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

FOOD RIOTS AT EXETER•

(From the Western Times.)
FRIDAY NoosT.—Whilst preparing for the press,
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 office
door. His pale face aad 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 endeavoured
to psoteet him, but they brushed him off instantly,
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 bis door, and
commenced mobbing him. The first one was a potato
dealer. He had been detected in St. Thomas's watching
the country people coming into town, intercepting On
purchasing their stocks of potatoes. The women in-
formed us that it was old Whitfield of the Island, who
was charging half-a-crown a score for his 'tatoes, and
with foul reproaches they loaded his forestalling same'
He had to thank his lucky stars that neighbour Back-
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 band'
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 be
was drawn into the shop; all this was passing in view 64`,
our own window.
The poor people are terribly famished no doubt, und
the women are maddening with rage at being unable 10
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 the
mob were, however, middle-aged women, who would not
have been found in the streets clamouring against prom
vision-mongers had there not been dreadful Yawl at
home.
Mr. Buckland is a kind-hearted man, and has always
kept down the price of bread; and it is worthy of rs•
mark that the mob was headed by three women, walk.
ing arm in arm, to their attack on his house.
THE CORN MARKET.
As soon as Mr. Buckland's shop was closed, the mob
proceeded to the corn market, where they made a savage
and clamorous attack upon the farriers. They passed
in at the upper door with a roar and a yell, and many
agriculturists escaped out of the lower door. N_
women began the riot in each case, and the men Itor'
lowed. One farmer had his head cut with a stick, an
other was felled by a blow in front. The farmers re-
treated rapidly, but the dealers kept to their stalls; but
they were soon compelled to retreat. We saw a or"
dealer's hat in the hands of the mob with the crown out"
and tossed about with savage imprecations.
Getting into the thick of it, we endeavoured toper'
suede a young woman, .with a child of about eighteen
months old in her arms, to go home. "Go homer ehe
exclaimed, with fierce invective—" go home to k_
starved! Better bide here to be killed at °nee, than
home to starve!" There was something terrific in time
wild frenzy of the women. If a farmer gets a punch in
the head from a civilian of the town, he knows how
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return it, but a woman's fist wringing in his face,
her shrill tongue ringing in his ear, baffles him ou, "a.
right. Mr. Stone defnded many of the farmers wlt
great courage—his shop was safe enough—be sells s
drugs and physics, and laboured under no apprehension
as to an attack at home; all the doctors shops are sere.
The butchers quickly packed up their meat, 50d tbe
several dealers cleared their stalls. We overheard
butcher swearing that " the women had taken it into
their heads all together."
The mob having cleared the corn market, then die'
persed, breaking upon stray farmers, and ahosinnif
itself with a hunt of this description. We saw b()-ad
venerable man, whose appearance showed that he
not made much wealth in growing food for an unfit far
people, coming down Fore-street-hill at a P"e'ble
beyond his years, fleeing in vain from the ,hereterrt
women. Another was hunted into King-streets b.
he stood at bay, his tormentors clamouring and woe
ing at him, as if he had stored corn all his days
was a cool and imperturbable man. He steadily de-
clared that he came into the town neither to sell nor.to_.
buy. As his quiet, calm manner gave no salient pow'
for their savage fancies, they left him.
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After leaving the corn market and bunting of
farmers, a general cry arose to proceed to the store
Messrs. Sercombe, the corn-merchants on the quaptil.
shower of stones soon broke the windows, and the °and
ing-house windows were quickly smashed. BeY,sarirt
women were the chief actors. The latter deal
wildly that they had children at home crying for br:sr:
The tales of these poor women were too true They They_ Wbeeen
ried conviction to the mind of the spectator-
impatient of remonstrance, and rebuke would u
havere, 01
as imprudent as useless. But amongst them, r
course, the usual proportion of dissolute and P
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they clamoured loudly they had no children-7.
no domestic ties. Having finished in the place of bust•
ness, they next proceeded to Colleton-crescent, where
they attacked the residence of Mr. J. C. Sercombe, and
smashed his windows.
They then proceeded to Mr. Kenwood, the baker's in
nor the
South-street, he threw out his loaves, and they smashed
his windows.
In the mean time his Worship the Mayor had ar-
rived by the express train. The magistrates had pre-
viously sworn in special constables, and his Worship at
once proceeded at the head of a party of police, amour.
panied by the town-clerk. lie found the people rioting
at Theatre-street, and breaking the windows. Ilia
Worship apprehended two of the ringleaders with his
own hands. Proceeding down Fore-street, he found a
mob before Mr. Jones's house, and the panic-struck
baker, pitching out loaves of bread. The Mayor here
dispersed the mob, and apprehended others of the
rioters.' ill-
Mr. Shore, the miller, of Exwick, was exceedingly
used by the mob in the corn market. lie is reported to
be very much injured, we regret to say.
Mr. Beedell, baker, West-street, had his windows
smashed.
Mr. Salter, baker, Butcher-row, emptied his shop of
bread, and saved his windows. The women carried o
t
the bread in their aprons. Mr. J. E. Kingdon was eX
ceedingly active in his endeavours to appease the mob.
All the windows in the houses of Mr. Strong, miller
and his brother, in the Bonhay, have been broken.
THREE O'CLOCK.—rho town is becoming quiet.
Special constables and police are out ; the magistracy
are in attendance at the Guildhall.
much they suffer, breaking windows will not multiply
We hope that the people will reflect that, however
bread, nor will riotous conduct feed their hungry children.
FOUR O'CLOCK.—The Yeomanry Cavalry will muster
this evening, at the Topsham barracks.
The Pensioners are assembling at the Cavalry-bar-
racks, and arc to be placed under the authority of the
magistrates. t bag'
A public meeting will be held this evening, a
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 issued by the
authorities to the several parishes :
" Guildhall, May 1847._0
" Sir—l am directed by the magistrates of this city f°
re you will call an immediate meeting of rur
parishioners this afternoon, in vestry, to take immediate
steps for the preservation of the peace of this city, in
connexion with the magistrates.
" JOHN HARRIS, Deputy Mayor'
The excited state of the town
must not be abandoned. shows that precautioo

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A 11,,TAIST:istZiyllt jay.
and plenty at the end
we may expect cheapness
—anldf athheotodldunep,roverb hold good'
far as May has yet goneis
sent dearness and scarcity ;
for
so
the afternoon of Saturday
Brings cheap meal and harvest soon,"
has been misty enough. But ,on
last May drew her mantle of mist very
closely
around her -
that even on the highest heights,
in this neigh-
rounirluiocohdsl
it was impossible to recognise a person at the dies
tance of thirty yards.—Bradjbrd Observer.
ANOTHER TRANS-ATLANTIC STRAM-Slllr.—The
British and North American Royal Mail Steam-ship Coin'
pany's new steamer the America, the first of the Royal-mot
steam-ships for the New York line, was launched on Thursday?
last, the 13th inst., from the yard of Messrs. R. Steele and
Co., Greenock. She is unquestionably the finest steamer
afloat. The Niagara and Europa will also be lauched shortlY
—Liverpool Albion.

BIRTHS.
On the 10th inst., at Hillhead House, Pollockshavrap Mrs
Alexander Broadfoot, of a son, who survived only two days.
On the 10th inst., at Park-hill, Frome, the lady of Thornsa
E. Marsh, Esq., of a son.
On the 11th inst., at Maida-vale, Paddington, Mrs. Georg°
Flint, of a son.
On the 13th inst., at Sutton-place, Hackney, the lady
of
George Biaxial-1, Esq., of a son.
On the 13th inst., in Bryanston-strset, Portman-gluare'
the wife of J. Humpage, Esq., of a son.
On the 13th inst., in Norfolk-street, Stratu Mrs. Law'
rence Levy, of a daughter.
On the 13th inst., in Mancheste;7square, Mrs. W. Hakes'
of a son. tha 11.43'
On the 13th inst., at Compton Castle, Somerset,
of George Singer, Esq., of a daughter.

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MARRIED. 4
On the 13th inst., at Dartford, llenry, son of Mr. Willi.
Hubble, Nortlitleet, to Barbara Kettlewell, second daughter
of the late Mr. James llards Dartford. ar.
On the 13th inst., at St. George's, Hanover-square, .
T. Wood, of Drury-lane, to Martha, younge** (laughter 0
Mr. Thomas Coggan, of Fulham.

DIED.
On the 17th of March, at the Cape of Good Hope, on board‘
the Gloriana, Martha Eliza Coster, the wife of Lieutenant,
Coster, 14th Light Dragoons, aged 23. Cor-
On the 12th inst., Ann, daughter of the late Bryan
coran, of Mark-lane, aged 65.
On the 12th inst., at Herne-hill, Mrs. Simpson, relict of
the late T. Simpson, Esq., aged 86.
On the 12th inst., at Brighton, Mary, relict of the late W
Manning, Esq., M.P.
On the 13th inst., at Totnes, Devon, J. Blower,

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