The National Register.
London, England, 1818-09-27 00:00:00

LANCASHIRE.

[From the Manchester. /Jerald, Sept. 221
" Although we this week have to recuid a circumstance
which arose out of the discontents of the weavers at Burnley,
in this county, yet it is coupled with the satisfaction, that all
is Dow quiet and peaceable in that district.
Plain cotton fabrics, which require the least personal
skill in %stating, are chiefly made in the neighbourhood...lntl
when it is c.siasidered that three weeks-are always deemed a
sufficient length of time to teach a mere labourer, when com-
mitted ter any offence to the New Bailey Prison, to weave
oalieo, it cannot be wandered Nat competition is excessive,
or that the price paid foewcaving the article should be small,
compared with that paid for goods which require superior
still. The weavers of Burnley, it appears, were not satisfied
with the advance they_ hest actually obtained in Cie price of
their labour; and on Tuesday last they employed Ate helium°
to give public notice of a meeting to enforce their claim for
more.. The Civil Aatthorily,lioweveroeryproperly interfered
and took the Willman into custody, as the active agent cf the
combination. This his employers, in great numbers, resented;
and try the help of iron crows, pickaxes, tee. they forced
open the prison door, and liberated the prisoner. Their
success in this instance made thent still more irregular, and
their numbers on Wednesday became so great, and their
menaces so violent, that the Magistrates did not seem it
prudent to persist in the exercise of their duty, till they had
snore military assistance than six dragoons (all that could
be spared from other duty within a day's march of Burnley)
could afford.

" Informed of this cireumatence,the Manchester and Sal-
ferdYeoraanryCawalry, in the handsomest manneroolonteered
their services ; and about it o'clock on Thursday, whilst the
rain posited down in tarrentsohey marched under the corn-
nianstof Captain Medley. The rain continuo:4 during the
whole of the march, which was accomplished in six hours.
The influence of their presence at Burnley was immediately
felt, without their being reduced to the disagreeable alterna-
tive of applying form in order to disperse their knew-court-
trynsen.
" Daring the whole of the stay, a great number of most
turbulent characters had possession of the streets, in which all
busbies, was suspended.. Placards, referring to the outrage
of Tuesday, had been prepared by the proper authorities,
bat no one had dared to venture amongst the ill-directed
populace in order to post them, till the cavalry were
descried approaching the town, when they were immediately
made public ; and or; the arrival of the yeomanry, with a
promptitude and vigour which did. bower to the gentlemen
who composed it, the civil power began to act, and in little
snore than an hour seven of the most violently active of the
insurgents were taken into custody, wahout any resistance
on the part of the crowd, which dispersed immediately on
the approach of the patriotic corps ; and at a very early
hour that eveuiug the town. was perfectly at peace, and
the prisoners easulucted (through Pidiham) to Blackburn
prison, ender the escort df the six dragoons already men-
tioned.
" The next day the yeomanry accompanied the Magistrates
toP rdiham, where a meeting had beta announced ; but the
presence of the force broke the spirits of the refractory;
and, instead of attending an unlawful sneeting, the quiet,
peaceable, and industrious weavers, who had been forcibly
driven from thew looms by threats of vengeance by the
leaders, had resumed their daily labours, and the click of the
fly-shuttle was hearth in every loom house. After a stay of
two hours at Padilaas, the cavalry returned to their hospitable
quarters at Burnley, which, on invitations so hearty that it
was impossible In evade them, were in the private houses of
the principal inhabitants, where they and their horses were
treated in a manner which did honour both to the town and
the individuals who so very handsomely performed the rites
of hospitality to the gentlemen who hod, its so patriotic a
manner, left their accustom:try porsnits, and hastened to
t rescue them trona the danger with, which they were threatened
by a body of mesa labouring antler moutons, but strongly
excited impressions,
" On Saturday morning, order being perfectly restored,
the proper authorities again respected, and the six drogoons
increased to a sergeant's valet by a detachment which had
arrived to support the magistracy, the gentlemen of the
yeomanry corps prepared to march Isoinewai doslien, Lame.
sliat,ly before they left the town, a testimonial of the estima-
tion in which th .W valuable services were held, was hastily
drawn up on the spur of the occasion, and signed by as many
of the principal inhabitants of Burnley and its vicinity as
were immediately on the spot."

On Saturday. the 29th of March, f;aleutts was visited by
one of the most severe gales of w ind experienced fora long
time. It commenced about IJY p. in. and blew from the south.
ward, with di atl•nl fury fur nearly half au hour. We are
esti eittely concerned to state, that Mr. Abraham, of the civil
Sol Vire, and Mr. C.4ll.fleid, a partner in iilt• firm nt !'sealer
.ind Co. lost their lives in attempting to erus# the river at the
100111111illeellirlit of the gale ; und M. C. Hoffman, second
officer of the (eres. was drowned by the op•et inn; of a boat
I)nling the storm a number uf ships drifted from their anchors.
and considerable damage was dune to their iii.e;ts and rigging
Several boats also were overact, and many of the natives
drowned. The lightning was particularly vivid, and the
thunder, tat one period, awfully loud. We arc Amity to slate
that the prevailing epidemic has not Flom the 1711 i
in the 2•ld of Mat elm, the native phywians employed
by Government, report, that 4,493 nativcn 11.1.1 been attacked
by it of whom fis3 had died. Instances of 4 f,ll4lterniiiia:ion
among the Europeans attacked by the same di.•lrder welt'
rare. A body of 1200 Ilintlarees from Milker s (*Minify had
pt•nettaterl into Mysore. and plundered Ilarpatinoly inn
I hey had been linen:opted by ei bad) of infantry miller Capt..
, who to -lc from them 190 nurses anti a great 11011101 i
n( lllru iiOM%„-4sjulic Jlirroc.
Mr. Wilkie, the landlord of the C:nW;i4t •h CO:110.r of Dufour's-
place, Itroad.v:rett.Carnaby maritct, fituid drowned in the: lie•
gent'. eana on S'inday morning at 12 o'clock. lie hail left 11010::a
eight iu the mon:Mg ; but whether bis death was occasioned t•y bill-
Cidt or =Went is nut known.

From the LONDON GAZETTE, Tuesday, Sept. 2`).
BANKRUPTCY SUPRRSFT)F.D.
HARCOURT J. Chard, Summetshire, b.ankkr.
BANKRUPrs.
WATKINS W. Norton, Woreener, corn-factor, Oct. 13, 14, Nov. 3
at Guildhall. Att. Mr. I'ugh, Berners-street, Ruasell—equare.
Su .tic J. I?. Fleet-street, boot-maker. Sept. LO, Oct. 6, Nov. 3, at
G u ilt! hall. Att. Mr. Woodard, NVatlin!;-1- t rect.
WARMINGTON J. an:l J. I". Gracechurch-strict, simpers, Sept.
Oct. 6, Nov. 3, at Guildhall. Att. Mr. Shfup, Essex-court.
Temple.
PROSSER W. Birmingham. builder. Oct. 5. 5, Nov. 3, at B!rming-
ham. tor,. Ilicksami Co. ilartlett's-buldinr... U, born.
Corm: J. W. l'iymoutlr-doci . merchant, Sept.:46, Oct. 3.. Nov. sr,
at Guildhall. Alts. Ccuiv.la and Co. Ft.:l:rick% place, OM
Jewry.
Pun xr Ver. D. Liverpool. groeer, Oct. 1.3,21, Nov. 3, at Liverpool.
Ans. Leece and Co. Liverpool.
CARRIAGE T. HOlScartl, N:sreiiv, grocer, Oct. 5,1,. Nov. 3, at.Nk-r •
wich. Mt. M. Crosl.y-s-,t.arc.
LAT:rear N. Manchester, baker, Oct. 'l, 10. Nov. 3, at Manfaester.
Atta. Appleby and Co. Gray's Ir,n-atittare.
P. Knowles and S. Sayer, Sheffield, mercliant; Oct.
.1. and J.Dalton, Newcastle.upon Tyne, earthentrare-mannfacturcr
Oct. 14.
T. Grieve, R3inburgh, and J. Grieve, Manchester, fu:tiar. rnanti-
facturers„ Oct. 17.
J. Bird, Brampton. Cumberland, grocer, Oct. 15..
W. Parker, Lectit:, merchant. Oct. 11.
A. Low, Berkeley-street, Clerkenwell, working jeweller, Oct. Is.
G. Harding, Ilfraco:nbe, Devonshire, draper, Nov.l 2.
C. Acton, Lichfield, blacks:unit:Oct-26.

CERTIFICATES—OCT. 13.
S. Hobbs. Bath, grovr.—G. Robinson, Spalding. Lireoli.;l
dealer.

DISCOVERY OF AN ANCIENT' CEMETERY
IN ST: MARTIN'S-LE-GRAND.

As the workmen employed is clearing away the ground in
St. Martins-le-Grand, which is to form the site of the new
Post office, were a day or two ago removing the fimndatioes.
of some of the old houses which stood in the rear of St. Leo-
nard's, Fosterlane, they discovered the roofs of some ancient
At .atones as the rubbish on the particular spot wen
removed, Airee vaults were disenvereds each commnnicating.
with the other by a narrow passitgeor gallery t they arc built,
chiefly of large square bricks, intermixed with stone and
some flint, and the interstices filled up with 'a yellow Lalky
earth-. They are rather spacious, the height being nearly nines
feet, the depth about eighteen, and breadth about six or seven,
They appear to hare been each originally divided into twn
cnmpastments. In the back part of one of the vaults was
found, a large quantity of human bones, thrown promisee.
cushy together, as if collected from different graves. In one
of them is a stone coffin. rather short in length, made in tho
shape of the ancient coffins, square at the head, and inclining
in a tapering form towards the feet; a place is rather rudely
shaped for the head of the body to rest upon, and the remaina
of a skull and some decayed bones are in the cavity. Adjoin-
iag, and in the same line with these arches, is as vanited
supported by small and short stone shafts or pillars, from
*hid* spring semicircular arches, intersecting each other
at eqnidistant points, and presenting to the eye the skeli t‘ to
of * structure, at /*tee simple, durable, and beautiful. Tile
subdivisions of the Intel-columniation were evidently open
when built, and so arranged as to admit &communication with
other parts of a building. The float of these vaults is almitt
20 feet below the level of the pas salient in Newgate-street,
the loose ground on the same level bears alt the appearance
of having been once a cemetery, from the frail/Hems amt
calcined parts of bones intermixed with soft earth which are
observable in the vicinity.
St. Martin'-le-Grand was originally a college, founded in
the year 700, by Wythred, King of Kent, and according to
Dugilale, in his Ilfumacticon Anglicamtm, rebuilt and endowed
by a noble Saxon, and his brother Edwardus, for a Dean and
Secular canons and priests, owl was dedicated to St. Martin.
The. epithet 1.-Grand was afterwards ad led, oil account. of
the great and extraordinary privilege., particularly the dee-
germ's one of Sanctuary, granted to it by different warn elic.
William the Conqueror confirmed the endowments of Oils
house. and the possession of the lands given by the founders,
to which be added all the moor laud without Cripplegate, and
exonerated its Cations from nll interference or exaction of any
Bishops, Archdeacons, or their Ministers. He likewise
granted them sac and toe, toll and team, and a long et cetera of
-Saxon Liberties in the moat ample degree. His charter
sanctimied by John anal Peter, two of the Pope's Legates&
eimelndes thus:—s' If any person whatever shall presume
to alter any thing hereby granted, let him perish with Judas
the traitor."
Henry 111. bad the weakness to confirm these misehievons
charters. fuel to extend them id cases of debt, felony, anal
treason; the inilidgence granted was au obnoxious to ths
peaceable citizens, on accomit of the protection afforded to
the lowest sot of rogues, ruffians, thieves, felons, and tont-
derers, that they were frequently compelled to apply to the
Government 14 security against this senetunry. Aite.ent!y,
when this college was in is .flourishing state, a curfew bell
Was rune here at eight o'clock every evening, and at St.
Mary. le-Bow, 5... Giles, Cripplegate, and at Allhallows,
Barking, to Warn people to keep within doors. Edward the
First, in consequence of the many mischiefs, two der., roll_
Iteries, and heal int; dawn persons by certain Hectors, wall—
ing armed in the night, commanded that stone should be so
hardy as to he found wandering in the steec-s, alter the tat
had sounded in St. Martins'.le-Oratid. The ead!ege was SM_
rentlkta ed tat Edward the Sisllt, in 15 Pi, and soot)
I the chatrch was pulled dual), and many tenements erected ant
its site.

,itch is the Itioorical acentint of the ancient sanetnary or
(Attica, of which these vaults appear to have been a part.. -
The vaults in whielt the hones arc (mind, do not seam to he
of vetv ant-lent date—they %vete probably foray(' by }A-
ward VI. for the pin us purpose of licpo.iting therein the
hones o Inch wore eN.posed Mille demolition of the old church.
'Die line arched vault. Plipport cif by colamiri, %%Inch we
have de%cribeil, is nut of rat her date Ih.utllse reign of Hen-
ry 111.
, ‘
reev believe,nnty ut' them ,rend• i raCc Veartls
ii:ilirs underi
tille,art i
ilt;
.74.,
littantA, and walled up for their particular convenience....
Prom In theltid Iteilry teas "nee a kin: of tt•r•
residence* of our gentry, and these. excavations 41C tly
in this track.

On NI ortlay W. Battenantl Ilan. Wren, twn jcanne!znm. wr-n.
committed Cloeratrr Coy garil Int one fru twri
cuutbtuaticA agaivat J.Dobbuts, cordwaitscr, eftlut city,

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rong the LONDON GAZETTE, Saturday, Sept. 26.

'BANKRUPTS.
Ct••dDERq F. Roar's 11,u,I.Court. Westminster. coach master. Ott.
5, 10, Nov. 7. at Guildhall. Att. jr.N Duacombe, Lyon's Inn.
.► vhsis C.. and G. High-street, Southwark. hop merchants. Oct. 6,
2.1. Nov. 7, at Guildhall. Att. Mr. James, Bucklershury.
1i t sox W., Fowt.t: R .1. Sheffield, and R usai i W. Hough, York.
►cissars nianutacturers, Oct. 4,3, Nov. ?, at Sheffield. An. Mr.
Duacan. Gray'. Inn.
MOKETOW C. Croydon. stabl, keeper. Sept. 49. Oct. 3. Nov. 7, at
Guildhall. .Atts. Howland and Co. Lincoln's' Inn Fields.
Destatiu P. late of Waatzk-street, Carciitisi,-s‘pi.trc, milliner.
Oct. 3, 10, Nov. 7. at Guildhall. Au. Mr. Lawictlge, Gray's Inn-

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kne.
toss T. Bath, butcher, Oct. 7, 8. Nor. 7, at Bath. Atts. Nether-
sole and Co. Essex .strcet. Strand.
It r.LT W A. Gt. Orli...chi, York, currier. Oct.?, 3, Nor. 7, at
Kingston.t4on-i1t:11. Att. Mr. Spence, Theadnectlle.street.
DIVTDg N DS.
C. llorig..tin, Old City Chambers, tuerchant.Dat. 17.
H. Stephens. Long-lanc, Bermondsey, tanner, Oct. 17.
IV. /nit, Bread Street, warehouseman, Oct. 17.
'l. Lovesibary. Westmi. Sornerrt. victualler, Oct.
Mundt:an, Ctor-cy Blvd. Somerset. baker, Oct. 16.
J. Itro,k, I.ongroyd Bridge. York, cloth dresser, Nut. e.
R. Ross. Oxford*Strect„ hosier, Nov. 7.
5. anti .1. G. Barker, Satuire, Nov.
7.
11. 71. Bacon awl S. 1V 'Hsi's, avertizro. Norfolk, paper manufac-
turer,. Oct. 19.
J. Craig and J. Davies, law of Basingliall Street, merchants, Oct. 31.
W. 'Strath. ()aford Stretn. ironmonger, Oct. to.
and 'U. Joluison, liirl;by Lonttlale, Westmoreland, spirit aa-
emia% Oct.' 19.
J. Brooking, Bristol, dealer, Oct.
.1. Pearce. late of I lortiintolmnt. Wiltt, farmer, Oct 19.
'l. Cullen andJ. l'ears.Cneapside. facnns. Nuv. 7.
)t. Child, W.Orlian St. Lawrence, pecks, fanner, Oct. 19.
J. Hobson, Manchester. brazier, Oct. 13.
J. 'Travers. Newton, Clietter, J. T. Ross and 11. Jones, Lower
Whitley, Cheater, rtillers, Oct. 1).
.1. Dcwart!. Bridlington Quar ,•York, ship truiltler,Oct. 26. t,
.1. Itarle, Winchester, dru,,,r.ist, Oct 20. .
J. carter, late of 1 riverpool, victualler, Oct. 19.
. Mullett. St. Mar) A ',cc, mcn'Lant, Oct. 17.
amith, Ludgate Hill, liabertlasker. Oct. 6.