The chronicles of crime; or, The new Newgate calendar, being a series of memoirs and anecdotes of notorious characters who have outraged the laws of Great Britain from the earliest period to 1841 . ere smeared on his appearing at their were approaching Merthyr Tydvil with this emblem, when, how-ever, they perceived the increased strength of the military, and prudentlyretired until they should procure fresh numbers. On Sunday the rioters remained perfectly inactive; but on Monday ithad been determined that a general meeting of tlie working classes shouldbe held on the Wain Hill, near
The chronicles of crime; or, The new Newgate calendar, being a series of memoirs and anecdotes of notorious characters who have outraged the laws of Great Britain from the earliest period to 1841 . ere smeared on his appearing at their were approaching Merthyr Tydvil with this emblem, when, how-ever, they perceived the increased strength of the military, and prudentlyretired until they should procure fresh numbers. On Sunday the rioters remained perfectly inactive; but on Monday ithad been determined that a general meeting of tlie working classes shouldbe held on the Wain Hill, near Dowlais, which was to inchide all themen engaged, not only in the local districts, but in the counties of Breconand Monmouth, and nearly twenty thousand persons were expected toassemble. At an early hour men were seen drawing towards that spot in everydirection ; and at ten oclock it was announced that there were thousandsin the road coming down to Penydarran, armed with bludgeons. Thetroops, now consisting of one hundred and ten Highlanders, fifty of theGlamorganshire Militia, and three hundred Yeomanry Cavalry, under tliccommand of Colonel Morgan, accompanied by the magistrates, proceeded. -ytc-o^yu //a/^-^z/i^ /^ed^ty J/t: J/a>?za/i/7^a c-^y2y?-e4^ Az/?i<i^ mz^ m<:c7/i THE NEW NEWGATE CALENDAR. 259 to meet them; and at Dowlais the road was found filled with tlie densemasses. Mr. Guest ably addressed them, but to no purpose, and the RiotAct was read; still no disposition to disperse was manifested, but a deter-mined resistance was shown and maintained. The Highlanders were atlength ordered to level their muskets ; but the coolness and forbearance ofall parties allowed the words of command to be given so slowly, that theconsideration of the consequences intervened between them, and the lastword, Fire! became unnecessary, to the great satisfaction of all thegentlemen present. The rioters now gave way, and many returned parted on one side, others on another; b
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