The Sun.
London, England, 1816-08-26 00:00:00

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estetday Aftctrnooli, a scriolls riot broke oat

among the convict's in lcewgate, originating, we
. , untlerititCld, as follows :—A person, who was
,-4 visiting the y3risoO°. liad his pocket picked of his
witch'; 't4On which an Order was issucci by the
leeper'forsearching the Convicts, as well as those
of their .filelids who were then xvith them, and that
tit' other Visitors should be adlnitted until the
Watch was recovered. This was soon effected,
and the thief, a man of the name of Levi, who
had been tried at the late Old Bailey Sessions,
iand acquitted itpun.a detect in the indictment,
bat retained oti another charge,. went to his
"I'd. The stoppage of all intercourse between
ithe convicts and their friends during these pro-
, ceedingsdprodneed a mutinous disposition, 'which
soon broke out into acts of violence .and oat-
rage. /They took possession of the COMIWan
yard, where, they are allowed to take
.exercise
and set their friends, as well as at the four
1 wards wherein they are confined, expelling by
iforce the officers and turnkeys of the prison front
that quarter of the building, Here they endea-
voured to maintaio themselves, and considerable
' • I 11910 fur some flute 'prevailed lest they should
force the passages' of the prison, and make
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their escape : but Mr. NaWMAN, the _Keeper,
• having assembled all his officers, several shots
were fired over their heads, and into different parts
of the yard, rather with a view to create alarm
waning them than to • inflict any real injury,
• which he (Mr. N.) watchumanely anxious to avoid;
:: and at length they were driven out of the yard into
the tipper part of their wards, of which they re-
mtined in possession, having torn down the iron
"'ling of the staircase, with the fragments of:
whieb, and all that they could lay their hands upon,
they barricaded the entrance to their wards at the
I°P of the stairs. The keepers having regained
possession of the yards, several.- shuts were
""fired up the stairs, to intimidate and,
reduce the rioters to Trash'', but with tio effect ;
"'I Mr. NEWMIb: thought that it would be only •
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risking the ii% es of his own servants if he sent
'! "Y of them up stairs to attack the convicts in
! Iheir retreats, barricaded as they were Mid pro..
1 '''dell With ill/11- bars. • Having therefOre, with the
:,,6
greatest presence of mind adopted every precau-
tionary utelsnee, and Procured the assistance
:,' of the city in iashalmets and a number of 'consta-,
4 vei, whom he so placed as to prevent the rioters
• ~,
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It"lo bre;.kii g prison, or escaping in any way by
the roof i and having also sent to the LORD MAl'4
ft" instructions, but who happened to he out of
tt'wit, he proceeded to remonstrate v‘lth the con-
l'iM4, and urged them to submission. Titis, they
refused to do except upon certain conditions. But
tiptn. beiog threatened with a stoppage of all. al-
' LW:filet's and communication with their friends
until they surrendered unconditionally, they at
length acquiesced, and at 6 o'clock this morning
. - Order was restored, and about 30 of those' consi-
tiered
.
ring-leaders put into confinement double
. .
,', Ironed.

The good conduct and humanity of Mr. New-
trAN- on this trying occ,tion cannot be sufficient-
1Y Praised ; for though a number of shots were
Gall, not a single person was injured ; and it is
worthy of temark, that many of those placed in
confinement were prisoners whose trials are yet
to come on, and who, front their windows, in-
atigated the convicts to commit the acts of vio-
let).
Le ,hat must eventually recoil on themselves.
itt future no convict will be permitted to re.;
hive the v:sits of. his friends, and only allowed
1° Converse with them for a limited time through
itiltrQng grating This regulatii.M takes place
I'l4 (lily at the New Compter, Wititecross-streeti-
aild will doubtless give great displeasure to tire
inmates thir prison.

11"NAPAirao,—Ati Ottieer at St. Helena, who
I::`,6lkrt intiodoced to Buow • PA ItTli when he was
ti I't 1.41 e of Elba, vvritts--“ 13tioNArAare, is al-
tictctl
*' vvrY witch indeed ; so much KO, that no.
j, ""g tilt ocular demonstration could _have made
lblit!" believe it. He bad seta him but once, al-
lie hail blicti five mouths on the Island.—
t this title General BERIKAND, who lied intro.
im, reminded BuoNArAats that the Wi-
wi' nail trade ltitn e {kit at Elfin j he recollected
1); '440 (hill inquired respecting those who were
•61611,°11) Paninns at that
,time (General MONTIt
Lady SONDFS, '&C.) He exclaimed bitterly
4g4,'lltt the English for sending hint to St. Helena,
)111:110ifl the Calabrese wear an example oritunta-
Un Y tlitir treatment tit Mu BAT compared to us.
the arrival Of Sir HUDSON LoWa (the Gover-
try?, be proceeded, with Sir GBO, COC.:!LOU KN,
Anji.tant-General, &c. to visit
tiuoNaPAIITE, bitt tie rthiSed to admit them on
u)e setae tit indisposition ; tide next day lie was
tig, and again made the same
thprised of their conit
I:lL':""•*,'bmit afterwards assigned ate teat cause,
clt witti, that he wtirulti neter admit the Go-
_ nor with, the Admiral, to whom he entertained
:ierfect hatred. Tie eotmersed With bit' LC) W
}ti
tit ball 411 lionr. in Italian, ai:ot then addrettsett
to the oilier Ofiic-ss, &e. tniihi.ng the 'usual
to iluitiet about their country, a* he is accustomed
doite