The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1821-10-31 00:00:00

OUTRAGES ON THE YROWANRY.

At the Worcester County Semitone a bill of indictment was
preferred against thirteen persons for riotous condnet on the
day of the Coronation, to the great annoyance of the loyal
inhabitants of the town, who were assembled at dinner at the
Dudley Arms; the party alluded to decorated themselves
with white favours, and paraded the street opposite the win-
dows of the dinner room, saA continued to do so for
some time, shouting " Queen !” and " Queen for ever!"
and, by degrees, ns it became dark, excited the glob
to arty of outrage against the "Kings Mae," as they
termed those who were partaking of the festivities of the
day. They began by sit 'eking some individuals of the Mim-
i', and Enville troupe( yeomanry, who were regaling them-
selves at the Dudley Arms, and proceeded presently to demo.
Esti, with *irises and brickbats, the window of the room its
which they were, and in a very short time there wasstarcely
a whole pane of gliva in it. The windows of a room above,
where the gentlemen of the town were dining, were also at.
and the party obliged to quill the room, and break
up, after a few 101111181 only bad brew given. Many of the indi.
•ideals who went out to quell the riot wore moat severely
beaten; and, in reading the Riot Act, the Magistrate ,(Mr.
Iltiwkcs) was assailed with brickbats anal large stoney, and
his IA was in imminent dangler.. The ordinary and special
eronstableo who were sworn iu ins the °venom's, where shame.
fully beaten, and for some time overpowered, anal it was
toiod necessary to a,semhie the military forte in Ike yard of
the Dudley's Amor. so art only in the ease of the moat urgent
oo toy. Noon after the Riot Art was read, by the great
eaerlious of the constali:es s ttttt e of the ringleaders were se-
cured, and the mob dispersed without the millstones of the
cavalry. The aloorefacta, anal that the attack was altogether
unprovoked, were indisputably Footed by the most respect-
able *lineages whose testimony was, as to the extent and atro-
city of the riot, corroborated ember than contradicted by the
witnisses fur the defence. Against four only true hills were
found. After the evidence ou both sides had been gone
through, the Jury signified to the Chairman, that as they
were quite satisfied. it *would be tt y fur him to sun,
up the evidence; and immediately they returned a verdict of
Geary against four of the Defendants. The Chairman (Eirl
Alriummorrio) passed sentence first upon the two principal
ott siders—that they should severally be impriemsed in the
County Gaol for twelve calendar mouthy at the end of
whirl, lime, each should pay a fine to the King of 10/,
sad be further imprionied till it was pool, modest,' And sent.
hay for his good behaviour, himself 1111 4111, and Iwo sureties
iw 201. each fur Iwu years, from the expiration of their ins-
priumortit. As to the other two, there was no evidence
spies! them of wearing badges, or encouraging others to
not, and it appeared that they had been led by others isitu
the commission of the crime of which they nad been found
goodly. The Court had taken these eircunismistes Wei con-
sideratioo, and ate sentence upon them was, that they should
be each imprismied in the County Gaul fur six calendar
moutlis.—( Glowed*? Juensal.)