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Chartist riots occurred in several parts of the North of England during the first three days of the week, appointed by the National Convention for abstinence front labour and solemn processions. The Manchester Guardian says- " The danger of 1%11 f IlSke ',Wreak was imminent, and could' only be pre- vented by the most zealous exertions on the part of the authorities. From facts which have emu,. to our knowledge, we are perfectly satisfied that the eyes of the evil-disposed throughout the district were fixed upon Manchester, and imany•DeleTates from oilier places were her to mark the progress of events. If the riotous efforts which wore made in the early part of Alonday had been even moderately successful—if one single building had been burned down or demolished with comparative impunity—a dame would have been lighted, NV hiell W011111 not only have swept over the whole Southern part of the comity, but would in all probability have extended to a large proportion of the manufuthri lig dist i.iets. Fortunately, however, the Borough Alagistrates were fully alive to the divers to which the town and the nei.2.1dionritood were threatened; and, with the assistance of the military authorities and the officers of the Borough Police, they made arrangements -by which the mischief was crushed in the bud, and, we now teal, filially and eifectuaCly pat down."

The " riotous efforts" referred to are tints descrihed-

" Every thing remained quiet until about hall-past six o'clock on Monday morning ; when intelligence was brought that at large crowd had assembled about the theories in the neiehheurhood. of Gaythorn. It appeared from sub- sequent information, that a considerable number of people had assembled( in the fields between Rohm, and Chorlton-on-Medlock; and, after remaining as- sembled for a short time, moved into Aballock Street, where they surrounded the premises of Messrs. Owen and Hartley, dyers, and insisted on the work-

men being turned out. As there were no means of resisting th;, hacked by a force of several hundred men mid boys, the workmen Ell

mitted to leave the premises ; and the rioters, after giving a loud shout iuh rat, of triumph, proceeded to the factory of' Mr. l!ani Chopp', also iu Street, where they made the same demand, with the same results, the ne„Y' sel at work having been forced out. The rioters then went on to the mill of,11,4 ten James Massey' and Son, at Gaythorn, where also they succeeded in turning., 011 the hands • and then crossing the canal, they proceeded to the mill • — Cs

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Marsden's mill, in Trumpet Street, Albion Street, where they required the!: mediate stoppage of the engine, under a threat of brealeing the windows if t demand was refused. As the manager refused to turn out the hand), soblr, the mob endeavoured to three the door leading into the yard, and other, mom the wall with the view of making theft was into the yank but bet; they could effect their purpose, It strong hotly of Police, under the commando( :11r. lieswick, the chief constable, who had hastened to the spot on the dra ,,,. timation of the riots, came suddenly upon them ; the mob nut being lasarja. their approach until they turned the corner of Trumpet Street, eat of All)k;; Street. As soon as Alr. Beswick (wino rode at the head of his men) Si; rig t was going on, he galloped to the spot ; and, spring-Me front his horse, 5414 two young men, who on iris approach dropped from tine yard-wall; anddite officers coming up, they were secured after a short resistance. The mot tpaa began to timer shines at the Police ; on which the latter charged them tit' nmsly with their sticks, and a very short struggle. ensued ; in the coned which, one of the Police was stabbed, just above the knee, with it daggeribm the wound, though painful, is not serious. The individuality whom this wins( was ildlieted eras not, we believe., clearly identified ; but a man believed me the same, with it dagger in his hand, made two or three OttCliipta 011 the SUN Spilt to Stab Inspector APAI ullin. These attempts were fort unately prevented; mid the man seats knocked down and secured, with the weapon which be had attempted to user " Meanwhile, the main hotly of the mob was entirely rotated. Indeed, tery few of them waited the onset of the Police, but riot in all directions, tamblisi over each other by dozens in their flight."

Similar disturbances were suppressed by the active and efficiest Police in other parts of Manchester ; and twenty-one prisoners were taken. Mend; eight o'clock in the evening, the Magistrates received notice of a large meeting near the reservoir of the Manchester and Sal. lbrd Water-works Company ; and a strong body of Police, aecompa. nied by a detachment of soldiers, were marched there-

" On approaching the place, they found a large assembliwe, eonsistingof bet tree II lour and five thousand in who commenced °hooting, gm, Lug, and shouting at the Police. As they came up, however, the meth all directions, shiiifing considerable alacrity in taking to their heels. Hat* thus without the least effort dispersed unlit illegal assemblage, the Police and the Military returned to the station, and they Wand all quiet in that district of the town. At nine o'clock in the evening, Mr. C. J. S. Walker attendei at the station ; at which time all appettivd quiet. At half-past nine, fire KT. tions of the Police WC en sent to reconnoitre the various districts within tita North division. They returned every hour, gave in their reports, and were front time to time relieved by other Policemen. However, all remained in pa. feet quietness during the night."

At Salford, Heywood, Macclesfield, and Rochdale, the Chartists emu- mitted similar outrages, and were in the same manner put down by soldiers and policemen. There is a complaint front Rochdale, that the Tory Magistrates exhibited little alacrity in suppressing the dia. turbances.

At Bolton, the Chartists assembled in great numbers on M onday, but no rioting took place. On Tuesday, the mob attempted to rescue three of their leaders who had been arrested, and assailed the Police with showers of stores. The Mayor read the Riot Act, and the mili- tary were called out. Two prisoners were taken armed with blunderbusses. The Railway Directors offered to convey them to the Mauehester New Bailey; bats mob having collected on the railway with the determination to rescue them, they were put into a carriage and four, escorted by a party of dragoons. The dragoons endured a tremendous pelting from the rioters, who were only dispersed by infantry with fixed bayonets, and a charge of hussars. A desperate riot ensued ; but the soldiers cleared the streets, and prevented attempts to set fire to the town.

At Oldham, Mr. Fielden's influence kept the working-people from outrage.

At Nottingham, on Monday, the military were employed to disperse a large meeting assembled at " The Forest, 'about a mile from the town. The dragoons were assailed with stones, but the people °tiered little resistance to them.

The Chartists endeavoured to provoke a riot at Sheffield on Tuesday evening ; but, owing to the promptitude and energy of the 'Magistrates, it was speedily suppressed. One man was arrested, and a great many windows were broken. The town was in an excited „state, but it was hoped that the determination of the Magistrates would prevent any further outbreak.

,.1t Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Monday passed off quietly. No regular labourer left his employment. At Birmingham, perfect tranquillity prevailed both on Monday and Tuesday ; the only movement being that of crowds to the Wolver- hampton race-course. The Town-Council met on Monday ; when the following reply from Lord John Russell to the Council's memorial against the continuance of the London Police in Birmingham was read-

" Sir—l" am directed by Lord John Russell to acknowl;IgWeltiilit'elin',Ivia'.i.17oT'ty9o.ur letter of the Nth instant, transmitting a memorial (addressed ''To the Lords Commissioners of her Majesty's 'Treasury') from the Town-Council of the boroult of Birmingham, on the subject of the Metropolitan Police 110W at Birmi.egIunn ; and to acquaint you, that Lord John Russell is at' opinion that the adoption of the resolutions by the Town-Council is highly imprudent.

" 1 am, Sir, your obedient servant, M " To the Mayor of Birmingham." " S. M. Pu thors."

This reply excited much disapprobation ; and a petition to the House of Lords, praying their Lordships to reject the Birmingham Police Bill, was unanimously adopted. Apprehensions were entertained of serious disturbances at Chester. Five hundred special constables were sworn in, and the garrison held in readiness to suppress rioting; but none occurred ; and the worthy citizens were beginning to feel very comfortable, when intelligence_ was received of the seizure of a large quantity of' arms at the port of Ellesmere. The correspondent of the Times, writing on Wednesday morning, saYs-- The most extraordinary rumours have been current with re. met to the atieare, as to whose property they are, and for what purposes respect were hit- nem_ to le Chartists, and toted, Some persons have mutgined that they belonged t te en te f others that they were intended to be smuggled to Spain fbr the use '1. 1 coats, It appears, that since the disturbances the boats from .Birmingham Weed at the little port of Ellesmere, near Chester, "72 heevy i• e-• u. ' ',,, which had been winehoused a lbw (lays. They had no dire; tioll)smus111-11-telanset, „or marks, with the exception of the letter B; anadnitily.,-iisionte!t.y.e.ans or another it COW to be known that they contained arms; los found that each contained twenty guns and bayonets, eill!igthillleinct(smtig'eL3 ready for use. As it was not known to the carriers to whom they .y 1 . communication was made to Mr. Case, a Magistrate of time ic-ee Ill'in"d'el ordered them to he reshipped and sent to ttlmiee 1::(ciii.11,I■ifmC".(17e1i)s(t)e-r, IMoimmediately for, eater security. On their arrival in Chester, the c•trilei re refused to receive

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them, bat sent information to the Clerk of the Peace. thorities, and it was deemed advisable that the same should he seized. The in- /Betty were accordingly despatched to the wharfs with waggons; and shortly afterwards the wholesale seizure was lodged in the arniottp. of Chester Castle It still remains a mystery as to whom they belong; but it has , • surmised ' that they were secretly sent down by the Goviernent for tilrpitieiseof arming the middle classes, pursuant to the letter o .fie;eommendation of Lord John Russell to the Lords-Lieutenant of counties L tan sixteen stilled rellIOVel. theport of Ellesmere is atiniet place, and not roue tl li8.1111"I'S probable, nui from the railways, by which arms could speedily be sent to special constables and others into the manufacturing districts." The " Commission wait opened" at Chester on Saturday; but the public trials did not commence till Monday ; and then 1 inter- est was before the court. On Tuesday, the Attorney-Cole 10case()f and bills against the Chartists were presented to tliLlf1trndJ111111Ta.rrived, On Wednesday, George Thompson of Birmi el * a IlZtoicall,np'o—rtil,1111■1eleili-esre 1112,10-,

toothy Higgins of Ashton, James Mitchell of or conspiracy.

and Charles Davies of Stockport, were indicted f.' The

had asked whe- Grand Jury, who found the bills against the '

thee they could not bring in bills ellaredi e. t11:1:(smIers, a Baron Gurney said the shades between seditiousl°('iiwcletilisisitii(ZY-e(rdi ;Illig)(11ti treason were rather nice, and it was for the le„2.„,!t1 gentleman who con- ducted the prosecution to choose their mode of proceeding. lie would therefore recommend them " to take the charge as they found it." Sir they had not the illtIrer to find Richard Brooke, the Foreman, asked if a true bill for high treason ? The Judas power to reject or accept the bill offered to them replied, that they had the , but not to direct the Crown as to the mode of eonducting tlill.e.riprosecution; and it would be better for the Grand Jury to trust the alt legal ability with which the Crown was advised, than to exercise thelir. own opinion on the matter. The Grand Jury aequieeeed, and the show were put (m their trial for conspiracy. The evidence went to low that they had in their pos- session considerable quantities of fire-arms, with the intent to aid the "wicked designs" of the Chartists. TheJury took five minutes only to consider their verdict of " Guilty " against all the prisoners.

The trial of "Joseph Rayner Ste il Dissenting teacher, late of

Hyde, in the county of Chester," Stephens, 17 'met on Thursday. It excited much interest, and the Court was occupied (C1111INIVed e(li . Tile prosecution was conducted by the Attorney-Cencial, Ir. I lilt, Mr. Jervis, and Mr. Temple. Mr. Stephens managed his own defence without as,istance. He was charged with a misdemeanour, in intending an IIIIIZINV fill assent- Hy, and inciting those present to a disturbance of the peldie peace. The meeting was held at night' on the 14th November I S:te, at a place called the Cotton Tree, a 'mile and banners half from Ilyele. 3ILITIV who attended it carried arms, and baolifanners with the inscriptions— "Tyrants believe and tremble," . "Liberty- or Death," "Ashton de- mands Univeysal Suffrage or Universal " For children and wife we'll war to the knife." 'There Veligeuncer"

, e was is transparency with the word

"Blood." At this meeting the time was charged with usher in- flammatory language. Ile told ti meeting that " he had good using for them; he had been to the barracks, seen the soldiers, and the soldiers would not act against the people." I le tsl:ecl " if they had fire- arms, and were ready ;"• and the answer was given by a discharge of fire-arms. This meeting continued till midnight. These facts were fully proved lij", witnesses; some of them gentle- men of property. Mr. Stephens cross-examined them at length, bat does not appear to have she -en their testimony-. lie addres; ,1 I Jury for upwards of five hours, but called no witnesses. • • - TAttorney- General••c(t le Leees. he replied; the Judge summed up ; and the Jury immediately found a verdict of "Guilty." The Court sentenced Mr. Stephens to eighteen months' imprisonment in Knutsford Gaol.

Vincent and his companions. are not subjected to the customary regu- lations of our county prison, of having their hair closely cut, anti wearing the prison-dress.—MmonouthshrreIT V

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