The Sun.
London, England, 1842-08-15 00:00:00

of Captain Woodford, the chief superintendent, aria
Captain Willis. An ,additional lone: of -300 special
constables were yesterday brought :Into opeia-
tion. Joseph Leese, Esq., and Elk. Armitage, :Etiqe
County Magistrates, have been in c onstant attendance
at the Town-hall since Tuesday, to superintend the
position of the various forces, and to act as may be ne-
cessary in cases of emergency. -
APPREHENSION OF RIOTERS IN SskLPORD.
We learn this morning that twoprisoners were_ at re.
betided on. Tuesday' at Mr.'Speakinan's,mill: in 'Wok
street; by_TaYlor, of the Salford pelice;.and White. and
Bradshaw of the county police, for using violent and.
threatening language towards Mr. S., on his declining,
to stop his works. We may add that Mr. Speakman,.
like the rest of his neighbours, has since been compelled,
to succumb to the tyranny of the mob. It is said that
one of the men so apprehended will be identified As be-
longing to a party who, on Tuesday morning, got upon
the line of the Bolton Railway, near to the station, and
attempted to slake out the fire under one of the engines,
which was about to start with a train. This daring at-
tempt was, of course, frustrated.
TEN O'CLOCK.—This morning the whole of Man-
chester, was in a much more pacific state than it had
been since Monday. Groups of people had been as-
sembled in the streets which had been the principal
scene of tumult on the previous day, but probably more
out of curiosity than a design to do mischief. The
steps taken by the authorities to prevent and disperse
meetings on Thursday probably had created some fear,
and no attempt has been made in Manchester to get an
out-door meeting. The placards on the walls announcing
meetings of the trades are numerous, and one was called
for seven in the morning, another at nine, a third at ten,
and there is one also of 7 delegates from these smaller
meetings summoned for two o'clock, at Carpenter's Hall.
As these meetings are thought to be perfectly legal, we
believe no attempt was made to interfere with them.
Few of the mills, as far as we can learn, have started
this morning. •
ELEVEN O'CLOCK, A.X.—The most fearful accounts
were received last night from the country districts. A
gentleman who. had Just come from Heywood informed
ourcorrespondent that the mills had all turned out, and
there being no military nor an adequate police force, the
persons in the mob were helping themselves in all (Erec-
tions. Happily, notwithstanding all apprehensions to
the contrary, the night has passed over quietly ; but in
defiance of all the cautions of the Magistrates, large
numbers of persons in crowds of between 300 and 400'
paraded the streets in different parts of the town before
six o'clock, even going down Market-street and by the
Town hall. The Magistrates commeneed sitting at six
o'clock to swear in special constables, and persons are
coming in very numerously for the purpose. Up to this
hour there are very little short of two thousand
sworn in. The first act this morning was an attack
upon some extensive silk-wills in Silver-street,
which they compelled to stop, turning out all the
hands, after which they went to several other mills.
The conduct. and behaviour of the mob is more deter-
mined than ever, and fears are entertained that the day
will not pass over without some serious collisions. To
judge of the fearful state of the town, there has not been
a single policeman on street-duty for the last three nights.
The troops and police marched this morning to their
several stations soon after four o'clock. There appears
a great deal of organization in the proceedings of the
mob, although it has not been ascertained under what
leaders they are acting.
At nine o'clock this morning a notice was given to the
police that a meeting of the leaders of the disturbance
was being held at the lead-mills of the Messrs. Ockle-
shaw, in Piccadilly. A strong detachment of police and
special constables, accompanied by a protecting party of
dragoons, immediately went to the spot, where, entering
the premises at the rear, they made a gallant charge,
and succeeded in capturing ten prisoners, who were im-
mediately removed to the Town-hall, attended by a very
great crowd of persons. A notice was immediately
terwards issued, of which the following is a copy.:—
All persons who have been sworn in as special con-
stables, with the exception of those who are now on duty,
are requested to assemble at the Town-hall forthwith.
" WILLIAM NEILi), Mayor.
" Town-hall, Aug. 12, 1842, Seven o'clock."
From a very early hour, all the roads leading to the
Oxford and Garratt roads were thronged with persons,
and so frightful is the aspect of things in that quarter,
that every shop, even to the public-houses, are closed.
A meeting was held at the Carpenters'-hi:11, at seven
o'clock, and another was convened by the carpenters and
joiners for ten o'clock, for the purpose of appointing dele-
gates to a general meeting of all the trades to be held at
two o'clock. The affair is now assuming more of a poli-
tical aspect, as a series of resolutions has been published
and circulated, avowing the principles of the Charter, ex-
pressing themselves determined to forward it at all
hazards, and attributing, in most violent language, all the
present disastrous state of affairs to class legislation.
Up to nearly the last moment of writing the greatest as-
semblage of persons was at Bank-top, although large
crowds were assembled towards Oldham-road, and at
Salford things were equally unsettled and distressing.
Information has just been received that the whole of
the hands at the Worsley collieries are out, and on
their route to Pendleton to join the colliers there.
A strong detachment of dragoons has just marched to
intercept their progress in that direction.
Accounts just received from Rochdale state the same
System to be adopted there, and that the turn-outs are
on their march t'o Todmorden and the various places in
that vicinity. At. the moment of closing the accounts are
more fearful.

QUARTER-PAST ELEVEZZ.—The Sheffield line of rail•
way is stopped, at the Newton Hyde station.
Informa.tion has just been received that the train on
the Manchester and Sheffield line was stopped at the
:Newton Hyde station by a party from Ashton. All com-
munication and business from. Manchester is stuipended.
There was great apprehension of an attack on the Man-
chester and Birmingham line, as it is believed that a
regiment of soldiers are on their route froualirmingham.
Anxiety pervades the mind of every one. Market-
street is tilled with persons of a different description
from those who have created the alarm the last few days,
with but very few weavers amongst them, and nearly all
the shops in Market-street are closed, persons being
fearful almost to venture in the streets. The results of
a deep organization are being developed, and the Magis-
trates and military having exhausted all their resources,
appearances become darker.

The order will be issued for the immediate closing of ,
the shops, and the General of the district is now along
with Colonel Wemyss and the Magistrates in consulta-
tion, to deliberate on what steps must now be taken.
Fresh troops have just been despatched to Pendleton.
Preparations are making for the defence of the Town-
hall, which it is feared may be an object of attack. All
the mills at Blackburn turned out this morning ; and the
mobs at Bury were so thick and formidable yesterday,
that none of the coaches could go down the principal
streets. The Town-hall has been crowded with persons
this morning who volunteered their services as special
constables.

Two o'CLocK.—The reports received up to this hour
I from :ill quarters are bad in the extreme. The Mayor,
Sir Charles Shaw, and all the officials, are bothered with
applications every minute from some quarter or other, to
send assistance for the protection ofproperty. The crowd
have been assembled on the Cheetham-hill-road in large
numbers, where they have been plundering property and
soliciting money. It is feared on all sides that, if measures
of a very prompt description arenot taken, very serious con-
sequences may ensue. At one o'clock intelligence was
received that the mob had stopped all the hands on the
Leeds Railway, their object being to tear tip the rails,
in which they were prevented by a detachment of the
police, who were despatched from the Oldham-road sta-
mon. A second report stated that the mob were attack-
ing- the Cheetham-hill works, on which Colonel Hogg
was despatched with a strong party of the police, alined
with cutlasses, and No. 1 company of the special _ con-
stables, under Mr. Ewart, nephew of the Member for
Dumfries. 'When they arrived on the spot, they found
that it had been so gallantly defended by the inmates,
who were sworn in as special constables, that their pre-
sence was rendered unnecessary. It is also stated, that
300 colliers are surrounding Trafford Park, resolved to
come into the town, and that they are all tamed with
the implements of their calling. The military are out
at all the different stations in the town.
Amongst the prisoners brought in, who now amount
to 150, was the man who can be identified as having in-
flicted the severe and probably fatal injury upon the
policeman yesterday. Up to this hour the casualties of
the police were 13 seriously and 11 slightly wounded.
Large crowds are now parading Market-street, but the
great concentration is in the lower parts of the town near
Granby-row, near Carpenter's-hall, inhere the large
meeting of Delegates is to be held. Rumours are now
being circulated that the mob intend to attack the market
carts on their way into the town to-morrow morning,
and as nearly one hundred thousand persons have been
out of employ sinco Monday, it is difficult to say to what
extent their necessity may drive them. The follow-
ing proclamation has just been issued:—
" All' thosegentlernen who are anxious, as good citizens,
to preserve the p'eace of the town, who are owners of
horses, will greatly assist the authorities if they will as-
semble on horseback at the Town-hall, at seven o'clock
to-morrow morning. W. NEILD, Mayor.-
Foua o'CLocK.—A summons has just arrived at the
Town .hall for a detachment of police to Messrs. Birley s
mill, on which another attack has been made. In con-

sequence of this a force, consisting of several mounted
police, forty police with drawn cutlasses, and 160 special
constables, each detachment of which is commanded by
One of the recruiting sergeants of this district, has
marched down under the command of Sir Charles Shaw'

and Colonel Hogg. The Aldermen and Common Coun-
cil of Chorlton-on-Medlock have just called a meeting
at the Town-had, to enrol the respectable inhabitants

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as special constables en masse.
an attempt was made to hold an open-air meeting at
t
Whilst the meeting was proceeding at Carpenter's-hall,
Granby-row-fields. Mr. Maude, the Magistra, e, went up
and gave them five minutes to disperse, whicn, not doing,
he ordered the military to charge, which they did, and
immediately cleared the fields.
Strong pipets of cavalry and rifles are placed along
Oxford-road, and the places adjacent. Up to fire
o'clock 57 prisoners had been taken, which makes a total
number now in custody of nearly 200. An attack was
made a short time since on several of the provision shops
in Deansgate, when a detachment of police, under Super-
intendent Beswick, marched out and secured many of the
taunsu seven
announce
o'clock,that a
thel little confidence
at which
offenders. About 4,000 special constables have already
been sworn, and many more will be added to-morrow.
beeltSirereasit'e restored up
up to
close this communication, but more vigilant means, if
hasvb'e
possible, will be adopted to-morrow. All the sharl in
the principal lines of intercourse remain closed. and
It "
feared that trade will be still further impeded, to-morrow.
The result of the proceedings of the meeting of dif-
ft rent trades at Carpenter's-hall today has not yet
tilth,Pired• All the firemen, as well as about 1,000
special constables, are ordered on duty for the night,
and
the military will continue under arms