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London, England, 1816-05-23 00:00:00

COURT OF KINGS BENCH, MAY

The proceedings of the Court this (143- were un-
interesting, except to the parties conceined;

DISTURBANCES IN NORFOLK AND
SUFFOLK.

MottWicit. MAY 22.
A Court of Mayoralty was Held on Friday morn-
ing, when strong measures to preserve the peace
were determined on; at sun-set u Caw:llll'r Guard
of the West Norfolk Militia were malt:lied into the
Hall ; the Norwich, Yeomanry Cavalry, under Capt.
assetillsted at the Swan Inn ; a detach-
ment of Ow 14 Royal Dragoow were under MINAS
at t:.e 114Irtie ItillsraekS ; illllll the itlagistrates, Coss-
stzthles, and a tttt nber of the respectalde
iushabi-
tants. at the smile time were usse,ltLlyd at the
demonstrations had, to a conside-
rable degree, the desired effect ; nevertheless, a
large ll collected, who ',hewed a bad disposiiiini,
by breaking a number of lamps, windows. Sze.—
The Magistrates and their assistants therefore pro-
fettled inn hotly to the Market-place, and die Rout
Act was tool ; several of the snob having so rroundeil
them, and behaving in a disorderly malnler, three
were taken into custody, and the rest refusing to
disperse, after proper tine had been allowed thesis
to du so, the military were called in. but were on
their appearance received with vollies of stones,
and their horses alarmed by throwing a large fire-
ball ; they 1,04111; however, succeeded their
assailants oiat of the market, and dispersing them ill
every direction; several who resisted were committed
to the gaol, and before eleven o'clock, every thing
was quiet. We are sorry to add, that several of the
Yeomanly Cavalry received cuts and lonises from
the stones, mid One gentleman M;;A ;11111W11 from
his horse, cell the manual falling upon Inns, lie was
severely iiijured, but is How in a convalescent state.
Oil Saturday the Magistrates issued a l'iorlaination,
and 'Do:Mg the same hirers ready for preserving the
peace, the Market :mil streets were cleaned at an
early hour, w ttliont :thy damage being sustained.—
On Monday morning the peplums who had been
takes' into custody were hmught up for examina-
tion, when two were c ted to gaol, and se-
Veral bound over to take their tilalb at the Sessions
and Assizes. _ _

}IVRY ST. remuxos, MAY 33.

It will AGM satisfaction to our Readers to hear,
that the alarming conflagrations winch of late su
much disgraced this ileighborirlinoil have (we hope
totally) subsided. It is lamentable to say, that these
outrage's have been carried to an excess so us tu pro-
duce very material injury to many highly respecta-
ble individuals, Slid are only to be accounted for by
a supposition on the part of the incendiaries, that
thriislimg or other machines were lodged in the pre-
mises a Inch they set oil use. The activity, how-
ever of the County Nlagistrates, alio have held al-
most daily sittiligs at the Shire-hall in this town,
for the purpose of inure promptly giviog effect to
the measures adopted, in order to detect the of-
has esideutly caused a check to the further
operatious of thedepredutors: every isrecatition with-
in the reach of the civil power, for the purpose of
wan' 1144; overarm protecting property,has been taken;
a large portion of the population, consisting of per-
sons of repectability and property, have liven sworn
la as special constables in every parish throughout
the Liberty of Bury, and furnished with printed
instructions fur their general conduct, more espe-
cially in case of alarm ur fire. In addition to these
precautionary measures, the Magistrates, by the
distribution of a great number of bills through
their jurisdieti 1111 l have offered a large reward for
the apprehending of and convicting the incendiaries.
Many persons under very suspicious circumstances
were taken into custody, but no positive discovery
had hero made until Fiillay evening, last, when a
buy, suspected of heitig concerned in setting tire to
his master's (Mr. Bradley's) barn at Law shall, Ullil
co 11111 l itted for further et:until:anon, made a volun-
tary confession in the gaol to J. Beniatield, Esq.
that he was the sole perpetrator of that act ; and on
further examination on Saturtiy, in the presence
of Dr. Ord, Mr. Benialield, Mr. Singleton, Bev.
It. Davers, N. alai I'. Latlihury (all
Magistrates for the Cnin,ty ), lie rep:•atrd his con-
fession, upti which he taw.: flair coitittlittell for
trial, by the Ilea. Dr. Ord auil.Juitti
Esq. The boy, whose inane is James Pleasant.,
is but a little more than 13 ears old—a sad hi-
st:nice of early depravity !
Ou IVednesday evening a number of persona
assembled iii a rintutis manner before the home of
Mr. Wales, hosier, in the butter market of this
town, deinaiirling that lie should give up a machine
called a spinning. jenny (by the use of which they
imagined themselves aggaieved), and threatening
destruction to his premises in Case of refusal; brit
by the tirnitic,s of Charles Blointield, F.atl, 'misted
by the other Borough illagistrutes. and many res-
pectable inhabitants, the intentions of the hi
were happily frustrated, and they at length dis-
persed, although it was found necessary to keep
the Staff Estalrhsliuseut of the West Suffolk Mi-
litia (whose aid, with that of the different recruit-
ing parties here, had been called iii) Ul,lat dots
slight. In consequence of these t hullos 'pro-
ceedings, a meeting was next day eons...lied In• the
Aldettnan (T. Foster, Esq.) at the Guildhall,

io;.• the shortoe.-e or the tolth•e? god every roe
loaned o 'oh tlh• otoor4 ahcrity t.t *u(t,. ,t!
civil Rower, upr.;tril" ,2.,f) siitri4l
Con~tahles Lt.
J.', in, a whout have p„.
trailed tl a %1re,0.; have the siattsimclioti te)
laid'', that no forthi.r attempt has been math!to
Ilse react of th, town.
(ln Nlmitlay detachments of the let
Royal Dragoons marched in here frotn
l; swish,
I.at of whom toil remain till further ortleN, Riot
the other* procriAleil on their route to Brawkiti.--
(Bury l'aper.