The Sun.
London, England, 1819-08-10 00:00:00

I'M DISTURBED DISTRICTS, /cc.

MANCHESTER, Atm 7.

On Monday evening a man employed by our
Police in posting Proclamations about the neigh-
bourhood of the New Cross, and protected by a

constable, was assaulted whilst doing his duty in
a steady manner, by a numerous assemblage of
persons. The l'eice-oilicer seized brie of them,
but he was at once rescued by the mob, who beat
the bill-poster, and the constable, and obliged
them to take— retuge iit the Crown and Kettle
Inn, to save their lives. A messenger was dis-

patched to .the .Police-of ace with information,
and for assistance. The lioroughreeve, the Con-
stable, the Deputy-Constable, and seven or eight
assistants, immediately *stile to `the spot ; the
mob, :about .two thousand persons, opened a

passage for them through their centre towards the
Crown and Kettle, but closed in upon them by
common consent, and shoutug, " Now for it,
1100." commenced a furious attack upon,them

with large paving-stones, which came in tre-
mendous showers. These 114;14 respectable

and meritorious public officers were in con-
sequence obliged to fly to save their lives,
which were in imminent danger. •Though

severely struck
,by large stones, they fortunately
incurred no serious injury. The men first attacked
did net so escape ; one of them received a severe
contusion on the -eye, and ' the other was mach
hurt. A company of the 88th regiment, sta-
tioned in King-street barracks, under the corn-.
maid of Colonel M•Gregor, was then marched by
.its Officer to the New Cross, attended by tiie civil
officers, and dispersed the multitude. On Tues-
day night these refractory persons assembled again,
anti a breach of the peace occurred, in an attack
with stones upon two Gentlemen who were mere
passengers. lint on Wednesday evening two Po-
lice-officers who were passing on their duty were
assaulted in the same outrageous way, pursued,
stoned, and obliged to take shelter in a house,
the windows of which were shortly demolished
by shoerers of great stones, which had been pie-
viously collected in heaps by these ruffians, to be
ready for use. From this house the two men ul-
timately.eseaped with safety. We do not recol-
lect an instance at any time, even at the most
turbulent period, when the Boroughreeve and
Constables have met with such indecent and out-
rageous conduct towards ,themselves personally
when on the duty of the public, and we trust no
repetition of it will occur..,- Should this;-how-
ever, be the case, the inhabitants will certainly
expect that they be protected by such farther
means as the necessity of live ease- may demand.
The NO- oss district 'i at present an unsafe
thoroughfare, and the town cannot be thus me-
naced with impunity. All proclamations and no-
tices posted up in that neighbourhood are as re-
igalarly torn down, Or covered with mud, so as to
be rendered of no use to the' public,. This is a
serious offence.—(Manchester Chronicle.)
Manchester—Saturday Evening.
The Borpughreeve has declined calling the
Meeting, 'according to the amended Requisition,
inconsequence of which the Requisitionists have
published the following Notice, calling a Meeting,
on their own responsibility; on the lckth'inst
A Requisition having been
.presented to.the
Boroughreeve and Constables of Manchester,
'signed by above seven hundred inhabitant House-
holders in a few hours, requesting them"to call
a Public Meeting To consider the propriety
of adopting the most legal and effectual
means
,of obtaining a Reform in the Commons
'of 'Parliament,' and they having declined
to call .such Meeting, therefore the undersigned
Requisitionists give notice, that A Public Meeting
will be held,no the area, near St. Peter's Church,
for the above-ntentioned •purpose, on Monday,
the 16th instant—the Chair to be taken by If.
Esq. at Twelve o'Clock:
Major CUrtwight, Mr. Wooler, Mr. Peruson, Mr. Oirlisle,
Dr. Crompton, Edwartrltushton; Mr, J. Smith, Mr. Thomas
Smith, will he invited to attend this Meetin.
Manchester, August 6,1819."
A grand review of the troops stationed here
andin the ncighbourhood, took place yesterday,
at it short distance from town. The number of
horse end foot assembled could not be less than
between two and three thonsand, The spectacle
attracted a multitude of gazers, among whom Mr.
limit, with two friends, all mounted on horse-
back, were conspicuous.
Several Cambric Manufacturers have given
their Weavers an advance, chiefly on account of
their sacrificing neighbours having walked the
plank—or, in more apt terms, quitted ihe stage.
Good sixty-reed eambrics have been sold for many
weeks at 245. but consiikrable sales have been
effected at 265. this week. Low stout calicoes
continue in fair demand, and are easy sales at 3d.
advance, which makes an average in the last three
weeks' prices of 15d. to 18,1. per piece. Second
and third seven-fourth calicoes full 181. higher
within the last four weeks. Fostians have fetched
a penny to three half-pence per pound on last
week's prices, and are very brisk sales at the ad-
vance. Various other descriptions of goods caf-
e:dated for the autumn trade Ll'e a little improved,
say 21 to per cent. on prices obtained the se-
cond Tuesday in July. A great deal, in obtain-
ing an advance, depends on stocks suitable for
immediate .demand.