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London, England, 1826-08-17 00:00:00

GREAT WESTMINSTER DAIRY COMPANY.

A Special General Meeting of the Proprietors of this
Company took place yesterday, at two o'clock, at the
company's Office, No. 18, Charlotte-street, Bloomsbury,
in pursuance of a requisition by, and resolutions of eight
of the Directors, to take into consideration the propriety
of an absolute and entire dissolution of the Company,
when it was moved and unanimously resolved by all
the proprietors then present,
Ist. That it was highly desirable, for the interest of the Pro-
prietors, that a dissolution of the Company should forthwith be
effected.
2d. That according to the 55th Section of the Deed of Settle-
ment Notice of a Second Special General Meeting, for the 20th
of September next, should be insetted in the Londe* Gazette and
daily papers.
A discussion nest ensued among the proprietors pre-
sent, who, however, were not numerous, as to the pro-
priety of proceeding to the appointment of a Select
Committee, conformably to the Deed of Settlement.
bot on its being stated, however, that the Deed of
Settlement did not specify at which :Vetting the Select
Committee was to be nominated, the subject dropped,
and the Meeting adjourned without anything further
haring occurred.

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.

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LANCASTER, Aua. 15.
THE BLACKBURN RIOTERS.

James Chambers, Simeon lVright, Thomas Dickinson.,
and Richard Entwistle were put to the bar, charged with
destroying power-looms in the cotton mills of Messrs.
Eccles, Shorrock,•and Co. in the parish of Blackburn,
on the 24th of April. The prisoner Simeon Wright
pleaded guilty, but at the repeated recommendation of
*Mr. Justice Panic, retracted his plea. Tne loss sus-
tained by Messrs. Eccles and Co. was estimated at
3,0001. and upwards.
Mr. Srartale stated the case to the Jury. The facts,
as well as the witnesses to support them, were generally
the same as those brought against the rioters tried yes-
terday, all being a part of the same mob who attacked
the mills of Messrs. Eccles. But in this instance the
charge was rather of an aggravated nature against
some of the prisoners. Chambers was seen with a large
hammer, encouraging the rioters, and telling them not
to mind the soldiers; and when spoken to, he asked,
" What, are we to be all. clammed" (meaning starved
with hunger)? Simeon Wright was also seen with a
large stick, with which he aimed a violent blow at the
Rev. Mr.- Noble, the Magistrate, who headed the
m litany upon that occasion. Dickinson and Entwistle,
it was sworn, were seen breaking the machinery. The
prisoners, with the exception of Simeon Wrrght, called
witnesses to character; who spoke highly in their favour.
Entwistle's master said he believed he was at work up
to the very moment of the riot.
Mr. Justice PARK summed up the case, and the
Jury, after a short consultation, asked his Lordship to
read the evidence against Dickinson, which he did.
They again consulted for a few minutes, and then ex;
pressed a wish to adjourn; they did do, and another
trial was proceeded with. In about two hours a Juror
c ime into Court, and asked if Dickinson's being on the
ground constituted guilt?
Mr. Justice PARX—Beyond all doubt, if he took a part.
juror—We agree that he was there, but we are divided as to his
taking a part.
Air. Justice Pa ac—Upon my word I can't assist you ; I should
be assuming your province if I did; I cannot take a divided ver-
dict, my oath forbids it.
i'lle.Joror then retired to the jury-room. In a few
minutes the Jury returned. When asked if they had
agreed, the Foreman said—" We find James Chambers
guilty of having been present at the riot."
Mr. Justice Panc—That Is no verdict, Gentlemen. Is be a
guilty or an innocent man? I hope I shall never riot; but it is
possible tLat I may be present at a riot. You must agree.
A Juror—lbly Lord, we are agreed—Guilty.
Mr. Justice Pa ILL—Is that your unanimous verdict ? You ma
agree —(A pause.)
Mr. Justice Paait—Gentlemen, you had better withdraw and
agree—you are interrupting the business of the Court.
The Jury then withdrew, and the tithercaese proceeded.
la half an hour the Jury again came into Cohn. They acqiiitted
Thomas Dickinson, but found the other three guilty.
Mr. Sra me begged to inform the Court, that, with
respect to Simeon Wright, who had struck kt the Rev.
Mr. Noble, that Gentleman was cif Opinion that the man'
did not know him to be a Magistrate; and he (Mr..
Noble) had made some inquiries rn the subject. •
Mr. Justice Pau said, he could not receive that communicating
publicly, it must be made to him in private:
W. Winder, J. flowa,th, W. tharnley, and Betty_
Howarth, were neat put to the bar, charged with haves;
ing, on the 24th of April, at Blackburn, broken into the
cotton mill of Messrs. Eccles and Co. and destroyed the
machinery, &c.
The same evidence of a general riot, and of the pri-
soners being present, and aiding, &c. was given. In
addition to which, it appeared that the prisoner John
Ilowarth was a farmer, and a man of some property.
He was distinctly sworn to as having been seen breaking
a loom with a bar of iron, on the day in question; he
u.ac apparently a very powerful young man ; when
spoken to by the foreman, as to what he was ding
there, he took up a round piece of iron, about two feet
long, and threw it towards witness, saying, "There, go,
thee to work." He then took up a wooden roller, and
continued to break machinery, until the roller broke,
and then he took up the roller with cloth on, and con-
tinued to break the looms, until some one cried out,
The soldiers are coming r. He was afterwards seen
~a a wall of the factory, from which he fell, having
been shot at, and much hurt by the soldiers.
George-Grimshaw, the witness who deposed to these
facts, on his cross-examination by Mr. COLTMAN (for
Howarth) said, he .knew Edward Evans; he was his
brother-in-law ; he never told him, or any one else, that,
if h.! were book-sworn he could not swear to any persons
that %ere doing damage in the mill ; he never said any
thing or that effect; his brother-in-law, Evans, never
asked him if Howarth had been at the mill, nor did
witness ever tell him, or any one else, that Howarth
was not there.
Pt•eraminetl—Was sent for by llowartb, who told

him a bullet had been en! acted from him. lie said he
hoped that ai witness had known him so long, he would
not do him any injury. .Wisness said to him he had
told his masters.that he (Howarth) had been there, ■nd
that there were two others who had seen him also. He
said the bullet had been taken from the back of his
shOulder.

Joseph Hoiden-4m the prisoner Howarth take a knife srpm
Ms pocket. and cut the twist from the beam of a power-loom; Ikea
was sure Howarth was the man.

Mr. Cor.swax declined asking the witness any questions.
Peter Smith, examined by Mr. ADDISON—He was
the spinning master, in the employ of Messrs. Eccles;
he saw Howarth in the fourth room ; he was breaking
looms with a cloth beam that had cloth on ; he saw him
do it several times ; he was sweating very hard ' • witness
was watching for five minutes, during which he was
laying on as hard as he could. He had nrt known him
before, but observed that he was a very stout good-
looking fellow.
John Farnhili, a dresser in the employ of Messrs.
Eccles, was in the upper room when the mob came; he
saw the prisoner Charnley, and three or four more, on
the stairs ; the door was broken open with stick; and
large pieces of iron, like those in Court ; he saw Charn-
ley go into the room, and no more; he did not know
him before, but noticed that he had lost his left arm
(prisoner has but one arm.)

Cross-examined—He only knew him again from the circumstance
of his having but one arm.
Reuben Heath, a dresser in the factory, saw Charnlek.
there ; he had a stick like a mop handle in his hand ;
witness did not Fee him do any thing ; there wete three
or four more with him ; they broke a door open, and
Cbarnley went in with them ; there were three or four
trying to force it ; at last a man came with a large piece
of iron, and forced it open ; he was positive that the
prisoner was the man he saw there, as he had seen him
before, but did not know him.

John Kay, the constable, saw the prisoner Howarth
after he was apprehended ; it was about a month after
the riot ; he wai wounded. Witness told him he was
surprised at his being there; he said he could not tell
his reason for being there (at the riot), and that he had
not been there a quarter of an hour. The prisoner
farms ani weaves a little, and drives a cart. His
mother is a widow.

Cross-examined—lt is common with the weavers to have a few
acres of land with their cottages. He was a well-conducted man
for aught witness knew.
-- Kay saw Betty Howarth in the mob in Darwin-street;
she was going towards the factory; she wore a red bed-gown (the
gown produced); he did not know her before.
George Rftley was called, but could not speak positively to the
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female prisoner.
W. Winder, when called on for his defence, admitted being pre.
sent, but denied having taken any pare in the riot.
John Howarth and W. Cbarnley left their eases in the hands of
their Counsel. _ _

Mr. Justice Etas said, he supposed Counsel did not wish to
press the case against Betty Howarth.
Mr. Suaxix—Certainly not, my Lord.
Henry Whitaker and Edmund Swindiehurst gave the prisoner
Winder an excellent character.
Mr. COLTMAN said, that upon consideration he would
not call witnesses to prove the conversation he had
alluded to in his cross-examination ; but be would call
witnesses to show that Howarth had only left his work
and joined the mob.
' Wm. Harde lived at Oswaltwistle, within five miles
of Blackburn; he was working these on the day in
question ; he remembered Howarth coming for a load
of states between eight and nine o'clock ; the slates were
for Joseph Lyon. at Blackburn; he left witness about
two o'clock for Blackburn, with a second load of slates.
John Lyon said, the prisoner was delivering him a
load of slates when the rioters passed ; the mob menaced
witness and the prisoner if they did not join them; they
walked a few yards, and-then be and the prisoner sepa-
rated. He heard that evening that prisoner had got shot.
A witness gave Howarth 'an excellent character. He was an
Independent, and regularly attended their place of worship.
Several persons gave Charnley a gpqd character: he was a day
schoolmaster, and also superintended-the Sunday school.
While Mr. Justice PARK was summing up the case,
the prisoner Howarth fell down apparently in a fit,
and was removed into the air. In a few minutes he
was brought back, and placed on a chair at the bar ; he
appeared so much altered, as to be with difficulty re-
cognised as the same person.
The Jury retired, and in a few minutes retbrned a verdict of
Guilty against wit Winder and John Howarth. They acquitted
William Charnley and Betty Howarth.
Henry Melling, aged 21, James Bushy, aged 16, and
Edward Yates, aged 18; were put to the bar, charged
with having, on the 26th of April, broken into the cot-
ton mills of James Hutchinson, at Elton, in this county,
and destroyed the power-looms, machinery, &c. in the
same mill. The prisoners, who are mere lads, severally
pleaded 14 Not Guilty." •
Mr. STARK'S shortly stated that he should first
establish the fact that a riotous assembly did take plate
and commit the outrage charged, and then he would'
call evidence to show that the prisoners took a parr
in the riot.
Mr. James Hutchinson saidihe was a cotton-manufac-
turer in this county; his mill was situated in the town-
ship of Elton, in this county ; on the morning of the 26th
'of April, he placed a man on the top of his house as a
watch ; he placed another on the house of Mr. Gundy ;
on the evening of that day these was a mob collected ;
there were more than 100 persons present ; he saw them
near 'his mill when he went there about five o'clock that
everting; they had been there before him, and were
going from the mill ; he went into the m;11, and per-
ceived that forty-nine power-looms had been broken
' the cloth and yarn in those forty-nine, and in about 15
others, had been injured by being cut and torn.--CWit.
ness here described the position of the power-looms be-
fore the attack. 3
Thomas Pilkington, the book-keeper to Mr. Hutchin-
son, at the period in question, saw a mob of nearly 200
' men force the gates, which were locked, and get into the
mill. They were armed with hisinmers DE different des-'
criptions, and stakes or poles, and one had a pike. Some
of them looked over the wall, and then ct red to the
0 others,l, Come, lads, hie up, all's clear, there's nobody
here." Witness asked what they wanted, and they said
they came to destroy the looms. They broke the mill
' door and windows, and from 50 to 100 went into the

mill; they had hammers and sticks with them, and im-
mediately began to break the looms. Witness stood at
the mill door, and. could beer and see what was going
on ; 49 power looms were destroyed or rendered unfit
for use. An ahrm was given that the soldiers were

coming. This witness idtnrified the three prisoners as
being in the mill; he saw Melling and Dusky run out
of the mill when the alarm of the boldiets was giver.—
He did not see them do anything ; Yates was one of
those who came into theimill-yard when the m.)b just
rushed 4,,
John Limey saw Stelling and Busty come out of the mill.
Hamilton, a sygeant of the 60th (Rifle Corps).
was on duty at the factory on the day in question ; he
saw Yates come running out of the factory; after he

had crossed the road he threw a Lug,. stone 3t
Goldthrap, who was on duty there; the none passed
along the Captain's right ear, but did not 'hit trim ;
witness was nearly 40 yardsfrom the prisoner,, and is
certain he is the man; there were many people abouti
the fields, but not many about the gate.
The prispners declined saying anything in their defence.
A relation of !gelling said, he was a nun of weak intellect, wbo
micht be led in any way.
The other prisoner called witnesses to character.
Mr. Justice PARK summed up the evidence, and the
Jury, alter a few moments' consultation, found Melling
Guilty; but recommended him to mercy on account of
the weakness of his intellects. They acquitted Busky
and Yates.
Mr. Justice Pant( said he had received a letter from
a Gentleman in Cout t, stating that Melling was a young
man of weak intellect; he should,therefore, recommend
him to the Royal mercy, and in a month or two he
might be restored to his friends, who prpmised to take
care of him.
Sentence of Dods recorded. _ _ _

7 homas Lomas, aged 30 ; James Gretnalgh, aged 20 ;
and James Cratushaw, aged 19, were indicted for at.
tacking the mill of Messrs. Hamer, at Elton, on the 26th
of April, and destroying 38 power looms thereia.
The prisoners were part of a mob, such as that already
described, as having committed depredations at Elton,
on the '26th of April.
Mr. Hamer, seri. described the conduct of the mob at
,his mill. They old him they came to break the power
looms. He asked them if they had not better have a
few sovereigns than do.io? and they said they would
rather break the- power looms than have all the sove-
reigns in Darwin (a town six or seven miles distant.)—
They were armed with hammers, large bludgeons and
sticks; one had a dagger. They entered the mill and
broke t',e rower looms, thirtreight in number. They
remained ther.: fifteen minutes. The loss sustained was
upwards of 3001.
Witnesses were called, who saw the prisoners go into aid come
out of the mill with the mob. Crawshaw was with a body who
shouted.

The prisoners, in their defence, declared their innocence.
Crawshive and Lomax called witnesses to Character.

Mr. Justice Poet went over the evidence, and the Jury, without
hesitation, found all the prisoners Guilty.
Mr. Browne informed the Court, that attempts were made to
reuse Crawshaw, which he resisted.
Thomas Leaver, aged '26,. Isaac Ilindk, aged 35,
James Chambers, aged 56, and Thomas Dickinson, aged
19, were put to the bar, charged with having broken
into a mill belonging to J. Houghton, in the parish of
Blackburn, on the 24th of April, and having broken
power looms, machinery, Sm. therein. [The prisoner
Chambers, it will be seen, had been already found guilty,
and Dickinson acquitted, of a similar offence in the
early past of this dayl. Damage to the amcunt Of
4501. was done. Evidence was called to show that the
different prisoners assisted in the tiot.
A witness stated that one of the prisoners wore a drab coat on
that occasion.
The prisoner, who had previously denied being in the riot at all,
Instantly exclaiined, " As I hope to see Gov, my Lord, I had a
blue coat en!" The prisoners were all found Guilty.

MANCHESTER, TUESDAY EVENING.
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This being the principal market day, the operations
were narrowly watched by all those who are interested
in the rise or fall of prices ; but none appear to be per-
fectly satisfied, as the prices remain stationary. There
has been an increased demand for floods of all descrip-
tions, and purchases have been brsskly made in gray
cloths. Country spinners hive also bought cotton freely
at the last quotations. It is not to be inferred from this
stationary condition of prices, that there is no improve-
ment in the market : for although goods, which were
manufactured in dearer times, are now sold at a loss, I
have heard respectable manufacturers say, that they
would readily execute orders at the present quotations,
and I have no doubt but the low price of cotton and of
labour (which is at the lowest point of depression),
would fully justify their calculations; indeed, wages,
are so low, in proportion to the price of provisions, that
nothing but hunger could induce the poor weavers to
accept the pittance which they earn; and, limited as that
is, there are thousands here who would gladly accept it.
The funds of the Committee for the Relief of the
Suffering Poor are nearly exhausted, and it was the in-
tention of the Committee to announce this melancholy
fact to the poor, until they were prevented by some
suggestion which has been made by Mr. Uyett and Mr.
M'Adam, for employing on the public roads such per-
sons as claimed relief from the funds. This subject is
to be discussed at a General Meeting of the Committee,
the result of which L shall send you.

A St. John's (New Brunswick) Paper, mentions that
on the 24th of June the woods arousd Frederickston
were 'on fire to an alarming extent; that strong fears
were entertained for the safety of the town, and carri-
ages were employed to transport water to several of the
most exposed places. However, a fall of rain occurred,
which allayed the fears.
It will be recollected that a Memorial was last week
presented to Government, by three manufacturers of
Birmingham, representing the distressed state of trade
in that town. Since its publication the right of the
parties to present it, as an expression of the general
opinion of the great body of the manufacturers of the
'place. has been disputed, and even some statements in
the document itself have been questioned. The Memo
rial originated with no public Meeting, and received
only 120 signatures. It in general expresses facts, (for in
what branch of our trade are there not evidences of
falling markets, inadequate demand, and ruinous
failures?) but these facts are said to be exaggerated.
Yesterday an Extraordinary General Meeting of the
Surrey, Sussex, and Southwark F re and Life Assurance
Company, was belt' at the Three Tuns Tavern, St.
Margaret's Hill, Southwark, for the purpose of con•
firming or rejecting the Resolution to dissolve the
Company, which was passed at the last Extraordinary
'General Meeting of the Proprietors; JAMES HORNE,
Esq. is the Chair. After the Secretary had read the
notice which convened the last General Meeting, the
CHAIRMAN observed, that• he should not trouble the
Meeting with any observations, as the object for which
they had met was so well known, but would be glad to
hear any observation which any Gentleman might think
proper to offer; but he presumed that they had very
little else to do than put the Resolution confirmatory of
the one adopted at the last General Mewing, which was
frr the dissolution of the Company, and which he had no
doubt but would pass unanim usly. This motion was
seconded, and passed unanimously. It was then moved
that the Directors would take into their liberal con-
sideration the set vices of Mr. Wit.sotr, and the peculiar
situation he was placed in by the dissolution of the Com-
pany, which motion was • put, and passed with-accla.
matron. Thanks r<ere then Voted to the Chairman,
and the Meeting separated.

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NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

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Fatatoune Auoustls.—Wind &W.—Arrived the Azores
packet, —, froth &OR 4,l4ranigli
London ; and Scipio, Boasts, from Lisndon for Sailed
the JoseukanClime,—. for Dantale.
PLrisimien, A otattrii 3.. $ WrW4l37/14elk4t .--11PrisPtly
P.xmouth, Taowriam, from St. John's, in 40 days; andihe New
Eagle, from du. in 41 days.
Poatsmouzu Atiourr M.—Arrived his Majesty's ship Laver,
front Sierra Leone. Sailed his Majesty's ship Bartors, for Chat-
ham ; his Majesty'ss ship lizaori, for South America; and the Aid,
Sorrow, for Danttlec.-The Onyx transport, reported in the List of
the 14th to haVe sailed for Valparaiso, still remains at ancbot. at
Spithead.. .
Drat., Attensv IC.—Wind W.S.W.—Passed by, the Renard,
Hosts, from the South Seas ; Emperor Alexander, DAVISON, froha •
Quebec ; and Elisabeth, --L., from Honduras, all for Londoir.
Remains, the Atlas, WALLER, from London for Jamaica. The
Roiella, Susannah,Tartar, and Louisa, outward bound, sailed about
day-break this morning. The Margaretba,John, Atlas, and Royal
George,rentain.
FOUR, r. x.—Several vessels ate in sight, turning in through
the Gulls.

ismer, Auo. 14.—Arrived the Diana, Mtssenor, from the Ri-
ver Gambia, in 42 days; and the Atlantic, BARBEL, from St. Pe-
tersburgh.
Lavearooc, Aoousr 15.—The Winscale, from Quebec, struck
against the King's Dock pier, and received considerable damages.--
The Jane, Cowls!, from Swansea to Feathead, was run down on
the 14th off Tuscar. One of the crew sprung into the chains of the
unknown vessel, the remainder were picked up by the Montezuma,
arrived from Philadelphia.