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London, England, 1809-11-15 00:00:00

POLICR.

DOW-STRINST, NOV. 14.
COVENT-GARDEN RIOTS.
A gentleman charged M. John Arutt, belonging is
the Victualling-Office, Somerset-601'6e, and residing in
Clement's-Intl. with assaulting t its in one of the boxes. He
MOW, that he wsamtgro to make this duns, as be had bean
In habits of intimacy with the Defendant, and that he had
accompanied the Witness's wife, with other lashes, to the
Theatre. The witness, after seeing thetn seated iii hex No.
•I, in the second tier, went to cite of the annual boars,
leaving the Defeadact to protect his wile He was but a
few moments in the ..irate box, when hr perceived some
persons in the next from that which be had left, who,
from their gestures, seenied insulting his Lady; one of them
inapt his fingers M her face. He immediately went Ismail,
but was at first prevented from getting into the box; with
some diffirulty be gut in, and was informed by several Geo-
tknien, that hn wife bad been grossly insulted by suine per-
DOM in the ad:pt.:inn box ; ease of theta was then in the
*are, and his name was Walker. He, the witness, being
much agitated, sa:11, they most be scoundrels mid black-
guards who would insult a female ; en which the Defend-
ant said tbcy were not; they were his friends; and 'struck
the Plaintiff a blow on the face which knocked him down.

This irstsmony was corroborated by smother ',tufts....
Or&red to find bail.

Mr. Jan Broom was cheered with creating a riot it the
pit of Ceseat.Garden Theatre, by wearing an 0. P. iu his
hat, and walking up and dowo the pit, un the seat e.
Mr. Brandon stated, that, before the first act of the play,
be saw the Defendant in the pit, with an 0. P. in his hat,
standing up and couversing with several other, partici.-
laity one who had a newspaper in his hand. the' :middle
of the art, the Defendant took the 0. P. out of his hat,
and left the pit, bnt returned at the commencement of
the second Act he set down, 01:14 1110jille41 the O. P. again ;
after which, hr ran up and slows the seats of the pit, now
and then looking up at the boxes, which drew the atten-
tion of a great number of persons, and created a riot in the
bottle during the performance.
Mr. Daniel Davis corroborated Mr. Brandon's testimony,
sad stated, that be had uhserved the Prisoner walk op and
down on the seats of the pit for more than to minutes.
Mr. GRA WAIN, the Sitting Magistrate—" When 'on say
he was walking or the seats, was it as a man wishing to
change his seat, or to create a riot " In my judg-
meet, it was to create a riot "
The Defendant, is his defence, stated, that he did wear an
0. P. in his hat ; end produced it ; he denied that he had
created any rim —A person from behind the Defendant
asked, if he was to be committed fur wearing, au 0. P. in his
bat
Mr. Gftlit•lti suggested the impropriety of such • gees-
lion He bed asked Mr. Davis, who was • Gentleman be Iriew
to be of legh respectability, whether the Defendant had guise
through the pit with an apparent wish to create a riot i and
he had answered ha the affirmative; he therefore begged he
(Mr. Graham) might act be actin interrupted.
The Defendant was ordered tii find bail.
Ifitliam Colley, who stated he was • saddler, residing at
Richmond, was charged by Mr. Samuel Hester, surgeon, St.
Nfartia's.lane, with blowing a whistle, in the two shirting gal
Ivry of Covent-garden Theatre, during the performance; his
testimony was corroborated by one of the Pateole' who stated
that he had taken twelve whistles from the Defendant's
pocket.
The Defendant, in his defence, said, he only Caine from
Pichntond that day, aid had bought the whistles for handles
of whips, which were in the line of his trade. He never
had been in the theatre berme hr saw a great number of
persons hissing at a female, in one of the boxes, who had min.
behaved herself, and lie took out one of his whistles to join in
the seise, bet he did not know he was doles "mug. He
was ordered to Lad bail; but stone appear's'', he was com-
mitted.

irwhan Bigp“ was charged with feloniously stealing •
lied, the property of Daniel Desovan, of Stewares.rents,
Drs."-lass.—The Prisoner was sera cosousi oat of the Pro-
serutor's house, with a lied as his back, by Mary Aan Bell,
on the 6th inst., and the lied was Ikrand is the pussessioa of
the Prisoner the same afternoon. _

The Prisurser was folly etteusitted far trial.
UNIOS-111iLL, NOY. 14.

VIOLENT ASitiVET:

Deinets, a patrule, was brought ►efore Sir Jmm■ PIN-
Notts, charged with baring severely wounded a poor mall,
named Laws, on Sunday mer Nat.
It appeared that Laws had bees paring the preceding
evening at a public-house is alms oeighbeurhond, where he
bad met with a sailor, who, previa( to be a countryman,
both coming from Birmingham, Laws bad invited him to go
and sleep at his home ; the sailer bad accepted the invita-
tion, and they went home together ; the sailor, however, be-
coming quarrelsome in his ruse, Laws, although a military
man, found it necessary to call M the aid of the rival power;
be aecordingly baikd Daniels, and requested his assistance
to turn the sailer into the street; Daniels, however, instead
of doing ku, week Laws, and, wising him by the collar,
desired hint Out of the house; and Laws' wife crying '.sat
that her husband woold he killed, Daniel' swore be would
have his life, and, striking at him with his sword, wounded
him severely en the head.—Liws was taken to the hospital,
where he still remains, and Daniels was remanded till Laws
is safficieetly recovered to appear at the office.

The Courts of King's Bench and Common Pleas
sat until elet en o'clock, yesterday. They then
rose, after having assented to some motions, of
course, and flirt the Barons of the Exchequer, in
the Exchequer Chamber, where they were ocetipied
the whole of the day., in hearing arguments on an ar-
rest of judgment, of no interest but to the parties
concerned.

An affray, rather of a serious nature, took place
at twelve o'clock, on Monday night, in the neigh-
bonrhnod of gerkeley-Noiarc : A party of gentle-
men had been pavving the evening at a house of
no good repute, one of whom having been
cumbered of about sixty pounds, and not being
able to recover his property, they all joined, and
deufnlished the windows. All the Mary-10-Bonue
watchmen attended.
Gen. 11ot:it:TAO Gm. OSTEN, wiin were brought
to England Troia the isle of Waleheren, .e prisoners
of war, are at present on parole in the town of
Litchfield, with a great number of officers, and up.
wards of two hundred other pi igniters. The bells of
St. Mary's Chapel, Litchfield, summon them every
evrniug at five iIiCIOCII to their traiirtcrs.