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voters to be restored. In the moree of the everiin: a aunt.
her of the risit4s have hems taken ap, some of them charged
with the Capital critter of reiniiiniwg tionsUlt ly assent.
Islet mad susashing the Civil Aisthoritie• after the expira.
lion of the peeled limited by the Hint Act- The prison is so
avirmied coesequessee of the commit mews, that it w
towed weeetteary to lend off Ave of she prisoners In l;reenork.
We believe it Is determined to bring the whole of the rioters
who hove hem witted to trial, and it will he isidispensably
witeemary that an loafed example be 'wile or those guilty.—
The open defiance of the law, mid the dreadful state at
alarm into which a populous limn is thrown by inch • mob,
fettee esemplaryreiribletioto.
patroles were often assailed with stones, and in two
Instances were fired upon by some of the moh, who weie
stewed with pistols, and Ind secreted themselves in the italic.
The cavalry and constables, in one of their rounds, found
large pieces of wood placed iseioss the street, for the 'Mr •
pore, no doubt, of heinginc down the horses.
A considerable number of the Lieutenancy of the County
have been iu attendance all day.
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PAISLEY, IMPTI.NRRR 14.1

I reached Paisley yesterday, nt or near 12 at Looms; on mi.
getting Ili the High-street, I observed some people getbite-_
beg together, consisting of shout 30 or 40, and, before!,
ensentew past two p. at. it was implanted there was not less• '
than 20,000 marching theotigh the streets. The windows of
twelve ditiCrent houses were entirely broke oust, Out a pane
of glass could I see in either of them. The latexes belong-
ing to the Iwo clergymen, the Rev. Messrs. Imlay and Bunn,
were in the same state.
A gentleman who left Polley on Totalling Morning at half-
past nine o'clock, states, that Paisley was then trampeil, hut
large parties were assembled at the corners of the streets, and
no appearance of going to work.
[FURTHER PARTICULARS.I
Mr. Taylor was chosen Pretest, and began the business
of the Meeting, by enjoining attention and good order.
He these 'tooted, that the Reformers hail no wish for dm.
turbance and revolution, es was fal•ely asserted by their
catmint; they merely wished an end put to all unarm-pinery
placer, pensions, sod siacceres, and to obtain a proper
shore in the Legislature of their country. He adverted to
the " inheenesoi butchery" at Manchester; and be, And all
She other orators were partieulsrly vehement and declama-
tory upon this mournful and ominous subject. " Will it
be believed by posterity," said one of the speakers, " that •
peaceable assembly of free-born linghshmeu were wantonly
murdered iu opeu slay? 0! I would rusher see stir bones
of all my kindred whiten in the sun, pad have my carcass
thrown to the dogs, Hutu that such an event should
pass will t a proper inquiry, and ponishonent upon
the guilty perpetrators. Tins is no time to pause be-
tween two opinions, wisest murder soil atissacre stalk in
open slay; when the inhuman Magus es have received
the shanks of those who gorge their bloated carcasses with
the blood of the artisan." Another maiur observed, that
5 the British sword had been drawn oopou starving mew and
hinting women ; has it desolated (lie inquire-4) every rarest.
try its the world to be drawn among ourselves? And will yon
allow your brethren to be mestere.' without routing your
voice against the infernal Aced? No 11106111er shall the lake
wash Reedomonel from its eternal site, than the sous of
Caledonia shall he silent." An orator stated " that
such proceedings clearly deatoustsated the neceoirty of
a Radical Reform. If the Manchester Alsgistestes had
not calculated upon the applause end rapport of a
borough faction, this tragrdy never wend(' have been
acted. N.uue but fiends, it was stated, catch have wished
the slaughter of men, women, and children ; but a clergy.
man, whose dilly it was to pour the helot of peace and con-
solation ban their wounds, had talleilollPll their decal, and
imbrued his hands in human gore. An orator said, " the
Sidmouth had acut bin Reynolds, his Kuehn 1111 l ds, and
his Olive's throngli the country, to entoare the people, awl
excite them into acts of treason and rebellion. They hail
suspended the Constitution in the foolish hope of pease;
ass end to public meetings; but the so-Tuition had toot an-
swered the purpose of its authors. Sooner :hall the wove
which washes our western shores cense to roll, than we shall
forego the right of assembling together."
A number of Resnlntiona, deprecating the conduct of the

Manchester Magi,trates, were signed; rates of thanks weie
given to the most illustriona Radicals. J. Peacock,
was thanked with great applatme, for allotting the Merrier
to he held son the Moor, and hi. pork:ill i. to he painted
by the band of a celebrated Radial Reformer, and pre-
mated to him.

One resolution merits particular notice—" That, as the
contest between the boroughmonvera and the people k of

vital importance, hence it becomes indispensably nectssary
that the people use every method in their puwre to rut off
the resources of those relentless tyrants, whereby they may
be expelled from their usurped authority, and the people re.
gain their legitimate rights. That, at glancing at the vast
revenue which the boroughmongersaltvire frum tea, tobacco,
sail spiritous liquors, we conceive it to be our duty to ab-
stain from the use of those *Hicks ourselves, until a Radical
Reform in the Commons' House of Parliament be 1111041 Ni
And we hereby strongly recommend to all Reformers to
adopt, as far as possible, the same inrnrerta. Thut Major
Cartwright, Mr. Hunt, Sir F. Burdett, Sir C. Hrula.ley, Mr.
Winder, and oiler friends of Refit' m its London, be rrspert.
hilly invited to name a day for a G.dteral Merlin!: (11.11,-
forelers throughout the whole king.' ~,,, , its ortl,r that the
above Resolution he adopted and carrie.l into effect, where-
by it will become a truly national measure."
An Address to Mr. Hunt was produced and read. Ilmit
was panegyrised at great length, and the Address was car-
ried with a fervent shout of applause.

After • speaker bad spent some time in making severe
stiimures upon the duplicity ansl unfeeling conduct of slur
clergy, the business of the Meeting coiled wish die prises
rminiring the people to depart • ith reguiarity sod good or.
der, and go peaceably haute. About the middle of the psi,.
reeding', a cry of " Hussars!" roar, and the people fled un
•11 aides, anti it was with some difficulty the Committee
could get them rallied, and order restored. A orllceti .. s l
was made, whets the people were retiring. for the relief of
the Manchester sufferers. Some light-lingered gentry ho-
soured the Meeting with their presence. It is supposed
there were from 14 to 11100 people present.
The riot became serious at seveno'cloek. The Riot Art

was read three times before nine. TM windows of the T.,.
tine, BaiHie Dowie, Mr. Burn's old and new houses, Dr.
Findlay, Birkenyris warehouse, BaiHie bridunaie and NM,
Buchansan (of North Bar), Mr. Sharp (Captain of the
hatonmen), Mr. Lywamen sod Mr. Pollock's wiodoas, with
the lamps of Comrade, High-street, Story-street, and
Ney-stret4 ore all destroyed. The iron railing of the Me-
thodist Chapel was tort to pieces, and used as weapons
against the cavalry sad basemen, and the mob charged
them clearly np Story-street. All was quiet at obe in the
morning.
The snob began to assemble about three o'clock of Mon-
day winntiag, and motioned to increase till our, when the
Riot Act was read, and the cavalry sad special constables
begs. to clear the sitcom. Two rompanies of the 110th regi-
ment arrived at three o'clock, piled their arms, and remained
in maims* at the Cross. lir the 'nom lime, the Reform
Committee were met with the Provost, ma a Meeting of the
people was held at the foot of St. James's-street. About six
or eight thousand root assembled ia an instant to hear the
report. The orators spoke as follows:
" Gentlemen, we have had a long conference with the
Provost, and be has pledged his honour, that every person
who has sastainierl any damage in the late outrages, shall
have ample justice dome him; and should any person secnse
any batooman of wanton cruelty in the discharge of his
duty, the affair shall have a complete and candid invirstiga-
lion, and if the batonman be found guilty, he shall he
brought to medico punislimeill, though lie were his own
father. Now, Gentlemen, you t disperse Immediately,
as the Provost is detrensiord Cu, use every effort to keep the
peace."—( Here Ike mob shouted," Who broke the pears?
Rowe Iles prisoners, rertore Ike prisoners without bail,
pree'rp Ike flags," lirc.)" Use message is delivered ; one
quarter of an hoar is allowed yen to disperse; every mates
fits is in his own hand." The great body of the pro-
p% still cositianing in the streets, rl,e military were forged
,itt kneel**. The cavalry and bowmen immediately
,asirtftd the streets, mid dispersed the mob lo all directions.
-Arlagett every close add lam were "ideated with torches,
.aid quietwesi Seas 'coodiAliegy iiitthisa at twelve o'clock.
AM the Maps is Georgedareit, Crisal-ativet, and Broom-

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larsd.atreel, sere brakes at stifle o'clock. Several people
are severely hurt wish- she bosoms of the constables, but swe
have nek heard of soy oar dangerously woonded. All was
quiet at eta (Meek.
There is to be itootker grand Meiling at Kilmarsock on
Saturday.

[EXTRACT FIOW A PRIVATR LIATTSIO
" Ott Saturday a Meeting was held on IMeikles
riggs Muir, about two miles from Paisley, for the
purpose of expressing the sentiments of the people
as to the conduct of the ilatichesterMagistrates.—
'rite hustings were covered with black cloth, and
the speakers were dreier(' in motorising. The Reso-
lutions passed were strongly declaratory of their
detertasi ~,, of the emery violence used at
Manchester. to disperse it Meeting regularly called,
and legally and peaceably conducted,—With the
exception of some nonsense about liytlical Reform
and much abuse of the public press its the West of
Scotland. the proceedings of the day were decorosis
enough, and the Meeting broke up at six o'clork,
without eny inaliciation of riot. flowerer, it appears
that a party belonging to Glasgow hail the iusalence
(as a Correspondent of The Glasgow Herald calls
it), in touching homewards through the streets of
Paisley, to wave their flags from one side of the street
to the other, and the Provost and Special Crew rides
.who hod allowed those flags to be carried through
the town in the forenoon without isiteiference, now,
when the business of the Meeting was over, and the
people tuarching homewards, sallied forth, and seized
the offeisding flags. A Scotch mob is always worse
than en Euglish one--it has more determination, as
it has generally some more definite purpose, which
is persevered in as a matter of princeisle. The
Porteous moll was one of this sort, when the people
executed an offender whotn they thou4ltt the law
was wrong in sparing. Was similar nature was the
mob in Edinburgh lately, when they Witite!tawd the
torture of a poor wretch from the neglect id means i
to pot a perind to his sufferings.
"'The Paisley snob appears to have acted on some- I
thing like an obstinate pritieirle of rer iliation for
an outrage c 'tied upon itself. Previous to the
seizure of the flags there w,is hulking in the coot.
duct of the people to justify apprelienst ~,,, unlearn '
it was the wearing of the fl apiwars to
have been considered is seditious by the Provost
and have
constables; nor di.l disturbances commence
I even Theo. It was nut WI the dispersed mob had
collected in groups. and had conversed on the dis-
grace of having their flags taken from them, that
tile rioting commented with throwing stone,' through
the windows of the Court-house, where the con-
stables were esseinfiled. Whatever opinions may be
forined of the conduct of the Provost in seizing the
flags, there cannot be a difference of °lnfiniti us to
his humanity in his efforts* to disperse the mots when
it really became mischievous. Finding •Tall efforts
to disperse it in vein, the Riot Act was ordered to
he read—not privately. as at Manchester, so that
none of the people should hear, but publicly; and
the Provost and ilk friends itienrred souse danger in
going nut in every direction, tied notifylig aloud
that it had Levu reed. The :snivel of cavalry
from Glasgow, at ten o'clock, removal' the appre-
6ru inn thio;!er. though the constables consumed
to be annoyed till three o'clock on Sunday morning
by stones throw,' f narrow lasses mid cross-streets,
The great degree of decency with which the Sales
bath is observed here tenders the riot whirl, oc-
curred next evening rather extraordinary, Mail leads
to a suspicion that spies had got amongst the pens
isle, to keep alive their angry feelnigs, and ins*
gate them to violence—and this suspicion is not
without ground, for The Wingate Chronicle, which
exposed the spy system in 1817. bud in a recent
paper a declaration, signed by heir-a-dozen persons*,
stating that a alnitiger had appeared amongst
theni, who shelved them a drawing of a pike f. r
actinz monist cavalry, and represented how easily
Dumbarton Castle night be stormed and taken.

It is not easy to account for the outrageous pro-
ceedings, on a Sunday evening, of the Paisley
operatives, who are generally decorous and peace-
able, finless we suppose that this rcontidrel, or
some others of the same stamp, had got amongst
them. The windows of the chlfer-roost were
broken, and almost all the 'arra lamps ; and it was
again necessary to read the Riot Act and call out
the military, aho dispersed the crowd without
using their arms. On Monday trattquillity was
again restored. No one has beet) materially hurt.
" Magistrates are placed in a trying situation
on occasions of this kind, and till particulars are
very fully known. it is not easy to say whether they
have acted prudently or rashly. But it certainly
does appear at presets', that the Paisley Magistrates
allowed their feelings to get the better of their pru-
dence when they seized Hags from parties who were
proceeding homewards when the business of the
day wits concluded. It is to be hoped dial they will
publish their reasons for so actieg; lot their conduct
doriog the riot, their anxiety to have it ended with.
out calling in the military. and their courage in
going amongst the people to apprise them of dm
Riot Act basing been read. are so c &&&&& mendable.
that we should be glud to find all their conduct
equally correct.:' -•: --•

commthi si t s 4T NORWICH.

[Frees lb Norwich Cowrier.]

A most numerous and highly respectable Meeting
of the Inhabitants of this City was held MI Thurs-
day. at St. Andrew's Hall. About twelve (Mock
the Mostar came upou the hustings, surrositided by
It. H. Gunter, S. T. Southwell, A. Hudson, W.
Dalrymple, W. Foster, and J. B. Tooke. &qrs.;
Prebendary Wodehoove, Mr. Sheriff Shaw, Captain
Monet, and many other Gentlemen of the lint re-
spectability.
The lateness of the hour at which the Meeting
terminated renders it impossible to do more than
give a faint outline of the proceedings.
The MAYOR. having opened the business of the
Meeting, was onanisnomity called to the Chair.
Captain MONCT, after a few peefatory remarks.
moved the following Revoluti•ois, which were se-
conded by Mr. Nuns TAILOR.
They were theu severally read. and carried with
only one dissenting voter.

1. That the visite to winos she Throw, IN well as
Noose of Parliament,* se km Wooded is maim. Aiwa*.
*legalised y the CUOMMillliele Of this itintairy, etot Ilea it ea
our liossariesidnip,ne an.mwertte tie laws, to. gam 41 slits
oar mem sacred privilege oath the utmost jealousy awl

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