The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1819-07-23 00:00:00

POLICE.

HATTON-CARDIN.
ROWS AT THE SMITHFIELD MEETING.
Henry Bailey was charged by Francis Fagan, a constable,
with being very active in the mob in Smithfield, on Wednes-
day evening, exciting tbem to acts of riot and disorder, and
eaconraging them to beat and maltreat the constables, in
which he took a very active part.
The Complainant stated that be saw the Prisoner and re-
verel others attack a Constable of St. Pancras, whom they
singled out; that the Prisoner knocked him down, and cut
his head dreadfully, by forcing the truncheon out of it,
which he afterwards threw amongst the crowd, and took
an umbrella from his whilst down, nod that several of his
companions, whilst be was down, jumped and trampled
rpou him. The constable, whose name the Complaiuset
did not konw, was au dreadfully beat, lie was obliged to be
carried to St. Bartholomew's Hospital fur surgical assistance.
Witness aotieing the activity of the Prisoner, kept his eye
upon him until he got assistance, said then took him into
custody, and found the ;umbrella upon him, which the Pri-
soner had taken front the Cupstable who was taken to the
Hospital; and on searching, his pockets he found two pair
of gloves, • bad half-croWn and two rhillings, and three
halfpence.
The Prisoner said be was out of place about • fortnight;
that he lived last as groom with Dr. Jones, 55, Strand, and
lodged at Mr. Williams',, a publican, iu Villiers-street ; and
that he happened to be a casual passenger when he was at-
tacked by the Complainant and other Constables, without the
smallest provocation, as they did I others.
Joke Sheering, a notorious character, well known to the
officers, was charged by George Jones, another constable,
pith Whig a very active leader in the mob, striking several
constables, and calling oat to the mob, "Go it ! Go it !"
Joke Gelvilk, a journeyman baker, was also charged by
Thomas Bell, a constable, with assaulting him in the execu-
tion of his duty, sad very assiduous in promoting a riot,
exciting the mob to beat the constables, many of whom were
desperately beaten—one was carried Sato Mr. Lebrun's,
chemist, is St.Jobies-street, and from t►enre to the hospital.
Mr. Hall, High Constable fur the Holborn division, stated,
that he was in St. John's.street with a large pone of consta-
bles ruder his commend fur the preservation of the peace;
that there was no appearance of riot or disorder at Lye
o'clock, when the Smithield Meeting broke up, but a
gang of about fifty bad characters, who for the sake of
committing plunder, strove to excite the people to acts of
riot sod outrage; ■nd that the constables, in their ersdea.
emirs to disperse the mob, were dreadfully bcalea and ill.
used.

Nowt of the pertain who were injured being present to
prefer their charges, the Prisoners were separately lectured
and repeistanded, and then discharged.

MARLBOII
DARING ROBBERY.

Yesterday Francis Williams, alias Charles Freeway, was
brought up by Edmund Pepper, the constable of St. J•nrees,
charged by Mr. Augustus Lsbuurre, of Piccadilly, with
having committed • robbery iii his dwelling-house. under
the following circumstances :—lt appeared in the evidence,
that on Wednesday evening last the female servant left the
house of Mr. Labourre, which is situate next door to the
late residence of Sir Francis Burdett, Bart. and on her rm
turn she met a woman, decently dressed, coining out of the
house by the front door; she bad a bundle, and on inqnirisig
her business, she said she wanted • Mr. Smith; on bring
informed be did not live there, she was permitted to leave
the place with the properly. The servant Shen proceeded to.
wards the kitchen, and having occasion to go to the coal-
cellar, she saw • man (the Prisoner), concealed therein; he
rushed out, and she seized him ; but being a strung fellow,
he knocked her down. ran up stairs, and made his escape.
On recovering litrcett, she got tip, and made the Cift3llll-
- known to her 'moiler, mid went in company with an

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was taken to he • companion of the proton who lately converted being upon their knees within it, her . r
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out of the house, in Bond street, iu company with the Pri- groins of the infittnited followers of the act, 11:1,1
Poster, with the properly. The woman, on the arrival of the
officer, recognised the strvant, and rail off with all possibk the uoise of others who were collected to see theii .
speed, sad made her escape, but the Prisoner was secured • tumult arose which defies all description: Itetilalk
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