The Sun.
London, England, 1819-09-21 00:00:00

PROCLA ATION.

fly the Lord Glasgow, the Sheriff
of thr t (alto y of Lanark, :mil the Just ices of the Peacc for
I he Lower 11:aril of Lanarkshire.

I"Thrte;• 13,1' ntt ht, numbers of idle and disorderly per-
s:ins a:sumbled in crowds, in this City and Suburbs, and pro-
cu, ile.) I>> a ',tons and tumultuous manner, not o ly to de-
p,";',,h the politic lamps, but alsoto break the windows of'
nombio• ',uses and shops, nod to destroy, or vi,lently
carry oft', large quantities of thy goods in tit, se shops; the
Na.zistrat,s, and Justi::,,, hereby intimate their de-
termined resolution, to crupli, a!1 Al'e'f,4ree, civil and mili-
tary, which the law has placed at their di-posol, for prevent-
toe a repetition of such diseraceful proceedings; and thus
publicly give notice, that if, after this warning-, any persons
',shall assemble in crowds, and obstinately continue so assem-
bied, or shall proceed to assault the persons of individuals,
or to attael.. property, public or private, try throwing stones,
brkli bat., or oilier weapons, the military will receive of dues
1" 1,3:6111,011 the public peace by force, whatever :nay he the
consequeners to such daring and wherea:, such
tnicultuinis assemblitg,.s have been much increased, by num-
bers of persons resorting to the place of tumult, front cu-
riosity; and as it is ithpossible to distil-I.:zit-1:h such persons,
though innocent, from the 4uilty, the Magistrates, Sheriff,
Rod Justices, hereby warn all the peaceable and well dispos-
ed inhabitants, to shut their shops at an early hour, to beep
themselves, families, apprentices, and servants, within their
houses, when any suet' tumult occurs, and particolarly after
niglit fail ; herel.y certifying. them, that if they shall disre-
gaii.l thi itijnuction, they will have themselves to !dame for
any injury they truly sustain, from the military acting under
the anthority of the Civil Power.
The Magistrates. Sheriff, :Ind Justices, deem it proptr, in
the discbarge of their duty, thus publicly to call upon all the
loyal and well-disposed inhabitant; of this City aid Suburbs,
to 1'1,,,11,1 in the present disturbed state of the coun-
try, and give their active support to the Civil Power, in the
protection of Life and Property, in the preveotion and sop-
pression of al! such mischievoos all erupts, the object of which
is now proved to be pillage and plunder, and the subversion
of all social order.

Cit:lsi.t.mv, 14th SeptenWer, 1819.
GOD SAVE 'au; KING.

It is impossible to close onr account of these
procculintzs, without lamenting the great loss
hick many individuals have sustained from these
depredAtors ; nor can we withhold our testimony
of wain) approbation from the Magistrates for the
prompt anti decisive manner in which this riot
was suppressed, and they merit the thanks of
every man who wishes well to the preservation of
peace and good order in this city. The military,
on this tryit.g occasion, behaved with the greatest
coolness and forbearance. _ _

On Wednesday morning, two men waited upon
the litidgetown drummer, requiring him to call a
public meeting, by tuck of drum, but he refused ;
on which these t►vo men collected the delegates,
%vim immediately assembled about 300 of the Ra-
dical.s, in one of their wonted parades. Several
resolutions were read and agreed to, and one in
particular approved of was, that young men
should come armed with sharp weapons, and those
more robust with sticks, bludgeons, &c. and to
assemble in the Green in the evening for the pur-
pose, as they ironically said, of compelling the
Special Constables to keep the peace. On separat-
ing. they declared they must act—Now or never.
About seven o'clock in the evening a great
Crowd assembled in Bridgetown, near to 'Anther-
glen Bridge ; after some consultation they se-
parated, and from the signals giTen, plunder was
their object. On their being met by the con-
stables, the crowd grossly insulted them. The
crowd broke a number of the windows of the
church, where the constables had met. Several
constables came promptly to the aid of those in
the church, and among others some Justices of
the Peace from this city, one of whom received
a severe blow on the fare, and the other on the
back, with stoney or brick-bats. Soon afterwards
a party of infantry, under direction of the
Sheriff, and two troops of Hussars, carafe to their
assistance. In the course of the•evening some
prisoners were taken, brought to town, and
Judged in the Police Office.

LANOTHER ACCOUNT. j
Mr. Thomas Hopkirk, Mr. Archd. Lang, &c.
Justices for the Lower Ward, having received in-
for►nation in the evening, that considerable
crowds were assembled in Bridgetown, and were
beginning to repeat the disgracefulbutrages which
had taken place on Monday night, proceeded to
ascertain the truth of the information in person,
and to act as the emergency might justify. The
Justices observed a great crowd in John-street,
and approached it to learn what was going on ;
and we are sorry to understand that Mr. Hopkilk
was struck on the head by a ruffian with a stone
in his hand, and that Mr. Lang received a severe
blow with a stone or brick-bat. The Justices were
obliged to retreat into the Church, where some
constables were stationed, and the mob followed,
throwing showers of stones at them, and broke
some of the Church windows. The Riot Act was
soon after read, and despatches having been sent
10 the Sheriff and to the Magistrates of Glasgow
of what had taken place, the Sheriff proceeded
to Bridgetown with a party of the infantry and hus-
sars. Provost Stevenson, of Calton, also found
it necessary to read the Riot Act in Great Hamil-
ton-street, about nine o'clock. Owing to the
prompt and decisive measures of the Civil Power,
aided by the military, the crowds which had as-
sembled were dispersed before ten o'clock, and
we are informed ten prisoners were made by the
bheriff, .end lodged in the Police-office.