Star.
London, England, 1816-05-23 00:00:00

BIDEFORD.

In consequence of a cargo of potatoes being about
to be shipped at the quay of Bideford, a great number
of people collected, armed with bludgeons and other
weapons, to prevent the exportation taking
The Police of the town apprehended three of the ring-
leaders, and confined them in the town prison.. Im-
mediately on the event being known an immense
number of shipwrights and others beat off the Police,
Incite down the prison doors, and released the priso-
ners. An express was then sent off to the North
Devon yeomanry, who promptly assembled : the
mob was immediately dispersed. The cavalry re.
snained under arias and patrolled the town during the
night. On Saturday morning several of the rioters
woe apprehended, and four of them sent off to Ere-
tel., under an escort, of the North Devon yeomanry
cavalry. They are now in the county prison.
On information being given that a great, number
of disorderly people were collecting at Appledore and
Clewhouses, the cavalry proceeded to the latter, in
order to secure about thirty 9r forty, who were
arming themselves with various weapons. Imme-
diately on the troops appearing, the offenders Went
on board a ship, which was surrounded with the tide,
lowering down the boats, and went off to the Braun-
tan side of the water, add made their escape. We
are happy to say no lives have been lost. Too Much
praise cannot be bestowed on the North Devon yeo-
manry, fur their exertions and behaiiour in quelling
the progress of the mob in its infancy. On Saturday
sight every thing was perfectly tranquil ; soon after
which forty of the Enniskillen-dragoons arrived, and
relieved the yeomanry, who bad been en duty. during
two nights.
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Saturday night last some person or persons opened
a sliding casement, and entered the workshop of John
Bezon (commonly called Serjeant Beson), frame-
work knitter, in the Rushes-street, Loughborough, and
smashed to pieces the internal part of what is called'
a thirty plain gauge frame, the property of Mr. Nor-
ton, of that town, frame-smith. There were in the
same shop at the time a frame belonging to Messrs.
Paget and Sons, and two belonging to Messrs. Mid-
dleton and Hall, but net the least mischief was done
to any of them. Why this injury has been done to
Mr. Norton, seems a little mysterious, for be had no.
thing at all to do with the manner in which the frame
was worked, as to the !Mee, nature of the work, ice.;
•be was merely. the owner of the frame, and is withal
person of such quiet and inoffensive habits as to feel
totally unconscious of having an enemy of this much
dreaded cast. A stout truncheon was.found in the
shop next morning, and also a bar of iron placed be-
bind the door, as if a resolute defence had been in-
' tended to have been .madeln case of interruption. It
• will cost near seko to. put the frame in repair again.
And•on Monday lest the shop of Thomas Marriott,
frnmework-knitter, of Thorpe-acre, near Loughbo.
tiibsh, jaas eptered in a similar manner through the
iaodolit,:a44 a thirty: two plain gauge frame, belong-
ing to Mr. William White. of Loughborough, in a
great degree demolished and carried away. In thib