Disturbances of a serious nature occurred in Ghent on the
night of the 1st instant. There bad been4or some days previously an uneasy feeling in the place ; and a disposition to turbulence was manifested by a large number of fitclory-workmen, who had left their employer's service on account of a reduction of wages. They abstained front open violence, however, till the 1st instant ; when about fifty assembled in the Place &Armes, with cries of "The Prince of Orange for ever!" and " Vive la Republique." The police with much difficulty dispersed the rioters. Next morn- ing, many thousands were congregated : they burned down the tree of liberty, and sent a deputation to the Governor, demanding that the export of wheat should be stopped, and foreign manuffic- tures of cotton excludock The Governor said that there had already been issued an order to prevent the export of wheat, and he could wive no answer alieut foreign cotton goods. The mob, dissatisfied with these replies, attacked the police with paving- stones, and were only dispersed by a strong body of soldiers. Many were wounded, one man was killed, and two others have since died. The military sufflired from contusions. Two officers were slightly hurt—one by the awkwardness of a brother officer, who, in warding off' a stone with his sabre, cut off a slice of his nose. About seventy rioters were made prisoners. The correspondent of the Times attributes the turbulence of the populace in Ghent at present to hunger. Bread is unusually dear in that city, and trade not brisk.
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