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

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;n f".a ne;i,hboarhoail were arrnelll

...id pistols, and that in the course of that night az

xtrick vac meditated upon the town, cat a given
final, by numerous pikemen, in bodies of o hun-

fired each.

With the promptitude and. alacrity which they
1-..:ve manifested on many former occasion% every
rangement was made for the security of the tdwn.
P.. detachment of the 85th Foot, wider captain Wel-

ng, and the 4th Dragoons, under Captain Sibthorpe,
held in readiness to act. at a moment's notice ;
late in the evening the Yeomanry were called
c ardpther precautionary measures adopted. The
•' ;nal, a sprt of fire balloon, was observed about,
o'clock on Saturday morning, in the direction of
4..:;t;e- Hill, near Ahnondbury, and several parties

men, in regular order, were keen in different direc-
:ons approaching the town. One division came so

as the' blarsh turnpike, a short distance from
New Church; none of th&m, howercr; entered

the :own, having, it is supposed, received intelligence
of the preparations made by the :lagistrates. Two
hrge bodies assembled on BUrkisland Common, and.
proceeded on their way as far as Lin.lley Moor, but
not being joined, as they expected, by some other
parties, they returned home and dispersed quietly,
cicept firing guns and pistols on their route.
A circumstance occurred the same evening,
which convinced the Magistrates that their apprehen-
sions were not groundless : about eleven o'clock, a
Gentleman who lives near Cooper-bridge was re-
turning to that place from Middleton, accompanied
by a Gamekeeper and three other persons, whom
tl:ey had accidentally overtaken. On arriving at the
Obelisk, or Dumb-steeple as it is usually called, near
Ki:.klees, which is the place where the Luddites red-

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dervoused previously to their attacking Mr. Cart-
wrigllt's Mill, they passed about fifteen men, in a
square or circle, apparently in close consultation.—
Two of the party, named Brearley and Smith, turned
off into the New Road, and the rest proceeded to-
v-ard Cooper-bridge. They had not, however, gone
hundred yards, before they heard their late com-
panions calling out for herp. On returning back and
entering the road, they were surprised to see a num-
ber of men, placed under a hedge or wall, each
armed with a pike or spear, and' near them was a
quantity of the same weapons; about two hundred,
heaped on the ground.
" The Gentleman; whowas separated from his corn-
;anions, took up one of the pikes, and was proceed-
ing to examine it, when one of the men struck him,
and he was attacked by several others. At the same
moment, a number of persons, at least sixty, came
over an adjoining wall, armed in the same manner.
The Gentleman felt alarmed at his dangerous situa-
fon, and attempted to make off : whilst doing so,
a pistol or musket was discharged after him, the tall
of which whizzed close past his head. In the mean
time, the rest of the party were attacked and beaten.
One of them, named Tolson, received several pike
wounds, particularly one on the left side, and is now
under the care of a surgeon. Early the next morn.

ing, information was given to the Magistrates, and
one of the men, whom they were able to identify, a
blacksmith, was apprehended, and is now in custody,
'6 During the whole of Saturday the Military and
Civil Power were on the alert. A number of addl.
tonal special constables were sworn in, and several
seizures of pikes and other arms were made in the
neighbouring villages, particularly at Almondbury.
use at the latter place a quantity of pike
t:tves, gi eat numbers of which have been cut from
the neighbouring plantations, were found concealed.
some of the spikes, or rather spears, we have seen.
They are of very coarse workmanship, the blade
about nine inches long, sharp-pointed, and having at
the broad end a screw, with wllich they are fastened
kito a pole about seven feet long.
"-Parties of Horse and Riot patrolled the town
and neighbourhood during the whole of Saturday
night, and two men were apprehended at an early
hour on Sunday morning. A large pant was seen
assembled on Saturday night, about four miles from
Huddersfield, in the neighbourhood of Hartshead
but they had dispersed before the military were ap-
prised of their meeting. • -
" The tows and. neighbourhood were tranquil
during the whole of yesterday, but several appre-
hensions were espected to take place in the course
of last night.
" The following persons are in custody on charges
connected with these proceedings I—Joseph and Ben-
jlmin Barker, of Airfield ; John Lindley, of Mn field;
George Barker, of Colne-bridge; and Joshua Hint,
of Dcigliton."

Leveral alterations arc ordered to be immediately
made in the Royal George yacht, under the com-
mand of the Hon. CHARLE3 PAonT, at Pm tsmouth,
I:eparato; y to his 34a3zarles embarking on his sum-
r.er aquatic excursions.
The KUM intends honouring Covent-Garden Thea-
tre with his presence in the course of next week, and
preparations are making in consequence. We under-
stand that two boxes are to be thrown into one, to
give mom for his MaJzary's .attendants, and that it
will tie superbly fitted up with draperies of blue satin,
fringed with gold.
The Cow toss of Mexsonouon, we are sorry to
state, is still seriously indisposed at the Noble Earl's
-tense, opposite the Green Park, Piccadilly.
Yesterday afteincon, Countand Countess LIZVICS
trtiVVl at their house in liar-ley-street, from the seat
of the Duke of WeLtrxt.Tc,rl, in Hampshire, where
:.-ry have bunt ODA

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