The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-04-10 00:00:00

scrim several persons standing iu the road, apparent
in coesultation, but none of them with anus su itieSr
bands. In turning up the lane towards Iltighouse, tou
of the gentlemen, of the names of Smith and Brearlev.
observed a number of men sitting order the wall?, a:i.l
at the same time saw, by the light ',film moon, a glitter-
ingni hot! ihrlassrest:d tts"utosusatol pa, &sr ea! Statist Islaptuet buoutitrit.:si
hated towards one of the pikes, to ascertain what it was,
on which he reeeiveil a violent blow with the sharp cogs
of a pike, which cut his loamd desperately, and induce,'
ldsu and his companion to hurry utf, crving nut "Help."
Phis cry brought back the three other gentlemen, who
were proceeding lonian! towards Cooper-bridge; and 0::
rout:rig near to the Park-wall, one of thews Mr- itsittlett
Tolson, a master-eualitifacturer at Dalton, put hi. foot
!pen a boodle of pikes, and isniuired what was flail..
file reply was given by a violent stroke, several tisw.s
repeated, with one of the pike-handles, and at 'gulp's a
fellow wore desperate than the rest, ro.:11,. a thrust at hi:.,
with a pike, winch taking a 'laming direction inflicted
upun.litur a wound about the middle of the back, at the
left sole, about two inches in length, and half an ince.'
deep. On seeing Isis friend su 11l treated, alr. Jolty
tlinchlife stepped up to his assistance, but finding that
they were likely to be 'overpowered, they waste
thongh not till a pistol had been bred at :tlr. Iliurhlitm.,
the ball from which lie heard distictly whiz past his ea..
111th some difficulty Mr. Tolson was got to Mr. Thom".
..Itkinson'a, the Captain tononantlant of the 'Sonde:.-
held troop of Yeomanry cavalry, where his wound wz:.
dressed, and be was some time afterwards enabled to r•-
torn bootie, having secret! moth less than Wight hare
been expected.
Belem midnight the magistrates Weft all assembled at
the George lion ; the cavalry,whicts consists of one troop
ef the •Itio Dragoon Guards, under Captain Silithorp, and
the infantry of three tompauies of the bbtls Regimen! of
Foot, under Caot. Wellitig, were called out, while the
Yeomanry Cavalry were summoned from their houses
a short notice. Soon after two o'clock, the beacon ua
the Castle-hill, which seems to have consisted of a pima
tity of shavings smeared with combustible limner, au I
hoisted un a pole, was fired. For sume time the apptua.li
of the Insurgents, to take possession of the tow u, a: _s
moment expected; two or three sky-rockets
brru observed to rise before this hum, au l Cr:Tient re-
ports of lire-arses were heard extendiog along the births
of the river to a considerable distance; hut, tram some
cause, which is not yet fully ascertained, the litsurgea:s
began to disperse in even direction, and the meditated
attack npun the town was abandoued. This abrupt ter-
minatiou of an enterprise which appeared so menacing,
has been accounted fur in different nays: according
some, the preparations made by the magistrates and the
military hail intimidated the Insurgents; another suppo-
sition is, that the brightness of the moon, vmlmich shone
with otitinual lustre uts that night, prevented the sigsta.s
frosts bring distinctly seen; and *nether, and pei-lito
the most probable oral!, is, that the leaders of these in-
fatuated urea, either from euwardice ur treachery,
souk them in the t ttttttt ent of trial. As the morning of -
Orsotelictl. bey. rag ;tactics of hone and foot-sublires weir
sent out to reconnoitre the country, and to pit L .
stragglers, but nut a single prisoner was made during
the night ; and it is a little remarkable, that, with the
exception of the outrage in liirklers-lane, and the at,. d-
ing of arms and other offensive Weapons, nu exces...,r
ili•predatiots whatever a as rouuuitttd in the nide cut,
over %filch this rising extended. The following persons
were taken into custody un Saturday, Sunday, and 3100-
Joseph Barker, of Coln-bridge. nit's his two so:y.
Joseph and Benjamin, who are all blacksmiths, and . r
chervil with the fabrication pi kes, and wi:11
in the rising ; John Lindley, of .Vitrtield, nail-maker,
a s milar elm rge.
Thomas Markham, of Mirfseld ; Nathaniel
of Ledger-bridge, a journeyman clothier; Joseph Jess •
and Samuel Jessop, of Hollinshall, Kirklineuti; a d
Joshua thirst, of Deighton, all of whom are chare,
with haring Urea in anus on the night of the 31st ult.
.1 great many persons out of the disturbed
have, we untlerstaild, absconded in consetitionee 1,.e
part they have taken in these lawless proceedings, sual
the extent of the mischief to the distressed families
these infatuated men is iticalciliahle. The persons
ready apprehended wili, sue n.iderstatail, he COult1111:• I
to lurk-castle; but the* itlasittr.itcs wait a reply tr, •
llovernment before they ticei,h• whether to make
the committals for high trc•son, or simply Oa A
misdemeanour. It is reinarlialple, that io the ; ..•
pulous villages of lionley, lt. rry-brow,
and along the valley of Slaithika,te,
tenure invasions, a good deal of agitation has pre.
the people do not seem to have made any moveutet.t
whatever; and moue of thew, it is said, molt a manite
of wisdom and pleasantry, observes! fu the instigator',
that they would wait till the next morning, to see btu
the new government went on. We hope that, in future,
all their neighbouring villagers will be as wise as the.--
selves, and all wait till the following ruing. In the
midst of all this external commotion, there dues nut a; -
pear to have been the least syttiptoutuf riot or disaffectio'
in the tuna of fludiltr•tield it•cif, during the night of
Friday ; all was perfectly quiet there, except when ae
parading of the military broke in the general
.st,. •
tress, and apprised the %%mulcting itiltahitanta ut the
danger with which they were menaced.
The arms hitherto captured by the military anieuat
only, we believe, to three pike-Leads, a few side-ar:::s
and tire-arms, anal several pike-handles, with two er
three scythe-blades, fastened into shafts. The pikes
are Olivet nine inches long, resembling the head v: •
halbert, wills a screw at the end, to fasten into an it. 1
umaket, which is riveted at the top of the pike•hand!..
and the 'nadirs are from six to eight fret in lettri•,
some .4 them hormeil of ash pistils, and whets of ,:e .
rather thicker than the handle of a hay-fork. None ':
the pikes which have been found are formed to cot
horse's bridle ; but we have reason to suppose t•tat
there are some such instruments, as an attempt, a;
tenth- be the nay of experiment, was mule with one ot
them to ant a gentleman's bridle, who ass last Sunday
night riding between Thornhill and Kirkheaton, h.t
whit's, missing the rein, caught the geutlematt s prtits-
loon, and tore it from the knee to the angle.

There is Route reason to snppu•r that arms hare been
elandestibely introduced into the ne;ghhourlinorl .•t
thadderstield for stone time past, but to what ammo', ;.
nor known. On the alas preceding that uu which r::•
villagers a►►eurhled in bostile array, a parcel Call,V
kisolderstield by the Keeidatnr 41..1111, 1141dieS..I1
"John Patrol.. Criatlegatr, Itu.lrlerslieht." I Owthr In a
defect in tle parkage, the ried of a holgOlet jutted ../1* •t
the paper t tnis cirenstoitance arrest...l the attention ..t
Mr. Whitehead, the Dimity l'on.tahh.„ who waited t
the nuch-otfi.•e till :1 wa• rale.' for Ly on.• Will. the
rant of Payne, who is a hanker, :rh,••a .t was 0;101441 ..►
his presence, aard foatml to -re.ta:a brace ut