Star.
London, England, 1826-08-21 00:00:00

RIOT IN KILMARNOCK.

The fear of the scarcity of meal bas produced some
mobbing and rioting at . Kilmarnock, and five men,
James Beg6w, James Dion George APConnel, James
Maitland. and James HumAry, have been, in conse-
quence, committed to prison. On Wednesday se'nnight,
between two and three hundred persons collected in the
street near the Relief Church—a notice having been
circulated throughout the day to that effect.and there
they were harangued by one or two of their number in
relation to the scarcity of meal and the course to be
taken to procure it. The harangues being closed, the
mob proceeded to the cross, and from thence to the :hop
of John Templeton, a meal dealer in the Strand-street
Observing the crowd coming, and anticipating their
intentions, Mr. Templeton shut up his shop, and ap-
peared amongst the crowd, assuring them, he had no
meal, and that he would open the door and satisfy them
on that point; but they instantly caught him by the
collar, and broke his window to pieces. They committed
a similar outrage at the shop of George Templeton,
another meal dealer, in Fore-street, and from thence
they proceeded to the farm houses of Fardlehill and
Greenhill, about a mile to the northward of Kilmar-
nock. A number of them carried in their hands staves
or stobs. It was now past ten o'clock, and the servants,
by whom the houses are inhabited, had retired to rest.
At Fardlehill, after breaking the glass above the door,
the rioters gained admittance, and searched for meal,
but found none. They then proceeded to Greenhill,
where they, in like manner, procured admittance. The
manager of the farm showed them hisown chest, which
contained some pecks of meal ; but with this they were
not content. They proceeded to the barn, and out of
the garner they took about six or seven bolls, which,
after being put up into sacks, the men of the house were
compelled to carry on a cart and horse towards the
town. Whilst these things were going on, the Magis-
trates of Kilmarnock collected a number of assistants,
chiefly Gentlemen belonging to the place, and proceeded
on the road towards Greenhill,with the view of opposing
their lawless conduct. The two parties met between
Greenhill and Kilmarnock, and some conflict ensued.
The rioters threw several stones, some of which hit two'
or three of the Gentlemen ; but the Magistrates and their
assistants ultimately succeeded in taking pcssession of
the meal and cart, and in capturing four or five of the
rioters. The whole were brought to Kilmarnock, and,
after a precognition by the Magistrates, afterwards con-
tinued by the Sheriff of the county, the men above-
measlioned were committed for trial.

According to accounts horn the Havanrtah, a new 1
act, regulating the customs, had been put in force, by
which it is required that no vessel shall be cleared at
the Custom House until the duties on the whole im-
ported. cargo be paid. This regulation, it is said, wil
cause much inconvenien:e, as vessels arriving at that
port,when ace markets were dull, would be detained unt 1
the consignees had be n able to dispose of their cargoes.
An :itterupt is now making to raise the Leith smack
Delight, which vessel, it may be recollected, sunk down
in deep water, several months ago, near .Yarmouth.
The Delight, when she sunk, had a eonsiderable.quan
tty of gold on board, todether with a valuable cargo.