The Express.
London, England, 1848-03-08 00:00:00

RIOTS IN GLASGOW.

We yesterday received, by electric telegraph ,accounts
from Glasgow, up to half-past six o'clock on Monday
evening, that a Chartist mob had been creating se-
rious disturbances in that city. Since then we have
received an early copy of the North British Mail.
It confirms the accounts of the Glasgow riots we had
previously given, but makes no mention of any loss
of life. When despatched, the military had been
called out, and the Riot Act read in front of the
Broshangs. Noma& outbreak had taken plane dose
1820. The destruction of property was immense.
Upwards of 500 of the city lamps had been de-
stroyed.
One hundred and fifty of the rioters were in cus-
tody. About 100 guns and pistols, besides cutlasses
and pikes, had been taken by the authorities.
The great bulk of the rioters were operatives out
of employ, and who for the last few days have held
meetings on the public green, or park, for the pupose
of consulting as to the best means of obtaining food.
About 5,000 special constables paraded the streets.
The soldiers were drawn up across the extremities of
the principal streets, with orders not to allow any
pe
rson unless residing in the street, to pass them.
The city may thus be said to have been in undisputed
possession of the military during Monday night, and
still is so, though with less display.
Peace has been effectually maintained, and the shops
were opened as usual yesterday morning. A large
crowd, however, had assembled in the centre of
the city, and fears were entertained of a fresh
outbreak, which appeared to have been well-
founded, as it is reported that the com-
mander of a body of pensioners had given orders
to fire on the crowd, and that several of the people
bad fallen. The Lord Prevost, who is also, as one
readers are aware, one of the members for Glasgow,
left town yesterday evening for that city ; and the
Lord Advocate is holding himself in readiness to
follow, should it eventually prove necessary.

Since the foregoing was written, we have received
the following communication by the Electric Tele-
graph Company's express :
EDLNBURGH, Martell 8.
The turbulent populace of Glasgow renewed the
riots late in the afternoon of yesterday, but thanks to
the energy of the civil and efficiency of the military,
I»wer, we are not yet under mob govirnow nt. Two
of the rioters have been shot, and the people
know that the authorities are in earnest. Still, greet
fears were entertained, when our informant left, of
the proceedings of the night. Here the authorities
are busily engaged in adopting precautionary mea-
sures, and perfect confidence prevails.

MANCHESTER AND LEEDS RAILWAY.
We have received the following by the Electric
Telegraph Company's Express.
Seven arches on the Ardwick Branch-of the Man-
chester and Leeds Railway have this morning fallen
in. This branch was in course of construction.

DISTURBANCES IN TRAFALGAR-SQUARE.
The disturbances during yesterday were still less
serious than on the preceding ay and the following public
notice, which was placarded on the walls at different poiota ,
contributed materially to restore order •
Norio.—Whereaa large bodies of persons arivrobled yesterday in
the forenoon and throughout the day, and part of the night, in Us-
lalfar-squaie and the neighbourhood, and committed many acts of
virienee and rioting and rerious breaches of the peace; and whereas
large bodies of petsoca are at thin time assembled, whereby the public
pew is greatly disturbed,and the peaceful inhabitants of the
neighbourhood are Interrupted In their lawful borings, and
alarmed; notice is hereby given, that all sorb nteetinp
and assemblies are contrary to law; and orders have been
given to the police to prevent earls unlawful meetings, and
to apprehend and take into their custody all offenders, that they. may
be dealt with according to law; and all persons are hereby cautioned
and strictly enjoined not to attend or join or be present at any such
meeting: and all well-disposed persons are hereby allied upon and
required to aid the police in the discharge of their duties, and to aaist,
as far as they may be able, in protrition of the public peace.
Whitehall, Mach 7, 2 o'clock.
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A good shower of rain would probably have done more to
restore the public peace than the tenors of Scotland-yard ;
bat no rain fell to damp the ardour of the rioters, and the
result was that some eighty men and boys were taken into
custody.
RS-ASSEMBLING IN THASALGAR-SQVLES THIS MORN-
is cc—Some hundreds again congegrated in Trafalgar-square
' this morning. They were composed chiefly of the carter-
monger class, and boys from 16 to 18 years of age. No police
being out, to prevent any unnecessary exhibition of the force,
which is in reserve in Scotland-yard and the vicinity, the
mob first amused themselves by the access given to the Nel-
son Monument, from no hoarding being now round it, to
play all aorta of tricks on the steps ; but this only led to the
throwing of sons Into the square, and the police were again
called to act, under the direction of Superintendent Hay, and
the square was cleared, but not before a boy had been taken
is the station-house, and another to the Charintcrom
Hospital, having been ran over by a horse in his endeavour
to escape the Point. As the liken had ptobably profited by
the experience of yesterday, they gradually went away, and
by 12 o'clock the scene of Monday'. uproar and riot wee in
nearly its usual state, and all appearance of disorder bad
pared away. The shop aced banking honer wirier:ad se
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