The Sun.
London, England, 1812-08-21 00:00:00

POLICE.

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STTt 2 ET ,----..-Inother Pelting-him. I.—A man,
r),lio calls bituelf Fraiteis Arattliew, has, for some
time paq. beets sendinrrActters to'i'.
Mr. Hamilton:, the Ur:Li. Secretary of State, and
oche: cientiemen in official situations, about a
prewnJed claim ; and
,stating
,pretty plainly, that
if :attention Was not ininicdiately paid to him, they
must look to themselVes.
_lle was, therefore,
pAetOnto Custody on Wednesday., and undeni7ent
a private..-eXamination .before Ir. BIRNIE, on a
charge of being an Alien at 'large, Without having
a Ileense.. We understand the account he gave of
himself that: lie was born in Spain, but' of
Itingli:3h parents ; -dad contended, that:by the 4th
cf George the .Second, he was a liege subject Of
George the Third, and therefore required no li7
cense. Mr. BIRNIE questioned him as to' what
he had,been, and how he had been emplved..lle
confessed that he had been an officer in the Spanish
service twenty-three years back, and had often
fought againSt Englancr; upon which the Ma-
gistrate infOrmed him, :that it Was rattier. an awk'-
ward situation, which r he had placed hsimself
for if he had proved what he asserted, viz._ that be
was a Liebe subject.; fighting against his- Sovereign,
he must commit him 'on a much :more -seriotis
charge : however as the case stood, he felt it his
duty to commit him to TOthil-fields Bridewell for
six months, as an alien without a license.
ImargINATIONs.---A number of idle and disor-
derly fellows,, who endangered and annoyed the
public on. Wednesday evening with fire-arms and
fire-works, were lodged in watch-houseS, . The
folloWing were examined at this office.:,---
Stephen Moulton was fined for throWing. a squib
'in the Strand..

Thomas White 7.ihs charged with flying &I a
pistol near the Adtrziraity. Being a very young
boy, and, his master undertaking that he should
not be guilty of the like again, he was discharged.
Amos Foster and Henry Twigg were . brought. by
R. Limberick, and convicted, for throwing squibs
in the Strand, having others, and_ a pistol, found
on them.

Williank.Grainger was charged' with attempting.
to rescue twigg. He followed the officers cioz.,e
behind, calling out to the mob for a rescue. 'The
mob Pelted the officers, and their liyes.were con.:
sidered in danger. He got hold ,of theprisoner7s.
arm, and endeavoured to pull him away from the
officers.'He refused to send for bail, and sArt
therefore, sent to-the watch!-houe.

.' Win. Paul Jenkins was convicted of throwing a
squib in St. James's-street. r •
By the exertions of Bacon on Monday anti
Tuesday nights, nice :dilly and Bohd-Street were
tolerably quiet,; so much so, that he had not oc-
casion to take one person into custody, and, the
public were allowed to view the- illuminations in
thOse quaiters• without alarm or danger. The
scene of outrage, riot, mid confusion, was removed
on, Wednesday night to St. ;James's-street, and
the streets leading 'out of it, where Nichols and a
party of the patrole
,were stationed:to keep order,
and to apprehend those who let off fire-works,
&c. ; bid it was found impossible, the mob -as-
sembled WAS so very numerous, awl' instead of:
.chewing dknonstrations of joy for a great national
,victory, their only object was to connuit outrages,
:,
---inake disturbances, and impede the rejoicings.
hn Bennet-street they set a house on fire by throw
Rip,' fire-works into some windows, which caught
the linen furniture ; an engine was procured to put
it out. In Bury-street they wantonly broke Mr.
'DeinaV', the upholsterer's, windows, although his
,house was illuminated. They persisted in letting
oftfire-works, putting the officers
,at defiance; for
which purpose they got over a horde that enclos-
ed a building that was repairing, and showered
brickbats, at them. They followed the officers
with these weapcnil. one thrown at Nichols" hit
his head, and knocked, him down: he, however,
contrived to seize the villain who elid it, but the
mob was so powerful they rescued him directly,
and it is supposed Nichols would have been mur-
dered, had not some Of the patrole fought 'their.
way to his assistance, and rescued him. The
'Clothes of ezveral women were set -On fire: - The.
doors of coaches were opened-, and tirewbflts
thrown .in, although those: inside, and the Coach
men took cif their hats. Squibs were thrown
into the coachmen's 'faces, and at the' horzes'
heads., which. caused them to be ungovernable,,
and *great ,nuniber of people were knocked down.
in consequence. A Gentleman was knocked down
in Bury-street by a brick-bat being thrown at him.
The officers were- repeatedly -attached by great
numbers, particularly when they appretenned any'
of them, and there was then a general cry 'of
" rescue, rescue, &c." " Don't let them go."
We' beheve'the nett scene in point of outrage
and. riot was the Strand., at the bi,ittont of .Ca-
therine-•streetli Salmon and Mapee were stationed
there, to: keep . Order, with numerous party• of
the patrole but the mob put them' at defiance;
,frequently knocking them down, following them
to the 'Offiee and to the watch-house, when they
t, had secured any offenders, and pelting them with-
brick-bats, stones, mud, 'exc. .

After twelve o'clock they regularly fought the
Officers when/they attempted to take any of them
into custody. Three women had their .clothes set
fire to. One of them was bdrnt through her
clothes. She came to the Office for redress, but
none could he given her, as she could not point
out the. fellow who did it. Several .other women
were knocked down, and their clothes set on fire.
Squibs Were thrown into the windoWs of Somer-
set-Houei and the windows of private houses.—
Carriages of all descriptions were attacked most
violently, although the drivers and thoSe inside
did every thingthe mob wished. .
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Although the mobs'were so extremely numerous
and violent, yet by the great exertions of the Of-
ficers a great number of the ringleaders were se-
cured lodged in different watch-houSes, and were
yesterday brought to the Office. .
The following were convicted of letting off fire-
works in the Strand, and at the corner of Ca-
therine-street : Henry Martin, ji)lin Evans, Ed-
ward Kemble, Tho Mas Powell, Robert Howell,
John Griffiths, 'Ccorge Parkinson, John Axford,
Wrn. Hickman, John. Gill, Samuel Jones, Thos.
Briggs, George Bulsby, T. Eller, Michael Bryant,
Charles Orfan, and John Mar Shall- Wm. Cam-
pny,' for letting off fire",vorks in _Great Russel-
street ; and Francis Collins, for the same in St.
J aIIIC3I3•S treat.

The folloAing. were convicted of lettinc:- oa
sqnilis and other fire-works in St. James', street •'
Frederick Sharp, George Ertnington, George
Cooper, Samuel Strong, Yohn Maderson, ;.n
Chitson, and James Rowden Jiohn Read, for the
like offenee in Clitford-street, Bond-street ; James
kitchell, for the like offence in Half Moon-street;
James Franklin; for the like otilince at the .Hoye
; johnWal,zh, Charles Wilding, and Xitnes
1-44'dney, for tot offence opposite the Sp:tnish
AinhaSsador's'htiv.sc ill Sim-inv.; Ga. lc. Joseph
Brown,.for the o: fence in Piccadiliv, opposite
the Gioruccster Coiree-house ; Donald Tullock,
foi• the like Offence at the corner of Coat:nut.-
street ; Edo-ard.'D‘''er-and Charles ree",- tt'r -the
Tike ofence:in Qxfoi:d7:strect:. .

Wm. 'l.ido.ava,:s chai•gefl 'with firing off a pistol
in the Strand, and ordered to find fien'il
Slauev, a boy about 14 years of age,..was charged
with letting off ire-slvortiS Kingsgq.te-;street.
The. calsi.'!; was made ;out .-cleaviy Against him 3 but
on hiS re-nrrrs-sirrg-a wiiiitygness-to assist in
lug toopunishtnentthe platittfactu.rers and,venders
of those daugerott sthir42;s:,"he was disniissed. Se-
-ifeval others e.re, titing,
.pistols,
and were orderectto,find:bait. - . --: •

Jairtes • Tiger •-w as - -charged -with selling -serpents .
It appeared by the evidence of Lack iindßuther,
lietonging to the Office,
.that they inked among
the crowd in Wych-street, edn6iilAy.:- night,
and a:fix' the prisoner selling serpentsAo boys and
men ...e::-The .prisoner '‘izYlve_gery
trade. Ile admited the charge,,and said lie bought
then at a shilling a dozen, and sold themsfor cne
sitillin; and threepence.
_This husiness izilt 12;e,
farther gone into on a future day ; it was n'ees
sary. to take a regular infOrinatk x.
?s I NS 1 N I S5:-- Abra-
hrtms was charged with picking the pocket. of a
young man, named .1.1.3r0wn, Clerk to a itiereliant
in Thames-street; of his watch; preCeifing.
evening,, opposite tile Mairsion-house, an'd was
remanded for further

Five other, pickpockets were brought up or 3i--
mi!ar chutes, two ef• whom were sent 0,, u'oarct
the tender and the other'three, ;ll.whose pos-
session were found severai, xAuabie sih handlzer-
chiefs, and 4 gold seal and key, were reLuan(k.i.
until Alondav next..

Gqii.olt-AL.t.;,:— Crew and- Bradit7,_
argsd s' p ociets iii
114:4:t-,street, the nighthcfore, wer sept.
the terdier lielbeir -own request.
Pair C7(,)--
nel was charged w;th'stealing 51. I6s. in c,;:; anci
notes, the p?Operty of one AllisOn, a toy-ntal:/!1',
who kept .a...i.hooth in the Fair. 'The pi o-ecil;:(11-
statedr.:Jhat9p,,Ayednes,day night he closed
booth round, and fastened-the blanket down, as
he ihdttoif; securely, precious to.goihg to rest,
:and when. he lay down; .he_puthis. sniall-clothes,
containing the sum_ mentionerj„whieh be had ye-.
ceived in the course of the •day, under his heoAl.,
He Was awokein the
_Morning- by'a person named
Biddle; Who lived opposite; and
.who.inforined
him 'he ..had been :robbed,: On ,
.getting, up; he
discovered that the, tent had, been loosened, :and
his sinall-61t5thes and money taken 'atvay.
Biddle stated,: that; about •fi've in- the Illorprng,
Saw. the prisoner force. open tare
:bottom of the'
boOth, and fake titen
went with them tinder, a • shed htthind the 'Booth,
and emptied the contents.- Upon.seeing this, he-
called up Allison, and informed him of the cir,
ettuAtance: They inimediately applied to a con-
stable,: and proceeded' to a public-house, 'where
the prisoner lodged, and. on: searching it, they
found the small-clothes concealed in the kitchen
chimney. The prisoner was gone to Sydenhatn
to work, but was 'followed, and taken intQcus-
tody.

The prism
,r in his defence said, •he found the
small-clOthe'S heriind the flrosecutor's booth, )3,44
shat there:ll44 nothing in the pockcts,-at the time
he pickekthenrltnp. lie was committed for trial.
Sunday • case of some importance
came forward' for decisiOn before Mr. EVAX.Ci: , 'at
this Office, relative to the 'liability, of persops,go-
ing to any place of public worship on Sundays to
the payment of tolls. A Gentleman resident- at

Cainii9.iwell,.kid in- the, custom of going. to a
place of 'Worship beyOnd the !founds of :that pa-
rish, -c;eitit<iided; anent! had aright of exempt ion.
The words .-of ,the. Act are, "- That any Vicar,
Elector, or Curate, going' to perform Divine Ser-
vice at his own Parish Church, or any persons
going.- to 'Or returning 'from their own Parirh
Chiirch,. or any other' place" of public worship
whatoeVer; shall be exempt.' The 2fpgistrate
was Clearly* or opinion, that these words, " any
otlAr place Of public worship whatsoever," must
be taken as connected with the WOrds "'own Pk-
rish.'Church,". and could only•b.c. taken to mean
places of public worship situate in th,;, parish in
Which persons" resided ; and that those going be-
yond the limits of their own parish were liable tt.i
the payment of. toll.