The Sun.
London, England, 1816-12-04 00:00:00

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The patrote at this joacture setsorneilOiaving.ist4
effectually piresnett the 'other t 111,Y)4 ilia 11r. Watson
Was seettre,t4 and a •Ili44tul and a gretit man
were taken. tram him. IJc, WOie rto
ngitigrers' t-
roats and Idxbootif,&e. were Veti'ilirty.,,
Jots. been erroneously statedt that- alit e bed
been :fieer four 4unctrtni persons, stint us the
Exchange,' the lanid 'Mayor keeping the 'tit* only
who appeared to be the ringleader ~or who Mani-
fested most viestence.--4Wentoally .tfrett poly were
detained., ((See RepOrt.) Hoopet,-w lin was
seized by Sir Jainea Shan?", appealed to be- the
leader of the mob; he carried the lag desetib-
ed Tits:* Stiwc, and wore tl tri-coloured
cockade his hat. He was aktremety violent
when secured, 'spoke high of. his own au-
tlititity, and 'threatened ' .the Lord Mayor.
Upon ,isearehing him there' welt! found in
his possession a number of papers, chietlY relating
to the Spa-fields Meeting, the eapence of erecting
a hustings, Ste. Some of thew were signed by
Preston, whose 'name has alteady appeared to the/
,t i...ttisentents of the Meeting. A case Of pi.tois
tiso found in his pocket loaded, which upon
examination did slot apptiir to have been very, re-
cently discharged. Being asked by the Officer
who_bad him in custody as. Lloyd's, what was the
motive of himself and his companions ? he replied,
that they " came into the City in order to obtain
the aisistatice of the., Lord Mayor, to interfere, it
poisible, with the l'riuce 'twat, With respect ttr
their Petititin.
lit the eXatrallatiollll SOjeeo Mouper
is stated to have said he woo the Thsainret to the
Spa-fields Meeting, but had very little Money to
hold. He knew the two Mr, Watsotts,
.who bad
addressed the Meeting ins Monday, ROI( WitA,theee
himself front whence he set off, with, several
others, towards the City. While at the Meeting
sonic itolividual put a case of pistols. into his
hand, but he was unable to say whom. These
be put in his pocket, but did not mean, to, use
them. lie also acknowledged having carried the
colours, and worn the cockade.
Cashmot e said, he was a discharged seaman, and
hail come up from Deptford to town on. Monday
morning. He was standing close by 4. a large
church anti castle" (meaning St. Paul's),. when
he was accosted by another suitor, a strairer,
who asked him if he wished to take a walk tar
a short dune ? He replied ".Yes," and the Wan:-
ger lostaittly put into his hands a musket, and
they proceeded together, and 'stilted a Ponther of
others who were marching. lie had no coneep-
tint) of what it meant. The last witness, whet)
taken at the Exchange, had as musket in Isis pos-
session.—Carter, who had also the appearance of
a seaman, said he was a shoemaker. lie met a
number at persons marching through the City on
Monday, and- joined Miens, but was not aware of
their proceedings, nor did he commit the slightest
act of violence. The prisoners confessed being
with the mob when the outrage took place
at
Snow-hill, but denied having the slightest share
in that illitnattioll. 'They Also expressed-their
readiness to tell all they knew. The prisoner
Hooper joining in the above declarationhand be-
ing evidently actinainted with some of time
tin-
known proceedings at the. Spa,telds Meeting, the
Lotto MAYOR, deetOet) it right to hold a private
examination.--. The prisoners were alt remanded
for examination
,nti a future! flay.- •
Ifooper, who acted as Treasurer to the Meet-
ing, lived at No. 9, Greyseoke;phice, -Fetter-
lane, which is also the residenee of Preston, the
Secretary. They have lived" there about a fort-
night. At one o'clock yesierday morning, the
Lord Mayor went to the house. Preston said
thsvt Hooper had the use of the rooms as Trea-
surer, Preston has two daughters:: it appeared
they bad wretched beds on the floor? in a small
room, with scarcely any covering, end hardly It
chair in the room. Presto's appeared
_perfectly
ready to go with the Lord Mayor. It clearly ap-
pears that the harridan was to collect arms, to go
Rack to the Meeting in Spa fields, and then to pro-
ceed to:Carlton-house,
The report of one of the Guards, having been
shot its the Minories proves to he unfounded; but
a ruffian Who levelled a blunderbuss at one of she
soldiers in pimiento., at the same time declaring
his intention, happily missed his aim, and the
ball entered the neck of the rider's horse. An
attempt was instantly made by a mien in the
crowd to secure him, but he fought hard, and
was ultimately rescued. Several of the soldiers
received slight blows of stones- and brick-bats,
while others were occitsionally saluted with taut
nd mud. To the praise of the troops, howeier,
they bore these insults with a spirit of coolness
and forbearance commendable in the highest de-
gree, but :bey likewise mantested that firmness
which they are universally allowed to possess.

THE ("cITRACIE IN SKINNER STREET.
rawrteut.sus...-Mr.ltichard Platt,
a mauchtster warehonsemani of Cateaton-street,
had taken the lock of his fowling-piece to Mr.
Beckwith's, the gun-maker, to be repaired, and
while in the shop, he observei+ tittee'muen
vowing to come in. The door mils inimediately
opened, and they detnatuted arms *nd ammuni-
tion, which ins peremptorily refused. One of
them, a decently dressed young sailor, then drew
back, and iiithont saying a word, fired at Mr.
Mutt, who instantly fell. The assassin
,no sooner
saw what he had dune, than he became, or pre-
tended to he, repentant. lie went 'to the unfor-
tunate sufferer and implored his pardon, urging
that be war a deluded young man, regretted 'with
much shear of sincerity, the enormity of his erbite,
and said, that the impulse of the Stioinent alone,
had occasioned it. All this was, uttered in .a
paroxysm of grief. lie had no sooner made this
acknowledgment than the mob entered,, and this
miscreant, a disgrace to human natnk, was
tuediately observed reloading his piece. An attempt
was oracle to
,secure hint, but he ntised with the
crowd and effected a temporary escape from the
hands of justice.
Mr Platt, as soon as his strength would per
ntit, wits CutiVcytti coach to his house at
Brixton.
The following Pollee reports relate ,to the Wile

SubjeCt 4--
ANSION•ftOCBI.-A vent tlegreeof anxiety was
mitoilestedyektertittrotorologi A timMitilsimi-hotiset
stealing a loaf (row the shop of Mr. Sterenv, baker,