The Sun.
London, England, 1827-06-15 00:00:00

SERIOUS RIOTS AT NORWICH.

EATTLE BETWEEN THE MILITARY AND THE POPULACE OF
NORWICH, WYMONDHAIf, AND ASHWELTHORPE.
NORWICH, JUNE IS.—ln the early part of last week it
tot to the ears of the Wymondham people that the weavers
(4 Ashwelthorpe had taken work at an under price ; in
consequence of which a party, disposed to commit mischief,
Proceeded to that place, where, after some riotous pro-
,Wings, they succeeded in cutting off the work in hand,
4‘14 destroyed the frames. A few witnesses of this trans-
e'et inn came to Norwich on Friday, for the purpose of
e.:Ting information of these illegal acts, and on their return
Y were met outside St. Stephen's gates, and identified
'ts informers by the friends of the Wymondham rioters.—
,jerY possible outrage was resorted to by these infatuated
tl_en, who dragged the witnesses through the roads, beating
17 most unmercifully, and afterwards pumping upon
"; until life was nearly gone. Yesterday (Tiles-
-44Y) Was the time appointed by the Magistrates of the
64‘11., tny for a further hearing of the witnesses, at the Shire
44114 , situate below the Castle. About four o'clock in the
,4tra(ion, it was announced that the witnesses were in the
aTtYl:nand coming on the Castle Hill, in three coaches ; and
llgh guarded by a strong military detachment, the
rioters were resolved tmurder them if posale, or at any
zabso M .
ek..lprevent them from getting to the Shire Hall. The
4-o,4ges were proceeding from All Saint's Green, over St.
linThe • 11 into Golden Ball-lane, the extremity
ea
lan:opene on. the Castle Hill, when they were
koles by the mob in a contrary direction, vie.: on to
Loy.: Green, which has but one opening for carriages and
tx--eanevten. he others being narrow lanes, impassable
In the mean time other bands
of ri to those on foot.
1)1 :tell seized a waggon, and overthrew it, so as to
thgehaillP the entrance to the only pass which leads to
and ,ter whilst others seized two hay carts and a tumbril,
to 1;t;.. Upsetting them, they were fastened by ropeevshoicahs
tirade the entrance through the iron Fates which
b 0 tett to the Castle over the arched
. bridge. Thus
bowe ,14n1,1mication was cut off, by this masterly manoeuvre,
-`l.l Coles Green and the Castle. The Riot Act was
back read by Mr. Alderman Francis, mounted :on horse-
cal accompanied by several brother Magistrates, and spe-
constables, amidst showers of stones and brickbats.
t.r
• P. was twice struck on the head, and obliged to be
escorted off the hill by a detachment of soldiers. The
1114%u:enters p,elttedhe
Ntohrefasikoldyieeorsrniann, everyca direction.lr The 12th
and the Staff of
the Militia, were drawn. out folir the vaabys'
ol
lutrei
tynr
go tectii rof
the Castle (which even. now, whilst I am v
ration, has a garrison within the building) -
inoTbils Lancers and Cavalry (now six o'clock) charged the
'When several were desperately wounded. For about
three quarters of an hour the immense Castle-hill, covered
with the multitude, and the
military force in combat,fted pre-
sented
a most awful scene
•
tion of near six hours, Neere con The wid safelytness es,
inato trheaCaestetle.
Fresh detachments of Lancers hrae_y_e
ve entered the city this
morning, and are ready to act at a reomeut's notice. Crowds
are still assembled round the Castle atee, which are not
°Pelted as usual for promenaders to
m 2
aronnd this ancient building. Hon. long the witnesses 4' be compelled to endure their forced and vexatious hu-
Pciaonment it is impossible to tell, .4 as d,„.. • still
I:boad." Several rioters are in custody, b-u-tb
teaders aa usual have escaped. etrheisring-

—public have long had Wellington boots,
It 40, it appears, they are to have the Wellington loaf.
„ Would be the proper subject of a caricature, to put Lord
tight intorturing
on his knees, John Bull by lacing him up
pair of Wellington boots.
- „Major-General Sir JOHN CAMERON has
„;'ered that the rules laid down with respect to the bathing
the soldiers in this district shall be strictly enforced, for
the preservation of decency, and that no soldier shall bathe
gter seven o'clock in the morning.—. Plymouth Journal.
e are happy to find that the demand for
ELLTNGTON BOOTS, at SALE and Co.'s, 33i,
A2tr 11
. ,1. continues to inerease, notwithstanding the false
""'"rtions of other Bootmakers, saying that the Boots are
41toufaetured at Northampton. This SALE and Co. de-
7clue to be false ; arid are now ready to make to measure
ellington Boots for 11. ls., the same as any other mann-
er, will make for 2/. 145.. Any person disposed to
Boots, at such a price, for a pattern, may have a pair
-44'14, Precisely the same, and warranted to be equal in every
P. 14; for