The National Register. — London, England, 1815-03-12 00:00:00

MR NATIONAL T 74 POLICE. QUERN SQUARE. Wednesday. Mirles charged w:th addressing the pen 'pie assembled in Palfice-yard o l'nesday, to incite them to riot, and afterwards in St. James's park, front a tree. Lavender, Pace, Gillmore and Cobham officers, deposed. that in Palace-yard he it essed an immense en ele on the state of Asks, and in such lan guace as to induce them to believe that he wit, some superior per non in disguise. He coujored the mechanics to rise for wages, and as the Petition , against the Corn Bill had no to he Finn, and redress their nevi' errongs. Amongst other things, he said, "Do none of von remember I lampelen. Russell, Sydney ?. And do you not re mend). r Myer Cromwell. who so gloriously disso:ved the Parlia ment? .We had patriots in those times. why should we not have diem now ? Patriots, where are ye all i" And; " they have taken sort the Prollerty Tax only to lay on one that will scourge the poor man still worse. Rise"' &c. It was impossible for the officers to infertile wilt him here. After the Meeting he adjourned to the nieuated a tree. and again spoke in a similar strain. The office t then seireeeded in taking him into custody, although great .tioi Is were made to promote a resent. The prisoner. whose language and countenance arc prepossessing ly not ?O years of ace. He said he wa , educated at a boarding school, but afterwards apprenticed to a harness maker, owing to .amity misfortunes; he was now poor, had not had work for 14 weeks. beet inherited money when he came of age: he never spoke of Oliver Cromwell. and certainly never wished to see such a man aMong-t to.. He owned be had done wrong, but the mob forced him into sty.. Park, and would make him speak again Mr. Fieidieg lamented . that such a young wan should have so acted, but he must he committed. Thmsday, the prisoner was re-exatniucd ; his brother confirmed the statement respecting his habits oflifc, and was ready to bail him .on some future day, when the present disturbances - should have erased. William Wynham, also a working man, was charged wig, endear 'curing to promote a rescue. ROW STREEI. Tuesday morning, Joseph Parrott and Henry Wales were brongbt . A•osik St. 6iles's charged with being concerned in a tumultuous sernbly in Bed ford-square, at the Lord Chancellor's house. S. Roberts, ti,e.watch-liouse keeper °lSt. Giles's parish, stated that on Itionch”, night, about a quarter past ten o'clock he was sent for to Ore hafts. of the Lord Chancellor, in fldford-square, where he found ar huge mob assembled in the front of the house, and displaying a very riot , .us disposition ; lie found the door and die windows broken, On his entering the house, lit found the prisoners in the custody of a serje ant of the guards.—'!'he prisoners said in their defence that they wrre driven into the house at Ilie,point of, the bayonet by the guldiers. and this was corroborated subsequently by the serjeant of the Griard, in consequence of which the") , were liberated. W. Neale, H. Lambert and J. Bislow e, were brought up and raminerl,for throwing stones at Mr. Robinson's louse. They were all detained. ACCIDENTS AND OFFENCES. MR. VYSE. CORONER'S INQEEST.—On Wednesday night an Inqnest was held at the Red Lion public house, in Portland-street, Poland-street, upon the body of Edward Vyse, a Midshipman, son of Mr. Vyse, printer, of Denmark•street, Kho met his death on Tuesday night, in Burlington-street, in consequence of shots discharged from the house - of Mr„ Robinson.—Several persons who were, passing at the time of the fatal occurrence. being examined, stated that there was no riot or disturbance at the time of the shot being fired, and that it appeared an act of wantonness in the persons placed in the house.— The Inquest adjourned to Thursday, when several servants of Mr. Robinson were examined, among them 1. Ripley, the butler. who deposed, 'that a eorpotal and sit privates were placed In the house, v,ith orders not to tire with ball unless they wrre pressed, and it became necessary.—Several stones were thrown at the house and v.L:dows, upon which one' of the soldiers took a pistol from witness's tivud, which hail been loaded the night pteceding, and fired it out of the window : it was loaded with large shot. Witness heard a scream, and upon advancing towards the window, saw, as he thought ' s mars , iying upon the ground, and some persons came and lifted him np.--a- IV- Jury being desirous of hexing the evidence of site twhlierai the *as further adjourued. MARCH 12. ISTER. . . . - Friday, at orie c'elock the Inquest was resenits!i, • Richard Burton, Corporal in the 3d Guards, deposed, that he was directed by Captain Sands of that regiment, at one o'clock on Tnesday, the 711. of March, to go to the house of Mr. Robinson, and take with him six privates belonging to Col. Stewart's company of the same regiment. All remained quiet , nntil half-past eight o'clock, at %Mich time the populace approached the door. Witness then ordered his men to prime and load, but not toftre unless the populace broke open the doorer windows—and then to be very cautious. and riot to hurt any person. The.siddiers lemained in the front parlour, and in about ten minutes one of the window shutters was broke open. All the window-shiners were nailed. • When the shutters were broke open, one of the soldiers (without orders front him) fired his minaret (then only loaded with powder) through the • window, the populace still continued throwing at the winnow, mot then the soldiers fired from thence into the street. IVitiless believed it was only powder. He, however, immediately, heard a cry of" Murder!" He did Hot order the soldiers to fire. The Wen went provided with ball cartridges to the house, by order of Captain Sands. The populace had confirmed to attack the house, until betiaeen nine and ten o'cl ,, ek, and the soldiers fired at iutervals with blank cartridges, mail the last discharge ofihree rine when the man was killed, and did not even know that ball was fired There were in the parlour, at the last tiring, the steward of Mr. Robinson, and five soldiers. In the course of the evening witness desired the men to bite otf the balls from their cartridges, and load is ith powder only. Soon after he heard the ory of 4. Murder !" The Hor4 (hearths then rode tip, and dispersed the populace. The officer of the Horse Guards then approached the house and ordered witness sad the men into the street. He asked what had taken place? Witness said the populace had been breaking open the windows, and attempting to force the house, and that the soldiers had fired. Witness told him he heard a man was killed. The Officer then said, he must put the witness in charge of his party. Did not, however, do so. Witness did not beer Mr. Robinson's servant order the soldiers to fire. A Magistrate, soon after the death of the man. carne top, and took the witness Into custody. He went with him, and after undergoing an examination, again rammed, and found his meet in the honse, where he joined them, and remained until morning. Major-Gen. Sir Richard Hassey Vivian, Commander of the Sussex District, deposed, that he was passing through Bnrlingtoiestreet on horse:tick; between nine and ten o'clock, on Thursday eveniug, iu company with the Earl of Uxbridge, and attended by a dragoon. Witness returned about half past eleven to the house. he was on foot, and alone.—Went there, having heard of a person being shot. The soldiers from Mr. Robinson's house were then drawn np in front. He asked the corporal, under Whose directions Ire tired? He replied, it was under the ditection of a man in the house, in coloured clothes; that the people were breaking' in the doors, fie inquired it their were any Police Officers there at the time ; upon which three persons presented themselves as Peace Officers, and said not That the populace had become so seriously violent, that they thought it their duty to go and ac q uaint some of the Magistrates, and to seek more aid. Witness then said. it was a shame for all of them to leave the house at once." The inquest then adjoin ned. Yesterday the Inquest was resumed, when Edward Home, a mes senger of the Board of Trade, was at Mr. Robinson's konse on Tuesday evening; heard a soldier ask a footman for some shot, with which he leaded his piece ; could not recollect the soldier who got •the shot ; heard some stones fall on the flour, and immediately three shots were fitted ; heard somebody say some rerson is wounded. Witness after wards went to fetch the Lite Guards. George Ulph, private in the Nd regiment of Guards, was celled out of the kitchen by the corporal to a part above stairs ; he went into the parlour accordingly. The Horse Guards afterwards came up, and wit. ness and his party were ord:red to lull into rank in the street. This officer spoke to the corporal aside, but witness did not bear what Le said. In half au hour they returned to the house for the night. Wit ness was provided with twenty-one rounds of ball-cartridge, but did not load his musket during the evening : returned his ammunition to the armory nett morning. Witness thought his life in danger in the course of the evening. William Graves, also a private in the ud Guards, was wiih the last . witness in the kitchen —llis evidence was a repetition of the preeed ittg witness. J. Pawley and Wm. Clements. privates in the same regiment, and on the same duty, corroborated the above evidence. They eierally ac counted for their ammunition; declared they considered twit lives in ' danger; did net see dny soldier wear a foraging cap. D. Harris, an (Meet of Union Hall, attended with other peace officers p a Magistrate at Gloat:eater Coffee house, Piccadilly ; went in company with limn and lielmes into Old Burlington street, about nine o'clock. 11 . - f