The Sun.
London, England, 1818-06-22 00:00:00

ATTACK ON LORD CASTLEREAGH.

Lord CASTLEREAGU , attended at the Husting3
on Saturday about One O'clock, to give his vote
for 84 1111/13RAY MAXWELL. His' Lordship, had
no sooner taken the oath than Mr. HUNT an-
nomiced to the mob who it was that had vo ed ;
upon which a crowd assembled In interrupt 10'1
Lordship's departure. But he was not so easilT
daunted, and, like the gallant Officer whom he liat
conic to support, be put on a firm but,.cbec•tol
countenance, and .stepped boldly through
crowd. Lordship walked slowly along the
streets, and without any serious interruption, till
lie reached St. Martin's-lane, when on t nrning the
corner, he was met by another mob. The united
forces pressed upon him, and it was with consi-
(terrible difficulty that,
_supporte:i. by. Sir 1-lErsitiv
BLAcKwonn and Captain HALL, he succeeded iil
getting into a shop. A number of Constables
in
ti'dniit time arrived, and escorted his Lordship
to the Admiralty, when be took leave of the mob
tvith a low bow, and many thanks for their atten-
tion in giving him their company. Such is the
intrepidity of honest 'wen, and such the violence,
insolence, and turbulence of a licentious ralub;e.

ANOTHER ACCoIiNT.
On Saturday Lord CASTLvREAGH went on the
Hustings in Covent-Garden, h'
tent.ere,. vote
for Capt. MAXWELL; Hunt stood close to his Lord.
ship when he came up, and is stated to have
...said
to the mob, " that is Lo! d Castler'eagh.7,
Noble Lord was very soon recognised, and was
greeted with loud groans and hikes. 11is Lord-
ship, botvever, appeared to be quite tinconc,lneti
at Ilitse'marks of moboergtical spirit. No sooner
did he depart, than abou't a humirtd ruffians.fol-
lowed him, hooting, hissing, and groaning His
Lordship was tint, however, induced to hasten
iris pace, or to take the slightest notice pf‘hrts,
pursuers, who bung upon his rtar, confmning
their violence, until he reached the. Admiralty—
A sew Constables, who saw what wai Nissjtjg„
followed ; but were unable to sretire any of the
rioters, although two or three of them 'fillet,/
handfuls of mud, One nt which' strui•k his Lord-
ship's clothes. 00, approaching Admilaity,
gate, several Gentlemen, who, formed a sort of
rear-guard -to Jtis Lordship, turned round, And
made a spew to resi!,r the mob, and, it posstble,
to secure some of them, upon which these noisy
politicians thought it prudent to make, a vet'y
pre-
cipitate retreat.

Th following is the Police account of this atm.
dons and disgraceful transaction :
" Bow-SaltEET.—On Saturday, about one o'cloCk, informa-
tion was received at this Oflice, that after Lord Castlereagh
had polled for Sir Nlaarry Maxwell, he had been attacked aod
:ollowvd by a Miib, with great violence, as he was leaving the
hustings. The,.clamour And violence of the crowd induced'
the Magistrate to dispatch Viehery and Rutayen; the officers,
and a number of constables, with all possible alacrity, to the
assistance of the Noble Lord: On their arrival at St. Mir., tin's-lane, they found a mob, to the number of about TAO,
assembled round a draper's shop, in Which his Lordship had
taken refuse, under.the protection of two' officers belonong
to this Office. His Lordship, hoWever, received no naterial
injury. On the arrival of the }Anse tsf constables, his Lord-
ship left the draper's shop, and proci!eded tinder their protec-
tion to Charing-cross,
.alidAtioli refuge in the :luminary, the
mob following him, and *sing the toast ,foul language and
threats towards his Lordship. The alarm of the attack upon
Lio d Castlereagh having reached the florse-Guards,..
.the
ottic,r on duty turned not his
guard, but They proceeded no
f,irther than their liar ,de between the gates, not having beta
upon by the police. Ifis Lordship went from the Ad-
miralty, through St..laines's Parh to his houseJaines's-
squa e-
, and departed front thence about three o'clock for
Ireland."