The Sun.
London, England, 1818-08-14 00:00:00

ROW IN BAGNIGGE-WELLS MA-GARDENS.

HATTON-GARDEN.-This place of public resort
was open on Wednesday night as a second-Vaux-
hall, and, in honour of the Prince Regent's birth-
day, it was observed as a grand gala night. Fire-
works, illuminations, music, singing, dancing,
eating, drinking, &c. &c. constituted the pleasures
of the evening (or rather night) ; but we are
sorry td find, that the principal part`of this
fashionable company were composed of-persons
of the very worst and most dangerous de-
scription, who formed themselves into strong
grooves, mixed in the different parties, and
commenced sham battles amongst themselves,
for the purpose of creating riot and coati-
sign, in order to accomplish their desired pur-
pose—that of picking pockets and committing;
other depredations. Although the Proprietor of
the gardens made every necessary arrangement for
the preservation of *ood order, by having several
police officers and constables stationed in various
parts of the gardens, yet they were insufficient, as
on -a given signal the row became genet:al, seve-
ral.fighting matches taking place in various parts
of the gardens at the sante time, in each of which
the ladies made themselves conspicuous by taking a
very active part ; the constables interposed their
authority, hut were attacked and overpowered by
the riotous mob, ,their staves Were takeii from
them, their hats taken off and thrown away, and
their coats and shirts torn off their backs, And
otherwise much beaten and ill-treated.: The
rioters were so numerous and powerful as to pre,
Vent the constables, from taking any of therb into
custody, with the exceptioo of one heroine, .framed
Elizabei'h Deakor, of masculine appearance,,whom
they succeeded in lodging iti the watch4tonse.
She was brought yesterday before the Sitting Ma-
gistrate at this Office, whets she gave her address,
97, Market-street, City-road. She 'stated, site
gave one of the constables-2/. for the lost of his
hat, and not to appear against her. The charge
being sworn to by the constables, in spite of het
cloiceence; - she was committed until she found
bail. ...
THE PAVING ACT; '

QIJEEN-SQUARg.—A case oF some interest to
the parties was heard at this office. The Com-
missioners under the new Payiuk.Act hail some
nvniths since given notice to a Mr. Jackman, of
11, Cannon-street-row, Westminster„ to retno-ve
certain steps that prevented the convenient pass-
ing of foot passengers,.. To this no attention was
paid ; when about
.a month since the SurveyOr
was directed to she for. the penalty, under the
2d Section of the New Act.

On behalf of the defendant, it was contended
that the steps were freehold property, and that
the ground on which they were erected paid a
ground-rent of :51. per annum : that the steps had
remained in their present state for nearly 60 years,
and it certainly was not in the contemplation of
the Legislature in"enter—orr the freehold of an.
other. This was answered by the Solicitor to
the Commissioners, that this was one of the cases
that could not be overcome by the old Act, and
to give the necessary power to the Commissioners
in such cases was one of the principal reasons in
passing the late Act. After considerable discussion,
it was decided against Mr. Jackman, who, it was
understood, intends to appeal at the next Sessions
against the adjudication of the Magistrates.

Wednesday night, at Mr. Ellis, a pilot, WRS
proceeding along Tooley-street, he was suddenly
surrounded by R gang of five or six fellows, who
hnstled him, and robbed him of his pocket-book,
winch contained several Bank-uotes, uis ?dot's
Warrant, and other documents.

THE CASE OF MR. ARBUTHS°II'
1. Mr. ARBUTHNOTTIirs accused by the Amer
cans of having incited the Indians to acts o
vage warfare against them. id 1.0
. The utmost, we have reason to believe, that 0,0°.0 to
proved against Mr. Arbuthnott was, that be doncuried;'. low
Indian neighbours in the propriety of protecting:Orel/gra
perty by force of arms when lawlessly.invaded. The Iba
his own commercial store was involved iu *the isswil 0 to?'
could not reasonably do less. It one or more Ainetiea- sad/
rauders have been shot and scalped in their atterapts tosi''-caa
off-the cattle of their Indian neighbours, what Pi4teinior i
the countrymen of the cattle-dealers have for comp's. arlf
Nee style in which au act of robbery has been Veil Ptcr
pa
110 rational
nised ? that°
motive can be assigned why Mr. Arbil
_jot
shOuld have incited the Indians to wanton hostilities aPitli.
tt, ~,
ovatethe Ampeearicceav,nsi.th Asa
arporui vnadtehtirhasd;er, his interest was.
could have no object in provoking laiosstailitniersit,iswbbicultd lleec::0.-"°P4
have been certain the British Government would never
o
(ion or abst. furnished
2. Mr. Arbuthnott is farther accused of having
Indians with " munitions tt OP
The " munitions of war,, with which Mr. Arbtithno ,cio
nished the Indians were no other than the ordinary ar''‘,iia
of traffic between Europeans and Indians. The Indiarito
otlcicehiri,patrii,n,iciiwpablicirietTeisyoefanstitiobtsiesaterrnyce from hunting' .it is
without an ample supply of powder and shoteii:leautraitiroe'sl:ro.pj%:r;
buthnott did no more than aid them with part of that suPoiis,
in return for the skins and furs which they brought I°,ooo
It was a mere transaction of
itarialdseioionft'bscii.eilthicihgaoadtvcoen
themselves in all their intercourse with the Indians arc .100
1 a constant example. and without which no trade with
:-
Indians can possibly be carried on. noon 11'.
3. Mr. Arbuthnott was accused of being a JO. - (00
Antericaiss—or rather. according to a qualified
with
given intelligence to the Ind
offence, which has been recently promulgated, wit" f tit&
American forces. ._OO
The intelligence which Mr. Arbuthnott
was simply this: he told them of the offiCial communtr, iv
he had received from the renegado agealt Humbly. tB3 'al
Americans had resolved upon their utter exterminati°9'.:oo,
were upon the way to put 1 his barbarous edict into execto4
f tbr la
What was there in this which is against any one 0 err;
of nations ? If it was indeed an act of copionap,-e (I' crop
of death, Hambly, who sent the tidings loon the tl,tn otof
camp, was the guilty man, and not Mr. .Arbutbno
snit
only told what was officially communicated to him,
,fti't of
moving a step from his own established-settlement. p. ;nor
can for a moment maintain that it is a crime to wort. '11.; Oa
cent people of a design to massacre and cut thew a"'
..,,
face of the earth ? , etuheis 'too
ati:o
d satis
factl
For these alleged offences, thui so easily an
codtionsilis,
~
refuted, has Mr. Arbuthnott been seized, tried,
and executed. The wanton sacrifice of the life of 3 of anti
subject is at any time aggression enough to rouse the, so,,
Nation to make the cause of satisfaction—we will he
OLT',
vengeance—their. own. But looking to the grounds °I-1304.
the justification of this extraordinary act have beer; :: ,001,. ,
they are such as seem to call, in a;
Her, on the British Government to interpose in the P' .
for
matter. the Ai
_
If the Americans are to be allowed to hold tbat e eh,
nisbing of Munitions of War to the Indians is a- cri!: jest
entitles them to put the individual engaged in it :hermit
very particwa ..ort,
what is to become of the whole of our tradersalol4 the
dian frontiers,
sudh6onaereanind,tshueffecroendstfaourt. practice,
whole trade depends upon it, of doing as the unfelt ' '
If the Americans are to be permitted to exercibseerf"thilaeasterittrft;'
of putting any Indian or Indians whom they Inal c°,, sod
provoke to a bloody coarrel, into a neutral territo;');erritst:,
arrest, try, and execute the subjects of that neutra' whot ' A
for aiding or befriending the proscribed fugitives4ada, tib_:,
elicit), have our settlers in the remote parts of Ca the 7.
they may not at some futnre period be visited ia wet -
barbarous manner that Mr. Arbuthnott has beeaat -,,0
meat in the Floridan. lieln9.
It is well known, that by treaties made with,* 00 ~e
nations, and according to old and established relatindslr
British Government is in the practice of Making arid o°, 011
seats to the Indians of blankets, clothing, arms, 8 u &,,j0
nition, which are publicly delivered by the age!' 014;-01
Government, at the ports of Drunimond's Islann,e'age, Li
Huron, .Ambrustbuig, on Lake Erie, and Forts 6 0010
York, on Lalte Ontario. If the principle not a:oplii:;#
the Americans' is admitted, will it not he tinile as :::1,1 t": 01
to the munitions of war furnished by Govei ohlept,-bije sr:"
furnished by private individuals? And may n9t PuArbotivrol
of the British kiovernment be hung up, as Mt° - f Ise
has been, for-only doing what their duty requi"°:riea' il
We submit these considerations as worthy of ccilto Tieon"; r
teration. 'To admit the right assumed by the ....a'e 14g- If
respect of one British subject, is to admit the sa-opijai• ~,ilt
respect to the whole subjects of the Brti',,h,,everoz°,:cen,_D!
British subject cannot be protected by big '-' .-
ode rjii Or,
the lawful pursuit of an boneit occupation mother. ' 'f barf,
can have no reason to claim or expect it in 0100 ° I it'
rida, in Canada—erery where —one general sroY'oertles °
and ahject abandonment of the lives and P. •
subjects must he the consequence. e .0 Sc°tlllo
Mr. Arbutbnott was a native of Montroo 'ooo'
aim was some years resident in London as a 'Pe
appears to be well known in the City.

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On Saturday last the Royal ComPolpdoli
of Edinburghal shot for a beautiful itviistioo°-4
stilted by C. Spa Is, made of Indian
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taken
from Tiii•in oain, at Seri6glP4l VII)1
won by WILLIAM EMBERT664 11:Sq. 7
I int zit veer:

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