Star.
London, England, 1810-04-10 00:00:00

Horse. Guards; having in the middle of them the
coach containing Sir Francis Burdett.
The windows of the coach were all down ; Sir
Francis sat on the right, behind ; he sat forward, and
was well seen.* As he passed there was much huzza-
ing, the Guards flourished their swords to intimidate
the mob.

After the'Horse Guards came about 200 more of
the isth. As the procession entered by the further
side Of the Trinity House, it came on Tower-hill in
•
a sedsentine form, acid the military spectacle was very
grand.-
This state of things remained for full half an hour,
the carriage covered by about eoo Horse Guards, the
line of Foot Guards stretching from it up Tower-hill,
the 15th lining the sides of Tower-hill, to keep off
the mob, which begfin to disperse.
The two squadrons of the 15th Light Dragoons
L.Opened right and left, and cleared the ground in all
directions, forming a circle two deep, around this ells
tratice. throtigh
.364 the remainder of the force, with
the prisoner, proceeded without any material inter-
: ruptlon though there was much hooting and huz-
zaing •••44 Burdett for ever ;" and some who had
taken refuge withing the palings, even pelted the ca-
valry, who, in return, cut at them with their swotds,
happily without any material injury on either side.—
Many of the populace were, however, forced into the
Tower ditch, but without mischief, as there was but
little water. On the arrival of the carriage at the
gate, Sir Francis alighted, and was received with the
usual formalities ; the gate was immediately shut.
Sir Francis Was admitted about one o'clock.
During the whole of this period the populace did not commit
much violence ; they chiefly vented their rage in hissing and hoot,*
ing the troops, lied contented themselves on the other handovith
huzzaing Sir Francis. Upon the return of the troops, however,
several acts of outrage were resorted to by the multitude, which
had continued to increase. The eoldiers were pelted with mud
and stones in great quantities. When opposite the Trinity House
they determined to endure the assault no longer, and charged the
multitude sword in hand. The firing of the carbines and loarte-
pistols became now pretty general, and several people fell.
The contest continued all the way up Fenchurch-street,
where a shot entered the shop of Mr. Goodeve, a boot-maker,
and kilide a man in conversation with Mr. Goodeve at the
time. Another shot penetrated into Mr. Phillips' carpet ware-
house, but did uu mischief. Several were wounded, amongst
them was a poor old bricklayer, in the service of Mr. Thomas,
shot through the neck; one person shot in the groin dangerously;
Willis, of John-street, 13Iackfriars, through the foot; another in
the arm, carried to Mr. Davis, a surgeon on Tower-hill ; and
many with sabre wounds. A sailor, in Rood-lane, received a
shot on the back of the head ; a corn-meter in the Minorles
wounded : several shots entered windows on the first floors. It
being market .day in Mark-lane the place was crowded with
persons about their ordinary business—the balls whistled about
their heads.
The troops returned with the empty coach in the same ordet
in which they had gone to the Tower. They came by Lon-
don-bridge, along St. George's fields, by Westminster-bridge,
along Parliament-street and Whitehall, to the Horse Guards,
where they arrived a little before three o'clock.
The journeyman bricklayer mentioned above to have been
wounded, expired, whilst conveying him to the hospital. These.
we believe, were the only two persona killed. It is supposed that
about eight were wounded.
la the course of the evening Lady Burdett, with her son, and
Lady Guildford, raid him a visit in his house, which is that which
Earl Thanet occupied. It is next to the Governor's; a goodsmall
house, with every convenieucy. Sir Francis wrote the following
letter to Mr. Brooke, the Chairman of the Westminster Com-
mittee in the course of the afternoon
"'Woe SIR, "Tower, April,.
44 I am arrived safe, and no mischief I hope and believe has
been done to any one. The Soldiers, Magistrates, and Messen-
gers broke into my house, and took me away by force. I receive
every attention from Earl Moira, who met me here.
" Your's truly, " F. BURDETT."
" Mr. Brooke, Strand."
FURTHER PARTICULARS
OF THE PROCEEDINGS AFTER TIRE COiIMITMENT OS
Silt FRANCIS TO TliE TOWER.
The populace remained quieter after the Baronet went into the
Tower, but when the orders were given for the cavalry to return,
they were again influenced by a most determined spirit of opposi-
tion. When the b .cks of the cavalry were turned, the populace
followed them with groans and hisses. Mr. Holdsworth, the
City Marshal, appeared, and requested the officers commanding
the troops to conduct them on their return along Lyndon-bridge,
in order that the peace of the City might not be disturbed. Hie
request was complied with, and Mr. Holdsworth went before,
with the intention of preserving order. The Guards then pro-
ceeded towards Crotched-friars, amidst the loudest uproar. Se-
veral boys at the same time pelted them with mud and bricks,
which induced the rear of the Life Guards to fire. The alarm
then became general, and the troops fired incessantly. Two men
were shot at Cooper's-row, on '1 ower-hill, The passage through
Crutched-friars, Fenchurclostreet, and Gracechurch-street, was
continued scene of contusion and alarm. An old man, employed
at a building in Tower-street, was shot, standing by the door of
Mr. Evans, ironmonger, the corner of John-street.
Several other persons, it is said, were shot, and among them a
woman. One unfortuoate man, who had received a ball through
his throat, endeavoured to get admittance at a spirit shop, but the
door was shut against him, which so exasperated the populace
that they forced the door open, and broke all the windows. The
cavalry coutinued to load and fire, and, at the corner of Mark-
latie, several were wounded with aahres and pistols. One man
had his ear cut off, another was wounded in the breast, and a
third was shot through the wrist. The balls passed through the
shop windows of several tradesmen in the streets before enu-
merated. A young man, said to be a fellowship porter, being
pressed bard by the multitude, sought refuge in the shop of Mr.
Goodeve, boot and shoemaker, the corner of Mincing-lane, where
he received a shot through the left breast, and, by falling, a severe
contusion on the back of his bead. He was afterwards taken in
a cbair to St. '1 homas's Hospital, and the burgeon told those who
had taken him into the ward, that he could not live crib hours.
He died in the course of the day. Many wounded persons wens
carried in coaches to different Hospitals.
The Lord Mayor held a Special Court of Aldermen, to she
into consideration ;he transactions which had taken place in the
city. The Recorder and several Aldermen, who had opened the
Londen Sessions, at Guildhall, were compelled to adjourn the
Court for a short time, in order to be present at the discussion.—
While they were deliberating the City Marshal arrived, followed
by the populace, who cheered him, for preventing the troops
from passing through the City. In every quarter of the City the
inhabitants expressed their surprize that the military bad been
suffered to fire in the City without the permission of the Lord
Mayor.
One of the shot discharged by the Light Dragoons broke the
window of the first floor of * cheesemonger's house, the corner
of Rood-lane, Fenchurch-street, and lodged in the wainscot.
Lord Moira left the Tower about half past three o'clock, and
was cheered by the populace as he returned to the west end of
the town. Lady Burdett and her son arrived after two o'clock.
at the Tower, and were admitted to Sir Francis.
A meeting of the Bailiwick of Westminster took place yester-
day at the Gloucester Coffee-house, in order to take into consi-
deration the forcible arrest of Sir Francis Burdett. The Sheriffs
were to have attended, but were detained by the tragical events
which bad taken place hi the city.—Celonel Wardle, Mr. Boa-
, trifle, and Mr. Clifford attended.