The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-08-16 00:00:00

PRESTON.

Our reporter proceeded to Preston yesterday morning,
and on his arrival there he found, as stated already, the town
in a state of perfect quietness. He ascertained that at five
o'clock on Saturday evening the magistrates gave orders, by
the distribution of hand-bills at every public-house and beer-
shop, that the whole should be closed at that hour. This
direction was to a great extent complied with, and to it may,
perhaps, be attributed the safety of the towu during the
night.
During the afternoon of Saturday, in addition to the force
already in town, a company of the 72nd Highlanders arrived
about two o'clock, and at four a further reinforcement of 150
of the 60th Rite brigade, under the command of Major Wool-
ford. They were brought from Manchester by a special train,
and were only one hour and four minutes on the journey : the
distance is about thirty-six miles. About one o'clock on
Sunday the Wigan troop of the Lancashire Yeomanry, un-
der the command of Lord Francis Egerton, marched into
town ; and we believe it was intended that another troop of
the same regiment should come in yesterday morning, but
from the appearance of the town orders were despatched to
say that their services were not needed. The following is
the proclamation which the magistrates issued :
" AS,WEIERE
A number of persons did yesterday illegally assembly them-
selves together within this borough, and did with great force
and violence break open divers mill and manfactories, and
turn out the persons employed therein, and commit divers
acts of outrage and violence against the Queen's peace ; and
whereas a still greater number of persons did this morning
illegally assemble together in this borough, and did with great
force and violence break into another mill, and make a great
riot, tumult, and disturbance against the Queen's peace;
and whereas the mayor and magistrates having proceeded
with a civil and military force, to restore the public peace,
the said rioters did make an attack upon them, striking
and wounding divers of the police, and knocking down the
chief constable, whereupon the Mayor did cause the Pro-
elamationi directed by the Statute, commonly called the
Riot Act, to be openly read to the persons so illegally
assembled, and did command all persons being assem-
bled, immediately to disperse them, but after such Pro-
clamation made, the persons then so assembled continued
their violence, and overpowered the constables, and pro-
ceeded further to attack the military force, by whom the ma-
gistrates were assisted, and by throwing stones at them in
front and in rear at the same moment, did attempt to over-
come the said military force, whereupon it became necessary
for the said military force to fire upon the rioters, and the
military force, by lawfnl command, did then and there fire
upon the rioters, whereby they were dispersed and divers of
them wounded.

These arc in the name of our Sovereign Lady the Queen,
strictly to charge and command all persons to keep the
Queen's Peace, as they will answer the contrary according tO
Law. And to declare that the Mayor and Magistrates will
use every authority with which they are invested for the pre-
servation of the public peace.
By order of the Mayor and Magistrates.
RICHARD PALMER.
Aug. 13th, 1842. Town Clerk."

In consequence of so a large number of the 60th rifles
having arrived, it was concluded that the services of the two
detachments of the 72nd (the one from Blackburn and the
other from Wigan) might without any fear be dispensed
with, when those from the former place were marched back,
and thh other by the Railway. The soldiers were kept
closely within quarters, and the magistrates continued their
deliberations till a late hour, being ready in case of a sudden
outbreak to act with the same promptness and energy that
had characterised their proceedings in the morning ; Sunday
passed over most quietly—the only excitement beinh,* in
front of the Bull Inn, where the greater part of the Rifle-
men were located, and that excitement was only
caused by a great number of idlers that would as easily
have congregated on any other occasion. The authori-
ties had a conference in the evening, and arrangements were
made as to the mode of action to be adopted yesterday
morning, had there been any attempt to disturb the peace
of the town by preventing those hands that were willing to
resume their work, from so doing.
The first intimation yesterday morning that the military
were in the town, was the bugle of the yeomanry about four
o'clock, in order to have them in readiness to act at the time
of the factories commencing (six o'clock). About half-past
five they were paraded in the street, as also the rifle brigade.

A fire took place at Lugos, in Hungary, on the 21st ult.,
which destroyed the town-hall. the church, and more than
300 houses.
The Sheffield and Rotherham Railway Company held their
general meeting in the course of the week, when a dividend
was declared at the rate ofd per cent., being 17s. 6d. on the
original ,C 25. sha.res, and, is. on the new or half shares, on
which £lO. is igud"P'.

The Inverness Courier contradicts the rumour of Sir R..
contemplated n
visit to the Highlands, to the seat of
of —e—acastie, and states that he could not
PpC possibly
IS° bsi yi Bb
ea liiabsente from London for so long a time as a three
days' journey would compel him to be.
OLD PIGEON.--11r. Isaac Stubbs of the Dale, near Kirk-
oswaid, in Cumberland, has in his possession a wood-pigeon
upwards of twenty-three years old. The bird, for the most
remains in the house, and frequently has two very
singular playmates—namely, the sheep-dog and cat. The
docility of the bird is truly wonderful.

ANNIVERSARY OF THE OPENING OF THE GATES.—
This anniversary was celebrated on Friday with the accus-
tomed signals of rejoicing. A salute of cannon was fired at
an early hour in the morning—flags were hoisted on the Ca-
thedral and at the Royal bastion, and the joy-bells sent forth
their merry peels throughout the day. In the evening the
Apprentice Boys assembled in their club-rooms, where they
enjoyed themselves foi a few hours in the utmost harmony.
The whole proceedings went off in the most peaceable and
orderly manner, and without the slightest interruption.--
Derry Sentinel.

NEW ARMS TO THE CONSTABULARY.--ThC constabulary
of this county have been served out with very neat new per..
cussion carbines, and the old flint ones have been taken into
store. The new ones are about an inch shorter in the
barrel, but the bayonet is more than two inches longer than
the old ones ; the carbine has a spring attached to the back
of the barrel which effectually holds on the bayonet, and
also a spring attached to the bayonet which secures it in the
scabbard, and prevents its being easily drawn out except by.
twenty-one
days Income the wearer.—Lonyford Journal.
INCOME TAX.—IMPORTANT.—IR the House of C
for tThaexreturn of these
on Friday, Mr. Redhead Yorke asked the Chancellor of Commons
Exchequer whether be was aware that there was great irre-
gularity r
the
papers was to be calculated from the da
dated, or from that on which they vvye on which they were.
Chancellor of the Exchequer said he
I7e thc
notice de
delivery
ery of
re delivered ? The,
been considerable delay in delivering was sorry there had.
this was not altogether attributable the Income Tax papers ;,
arose from the act having h to the Stamp-office, but
quarter-day. The act been passed so shortly before
within twenty-one days ,required the- papers to be filled up
if it was shown that, they after the time they were dated, but
the government would were not delivered in proper time,
allowance of time, and have no objection to make a proper
been asked, whether • if afford every facility. It had also
, two papers were left, it was necessary
to fill up both. If
one being his a gentleman resided in two places, the
in place of business, and the other a country re-
sidence,that case it would be necessary to fill up each
paper, and deliver
forms. Butif them properly, as they would be different
the same papers were left in two places, it
would only be necessary to fill up one, with an intimation
written on the oti lei • that a due and proper return had been
made.