The Sun.
London, England, 1817-10-08 00:00:00

DISTURBANCES AT WORCESTER.

This •city has •been tho scene of _a dangerous
riot.—On the 7th of August a meeting of Freemen;
of Worcester took place, at the flop Pole Inn, to.
consider the best means of removing certain en-
croachments alleged to have been made on Pitch--
croft, on which ground the Freemen have a li-
mited right to depasture cattle, &c. A Cominittee
was appointed to investigate the subject; on the
25th of Angirst the Committee announced,that they
lardainani nmusiy resolved to zerve notices on all per-
sons who had made encroachments on Pitcher-OP,
to remove them on or before the 29th of Septem-
her, but sabsennently considering :that the, removal
of the whole of them would be attended with great
loss to a Charity which -derived a•eonsiderable in-
come fmom them, • they deemed it most desirable
to direct the removal of those buildings and fenets:
only which •appeared Most obnoxious, and which
the parties interested agreed to remove before the
29th of September. Notwithstanding, however,
all these endeavouis to prevent any bread' of the
public peace, ,the expectations of the Committee
were disappointed. On the morning of Monday
last, between eight, and' nine o'clock, numbers of
persons began to assemble in the -neighbourhood
of the encroacharents, anti when shfficient nurn-
bers were collected, they commenced the demoli-
tion of fences and buildings of all descriptions,
which were not strong enough to resist their
efforts, anti totally destroyed an inhabited house..
Information being conveyed to the Magisirates of
these riotous acts, they proceeded to the spot,
Where the itiot*Act was read, but neither this
measure nor •remonstrance prodncirig any effect,
and the civil power being found quite inadequate
to the task 01 dispersing the mob, it was resolved
(about twelve o'cloCli) to relaire the assistance
of the Worcestershire'Yeotuanri Carat! , The'
few members of this corps who 'resided in the
city and vicinity-assembled with all 'possible dis-
pateh,. and7in the afternercin CoLCoeks- arriVed ;
it was not, however, "thought advisable to con.-
difct the Yeomanry to the scene df the riot, for
by the time they-had tnisembie'd, 'the'diSorder had
in a great measure ceased ; they accordingly re--
' trained In the streets of the city until eight in the
evening, when it was announced to them that
their services were no longer
.required, Late
,in
the evening, and on the following morning, new
outrages tvere-comniitted ; it was therefore deem-
ed advisable yesterday morning again to call out
the Yeomanry,: and. to have the civil power in-at-
tendance ; the Magistrates also issued various
hand-bills, warning the populace of the punish-
ment which awaited a continuance of riot. In the
afternoon the Yeomanry Cavalry had assembled
in considerable numbers ; but no disturbance took
place, and the city is again, perfectly tranquil.
The Cavalry still remain in town. The damage done
is very'considerable, and the place attacked pre
sents a singular scene of devastation ; not only
fences have been levelled, but buildings of various,
descriptions either totally or partially destroyed,
and, of course, plunder has, as usual, accompa-
nied riot; the timber-yards have been robbed of
articles to a considerable 'amount. The greater
part of time places destroyed are included in
the encroachments which the Committee ordered
to he removed. Twelve 'persons have been Com-
mitted to the city gaol, charged either with being
concerned in the riot.,. or with having abetted
thOse who were; and warrants -are out against
others. The mob used every effort to irritate the Ca-
valry, and two persons_ were aptirehended(one•by
Colonel Cocks) in the act of throwing stones at
them.—(Gloucester Journal, Oct; 6.)

MELANCRoLY CATASTROPFIE,,--A poor 'woman,
cif the name of Jennings, residing with her , hus-
band .and family in .one of the small :..cottages off
the Edgware-rbad, opposite to George-street,
having a sick child, wsent to an apothecary's 'shop
in the neighbourhood .for advice and medicine,
where she received a bottle of some kind of stuff,
two spoons full of whieb she Was ordered to give
the child. On her return she 'administered the
meditinc:as ortcred.;.-and lik ewisegave a spoonful
of the: saute mixture to .a child she. had to nurse ;
'the consequence was, that both the children died
in less than an 'hour afterwards. The bodies have
been opened, anal the surgeon is of opinion they
were•poisoned.
MELANCHOLY ACCIDENto-09 the evening of
Friday the 19th ult, three boys, two of whom were
named Andrew Black and 'George Taylor; be-
'longing. to Crail,-and ..Tames'itobertson from K ing
horn, went off in a small-boat; for-the purpose or
conducting a sloop that was not far distant from
,the -shore into the harbour. After they had
reached the vessel, it seems they, were not able
to manage her; and therefore Taylor and Robert
son were dispatched to Crail to procure more as.;.
sistance (Black beirig left.orboard the vessel to
await their return.) : Shortly after their de-
partore, the people in Abe. sloop were alarmed at
hearing the shrieks of some persons, apparently
in imminent danger, which ,were readily conclud-
ed to be those of the two boys lately gone from
the vessel, but, from the scarcity of men on board,
and darkness of the night, no assistancereould be
rendered the unfortunates. It appears the boat
had gone upon a. rock, and from the violent sea
running, was soon filled with water, which after-
wards sunk, together with the two unhappy ma-
riners. The. bodies have not_ yet been found,
though diligent search has been made for them.—
(Edinburgh.Courant)

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