The National Register.
London, England, 1816-11-18 00:00:00

• • RIOTING.
When the person+ who assembled in Spa-fields began
to disperse, a nioli of boys collected together, and put
a leaf at the top of a stick, and proceeded towards the west
end of the town- They passed up the Strand, and stopped
at a baker's near Norfolk-street,• but did not qttenipt any
thing there; they look some bread Irons the shop of Mr.
Alexander, the baker, near Exeter 'Change, and also
*owe fish from the shop of Mr. Orantete, the fishmonger, No.
41, Strand; they then went tip St. Martin's-lace, where they
attacked the premises of Mr. Morrison, a baker, in King-
street, St. Giles's; they broke the windows of Mr. Brooks-
bank, baker, at the cornet, and took wine bread away with
them; the mob went from thence to Cranbourne.street, they
broke the window of a baker he Cranbotirne.street as they
were taking down the shutters, but when they fouud that
cheap bread was written upon a paper, they went away with-
out doing any further damage, and went again towards King-
steret, St. Giles's, and were proceeding to further excess at
a baker's shop, when the Bow-street officers and patrole
Caine, up, and a general attack took place. The officers se-
emed five of the ringleaders, who had flambeaus and bread,
but mho mob reserved them, and in so doing, beat Ashleby,
one of the patrols', in a dreadful manner. Several of the
officers were Inn t. The mob then went into two parties, one
Sas t went toward Drury-lane, and the other remained about
t. Giles's. The police in a very few minutes dispersed
those who remained in St. Giles's, and went into Drury-lane
after the other party, which had decreased very much, and
continued to do so at the approach of the police, and in the
spare of a quarter of an hour the whole had disappeared with-
oat any more damage than a few broken whiskies.
The mob as they passed through Newport-market, cleared
several butchers stalls of their meat. %Vs believe this is the
whole of the outrages which have been committed. Nine
o'clock all was quiet.
At Lord Sidmout Ws office were assembled, on Friday, Lord
Bathurst, Lord Liverpool, Mr. Wellesley Pole, Mr. Vanssittart.
and Mr. C. Lone. Frequent communications were made from
this office to the Nines- Regent. Sir W. Congreve, who was
in attendance upon his Royal iiihgness, went to Lord Sid-
month's, when a polite officer had at rived, who reported the
whole proceedings of the popular meeting, which he stated
to be perfeetly peaceable as late as four o'clock. Early in
the atoning, several troops of dragoons arrived in town from
HOWIIAIOW and Bamford, and the Oxford Blues from Wind-
sor. Every magistrate was at his post throughout the whole
of the day, and during great part of Friday night, the Bow-
Street patrole, in considerable strength, were in readiness for
any call. The Lord Mayor had also all the city officers and
constables in readiness for service. Two hundred of the foot
guards remained upon piquet duty all Saturday night.
Lord Castlereagh's house in St. fames's-square, was attacked
by a mob on Friday evening, and 12 squares of glass were
broken : the mob had pre. ionsly attempted to tear tip the
iron railing lu Leicester-square to arm themselves, but had
failed. • _ _

A Winer from Bedfordshire, named Luton, was hustled by
a gang.cd:piclipoekets, between Baguigge-wells and the
turnpike-gate, on Friday, during the contusion in Spa-fields,
acid robbed of his pocket book, containing more than 1001.
in bank notes, most of which were issues from provincial
bankt, the numbers of whirls are fortnnately known. The
robbers, about eight in number, had the audacity to defy re-
sistance, and his ants were lifted up to prevent self-protec-
tion. He had an opportunity of identifying the whole of
them, and lie gave information to one.of the police magistrates
on the spot. Officers went with him in pursuit of the thieves,
but they had decamped.
Another audacious robbery was committed about the same
time, in the fields, by a similar gang, who stole a swansdown
tippet and a valuable shawl from the back of a lady in the
name of Latin, of Pentonville, who had hold of her husband's
ar.n at the time. The theft was committed by a boy, sur-
rounded by men accomplices.

BOW-STREET.
We have noticed the mob which on Friday evening paraded
Ow west end of the town with lighted torches, with loaves of
bread on the top of poles, breaking the windows of a number
of shops, particularly bakers'. About seven o'clock a mob,
anionniing to between 200 and 300 persons, attacked the
shop of Mr. Morrison, a baker, the corner of Green-street
and Castle-street. Leicester-square.
Awing man was secured opposite to Mr. Morrison's house
in Green•street. After being locked np in St. Martin's
watch-house till the mob had dispersed, he was brought to the
office, and underwent an examination; he had much the ap-
pearance of basing been so sea ; he said his name was John
Severn ; he was of no trade,
_ but was clerk to Mr. Hill, a dyer,
in Great Pulteney-street, Golden-square.
On searching the prisoner, were found two small pieces of
mortar, resembling that found on the counter of Mr. Morri-
son's shop.
He accounted for having the two pieces of hard mortar in
this pocket. by saying it was used in dyeing.
He applied to be admitted to bail; but the Magistrates not
considering it a bailable offence, he was committed for fur-
ther examination.
On Saturday night John Joyce underwent an examination
at Boil-street, having been apprehended by Wilson and
Maidment, on Friday evening, among the rioters, wbo plun-
dered the shop of Mr. Webb, baker, at 10, Great St. Andrew-
street, Seven Dials, of several quartern and half quartern
loaves. The bread was taken under siii eat that they would
have their lives or all the bread in the shop. The officers
said, the prisoner was a notorious character: in defence,• he
said he did not take she bread ; he was only walking after the
mob. Fully committed for trial.