The Sun.
London, England, 1863-03-24 00:00:00

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THE lOTS AT STAL
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STALYBRIDGE, MQ D.t 111 S
A meeting of the Relief Committee was held at
Stalybtidg© this morning, and in consequence of
their adhering to their resolution not to give relief
in money but by tickets:, all the operatives but eight
refused to neeivo them. Many of them, however,
it is thought, have been frightened into refusal by
the general body. The greater part of the applicants
went in procession to Ashton, as stated above, and
to Dukinfield. The town, however, is in an excited
state, and fresh outbreaks are feared to-night.
There are two troops of Hussars under arms and
one company of the 49th Infantry. It was reported
this morring that a large number of men and women
left here to go to Oldharn and Hyde, in addition to
the mob that proceeded to Ashton.

Eras.

Up to this titn, there has been no outbreak of
moment. Most of the 61101,S have been cloied all
ch,y, but tile smellier provision shops cpenca in
the morning, e•nd the consequence was that their
owners, in rn,Aly cases, Were fri:4ll=:ned into the
distribution of food to the mole. In the e•arne way
the keepers of bee ri•outes and pubiichouses have been
induced, More by fear than violence, to distribute
beer to the people. At this moment there arc 15,000
to 20,000 people in the streets.
An outbreak is feared, though the object of the
people seems to be rather to distract and harass the
authorities by gatherings in various places simul-
taneously than by a general riot. Stones have been
thrown at the police, and several men are in cus-
tody. The mob that proceeded to Hyde frightened
the shopkeepers into giving them food, much in the
same way as that at Ashton.
There is a rumour of an intention to destroy the
gasworks and firi some of the mills; and as there
`smmany drunken people in the streets, there is no.
Baying what excesses may result. The magistrates
are gathered at the Town-hall of this place and of
Ashton, and as the people rush about with great
clamour, a very excited and uneasy feeling exists.
Five men who had broken into a grocer's shop were
locked in by a policeman and captured. They were
brought before the magistrates this evening and
committed to the assizes, and they will be taken to
Chester early in the morning.
At Oldham there has been no disturbance, but the
mayor and magistrates met in the Town-hall to-
night. 500 special constables have been sworn in in
anticipation of a visit from the mob to-morrow.

RIOT AT ASHTON.

ASHTON, MONDAY 3 p.m.

At half-past nine o'clock this morning a police-
constable who had been sent to Staleybridge by Mr.
Dalglish, the chief constable, to watch the progress
of events in that borough, arrived at the Town-hall,
Ashton, with the intelligence that a considerable
mob of persons, having gathered there, had marched
in procession thence, for the purpose of rioting at
Ashton. Mr. Dalglish immediately called in all the
available police force, and soon afterwards Mr. Hugh
Mason, a magistrate, arrived, and, with Mr.Dalglish
decided upon calling out as soon as possible a troop
of the 14th Hussars, stationed at the Ashton Barracks:
In the meantime a number of special constables
were sworn in, and, wit h the police,were placed under
the command of the chief constable. With Mr.
Mason at their head, this body proceeded to the
Staleybridge-road, with a view of preventing the
mob from entering the town. They were too late,
however, for that purpose, for before this could be
done the mob had arrived, attacked the bread shop
of Mr. Handforth, baker, Old-street, and the inmates,
through fear, had thrown out loaves of bread, which
led to a scramble and much excitement. From this
shop they proceeded to that of Joshua Taylor, a
corn dealer and cheese factor, and here also both
bread and cheese were thrown to them. From here
they went in considerable disorder to the shop of
Joseph Wood, a large provision dealer, in Market-
street-avenue, and broke into It and carried off
some cheese. From this place they proceeded with
great noise down Stamford-street as far as the shop
of Mr. Corry, grocer and provision dealer, where
bread was also thrown out to them by the alarmed
inmates. With the bread a box of biscuits was also
given to them. From Stamford-street the mob pro-
ceeded to Henry-square, to the shop of Mr. Far-
rand, provision dealer. Mr. Mason, accompanied
.as before described by the police, and also by the
military, here came up with the rioters, but the
shop had been already forced open, and bread were
being thrown out. Mr. Mason immediately pro-
ceeded to address them, and was received with
cheers and hooting. He was lifted upon the
shoulders of several men, and many of the crowd
took off their hats to listen to him. He addressed
them to the effect that they would do much better by
peaceable than by riotous conduct, and advised them
to go home without committing further depredations.
What they had done already, he told them, consti-
tuted a riot. (Cries of "No, no !" "No riot !")
He said that it was a riot, and so long as he was
magistrate he would not permit riotous conduct to
go on in Ashton unchecked. If they had any rea-
sonable grievance to complain of they should, if
application were made to the proper quarter, be
heard and judged impartially. But if they took, an
he was sorry to say they had done, the law into
their own hands they would earn for themselves
well-merited disgrace, and would lose all the sym-
pathy which had been so generally expressed
for them. In Ashton shop-breaking would neither
be allowed nor tolerated for a moment, and with
the view of effectually and at once putting a stop to
such disgraceful conduct, he should proceed to read
the Riot Act, and then call upon them to disperse.
Mr. Mason proceeded to read the Riot Act amid
cheers, hootings, and cries of "We want bread,
we've got no money." The mob was then told to
disperse, and they proceeded along Portland-street
and Catherine-street to a baker's shop in Caven-
dish-street, into which a portion of them broke, and
seized a number of loaves that were on the counter
and threw them out at the door. As they were
leaving this shop the police came up, and Mr. Dal-
glish seeing one of the mob carrying away a loaf
apprehended him. The mob from this place went
towards the gasworks, whether they were followed
by the police, and soon afterwards the police, taking
another route through Oldham-street, were assailed
by a shower of stones. One of the missiles struck
Mr. Mason, but did not hurt him. The moment
the stones were thrown the police faced about and
confronted the mob, now consisting of at least 3,000
people. The Hussars, which had been otatioe.a iu
Henry-square, now came up and charged the mob
with drawn swords, but rode through them with-
out inflicting injury, The mob were broken and
dispersed for the time, but a considerable number
again collected and proceeded towards Dakinfleld,
sacking several shops on their way. At Dnkinfield
they were received by a body of the county con-
stabulary, under Captain Elgee, who, with the
assistance of the military, dispersed and drove them
back to Staleybridge.
Up to this time Ashton
the
efumdaiisngs disgraceful in an
lexcited
state, but none of the people of this place took any
c excpart, so far as is known, in h
proceed-
ings of the mob. Captain Elgee has ordered 50 of
the county constabulary to be sent to Ashton, and
50 to Staleybridge.

MANCHESTER,
5 o'clock.
A telegram from the authorities at Ashton wag
received in Manchester about
4 o'clock saying :—•
" Ail is quiet. The rioters have retuned to Staley..
bridge. The military remain with ue, and ilfiVq
done good service."

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