The Sun.
London, England, 1826-10-13 00:00:00

RIOTING AT OLDHAM.

(From the Manchester Herald of Thursday.)
There has been for several weeks a disagreement be-
tween the masters and the operative spfiners of Oldham.
in consequence of a reduction of wages. Those who were
willing to continue their employment, were forced from it
by the turn-outs, and the consequence was, a complete
cessation of labour in those mills in which the now prices
had been Introduce 4. Thus situated, some of the masters
engaged spinners from a distance. These new corners
were of course extremely Outoxious to the turn-outs, and
the whole neighbourhood has been in a state of turmoil
ever since their arrival, and numerous outrages-have been
committed. The new spinners were lodged, in places of
security near the mills. On Saturday morning last, one
of the new hands in the employ of Messrs. Lees and Sons
received information that his sister, who resides In Old•
ham, about a mile from the factory, was dangerously ill,
and wished to see him. As he durst not go so far alone,
he prevailed upon Mr. John Lees to accompany him.
They were soon surrounded by sonic hundreds of persons,
who used such menacing language, that they deemed it
prudent to take shelter in the house of Mr. Chadwick,
the deputy-constable. They stayed here about an hour,
during which time the mob dispersed. They then made
their way forward but had not proceeded many yards when
they were again impeded by the mob. They now attempted
to return home. The mob assailed them with stones, and when

they reached Mount Pleasant they closed and began tokiek
and trample upon Mr. Lees and the workman. Mr. L. finding
his life in danger, drew a pistol from his pocket; thii the
people endeavoured to wrest from him, but fortunately
without success. lie finally escaped very severely bruis-
ed. The worhman has not since been seen. In the after-
noon of Saturday there was an assembly of the turn-outs in
the fields and lanes near to Messrs. Lees and Sons' pre-
mises; few persons passed them without being very close-
ly questioned as to their business : not a few were severely
beaten on suspiciOn of being related to the newly arrived
spinners. One man, a weaver, was acceused of being a
knob:tick spinner, and so dreadfully maltreated as to have
been under the necessity of keeping his bed ever since.
About seven o'clock the lanes and fields were so complete-

ly taken possession of by the disaffected, that no person
dared to venture out of his house, every one being threat-
ened with death who stirred out. A servant man in the
employ of Messrs. Collinge and Lancashire, was recogniz-
ed and pursued by about eighty men. He fortunately
obtained shelter in a house, and made his escape out of
a back door, The watchmen of Messrs. C. and Co. were
assailed with stones on their duty : this they bore
patiently for sonic hours, at length one of them fired
his blunderbuss, about three o'clock on Sunday morn-
ing. This was the signal for a general attack, and im-
mense volleys of stones, some of them seven or eight pounds
weight, were thrown by the mob. One party destroyed
nearly all the windows in the house and warehouse of
Messrs. Collinge and Lancashire ; while another party de-
molished most of the windows at Mr. Lees' house at
Mount Pleasant. The mob was prevented from commit-
ting further depredation by the vigorous preparations which
had been made for receiving them. Sunday .passed over
without any particular breach of the peace. In the even-
ing, however, the roads were again infested with numerous
small gangs of turn-outs, who demanded of every passenger
their business. One woman was accused of being the wife

of a knobstick spinner, and upon her denying it, a bundle
which she had with her was searched, and a soiled shirt

being found thetein, it was considered an incontestible
proof. The bundle was accordingly taken from her, toge-
ther with what money she had about her, and she was
beaten. so severely as to be prevented reaching home that
night. Another woman was accused of being related to
one of the spinners employed by Messrs. Lees and Sons,
and was knocked down by a fellow who seized her by the
throat, and kneeled upon her, until the blood gushed out
of her mouth : he then left her in a state of insensibility.
There appears at present not the least hope of a reconci-
liation between the 'nesters and their old workthen; who
express theinselves determined to have the new spinners
not of the town, and to have the prices which they have
demanded.

POTTERY MECHANIC'S INSTITUTE.—We are
happy to learn that this institution is likely to corn-
lIMICC proceedings shortly, with considerable spirit.
The committee are actively employed in carrying the
necessary arrangements into effect. We hope soon to
be enabled to enter more into particulars.—Pottery
Mercury. _ .

BAD CA Rvi Nu.--The accomplishment of carving
with elegance and despatch is so essential, and the
necessity so obvious, that it is surprising, in this polite
age, there arc not carvers as in the time of Roman
luxury, who gave lessons upon wooden figures of birds
and animals. Perhaps Mr. Wilks, or some other di-
rector, could project a Company for this purpose.
CAUTION.—A woman, named Robbins alias Mul-
lins, has been for some weeks past imposing upon seve-
ral inhabitants of the neighbourhood of Snowhill,
Walcot, by pretending to be in distress for want of
money ; and stating that in a few weeks she would re-
ceive a considerable sum due to her from a gentleman
residing in the Crescent, when she would pay all that
her friends might be kind enough to lend her. Two
persons, named Mary and and Sarah Sellman have
suffered severely by her impositions. It is said dud the
woman is now gone to Bristol. She has a scar across
the nose, and another in her cheek.—Bath Chronicle.

BATHlNG.—Whether it be that polished nations
grow weak and effeminate, or that fashion is the norma
vivendi, it is certain, that the healthy exercise and
custom of bathing is not so, common among us, as in
the days of our hardihood. There is scarcely any
part of medicine more ancient, and tune was, when it
was considered almost a panacea, and highly ream-
mended as a preservative of health. The antiquity
and universality of the practice of hot and cold bath-
ing is unquestionable. It is often recommended by
Hippocrates, and frequently mentioned in holy writ.
Homer, the aged, describes 'Ulysses and his comrades,
bathing both in warm water and in the sea, after fa-
tigue. Horace recovered his sight by using the
cold bath at Ciusium. Plutarch, Strabo, Div-
dorus Siculus, Pausanias, and others, mention the
ancient custom of bathing in Eastern countries ;
and we are told that at Rome, 170 public baths were
built at the expellee of Agrippa. Pancirollus relates,
that there were at one time in Rome 856 baths, and
many of them very magnificent structures. Prosper
Alpmus mentions the multitude of magnificent baths
at Grand Cairo ; •and to return again to Homer, be
speaks of Circe being found by Jason's companions,
washing her head in cold water to assist her dreams
and prophetic extasies. At one period in Rome the
practice was to take first a ha bath and then a cold
'The. Galen approves of this method, and observes,
" that by this means the limbs and skin are strengthen-
ed, the health confirmed, and such persons are least
liable to be affected by changes of weather." area
prided himself upon Ins agile motions in a cold bath
m the month of
to bathe in
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had their sacred fountains for lus-
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primitive times,of the Christian Church in the
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