The Sun.
London, England, 1818-07-21 00:00:00

CONSPIRACY AT AIANCHUSTER

The following particulars are froM the itTage
Chester Papers:-
The SPINNE.R3.—This great body of labnfire4
still continue in idleness. Their conduct is peace-
able, but marked•by a steady adheret:ce to the'
titles of coinbination. They meet daily, superin.,
tended by leaders and delegates, move in proces-•
sion, and manage their pecith of y airangements
by special appointments. • To obtain the neces-
sary supplies for mainzenance, they solicit sub-
scriptions, and are also 'aided, we understami, by •
weekly. levies upen other trades. Th,:ir plus are.
regularly organized. They watch those f rtoties
in which business is pErrislly or wholly ;,tint; on)
by certain portions of tu, ned•out !nun ~t.ioed as.
ami by dayi- who- to-, • j•ez--4.1.Z-
-others in due succession; and means are !.,ken to
seduce those away w o are willingly at ,vork Oa
two days in this week great numbers have march-
ed in regular military. fileF, to the large tat tory of
Messrs. Lee and Company, in Salford, to induce'
the females employed Oleic to Nave their duty;
For this object they waited at the dinner hour,
drawn up in line before the building ; but we are
happy to state, that very few of the women have
yet followed the example of the men. The em-
ployers, we presume, feel it to be not merely a•:
private, but a public duty to withstand this for-
midable, procedure; and we fear that
many spinners and others, who do not think toe'
themselves, bur who are led by the evil counsel
of others, will in the end draw down upon theme
selves consequences which may be very injurious
to their future condition in life.

It w ould be a great pleasure to us to close our
information: here. • But we are compelled to -add,
that in •Stockport the public peace has been
broken for two or three successive nights, by.
meetings of reti•actory work-people, power-loom:
Weavers we believe, who assemble at the close of
the day. These men will not allow others to ful-
fil their engagements, and have directed their•ven.
geauce against one particular factory, by attack-
ing it and demolishing the windows. On Wed. -
nesday night the Riot Act was read by Mr. liar.
rison, of Cheadle, the Magistrate, and part of the
Cheshire Yeomanry Cavalry were called out to.
act ; and such was the unrestrainable fury of the.
.mob, that this Gentleman and seveAl of the Ca-
valry were wounded by stones, and brickbats
thrown. The Police of the town is, however,
determined on doing its duty, and additional con--_
stables are. sworn in for aiding in this object :
whilst their hands are strengthened by the arrival•
of troops- from our barracks. More of the
Cheshire. Yeomanry are also on their .march for
the same destination.; ',and the most vigorous -
means will be used to ensure due obedience to the
laws.--Many offenders are in custody.
[ANOTHER ACCOUNT.]
We are much concerned to state, that Stock.
port has been a scene of Serious disturbance this
week. The evil disposition of a numerous body
of work-people, who have struck for an ativ:tbee
of wages, has manifested itself by attacking the
power-loom factory of Mr. Garside,. the brad and.'
front of whose offence was giving employment to
some females, who were engaged at Burton-up- -
on-Trent, to continue that occupation which
'they bad spontaneously relinquished. The Win..
doves were one and, all demolished. The Yeo.
Maury Cavalry, were called out, but they were in.;
efficient in numbers, and several of them were
hurt by the populace ; on Thursday, at noon y a
troop of the 13th Light Dragoons arrived from
our Barracks, and exerted themselves, upon
which occasion, Serjeant Carleton sustained a
serious injury. One and twenty persons have
been apprehended on a charge of rioting, six of
whom have been committed to Lancaster Castle,
and the others are remanded for further exami-
nation,