The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-02-04 00:00:00

RIOT AT NORWICH.

We are sorry to announce that a serious riot has takett
place at Norwich, the origin of which appears to have been
the jealousy felt at the employment of country weavers by
the manufacturers of the town. The country weavers
were attacked by a large body of the town wotkinen, se-
verely handled, and their goods seized and thrown into
the river. The rioters then attacked the counting-houses
and warehouses of several manufacturers, and were pro-
ceeding to acts of still greater violence, from which they
were only deterred by the calling out of the military in aid
-of the civil power.
The following are extracts from a letter received from
Norwich by a highly respectable house in the City:—
"On Tuesday morning last, about eight o'clock, front
800 to SOO melt followed a cart, containing goods tnunti-
facture(' in the country, attacked it, took its content,.,
strewed them about, and threw the cart into the river.
They then returned to the warehouse where the cart was
proceeding, and broke every pane of glass, threatening th'-
same destruction to every warehouse. They next directed
their attention to public-houses, and other places where
they suspected goods manufactured in the country to be
placed. This caused great alarm, and a scene followed
which baffles all description, and caused the destruction
which took place 'in the dark hour, by a body of mete
armed with pickaxes, shovels, bludgeons, stones, an•l other
weapons, threatening vengeance to every manufacturer in.
the town. Their next attack was at Mr. Willett's, where
they broke every window, forced an entrance into th 9
counting-house, and destroyed almost every thing it con-
tained.—They then went to Mr. Purdy's, Messrs. Beleo
and Co. &c. where they did very consitkrubl-
The civil and military power came up, and the riot a;:c
was read to them by Mr. Francis, the Deputy Mayor. and
and every means were used to prevent a repetition of the
outrage.'

LIVERPOOL, FEB. 2.—The Cotton Market Fornc.wlia:
improved this week ; the demand has been Letter, sm.l
prices improved a little. Brazils about :d. per pound
higher. About 8000 bates cold.

Y.sterday a Court of Directors was held at the Fits':
India-house, when the following Commanders were sw.,: A
into the command of their respective ships, vii.
John Barnet Sotheby, London ; and• Captain Wyatt
Broughton, Canning—consigned to China

Yesterday the despatches for Bengal and China, by the
ship :Mcqueen, Captain James Waller, were closet* at the
East India-house, and delivered to the Purser of that
ship.

A Bill passed the Lower House of the legislature of
South Carolina on the 16th December, amending the law
prohibiting the introduction of free persons of colour,
which provides, that on the arrival of all packets or mer-
chant vessels at any of the ports of the State, trout any
foreign port, having on board any coloured persons ern-
ployed as stewards, cooks, &c., the Sheriff of said district
shall repair on board such vessel, and order the Captain of
the same to remove his vessel into the stream, at a distaue..a
of not less titan 130 yards from the wharf, and to load and
unload the same with lighters; and a penalty of Coon
dollars to be imposed for neglect or refusal.

Siatiootixo.—On the evening of Tuesday last a carter,
whilst passing with a loaded cart through the village ef
Denny, excited no small suspicion among the inhab.tanut
as to the nature of the goods, by their being packed up its
lengthened bags, which the fancies of the good folks re-
solved could contain nothing elssbut human bodies. This
surmise soon collected a crowd, who very unePremonious:y