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London, England, 1817-06-17 00:00:00

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tigued to address them on the present occasion.''
They then prepared to withdraw, by bidding the
mob " Good night." A generatcry of " home,"
disperse," &e. was then raised, but the crowd
continued fora considerable time before the house
and to indulge in, the same noisy exultation which
had marked their conduct previously to the candle-
light' exhibition of Mr. WATSON from the wiodow.

On Tower-bill, between four and five o'clock
in the afternoon, a crowd began to assemble in
order to see WaTsoet return a condemned traitor,
or to receive the intelligence of his acquittal and
consequent liberation. Since the hoax played off
by Sir I:ll.,ixcis BURDETT, in 1810, such a multi-
tude had not been seen on.this spot; as bad accu-
mulated between five and six. The end of Tower-
street on the Hill, by which the prisoners bad
been accustomed to pass',. was the favourite place
of rendezvous. On one side the elevation of the
foot-path furnishes almost theatrical accommo-
dation to those who wish to see any object
that is expected to -pass by the .road. 'Here the
gronpes were must witnerous—and indeed the
general mirster took place. It was long before
any tidings arrived of WATSON. In the mean
rime they were consoled with a view
of Thistle -
wood, who was walking on' the leads of that part
of the fortress, in which be is confined, attended
by a Yeoman of the Guard. He rentahred in
sight fur an hour or two, and when the mo-
ment arrived at which it became necessary for
him to retire, be bowed repeatedly to the popu-
lace. No notice was taken of his respectful sa-
lutation; and just whet' he was about to disap-
pear, lie bowed.again. One man, and one only,
shouted " lluzza!" The crowd were .kept in a
state of unpleasant suspense for some time,
which,' however, they bore with great patience,
and the good and the bad intelligence received in
succession excited little emotion ; and neither
shouts for the one, nor hisses for the other, were
heard from any part of the motley assemblage. At
length, at a quarter before eight„ the waving of
handkerchiefs from the windows of the houses at
the end of Tower-street, most remote front the
Hill, indicated the approach of something more
than had previously been seen. In a few seconds
the coach which had conveyed WATSOAT to %Vest-
minster was perceived to be on its return, unac-
companied by the usual escort. Two or•tht ee
boys ran before it, shrieking out, '' Walson's
acquitted 1" About half as many men and women
of the lowest description came with the carriage
(which contained only the Yeomen of the Guard.o
waving their hats, 'handkerchiefs, and bonnets,
ecluOt;• in hoarser tones the cry of the hop
iv o had preceded them. A second carriage fol-
lowed close upon the former, and as it was found
WATSON was in ntithecof the two, without was at
length set up by the multitude, which lasted se-
veral minutes.

The Guard tit the Tower Gate advanced with
fixed bayonets a few yards out on the Hill to re-
ceive the carriages. These having entered, the
soldiers retired. The mOh, after a feeble attempt
at another shout, dispersed in all directions, and
in hali•an hour the bill was quite clear, with the
exception of a few groupes of orators who re-
mained on the* groUnd to discuss the question on
which a Jury has decided in the ease of WATSON,
and might yet have. to decide in the cases .of
:Thicitievoya, Hooper, and Preston.