Star.
London, England, 1801-01-30 00:00:00

RIOT AT YORK.

Mr. Serjeant Cocest.having taken his place
within the Bar as King's Serjeant, faid, He ap-
peared there to move ter a criminal information
againft the Honourable Charles Stewart, and fe-
veral other officers of the i9th regiment of dra-
goons. On the tit of January, they had been
guilty of the molt improper conduit, and had
thrown the whole city of York into confufion.
Early in the morning, without any notice being
given to the magiftrates, they had diftributed the
whole corps, conlifting of near ;Soo men, over the
town, and had given orders to the different parties
to allow no one to pats through the Areas which
they guarded. All communication among the in-
habitants was thus cut off, the (hops were obliged
to be Phut up, and every one was (truck with con-
Rernation. About mid-day, the different parties
fired feveral vollies in fuch a manner that many
of the bye-handers were feverely wounded; and all
were greatly alarmed. But it WAS at night that
the condua of the Colonel and the Officers had
been moil reprehenfible. Having paired the day
in conviviality, they fallied forth to the principal
Rivet, and made the band play a great variety of
favourite airs. In this there certainly would have
been no great harm, confidering the importance of
the event which they pretended to celebrate ; but at
the fame time they drew their fwords, and infult.
ed, threatened, and outraged the peaceable citi.
zens. Every one who paid they obliged to take
off his bat and huzra ; and many who were will.
ing to obey them in every thing, they treated with
the molt unwarrantable violence. A great num-
ber were feverely hurt, and feveral were obliged
to be carried to the Hofpital in confequence of the
wounds they had received. This fcene of difor-
der, violence, and uproar, continued to a late •
hour; the efforts of the agiftrates were unable
to put a flop to it ; and through the whole night,
the city was kept in a !late of the moil painful
anxiety. Of fuch wantonnefs and cruelty it was
not poffible to fpeak in fufficiently itrong terms ;
but he hoped thefe gentlemen would be flown,
that they could not behave thus with impunity.
Officers mull be taught to refped the Civil Autho-
rity ; they mull learn, that they are not juftified
at any time to draw out their men, except in mi.
litary array. The learned Serjeant dwelt with
great warmth upon the enormity of the mikon-
dud he had defcribed, and the neceffity of pu-
tithing it feverely.
Lord Kairros however faid, he law no reafon
whatever for granting the motion. If particular
alts could be brought home to particular perfons,
then againft thefe perhaps a criminal information
might be granted. But becanfe, on a day of fef-
tivity and national rejoicing, a few (,fficeri of a re-
giment had behaved rather imprudently, it would
be a very violent meafure indeed to profecute them
all in the grofs.
Mr. Law then obferved, that Colonel Stewart
and the other officers had behaved in the moll ho-
nourable manner. They had next morning ex-
preffed great forrow for what had happened ; and
they had waited on the Mayor; they had fub-
fcribed fevcral hundred pounds to the hofpital ;
and they had made every effort to booth the minds
of thF inhabitants.
I Lord 'Capron again pointed out the itnpro-

priew of the motion; and the otter judges con-
curring ip opinion with him, a rule to thew caul*:
was rcinfucl.

SABRA! CORPUS.

Mr. PEILCIVA: f.iid, in the cafe of the Naha

Corps, that ilTued on the motion of :MT. East:as,
on the fix ft day of the 'Vein:, to bring up Letitia
Fletcher, be was to move fur a Rule to thew catrfe
why that Writ fhould not be quathed ,• aad that
Mr. Denton, who was an Attorney, and a volun•
tary Proticutor in this cafe, Mr. Morelle and Mr.
Munton, or fuch of them as might be affected
by the fa&s, might anfwer the matters of the affi-
davit. This teemed to be a moil fcandalous con-
fpiracy—firli of all to take away and confine the
perfon of this poor young woman, and then to rob
her of her property. This Mifs Letitia Fletcher
was a young Lady of Fg years of age : the had
not. in the 3 per cent. reduced, 1 tool. in the
3 per cent. confols. She had a demand on her
hpather.in-nw for tool. and likewife an expec-
tancy—an interett in reverlion of 3001. at her
mother's deccafe ; fo that this young lady poffelled
confiderable property, and had refpe&able con.
nations in the neighbourhood of Northampton.
She became acquainted with a Mr. Munton, and
he elandellinely paid his addieffes to her. She had
'employed Mr. Howe, who was her Attorney, to
receive her dividends, &c. She had propofed to
fell fome part of this (tuck. He advifed her by no
'means to do that—that the dividends would be
due; and having been long acquainted with the
family, he undertook to advance any more money
that might be wanted out of his own pocket. He
prevailed on her not to fell out. He gave her di-
vidends to the amount of 171. and the let out, as
the !'aid, for her brother's, at Norfolk, but in fait
went, according to appointment, and met Mr.
Munton at an Inn at Cambridge, from whence
they came to London. The next morning the
defired that he would confider her fituation
and marry her. He raid he would marry her,
but that the thing cculd not be done in a hur-
ry. They took a lodging. She PreiTed the
marriage. He raid they mutt have a licence,
which would coil gel. Let it colt vol. laid the,
only marry.mc, and you than have money for the
licence. They went to the houfe of Mr. Denton,
and he fent for a broker, who fold the agol. in th:
3 per cent. reduced annuities, and that money the
gave Munton for the purpole of procuring this
liCence t after he got the money he went away,
and the expeded lie would have returned with the
licence. He told her they mull be Aced in church,
and that the bufinefs would neceffarily take up
fome time, but marry her he would. During all
this time her relations thoughtfhe was at Mr. Den-
ny's, her brother-in-law. Mr. Howe received a
letter from her, defiring him not to trouble himfelf
about the 3 per cents. reduced. It appeared to
him to be lirange that the had gone to Norfolk ;
but the next day her aunt received a letter from
Mrs. Denny, haling that they had received a let-
ter from a Mr. Denton in London, whofe name they
had never heard before, defiring their to pay the
tool. they owed to this Lady, and that if it was
not remitted, he would atm procefs. They i.now-
inir the terms on which this young Lady was living
with her brothers, this excited confiderable fufpi-
cions ; and one of her brothers (the other being
fo ill that he could not go), accompanied by a Mr.
Smith, who had married another i;fier, came to
town, and naturally called on her relations. They
could give them no intelligence of her. This in-
creafed their fufpicions. Before they made any
application to Mr. Denton, they thought it would
be as well to fee what had become of her pro-
perty at the Bank. They found the agol. in the
3 per cent. reduced had been fold out, but that
the 1 tool. was Rill (landing on the books ; and Mr.
Howe with great prudence immediately exercifed
his power to transfer this flock of itool. out of her
name into the names of her two brothers, and took
the precaution to make them execute a trull in
favour of their fitter. They then called on Mr.
Denton, and by his means procured a fight of
this Lady, and had f:vcral niters .wws with her.
She was accompanied by a peifon of the name of
Morelle, who was to talc care of her and to guard
her. Being under the influence of Morelle, they
could not get from her that the had any difpolition
to return back. There was alfo a communication

between Mr. Howe and Mr. Munton. Mr. Howe

told him he had profeffed an intention to marry
this young lady. He knew no objection to it bull
one—that he was married already. Munton de-
clared he never had been married in.his life. Mo-
relic had Rated that he had been married, and that

be had been a witr.efs to it, but that his wife was
dead. That contraditiory account rather led the
friends of Mifs Fletcher to believe, not only that
he had been married, but that his wife was (till in
esiftence. If Mr. Munton's objeet was marriage,
he ought to clear away thole converfe
with her brothers on the lubjeft, and 1.,. t:le a part
of this property on the lady, and there would be
no objeftions to the marriage. Munton Lid he
would make no fettlement; and that I.e would
many when he pleated; and as he had gained her
affeaions, he would continue to live with her.
There ciretunftances palled in various interviews.
The brother feting the (tate in which his lifter was,
and the dettruCtion the was about to plunge berfelf
into, rcfolved by force to take her out of the
cuftody of Munton and Morale, and then leave
her to exerctfe her own difcretion, and do what (he
pleated. But they thought they could do nothing
with her while the was within the grafp of thele
two perfons. Upon that, Mr. Howe and her
brother certainly forced her into a carriage and
took her away. His affidavits Rated, that as thou
as they had got her into the carriage. and bad •
gone a very little way, her brother told her (be
was under his prote*tion, that (he was of the age
of difcretion, and might go on or not as (he pleated.
That was merely to fee what was her obje6t. She
flung her arms about their necks, and raid they
were her belt guardians and friends, and had ex-
tricated her from a Rate of mifery and deftmaion;
and that The was afraid, on her coming beck. that
they would not receive bee; but if they would for-
give her mircondua—
Lord Kasroa interpofing, abed what the fail
, about coercion ? • - .

Mr. Pumas. obfervado &Kt after Ow found

Bit wit under the proteden of her brot)iel., And '
t hat the had efcaped the power of Minton to plun-
der her of 11.1 r property and to lead her to deftruc-
lion, Ike was happy. She now refided in the
honfe of her brother-in-law,' Mr. Smith. Mr.
Denton, a: the mere instigation of Mr. Munton,
had endeavoured to force the paynient of tool.
from Mr. Denny; and pet Mr. Denton profetfed
to have no knowledge of any of the circumftancei
dated, and believed Munton to be a great rafcal;
Lord KEN Ito% faid, he thought the Lady Awed
rtime np.
Mr. PE ac ret.tid, there was no objetftion to her
coming up, but that the lived feventy miles from
London, and that it would harafs her feelings.
Lord KENYON raid, He remembered very well
an application made to that Court; he was not
very fure•whether it was made by the father or
force other near relation, to produce Mifs Catley.
Sir Francis Blake Delaval, who was called upon
to produce her, took his•feat on the Bench betide
Lord Mansfield, when his Lord(iip define). him
to r down into the Court, wondering that fueh a
person fhonld place h imfelf there, confidering the
offence be had committed. She was under age ; the
Ams not permitted to go back to Sir Francis, be-
t-hole that would have been for the purpofe of prof-
titution, hut was dellvered over to her father. So,
ir Mira ilezcher came up there. and faid the &fired
to go to her brother's, the Court would have no
difficulty to comply with her requeft. His Lord-
fhip obferve4 that he could not fay the writ eat-
provide e,:iana-it: One might fee fomething after-
wards to ceaftrre in the perfons of thole who ap-
plied for it. But the Court mutt know from her
that the was under no coercion. She was now at
what the law called the age of difcretion, whether
the had sated diftreetly or not, his liordthip laid
he did not know.
Mr.• Juftice Otiose obferved, that when the
Court learned from her that The was in the fituation
which the affidavits Rated, the might go black to
Ito. brother's, and then Mr. Precrvses motion
Would come before the Court Pith great force.
Mr. Next vat. took nothing by his motion.