The Sun.
London, England, 1856-06-02 00:00:00

to some judicious remarks which most Protestant
sects may profit by. The work is described as
"an earnest, outspoken protest against priestly
arrogance and assumption, and a warm-hearted
vindication of Christian rights and privileges."
In addition to the above will be found a number of
interesting articles, including reviews of Hupfield'a
recent Commentary on the Psalms, Aird's Poems;
and Moore's Memoirs, together with a variety of
" Brief Notices."

RIOTS BY BRICIZSETTERS' LABOURERS
AT MANCHESTER.

Recently a serious dispute has arisen between the
members of the bricksetters' union and the bricksetters'
labourers union, the consequence of which has been that
the latter body have refused to work under the former,
and on Friday, we are sorry to say, the quarrel de-
veloped itself in a cowardly riot, which may yet result
in the loss of human life. The quarrel between the
two bodies arose, we are informed, in this way :
The labourers state a bricksetter, of the name of
Coxson, had asserted to a master bricksetter that
he could procure labourers at half-a-crown or three
shillings a-day, which is considerably less than they are
now being paid. Soon after this alleged statement was
made, Coxson was employed as a journeyman brickset-
ter at the new workhouse, near Crumpsall, and the union
labourers then refused to work unless he was discharged.
The bricksetters' society investigated the charge against
Comm, and being unable to obtain evidence that be
bad male the statement alleged against him, they re-
fused either to impose a fine upon him, or to dismiss
him from the society. The consequence was that the
union labourers at once turned out at this establishment,
and at every other work in the town and neighbourhood
where union bricksetters were employed. Within the
last fortnight, through the turnouts having attempted
to prevent non-union labourers from working, the police
have been obliged to interfere upon two occasions, but
in neither case was any personal injury inflicted.
On Friday the union labourers, to the number of le
tween 150 and 200, assembled together and determined
to prevent all non-union men from working who were
employed in the neighbourhood of Manchester. About
two o'clock they proceeded in a body to Gorton Brook,
where a number of bricksetters and labourers were en-
gaged in erecting a large weaving shed ; they assaulted
several of tho mon, who fled as speedily as they could,
leaving their tools behind them, which the turn-outs
broke to pieces. They next went into Hyde-road where
a new building is being erected, and took similar steps
there. They then proceeded. along Chancery-lane to
Pinmill-brow, where Mr. Adehead, a master bricksetter,
is erecting a large brick factory for Mr. Thompson. At
the time when the turnouts arrived at this building,
Mr. Adehead and his foreman, Chas. Williams, were
standing inside one of doorways. Mr.Adshead shouted
out "They are coming," and asked Williams to go for
the police. Williams seeing the short distance which
the men were off, said it would be no use to do so, and ad-
vised Mr. Adshead to stand his ground. Mr. Adshead did
so,and attempted to keep the men back. One man seized
him and held him, and another labourer came behind
him with a brick in his hand, and was about to deal
him a heavy blow, when the man who held Mr. Ads-
bead interposed, and saved him from the threatened
injury. Williams was not, however, dealt so mercifully
with. He was struck on the head and arms with bricks,
holes were cut through his hat, and he received
severe injuries on the head. Another man named Thos.
Nelson was also seriously beaten about the head and
body ; as were also James Hitchen, and an apprentice
boy. The man who received the most serious injuries
was named Richard 2lontague, who had only coM
menced working at the job that morning, and who was
so seriously beaten that he had to be taken to the in-
firmary in a cab. He has received a contusion on the
chest and a laceration on the forehead. A man named
Patrick Pheneey, also received nearly equally severe
injuries. He was brutally kicked about the abdomen,
and had to be conveyed to the infirmary in a cab.
Some of the workmen employed at this place made
their escape by jumping out of the windows into the
river Medlock, and the foreman took refuge in the cellar
of a beerhouse close by. The turnouts next proceeded
up Ancoats to Travis-street, where a number of brick-
setters were employed in rebuilding St. Andrew's
Tavern. The workmen seeing them coming ran away,
and no collision took place. They also drove some men
away from their work who were erecting cottages dos
by in Wesley street. They next proceeded to Alum-
street, Ancoats, where a number of men were employed
in building a new warehouse. On nearing the building
they set up a loud yell, and the workmen, anticipating
what they were about to do, tried to make their escape,
some of them by jumping into the Rochdale Canal,
which runs close by, and swimming to the opposite side.
The turnouts threw brickbats about them in every di-
rection, and the consequence was that one bricksetter,
named Thomas Thomasson, received serious cuts on the
head and arms, and another man named Joseph Nicholls,
who was unable to get out of the way, they kicked and
ill-used in such a violent manner that he had to be con-
veyed to the infirmary in a cab. lie received a contu-
sion of the chest and a laceration of the scalp, He now
lies in a precarious condition.

Whilst the turnouts were at this building, information
was conveyed to the C division police-station, Fairfield-
street. It happened at the time that the whole of the
force was on parade at the station, and Mr. Saynor,
the superintendent, at once despatched Inspector
Gee with about twelve to the spot, and a second
body of men he sent into Hyde-road. When Inspector
Gsse and his men reached Alum-street, at their ap-
proach the turnouts fled. A number of them took re-
fuge in the Red Bull tavern, Mason-street, which is their
club-house. On entering the house, Inspector Gee
and his men immediately went up stairs, and they
found that the doors of two rooms were locked. He
asked the landlord if some men had not taken refuge
there, and the landlord denied that they had. At the
inspector's request one of the doors was unlocked, but
no men were found in this room. The officers, however,
looked through the key-hole of the second door, and
perceived that the room was filled with men. The
landlord said he had lost the key of this door, and
that the officers might force it open if they liked.
The officers endeavoured to do so, but the men held
the door fast from the inside, and whilst they were
doing this, five or six of them got through the window
and jumped into the street, two story y 3 high, and made
their escape. As soon as the officers discovered this
mode of exit some of them hastened outside and caught
two men who were hanging by their hands from the
window sill. They afterwards succeeded in appre-
hending nine others in the room, and these eleven,
with the assistance of some officers from the B divi-
sion, were conveyed to the Oldham•road police-
station. In a short time afterwards six other men were
taken in Great Ancoats-street, charged with having
been concerned in the riots, and they were conveyed to
the Fairfield station. This makes a total of 17 prisoners,
and most of them during the afternoon were identified
by bricksetters from the various buildings which had
been attacked as having been concerned in the outbreak.
The whole of the prisoners are to be brought up this
(Saturday) morning at the City Police-court, when the
charge against them will be fully investigated.—Man-
chester Courier.