New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-03-15

- Oar correspondent describes IL a. pi,isbs
Tsassss,dreds Of poor fellows idling around the Elk
rEr hopss of obtaining chance job. Con-iter-
| Ss.,..lsy Rad been displayed By the citizens. and
~ "a COO we're suh-crihsd. Relief stores were
80 n various par,s< the town, ana tickets, enti.
i -. holders to bread eo1 Goals, were freely dis'
! ssstt. The conduct OF the unemployed wa, al
- sibeut exception, peac cable snd prsiseworthy,
! ys.r,h want was 80 great TIA, instances bad oc-
l "a where men actually tainted from hunger, ana
ssn the STREE The bGls % these really Industrious
<ss bore up bravely in the hope Of sn carry return
l ,Aor. However, on Tuesday the 2Oth, great ag,-
81 was Observable in the Scotland hos1,
Of the loves, and most dsreputshle quarters
L the town. by degrees, the e1JiseT9 .lle
s,red into the dimensions Of a not Dsnu7 ~ .ne
sxpfeDtec marched on, into vsroua ps-lS Va -. 80
S,p aud caused the gr safest CONSERVATION 10 '1s
lss5ens The stores sloDg the principal thoro1s1-
l,res were Immediately cOsed-the jewelers. ana sn,
ogsmiibs first next the cutters aod guosi.-ue, anu
ltsly the entire trade OF the town was suspenueo.
l1sse bsnds Of marauders vaeu Ia naolos, iroin ~
ID nearly OOO but contained considerable proper
Ian of q ON. N and lads. They seemed TO nave no
l,o,t ~ organization, nor any definite object in
Jew. At first they ru,hed tumultoously into the
,.hers' shops twenty or thirty Of which were
..crroed and plundered. They also demanded and re-
e,iysd money from various other siorekeepers An
.,tsck was made on s.. Johns market, bu the gates
were closed, and the police beat off the besegers
Toward evening the town resuuaed its woated appear
,nce An extra force Of special constables was sworn
10, and number Of the ordinary police were armed
nd mounted. Sixty pri oners were taken, and we're
iumm9ily sentenced by the Police Courts 20 terms Oh
bard labor varyirg from week 10 three nlon'ns.
Next day. Wedne sday, the 2lst, the dHturDsnc
we're resumed The same scenes sgsin occurred; the
provision shops attacked, the police maze sac
tessfui skrmshts and captured many OF the rio,ers
The stores were closed during pNt OF The dsy, Dut'
Com the report of our pendent who took occa
ron personally 10 witness toe " riots this was q
precsuiion quite unnecessary. The police were at
II tin e. more tbsn match for the mob. Since the
list, ali had remained perfectly quiet,
Simisr disturbances, bu' on smaller scale, took
,lsce in London Bands Of men aud boys levied con-
rbuions the storek oers till the Interference OF
DE police stopped the enterprise.
The report from Manchester ia less un'avoraoie
lbsn from Liverpool but il shows distress. The &C.
ytre frost bad closed the canals and tho wofkmen
DEPENDENT ON traffic were compelled TO apply 10 the
HCIkbouse. Some hundred railway porters had
been discharged from lack of work. The mills are
beginning to work on ~ short time "
At birmingham the stato Of the poor is very dIs'
hessDg. Nine thousand workmep are out OF en-
sloy meut in the town of b rmingbam alone, and
rroportionate number in the neighborrg parishes.
Notice has been given to the ironwoIkers That re-
duction CT wsges can be no longer delayed. Num-
bers Of the needlemakers OF Reddhch are without
work The watch trado Of Coventry ia extremely
duh. mostly from deficiency Of Americ an orders In
most OF the other manufacturing towas and villages
Of the district the pressure of peuperis is on the in
crease aid measures were in operation to aH)rd tenn
porary relief.
The Nottingham lace and hosiery trade was very
dull and the workmen were beginning to suffer from
scarcity Of employment aud DEAFNESS Of provisions.
AtLeicester, business remained depressed that
. number Of hands were Cut Of work.
In Leeds and in the West Riding Of Yorkshire dis.
trees exists, but, it is hoped, only Of temporary
nature.
LATEsr.-The detention Of the Pacific enables us
10 state that sfsirs had taken decided turn for the
better sudden thaw bad get in, enabling the build
.fs and canal men to resume work, while change of
Wind was bringing up considerable amount Of ship
ing. II YVES honed the worst W u past.