The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1819-10-22 00:00:00

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was fired, and soon sae r a second. but those who
used these murderess engines pointed them in
such • manner tis not to injure the unsusiwcting,
and, most of them, innocent spectators, who did
not fly, from the supposition that the gnus were
fired to disperse the boys. Rot the third person
that fired, convinced them that their security was
wrong placed ; he levelled his piete at the multi-
tude, and, melancholy to relate, the bullet entered
the heart of a seaman named JOSEPH CLactson, an
unoffending man, who had not been on the quay
five minutes, and he almost instantly expired.
The act was so unexpected, that the multitude
could not Credit the report of those near the dying
man ; but when assured of the fact, the scene
became truly terrific, personal safety was forgot,
and the shouts for vengeance issued from every
tongue. The person who fired the musket took
advantage of the moment and escaped. The
gentlemen in the mean time issued from the inn,
and seized • youth, who, from bring lame, had
been upset by the crowd, whilst it was imagined
he was picking up stones ; they succeeded in drag-
ging him to the Northumberland Arms, whilst others
laid hold of a man dressed in a light coat, caught
in the act of bombarding the boat ; the last,
on the alarm being given, was instantly rescued,
when the populace repaired to the inn to libe-
rate the other.—The doors were found shut. but
by the application of sonic gas pipes, which were
lying near, the hinges were soon broken, and the
mob with stones totally demolished the panes mud
sashes or the lower windows, and a number of
squares in the second story. A window where the
gentlemen were assembled, which faced the hack
part of the house, shared the same fate; so that
those within were assailed on both sides. The door
was no sooner opened, than a party rushed in and
demanded the liberation of the young man, winch
was instantly complied with. The gentlemen then
escaped by the back door, and retreated up the
bank. A Coroner's Inquest sat on the body est
Friday afternoon and Saturday, when several wit-
news were exemitierl, all of whom swore to the
piece having been fired by roe of the marines in the
boat, which caused the man's death.
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"When we last heard from Shields the Inquest
had not concluded, and there was every reason to
believe it would not fur some time.

" Yesterday morning a Court of Inquest was held
at the Cmu►ty Court, in this ►own, before THOM AS
CLEM:JELL. Esq. and a full Bench of Magistrates.
under an Act of Parliament passed in the reign of
lIICNRY IV. when the Jurors found that there was a
riot at North Shields, on Thursday last. atirl that
Thomas Gat:lard, of Nan!) Shields, shoemaker,
w■s then and there present ; *Web decision amount-
ed to his conviction as a inner. Mr. C LEN NELL, in
passing sentence, said, that this was almost the first
instance of such ■ Court having been held in this
county—the Court was vested with very great powers,
and their object was rather to show that they hail
that power than to 1111 l I.lt the prisoner, as he had
hresi found to be a person of excellent character.
The sentence was, that he ►hould he fined 204. and
become bound to keep the peace, himself in 40/. sad
two sureties in 501. each. The Court also decided
that there had been a riot at Wallsend Smith. on
Weilintaday, and that three keelmen, who were
named, but who a►e not in custody, had been pre-
sent thereat. They were fined Isl. each. The
Court was adiaorwed till yesterday week."

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