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Sit' ic ii found a letter on his table frail Mr. Colman, ; e: ieiint at Arms, acquainting "hini that he had re d a War:ant, signed by the ltight Honourable To .- , r of the House of Commons, to arrest and ; es• him to the Tower, and he begged to'know n 'he !night wait on him ; that it was his, wish the utmost respect.; and tberefoi,e, .if re fe r red to take his horse and ride tcrthirifinier, .0112 meet him there.—To this letter Sir Francis ! ?t t, wrote an answer to the following effect : 44 Piccadilly, April g, 1810. ll —On Try return from - Wimbledon I found your polite I and Aril be happy to.receive you here at twelve o'clock .t , r 7 0„.. I remnin, Sir, you obedient odorant, Innin, Es q. " FRANC!, BiIItDETT." !Iv this letter could be deliveted, Mr. Colman : hitt;;eli to Sir Francis' house,: and told him he! warrant to arrest him. Sir Francis said he had :ed his letter, and had written an answer, ini told him, that he would be ready to receive neat day at twelve.o'clOck, upon which Mr.•! an politely bowed and withdrew. • out seven o'clock in the evening his friend, Mr. went to the Tower to see that preparation t 111)0 wade to receive him, as Sir r rancis enter no doubt Lot that the next day the Serjeant ,:.;is would ci me with a force to compel him to gr. O'Connor siiw Colonel Smith, who that every preparation had been made for !.. r.ien : that the house next to his own had n<ll aired; and that from a sense of duty as ai of respect, he might depend that every atten old be paid to Sir Fiancis. ki,sq: 8 o'tlock the same evening, Mr. C-.lman a Mcss;;lmer came back to Sir Francis's house, arje b ant told him he had received a severe 3 ,111;i:;1 from the Speaker for not executing, the car.: the morning, and remaining with Sir . Fran ; and lie hoped that he would note submit to be Kmer. rraucis answered, that he ;was sure the Speaker nit, upon consideration, think hire to blame ; it would not have been in his power to remain ithh:!n; as, without any personal offence to him, he friacis) would not have permitted hini to re- '.. licri , c,jeant at Arms Said, a I shall be obliged, to force, as it it my duty to execute the Sir Francis answered, "If you bring • ,an over ,;ianit; force, I must submit; bin I dare not, from iyallegiaace to the King, and my respect for his 6'l, yield a voluntary submission to such a warrant •:: is illegal." :he Serjeant again Urged him to permit hini to re= Win with him. Sir Francis said, " You must leave my house ; i: I have written a letter to the Speaker, Which, if ples3c, you may take with ynu, and deliier intains my resolution as to your warrant." The Serjeant begged leave to decline taking charge any such letter ; he said he had i.lready incurred lime by not executing the warrant, and he should be lusidered as More Criminal if he carried any letter . contradiction to it ; and he withdrew. ;;ir Francis then sent the letter by his own SOtt, Laden, a youth of 14, and his brother, Mr. Burdett, to the Speaker ; and it ItitS .%iy delivered at ten o'clock at night. For that letter, vide proceedings in the House of .c , aunons this da:i.] In the course of this night, as we have stated, much l i timriltuary indignation was etpressed by the people —windows were broken, and a very general disposi tion to riot and excess was manifested. The particu hrs of the mischief we have given already. On Saturday mottling Sir Francis breakfasted at house of his friend Ivlr. O'Connor, in MaddOx street, Hanover-square ; after breakfast they walked to litif-Moan , street, where Sir Francis mounted his I've, and took a ride in the Park, accompanied only bfais groom. Oa Mr. O'Connor's return to Sir r house in Piccadilly, he found one Of the Nit•%llgors of the House of Commons waiting for Sir Frau . . He said he had the warrant for his arrest u, his pocket, and he wished to see him,. as he had orders to remain with him. On Sir Francis's re tarn, he found in his room a number of his friends for him, and he was told of the Messenger in tlit::1';. He desired him to be sliewn up. '• Wdl, my good friend (said Sir Francis), . what business i" Sir, I am desired to skew you the order of the House of Commons,' upon -which the tarrart is issued—to serve that warrant upon you, .ad to remain with yOu." lie delivered the warrant to Sir Francis. which be read, and put it in his pocket. It is as follows : " Vencris, 6, die Aprilis, 1310. 4 C\ herons the House of Commons bath this day adjudoit 1 ;antis Burdett, Baronet, Who has admitted that a Letter, • Francis Burdett,' and a further part of a Paper, iutituled ir:i 'l li r tett y • i n c 2 . 6hAt' s W e ekly Registrr of March vs, 1810, *as his authority (which Letter and Argument the said I ..e . se has resolved t o he a libellous and scandalous r a p er, re from; on the just Rights and Privileges of the said House), has I xn thereby guilty of a Breach of the Privileges of the said And whereas, the House of Commons bath thereupon ordered, the said Sir Francis Burdett be, for his said uit'vace, coin to his Majesty's Tower of London : , Tiles? are therefore to require you to take into you r custod y e tod. of the said Sir Francis Burdett, and then forthwith to 1,6 1 Line over into the caw ody of the Lieutenant of his Ma ~` cb'l tower o." Loudon: " aA nd ad Headbo all Mayors, Bailiffs, Sheriffs, Undet4herlffs; Consra- Sir Fran c i s , hi s son , And bro-.her, shut down all the _Saes, roughs, and every other person or persons, are hereby required to be aiding and assistin g to y ou i n other windows—wh i l e th e y saw an immen s e body the execution hereof: of troops drawn up in the f r o n t of the house. During " For which this shall be your Sufficient Warrant. this moment, so alarming to the delicacy of the sex' " Given under my hand, the 6th day of April, IMO. and to the affection of a wife and mother, seeing her " To the Serjeant at Arms attemling " CHAS. ABBOT, Speaker. husband and only son exposed to the possible dis. House of Commons, or his Deputy." charge of artillery and musquetry, yet both she and Sir r:. • RANCIS.—" " he all the Ladies maintained the most perfect constaficy My friend, this is not a sufficient warrant. You may return end inform the Speaker of mind ; and both in this moment, and in the scene that ensued, displayed a courage that did hcnour to that I will not o b e y i t . .- MESS --" Sir, it • and I must obey, unless lam forced to withdraw." M r. O'Connor r e u ht n aanb d do o s.u w t n tT,A s h. t e : a. t y i t rs to see if all was Sir FRANCIS. --" You must instantly withdraw." Saessafe staves in H th e e m ir • He was accordingly .shewn down stairs by Mr. O'Connor. The person wished force to be used. Mr. y ha m d en de w sc it e i ncled tmista the area, and had burseopen a window, sailies, frame e and all, by which they. enter d ll O'Connor said, " There is the door open for ou you trust go ; but it is not 7 room. He asked them what they wanted ? Thev e t roug stna servant's as to lay violent hands ttin any one; my practice to be so uncivil sw ---Sir Francis Burdett ; was lie at home ? • Will not make- if necessary tow." and I hops you re 'cl, that Sir Planets was at home ;what did they twelve:aid • oint "o'clock - The Messenger bOwirckand 6theci. : . w, .whh hint ?—They rushed up to the drawing a troop, of 'the Life Guards arrived, said Were Zetween r la adififtb dies . still w e erT. r V iV r t 'ul th l iZ l 'ilid ime t h h il er i e jla we l re l con.sthtabilieles y, w ith drawn up before the . . f Francis, and th eir horses were made to only ; t he Serjeant at Arms did riot 'thew himself, nor houseo Sir • • Magistrate ; but die Serjeant at Arms, ; prance about on the loot Was there any pavement as well as in the There stairs, Colman; followed the posse Of - constables up street, for the purpose of dispersing the peo p le- • was much hissing. fit about a quartet of an hour, Mr. Read; the Ma, stairs, and said, S S 17; . I To c "Siti s. Francis , By s v youbat authorityaremyP . • ril do °l i i tsi er u .n Oct, Mr. Serjeant ? 1 • 1 gistrate, arrived. He Mounted adragoon hors e and B d roe all people peaceably y what power; Sir, have you broken into my house, in violation read the Riot Act, and ira of the laws of the land ?" to depart. The Guardi were then planted across SCRI.—" Sir Francis, iam authorized • by the warrant of Mr. PicCadilly, fimit Dover-street on the one side -to Speaker of the House of Commons." • Bolton-row on the',other, so as to block rip the ' lho. ExShiirbrtatAoNncielitheel I contest the tthority v of such a warrant... roughfare. Mr. „Tones Burdett *as not suffered to violate ray house. 7. , bere is the it upon Sheriff? which vs you re h i a s y s e i i e deed a . to 1 pass through the line to his dinner 'until he pro- trate ?"—[At this time theie was no Magistrate, but he after chred a constable. During all this time Sir Francis wards appeared.', was at home with his family. His colleague, Lord it SERJ.—.." Sir Francis, m y authority is in my hand--I will read to you ; it is the , warrant of the Right Honourable the Speaker Cochrane, Mr. O'Connor, and Mr . Jones Burdett, of the H ouse of Lommons."---[And here Mr. Colman attemp dined with him. • ted to read the Warr lint, but which he did with great trepida- In consequence of this demonstration of military tam] force, he wrote the requisition to the Sheriff of Mid- N Slr i F io a t a t s. a , c a t r s—" I repeat to you, that is no sufficient warrant. dlesex, which we inserted in yesterday's paper, and break open myrebsotosr' my violationipnersonin o the f a op li en i aw street_;—much lets to war which was delivered into the hands of Mr. Sheriff rant from his Majesty, or f;om apropero . inc lf you have ,ai er of tore k e ng, I Wad, in the street. will pay instae`. obedience to it; but I will nut yield to an illegal We understand that Mr. Sheriff Wood made per order.'szis " Sir Francis , l de dyou to yield, in the name ' sonal application to the Speaker, as he wished for. in- the s Commons liouset,tParlia n n la ie '' nt d I tru s t you will not of struttion as to the constitutional line of his .dutv.— Pel me to use force. I ciareat you to la,:lieve thatl wish ii to s c h o t n ., l ; The Speaker declined giving him advice. The She- "ti every respect*" riff went in the evening to Sir Francis--proinised that oily b rita ! NClS—"l tell you distinttly, that I will not volunta t.to an unl awful or& r ; -and I demand, in the King's he would forthwith see his Colleague, and return to " name, an d in the name et the law', that you forthwith retire from him ; and in the mean time he stationed a number of my house." Peace Officers at Sir Francis'i house, and made the Stiti ' —' Veld." U military remove to a distance on both hands: • w hich the COnstables kid bold of Sir Fn tin.--Mr. The same tumultuary disposition as on the for Mer Jones Burdett Immediately and Mr. O'Connor up and Bock night was shown by the populace ; but no great mis- t oo k him antler an arm. The Constables closed in on all three, chef was done. The multitude called for lights— and drew them down stairs. with this the inhabitants readily complied to save bi S s if i F ia tta i sict on of s then saldllfrotest, its the King's name, against their windows.—The military ordered them to put t onl)tl o sat t liurries m m y e Pe out of it, and of nlyoulw use . do it el k is superior force force out their lights. With this too they complied. The The ladies Were still Y an d be trayed you r present, .no symp populace then made their rounds and broke the win - tom of alarm, no doubt from the confidence which dows of those who had removed their lights. This they had in Sir Francis's temper, and in their per practice went on all night ; several persons were se- stiasion that no outrage beyond the . actual arrest, verely wounded, at we have stated, but none mortally. wou ld be committed. About one o'clock on Sunday afternoon, the two In descending the stairs, Sir Francis hoped that his Sheriffs, Mr. Wood and Mr. Atkins, waited on Sir brother and his friendheallowed might to accompany F. Burdett. Mr. Sheriff Wood declared, that he had him, which Mr. Colman promised. no doubts as to the illegality of the Warrant, .nor as A coach was drawn up at the door. was instantly It . to the course Which it would be his duty to pursue. surrounded by ca valr y . The Baronet slept in first, Mr. Atkins had very considerable doubts on his mind. followed by the Serjeant and a Constable. Mr. Jones It was a subject too lofty for his comprehension. He Burdett, and Mr. O'Connor also got in ; but the lat thought the warrant must be legal, as it was directed, ter was taken out, and the cavalcade instantly set off that the Officer of the House of Commons should at a rapid pace. call in all Mayors, Sheriffs, Magistrates and others, to The procession moved Item Sir Francis Burdett's assist him in its execution. But they both declared, house in the following order:--two squadrons of the , that no attempt would be made to execute the writ 15:11 Light Dragoons, two troops of Life Guards; before Monday, and on Monday morning Mr. Sheriff with Mr. Read the magistrate, at their head--the Coach Wood said he would attend with his Officers. with Sir Francis, two more troops of Life Guards, a! Sir Francis wished the Sheriff to retain in the troop of the Isth Light Dragoons.; two battalions of house to keep the peace, and said he had one sp ar e F oot G uards, marchin g in open or der: and a party of 1 bed ; but Mr. WOod said he th night it was not no- the loth Light Dragoons forming the rear. In this cessary, and they both retired. ' order they proceeded to Albemarle-street,. where they During this time the Cabinet and Privy Council halted, and then turned up that street, with the ex.' had met. The opinion of the law officers of the ception of two battalions of *Foot Guards, who Crown had been taken ; and orders had been trans;- marched forward through Piccadilly, the Haymarket, mitted from the War Office, in every direction, for and Strand, to the Tower. every regiment within 100 miles of London to march Theescort proceeded alongAlbemarle-street, Bond to the metropolis forthwith. - • street, Conduit-street, across Haitover-square into (U.. Sunday passed as we have stated, without annoy- ford-street, along John-street, Great Portland-street, ance. The troops Were stationed as before ; a space Portland-road, the New . Road, Mary-la-Bonne, by hefOre Sir Francis's house was left unoccupied, and in Pentonville, across lilington, along the City Road, this, the multitude continued all day, forcing all pas- to hloorfields, from theme by Sun-street into Aldgate sengers on horseback and in carriages to pull off their High-street, and along the Minories to the Tower. hats, and pelting those who resisted with mud. The procession went on at its outset at a quick rate; During, this day, and on Saturday, Sir Franck and the capture having been made at an earlier hour was visited by Earl Thanet, Lord Folkstone, Lord than the crowd had been in the habit of assembling, Cochrane, Mr. Whitbread, Mr. Coke of Norfolk, Mr. the event was not immediately or generally known. Hanhury Tracey, Mr. Curran, the Master of tie The Baronet had passed up . Albemarle-street, before Rolls in Ireland, Mr. Wardle, Mr. Maddocks, Mrs a cry was s e t u p , " They have taken h , ni I" " They Cuthbert, Major Cart Wright, Colonel Riddle, Mr. have dragged him out of his house !" The cry spread 130sville, &c. &c. immediately far and wide ; and an immense crAvd , Of these, Earl Thanet, Mr. Coke and Mr. Whit- soon attended the cavalcade, which increased to such bread, strongly represented to him the propriety of an extent that, by the time Sir Francis reached the yielding obedience to the warrant, as enough had been Tower, the crowd had blocked up the Minoties, and done- to constitute a case for the trial of the right. all the streets in its vicinity, and it became impossible Sir Francis said that his mind was made up on the for cart or carriage to . pasi. Additional preparations question. had been made in the-contemplation of a disturbance On Monday morning he breakfasted in his drawing- near the Tower. Troops were stationed near it, and room on the first floor, with Ladt Burdett, the Conn- a fresh regiment came up by water from Tilbury tess of Guildford, and Lady Maria) Lady Jane, Lady fort yesterday morni t n They were quartered in the Georgina North, Mr. Coutts, his son, Robert Bur- New Mint, Tower -hi . dett, his brother, and Mr. O'Connor. Mr. Coutts The Foot Guards, who had marched along the had just retired. Breakfast was finished, and Sir Strand and through the city, arrived upon Tower- 1 Francis was employed in hearing his son (who hill five minutes before 12. They came down Mark- 1 had just come from Eton School), read and translate lane, headed by the City Marshal, and a Civil Officer. i l Magna Charia, when Mr. O'Connor observed a man's They drew up three deep in the line from the Towe- face at o ner i a, of the windows ; he had mounted by a gates, which were shut, covering the entrance. ladder, had already thrown up the sash, and was in Ten minutes past 12, an officer of the 15th Light the act of entering, in the attempt to do which he broke Dragoons iodz. smartly out from Jewry-street, by the two panes of glass. Mr. O'Connor ran up to hint. further side of te Trinity House, making signals tor Sir Francis Burdett called out not to hurt the man, as the populace to cl ear the way. Great shouting and it would have been easy at that moment for Mr. O'Con- scamper ing. • nor, by the mere shifting of the ladder, to have preci- A quarter past twelve arrived about twenty of the the area a height of at least 20 Horse Guards, who rode up towards the pirated - pitated the person into , • ing one hand gates. At the distance of 100 yards came about 300 feet ; but he contented himself with putt hi s breast, and with the other shutting the window. of the L . ...it Light Dragoons , then about 200 of the to "Thera, Sir, I must call in aisistance l and force 'jou to 7f:diil. TUESDAY, APRIL 10. 1810 [PRICE SIXPENCE-HAISPEI•INY. Horse. Guards; having in the middle of them the coach containing Sir Francis Burdett. The windows of the coach were all down ; Sir Francis sat on the right, behind ; he sat forward, and was well seen.* As he passed there was much huzza ing, the Guards flourished their swords to intimidate the mob. After the'Horse Guards came about 200 more of the isth. As the procession entered by the further side Of the Trinity House, it came on Tower-hill in • a sedsentine form, acid the military spectacle was very grand.- This state of t hi ngs remained for full half an hour, the carriage cov ered by about eoo Horse Guards, the line of Foot Guards stretching from it up Tower-hill, the 15th lining the sides of Tower-hill, to keep off the mob, which begfin to disperse. The two squadrons of the 15th Light Dragoons L . Opened right and left, and cleared the ground in all directions, forming a circle two deep, around this ells tratice. throtigh . 364 the remainder of the force, with the prisoner, proceeded without any material inter : ruptlon though there was much hooting and huz zaing ••• 44 Burdett for ever ;" and some who had taken refuge withing the palings, even pelted the ca valry, who, in return, cut at them with their swotds, happily without any material injury on either side.— Many of the populace were, however, forced into the Tower ditch, but without mischief, as there was but little water. On the arrival of the carriage at the gate, Sir Francis alighted, and was received with the usual formalities ; the gate was immediately shut. Sir Francis Was admitted about one o'clock. During the whole of this period the populace did not commit much violence ; they chiefly vented their rage in hissing and hoot , * ing the troops, lied contented themselves on the other handovith huzzaing Sir Francis. Upon the return of the troops, however, several acts of outrage were resorted to by the multitude, which had continued to increase. The eoldiers were pelted with mud and stones in great quantities. When opposite the Trinity House they determined to endure the assault no longer, and charged the multitude sword in hand. The firing of the carbines and loarte pistols became now pretty general, and several people fell. The contest continued all the way up Fenchurch-street, where a shot entered the shop of Mr. Goodeve, a boot-maker, and kilide a man in conversation with Mr. Goodeve at the time. Another shot penetrated into Mr. Phillips' carpet ware house, but did uu mischief. Several were wounded, amongst them was a poor old bricklayer, in the service of Mr. Thomas, shot through the neck; one person shot in the groin dangerously; Willis, of John-street, 13Iackfriars, through the foot; another in the arm, carried to Mr. Davis, a surgeon on Tower-hill ; and many with sabre wounds. A sailor, in Rood-lane, received a shot on the back of the head ; a corn-meter in the Minorles wounded : several shots entered windows on the first floors. It being market .day in Mark-lane the place was crowded with persons about their ordinary bus iness—the balls whistled about their heads. The troops returned with the empty coach in the same ordet in which they had gone to the Tower. They came by Lon don-bridge, along St. George's fields, by Westminster-bridge, along Parliament-street and Whitehall, to the Horse Guards, where they arrived a little before three o'clock. The journeyman bricklayer mentioned above to have been wounded, expired, whilst conveying him to the hospital. These. we believe, were the only two persona killed. It is supposed that about eight were wounded. la the course of the evening Lady Burdett, with her son, and Lady Guildford, raid him a visit in his house, which is that which Earl Thanet occupied. It is next to the Governor's; a goodsmall house, with every convenieucy. Sir Francis wrote the following letter to Mr. Brooke, the Chairman of the Westminster Com mittee in the course of the afternoon " ' Woe SIR, "Tower, April,. 44 I am arrived safe, and no mischief I hope and believe has been done to any one. The Soldiers, Magistrates, and Messen gers broke into my house, and took me away by force. I receive every attention from Earl Moira, who met me here. " Your's truly, " F. BURDETT." " Mr. Brooke, Strand." FURTHER PARTICULARS OF THE PROCEEDINGS AFTER TIRE COiIMITMENT OS Silt FRANCIS TO TliE TOWER. The populace remained quieter after the Baronet went into the Tower, but when the orders were given for the cavalry to return, they were again influenced by a most determined spirit of opposi tion. When the b .cks of the cavalry were turned, the populace followed them with groans and hisses. Mr. Holdsworth, the City Marshal, appeared, and requested the officers commanding the troops to conduct them on their return along Lyndon-bridge, in order that the peace of the City might not be disturbed. Hie request was complied with, and Mr. Holdsworth went before, with the intention of preserving order. The Guards then pro ceeded towards Crotched-friars, amidst the loudest uproar. Se veral boys at the same time pelted them with mud and bricks, which induced the rear of the Life Guards to fire. The alarm then became general, and the troops fired incessantly. Two men were shot at Cooper's-row, on '1 ower-hill, The passage through Crutched-friars, Fenchurclostreet, and Gracechurch-street, was continued scene of contusion and alarm. An old man, employed at a building in Tower-street, was shot, standing by the door of Mr. Evans, ironmonger, the corner of John-street. Several other persons, it is said, were shot, and among them a woman. One unfortuoate man, who had received a ball through his throat, endeavoured to get admittance at a spirit shop, but the door was shut against him, which so exasperated the populace that they forced the door open, and broke all the windows. The cavalry coutinued to load and fire, and, at the corner of Mark latie, several were wounded with aahres and pistols. One man had his ear cut off, another was wounded in the breast, and a third was shot through the wrist. The balls passed through the shop windows of several tradesmen in the streets before enu merated. A young man, said to be a fellowship porter, being pressed bard by the multitude, sought refuge in the shop of Mr. Goodeve, boot and shoemaker, the corner of Mincing-lane, where he received a shot through the left breast, and, by falling, a severe contusion on the back of his bead. He was afterwards taken in a cbair to St. '1 homas's Hospital, and the burgeon told those who had taken him into the ward, that he could not live crib hours. He died in the course of the day. Many wounded persons wens carried in coaches to different Hospitals. The Lord Mayor held a Special Court of Aldermen, to she into consideration ;he transactions which had taken place in the city. The Recorder and several Aldermen, who had opened the Londen Sessions, at Guildhall, were compelled to adjourn the Court for a short time, in order to be present at the discussion.— While they were deliberating the City Marshal arrived, followed by the populace, who cheered him, for preventing the troops from passing through the City. In every quarter of the City the inhabitants expressed their surprize that the military bad been suffered to fire in the City without the permission of the Lord Mayor. One of the shot discharged by the Light Dragoons broke the window of the first floor of * cheesemonger's house, the corner of Rood-lane, Fenchurch-street, and lodged in the wainscot. Lord Moira left the Tower about half past three o'clock, and was cheered by the populace as he returned to the west end of the town. Lady Burdett and her son arrived after two o'clock. at the Tower, and were admitted to Sir Francis. A meeting of the Bailiwick of Westminster took place yester day at the Gloucester Coffee-house, in order to take into consi deration the forcible arrest of Sir Francis Burdett. The Sheriffs were to have attended, but were detained by the tragical events which bad taken place hi the city.—Celonel Wardle, Mr. Boa , trifle, and Mr. Clifford attended.