The Sun.
London, England, 1818-03-27 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE

DESPERATE RIOT, AND FOUR PERSONS SHOT.
Laraarrn-STREET.---,-Yesterday George rirdley.
John Howells, and John Rippon, three notot ioutt
characters, being part of an extensive gang, were
brought up in the custody of Dalton, Fortune,
and Foster, officers belonging to this officer
charged under circumstances of the most dig'
graceful nature, of which the following are the
particulars :
It appeared that some villains on Wednesday
morning last entered the back part of the • pre..
mises of Mr. Sheffield, butcher, of High-street,
Aldgate, and stole therefrom 3 fine bullocks (which
had been brought from the country the day pre'
vious), for the purpose, as it appeared, of creating
a riot and crowd to enable them to commit rlepre
dations about the town. On the evening of the
same day, at dusk, about 800 or 1,000 per-
sons, of the most depraved and infamous
racters, assembled in a field near Stepney fair, and
had the bullocks secured with halters round their
necks, till an appointed time, when they were let
loose and hunted by men up and down through
different streets, and the utmost confusion was
raised about the town, in consequence of the whole
of -the gang pursuieg them, being armed with
sticks, bludgeons, and other weapons, and pelting
stones, to the great danger of the passengers i
they took their route towards Whitechapel, and
several persons on the road were tossed by th°
animals ; a Mrs. Williams, who lives in Lain'
betiostreet, was walking along with her child in
her arms, and was tossed by one ; she and her
infant were injured in a dreadful manner, and con"
reyed home. A porter, who was proceeding aloof;
North-street, NVhitechapel, with a chest of draw"
ers on his head, was likewise tossed, his drawers
were smashed, and himself gored and iejureo its
a terrible manner, having one of his arms broker);
be was taken to a surgeon's in a dangerous coat
don. Several other persona were tossed and not—
terially injured. The villains drove the iwor beasts
about the. town for a length of time, rill they he"
came in a state of madness, and every Dar'''e
made way for them to pass, no one daring 10 g°
before them; they next dio ye towams
street, Spitalfields, on entering which one of she
animals, who was more infuriated than the others,
rushed into the warehouse of Messrs. Roscier anti
Jacques, dyers, of that street, being followed int°
the shop by a number of villains, who cow"
tnenced their attack ; the whole of the windo"
were,smashed, anti likewise the panels at the shitu
of the shop, and great injury was done to other
parts, as likewise • the property. The Po-
sons employed on the premises were dread'
fully injured 'by the animal, and infatrionsili,
'maltreated by the robbers who followed. it. f.,;
length the men who worked in the shop soccee°7
in turning the villains out, and managed to-81'u-
and bolt the doors; notwithstanding, the pr"
soners and a great body of their companions hr‘l'ke
open the place, and acted with the utmost violence
with their sticks, &c.; and finding all measures to
quell the riot, and prevent them from robbing the
place, ineffectual, the persons in the warehouser
who were furnished with fire-arms, threatened to
fire on the depredators, if they did not desist from
their purpose, and being disregarded, they, after
subsequent entreaties, fired upon the mob, 811`a
four or five of the villains received the con; -
tents of the fire-arms, and were carried out
from the place by some c: their vile coal."
panions, supposed for surgical assistance ;
ing this time the other two animals were hunt-
ed by more of the 'rob round the atlacent part 6.
and information hoeing been received of the dis-
graceful transaction at the above office, Daft"'
Fortune, and Foster were dispatched instantly to
quell the riot, and apprehend the delinquetos• On
their going to the place, it was in the utmost cot;
sternation, 'but a party of the ‘Vorship-sire
officers succeeded in 'dispersing the rioters, an
ir
Dalton, Fortune, and Foster, at the peril of e
lives, rushed and seized the prisoners, who ward
armed with tremendous bludgeons, and appeared
most active in the affair, and brought the:lli!.
custody to the office, During the time
mob- was in Hare-street, several persons 1 „
their pockets picked, and some cut completely
off. An officer of Whitechapel, named-Weburj/I
i:i
Plonket, was knocked down on the ground' -I
beat by some of the Villains with their sticks 8113" e
bludgeons, till they almost murdered him, end
now lies in a deplorable condition, at his rest
i
Bence in Whitechapel. The two animals "-
e
were drove about the street, during the transfer
don at the above warehouse', were with some ul
fieulty taken borne to Mr. Sheffield's premises;
but the other was in such a dangerous state to b 1:
let loose, that they were necessitated to have .
slaughtered in the warehouse, and afterwards cow:
vcyed home. The prisoners are all ill-looking
fellows, well-known by the officees: On bait);
searched, no property was found on them, 1)14 •
their sticks appeared to have been much used in
the-affray. Several witnesses were present to gig:
evidence, which being satisfactory, the priOneeire
were fully committed to Newgate to take cb
trial. - _

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Yesterday at hi h BIRTHS.
iUct
, s ouse in town, the Lady of qa-
Crawley, Esq. of a daughter.
On the 23d inst. in Albemarle street, the Countess of al.
degrave, of a daughter.
H°'
On Wednesday last, in Wimp°le-street, the Right '
Lady Bridport, of a daughter. '
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On Wednesday last, at Tottenham; in the 66th year °-
f
age, after a tedious and severe illness, borne with "tlllf
christian fortitude and resignation, Charles Pratt; Esu• tlecril46
regretted by his' family and a numerous circle of friemlo- „t,
was an affettionate husband, a tender and indulgent
a kind and sincere friend.
On Saturday last, at her house in Chapel-street, Gross.°or"
place, in her 27th year, the Hon. Miss Hawke.
On the 22d inst. at Stoke, near Plymouth, Mr. Alexander
Usborne, late Purser of
,his Majesty's slrip Hannibal. •
On Wednesday, the lath inst. in th 6 78th year of his 10";
Thomas Warburton, Esq. formerly Major-in the 7thr °
Queen's Own Regiment of Dragoons.
On Saturday last, at Idstone, in the county .of Berk%
Lieut.-General Charles Tarrant, fate of the Royal Engineer
in Ireland, in his 89th year.
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On the evening of Saturday, the 7th of February, at
house on Navy-point, Kingston, Upper Canada, Captain s"
Robert Hall, Kist. Knight Companion of the Most ..Ilon'
Military Order of the Bath, &c.

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