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

SALFORD.

The force at the command of the authorities at Sal-
ford, this morning, had been augmented to 28 police and
watchmen, under the direction of Mr. Diggles, the
deputy constable, and 50 of the county constabulary,
from the adjoining districts, under the • command
of Captain Woodford, the chief superintendent, and
Captain Willis. An additional force -of 300 special
constables were yesterday brought into opera-
tion. Joseph . Leese, Esq., and Elk. Armitage, ;Esq.,
County Magistrates, have been in c onstant attendance
at the Town-hall since Tuesday, to superintend the dis-
position of the various forces, and to act as may be ne-
cessary in cases of emergency. •
APPREHENSION OF RIOTERS IN SALFORD.
We learn this morning that two prisoners were appre-
hended on Tuesday at Mr. Speakman's mill, in Brown-
street, by Taylor, of the Salford police, 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.sinee 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 bad
been since Mouday. Groups ot'-- people had been as-
sembled in the streets which bad_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,
end no attempt has been made in Manchester to get an
outAloor 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 delegates from these smaller
meetings summoned for two o'clock, at Carpenter's Hull.
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.M.—The
,Most fearful accounts
were received last night from the country district:. A
geutleman who had just come from Heywood informed
our correspondent 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 direc-
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 tUld by the
Town-hall. The Magistrates commenced sitting at six
o'clock to swear in special constables., 40 persons are
coming in very numerously for the purpose, Up to this
hour there arc very little short us—two thousand
sworn in. The first aot this morniti was an attack
upon some extensive silk-Mills in Siker-street, '
hich they compelled to stop,,• t*Pg out all the
hands, after which they \vein several other mills.
The conduct and behaving a the Itla more deter-
mined than ever, and festvs are enfertalned that the day
will not pass over Without some serious. collisions. To
judge of the fearful Mate of the town, there has not been
a single policeman on street-duty fur the last three ghts.-
The 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 aro 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-mille Of the Messrs. Ockle-
shaw, in Piccadilly, A strong detachment of police and
special coestebles, eeeorepanied by. a pr6teeting 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 al persons. A notice was immediately af-
terwards Issued, of which the following is a copy:—
" All persons who have been swarnin as special con-
stables, with the exception of those who are now on duty,
are requested to assemble at the Town-hall forthwith.

44 WILLIAM NEILD, Meer,
Town-hail, Aug. 12, 1842, Seven o'clock,"
From a very early hour, all the. roabts leadtng to the
Oxford and Garrett roads were thronged with persons,
and so frightful is the upezt of tliings in that quarter.
that every sltep, oven to the publicshouses, are closed.
A meeting was held at the carpenters'-hall, at seven
o'clock, and another was oonYeCe4 IV The carpenters and
joiners for ten o'clnc fob the purpose of appointing dele-
gates to a gellPTaUllWiair of all the trades to be held at
two 01694. The ailltlr is now assuming more of a poli-
tiesiaspect, as a series of resolutions has been published
anti 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.
tip 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 bas just been received that the whole of
the halal 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.
Accents just received from state the same
system to be adopted there, str..4. the turn-outs are
1 on their march to Todmardeu and the various places in
that vicinity. At tin ;ailment of closing the accounts are
more fearful,
QuAltVga-PAST ELEVEN.—The Sheffield line of rail-
-1 way is stopped, at the Newton Hyde station.
Information 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 corn-
inunimtion and business from Manchester is suspended.
There was great a.pprehension of an attack on the Man-
ehester and Birmingham line, as. it is believed that a
regiment of soldiers are on their route from Birmingham.
Anxiety pervades the mind of every one. Market-
' street is Ailed 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 orgaaiaation 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-
tiwi, 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
nobs at Bury were so thick and formidable yesterday,
that none of the coaches eould go down the principal
streets. The Town-hall has been crowded with persons
this ragraiug who volunteered their serviees as special
constables.
Two o'CLocK.—The reports received up to this hour
from all 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 of property. The crowd
have been assembled on th© Cheetham-hill-road in large
numbers, where they have been plundering property and
soliciting money. It is feared on all sides that, if measures
eta very prompt description are net takieti, very serious eon-
sequences may ensue. At one. ;*...)oek intelligence was
received that the mob, hail stopped all the hands on the
Leeds Ua;lTii.Yl their object being to tear up the rails,
iv, which they were prevented by a•detaelitaeAt of the
police, who were despatched from the 044 am-road sta.,
tion. A second report stated this the mob were attack-
ing the Cheethain-hill works, oh which Colonel Hogg
was despat4ed with a strong party of the police, armed
with oullasses, and No. 1 company of the special, e.ou.
stables, under Mr. Ewart, nephew- of the Member for
Dumfries. Whtn they arrived en the spot, they found
that it had been so 11:40440.y defended by the inmates,
who w.1:9 tiWtxr-ti in as special constables, that their pre-
4enee was rendered unnecessary. It is also stated, that
300 colliers are surrounding Trafford Parlc, resolved to
come into the, town, and that. gl.c'Y are all armed with
the implements of th 01;. wiling. The military are out
at all the cliOretti stations in the town.