The Sun.
London, England, 1842-08-13 00:00:00

PROCLAMATION.

" Tke County Magistrates acting for this division call
on all respectable and well-disposed persons to come for-
ward aid offer their services as speciel constables with-
out &Fay, and also to resist with all their efforts the
lawless proceedings of a rabble, who are committing de-
predations, and preventing peaceable persons from fol.-
Lowing their lawful avocation.
" Signed by Ten Magistrates."
. " New Bailey Court-house, Salford, 11th August."
". BOROUGH OF MANCHESTER. •-•
• " Whereas, varieuS meetings have been held,
%aid large numbers of persons continuo to assemble toga-
trier in the public streets, so as to excite-breaches of the
peace, anal by their riotous conclitct to create•great alarm
to the Public...:
" Now the Magistrates do hereby warn all persons
'from taking any'part in, or being present at, any such
sheeting or assemblage, and da herebv make known their
determination to cause the laWs to be put in full force tti•
prevent or suppress disturbance.
" W. NEILD Mayor."
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To the hour of closing this report, the Magistrates
aro busily engaged at the Town-hall in swearing in
special constables for service during the night.

( FURTHER PARTICULARS.) -
MANCHESTER, THURSDAY EVEN ING.—A t the ad-
journed meeting, the Boroughreeve again presided, and
stated that, in accordance with the resolutions of the
morning's meeting, the deputation had proposed to the
authorities that they should co-operate with the mill-
owners and other persons employing-workmen jai; ge-
neral plan for the simultaw'ous commencement of work.
The Mayor and other authorities present had agreed to
the propriety of such an arrangement, and had promised
immediately to take steps for carrying out the same as
far as the co-operation of.the civil _and military power
was concerned ; and that, as.soon as'their arrangements
were completed, they would communicate again with the
deputation.
'They requested, at the same time, that the 'owners of
poi Tic work.; would immediately organize their workmen,
by having them sworn in as special eoastables, -for the
protection of their respective works, and for the purpose
of eo-ouerating with the authorities.
The- deputation further reported that the individuals
composing the uteeting were most urgently requested
to be immediately sworn in as special constables, and to
use their influence to increase the number of that body,
as a means for the present preservation of the peace, and
the ultimate resumption of work throughout the borough.
A conversation ensued, in which nothing definite was
,&tertniaed on, and the meeting broke up, regretting that
more energetic measures had not been adopted.

SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE.

DETVLEY, WEDNESDAY NICHT.—The turn-out of the

colliers in this district is assuming a most extraordinary
aspect. Their conduct throughout has been very diffe-
rent from what it has been on former occasions. Acts of

violence are so few, that they form the exception to the
rule which the colliers have adopted.. They went about
in large bodies, begging for their daily bread, and having
exhausted the charity of the towns in the immediate
neighbourhood, they have put the more distant country
:under contribution. Large numbers of them have been
SIC Bridgnorth, Bewdley, 'Warwick, and other distant
Awns ; and the contributions they receive are consider:,
able, and enable them to continue the contest at home.
In order to check this the Magistrates issued a notice,
that soliciting alms in a body was illegal, and threatening
.those guilty of the practke with imprisonment and trans-
„Tortatio:f as vagrants. The tiumbi.rs out of employ were
~10 great to be scared by this threat, and although it hrt...
Y.,;een carried intoexecution income few instances, begging
?,ors on as actively as ever.
The next step of tho master's was to summon the work-
men before the Magistrates, for leaving their work with-
out g; wing the regular notice of a fortnight, according to
usex.l of the trade. Between forty and fifty suw-
rooases N.vre accordingly issued, and the men were only
personally- .served, and they ail appeared at the Tovin-
nail, in Dudley, to a man. There was no warrant 'feces!
sary. Lipwsrds of fifteen cases were heard on Tuesday,
and, on their conviction, they declined to work ,for the
.masters, and were consequently committed to Stafford
Gaol. The scene of their departure was the most extra-
ordinary and significant ever beheld in the town of Dud-
ley. The market-place, in the front of the Dudley. Arms
Hotel, was crowded with colliers, women and children,
to between three and four thousand. The Dragoons
.formed a line on each side of the street, keeping the
middle clear. A spring-cart containing several colliers,
driven by a constable, issued from the hotel gateway ;
the colliers in the cart waved their hati and handker-
chiefs, and cheered, which was answered by a waving of
hats ant handkerchiefs, and most enthusiastic cheering,
on the pare of the assembled multitude. It looked more
like the rejoicings at a victory than the commencement
ot a procession to A gaol. Yet such was their known
determination to keep the peace, that none of the soldiers
had their swords drawn ; !hey rested in their scabbards.
Two other spring-carts followed, accompanied with
similar demonstrations of feeling. Other colliers have
been sent to Stafford for ,the same reason, from other

places ; and we hear that Stafford gaol is full.
To-day (Wednesday) two important meetings were
held—one of the masters, at the head inn in Dudley;
the other of the men, at WedneSbury. The former was
at tended by Lord Dartmouth, Lord Lyttelton,- Lord
Clive, all the Magistrates of the town, t.nd a very large
;member of the must extensive masters of the district.
With respect to the meeting of the men, it was Mat
414,011„ily a formidable affair. At an early hour the
men in :.ai-ge bodies began to assemble at a place called
d.rew miles from Dudley, and thousands in a
short titre, had congregated from Stourbridge, Lye
Wastei and the le:lieiningcountry. At about nine o'clock
they formed themse"es into a procession four abreast,
. and headed by a man mounted on a white . horse, they
marched into Dudley. The I.ltraoet anxiety was felt as
' They approached the town; and o.weet any emergency
•, that might arise, Captain Bennett ant! his troop of Yeo-
ies.nry Cavalry, and a troop of the 3d Draeon Guards,
were put in immediate readiness to apt. Tgere was,
• ;lowever, fortunately no necessity for their interference.
`,7he men as above marshalled walked into the town
e, the number, •as was estimated by a military
gerglernan, of 14,600, and proceeded through High-
street in a• • sort of dead but sulky ailenee.
'the hum and buzzing noise of. their conversation
to each (.Ither was the only indication of their presence,
and they-Nvere repeatedly charged by the leader to ob-
"erre order trod silence. In this manner they proceeded
through the wwn and to the road leading to Wednes-
bury, where the meeting was to be held. On' the road
they were joined by thousands from Bilston and the stir-
, rounding neighbourhood, some parties having music and
. flags. On arriving at the ground there could not have
been less than 25,000 men, women. and children, all of
vvhera were•intereqed in the proceedings. The interest
teca increased by the arrival of delegates from the Scotch
3111t.'"5, who are now turned out. The troops and
yeon, anry were called out, and every precaution taken
to keel' the
.peace. A working man having been called
to , the :chair, the meeting was addressed by several
Cburistia,nd others, after which resolutions were come to
to stand tint Against the proposed reduction. The meet-
.ing then separated in the most orderly-manner. There
an now he no dkubt of the fact that a most extensive
organisation has effected between the miners in
England and Scoti.ano, and that nothing short of absolute
surrender, on the part of the masters, will put an end to
this most extraordinary ant: formidable affair.