The National Register.
London, England, 1815-04-09 00:00:00

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another, than I dill fur the unfortunate ytioncwoman, whime
depth
occasions this inquiry • and I soletnnlv declare, that never firs. a ono.,
ment did I meditate tile slightest ininty against her. I have but a
very confused recollection of this unhappy event, anidilterefort ab.;
-Vtaiti.froin entering Into anydemil of occortettees; 1 catevaty asstire
yon Lordship, that nothing is impressed on-ittymaetaolvy eirCept the
determined resolution expressed by-the deceased to commit suicide,
and her earnest entreaties for toe to follow-tier example ; but the
mental derangement under which I laboured, entirely pit eludes me
• flotn stating in NI hat manner it Was perpetrated, Otte Iry eon-
vitle,cence, I have learnt front my friends`that immediately
after the indiappy affair, some tantisiliatts 'were i,bt'nitteu frenn me ;
bt these I have not the sliglitet 'retheYnbratter ; (nit as I tons then
most anxious to be relieved 'lrani my Aitroring., I prObahly said any
thing likely to accelerate city disluiiittion or avoid Importunity. I
very much regret the vldettiee'df 114r.'llik old, he worth' he a eery
iblportant witue.s On tify belealt. vs he alone Is acquainted with all
the circumstances rel;ilitrg.to this tiniwartinti, and well ktittwa the
determination of the tteceued to d'eAtioy betitelf. gt4ttletttett
'who cOnthict aleprb,ecittion being Myate that the evidence of this
person was likely to he ntateriai to My defence, have very kindly
done et ery .thing In'their poser to obtain his attendance, but I on-
sterstand their application to'brittg hht fotward hare heft mimic-
eessfitl. I will not tresspass furdeer On your Lortthip's indulgence,
b it trtist mv.case to the mertlfdl conSideratiott oflttur Logillhip
and the Geniteinen of the Jtrry.
After an eildlterit cliarge Worn Lord Ellenhorottgh, the Jury re-
tired forlvrotiottrs, anti detivereklaVerdiet of Guilty, butlstrottgly

secominended•him to Mercy.
Mr. Aitcy took an'ollecthin. llittlffelabiltdfitybf theTntirtAlid
Sint extend to an offElcce cbthtbitted fteettite • and inticrrentteht
kingdoms, which hate *ebniptredt basim 'inthtirltfes'tb trysts
offence..
On this ohjectibn 'the titirlips ltcclinetFtb teServe
'the joilgibetirwasite&rred till &at sScssittlits, •-ecrtietr,bnilt bf eettnini%
objections width Viere'folindlo arise opeuilleT6ttu of the indlet-!
silent itself.
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into his house. He wrote tollie Secretary of Mate to re-qttire pro-
!reties'. Understood afterwards that eckliers had been rent before
Ire wrote. 'the next leaning, in consequence of informant:al be
received. from his servant', he Wilde le Lord Sidnundli to require a
'perhiltilent protection tn•his hotter. He afterwards upon
-LOW! 4iishnotttle and tunteretood that protection had been sent to
his house. He directed his servants to 'bring the soldiers within
the house, and he believed I.e de,teed that they might have some re.
ereslonent. \Witness then described the dilapidated itate in which
he aftetwards saw the house.
AMelia'Davis Scent 'li•ote curiosity to see the•effeets of the riots
•in koellugtoo street, on the T,•,,sd iy evening, the tat of March.
Saw about fifty persons assembled : heard several shots flied, and
the people say the sill:hers dare not 1.-e with ball. Heard several
brickbats throoss at the wiltdows : met dceeatted on the steps of a
door opposite Mr. Robinson's house; she walked with leer Melte
fell. There Wes net riot, but II pat•eul of boys making a noise.
'llVard sonic gnm4 fired, and the deceased dropped. M that time
•thete sees no violence committing.
Witness in her cross-examination said, site considered fiend(
more safer at the time the deceased was shot, 'than slfe did' then (in
Court.)
Phillip Chappel, servant to Lord Sronmerville, was also in Burling-
ton-street on the ni;lit in question. There were about twenty,p;
assembled ; beard some stones thrown at the house of Mr. Mathison ;
heard a firing, and was himself struck in the face by some of the wad-
ding; saw the decetreed lying an the ground. f lie people seerni.d to
'be 'very quiet at the time the shots were fired.
Coosa erareined. Could not say the firing was not occasioned by
•throwing brickbats; was not present when the blank cartridge was
fired.
George tliple a Soldier, was 111 Mr. Robinsonts bottle on the Mehl in
qnestion. Ile was stationed in the kitchen, and ens called up about
ten o'clock to assist in preventing the snob from breaking ; bad pre-
viously heard a great number of stones and brickbats thrown into the
house. Just as he came up, the firing took place. Was prcivided eh!)
the:my-one mouth of ben (tarologe, which he might have used if he
thought 'eloper. Returned them all the next day.
.votriier, confirmed the testinsonv of the last-wit-
ness. Beare the mob say, if the door was not opened they would kill
611 t»ithin. Thowght himself- in very great danger.
•'JoseplePoraley, also a soldier, was statimied iositie of the street door
eof-Mr. -Robinson's !muse on the night in questime Brickbats were
throvrn through rive fatelight Over the door; heard the people threaten
to •netterter • Ole .people•in the hosee if they did nut open the door.
liretteghteltis life in danger.
•Wiet. Clementsoalsovooke of the outrages committed by the mob at
•the•tfaie the siring rook Mace.
Thnertas %Visite seated, that at the time the firing took place, there
'ereeenot'more than twelve persons opposite Mr. Robinson's Iloilo.. He
heed •te conversation 'bete reit one of the crowd and a sollier within
Alr.linhitisrm's douse, in 'which the soldier said, they {marl better mind
'se'linelliey were about. Immediately •after, a ettme was thrown against
ihe eouee, and the firing took Orme, by which the deceased met her
death.
Richard White, brother to ti.e last witness, corroborated his testi-
nom►.
11:ithert Pack and 'llttervae Mitchell, the butler and under-butler to
Lord Buckireghsolshire, proved that they had given shut mud lent a
pistol to Thomas Suomi, Mr. Robinson's footman,
Wm. Ilortc, bookseller, in Fleet-street, was at the occurrences before
.eforied to. He denied that there was any riotous assemblage, but ad-
mitted that stones were thrown, and one iintrediAtly preceding the
fatal discharge which caused the death of the deceased.---On his cross•
examination be admitted that he had put•lished a report of what par.
ported to be the et irience token at the Coroner's Inquest.
In conserpence of a stsgrestitre from Lord Ellenborough, that the
stinte‘s might glieroti.ly prejudice himself by answering questions en
this subject, the Attorney-General abstained from putting any farther
questions now, whatever might he done hereafter.
Daniel Harris and Thentris Heron, two police officers, proved, that
shortly before the fatal futile they were in Hurliogtorestreet. rind tow
upgrnrds of 150 persons assembled and thruwing stones at Mr. Rubel-
son's house. •

'Mr. Thompson, a surgeon, priced that the death of the deeeavid
had been caused by the wound in her head.
The evidetxe for the prosecution closed here, when Ripley put in a
written paper in his defence, in wh'cli he stated, that lie had heen left
to I:rotegt Lis master's; pi,,pe!ty, the felonious destruction of which had
been attempted. fle heated that he could have had any malice against
the tiecea-eat ;" and asserted, that every thing lie tad done arose front
u consciousness of his own danger, as well a* the denger of those