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London, England, 1839-05-10 00:00:00

THE CHARTISTS-BIRMINGHAM

(FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.)

WEDNESDAY EVENING.

A full meeting of Magistrates was this day held at
the Public Office. I have this moment obtained a copy
of the Proclamation, which will appear in to-morrow's

Birmingham papers.

V. R.
CAUTION.

Whereas it has been represented to her Majesty's
Justices of the Peace acting for the borough of Bir-
mingham, that divers meetings have lately been held in
the Bull-ring, at whi h so many persons have assembled
that the public thoroughfare has been impeded, and at
which language of a highly inflammatory and seditious
character has been used, whereby not only the residents
in the immediate vicinity of the place of meeting have
undergone great alarm and have suffered much injury
in their business, but the peace and order of the town
have been endangered, and whereas it is most desirable
that such meetings, whether in the Bull-ring or else.
where within the Borough, should be forthwith discon-
tinued, her Majesty's said Justices of the Peace do
hereby earnestly caution all persons against attending
the same hereafter ; as, by such attendance, they will
incur a heavy and serious responsibility.
By order of the Mayor and Magistrates,
W. H. GEM,
W. BARLOW,
A. RYLAND,
Birmingham, May 8, 1839.

NORTH WALES, LLANIDLOES, TUESDAY, MAY 7.
The military and police force have been engaged the
whole day in tracing out the biding-places, and appre-
hending the fugitive Chartists who committed the late
excesses. The major part of them have escaped to
other parts of Wales. The police, however, succeeded
in apprehending 13 in the town this afternoon, three of
whom are well known as having taken a prominent
share in the outrages. Their names are Edward Owens,
Henry Hammond, Henry Wilkes, William Hamer,
Richard George, John Griffiths, John Owen, John
Owen, Jun., John Breeze, John Savage, James Morris,
Thomas Hamer, and John Thomas. James Morris
was recognised as the man who stabbed a special con-
stable. Llanidloes itself is quiet, but several outrages
have been perpetrated in the vicinity. Some of the
yeomanry, when fishing with a net in the Severn this
morning, discovered several Chartist pikes and bludgeons
which the rioters, it is supposed, threw away when es-
caping. The police, on searching the house of a
suspected party, found a political union letter signed
John Lewis, Richard Lewis, and Edward Humphreys. it
purported to be an announcement of the nature of several
resolutons passed by the unionists at Llanidloes, and ad-
dressed to the unionists of Newtown. In it there was
an invitati•n to Powell, the Chartist leader of Welch-
pool, to go over to Llanidloes to agitate. The writer
stated that " there was plenty of Chartist fire at Llanid-
loes, and all that was wanted was somebody to blow it
into a blaze; and they did not know a better man for
such a purpose than Powell." The prisoners were to-
day brought before the Hon. Charles Wynn, the Mayor
of Llanidloes, Major Pugh and Mr.Withen Jones, when
they were identified by the police and several of the in-
habitants as having been conspicuous in the riots. James
Morris and John Thomas were committed to Montgo-
mery gaol, and the rest were remanded for further exa-
mination.

Neu town, Montgomeryshire, Tuesday.
The Chartists yesterday took the alarm, and offered
to deliver up their weapons providing they escaped with-
out punishment. This circumstance is an evidence of
the effect of a little resolution, which it is to be hoped
will be an instructive lesson to her Majesty's Ministers
to follow the Welsh example on a more extensive scale.
The offer of the Chartists was made through a master
manufacturer, who communicated it to Mr. Owen, the
Under Sheriff of Montgomeryshire, and that func-
tionary had an interview with the Lord Lieutenant on
the subject, producing the correspondence between the
operatives and the master manufacturers and the letter
of the latter to himself.

The following is the Lord Lieutenant's reply to the
Under Sheriff :

"TO THE► DEPUTY SHERIFF OF THE, COUNTY OF

MONTGOMERY.

" Newtown, May 7, half-past 10, a.m.

" Sir,—l have to acknowledge, upon my return from
morning parade, the favour of your note, announcing to
me that a number of the men have given their arms
to their masters, and they intend to surrender in the
hope of being dealt with leniently.'
" 1 beg you will inform the magistrates and the mas-
ter manufacturers, whom the men have most properly
made the channel for communicating their intentions,
that I have no authority which enables me to give any
pledge to the parties. I feel, however, confident, from
what I know of the disposition of her Mujesty's Minis-
ters to receive with every consideration all those persons
who have erred from thoughtlessness and not from de-
sign, and are desirous of returning to their duty, that
such a step as you indicate to be in contemplation
will be the best which I can suggest for the parties
so acting, being (to use your own words) " dealt with
leniently."
" I will further add, that I will exert my utmost en-
deavours with Lord John Russell, to induce his Lord-
ship to consider favourably all such persons as shall, by
surrendering their arms, and giving every information in
their power to the magistrates, prove their firm deter-
mination to redeem their past errors, and to become in
future the loyal and peaceable subjects of her Majesty,
which Montgomeryshire men have hitherto been ; and
which character I sincerely hope they may never be in-
duced to forfeit by the dangerous counsels of evil dis-
posed and seditious men.
" I must, however, beg to be distinctly understood,
that in making this declaration I can give no expecta-
tion to those individuals who without legal authority
have acted as captains or leaders in training or drilling
her Majesty's subjects to the use of arms, or who have
been guilty of personal violence to those engaged in
administering the laws, that her Majesty's Ministers
will interfere for the purpose of mitigating the punish-
ment which the justice of their country may direct to
be inflicted for such serious offences.
" I beg to add, that if the master manufacturers will
favour me with a direct communication upon these sub-
jects, I will write to Lord John Russell thereon.
" I remain, Sir, your obedient humble servant,

" CLIVE.

" P.S.—I have further to requeet you to communi-
cate this letter to the magistrates and master manu-
facturers, with an intimation from me, that they are at
liberty to make such use of it as they shall deem
advisible."

Many of the operatives have given up their arms into
the hands of their masters.

Six individuals have been arrested, charged with
drilling with arms, and three have been committed to
Montgomery gaol for trial at the ensuing assizes.
It is not supposed that any further outrages will
be committed.

Welchpool, Tuesday.

Two persons were apprehended in this town to-day,
one charged with drilling the Unionists, and the other
with taking a part in the Llandiloes riots. The rioters
were escaping through the town towards Shrewsbury.
They were taken before the magistrates and committed
for trial. Blinkhorn, the policeman, who was much
injured at Llandiloes, is recovering. A number of pikes
and guns were given into the hands of the Newtown
authorities. The pikes are of a different kind to those
manufactured in Lancashire. They are of a more com-
mon structure, being roughly made, in the shape of a
spear, out of wrought iron. They have no orifice in
which to place the pole, but are rivetted into the wood.
Some of them are plaeed in short handles to be used as
a dagger, if required, in close quarters.

MEASURES FOR THE PRESESVATION OF
PEACE AT MANCHESTER.
(From the Manchester Guardian.)
A notice to the " out-pensioners and registered men
of her Majesty's Royal Hospital of Chelsea (including
those transferred from the Ordnance Department), re-
siding in Manchester or the vicinity thereof," was posted
yesterday in the town. It is dated Chelsea Hospital,
the 6th May ; and the Lords and others, Commisioners
of Chelsea Hospital, intimate to the pensioners, that
" they are registered and commanded, whenever they
may be called upon by any of her Majesty's justices of
the peace, acting for the above town and neighbourhood,
or for the county in which the same are situate, to pre-
sent themselves before such justice or justices of the
peace, and produce their papers of instructions, and to
follow such orders and directions as they may then re-
ceive, and to render their services as special constables,
or in such other manner us may be considered expedient
by the said magistrates, for the purpose of aiding in the
preservation of the public peace of the said town and
neighbourhood, or wherever else they may be required ;
and provision will be made for their payment, when so
employed, under the Special Constables Act." A letter
was also received here on Saturday last from the Secre-
tary of State for the Home Department, authorising the
appointment of special constables from the out-pcn-
sioners of Chelsea Hospital.
The Borough Magistrates held a meeting at the York
Hotel on Saturday morning last, to consider the mea-
sures necessary to be adopted for preserving the peace
within the borough. It was resolved that a body of
special constables, to be selected from the out-pensioners
of Chelsea Hospital, or such other persons as may be
deemed advisable, be appointed to assist in preserving
the public peace within the borough. The Magistrates
then adjourned to the afternoon, when they resolved
to issue a notice, which, after setting forth the illegality
of the meetings and proceedings specified in the Royal
proclamation, and noticing the issuing of that proclalna-
tion, thus concludes :—" We, the undersigned,
Magis-
trates for the borough of Manchester, in the county of
Lancaster, do hereby warn all persons from taking part
in or being present at meetings or proceedings of so

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dangerous and illegal a character ; and we call upon all I
well-disposed persons to be aiding and assisting in this our
object, as well by giving us information as by rendering
assistance when and as they may be lawfully required so
to do. And for the discouraging and preventing such
unlawful practices, and for the protection of the public
peace, we do hereby make known our determination to
use our utmost endeavours to prevent, put down, and I
suppress such meetings and proceedings, and to cause
the law to be put in force for that purpose, and for the
bringing of offenders to justice. This notice is signed
by fifteen borough magistrates, and was extensively
posted throughout the borough. The borough magis-
trates, before separating, passed a resolution, calling
upon the Mayor and Town Council to proceed without
delay to the formation of an effective borough police,
under the superintendence and control of an officer,
with whom the magistrates might in all cases of emer-
gency communicate.
A meeting of county Magistrates, usually acting
within the division of Manchester, was also held on Sa-
turday, at which it was resolved to publish a notice,
which was similar in its terms to that already mentioned ;
indeed, we believe it was the first issued, and which was
signed by seven Magistrates—viz., Mr. J. F. Foster,
Mr. Daniel Maude, Mr. William Garnett, Mr. R. J. J.
Norreys, Mr. Samuel Fletcher, Mr. P. M. James, and
Mr. William Smith. This notice was also posted in the
town and neighbourhood, and the magistrates have been
in communication with Colonel Wemyss, the assistant-
adjutant-general for the northern district, who has the
direction and disposal of the military in the town and
surrounding district.
The military stationed here have been reinforced by
the arrival from Dublin of the 79th Regiment of In-
fantry (the Cameron Highlanders), five companies of
whom arrived here by railway from Liverpool on Sa-
turday, and five other companies on Monday morning
from the same place and by the same conveyance. These
troops are billeted on inns and public-houses in the
township of Hulme, and in and near Deansgate, with a
few in Salford. Though no other troops have yet ar-
rived here, we believe that a part of the Ist or Royal
Dragoons are expected daily. Two troops of that Re-
giment arrived at Bolton yesterday, from Cork, and we
understand are to proceed into Yorkshire. The remain-
der, and other troops yet to arrive, are to be stationed
in this neighbourhood.
The boroughreeve and constables, we understand,
have appointed an additional force of forty men, which
force is to be increased to 100 in number, in conformity
with the powers vested in the watch committee of the
police commissioners, on obtaining the sanction of the
special meeting of commissioners of police convened this
morning for that purpose. The boroughreeve and con-
stables also communicated with the watch committee t
the police commissioners, and arrangements were made
by which the police watch, about 800 in number, are
to turn out in the day in case their services should be
required.

UNLAWFUL MEETINGS.
Copy of a letter lately addressed to the Lords'
Lieutenants of certain counties :
I My Lord—l beg to inform your Lordship that in,
case riots should take place, or if there should be goo
°
cause for apprehending that riots are about to take
place, in any part of the county, and the principal in:
habitants of a disturbed district should be desirous or
forming an association for the protection of life and PO-
perty, and offer their services to Government for that,
purpose, their services will be accepted. In case of
such an association being formed, I will give orders for
providing such arms as may be necessary, at the expense
of Government.
I have further to request that the offer to form such
an association may be notified to me by your LordshiP,
as Lord Lieutenant of the county.
I have, &c. (Signed) J. RUSSELL.
The following is a copy of a letter lately sent to ro"
gistrates at Petty Sessions, and to Mayors of Boroughs.'
in certain counties :
Gentlemen,—You have already been instructed by
her Majesty's proclamation, that if training, or drilling,
or exercising military movements, should be carried °±l
in your neighbourhood, it will be your duty to take the
most prompt and effectual means for stopping such on-
lawful practices, and for bringing offenders to justice.
It will be your duty, also, as declared by the sama,
proclamation, to take the most prompt and effectut..l
means for putting down and suppressing unlawful Ine.s
ings of large numbers of persons, some of them being
armed with offensive weapons. For this purpose ru_
will take all proper precautions, and employ an adegnalu
and fully sufficient force.
The proclamation, as you are aware, does not attempt
to describe the various kinds of unlawful meetings, but
refers only to those which have very recently occurred,
attended by some persons armed. It will be your dutY;
however, to do the utmost in your power t
maintain the public peace against all disturbers,
and against unlawful meetings of every descriptiort
In case of any riotous or unlawful meetings wwhaat,
soever, it will be your bounden duty (a duty hic
the law of the land imposes on you, and in the per-
formance of which you will be protected and supported
by her Majesty and her Government) to exert your-
selves to the utmost to put down and suppress them, and
for this purpose to use the powers with which you are
armed by the law, to assemble as strong a force as cat,
be obtained for maintaining the peace, and for prevent-
ing mischief, to act with promptitude and decision, tc,
cause offenders to be apprehended (where that can ef-
fectually be done) at the time of committing the
offence, or (if that cannot be done) to proceed against
them afterwards without delay.
I have informed the Lord Lieutenant of the county
that in ease there should be good cause for apprebenal'it
that riots are about to take place, and the principal 'n„.
habitants of a disturbed district should be desirous
Pro'
forming an association for the protection of life and 1)r
perty, and offer their services to Government for that
purpose, their services will be accepted. In case for
such an association being formed, I will
give orders
the Wens°
providing such arms as may be necessary at
of Government.
I am desirous of calling your attention to this cotn;
munication, and have only to add, that if any gentlemen
are desirous of exerting themselves in joining or formingsuch an association, their services will be accepted, a",
a proper supply of necessary arms, for the protection °'
lite and property, immediately provided. dal
In case the magistrates should wish to use as sPe- 0
constables (to be sworn in and employed according ta
the provisions of the special constables act) any Cbelsee,
pensioners resident in their district, upon whose sodded
they can rely, I will give orders for their being r°vl to
with necessary arms. And if you have reasm:
believe that riots or disturbances of the peace are lik"
to cccur, and should be of opinion that the coastal/61'g
lary force, or special constables already sworn in, re;
quire arms for self-defence, and for the protection of he
lives and property of the inhabitants, I shall be ren
to give orders for supplying the necessary arms to
such of them as you consider may be safely trusted wit
their use.
If there should be good reason for believing that rikl
ing or acts of violence are about to take place, and thin
arms have been prepared for such unlawful purpose,
case the magistrates should be informed that arms vi
offensive weapons arc collected together, for the use I)°,
disturbers of the public peace, 1 consider they
fully warranted in causing such collected arms to
-
seized and securely deposited.
If any person join in a public meeting dangerous;
the public peace, armed with offensive weapons, CO
sider the magistrates will be fully warranted in
log peace officers to take away and secure such r nivo
pons, and further to demand surety of the pen
from persons so armed, or, for want of sufficiess
r
surety, to commit them to prison. And in case °LI.
riot or acts of violence by persons armed, I consio.
that magistrates will be justified in issuing warrants jr
searching for arms or offensive weapons in the P°sse-
sion of any persons proved to have used offensive we
pons in the riot, or to have appeared armed among ta
rioters, or to have been employed in training
drilling.
I am, Gentlemen, your obedient servant,
JOHN RUSSELL'
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ers
that they have been mounted in Single-steno Pine, Geo"i ;
men's Single-stone Rings, also Ladies Hoop and Cluster ?tilt;
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men's Rings from Three Guineas to One Hundred Guine—
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This morning, Mrs. Lee Stevens, of Southwark, of V°l. of
On the 4th inst., the wife of Henry Greening, Ls',"
Clarence-street, Regent's-park, of a son.
On the 6th inst., at Clifton, the lady of Daniel Burger, P 132"
Esq., of a son.

Mr. John Wright, awed 67DIED re;
On the 4th inst., at Cross-stet Islington, Sarah, relict of
On the 6th inst.°, Mr.. John Farrance, of Mount-street,
Grosvenor-square.
On the Bth it e-., at Hartswccd, Reigate, Mr. Willis°
Clutton, age,' 74.

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