The Sun.
London, England, 1863-03-23 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, MARCEL 23, 1863.

by the justices that they had better retire a short
distance out of the town, and hold themselves in
readiness should they be called upon. This was
done, a few only being left to parade in front of the
demolished stores in Caroline-street. Several of the
policemen are much hurt, and had to take refuge
from the stones and other missiles which werethrown
at them. Inspector Wright Broadbent, when oppo-
site Messrs. Hall, Bates, and Co.'s mill, where the
mob was smashing windows, was thrown down, and
kicked severely, the ankle-bone of the left leg being
broken. Ho was injured that he had to he carried
to bed, where Mr. Pearson, surgeon, attended upon
him. The police, under the protection of the sol-
diers, visited Sampson's-court, Woolley's-yard, and
other placed inhabited principally by Irish people,
where they found largo quantities of the clothing
which had been stolen from the relief stores. Large
numbers were taken into custody with the clothes
on their backs. On it becoming known that the
houses were being searched many persons were
caught hiding the stolen property hi all manner of
places. One man was found storing a suit away in
a swill tub. Some were found in entries, privies,
&c., and a vast lot of new things were thrown into
the canal and the river Tame; in fact, the streets
in the above vicinity were strewn with wearing ap-
parel of all kinds. There were upwards of 60 per-
sons taken into custody. A great proportion of
the persons apprehended were females, who, along
with many of the male prisoners, were caught
with the stolen property in their possession. The
dancing and singing of the women in the cells,
and the continued " thunging" of the men, made
the place appear as a very Bedlam.
At ten o'clock the military were called uff, and the
town is left to the guardianship of the police and
special constables, all being quiet ; but the magi-
strates still remain at the Town Hall, along with
several other it fluential gentlemen.
To-day the magistrates sat in the Town Hall to
examine the prisoners, and the facts elicited went
to prove what is above stated. In the Castle-street
mills the real rioting first commenced among the
low Irish, those who had ben kindly received into
that school by Mr. Bates, after their own (St.
Peter's) was, for some reason or other, broken up.
Indeed, if it had not been for the disaffcted Irish
there would have been no riot and no disgrace at-
taching to the town, as Mr. J. Cheetham, one of the
magistrates, wisely remarked; and it is a pleasing
thing to reflect that no Englishman was connected
with it.

The magistrates committed Pat Spellman, James
M•Cabe, James Riley, J. Manning, Jas. Shearne,
Pat Beattie, J. Hayes, E. Moran, Jas. Moran,
Michael Cooley, J. Leonard, Jas. Maloney, J.
M'Dermott, John Coggin, Jas. Coggin, Christopher
Toolan, and Michael Loge.n, to take their trial at
the next Cheshire assizes for riot ; and Jas.
*Donald, Jas. Cassidy, Michael Lee, J. Harman,
E. Buckley, H. Crossley, J. Cooney, P. Hearne,
Thomas Oats, J. Timson, J. Hopkins, and W. H.
Carter, to take their trials at the same assizes, for
riot and feloniously breaking into the stores of the
relief committee. All the female prisoners were
discharged, as were 11 men, amongst whom the evi-
dence was so slight as to render it doubtful whether
they could have been convicted, although, as the ma
gistrates said, there could be no doubt that they had
taken part in the disturbance. Mr. John Cheetham
said that he hoped the committal of the men
above named would act as a warning to the rest, for
he could assure them that whatever form the
riotous proceedings might take, they would be
effectually put down, let the cost of putting down
such disgraceful proceedings be what it may.
This warning, like all warnings, had but little
effect upon the populace, if indeed it bad any, for
almost immediately after news was brought to the
magistrates that another attack was about being
made upon Mr. Bates's mill, in Castle-street. This
was about 1.15 p.m., and the magistrates ordered
the troops to be called out forthwith, and a strong
body of police-officers and special constables were
dispatched to protect the mill. On arriving at the
mill the police almost immediately returned to the
Town Hall, after having first ascertained that no
breach of the peace was imminent as alleged. The
rumour had arisen through the mob hooting Mr.
Bates as he went to and from the mill. But from
this time strong boales of polioe patrolled the

Istreets.
Why the people here should have such an an-
tipathy against Mr. Bates can in no way be
accounted for, seeing that although he is a com-
paratively young man he is, and ever has been,
notable for his kind and humane disposition. In-
deed no better proof of this could be adduced than
the fact of his having received into his school in the
mill in Castle-street those who had previously at-
tended the St. Peter's Catholic School, and the fact
that of all the 356 attending Mr. Bates's school not
more than 50 of the number were his own work-
people. I am told that on Friday afternoon the
infuriated mob attacked Mr. Bates's mother, near
the Town Hall, and well nigh tore her clothes off
her back. Whether she was much injured person-
ally I am unable to say.
Later on this afternoon, as it became known that

the 23 men above named would be sent to Chester

Castle, many thousands of men, women and youths,
assembled in front of the Town Hall and along Stam-

ford-street, which leads to Ashton, At that end

of Stamford-street, nearest the Town Hall, a troop
of the 14th Hussars, under Captain Chapman, were
drawn up, and the square immediately in front of
the Town Hall and Police-office was kept clear by a
large body of police. At the door of the Town hall
stood two omnibuses, with the horses' heads turned
in the direction of Stamford-street—a ruse to induce
the people to believe that the prisoners would be
taken along that street, while it was all along in-
tended to take them round the Police-office and
Market-street to the railway station. The trick was
a clever one, and it succeeded admirably. Directly
the prisoners were placed in the omnibuses, amidst
the hootings and cheers of the mob, the horses'
heads were turned, and rounding the Police-office
they drove along Cocker-hill into Market-street, and
straight along thence as rapidly as possible to the
station. So soon as the mob in Stamford-street taw
that they had been tricked hundreds of them dashed
across gardees, over walls, and along alleys towards
the station, but to find the approach thereto Eocked
most effectually by Mr. I. Cheetham, another
magistrate and a few policemen. By-and-bye the
omnibuses drove up escorted by the hussars with
drawn sabres. The excitement at this moment was
so gre,t that it beggars all description_ The moment
the omnibuses emerged from under the railway arch
to proceed up the approach to the station, hats, caps,
and handkerchiefs were waved, and then followed,
amid cheers and hootings, a shower of stones, which
were intended for the police on the omnibuses, &c.
They fell almost as thick as hail, and one had the
misfortune to be so well directed that it struck
police-sergeant John Shelton, a fine young athletic

fellow, on the light ear, and knocked, to all
appearance, the life out of him, for he
fell senselkss into the arms of a brother
officer who was sitting by his side on the
top of the omnibus. He was taken into the railway

station, and Dr. Hopwood, the surgeon, was
promptly in attendance upon him. Several other

persons were struck with stones, and more serious
things would have been done but for the timely pre-

cautions of Mr. J. Cheethatn. Indeed, it is just
probable that an attempt at rescue would have been
made. The hussars and police succeeded in forcing

the mob out of the street, and it made its way into

the town•

Many persons, however, preferring to

stand on the hill overlooking the railway to witness
the departure of the prisoners at 4.50 for Chester.
There was great excitement during the evening,
and it was feared that a further attempt at riot
would he made, consequently the troops and the
police continued to patrol the streets till a late hour.
At 10.30 to-night another troop or two of the 14th
Hussars were despatched from Manchester, to re-

lieve and strengthen those quartered in the town.
The soldiers and the populace seem to be on excel-
lent terms; but not so the latter and the police.
The amount of damage done is great ; I am told
between two and three thousand pounds. Mr. R.
Ashton's damages alone is estimated at £300; Mr.
Bates must have suffered to more than double that
amount; and £5OO or £6OO worth of clothing, Bze.,
must have been destroyed, or stolen from the Re-
lief Stores.

Mr. Commissioner Farnall visited the town yes-