Star.
London, England, 1823-10-16 00:00:00

OUTRAGE ON THE LORD MAYOR'S SUITE.

The highly meritorious exertions of, the ltizht Hon.
the toot 14ayor, in punishing the &antis, and ekposing
the atrocious conduct of several venders of human food,
whose poisonous substitutes for bread, sound meat, &c.
have, no doubt, sent many a fellow-creature prematurely
to the grave, calls for the undivided admiration and
gratitude of every inhabitant of this metropolis. Up-
wards of 1200 loaves of bad bread (or deficient in weight)
have been seized within a few days. in the markets,
his Lordship has been obeyed in every instance, save one,
Clarendon-market, where several individuals have dis-
graced themselves by a ferocious impatience of magis-
terial authority, and by a wicked and barbarous resist-
ance to the laws ; in one instance some fellows grasped
their knives with an apparent intention to commit an
assault on the Peace Officers in attendance on his Lord-
ship, when Peace Officer Cox, of the Head Office,skrujk
the kAlow down, and took away his knife. :
At four o'clock on Saturday, an investigation: into
this riot took place before the Magistrates of the Head
Office of Police. 'The Lord Mayor attended, when a
great number of witnesses were examined. The persons
who were principally concerned in this outrage, eye.
cially tke man who jumped on Bradshaw, are known.
A regard for the due administration of justice forbids
our publishing more of the investigation at present.
By an account from College-street Office, his Lord-
ship was attacked by some butchers, when stones were
thrown at his Lordship and suite. The horse and foot
police immediately attended, and the disturbers fled in
all directions. Bradshaw, one of his Lordship's Staff-
mea, has been desperately wounded on- the head and
ribs by a sharp instrument. There is little doubt but
that he would have been murdered on the spot, were it
not for the humane interference of Mr. Coghlan, Who
lives near the Market, and protected him ; he is still in
a bad way, Undismayed by this atrocious conduct, the
Lord Mayor afterwards visited other markets, and con-,
tinued to seize on every article which' he foiled to bate
been fraudulently wade up, light in weight, or unfit for
domestic use.
_ _ _

Yesterday, a little after two o'clock, another investi-
gation took plate at the Head Office, on this subject,
when three persons, named Michael, John, and Stephen
Devoy, undirwent as examination. Michael and John
I)evoy were committed for further examination.
Satutday morning the Lord Mayor found it ne-
cessary to make more seizures in Clarendon. Market,
when he met *ith most reprehensible resistance.
Friday, the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor visited the
baking establishment of Fitzsimons, him Wißiarn,
street, and seized a quantity of bread; he had pre-
viously seized several loaves of bread ai the same house.
His Lordship was walking away, when a voice -called I
out, " My Lord. Mayor, come back r his LOrdship re-1
turned, when the person who had called out shewed his'
Lordship into Mr. Fitzsimons bake-house, and pointed'
. out to him nearly a barrel of mashed potatoes, which
were fraudulently intended to be mixed up with flour,
add sold to the Public as bread—a crowd immediately
assembled, who seemed disposed to demolish the win-
dows, which his Lordship prevented. This substitute
for bread was exhibited through the City ; it is' under-
stood that Fitzsimons will be prosecuted..i46id.

Fitts.-.This morning, at bre.° clock, an alarming Ere'
broke out in the house of. Mr. KIRBY, the Windsor-
Cattle, Hainnte.rutkith.iihich was totally burned down,
and a house adjoiuing much damaged, before the Barnes
were extinguished. ivlr. Ki Lissy has not been long in
possession, and by the aciitlent has loot every article of
propetty. :Nd liies happily were iust.