ing population, abated the ardour of political feeling, which, in the course of the ensuing year, was moderated down to the usual standard." On the 24th of April, 1820, a party of soldiers, some of the 7th Dragoons quartered in the town, had a dispute with a number of the radical reformers, whilst sitting with them at a public house in the Market place. In the evening of the following day a serious affray occurred betwixt another party of soldiers quartered at the Bull's Head public house, in George street, and some of the inhabitants, which terminated in a desperate contest. A young man named Jonathan Buckley was severely wounded with a fire shovel, a youth was deeply wounded by a large kitchen poker red hot, the furniture in the public house was demolished, whilst another party of the military from the barracks had a fight with the populace in the streets, which resulted in upwards of 18 individuals being wounded. An aged man, named Armstrong, had one of his ears cut off. The deputy constable of the town and his assistants were driven from the streets and severely assaulted in their attempts to restore order. The House of Commons was petitioned for redress, and on the 1st of the following month, the unpopular body of soldiery was removed to Carlisle. At the Salford quarter sessions, however, held July 17, 1820, two persons named Winterbottom and Whittaker, were sentenced to two years' imprisonment, for assaulting the soldiery, and another of the name of Cheetham was sentenced to 18 months' imprisonment for a, similar offence. At the succeeding quarter sessions two persons named Buckley and Wild, were sentenced to one year and nine months' imprisonment, for attacking the soldiers in the same affray.

The cotton manufacture made but little progress during the ten years from 1811 to 1821, and yet a few new factories date their existence from that period. Mr. John Lees, highly admired for his abilities in mechanics, as well as esteemed for his happy quick-

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