Star.
London, England, 1826-05-01 00:00:00

FROM THE MANCHESTER GAZETTE OF SATURDAY.

Yesterday morning there was a large assemblage of
people in the neighbourhood of the New Cross, which
gradually increased, and at length got so formidable,
and so much beyond the controul of the police officers
and special constables, that the aid of the military was
obliged to be resorted to. Bread was taken by force
from various shops, and many respectably dressed per-
sons were robbed in pass.ng through the crowd. About
two o'clock a troop of the Bays, headed by the Catitain,
Major Ecker,ly, and Mr. Foster, the Police Magis-
tsaie, came up Oldham-street, and stationed themselves
for a few moments near the New Cross. Mr. Brierly
accompanied the party on foot. The crowd then con-
siderably increased on all sides, and came pouring in
from Newton-Mile, Shudehill, Ancoat's•street, and Old-
ham-street, and completely surrounded the military.—
Orders were then given to disOatch a Company of the
Rifle Corps, a part of which were stationed in Mosley.
street, which promptly arriving, the civil post er proceed-
ed down Ancoat's-street, nearly as far as Mr. Pollard's
factory, under the protection of the military, and follow-
ed by thousands of men, women, and children. They
then returned, and the mob did the same. At every street'
were seen groups of farnished•looking wretches, who
on being desired by Mr. Brierly, and the police-office%
to go borne, exclaimed—" What must we go home fot?
we have nothing to eat there." On arriving at the
New Cross, the numbers had still more increased, and'
another company of the Rifles were sent for. As the
evening came on, numerous depredations were com-
mitted upon the pockets of decently dre.sed individuals.'
Resistance was vain; the mob emptied their pockets, as
it it had been a matter of course. About five o'clock
AS two young Gentlemen, named Worsly and Spence,
were crossing from Oldham-street to Oldham-r odd, they
were seized hold of by the mob, who robbed the latter
of 11. 15s. and his pocket-handkerchief, and the former
escaped with the loss of his coat-pocket, which contained
a handkerchief. Mr. Sowler, of the Courier office, was
also sobbed of his spectacles, which they deliberately
took from his nose, and all the cash he had about him;
indeed, the robberies that took place of this nature are
too numerous to mention.
About four o'clock in the afternoon, a number of mess
went into the shop of Messrs. J. and M. Robinson, in
Oldhani-street ; one of them was armed with a large
hammer, which he griped with the fury of a maniac,
whilst another clenched his fists, and sari, " we are
starving, and our families—we must have either money
or goods." Mr. Robinson gave them half-a-crown, and
they then went away. They then went to a shop on the
opposite side of the street, and using the same threats
arid words, demanded money. The owner of the shop,
more from sympathy for their wretched situation than
fear, gave them a :leen igu, and wished it was more;
and they left him, after bestowing upon him their
benediction. About the same time, Mr. Thorpe, the
surgeon, in Oldham-street, was passing near the Crown
and Kettle public ht.use, when he was thrown down and
robbed of everything valuable about him. Two Gen-
tlemen, also, who had just arrived in town. were served
M the same manner; and a respectably-dressed man
was robbed of five sovereigns and his watch. WI S.
Brammall, too, of this town, WAS seized by the mob,
oho gave him a severe blow upon his back, and de-
manded assietance, and be was obliged to give them
seven shillings, all the silver be had about him,
ere they would release him from their grasp. A
number of poor workmen, out of employ, called at
mir office in the evening, and respectfully solicited relief.
Their spokesman stated, that a great number of them,
nut belonging to the pariA of Manchester, were refused
relief by the Churchwardens, and that one of them was
the other day taken to the New Bailey for begging, but
was discharged by the Magistrate, on eratiditton that he
r would beg no more. " What post I do?" said the
mart. " I cannot get work ; my wife and children are
tami.hing before my eyes ; and if I don't beg, we must,
la:. ourselves down and die."
The, lamented extremely the outrages that were com-11
/tinted un Thursday night, and said they were firmly of
Opinion that the Manchester people would have still
c. Mained quiet, and starved without clomour,.had it not

been for the excitement otcasio eJ by several thousands
of the workmen who came born the country towns on
Thursday evening. They al o states that several thou-
sands came into the town yesterday morning, and were
endeavouring to eseite the Manchester workmen to a
commission of outrages similar to those w hich.had been
committed in the neighbourhood of Blackburn.
As the night came on the mob began to shower stones
at the constables and military. At eight o'clock the
Riot Act was read, and Mr. Foster at the head of a.
troop of the Bays patroled the neighbourhood of the
New Cross, the main seat of disturbance, or,e of tire
beadle; bearing before him a board on each side of which
was a paper inscribed 1. THE RIOT AC? Is IWO.' A
strong body of the Rifles followed, and a couple of the
Bays rode in the rear. As fast as the multitude were"
dispersed in one quarter they congregated in another;
and when occasion offered, they showered stop es up-a
the preservers of the peace. Mr. Brierly, headed the
civil power on foot, and was foremost in every scene
nat presaged danger. The body of special constables
was much stronger than it was on Thursday night, and
their exertions were extremely valuable and met itorio Is.
Through the recomm:ndation of Mr. Livender, the
proprietors of factories kept all their hands in t'-e•
mills, during the whole of the right, whelp, having
plenty of arms and ammunitiou, they presented formi-
dable ga: fso s.
At nine o'clock.thepeople, finding themselves checked
in every direction began rapidly to disper-e, and at half-
past ten, peace and quietness was perfectly restored.
The Magistrates, however, still thought it nt ceftary to
use precaution, and therefore a portion of the Bays were
stationed at the top of Mosley-.trees with orders to re-
main there all night. Another portion of t• em were•
ordered to patrol the reighbont hood for a certain time,
and then to be relieved by others. The Ches'iire Yeo-
manry, who had patroled the out.kirts, were o•dered to
be in readiness; and up to the time that we went to
press, every thing was trancpil. We omi-ted to state
that in the course of the day several coaches and gigs
were stopped by the mob and ni, ney es eed from
them. Several Gentlemen on hor.eback, tt,o, were
stopped and robbed.
We cannot conclude this detail without expressing
our conviction that the outrages of Thursday night were
committed principally by lads, instigated perhaps by a
few mischievous men, we should hope not belonging to
Manchester. Some of yesterday's robberies may be
referred to starving men, but we have reason to believe
that in the majority of cases, regular th eves and pick-
pockets took advantage of the confusion to follow their.
calling with impunity.

PROM THE TUIRI) EDITION 01 TUE BLACKBURN MAIL.

MAIL °MCC, TMURIDAT A

We have received accounts of the proceedings of the
mob, or rather vatilus parties of the mob, at other
places, viz. Long Holme, near Rawtenstalf, Edenfield,
Chatterton, and Bacuo, at each of which the power
looms in the factories there were destroyed. At Bacts,,
we understand, there were four factories which shated
this fate, and it thus appears that in the course of yes-
terday no less than eight factories were entered by oft,t
mob, and the power looms in them comple, y destroy J.
We are sorry to add, that at the attack on the Chattel-
ton factory, eleven of the mob, (ten men and a womanl
were shot dead, and that one of the dragoons stationed
there, together with his horse, and also one of a pa ty
of Riflemen, were likewise killed.
A Gentleman who came by the mail frou Man-
chester last night also informed u., that the lanes -b.-
lateen here and Bolton were literally filled with peooe,
who were apparently coming across the country Trims
the neighbou4tood where the above riots were commit-
ted, and that the yeomanry cavalt y were mustered.
We have just received information that similar rin-
ceedings to the above have been began at A hton under
Lyn, and Oldham. At the former place we learn that
an attack has been made on one of the factories there,
and that in the attempt 35 lives were los..
ilia.v.vase Timm, r.st.—An express has just arrived Lon
Charley, with the intelligence that a considerable party were ap-
proaching the town. The troop of Dragoons who vans. front Leeus
were immediately mastered, and have just started, sword in hand,
at full speed, for Charley.
HALF-IPAST its, ?.14.—We stop the press to announce that the
soldiers are just returned, the mob having, previous to their arrival
in Chorley, destoyed all the looms, amounting to about n:rety.
The three men who were said in our second edition
to be then under examination at the Sessions Room,
were fully committed to Lancaster Castle, and cm:-
veyed there last night. The six arn who were fir
apprehended were brought from Pte.ton this n orning,
and again examined at the Sessions Room, when tw, of
them were fully committed to Lancaster Castle. Tile
others were remanded.
This morning, another man was apprehended at
Darwen, and brought here soon afterwards, who, it
appears, was one of the party that entered the factory
at Chatterton. He has not yet been examined.
?ROM THE MANCIIIESTER GUARDIAN.

Wednesday morning,a very large number of persone,
chiefir from the neighbourho3ds of flaslingden and
Newchurch, attacked the factory of Messrs Torsolas
Whitehead and Brothers, at Itawteustall, near Eder -
field, where they destroyed all the power looms, oj in
number. They then proceeded to Long Hole, where
they destroyed 40 in the factory of Mr. Kay, and three
in that of Mr. Hoyle. They afterwards went to the
factory of Messrs.L. and J. Rostron, of Deardon•clough,
here they broke .58 looms.
Intelligence of the commencement of these procrei-
ings having been conveyed to the military, who we e
guarding the extensive establishment of Messrs. Ashton,
of Ramsbottom, a party of about fourteen
and about the same number of Dragoons, under the
command of Colonel Kearney and Major Eckenley, set
out in search of them, accompanied by William Gran ,
Esq. They met with them about a quarter of a mire
from Mr. Aikin's factory, at Chatter ton. Th.t truips
then formed across the road, and copped the farther
progress of tha rioters. Mr. Grant then read the (trot
Act, and entreated the misguided men to return home ;
,but they told him without hesitation, that they would
not return until they had destroyed all the to .ms.
Ag
their progress along the road was stopped by the rnI,I.
tary, they got over the fences, and proceeded across the
fields to Mr. Aikin's premises, where the military :ma
the Magistrates arrived just about the same time a%
the mob. The military formed upon the road close to
the factory, round which the people assembled in ver y
great numbers, and, in a few minutes, began to pelt the
soldiers with stones, which were showered upon theirs
from all sides, without intermission. At the same tin,:,
a number of the mob broke the windows at the hoot
of the factory, got into it, and began to destroy vie
power•looms: Colonel Kearney finding the lives of hit
men endangered, and being ! ,elf struck with g large
stone, at length ordered the troops to fire, which they
dtd,—at first over the heads of the people, but, as that

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bad no effect but to encourage them,—the Riflemen
began to take deadly nip ; and several persons fell, some
mortally wounded. Tile mob then gave way, and part of,
them were pursued by the military, whose attention was
thus drawn off from the premises; no sooner were their
backs turned, than the work of destruction recommen-
ced ; and the whole of the looms, 46 in number, weie
completely broken. The military then went back to
the factory, where they made a number of prisoners,
driving the mob entirely away from the premises, to
the neighbouring hilly. The military then returned to
It rmsbottom, with their prisoners ; and before they had
reached that place, the rioters came back to Mr. Aikin's
premises, where they destroyed two dressing machines,
which had previously escaped their notice.
The desperation and audacity of the !inters was
quite as conspicuous on this occasion, as at Blackburn.
At the vey time when the troops were firing incessantly
'upon them, many of them fearlessly entered the mill
by the windows, to destroy the looms; whilst others
eefied the voldiers by all sorts of provoking expres-
sions and gestures ; some holding up handkerchiefs,
and asking the riflemen to shoot at them, and many of
them continued to throw stones without intermission.
Of these, a number were picked out, and shot by the
riflem n; arnong4 others, we believe, the man who hit
Colonel Kearney with a stone, was shot, at the same
instant, by two h ;11s, one of which passed through his
body, and the other entered. the back of hi: head. In
the whole, considerably above 100 shots were fired ; but
by fJr the greater part of them over the heads of the
people. The number who were killed on the spot, or
died of their wounds within a few hours, is six, one of
whom,we are sorry to say, is a woman. Their names are
Richard Lund, by trade a blacksmith, but who kept a small shop
at Ilaslint den; shot through the belly.
Janes Rgthwell, a weaver at Haslingden; through the breast."
John Ashworth, a weaver at Haslingden; through the body.
James Lord, a fulling-miller at Newchurch; through the body
and bead.
James Whttacre, dresser !Or Messrs. Rostrons' power•looms
thro:igh the body.
Mary Simpson, wife of Simpson, a weaver at Haslingden;
through the left thigh. _ _ _

Of these unfortunate men, Lund, Lord, and What-
acre, had wives and families ; the other two, we believe,
were unmarried. Lund, Ashworth, Rothwell, and
Lord, are stated to have been extremely active in the
riot ; but Whatacre, we believe, had no participation
in it whatever.

Of the number wounded on this occasion it is impos-
sible to speak with any degree of certainty, as some of
them came from the distant places, and were carried
away by their friends. The number is stated to be very
consider able ; but we have only heard the names of six,
four of whom are dangerously wounded. Amongst
the prisoners taken on this occasion, was the constable
of Edenfield, who, being alarmed for' his safety, ran
into a pig stye, whither he was followed by the military,
and apprehended.
Notwithstanding the loss of lives, and the wounds
inflicted on this occasion, the rioters were in nowise in-
timiiated or deterred from their porpo e. After they
had completed the destruction of Mr. Aikin's looms,
&c. they proceeded to the factory of Messrs. Hamer and
Son, at Sumerscat, on the road to Bury, where they
broke all the looms, 36 in number. They then went on
to the factory of Mr. James qutchinson, at Wood-hill,
quite close to the town of Burr, wheie they broke about
fifty looms, out cf 200 which the factory contained.
Information of their proceedings having been promptly
conveyed to Bury,a party of rill .men immediately turned
out, and Captain Goldfrap, at the head of 20 men, ran
at full speed to the factory, where they arrived in time
to save the bulk of the looms, and to take fourteen pri•
soners, several of whom were apprehended in the factory.
They were all (as well as those taken at Chatterton)
lodged in prison at Bury. They were yesterday brought
p for examination, when three of those taken at Mr.
Hutchinson's fact.rry were committed on a charge of
high treason. We believe they all come from Darwen,
but we have not heard their names. Of the remainder,
twenty-three have been held to bail on a charge of riot,
and two are remanded for further examination.
Shortly after noon on Thursday, a large mob made
their appearance at one of the factories belonging to
Messrs. George aad Robert Milton, of Chorley, where
there were nearly a hundred steam-looms. The principals
were not at home, but the overlooker locked up the
mills. When they made their appearance he mounted
an elevated situation,and addressed them,stating that his
employers were gradually stopping the looms,as the wor k
in them was finished, and did not intend again to employ
them : he hoped they would go away and do no mischief.
Ac•insiderable proportion seemed disposed to act on
ris advice ; but several rough fellows immediately said,
if the looms were not to be worked again, they might
as well break them at any rate. The word was then
given, and instantly obeyed, to force the doors ; they set
to ar the looms, as many of them as the room would
liold, with large hedge stakes, and where these would
not do, they tore off the beams, and prized the other
oarts of the loom to pieces with them. Some had large
knives, with which they cut up the yarn and cloth on
the looms, making, in short, a complete scene of devas-
tation. One fellow was beginning to tear down a gas-
pipe; the overlooker got hold of him, and said, td Don't
'Toil that gas-pipe—that is no loom, you are doing mis-
chief enough without that." The man looked up very
deliberately, and said, " Well, then, I son's." Colonel
Silve.ter, the Magistrate, attended as soon as possible,
And read the Riot Act, amidst volleys of stones flying
n all directions, by whtch several of the people belong-
ing to the mill were much hurt.
M A NCH ESTER, Aran. 0.

Thursday morning, groups of men and boys began
tip collect in the neighbourhood of St. George's•ro:sd,
(Neat Newten•street, &c. dcc• and ft .rmed themselves
into a body. in a field near St. George's-road, where,
shout ten o'clock, they held a sort of meeting. They
%ere addressed by a person mounted on the shoulders of
.nother man, the burthen of whose speech chiefly was
~lat they were peaceable apd disposed to peace, but they
wanted bread. After a short tispe they adjourned to six
o'clock in the evening. In the mean time, groups of
lisorderly persons were perambulating the neighbour•
hood, and from their language and hearing it was confi-
dently expected that mischief would be done at night.
—At the tirneef their adjourned meeting, there were
collected together about three thousand people, chiefly
hoys, sLotiting and making a most tumultuous noise.
They were addresses! by Mr. Prentice, of the Manches-
Icy vaaeUe, who remonstrated with them on the impolicy
of their Ploseedings, reatemmended pat.ence to them,
;Ind said that these MU a very general and anxious
de ire tluougliout the town w alleviate ►heir distress, as
far as was possible, and that another subscription would
be immediately catered into; his obsavations, however,
wese heard with a great deal of impatience•. Jonathan
Hodgins, the journeyman spinner, who has on several

occasiqns etrincei so Much good sence, also addresie3
them, and recommended that another Petition shout.'
be sent up to PArliament, plying an inst Ant revision
of the Corn Ltws. If that was not attended to, they

might go so far as to remonstrate, but their present
proceedings were totally unsuited to obtain their ends.
He was frequently interrupted by cries of We've
petitioned long enough," &c. and one person called out
Will you let me eat at your table till the answer

comes?' A cry of the constables having reached the
grnund, however, caused the mob to decamp in all
directions ; one party of eighty or one hundred took
the direction of Great Anco it's-street, and proceeded,
their numbers increasing as they went along, to the mill
of Mr. Hugh Beaver, in Jersey-street, which contains a
considerable number of power-looms. The mob imme•
diately began to demolish the windows of the counting-
house, and of the lower stories of the factory, through
which pieces of burning cotton were thrown. •,The
counting-house and the first story were immedia•ely set
in flames, which had communicated to the room where
the grey goods wete kept, befoie the arrival of the
engines. About the nine time, a large party of special
constables, and some of the military arrived, and
cleared the ground in front of the mill. The engines
having a plentiful supply of water, the factory standing
upon the banks of the Rochdale canal, and most part
of it being fire-pr flames were soon got and r,
and by ten o'clock were totally ettinguished. It is
understood, that the damage done at Mr. Beavers will
be from three to four thousand pounds.

Yestertigly morning, groupes of idle and disorderly
persons, chiefly boys, had assembled in various parts in
the neighbourhood of George's-road and Ancoat's-lane ;
in Swan-street, Ancoat's•lane, And Great Newton-street,
about noon, there were several p sties of roughsfellows,
who were calling at the different shops, and public and
private houses, levying contributions in money or
provisions. The'r object, however, seemed chiefly to
be the former; and persons were pretty generally in-
duced, from an apprehension lest violence might be
committed, to comply with their demands. In one
instance, they had the audacity to stop a stage coach.
and demand and obtain money from the passengers.
The bustle and excitement of the period WAS t•+ken ad-
vantage of by the professed tt:i•.yes, who swarm in the
neighbourhood of St. George's-road ; and for some
hours in the afternoon, not a decently dressed person
could make his appearance in the neighbourhood
without being attacked. The number and boldness of
the robberies committed were such as in open daylight,
and in the centre of a large town, we never heard of
before. Most of the actual disturbance in this town
during Friday, up to the hour at which we are writing
(seven o'clock in the evening), may, we believe,, be
fairly stated to have been the work of professed thieves.
We may observe, however, that even people in gigs,
and on horseback, were stopped, and their property
forcibly taken from them. Hats and watches were
snatched away, great coats seized, and pockets emptied
in almost innumerable instances. From the persons
who had been superintending the distribution of pro-
visions at the different depots yesterday, we learn that
the poor whom they saw there all seemed to evince the
hest spirit, and to view with extreme disapprobation and
regret, the riotous and destructive proceedings which
tad taken place in other
.parts of the manufacturing
districts, and particularly in this town.
A company of the Rocket Brigade reached this town
yesterday forenoon, and the Cheshire Yeomanry, 200
strong, arrived About half-past two in the afternoon,
The former, we are sorry to .sap were severely pelted
with stones in the neighbourhood of the New Cross.
The Police went up to that place about the same time,
for the purpose of attempting to take into custody some
of the fellows who were levying contributions, but hav-
ing no military with them, Mr. Lavender, who had
only six assistants, found it impossible to interfere.