The Sun.
London, England, 1810-04-09 00:00:00

SIR F. BURDETT.

It is . • •
ith the deepest regret 'that we feel our-!
ndtcs compelled to record the continuance of those
IV
have
which we mentioned on Saturday.--
tiet:1111: carefully collected the particulars, ,of every
In the
that has taken place since our last account.
the course of Salurday, Mr. Colman, 'tire Set:-
irt at Arms, accompanied by two Akessengersrbe-
qing to the House of Commons, waited on the
nvt., and was introduced into his drawipg-
g m, while the Messengers waited in the.hall.,—
tit Francis then told the' Serjeant that he would
14IP along with him, and that he would resist the
tilg°rity under which
,he aeled. The Serjeaut then.
arced; and 'cotnrnunicated the result of this inter-
to the. Speaker. ,Some timeefter he returned,
.:again admitted into the house, and had a'second
11t 'view With.the Baronet, whom he endeavoured
4Prevall on, first by remonstrances and
,then by
kjats, to accompany him to the Tower, In °be.:
ce to the Speaker's warrant and order of the
o'
Stcuse• Sir Francis persisted. in his refusal. The
klearn then observed, " Sir, -you must be, aware
I have two persons waiting below who are pre-
to take you- away by force." "Then, Sir,"
C'ed the Baronet, " I have four persons waiting.
pave, who are ready to resist them, by force." Sir
hcis then wrote. a short letter Speaker;
47, Serjeant and the Messengers- went away, and
not return again. , •
an early both- crowds. began to collect opposite
Wl4Pcts s house, and_ also on, Tower,Hill— To-
ards noennoen the numbers at both places, particularly
ki,ti'st, were very considerable. That part of the
tijer opposite the• Tower -was crowded with boats,
tr with persons who expeeted Sir Francis would
tiee°nvqed by water to the place of his confirm-
ut• The Earl of' Moira arrived at the Tower
:I.lt one o'clock, and gave the necessary orders for
!lying Sir Francis, whom he •said he expeeted
the Course of an hour. The crowd on Tower-
-4:, whenever they. perceived a carriage or • hdck-
Y•eoach, ran op and examined it, .conceiving
fat Sir Francis might arrive privately. Placards
ere
stuck up in several parts of the cityparticu-
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tit, t) the vicinity of the Tower, with iu!itations
e people.
thstr Francis remained at his house on Friday night,
Itig about ten o'clock on Saturday morning he took
N,,lirltig on horseback. He returned about ktall-past
His approach to his own house was touch
terded by the number of persons who crowded
lie
him to.shake hteds with ..him.. Soon_ after
lie departure of the-Serjeant at Arms,: a ti 00p of t he
ii.°.rse Guards and a company of the Foot Puards.
.h
jrived, and took post before Sir,Francis's house.
infantry were stationed on-the pavement Close.
bf the house, and the cavalry 'on the opposite siae.
the street, facing them. The crowd at this tit,,_
r°tamed to some thous.ands;extending through
beyond. Berkeley-street on one side, and
is far as Clarges-street on the
.other. .They emu-
°Yed themselves in compelling all persons .who
sesi to do homage :to their sovereignty, and the
presence of the military did not prevent-them from
ttaOlng this tribute. ' Such as refused to, pull off
heir
tt hats immediately were pelted v. ith mud and
tt. Their insolence and violence became at last
to
to excessive. that the Horse Guards received orders
:,Clear the street, fin doing which several persons re-
:wed serious injury, in consequ.nce of the. panic
d pressure produced by the acting of the cavalry.
he mob, hoWever, rallied again, and 'matters. at
:ogth became so 'serious, that it was found nen..s-
rY to read the Riot'Aet) Which was done by Mr.
Justice✓ Read,
•
and the ftreet was again cleared of
This was the state of affairs till between six and
Seven o'clock, when the mob beginning to re-as,-
lt9)ble, an additional troop of Horie Guards arrived.
etween ten and eleven, tile mob becoming still
tore daring, the military force received an additional
aPgrbentation, and paraded the streets in numerous
detachments. -Finding the mob determined not to
cliaPerse,• it was found _necessary to give orders that
the military should not suffer three persons to stand
fir a moment together; the orders of the night
were Move on," and several persons received in-
-I,nries on their refusing to disperse.or keep moving.
.the military part of the business of the evening was
well arranged to maintain order. A portion of the
cavalry were stationed at the corner of every street
'eading to Piccadilly, from -Boul.street to a &nisi-
derabledistance beyond Sir Francis B-urdett's house.
();LIO of the guards was thrown from his horse, by
tae deXterity of one of the mob, while he .Was.chas-
lising some of the Burdeltites, who had got,. pent up
In a corner. Before the' trooper recoverenrom his
the man had fled.
SeVeral shots were fired by. the military, and some
at them. One dragoon, is stated to have been
killed by the shOt of a pistol. A serjeant of the
Morse Guards :discharged tiis pistol at 'the top-of
,St. James's-street, and wounded a man in the groin.
ANA her was shot through the thigh, and .carried in
* hackney coachthrough the Strsand.
Several pieces of cannon Were . brought to the
8Pot; four guns were stationed in Soho-square, and.
40Me Others in Russell-square. The total number
:0f cannon. pOsted.in different part's
.01 the town is
• Said to amount to fOrty.
The mob being prevented from assembling in
collthed in the .different avenues, and oc-
casionally annoyed thesoldiers by abasing them, and
vociferating " Burdett for ever," but they were too
closely watched to of ed any mischief. About a
hundred or so filed Off to St.. James's-square, and
there . Legan in attack Lord Castlereagh's windows
With stones ; but notice of their movements was
goon conveyed to the calvairy, who came in a body„:
followed by. two pieces of artillery. The _rnob were,;
immediately dispersed.. The shops in the immediate:
-Deighbourhood were shut up all day, and the balco-
ties filled. with speaators.
All possible precautions were taken on Friday by
Government to. prevent the possibility of: a recur-
rence of the dreadful riots in 1780. Before twelve-
o'clock on Saturday '.troops ',from the. Essex, „the.,
It.entish, the Southern, 'and the Home Distriet,,viere
on March for the different villages in. the vicinity, of
the metropolis. Tbe ieth light dragoons arrived
early in the Morning at Stratford. Irate in the even-
' jog twrt brigades of artillery arrived from_ Wool-
one 01 thtin was statiOnetron the. parade.,in
• Si. James's Park, and, the other was Posted in t.svo,
di% rii is in Bt[rkeley-squ.oe, with lighted matchesa,
del:A:tic:it:tit of about 150 of the stli light sira-
..