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      TO THE IMPERIAL CHARTISTS . Mt dejlrgt beloved Fbikkds , —Little did 1 think ^ vrtien writing my last letter to the middling ¦ classes that I should be so soon called upon to present our caese to yon in a completely new light . Long have X cautioned you against the endeavour * of the-Gem Law League , to push the dominion of ffiadiiae ^ y even to the war point . They have A > ne it ! aflS , iowever the servile press may teem frith reproaches against the Chartists for turning the

      malevolence of faction to general purposes , yet , belitfre me , thai no move short of that wfeeh the people now contemplate could Irave sa ^ ed Xnisland ¦ from a bloody revolution . The league dreaded the 5 ie which a good harvest and tie opersrtion of Sir Itobsrt Peel ' s Tariff woald havo ^ i-fen t « their Free Trade nostrurasqafidtkey wewansdouato frustrate all hope of improvement , sava from tteir own fallacies , and carried oat by their own feiends .

      They saw trade reviving , after years of desponding ; and te swe their masters froa . xhe charge of ignorance aod themselves from-the edium of discomfiture , tbey have originated a resolution ! aye , a revolutisu ! " It deserves the nante , for already has society been iparalised and life --destroyed . In this emergency your Gonferenc& elected for the purpose of revisisg the orgtnf-Zition -of the Chartist body , had no alterr stive bat to tarn ^ U attention to the League Stezoluiion , Our language "was cool and temperate ; our unanimity was complete ; while our prompti tade and courage -will , I trust , be evinced in eur address , which will be read throughout the land .

      Bsxr in mind that Acland informed me of the conspiracy at Halifax ; lhat Tannton and the devils « f the Corn Law Conference recommended " risisg" and " rioting ; " and that the Sun and all the organs of the Revolutionists trumpeted forth the aunsLtund advice with unbecoming joy . The plot was of long concoction , and deeply laid ; but I rely upon your -firmness to fru&trate the evil designs of the wicked I How , you will ask ? By holding no secret meetings ; by aot allowing strangers , or hired deinsgesaes to inYade vonr localities ! by remaining

      strictly within the boundaries of the law—and upon no aceount present yoor naked and unarmed persons to be shot at by an armed soldiery I ! * Have yon not known me long , and do I cot deserve yonr entire coeSJcucs ! Hare I not lived for you , . and endangered my life for yon ; and now will you not give ear to my counsel , and especially when that counsel tends to the salvation of life , and 10 the success of your cause ! Don ' t mind " big talkers . ' We had them in the old Convention ! we Lave had them in our several assemblies , and they -srere the firsi to abandon the eauso when danger threatened .

      Look 10 the renegade Stephens , and to mauy others who shall now be nameless . So long as your moTement is peaceable there is no law to make you Vfork ; but should you once abandon your pejfcceablfr position , then there is law to shoot 50 U like do ^ s !! The League have put the wrong leg foremost ; they have taken a false step ; they have bribed some , and have tampered with others of our leaders ; but enough of Tirtnous power still remains to render desertion harmless , and treason fruitless . . We have long courted the Trades of Manchester ; and at length they have adopted our principles ! May heaven bless them ; and when our object is achieved ; ¦ whi ch shall give peace to all , then will their names Etand prominently forward as the saviours of their country .

      If I have weight with you , and if my name has not lost it 3 wonted charm , I say foster the opportunity which faction has given , you , to accomplish your Charter ; and though I stood alone in opposing tbe destmctiTe sacred holiday , in 1839 , if I now stood alone , I wonld say , " flesh and blood , never bow to the lewd sway of the owners of machinery . " I would not have counselled ; I would not have countenanced , the present strike , had it been suggested as a means for carrying the Chaiter , and . had the people been the originators of it j bet as we have

      been assailed in our peaceful position , you have no alternative but to bow to , or to resist , the tyrant ' s will . You must know what my anxiety and feeling s are at tii 3 moment ; and O ! how my mind would be eased , by a general announcement from the whole body of Chartists , that they would not peril their lives by any recourse to physical force . Will you set upon this my suggestion ! and believe me that jour peaceful demeanour , and manly resolution , will effect what your physical strength wonld fail to accomplish .

      Let no blood he shed . Lei no life be destroyed . Let no properly be consumed . Let U 3 , in God ' s name , set an example to the world of what moral power is capable of effecting . Eyer your faithfnl friend , Fsmsus O'Coxsob . Manchester , Wednesday night .

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      Oh Saturday this town was thrown into a state of great excitement , on learning that the operatives ' strike bad extended from Lancashire into Yorkshire and was making rapid progress in all the Western districts of the county . On Sunday the excitement -sras not abated by the marching of troops through the toTre ^ i , on . thevr way to the disturbed districts . Two troops of the 11 th Hnssars from York barracks arrived in Leeds on Sunday afternoon , and set out next morning , at four o ' clock for Bradford . A troop of the 17 ' . h Lancers left Leed 3 barracks early on Sunday morning for Halifax ; a second troop ieffc shortly after for Hudderffield . The Leeds . troop , of Yeomanry Cayalry left Leeds for York barracks at six a . m . The Harewood troop of Yeomanry Ca-T&Iry arrived in Leeds on Monday morning , and left for Daw * bury aBd Gildersome on Tuesday

      morning , their place being supplied by the Ripon troop . A company tke 87 sh Foot from Hull arrived in iieeds on Monday evening , and left for Bradford and the neighbourhood the following morning . A detachment from the Royal bappers and Miners has also been sent off to Halifax , to quell the disturbances there , During tbe week , almost hourly conferences have been held between the magistrates and the military officers now in Leeds , in reference to the best mode of qnelliDg the disturbances . Mr . W . Beckett , M . P ., . Lieutenant-Colonel of the Yorkshire Hussars , arrived in Leeds from his Parliamentary duties , and proceeded to assume duties of a different character . The Earl of Harewood , Major of the same Regiment , arrived in the evening of the same day . Prince George of Cambridge , Colonel of the 17 th Xdmeers , has also been , in constant commucication with the magistrates . Lord Cardigan , Colonel of the 11 th Hus-aw , has also been constantly in tbe neighbourhood .

      On Monday , the municipal special constables were -warned te hold themselves in readiness ; the pensioners were also called out to act as additional constables ; -anda large camber of additional specials , to the amount of about 1 , 500 were sworn in . A meeting of the master munufcclureis was held in the Conrt House , on Monday , to advise as to the proper steps to be t * ken . Oa the following day . immense numbers < zf the mea belonging to tbe various mills in ihe tows , were sworn in as epbeiai constables .

      In the course of Monday , Tnesday , and Wednesday , various notices were issued by the authorities , calling on the iahab . tants to enrol themselves as sprct-tl ' constables ; the Royal Proclamation , as it appgsred in the London Gazettes was pasted throughout the entire neighbourhood , and everj precaution Wis li-kea ihst eonld secare the peace of the town . An address to the working mta , by Mr . Jajaes Garth Marshall , was very extensively distributed in tbe -course of Monday ; and 00 this day ., also , groups 0 % strangers were observable in tie streets of the town .

      iiesd&y . saw a considerable aeeeesion of strangers in tie tow 3 L , siid the fears of the inhabitants at the dre&ied spinach of the turn-outs hourly increased . Dispatches asrived from Halifax in which it was . stated thai several of the Hussars had been killed or taken pesonerain the neighbourhood of JEHand . It srag runwored ti ^ t a collision between the military &ad takes pl \ ee a ; Huddersfield and HftlifoT , xrhieh had been ^ attended with fatal effects . It WAsramonrM in ' . tfca coarse of the d * y , that the tara-osts had rescued Birstal , that they had stopped &U the mills tfceue , at Gomersal , and in the neighboafbourhood and were in foil march upon Leeds , Orders were £ tJ £# to all the troops and constables in the town io hold themselYes in j-ct anv readiness . However , that night they c&me

      About three or foar thousand operatives assembled on Huuflet Moor , at one o ' clock on Tuesday coon . Ttie proceedings were of a quiet character Several operatives addressed the meeting on the rights and wrongs of the working-elisses , and enforced the , merits of- the People's Charter . A xesolaiion tras passed unanimously , pledging toe meeting to keep the peace . Aswad resolution , pledging the meeting 6 > tspperiaraxitafoat but for the political rights wliica . mmJd ^ ve tfem ji jast protection x &MHtrV « sSifti& coaW only beWi ? tbe en-

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      actment of the People's Charter , was also . carried unanimously . A committee wasthen app minted to wait upon the v&r-ous trades to induce th em ut call meetings and appoint delegates , to meet or Thursday svening in the Chattist Association Ro am , for the purpose of determiningwhat Btepa OHgb ± to be taken in the present crisis . The meeting the n separated . On Tuesday morning aa immense ' jody of people visited the villages ef Cilverley , Stan . ningley , Bramley , Pudsey , &c , stopping all the m ' Alg on the road . The numbers increased as thft'part i y proceeded , and by the time it arrived at Sta&ningley , did not amoant to less that 6 , 069 pea-sons . No damage was done where tne denand to «* op tbe engines was complied with . Bread , cheese , 4 to ., was given to the At

      people ia large ^ nantitwB . Stanningley , the main body of dae peopk divided , taking different routes , and uiited agsin at Bramley . Hunger seemed to be ^ ie great mover of the painful drama . Tne nKtcher 3 ' shops were visited , and the meat that was given t « them xczs devoured in a raw state . After stoppi « g the mills at Bramiey the people reunited in ose body and proceeded to Pudsey . On the arrival of the vast body at Pudtey , it consisted of eight or ten thousand people . Nearly all ihe mills immediately gave up vrork on the arrival of tha multitnde , and this prevented anything approaching to a riot or disturbance . One millowner , however , ax Par Pudsey , refused to do bo ; and the people on that refusal , began the work of destruction .

      The mill in question ib known by the name of Banks' MilL At this time a few of the 17 th Lancers arriTed , accompanied by two of the Messrs . Eyres , of Armley . The Mot Act was read , and a few minutss allowed for the people to disperse . The people , however , instead of dispersing , moved in one vast body on the military , which only numbered thirteen privates and one superior officer . Seeing the vast fcuperiority of numbers , the soldiers prndently turned their horses' heads and retired , followed by the groans of the people and a few Stoues , which served to quicken their pace . No further destruction occurred on the part of the people who were gathered . Had the proprietors of Bank Mill complied with the demands of the people , no damage whatever would have been

      comniiued- The entire object of the people was the Stopp ng of the mills , and food for immediate subsistence . The latter was given readily and generously by every party . called upon—rich as well as poor . Several persons who had been thus visited , declared they did not begrudge their contributions . Some who had previously declared they would not give a morsel of bread or a fanning of money , were touched by the congregated mass of misery which presented itself , and could not withhold assistance from their apparently famishing fellow-oreamres . Erery body spoke faTourabiy of the peaceableness of tho people when allowed to accomplish the stoppage of the mills by forcing out of the plug of the boiler . From Pudsey the pany proceeded to Bradford , whence they had at first &et out .

      About five o ' clock on Wednesday afternoon , a large body of people marched dowii Meadow-lane road from Holbeck , and tffected an entrance into Messrs . Marshall ' s mills . They stopped the engines at Messrs . Benyon ' s mill , and all the hands turned out with apparent universal exultation . From thence they proceeded to the shops of Messrs . Ma ^ lea and Marsb , where a number entered by the watch-house door , and opened the large gates . Immediately the yard was filled , the engine stopped , the bell rung , and as the men were turning out , the mob began to leave the yard . At tnis instant , Mr , Rftad , chief-constab } e , rodeintotheyard amongst them ; he was quickly dismounted , but beat off the mob with his stick . A general rush wa 3 made to the ^ ates , and when the greater part had effected their exit , a large bouy of police arrived , and closed the gates , thns securing a number of prisoners . The people set iBgoalyafe-wpolicenienjmadeajiatiack

      upon them with sticks , bludgeon ? , and stones , tet were eventually compelled to fall back without again getting possession of the yard . The volley of stones poured upon the police was terrific for a short time . When the military arrived they were speedily dispersed np the road and across the fields in all directions . Many amongst them were strangers , but the majority of them at this time wera townsmen . During th e time the military were drawn up at Dewsbury Road End and opposite the Union Foundry , many prisoners passed in the custody of police and special constables towards the Court House , amidst the most awful execrations , and loud and deep curses of an immense crowd of men , women , and children , who had been turned out of Messrs . Benjon ' s mill , Titley , Tatham , and Walker ' s , and those living in the neighbourhood . The masses who were of our own population , expressed freely , openly , and loudly , their sympathy with the rioters .

      About four o ' clock the riot set was read , and two pieces of artillery were paraded into Holbeck . Between thirty and forty prisoners were taken , but only , so far as we could gather , on very trifling charges . They were examined by the magistrates , and remanded . In the evening , and during the whole of Thursday , the town continued nearly % s quiet as it ordinarily is . In the course of the latter day , however , the coal-pits of Messrs . Bower , Wilson , and Brandling , at Hunslet and Middleton , were visited , and the men were all turned out . We have not beard of any injury being done either to person or property .

      FRIDAT MOEjrnfG , The turn-onts yesterday visited the collieries at Hunslet and Middleton , the whole of which were stopped . Some prisoners were taken . A meeting was held on Hunslet Moor , which was dispe n sed by the police and soldiers . Six hundred foot soldiers arrived by train , and 650 more are expected to-uight . The White Cloih Hall has been converted into & temporary barracks . General Brotherton haa been sent from London to command the district . All is quiet .

      BRADFORD . TUESDAY . This was the day when all the mills in Bradford were intended to be Etopped . The magistrates , military and special constables assembled at the Court House , as early as six o ' clock . The special constables were divided into parties , and received instructions from the magistrates as to how they should proceed . About seven o ' clock a crowd assembled in front of the Odd Fellows'Hall , bnt there were not near bo many aa on the previous day ; without any speeches or instructions they started off . The intelligence of their commencement was immediately conveyed to the Conrt House , and the

      military headed by the magistrates proceeded after them to the mill of Messrs . Lister , at Manningham . The turn-outs on seeing the soldiere coming left the mill and went in the direction of Shipley , they were followed as far as Frizing Ha ll , and on their attempting to stop a mill there , the riot act was read by Col . Tempest , and they were immediately afterwards dispersed . About ten o ' clock intelligence was received at the Court House that the turn-outs were attempting to stop the mill of Messrs Rand , in Horton Road : the magistrates , military , and constables then proceeded thither and found a great crowd surrounding the mill , but the sorters and overlookers inside had prevented them making their

      entrance . About eleven o ' olock tbe soldiers were drawn off , and they , together with the magistrates , repaired to the Court House again . No further attempt was made until about one o ' clock , when they SBOoeeded in letting off the boiler of the mill belonging to Messrs . Wade , canal side , and another situated very near Messrs . Wade ' s . They then proceeded to the mill of Messrs . Rouse , bnt at this moment the magista&tes , with the soldiers and s great body of constables arrived on the spot , and the attempt was Bnsucces 8 ful . The mills of Messrs Rouse add Hors-< fall were guarded most of the afternoon by the pensioners and special constables , aud no attempts

      . weiemade to stop any others . About five o ' clock a messenger arrived at the Court Honse with intelligence that 50 , 000 mes were on their way from Keighley , Bingley , Howarth , £ nd Wilsden , and would very soon be in the town . Tbe magistrates , with the military and a few special constables , went ont of the town in the direction of Toller Lane , a-ad vrhen they had got as far as Manningham Lodge , they saw the crowd approaching . Orders were immediately given to the soldiers to form eight a-breast , and in thisform they started off at- full gallop , and dispersed the people ; the Btreets were soon alter clewed by the same means , and the town was-quiet for the night .

      Wednesday . This morning the town had assumed its usual appearance , with the ^ exception of the presence of the scldiers . About niae o ' clock four troops of the Yorkshire Hussars arrked from the York Barracks , commanded by the Ear !/ of Harewood . Neattempt was made te stop . any miBa in Bradford to-day .

      JCANCHSSTER , Wjbdwbsdat . The town ist at present , in a sta . * * of extreme peacefHlness—the clank of the factory' bell is no where to be heard , and the deafening buzz" ot machinery in the Btreets , where our factories stand , is heard no more ; all is eilent and peaeeaiN e > tne working men walking the streets , and to all appearance determined to maintain the straggle . Ou' the part of the authorities we have very little to & V » they appear to be at a loss what to do , for uN > peacefnlness of the people has put a stop to

      any thing like the shedding of blood , or necessity of the soldiers parading the streets ; bnt they still have them stationed in various parts of tbe tows in readiness , should they be wanted . There also appears to be something going on of a serious nature , but what that something is , we have not yet learned . The officers of the soldiers , with the magistrates , are flitting abont from one part of the town to another , and if the countenance is the index to the mind , we wonld say that their aiada are not at ease . This afternoon they posted np to the Albion Mill ' s Barracks , andremaiBed fox some time , *** tben they w « tfr the Town Ball . ' . j

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      It is the general opinion that they have received some fresh orders from the Home Office as to what is to be their future line of action . We also understand that Sir James Graham has sent to the manufacturers of this town a request that they wonld agree with the work people en any terms , and as Boon as possible . News Ib arriving ever ; hour of some new place that has struck work . The following we have received from Wigan . This town was thrown into a state of great excitement on Monday afternon , by the arrival of about 15 , 000 of the turn-outs from the neighbourhood of Bolton and Bury . They were met at the entrance of the town by a party of soldiers , bat they had no tenor that

      could intimidate them in tne least ; hungry men fear not death . The commandant seeing the determination of the people allowed them to enter the town . They visited the whole of the mills , which stopped immediately . They then proceeded to pull the plugs out of the boilers , to let off the water they contained but did no further damage to either person or property . Intelligence arrived in the town this morning that they intend paying us a visit , in consequence of which the magistrates made necessary arrangments to preserve the peace of the town , and as is usually the ea ? e , the respectable inhabitants , as they please to call them , were summoned to be sworn in as special constables . A great number of them attended the call , were sworn in , and served with tmncheons They were assembled in front of the

      Royal Hotel , when the turn-outs were coming up Mill-gate to the Market-place ; and on this being told to the specials , some spit upon their hands , and grasping their bludgeons firmly , exclaimed , ** we are ready ; " and this was very Boon verified—they were ready ; but it was to run away as soon as the sons of toil made their appearance , and off they scampered in all directions to the merriment of all who beard their boast bat a few minutes before . "He that fights and runs away , May lire to fight another day . " On Tuesday morning , a public meeting was held in the Orchard Senoles , when the turn-outs , amount * ing to several thousands , formed a procession , and went to Chorley . Thursday

      A large party of dragoons , with a detachment of the artillery , with two field pieces , went off to Ashton-under-Lyne , where we hear the people are to hold a meeting this afternoon . . YIGILANCB OP THE NEW HOHSE SPECLAX CONSTjl BLFS . AND CAPTURE OF THREE AMI ED MEN , AND DISMISSAL OF THE ABMED PAJEtTr . * BV- ~ THF-MAGIS-- TRAILS . '¦'¦ . ' . ¦¦ . ¦' Early this morning , as three gentlemen were returning from a fishing excursion in tho neighbourhood of Pendleton , they were discovered by one of the indefatigable specials , who , having the though ' s of daggers . in his head , conjured their fishing rods , which they carried ever their shoulders , they being mounted with brass , into pikes and other formidable weapons of destruction . The

      fears of tbe man were such that he dare sot approach them : he therefore , instantly rode otf warned his party , who lost no time in making themselves ready for a fierce encounter . More than twenty of these " raws" surrounded the men of pleasure to their great consternation : it was in vain they pleaded that the ' pikes' were only fishing rod ? . They were ultimately brought before the magistrates of the night watoh . The constable being druuk , in telling his shocking tale of pikes , murders , &c , said any man that has eyes could see that the prisoners were all armed with dangerous weapons . One of the magistrates knew one « f the prisoners , and another of their worships knevr tho other two . The specials were heartily laughed at , for making fisbin / rods into pikes , &o . The prisoners were dismissed .

      Leach was arrested last night , at his own house , in Oak-street . All bis papers were seized , not excepting his day-book , and ledger , in which he kept his business accounts . The charge against him is the issuing of an inflammatory and illegal placard . Immediately after his arreBt they took him to the station at the Town Hall , King-street , where he is at present . We have just seen Mrs . Leach , who informs us that the authorities , after consulting together for some time , allowed her to see him ; he was in good spirits . The Chartists of Manchester are all actively engaged in procuring bail and tbe best legal advice for him . The police also took Dr . M'Douall's trunks , which unfortunately bad been

      left at Mr . Leach ' s . Beswick , imagining Mrs . Leach to be a likely person for him to make something of , very feelingly told her that Mr . Leach wished to see Dr . M'Douall , and she had therefore better send him down , as it was Mr . Leach ' s request that she should do so . The trick failed ; the Doctor is yet safe . The Dyers' club-bouse was surrounded this morning by a large party ef police , both horse and foot , with a large posse of special constables , and seized the whole of their papers and books ; but the Secretary eluded them , and is » t present at large . The Mechanics held a general meeting in the large room of the Sherwood Inn , Tib-street , when the following resolution was p * ssed unanimously : ¦—

      " That we , the Mechanics of Manchester , do meet at ten o ' clock each morning until we ascertain whether the present movement becomes a national one or not ; and that we will not commence work until we have the reports from the various partB of thecountry . " The Operative Cotton Spinners held a meeting this morning , and came to the resolution to stand or fall by the Charter . Hunt ' s Monument . —Tea Paett and Ball . —The tea party was holden pursuant to announcement . The Hall was crowded , and the company obliged to take tea at twice or thrice . That the authorities might have no pretence on which to disturb them , Mr . O'Connor did not attend , lest his presence should attract a crowd around the door . The various

      delegates to the National Conference who were expected to take part in the proceedings , being actively engaged in their own duties , were also absent . The Manchester M lads" had it , therefore , to themselves ; everything was peaceable , orderly , and harmoniouB , and as gratifying as anything could be tinder the unpropitioaa oircumstances of the times . Various appropriate toasts and sentiments were given from the chair , and ably responded to , after which the * jawing tackle" was " belayed " and the fiddles and toes put in requisition and actively exercised till morning . Thus under the very finger of oppression did the working people show that they are able not merely to uphold their principles , but even to do it pleasantly , and extract from it matter of amusement .

      PRESTON . WEDNESDAY MORNING . All is quiet in this town . The inquest on the bodies of Bernard M'Namara and George Sowerbutts , two of tbe turn-outs who were shot by the military on Saturday morniag last , was held in the House of Correction , at eleven o'clock , before Mr . R . Palmer , coroner , and a jury of fifteen men . After being Bworn , the jury went to tbe House of Recovery , where the bodies were lying , and immediately after the examination of the witnesses was proceeded with , occupying nearly sir hours . Several of the Preston magistrates were in attendance , and much interest seemed to be taken in the inquiry . The jury returned a verdict of " justifiable homicide" in each case .

      WEDNESDAY EVENING , EIGHT O CLOCK , All is peaceable here . The mills at Layland were stopped this afternoon by the colliers , who took the direction of Chorley .

      HECKMONDWIKE . AUGUST 18 V The mills here and in the neighbourhood are all standing as yet . The hands are all strolling listlessly about the streets ; but all is peaceable , and the men generally take no part in the affair , but inquire with wonder what is to be the end . It is rumoured that Starkey ' s mill , at Millbridge , will meet in the morning . About three o ' clock this morning , a youth was taken by the authorities , from his bed , and taken to Haddersfield , charged with assisting to stop Messrs .

      btarkeys mill . About twelve 0 clock to-day , a large body from Dewabary , Batley , and Birstal marcbod to stop the boilers belonging to Messrs . Atkinson ' s , of Spen , near Cleckheaton . When they had got into the mill yard they were attacked by a small foroe of Cavalry , who rode furiously up amongst the people , brandishing their swords , and firing -twice upon the assembly , it would appear that the Cavalry ahot over their heads , as there . does not appear to 06 any woaaded by the shots . The authorities have taken twenty-four prisoners .

      HUDDERSFIELD . Thursday . The specials assembled this morning at seven o ' clock , and was compelled to remain there until half-past eight in the evening , although there was neither riot nor persons to create one . Nothing could be more peaceftd than at present . The ipecials are requested to assemble every morning at seven o ' olock during the week . Lord Wharnioliffe visited us yesterday and had an Interview with tie magistrates , and about three o ' clock this morning two company ' s- of the Cavalry arrived . The

      large placard which emanated from Manchester and which has appeared is some of the publio papers was also posted hereout no sooner did it reach ihe ears of the authorities , than they ordered the whole to be torn down , and the man who posted them to be taken into custody , which was promptly executed . Mr . Edward Clayton had one in his shop i ^ on a bo ard ; t his was peremptorily taken away . ; LHe of the mills hare Commenced working , and ome * of ihe masters have sworn in as specials-all b eirvTOrkmen . : . : "" :: ¦ ¦

      ; ; ; - " > . WEDNWTDAy , HALF-PAfll NIKS , The tSvf&bntBB hftje ^ jNea " throng : SaUi d » V Tearing 1 Njapeoiaja . Mr . W . Brook , the Messr * larkies , W * W . A * wU&h . (*• JM * istrato ) , bare wir mea on * a « p * eia } art . Sons of them walked i a body from' Htt iSstwy t » the George Ins , } to totbotttfe . .. . ; ¦ -. ¦ ¦'¦¦ ¦ ... .-. ¦ - -, i t ; . ;* .

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      The town has resumed its old appearance , with the exception of a few stragRlei > 8 i and a group or two , ^ o gtt together to hear the news . Several places are to commence work to-morrow I under ' stand / :. ¦ . •'¦ ;\ . ' - ' . - - '\ - '' . ' . ¦ ¦ ¦ .- ¦¦ . ¦¦ . - ¦/ : ¦ ¦ . ¦ . - ' ' : ¦' :. [ ' . "¦¦' < ' ¦' _ ¦ ¦ '¦ - ¦ The people fromtLancashire were expected to-day , and preparations were made to meet them by the ma * giatrates ; but I am glad to say that all haapasBed off quietly . ¦ - ; . ¦ ¦ .. ¦;¦' .. . / ^ - \ ¦ - .. - / i . ¦*¦ ¦ . . . ¦ .. . , - ¦ . > . ¦ ¦ : Daring " the charge" on Monday afternoon , Dr ; Cameron , a gentleman of great respectability , residing out of the heart of the town , walked from his own door across , the road to the w » U of St . Paul's Churchyard , when one of tne ruffians Sprung upon him and said , You scoundrel , what are you doing here f' and witheut further parley made a out which pierced his arm . Many respectable tradesmen were

      struck at whilst , standing within their own doors ; amonKst the rest was Mr . Walter Hiret . / liquor merchant , and Mr . Wm . Barrow , heald and ; slay maker . Mr . Jonathan Leece , twine and . cord maker , who Was looking out of his own . house , was told by I one of the brutes , if he did not take bis head in , he would cut it off ! The old man indignantly replied ; " Then d— n yoa , it shall be cut off , before I will move one inch . " The soldier ptill threatened , but he could hot possibl y frighten him ; so he at last rode off . The old man's courage evidently preserved . A young man of Mr . Sohwann ' s had been to the post office on business , and he also was cut very severely across the cheek . Many others were Been running away bleeding ; whilst others were trampled upon by the horses .

      THUESDAY NIGHT , QUARTER TO TEN . The factories here have been working , and a few masters , whose men had not been sworn in before , have been sworn in to-day . It seems to be the opinion that all is over here . Another troop of horsemen , from Wakefield , came in this morning , Wharocliff ' si TroopV I thi . ik they call it . News is eagerly sought after ; but we have had none to-day . ¦ : " V V "; _ : ^ v __ ¦¦ ; ' . - : ' \ '

      BARNSLEY . . '¦ ¦ ' - ; ¦¦ ¦;¦ .. :- ¦ . "¦ .. "¦' ; . ¦•¦ ' ¦ ¦ : : : ' ¦ ¦ : . / . ¦ WEDNESDAY . , Tliis evening , a . great fuss and noise was raised by the soldiers , and yeomauy , and special constables being stationed in different places of the toway < ind a report circulated that the Yorkshire lads were within five or nix miles of the town . This report was raised by the authorities of the town , One . of the magistrates who : had to go about that distance to bis home , returned , declaring he bad seen them with his own eyes : but all is now quiet . :

      HALF-PA 8 T TEN O CLOCK . J Placards are now posted on the walls , calling a meeting for Monday forenoon , at which meeting it is contemplated a general staud will be made . The bill calling the meeting is a Very strong one .

      BIRMINGHAM . THURSDAY EVENING . ( From our own Correspondent *) This town is in a most excited state The steam is up here with a . vengeance ; : and , from all appearances , if the present turn-out la « ta much longer , the people here will present as bold * a front as they did in the time of the Roform Bill agitation ; The police are held in requisition every evening , and immense meetings are being held at Duddeston Row every evening , which keep rapidly increasing . Yesterday evening , about 10 , 000 attended , and were addressed at great length by Mr . George White , on the state of the country , the rights of labour ,

      and the necessity of uniting for the Charter . He called on them co enroll their names in the National Charter Association , and was loudly cheered . Mr . Thomas Soar , aud Mr . John Fuasellalao delivered eloquent addresses . The greatest enthusiasm prevailed , and a strong sympathy evinced in favour of the men on strike . A large body of police were in the Railway Station yard ; and Mr . Burgess , Head SopinteudanfW Police , was seen parading on the outskirts of the meeting .: Upwards of two hundred e / iroiled their names in the National Charter AsBociation ; and , after cheering for the Charter , Feargus O'Connor , Frost , Williams , and Jones , and the Colliers and brave men of the North , and Mr . White , the meeting separated .

      Notice was given that a great meeting , called by requisition to the Mayor , would be held on Tuesday eveniDg , to take the BenBO of the men of Birmingham on the state of the country . ; AnotherJargemeeting ; will beheld this evening .

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      We are sorry to have to slightly disappoint some of our readers in the receipt of thoir papers . It is caused by a delay in the execution and delivery of the Monument out . It was placed in the bands of a London Engraver , on Condition that it should be furnished to us by Monday last . It was this morning ( Friday ) that we received it . We should have dispensed with it for this Week , had not yesterday morning's post brought us a letter from tbe Engraver saying it would be with us in the course of the day ; and we then arranged the " matter" for its reception .

      The late period we received it prevented us from getting off the required quantity by the first posts . To make amends for this we have Bent the latest news we could collect . The " Massacre" out we bad from the Engraver more than a fortnight ago : and the delay that has occurred with the Monument cut arose principally from the fact of our having to return the drawing furnished us by the Monument Committee to Manchester to be redrawn . In several instances we have forwarded the papers in parcels by coach and mails , sooner than keep them for the next post . We hope this will be satisfactory to the agents :

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      - . ' ¦ ¦ - . •!¦ LEEDS . FRIDAY , NIGHT TKN O CLOCK . Generally speaking , all has been quiet here today . That is , we have had no " ribtings , " no shootings , no sabreings . But it is rather a curious sign of quietntss to Bee our streets filled with military , and every man , almost by house-row , summoned up to become a special constable . - The magistrates seem to be speoial-constable-bitten : for , on no other Buppositiou can we account for the mania that evidently possesses them . But we advise the good people of Leeds to indulge them . Let them have as many as ever their appetite will take . "The more the merrier . " Many of the inhabitants have been for a long period out of work . Here

      is a job for them as long as it lasts—wages three shillings and sixpence in the day-time ; and four shillings and sixpence at night . This will serve to fill many a hungry belly . Go and get sworn in , ye unemployed ! Never inind where the money cornea from ; never mind that it will cause a " swingeing 1 borough rate ; " never mind this ;^ o « cannot be called upon to pay the rates ! You are unable to pay ; and let the shopkeepers , out of whose pockets it must come , quarrel with the reckless spenders of the money when the sober day of reckoning comes . All we say to you is , have your share of the money flying about . None need it so much as you wboare starving . Remember , too , that you will be constables : that you will be invested

      with ^ office . " and have to perform " official duties . " You will be sworn to do your utmost to preserve the peace : and Vit will be your duty to put down any disturbance that may arise , even if it should be caused by an indiscreet use of the power invested in your colleagues ; an occurrence hot at all unlikely . Should you see a mad-Cap zealot , big with his own imagined importance , give himself extra-official airs , and try how his staff fits a quiet man ' s head , instantly I knock him down , or apprehend him for an assault . You inay thus be the means of doing the state some service . ' The empty parade and tuss made with these specials is really siokeniiB ^ . It proves how shortsighted the maxistraoy are . Cool , long-headed men

      wonld not bo aet . Bat what can we expect from such men as we have for magistrates 3 Men selected on account of party considerations , and not because of their peculiar fitness for this most important post . We have no hesitation in saying ( and in saying so we know that we echo the sentiments of ninetenths of the shopkeeping clase ) that more excitement has been created in Leeds throug h ' the oMciousneisof the officials than by any other cause . The preparations they have made , and thd alarm they have Exhibiied , have been on a scale quite large enough , to have met the , case had . it been the intention of a host of cannibals to invade the town for the purpose of eating us all up . Do we object to their making arrangements to preserve

      the peace 1 By no means . But we do object to their making these preparations in sach a manner , ana so conducting theii operations , as to create and extend the excitement and ferment , they Bhould allay . As a sample of their prudence and tact take the following : —Mr ; Hobson , our publisher , has during the week , regularly exhibited at his shop door notices of what haa occurred ^ ia other towns , for the satisfying of the curiosity and great anxiety of the inhabitants to "learn the news . " This is . what is reguJarly done on all stirri ^ occasions : sach as elections . To-day he had on a board a notice of the axrestof Mr . Leaoh , and of the fact reported by our London correspondent relative to the committal

      . of a number of soIdierB to thd Tower . The magistrates hearing of this sent a whole posse of Policemen to apprehend the Board i There were eighteen polioemen drawn up in file ; headed by ; a serfeaht , all with truncheons in hand , and cutlasses by their side ,. and attended , tod ; by a number of spedals to protect Ahem , to , take and capture , and convey to G * oL thia poor unoffending JBiU-Board , 18 ftiches long-by 14 inches wide ! In this manner did they march from tho Court House into Market-street , capture poor Bill Board , and then mateKback again viWb Um 4 » qaod 1 ! -The oonseqnenee was , tint fetttkia fora ^ dable « rray , forniidiible wportB arose MmB * 9 rti ^ mwn 9 iha ? iiM * fhfffif 4 Bto

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      had been shut up f " Mr , Hobson was arrested , " and all other sorts of unlikely things . Now , how eauy the object ot ilie magistratesmi ^ ht have been accompliahed without all this mischievous parade and fuss . A simple message ; that they deemed the exhibition of the paper on the board imprudent , wonld have been sufficient to have ensured its removal : at all events , it was but right for them to have tried this step first , and , in case of tefusal , resorted to the other step of removing it themselves : though , had they even had to do this , a less number of polioemen and specials than they sent would have looked quite as seemly , and answered their purpose better , if that purpose was the preservation of the peace . '' :-.: "' - ' - \[ . : ' . : ' Jv < -- - '' - . ¦ ¦'¦ ' -,: ¦ ¦'¦ : . " , ¦ ' - - Since the capture of poor Bill Board by the eighteen policemen and specials , almost up to

      this hour , we have had four policemen parading coustantlyinfrontdfthe 5 / aroffloe . 'Tis the first time we have been thought worthy of such a guard of honour ! We have often wished that the senders of police would send them into Market-street ; for it beings quiet . retired street , is often used by some noisy unruly fads to the great annoyance ot all who live in it _ : yet the , presence of the police could never be obtained before now . But now it has come , it has come thick ! Wo have four of them all te ourselves ! The only supposition we can give for their presence here , juitnoW i is , that the authorities have heard of the intention of some disturbers to tin-plug our boiler ; and that they have sent these policemen to SlUard our premisesi till the Northern Star be fully printed off . If this be the case , we heartily thank them . ¦ ' ¦ ¦ ¦ . ¦ ¦ ¦ : ¦ . .:. : ' ;; '¦ ¦ . ; .. ' v /

      DEWSBURY . FRIDAY NOON . A large meeting has just been held here ; the people were addressed by two or three working men , who , besides commisserating their condition , warned them of the danger that would accrue to them from any attempt at a breach of the peace . The people , however , commit no breach of the peace ; they bear their sufferings calmly and patiently—they hope for bet er times . The mills and the works of every description are standing' —the plugs of all the boilers have been drawn , but all are expected to commence work again on Mondiy .

      BRIGHOUSE . FBIDAY AFTERNOON . A change has come o'er the spirit of oar dream ; we are all now as peaceable here as ever we were known to be ; in fact more so , because the mills are standing , but they are standing only because their owners think proper to keep them so for the week out . The hands are ready and . so are the boilers , and all will be at work again on Monday . The people have boriie their ssfferings with the greatest resignation . There have been no soldiers , and there has been no rioting .

      ELLAND . FRIDAY AFTERNOON . Every thing in this neighbourhood tells of peace There has been no disturbance . The mills Were alj stopped ; they will start again on Monday morning

      HALIFAX . FRIDAY NKJHT . Peace has resumed her empire in . this town . The contrast now , as compared with the early part of the week , 18 atrikiug in tho extreme . The mills in the town have all recommenced work—those in the ne i ghbourhood are all expected to do so , and no doubt they will , On Monday . The whole of those wounded by the military , on Tuesday , are not yet known ; probably they never will be . Some there are who have not been heard of since . Those who are in the Infirmary are recovering ; poor Booth is dead . I enclose you a copy of the depositions taken at the inquest , which was held last night . The verdict , of course , is "Justifiable homicide . " Crowther is Said to be getting better ; you are aware he was deliberately shot at in King-street ; the wound ,

      it appears , is only superficial , the ball having passtd just under the : skin , and gone out within a few inohes of the place where it entered . It struck the wall of a house with great force after its " : ' escape , and a carved stone is about to be . inserted to hand down the deed to posterity / The affair it appears has been iBvastigatedby the ofiioers of the regiment to which the soldier belongs , and they have found that some stones were thrown in the streets , after the soldiers had left it ; of course they must have been thrown by Crowther . I am sorry to say that two tried friends of the people have been placed in custody by the authorities here ; I allude to the veteran Rushton , and to a young maa named Illingworth , The authorities have just issued the following placard : —

      " TQ TUB MILL OWNEES OF HALIFAX AND THE

      NEIGHBOURHOOD . ¦ 'The Magistrates 1 earnestly exhott those mill owners who have notalready set their mills to work , to do so immediately , and to furnish their workmen with arms ; and also to give them instructions to apprehend all persons that are seen skulking about their premises , and instantly to seize any man who may bring an order to turn out their people ; and should any one attempt to touch the plugs of their boilers , and the party should be too numerous to be apprehended , then to give such person or persons notice , that if he or they do not instantly desist , the consequences will be fatal , aa they had received

      orders from their masters which they were determined to enforce , to protect their property at all hazuds . -. . - \ ¦ ¦¦ - ; : ¦ ; . ¦ ¦ . : - . ' . ¦ ' : ' : / : -: ¦ /^ \ '' : - :: :- " ** The Magistrates , in issuing these suggestions , are persuaded that the millowners ( with the aid of their operatives ) will how adopt such measures as will enable them to protect their own property , and this Course will have a stronger moral influence over the minds of these deluded creatureB calJiDg themselves 'Chartists , 'than even the military protection which the magistrates have at their command to aid the civil force ; and they beg them never to forget , that— ' ¦ '¦¦ ¦¦ ¦ . - . - '¦ ¦' - . ¦ ' ¦ ¦ ' ¦ ¦ ¦ : ¦ : ' . * : ¦ . ' ' ¦ ¦ ' . '¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ .

      " England expects every man to do his duty . " " John Watebhopsb . ; . " -GrKd . FOLLAR , p . "Jno . Rawson . " ' ..- ¦ ' Magistrates' OrBce , Halifax , " Auguct 19 th , 1842 . " This I should think will satisfy all the physical force advocates . I send it to you without making any comment on it . ' . Eight persons were this morning Bent off under a strong escort to York Castle ; they were put on the train at Sowerby Bridge ; the soldiers have no relish for the Ellaad

      station . ThiB is exclusive , I understand , of those who are yet in Wakefield House of Correction , awaiting their examination ; some , also , have been held to bail . I am informed that the mills at Shelf , and Hodsall Moor Top have commenced working again this morning . The following are the depositions to which I have referred , and whioh were taken at the inquest on Booth : — On Thursday , an inquest was held at the Halifax Infirmary , before G . Dyson , Esq ., on the body of Jonathan Booth , who was shot in the riot of Tuesday last . The deceased was a delver of Northowram , aged 44 . ¦'¦• . :-: ' : ¦ ' ¦ :-,- ; - : ~ - ¦ : ¦ : ¦¦ .,: ' / ¦' ;' - : - - ' .. . ; ¦ ¦ ¦¦; . : '¦ - ¦ - .

      Mr . W . H . Peacock , house-surgeon to the Halifax Infirmary , stated that on Tuesday afternoon deceased was brought to the Infirmary , and his inV juries were » gun shot wound entering the right side , and coining out in the front . He died on Wednesday night . ' ; ' ¦ ' -, - '' -:-: k ' : ' : '¦ :: '!¦ ¦ ¦/ - . ' : -i ' - ' --: ¦ . George Shaw , of Blaokledge , stonemason , stated that he waa iu the house leading from opposite the Coach and Horses , on Tuesday last . Being informed that a man was shot , witness went down , and found the deceased in a chair in the middle of the road , below the Coach and Horses , and higher than Mr . Dawsoh ' s mill . Assisted him to the . Infirmary , and . undressed him > Did not know Booth . Heard shooting , but did not see any stones thrown .

      Charles Norris , Esq . * stated that he went ; with the military on Tuesday last to disperse a riotous mob at the bottpm of Haley Hill . Mr . Pollard and Mr . Hird . magiBtrates , came . The firing took place into Gath ' s garden , at the bottom of Haley Hill . Stones were previously thrown . There was one discharge of a gun from the mob . A large mob was collected nearly opposite Mr . Aekroyd ' s mill , and stones and bludgeons were thrown . There was much hooting and shouting . Orders were given to the eoldiera to fire , and they did so . There might have been some cavalry firing before . ; The Venerable Arohdeacon Musgrave stated that deceased told him that he was forced to leave his work before ten o ' clock in the morning of Tuesday ; that he was a spectator ; at a , great distance from the toad . - "¦ ¦ ¦• ¦¦ :. ' ¦ '¦' : ¦ ¦ ¦ - ¦ ¦¦ - ' . V .. - .: : "¦" . " . - - - .. " :- . ¦ ' - ::: ¦' :: ¦ -:

      The Jury returned a yerdict to the effect that deceased was mortally wounded and' shot in a riot , by which wound he came by his death * '

      BRADFORD . All the mills here have resumed work . A number of extra ' specials ' have been sworn in ; and between six and seven hundred foot soldiers have just arrived General Brotherton and Lord Wharncliffe were here to-day . The prisoners have- been examined , and some of them eommiited to York Castle ; otter ? have been sent to Wakefield ; and others again been bound over to keep the peace . The town has resumed its general quietness . :

      COOPER BRIDGE . O :: - ¦ ¦ : ¦ : : ¦ :. , : ¦ ' :: ¦ ¦ - ' ¦ ¦ ¦ : ' ; :- A-- ^' ' TBVZSDiXi The exoitfiment here . io ^ aj .: ' » . jj f ety ' '' giwt-i ' bui there ifl n 6 anticipation or any breach of the peace . Thei stride , bo far as it prevails in this immediate neighbourhood , is compulBory , and would terminate at once , if no fears wt re entertained of violence from the turn-outs . It is considered a mere trick of the ?• Plague , " and not at all calculated to aid the Ctar Xa ftgitatioiu ; - ¦ Allwisce * nxiotts to return to work as mmt * B wixnbim -

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      1- " ' .- ¦ ¦>¦ ; MltiLfBBip QE ; ' - " ^ : ^| j The turn-out here is compulsory . No ' good itf anticipated from it . The boilers had been tapped and provisions bad been obtained by meana of ihreits and other modes of iniimidation . All was quiet to-day ( Thdrsday ) bat no work was going oil Tt © blame was laid upon tho League and some of tho workies remarked that they knew of no good end the strike , as at present conducted , coald answer , and they thought it very hard to be compelled ta starve when they could have work , when no good was likely to result . '

      CLECKHEATON .: ^ ' ., ' . ' ¦ ¦; - ¦ ,. ¦ ¦ • ' ; ¦ -- ; . ¦; ¦ : ¦¦ " ¦/¦ ' : " .- .. ' ¦ ¦/¦ ' ¦; ' thdbspat night , v : This has been the most terrible day ever witnessed in this village . Had the turn-outs intended to have been taken , they could not have taken more effectual steps to have accomplished that objeot . They had taken care that the time of their coming should be known , and for the whole day on W » dn ! Bjsday , the authorities were » preparing for their reception . All the dross used for- mending the roads Was carted away , and thus every means of resisting the military was cut off . Near eleven o ' olock , thd strike men arrived , and commenced operations , but were instantly attacked by about

      thirty-seven , oi the cavalry who came upon the Unarmed people with drawn swords , and commenced an auark of » he most sanguinary charaoter . The people instantly , fled , and then the soldiers fired with shot and ball . Mr . Dewhurst , the Chartist lecturer , was doing all in his power to keep the excited mob from ci mmittmg acts of violence , when he was dashed on the ground , and was left for dead He was only stunned , and got away as soon as the cavalry haa gallopped on . Several persons , some of whom had taken no part with the turn-outs , were badly wounded , a bail passed through the coat of

      one young man , and grazed the skin of bis side ; but we have , not heard of any life being' lost . -Th » authorities succeeded in capturing several of the most active amongst the turn-outs , seven or eight at least , and . some reports say many men , buH in the excited state of the populace , it is no eaey matter to get at the truth . : / : • ^ The people are exasperated to a high degree by the conduct of ' the military ^ who were partly drunk , and rode in upon the people , apparently resolved on slaughter . No violence appeared to be contemplated but stopping the mills until the uncalled-for attack of the cavalry . Fears are entertained that the towTl will be attacked , and set on fire during the night .

      HECKMONDvyiKE . THURSDAY NOON * : All is . excitement here , and the number who arrive from Cleckheaton ' increases the contusion . The knowledge th ? , t Leach is arrested has caused considerable sensation . Tfie whole of ^ heindustriouB population , men and women , are opposed to the continuance of the strike , as they consider it only a , plot of the League . They are only out on compulsion . Mr . T . B . Smith was to have addressed the people here to-morrow ; but we are told that business of importance to the people ' s cause has compelled him to go on to Leeds .

      BIRSTAL . . ; . -. ;¦; . THtJHSBAY NIGHT . We are in a sad state here , and throughout tho . district . The attack upon the people at Cleckheaton has roused a '¦ spirit of yengeauce ^ which , ^ ^ we fear , will produce some fearful consequences . The village is crammed with specials , police , and spies , and the ' people are in a state of rage approaoaing tomadness . To talk to them of paace and order , is like talking to the whirlwind . They swear that

      they will have vengeance , and that Cleckheaton shall be reduced to a heap of ruins . All this is the work of the "Plague" men . ; but they hate raised the storm , and they can neither put it down nor guida it . All labour ib at a stand , and nearly aJJ the pita in this locality aze closed . The general opiaion here and in the vicinity appears to be , that this inconsiderate and sectional strike is only a Corn Law plot to serve the designs of the masters , and to throw the Charter oauue as much back « possible , j

      MANCHESTER . . THURSDAY EVENINe , TEN O ' CLOCK . This town is under great excitement at the time I am writing , more so than at any period this week . This has been caused by the intelligence of the arrest of Mr . Leach . : At present , the mills , factories , workshops , and large establishments of every description are at a complete . stand . I have seen Mrs . Leach , who has had aa interview with her husband . He told her that he knew not for what he had been tasen , when he would undergo an examination , or whether he would be allowed to bail . ;¦ . ' : > ' \ The soldiers have just brought in upwards of forty prisoners from Olaham . An attempt was made neat Aahvou to-day tu resume work , but it was unsuccessful , although the mayor and military attended , and the Riot Act was read .

      I have heard , today , that warrants of arrest have been issued against every trade ' s delegate ; also one for every member of the Executive , and the Con * ferenoe . Report says that the people are combating the military at Rochdale . y ~^ -Most desperate accounts reach us from every part of the country , probably exagerated , of disturbances in other parts . The cessation from labour appears to be extending . . ;¦ :- ¦¦ : ¦ ' / . ¦¦¦' V ^ :- ^ - V % ¦¦ " . ' ; '; -- PRtDAY UORNINS . ' ¦ , , The town still remains tranquil ; but reports'from the surrounding towns state that the greatest excitement prevails in this district . A large number of prisoners have been brought in from Droylsdea this morning , under a strong escort of soldiers and police . ; ¦; " - : : ;" : ¦ ¦' . ¦ ; -- -: "' \ . ¦[¦ . _ ' - FBiJur , TwiLVB o ' exock .

      ^ They have just taken Leach down to the Old Bailey ; but we cannot learn whether they will examine him to-day or not . They allowed Mrs * Leach to see him twice yesterday ¦ ; but would not allow her to speak to him but in presence of two ^¦ j ^• ¦ 'B ! ?^ . : ¦ ^^¦ w ¦ ¦ ^ w |» ¦ : itt ¦ V ¦ aafi I ^^ nr ¦ tBdii ¦ ¦ . ¦ I understand that he has detprmined upon having , no legal assistance , but will defend himself .

      ;¦ ¦; - ; ¦ .,-:, - / . wigan . : :: ¦ ' :: : ~; ' U- ry- ; We havei received a letter this ( Friday ) morning by which we are informed that the people of that town held ; a public meeting on last Tuesday morning , and ^ went in procession through the principal streets of the town , aad from thence to Chorley . As the procession was passing the barracks the soldiers divided the people in the centre , and marched along with them a mile upon the road , then Without the least provocation charged those in the front , and then turned round upon those behind , and charged them also . Many are said to have been severely ¦ wounded . - ¦ ¦ \ - ' . - . :- ¦ ¦ . ' . '¦ ; : ' •> ¦ . ; ¦ : . ; . ; ,:: ; '¦ . ¦¦• ,. ¦;¦ : .. v' ¦¦ ¦ ¦^ ¦ " ASHTON .

      .: ; . ; . - ¦ ¦ / . ¦' <¦ : < ;; ¦' . ¦¦¦'¦ > , . ' . ' ¦ : : ^ Thdrrday ^ ' - ' On Wednesday morning a meeting was ho'd atfive o ' clock ; The day passed off quietly Without any uproar or confusion . On Thursday morning a meet * ing was held , and it quietly dispersed about seven o ' clock ; At ten a great number of persons ooilected to stop some brick-setters , who were engaged finishing some shops in the Market-place . One of them , more foolish than the rest , would not give over for any one , either master or people . The crowd shouted him , upon : which one of the ma ^ iscrates proceeded to read the Riot Act , and said ha would ailow ten minutes for the people to disperse in . Thi » announcement was hailed with a loud burst of shouting ; All , however , eventually , went quietly away .: ' . .. ' ¦; ,. ' : ¦ . ¦" . ¦ ¦'¦ . : -, . ;¦¦ ¦ ¦ ¦; - ;• - . : ' : . ' - - . ' ¦ ¦ r ' \ ^ ¦ ¦ ¦'¦ ' •;^; i . ; v ^< About twelve o ' clock it was announced tfl » t the soldiers were ou .. their way from Manchester . This announcement was followed by the specials TBaking their appearance in the street . Now then exoitement was at itapitch . Before the military entered the tomi they weut to Arthur Hume ' s , where some of the populace had gone to stop a print work . There they had to use their swords , but I cannot hear that any one was seriouaiy hurt . Oa © of the soldiers etuok hi * horse , audit ia . .. stated that it is dead . About twenty were taken prisoners . The soldiers then made their way to Ashiou . One company of the 58 th Foot , and one troop of the 1 st Dragoons , and two pieces of 'artillery , am rtd here at five o ' clock ; but there was no need : for them . All was peaceable and continues so up to- thia ho , ur , eight o ' clock .

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      ;> v • r . \ ¦ .. . . ; ¦¦' . •¦ ¦ ¦ Fbiday , Au ^ dst 18 . . ¦ , - \ r ¦ ¦ :. ; ' : ¦ ' ; The reports frem the neighbouring manufacturing districts are more satisfactory ; the mills were par * tially resuming work , and it ia expected they will commence generally on Monday . Our market is nevertheless , very thinly attended by buyers , and the trausactiona are so limited , that ' prices of all articles may be stated nominally the same as last week . " ¦ - ••¦'• . '; i"V . - . " ¦ ¦ ¦ - ' ^¦ - ¦'' - ' . "¦ ..: •'¦"¦ ¦ - >;¦;¦ : ¦ ¦ •¦; ;' - - '¦ ; ¦ , ; - .

      6'Connob, Esq.^ Of Hannnermnittv Countj

      6 'CONNOB , Esq . ^ of HannnerMnittv CountJ

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  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Aug. 20, 1842, page 8, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct612/page/8/