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Wednesday, 31 July 2013

31st July 1813: A Longroyd Bridge cropper, Richard Brook, faces trial at York Summer Assizes

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The York Summer Assizes commenced on Saturday 31st July 1813. Amongst the cases was that of Richard Brook, an 18 year-old cropper from Longr...
Saturday, 27 July 2013

27th July 1813: Suicide of a Framework-knitter at Pentrich

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On Tuesday 27th July 1813, the body of a framework-knitter from Nottingham called W Hall was found in a stable at Pentrich. He had hung hims...
Wednesday, 17 July 2013

17th July 1813: An attempted prosecution for Sedition at Bradford Sessions

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On Saturday 17th July 1813 James Chapman, a worker at Bradley Mills in Huddersfield, stood trial at the Quarter Sessions at Bradford for utt...
Sunday, 30 June 2013

30th June 1813: A priest from Marsden seeks a reward for the former spy, Joseph Taylor

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My Lord I beg Leave to address you on Account of Mr. Joseph Taylor who has been indefatigable in suppressing and bringing to Justice the...
Wednesday, 19 June 2013

19th June 1813: General Maitland appointed Governor of Malta

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John Hoppner's portrait of Maitland On Saturday 19th June 1813 Lieutenant General Maitland, the suppressor of Luddism in the North...
Monday, 17 June 2013

17th June 1813: James Alan Park cautions the Home Office about cases brought by West Riding Manufacturers

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Linc. Inn Fields, June 17th 1813 My dear Sir, I mentioned to you & the Lord Sidmouth, that I had presented certain cases from bein...
Tuesday, 11 June 2013

11th June 1813: The Convict Ship 'The Fortune' arrives in Sydney, Australia

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'The entrance of Port Jackson, and part of the town of Sydney, New South Wales' an aquatint by Havell & Son, after Major Jame...
Friday, 7 June 2013

7th June 1813: "May the manufacturers and the machinery of Yorkshire ever be uninterrupted"

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On Monday 7th June 1813, the respective Address of Thanks for William Cartwright & Joseph Radcliffe drawn up by West the Yorkshire bou...
Wednesday, 5 June 2013

5th June 1813: Longroyd Bridge Cropper, Richard Brooke, committed to York Castle

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The Leeds Mercury of Saturday 5th June 1813 reported an arrest and committal in the case of the attacks upon the Tenters belonging to John ...
Saturday, 1 June 2013

1st June 1813: Lord Byron introduces Major Cartwright's petition in the House of Lords

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On Tuesday 1st June 1813, Lord Byron made another appearance in the House of Lords, this time on the subject of the way the authorities had ...
Friday, 31 May 2013

31st May 1813: A copy of the Luddite oath is discovered at a Coaching Inn in London

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The Castle & Falcon on Aldersgate Street, London Marlbro’ St May 31 - 1813 Dear Sir The inclosed paper was given to me yester...
Wednesday, 22 May 2013

22nd May 1813: The Leeds newspapers report on a massive petition for parliamentary reform

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On Saturday 22nd May 1813, the Leeds Mercury carried a letter about a local petition for parliamentary reform: PARLIAMENTARY REFORM. MR. ...
Friday, 17 May 2013

17th May 1813: Meeting at the Yew Tree Inn, Roberttown, in support of William Cartwright & Joseph Radcliffe

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The Leeds Intelligencer of 24th May 1813 carried an article about a meeting in Roberttown held to organise a reward and recognition for Will...
Sunday, 12 May 2013

12th May 1813: Third attack on a Tenter belonging to John Drake

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At 10 p.m. on Wednesday 12th May 1813, John Drake senior heard a loud crashing noise coming from outside his house at Longroyd Bridge.  He a...

12th May 1813: Meeting in Halifax in support of William Cartwright & Joseph Radcliffe

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HALIFAX. At a numerous and highly respectable Public Meeting of Inhabitants of the Town and Parish of Halifax, called by the Constables...
Monday, 29 April 2013

29th April 1813: Robbery of Joseph Harding at Henbury, near Macclesfield

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Joseph Harding was a shopkeeper at Henbury, near Macclesfield. On Wednesday 28th April 1813, he had gone to bed early at 9.00 p.m. He awoke ...
Sunday, 28 April 2013

28th April 1813: Tenter belonging to an employer of Benjamin Walker destroyed at Milnsbridge

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Around this date, a Tenter belonging to an employer of the former Luddite turned informer, Benjamin Walker, was destroyed at Milnsbridge.
Friday, 26 April 2013

26th April 1813: The Leeds Intelligencer publishes a last word on 'Attentive Hearer' row

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On Monday 26th April 1813, the Leeds Intelligencer published a final editorial on the row that had taken up column inches over the past 3 mo...
Wednesday, 24 April 2013

24th April 1813: The Leeds Mercury publishes a final editorial on the row with 'An Attentive Hearer'

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An Attentive Hearer has declined the challenge we last week gave him to close the dispute, by submitting the evidence on both sides, fairl...
Saturday, 20 April 2013

20th April 1813: Cases of machine-breaking & compensation at the Chester Lent Assizes

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The Chester Lent Assizes of 1813 saw some residual matters from the outbreaks of Luddism of 12 months previously come before it. Two men f...