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      PRESTON . SUNDAY , AUGUST 14 . Mr . Editor—The first time 1 wrote you wW when the cruel cotton masters had locktd out their hands to etatve them into compliance with their low prices . I now ^ rifce on as pressing , but a laore momentous emergency . : . ' . ¦ ¦' . ' ¦ "¦'' .,. ¦ ¦ ' '¦ .. ¦; ' . ¦ •'¦ . ' ¦¦ : _ -: ; \ . " ... The fact i » this , whether from the anti-Corn Law League , or from the moredeadly enemies of real ; justice , the people , to the number of fourteen , have been shot ^ - Deadly shot !!! and , as the whole town proclaims ; without sufficient cause beyond what was wantonly provoked bythe police . ;> : ¦ ¦¦ ¦ " .- - . ' : ¦ ¦ .. . ' ¦ .. ¦ ¦ '• ¦ < . ; I do not know that any are yet dead , bnt the third edition of the Praslon Chronicle says : < that five are mortally wounded . ¦¦ - -

      1 have ju 8 t returned from visiting three of the dying men . What a Bight 1 Men- —poor wretched skeletonlooking men , with aa wretched-looking ; and as wayworn wives by their bedsides ; perforated by leaden balls . One ball pasBed . ftB I nnderstand . throu'hthe body , just below the left breast I saw the wound on the front ; the other just in at the right side , and the third , the ball entered the spiae . They are all three dying . Then there are other two—one has had hiB leg amputated , the other la shot through the wrist ; besides these , I am told there is another whose bowiels were protruded . He is at his own home , fhe three I have Been , I am told the doctor says are fast going to their aucpunt—Correspondent .

      &HOTHEB AND MOIlS DETAILED ACCOWfT , AUGUST 14 XH , TEN O ' CLOCK , ¦ . : . : ¦¦ . ' . . ; ' ¦¦ ¦; . evening . With this letter I Bend you a Preston paper , of Siturday last ,-wherein you will perceive the awful and melancholy destruction .- ¦ that has taken place in our town ; and I will give you a brief andfaithful account of th . 9 eausa of tha turn-out , as far as I have been able to collect information . '¦ ..-. ¦¦ . ; On Thursday evening last , about six o ' clock , I was summoned to attend two persons ; who were waiting for me at our Association Room , and reported to have come

      from Manchester ; I left my work , and proceeded to the place , when I -yas accosted by a person , a perfect stranaer , who : asked rue- ^ - " -what we intended to , do in Preston ? " I immediately replied , that 1 was unacquainted with their luis&iou , consequently I could not answer the question , and begged to know what he purposed to do ? He stated that he came from Ashton-under-Lyne ; that the whole of tho worlrmen . in Manchester , Ashtou , S : alt ) ybridge , &c ,, ic ., had st : uck work ' for . an advance of wages , and that he and his companion had been / deputed . to Preston ,: tuni other places ; to endeavour to gee the working men lo follow the t&auiple . > . '¦ ¦ : -

      It soon got buzz id about that there were two persons from iiaiicbester had come to Preston , and in a short time the room was crowded . They requested to briefly address the moeting that nighty whichbeing granted , gave a plain statement of the turn-out in AshtoU i and that THE MIDDLE CLASSES OF ASHTON HAD SUPPLIED THE . vI WITH FU . VDi to oppose this reduction ; and if the working men in the various manufacturing districts did r . ot turn out , they were sure to be sacrificed in Ashton , Manchester , &c . &c . Challenger , his companion , followed in tho earne strain . On FrUay morning , about eight o ' clock , I was given to understand that a party of weavers in the employ of Mr . Ainsworth , bad struck work in consequence of a reduction of wr . aes to the amount of threepence per

      piece , which would , uniount . to two shillings and . . ' ninepence from each person ' s week's wages ; tue reduction wa 3 for the work being too thin , and the weavers had in a great many instances put two picks in the quarter more than tht * full number required . The piecas are weight *! , and the materiala from which they 'wete worked were of too fiiip a count ; consequently they would not weigh tae required amount . I was then informed that Aitken and Cli » neti « er had been addressinu' tho weavers in Chadwiek's Orchard , and that wlmn tha meeting had left there , they had gone to turn out ttio mill of Messrs . Paley . Now , you will bear in iiiiuii that young Thomas Ainsworth is a rampant Corn Law li .-pealer . ( Qaeiy : Was this abatuuieut uf Ainsvrot-th 8 pretsoucerted before thosWAshton . inen canie to Prtston ?)

      Bifore night every cotton- mi 11 was turned out without any resistance ; and all doiw chUfly by boys and girls . At e . jjht o ' clock there was a very large meeting in Chndwick's Orchard , which was at'dveKEod by Aitken , Chdl ( eii » , 'er , and Odleum , the last of whom proposed a resolution to the fcffecfc , "That tbo meeting pledged themselvesto strike work until 'hey hail . a fair day ' s wagea for that work , guarar . teintj its conticuance , with the Charter . " Lame num ' lvets cpllticted in Chadwick ' a Orchard on Saturday morning , as early as s ; x O'clock , when it being rtportfici tbftt suma of the mills had resumed work , tho crowd repaired to Mtssia . Sledden ' s machine shop , Narth-road ,, and attempted to force the gates , but were ultimately conipUltd to turn out , after several windows bad been broken and a few slight wntinds inflicted on both sides , —the workmen throwing pieces of iron at th / i crowd , and they in return using atoijos .

      A detachment of the ? 2 ud Highlanders , twenty-one in number , entered the town this morning , and . headed by thu Wayur , air . Samueil Horrocks , Mr . Jackson , a magistrate , find Mr . Palmer , the Town Clerk , inarched down Fi-iargate , to Messrs . Payly ' s mill , acconipauied by Mr , ' -Bannister , '* the suptrintentljint of the borough pcHce , and itbout ten or a ticzan of the force under his command , where a party vtas endeavouring to force put the wurtptupia , The . patty so engaged fljd towaros t ! ie Corn Exchange , Luue-strtet . The police and military marched iu that direction , - when ' . . several stouts

      werfl thrown at ths polices and . a sort of running ngbt was kept up all the way to Lune-str 6 tt ; Wiieii the soldieid hart gpfc near t : ie top of Lune street , the police being in tbo rc-ir , and each now and then runniug after the boys , striking them wiih their staves , and TbtraatiDg nnder the cover of the military , the Hiot Act it-da '¦ Tt ad ,- ' - and the p 'lice stating the Eoldiets were gohig to fiie , the soldiers made nn opening . for the police to " paia through , and the fatal word was « iven { Tii'oy did tiro ! and , on rrfereiicw to the Chronicle , you will pbrceirt ? the destruc ' . ioii that it has caused :

      People could scarcely believe their senses Riots have before hRpp > ned in Eredton ; but never before was the inilitiiry ordered to fire . Tile A . shton me , who had beon housed after addressing the people in tbo riiorning , fleit imniediutety on tlio people ociiig flrad upon , and left the town . Another detachment of the 7 ; h ll ^ fle brigade , about 150 in number , wa 3 marched into the town , and the 722 d inarched out , no doa'bt to stsni ttie popular fury , it being the almost . ¦ uitiinimc ' us opinion that the

      Mayor ought to be tried for wi . ful murder . It being reptrttd that there was a g : oat body of people marching in frmn Blackburn , ¦ proclamations' were posted , forbidding any meetings of the people , and calling for special corstab ; ts .. iThe public houses were all closed ¦ l > v oix o ' clock—armed men stationod in all the mills , Who kept up a fire ail night at intervals . But all pacssd off in tho night without any disturbance . 1 have been to aeo three of tho parlies grounded at the House of Recovery , snd then' is not the slightest hope for their recovery . —Another Correspondent ..

      The fallowing is tho account from toe Preston Chronitiu alluded to in the above important cuin ^ uiunicauoa : — ' _ " ¦ . ; FIRIKG UPON TILE PEOPLE . At about h ; x o ' clock tuis morninjf , an attack v ^ as made upon ilie fuctary of Mr . Francis Sloddou , Northroad , under the following circumstancea : —The ( jrswd called upon the h . ^ nds , who were at werkj to come out and leave work ; but . so far from the order being com-; ihfcd with , thc » men in the factory turned the water pi l ^ ca upon the mob raid endoayoutttd to beat them back . Th-y war © not asimciently' strong , however , to effect , this purple , and after some clamngt ) had been done to the outsidc ' ol tha mill , the hauda wrfo obliged to turn-out . aubsequenliy ' -to this , at about ei « ht o ' clock , as the 1

      mob wero pnidHdiug up Luuu-strett , neaithe New ^ iaiket , tuey w . ja mut by > body of policemen and the lnUiUiTj . The crowd / colimifeJiced shouting and throwing stones . On Cupiain Woodford xnaJki g . towards them , as if to arrust ous : of the piirties , he was Itnocked down . One of the constables , in endeavouring to assist , \ raa B ! . xuuk a violfcnt blow ou the arm with a fetivk , and on the chefct and ia the . face with stones . An attempt was nmi . io to reasuu with the parties , aud they -. Tore informed that if they did : noo disperse , ixnd ceasd tiiur x ' iuloua aoudact , orderu would be g ' ^ to fire uyon tLtm . Tue KLot Act . was read , anil the voiice 1 . . ying' tea . beaten back , tha , order to . '' fire "

      was give : ; , and several were wouuded . Pour or . five vvure tuk ^ n . into the Dui ) tnsary , and their wounda drussed . The accounts vary , as to the numb&r * ho vrero v ^ ouiidedi aud as to the nature of tho wounds . One Ti-ho wuijeho- in ' the kr . ee was . obliged to have his leg aicputaledj auothyr mkn > vus shot through the Wy . So ; ue pf tha bullets t-truwk the housa pi Mr . Coup , the landlord of the Corporation Arms / several pt-rsona being at the windows . Mr . Coups son who was k-iiding a hoise to the stable , h » d a narrow escaps , —a buliefc , vshich bud passed through ; the wooden tiodr of tile stable : yard , went whizzing past hie car . , ¦ ¦ .. ' . ' ' : '¦ '¦¦ . . ' ¦¦ . . ..

      There are iev . eral shot marks on the house of Mr . Coup . A buiiet struck the lamp-post opposite the . Angel Inn , in Lnuu-street , and glanced ofif through one of tho windows . : " . . '¦ ¦ ' . At this time , twelve o ' clock , quietness has been . re < storeii , but ofcourad there is a gieat ffcrment in people ' s miads , and business is almost at a stand still , although it is our chief market day . . •'¦ -, '• ¦¦ '• . " . : ; . ' ..- ; HALF ^ PAST TWELVE . We hear that eight have been wounded : five mortally . Notice is posted on the walls that the Riot Act has been read . — PrestonChronicle . ;; - :-From an account furnished to the Times by their own Reporter , we extract the ' following : —

      it is scarcely known how many have been wOnnded , but it is supposed from twelve to fifteen , soniJ ojE ... ffceia mortally : Five . haVe been taken to the House of Beeovery , and in the ^^ course of-,- ' tha morning one of the five had hiB leg Rinputated above the knee , the leg being completely splintered by the balL A : lad was shot throuch the wrist , i the ball grazing hia side . It is believed hiB hand must be amputated . One man was shot in the back , where tha ball still remains in the bone > and it eannot be exUacted . Two are shot through the chest , and one is in an exceedingly dangerr one state . There is also one man shot througb the bowels , whicli " protiudy iu a eBoclung mauner , ; aad he

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      is in a most precarious state . The medical gentleman who has been engage-i to attend the -sufferers states that he thinks four of the wounded will not recover . As may b * expected , very consiilerable csciteinent prevaila Xargo posting-bills have been stnek up to announce that the Riot : Act baa beon rmrit and that peopla ate forbidden to be seen about tha atreeta in groups . A proclamation has also been issued , and indeed the authorities are . using every exertion to prevent any raore-assamblages . : The following are the names of the individuals in the House of Recovery : ^ - . William Petting , ' 21 , steam-loom weiver , in the eraploy of Mesers . -Dawson . He was shot through the knee , and has had his leg amputated . ¦ William Laniuaster , one of the ringleaders ( 23 ) was shot through the body , and lingers without hope of recovery , .- " ¦ . . ¦ V . - : -. m '¦ . v- ' ¦'

      James ; Roberts ( 20 ) stcam-Ioom Weaver , in the employ Of Of Messrs . Gardner , ia shot , through the vntist . . ' ; '¦ ' ' : '•;; . - '"" : ;¦ ' '¦ , ' ' ¦ .- ' . ; :- ' ¦ : - ¦ ' . ¦ . '¦ ¦ ' , ; : John Mercer ( 27 ) ia shot through the bpd 7 j and is not likely to recover . . Adam Hodgson , a Bhoemiikei , was siiotthtOBgh the back ;;; . . . ;¦¦ : ' : "¦' ; '• ¦ ¦¦ ¦¦ ¦' . "• ¦ ¦ : ' . . V John M'NamaTa was shot through the bowels ; no hopes are entertained of his recovery . William Moore is shot in the chest , and ia in a very precarious state . He worked with Mr . Paiey as » cottou-spinner , The people are assembling in different parts of the town ^ threatening to revenge the pioceeding 3 of the morning . —Times . : MONDAY EV 2 NIXG , FIVE O'CLOCK .

      The town has remained quiet all day , arid the whole of the cotton mills and machine shops resumed work at the usual heur this morning , \ vitb tbo exception of Ains worth ' s , Gardners , and V / eavers . A bout 10 0 of the Rifles iaeaent from tlie town , and their place had been supplied by tho Wigtin Tooraanry Cavalry . Ode of the wounded men diefl this morning , Jataes Mercer , aged 27 . , There is another trick being played here , by some scoundrels in Maaohester sending letters repro-Benting that the peoplo in Manchester ^^ are shooting the BoJdiers like aparrowa , done no doubt to incease tha people and harry them info acts cf violence . If anything more should take place I will lefcyo « know . . ; ' TUESDATt EVENING , E 10 HT O ' CtOCK .

      Tho whole of % hb milbi * and other works here continue at work , with the exception of Ainsworth ' a weavers , who first « ti U ; k . G-ardher ' a started at noon to-day . Sowerbutts , a boy who was wounded on Saturday , die A y £ s > terday ; and a warrant was issued by tho Coroner , to remove tho body from the house where , he died to the House of Recovery , A jury was empanneiled thi 3 morning , who sat at the Court Housa from eleven o ' clock ,. p . m ., to four o ' clock ; a in . ; and then returntid a verdict of " justiflable Homicide : " There is still a party of th& Bifl ' & Corps in the town , and the diftWent milis are gnarrtsd eveyy nighb ; but there is hotLunjj unusual except the . bustttn ;; after workins hours with persona anxious to hear the n 6 ws .

      WlGkN . MONDAY EVENI . VG , SET EN O ' CLOCK . A large crowd , amouating in number to somsthousanda , entored this town to-day , and immadiatdly proceeded to the various mills , colliwifis , iind factories , Btoppiug the engines , and getting the ' hantls" to join them . Having effected this , thty marched out of the town towards the seat of the E ; irl of Ej , ! carre 3 , at Hay , in which neighbourhood there are a groat number o £ coliietics . On their pi \ 3 saga through ; the town , they committad no - ' violence to property .. They asked for

      provisions from the shopkeepers , which wa 3 of course given , to them . Tho principal streets , are crowded with peacaublo operatives , and no fear 3 are entertaiEed for the safety of the town . A company of the 72 > 1 Highlanders , under this coniniiind of Captain Baifyur , is stationed in the town , ready to act promptly , when requtrfc ' . l . A disturbance ia repprtod to havo taken place at Hindicy , four miles from this plase , ar . d Capt . Balfour has despatched thirty soldiers there , at the request of the county magistrates . Hiadley containfi many cotton mills , and all the hands have this tlss v been turned out .

      Evary iribabiiantof Wigan and the Bunxranding townships have closed their shops , vrrireiioiiies . &c .. ami bu'iinfcss is totally , suspsuded . Upon tha shutters of Beyeral uf the closed shops are posted copits of insolations ' , entered iuto at tha Sherwood Inn , blanchestev , to the effect that the workmen there had resolved not again to \ -resumer wpik until the People ' s Charter bscirae the law of the land . The / sticks' which tha turnouts had with them were very formidable and destructive weapons , about haifa yard in length , and about the thickness of a constable's staff .

      BLACKBURN . MONDAY . We baye bad pretty work hero to-: Iaj . Several humireds of people fiani Haslingden , Ac ^ riafijton , and the / Je . 'gbourfcood , came into tht > tows abt > . ut tea o ' clock this fortiioon , and proceeded to stop the null of Jlesara ., Brierly anri Rodgett , in FuTth 8 r-gata > A cumber of them ( about tifty ) got into the mill yavd , when the mill owner shul the gutea a ; id stnt off to the polica station . The police soon arrived , aud though there had « 0 t been the slightest disturbance , they commenced cutting about them right and left most unmercifully ; one man got hia iiead luid optn with a , cutlass , and . was other wise severely wounded on th « cheek ; eeverai others were WBunded ; though tfci-ydid not make tho lei = t resistance ; . About twenty Were taken pvisoncrs and ciiaV 9 y . ed . t ' o the Barracks . A number of soldiers acaoiuvauied the

      police . From this pluco the people went down to tha mills belonging to Messrs . FieMen and Townley , ¦ which they stopptid . They then proceeded to Messrs . Livesey'd and' Rodgatt's mills , Whalley Binks . Here they were again followwd by the soldiers and police , beaded by the magistrates ^ : Hovrever , in sjiite of this fores and the oppoathion of the proprietor . ) , they succsed'sci in stopping the niill , O"e of the piop-l ^ tora was severely injured , and a number of the peopla were sande prisoners . The Messrs . Turner's mill wns tuo next that Was stopped . The . main budy of the p < op :. « then cume over the GelJo toNuva Scotia , and stypped the znllls cf Messrs . Eqcl . es . , '& . Co . They then ^ 31 to tbs Jleijars . Hop wood's mill , ; where , on those gentlemen refusii . g to stop the mill , they broke se 7 eral windows of the Li'tl ^ e formingthe entrance to the mill yard . Tho military were sent for , and the crowd dispers d .. "

      Mr . J . Eccles s mill was the n ' tx't they proceeded to stop : this is situated in Darwcn-atrcet . A fow stonc-s had been thrown , when two men , who worked 'in the mill , wsre so fooHsh as to fire upon the psopie . Tais so exasperated Ahem , that showers of stones were tfrrawn , demolishing most of the wiiadowa on ona side of the mill . The military wera soon on the spot , and succeeded in cipturing four of the riotew : these , together with tho two who fired from tha mill , were conveyed to the barracks , previous to being examined before tbe magistrates . On conducting thesa . men Up Dj . rwen' 8 treet ,. some person ¦ . throw a stone , whic !)

      struck the officer in charge of taepsiiaQriet 3 : ; that functionary uumediatuly turned round , and oi-vltived t ' uo soldiers to tire . They did so , one part firing up the street , and thei other dowu : five or six parsons wsce shot ; one , a poor woman , who it appears was returning from work , was shot in the back , the ball , I understand , coming out ' at the abdomeu , and she now lies without any hope , of recovery . Two others vrcre shot in the thigh ;" . rest were but slightly wotinaed . At tlie tifcie " Of wriiingthis all is quiet , though it is rtiporttid that great ' . » umbers will be here to-morrow , to stop the remainder of the mills now at work .

      TUESDAT . The tpbOle of this day , up to noon , has been spent in making preparatioiia to beat the rioters back , should they sttiempt to come . Large quantities of etonea , bricks , &c ., have been piled up on the roofs of the different mills at work . About half-pa > t one or ' wo o ' clock , a considerabla number of persons arrived iiom Darwen , and proceeded toMessrs . Hopwood's mill , with a view to let off the water from the boiler . On meetin- ;} with resistance , a row toofc : place , v . hea several , of the officials of the establishment , armed with pistols and other fire-anus , tired incliscrimiuutely upon , the peiople , wounding , in a very severe manner , several children and women . Onomto , . more brutal than the rest , actually ran a consi < 3 e-aWe -way after sonia children , aud then fired aniongst them . Abcat fifty more haivo been tafeen . up at Furtlier 4 gate , bat the reason has not transpired .

      TODMORDEN . We expected to ba visited on Tuesday last , m we had heard reports that a great quantity of . people were niaving about from place to place stopping ' the ^^ factories , but wa were not disturbed until Tiiurs'iay . On that day there .. came a procession from Kochdaleaud surrounding places . Pi'avitusly to this the author : tits had sent for the soldiwy from . Buruiey ; and ; rboutan hour b&fore the procession entered , iixize ciima about thirty of tho Hth Hussars , Prince Alba-fa . Own , and took up their station in the yard bfelongiBg to Mr . Buckley ' s factory , now standing . ' . .. ' . The : oiUcsr , accompanied bf Messrs . Crossity auu Taylor , magistrates , went to Mr . Johu Fielden , JM . P . and requtsted him to stand . ' out against the turn-outs . The foliorring dialogue tookplace :- ^ Officer- —Mr . Fiu . Wan , if you want any protection I shall be happy to asBiot you . J

      Mr ; Fieldea ^ -I thank you for yoar offer , bnt I can do without your assistance ; for I balieve the people want nothing but " a fair day ' s wage for a fair day's work ; " and ihty ought to havi it . Mr . Crossley , Al « gistrate--I understand they want to be the masters , and want to make the laws . Mr . Fielden—I believe , Sir » they want nothing but right good English laws agreeable to the Constitution ; but at all events I . loamtnone of ? our assistance * The officer and magistrates ¦ went away seemingly chagrined . [ .. ¦'¦ ¦ : ' : ;• - ¦ " ¦ ¦ - ¦' ..: ' . :- ; " - , " / .. .:: '¦

      A meeting of the operativea was held , aVwhich reBOJdlions were passed , pledging that they would not go to their employ again until theygot the" wages of 1840 ; and that ' females- having children ^ even one , should cease to work where machinery ia used ;; and that the hours of labour should be ' ouiy ten per day . The pedple who had atoppisd -work called ainothfci meeting for seven o ' clock , and they confirmed the rssolutiona passed at , the former meeticg ; and alflo passed another to the effect that they would follow thei example set them by the Rochdale people ; and that they would meet in Uie morning and form into prooeseion , and go

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      to Habden Bridge , Mytholmr £ > yd , and Cragg , ; to request the factory masters to stop . AccoroiDgiy they met at the appointed hour , and su ? . h a meeting I never snw for numbers . . and determinatipii . The procession pro > ceedeti to the places named ,: and all the tnills stopped . Meetings were holden at Mythoimroyd and Cra ^ g ; and similar reso ' . uiions to those c ^ re ? d to at Todmordea were passed unanimously . ; . : ; AH is quiet ' ; no breach of the peace has occurred as yet Theie : are two hundred special censtablea parading the townV '

      1 ASSWADE , SCOTLAND . Dear Silt , — -A friend has jusi ehownme two 1 otters from DaEfermiine , from which it appears ' ¦ ¦ . that the weavers and colliers are rising there , that they ' .. had . ' act fire to . two . factorits , gutted several truck : shaps , and seriously tnaltreaterl a number of constables arut police . i have al 39 just leirned that fobt soidiBfs from Stirling and Edinburgh OastTe , and dragoons fnuu Jock ' s L'sdgd , ha ? ebe 6 n ordered there . ; . ¦ , ' .,: If such / are the procaedingsi in summer , - ¦ and'thaidestitutien of tLe peopla still increases a 3 it must increase , how will it be in winter ? . ¦' . ' ¦ ¦ " -y , N B . It is carrentiy reported here this mornins ? , tbat the town of Paisley w&s in a state ol awlui riot ; on Saturday night last . . ¦ . : ' ' . : :, ¦ : ' .: ' . ¦ -- ' W . Damei / ls . ¦ : Angust 15 th , 11 p - . ihi ' .

      TuRN oxrT op the Colliers in the Emplot of tub Duke of Bcccleugh and ihk Mar < iuis OP LOTHIAN . — On account of reptaied : reductions of -. vages , aud numberless ntlier acts-of opf . r-irssion , the coal / miners ; of this district have struck work this day , 2 nd are determined to work no niore until -their , manifold grievance ' s are redreesed . They liave . " pavtly coma to thia resolutiun ,: in order to assist their b-.-ethren . Thus the colliers of Airdrio , Dalitrarnock , Fife , Falltirk , Slid .- and Eiat LbVoiians are '' acting in concert 1 Should thfg strike codJinuo , the m « Mt pnVt of thoiroa works uad manufactories in Scotland Mill bs at a , stand for coal . ' How this will end " no One knows—there ia evidently a crisis approaching t

      DDKFEKMLmB . : The Whi ? papeis / vsillijo " . doubt represewt . the . disturbance ; in . Dunfermluifii -curing thiB vm < = k in the blackest colours , and shun alt allusion to the provocation which the peopla rtceived btfore thfy attempted resistance . The facts are th ' t-ss : —diirihs [ these . five . or six years past , the less respectable pari of the rrianufac ^ turers , these of tbein that had not . one / shilling they Could : call . their own , ' have puxaaeda vexiti : ) U 3 sjsujm of rctfiucing the wages every now and than , and have . employed every m « ans in tluir p 6 T&r by clipping , quibbling , anil cuiUiliagi to bii'ijg \ hw ; W 0 T 5 ; men to the stavvatioii ' point ..-: Tbey nt length carrieriiheir ayarica beyohd endurancs ,: until . their 6 / wn widcsrlness overtook tbsm 3 &lves . / The » ei > pla woaidstand it no iopgzr ;

      and with the assistance Of that , most unjustly oppressed , class— tfce . colliers and uiiuers , ' tht ' y ros « en mmse . It is not my purpoae to enter into details .: sultics itto- say ,-that after t > o-. " Eiga . : s-- 'p . f drsaaful work—thofiiini ? of factories , turning out- the contents / of one cf : thos 8 abominable ttuck-shopSi &o , tho Sheriff , along with the better part of the ' m ' : ! aufastarers > . itepnsd . in , aiid with the help of a public meettag , brought saattsrs to > iia issue . Tha avaricious mastors , in fiur usitl trembling , and vn presenne of the JPri ) 70 sC £ . n . l ; Sheriff , signed a recantation n £ their proposed reduttMm ; by a < lhi ; :-itiujf thtir names ; to the former table : of v / ivgc s . Tney hava gotten a lessen . They thought they had nothing more to do than ftaece , and fleece again ; but they foiuii ! 3 vigse

      where they thought they h id a / e&etip ; Every one of . them ha * " discovered , there cin / ba j ; o prottctioa for property if there is r . o protection for l . ibour . It it the . duty of everymau of piofieity to rise up i : i determined , hostility- !^ . gainst 'these systematig reduetrs of wages . These men , take thani throunbout , are genyr ; : l ! y found nt l ^ sfc io ba thousaiids behi nd in the worl d , iisiajj alone by plunder . Thes « areth « jfl ;; tuti ^ tene !) i ;( -. sth ? niea of property iiavb . - to fear . Tne less ' a populci ^ . ua . - liaa to iiye upon tiia more desperato it ' will become ; and vviib . a Stspfciattt' population , everything is insecure . A . week , or / a fay , may wrap n , di-sirict in fliriK-s , and niafca hint who is to-day intiseeniint , to-morrow a begaa . t . —Corrcsi . oxdc / tt . .- . '' - '

      THE SCOTTISH COLLIERS ( From the Gl'ispon- Chronicle . ) Wifcl \ r * £ . re't- wehave to Hnnounco that ilj « miners of Aii'dfii ?! , Coatbi'jd ' , and vicinity hitvd'ri > oivcd ii > continuo the > r ai&rnjijjp .- and est ' fcripiyo f-trikrv and that ths potatc-Eei « 3 in this quarter arc still riiva ^ ed with theiho > t barsfactd au-iacity . TJiorniUiryry are still stationed at Airc r ! fe . and Coalhridte ; fcnt - 'thfir presence seems to be of little avail in rostrainin ^ the 8 tiirv . 'ii ) gil «{> rV } re than half a mite from the hoaii .-quarters cf thivcijlitary , was- similar . visited , Iiidesd . so farasaDgear -

      ancts ko , ll ' ijs . ' -turn-put would seem to be the most alarming that has ever taken pl&ca in the mining districts iii the west of Scotland . At alarms meeting of the colliers on Saturday lasf-, they rtsolred UnaiumOUSly . 11 O '« . to lfctm-n to tlioir ea pl-jyoient unUl th ( iif " veusoiiable " demaads were CMiiipiied vfith . ; and at three ti : strict tnectiniishtld oa-lylond ' ay that resolution wag doliberat' -ly- 'coiitirra ' td * -. Whatever be their present circusiisiancsB , tho coi ) iers appear to be uiiitr-dand det .: vmincd to continue the striko , and thisrosoiution ; tha conduct of the onijjioyera at tliis-inestiiij * . i « A-irdrte , where the oberrS ; prerjded , on Friqay lost , would seem to liavo cojssidosably ¦ st . r eK ' itt . hcapd . At thav meeting the facts adiluced , and whix-h are n' 6 w : iha < lo generally known

      throughoutthe uiiniug districts , have . -tended , greatly to excite tVfCsyK pat by of she commuaity , and to render the conduct of the musters exceedingly napopal ^ r . Ona or two of those ' it : will bo siifficieat to detail . TIjo men co / iipiabed '' . ( aad- " asserted " .. . that . 'ib yritis a grievance , without excop < : iotj , vin every cral-p-t in the' at-i ^ -h . b ' ourhood ) ,-that , .. instead ¦ -of / . tfyiii /» tha quiiity of- the con eiits of ^ their hiuchcs by a riddle , the op ' f : nia , » s-of which should not -be nii > te than one inch square , the masters -hove adoptdd the . n ' ss . Oi an article called a " akrek , '' whio : i is generaily hom 8 to 10 feet in Jengrh , and its b : ; rj from 1 to ' 2 . 4 . -T / iifhes apart , through winch cuah ofcciisiUerabie , s . zvare Buffered to drop ,: to the ^ rcat . detrimenr , and . irjary of tbo prolits of thei workrrian , it be : nj < generally

      undt'istopa t hat tho nren arc liot pqia far tiny coals ¦ I'hat ifo through ih « biTS of . the skrek . In this -way they insist they arfi deirauiitd , no : only of thosniall coal ? , for which the mus' . cis get as high as 6 $ . per 30 cwt ., but of a ^ fiteat quantity of lar ^ fjr coals . that iiud th'L'ir way through ibo- ' -article- ' ia quesu ' oH . They Were also loud in ! complain ! against tiia truck system , practisen by nearly the whole of the in '' a > Je . rs ; tiie eli'ect of which is ; to compel , th « woikinua to pay an cxorbiEaui price for their provisions- ' , and . other necessariea . Tno men also coitpiaiutju that their . pay-days had b-jeii . ui . inecci ' &ariiy . len . ^ theutd from a lortiii ^ hs to a ruaiith , by which ' wca tis they were kept oud cf the u o of ready moiicy , and compellod to Lavo recourse to tho masters' ' . stores .

      Arioiher grievance , which . ; was ppiiitediy referred to , was the system of t ; ikiug iut-rcst froai the ' SJien , at the . rate of Id . por 12 d . and Is . " per pi-uad for " all monies paid sheni before the pay-day—eyea , wr . ilo such v . - a ^ ts were fairly earned aud AVJ-ou ^ bt for . Ths praetica of condeiBiiiii ^ " ' hutch ' ts , " icuuu to e ; Mitaia ifae Smallest piece ol ' stone was also severely dwelt ujioni These complaints and others of a similar ohiraoter were adduced at the mcfctn ) ^ of roasicr > s a ud v ? orkmc-u in Aii'diio , over which Sheriii Aliiou trosided , and the paltry defence of the inasters has anythibg but salitHsd the clamorous demands of the mmera

      All thoiurnaccs at Caldor arc e ^ nnguii-hed ; there are five out at Dundy van , ei ^ ht iit Gar : sherrio , aiid two at / Ghapeihall . Tho miaera have appealed to the shopkeepers for assistance to carry on the strike ( and when it is considcrod : thai many of . t !; ini are alt 6 f 5 cths > r dependent iipon tho coliiers for a , Bubsistencd v it will uos appear wonderful that their appeals are atttiadedtp ) , iudin tW way / considerable sapas have been raised / : ; sums from 53 ; to £ 1 are exteasively contributed , and ono grocer , we are iuformed , is so involvos in tho success of tha . colliers , as to fiud it his interest to offer them tha loan of £ 150 , io be returned whea-tfaey get iuto 6 Bip'lO : 3 in . eni . / " - ' . .. ' . ' ' . ¦' - . ' ; :-.: : ¦ ¦ . : ¦ -. : . ¦

      ,.--It is but . fair to the men : to ; state , neTerthelcss , that at every meeting thiev have held it / has beea S ' xict'y enjoined on the maitiJude to / abstain from all acts of violence , aud to : conuact theuiselvea orderly and . peaceably . A . great ma . ny of the colliers hava . . kit ihc towns tor tlie : harvest , and a nunjber Efore " : o visit their fr ' emis , " t » ut the numbers in tho toiviis are atili suffioiehjly imposing . " ' .- . ¦ "¦ ¦ ¦ ' ¦ :. ¦ ¦ . - - - .. : ¦' :. .: " - ' .. : / . . ' : ' " Tho following circular ¦ ¦ vrji 5 cx : ensively circulated by . tho miners iii Airc ' rio . yesterday : — ¦

      Sir . - ^ -AB . a general request , could you finU ib coaveui 3 : it toatten-I a meeting / of the lespcctabie js rQ " cers and traders in and around Airdric ! ,. at . ' two o'clock in the afternoon , a-i ; the ' - Masoaa ' . Lodge , when you yviii ; find on the table a pelitioa from tie coal and ' . ironstone ' nit-tiers ' , stating to you oar cir-Cumstancea , arid the pro&ont necessity or' our demands ? Should this meet your approbation , we wiil expect to hear favourably from you . ; " By oruer oi ^ he Committee . " Meadbw-liead , August 9 , 1842 . " \ '

      In answer to thisi request , a , meeting of shopkeepers waa held in the Masons' Hall , where ^ inemorial , containing a detail of the principal grieyanoe 3 of the colliers lay on the table lor examination . At the meeting several Bums of money were subscribed , and a friendly feeling tywards the ; collierdfeeaerally exhibited . / v .-: ' . ' ' ' ¦ : . - -. ^¦ "¦ ¦; . / '" V .. ¦ " //¦ ' /¦ ¦ . . /" :

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      STATE OF THE COUNTRY . ( From our own Correspondents . ) MANCHESTER . SO'DAT M 0 B . KING , EIGHT O ' CLOCK .. At this moment a Tery large train has arrivea at the Station of ths London and Birmingham Bail way with a reinforcement of troops consisting of a detachment of the Hussars and the Royal Artallery , -with fonr field , pieces , part of irMch vre iznderstand are going forward toPresMn . -

      KISS O ' CLOCK . Another extraordinary large train has arrived at the jams station filled with the Coldstream Gaarda . I hope the conduct of the people win be snch as will frastrate the designs of those whose desire it is to « ' cry bavock aud let slip the dog « of war" upon a patient and starring people . Since the meeting of Friday in the Carpenter ' s Hall , the people have been Tery peaceable , and are looking forward to the decision of the Conference of the trades' delegates on Monday The peaceable demeanour and quiet determination of the people is more to be dreaded by ths authorities than any evanescent ebullition or feeling , such as the breaking of windows , burning of mills , &t ., or other destruction of property . The one evinces a firm settled purpose 1 the other may be regarded more in the light of a flish in the pan than any thing else .

      At three o ' clock thia morning ilr . Tinker was arrested nndor a warrant for riot . It appears that the dyers , to which trade Mr . T . belongs , at ~ a meeting held on Thursday night , resolved , that the members of the Dyera Union ahonld atop what ia called the " knob sack" shops , on Friday morning they carriBd this resolution into efiect . It is alleged that Mr . iinker was , dnring this business , with the other men . Ou Saturday the delegates from the Trades assembled in the large R&om , Sherwood Inn . Tib-streeU Mr . John Middleton was called to the chair , when It -war unanimously -resolved to po ^ t the town with the following placard j —

      JUSTICE ! PEACE !! LAW !!! ORDER !! ' ! TO THE 13 HABITASTS OF MAX CHESTER SiLTOKD , A 3 tt ) SU&B . OCXB 1 SG DISTRICTS . We , the Delegates of all tha vsrions Trades of these important districts , having been , each and all , legally andtiuly elected by our various trades , have again this day met in solemn Conference , empowered by our constituents to -waich OTer and guard the interests of the people "whom we represent ; and -we ds most earnsstly implore of you not to be led astray by your enemies , bnt

      remain firm ia your pnrpose to uphold your just richls , as Kt forth in the resolutions agreed to by the delegates' meeting' in the Carpenter ' s Hall , en the llrh and 12 tb insi . We call up&n yon to ba prpaipt in the elsetaon of your Delegates to the Great JJgfftlu / g Confertnce which will be held in the Sherwood Inn * Tibstreet , on ilonoay , Aug . 15 th , 1 S 42 , at ten o ' clock in the forenoon , and that yon meet immediately for that P ' . irp « ss , such of you as hare not already elected delssates .

      We most solemnly pledge ourselves to persevere in our exertions until we achieve the pomnlete emancipation of our brethren of tha ¦ worting aad middling Classes from the thraldom of Monopoly and Class Legidalum , by the legal establishment of the I ' eop ' es Charier .

      Tie Trades of Br . fc&in carried the Reform BiH . The Trades of Britain shall carry tne Charier . We call upon yon then to act with proaiptiraie aad energy . Do ? ou yaar daiyj tre Trill do ours ! . ' "We trust the issue to ths protection of Heaven and tiie justice of cur causa . Joh > " Middleto >\ Chairman . The following resoludjn , ainongsi others , was agreed to SEaDimonsly : — _ Tost 20 p = rscn yrVl be admitted to the deiecata matting on Monday next , unless such dais gat-s bring i ^ s credentials duly sijncd by ths chairman or S ^ cretiry of a public Ejecting of the trade he rtpre&enis . "

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      GBEAT DELEGATE MEETING OF THE TRADES OF MANCHESTER , AND THE WHOLE SUREOUKDlNo DISTRICT . MOKDAT EVENING , HALF-PAST NINE . This important meeting resumed its sittings at ten o ' clodt a . m ., at the Sheardown Inn , Tib-street , Mr Entchinson in the chair . A committee was appointed to scrutinize the credentials of delegates far ascertaining that all were legally elected , and that all were oona Me representatives * f trades . Considerable numbers of persons , induced by intense anxiety to hear the proceedings of : the meet ing , were assembled outside ; and though nothing could be more peaceable than their demeanour , it was thought advisable , considering the temper of the authorities , that they should be entreated to disperse and go home . Mr . M'Cartney was appointed to address them to that purpose . Great caution was exercised to preserve the integrity of the Betting by preventing the admission of persons with factious or improper credentials .

      A discussion arose on the admission of two delegates from Mossley , they presenting credentials purporting to emanate from all the trades of that village collectively , whereas the meeting , by resolution , on Saturday , had determined to entertain none but strictly Trades' delegates , each representing a trade . It was agreed , however , that other towns in the district which had not been represented at the meeting on Saturday , could not be expected to adhere to that resolution , because they might not know of it ; and on this ground the Mossiey delegates were admitted . The large room b ^ Ing sow found to be too small for their accommodation , the delegates adjourned-to Carpenters' Hall , where , after the muster-Tol- vraa called over , the proceedings of the ipeetmg were resumed . It was then arranged that each delegate Bhould in rotation state to the meeting the opinion cf his constituents , and the instructions he had received from them as to the steps ntcessary to be taken .

      There was exhibited , as might have been expected , 2 difference of opinion amongit the thousands -who were represented by th 8 several member * of this important meeting as to the precise object to ba recognised as the distinct purport of t& 9 strike . Some , and those the majority , were instructed on the part of their constituents , to disclaim all minor and secondary objects of contention , and to declare tbat thtir resolution was fis « d to uphold the stake on no other ground than as a means to obtain the Charter , for whica purpose they were resolved to maintain it to the last extremity . Others , and those principally . from Stalybridge anil the other localities in which the strike began , were instructed that their constituents regarded it merely as strides * strike , a question et -wagea , and trades" rights ; while a consi ^« . r , V (?! e number of places ,

      without giviug any opinion of their own , expressed by their delegates their readiness to uphold their brethren in any struggle that might be deemed advisable , and to abide therefore upon the decision of that meeting , be the saine -whit it might * Daring the d&y eigbty-five delegates ? thus delivered their instructions , representing all the respective trades of Manene 3 ter , and of most if not * U the towns ans villages within twenty miles , thereof . To give their statements seriatim would be merely to occupy space with repetitions . The great question seemed to ha ^ e been , -with each trade , -whtther the contest should be a mere trades or a political contest , and of their decision an analysis is given below . Of the eighty-five delegates , filty-eight declared for the Charter ; Btven for making it a trades' contest ; nineteen to abide the decision of the

      meeting ; and one , tha representative of the stona masons of Manchester , stated that bis constituents -were icdividully for the Ciarter , but that be had no instruction from them as a body , and could not t-berelore pL-ise them to any uieciso ccurse ot actien . The most in ' enEa interest pervaded the assembly the whole day . Their deliberations were marked by great earnfcstni-33 and extreme good order . An imposing array of military , t-pecitt- 's , pensioners , and policeinen , " -were several tinus marched past the door of the Hail , evidently -vrHh tfcs lvumion oi intiwidatiDe the delegatt-s . A luessace vas also stnt from tha authorities to the curator of the He . 11 , hsving for its oMect the

      incucsn ; ent rf fcim to vjret the mestii-. g for fear of conseqnt-Eces . T /; is however he refa < re < 1 to do , srd the dfe !< rcates . qoietly continue' ! their siuings , treeing tbe threat and nitr . &co vsith a proptr anii uignined cvfltempt , their object b ^ : ag legal and thtir means p . ace ' ul . A C "> n : mitt 4-a had been appointed to draw up an aS ^ isss to t ?; o traces anr $ tha public gene . K . ' -ly . -The address was rcud ar . d digcusted ; but some of its expressions beina : thonght a little too warm , ttie dtlegatfs b > ring Grttrmined ; o act with Mich prudtmce as s ' uculd disarm even malice of its sting , recommitted it fo ~ further consideraticn . The meeting then acijsunied its sittings until ten to-nioiro ^ j morning , at the Hall of Scitscs—th . ? Carpcnt-rs" Hall bting enjja ^ d to-morrow for Hiaifd monument ftsiival .

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      Oe SiiurJay etenicg , Auz . 13 lh , a public metting of the poorer loom ¦ wearers was litlu in the Carpenters Hail ; Mr- Sinclair in tie chair ; ¦ a h = » n tha meeting was addressed by ilt&srs . DoiuiTnn , Riley , Lace , R-iy , Sl-Connell Collins , JSalliwell , Brophy , Dxon , and others . The fulio ^ na ^ itsuletioiis wtrc carried unsuiineusiy : — 1 . Tiat this mtsiing plsdgts itself to aisconntctacot ! sll iileiai proceedings ; and furtbtr , O 3 at tcey wiil eadeav&ui lo prairrve tha public peace . 2 . Tr-r ' . i ire cmnot exist " 9 Pith ths present rate Of "Wages . , and that we ars dttemirnsci no . to go to work nnnl we obtain the prices paiu in 1 & 29 . 3 That each mzsux be caiied upon to pay the same price for the same fabric of woik throughout the whole mannfact . urji ? diilricts .

      i . Th 3 Z it is tbe tpioion of this meeting that political rights are iinperiiUTcij rtccssa ^ y fox tie protection of TTEges : we tetrrfore pi-dge oartelves to act with ou ? other fxitnds , und the trades generally , in legally and ptflcefcily ertabllshing that document known as the " People ' s Caa . ter , "' and causmg the sime to became the law 01 ths land , aa the oniy sataiu of securing our 5 . ThE . t this meeting pledges it * slf not to return to ¦ work uatil we hsar tha decision cf tht Cosf tTtnc ^ cf DcJt-sates , en Monday next , at the Sherwood Ii ^ n .

      6 . That the power locan w&a-rers of Mai-chestar , deem it the most uapaTtlocabie injustice , on the part of a great cumber of the factory niasttrs .. that they refuse to giTe fcraploymeiit to 3 > ien in tceir factories , bnt in iteir stead employ women , otct ¦ wheiatbey can tyrannise with impunity . We therefore are determined that this cruei and ui just system siiaii be abolished before we to to cur work . Afcer the election of a delegate to the Conference on Monday , and a committee of management , the thanks of the meeting irere given to tbe chairman , and the meeting dispersed in a paaceable and orderly manner .

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      Block Pbinxsbs . —A numerous and Tespectable meeui ;^ of this bf dy was held on Friday , the 12 £ h icst , at ths Fairield Tavern , TalrUtld-ttrcei , to take irto cotsidsraUon rtaclnlions passed at a meeting of the Mechanics , ami to hear tee report of their delegates . After the repait had been given ia , a resolution "was passed by acclamation that they , the Block Printers , adopi ihe resolutions which have been passed by the 3 Ifccaan ; c 8 * delegate meetin . g . Mr . P . M . Brophy was invited to address the meeting . He did so in a stirring manner , during fchich he airon ^ Iy leeommendecl them to form themselves inio a braaca « f the National Charter Asaociation , as the only means to secure good Government , and a protection for thtir labuur .

      After a vote of thanks to Mr . Brophy , it was passed by ace anmion that they form tLemsaives into tha 2 \ atdonai Ccarter Afc 5 t > ciation . A vote cf than-, s ?» ssa then grren to the host , and three csbfcta for the Charter , when the niewUn 3 aJjouraed . to . SaturcLy , the 13 ih . MOSDAT MOENING , P 1 VE O ' CLOCK . The -xalls cf onr town are densely placarded "with proclamatioES from the County acd Borough ir . Rgistrat-ja , dar ^ d , Tvm HrJl , Sunday , August 14 Oi , 1542 . The preoLtina ' . ion it-. tes th 3 t the uia . z . ] sir&tt 3 declare all mi-e tings of ncaibers cf tae people Ultg-J , where rer held , and for whatever pcrp-se called ; and that the Easlsrrstes aie determined to put all such meetings down , if lited be , by fc ^ ce .

      The town having bean placarded , eallirg a public netting of the cotton spinrera and card-roem han-is , to te fceid in the Carpenters * Hall , on thia ( Monday ) momizg , at five o ' clock , considerable excitement prevailed as to -Kb-fcther the Magiitrates would disperse tae meeting . At Ihfc hour sppoJDted , tie large ^ ocm "sfss sX : e& , ~ 2 * &t"K"ilh » tan « . Dg the Prcclamation . the people apptarod to be ntttT mined to havt their mteting , and do the business for which it £ ad been esditd . AV about half-past five , a factory operative was called to tht chair , who opened the tusiness by calUrg uj ) on the Srcrfctary to ttate to tbe meeting the result of nn

      inttrvie-sr -irith Captaiii Sleaeh , tae issistant ComHiissocer of the Police force . Ms ( the Sicrtiaij ) said that having seen tbe Proclamaticn <* n ths walls , he considtrta it to I * bis duty to go to the authorities and inquire whither they considered this meeting as co&iBg mjtitr the term "ilif gal meeting ; " wbaa he was informed that , it was * c illegal meeting , at least in the opinion of * > -v iia ^ istzstes of HxachButer , and rb . » t thsj were dst « nnir . c-. i to pnt a itop to it , and rot to it only , bat to every met ting , "Khatever was the object . But as they had assembled together they would do their business as quick £ 3 poaible , and then dissolve .

      The fjiiowicg resolutions were earned unanimously : — X . " That thia meeting is determined not to commence -work until their employers agree to "work the ssnie krgth of time as other trades , v : z ten hours per Say , for Sve 0273 in the week , and tistit houra on SaSuditys . " 2- " That this meeting considers that their " ? rage 3 -ought to b * 2 orai ; ced cn » - £ Jxth , one-cighrb , and onetenth , to mtkc up the deficiency of the reduction in the hotiig of labenr ; and also tharthose employers . who l ? ave betn ?» ynjg less than the more honourable , should be brought to the same ftandsxd . "

      S . That this meeting is determined not to commence 'werk again until Buch time as the employers agree to pnt st end to that exaction xnsde upon spinners 01 O 7 , the making thtm pay for the artificial light th =-y work by . " 4- " That a deputation be appointed by this meeting , eoi ^ isticg of s-xteen men , to wait upon tbe whole of tee employers , in Manchester and its Ticinity , for the purpose of informing them of our determination , and to prevail npon them , if possible , to acquiesce with our -demands . " 5 . *• Thai another meeting be convened for the purpose of tearing the report of the delegate * conference , the time and pkee fcf "which will be hereafter stated by placard . "

      6 . That this meeting pledge itself not to return to work cnUi the Charter be the law of the la&d , should ] the Tradte' Coif ^ rence so decide . " Affcr thaDks being given to the Chairman the meet-1 ing separated before the authorities arrived . i

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      T 7 p to thia , ten o'clock , all is very peaceable ; but no Work going on . A fixed deteradnati&D , on the part of a » people , is B ^ Dgiy nuauiested . I

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      Manchester has during this uay pre&e ~ . b& \ to the contempIstiTe mind a sceDe fraught with interest of a somewhat fearful character ; the streets crowded all day , "withpassers to and fro , -whose only business beamed to be anxious ti quiry after the ne ^ s and exchanging opinic-ns and jrognofcticatious of the prospect bt fore tLem . Tfce utmost peacefulnsss of demennour was remarkably obstrveabie on ! be part of boih pw > p ] e and authorities ; " * "G ? k 63 totally at c lUlu ^ ; all bugintss ntaily so ; thops in ihe rtost fjtquented iiid pebiic ^^ eets closed in ail day ; and yet all comparatively quiet as the crave ! not a braTl , noi a mxtrmtir , n , ol exen a policeman * B iruneh ^ oo visible . Eirly in the morning tbe wslls -were covered with a Koyal Proclamation and a Proclamation from the Macistrstes .

      I passed during various portions of the day through most of the populous district of the town , and save the menacing procession by Carpenter ' s Hail , hsTe seen no indication the necoeesity for the ootrusion of extraordinary provision for the maiutainonce of order . Nothing could be more peactful and praisewonay than the condnct of the people , arn-1 though the military , police , and pensioners , are said to be all under arms , and many hundreds , some say thousands , of special constables s ^ rorn in , "with the exception beforenamtd , 1 imve seen odIjt one soldier oat of barracks , and one poiiceman in the streets , dur . ng the entire day . The following placard has been plentifully distributed ; " Kcn fob Gold !—Labour is suspended ! Public confidence is shaken ! Pap ^ r is wurthless ! Run for Gold ! Every sovtrtign is cow -worth thirty shillings ! Paptr conntt be cashed ! Run ! niidd ! e-el : uciiitn , tracts , Oad PeJlows , sick c ] ube , nioney cJubs , to SiVings' and ali Bai-ks , for gold ! . golii 1 ! golu !!!"

      Numerous trade sccittits and othtr- benefit societies are said to be acting on its advice , and the banks are being ran oa- The becfeflt societies of one village are reported to Iia 70 draTrn £ 5 0 u 0 this niorning , a spirit ¦ which cannot be bttter chuxacieriicd than as indicating tie cool but fierce GeWrnijnat'ion which seeais to animate the whole populatios . Hv . vt"s Monument Demonstkation . —Onrreaders sre aware froin the announcenieut in the ia = t "week ' s Siar , ttat the committee bad very wisely dettrmtued to forgo tfce prccessJoD . Hot conteut , toweVer , with this this concession to their timid / ears , the authorities , on Sunday , sent for the Reverend Chairman of the C- > mru ; tt * e , an- - several commuEiev . iayis passed betw-un itim , tue jcominittee , and tfce magi ^ tratts . from which it appeared to be the detcrminat ' un of the Vil er lo act

      with nnconstiintionai authority and disperse the intended -meeting , however leiral and peaceful both in its oLjhct and its bearing , though every fair prettxE for doing so had been removed by the determination to h . oltl it on tta prrfa * s proptTty of Mr . ScuOleSeid , "When it could by no posaibility have interfered "with pab . ic convenlcDce or safety . Determined , hoWcVir , that Uie rumans who seek an affray with the people should , it possible , have no pretecce upon which to muke one . the meeting has bttn put of , and will ccnitquei . tly not take place . Ths tea-party and ball , however , jro on in i Tirsuance "with the j > nblic notice given , nofwithsicinaicg thai Sir Charles Sh 3 w , even while receiving the assurance . that the meeting should not take place , refused to pledge himself that the company should be permitted to tuke their tea in p ^ acefuiness .

      The above Tras accompanied by the following letter to cur publisher : — 2 > £ in Eossoy , —Herewith you hare the Dews of thtsCay . Tkeieis " no mibtake" th ^ t the Le ? . guts art at the bottom of this movcmt- 'it . J w . il vnte mat fully on this point by to-morrow morflky ; "s post . A WABRAXT FOR THE ARREST OP > : R . OCONKOK IS LYING I 2 « SIR CHARLES SHAW'S HA ! NDS ; uiid tf Jn come he \ ci ! i ba , al ail hazards , arresltd . So at least ihe Magifcirales told ti-e Btv . ilr . Scholeaeld . " Some thinglika three to four thousands soldiers one here no * -, all unaer aims . Oa the Lscds and Manchesttr railvray is a special engine carrying two nine pounders , and the men to work th = m on its tender . A troop of . ilStmcn are also ou the h ^ e in ie . aainess to more oa any given point , for the protection of the

      ; - Tuesday moniing ' s post brought the following letrer : — TU £ SDAY MOBNJSG , NINE O ' CLOCK . Deab Hobsok , —All is quiet still—magistrates and military parading the streets—no msttiDgs to be holden The people v > till determined to uphold the strike , and "to have the Charter . " There is no use in trying to ' reason with them ; they ire rtsolved " to try it on . " ; I have mixed a great deal among them . Yesterday i I talked with many . I find all in one mind , i or nearly so : — " well try this strike on . I Well bold out as long as ever vre can , and , d—n I their eyea , if it mun come to a tussle , we ' en dee hard . "

      I write yen last night that the mteting in anniversary I of Peterloa has been abadoned . I went last nisht , after ten , to the Mosley Arms , to inquire for Mr . O'Connor . He had not arrived . The waiter told me that iJ © bad been informed by several ! gentlemen that Mr . O'Cennor was in gaol , having been arrested , for Tiolating , at Nottingham , his peace artides . I have a messenger now gone again to auk after him . My messenger has this moment returned . Mr . O'Connor has not ariived at tne Mosley Arms ; but Mr . Hey wood says ttat he is in town . Mr . H . has seen one who travelled witb him . li he hi in uran , I iselieTe that he will be anesied .

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      POPKLmCrTON . — -Gh : Monday eveaing , Mr . Rjgby , from LancaishJre , gave i soul-stirring lecture to a large and atteHtive audience . Tlio meeting was convened at hair an hour ' s notice . AJr , Rigby commenced like an auctioneer , ; Offering for sale tha geuerai freedom of man to the lowest bidder ; but no one would ¦' . [ bid less thane the ^ ' vvhole-hog'i A publican ^ and a few others came forward to joiutoa . N . B . Any ^^ lecturer intending to visit ihM ' t « flln , muat give us at least three days' notice , and bring hia credentials , with him j either \ fXfim his OWH locality ( where ha was member last , ) or . from the General Executive , otherwise he caunot be received .

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      MANCHESTEK , TUESDAY MOHNIKG . The people are all out , aa on yesterday . There has been no breach of the peace ; but all is in bieathless anxiety , awaiting the adjourned meeting of tr . ido delegates , which is to take place this morning in the Hall of Science . A large placard has feeeD posted , Bigned ** A citizen , " in which all the vituperation that a malignant enemy could make up , has been heaped upon the heads of the devoted Chartists . We have been informed by a person in connection

      with'the New Bailey Prison , that out of those that have been committed to prison there ia not more than five can be recognized as persons of character , the others are all well known as eommwa disturbers of the peace , and but for whom , and j | kB class they belong to , we would not have even thesSSve deprived of their liberty . It being known that Mr . O'Connor was to be in town to-day , many were ths anxious inquiries after him , particularly when it was reported that a warrant for the apprehension and detention of bis person had been issued againBt him .

      The authorities are at a loss what to do : for the works are all standing , and the people walking the streets in the most orderly manner . Every plan that can be devised has been tried to make the people break the peace , that there might be a pretext to re-enact the bloodytrork of 1819 , but without . avail ; in fact , th 9 meeting of trades t « -day in the Hall of Science , Camp Field , was turned out at the point of the bayonet ; but still the masses bore the unwise proceeding with patience , calmly awaiting their time . The working men are determined , &t th \ 8 time , at least , to prove to their oppressors that intflligence has opwneu their eyes to all their schemes and tlieir treachery . The above iB . a sample of the parade of powt * uiitd to CDslave the toiling millions .

      Reports are hourly arriying respecting the disturbed state of Bolton , Blackburn , Wigan , Chorley , aud Preston . In the last mentiontd toTrn , report siys that there are two persons killed , siid eleven dangerously wounded . A report has reached us that fourteeu of the Rifle Brigade have been brought into this toTn prison .-rB , under a strong escort , for refnshig to fire upon the people cf that town . A attachment ;^ of the 60 thR flr > s were sent per railway this morniiig to Wigan . The yeomanry cavalry are out in that neighbourhood , under the command uf Lord Francis E ^ erton . InSaifoid , the shopkeepers are beginning to find thaS the workingciasses are their best friends ; and they therefore called . & meeting on Monday evening , when the following resolution was passed : —

      '' That we , the shopkeepers of Sal ford , do render the people our assistance , both pecuniary and other ivi ^ o , to obtain their political rights . " - Notwithstanding the peaceable demeanour of-the people , the military , police , special constables , and all the old pensioners , are stationed in various parts of the town , ready to act at a moment ' s notice , -. It has been rumoured that Sir Robert Peel , Sir J . Graham , and Lord Stanley are in town today ; if so , they must Bee what -was never seen in England before . They will learn that Tory steel and Tory lead are as much hated by the people as ever ; aud that they look with confidence to the not very distant time when all the unjust powers of Whig and Tory factious shall pass away , - and the reign of peace and plenty commence . Bills havo been posted on the wulls , cf which the following is a copy : —

      " Committee Rvoni , King-street , Aug . 16 th . " At-s meeting of Spinners , Manufacturers , Machine Makers , Millwrights , Mechanics , Printers , Dyers , and others , it was unanimously resolved , '" That the mills , and other public works , in Manchester and Salfurd , be not opened for work until tbe workpeople therein employed siguify their desire to return to labour . '" ¦« This is looked upon by some as an insult to their povertj-btricten atutu ; and it has caused many to say that tbe masters shall bo the first to invite them to work ; that they have worked tool oug for tniall remuneration ; but that they bto deteimhitd to have protection for their labour for the future .

      PATR 1 CROFT . Four nif chanics ba-re been arrested at this place , and taktn to M ^ rcbesttr In custody . The ' names of throe of thtin aie Ed * anl Wiiliauu , AU :: i . nder Brai . l , and Ati ' rviW SLoies The nau . e of vhe fourth we iuvt ) not jet karnbd . "Wi . at the charge against thtm is we can have no conception ; unless it be ih « refusing to vmtk fjrwage-rcduciog employers .. It is rumourtd that warxanta arc i ^ autd against others .

      HEY WOOD . The people of this locality are aU out , not a ! cne for wagfs , but rlso for the means of pr _ . tLCting 'heir labour . Mr . P . M . Biophy aaiirt&Siil a wte : ing of more th : > u 10 , 000 ptTsov . s , amongst ^» huni were a great number of the hiiddlu classes . All ap ;> e ^ red to be impressed with the coaviciioD that nothiiij ? short o ( an ttsettim of poiiUcdl ti ^ hta to the working miii can ever ameiioratb his conuitioa . ROCHDALE . All the hacils employed in aiiils and iiiines in tl . ' s poyuloua diolrict ate out . Thei-tj has not jtt bten a , breach of the peace .

      SHALL BRIDGE . Great efforts on the part of tLe Tories has been marie in this vuiftge to bring tbe people in collision one with Another during the p . ist we ^ -k , bat all their < ff . rts 2 ; ave been fruitless . The Oricgtmen . bt-longing to two Lodge's ktpt here vt « e out iu tb < ii tobi ^ , iiud a band ofmuaic , yetsocool wrrre the people ,.: tnil so rieU-rmined to keep the peace , that , none but the Orangemen , who were infuriated with drink , could ba found disorderly ; and in instances not a few , they were seen fighting aaioacst themselves .

      LITTLEEOROUGH . AJi is at a stand htre . not a ' one for -wagf-B but also for political juetico ior the millions . Some of the trades , particularly the calico primt-rs , are au ill-used stt of men ; their employer , Mr . Hudson , only paying ' evtry six or seven "wet ks . But in exp -. an-. iio-n , it should be stated , that te gives thim a ticktt every -wctk to his brother , who keeps a ' badgtr's thnp , - fcr ten (? hillinss woi ' th of provisions , and , as n > ay bo expected , that which they r < : c * ive is of tho worst deicription . Tnis conduct , and the conduct of another employer named Seholfciied , "who aba-. estha ¦ wa ^ ea of his woiknieii aad often pays them in cotton goods , makes tho viox people here cail o'lt JoudJy cir . dinst oppression ¦ and to adY ^ eate niost strenaously tfie Charter a 3 the only means tvtr likely to remeJy the evila of which they no justly contain .

      BACUP . The men of Rochdtile entered this village on Monday inor ; iin , ' , and held a lar « o niei ; ting . Trie n . s »; isttaiB 3 an ** about thirty of tbe Gl < t r- ^ imtnt of foot were soon on tiie srot , end the inhnbitauu of Bacup , many of whom had revtr seen a soMier bufora . took to their heels , to the tune of "D ^ 'il Uifce the hindmost . " . The inyu of R-clidsile , huwevcr , s- > o « railied thtm , and the meeting went od , but not btf ^ re tb « mr . ^ ittraies rea d the Riot Act The people , however , persevered and

      toid the magistrates , and officer * C'lnmaadiagilie soldiers , that they might shoot tbt-m if they thought pr-. ptr ; but the niastinir was a p'iaceajie one , and they would cor . tinue it . Tiie maiysv . rau .-s an . d s ^ Uiit-rs then retired to the top of the h ^ lj , whHe the m-turns vi-ent on for an hour and twe : ity iniaute . n afttr the Riot Act had bten read . The meecini ; conciudtd by giving thiee ch » - f rs for tht ) hi ; . jt : sty or * the po ^ pie , and pLSsinjr a rtrsolmion that they wouM not n tarn to their vj ork untii they got an extension of political povr ^ r through tL . e tn&ctnibiit of ti . e Pcoplii ' c Cnaribr .

      ASHTOX-UXDER -LYXJ 2 . FRIDAY . The town is in a state of fi reat j-xcitwnent , in cojiesquecce rf t ) ie milia all bejna at a . sta'id but there has i-efn nu ' . h : ng liie a bre . ich •>! the ; pt-ac « . Meetings cunti .. Uc to be hiid tVery mornirig at tive o ' clock and at sis in ihe evening , ilr . Briuiiy > ir . Hindle and umbels address thsoi . SATUaDAY . Thire tvas a meeting this morning at six o ' clock , ana irood spoeches were delivers I bv JU- ^> rs . Wolfcndtjn , Taylor . Johnson and other : ! . A-l w .-. s func ^ able nud qaifet The speakers all advise-:, the psvpie to prove iheiuBelves lovers cf ptac < . " . iaw -atld enter ; and to take « he oaths to qualify to act as bpt-c-iul ctiustiibies to preserve the per . ee . Tbo authoriiies bavs t > eeii busily eDRaged swearing in spsciaii to ti ; e nuiu ^ er of about five hundred .

      SUNDAY . All is usual ou this day with the exception that large meetings -were h-Id ni'irir . ng aud i-v-ruicg . In the evening fxcciitnt fcpc . ; tt . e 8 WcTiJ deliVolatl by MvsSSfS . Spiudlo , Bjolhj Sijror , Chailenger a .-d ( .-tilers . Monday . At an early hour this morinnrT ; th « w ^ rkies wended their -way to the u * ua \ p * ^ ce . of m > ttir . g ; Mr . E ; iis was called to the ch < i r . Ht . Aitken . Air . Hinctfa , Mr . KoDert Iiees , Mr . "Woolfcjiideh . and Mr . Challenger spoke , aad called on the people to be united in action , to preserve the p aco , and b « firm to their puspese . A westing o' a similar dtscrip : ion v ? as held at six o ' clock in the evening , aad all passed over very r . eaceably .

      TUESDAY . As usual , at six o'clock this morning the people as-. irnioled ; ami Mr . Hindle , Mr . Piliicg , and Others spoke , recommending the people to . Peace , Law , and Order .

      SHEFFIELD . * . lUESDAT . We had a very large meeting in Paradise Square last night A motion was moved and seconded that the trades of Sheffield do immediately meet , an < ^ appoint delegates to take into consideration the propriety of following the example of the men &f Manchester , and its neighbourhood . This was carried by all hands being held np -with great enthusiasm . This morning large bodies of men assembled in almost every part 01 the town . They assembled at seven o'clock at an open space of grouhdj near Ellin ' s Wheel . The peopia were quiet , peaceful , and attentive . The Sun paper was read . Mr . Ragg was called to the chair , and Mr . . Edwin Gill addressed tha meeting , nrgiflg ttem to be peaceful and firm , iu their determination .

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  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Aug. 20, 1842, page 3, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct444/page/3/