The Sun.
London, England, 1804-08-29 00:00:00

BASE MONEY.

7E015741TR SIT. Yesterday a shoemaker was
'brought before N. Boras, Esq. for re-examination,
on a charge of having aiarge quantity of base money
inrhis possession, when THOMAS Thlss, E'q. one of
the Inspectors of the Mint, attended. Croker and
Smith, ,two Officers, deposed, that they went la4t
Friday morning, and watched the Prisoner coming
nut of his own.house, the corner of Prince's-conrr,
Wild.street, Dairy-lane, to Stewait's: Rents. He'
was accompanied by a little girl of about ten years
of age,, his-daughter, who Aid her hand in her 'pocket,
supporting its, weight.. The Prisoner 'went into'
. a house in .Stewart's Rents, leaving the child
at the end of the street, where she waited till
his return. 13)th 'walked on' as.. far ,as the end
of Bow.street, where they were taken into custody
by the,two Officers already mentioned. In a small
.canvas hag, in 'the child's pucker, 'Were found
twel‘re dollars, four half-crowns, twenty-three shil.
Hogs, and fourteen. sixpences, very well
,executed,i
base coin. Upon 11, 'Raters, the Prisdner, were
found in his neck .handkerchief, nine seven shil.
ling pieces ; in his waistcoat pockets were 24.
several sixpences, and one hallcrown ; all
!base money ;. besides two , guineas -and two half
guineas in gold, with several. shillings and sixpences
in his bteeclres pocket, all good silver. Mr. l4Utsl.
'Era its attended on behalf of the Prisoner,- and
,madc several objections in point of law. The cit.'
amination lasted three hours ; when Mr. BOND con.
vidted 'the Prisoner in the full penalty, being 5!. on
each dollar, amounting to- 601. and committed him
to TOthill.fields prison until the same was paid.
The Journeymen Bootmakers, whose illegal and
malignant condutt •has for a considerable time dis-
imbed the; peace, and stopped the operations of
trade, have again manifested their irreconciled
by a continued riot for the last two days.
On Sunday last a very considerable number 'of
Closers and Makers assembled' in Oxford.street,
where they disturbed-the quiet of the inhabitants,
by a general conflitt, in which a considerable num.
bet of then wets dreadfully cut and maimed. The
rioters were annoyed by a strong body of the Po-
lice; but the Makers kept 'in union, and during the
day, repaired to the houses of numbers of the Closets,
where they condueted themselves- in the most un.
warrantable manner.

On Monday they assembled' together, anfl re.
paired to the house of Healy, a closer, in Henrietta.
street, Mary-le.bone, where a mob. of several hurt.
tired persons soon collead, who swore with bit..
Yer.inveftives against any man who should dare
to obstrud their pursuits in subduing the machi-
nations of traitors, inforniers, Sec. The first ob.-
jet of attack was' upon Quigley,, a, closer, who
lodged in the.house, whom they cut and maimed in
the most unmerciful manner. The interference of
the Police stops their diabolical proceedings, and
prevented farther depredations, by securing ore
•of the ringleaders, a maker, of the name of Brown.
A number of persons with their faces dreadfully cut
and maimed fall), established .the evidence against
the Prisoner, and he was committed for:trial: The
fate of Quigley cannot, as yet, be known.
The Magistrate reprobated the whole of the
Makers' proceedings', •He had hoped that the re.
foamy spirit which .prevailed among them •Was
subsided ; but as ,the: business now stood, ail those
who were apprehended would be.tnade a very severe
example of. He ordered warrants to be imme.
diately issued for the depredator'.