The Sun.
London, England, 1816-12-05 00:00:00

FURTHER DETAILS respecting the RIOTS.:

Much as tie public sympathy has been excited
by the distressing case of Mr. Plan, yet there are
various particnlars immediately anti collaterally
Connected with it which will, petbaps, turn out
tb benrore important than the wound itself. Some
of thump circumstances have appeared in evidence
before Sir N. Corsair, who has reported them to
Government. The others which folio* we give
on oar own respottsitiility
Mr..Beckwith's sbnpmen state, that the ntsn
alto attempted to:, assassinate Mr. Platt was in the
first instance accompanied by five comrades :
when he opened the dooriantidemanded arms, he
Intel oat the piatotiorrcealed width he shot'
Mr. Platt, but held it openly in his hand. Mr.
Platt, oilto had finished his -business at Mr. Beck•
witie`s, was going out of the door, when the vii.
lainenteredand called oat (as we haven en a tor-1
miCOciasion stated) "Aetna, artirsl" " Mr. Platt,
lcti a conciliatory Manner, laid his hand on the
Males shoulder, and reminded him that lie
was ',about to 'do a greet deal of mischief ;
sand was proceediug to use further persuasion,
When the assassin presented the deadly weapon,
and fircd. Mr. Platt was placed in a chair,
*rid 'addressing his savage assailant, observed,
f‘ You have shot me, and I WAS no enemy of
yhurs."' " Then," replied the man, " lam sorry
lot it." Mr. Platt now desired that a surgeon
akin b sent fair to Cxattline his wound, when
the assassin stepped forward and. 4111tUleti him that •
be vas a profeisiout malt, and , would ttillittgly
attekd to hint ; and be immediately began to pre.
pare for the examination of the wound in a way
that left no doubt on the minds of those pres,nt
that whit he had.said was perteet;y correct. Mr.
nttt. hovitevvr, drelitittsl his attention., and was
tb en "up stairs till a surgeon of etnittertee was sent
for. And we may as well state what our Readers
Will he happy to loin!, that though the 611 has

taut yet been extracted, Mr. Pintt is not worse,
'Etta cosisidemd to be in immediate danger. tie,
liwWertr, 'Niers ntufli pain, wifirli will easily be
intachsed when it is stated, that the ball, 'which
iletforatcd two coats, his waisteost, and several
Folds of paper in isis waistcoat pocket, carried

to leave to nm readers. Enough certainly has
transpired tocreate4 strong probability, but we
are anxious not to dateline, any intlividnul, except
on indisputable ground* One thing, however,
'cannot have escaped the observation of even the
most careless reader of this account—we meast the
.'turious circumstances of the-assassin having prof-
fered sttrgical assistance to the man whom he bad
shot ; and of his not only avowing, - but demon-
strating by hisconducto hat he wabaceualuted with
the nature of wounds. Now,it has been:stated, and
net contradicted, that young Watson Was brought
up to his father's profession, which is that of a sur-
geon. Watson, too, was the leader andlavourite of
the mob. These circumstances certainly appear
to connect Watson with the murderer of Mr.
Platt. But there are other points of identity.
'Those who know Watson describe him to be a
person rather short th.ot othirwise, with a thin
visage,' and generally dressed in a brown great-
Coat : precisely such is the appearance of the man
who shot Mr. Platt. But further : on Saturday'
last, a'person answering the foregoing description
ptirchased of Mr. Parker, gunsmith, in Holborn,
a braee of large pistols, and in the mire* of the
-day he called again, to inquire if he could have
another pair like the former. With these also he
was accommodated. It would be well to wet,•
lain whether the p'stnis found on Hooper, or
Watson, sett. arc those which were sold by Mr.
Pat ker ; for this fact would go far towards the
discovery of the actual assassin.
Preston., the Secretary to the Meeting, is de.
Scribed to be one of those fanatics, too common
in turbulent times, who would rejoice in prose-
cution, and hall even conviction as the commence-
mentof a glorious martyrdom. Actuated by this
Spirit, he, as may be supposed, disdains to dis-
guise any of his actions or intentions. lie as-
salt:tea-a bold and haughty tlemeaniittr, *rill seems
already to himself to be a leading personage.—
The object of himself and his party is, he de-
dares, to bring about a Parliamentary Reform,
which alone can relieve the distresses of the
country, and give the poor man bread to ear.—
He admits his intimacy with the two Watsons,
and his knowledge that many of his party
were secretly armed with pistols ; bat this, he
says, was only with a view of protecting
themselves against any attacks of the military.
The soldiers, however, he asserts,, are well-
ts spored towards hint and his
.friends ; and.
to Oa sailors, many of them volunteered ser-
Viejo in the cause. lie great'oflicial eon-
'sequence as secretary'tf the assOciaiion, and,talks
of oaring received thousands bf letters from all
parts -of the country, but says he ilestrnyed them
all as `bout, as read.. lie declares that young Wat-
son was intoxicated on Monday morning, which,
if true, is another circumstance tending to identify
the tatter as the assassin of Mr. Platt, the same
remark having been made in the person who com-
muted that crime.

On its being inquired of Preston whether they
intended to meet again after what had passed, he
replied pertly in the affirmative, anti that they
would never cease doing so until their object was
attained.

Preston appears to be one of those utterly des-
titute anti wretched beings, whom the,extinction
orall hope of prosperity makes either tools for
the purposes of the profligate, or dupes to their
own bewildered imaginations. He declares, in-
deed, that no misfortune can make his condition
worse than k is. His abode certainly denotes
extreme poverty and distress. Preston so his
associates have long been in the practice of at•
tending the different clubs and smoking-houses In
and round London, in the manner of Lime Corres-
ponding Society, with a view of spreading their
pernicious doctrines amongst the unwary, - and of
gaining converts to their MUM If this man had
always attended as closely to his business (shoe-
maker) as he has done to the cause, which he has
taken on hand, liewould not now have to contend
against the misfortune, and distress, and peril,
whiebl on all sides assail hint.

A letter was received by the Lord Mayor from
the Misgiatrates of Union-Ilan Police-office, scat.
ing, that May and tiliff, the Officers,. had appre-
hended one of the rimots in the liorough, on
Monday, and that they conceived the case should
be investigated by his Lordship.
Richard Gamble a young man, *boot 17 years
of age, was accordingly brought in and put to the
bar.
John Goff deposed, that he was au ofr,eer,, and
on Mostday last, about two o'clock in the after-
noon, he' was passing through QuAn-street, in
the parish of St. Saviour's, Stintiewailt, when-he
saw the prisoner walkink alonkwith a musket.
The sight of the latter did not so much attract his
attention as the appearance of the prisoner's face,
which was evidently blackened and disfigured.
Wituess stopped him, and inquired where he 14(1
got the musket, when the poisoner replied, lie had
brought it from Skinner-street. It MIS pcifredy
new, loaded powder only, hot there was a
considerable wadding found beneath the charge,
From the appearance of the pan it scented tOhave