The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1839-08-27
FIFTEEN DAYS LATER FROM ENG
LAND.

Chartist Riots-DcaM of The Turkish Emperor
Defeat Of The Turkish .Army-S,ureader Of the
Turkish Fleet.
The steamer Liverpool arrived at New York
on Monday Morning, afer passage of IS days,
and brings London papers to the 3lst Of July,
and Liverpool papers to the LIST of August The
news is highly important
CuARrIsT RIoTs We had accounts some
time since of the Riots at BIRMINGHAM in the
early part of July, caused by the magistrates
breaking up the meetings of the Charlists in n
public square called the Bull Ring. On Mon
day the 18th, during all which day the magis-
trates were engaged in the above examinations,
| n much more serious riot occurred. The Bir-
mingham Journal gives the following account.
The magistrates were engaged in the invest.
CATION until four o'clock, after which they re.
ceivcd baltic Mr.. Lovett, and Mr.. Collins,
and left the office at 5 o'clock, The crowd in
Moor street and the Bull Ring having been APP.
prised of the result gradually DISPERSED and the
town presented its usually orderly appearance.
Unfortunately, however, this tranquility was OF
but short duration. About seven O'Clock the
Bull Ring became crowded with number of
persons, whom, from their appearance seemed
| attracted by curiosity. Their conduct was per-
fectly orderly so much so that no attempt was
made as in the previous nights, to dispense them.
The pressure, however, was so great that the
shopkeeper's in the Blu II Ring closed their shops
&,
but without any nnticipations Of a riot. Shortly
after eight O'Clock, a mob of persons to the
number of about five hundred, were seen com
ing up Digbeth, armed with pieces of iron and
wooden rulings. and other weapons. On their
arrival at Moor street, they turned down to the
prison and Immediately commenced n furious
attack upon the widows, almost all of which
they de molished.
The policemen who were inside closed the
gates having it appears, received orders not to
act against he people without instructions from
the magistrates. The mob having demolished
the Office windows and dared the police to an
encounter, reracted Their steps, and Immediate
ly commenced an attack upon the windows in
the long range ofbuildings in the premises of
Messrs Bourne, grocer A tor smashing in every
zane in the building which is five stories high,
with = frontage of about forty feet, and in depth
about ninety feet, they divided themselves in
to parties and commenced the work of destruc-
ton in good earnest. One party, at a quarter to
nine o'clock, burst in the shop door of Messrs
Bournes house, and Immediately commenced
destroying property. Tea, sugar, and every ar
ticle they could lay their hands upon. were
thrown into the street, the cannsters kicked
out among the rioters and the whole frontage
battered in. The shopnlen and inmates were
paralyzcd, and fled out of the house by the side
and other doors. While this work OF devasta-
ton was going on, another party effected their
entrance into the shop of Mr. Leggett, feather
dealer and upholSter, aIu naViuS Sot Poo'e'o'o',
ola number Of pieces of bed ticking, some OF
them rushed into the street with lhemi and
spread them like carpenting in all directions
about the Bull Ring.
Having placed the linen in this manner upon
the pavement, and one Of the rioters deliber-
ately went to lamp at Nelson's monument, &
having lighted piece ofpaper, he set fire to
the ticking. When it was in flames it was roll.
ed up into heap opposite the monument, and
from thence carried in different poruons INTO the
shops of Messrs Pourne and Leggett. The fire
! almost instantly seized the counters and paper,
and in q few minutes the buildings were in
flames. The objects of the rioters were now SO
obvious, thant the concourse who had assem-
bled in the Bull Ring became evidently alarm,
ed and dispersed leaving the rioters in the fuli
possession of the leading streets. The next
place attacked by the mob was the house OF Mr.
Arnold nork butcher, residing nearly opposite