Star. — London, England, 1816-12-19 00:00:00

hen the del V' eiAi IA :Ws fro: Intl o $' -do: int • itturi v r i g h •ene• t; Ye ABC Wbv of GI at 5 sv74 NI tRE tart - RfO S. • • ! PARTICULARS: '-}looss.,Yesterclay all the prisoners in ,n. the charge of being implicated in the , ar ses, were brought up for re;eramination. assembled was immense. The iustite filled almost to suffocation, and the trout iate avenues of the Mansion House were ith persons who could not obtain adanis interior oldie building. to the Logo MAYOR entering into the in be stated that he had again received a :ommunications, some of whiCh were int . they went to particulirise the conduct of on the 2d instant. Some of these persons Andy. As usual, there were a number of letters relative to young Watson, from following is selected, as appearing to ist curiosity, it not interest r— i Loan—You baying failed every search that bas /no been made for the younger Watson, I keg leave to sub.. tot to your Lordship's notice the following statement : —After hir.Watstin left the mob in the Mitiories, and it wet found that loc h ot rocny was attached to the shooting of Mr. Platt to , by the bye, certainly p r moked his own fate), Mr. Watson `O ote ded to the house of a friend in Catherine-street, in the ;god, whtre finding that a very strict search was makisg for his friend passed loni to x Gentleman of well known ince. where an oath was immediately proposed and taken, not 11) &mkt the place of his COliCtailllolll. Now, my Lord, if you ogoodertake to give me a private audience, and keep my name v olt, I will deliver Mr. Watson into your bands on Friday oot .if your Lordship should think this worthy your attention, l os will please to notice in the public prints ;if not, rest as woolly i.oid, it wt I be imposiibbe ever to discover the retniat o f t ab young maittl—My ,Lord, Bove the-tumour to be, " Your lauldship's most obedient humble servant, • " J. K. • p.B. The reason for not giving your Lordship my right Ares. is, the loss of my situ ion I now hold ander ,priv ate ".. iegt ok i llloo . , Elecember 16, 1616." _ The LORD MAYOR stated, that although he had complied with the desire expressed by the pretended Amon, in his letters, he had not yet received a munication ; but the circumstance did not disap point him, as he never considered the documents genuine. He added his fears that the description given of young Watson was not so accurate as it, ought to be,and said he would t a k e means to correct it. William Gunnell and Thomas Tyrrell, two draymen, ' were called, and first put to the bar. The Loan Ma.vott inquired of John Roberts, the, boy of Mr. Beckwith, whether he recollected seeing either of them in or about the shop of his master, on the day of the riots?—The witness replied in the fugitive. Mr. Griffin called.—The first man that broke the windows of Mr. Beckwith's shop was certainly a drayman ; tut I fear it is not possible for me to re collect either of the parties stow at the bar. Here the LORD MAYOR ordered the prisoners each to put on his hat, when the last witness continued — The mart who broke the windows had, 1 think, maller features than the prisoners ; but the shortest priviner of the two (Gunnell) I certainly saw in likinner.street. John Wilson.—l am a private in the first regiment of Life Guards, and was in the Minories on the day iftbe riots, where I saw a man very active in the Di& I cannot say it was a drayman, but he wield. els weapon like an axe very dexterously, and made sew at my arm. The Loan Mavon.—The shorter man (Gunnell) l.sm myself, but who can speak to Tyrrell ? • Mr. Griffin and the boy Roberts were recalled, but could not identity him. Brand, the Marshalman.—The prisoner, my Lord, ms pointed out to me as one of the rioters, and when I went to take him into custody, he iaid ° he knew he was wanted. The Loan Mavon.—What account do you give of yourself, Tyrrell ? Prisoner.—My Lord, I deny being in the mob. Joseph Page.—l am a dray Irian, and heard Tyrrell fay Le was at the Meeting in Spa-fields, but he said to more. Gunnell said he carried a very heavy piece, and was obliged to obtain a lighter. The LORD MAYOII.—How have you, Tyrrell, been lately employed ? Prisoner.—My Lord, I have been out of employ ment for some weeks; I used to work with the wit- Lass Page. At this period of the investigation the Loan MAYOR was summoned to attend a Court of Lieute aanci at Guildhall, from which he did not return for two hours, when the eaamination was resumed. Mr. klir4ish.—l was passing Skinner-street the day of the riots, and saw the mob turning towards the house of Mr. Beckwith ; they had a flag flying, and I saw a drayman advance to the shop, and with the butt end of a musket breaic in the windows. I'he piece with which he did it was very large and heavy. • E. Hone, the foreman to Mr. Beckwith . confirmed the testimony of the last gentleman, as to the outrage upon the shop being first committed by a drayman. The Loan MAYOR.—Can you, Tyrrell, bring evi 'llence as to where you were on the day of the riots? Prisoner.—l can, my Lord. I was in Spa•fielda to that day . for about half an hour, and then went to I public-house. 1 afterwards went to another public house, where I remained until four o'clock. A person named Gossett was with me. The LORD MAYAR.TheR let the individual you mention be brought forwaid to-morrow. The case against you is slight, and I shall not detain you longer than I can help. As to Gunnell, there is so much against him that he must be kept till Monday. Remanded. Mr. Harmer, the Solicitor, addressed the Court is behalf of Carter, i and sta ted that several friends were in attendance to give him a character. The Luau MAYOR.—The fullest consideration up 10 the present time has been given to the different wet, and the best opinion taken which could be ob. The result of these are, that the prisoners drould all be indicted for the felony in breaking the louse of Mr. Beckwith, and plundering it of arms, ke. The City Solicitor does not wish to decide too rapidly, and though all may be committed for the ale ace stated, there are of course shades of distinc in the guilt Of the parties. • 3. Mr. Nobler.—lndependent of the breaking and "tering, there are two merchants' clerks who can t o.. • prov e tat Carter was engaged with the mob, and b he uttered certain violent expressions. He con ° l ifted himself, too, having 44 had a spell at (carried) tk Wow s." City 4olicitoc.—Besides this confession, IP i i tosloN- 1 sito dy u por disturbs crowd tw o was 6 i fo rnedL Red wi . to the ii previous I rigatioo, var i et y of cc ant, as the rioters o le in CUSt 6 alti00: 11 w hi c h the p o s sess m os My Log 4112 well with ' ith eilitiso 6 os tilbtfi 1114 hlitict to ek claim to them, u Now is the time." Mr. litrinEr.The prisoner *as in II state of in toxication. The City Soliaitor.-=That cannot eicuse his guilt; the throats of. people are mit to be cut by a drunken rabble : neither is it necessary to thew that a man is himself actually consinitting a bad act, in order to, make km an accessary. • Mr. Prince.—When I saw the prisoner near the Exchange, the mob had passed by, and he appeared to be left as a straggler behind. The Loan MAYOR.—It Can do no injury to the party to adklurn the consideration of his case in order to take the best possible view of it ; let the prisoner, therefore , be remanded for Monday next. Richard Gamble was nett put to the bar, and ad dressed by the Loan Malmo, who said that there was a strong case against him, but he had not de cided upon committing him at present for trial. His Lordship ordered him to be remanded until Monday next. 74izsa$ Presion, the Secretary, next stood forward.' The Loaf) MAYOR.•—I have endeavoured, Preston, to give your case the best possible consideration since you were last before me, but I have not entirely made up my mind as to the nature of your commit. ment. The best opinion on this subject which I have obtained, will, I think, induce me to commit you for aiding and abetting in the robbery and outrage at Mr. Beckwith's shop. Preston.—Would it be impertinent in me, my Lord, to ask, upon what ground you mean to do this t The information is quite -new to me. The Loan Mayoa.—There is evidence to thew that you were seen with the mob, in Skinner-street, where the outrage was committed.. .You were also seen with them in the Minories, where robberies were perpetrated. Preston..--The Gentleman, my Lord (Mr. Dow ling), you will recollect, whose evidence on a former day related to the waggon, exonerates me in some measure. I was indeed throughout the whole acting only as a citizen. As to another imputation, I merely advised a wan to take in his goods for their preservation. The LORD MATORen..YOU were seen with the hired waggon in Spa-fields. Preston.—The Gentleman (Mr. Dowling) did not say I was in the waggon. I went there for a specific purpose, and when I heard a misguided youth ad dress the people I rose to stem the torrent of mischief which the orator's harangue was likely to create. When I had previously cautioned the man to take in his goods, I came back to my duty in the field. I' never meant any thing but the good of my fellow men, and they should be more indebted to me for what I have done, than that I should be now placed here as I am. It would be an act of cowardice in me, could I have done otherwise than I did; and although I could now fill every avenue of this Court with friends, I will not do it. I will therefore leave all in the hands of your Lordship. Thank GOD) I can appeal to my own experience and say, that when I awake in the morning, the reptiles and insects who live upon the vitals of the land, do nut rise with so happy and so clear a conscience from their bed of down as I do from my bed of straw. The Loan MAYOL6—You must be remanded until Monday. J. Cashman was then put to the bar. The LORD MAYOR observed, that the case was short and clear against him, but he was not prepared to commit him before Monday. Several persons present, exclaimed, there is addi. 1 tional evidence against him. 1 Joseph Dynan.—l saw the mob on the 2d instant in Skinner-street, and among them the prisoner, who went into Mr. Beckwith's shop, brought out arms, ' and gave them to the men in the crowd. The pri. soner was remanded. W. Hooter, the Treasurer,. was next placed at the 1 1 bar, and the following nevr evidence adduced against him : John Limbrick—l am a police officer of Hatton 'garden, and was in Spafields on the day of the riots ; the prisoner was in a waggon there alxiut twelve o'clock : he wore a tai-coloured cockade in his hat ; Mr. Stafford, the chief clerk of Bow-street, was there, and tore down a flag which had been erected by the mob; he was surrounded by the latter; I tore ano. Liar flag down, and seized a board, , on which were inscribed the wordi, is the soldiers are our'brothers— ueat them kindly." Hooper was in the centre of this mob, and with others tried several times to take' the board from e; the ihob afterwards separated is three divisions. - Edward Goodspeed.—l am a parish officer of St. Andrew's; and 'was with Limbrick at Spafields, on the day of the riots. I am confident that Hooper was it the mob, and retire a tai-coloured cockade. I carried a flag taken from them to the House of Cor rection. The prisoner was struggling at one time with the officer, Ind I saw him in the waggon. The Prisoner.—There is, I believe, no particular charge against me, except what I myself (before, acknowledged. If there is any thing new, I should like to hear it. Limbrick and Goodspeed being desired to repeat their evidence, the prisoner replied, I deny the whole, sod shall be able to prove that I was not of the party where the banner was. The LORD MAYOR.:—Did you see him with pistols ? The Witness.—No, my Lord; but his coat was • buttoned. The LORD Mason. — It is certainly in your favour that no pistols were seen with you at this place. Witness.—He struck one person down with the flag pole. The prisoner was remanded until Monday. J, Cashman, the saijor, being again brought in, John Huggin deposed as follows : —I was in corn-, pany with Limbrick and others, on the 2d, and saw Cashman struggling to maintain the colours at Spa fields. He made a bit at Limbrick, and then a hit at me with the flag staff. I hit him, and the lag was taken, bat be was rescued. Cashrmin.—l deny it—l was only once taken that day, and that was by Fogg; the Manbaltnan. I was not at Spafields. Charles Cooke.—l saw the prisoner in the mob, while I assisted Limbrick. I saw him use the. 0- staff. The prisoner was remanded. Simmons, the man of colour, was next brought up, bat the Lon MATos *Ned that the principal wit. etas agaiest islet was AM Id Itteodinie, Cilia be retnailded: • " .• The case of Car*, his Loedthip said, his nog yet ray determined upod; Ind must also st;hid &err: The Lottb ordered all the witliesses' Id be' in' attendance on Monday next to hear and Aga the dePositicini, when a final itamination will take place; At the conclusion df the investigation Goff, the officer Of tinionHall, arrived at the Mansion house, I having In custody a man charged with being et tremely active in the tint*. In consequence .of a let.' ter from the Magiatiates the Loan MAYOR held a private examination. Tuesday evening information was bronght to Bow-street Office by i young man of a respectable apppearance, that young Watson had been seen to go into a barber's shop in Drury-lane. On interro gating the young than, it turned out that he only' knew the father, and that the young man he had seen go into the barber's shop he only judged to he the younger Watson, from the description given of him. An inquiry was made, and it turned out to be a mistake. Mrs. Humphreys, a respectable woman, who resides in King -street, Goswell-street, a patient of Dr. Watson's, attended at the office and spoke in very high terms of him, as in facie all his patients consider him a very clever man in his profession, and very mild and unassuming in his manners: Her ob ject in applying, was for permission to visit him in C.Oldbath.fields Prison, principally for the purpose of I aying bins the amount of a small bill which she owed him.— Mr. BIRNIII, the Sitting Magistrate, de clined giving her an order, it not being the etiquette, except for the committing Magistrate to give an or der to see prisoners, especially under the peculiar circumstances in which Mr. Watson is placed. He therefore referred her to Sir NATHANIIL COMM*, the committing Magistrate. The account from Mr. PLATT, yesterday, stated, that he was rather better—the surgeons have disco vered the actual seat of the ball, and they are in ex• pectation of being able to extract it as soon as the swelling and inflammation are abated. Tuesday an American Black, a native of Charles. town, was apprehended at Gravesend on bard the General Harris outward-bound East Indiaman, on a charge of being concerned in the late riots. The following Letter has been written by the Loan MAYOR, to Lieutenant-Colonel MANNERS SUTTON, commanding Coldstream Guards, in the Tower : • 4 , Mansion-house, Dee. 4, 1816. " request you will accept my best thanks for the very able and imnsedtate assistance given by you in aid of the civ i l power within the Ctiy of London on the late occasion, and I trust you will have the endures to communicate the same to all the °dicers and pinnace under your command. I am, &c. (Signed) " M. Wool), Mayor." GLAsnow, DECEMBER 16. The public mind is here in some state of alarm from reports of expected disturbance, which have in duced our Magistrates to take precautionary measures. The military force in this quarter has been comide. rably increased, and about 600 of our Local Militia have been called out, and are now tinder arms in the Barrack-yard. From the measures that have been so promptly adopted for the maintenance of tran tkuillity, it is now hoped that the public peace will not be disturbed. The spirit of discontent which has in some way or other been excited in this quarter is the more to be regretted, as, really, our artizans are by no means in so much distress as they were some time ago. It is true, that, in common with others, they suffer from the high , price of bread, and that wages are not so high as they were a few years ago ; but at this time the greater part of them are employed : for our trade here is by no means so dull as in some other places—extensive sales having been lately effec -1 ted to Jamaica (probably for the Spanish Main), and also to some of the Mediterranean may kets. Two very respectable and eitensive farm-houses were on Wednesday and Friday last burnt to the ground in the vicinity of Calais, supposed to be the acts of same incendiaries. The flames were distinctly seen from Dovcr. I The benevolence of Prince Leorour is worthy of example. Scarcely had the Gentlemen assembled, who were waiting on the morning of his Birth day to offer their congratulations, which he received most gratefully, than he approached Colonel ADDEUIROICE, and said—" Let the poor of the village on this day have distributed amongst them meat and bread"— and arrangements were made for every po r person to have a joint of meat and a quarters loaf. Eaeh female had sufficient flannel given her to make a petticoat. Yesterday, about tour o'clock, the Princess Au- GUST& SALM, the daughter of the Duchess of Cuss =WAND, arrived in the Duke of CUMBERLAND'S landau, at Cumberland House, St. James's Palace, attended by Madame Duaouao. The Princess was received by the Duke of CUMBRRLAND, the Duchess continuing confined to her apartments. Her Royal Highness came by Calais to England. She left ' Dower on Tuesday, slept at Sittingbourn, and from thence proceeded. to London. The house : adjoining Cumberland House, belonging to Mr. GORTON, in which Prince BLUCHER: resided during his stay in England, - has been taken for the rebidence of the Princess and her domestics. Her Royal Highness is between thirteen and fourteen years of age. It is said that Mr. WATERS has re-sold the Opera House to Mr. COUTTS, Lord YARMOUTH, the Mar quis of DOUGLAS, Mr. Bottum, and Mr. Earns. It is also said, that Mr. RAYMOND is to be the Acting Manager. The late Earl of EFFINGHAM having died without issue, the Earldom is extinct, but the Barony descends to Major• General Sir KENNETH HOWARD, K.C.B. BOW Lord HOWARD, of Effitlgharli, The planet Venus shines refulgently in the S. W. by W. every evening, and is worth the attention of every lover of astronomy. Mars and Mercury, now nearly in conjunction, have been both visible a little before sun-rise during the last fortnight. A wire bridge for foot passengers, after the model of those constructed in America, which are so service- . able in crossing ravines, small lakes, &c. io that coun try, has just been erected across the river Gala, at Galashiels, south of Scotland, and is found to answer _the purpose extremely well, and to every appearance, may last for a number of years, at little or no expen - e. The span, which is 111 feet, and the breadth three feet, makes it very neat and light in appearance, though, With safety, 20 or 30 people may be upon it at a time. The whole expenses of this useful little - is cairn% ' . . i ESST INDIA HOWL . • Yesterday a Quarterly General Court of Proprie; tors of Eat. , India Stock was held at the Company's House, in Leadenhall.street. The CHAIRMAN, Toilworn REM, Esq. stated the Court was assembled tor the purp.,.e of h j4ing lai t before them the Resolinion of the Court of Directors of the ptececiirut day, deil +ring a diiidend of 6va one-faun!, err cent. on the Company's capital stock, for the h ill year commencing on the sth of July last, and ending on the sth of January neat. On the mliinn being put—" That the Coot. do *approve of the sa!d Retolution," Mr. I.o*Nnrs rose, and inquired hosi the intent* of the onclpirrme dividends was dispo%ed of ? The Cu A I log N answered, thAt no advantage wad derived by any oltcer of the House from the tta•:- claimed diviieo.N. They tennained itt aDr Com, pang's coffers, vnd undoubtedly aided thekfttnds but a very large; reserve was always (Wade, to meet any demand that might oath.. 'f he Resolution Was then agreed to, and the Chairz man informed the Proprietori, that their dieidendi. would be paid nu the 7th of January next. The CHAIRMAN thew submitted to the Conn a motion for 4. allowing Mr. George Templer, late of the Bengal Civil Establishment, to return with his rank to India,", On this motion a discussidn of tonsidetable length took place, in consequence of the introduction of the case of a Gentleman named Mitchell, who, Mr. K. SMITH stated, had applied .for leave to talks ND India. after an absence of 22 years, but was refused permission en account of the length of time that had elapsed. Mr. Templer, it appeared, had beets .33 years from India, and he (Mc. Smith) could see no reason why any partiality should be shwa to hint more.than to Mr. Mitchell. The CHAIIIMAM and the Honourable W. F. EL- I:Immo& stated,. that the character of Mr. Templer, and the unmerited misfortunes that had assailed him, induced the Directors to recommend his case to the Proprietors. Mr. Hoata and Mr. R. JACKSON expressed their ob jections to granting permission to individuals to return to India, except in extreme cases. The Resolution was agreed to, and the ballot, on the return of Mr. Templer; was fixed for the Bth of January. The CiIAIRMAN then stated that one part of the bbsiness which the Court had keen made Special tb consider was, a Resolution of the Court of Directors, granting to M rjor General Fawcett an allowance of , tiee hundred pounds per annum for a liroited period. ' The Directors had, however, - received private mlor- Motion that the events which would render it neces sity to make that allowance were not likely to Occur, and therefore it was proper that the Resolution should be postponed for the present. The CIiAI!IMAN next proposed, that " The Conk do approve of the Resolution ot •the Court of Direc tors of the Stith tilt. for appointing another European to assist . in the Oriental Department of the Elm loclia College, with a salary of font hundred pottozs per annum, and an allowance of £lOO a year for house ital/." Mr. lioate entered at great length into the history of Hertford College, contending that as it had Mitt en steered the esods proposed, and as the youths placed there learned Little else bet licentiousness and immo rality, it ought to be abolished. • - Mr. R. Jacasoar, while he lamented the scenes of disorder and insubordioat i en to which his Honourable Friend alluded, recommended, not the abolition, but the reform of the seminary. Mr. Lowe oes said, ire hod lately visited Hertford College, and the statements which the two preceding speakers had made, relative to the disgraceful scenes that. had taken place there, were perfectly cerrect.— The Hon. Proprietor described the conduct of the students as more alaiming than that of the mob who caused such commotion in the City. What, he asked, were they to think of a College, where two staircases were pulled down, and one of the Protea sors was fired at The CHAIRMAN said, the discussion which had been entered into by the three Gentleman who had recently delivered their sentiments, would have beta applicable if there had been a motion before the Court on the general subject of the College. Thin was not the case : and, therefore, ; their observations were quite irrelevant. If the question were helots the Court, much could be urged in favour of the College. It was a new establishment, and many dif ficulties were to be contended against. They had been met as well as they possibly could. Two or three instances had been pointed out of persons wt.() had acted ill, but no notice had been taken of tl.ose• who had done themselves and the College credit. Mr. Huns said, he bad refrained from moving a Resolution on this occasion, because be felt that it ought to come from behind the bar. With such facts before them as those that had been stated— 'acts that could not be controverted—he thought, the Court of Directors, in justice to themselves and to the Company, ought not to add to the difficulties of the case by a new appointment. The motion of approval was then carried in the affirmative—and a Special Court was appointed for the &h of January, for the purpose of confirming the Resolution. • The CHAIRMAN stated. that the Court of Dime. tors had heard, within these two or three days, of the arrival of Lord Amherst, at Macao. The in. form ,lion received on this subject was most saris. factory. . • Mr. K. JAnnott, after describing the magnitude of the campaign against the Mahratta power, in 18044, and eulogising the splendid talents and grand exertions by which the contest .was brought to a favourable termination, gave notice that he would, on a future day,. move that the Resolution nf . the Court of Directors, granting medals and badges to the Army which bad been engaged in the Nepaul war, should be made retrospective, so as to extend to the heroes who had -signalised themselves in the campaign of 1304;5. Mr. R. JACKSON adverted to a letter recently se7 by a E allant General '(Mac .0 ay) to La r • Harris, n which he distinctly charged Major Hart with pecun, lion. The Learned Gentlerran besought tbe Court of Directors, the Proprietors, and thri,i,gh them the public, to suspend their opinion on the subject, utta the party accused could came forward.—The Court thep adjourned. w - L