, but with the beet
Intention of benefiting all concerned, and have failed, it now becomes
our duty to do the best we can under existing carcum•tances, and If
we fail, or hone failed, let the will be takes for the dent. One hun-
dred and sixty cotton-spinners are now out in tdoester, and all other
hands of the mills; and If they are reduced the thieatened iti per
cent., such reductions, we know by sad experience, arc remarkady
infectious indeed, and would eon spread from Meedry here, and all
over the manufacturing districts.

THE MANCHESTER AGRICULTURAL DINNER wag
held on Tuesday evening, at the l'alatine liotel, when Miirk
Philips, Esq., took the chair. It was stated during the pro-
ceedings that 1051. had been taken during the day in fees
from visitors admitted to see the show of stock, seeds, and
implements. The chief matter of interest was the proposed
amalgamation of this society with the Liverpool Aassocia-
tion (spoken of by the Chairman), under the tide of the
' South Lancashire Agricultural Society. Lord Stanley had
first suggested the union at a dinner in Liverpool two years
ago, when a conference respecting it was held at Newton,
half way between the two towns. The Manchester associa-
tion bad been making an effort to put itself in a better con-
dition for the union, and had been so far successful, that, in
addition to being able to pay off the last year's prizes (for
they had hitherto always been twelve menthe behind in
these matters), they were also in a position to pay the pre-
miums for the present meeting. Under these circumstances
the members of the society, at a meeting that morning,
had come to the following resolution touching the union
with the Liverpool aIsOCinUOM :
That the accretary be authorised to communicate to the Liverpool
Agricultural Association, through its secretary, Mr. White, that the
Manchester Agricultural Society, being now out of debt, kels noel( in
a condition to effect a union with the Liverpool society at the earlie+t
period within which the necCeaary arrang,:chte for that purpose can
be mutually effeCted.
Mr. James Heywood said a similar union of association in
North Lancashire bad taken place with good effect ' • and
their annual meeting or. the .sth of neat month, patroniscd
by the Queen, was to be presided over by Lad Stanley, and
to be graced with the presence of many influential land-
owner!. _

WHOLESALE BURGLARIES.—The Blackburn Stan-
deni says—Four youths, named Pickering, Walmsley,
end Shakeshaft, the eldest 19 and the youngest 15
ra:ltil age, are now in custody of the police, charged with
a series of burglaries, committed at various times, sod in
awe instances repeatedly at one place. On Saturday morn-
ing, between six and seven o'clock, the premises of Mr.
Hilton, painter, traterstreet, were entered, and a box.
of paints and some other trilling articles stolen therefrom.
On Sunday night, or early on Monday morning, James,
street school was similarly entered, and a money box
and other things were taken away. The same
school had been entered on the previous Monday
night or Tuesday morning, sad • cleat and silk hand-
kerchief stolen. On Tuesday, the 21st, the dwelling
house of Thomas Waring, school teacher, 10, Paradise-lane,
was entered between two and See o'clock in the afternoon,
when a number of books were taken away. On Wednesday
the same premises were again entered, and a large volume of
the British Cyclopadia taken away. On Saturday last in-
formation was taken to the police station that two lads had
been offering some things for sale which had been stolen,
and P. C. Dowd, 383, proceeded at once to the New Market-
place, where he apprehended the lad Pickering ; the other
ran away. The constable then went to Pickering's house,
and there found all the articles which had been stolen from
Mr. Hilton. On Dowd going again to the market-place, with
• view to apprehend Widmsley, he came towards the con-
stable and said," Do you want me r" Ile was taken into custody,
denying at the tame time all knowledge of the robberies.
On referring to the police minutes, Dowd learned the par-
ticulars of the robberies from the schools, and went again to
Pickering's mother a house., when he found all the property
which had leen stolen from both schools. From further
Information received the constable was enabled to apprehend
Afffeck on Sunday afternoon, and on searching him found
seven door keys is his possession, one of which was identified
as being the street-door key of a house near Messrs. Fielden's
factory, inhabited by a person named Brown. Subsequently
Shakeshaft was taken into custody on suspicion of being son-
cerned in the robberks enumerated above. A large amount
of property was found in possession of the prisoners, princi-
pally is that of Pickering—including on one ring no less than
14 large street-door keys, several quite new ; • number of
smaller keys, filed into a shape for picking locks, joiners'
tools, boxes hooks, bells, pamphlets, des, for Um most Port
property. that could not be easily.diepnd aL Pickert:t:
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