The Sun.
London, England, 1848-05-31 00:00:00

CHARTIST PROCESSIONS.

In consequence of information forwarded to Sir George
Grey, the Secretary of State, that ,it was the intention of
the Chartists to assemble at their several meeting-houses,
and again walk in procession through the streets of
London, orders were given to the Commissioners of
Police to prevent any large numbers of persons from
passing through any of the public thoroughfares. At
eight o'clock last nie,ht the following orders were sent
to the various superintendents of the metropolitan divi•

" Metropolitan Police-office, Tuesday,
May 30, 1848.
" It appears to be the plan of the Chartist leaders to
conceal, as long as possible, the plaees at which they in-
tend to hold their meetings, and to endeavour, by con-
certed plans, known only to themselves, to assemble in
large numbers at some given point, and to pass from
different places, and to move about with a view to some
ulterior objects.
" The attention of the superintendents is directed to
the notice herewith sent, and they will understand that
they are not to interfere with any meeting unless they
in which case they are to have immediate
procession,
attempt to move off in a large body, or to walk in
notice that such movement is illegal, and will be pre-
vented.
" All persons resisting the police, or showing, or being
furnished with arms, on his resisting the police, should,
if possible, be taken into custody.
" The superintendents are to report immediately when
any assembly takes place, both to the chief office and to
the nearest division, and they are to support each other
with their whide force,
if necessary. And it is further
should
r. • b sent also to the Commissioners of the City
" CALLING OUT SPECIAL CONSTABI ES —A certain
number of circulars will be sent- to the various superin-
tendents for them to till up,
indicate) to the leaders of andt the
collect the police, or to move from
to
spa, de di
arie
constables
b whenlanks
they receive orders to
Sind)
" MOUNTED PoLicE(.—' grhee followIng"
their respective division,.
Ca.rellOtoWasseNin.'b'
le
.—H eight men, I twelve
at head-quarters iminediatil)-
P five. N two, S live, V five, 1i ten, with Superinten
dents Mallilieu, Bicknell, and Williamson. The mounted
force to be under the direction of Superintendent IVil-
liamsor.

(Signed) "R. MAYNE and W. HAY."
Yesterday- the Commissioners ut Police issued the fu:-
lowing:—

" Ctution.—Whercas meetings have recently been
held of large numbers of persons, in different places in
and near the metropolis; and whereas on Monday night
last (the 29th instant) persons who had been present at
several of such meetings, afterwards assembled together
and walked in large numbers, in procession, through
some of the principal streets of the metropolis, under
circumstances calculated to excite terror and alarm; and
whereas information has bee❑ received that such persons
have declared their intention of again assembling and
proceeding in the same manner through the streets of
the metropolis; and whereas the peaceable subjects of
' her Majesty are thereby alarmed, and the public peace
is thereby endangered; notice is hereby given, that such
assemblages and processions arc illegal, and will not be
allowed: and all well-disposed persons are hereby cau-
tioned to abstain from attending, being present at, joia-
ing, or taking any part in such assemblages or proces-
sions. And notice is further given, that all necessary
measures will be adopted to prevent such processions
taking place, and effectually to protect the public peace,
and to suppress any attempt at the disturbance thereof.
"C. ROWAN, 2 Commissioners of Police of
"R. AfAYNE, j the Metropolis.
" Tuesday, May 30, 1848.
" Metropolitan Police-office, Whitehall-

Ittce."

ANOTHER AFFRAY WITH THE
POLICE AND CHARTISTS.
Last night a considerable number of the Chartists met.
according to previous arrangement, upon Clerkenwell-
green, and, after the delivery of several violent speeches,
the orators left the mob to walk in procession, as they
did the previous night. The intention of the authorities
having been made known to the several parties that the
procession would be broken up, at all hazards, had the
effect of deterring the rabble from patrolling the public
thoroughfares, as they did on Monday night. Instead,
however, of quietly dispersing they continued to congre-
gate on the Green, and for three or four hours the ut-
most noise and confusion prevailed. Some of the more
mischievous amused themselves by throwing stones and
groaning at the police.
The police having received information of what was
going on, a great number of mounted constables, with
several sections of the foot, were ordered off to clear the
Green. They had no sooner made their appearance than
they were assailed with groans and hisses, with cries of
" down with the police," &c. The mob was ordered
to clear, but instead of so doing, they set up a most
hideous howl. The men were then ordered to clear the
ground, and having drawn their truncheons, they
marched in amongst the crowd. Here the conduct of
the rabble was most violent, and to get the crowd back,
the police were obliged to resort to violent measures.
Several persons were knocked down by the police, and
it is to be regretted that not a few, through their own
imprudence, were severely injured.
Notwithstanding the police were endeavouring to do
all they could to clear the ground of the rabble, the
parties resolutely refused to move beyond the end of the
various thoroughfares, when, all of a sudden, the light
caused by the fire at Whitechapel was seen in the air,
when the parties scampered off in hundreds, and in the
course of a lew minutes the place was completely
Icleared, and the police returned to their several quarters.
The most stringent measures will be resorted to by
the Commissioners of Police to prevent any of the
intended Chartist processions from passing through the
I public streets as announced to take place this evening.

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DESTRUCTIVE FIRE IN Sr. MART'S-STREET,
WIIITECIIAPEL —Last evening, shortly before ten
o'clock, a tire broke out on the extensive premises occu-
pied by Messrs. W. J. Browne and Co., importers and
manufacturers of chicory, in St. Mary's-street, White-
chapel-road. The premises, which were originally built
for a sugar-honse, and have only been applied to their
present use about four years, are of great extent, cover-
ing an area of about 150 feet square, and consisting of
seven or eight floors, the total altitude of the building
exceeding 100 feet. The fire appears to have originated
in the counting-house, on the first floor of the building.
The clerks and workmen employed had all left the pre-
mises at six o'clock, at which time everything seemed
perfectly safe. Within a very few minutes after the
outbreak was discovered, the flames burst through the
windows, and long before the arrival of as engine the
entire warehouse had ignited. The number of windows
on each side of the building was very great, and
s distinctly seen at the flames bursting forth in every direction the effect
Theof the
reflectioncori flag conflagration t
theio n
flamesw hen aw
at
Vaux-
ball and other distant points of the metropolis, and the
City thoroughfares teemed with spectators hastening to
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deded.
Several
spectators, All the
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ne engines
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arrived
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spot shortly after the alarm
to'ewt:eecsriaes:ee deme enentenhs eel f)l37irbcerevoa7 i
premises being
confined their labours to keeping the ' schoolhouse oppo-
site and the adjoining premises cool. The root of
:Messrs. Browne's factory fell in shortly before eleven
.o'clOck, and the fire having now consumed
:an inflammable nature within
the everything of
walls, was presently
:subdued.. Messrs. Browne are understood to be liberally
;insured.

TILE LATE CAPTAIN WARRAND, R.N.—This officer,
hose demise we have already briefly recorded, was one
cit the most distinguished of the surviving heroes of the
late war. He entered the service in 1792, and was for
runny years actively employed. In 1794 he was enraged
at; Guadeloupe; he also took part in the victory off Cape
S I. Vincent, the blockade of Malta, and the operations
the coast of Italy, at Barcelona and Genoa. In 1801
h a was engaged in Egypt. He was Lieutenant of the
P rince of Wales in Calder's action. and commanded the
B loodhound gun-brig in the Walcheren expedition. In
1.112, while Lieutenant of the Sea Lark schooner, he
ci iptured a privateer of superior force.
t REFINED COPPER.—A vessel arrived in the River
filom Hammerfest, and belonging to Norway, has
bitought 7,239 ingots of the refined copper. This ap-
pt tars to be a somewhat unusual importation from _this
rthern state of Europe, and the arrival is of interest.
'PRUSSIAN FLOUR.—An arrival of 1,000 barrels -of
ft. ur hai just taken place in a vessel arrived in the docks
Idiom Stettin. :Although the arrivals of grain of all.
kinds are so general and extensive from this northren
state, particularly at a more advanced period of the sea.
son, we believe that the importation of flour from
Prussia is somewhat more unusual and remarkable, and
this arrival of the article is, therefore, of some interest.