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

FURTHER TUN-OUT OF WORKMEN.

At the moment we write, the system of stopping
employment has re-commenced in every district, even
in the less numerous trades in the very heart of the
town, including the engravers' shops, calenderers,
&e. Parties are patrolling the neighbourhood of St.
George's-road also, and stopping the brick-crofts. Even
the wretaed hand-loom weavers in Angel Meadow
have been visited. Meetings of the trades are taking
place in the different parts of the town, with a view
of preventing this state of things, by enrolling ad-
ditional members in the unions.

RENEWED ATTEMPT TO STOP RAIL-
WAY COMMUNICATION. •

Foun o'CLocx, -p.m.—Since writing the above,
further particulars have come to our knowledge, which
lead to the conclusion that matters are far from being
so pacific as we had hoped. By eight o'clock this
morning, another attack was made on the engine-
house of the Leeds Railway. The hands, chiefly
mechanics, who were turned out there yesterday, had
not returned to work, and their place had been ac-
cordingly supplied by others. The mob this morning
was numerous and very violent, and they soon com-
pelled the new hands to desist, and drove them off as
fast as they attempted to return.
The officers of the Company finding that there was
no chance of keeping any hands employed in the en-
gine-shed, accordingly removed the whole of the en-
gines, &c., which are usually there kept, to the neigh-
bourhood of the station, where they are perfectly se-
cure from any attack.
A daring attempt was made, on the same line, to
prevent the departure of the mail-train, which leaves
the station at eleven o'clock.

The arrival of all the down trains, from Leeds, has
been regular, but the country is described as in a state
of commotion along the while line. A gentleman
who arrived by the train, which comes in at a ,quarter 7
past one, states that he saw large mobs assembled in
the neighbourhood of liebden-bridge, and learned that
all the works had been stopped in that quarter. The
Oldham train, which arrived at a quarter to two, came
at the proper time, but brings no additional news of
importance` from that town.

ATTEMPT TO THROW AN ENGINE OFF
THE NORTH UNION LINE.-STATE OF

PRESTON.

An express engine arrived in Manchester about
twelve o'clock, from Pr-6ston, bringing a special mes-
senger from the Magistrates of that town to request
military assistance from Manchester. All the works
had been stopped, and the riot was raging fearfully.
We regret to learn that :an attempt had been made
to throw this engine off the rails.

RIOT AT P-RESTON.-THE MOB FIRED
UPON.

On Saturday morning the mob proceeded, about
seven o'clock, to the factories of Mr. F. Sleddon and
Messrs. Catchcall ; the former resisted the demands
of the assemblage (a majority boys). Soon after
eight o'clock the numbers increased, and it was found
requisite far the Riot Act to be read two or three
times over.

In the middle of Lane-street (the Riot Act being
read in it twice) there was no obtaining order, nor
could all the advice given by the Magistracy, &c.,
present, prevail won the desperate men to retire, in-
stead of which they commenced a fire of stones, which
flew in all directions with determined resolution, the
women bringing aprons and bags full of ammunition.
The consequence was that order was given to fire,
there being only 21 of the 72d Regiment iii Preston.
One man was killed, and three or four wounded.
An express was dispatched to Manchester for mili-
tary force.

At a quarter past two the same engine (the North
I ',lion), returned with two companies of the 60th
'titles, commanded by Ma'or Mitfbrd, Captain Tre-
valyn, and three other officers. Two companies of
the infantry were promised for the following morning.
The Mayor (Samuel Ilorrocks, Esq.), George Jack-
son, Esq., J. Baston, Esq., and other Magistrates, &c.
were present when the firing took place. The greatest
alarm prevails 'for the protection of the town.

DEPARTURE OF TROOPS FROM THE
METROPOLIS.

On Saturday night, after the arrival of the artillery
at the Euston-square station, the third battalion of the
first Regiment of Foot Guards arrived, consisting of
700 men, under the command of Colonel Honeyman.
On coming in sight they were received with groans
and shouts by the assembled crowds, and an attempt
wtis made to prevent them entering the gates, the mob
at the Same time attempting to force an entry into
the gates.
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At half-past eleven o'clock, the first train, consistirq.);
of the horses, cannon, &c., was sent off; a sufficient
number of men going with it to prevent an attack on
arriving at its destination. In a quarter of an hour
after the other train started, which contained the
Guards and Artillerymen, amid the hootings of the
mob. Several well known delegates to the late Na-
tional Convention left London early on Saturday
afternoon for. Manchester.

It was reported that the railways were in course of
being broke up, the Manchester and Bolton being
nearly destroyed.
Yesterday forenoon at nine o'clock, three pieces of
cannon, in addition to those forwarded the previous
dav, were sent by the railway with the compliment
ormen, eight officers 'of the Royal Horse Artillery,
which left Woolwich about six o'clock the same morn-
ing. During the afternoon, it having been reported
that a regiment of foot was to go by the railway,.
the street in front of the station was again thronged,
and by six o'clock the crowd had increased
to about 5,000 persons. At that time the 34th
wgirrient, under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel
Grey, artived at the station, when they were imme-
diately admitted into the quadrangle. Several of the
mob shouted and groaned as the last company of the
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COTTAGES.—It is stated on undoubted authority
that one landlord in Leeds has at present one hundred
and fifty cottages in this town for which he is receiving
no rents, and that forty-six of them are unoccupied !
This is a tolerably significant sign of the times.—Leeds
Mercury,