The Sun. — London, England, 1816-05-30 00:00:00

THE RIOTS. e 7 P.4ItIOGE, MAY 27,—0n WednesAay last a Intisi desperate body of insurgent fen-men assestr d at Littleport in the Ide of Ely, where tiley attacked on the same .night the house of the Rey. Mr. Vachel. A magistrate, who for sonic time stood at his door armed with a p:stid, threatening ,to s hoot any one who should attempt to enter, when three men rushed upon and disarmed him. 1.16 immediately ran un,stairs to relieve his wife and, two daughte!s, who, with very slight cover. made their escape with, him, running nearly all the way towards Ely, Wilt:re they arrived safe after midnight. The .riOters then broke tII the windows, and nearly demolished every thing in the house, burning all Mr. Vachel's papers and writings, and Stamping his plate under their feet : after which they extorted considerable • stims of money from the inhabitants, and broke into two !7119p5, helping themselves, without ail one daring to oppose them. The publicans' eel- . lays were their next object, wllere, aftbox having drink %%d at they liked, they got a waggon and team of horses, and proceeded for Ely, taking with them every gun and other deadly Weapon they could find. On their arrival at that tiny they were joined by Some. Of its refractory inhabitants before eight o'clock on Thursday morning, when they demanded cont lino ions from the houses and shops of the brewers, bakers, butchers, grocers, and ru hers, which were unavoidably assented to, and kdreadf& scene of drunkenness and riotous con duct ensued., They then proceeded to the 'house of Mr. Riekwood, a miller, where they &pin to break his windows, etc. ; but on bis „wife consenting to go „with a party of them to the. Bank, for the purpose of giving them 501 , they, on obtainiog t h at sum, left his house without committingany further depredstions; hilt on their return broke the windows and doors of the house of a person who sold flour,, together svithgreat part of the furniture. The mischief was chiefly eommitteti by the Littleport rioters, who, atter separating themselves from those of Ely, extorted Money from several persons of that city, which they spent in drink, and departed homeward, to complete their lawless depredations,' first obtained the release of two of /their confederates who had been imprisoned by the Ely Magistrates. Happily there was no further disturbance in that place. aft& the. depart tire of the , Littleport banditti, • , • ese riots have at length terminated by the exertions of the Magistrates, aided by a number of the gentlemen and inhabitants of. Ely, and the , Royston troop of volunteer cavalry, together, -with a small detachment of the lst Royal Dra , , goons - , consisting of IS, who had in the fits'. in. titmice been sent for-from Bury. -These proceeded in a body, on 14riday afternoon to Littleport,, a very severe strugg le,, ensued between them' and the rioters ; Who hatfseereted, them Selves in , dif ferent' houses, and were armed with guns,' ''which they fired many shots • at the - military and civil power, and severely, Wounded 'nue - of the soldiers, 'hut not danfr,eronsly. The military then received orders to fire,.and the Man who had 'wounded ,the soldier - was instantly shot dead, and another fell, whfi, having lost the lower. pan of bis Ind part 01 his tongue, is since dead. Ny4co this took pLice the rioters .were completely iliOoncerted, and, fel in 'every direction ; but by • ili4 ers everar, ( 4 ,net activity or rho military and Cfvll power, no less than 73 of the rioter• were taken prisoners; and are now lodged in Ely Many' more were ate‘o taken, Who, appearing to have been forced' to join tine mob, 'have been li . berate:d. '• Anio'lest those ta.ken,-end now under cootiliement, ace several persons of some proper- . ty,' 31td avvaterit repottability in' life ; and it is : , very evideir . than tapine `(not want)' was the prin eipd iristi;.,:atioti or Uhi unpreledonted disturbance, as . /14 parish nt Littleport, on Wednesday night, awl again on Thursday night, - yesembled in every - respect a town sacked by a besieging army, the' principal inhabitants having - been compelled to abAolon their homes for the protection of their Jives, and leave their properties to the mercy - of 'chit daring banditti of robbers. i. At' least 50 guns and 9or 10 'large foulling :pieces, such as - are used by gunners for the tie- St ruction of wild fowl, each carrying at least 4 or 5 pipes Of powder and as many of shot, were taken front the rioters ; and plate and other articles to the valuer of 3 or 4001. have been recovered - . A detachment of the 69th regiment arrive - ant Ely on Sunday morning, where they willbe stationedfor some time to come, although the inhabitants of Ely and its environs are now easy, and have aban doned all alarm. AVOTHEit LerTzu.—On Wednesday evening last, about nine o'clock, a most alarming dis turbance broke out at LittlepOrt : a furious attack ,was made on the premises of the Rev. Mr. Va chel, a Magistrate for the Isle, which began by breaking his windows ; the rioters soon entered the premises, completely gutted the same, broke every article of furniture (except one table) with which they pelted the green-house * scarcely letiv- Itui a whole square of glass, carried off all the fa- Indy plate^and trinkets of Mrs. Vachel, ripped tip the featherbeds, scatteretrthe feathers in Ate street, anti, in short, on those premises their aim was total destruction : the damage is estimated at V-0001, Mrs. Waddelow, a general shopkeeper, experienced treatment nearly similar, and also l os t a great part of her stock in trade. Prom the rriptiiies of Mr. Stephen Wiles, shopkeeper, , afte'r extorting frOm him 101. they took from him all his gunpowder and shot, try the value of about 114. I totally destroyed his new shop-windows ; 'they also broke open the bureau of Mr. Dewie, farmer, from whence they took 100 guineas, *ELY, WED:Gtso.tv MORNlNG.—Several riotous p r kouers who had tied; have been brought in in ( I .Ourse of the last two days'; tbFee or four of them are Delegites; who bad been active to raise the ;;,:fferi,:nt parts of the island to join theLittleport gorily . Lord Francis Osborne, who has acted as Vire liienten-int for Cambrldgeshire, in the ab sence u,t ther; irt of fiat divicke, joined the Bench of • LlAgist,..,tes yesterday. The examinations are 'contioning, The following persons have been f4lly f o ulmitred, aq numbers ot otters - trill be, to be tried , bef , ire a Special Coinmission, expected soon t o is 'ine; Vioil 4l -John - Dennis, :Thornas Smith, --.. Joseph, alias Littietasy, iessop, Clic rifle, Robert Crab, Jefferson, Roht. Salmon, \V. Bennis, jun.,-,Janes Campbell, Richard Rut ,,ter,- ikc.—,Seventy mor e 2 rrFons remain in enstody, charged with capital offences.; and about twenty-four It hccii liberated on their recog nizance, Who appeared to hare been pressed into this desperate service. The Magistrates, finding th'at they conicl now dispense with Inriber military assistance. - iiirected that Lite I.t Legiment of Dra goon Guards, mule: ColoineAckloui, should fall back Csmbridge., and that the artillery should proceed to Newmarket; 'lie long swivel pieces, wild fowl o , ps, and other arms, about 60in number, are Hoyt; pl,ti:iftg on the kyalls of the :NJ ilitary Demt, The detaelinCenr of the Royal Di - agoons, and the Staff party of the Militia.havejnst been drawn up, and whipessell by ,:iialenry,ll3te Diulley,winvinforin ed thrnt that be, bad great satisfaction is , being enabled to convey, to them theapprobation of the Cononander-in•Cliief of the - temperate itml ex einnidry condlict which they manifested. at Littl e port, on Friday last, in aid of the Civil Alain). tides of Gie Coanty,,,for th.e proteetion of the lives and properties of hi;; Majesty's subjects.— By the vigorons and prude - ill steps thus ta‘eit by the Magtsiraey,- the public 'mace is now happily restored throughout the ;sit. . MAY town is now tranquil, Part of the 69th regiment marched in here from Colchester on Saturday, and at t kree'nc x t morning proeeedetl•on their route for Ely. A party of the st Royal Dragoons still remains here. The.iol - of this regiment who was swOunded in the arm. at, •Littleport returned to this place tot Sa turday kst, and next morning proceeded for the Hospital at Ipswich. He had been at the battle of Waterloo, unit in many other generAl ehgage.» meats, w,ithout receiving the'slightest.woond, and lamented that he should ut last receive (we front' his own countrymen. SUFFOI.K.—At 'a meeting .of the Lord .Liente traint and ;Magistrates of the said County,. held' at the Shire-hall in Bury Sr. Edin9tal's, on Monday, the 27th day of May 1816, for the por/inse °Utak ing into consideration the late ontrages and dis turbances which have, taken place within this County, the Doke of Grafton, Lord Livitenant, in the Chair " Resolved, That it is the opittion of the Meeting that the most patient and careful attention slionld ,he given, with a 'view of traeink the causes of tbeie disorders, and of relief ing. Rs fares tircamstances will permit, tbe4resent diviregivgof the labouring pour; but that it is thw decided opinhai of this meeting, that nt . : eencussionN ,hould be made, nor any agree ment entered into with btadi, . of people assembled riot-• Os or threatening manner ; and that the utmost exertions will be used to pot down all tuntiolt., arid to bring to punish, went all persons who may he cancel-tied in such riotous pro ceedinoi." _ _ _ No - awiett,:MAv 29.—0 n Friday aftertmOn the Upwell 'troop nt yeotitunry' were again'sent ' for, t 4. magistrates and inhabitants expecting an- , other vistit from the insurgents of SoutlrerV and its neighbourhood, in consequence Of 'their demands "not:being complied with ; they insisted orr-2s: per day for their labour, and to be paidlor'MOn dry and Tuesday (the'llays they were rioting at Downham); also fixing their'priee fOr bread, trour, &c. When the troop arrived '(about seven inthe evening) the specs) constables rverc on the alert, itud•severaf were ithmeniately taken into ensto4v. On Saturday morning seven persons were fully committed for trial,; 'and on Sunday Mtd Monday .; hot many more prisOners were - brought in; wito' have not been exaniined.. The Upwell troop were orgered to Wisbech on Saturday morning to meet titer March and Whittlesey troops, the Magis trates and Inhabitants being fearful of outragei.; hut' all is , at present quiet there. We are concerned to state, that serious distur trances., have broken out, amongst the pitmen :and, other winkmen, connected with the collieriesupon: b e Wear. "Several hundreds of them are out of. work, Upon the ostensible ground of theirA3rekent! wages being inadequate to their support; white ' the price of bread corn 'cumin itC4 so very • flinch higher that. it has been. We can readily 'believe ; .that the distress amongstilrem is very gifeirt, but. that distress appears to us 'to arise' more from .a want or diminution of 'employment, than &obi the present 'wages of labour as compared with the advanced price of bread corn.—(Tilne cury) Extract of a letter frOmn Jersey, dated nay Oa Wednesday last, the Bth Royal Veteran Battalion embarked at the Pier at St. Aubins, on hOard two tranTorrs, and this mornini , they sailed with a fair wind for Portsmouth, to be dis banded there, it was intended at first that tt4ch of Abe men as chose to be discharged- here anti at Guernsey should 1)t: allowed to remain ; hut that order was rescinded on Wednesday, and the whole of the men were o blig e d to proceed. some of the Officers have been permitted by the Gener a l t o ' stay behind the battalion. Thtfse Officers intend to go to Avranches, in France, the passage to the other stile being no more than ss. and where living, is cheaper than here, Yesterday a large supply of butter, eggs, poultry, &e. arrived from France ; the former sold for '7d. a pound; and eggs 3d. per dozen. This has' lowered the prices here.-- The finest butter was sold at 10d. yesterday, and fresh eggs Lid. per dozen ; fine veal - 6(1.‘ t o 6,i. ; mackarel . fid.. a couple: bread is still so high as 24d. and 4d. a pound ; it is dear also'in France, and in sortie provinces scarcely to be had: There are no troops now in Jersey but the 13th •Regi client, 100 men only are now employed Oil the Works at Fort Regent." WarletoitTit . , MAY 21.----The dedication of time . Masonic !101l of " All Soak" was yesterday so.; lemnized with greatsplendonr. The priociptil of ficers, brethren r of the different Lodges in the . County of Dorset, assembled toast muluormi s f early in the morning in.tbe former Lodge Room, and at,twelve o'clock proceeded to Church in 'dote procession, forming altogether a most interesting appearance: The E s pl a n a de - an d R oya l Te rrace Were crowded with spectators Of all denontina-, tion; to witness this magni fi Cent - suite, and th e church was crowded- to exces s with the many who hadassembled to join in tbe religious ceremony of this important occasion: On Thursday, a party of the gailantlY2d High land ,Iteginient, arrived at' Hull, in the lirisk trans port, froru Leith, adthtirvi to those, already here ; and on the following day another divicion, consisting, altogether, of - eight or Riiie officers and Aboitt 200 inert. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT or 'ICING'S 14ENCH;•MAY 48. BRYSON V. COLES. This was an . action to recover several casks of gnm Senegal, the property of the plaintiff, which was alleged to have been improperly received by the defendant. Tie cause lasted nearly all day; but ,t he principal : question was,'whether Messrs. Coles, the brokers, bad purchase,d the gnu! in ,question from the plaintiff, or whether they had only acted as brokers, and assumed to bare sold it to some other person, It : appeared that the plain tiff.had imported the gum in question by the ship Echo, and it was warehoused iu time London Docks. Several brokers applied about it, antl amongst othetS Mr. Coles. He sold the gnm, 444 ; gave time so!d'note as follows . :-. 2 SUld,'on 'ace/iota of MessrsJiryson, 75 casks of gum Setmegiik ai 7Gs. cwt. without naming any principal to whran he had sold. Tlie plaintiff made an order to the Dock warehouse-keeper to transfer the &OS into the name of time Coles's. When Called upon to settle, they - gave bills. for the amount Of a h ouse whose accept a n ce th e y had boerdwed, and gnat.. ranteed the pay ment t h ems el ves. Af terwar d s t h e house of Coles wanting money, they landed the gums and other securities to time defendant 'l'. Coles ; and shortly after, proving insolvent, they - set np that they had bought these gums for them selves, and not for an ern-vamed principal. The question was, WilCtilet• it was asale to them, so that they might deal with the gums as their own, or whether they imad dealt as mere brokers !—The Jury found, that it was no sale to the'Cole's. and returned a verdict for plaintiff, damages 2,780/. ARcHES COURT, DOCTORS! COMMONS, MAr t2t. ABBOTT V. MUT. This was, a• suit preferred to'obtair t a di vorce , on the ground of the wife being under a ge sit the time sh e was married. It appeared that Martha -Abbott, formerly Smith, was horn sometiute in the year 1787, but at what time of the year n 9 proof appeared. • The father and sister of "Mrs. Abbott deposed to her being born sometime in the year.l7B7 and it apocareil that she was baptised in August of that year, and that time. father was very particular in baying his,thildren.b.Wptised•.within a mouth of their birth. • . The marriage war solemnized in March, 1808, an►i was duly prove( by the register in the chord' book. Sir WILLIAM SCOTT liras of opinion, that sittll ctent'ptoofhad• not been li ven of Martha Smith's having attained the age of tWenty-one: years at the time of the' marriage, and pronounced the marriage null and void. •-• • POLICE INTELLIGENCE. ' OLD RAILKY, Yesterday'tbeseSessions' commenced before the Loan' MAyine, Justice tAYLRY, 11Jr, JuStice YMt K, the , Recorder, and several Aldermen. .„ lif".Grittiniith was indicted . for robbing i\l. Sam : h s .rg , of 231..0n the highway.---The prosecutor is `;;yelp'. Nearly two years ago he was al Step : ney-in-the-Fields,havimg.retinned front ree,eiving his pay, where he saw the, prisoner at the skittle ground Of thC World's , entljnihlie house. The prisoner and another: ftillawed hint, and, as firs passed a bank, one of them knocked him down, and the prisoner Snatched his pocket book, con •taining his money, from; him, and made off with it. This ryas abouf'eight o'clock in the C Two or three days , after be was rsbbed he was obliged to go again to sea. Abcint six weeks ago .he saw the prisoner at Shadwell-office, and knew 'him 'instantly to be the man who robbed him.- - being all the"evidenee in support of the 'Cnarre,- the Jury, without hesitation, acquitted the prisoner. • Arankeiliillc Was indicted for robbing W. T. Holt of a silver watch and gold chain on the iiil;htray.--111 r. Holt lives at Hoxton. On the 13th instant, between three and four o'clock in the afterntion,,lte was walking leisurely in Gooch "street; arid,' as he was turning into the market place Hoxton, afellnty ran-against him, and put his hand down to witness's fob. :A vo ice f rom a window 'called out, " sir, you have lost your watch.'' The prisoner ran across the market place, and several :persons after him, crying, " Stop thief: The case of the watch had fallen, and a man picked it up, and gave witness. The prisoner, he was positive, Was. the man Who robbed him, and w/ts soon after taken.— E. Hardylives in 110xton•market. He was look ing out of his window, when he sew three young mew.stOri Mr.. Holt. Two pushed him b e hi n d, and one before took .his watch. The Rrisoner :was one of those behind the prosecutor, and was not the man who took the watch. They all ran away, and witness pursued the prisoner to the King's Arms public-house„ where he ran into the privy,, and was taken.— Guilty—Dealk. T. Cal'ey, M. Sloane, J. Wilson, and J. Hill, were indicted for high treason, in coining coen terfeit shillings. The . faet was proved, but Mr. Justice IlAyLey held, in the summing up, that if the jury did not think the coin was sufficiently well executed to impose on any One, then the, pri soners were entitled to an acquittal. The Jury retired for nearly half an hour; When they return, ed a verdict, , finding the prisoners—Not Guilty, The same rrisoners were again brought up o n a similar charge, but Mr. G E Y Itir the prose onion, offering no 'evidence, they were again tee quitted. - Carey mis‘detained to be indicted for utter counterfeit money to the officers. Esther Sampson, indicted for stealing a qu,m tity of wearing -apparel and jewellery, the .pro perty of It. Pollen, in las dwelling-house, was found Guilty—Death. ' Elizabeth Sorel was indicted for stealing a lace shad 1, value 4t. the property of S. Gafford, pri - - vately, in his dwelling-house.- 7 Gaiity of it aiding to the value of39s. only. . Elizabeth Fordyce . Wits inflicted for stealing a coat, and'other articles, the property of J. Aladi son.—Guilly. On Tneitlay noraing, John RanisayJlesher in Pakley,- put a period tollis lire by running a large knife into his left side, and drawing it across his belly. Ile expired iii.abool ten thiourea ,after corn . inittitig this rash, act, .. CURIOUS CASE. Ifaxstow-HotisE.— Yesterday the Rev Uri Cooke, rector of St. Helen's parish, in the 04y, male an a ppli ca ti on to t h e L or d M a yor 0 - 1 the following nature : He stated, that the East India Company were possessed of a certain range of warehouses in the rear of Crosby-square, and opon which, being within Lis rectory, he claimed the tithe. This the Company bad fur several years refused to pay, and he was now compelled to bring the matter be.. fore his Lordship.. ''he SoliCitor to the East India Com pany state(' on their behalf, that-the payment of tithes wag resisted on two grounds—first, that it had not been satisfactorily proved that the warehouses in question were within th e r ec t o ry of th e appellant, and, kerondiy, that inasmuch as no rent was pßid for the warehous e s, th e y were no t subjectto tithe. , .The Rev. Mr. Cooke, in reply, produced seve' . lal deeds, to show that the warehouses spoken of .were within the rectory ; be also produced oral testimony to prove that they were so situate, and cited numerous caves to show that dwelling and warehouses, not paying rent, were subject to, and had ever been rated for tithe. Tint Lciao Nhyou did not wish to intei fere in the dispute, and recommended an amicable ja - stment het wee', the parties. Mr. Cooke consented, had said that, instead of. pressing the usual rarage of 2s. 9d. in the powAt' he would only demand Is. Bd. ; o h e w ould coo sent to forego all further claim you chic ware houses, if the company would agree to a tWrtt year't' purchase. The Solicitor would not pronti.e the proried terms, but requested Mr. Cooke io otrite 2 2 . plication to the Company in which no doubt would meet every attention. re the ma t ' .ter dropped. THE FEMALE SWINDLER. QuaeN-SauAng.---Illuiy Anne Cillrloite Mat lacg, who stood-fully connu;tted on Moilday upon a charge of divers frauds and swindling' yesterday was brought up again in consequence of new evidence having come forward. They stuteti bow completely they "had been duped 1 1 the prisoner. One Gentleman had even procured a special licence and was to have been married to• her the day following that on whieb.he discOvered she was a notorious swindler, and had assure' the title of a Lady of great fortune. Others at tended, but were ashamed to state' how they 1 13 4 been imposed upon. She was finally coludiatca for trial. Sciture of Conirahasul Goods by the Revenue Of cell' .Tuesday two fashionable 'milliners and dress' , makers, in St. George's, Hanov2r-square, were convicted in th`e penalty of nine pounds and costs, for having in their possession thirty-six yards India silk. The fine was one half of three times the value of the seizure, according; to the Acts 1 , 11 Geo. 1. cap. 30. sec . 16. an d 49 Gem .1 cap.-60. HOP INTELLIGKNCE., SOUTITWARK, MAYS 27.—We had a tolerab le demand for Hops last'wcek, quite equal to out• expectations. There are very tine Pockets to." met with,' or good Bags tree from mould. 0111 ',.4 prices. are rather on the advance. ul COAL MARKET, MAY 29. Ships at Market. Ships sold. l9i Newcastle l2} 3.15. 3d, P to rit 4 e Ss . • S L 3 Sunderlamd... ..... .....2... 39i. od. to 43t. ° 4 " ; The duty upon Stage Coaches produced 8,34110: . in the quarter ending January 5. A plan has been adopted by the, Minister of ca' vershatu, Oxon, and other friends of the Church, for the preservation of the poor of their parish ia the .principles of the Established Religion, plan is to admit none but Chureh . people, who are required to subscrib e. 6.1. per month, with will" 'the poor are to be provided with a Bible, a p ra yer Book, and Companion to the Altar; and in the course of the winter to receive to the amount of double their subscription, in such necessaries of lite' as their several wants may reqnire, on condi tion that •they will •constantly attend the Parish ChurCh. There is now in .trowden, Yorkshire, a Work.. ing Society of young Ladies, who meet every Thursday evening dining the winter half year, forlhe benevolent purpose of making , clothing for the children of the poor', of materials procured by subscription among themselves, and others who admire their labours of charity ; and during the last winter season Alley ,have furnished to the poor, gratis, near 400 articles of clothing. A singular phenomenon in vegetable physiologi was lately discovered in Kilharchan, scotlawif in the garden of Mr. William Aitke s n, vintner. • A thorn, seven inches in eircumfer'ence, is growing from the stem of t a large and thriving plane abOve the tho rn , s 5" several feet from the , grounds ' a large piece o f g ran i te i n d ented in . the tree. there is no p ro b a bili ty t h at art has in this ce se been employed i n p ro du c i ng t h ese results, t" cause of this enrions anomaly in vegetable ccatiorq is very proble mat i ca l. tree.; BIRTHS. On Tuesday, at Drayton—nten the Lally of Thomas Shag , of a son. YesterJay, the fiatiy.of William Belt, Esq. of the Crovra Officio, loner Temple, era son. MARRIED. m j O k t . t s , T E u s e q s:..la o y r Jeut h a 4 t m s p t t . o s e a t n i !szirvratrae,lfozba./.1. heth, eldest daughter of the late John. Davison, Esq. Yesterday, Charles Itobert Turner, Esq. to Judith, Y0u1 ,,- daughter of Charles Harvey, Esq. M.P. DIED. O n n on3 ThdnearAddlaystlleas!K K ildare. , tste in a e. re,Cork,Sir Fenton ayinter, Part. of On thettath inst. a t Edinburgh. Mi. , 4 e W et , ? „ daughter of the lat e Sir. Withm a Cuninghaui Fairlie,of bertian.i, Bart. th'e 2-? d inst. at Coirium, Mrs. Davistson, wife of• lo ° .* Duidsau, Elrl. Writer to the S,gnet. LONDON : Printed by .1. 11"; LIRSTA MS, ?.o. 7, Crme't nuiliino; and unidishful ley 11..1. SCIttiPS, of Briitom ' , "l7x-Orr;cr:. Stinpui Where A d " rtil• tgvn Cordtrs, Letters rjrmtivilid,l,S4ll. , nust add-Mao,