The Sun.
London, England, 1842-08-18 00:00:00

BLACKBURN.

This town was yesterday visited by a large mob.
They met with a most effective resistance by the
hand 3 :n the various mills and the military, who were
called otzt, and in consequence were obliged, to quit
the town without effecting their unlawful purpose.
CPURTIIER PARTICULARS.)
have just heard that the military were called out
la,t night, and fired on the mob, several of whom
were dangerously wounded, and it is reported two are
dead since. This morning, at six o'clock an immense
mob assembled at twood, and turned off the water
Firm the lodge of Messrs. Turner's mill, which will
stop their works for at least a week to come. They
then proceeded to the mill at Lower Darwal, and
committed a similar outrage, which will have a like
effect. Large parties are parading the streets, and
great alarm prevails.

(ANOTHER ACCOUNT.)
BLACERURN. AU43. 16.--No doubt many of your
tvadeis will be glad to hear what is going on here.
'Yesterday about eleven- o'clock, A.M., the rioters, or,
'rather I should say, the non-ivorkers—for they do no
d:inia,ge if the people cease working, and it is only
when resistance is offered that they break the win-
dows—came down upon us from the direction of
llaslingden. The first mill they attacked was Rodgett
and l3rierley's. While busily engaged in turning out
Ihe spinners and weavers up came the military and
police, and cut off their retreat by instantly closing the
yard gates, and enclosing five-and-twenty of them,
who are now in custody.
Afterwards they proceeded to Rodgett, Sparrow,
anl Co.'s works, and there they succeeded in getting
out the workpeople. They then pursued their
eourse to John Sharpley and Son's mill, and did the
like there. Next in order came the mill of Fielden
and Townley (Mr. Fielden is one of the Members
for the borough), where they soon induced the
~tio:kers to join them. They then attacked tivesey
and. Itodgett's mills with the same success; then
William Eccles and Co.'s mill, and Hall and Bolton's,
brought both of them to a stand. An attack.
IV:i.4 likewise made on the mills of Robert Hop-
wood and Son; but in this instance they were foiled.
While attempting to bring out the hands employed
lu J. Eccles's mill, they came in collision with the
militarr, when the latter very unjustifiably (as most
the inhabitants think) fired a few shots, as they
sac, at their feet, in order to make them desist. from
breaking any more windows, a few of Mr. Joseph
Eccles's counting-house windows having suffered by
nor giving up working. The consequence of this
tiring has been one man dreadfully wounded; a ball
struck him- in one of his eyes, and carried it and
part of the forehead bone away ; he is not yet dead.
A poor Irish girl, returning from her work, was
struck by a couple of balls, one about the bosom, and
another in the thigh ;. she still lives, although in a
very precarious state. The Rev. oseph Carr, the
Catholic Priest, is attending on her ; he believes there
is no chance of her recovery. While lam writing I
am told by a gentleman just come out of the body of
the town that all the mills are now stopped but.two,
viz., W. 11. Hornby and Co.'s, and Robert Hopwood
and Son's, and that two troops of Dragoons are just
arrived from Burnley, drawn up in thlarket-place,
_ready to act at a moment's notice. From what I hear,
:the non-workers have this afternoon come into the
t..wn from the direction of Bolton. The shops and
gifices'and public houses are all closed.