The Sun.
London, England, 1831-06-09 00:00:00

a rush upon them. Directions were immediately
!iveri for three men to occupy each window in the
Castle. Mr. Guest came up shortly after and ad-
Iressed the populace from the centre window; but
ifter a deal of speaking oil both sides, no favourable
lecision was come to. Mr. Crawshay then addressed
them to the same effect as Mr. Guest, but in vain.
After parleying some time, they made a rush upon
the soldiers and tried to disarm them. The order
vas then given to fire, and the various officers were
'hiving through the house in all directions, and mus-
kets cracking from every window. The street wa,
'died in evervdirection,and as soon as the mob dispersed
we found that there were 13 poor fellows lying dead
;11 the street. The soldiers did not escape; the
commanding officer, Major -, received a severe
injury on the back of his heati from a bludgeon, and
wac streaming with blood. About twenty of the
Highlanders were injured in various ways : one man
had his bayonet taken from him and was stabbed in
the side ; some had broken heads, and the large
room was strewed with the wounded. There were
,ieverel surgeons in attendance, and I believe they
expected the recovery of all the soldiers. It is re-
ported to-day that sonic of theia died previously to
their being conveyed to Brecon. There were 30 or
more of the people wounded, and soma: killed, of
which we have received no information, as they
were conveyed away by their comrades. I urn only
surprised that so few appear to have suffered
from the constant volleys that were fired from
every window. One man advanced at a time and
took deliberate aim ; then the second and third, and
by the time the third had di,charged his musket the
first was ready to take his place. The dead bodies
wire conveyed to the stables ; some of them had
scarcely pared with the last quivering remains of
existence.

" Our situation was extremely critical ; the men
did not exhibit any symptoms of fear—the women
were screeching most horribly. After the mob
were dispersed, they went on the various emi-
nences that commanded the inn, and began to pep-
per us pretty smartly with the muskets taken from
the soldiers, who could only get a random shot at
them occasionally. About two o'clock I passed
through the various patrols that were stationed up
and down the streets, and things appeared to be
tolerably quiet. Troops have been arriving all day.
We have two or three cavalry regiments, and are
now tolerably secure. The insurgents have taken
to the hills ; how they are to subsist there I know
not; I should think they must quckly come to
terms.

" The first man who seized a musket was a large
brawny fellow. I did not see him till he was dead.
He seized the musket from behind the soldier, and
on the soldier turning round they struggled fur it,
the soldier got him a little further off, and then
with a thrust sent the bayonet through his body,
and be fell with the point of the bayonet sticking
out at his back. The soldier was immediately
levelled with a club, and dangerously wounded on
the head. Another fellow seized hold of a drummer,
and had a bayonet through his head immediately,
and a musket discharged into his right side at the
same time.

" Such a riot has never been known in this neigh-
bourhood before. Four or five dead bodies were dis-
covered this morning concealed among the cinders.
Mr. Hill went to Bristol yesterday for the yeomanry,
who, I understand, are now at Caerphilly. The
rioters sent for Mr. Charles last ►+;;lit, and he went
froth them as a deputatio❑ to :qr. Crawshay. On
his return they wanted to choir him and early him
through Merthyr. His interference was the cause
of uninterrupted quiet last night. It is now eight
o'clock. I have been on an eminence to inspect the
rioters at a distance : they arc mustered in con-
siderable numbers on the Brecon road, beyond
Coedycymer: Pennydarren-house is filled with
infantry and surrounded by cavalry. All the iron-
works are stopped at Nantyglos and every where
else in the neighbourhood. All the men are crowd-
ing to Coedycymer; they are supposed to be about
S,OOO men ; they are narrowly watched all along the
road, and the least movement we are made ac-
quainted with."
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.—The most extravagant re-
ports relative to this disturbance have been current
in this city ; such as the rioters, amounting to many
thousands, having possessed themselves of various
descriptions of arms, together with several pieces of
cannon, the latter being planted on the heights, and
the roads being broken up, or rendered impassable,
as a measure of defence; but we have every reason
to believe that they have no foundation in truth, at
least to the extent stated.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MAN SI O N- H 0 USE.

Thomas Todd, an Irish labourer, was brought
before Sir C. S. HuNTER, ►who sat for the Lord
Mayor, charged ►with having, when disguised in
liquor, given Michael Corvey, a ►watchman, and an
hishman also, a knock on the head, ►which interfered
►with his duty, by preventing him crying the hour.
The complainarit said that as he was going along,
at eleven o'clock the night before, and just about to
cry the honr, the defendant bawled out " silence !"
and stmck his hat down over his eyes, so that when
he tarried about to see who did it, he couldn't see
nobody.—(A laugh.) When he afterwards asked
►what was that for ? he was told that he had no
right to disturb the other watchmen, who were all
going to sleep, and that if he did, he should be put
to sleep with a poker himself.
Sir C. S. HUNTER—" Well, I suppose he had
taken a drop too much ?"—The complainant said
that such was certainly the case. They had never
seen each other before, and the blow came quite
unexpected.

"He didn't hurt you ? He broke no bones, I
hope ?"—" No, your Worship, I can't aay he did ;
but he obstructed me in my duty. How can a•
watchman do for the public, if he meets with such
obstropulous fellows
" Well, I suppose you locked him up for the
night in the watch-house. Now, what would you
have me do, my good fellow ? I dare say he's sorry
.
enough for what he has done."—" hy, my Lord,
I've lost my day through }inn, and I ought to have
it made uo to me by him."
Sir CLAYDIUs—" By him ! Why, look at him.
Do you suppose he can pay you fora day's work ?
Come, come, he has been in the watch-house all
night. If he wanted to see the fraternity in a state
of repose, I'm sure he must Lave been fully
grati-
fied."—( Laughter.)
Defendant—" God bless your Lordship, I didn't
know that I struck the gentleman, for I was carry-
ing a load ; and got a glass or two that made
as druril-. as a lord, and then I was dragged to the
watch-house."

" Are you able to pay this man for the loss of
his time ? or have you :My friends who will enable
you to do so '—" The Lord ble:s your Honour, I
h:lven't a friend in the world, ba►rin myself and
yourself ; and the devil a farthing I'n► worth in
rucney; but I'll owe it to him ; make it up to
him some way or other."

- -
" I hope you don't mean to pay him in the same
coin that he comp'ains of—over the head ?
Defendant—" I'll give him something to drink;
something good."

Complainant—" I won't stoop to drink with you.
I want to be paid for the loss of my day."
Sir CLAUDIUS HUNTER—" There, he says he'll
'give you something good to drink. I'd have you.