The Sun.
London, England, 1839-08-19 00:00:00

THE RIOT AT BOLTON

COMMITTAL OF TWENTY-FOUR RIOTERS
TO THE ASSIZES.
MANCHESTER, THURSDAY.-The few particulars which
have yet appeared of the riots at Bolton, though somewhat
incorrect, are not much exaggerated. The town has cer-
tainly been the scene of very serious disturbances within
the three past days. The riots resulted out of an attempt
on the part of the Chartists to enforce the observance of the
sacred month.
The men apprehended for taking part in the riot, and
committed to the Assizes, were James Tilling, 'William
Willoughby (who had a pistol found upon him loaded with
powder and two balls), John Merle, John Gill, Joseph
Wilde, Richard Eastwood, Solomon Greenhalgh, Henry
Parkinson (a youth), Robert Gillibrand, James Heywood, I
John Pearson, Isaac Crompton, William Openshaw, John
Holt, William Barnow, and Thomas Farrell.
Yesterday the town presented a dismal appearance. All
the shops were closed throughout the day, and none of the
factories had resumed work. The hands at a few minor
establishments began work in the morning, but were visited
by Chartsts, who insisted on their leaving. Goaded to
revenge, probably by this act of tyranny on the part of
the men, some of the more timid of the tradesmen of the
town, who had witnessed the proceedings of the rioters,
and identified some of the most active among them, but
had hung back during she early part of the day front
giving information to the police, came forward towards
night, and between about five and nine o'clock eight
more of the rioters were ap,orehended, taken before the
.Mayor, Mr. Robert Lemax.• and other Magistrates
in the police-office, and after sti, an examination, commit-
ted for trial at the 'Assizes. Foul' of them had pikes found
in their possession, the staves of vv,ttich were about twelve
feet long. The names of these toe,rt are—Thomas Hey-
wood, Robert Bell, Daniel Bell, .its seph Bostock, James
Morris, Edward Gledhill, James Shas vies, and William
Bolderson. These prisoners were brois. -ht to Manchester
during the night, and sent to Liverpool by the first rail-
way train this morning. Though there am 'eared to be no
disposition to renew the riots during the Lia v, the streets
remained thronged, and notices were issued 16) the Mayor
in consequence.
The town, however, has since remained quies`,. and a
gentleman %vim came from there by the last train thi,s even-
ing, says business has been partially resumed.
ROCHDALE.
THE HEYWOOD AND MIDDLETON CHARTISTS.
The people of Rochdale did not strike work on Monday,
but those of Heywoocl. and Middleton, on Tuesday, made
an arrangement that the Chartists of these two places
should meet on the road to Rochdale, and proceed thither
in a body. This arrangertent, becoming known at Roch-
dale, caused a good deal of excitement, and Mr. W.
Chadwick,one of the Magistra tee, hearing of their approach.
went out to give them the mee•t;ng on the road. He was
accompanied by about 20 specfa.l constables, and a party
of the 20:h Regiment, under Cart ain Horne. They met
the Heywood Chartists alone, at ottl,v a short distance front
Rochdale, the Middleton body not having formed a junction
with them. On coming up to them Mr. .Chadwick requested
them to return, but some of the leaders sad they had a right
on the highway, and would not be deterre,d from proceed-
ing. Upon this the Riot Act was read, at.'d the military
taking the advance with fixed bayonets, the Chartists be-
thought themselves that discretion was the bet.ter part of
valour, and retreated in haste upon Sudden-bridge, the
junction of the roads to Middleton and Heywood; Here
the Chartists of Middleton were seen advancing, with
music, and colours flying. These, however, as soon as they
could understand what was doing, also scampered off back
again. The worthy Magistrate and the troops kept up the
chase after the main body upon Heywood, where the Char-
. tists again made a stand, and again the Riot Act was read,
but without effect. At this moment a re-inforcement of the
` military, consisting of the 79th Highlanders, appeared in
,
I sight, and this was sufficient. The Chartists of Heywood
have been quiet ever since, and returned to their work.
BURY.
The Chartists here kept holiday on Monday and Tues-
day, but on Wednesday were glad to return to work. One
manufacturer, however, has refused to re-admit his men.
He says they have kept holyday for two days to suit their
own convenience, and now they shall keep holiday a couple
of weeks to suit his They mustered numerously at a
meeting on Monday, but Mr. Walker, the Magistrate, a-
-1 tended the meeting, and on threatening to read the Riot
Act they dispersed.—Abridged from the correspondent of
the Times.

EXTENSIVE FIRE IN MAN-

CHESTER.

About half-past eleven o'clock on Thursday night, a
fire was discovered in the shipping warehouse occupied
by Messrs. A. J. Saalfeld and Co., Dickinson-street,
Manchester, by some persons passing, who immediately
gave the alarm. When the engines arrived, flames were
issuing from the windows of three stories ; the roof bad
ah-eady fallen in ; And the heat was so intense, that the
cement on the walls and the stone of the columns
cracked and flew in all directions, in pieces varying from
one pound to three pounds! Weight each, to the great
;e crowd of persons who
danger of the firemen, and a loft
had assembled in front of the
'ling& There being
no hopes of saving Messrs. Saalfeld's warehouse, Mr.
Rose first directed his attention to pretecting the pre'
mises in the occupation of Mr. Renn, organ-builder,
which are separated from Messrs. Saalfeld't: warehouse
by Back George-street, there about five yeds wid•
e,
and adjoining the warehouse of Mr. Machell, carrier,
the fire having already reached them. He succeeded
in cutting off the communication on that side in about
half an hour, and then turned his attention to the
warehouse adjoining Messrs. Saalfeld's, on the other
side, in the occupation, we understand, of Mr. Robert
Gardner. One pipe was taken into that warehouse,
the roof of which was then in flames; and the fire
rapidly communicated with the roof of the next,
an unoccupied warehouse, and from thence to that
of the adjoining one, fronting Mosley-street, in the
occupation of Messrs. Ovens, Lamport, and Co. Pi▪
pes
were taken to the upper stories of each of these ware-
houses ; and, though the slates continually fell upon the
firemen, and severely hurt some of them, they remained
playing upon the flames. At one time it was.the ge-
neral opinion, that it was impossible to prevent the
whole pile of buildings being completely destroyed
but, by Mr. Rose's method of getting the water pipes
into the inside of the buildings, five stories out of the
six of two warehouses—the one unoccupied, and the
other that of Messrs. Ovens and Co.—r;ere saved.
Two stories of that occupied by Mr. Gardnz.r were
also saved ; but the warehouse of Messrs. Saalfeij and
Company,
got'
the one in which the fire was origina2.ll
discovered, was completely gutted. The fire was
sentunder
backby two
tn the
c opcnkl
police
and n d
yard.at
O
six fivene of
remainedthe enginesplaying
all day upon the goods, and the beam ends, and was
intended to continue doing so during the whole of last
night. The damage is supposed to be from 8,000/. to
we
re
to 10,000/. Mr. Gardner, the owner of the build-
ings, was insured in the West of England
fire office, for 3,000/. ; Messrs. Saalfeld and
Co., in the Alliance for 3,5001., and in the Guardian
Fire-office for 1,5001. ; and Messrs. Ovens, Lamport,
and Co. were insured in the Sun and Scottish Union
Fire-offices, for 3,0001. in each office ; but the goods in
this warehouse were all got out almost uninjured by
fire, though damaged by water, and by being placed in
the street. It is not known how the fire originated,
though we have heard it attributed, we know not
how truly, to the dangerous practice of cigar-srirk"
ing. A considerable body of the borough police
were on the spot in a few minutes after the fire Was
discovered, pursuant to the arrangement made by the
chief constable for such emergencies. About ten or a
dozen of 'the old police arrived soon afterwards ; and
both parties were very active in preserving order, in
which duty they were most effectually assisted by a
troop of dragroons, under the command of Colonel
Jackson, and a company of the 79th (Highlanders),
under the command of Colonel Fergusson. There was
a great crowd of people assembled, but not so many as
on some former occasions of the same kind, The most
perfect order and regularity prevailed.