The National Register.
London, England, 1818-07-05 00:00:00

1131.10 E.

GUILDHALL,

11. Walker and J. Roberts were charged, the rormer with
atealim,. and the latter with receiviur, a gaantitity or cloths
_sand Wrier articles, the prow.: ts of Mi. Thomas, a wholesale
Beeler, M timford's court, Milk-street. Turtipenny, an (Ali-
. cer, stated, that he was employed to watch the conduct or the
prisoner, sslio was thy prosecutor's porter. On Saturday lie
saw him lease the nateLeuse with a large packtge, and fol_
lowed hint smile distance ; when Ilse prisoner, observing him,
ran off. Witness, however, traced him to a public house in
Moor-lane, whine he tm,i, hint into custody, and proceeded to
the house of 'Rubel ti, in NesS•Conti, whets he was informed
the property was deposited. Witness fleshed Mrs. Roberts
to produce the property, and she at first denied having any;
brit on 'acing threatened, she directed him to some drawers,
where he round goods to a considerable amount. Roberts
corning in, be took him with %Valhir to the Couipter. Mr.
..l'homas said he had reason to believe that Walls er had fur some
tine been carrying on thesis depredations; and the prisoners
.wore remanded.

BOWaSTREET.
Tuesday, at 12 o'clock, the office was crowded to excess, in
• consequence of att.. Hunt repairing thither to prefer a com_
plaint against ale. Lee, the High Constable of Westminster,
Mr. Hunt stated, that on Saturday evening the High Constable
cut up to him, and in a threatening and mincing runner,
aeld his staff of office to Iris face; that afterwards he laid it
down, and with both 'is liend• clinched said," now, al—n,
you, yon seonndred, I will fight you," using language of the-
most abusive description. The foregoing statement was eon-
-tamed by the testimony of alr.%Vest and another person, who
were witnesses office defendant's conduct ; and Sir N. Conant
field Mr. Lee in recognizances to anwer the complaiut at the •
W.•;ttninster Sessions.
AF't:T:arxr:Ett ELECTION.—On Monday evening John Bates
was brought up to the office, and charged with being an in..
stigator mad ringleader of the riots which took place at Co_
vent Garden and its neighbourhood, bear, concerned in the
first attack upon the car or cutter which' was drawn about
town by the party of Sir Ilserray Maxwell. lie underwent a
-long examination before Mr. Mena..
John Blazey, of 76, Strutton-gromel, Westminster, said;
that on Monday afternoon he saw tl:e to issaier in Oxford-
street, carrying away a pole beltmehie to the cutter which
,Intel been drawn about London in the course of the day, with
She-colours of Siraa. Maxwell. The prisoner's hat was at the
top ofthe pole, with a flag attached to it, and he was cars ying
it about in triumphs, calling out " Burdett tor eats.," Sze.
The prisoner was committed.
James Gouthourne and Thomas i!ratkins were charged by
Mr. Lee, the High Constable. with spittint; nit Mr. Edward
Dahley and Mr. Edward Baldwin. The charge Was not.
pressed against 114:kilns ; hut on Tuesday morning Mr. Ed-
ward Baldwiii stated, that Gonlbonnie was on the hustiegs at
Coyent.garaen, after the poll had closed or. Monday evening,
and stood near the spot where Mr. Gale Jones was speaking,
front wkenae Mr. Gale Jones pointed hint not of theanob, Cis
The person -wk, was interruping hint iii his speech, which
seaesed several men among the mob to spit at him, and throw
•1e wend things at lain, among teem was a piece of the boat
aclonging to Sir Murray Alsiewelas party,whieli had been de-
stroyed ; he• :laving received a blow from it, he j ped from
he hustings among the crowd, and seized three men, • and he
-ontrived to.hold thee) till some oeustables :awn to hie asslsta
since and took charge ef them.
James White, of theaaltames Police Off:cc:stated, heat the
al-ironer wee pointed out among the crowd as one who had
teen throwieg various bard substancesihallooing, cud making
great noise among the crowd close to the buetines, near
saheie Gale Jones was speaking, and that Alt. Baldwin, thus
prosecutor, had hold of him wheelie wok him into custody._
Coraered to find hail.
'file several persons who were taken into custody on Him-
clay evening in Covent Garden, anti secured in Richardsoses
Hotel till they were seat off to the ficuse of Curs...clime were
on Tuesday morning brought from that prison to the
Office, and underwent examinations before Mr. Willie, four
them at a time being placed at (lie bar. Tiielirst four were
Thomas Tarrant, William jefferies, William Smith, add Wil-
liam I teal!.
John Heggins, a special constable, stated, Olathe observed
• one of the prisoners active among the crowd. Ile first told
him to go .•41/011t his busistess o'clock, bnt lie paid no
attention, remeaning about the crowd till the soldiers arrived
between seven and eight o'clock, when he several times called
the Life Guardsmen Piceaeitly butchera,"•Looted and hal-
looed at them, 6ae. Witness warned him to .go away three or
four times before lie took lam into custody.
His evidence was confirmed by George :Juslee, of theThamet•
Police Office, and John Clieswort It, a special constable.; who
taco stated, that he saw the prisoner Jefferies heeding the
mob about seven o'clock ; and a little after seven, he saw him
armed with the handle of a birch broein, and striking at she
constables with it t he made a snatch at the handle of the
birch broom to endeavour to get it treat him, but Le miasma
aately missed it. The prisoner thee-struck hint with it ; he
at length succeeded, with assistance, In foreleg the handle of
the broom front him.
George %lion, an officer belonging to tile Whitechapel
Police (Mace, stated, that lie saw the prisoners, Fat rant and
Jefferies, vr:y active among the crowd, and lie ease them b0:11
pelting at the people with vario. sharayebstances ; which he
stated to have taken place about ten o'clock.
Farrantaiis his defence, said, tie was a labouring man, end
Lad been ecaeloyed during the election, as a ;weer, by Sir F.
Ratdett's Committee, and the baeiness that called hint ado
Covent Garden on Monday eveiiil'g via: this :--he had been
eentby the Committeeeat the Red Lion public-honse is. la•in eca-
street, Westminster; with a tenet to Mr. Brooks, at the Bed.
fordscoffee•house ; he produced the letter, and Mr. Rirnie
ordered one of the emistables to take she letter to the Bed•
• ford coffee.irotise without loss of ante. Ferretti said lie was
merely passing through the mole and he was taken into cite
Cody at 7 o'clock, and therefore the officer inns: be mistaken
. as to him ;site had stated what his conduct had Lcen at ten
o'clock.
Dining the eentsciention of theee men, Bunt, accompanied
• by hit son, and Mr. West, die wire.aorker, oh' %ay/11,1rue,,
entered the odlee, and remained till the. examinations bad
• concluded.
Mr. limit slava Mr. West then lett the office, after takina
leave of the lialziattale, but returned a:min im nediately ;
and Mr. Ittnit.,tated that, as lie was leaving the oilier, a
constable i• ~0 vril very susearperty in I t aisle.: to mind
two men into Site °tat,, who said they had enTP • to bail k'Ar •
rant, salmi. ..s !eat I.rard examined ; and the wane% against
bias 1 adsai.t, rue ma, undnet which he had che• •ged him with
baring been zoilty ut' tank Ware at ten tic -.4k, whereas the
lama said be was its cue:tale at WSW!.