The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1865-08-12
ELECTION SCENES I'm ENG.
LAND.
4 Carnival Of Dcbauchery and
EslDI.

E"gldnd, were attended with an uiiive-s al
amount Of disorder AMI rio,iu-. We give a
few instances, TO show how they NINA re
<u n things in the mother country" Here
Is what happened in town called Chippeu>
ham, near Bristol:
Daring the remainder Of the afternoon
polling booths were surrounded bv IaiLriat-
mub-. / farmer named Croakcr. residing
{, IRISH Hill Farm, was seizei, and knocked
down. and very much beaten, and police
n.an whJ went - his assistance shared The
same tate. AJ94t niuc O'Clock :. l.r-.g crowd
attacked the Gs-at Weatrrn HOil. aud
smashed nearly I'll the windows, O.e #
;Ee riugieaders was appreh-udvI and con
v-yed 10 the police Station. where the crowd
followed hum, and after sfna>hiu. several
windows with stones, demanded III. r. ease.
- q with view 10 cO"clliatc the in.uritted
mob, The maas name Was taken. AMI le WAS
set at liberty. Almost simultaneous wiki
tins OUTRAGE occurred TWO others. The iirst ct
these took place IN the Market ace, in
WHICH several hundred took part Ia-y 1t.
;ackc til. Angcl uJtel, kent by IL. Lawes,
o.t ;uIt gentleman. ASSISTED by Sea.e u! his
walters, adopted ii rather iHjuflci.us meiuoi
of krcpiug them .; bay. From az upper
q: ger beer 5e.'!-s, ct. %; them; but tn,
only Iasperate1 them tie ElY-,. a,I When
Il. !.awrs hal ...s-harle . lis aay,c stl-.; Of
bottles t.; :-.ra, ley rca-w-l The Gt;ack
and did not cgt-. asf.l ev"ry pane Of glass
numbering 20. d. the Front 90. tie Jgii!iug
was DESTROYED. ne wIuGuw-s..,4 acre broken
AID some slight d mage done - the furniture
| ia the rooms. Having satisfied themselves
here, the mob proceeded 10 the house OF Mr.
Jacob PhIlips-!aic nlyur-wlilh adioiu,
the Angel Hotel, aud after breaking the .iu-
d pws and WINDOW frames, hurled iarg.. stones
at the window shat ers, breaking them iulo
/ splhiterS. Stones were then shoWerd into
the front r1ouIs-larye chaaaciirrs destroy
ed. am also several valuable pAiataiugs h
| IS estimated IN the damage dine 10 Mr..
| Phillips property alone vii. exceed E3Jl.
| Mr.. Spencer, IA The adjoining house lar, d tao
| better. All the front wlllJ.a were drmliish-
ID. and 4 great quantity v;..ul le furniture.
| His los, will be about $50. A,l,r sm ,shiig
| the Windows OF NJ. Ri-h, butcher, nearly up-
| pJsitr. the nob brote in'o the place and
| threw the Whole Of the mea. that could BE-
! found iuto fhe street The house Of Or. Col
| bor.e was also ats cEed, the Doctor. who
was said TO be IL dying state, was obliged ,p
! have the assistance OF hls servants. who
| held boards over the bedroom window ia
| order 10 prcvcir the missiles striking him
! All the YIsdJTs nj the yIcart.e were bro
| ken, the wautOn wIcknVss Of the mob may
ue gathered from the fact that grave stones
we're tJra up from the graye-yurGs. aul after
being shattered intO fragments. tie pieces
we're flag through the windows at the vicar
| age. In" borough only couttins about
Twelve pJiite officers, VINO ac,ed most coura
! scuusly unI Ter the circumstances, bat they
were utterly powerless, aud s.me of them
received iii ght i jur!es rom the stones. Up
wards OF w hundred of the ,habitanis were
| sworn IN Is special coustables Later in
The day, orders we're issued to close al public
houses and beer houses at SIX o clock. The
kilograms were ut 10 Bristol and the met
! ropolls for the assistance Of the military
he total damage Is estimated at from 81
| 900 to $4,000
IL Sheffield the ordinary programme Of
| pclling candidates. smashing hastings and
ba,terng policeman, was somewhat varied
by an en!Ivening incident, which tie Shei-
| fed Telegraph thus describes
'On Wednesday night, at the conclusion
of the first piece at the Theatre Royal, and
just as the audience were coming out.
| band OF about TWO hundred ''rougIs," who had
been conspicuous during the day III ralding
| through the town, came rushing to the fruut
0. the house, aud TIED to force an entrance
rhey We're checked by the people whJ stood
IN the doorway, and prevented their ngress
MANY of them were armed with stones, with
| which theY broke several paneS OF glass Be
Ing disappointed Ill gaining admission TO tue
| Thea tire, they ait, cGed the TuIt Tavern, at
The corner OF Sycamore street, and DESTROYED "A
plate glass window. The design OF this raid
in9 EXPEDITION w"s ostensibiy plumber as a
gen,l :'nan, who was coming out ri th. then
| tire, had his watch and pucket-book taken,
and his hat destroyed. Assistance wa
speedily got from the Town Hall, aud the
| band beat retreat
| This APPEARS tn have been only the con-
c!usion OF {; he days entertainments, for the
Sheffield I'D iependa"t states that the proceed.
ngs during the polling on We'd esday we're
| OF "a somew1 bat discredltable nature Some
,cltat d,scId iitobie, indeed Here is an ac-
court of th@ Pm:
The mob increased very rapidly at noon
and their d isorderly proc .edngs forced The
shop-keepers in Market place, Angel street
aud high street to close their place OF business
Several women and children were thrown
down and bruised in these mad ru,hes, and
police, who were Oh duty near the entrance
o George inn, seemed to be utterly power.
IS. About two O'clock the mob began to
maltrea; eveybody OF decent appearance who
veni' red tP show themselves in the street.
This led to Il collision with the police, and
heavy blows we're exchanged. The crowd
then began to knock of and crush every hat
| that they coul- ct at. Persons wearing
| cars were s,ie, but arigorous e,ict was pass
ed that no hats should be allowed in the
street. and it was put iuto execution forth.
with. A large number of hats were stolen.
crushed. and tbr0wH from side TO side amidst
the uproaribus shouts Of the drunken mob.
Cab and omnibus drivers and their passen-
gers ere Treated III the same manner, and
II any resistance was made the mob SCRUBBED
not TO queilI it by severe measures Several
persons who offered no resistance were kick
ed and slru elk, and Others, who were more
Courageous were sever, y malireated
This seen cone of tie most jisgraceful
We have evdr witnessed in the town-continu
ed uncheck I'D until nearly TOUR O'clock, and
then considerable Lumber OF police were
sent into the crowd, and the ''bonneting"
ceased. A more rutianly mob scarcely ever
conrrevated."
belt nh I'm was the scene of a mos sh ,ck.
ing tragedy
"Wednesday night, after the close of the
poll, which it may be remembered, was in