The Sun.
London, England, 1841-07-06 00:00:00

LIVERPOOL RIOTS.

Those of the rioters who were apprehended were ex-
amined at the police-court on Thursday, before Mr.
Rushton and Mr. Houghton. We subjoin a list of the
cases.

A young man, about twenty years of age, who was ap-
prehended in rater-street, brandishing a stiletto, and
swearing he would wound the first man who came near
him, was ordered to find bail.

Mary Burke and Ann Howard were charged with
having, at seven o'clock in the evening, broken the win-
dows of Mr. Robinson, publican, Scotland-road. The
case was proved, and they were fined 20s. each.
Two young men, carpenters, were brought up for
breaking the windows of Mrs. Wood's house, in Tarle-
ton-street. The prisoners threw a large iron nut through
two panes of glass, the top sash of the window being
down at the time. He sat still, thinking the parties
would pass by, but they went to the bar window, and
one of them took his hat in his hand and deliberately
broke ten squares of glass. Mr. Clucas, on hearing the
screams of a woman, went out, when he was knocked
down and kicked three times in the face. One kick was
inflicted on the eye, the second on the cheek-bone, and
the third under the chin.—Sent for trial to the Sessions.
Two Irishmen, Peter Crawford and Michael Gibbon,
who were part of a gang of from forty to fifty rioters, who
attacked a man in Lime-street, and severely injured
him, and forced him to tali* refuge in the Old Fall Well
Tavern, were placed at the bar. One dropped a large
hammer from his coat when he was taken into custody.
Mr. Rushton ordered them to pay a fine of 5/. each, or
be imprisoned for two months.
Nine men and two women, amongst whom were Edward
Canavah, Robert Roberts, Paul Higgins, John Duffy,
Peter Meade, Michael Donovan, and Thomas Hanlon,
were placed at the bar.
Superintendent Murphy stated, that about half-past
five, on Wednesday, he received information that the
windows of severer houses in Marybone had been broken
by a riotous mob. The officers then identified their pri-
soners. One of the women had half a brick in her hand,
which she was seen to throw at an officer. A man
had a large flint stone with which he struck one of
the policemen ; and another woman came out
of a cellar, and threw a large stone at one of the
mounted force. A young man, named Donovan,
was seen throwing stones, and followed to his
father's cellar, where he disabled one of the officers with
a poker ; he also took up a large knife, used by clog-
makers, and struck the same man over the head with it :
the other officer, in the attempt to get it from him, cut
all his fingers. The old man who had assisted in re-
sisting the officers was also taken into custody. Another
man, who was found flinging stones at the police, was
also brought up. When taken into custody, five half
bricks were found in his pockets. The rest of this lot
were proved guilty of throwing stones. To the two
women the Magistrate said that, considering their sex,
and, probably, the mode in which they had been brought
into the riot, he would only order them to pay a fine of
20s. and costs, or be imprisoned twenty-one days. To
the other parties he said, they would be committed to
take their trials for that most disgraceful and cowardly
outrage and assault.
One of the policemen, when dispersing the crowd above
alluded to, was struck on tha breast by a youth, who
deliberately stepped out from amongst his fellows for the
purpose. He was fined 51., or, in default of payment,
ordered to be imprisoned two months.
A woman, who, in Fontenoy-street, took an apron full
of stones and threw four of them at the windows of a
neighbouring house, was ordered to pay 20s. and costs,
or, in default of payment, be sent to gaol for fourteen
days.
A man was seen by a policeman with a cobbler's knife
up his sleeve and a large bludgeon under his coat. Ho
was using very threatening language, saying that he
would serve them out by and by. He was ordered to
find bail, himself in 20/., and two sureties in 151. each,
to keep the peace for twelve months.
Mary Jones, for smashing glass and throwing stones,
in Great Crosshall-street, was fined the value of the
damage, 4/., or to be imprisoned two months.
Two gentlemen were riding in a gig up Great Cross-
hall-street, between eight and nine o'clock, displaying
their colours, when they were attacked by a crowd of
men and women, to the number of about a hundred. A
volley of stones was thrown at the gig, and the mob
pursued it. The man who inflicted the blows, as well
as one or two of the rioters, were sent to the sessions
for trial.

A man, apprehended in Tithebarn-street in the act of
throwing a stone at a policeman, was ordered to pay 51.,
or to be imprisoned two months ; and another, whose face
presented the most horrid appearance, one side of it
being completely covered with clotted blood, was booked
for throwing stones ; but, in the confusion at the time he
was taken, the officer's name who apprehended him was
not taken. and he was consequently discharged. It
would very likely be some time before he recovered of
his wounds.
Shortly aften ten o'clock, the window and fanlight of a
shop in Vernon-street were demolished by a mob, one oE
whom was apprehended in the act of lifting up a stone.
He was ordered to pay a fine of 41. and costs, or be im-
prisoned two months.
Two men, named Stutting and M'Gowan, for breaking
into a house in Sawney Pope-street, and striking the
police, to find bail, themselves in 101., and two sureties
in 251. each, or to be imprisoned one month.
John Lambert, for throwing bricks in Old Hall-street,
was ordered to be imprisoned twenty-one days.
A publican, who keeps a tavern in Sir Thomas's-
buildings, appeared against two men whom he had
caused to be apprehended on a charge of breaking his
windows. A basketful of stones had been thrown into
the house, the proof was not sufficiently conclusive, else
they would have been sent to trial.
Patrick Donegan and John Campbell, for rioting in
Church-street when Lord Sandon's carriage was passing,
and for subsequently breaking a landlord's window, were
fined Si. or two months imprisonment.
Edward Wood, Frank March, and John Wood, for
throwing stones at the police, were each fined 51.
Frank Connor, Thomas Larkin, aad James Smith
were charged with breaking windows. The prisoners
were remanded for trial.
John Kelly and William Hampson were accused of
having compelled the customers of a baker to take back
the bread they had bought from him, merely because he
was a Tory. They were severely reprimanded for such
intimidation, and required to find bail, themselves in 101.
each, and two sureties in 51. each.
John Hewett and Joseph Wilson, for attacking Mr.
Wood's, publican, Tarleton-street, and breaking all the
windows in front, were ordered to find bail for appear-
ance at the Sessions.
An officer was struck in the mouth, at eleven o'clock
at night, by a vagabond who was creating a great dis-
turbance in South John-street. A crowd subsequently
gathered and assailed the policemen with stones. The
prisoner was ordered to pay ss. costs, or to go to gaol
for 21 days. •
A young man, who said he was a bill-pastor, and had
been very actively employed the whole day in his voca-
tion, was taken into custody for the indiscriminate use
of his fists amongst his neighbours, in Lord-street. He
had knocked several individuals down. He was ordered
to pay 5/., or be imprisoned two months.
_ As the mounted police were proceeding in front of the

detachment on foot, along New Bird street, a man,

named Grant, who keeps a shop there, was observed
standing at his door. As one of the mounted officers
passed Grant, he threw a whole brick at him, which
struck him on the arm and fell upon his horse. An in-
spector rushed into the house after him, and apprehended
him. Grant committed for trial.
James M'Namer, Peter Key, Thomas Loughlin, Thos.
Dickenson, Henry Garvin, Timothy Regan, John Mit-
chell, A. Hamilton, R. Hunt, and J. Smith, were ac-
cused of having been active participators in the riots.
They were all identified. On one of them was found a
bludgeon or staff, with a large nail knocked into it, by
way of loading it. They were all ordered for trial, but
with an intimation that they might be liberated on bail.
themselves in 301. each, and two sureties in 151. each.
At the police-court, on Friday, a considerable number
of cases connected with the disturbances were brought
before the Court, some of which had been remandedfrom
the previous day, to enable the parties accused to bring
up witnesses for their defence, against charges of rioting
in Fontenoy-street, &c., in common with those on whom
judgment had been passed, while others had not before
been heard. The following cases were of an interesting
nature :
SHOOTING AT A POLICE-OFFICER.—A rather respeo
tably-dressed man, named Murray, was placed at the
bar, on a charge of having fired a loaded pistol at one of
the police force, by which he was wounded in the leg,
Mr. Whitty briefly stated the heads of the charge, and
the several witnesses were called.

Mr. Rushton said it was his duty to commit the pri-
soner for trial to the Assizes. He had, it appeared,
fired upon the police, and not upon the crowd, from any
apprehension of violence from them. The prisoner was
then removed.
FOUR PERSONS SHOT.-REMANDED CASE OF MR. CASE..