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Inhabitants to in rasing such weapon', and striae] condemn- PROTEST.
ed the practice.
Some of the Prienn•rs confessed the.impropriety of using the fallmviitr was entered 011 Sittetedrry at the
them, nod paid the fides. Many did soot appear who had PerliaMetit'OFtee, and left for rig:Wider% It was
been liberstr d under an idea that they would tall fur their
already signed by • Lord Sheffield dad the Doke
tire arms, moue of which were very valuable.
of Nortliumberlvitd:—
Qutvw 962cA11e• Moved, That the farther consideration oaf the 'Bill 'ho
ILLUMINATION TUMULTS. adjostesed to this day six istrusths. Whoa being Nabbeetaill,
The Magistrates end officer., with all the extra constables the question bras put thereorie.
at this OlSee, were again on the alert an ifitiolay It woe resolved in the afirniative.
Mr. Rayniford sat In heir all charges betright in till mid- I w DissitoTtaT,
night Thr first charge was brought in by Alfred Poole. and tai Begaime so 'Miele's* volme, appears for the ihundem.
one of the extra constables who were on duty in rotwer's ow of them!' 44,1,,,,,d M the charges agaiusyber Majesly
Vinare, and hearing great tionsult sod repeated discharges of the'Quires, which had suidergeas 'the Visa softies and at.
fire-arses, they proceeded In the +pot, sad apprehended a I ands iaveatigaliaa; idiom" is brio& the `morality er the
eirporai of the Coldstream regiment in the set
aiatai, am breach, hies to the
offic.d? dl. *coidistry was deeply iaterested, sod ma which all the Peers,
cfre.ging a horse Spirltisal sad Visetporil, who delivired their opiatoss, with
The Prianuer suit], be had been ou duty all slay till Owe vh f. as,„,.pii„ga.aieciairea iheir eanoialisaionier pita; sad
instant ; he came out ..f his quarters without his cap, sad f to„, ab,,,,,,k„,„„„. of which .is a dmitwiiwn whirl way bring
took the pistol front anise nuns who escaped—that lie then ;ma disrespect vat oily 'heehawed', of *or highest Court of
fired it into the air; he did it with a good infest, aid would Judicature, but that of the amigo Reel?. And it Is with the
have p .1 the offender only he was taken. greatest corecene we okorive the extreme want of cossiders.
The Magistrate said be was sorry to see a *oldies. Wetted tics fir the Srivereigs, by the derelictise of proceedings so oe-
hefore him on One, occasions, but it his statement were resparily brought on, *which a wife declared by the House
correct, he would reel disposed out to proceed further in the a,' pre" to have bre& *silly of adulterous isisergouree with a
matter, nor have him eves reported. , Mamba wryest, sod of a cosduct Has mast depraved, is to
Pope added, that he saw foot site. run out of the crowd in rentals his (bores Consort, thee loweritig the dignity of the
the time. 'Crabs and erabwrassitig she country wish far greater
diii-
The rerjeant-majoe said, Ile felt It his duty 50 bti"lg tt's 'cultic, than Home which wens to have induced his Majesty's
corporal before the Commanding Officer, becalm, accord. Governing" to rrliapsi.h she paiwcaliaa of the
ing to his own statement, he robbed the sum of the pistol. Protests may be signed by the Peers until the
Hr had no right to take.a pisful from any man in the street+, .
thing of the House ihe day to which it is sad.
and the military even ow duty had so ostler power thalato
aid the civil power, sad set ander their direetiou. juarned, viz. the 23d lament.
The Magistrate directed she officer to attend beget the
ei,romaniling Officer UM, dllyrilld the corporal was march.
ed to the guard.boute.
George Selgeorift, apprentice to Mr. Morrow, corset of
' W,llians-sweet, Pimlico, was went brought in by two of the
extra.constables, who caught hint is the set of bring a goo
into the street ; they had observed him previously fire into
the street twice. The Prisoner, in his defame, said be had
permission from the inhabitauts to fire, therefore it was no
offence.
The Magistrate told him his ideas were memoir*, he had
nu right to fire into she street to put his Majetity's sohjecis
in fear, be must id bail to answer is say isdietasetit which
may be preferred airtime him at the Sersaiono, and be kept in
custody sill such bail is gives. .
A- G. Nprieger, a youth whose father lives is Bentinck•
street, Soho, was brought in by Lardner, a constable, who
was out with a party, and saw the Prisoner in company
with five others loading pistols, they watched till they r.l.
seined float getting into the middle of the street slid dis-
charged them off. They took the Prisoner into custody but
the others escaped.
The Prisoner who was respectably dressed, amid he was
unconscious of its being any harm to fire a pistol which
hsd only • little powder in it ; he did it boom* he saw
many others do the same antl were rot takes into custody,
he was sorry for what happened.
Mr. Ayre, of Corkspur streetomid he was acquainted with
the Prisoner's father; he is is respell stile man, and one that
would not offend against the leo; sail begged the Magistrate
would overlook shin boyish (retie.
The Magistrate said be world be guilty of great derelie-
lino of duly if he permitted she Prisoner to escape and
punished others; but if be (Mr. Ayre) would be answerable
for his appearance when his father would sowed, he would
not keep him in custody.
Mr. Ayre complied, and the Prisoner was discharged.
Thomas Cursor, shopean to Mr. Bosser, grocer, in the
Broadway, was charged wish tiring a Isluaderbes into the
street. The Primmer was mostly all the evesieg firing It out
..f his master's window, till at last he was takes is the act
by two of she constabies.—Ordered to Gad hail.
John Connor was brought io by Cobham, the offices,
(looted with &loge pistol in Tothil.street.
The Prieonee's brother, who is a respectable troMerass,
enfolded, and declared he was not aware of his baring nay
pistol in his putter-orlon.
I),, examination the mark of the 14th regiment if light
drag/sous was found upon she pistol partly erased.
The Prisoner said he bought it of • man in the street
fur S.. —be was not aware there was any harm in firing it
Ull this oceasinit in the air.
The officer informed the Magistrate the Prisoner bad
fired it in the air.
The Pa joints's brother being known at the office, and
this appearing so be different to the other "barges, be was
.11.cloarged.
Samoa Dale, dressed in the glob of • coal-porter, was
clouted with swindling the horse patrol io the execution of
their duty. It appeared that a party of the patrol were 11111
duty rat Whitehall, when a large mob collected where the
new hovers are hiiiiihog is Scoilend.yard, and they began to
hoot and hiss them fur a time, loot at last emenwesieed
pelting them with mild and brick-huts. The Prisoner was
a. en raking up a brick-bat, put it into his apron, and take
op Bowl. r, sheet he was taken by Ilia officers aid marched
so the Office.
Th" Poisoner slid he was • private in the Coldstream regi-
!mew of Guards. and when off ditty he works in the deal-
trade on the river; he had been taking a drop wish more
of the coal.heavere, but lie committed no assault, and did not
know what he was taken for.
the Maeistrote regretted that he was brought before him,
ag a soldier should be the last man who akiinl4l interfere in
so ditgraceful a basieww.—He was sent to the guard-boose.
A young gentlewssio was brought by two of the constables
from Stratford-place, Pimlico, he having biro firing off
a goo with several others, collecting a stub, and creating •
dist what're. S. noel pe‘soos attended on behalf of she Pri-
soner, and pleaded ignorance of any crime being committed,
a, he bail dune no more, they said, this their own children .
The Magistrate repressed his sorrow that those (Widnes
welt. not likewise brought up, as be would most mopes.
dowdily have inflicted the punishment prescribed by law.
Ii was ow prising to bear such respectable renames as these
pr. sent, endeavouring In show them there was nu harm
ii
sorb conduct. People could rejutce on this occasion, if it
mold be d.rood a rear fur rejoicing, wlsh.ut disturbing the
public peeces—The Prisoner Wall ordered to find bail fur any
ttitliciuteut picketed against him.

A singular coincidence has takeik place in the
loss of two West Indiainen. the Acorn and
the Ouk. Beth were built at Bideford by the same
in 1810. and both were Inst on the same
day— Wednesday last : the former on a Voyage
from Liverpool to Jamaica. in St. George's Chan-
nel ; awl the latter bound 14'0111 LOO.lOll to SI.
Vincent's, in the Queen's Channel.
Sunday last the Commander. Officer. Seamen.
awl Marines, of his Majesty's ships ettiplo)eti en
&winery in the Arctic Regions. returned public
thanks to Anniglity God, in the Chords of St.
Alary.ir-Strand. for the many mercies received dur-
lug their peribius undrriaking, and for their safe
return to their native bind.
On Saturday last a most ferncions and murder-
ous robbery was committed upon Mr. Hiamos. of
Alvestnn, when returning from Wsrwirk, about
right o'clock is the evening. It appears that he was
ettarkeil new his own how, by three men who
rifled his porkris and heat him nu she head in a
mom violent manner. In this condition Mr. Hat-
o°, crawled into a ditch, where he lay in • state of
insesisil•itity lentil morning, when he was thecovvred
lij s female passing by.. He was immediately taken
home and retry assistance afforded, but in vain, and
he died an Teradoy night. We are holy/ to old,
that the four tallow were apprelieuded en Thera.
day last. onerlontgril in the gaol at Stratford. te Oaks
their trial far. the offence. The wsweder was die.
lamed by two of the gsog impeaching their ac.
ouiplitte.