The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1805-03-06 00:00:00

POLICE.

MANSION-HOUSE.

Monday about thirty Irishmen were brought
before the Itig!'t Hon. the LORD MAYOR, charged
with being present at a hop, and resisting the offi-
cers who were sent to apprehend them. Sunday
evening hops have become so general of late, among
the lower Itish, in several quarters of the town,
that the Magistrates are determined to put a stop to
them.

It appeared from the evidence adduced before his
Lordship, that, about a month ago, the Magistrates
of Hatton-garden received information that a num•
ber of Irish men and women assembled every Sunday
night, at an Irishman's, of the name of Walsh, in
Black-bay-alley, Chick-lane, for the purpose of
dancing and making merry; upon which they made
out a warr.lnt for their apprehension, and sent se-
veral of their police-officers, properly armed, to carry
it into execution. On their entering the house, the
Irishmen resisted the officers, and a vlolent scale
took place, in which the police got worsted, and
aver:. obliged, after receiving some broken heads, to
r,t rear.

Encouraged by their viElory, the Irish continued
this praaice every succeeding Sunday night, till I
more effcattal means were resorted to for its total
suppression. The Magistrates of Hatton-garden, in
the interval, finding that the greater part of the •
premises, where the Irish people met, was within
the jurisdiction of the City, gave information, on
Saturday last, to the Loan bairns, of the circum-
stances, when it was agreed noon, that the City
Marshals, attended by twenty-five armed patroles,
should a.f.l in concert with eight Hatton-garden offi-
cers, and that, on the following everiin7, they were
to take into custody every person whom they found
at the meeting.
On the arrival of the pity at the spot, they heard
a noise of dancing and bagpipes playing. and took
their measures accordingly for euteting the pre-
mises, and seem ing the party. Crab, who hail the
c rmmand of a small division under the City Marshal
made his entre at tha back door, which he forced
open, and then let in others at the front. The mo-
ment intimation was given to the 4swmlelage above
st.tirs, that the enemy were at band, the rnivic ceased,
the lights were put out, and several effe4ted their
escape. From what the Hatton-garden OiEcers ex-
perienced on a former occasion, it was espeeted that
the lights would be extinguished on entering the
home, and that the officers would be attacked in the
dark ; they, therefore, very prudently provided them-
selves with a number of darklantherns and some
bottles of phosploirus. Having procured lights,
they wert proceeding up stairs, when they were met
by a number of Irishmen, who threatened their
lives if they advanced a step titrther. The Marshals
and patrole, having their cutlasses drawn, endea-
voured to force their way, but were for some time
repulsed by their opponents, who, to supply them-
selves with weapons of defence, had pulled down the
bannisters of the stairs, which they divided amongst
them. After several blows had passed, and some.
of the Irishmen were wounded, they offered to lay
down their arms And surrender. As the patrole
laid hold of them, 0 Off handcuffed them, to prevent
surprise.
On searching the premises, a number of men, who
had in the first instance run away, were found; some
in bed, some under it, and others had crept under
the table. The bagpipes were found in a cupboard.
The men were all taken to the Compote, where they
remained all night. Their were brought into the
Justice-room on Monday for examination, four at a
time. On asking them what they had to env in
their defence ? their general answer was, " that they
lodged at the house where they were taken."
It appeared there are a number of houses ;n Black-
boy-alley which communicate with each other, all
of them occupied by Irishmen, who on Sunday

nightr assembled together to make mrrrv. and spend
the evening in dancing, recording to the eu,torn in
Ireland. As most of these men prnv-d to be in
daily employment, and seemed to have hi I nn hid
motives in view in their meeting., his 1.-rdship and
Mr. Alderman flutyrts admonished tl:em ivy turns,
and cautioned them to tie more circumspea in their
condo& in future. Many of them were totally ig-
norant that they had offended against the bases.
Those who could not give a good account of them-
selves, were sent on board the Tender, but by far the
greater number were of approved char 'Eters.
At the North end of the premises. which was nut
of the City distria, the flatton-gardea ()Slicers took
into custody about fourteen persons, who, on their
examhtation, proved to be ledgers in the house, or
on a visit to their friends.

No trial of any importance took place yesterday,
in the Court of king's Bench.
The Rev. R. Fong% has been instituted to the
•icarage of Marsden, on the presentation of the Dean
and Chapter of Bristol Cadtcdral.

The largest river trout not record was last week
taken in Isfield Mill Stream, Sussex ; it measured
26 inches.

On Sunday night, after the dispensation of t
Sacrament of the Loan's SUMS to Mr. Hlcsollt.
SON'S congregation in Lander, the Meeting-house
was broken into, and the place where thircolleltions
were deposited. forced open. The whole of the
collations made upon the preceding days. the re-
mains of 'the communion cleave:as, and a bag con-
tainir.g► the tokens, were at:Tied of. It is rare to
find such an iastance of depravity ; and we hope
that the person or persons who have been guilty of
it, will be discovered? that they may meet with that
public shame and indignation to which their conduit
so deservedly exposed thaw