Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-08-17
Election scene in England

! UHiLtN hAaANN ANN AAAtlN bNNii bilt tiblt VI
the rloting England has seen recently
The London Star publishes three col
umns OF riots, mohs, etc, Of which the
following forms a very brief condensa-
ton:
Chippenham 49, Polling booths sur
rounded by Infatuated mobs A farmer
and policeman knocked down and beat.
| en-. All the windows of hotel smashed.
One of the ringleaders of the mob given
up to it after his apprehension by the
! police. The windows of another hotel
| (250) smashed and damage done to the
furniture The landlord fusinading the
crowd with ginger beer bottles Mayors
windows broken, paintings, furniture
and chandeliers destroyed. Next house
served similar. Butcher shop Quilted
and the meat thrown into the street A
doctors house attacked; he in dying
state, his servants holding boards over
the windows to protect him from the
missiles. Vicarage windows shattered,
gravestones torn up from churchyard
and thrown through them Military
telegraphed for. Damage from $4,000
to $4,000.
Carlisle-Uproar, riot and confusion.
Candidates bawled at and pelted at with
stones, SCOT, ochre and powder. A free
fight; black eyes and bloody noses. The
Mayor and other gentlemen driven from
the hustings with showers of stones and
powder ofall coors-blue yellow, black,
white and green also heavy bags of
whitening and SCOT, also potatoes, rotten
nd hntnkaric AAa1 10
covered with the same, putting up UNI
brellas to shelter themselves. Tory can
didate received bag of SCOT in his face,
presenting the appearance of niger.
Row renewed next day, quelled by the
clubs of police.
Derby - Stones dead cats, rabbits,
dogs and behring's, eggs, SCOT and grease,
thrown at Mr.. Bass, the retiring men,
Der, and he was obliged to escape to the
rear of the building, till protected by
friends and police to his hotel.
Liverpool - Deafening uproar and
Clamor. The occupants of the hastings
pelted with rotten eggs - poured
in fast and furious. "One struck a gen
tleman full in the ear and discharged
it's contents down his neck; another re-
ceived one on the check nearly all
were more or less despatched with the
yellow yolk, which rebounding from the
Town Hall pillars fell in showers on the
ground. Some persons were covered
from head to foot"
Lincoln-A hundred and fifty or two
hundred lads hooting and breaking win
dows The military called out, the riot
act read, the soldiers clearing the
streets. Several persons badly cut, and
troop of infantry sent for.
uddersfeld-Stones thrown, people
knocked down and injured, the riot act
read, the military sent for, the police
clearing the streets with their trun-
cheons.
Shetfield-Attempts Of 'roughs who
had been conspicuous during the day in
raiding the town" to force an entrance
into the theatre. Pocket picking, hat
destroying windows. Riot continued
next day. Women aud children thrown
down; everybody vi accent appear anot
maltreated. Fight with the police.
Hats destroyed, stolen and kicked about.
A drunken, Rowling, ruflianly time
generally.
Nottingham gain)-Wiudows smash
ed, the riot act read, the soldiers sent
for, the borough one scene of intonso
excitement"
Shoreham-H Hastings and polling
booths torn down and destroyed.
Kings Lynn-Mob armed with mis-
siles paraded the streets. A candidate
in danger and struck. "t-
Grantham-So much riot and disorder
that the proceedings had to be ad-
journed.
Tavistock-One of the candidates
mobbed and obliged to seek shelter in
hotel, whence he escaped at night.
Oldham-The military called out to
repress a riot.
Dudley-DittO.
Sunderland-Squibs and fireworks
thrown about by the mob, rockets igni-
ted and tar-barrels set on fire in the
street, The police pelted with stones.
Cheltenham-A man shot by an excl.
ted politician. Verdict wilful murder.
Bristol-A case of manslaughter in
"a fair stand-up fight" originating in a
quarrel about the election.