The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1825-08-03 00:00:00

DREADFUL RIOT.

DI ItY-L A•BOX NE Orr !cc, AUG. 2.—This Office was cowded
almost to suffo. ation in consequence of the examination of sixteen
Irishmen, charged with rioting in such a dreadful manner, on
Monday, as to throw the entire extent of the New Road, in llary.
la.bonne, into disorder and confusion.

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The following to in effect the general statement of above twenty
witnesses ;—About half-past six o'clock in the evening above men-
tioned, Mr. George Thorogood„ of Grove place, who is building a
number of houses in Limon-grove, was alarmed, while sitting in
his drawing-room, by a great crowd of persona appearing in a very
disorderly manner opposite his house. demanding, in a yernhoister-
ous tone, some Irishmen. who thzy larlieved were concealed in
his house ; they proceeded to smash the windows and otherwise in-
jure his place, when he addressed and assured them there wan no
person cotteelled any where on his premises; having this astute.-
ante they went away. and a kind of general fight took
place between them and the English inbabitnnts of Little
Essex and Carlile-streets, the number of the assailants inertias-
; ing every moment, and, many being furnished with lighted
' torches, the most dreadful apprehensions were excited for the safer
y
of the beiglelvUrhood,. About eight o'clock there were in the dill
(event streets about lesson-grove. it was proved, above 700 persons
i fighting, butt Irish and English, with such varied success and
general uproar. that it was impossible to distinguish which had
the advantage ; during the continuance of this disgraceful conten.
i tlon, acts ta. the most brutal ferocity were committed. Women
and children, in endeavouring to get away, were attacked withont
mercy or diseriminattoc, sad beat is a shameful manner. At
length the officers of this establishment, under the direction of Mr.
filallett. the Chief Clerk, and Hewitt the-principal Constable, ap.
prated on the ground with a strong body of special constables, and
charged very spiritedly into the thickest of the affray, hut were re.
pulsed several times, and very roughly handled. It was then found
necessary to call in the aid of the military, and a detachment from
Portman-street Barracks iris soon on the spot, and aelvanzed in
line, and charged upon the mob with their tire-arms "-port" (across
the chest and not pointed). The appearance of the determined and
quick advance of the military had the effect of cats dog a momentary
panic among the rioters. and they retreated in every direction, a
number taking refuge in the houses. Upon this the detachment
will otdcred to halt by Mr. Ras linson, the filagistrate, who was
in attendance in hie carriage. anal who directed the soldiers to enter
the houses. and assist the officers in securing the prisoners; a body',
of special constables pursuer. and by ten o'clock the neighbour-,
hood was comparatively quiet, the mob having been completely
dispersed. and the armed force withdrawn. The inhabitants I
then had leisure to ascertain the damage done. and found that some
of the walls al' the new buildings had been pulled down to supply
amnamition, and the effect upon the houses was extremely dearrue.

rite, the loissilts having in every direction smashed the 1100 ra.arti
windows of the houses in Essex-street and Carlile-street, and other
places in Lisson-grove. The fight originard in a quarrel between
some men in consequence of taunting and insulting language being
applied to some lrien labourers by a few Englishmen. A great
number of persona bed been beaten in a shameful manner, and
several attended the office with their beano bound up, and com-
plained of being thus attacked without giving the slightest pros°.
catioe.

The witnesses idente.led all the prisoners as having been most
active ni the army, and they were all ofdaed to find hail to cppear
at the Sessions.

On 31oralay evening nine of the rioters werz examined, aml also
held to boil. all being proved to becqually actit e. It is useless to
particularise any instancz of the desperation of tlicse misguided
men. of, whisk there were many during the affray.
All the prisoners in custody, with ordy one solitary exception, aro'
Irishmen.

After the Cl3TrinitiOtlitlf3%.tated that a female, named Rowley'
and four chnilren, or difTerer.t famines. were beaten in such a
dreadful rusnner tbst their recovery is convideved vory fioubtful.l
ite Magistrates detcrtoincil upon not taking bail foe the rrescnt,
and the pr sunera were remanded until to-rnorrow (this day).

PA RI NG BURGLARY.

LAx3Ezn.aritgx.—John—e::;:ke-;;:l. e (male inch *Urn