Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-06-18

Vben the debate was closed, the whole Of the
,,,b, side and part Of The left ceutre balloited
AGAINST the propo.itieo. which vas negatiyed /,
bu, the majority exceeded tho minority by only
few votes.
LIVERPOOL, May s.
ALARMING RIOTS Al MANCHESTER.
We deeply regret TO state that yesterday
noon an alarming riot broke out 10 the neigh
bourhuod Of Ancoais Manchester, IN conse.
quence Cfa reduction (Which was announced
on Saturday, in the price TO be paid for wea-
wing shirfngs. We are not quite ceriain IN
whose mill tue damage was commenced, but
the factories Of Mr.. Guest and MIR. Thomas
Harbottle have been completely guted, and
large mill occupied W Messrs. Parker, IN
Dyche street, Angel street. has bean set on IRE
and burnt down. Its TO be observed thai these
| factories are not power.loom mills. but were
filled with a kind OF loom thai has been In use
few years only, calhd dandy loom,
which is worked by hand. -Four persons are
IN custody; one charged with throwing stones,
! and three on suspicion OF setting Messs. Par
kers' mill on fire, but we know nothing Of the
evidence against them. Al four O'Clock. all
actual disturbance WAS at an end, but there
were still large numbers OF people about, in a
state Of considerable excitement, and the mill
tary were pnradng the streets. The deputy
constable, Mr.. Lavender, had very narrow
escape from large and heavy stone. which
was thrown with violence so as completely to
tear our the crown Of his hat. Several persons
received severe blows with stones, but no other
injury that we know of took place. The mob
did not continue assembled so as await the
reading of the riot act and though recruit.
ing party of marines, and party Of about %
nff b..k iuu lie tb
they were, fortunately, not called on TO act
This occurrence is extremely 10 be deprecated,
and can only make the existing depression
worse. tits worth remsrking that no hostility
to power looms was manifested, and il ought IL
be stated that the fire from Parkers' mill com
muncated TO several cottages; the alarm oil
the poor inhabitants at this occurrence Was Of
the most intense kind. We believe, however
the flames. in all these cases, were extin.
gushed.
Riois al MacciesfeM and Rochdale--We re
gfet 10 state. that during the present week,
there have been omeriotous proceedings on the
part of the workmen at Macclesfield and at
Rochdnle which, however il is some conso-
!ation TO learn nave not possessed the serious
character nscribed TO lhem.-At Macclesfeld,
on Monday riotous Hssemblage, composed
chiefly ofboys. broke the windows Of factory
belonging 10 Messrs, Brockleburst a. Co. silk
manufacturers, on account, we believe, Of
some reduction which these gentlemen had
made or proposed 10 make, in the wages of their
weayers.-On the following day, a number Of
the weavers paraded the streets, carrying flags
hung with Grape and US there was military
at that tune stationed in The town. their pro-
eeedlngs created Considerable alarm. On
that evening, however, de- &C hments of cavalry
and infantry entered the town from hlanches.
Ter and Stockport; and since that time, al
though the professions have been to some ey-
tent continued, nothing of import ance has Ia
ken place. Al Rochdae good deal of dissat-
isiaclion amongst the worknen has arisen, as
we understand, out ofthe following circumstan
ces AT The time ofthe last Turnout al Roch.
dale general list of prices for weaving was d,
greed upon, and has, we believe, been pretty
acted upon since that period Re- =,
Gently, however, certain msuufacl urers in Roch-
dale made contract with government for
quantity oil fannels and as The price Was low, |
they,as we are informed, did not choose TO ma,
the full wages for weaving, and sough 10 re- !
duce them by giving out The work as being OF |
an INFERIOR description To what it really was |
The circumstance coming 10 The knowledge of |
the general body of weayers, they assembled !
in considerable numbers, and deprived ot their |
'hutles the persons who were working a. the |
reduced rate. On Thursday large body of
ben forced their way into the factory OF a
Mr. Chadwick, "he,t they took away lbe shut.
lies, and, we believe, did some damage TO the
looms also. When the disturbances common
ced, we believe there were no military in Roch.
dale, hut company of the 9th regiment hav.
ing marched in from Oldham, and small de-
tachment OF cavalry from Manchester. tran
guilty was soon restored. Several persons, |
we believe, have since been taken into Gus ody |
but We have not heard whether any of them
have been committed for trial
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