The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-04-22 00:00:00

SARIOUS DISTURBANCES.

Blackburn Mail Office, Tuesday Enkinr,
. . . Han-past Seven o'Clork.
This moment about twenty of the Ist ()moon flitards have est
eff for Hertield and Accrington, a report hating reached Mr. Kay.
our deputy constable, that an immense namber of persona had
assembled for the purpose of attacking and destroying the pont-
loom rectory o' }feasts. Sykes, at Accrigton I, in fart. we Iselin',
the windows have already been completely demolished. This re-
port caused the greatest alarm in this town; imd thowands are now
assembled in the streets.

HALY•PAIT EttalT.—The Market coaches !rare bow arrival,
and one of them has been assailed with a volley of stones, in eons.-
quartet of which the vehicle was materially dal:ward. and wo ere
wry to add, several manufacturers are atrioraly injured.
TEN O'CLOCI.—The Hint Act has been *maid in the Marke‘
place, and' two parties of soldiers are out tit Barwematreet and
Northgate. A fter the attack on the coach the assembled multitude
did not manifest any further symptoms of insuborditiatitin, and bi-
gan quietly to disperse; and at this haus the streets are become
pretty clear.
.[sEcown EDretoX.l
WEDNESDAY Noow.—The soldiers returned from Acerieell
this morn'n7,, a little after, eight o'clock. When they r ad
that place they found a considerable number of persons MM.
bled, who, however, were quite peaceable, sad Doan after this
arrival they gradually dispersed, without any further disturb-
ance having taken place. It appears that the windows of that part
of Mr. Sykes's factory where the power looms stand are completely
demolisher, bu: we believe no damage was done to the machinery.
An attack was also made upon the house of Mr. Lancaster, sad
I considerable injury done to the windows; but we sea happy to eiy
that it does not appear any lives were lost, or that any one has re.
exited personal harm.
We have just been informed that the house of Mr. Haworth, the
overseer of Church Bank, near Accrington, was last oight. or early
this alLii.trtg• broken into, and t considerable quantity of wearidg
apparel, provisions, kn. atoieo therefrom. The rubbers have -not
yet been heard of, bat we have no doubt they were some of the party'
who made the attack upon the factory. The entrance was affected
throssib the dairy tr4sdatir.
Thor motel ng a man of the name of T. Bury was roast com-
mitted to the Preston House Of Correction,[ to take his trial at the
neat Sess;ons, charged with being a ringleader in the anal on the
coach, &c. He was apprehended immediately after thr attack, aftd
taken into the Boit.: of York puific-house, from whence he wag
rescued by the mob: but Mr. Kay having.ieceVed a description
of him, retook hint about three o'clock this morning. in bed.
I'trelVYArYtts' Wears.—Since writing the paragraph its
another part of our paper, we have received the advertisement
Which appears in a preceding column, to insert which 'velure
withdragn some other matter. We dottbt not but this will be re-
eeiied with great satisfaction by all classes of our readers., but we
have not time tar' further comment.
[The purport of the advertisement is a resolution of the prin.
ripe! manufacturers to give higf.rr *ages in future, orlas one of the
resolutions sap"'
If the townships to which w 2 make this appeal should refuse
to second oar efforts, we shall, however, we may deplore it, be
under the painful necessity of reducing the prices we are now
paying, as low as those paid by others, of whose conduct we disap-
prove, or ere of alCogether abandoning the trade."l