The National Register. — London, England, 1815-04-09 00:00:00

THV NATIoNAL 11.7,:aprrtn another, than I dill fur the unfortunate ytioncwoman, whime depth occasions this inquiry • and I soletnnlv declare, that never firs. a ono., ment did I meditate tile slightest ininty against her. I have but a very confused recollection of this unhappy event, anidilterefort ab.; - Vtaiti.froin entering Into anydemil of occortettees; 1 catevaty asstire yon Lordship, that nothing is impressed on - ittymaetaolvy eirCept the determined resolution expressed by-the deceased to commit suicide, and her earnest entreaties for toe to follow - tier example ; but the mental derangement under which I laboured, entirely pit eludes me • flotn stating in NI hat manner it Was perpetrated, Otte Iry eon vitle,cence, I have learnt front my friends`that immediately after the indiappy affair, some tantisiliatts 'were i,bt'nitteu frenn me ; bt these I have not the sliglitet 'retheYnbratter ; (nit as I tons then most anxious to be relieved 'lrani my Aitroring., I prObahly said any thing likely to accelerate city disluiiittion or avoid Importunity. I very much regret the vldettiee'df 1 1 4r.'llik old, he worth' he a eery iblportant witue.s On tify belealt. vs he alone Is acquainted with all the circumstances rel;ilitrg . to this tiniwartinti, and well ktittwa the determination of the tteceued to d'eAtioy betitelf. gt4ttletttett 'who cOnthict aleprb , ecittion being Myate that the evidence of this person was likely to he ntateriai to My defence, have very kindly done et ery . thing In'their poser to obtain his attendance, but I on sterstand their application to'brittg hht fotward hare heft mimic eessfitl. I will not tresspass furdeer On your Lortthip's indulgence, b it trtist mv . case to the mertlfdl conSideratiott oflttur Logillhip and the Geniteinen of the Jtrry. After an eildlterit cliarge Worn Lord Ellenhorottgh, the Jury re tired forlvrotiottrs, anti detivereklaVerdiet of Guilty, butlstrottgly secominended•him to Mercy. Mr. Aitcy took an'ollecthin. llittlffelabiltdfitybf theTntirtAlid Sint extend to an offElcce cbthtbitted fteettite • and inticrrentteht kingdoms, which hate *ebniptredt basim 'inthtirltfes'tb trysts offence.. On this ohjectibn 'the titirlips ltcclinetFtb teServe 'the joilgibetirwasite&rred till &at sScssittlits, • - ecrtietr , bnilt bf eettnini% objections width Viere'folindlo arise opeuilleT6ttu of the indlet-! silent itself. • .APRTL O. into his house. He wrote tollie Secretary of Mate to re-qttire pro !reties'. Understood afterwards that eckliers had been rent before Ire wrote. 'the next leaning, in consequence of informant:al be received. from his servant', he Wilde le Lord Sidnundli to require a 'perhiltilent protection tn•his hotter. He afterwards upon - LOW! 4iishnotttle and tunteretood that protection had been sent to his house. He directed his servants to 'bring the soldiers within the house, and he believed I.e de , teed that they might have some re. e r e s lonent. \Witness then described the dilapidated itate in which he aftetwards saw the house. AMelia'Davis Scent 'li•ote curiosity to see the•effeets of the riots •in koellugtoo street, on the T,•, , sd iy evening, the tat of March. Saw about fifty persons assembled : heard several shots flied, and the people say the sill:hers dare not 1.-e with ball. Heard several brickbats throoss at the wiltdows : met dceeatted on the steps of a door opposite Mr. Robinson's house; she walked with leer Melte fell. There Wes net riot, but II pat•eul of boys making a noise. 'llVard sonic gnm4 fired, and the deceased dropped. M that time •thete sees no violence committing. Witness in her cross-examination said, site considered fiend( more safer at the time the deceased was shot, 'than slfe did' then (in Court.) Phillip Chappel, servant to Lord Sronmerville, was also in Burling ton-street on the ni;lit in question. There were about twenty,p; assembled ; beard some stones thrown at the house of Mr. Mathison ; heard a firing, and was himself struck in the face by some of the wad ding; saw the decetreed lying an the ground. f lie people seerni.d to 'be 'very quiet at the time the shots were fired. Coosa erareined. Could not say the firing was not occasioned by •throwing brickbats; was not present when the blank cartridge was fired. George tliple a Soldier, was 111 Mr. Robinsonts bottle on the Mehl in qnestion. Ile was stationed in the kitchen, and ens called up about ten o'clock to assist in preventing the snob from breaking ; bad pre viously heard a great number of stones and brickbats thrown into the house. Just as he came up, the firing took place. Was prcivided eh!) the:my-one mouth of ben (tarologe, which he might have used if he thought 'eloper. Returned them all the next day. .votriier, confirmed the testinsonv of the last-wit ness. Beare the mob say, if the door was not opened they would kill 611 t»ithin . Thowght himself- in very great danger. •'JoseplePoraley, also a soldier, was statimied iositie of the street door eof-Mr. -Robinson's !muse on the night in questime Brickbats were throvrn through rive fatelight Over the door; heard the people threaten to •netterter • Ole .people•in the hosee if they did nut open the door. liretteghteltis life in danger. •Wiet. Clementsoalsovooke of the outrages committed by the mob at •the•tfaie the siring rook Mace. Thnertas %Visite seated, that at the time the firing took place, there 'ereeenot'more than twelve persons opposite Mr. Robinson's Iloilo.. He heed •te conversation 'bete reit one of the crowd and a sollier within Alr.linhitisrm's douse, in 'which the soldier said, they {marl better mind 'se'linelliey were about. Immediately •after, a ettme was thrown against ihe eouee, and the firing took Orme, by which the deceased met her death. Richard White, brother to ti.e last witness, corroborated his testi nom►. 11:ithert Pack and 'llttervae Mitchell, the butler and under-butler to Lord Buckireghsolshire, proved that they had given shut mud lent a pistol to Thomas Suomi, Mr. Robinson's fo o tman, Wm. Ilortc, bookseller, in Fleet-street, was at the occurrences before .eforied to. He denied that there was any riotous assemblage, but ad mitted that stones were thrown, and one iintrediAtly preceding the fatal discharge which caused the death of the deceased.---On his cross• examination be admitted that he had put•lished a report of what par. ported to be the et irience token at the Coroner's Inquest. In conserpence of a stsgrestitre from Lord Ellenborough, that the stinte‘s might glieroti.ly prejudice himself by answering questions en this subject, the Attorney-General abstained from putting any farther questions now, whatever might he done hereafter. Daniel Harris and Thentris Heron, two police officers, proved, that shortly before the fatal futile they were in Hurliogtorestreet. rind tow upgrnrds of 150 persons assembled and thruwing stones at Mr. Rubel son's house. • 'Mr. Thompson, a surgeon, priced that the death of the deeeavid had been caused by the wound in her head. The evidetxe for the prosecution closed here, when Ripley put in a written paper in his defence, in wh'cli he stated, that lie had heen left to I:rotegt Lis master's; pi , ,pe!ty, the felonious destruction of which had been attempted. fle heated that he could have had any malice a gainst the tiecea-eat ;" and asserted, that every thing lie tad done arose front u consciousness of his own danger, as well a* the denger of those SATURDAY. co re ft lOr S—CltAftri EOF 11171111M1 1 1. • James Ripley, bolter to Mr.tlitibinslin. Riehord icurten, Rolsert, Herbert,and Richaid of th e G na rds were.eapisaliy!l indicted for the wiltid nitirdCr ofJarre Watson on the evening -of the 7111 of March lest in the perish-of St. Jetties's, by discfiarglag 'at her: head, fire arms loaded with shot. There was'no•Counsti for thepreseention. The first witness gr stunted was %lassies SuttettOservant to-Mr.-111)-i binson. He detailed all the acts of •vioienee whieh.had been com-. Ifni lied by the Mob nu the Monday evening land Tuesday morning! preeeeding the olledgednittrder on Toettlay evening; hew d a violent: 'mobbing ontside•of the house, •t he w innows were forced openoindi" several briekhots•thrown in. Heard the , arab say, if they eouldget! In they wonfd monler thelterlants. Their. Were sis soldiers in the; Lome !u•side the servants for its proteetioo. These soldiers were! sent for in consequence of the violent threats of the snob in the 29nornine. Heard the corporal say the mob, .1 if they did not go: Aniet they must take the consequences." The .people said they . . 7 4 ivould poll the lonise down, and that the soldiers dare not fire with —bail. SAW a pistol in the hand of his feHow-seryant Ripler, assisted •lia loading it. The mob became so violent that one of the soldiers %(Matthews) took the pistol from Ripley's hand •and dischsrged it, ':there were several other allots fired at the same time. After the • Ling, witness heard that some person was killed. Cross examined, by the Attorney-General. Mr. Robinson was nt •to tug his rill liameety duty, when the mob came on Monday roiaht. Saw chalked on - the wail; a gibbet with his master upon it, and in other places saw the words " 500 Gnineweßeward tOr Robinson's keitd."—•On Monday evening the mob succeeded in tearing up the pallissades, getting into the house and destroying part of the furni ture. On Tuesday morning they succeeded in breaking in again, and took out a large figure, for a lamp, which they broke and threw the fragments at the windows. Witness was satisfied if the servants had attempted to pi oteet their master's property there lives would have been endangered.—Heard the mob say they would have his I masters head bethre night. It the soldiers ‘•were disposed to !viva fired wantonly they were provided stab ball eartrithe for that prir pase.—He was satisfied that they did not fire until it become neces sary for the preservation of their lives. William Smith, coachman to Mr. Robinson, corroborated the evi dence of the last witness. Mr. Robinson was informed while in the House of Commons on the night of Monday, the 6th of March, of the mob baying broken ~:. =2;;• ~.~ -- iro'' ' t ••••• ...A. r. ~' ~'