Star. — London, England, 1816-12-13 00:00:00

THE LATE RIOTS. PURTHER PARTICULAR& Officers may now ise said to he in search of the young Watsen in every direction, and the LORD MAYOR hourly receives communications respecting him. Among them is the following extraordinary letter received by his Lordship yesterday morning, and purporting to come tram young Watson himself. The document has been shewn to several of the MA• gistrates, and a copy sent to the Sec'etary of State, but it is net deemed autaentic • Mr 1.04 D —See II; I cannot escape tre s s igila to nce make of the We, or any l o nger ti :14: t., my Wendt, I pme th d is proposal to your I.ortitHe t—l will voluntarily corne for ion,war if you w ill give me the rt•ward offered for my apprehens I not 'wing the person wilco actually shoe Mr. Platt. Money only in the hands of Counsel at present will divan me any thine in strJer :o substantiate my innocence. " 'Loudon, 10th Dec. 6. as J. WATSON. Lord Mayor." as ' l '„ MAI ru EN WOOD, Este • p, S. On bring offered a free pardon, I will discover a plot, now going on, more dangerous ti u n the Gun Powder Plot." The Loan MAYOR received' yesterday morning a communication from Mr. Tuxedos, a Magistrate of Cambridge, stating that a young man, in some re spects answering the description of young Watson, had been taken into custody in a small public-house, the Wilt, and subsequently twice examined before the Magistrates. His first accounts were of so extraor dinary and evasive a nature, that, coupled with other circumstances, it was deemed necessary to detaib him. The description given of him by Mr. Putter:os is as follows :—He appears to be about '2B years ol age, but states himselt to be 52, about five feet three inches high, fair complexion, and had on his tight arm branded the letters J. W. He states ! , is name' however, to be William Williams. His Emil WAS net marked, and lie acknowledged having worn an outside, as well as inside coat, one of which he sold for sixpence I He further stared, in the first instance, that be was a weaver from Spitalfields, out of em pinyment, but has since said that he had been dis. charged from the Marines. The Lottu MAYOR, under all the circumstances, did not think it necessary that the person so described should be kept longer in custody, and has written a letter to the Magistrate to that effect.• Mr. Wormier, the Bead Marshal, who was dis. I patched on Tuesday night about 150 miles flouri town, yesterday wrote a letter to the LcssD MAYOR, stating, that although the person answering young, Vs'ason's description had left the town to which he had been sent, he had obtained information, the most accurate, of his route, and has strong hopes of ulti• mate success in pacing Watson in the immediate hands of justice. The Mayor of Boston, in Lincolnshire, HENRY CLARKE, Esik has also written - to the LORD MAYOR, in reply to one from his Lordship, who had an inti mation that Watson had taken refuge in that neigh bourhood , being his native place. Th e Ma y or accordingly instituted the most diligent search in all the adjacent towns, but without effect. Mr. CLARKE, however, aed his broth .r Magistrates, have adopted such Means as cannot fail in secileitig the person in question, should he appear in that (patter. During the time the Lotto Wilcox was in the Justice Room, on Wednesday, be received positive I information that young Watson was seen on his way from London-bridge towards St. Thomas's Hospit 11. His Lordship lost no time in taking the proper steps to have the person so described overtaken and secur ed, which was effected, but it was not the desired patty. Information of a still stronger nature was given to hislLordship of a young man, whose person, dress, &c. corresponded in every way with those of young Watson, bcing in a house in the vicinity of the King's Bench. Leadbcttcr and another were dispatched to the place, and secured the person in his bed about two o'clock in the morning. He was of course brought to the Mansion House, where his Lordship had not yet retired to rest, waiting to hold an examination. In the possession of the young man there was found a number of papers, from which it appeared that he was formerly a medical person, and had been in the army. Upon a strict examination, however, of his person and features, nearly as he re sembled in every particular save one, it was evident that young Watson had still continued to elude a vigilance perhaps unequalled. The young man we bare alluded to yesterday complained in bitter terms of having been aoprehended or confounded with such a character as Watson. The LOUD MAYOR, how ever, endeavoured to console him for a mistake which had before occurred, and must necessarily occur to other individuals equally as respectable as himself; and added, that had he given more satisfaction in his answers when he was first found by the officer, his detention might net have been persevered in. 4‘ A young man (continued his Lordship) has been de. tained at Cambridge for the same reason, for three days, because lie had the misfortune to be like young Watson I" A young lad, named Reader, residing in Old street, was brought before the LORD MAYOR, some Gentlemen having spoken to his being with the rioters in Skinner-street and elsewhere on. the 2d inst. Officers, it appeared, had been dispatched to his house at night, and upon their arrival, he had jump ed out of the window and escaped. He, however, subsequently heard that officers had been after him, and be now came voluntarily before the LORD MAYOR, who stated to him that he was charged with acting with the rioters, a charge be thought rather corroborated by his extraordinary elopement. The young man, however, declared his innocence in the strongest terms. He confessed being at Spa-fields, where be heard Mr. Hunt making a speech, but assured his Lordship, that as a proof of his not being in the City with the rioters, he had net left Spa-fields from two until near four o'clock. The Lone MAYOR said, as he had now come be fore him voluntarily, he should not detain him in custody, but directed him to appear on a futursday, to be confronted with those who accused him. A number of fire-arms,swords,and other Weillpella,i continue to be brought Kinnersley, the 04- cer, yesterday produced a dragoon sword, which it , appeared bad been used by some of the rioters in the Minories, and who, before it had been rescued from him, had contrived with it to cut the coat of one of the Life Guards. The latter, however, merely dip armed him, although be might instantly have killed Aim. Two individuals were called upon to account for having in their possession pistols traced to have been lost on th e day of th e , riots. 'they were each or dere& to.appear on a. future day : Tux WATSONS*--No intelligence had been received at Bow-street, or the Secretary of State's Office for the Home Department, of the apprehension of young Watson. Mr. Smurthwaite, the keeper of the Leap ing Bar livery stables, in Blacktriars-road, who let a horse to Thorn ts Butler, who was taken into custody at Hatfield (11l Monday night, on Suspicion of being young Watson, attended yesterday at Bow-street, bet Butler bad not arrived in London,owing to Lord Cranborne, the committing Magistrate in Hertford shire, not being at home en Wedncsd ty to authorize his removal to London. Mr. Swirthwaite will at tend on a future day at the examination of Butler. The elder Watson was not examined yesterday, as was intended. Several Gentlemen were allowed to go and see -him is the House of Correction, by the special order of Sir N. CONANT• The lad who was detected at Whetstone, with a pistol in his possession, which I.e admitted he had got among the rioters in London, was brought to the Office, but did not undergo another exatnination. Letters have been received from Vickery and La tender, who were sent in pursuit of Watson the younger, on Saturday last, on the road to Lincoln, , stating, that they have not as yet been able to find any trace of him. They were about to set off for Lynn, where the fugitive's mother resides with a person of the name of Binge. The Officers dis patched to Liverpool, have. as yet been equally unsuc cessful in their researches. Linthlick, the Hatton-Garden Officer, returned to town yesterday, from an unsoccessful search ARC ysuog. Watson. Mr. PLATT was much better yesterday than he has been since he was shot, but the ball is not yet ex tracted. BOW-STREET.—An Italian was brought to the 01 fice, charged with stabbing and wounding a porter employed in Covent-garden-market, at the Northum berland Arms public-house, in Great Russell-street, on Wednesday night. It appeared that the panics %ere at the above public-house, when a dispute arose, and the prisoner stabbed the porter in his right hand aids a sharp instrument, and afterwards most sa vagely bit his right thumb through with his teeth. The instrument he inflicted the wound with was not' found, but there is every reason to believe he threw it into the street, as ht was above five minutes at the door.—The prisoner could not speak a word of Eng lish, but through an interpreter, he said the wound had been given with a broken glass. He had only arrived in London a few days from his own country. Mr. BIKNIE. the Magistrate, inquired what such a desperate character was doing in this country ? which was answered by saying he came into this country to make images from casts he had brought with him. — It is feared the porter will lose the use of his band. The prisoner was ordered to Ise committed, but an arrangement was made between the parties for the prisoner paying the surgeon, and making a compen sation to the porter. HATTON Gaitnea.—Yesterdly a charge of a novel kind was examined at this office—that of constables extorting Money from unfortunate girls of the town, under a threat of committing tlitm as common pro stitutes if they did not comply, and giving them a promise to walk about unmoested. Maria Rose said, that she lodged at No. 4, Nor thampton-street, Blttlebridge ; that onTuesday even ing, about three weeks ago, as she was walking up the New Road towards Judd-street, and alone, the prisoner, William Westley, whom she believed to be a constable, came up to her, and desired her to turn back with him to B.ittlebridge, which she refused ; when the, prisoner Lewis Page came up, and laid hold of her arm, said she was a nuisance, and he would take both her and the prisoner Westley (whom he affected not to know) ta the watch house ; on which he pulled out his staff, and said he would send her [ down for a month. Westley walked behind, and they whispered together; after which Westley come be [ hind her, and whispered softly into her ear, " Tip him." She answered, she did not undeistand what he meant by the word Tip. Westley said, " Give him a shilling, and he will let you go." The prisoner Page still held her arm, and heard what the prisoner Westley said to her. They both threatened to take her to the watch-house if she did not comply ; and, through fear, she went home to her own lodgings, where the prisoners accompanied her in, and ordered her to send for something to drink, which she did; after which Westley called to her for a shilling, tell ing her he would not molest her in future, and she might walk where she pleased without interruption ; and if he had any other officer with him, be would tell him she had tipped, as they had 10s. for every unfortunate woman they took up. Witness borrowed a shilling from Mrs. Bright, her landlady, which she gave Westley. Westley pulled out his staff,-pocketed the shilling, and cautioned her never to mention his name. They then departed ; but returned again in about half an hour with a young woman, named Elizabeth Walker, who lodged in the same house, and whom they used the same way. Elizabeth Walker's evidence was to the same effect, she was compelled to pay a shilling to the prisoner Page under the like fear and promises. Eleanor Bright, the landlady, confirmed their de positions ; and the prisoners were ordered to find bail, for extorting money under false pretences. Yesterday information was received at this Office of a highway robbery having been committed on Mr. Jones, a plumber, of Hendon, on Wednesday after noon. Mr. Jones was on his way home from Pinch ley in his chais,e-cart, with his wife, when he was stopped by three men, just by Finchley-bridge, who presented two horse pistols, and robbed him of his watch and Bs. By the description of the men, it is supposed that they had been begging on that road all the morning, and Smith, the patrole, was dis. patched in pursuit of them. An Inquisition was taken yesterday a(terneon at the sign of the Barley Mow, Gray's Inn-lane, on the body of Robert Dobbing, who fell down dead in the taproom of the abOve public house, in consequence of the bursting of an abscess winch had formed on his lungs. It appeared that the deceased had labsintud nodes a complaint in his chest about a month, which was caused by his carrying a heavy weight of goods, which had hurt his iaside, and bad rendered him incapable of following his business. Verdict—Mil by the visitation of Gov. • • a LAW INTELLIGENCE. COCKPIT, DECEMBER 12. La Manuella, Meyrellas master. —This ship, Untitr Spanish colours, laden with slaves, bound from Bonny, on the coast of Africa, to the Havannah, on the 30th of June, 1814., was captured by his Majesty's sloop , Mosquito, and carried to Tortola. The Vice-Ad miralty Court of that island condemned the ship to the captors, and the slaves, as prize of war, to the sole use of his Majesty. nom this sentence the claimants prosecuted an appeal to this Court. The property was claimed as belonging to Spanish sub jects. On the part of the captors it was contended, that this Was a fraudulent transaction throughout, and that in reality it was Portuguese property. Their Lordships took time to deliberate with respect to their sentence.—Adjourned till Monday. COURT OF KING'S BENCH, DECEMBER 12. PRICE V. PUPS. This was an action against the defendant to recover damages for assaulting the plaintiff. It appeared in evidence, that the plaintiff is a but cher and the defendant an inn-keeper in the town of 13eaford. The former had agreed to purchase some pigs of the latter, and a payment was made of ss. as deposit money. The plaintiff then claimed from the defendant a shilling, as a customary cansideration of the trade in pig-dealing, in confirmation of the b ,main, but the defendant not chusing to comply with thi. demand the plaintiff said he should decline the purchase altogether, and would allow the defen dant to keep the deposit money. He then wee:. into the inn-yard to get his horse and can to go away, hut he was stopt by the defendant, who said that there was a reckoning to be paid before he departed, aad seized hold of the horse's bridle, upon which II • plaintiff pushed his hand twice with son.e energy against the defendant's breast, in the endeavour to daeutangle the horse, and then the defendant struck him over the head with a stick. Lord ELLIIIIIOROUGH thought the pushing against the defendant's breast was the first assault, and con sequently an action would not lie for what afterwards happened. —The plaintiff was therefore nonsuited. WILLIAMS V. JON/IS. This was an action to recover the sum of £5O, al leged to have been lent and advanced by the plaintiff to the defendant. The plaintiff was represented to be a respectable surgeon and apothecary, of considerable practice iu the city of Bristol, and the defendant a tradesman in this town. • It was proved by the testimony of two witnesses, friends of the plaintiff, that the money in question was actually delivered to the defendant on filackfriars-bridge, the day and date of the transac tion being given. On the part of the defendant, the case proved was, that at the time when the money was supposed to have been lent, the plaintiff was in the wrist needy circumstances, and actually confined in the gaol of Nevegete at Bristol, and that in point of fact he him self was then indebted to the defendant. In con firmation of this the plaintiff's own lefties, dated hom Newgate, were given in evidence. I Lord ELL ENIOROUGEL strongly animadverted upon the folly and fraud by which the plaintiff attempted to support his case, and left it to time Jury whether they could believe the evidence by which it was supported ? The Jury said they totally discredited the story, and curhequently the plaintiff was nonsuited. OLD BAILEY SESSIONS. Yesterday P. C. Lee, a young man of respectable appearance stood indicted for stealing as 18d. token, the property of Brooks Hinton, his master, in the course of his employment, on the 13th ult. William Webb. a shopman of the prosecutor, steed. that he had marked the money with his ini- . tials, which had been tendered to the prisoner for some goods, and had been put by him in his pocket, and not into the till. Upon his re-examination admitted that be had had some words with - the prisoner, but not so as to bear any malice against hint ; the money had been taken by the prisoner in the dusk, just before the book of sale for the day had been made up, and had been pot in his pocket. George Ruthvea, a police officer, stated, that he had been applied to by the prosecutor. who had given him a marked lad• token to tender to the pri toner for some goods. The COMMON Sitriazatar here informed the Jury, that from the testimony of the last witness it was im possible the trial could go on, nor could the prisoner possibly be convicted. The Jury entirely concurred with him, and the prisoner was discharged, to the satisfaction of every person present. 'l'n an application for expenses, the Court gave a peremptory refusal. observing, at the same time, that the authors of the prosecution had acted very im properly. Thereat Kelfrway and Gene Lowther stood indicted, the former for stealing, and the other for receiving, knowing to be stolen, a quantity of pears, of the value of more than ss. the property of Mr. Collins, on the 15th of October. . The prosecutor is a respectable attorney residing in Spital.square, who has a country house at Stam ford Hill, and the prisoner, Kellaway, was his garde ner for more than two years. On Tuesday, the 16th of October, the prisoner came to his Office, and told him that a disagreeable circumstance had occurred ; for having given a friend a few pears he had been stopped, and taken into custody ; lie therefore beg ged the prosecutor to write to the Magistrate, that the pears had been given with his consent. To a question from the witness as to the quantity the pri soner had, said not above half a peck at the most. The prosecutor declined taking any step, observing, that he would probably be applied to by the Magi strate. That accordingly happened, and upan going to the Police Office, he found that above a peck and at half of pears had been found upon the person of George Lowther, which he had received from the prosecutor's gardener. Juha Hayes, a patrolet had stopped the prisoner 'Lowther, on the 15th of October, with the pears in a green bag, who, after a good deal of prevarication, confessed he had received them at a public house at Clapton, from the other prisoner. The prisoner made no defence, but called a num. ber of witnesses to his character. The Jury, after consulting for a eonsiderablettm . acquitted . Lowther, and found Kellaway guilty. • The Pommies* hyntoitely recommended him to mthatitnfocrinonseerirendcecoonif,aitshusecpiree:tanidtopinenliii:dt-lt.:oif4i.f, moowbfesorertuhcilevdefbmdrec:an mitigated.h e ad injured, i,heCtohuerts:= o o r f e h tlaw. ;" l f yeti of havinfi perry of this description in his hr , ssrs•ion, d. J. Norrod , for for stealing a t of seven years transportation, sente nced the pt is ,,, ; '" l to be whipped, to be imprisoned a Fear and to be kept to hard labour doi-i“ Court also observed, that as t bad of.late become extremely prevaknt, th e '1,7 ver, who should tautly suffer the utmost rigour of the. , and i t transported for 11 years. The followingu; stealing; j we t r i e a l c i s:. i n n v 6, a M p e cTrt i a ng :nt f e n a r timber ; Mary Kelly, for stealing a goose ; cock, (or stealing a p4viour's rummer ; J. r_ for stealing a salt fish ; Maria Gicen, steak . two shirts ; R. Briggs, for ste..ling two driii i; glasses ; J. Hanthett, for steaiii.w ten st.irts r Eyed beth Ashley, for stealing two 17 ..: ) b; ts for stealing a watch ; C. O'Hara, ler steititig 54, of cheese; Mary Grayson and Letitia Joaes, vuit, ing a piece of ; and C. Grant, t; , r steall a silk handkerchief. Last night the Sessions ended, when sentences, ,passed on the following prisonirs William Earle, James Mitchell, Mansfield, Matthew Sheath, aii,s All Simcee, Mary Harris, ad &tumid transported for life. Samuel Hale, Sarah Gardner, M; Mary Hopkins, and Elizabeth sported for 11. years• John Hymns, John reddingt3n, son, Edgar Chula?, Th-Joas Pater, 'l, James Wright, Gem ge: Tate, , Madden: John, aiias Henry nice, James W attain Thomas SitiillitO, .1 !won ' beth Can, Louisa Ellen, Joseph Smith, Joel Fitz Saunders, William Monday, Richard HATT'S; Arm St( Merry, Thomas Biggs, Grant, Michael Sheen, Timutny 611, Dawson, James Fleming, Maria Gre, chett, and Elizabeth Bradley, to be seven years. Four were ordered to be imprisoned of Correction, London, and 29 in the rection for Middlesex, for various periods imprisonment in' Newgate ; nine r whipped ; 11 fined Is. each and di judgments were respited ; and 15 s by proclamation.— Sessions adjourned January next. . . .4" 144 f M 1 1 ; EtTRE . A. T a The Rtsotx VII in' °I all 1 " 1 1 VOIL Sol ay The quantity cif pat t:ratat . or lusty wader: a: fl are called, for which orders have been giyea in ze present Lottery, exceed belief;—what with thew, some of whom woo Fortune by procuring a ticket: share to correspond with the years of their own am, or the age of their wives—',thers imagining, that th will smile upon them if they stake their adventei upon the minerals forming the year in which :L were born, vine influenced by Queen 'Matti, iStc. t::, —certain it is, that the Office•keepers have hed i t ,', employment in complying with the wishes cf ail.— Cowslip says in the farce, " of ail the birds in the as give me a rt,ast duck" —we Ea y, • • of all the nurriLta in the vtlxel give us til , .tt V:::iCh may gain 20,1 ti ' Guineas." SPOUMG FOSTIVITIES .11: HACKAH.—His Loyal Highness thie Duke of Gin Ece, I En repeated ler.sytti his annual visit to Mr. COKE, at :Latham, and p.a took ~ :1' the sport sof tt.e fielsf. T Aro hundred and fifty four head of game were killed in rE,E. day, thoug! . : cr rabbits have beenlatterly chi Elly destroyed, on GZ;l::16 of their depredations, and the breed nAi of partriege and pheasants has been worse than was ever knAr. On Friday, the shooting pasty repaired to Warlien and were followed during the greater part of thedie by a bird of prey, which constantly attended motions, and was repeatedly flied at what.. over their heads, twit bout betraying theleast a im, of apprellensiom and alarm, even though the sir , t beard to rattle on its fen , hers. In the afti des:ended from its aerial fl.ght, and settled tot whet e it alloweti Mr. Coke, attended by a bi.y In a dead 1 heasant dangling in his hand, to 4' , I sufficiently near to get a shot at it, which farougtit o the ground. It proved to be a must beautitulf , specimen of that rare bird the Falco Lasollut% 1-gged falcon, measuring very nearly live le the wings. and two feet one inch in length. 'ilie bird had attended the chute at Wigton jest la same manner two days before, and had boldly ried off front a heap of game two partridges. neat day caught, in a leap, by the keepers, a! of them were presented by Mr. Coke to the RI Glover, as a most valuable accession to his - or 131 itivii birds. oche' Stget the 1 by di Sow. twat from ft? C atit ! !rs. I I mill itS _ _ BERTH. At Moneymore, County cf Lcndoiderry, the Lady Richard Oilinens, of a ten and lair. MARRIED. Robert Sha; hnd Carew, jots. Esq. M P. for the cto.nry of ford, to lane Catherate, eldest daughter of the late Arab ,. Esq. of Abbey Wally :rid New Russ. Monday, at St. Law r , tice Church, Thanet, the Co Dc Mun, of hi, Xlast Christian Majesty's ("aide du ei:P, Mademoi•telle Caroline E.Grandsier, of Catail,. ~/U Mi T. P. 1- 1 . B. DIED. Tuesday, Mrs. Eustare, tl.e wife of L'etu.-Col. EUM2Ie• Friday, at Cluticeiter, k kbard Nagler, Esq. of the Aldermen, and twice iviayor that Dic. iti, .0 the Manse of Kirkts.kbael, atter a slit the :ilai year of his age, the Rev. iiktrck Giant. Dec. tti, Mr. Win. stitliog, Atlvoc..te in Aberdeen. Dec. 9, at Lympsfiekl, Surrey, Rolm'. Gale, E.A. aged Nov. 4 29, at Khicardine Manse, Ross-shire, atter a 'l :teas Airs. Margaret Ross, wife of the Key. Ala. Maces' nistLr of that Parish. IR SMITHFIP.I.D MARKET, DECENTBER Beet it Oa to 4s Oe. {kW 4, 04 11l 41 Tvberm) 31 4d to 4s 4: Pyrk 43 IA to .51 Beasts 630—Aeti, and I.antl , s 3,2413 —Calves i9o—p.t HAY AND Sci.AW, PER I.OAD. Meadow Hay 41 or to 51 15, I Clovcr 61 Os to 11 Straw 11141 to 21 2i. . YESTERDAY. India Stock India Bonds 17 pr. Imp. Ann. Exchequer His 10 W. Cons. for ace. ,i . ;ilf - 1 Lottery I ir ksi .- -$ 1 111 , ------------. HIGH WATER TO MORRO b*.f AT LONI:(.01 1: D , HIGH Morning ado. a: Itf 9 .. ••••••—• f ... 2.,.... 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