The National Register.
London, England, 1816-05-20 00:00:00

ALARMING RIOTS.

The Sheriff of Suffolk, and Mr. Willet, the banker, of Bran-
eon, near Bury, arrived in town yesterday, at the Secretary of
State's Office, express, with an account of the alarming state of
the county, and to request the assistance of Government to re-
store tranquillity. The public bav e been for sonic trine ap-
prized of various outrages committed in that county, in the
breaking of threshing machines, and the destruction of barns,
corn-stacks, &c. by lire, suspected to be wilful and malicious,
the agents in which are presumed to he agricultural labourers,
discontented because employment and advance of wages did
.not immediately follow the recent rise to the price of corn.
These outrages were, however, only secret and isolated eases.
It was not until the end of the week that the discontent of the
lower orders broke out into open and general disturbance.
A redaction in the price of bread and meat was the avowed
object of the rioters. They had fixed a maximum for the price
of both. They insisted that the lowest price-of wheat must be
half a crown a bushel, and that of prime joints of' beef four-
penee per pound. Mr. Willet, a butcher, at Brandon, was a
marked object of their ; in which Mr. Willet, the banker,
was,from the similarity of his name, in danger of sharing. This
circumstance, and a !amiable anxiety to preserve the peace,
induced him to take an active part, and exert all his influence
to preserve the public peace. On Friday he remonstrated
with 111..111 on the dangerous consequences of their proceedings,
surd promised that their demands should be complied with for
a fortnight, which would afford time for the consideration of
their grievances, and of the means of redress. The malcontents
a ppeared satisfied with this assurance, gave Mr. %Valet three
cheers, and parted, after expressing a wish to chair him, which
he declined. The tranquillity thus restored was, however, of
eMort duration. . .

The ,:intuit fiance broke out again on Saturday, with increased
ntents shelved themselves in consider-
violenec,.and the make
utile force. Their whole number amounted to about 1.500, di-
s'ided in several parties, marching in several directions, ter the
purpose of attacking the houses of those persons who were ob-
noxious to them. At Brandon they destroyed several houses,
including Mr. Willett's, the hotelier ; that they completely le-
velled to the ground. Another party of them proceeded to
the village of Hatesworth, it is supposed, for a like purpose;
and the Sheriff of Suffolk, and Mr. Willett, the banker, saw on
the way to London, about ten o'clock on Saturday night, a fire
'sear lily, which they apprehended was the mischievous work
of another party of rioters. They were armed with lung heavy
sticks, the ends of which, to the extent of several inches, were
studded with short iron spikes, sharp at the sides and points.
Their flag was inscribed, " Bread or Blood!" and they threat-
ened to march to London. The Sheriff of Suffolk and Mr.
Willett, having laid this representation before the Secretary of
State, received from him a promise of every possible protec-
tion ; and, with this assurance, they loft town last night, on
their return home. It appears, from the following extract
from a Norwich Paper, that a similar spirit has displayed itself
in that City :
" Late on Thursday evening a mischievous and riotous dispo-
sition manifested itself here among some of the lowest class
(chiefly I•outhsl, who, about nine o'cloek.assembled in the nmr-
ket-place, and began to throw fireballs about, which seemed to
have been prepared Mr the purpose. They afterwards broke
the Hall windows, end those of several respectable individuals,
and then proceeded to the new mills, breaking all the City
lamps in their way. The people at the silk manufactory being
sit work, they attacked the windows; and, on the lights being
extinguished-, some of the more audacious broke into the new
mills (the windows of which they had first broken), and took
thereont a quantity of flour, some of which they threw into the
river, and some they carried away in the sacks. On their re-
turn from the mills they broke the lamps and windows of seve-
ral gentlemens' houses in St. Andrews, Bank-street,Tombland,
Magdalen-street, and other places, and proceeded to Dr. AL-
nEasoN's house, who, ms comining out to remonstrate with
them on their highly improper conduct, was knocked down.
" In consequence of these outrages, the Mayor and Magis-
trates immediately assemb:ed at the Hall, where they con-
tinued anti! a late hour, and the constables and several respec-
table *ersons, with staves and torches, proceeded to the mills,
but the mob had dispersed. A picquet of the West Norfolk
141ilitia. was stationed befit' e the Hall; and a party of the first
)local dragoons, commanded by Capt. Phipps, and beaded by
n Magistrate, went down to Trowse Mills, where it had been
reported a party had proceeded, but happily was not the case;
they then returned, and patrolled the streets till morning.
Every precaution will be taken to pre% eat a repetition of such
v lobo ions of the public peace.
" A public notice has just been issued by the Magistrates,
that on a repetition of such toinults, the Itiot Art will be Unme-
t:lately read; when all persons ofiending will be Eable to the
vmayof death. On any appearance of riot, the respectable
inhabitants are required immediately to assemble at the Hall,
in the Market-place."—( Noifutk Chronid.: and Nutteich
stile, May IS.)

A few days since, aehild of four years of age, belonging to T.
Pierce, Esq. of Listowel, fell from a window, two stories high,
into the street, and died in an hour afterwards.
A few days since as Mr. W. Picks!av, of London, was travel-
ling between Watli•ta lion-Deana., and Doncaster, in going down
the hill from Melton, lain horse fed, and le, was killed on the spot.
Saturday an inquest was held at the Crah.tree, in Tottenham-
enrt-road, oat the body of J. Owen, a 11-elsh harper, who ex-
!fired in a tit. W. Hawkeridge, a Surgeon, in Percy-street,
nuthbone-pace, deposed, that he was called to visit the de-
ceased, 'whom he found lying on a table in the tap-room; he was
breathing, but died two or three minutes after his entrance.
Witness imagines he died from debility, starvation, and disease.
A. Hitchen; of Gerard-street, Soho, leather-seller, one of the
Overseers, recollects the deceased being in the Workhouse,
where he had every attention hissituation required; and being
something better, he came to the Overseer's-room, and desired
to leave the home. Witness, thinking him poorly, desired him
to stay a little longer; he said he found himself a good deal bet-
ter, and wi-lied to go out, as 1w could pick up a few
by playing at pit bliek-bouses. W itness gave him 54. and he left
the house. He made no complaint atilt- treatment be received
there. Verdict —Died by the visitation of Gull.
A melancholy accident occurred lately in Fitter. Three youths
amusing themselves in a small boat on the river, were driven by the
force of the current against the ridge of Drew's Wear : tire boat upset,
and all the young men were precipitatixt down the slope into the boil-
inv eddies IYAOW. Two of them extricated themselves, with sonic dif.
frailty; but weir less fortunate companion sunk. His body appearing
a :ado after some minutes, was brought on shore by his companions.
I: was tvo late, howover—all the Ants to restore him, which were
made by the several Medical Gentlanen who attended as quickly as
p were without efti.et. This respectable young man, thus sud-
d `i lost to his family and friends. was George, the third MI of Mr.
A blurt= in his Anil year.

POLICE.

BOW-STREET.

An Saturday William Webb, who has been eight \reeks in cus-
tody, on suspicion of haying been concerned ith others in
breaking into the dwelling-house of a Mrs. Ramindl, of Eastrce,
near Sandtvieli, in Kent, and stealing therein hank-notes, gold,
siltcr,se. to the aim JJJJJ t Of :tint. and onwards, was fully com-
mitted for trial at Maidstone. The particulars ot the robbery
have Already been laid berme the public.
Samuel Famine IM 41111Janks Spr'llOW were charged by Vaugh-
an w iih being common utt...rers ot base Olin. The officers saw
them together, mid watched them into a baker's shop in Down-
street, Pickadilly, where they palmed a counterfeit alsilline,
In their potsession nine other base shillings were faund. Com-
mitted.

Barney, Country Ell!, and Ben three notorious thieves,
who have been Liaosn as such for a number of years, under-
went a second examination, being charged with attempting to
commit several robberies in flout of Came Word-house on
Thursday evening, at the time the Corporation ut London were
about to present their addresses to the Princess Charlotte and
Prince of Saxe Cobourg,upon their marriage, when, just as the
Lord Mayor was stepping tint of his carriage, the prisoners
rushed into the coort-ya rd, no doubt for the purpose of rubbing
gentlemen ut the corporation; but Ilumphiers being on duty
there, he caused them all to be instantly secured, and found a
sharp instrument used for cutting pockets. On the others
he found a 101. bank note and several small notes, which there is
every reason to beli....ve they had stolen, as in giving au account
of them, it was discovered from the dates of the notes that they-
had not been Made at the time they said they had been posses-
sed of them. An excellent silver watch, with a gold chain and
three seals, Was fund upon Moss.

LON VON MARKETS.

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CORN EXCHANGE. 240NDAY, MAY 20.

We had a very large supply of
the latter part of last
week, scarce any of whieh was disposed of, and having a con-
siderable arthal this morning from Essex, Kent, and Suffolk,
made a great slim of samples ; and tlw demand being very
small, the trade was exceedingly heavy at a decline of los, per
quarter from the prices of this day week ; anti a very con,i-
&rabic quantity remains on hand, which could not be got off
at tic above imitietion.—Barley is Us. and Beans, I'eas, and
Oat, full 2s. per quarter cheaper, and dull sale at this decline.
—Flour at Zis. per sack loner.

S I.

Wheat - 10 a 9 White Pease
Fine ditto - 0a 91 Grey Prase .
Nye - . 45 aI , Olean* . .
liar ey - t:o a3O , Ticks -
Ma.t . Cite a tit ; Oats

.. ..
34 a 14
34, a 33
31 a 40
33 33 I,
30 • 33

a. S.
Po'and Oats - at ais
roisillte ditto 0 a 0
hue I.oor . ) a
hcond 0001. 60 a GO
K.tp seed •.U. a :al.

CURItENT PRICE or SEED 3.
a. a.
Red C over(r.;4o a 52 Red and Green to al4
Ditto I:ng ash 0 What altiatard 8a 12
White ditto till a 103 litowndittn -j2 16
Turnip, White IS aOh Carraway Seeds At.a SS
ItyeGnissputgr.3o a lid Coriander Sreds

I. S.

PRICE

Cinlue rola - 46. a
llrfnil . lo ;
( anary . 54
Oil Cole - to..

The highest price of ►he best Wheaten Bread throughout
the metropolis, is stated by the Bakers to he 1 Id. the Quarto n
Loaf. Some Bakers sell the Quarter]] Leaf from one penny t•
three-p< nee lower.