ENGLISH EXTRACTS.

Lyttelton Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1100, 27 May 1863, Page 5

ENGLISH EXTRACTS.

[FROM THE ' HOME NEWS,' SIARCH 2G.J A rather serious accident happened on the Underground Railway. It seems that by some error of the pointsman the train leaving Farringdon street at 7 o'clock and that arriving from Paddington got on the same line. Of course a collision ensued. Fortunately no one was killed, but several of the passengers were severely bruised and otherwise injured. The accident shows the imperative necessity of the most unceasing vigilance in the working of the line. Mr. Windham made his appearance before the Norwich magistrates on the 28th February, on a summons charging him with using threatening language to Mr. Sproul, station-master on the Great Eastern Railway at Thorpe. Windham, who it will be remembered has started a coach, appears to have desired that all the parcels which were directed along the route of his coach should be given to him to carry. Mr. Sproul told him that the directors must make an order to that effect before he could let the parcels go. Upon this Windham used violent and blackguard language, and threatened Sproul with bodily harm. Mr. Sproul, however, would not swear that he was afraid of Windham, and therefore the magistrates dismissed the charge. Stalybridge was the scene of fearful rioting on March 20. A resolution had been come to that the pay of the unemployed operatives in the schools should be reduced, and that they should be paid by tickets on tradesmen instead of money. In consequence of this the men broke into the relief stores, threw out the clothing, smashed the windows, and did other damage. The Riot Act was read. Cavalry was called in from Ashton, which cleared the streets, and was patrolling the town at a late hour at night. Great excitement prevailed on the following day. Sixty persons were taken into custody, and 29, with one exception Irishmen, were sent to prison. The police were stoned, and in the evening the provision shops were sacked. The cavalry finally charged the mob and dispersed them. The happy confidence which has arisen out of the hitherto peaceable behaviour of the unemployed operatives in Lancashire has thus received a shock. The character of the outbreak has become the more alarming by the renewal of disorder and violence after the apprehension and committal of many rioters, and by the apparent inability of the authorities at the commencement of the outbreak to make their power respected by the people. On the morning following the outbreak at Stalybridge, a great mob of men went to Ashton and attacked the shops of the bakers and provision dealers, At last, so alarmed were the inhabitants that the military were called out; and amid cries of "We want bread" We have no money," the Riot Act was read, and the streets were cleared by the dragoons. It is calculated that no fewer than 3000 men, women, and children belonging to the operative classes paraded the town during the day. The mob was broken up and dispersed for a time, but a considerable number again collected and proceeded towards Dukinfield. The police again and again drove the people from the street, but they were assailed with stones and other missiles, one of which struck Mr. Mason, the magistrate. The Hussars then came up and charged the mob with drawn swords, but rode through them without inflicting injury. For a considerable time Ashton remained in a very excited state, till the return of the rioters to Stalybridge; but none of the inhabitants of the town took part in the disgraceful proceedings. The military remained in the town, and at the last accounts Ashton was quiet. The distress in the manufacturing districts decreases very slowly. The total number of paupers in the first week of March was 221,390, allowing for a decrease of 300 in the Preston Union, as shown by the previous week's return. The aggregate population of the unions receiving relief is 2,080,000. The Mansion4iouse committee at the last meeting decided not to appropriate any of the funds subscribed for the purposes of emigration, not considering that the public had given money with that view. The total subscriptions to the Mansion-house fund up to March 20 were £'461,155 odd, including interest on a reserve fund invested at call. The remitted to Lancashire and Cheshire was £357,298. The receipts during the past week, and included in the above sum of £461,155, amounted to £4842. The necessity of adopting systematic emigration is forcing itself on the attention of the Lancashire operatives. A large number of working men have met at Ashton-under-Lyne, and agreed to memorialise the colonial government for aid, to be of course, in carrying out the operatives to the colonies. The resolutions were unanimously adopted, and there was a spice of bitterness in all the speeches when the speakers referred to their own condition in this crisis, and contrasted it with that of royalty and the aristocracy. A great meeting was held on Tuesday, the 17 th March, at the Guildhall, to express sympathy with i the Poles in their efforts to obtain independence, at

which resolutions in favour of the Poles and condemnatory of the tyranny of Russia were unanimously agreed to. Sir Tatton Sykes.—'The death of this venerable baronet occurred at Sledmere castle, near Malton, on March 21, from an attack of bronchitis. Sir Tatton had reached the ripe age of 91. As a perfect example of the " old English gentleman" Sir Tatton was known and esteemed throughout the country. He was born in 1772, and married in 1822 the second daughter of Sir William Foulis, and in the following year succeeded to the title and estates on the death of his brother, Sir Mark Sykes. Sir Tatton was the fourth baronet, and is succeeded by his eldest son, Tatton (now in Egypt), born in 1826. From childhood the deceased baronet took delight in the rearing of sheep and horses, and to the last enjoyed high celebrity for his flock and stud, which latter was believed to be the largest in England, numbering upwards of 200 horses and mares, of all ages. As an owner of race-horses he dates back to 1803, when he won with Telemachus, at Middleham ; and up to the age of GO he continued to keep horses in training trim for the sole pleasure of riding them himself, Malton being his favourite place for displaying his well-known colors—orange and purple. His last time of riding a winner, his own property, was for the Welham Cup, on Langton Wold, in 1822, on " All heart and no peel," a name most applicable to the owner as well as the horse. His feats on horseback were almost fablous; he invariably rode from Sledmere to London, and back, whi never he had occasion to visit the metropolis, his rule being to ride to London and return as far as Barnet the same night. It is related of him that when a young man, he started off to ride a race for a friend, and started home again immediately after weighing, the distance being very nearly 400 miles. Sir Tatton was never so proud in his life as when he led his horse Sir Tatton Sykes, with Scott on his back, to the ring after the St. Leger victory of 1846. This scene was the subject of Herring's well-known picture. Sir Tatton rode from Sledmere to Hampton-court to look at the stud of King William IV., and there was so pleased with an Arabian mare, that on the day of the sale he repeated the ride and bought the mare. As a master of foxhounds, the baronet vied in popularity with any gentleman in England. He kept hounds solely at his own expense, until he had passed his 70th year, and only resigned the pack into the hands of. Lord Middleton on the determination of his son not to accept it. Till about two years ago Sir Tatton still mounted in " pink." His man Snarry, and his horse were all characters; the servant was with him for 52 years, and Sir Tatton used to delight in saying that himself and his horse were 115 years old. The baronet was an early riser, often mounting before the sun had risen. lie never omitted attending the cattle fairs, and was the first man at the Malton October of last year. It was not an unusual thing, when there was no hunting or other engagements to call him away, to find Sir Tatton relieving a laborer at a stone heap or slashing a fence, while the laborer was sent to the castle to enjoy a flagon of ale. As a landlord, a master, and a friend, the venerable sportsman was much beloved, and to him may justly be applied those words of commendation, " He never lost a friend nor made an enemy." Sir James Outram.—This distinguished officer died at Pau on the 11th of March, after a long illness. He was the son of Mr. Benjamin Outram, a civil engineer, and was born at Batterly-hall, Derbyshire, on the 29th Jan., 1803. In his 16th year he entered as a cadet into the military service of the old East India Company, and before he was 20 distinguished himself by great courage and intelligence. From 1828 to 1835 he served in Candeish, and in the latter year organised a regular force at Guzerat, where he was engaged as political agent. From that period to the relief of Lucknow in 1857, Outram was, more or less, concerned in all the great military and political events of India, earning each successive step in his promotion from cadet to general by sheer integrity of conduct and honorable performance of duty. In 1858 he received the thanks of both Houses of Parliament, the freedom of the city of London, and was created a baronet and G.C.B. He was buried with great pomp at Westminster Abbey, on Wednesday, March 25, and is succeeded in his honors and title by his only son, Francis, born September 23, 1836. RIOTS IN THE COTTON DISTRICTS.

lii Stalybridge on March 23 and 24 there was great excitement. A deputation of men waited upon the magistrates, to come if possible to some arrangement, but none could be come to such as the men desired. The magistrates told them that they could do nothing for them further than give them the relief tickets, and that if they accepted those their representations should be considered. The deputation then retired, and a large meeting was held on the plantation grounds, where long harangues were delivered, after which it was decided, with but few dissentients, that they should present themselves at the schools on the following morning, and accept the tickets as advised by the mayor, and then their case would be considered whether they should be paid half in money and half in tickets. The meeting was very orderly, but few " roughs " being there ; so that, for the present, there is little anticipation of further riot or outrage. The crowding in the streets was very great, and the public were much excited. A portion of the mob, after leaving Dukinfield on March 23, proceeded to Hyde, where they were joined by a considerable number of the more mischievous of the operatives. The mob conducted themselves in the same disorderly manner as at Ashton and Dukinfield. They attacked provision shops, and obtained whatever they clamoured for. At 2 o'clock there were only five policemen in the town. They hastened to one shop and succeeded in closing the doors, locking five men in. The mob passed on without attempting a rescue. Sixty special constables were sworn in, and thus escorted the police proceeded to the shop shortly after 4 o'clock, and secured the men. In the meantime the mob had gone into other streets and sacked several shops, carrying away a quantity of provisions of various kinds, and a number of cigars. The five men who were apprehended were brought before a bench of magistrates, charged with rioting and felony. None of the prisoners are natives of Hyde, and only one of the number is an Irishman. The prisoners, who offered. no defence, were committed to the assizes.

At Stockport the excitement is also very great. On Monday, March 23, the out-door laborers employed by the board of guardians struck work. During the day mobs of these men rushed about the town, but without committing any breach of the peace. About 4 o'clock they were met by George Chapman, Esq., chairman of the board, who remonstrated with them, and eventually allowed them their day's pay on condition of their resumption of work next morning. In the evening, however, a part of the Hillgate was crowded with a large and rough mob. Some stones were thrown and windows broken, but between 11 and 12 o'clock the streets were cleared. On the following morning they again assembled, and proceeded to several of the relief schools for adults, and forcibly ejected those who were attending. The mayor had issued placards, cautioning all persons against taking part in these tumultuous proceedings, and inviting the well-inten-tioned to aid him in preserving the peace. Several hundred special constables have been sworn in, and every means have been taken to prevent riotous conduct. At Wigan there has for weeks past been growing up a feeling of great dissatisfaction among the persons receiving relief from the guardians and the relief committee. The extensive distribution of inflammatory addresses* has no doubt had a good deal to do with this, and has caused the people to look suspiciously on the recent transfers by the committee to the guardians, and to complain of the not unreasonable demand by the guardians that able-bodied men shall make some attempt to find work, A deputation from the men employed by the guardians waited upon them, asking permission to mention certain alleged grievances. The men complained that single men now received but 2s. 6d. per week from the guardians, the extra shilling which had been allowed by the relief committee during the winter having been discontinued. They grumbled about the distribution of clothing, one stating that it had been suid £9000 had been sent to Wigan for clothing; and if the old garments were 'in addition to this, a man who received a second-hand suit of clothes

had not his fair "rashyo." They complained that the overlookers received 7s 6d per week; that that the payments in St. George's Ward averaged 4s 3d per head, and they asked that a committee of working men should sit with the general committee, as they considered '' that every man who had worked in a mill was a shareholder in the money which had been subscribed." The men were shown that the value of clogs and clothing, new and old, and of all descriptions, was only £9000, that the overlookers who received 7s Gd had families to maintain, and they had to work off the money, and that the allowance in St. George's Ward was not 4s 3d per head, but 4s 3d per family. The deputation having retired, it was resolved that there was no reasonable ground of complaint as to the distribution of clothing; that the committee would be glad to receive information from working men which would assist them in their labours; and that the sub-committees exercise their discretion as to giving siugle men the extra shilling per week, but that where it was given, an attendance of an extra day and a half at school should be demanded in return.