Riot Near Glasgow.
The Times, 1824-09-15T00:00:00

Thursiday last a very serious riot took place In Camlachie, oi which the following are te autllentic particulars. MIr. George Smith, weaver, Camlachie, has family of six sons and tl.re daugh. tn, IHe hast siX looms occupied by himself and five of hiis sons. lie has taken all hix worl; fromn Mr. Peter lHutchinson, ever since thiat gentlemiiancommenned business. fle always found that he paid as high prices as were given by any; and he would never seek a better mlaster. Thursday morning, between nine and ten, wlhile hMr. Smith was engaged in making nevt shutters for his windows, his shop was beset by a rabble, who attempted to get into the loom.shop, but the door being t'astened, they hung about the windows, an'- damned him to come out, and they would give him a good thrasling. No answer was given, but thoese within coettinued working. They then left the premises, but continued to lounge in groups about the village. About twvo o'clock they gathered in a field on the north side of the village. Some of the most active were noticed engaged in making up an effigy intended to represent Afr. Smith, sen. The figure was stuffed with straw, and there was on it clotlhes exactly resembling thiose worn by Air. Smith. The white night-cap he wears was nat forgotten; and there was the appearance of a web under the figure's arm, with a white cloth round it-the same as Mr. Smith carries with his clotlh to the warehouse. Indeed, the personification was so complete, that the family say they might have mistaken it for their father, but for the ill-paiRte(d face. There was a label on the breast with the inscription, " A warning to all traitors deserting their co- lours." They went by the back of the houses, and camc down XVhitevale, carrying the effigyyshoulder high. There was a number of men and women collested, who advanced w ith the most horrid yells and shouts, and stopped in front of Air. Smith's house. They used the most odious expressions to the family, held the effigy close to the window; a fellow with a rope inflicted twenty lashes on it; the crowd then huzzaed and shouted for jov, and went parading the effigy through thte village, which was now in a state of indescribable coinfusion. With augmented numbers they reacied Park-head, and stoppedlat iMIr. Hall's, one of Mr. Hutchiiison's weavers, and who is determined not to drop him; then to lr. Smith's, beyond Parkheaad; then to aMr. Dunsmore's, Westmuir. At all these houses, anti several otlhers who were obnoxious because they would not leave MIr. Hutchinson, the rabble vented their spleen. insulting them and their families in the grossest manner, anti threttening them. The effigy was flogged before each of their dloois. After the mob had act-d in this manner for more than an hour, reinforced by most of the inhabitant2 of these villages, they re- turned ts Camlachie about four o'clc. In the interval Air. Smith despatched a messenPer OAf r. Hutchinson's warehouse, ard th foreman went to the Police Office, and requested the assistance of tl civil power. The mob, to the number of 700 or 800, again assembled oppc ite to 1VMr. Smith's house, held up the effigy to the window, and the women, who were very numerous, and particularlyactive, and fer. getting their natural modesty, used the most disgraceful epithets to thefamily, and dcclarr d they would burn them all alive. Thev went to a w( den erection that ha l beeni fitted for a butcher's stant.. Here a fellow performedr the part of ha(ngman in due forn; * and aller hanging for so;ne time, the efligy was taken down, Prepar, tiolns we-c in thc int-rimn mnaking t-' burn it, and a quantity of shav- incs and a shovelfull of live coals were taken from an adjoinilng btick-kiln, and 1aiti on t'ie foot-pavement opposite Alr. Simith's wmindowr. Here they continued shouting and hallooing, and ex- pressing their determination to bura Air. Smith alive. As they were about to consign the effigy to the flames, the police came upon them by surprise, and they, quite ctofounded, dispersed ir. all directions. Air. Smith is a most peaceable well-doinm man, and would give no offence to any of his neighbours. His family live very retired; andl during time radical rebellion he wholly abstained from it. A grudge, he says, lhat always been borne him for this. A party of the police remained in the house till eleven o'clock; and ott the least alarm, measures were taken for an instantaneouts communica. tion with time police.-Glasgow Journal. RIOT .VBRAR LASGOW.