The Sun.
London, England, 1822-02-22 00:00:00

OUTRAGE AT GLASGOW.

. The house in Clyde-street, immediately to the
east of the town" hospital, which has been occu-
pied for some time by Mr. Provand, partly as a
dwelling, and 'partly as a manufactory for paints,
was last night (Sunday last) completely sacked
by an infuriated mob, every pane of glass being
broken, and the whole furnitNre torn down and
tossed into the river., The cause of this outrage
is discreditable to the intelligence of the popu-
lace, for it is said they .were collected together,
and urged on, by the report that a number of
children had been seduced into the house from
time to time, and made away with for the pur-
pose of making red paint with their blood.—
Some who were above being gulled by such non-
sense, got an idea that dissecting operations
were carried on in the house, and they became
equally indignant at the unfortunate proprietor.
These stories have been in circulation for some
time, and are said to have 'originated in two chil-
dren looking through one of the windows, and
seeing some of the clothes of the workmen lying
on the' floor, besmeared with red paint, they re-
ported that. murder had been committed in the

house. There were four previous attempts made,
• three of them on Sunday evenings, to raise a mob
about the house, but the boys who then collected
were easily driven away by the inmates.. Last
evening, however, there was a determined point
made against the house, and the assailants were
Many of them well-grown men. The attack
.commenced, as usual, by the younger descrip-
. 'tions throwing stones at the windows, to which
succeeded the more important operations of
breaking open the doors and windows, tearing
down the furniture and throwing it into the
street, froth whence it was speedily conveyed
into the Clyde. I t,was four o'clock when the
mob began to act, and none of the Magistrates
being immediately at hand, it was about five
when the Master of Police arrived with some
infantry, and soon after 'the Lord Provost, who
had been previously on the spot, returned
with a party of cavalry. Before this, some
police-officers had come to the place, and carried
off a few prisoners, but they were totally inade-
quate for any effectual resistance. Some gentle-
men, thinking that the appearance and remon-
strances of respectable people would bring the
mob to reason, made their way into the house,
but they were so rudely assailed, that part of
them were glad to effect their escape, and the
remainder barricadoed themselves in the upper
floor. The arrival of the military put a stop to
all further attack ; indeed the mob had left
themselves nothing to do in the way of demoli-
tion ; but there being little appearance of disper-
sion, the Riot Act was read, but not acted upon.
Upon the arrival of the military a number of
prisoners were made, six of whom were taken
in. the house. The evening became gradually
more tranquil, and the cavalry returned to their
barracks about 12 o'clock ; but a party of the in-
fantry, with some of the police, remained in the
house all night. The loss occasioned by this in-
famous outrage will be severely felt by the
inhabitants, as it is provided by the last Police
Pill, that they are to be assessed for all damages
to the city committed by mobs. The Magistracy
have offered a reward of '2OO guineas for infor-
mation which may lead to the apprehension and
conviction of the offenders.—(Glasgow Herald.)

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH, FEB. 21.

STREET V. SMITH AND OTHERS.
This was an action against the Hundred of Ossulstonc, to
recover 331. 14s. the amount of damage done to the COURIER
Office in the Strand, by a tumultuous mob, which assembled
on the night the Bill of Pains and Penalties was given up in the
Rouse of Lords. The breaking of the windows and the amount
of the repairs being proved, the Jury found a verdict for the
Plaintiff, damages 331. 14s.

Q:IAPPEL AND ANOTHER V. THE CALEDONIAN SOCIETY.
The plaintiffs sought to recover 2711. for publishing select
music. It appeared that a dinner was given in 1815, at Free-
„n'asons' Hall, to promote a Charitable Institution, called the
"-aladonian Society, and on the occasion the Company were
tntertaineci with %ocal and instrumental Music. The late Se-
clitary of the Society, some time after, gave the plaintiffs an
-:der to publish and sell the music for the benefit of those who
I%'re objects of the Charity. It was accordingly printed and
Ptthlithed by the plaintiffs ; but the Secretary having with-
c'z'awn himself, payment was resisted on the ground that the
',Tiler had not been given by the defendants' authority.
The plaintiffs failed in proving theliability of the defendants,
4t41 am nonsuited.

OAKS','. CRAUFORD.
, In this case Captain Oaks, of the Guards, sought to recover
;20 guineas paid for a blood hose, represented to be sound,
but which turned out lame.
trne plaintiff, through the medium of a friend of the name of
-"carpe bought the horse at Newmarket, and soon after dis-
v-QvcredVe lameness,which according to the evidence of a ve-
4nary surgeon had been long incipient. It was supposed the
1t .gad been lamed in training for the Derby Stakes.
tr:eze Jury found a verdict for the plaintiff for the whole of
Iteney paid, and the subsequent keep.