The Sun.
London, England, 1847-05-17 00:00:00

FOOD RIOTS AT EXETER.
(From the Western Times.)
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FRIDAY NOON.—Whilst preparing for the p
row and clamour in the street below drew us out to see
what it was ; we found an elderly man pale, confused
and anxious, mobbed by women, rushing past our
door. His pale face and anxious visage were truly
pitiable to behold. He was not apprehensive without
reason, for the wild cries and savage manners were far
more fearful than would have been the noisier manifes-
tations of men. Lascelles the policeman
nt
endeavoured
to protect him, but they brushed him off ntaly,
and the old man was spun round and his coat
half off in a trice. He hurried onward and
escaped, for they fastened upon Mr. Buckland the
baker, who happened to be standing at his door, and
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commenced mobbing him. The first one was a poti
dealer. He bad been detected in St. Thomas's watching
the countr
purchasing their stocks of potatoes. The women
y people coming into town, intercepting and
formed us that it was old Whitfield of the Island,
who
was charging half-a-crown a score for his 'tatoes, eon
with foul reproaches they loaded his forestalling name.
Ile had to thank his lucky stars that neighbour Buck'
land appeared in sight, for he, though enjoying the re-
putation of a cheap baker, has been advancing with the
market, and was supposed to have a great stock in hand.
Mr. Buckland stood at his door, and the mob, working
itself up into a pitch of fury, assailed him first with
groans, then with stones broke his windows, and when
he repelled the assailants they beat him violently till
of
was drawn into the shop; all this was passing in vier/ °
our own window.
The poor people are terribly famished no doubt, and
the women are maddening with rage at being unable to
find food enough for their little ones. But the leading
assailants of Mr. Buckland were the idle and disorderly,
who seize any opening for a row. The majority of till!
, mob were, however, middl d
have been e-age women,
found in the streets clamouring against pro-
vision-mongers had there not been dreadful want st
who would not

dome.
Mr. Buckland is a kind-hearted man, and has ale's)s
kept down the price of bread; and it is worthy of, r.is:
mark that the mob was headed by three women, wili`
ing arm in arm, to their attack on his house.
As soon as fir.THEßuCekOiaßnNd, MARKET.
proceeded to the corn market, where they
s shop was C 9
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and clamorous attack upon the farmers. They Pas
in at the upper door with a roar and a yells and 111„,02re
agriculturists escaped out of the lower door. .-tu,
women began the riot in each case, and the men fol-
lowed. One farmer had his head cut with a stick, so'
other was felled by a blow in front. The fanners re;
imtil le
at hses r.. :b_
treated rapidly, but the dealers kept to their stalls; b...e.
they were soon compelled to retreat. We saw a ce'". ,
dealer's hat in the hands of the mob with the crown now
and tossed about with savage imprecations.
Getting into the thick of it, we endeavoured to per
suede a young woman, with a child of about el
she
months old in her arms, to go home. "Go home' be
exclaimed, with fierce invective—" go hale t° 0
starved! Better bide here to be killed at once, than g
home to starve!" . There was something terrific in 0111,
wild frenzy of the women. If a farmer gets a Punch 1
ho to
the head from a civilian of the town, he knows .•-vi d
return it, but a woman's fist wringing in his ff:.„' aupt.
her shrill tongue ringing in his ear, baffles in
out'
right. Mr. Stone detended many of the farmers with
great courage—his shop was safe enough--he 8._..
drugs and physics, and laboured under no apprebeesr
as to an attack at home; all the doctors shops are Sie fie
The butchers quickly packed up their meat. aa"
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several ealers ceareil their stalls. We overhear
butcher swearing that " the women had taken it into
their heads all together." (UP
The mob having cleared the corn market, then • g
persed, breaking upon stray farmers, and tisollitre
itself with a hunt of this description. Whats" bad
venerable man, whose appearance showed t he__,..,l
not made much wealth in growing food for an ungrawi;
people, coming down Fore-street-bill at ° Paerrible
beyond his 'years, fleeing in vain from the tr. _
women. Another was ht.* ed into
he stood at 0,1, nis tormentors ciamouring and ser ecje
ing at him, as if la had start:o corn all his days. '
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was a cool and imperturbable man. He Steil& y _
dared that he came into the town neither to sell nor
point
buy. As his quiet, calm manner gave no salient P.-
for their savage fancies, they left him. • the
After leaving the corn market and hunting sof
farmers, a general cry arose to proceed to the s"'re A
Messrs. Sercombe, the corn-merchants on the anaLtot,
shower of stones soon broke the windows, and the an
gin
street, weber,
ing-house windows were quickly smashed. 110,11
e r;ing
women were the chief actors. The latter d; ..A.
wildly that they had children at home crying for es'r.
ta Thetales of these poor women were too trae---theY car'
The gore
tied conviction to the mind of the spectator• hale
impatient of remonstrance, and rebuke would
ore of
as imprudent as useless. But amongst them, were. -,„.,' ...
course, the usual proportion of dissolute and Per''',7
nently degraded, who had neither the excuse nor the
energy to take up the active part of the work thour
they clamoured loudly they had no children-"'
no domestic ties. Having finished in the place of busi•
ness, they next proceeded to Colleton-creacent, where
they attacked the residence of Mr. J. C. Sercombe, and
smashed his windows.
They then proceeded to Mr. Kenwood, the baker'sia
South-street, he threw out his loaves, and they smashed
his windows.
In the mean time his Worship the May or had ar•
rived by the express train. The magistrates had pre-
viously sworn in special constables, and his Worship aC
once proceeded at the head of a party of police, accmn.
panied by the town-clerk. He found the people riot
at Theatre-street, and breaking the windows. gig
Worship apprehended two of the ringleaders with his
own hands. Proceeding down Fore-street, he found!
mob before Mr. Jones's house, and the panic-strue'
baker, pitching out loaves of bread. The Mayor here
dispersed the mob, and apprehended others of
the
rioters.
Mr. Shore, the miller, of Exwick, was exceedingly ii.
used by the mob in the corn market. He is reported t°
be very much injured, we regret to say.
Mr. Be dell, baker, West-street,
smashed. hots of
Mr. Salter, baker, Butcher-row, emptied his shots of
bread, and saved his windows. The women ear"' 0-x.-
the bread in their aprons. Mr. J. E. Kingdon was ~..
ceedingly active in his endeavours to appease
had his window,
Iti„,er,
All the windows in the houses of Mr. Strontglit::
and his brother, in the Bonhay, have been broken.
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THREE O'CLOCK.—The town is becoming irsei
Special constables and police are out ; the Diego
are in attendance at the Guildhall.
We hope that the people will reflect
much they suffer, breaking windows will not ic0??.,...0.
bread, nor will riotous conduct feed their hungryintafto
Foua o'CLocx.—The yeomanry that, howeiti/pri
this evening, at the Topsham barracks. will muster
The Pensioners are assembling at authorityCala c the
racks, and are to be placed under the o'
magistrates. Olaf-
a
A public meeting will be held this evening,
past six, on the state of the town.
The majority of the respectable inhabitants have
been
sworn in as special constables.
The following circular has just been issii...-1 by the
authorities to the several parishes :-
14th,.,,,, to
1847'
1 1 Ss
e:i ri t
o—n eI
your as
parishioners
am directed
afternoo in t take imle in
will
leectaeldi by the GthiumeimlmdehadgailialsftetrteYs of this city
steps for the n, vestry, 0 this citY,
with_preservation of the peace of
connexion o
the magistrates.
gsrr.o.o
" JOHN HARRIS, Deputy „Ai
The e • xcited state of the that Free—
town shows
must not be abandoned. meeting
mediate

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inconvenience to persons of delicate cornplei'°ll* hiao.vid
Koydor,
the cloud of languor and relaxation,aying all be found gratefully refreshing to Allmplesiq,i
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attendant on restored elasticity and healthful stiL 401
launendtly a sour FA 0 I,sdifit
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Macassar Oil will be found alike efficacious, guardinge of spa";
the inurious oeration of the sun and dust. 130" r tbe Wort;
rious Imitations. The only genuine articles have e _oppe
" Rowland's" preceding the name of the article on th
of each." oCV
A MISTY the old proverb hold go
"A misty May and a hot June,
Brings cheap meal and harvest soon," , nrc
we may expect cheapness and plenty at the end
sent dearness and scarcity; for so far as Mas yfet gt) ay 0 I
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has been misty enough. But on the afternoon of t ;
h of
pre'
we
last May drew her mantle of mist very closely around
so much so that even on the highest heights in this vele
bourhood it was impossible to recognise a person at the
t ince of thirty yards.—Bradford Observer. The
ANOTHER TRANS-ATLANTIC Con3.
British and North American Royal Mail Steam-ship bil
pany's new steamer the America, the first of the R0731,,713,',
steam-ships fur the New York line, was launched on Tnaf- andlast, the 13th inst.. from the yard of Messrs. R. Stetiost
Co., Greenock. She is unquestionably the finest stif,,,tty
afloat. The Niagara and Europa will also be lauched s
—Liverpool Albion.