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

BOLTON.

An attempt has been made, which, however, has
signally failed, to create a disturbance iii Bolton ; but
the inhabitants, particularly the operatives, received a
lesson in August, three years ago, that they have not
yet forgotten, and are fully aware of the folly and,
mischief attendant on a breach of the peace. Several
agitators froth neighbouring towns attended on Wed-
nesday. evening, and, despite the rain, convened a
meeting in the New Marketplace, for the purpose of
inducing the operatives to make a general turn-out.
One speaker, a man from Ashton, was very violent in
his language, frequently making use of oaths, and
even went the length of saying, that if the people of
Bolton did not assist in the turn-out, he would bring
the men from Ashton, and give them " a good
walloping." The meeting Btljourned to the followiug
morning (Thursday), • when a large crowd of persons
principally boys and girls, again assembled, and
various mills, at several of which they caused the
hands to turn out ; hut at the principal mills, Messrs.
Ormrod's and Messrs. Bolling's, no notice was taken
of them; and at nearly all the others the hands re-
turned to their work as soon as the crowd had gone
away. A few windowi were broken at Messrs. Orm-
rod's new mill, and. a portion of the gate staved,
but no other damage was
.done.
Yesterday morning (Friday)- they again assem-
bled at five o'clock, and were addressed by Gillespie,
one of the Chartists, who read a resolution from a
placard, passed at'a meeting in Manchester, and then
advised them to act upon and persevere in securing a
turn-out. A yOu ng man naMed ThOmasThompson, from
Blackburn, also advised them to proceed to the mills
to turn out the hands, and was followed in the same
strain by his step-father, .John Holden, also from
Blackburn. At this period the Mayor,.Thomas Cul-
len, Esq., Mr. Boyd, superintendent of police, and
several officers, came up, -and having heard the senti
ments of the two last speakers, ttook • them into etis-tody, and placed them in the lock-ups, the 'assembled
crowd not making the slightest resistance.
This somewhat disconcerted their projects, hut,
notwithstanding, about 100 lads and girls proceeded
to the Temple Mill, and caused it to he stopped.
They then went to 1111- Rothwell's mill, in Black
-Horse-street, and similar results followed. The
erc.wcl then went in the direction of Flash Mill; and
Mr. Boyd, having received information of their pro-
ceedings, sallied out with a body of 2.5 officers, to
break up the procession, and tbr some time went in
pursuit of them ; at length they were met with at
Taylor Field, and any outbreak was prevented. One
man, who has since stated his name to be William
Chttrriock, a collier out of employment, from ChoileY,
threw a large- stone at the police, but was (.bserved by
C. J. Darbishire, Esq., one of the Magistrates, who
took him.into custody. The two men taken up in
the morning' were arraigned in the course of the fore-
noon ; and it appeared, from • their statements, that
they are out of employment, and destitute of means of
support. They were reprintalided by the Magistrates,
who subscribed ss-. to enable them to leave the town,
and procure scme food. About eleven o'clock, the
police and the mob met -at 'Mr. Taylor's mill, Spaw
Field; when the police became quite the masters, and
dr*.theth, off, taking three-of the ringleaders into
custody.