Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1842-09-21
Correspondence Of the N. Y. American.


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had been several serious attempts at riot
ing in the neighborhood of the Potteries
and the mining districts, and it now be.
comes or duty to record a series of the
most violent and awful riots that have &C.
Cured in England for the last fifty years.
During the last ten days, The whole ofthe
man ufacturing districts have been In the
greatest possible commotion, and the minds
OF the peaceab!y disposed inhabitants filled
with the utmost alarm at the time we
write, most oil the manufacturing towns in
Lancashire, Cheshire, Yorkshire, Staffor-
shire, aid Warwickshire, may be said to
De in state of instruction, aud il Is diff
cult, and, indeed, impossible to say what
will be the result of the movement which
is now going forward, or TO say when or
where it viii terminate. The rioting first
began to assume serious aspec; 10 Man
chester where the workmen turned out
from tie mills, with the osensible pretext
for higher wages. Subsequently, how
ever, il became evident that the turnout
originated in motives of politics, and the
cry now everywhere is The Charter, or
no work."
| The turnout at first amounted only to-
a few hundred persons, but those. having
taken the authorities by surprise, Went
about from mill TO mill, unmolested, de-
manding The hands employed in them TO
i turn out, until the numbers amounted to
many thousands. Wherever tteir de-
mands were not complied with, force was
used At leng b, the ma glstrates and the
: peaceable inhabitants became seriously
alarmed, and the military were called out,
when the work of slaughter began. No
sooner was this Intelligence conveyed to
! Preston and the other manufacturing towns
, than similar scenes occurred. Expresses
were sent to London and Ireland for
) troops, which have been drawn from all
quarters into the districts where the riot
ing exists, and the respectable or wealthy
: portion of the people have been sworn In
as special conslables by hundreds. 10
7 Preston the rioting was only stayed by
the military firing on the mob. the result
of which was that many of the rioters
were severely wounded, some of whom
have since died Ia Halifax, on the 18th,
: the mob was dispersed a. the point of The
bayonet, yet the rioting at this place has
not been quelIed. This morning, the ac-
counts from there are alarming in the ex-
IRENE; business was at sand, and the
: rioters have had several collisions with
the mlIiary,in which not only some ofthe
rebels have been wounded, but numbers
of the militia y besides, and one or two oil
each have been killed.
4 Ia tho Dotforipe he mo Sta fo oft IN n rre
/. still exists, and the mob have had recourse
to the destruction of property by fire. In
Oldham, Middleton, ChoritY, Blackburn
8 Stockport, Burslem, Bolton, Wigan, and,
/ indeed, IN every town where large nun,
Lers oil workmen are employed, nearly
e the same scenes have occurred as those a
: Name hester, described at length in anolhel
d ,part of our sheet. Not less than twenty
g persons have been killed, while the nnm
J. bers wounded cannot withlanv degree 0
y certainty be Judged. The Queen HIS is
g sued proclamation, setting forth that Ii
q diverse parts of The country serious riot
s have occurred, and denouncing such act
y as unlawful, of.ring reward Of fft,
% pounds for the apprehension of every pei
al son who on trial shall be convicted of has
ID ing taken part in the riots, with free par
j. don to any accompice who will give e1
81 idence against his associates Such ar
r the scenes that have occurred since tn
as sailing of the last steamer. In Manches
ID ter and Preston the rioters have becom
re less violent, and the majority of mills ar
Or again 10 operation; but ii is difficult /
10 saw when the whole of the MANUFACTURER
al towns will follow their example. Their
at have also been some riots in the main
IN districts Of Scotland, but :hey have M
re been attended with any serious consequer
o. ces. @
oil FIRE AT TAMwoRTH.--ThiS mornin
Pc early report reached town that the who
of the magnificent structure of Drayto
IN Manor, Tamworth, tue residence Of S
70. Robert Peel, was iD flames, aud that built
nd ing with its immense and valuable co
ne lection of paintings, furniture, &c., ha
o. been RACED TO the ground.
- We like to have one who reads, bl
he does not pay for our paper flnd t. ult VII
a its contents. Ii shows that his taste Is o
s. par with his homes y.--BGrre Gazet
e DRowNED--A girl abou: l6 years
lie age who came 10 this place with famil
ng from New York, while bathing near VIII
'es is called Pine Island, on The bank of tn
IN harbor, during the last week, ventured b
ey yond her depth and was drowned. W
ey have moi been able 10 learn the name OF Il
nd deceased. or anything further than tn
nd she was of obscure parentage from soT
no part Of New Jersey. We believe the bod
in was soon recovered and properly interre
Nors1ich [COn Gazette.
:. HoRRIBLE MoDE OF TORTURE AN
"a EXECUTION AT MONTE VIDEo.--ln Il