The Sun.
London, England, 1826-07-18 00:00:00

MAI3IVACTUITING DISTRICTS.

(From the-Ncutehester Gazette;)
"We regret to find that individuals from the surrounding
towns arc busily engaged in inciting our hitherto patient
work-people to acts of violenee. On Thursday evening,
about 1,200 invividuals assembled in St. George's-fields.
sort of ring was formed by the meeting, and the speakers
were placed in the middle. The first speaker said that he
had been at Ashton to look for work', but the people told
him he could get nothing unless he took up arms—they
had taken up arms; and " what do you ssy ?" said the
sneaker, " will you take up arms and join them ?" Some
hesitated, whilst others expressed their fears of the eolasO,
(laices of such a procedure. At length, after the speaker
had repeated, his question, and asserted that the country
people were ready to use, the multitude exclaimed, " We.
will—we will!" ",Then give three cheers," exclaimed
the speaker; and three cheers were given, but not with
much animation. The next speaker was a man apparently
about 4h. Fellow sufferers and comrades," said he,
" it has, long been a stigma on the town of Manchester
that the work-people are cowards. Can you allow: its
continuance ? No. Then take up arms and wash away
the stain. Retrieve your liberties ;no longer be trampled
under font by tyranny and avarice. Arm—arm yourelves.
Resolve to die out of doors; the people of Ashton have
resolved not to die in-doors." (There was here a cry of
" The soldiers are coMing.") " Never mind the sol-
diers," continued this intigator of mischief, " I have a
thing that will reach ni man on horseback—arm your-
selves—arm yourselves. Don't quarrel about religion, but
tlo as I: do- -despise all priestcraft or kingcraft. Look
here at Bishops and Lorda with 50,000/, a-year for. doing
nothing, and all out of the pockets of the people, while
we have not a bit to put into our mouths." A voice
from the crowd" Bravo, lad—we'll alter it.") "So
come—arm yourselves—nobody will befriend you but
yonrselves."—Aftcr a little hesitation the multituile cried,
" We will—we will." . In conclusion, the speaker, who
appeared to have words at will, said; " We ishall Meet
again to Morrow evening.(yeSterday) on a piece of waste
ground :near AncOuts ; and, I hope you will all come pre-
pared with something to .suit; your appetites, and to de-
fend your bodies in ease you are molested." The as-
sembly then:dispersed, said their numbers creating alarm,
a party of the Queen's Bays, and a company or two of
the Coldstream Guards, patrolled the neighbourhood for
the remainder of the night.
tie course of the proceedings a young man waa'seen
to draw Item his pocket a pike-bead about 14 inches long,
and holding it up, exclaimed; " Mind that you have all a
thing like this."
Another meeting took place last night at eight o'clock
in a field near Animas, between Travis-street and the
canal. About 3,000 or 4,000 persons were assembled,
and there could not be less than 4,000. who had placed
themselves on the surrounding heights. A ring was form-
ed, and an old. Man, who appeared to be 60 or upwards,
urged them to arm themselves. A. person then called out
for the Blackburn delegates, but they did not appear until
it became'dark.' 'They stated, that in Blackburn the
people were ready 'arined. They had upwards of two
waggon loads of and they were ready to
meet the .Manchester men at any hour thev would fix.
The people of Middletthi were expected in town to-night
Oast night) or the night follnwing. Several persons ad-
dressed the multitude, and all urged them to procure arias
and to be firm. The civil and military powers, hoWever,
were on the alert, and kept so during the night.

(Frem the Manehestrr Guardian),
" We regret to state, that during the present week some
meetings, of a character but too likely to lead to a breach
of the peage, 3100 been held in this terse). On Wedness
day evening, *wain -aavenitind: eight u ti kick, ,upwards
of totso people (how convened we. Wive. not been ahle to,
learn) collected in the vacant ground near. St. George's
Road, and remained assembled about an hour, during
which time some very inflammatory addresses were made
to them by two men—one, we understand, a delegate from
Leigh, and the other a resident in Manchester. The for-
tnets told the people they had borne their sufferings long
enough, and they must nowdo something to put an end
to them„ He urged them to Meet in greater numbers
that all could find funs should bring them ; that the others.
should arm themselves at the gunsmiths' shops ; and that
they should help themselves at the prevision shops,: and
at the banks. The other speaker addressed the people to
pretty nearly the same etTeet ; and they separated soon of
eight o'clock, with an understanding that they were to
meet again the folloling night. They eonkequently as-
sembled in greater numbere on Thursday evening about
the same hour, when speeches of a similar character to
those uttered on :Wednesday were again addressed to
them,- but by 'different persons. One man was particu-
larly violent. He strongly exhorted the people to come
the next night armed. A. man in the crowd here lifted up
a large bludgeon, and asked if they were to arm them-
selves in that manner? The speaker replied that would
do for.those who could not get better weapons : but they
must get possession of the gunemiths shops, and the, bar-
racks : they Would then become masters of every thing, and
could help themselves to what they wanted. the meeting
broke up about half, past eight. The greater part of the
people turned along Cropper-street into Oldham-road,
where it happened that Colonel Kearsley, of the 2d Dra-
goon Guards, and Major Ekersley were riding, attended
by a single dragoon. Aasoon as the mob perceived those
officers, they pursued them towards New Cross,: hooting,
and, in one ,or two instances, throwing ,;tones at them;
bec we believe, without doing them any injury; -'
I *lit a much largeetnimber of perions,:.amount-
ing, probably, altogether to 'between four and five thou•
sand persons, assembled about eight o'clock, not in St
Giorge's4Oad, but on a vacant piece of Foetid opposite
Mr. Ames Kennedy'e factory. After some time spent in
making. a ring, an Irishmati, dressed in a short frock---we
believe the same individual who spoke On the preceding
evening—was appointed chairman, and addressed the
people for about half an hour. In the firSt place he called
upon the delegates, who had .gone to Blackburn on the
preceding day, to step kr/maid into the: ring, and state the
result of their mission. No delegates, however, made
their appearance; and, after a short pause, he called ;for
the'man who, he said, had accompanied him to Ashton-
ender-fsirie; hut as he also was not forthcoming, the chair-
man proeeeded to address the meeting with 4 good deal of
vehemence, tellitig them that the weavers of Ashton were
brave fellowes:who were determined to baVe their rights,
and would not run away like the weavers of Manchester,
whom :he stigniatieed as cowerds. After a long harangue
he told the people that he expected they would have come
with something like this (holding up a stick') in their
hands;' but they had, ilisappointed biro, and therefore he
Would conclude his speech. Another person then stepped
forward, and said he was neforturiately under sureties to
kee the peaces or he would have addressed them as
p
holdly'asanyTurn ; hut it he. were to say any thing, it
might cost Min a great deal of money. 14 would, how-
ever, observe, that they no doubt thought themselves op-
pressed, and -men who were oppressed bad always' a right
f
to stand up for themselves. The incessant tifforte, o 10
large a body of people to. hear what passed, fseased time
ring to be broken in, and,the people then separated. It
appeared very evident to us that the bulk of the people
itisernbled felt very l'ttle":eympathy with- the violence
'niiitiifested by the speakers.'

(From the Bolton Biarest.)
STATI: OF TRADE, ....-We turn with pain to this gloomy
thPie, attd•griavn that no improvement has taken place
during the past week. Prices keep going down gradual-
'ly, nod purchasers becbrat more scarce in Manchester
tvervroarket.day. Yarn, 40 hanks to the pound, has
been sold at 13d., and calicoes are reduced 2d. per piece:
The stocks on hand are daily enlarging, and the dilheulty
of effecting saieti at a profit price is greater than ever.—
. We have repeatedly advised that the production should
be lessened, rather than continue to add to an already