Star.
London, England, 1820-04-14 00:00:00

bo►urhood, everything was tranquil; but a rumour,
we hope an unfoundgd one, wash in circulation, that
a general turn-out, as it is called, was to take place
neat-day, which of course was to -suspend all the
operations of the Mills and Manufactories in and
round that place.

We are happy in being able to state that, accord.,
ing to all the accounts that have reached us, the
Civil and Military Authorities throughout Yorkshire
and Lancashire, being well informed respecting the
designs of the disaffected, have made most effectual
'preparations'to frustrate them. Not only are the
regular troops, both cavalry and infantry, kept in
readiness day and night ; but the Yeomanry have
received orders to keep themselves in readiness to
move at a moment's notice. The Regulars, in the
manufacturing places in Yorkshire, have slept oir their
arms ever since the 30th of last month.
We are fearful that there has been some alarm,
within these three days, at Sheffield. No Sheffield
Paper reaches London on Friday (this day). The
Paper of Tuesday, which arrived yesterday, mentions
nothing of the kind ; nor have we been able to get a
sight of any letter of Wednesday's date. Our appre-
hensions, therefore, rest not on any direit accounts,
but on a letter which has reached us frOm Pontefract,
stating, that an express arrived there on Wednesday
forenoen, from Sheffield, requiring the instant return
of the Police Officers of that town, who were attend-
ing the Sessions for the West Riding, and requiring
also a reinforcement of Military—adding, " a serious
disturb:ince having broken out at Sheffield."

The same letter states, that
.an express had also
arrived from Huddersfield for military 'aid, and that
the detachment of Artillery lying at Pontefract,
were immediately ordered to march for the former
place. This,thowever, we connect with the alarin
to which we have alluded in the preceding para-
graphs, and which, as we have already stated, passed
over without any serious result:

Extract of a letter from Leeds, dated April 11 :
" I have just learnt that a Meeting of the leading
Radicals took place at-their Union Room, in this
town, last night, and that they burnt all their books
and pacers, to prevent their falling into the hands of.
the Magistrates, being apprehensive of a visit from
the Police. Some degree of alarm and uneasiness
was felt this day by the more weak and credulous
part of the population of this place, a report having
got into circulation that the Radicals and Members
of the different Union Societies intended to strike
work, and parade the streets. No such occurrence
has, however, taken place; and up to this hour (11
P. M.) all remains perfectly tranquil. There was,
however, a vast .assemblage of the lower orders in
Briggate, this afternoon, to witness the arrival of the
coach from Huddersfield, ou she top of which were
chained three of the deluded men charged with ma-
nufacturing pikes, and being concerned in the late
disturbance there. The coach was guarded by a de-
tachment of the 4th Dragoons. On their arrival
here, they were shifted to the York coach, and set off
for the Castle, chained as before, under the escort of
a seijeant, corporal, and eight privates, from the
4th Dragoons, stationed in this town. They are,
lam informed, committed for High Treason. They
appeared most wretched-looking, half-famished ob-
jects ; but were loudly cheered by the populace, who
kept calling to them to keep up their spirits. The
soldicts, on the other hand, were assailed with hisses
and the most opprobrious execrations and epithets.
It was much_ feared, at one time, that the crowd
would have proceeded to open acts of violence against
the troops; but, happily, that did not take place."