Star.
London, England, 1819-08-10 00:00:00

THE DISTURBED DISTRICTS.

MANCHESTER, AUGUST 8.
The past week has not gone over our heads alto-
gether free from disturbance. It is usual, after the
fatigues of the day, for a number of working people
to assemble at the New Cross to discuss politics, &c.
This was the course on Monday evening, when some
Runners of the Police made themselves very active
in defacing and tearing down the posting bills for
the Public Meeting. Some abusive language passed
betwixt them and the reople, and at last the Run-
ners were fairly driven away ; they came back again
with NADIV at their head, and were again driven
away by the people ; in a short time they returned
with a body of military, the Riot Act was read, and
the people ordered to disperse; they then paraded
, through the neighbouring streets, striking and wound-
; ing any persons who did not, or could not get out of
their way.

ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
On Monday evening, a man employed by our Po-
lice in posting Proclamations about the neighbour-
hood of the New Cross, and protected by a Constable,
was assaulted, whilst doing his duty in a steady man-
ner, by a numerous assemblage of persons. The
Peace Officer seized one of them, but he was at once
rescued by the mob, who beat the Bill-poster and the
Constable, and obliged them to take refuge in the
Crown and Kettle Inn to save their lives. A messen-
ger was dispatched to the Police Office with infor-
mation, and for assistance. The Boroughreeve, the
Constables, the Deputy-Constable, and seven or eight
Assistants, immediately made to the spot. The mob,
about 2000 persons, opened a passage for them
through their centre inwards the Crown and Kettle,
but closed in upon them by common consent, and,
shouting ":Now for it, lads!" commenced a furious
attack upon them with large paving-stones, which
came in tremendous showers. These highly-respect-
able and meritorious Public Officers were in conse-
quence obliged to fly to save their lives, which were
in imminent danger. Though severely struck by
large stones, they fortunately incurred no serious in-
jury. The men first attacked did not so escape; one
of them received a severe contusion in the eye, and
the other was much hurt.
A company of the 88th Regiment, stationed in
the King-street Barracks, under the command of
Colonel M,Gaeonoa, was then marched by its Offi-
cer to the New Cross, attended by the Civil Officers,
'and dispersed the multitude ; but on Tuesday night
these refractory persons assembled again, and a breach
of the peace occurred, in an attack with stones upon
two Gentlemen who were mere passengers. On Wed-
nesday evening two police-officers who were passing
on their duty were assaulted in the same'outrageous
way, pursued, stoned, and obliged to take shelter in
a house, the windows of which were shortly demo-
lished by stinVers of great stones, which had been
previously collected in heaps by these ruffians, to be
ready for use. From this house the two men ulti-
mately escaped with safety.
Never, at the most turbulent period, have the
Boroughreeve and constables met with such indecent
and outrageouts conduct towards themselves perso-
nally when on the duty of the public, and it is hoped
no repetition of it will occur. Should this, however,
be the case, the inhabitants will certainly expect that
they be protected by such farther means as the neces-
sity of the occasion may demand. The New Cross
district is at present an unsafe thoroughfare, and the
town cannot be thus menaced with impunity. All
proclamations and notices posted up in that neigh-
bourhood are as regularly torn down or covered with
mud, so as to be rendered of no use to the public.—
This is a serious offence.
LEICESTER FRAME-WORK KNITTERS.

A meeting of the Frame-work Knitters was held in
St. Margaret's Pasture, on Friday last, to take into
consideration the Report and new scale of prices,
agreed to by the Master Hosiers, at their meeting at
the Exchange, on the day preceding (see the STAR of
the 7th) Mr. WILLIAM JACKSON was called to the
Chair, when, after some discussion, the following,
among other Resolutions, were unanimously passed :
1. That this Meeting views with regret the statement of
Prices proposed to be given by the Hosiers on the sth instant,
as being totally inadequate to maintain themselves and their fa-
milies by their industry.
I. That this Meeting are.at a loss to conceive, bow any per-
sons could for a moment entertain the idea, that a list of wages
would " prove satisfactory tq the workmen" that would im-
pose upon them the necessity of working fifteen hours per day,
and at the same time not enable them to procure, by such ex-
traordinary labour, a sufficiency of the common .necessaries
of life. _ _ _

3. That this Meeting consider themselves entitled, by the im-
mutable principles of justice and equity, to such a reward for
their labour as will enable them to live by their industry.
4. That the fears of the Hosier's Committee respecting an ad-
' vance of Wages up to the list price of 1817 removing the Ma-
nufactory from us altogether; are totally groundless, in_smuch
as the Woisted Manufactory is weaned almost csclunvely to