The Sun.
London, England, 1855-02-23 00:00:00

BREAD RIOTS AT WHITECHAPEL,

APPREHENSION OF SEVERAL OF THE
RINGLEADERS.
During the whole of Wednesday evening and yester-
day morning, the inhabitants of the east end of London
were in a state of the utmost excitement in consequence of
the sudden and riotous conduct of the Irish labourers,
who not only perambulated the principal thoroughfares
for several hours in large numbers, but caused
the greatest consternation among the shop-
keepers, into whose premises they forcibly entered,
and daringly ransacked the contents. In many
instances several of the tradesmen were brutally ill-
treated and thrown into the street, while their premises
were cleared of their contents and carried away by the
mob.

Yesterday morning orders were sent to Super-
intendent Stow of the H division, and Superintendent
Howie of the K district, to forward an additional force
of constables to the vicinity of the workhouse, and ac-
cordingly Inspectors Marsh and Smith were in attendance
in the neighbourhood. At 11 o'clock in the morning there
were no fewer than 1,200 dock labourers at the doors of
the workhouse waiting for relief, and it required a great
number of officers to prevent accidents among the starv-
ing applicants. Mr. Freeman and Mr. French, the
overseers, were present during the morning rendering
the necessary relief. Each man had a quarters loaf
given to him, and was told to call again to-day.
The excitement was so great at one o'clock in the after-
noon that another riot was fully expected last evening.
The whole of the shops east of Aldgate were closed, and
business almost suspended.
At noon yesterday Mr. Mnmford, the Superintendent
of Police at St. Katherine's Dock, attended at the work-
house and informed the men in the Stone-yard who
were waiting for relief that all those that were married,
and bad been in the employ of the Dock Company,
would be temporarily assisted until they could be set to
work, which could not be done until some great change
in the weather takes place.
Three men, named Mark Bennett, Nicholas Barrett,
and Matthew Morney, were examined yesterday morning
at the Thames Police-court, and were severally fined by
the magistrate.
At 11 o'clock last night large bodies of police were
parading the district. At that hour Mr. Howie, who
had been two hours on horseback, and had
the district, was just swatting uff a report
to the Commissioners of Police that no disturbances hid
taken place since the afternoon, and that all was quid ;
in fact, everything appeared in sueh a satisfactory state
that he was sending back half the reserve force to the
West-end.

ROYAL GENERAL THEATRICAL FUND ASSOCIATION.—
Yesterday the annual meeting of the members of this
association, which has been incorporated by Royal char-
ter, for granting permanent, relief to aged or afflicted
actors, actresses, or others practising in these realms the
art of actors, dancing, or singing, as a means of subsist-
ence, was held in the saloon of the Lyceum Theatre ;
Mr. T. H. Lacy in the chair. Mr. Cullenford, the se-
cretary, read the report, which stated that daring the
past year 17 new members joined the association ; two
died, two were placed on the annuity fund, and that
three had ceased to be subscribers. The total receipts
for the year, including 2371. 4s. Bd., the profits on the
annual dinner, amounted to 1,0771. 65.; and the expen-
diture, including 482/. 10s. Bd. carried to the annuitants
fund, to 5461. 95., leaving in hand a balance of 530/.
175., which was carried to the capital account, and with
the sum of 142/., balance of a reserved fund, swelled the
assets to 8,117/. 2s. On the motion of Mr. Worrell the
report was adopted, as being most satisfactory to the
corporation, but it was regretted that notwithstanding
the association was open alike to metropolitan and pro-
vincial members of the profession, it had only '137 of
them on the list of subscribers. The routine business
having been disposed of, the proceedings terminated in ,
the usual manner.
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