The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1843-06-23 00:00:00

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standard-filfice, Three o'clock.

The Rebecca conspiracy, which has so long dist4rbed the
peace of South Wales, and which has for moaths past tilled
the minds of the well-disposed inhabitants with apprehension
and alarm, has at last broken out, and has shown (as had,
indeed, before been believed) that the movement was an ex-
tensive one, and that Rebecca has numbered among her fol-
lowers a very large proportion of the inhabitants of the
country, including many who, from their circumstances, their
education, and their rank in society, should have pursued a
different course, and have shown a wiser and a better exam-
ple to their less-gifted neighbours. The Rebeccaites, taking
courage from the success which has attended their move-
' ments, and the impunity with which their outrages have been
hitherto perpetrated, have been latterly less secret in their
proceedings, and have in some instances gone so far as to
give previous intimation of their intention of attacking par-
ticular places. So widely has the disaffection spread, that
many respectable persons (of the Welsh inhabitants of the
town) have not been ashamed to express their approbation at
Rebecca's movements ; and very few indeed have gone so
far as to give them their unqualified condemnation. Many
of those, it is true, have expressed their disapprobation of
any general breach of the peach ; but still it cannot be con-
cealed (indeed the inability hitherto to discover the ring-
leaders has proved the fact) that Rebecca has found favour
in the eyes of many.
On Saturday it was generally rumoured that on the fol-
lowing day the Rebeccaites would enter the town in great
numbers to take vengeance on their enemies. and in conse-
quence the utmost degree of consternation was produced
among the inhabitants. Sunday passed over without the ex-
pected attack having been made, but on Monday the rumour
was renewed, and at about half-past 10 o'clock it was ru-
moured that the rioters, to the number of 10,000 or 15,000,
many of them being mounted and alt of them armed, were on
their march towards the town by the Pembroke-road. The
magistrates had previously been informed of their intentions,
and had availed themselves of all the means at their disposal,
by swearing in special constables, calling out the pensioners,
and inviting the respectable inhabitants to co-operate with
them in preventing as far as possible any breach of the peace
or sacrifice of life and property by the mob. At some-
where about twelve o'clock the rioters entered the town
past the monument erected to the memory of General Pic-
ton. Their numbers were variously estimated at from
6,000 to 12,000. Somewhere about 9,000 or 10,000 would
probably be nearest the mark. Of these about 800 or
1,000 appeared to be respectable farmers, and were moun-
ted on horseback. All of them were armed with short
bludgeons, remarkably uniform in their size and appear-
ance, and some of them were observed to have heavier wea-
pons, and pistols stuck in girdles fastened round their waists.
They were headed by a man who had women's curls hanging
down from under his hat, and who was called " Rebecca,"
and in the procession were some banners on which were in
scribed sentences' in the Welsh language to the following
purport---" Freedom, liberty, and better food," and " Free
trade and liberty." As they passed along they shouted in
Welsh, " Rebecca and liberty," " No poor law," " Freedom
and no tolls," " Now's the time," and other sentences of a
like nature. On arriving in the town they separated into two
bodies. About 500 or 600 horsemen proceeded down Water.
street, followed by some 3000 or 4000 rioters on foot, march-
ing from 12 to 'l4 abreast. The other division marched in
like manner down Lammas.street, shouting and yelling as
they went. On arriving near the Town-hall the two divi-
sions again met and marched at once towards the union
workhouse, shouting as the went and vowing its destruction.
On arriving at the workhouse their yells were terrific, and,
having demanded an entrance, they at once commenced an
attack upon the gateS, which they quickly demolished, and
a body of the ringleaders forced their way, in carrying in with
them some who were not well affected towards the proceed-
ing. As soon as the rioters commenced the work of demolition,
they dashed the tables on which the paupers are accustomed
t,.) dine into pieces, arid broke every thing which came in
their way; they then commenced throwing the beds and
bedding out of the windows, and appeared determined to gut
the place. At this moment there was a cry of soldiers, and
immediately thereupon a detachment of about thirty of the
4th regiment of light dragoons, who had been sent for, end
arrived by forced marches from either Neath or Cardiff,
galloped at a furious rate to the scene of action. With such
speed had these gallant fellows ridden that as soon they came
in front of the workhouse two of their horses immediately
fell dead, and others were led away. At first the mob seemed
inclined to resist them, and a fellow more daring than the
others rushed forward and seized the bridle of one of the
soldier's horses. He was warned to quit his hold, and as he
refused to do so was immediately cut across the head with
the sabre of the dragoon. At this the others fell back, and
the soldiers marched in, and taking the command of the
entrances, succeeded in enclosing about two hundred of the
rioters. The magistrates subsequently entered the union
with the constables, and commenced an examination of
the rioters, discharging those who did not appear to have
taken an active part, or to have been present willingly, and
committing the others for trial. Another cry of " soldiers "
was raised, and it being known that other troops were ex-
pected the Rebeccaites turned tail and fled in all directions,
leaving about 60 horses behind them. Nothing could exceed
the confusion which prevailed : those who were on horseback
scampered off without regard to the state of the roads,
leaping hedges and cutting by the shortest directions across
the fields. .Another troop of soldiers afterwards arrived.
The rioters who were committed were marched to gaol under
an escort of military and constables, who were hooted and
yelled at by the mob. At some points a few stones and
other missiles were thrown at them, but nothing like a se-
rious attack was made, and the soldiers and constables who
had acted valiantly throughout behaved with great calmness
and good humour. Among the rioters who have been sent
to gaol is a highly respectable resident of the town carrying
on business as a miller, and several respectable farmers.
The magistrates have acted in a praiseworthy manner, as have
also the pensioners and constables, who paraded the town
during the night, keeping guard over such houses as were
likely to be attacked. In the. course of the affray the wall
of the garden of Captain Davis, an active magistrate, was
pulled down. The military are kept under arms, and as it is
rumoured that the rioters will return armed, and in larger
numbers, the utmost excitement and alarm still continues to
prevail. There is a complete suspension from business, and
all is udeasiness.

LIVERPOOL CORN EXCHANGE,—Titts DAY.

(From Messrs. R. MAKIN & SONS' Circular.)

ARRIVALS OF CORN,
From the 20th to the 224 d June, 1843, inclusive.

DRSCRIPTION.

COAST-
WISIL.

Wheat ...... , Qrs.
Barley Qrs.
Malt
Oats
Bye Qrs.
Beans Qrs.
Pease. Qrs.'
Shelled Barley . Qrs.l
Indian Corn
Rapeseed
Oatmeal Loads
Flout . Sacks
Ditto . Brls.'

Into Runcorn, Ireland and
ley, qrs. ; Malt, qrs.;
meal, Ids.; Flour. sacks

Ditto from British Colonies out of Europe

SINGULAR OCCURRENCE.—A few days ago, a shepherd,
in the braes of Glenmorriston, requested a gamekeeper in the
neighbourhood to assist him in killing and destroying a few
hooded or grey crows, which were annoying his peaceful and
lonely domicile, in carrying away the young lambs. Assent
was given; and having killed a number of the disturbers of
the wood, they proceeded to a few scattered trees in the out-
skirts of the wood, close by the banks of the river, in which
they found an old crow's nest. They began to cast stones
towards the spot, and seeing a head peeping over the nest,
they fired, when to their great astonishment, down came a
wild duck. The gamekeeper climbed the tree, and found the
nest contained eight duck's eggs, which the bird was hatching
—a circumstance of very rare occurrence, as sea fowl have
their nests on the ground.—lnverness Courier.

BANISTER SLIDING.—On Tuesday Mr. Higgs, one of the
London coroners, held an inquest on view of the body of Frede-
rick Wilkinson, aged six years. Maria Mills, nurserymaid,
stated that deceased was one of Mr. Wilkinson's children,
and a remarkably lively and venturesome child. Witness
had often caught him on the banisters sliding down. She saw
him do this on Monday morning last, when she cautioned
him against so dangerous a practice, and made him quit the
staircase and go into a room to play. About five o'clock in -
the afternoon of the same day, while down stairs in the
kitchen, she heard the sound of a heavy fall upon the stones,
outside the kitchen door, cm opening which witness found
deceased lying dead at her feet. Only a few moments pre-
viously she had heard his voice on the staircase landing at
the top of the house, and there was no doubt that he had
fallen over the bqnisters, down the well of the staircase, from
the top to the bottom. He was bleeding from the month;
but quite dead.
StIOCLING ATTEMPT AT MURDER AND SUICIDE.—A
a-I°6ring attempt was made on Monday by a man named
Aberdeen, the keeper of a Chandler's shop in Willow-street,
Vauxhall-bridge-road, London, to murder two of his child-
ren and then destroy himself. It appears that the unhappy
man went to bed at about eleven o'clock on Sunday night
with his wife and children, and that about seven on Monday
morning the wife was awoke by the screaming of one of the
children, a girl named Elizabeth, and upon getting up she
saw to her horror her husband standing over her with a chop-
per in his hand, and before she could arrest his arm he had
struck the poor girl a blow on the forehead which nearly
cleaved her head asunder. She then discovered another of
her children, a boy of about seven years of age, lying on the
floor in a similar condition, and before she could by her
shrieks obtain assistance he had inflicted a blow on his Own
head, and fell senseless on the floor. The children and their
wretched father, who was not very seriously injured, were
all removed to the Westminster Hospital. Aberdeen, it is
said, has for sonic time been suffering from an aberration of
mind, and has twice previously attempted suicide. He had
three deep incisions upon the forehead, but being only flesh
wounds, they are not expected be attended by any dangerous
consequences. His unfortunate children both lie in a state
of considerable danger ; for the boy's life very little hope
is entertained, but the girl's wound wes found to be less
serious than at first supposed, and her ultimate recovery is
not despaired of. His wounds having been dressed, he was
removed to Queen-street police court for examination, and
remanded on the charge. At a sabsequent examination, the
prisoner was remanded for a week.

BURGLARY. —EXTRAORDINARY DISCLOSURES. -At a
special court, held before the magistrates of the Stockport
division of the county of Chester, at the Court-house, Stock-
port, on Monday last, a young man named James Swann was
charged with burglary, under the following extraordinary
circumstances .—lt appeared from the es idence adduced that
on the 31st of May last, the prisoner, in company with John
Gatley, deputy-constable of Stsvleybridge, and Richard Gat-
ley, son of the latter, constable of Bredbury, went to the house
of Thomas Bromley, publican and draper, of Hatherlow,
Cheshire, and informed him that his house was to be broken
into that night, and they wished him to be quiet and leave
the matter in their hands, and the robbers would be detected.
At first be demurred to this arrangement, and threatened tQ
knock any one on the head whO dared to enter his premises.
Upon this, Swami told him, that unless he consented to be
steady the robbery would not be committed that night ; and
addsd that he had come there as a spy, and was to take a part
in the burglary ; and that his house would have been robbed
some time ago but that he had caused it to be put off. He
told him that Sim Allis. Thomas Scholetield, and Robert
Howe, were the parties that were to commit the burglary, in
company with himself, and informed him at which window it
was intended to enter, and that Sim Allis would be the first
to enter the place. Upon the assurance of John Gatley, that
he would bring the whole of his police force to apprehend
the burglars, and that his property should be safe, Bromley
consented to the arrangement. About twelve o'clock the
sauie night J. Gatley, deputy-constable of Staleybridge, ac-
companied by his son, Mr. Little (the special high constable
of Hyde,. arid several other constables, arrived at the house
of Bromley. He was ordered to go to bed as usual, and the
" protectors " placed themselves in an outhouse near the
window at which the entrance was to be made. Bromley re-
tired to his chamber though not to sleep, and in about half
an hour afterwards he heard his parlour window forced open,
and drapery and other articles carried out. Having waited
till his patience was exhausted, and the burglars having left
the premises, he were. to see what the police were doing, and
then learned that they had suffered all the burglars to escape,
having got clear off with several bundles of drapery. Some
property, however, including two cheeses, the burglars had
thrown away on being pursued; and during the pursuit of
them one•of the constables fell and broke his left arm. Allis
has since been committed for trial, but not on this charge.
Scholefield and. Howe are still at large, and the prisoner
Swann, after being at liberty near a fortnight, was appre-
hended and examined before the magistrates at Hyde on
Wednesday last, when they thought proper to liberate him,
and the case was then taken up by the constables of the
Stockport division, who apprehended Swaim. After the
burglary Swann admitted to Bromley that he was the first to
enter his house. The evidence being gone through, the ma-
gistrates committed Swami to take his trial ou the charge of
'burglary at the next Chester assizes. The conduct of the
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of burglars to rob a house at 'Marple, and that -a watchman
of the 29th of May an attempt was made by the above gang
in the neighbourhood being attracted by the noise was going
to them, when he was met by
Little and Gatley, the two
cons tables above mentioned, who held him till the burglars
effected an entrance, but the parties residing in the house
being disturbed the burglars decamped and made good their
escape.

The arrivals into this port since Tuesday last, consist of a
moderate quantity of Wheat, with a good supply of Malt
coastwise and from Ireland ; but of other produce thence, we
have little comparatively to notice, and have no fresh imports
of Grain or Flour from abroad.
Since our first report this week the weather with us has
remained ,beautifully ffne, and having now similar accounts
from nearly all parts of the country, with a more indifferent
state of things as its usual concomitant, we have experienced
considerable dulness in the trade here during the past two
days, and in mast of the leading articles an inclination to-
wards lower prices.
Having a very limited number of either town or country
millers at this day's market, and those, for the most part,
I determined to remain inactive, we had an extremely dull lin-

gering sale for English, Irish, and Foreign Wheat indis-

criminately, and a general decline from our last quotations of
full Id to 2d per 70lbs.—Flour was also in very slow request,
and hardly retained its previous value.
Grinding Barley, being still rather scarce, continued to

move off in small parcels, on the terms last noted ; and Malt.
Beans, and Pease, though very little noticed, were held at
former prices.

Oats, participating in the languid state of the trade for
other articles, were very unsaleable; but from the limited
supply at hand, our last currency appeared to remain nomi-
nally unvaried. Oatmeal, likewise, was extremely difficult
to sell, and an abatement of 3d. per 2101bs. was conceded.
Duties continue without alteration.

TOTAL

Coastwise :—Wheat, qrs.: Bar.
Oats, qrs.; Pease, qrs.; Oat
brls.

EXPORTS.—Foreign. Wheat, qrs. ; Barley, qrs.; Oats,
qrs. ; Pease. qrs ; Beaus, qrs. ; Indian Corn, 175 qrs. ;
Oatmeal, Ids. ; Flour, sks, 300 brls.—lreland. Wheat. 65
qrs. ;. Barley, qrs.; Pease, qrs. ; Beans, 1 o qrs. ; Indian
Corn, qrs. ; Oatmeal, Ids. ; Flour, 20 sacks, 20 brls.—
Coastwise. Wheat, 135 qrs. ; Barley, qrs.; Malt, qrs. ;
Oats, qrs. ; Rye, qrs. ; Beans, 4 qrs. ; Pease, 11 qrs. ;
Indian Corn, qrs. ; Oatmeal, Ids. ; Flour, 168 sacks 63
bkrrels.

Average prices of Grain, for the week ending June 17, 1943.
Wheat 48s. 6d. i Barley 275. 3(1. I Oats 14s. 0,1. I Rye.. 303. 7d
Beans.. 28s. 4d. I Pease.. 20s. 7d.
Aggregate average of the six weeks.

Wheat 475. gd.-IBarley 275. 67" I Oats I7s. lid. I Rye 29 10d,
Beans.. 275. 7d. I Pease.. 295. 2d.

Duty on Foreign Grain, &c.this week.
Wheat 20c.0d. I Barley us. Od. 1 Oats .. . Bs. Od. I Rye.. I ls. 64.
Beans 115.6 d. I Pease.. 11s. 6d. Ind. Corn Os. Ott I Flour 12,.0id

Wheat ... ns. ed. I Barley.. 2s. 6d. I Oats ..2s. Od. I Rye— Od.
Beans.. 3s. ed I Pease.. 3s. Od. I Indian Corn.. Os. Od. I Flour 3s Od

Liverpool Averages, week ending June 20, 1843.
Wheat. Barley. 1 Oats. Beans. I Pease.
Qrs . Op
Prices .. 495. 4d. 00sT0d. lbs.94d. I Os. 0(1. Os. Oil.