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1842. | 
THE GARDENERS’ CHRONICLE. 
597 
either to myself, as Mayor, or to any other magistrate ; 
and therefore it is evident that no eeret for not 
Stns taken steps to prevent the entrance of the opera- 
tives from Ashton into the town on me Tuesday, can 
poy we with the magistr — further add, 
that not only had the magistra 
purposes, and an a 
pende ci ae of from tw 
“4 eed constables s been selected 
thousand lately firvoiaaeds ase ill be 
ployed on duty until Sobsters ae e appointment pen 
the police force of the borough devolve upon 
Some important changes will o- 
and constitution of hat force, with 
ew to in iency. The © disturbances 
not only suspended the porn at ie the 
publi “alga > all kinds, but put 
she fe notices of sa 
es of furniture, proving the decay 
so sources, a which the 
u 
middle classe es and 
the Town took place, which was very fully 
attended. _ ayor entered into a long an inute 
tatement of the con ma Rettital and of the 
of the magi 
taken to quell the disturbances. Thou 
i nt in the p 
e 
bu an only state that its prominent feature is the en 
tirely new version which Mayor gives of the manner 
in which and ou ding to him 
the mob of Manchester themselves were turning out the 
hands at the factories at the very the procession 
from Ashton were entering Manch seg ie s that he 
was not obliged to k at was going on at Ashton, 
d that if it is th of a dle te to be a police 
officer, he begs ae to seis it. 
ingham,— riday morning George White, the 
Birmingham Ch rtist, against whom a ad been 
in the hands of the police forsome days past, was appr 
hended aft resistance. He was at once 
€ magis- 
refor ore committed h 
ce offer 
was immediately removed 
“There was a slight Mapositicn to 
essed in the il 
Siporekaat: The bail am ae o 1,200/.; himself in 
three indictments bait each) to coo - and his sureties 
: _ f his commitment was 
speedily compiinaicaied throughout the bor n, and some 
Pp ns soon assembled r the public 
d Dragoons esate os 
the office. A carriage 
a the signaled 
tupa 
earance or 
Dart- 
as done to the machinery, 
rehended. At Bil- 
red, and beaten the men 
night it was necessary 
Tien Chartist leader of. this town, Samuel 
nded eek, has been 
apprehended las’ 
brought nee re the magistrates, for the Stal of further 
Tge 
the the s all u 
ey itighe please themscive es. After 
@ resolution was put 
ot 
d refused to take bail. 
dley. —On Friday evening O'Neill, the Bitmin ‘ghans | bein 
apprehended in this neighbourhood. 
appear “a the pits in the neighbourh: 
from this place, had d work 
buta aindy of had ill-used the colliers who returned to 
th employm No rw "Neill aware of the 
ay. apprehe one created consi erable noise and 
excitement, and it was at first feare 
would o 
e the magistrates, when 
at it me ne- 
nother chart called 
The 
r demonstra- 
tions of ee ra beyond this ibe occurred 
to ist 
trates, » Bil ng Ba 
with seditious Rey ot aa the mob to acts o 
violence, Numerous ot eae some addressed 
to White e, the osnacn. hartist, were Paton te t the 
aor hag the 
of his shpee 
of be m 
opportunity fe terete tele ae : tronsh the 
windows ofthe carriage to bid good-by After 
train had left the tation, an atte 
li 
ilies are mipiors very i 
e House of corre sori is full to overflowing. 
to gre notice that the 
o 
BETES e 
nevolent pers 
a public su beer iption 
and their oer ec 
b uch 
make a motion with refe to isoners, had 
been committed for trial since the commencement of the 
ith the late 
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ae ie ins the soli 
made the motion on on fe: “affidavit of Mr. , the soli- 
citor to f asury, which it t there 
were about il prisoners, who had ‘en sent for trial for 
e assizes, and there were also 5 6 others in custody in 
Tork Castle, waiting for ex tion ; and the affidavit of 
Mr. Maul: er stated that it was likely other persons 
would be taken, st sufficient ti n allowed 
not to wor. 
being equally resolved as to their in 
the terms required. Public ic meetings continue to be held; 
bet the. works The Stock- 
F 
: 
and 
- The cles. he Pott: ee 
pits, an n colliers we 
ilk-mill co 
deman willing to co t 
before. A subscription was comme y the operatives’ 
committee, day, g th eepers ; and 
rom the ne one hundred loads of potatoes 
attack which ce last week o of Mr. 
r and Mr, Shipley were commi phe the magis- 
trates to Derby gaol, to take their trial at the Assizes. © 
The mob became so exasperated at this result, that they 
attacked Mr. Cooper on his return home, beat so 
¢ was carried home in a very dangerous 
ookfield, where _ arrived oak, n 
ley, bei ing aware of their movements, had cau 
siderable number of his hands to be s in as spéci 
constables. This body were armed with staves, and placed 
nder the command of Mr. Shipley himself, who had also 
ovided a number e-arms in ” > being de- 
termined to use them should any attack be made on his 
property. When the mob arrived at bi actory, a parley 
ensued, during which Mr. Shipley stated his intention to 
fire if necessary for the defence of th rioters, 
howeve: I to s. Mr. Shipley « 
th m, and several were wounded. 
mob became rita end were preparing to execute their 
threat to pull down net a they were Pasar 
by a col of d despatched 
from this town. The mpthenriaal is in a state of great 
excitem: One - by ring , & man named 
Pilling, well ae Chartst speaker, has bi ap- 
prehend ex peated by magistrates, but there 
e and 
was no he of his paseae 
— This 
n po a 
town 
tain from work. Wit P appad exi 
d neighbourhood are perfectly quiet. 
: —Some le endeavours have 
u peace of this city during the last week, in 
itation Northern rioters, ob 
character that the au ties did not consider it worthy of 
attention. A notice was issued, cautio ns 
attending illegal meetings, but further than that no ex- 
of a ty has e s 
beaalte but the -, is mer ‘et, pon a appre- 
yee a any oT 
Car —This s now oat quiet. pia age 
da paces night the delegates of the working classes 2 
agreed a-handbill, advising the ale 
had gon 
given we to the ha nd-loom 
eavers. 
pst and it i is hoped that : no farther dis- 
emesis will occu : 
Ba ateciiae, the 20th ult., a party, from, a 
Wootton- ver ge rage a pic-nic excursion to ; 
ness Point, w sp _ the ter p 
the day, two csiad gia of the party, J 
and Mr. , Hill, incautiously s auaseh: 
was coming 
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