Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1853-11-24

The ENGLISH RIors.-We find the
following account among the details Of
the Baltic's news:
The discomfort prevailing among the
golfers and operatives, at present on q
strike in Lancashire, has broken out in
desperate riots at Wigan. Onthe even
ing of Friday, 2sth, a meeting OF the
representatives of the employees was
held at the Royal Hotel Wigan, when it
was resolved that the operatives should
have the offer to return to their work,
within fortnight and if this was not
acceded to the mines would be closed
permanently, until the men were star
we'd into submission.
On this becoming known to the mi
ners they proceeded to smash the win
dows of the hotel and to ''mob" the en-
ployers, and at length proceeded to acts
Of greater violence. The police, about
a dozen in number, were totally inefici-
ent against the crowd a thousand strong.
There was an extra police force in
the shape of fifty constables specially
enrolled, but on the first appearance Of
danger these worthless fed This encour-
aged rioters to act pretty much as they
pleased, and their pleasure was to plllage
the stores and to set fire to the dwellings
of their employers. The Royal Hotel
was first sacked and set on fire, and the
drinks found at the bar and in the eel
lar were distributed among the crowd.
Next the mob rushed along the va
rious streets, extinguishing the lamps,
and smashing the windows in which
lights were. The police station, the
Victoria Hotel, and the Clarence Hotel,
were then attacked, and more or less
damaged. Mr.. Taylor's mansion of
the firm of Tailor & Brothers, cotton
spinners, was beseiged front and rear,
and left such wreck that next day the
doors and windows had to be boarded
up. At this juncture cry of "the sol
diers are comingp had the effect OF
causing the rioters to run, but finding
it false alarm, they proceeded to the
house and factory of Mr.. johnson, cot
ton spinner, which they speedily quit
ted. Mr.. johnson and his family for
tunatety escaped by the rear while the
ruffians were entering the house from
the sreets. Furniture to the value OF
f5OO was torn to pieces in his house,
in few minutes.
The rioters having taken the fire from
the CRATES, built it on the drawing room
floor, and piled on 1t pictures, curtains,
books, and the remains of pianos and of
an organ they had smashed. The mir
rors they threw out of windows, cut up
all the chairs and sofas, and beat the
heavier furniture to pieces. Having
thus slaked their ferocity, they proceed:
ed to satisfy their hunger by plunder-
ing the provision stores, and were la
boring heartily in this vocation when
$50 soldiers marched into the place,
and the valiant rioters dispersed like
mist. On Saturday, all was quiet, and
five arrests (boys) were made by the
vigilant constables. Sunday also passed
without disturbance.
On Monday night an attack was made
on the sawmills attached to the colliery
of the Earl of Balcarras. One hundred
and fifty Golfers who had been brought
from Wales to supply the place of the
turn-outs were lodged within, and the
attack was vengeance on them as inter-
lopers. The men fired upon the attack
ing crowd and killed one, who was car
ried off by his comrades. A message
was despatched to Wigan for the sol
diers, but ere they arrived the mob had
dispersed. Further difficulties were ap-
pretended. and dragons had been sent
for from Manchester.