New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-08-04
Fatal ARRAY at Manchester with Trades
IniOnistx.

One OF those sangulnafy ARRAYS TOOK place IN 1le
nelghboroOd OF Manchester, early on Saturday morn
ing, which have so often resulted n the noIth from
contests between masters and employers. \ master
brlckmaker named James FAR, having croit al
Rusholme, about a mile south of the borough gave
great oense 20 the Trades Union about two years ago
and was threatened with persecution when MS
opponents have since carried on win unrecut-
ing yigor. during last year the unlonls's entered
ms cTons from time TO time IN the night, and de-
siroyed the newly made bricks. Wnlle IN the SOL
state. lying on the butts II IS calculated that tney
did him. IN one year, damage 70 the amount Of t2VD
or GOO. He prosecuted some OF the Offenders IL lhe
last Summer Assizes, and this by no means lessened
the luminosity OF the Union. This year they had re-
commenced then attacks and having last sunday
morning entered ms croft and violently beaten some
OF his private watchmen. ne determined TO arm ms
people during the night for The future IN order that
they might oppose violence TO violence. On >dtlf-
day morning soon after midnight, the croi1 was az
tackled by upwards OF 100 Union men, armed with
guns and pistols. Mr.. FAIR had four men on
the watch with guns, and they had also a
small cannon loaded with Inusket-Das and Indrolcs
The Unonists came to the neghbOrhood IN three
bodies and assembled On the north side of Birch
Church at gwen signal, the only notice OF ther
approach to the watchmcn beng the rdmplln7 OF
feet and the barking OF the dogs belonging TO Mr..
Farr IN the croft. The watchmen, Il appears had
scarcely time to MAKE ready, ere their aSsallantS mao
entered the croft and were destroying me DrlcAs by
tramplnG On them whilst still IN me sO Stale ne)
discharged number of shots IN the direction o. tle
watchers but owing 10 the darkness. took but mill
fegent ann, and the discharges were harmless ne
watchmen returned the fire from couple OF guns,
and then discharged the cannon. The cannon was
so placed as take the left flank OF the attacking
party dlagonally and though the men could not DE
distinctly seen in The darkness OF the night tthe moon
b. ing overcast the outline Of the body to Use the
EXPRESSION OF the watchmen, was seen Ike a ddrk
cloud spread over the north side of;hc croft and Mas
perceptibc enough for the purpose OF taxing ann
When the cannon was discharged, the UnlomSls COY
cred fiat of bricks. the nearest part OF winch nghl
be TO- and furhes ca or 20 yards distant. They mad
Al this time DESTROY 900 or 7OOObncks but appear
To have been pane stricken al the discharge OF the
cannon. though they had laughed and lecred ~ me
natchmen when they discharged their guns. Ihey
Instantly commenced a somewh hat hasty retreat and
from the cries of pam heard among them, 1t IS sup
posed that some OF them were severely wounded, as
nanv drops of blood were afteTward found on the
bricks. They were seen IL carry man away VINO
moaned loudly and II was a!tcrward discovered laai
one Of their body. brickmolder named John ked
fCarn. had been shot dead. lie was found Al day
break under one OF the walls OF unburn bricks winch
he had apparently been destroying in pool of blood
None OF ms accompllceS have yet fallen INTO the
hands Of the police but Captain Sheppard and Cap
tain Davies, of the county constabuary are making
inquiries which viii probably lead 70 the apprehen-
SION of the most active OF them.