The Sun.
London, England, 1842-08-17 00:00:00

DUDLEY.

MONDAY EVENING.—A repdrt was general in I3ir-
mingham this morning that a great meeting was
to be held in Dudley this day, and that it was the de-
termination of the Magistrates to apprehend O'Neill
and other Chartist leaders, who are unquestionably
the great obstacles to an amicable arrangement be-
tween the master colliers and their men. The ru-
mour led to a general muster of the colliers, and as
the place of meeting fixed upon (Russell-green) was
much more central than Swan-village, West Brom-
wich, the attendance was very numerous. There
were not less than from 8,000 to 10,000 persons pre-
sent. At West Bromwich, although for some weeks
past it has been the focus of discontent, there had
been few: acts of violence, and not more than
about 200 of the working population of that neigh-
bourhood had marched for the meeting at Dudley.
The works at the various pits in the vicinity were,
however, generally closed; ant this morning several
of the proprietors had drawn their horses, which had
hitherto been at work, up the shafts of their colliery
establishments. This looks like a determination to
resist the demand of the men. Both men and mas-
ters are determined.

At Dudley the authorities are upon the alert, and
every necessary precaution had been taken to pre-
serve the public peace. The Vicar, Mr. T. Badger,
Captain Bennett, and • Mr. Cartwright, were in at-
tendance at the Dudley Arms, and a detachment of
the 3d .Dragoons, assisted by the Worcestershire
Yeomanry Cavalry, were in perfect readiness to act,
if their services were required.
It would appear that these precautionary steps were
not altogether unnecessary. This morning at an early
hour a number of men employed at Lord Ward s
open-work collieries in this neighbourhood were sud-
•denly surprised by an attack made by some hundreds
of the turn-out colliers. The men were obliged to
fly for their lives. The overlooker was dreadfully cut
about the head ; one of the men was thrown into the
reservoir ; another had his arm broken, and all of the
unfortunate fellows, who were peacefully and indus-
triously earning their bread, were in one way Gr
other dreadfully maltreated. Another meeting is
appointed to be held in this vicinity on Thursday
next, and, as a matter of course, business, as to-
day, will be again suspended, and the middle classes
of society, sworn in as special constables or yeo-
manry cavalry, are put to very considerable incor-
, venience.
Dudley is at this moment in a state of great un-
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easiness. The streets are thronged with idlers. The
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deemed expedient to apprehend' them.
In the neighbourhood all is quiet.

ALARI4 Al' DERBY.
EXPECTATION OF THE TURN-OUTS.
(FROM A CORRESPONDENT.)
DERBY, MONDAY, FOUR o'CLocx.—The Magis•
trates have received two or three expresses to-day, an-
nouncing that a large body of the turn-outs have
reached Leek, with the avowed determination of pro,
ceeding to Derby, and other manufacturing towns in
the Midland Circuit. The last account that came
states that they entered Leek towards noon to-day ;
and their nest quarters (=lea interrupted). will be