Show APOSTLE TEASDALE mobbed by a crowd of toughs in england MORMON ELDERS ASSAILED AND ROUGHLY HANDLED of late years there lias been cd toward alie elders in england a more violent and spirit than formerly we believe however that the bitter feel ingia not general being confined to a very limited portion of the populace the ruling sentiment toward the message they declare is one of in difference the strong interest that formerly existed in the earlier presentation sen tation of the gospel to the people of the british isles leaving diminished as israel in that section of the world heard the voice of the good shepherd embraced alie truth and gathered out As a rule that has found but few exceptions the officers of the law in great britain have ever been ready and will ing to execute and administer it impartially protecting the same extent as any other chasa against assault and abuse in relation to late manifestations fe we find the following in the millennial july ast 1st A district meeting oi alie manchester conference was held at Swin sunday june president george teasdale being present the attendance of the sainta was quite good and a fine spirit was manifested in their just before the evening services at six p m information came to hand eliat an individual by the name of Bolit lio and a number of other had come from manchester and it wad evident there was going to be trouble the first party of boughs roughs who arrived consisted of ten or twelve men they first held I 1 a consultation in the road in front of the meetinghouse meeting house after which about half their number entered the hall and the others went off presumably for alie purpose of raising a large mob alie services proceeded and without any very annoying manifestations from tiie rowdy element within bering the ginging of the last hymn all but the saints and other orderly people left the hall and joined alie rabble on the outside at the conclusion of the services an effort was made to close the doors in order to keep the from entering but this proceeding was resisted and quite a contest occurred at the doors president and the other elders then passed out into alie midst of the crowd which altogether not including the saints numbered from to persons some women being among then As boon as the elders were observed outside the building a shout was raised here they come president teasdale in company with some frienda attempted quietly to pass through the aub but this trev were prevented from doing being and jostled about pretty roughly though no blows were struck the elders were now forcibly detained and compelled to listen to a vile liar angue by bolitho who spoke standing upon a chair in his speech he accused the cormons mormons Mor mons of being murderers seducers etc at the conclusion of this tirade of abuse he used substantially this remarkable language 1 I ha vetold you what they the mormon elders are and now turn them over to you the mob it is fair to infer from this language that he supposed the people were sufficiently excited to do the elders some bodily harm but all were allowed finally to depart without having suffered any particular physical injury if the people choose to believe such rubbish they must take alie consequence with all who love and make a lie the sisters present both young and old displayed remarkable coolness and intrepidity their only concern apparently being for the safety of those most in danger they mingled freely with the mob endeavoring to rescue their friends and no doubt in emergency would have done good service courage is an admirable trait but we advisable for the sisters not to expose themselves to insult and danger unless there is no honorable alternative alie following also appeared in the same journal in a correspondence sent from sheffield on june by elder jas L patterson last evening a crowd commenced gathering in front of the office I 1 looked out to see what was causing the attraction and in alie coutre of a group perceived a man dressed in a robe a cap and apron on purporting to be clothed in the garb of a mormon priest he commenced haranguing tle people on the alleged existence of crime in utah and also defamed the character of the missionaries sent to this land claiming that lie knew whereof he was speaking he did not stay there long but moved a block or two higher up the street I 1 have since learned that lie went off because some of our nearest neighbors notified him that if he did not go they would call on the police authorities to move him 1 I sent a messenger to the police station to notify the officers and soon there were a number of police at hand the inspector of this division with a detective called in atthe office and assured me of their protection and he cautioned me not to go out on the street or enter into any controversy whatever with them he told me that name was nicholas and that he came from manchester that day he stated also that he had sent a messenger to nicholas notifying him that if he did not keep the peace lie would have him arrested I 1 have since learned that he claimed to be Bolit lio which of the two it is I 1 cannot tell but I 1 think it must be nicho 1 las and that he purposed to remain for two weeks and put the cormons mormons Mor mons to all the trouble he could |