The Express.
London, England, 1851-05-30 00:00:00

THE RIOT AT TA

We gave yesterday a hastily written amount
of the riotous proceedings which took place at Tani-
worth on Wednesday, on the OCCIWIII of the memo.
tionist dinner there. The following, from our own corre-
spondent, is a more detailed statement of the occurrence :
The protectioui.t landlords in the neighbourhood of Tam-
worth having, a few weeks since, determined on getting up
a small agitation iu that district of Staffordshire and War-
wicluhire, with the view to advent.e their peculiar princi-
ples, and proclaim their peculiar grievances, the affair
came oiliest evening, and, as was anticipated, it led to a
scrams breach of the peace : from nine till twelve o'clock at
light the town was in possession of the mob; a very large
number of persons were seriously injured; a considerable
amount of property has been destroyed; and a groat deal
of ill-feeling has been originated, which it may take a long
time to eradicate, between the tradespeople and mechanics,
and the farmer. and their friends.

From the tint moment that the purpose to hold this
meeting was declared, the free-trade spirit of the people has
been exhibited in every form; the artisans in this town,
and in the small manufacturing towns (such u Fernley and
Nuneaton) surrounding it, are all pretty well off—better
than they have been for years, and have, consequently, no
desire to return to dear bread and scanty labour. Moreover,
it was felt to be an insult to the memory of the late Sir
Robert Peel that, within so short a period of his demise, a
=all knot of selfish landlords should attempt to raise the
Sag of protection in a town which had so large a hold on
kis affections, and where his death wu so sincerely regretted,
and which, although purely an agricultural town, had so
unmistakeably manifested its predilections for Sir Robert's
policy as to return a couple of free-trade members.
Throughout the last week, it became daily more evident
that the protectionist banquet would not be suffered to go
over peaceably; the people paraded the streets with the big
and little loaf, and availed themselves of these opportunities
to declare that they would have no more coin-laws and star-
vation. From MI early hour yesterday morning groups of
workpcoplc might be seen at every corner sullen and dis-
contented, occasionally indulging in bitter jests at the
Lamers as they rode into the town. Towards five o'clock
in the afternoon, most of the guests had assembled at
• 13111311 inn or spirit vaults, the King's Arms, the
principal hotel being denied to them. A little after five
o'clock, the company, to the number of about 2.50, marched
to the Town Hall, where a cold dinner had been laid out by
Mr.Lissetcr, of Birmingham.
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There were the usual toasts, and the usual flow of pro-
tectionist oratory wu delivered in the usual style.
About nine o'clock Mr. Newdegate rose to propose the
chairman's health; he had no sooner done so than an
enormous paving-stone was thrown through the windows
into the middle of th• hall. Mr. Spooner Nor the danger
immediately, and begged the orator to " cut it short." Mr.
Newdegate took the hint, and the chairman rose to acknow-
ledge the toast. In doing so he took occasion to write
an anecdote about en old gentleman, "a friend of hit,"

IIIR THCRSDAT.
At noon to-day such wu the excitement in the town that
a rescue of the prianers was anticipated ; a detachment of
the 4th Dragoon Guards has, therefore, been despatched to
Tamworth from this town, upon the requisition of the civil
authorities; at 6 p.m. all was again quiet; the military bad
entered the town some hours earlier.

SECOND EDITION.
FROM THIS NIGHT'S GAZETTE.

Sr. JAMES'S-PALACE, MAY 28.—The Queen was
this day pleased to confer the honour of Knighthood upon
James Tyler, Esq., Lieutenant of her Majesty's Honourable
Cory, of Gentlemen-at-Arms.
Sr. J AMES's-PALACE, MST 14.—Tho Queen has
been pleased, on the nomination of Lord Foley. to appoint
jetty Markland Barnard, Esq., one of her Ma' 's Honourable
Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms, vice O'K , retired.
Dowrirso-sram, MAT 27.—The ueen has been
pleased to appoint William Hogge and Charles Mostyn
Owen, Esqn., to be Assistants to Lient.-Gen. Sir H. G. W.
Smith, Bart., K.G.C.8.. Governor of the Cape of Good
Hope, as her Majesty's High Commissioner for the settling
and adjustment of the affairs of the territories in Southern
Africa, adjacent or contiguous to the eastern and north-
eastern frontier of that colony.
DOWNING-STREET, MAT 28.—The Queen has been
pleased to appoint Richard Cornwall Legh, Esq., to be
he Assistant Secretary to the Government of Malta, and
Clerk to the Council of Government of that Island.

WntrEn.u,L, MAY 30.—The Queen has been
pleased to nominate and appoint Duncan Mc Neill, Esq.,
one of the Ordinary Lords of Session, to be one of the Lords
of Justieiar4 Scotland, in the room of Joshua Henry
Mackenzie, ~ resigned.
FOREIGN FFICE, MAy 27.—The Queen has been
pleased to approve of Mr. Robert Prowsc, u Consul at St.
John's, Newfoundland, for his Majesty the King of Prussia;
of M. Henry Foureade, Consul at Malta ; also of M. Louis
Lion Rucquet, as Consul at Sydney ; and of M. Isaac
Edward Gruseet, as Consul at Port Louis, for the French
Republic ; also, of Mr. William Hare, as Consul at Hali-
fax, Nova Scotia, for the Free Hanseatic city of Lubeck •
also of Mr. Thomas Winder Campbell, as Conaul.oeneral
in New South Wales and Van Diemen's Land, for the King
of the Hawaiian Islands

CROWN-OFFlCE.—Members returned to Dern in
tle present Parliament —May 29, 18-il.—For the Borough
et Harwich.—Robert Wigram Crawford, of Mickleham-
hall, in the county of Surrey. and Old Broad-street, in the
City of London, BK., in the room of Henry Thoby Prinsep,
Esq., whose election for the said borough has been declared
void. May 30.—For the County of the Isle of Wight.—
Edward Dawes, EM., of St. Helen's, in the said county, in
the room of John Simeon, Rm.,. who has accepted the aloe
of Steward of her Majesty's Chiltern Hundreds.

WAR.OFFICIL Nee W.
7th /Wet. O6.—art.T. IL CUIFIC4I.. &ow 12th Lt. Drip,
to be eept., vies Cantos, who web.
11th Light Dregs.—Lleat. T. J. J. Aveatat, from. h..p. 67th F.. to be
Heat., via J. T. WIONTRAII, who out.; Coe. J. how to be
heat., be per, VIM Averse, who refs
12th Lt. Drep.—Cwt. 1L It Creme, from 7th Drag. Oda. to be
.at, vies adios, who each.
lullext. of —Sea J. F. tenants to to loot., by par, elee Reed,

who reta.
lath Y.—Capt. W. E. ADAMS, haw the 87th Y., to apt, Moe Rwaser,
who cads.
40th P.-I.lent. A. R. Hymns to be teat, by par. Moe Cloth, who
rets. • Eva. W. &HAMA to oe IlreL, by pur., vlce'Rendle.
17th F.Ltept. W. Hesru, from the lath Y., to be met. dot
Adams, who each; see..-Liest. 0. L W. D. Pgrxerege, to be
firet.-Ileat., by par, vice Beidwie. who rate
18th F.—ltee. J. Wear to he 8100., by par , vice Mans, who rots.
let Wan tate begt.—Leo. A. W. MUSA? to he hat., without par.,
vice J. W. Thomplan. deo. ; Ese. W. L. !Marge to be beat., by
par., Mee Rub* who rms.
Buser.—Bras.-MM. W. C. E. Mania, of the 13th 117., to be beat,
col. is the army.
/finsoutment.—The ehtigthe same of Brer..eoL Moms, oa
h.-11., es beat. tot, nut •• Edmund Renegue:*
Learnt to print*, the Geartteof the 23rd of May, 1131: the app.
of Bre.. Lbeet.+3l. Y MACARTIIICII, m h -p. anat.. Mould ham been
deputy ad).-gea.” to the forme mewing In New Soath Males, and
sot " deputy arts.-San." m %bards mated.