Star.
London, England, 1819-10-18 00:00:00

RIOT AT NORTH SHIELDS.

ifi:7°, RCIOTIII Meeting which was intended to have
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cn Wednesday last at Bolton has been
in consequence of a Proclamation issued
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I:l''''''i by four of the Megistrates of the divi-
•ct 1'..:!0:1, two of whom figured at Mgnchester
'e memo:Able 14;th of August, wherein they as-
:`'':'c " certal.n individuals" had called a Public
t:"'• - direct opposition to the opinion of the
~...--ve .::: , 1 Constables," and announced it to
.-`-''r ::ri :,..,(;:lition, in case of the Meeting being
t.' " oiTIT all those powerful means which
at their disposal, and in the appli-
:h they would be sanctioned by the Law
• The hint of military interference here
t. ' '';',l. somewhat obscure, seemed to the
' the ltequisitionists too ominous of
any longer prudent to persist in the
as't r1";:1ng their fellow-townsmen together.
~.,.... 14 ..,:.it and Mr. STANTON, the Blrough-
:„ t't t4,..tt llolton, have, on their part, pub-
.:,•:-aid,''o4l..i. 11, in %%Inch they give the lie direct
,1, '..c
iA •:(.:, lll;,,iitrates ; they flatly deny their
I. •• ''' IL .I,..eflibling of the People, as it was
~,,).,:!,: ~ ,iitiou that there should be a Meeting
,"'u,,.. cr the outhot ity of the Town's Officers,
.t,:z`'.'''',! li,sl l,c,Ler to piesetve the peace of the

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NORTH SHIELDS, OCTOBER 15.
An alarming. riot took place here yesterday even-
ing, in which a man unfortunately lost his life. The
circumstances are these :

The keelmen upon the River still refusing to go to
work, an effort was ycsterday made by the MAYOR
of NEWCASTLE, assisted by the Civil Power, and four
or five boats manned with sailors and marines, from
a sloop of war in the harbour, to bring down a few
keels laden with coals from different staiths above,
and cast them on board such vessels as were waiting
for their cargoes. Between five and six o'clock in
the afternoon the keels arrived, accompanied by the
MAYOR of NEWCASTLE and a body of Special Con-
stables, in one of the steam-boats, and the sloop of
war's boats above-mentioned. At this time a num-
ber of persons, but principally boys, were assembled
on the New Quay, opposite the Northumberland
Arms, and they kept hissing, hooting, ar.d groaning
while the coals were casting into the ships lying op-
posite the Quay. Nothing serious, however, from
such an assemblage, was apprehended; and accord-
ingly, about half-past five o'clock, the Mayor, the
Water Bailiff, &c. landed from the steam-boat, and,
crosting the Quay, went into the Northumberland
Arms, for the purpose of getting some refreshment.
The Mayor, though a very popular Magistrate, was
however, grossly insulted on leaving the boat. One
man, in the act of throwing stones, the Mayor se-
cured with his own hands, and had him conveyed
into the Northumberland Arms, where he was de-
tained. Shortly after, the noise upon the Quay in-
creased; more stones 'fete thrown into the steam-
boat, which was moored close ta.the Quay ; and the
Special Constables and others, bit on board, being
unable to defend themselves, they dispatched a small
boat to request the protection of the Marines, who
had then returned to the sloop. One boat, with an
Officer and a few Marines in it, presently arrived,
and pulled up close under the stern of the steam-
boat, the persons on board of which had by this time,
one and all, been driven to seek shelter in the cabin.
The boys still kept plying their missiles from the
Quay, hissing and hooting at the parties on the water.
To frighten them, as was supposed, two muskets were
now fired by the Marines,, but they were loaded only
with blank cartridges. A pause of a few minutes
ensued, and then a fresh shower of stones was poured
into the steam-boat, one of which struck the Officer.
Now a third musket was fired, which killed a sailor
standing on the front of the Quay, and who was
merely a spectator of the fray. No Riot Act was
read ; no Magistrate, in fact, was near, except the
Mayor of Newcastle, who has no jurisdiction at
Shields, except upon the water, and the people assem
bled had never dreaded being fired upon. Cries of
‘• Murder" followed.
Women and men indiscriminately joined in assault-
ing the boats with stones and brick-bats, but the Ma-
rines immediately pulling off, the fury of the mob
was very soon directed to the Northumberland Arms,
into which house, it was said, the Officer who com-
manded the Marines had gone, and where were then
present the Mayor of Newcastle, with other Gentle-
men, the Water Bailiff, &c. Here the mob set no
bounds to their rage. " Manchester over again !"
" Blood for Ilood r were vociferated incessantly.
The windows and window-frames of the two lower
stories of the. house were completely demolished.—
Some metal pipes for gas, which lay contiguous, were
applied in breakirtg open the doors. At this critical
juncture, when the rioters had actually broken open
the street door, the High Constable of Shields arrived,
and declaring that at the risk of his life he would I
preserve the peace of the town, he succeeded, by his 11
spirited conduct, in allaying the frantic feeling of the
mob. They demanded the release of the person who I
had been taken into custody by the Mayor, as well
as the surrender of the Officer of Marines, who, they
contended, had taken refuge in the house. The man
was very prudently set at liberty ; but the Officer not
being in the house, they were allowed to search for
him, which they did very slightly, and then retired,
and in a few minutes all was perfectly tranquil.
Shortly after a small party of Dragoons arrived,
but their services were then wholly unnecessary. At
ten o'clock scarcely a man was to be seen in the
streets The Mayor of Newcastle did every thing in
his power to keep the peace; but, assailed by an infu-
riated mob, and shut up as he was at the Northum-
berland Arms, it was impossible for him to make any
effectual exertion for the restoration of peace and
order.—'flair morning all continues quiet, but large
bodies of Sailors are prowling about, and bitterly
complaining of the conduct of the Magistrates in not
granting warrants for the apprehension of the Marine,
or Officer of Marines, who, as they say, s* prema-
turely and inhumanly filed upon the people.
A Coroner's Inquest was held upon the body to-
day, but alter the examination of three witnesses, the
proceedings have been adjourned till to-morrow,
Enough, however, already appears to exonerate the
Officer from any charge of having himself been the
person who shot the unfortunate man. Much anxiety
is felt for the result of the Inquest. The Jury is
very respectable.
It is stated that the Duke of NORTHUMBIRLAND
is to have the vacant Blue Ribband.
Captain EDWARD PELL Ew, who was killed in a duel
ISRA lately
at K
PELLEw, Paris, was.
C the only
of Plymouth. of V ce-Admiral Sir
IaEL . B.

At a quarter past nine he entered the Court, but
the expected transformation had not taken place. He
sat in the place to which he has for some days been
accustomed, and having arranged some papers upon
the table, waited until the LORD CHIEF JUSTICE took
his seat, without addressing a word to any body. The
first cause having been called,
Mr. HUNT rose and said—" My Lord, will you
allow me to ask you a question ?"
CHIEF JUSTICE (with surprise)—" Who are you,
Sir?—Oh ! Mr. Hunt !"

Mr. HUNT—" Yes, my Lord—l beg to know whe-
ther my cause is removed from the paper, or whe-
ther it is to come on these Sittings ?"
CHIEF JUSTICE—" You have no cause upon this
paper. Your's is an indictment in the name of his
Majesty. When on Saturday you appeared before
me, you conducted yourself in a most improper man-
ner towards me. I told you, that under such cir-
cumstances as those by which your conduct seemed
to be directed, I would not allow the case to come
on, but that if you made up your mind to pursue the
legal course, it should be called. When you come
this determination, the case shall come on; but
certainly not till next Term. In the intermediate
time, I shall consult my Learned Brothers, and ascer-
tain their opinions, whether I have acted consistently
with their views in the manner in which I have dis-
posed of the case, and whether I have been justified
in the course I have adopted to vindicate the charac
ter of the Bench."
Mr. HUNT—" My Lord, you have expressed your
opinion that I acted with rudeness to you on Satur-
day : if I did, I apologize for it, and beg your Lord-I
ship's pardon; but your Lordship will make allow-
ances for the extraordinary situation in which I was
placed, and attribute to that any offensive language'
which I might have used." Mr. Hunt then spoke
the following enigmatical sentence :—" My Lord,
when I do wrong I seldom repent, but proceed to
make amends as fast as I can."
CHIEF JUSTICE—" I did, Mr. Hunt, make allow-
ances for you, indeed. If I had exercised my autho-
rity, as perhaps I ought to have done, I should not
have been subject to further interruptioes."
Mr. HUNT—" You said, my Lord, on Saturday,
that I might apply to the Court of King's Bench to
learn whether I might address the Jury upon a case
of indictment?"
' CHIEF JUSTICE—" Upon that subject you will use
your own discretion. I repeat that between this and
next Term I shall consult with my Learned Brothers."
Mr. HUNT—" I am, my Lord, placed in a very
extraordinary situation, and I shall make a point of
applying to your Lordship next Term."
Mr. HUNT then left the Court, and the common
Jury Cases were called.

CARLILE'S TRIAL.
On Friday, when Mr. CARLILE began reading
Palmer's Work of upwards of 200 pages, which would
have occupied some hours, all our Reporters left the
Court, for the purpose of giving as full a report as
possible of the previous proceedings (especially of Mr.
Guntrey's address tO the Jury, and Mr. CARLILE'S
defence, down to the readirig of the Work alluded to)
expecting to be back before it could be all read :
but, in the course of the reading, and before our Re-
porters had got again into Court, the following cir-
cumstance occurred, which it is proper we should
mention, that our Readers may be in possession of
the entire proceedings:
In the course of his reading, the LORD Ciller Jos-
TICS, who had a copy of the Work before him, re-
marked—" You have left out a passage or two, Sir."
Mr. CARLILE assured his Lordship, that the omission
was perfectly unintentional, and immediately read it :
44 Moses, Zoroaster, Jesus, and Mahomet, are names
celebrated in history ; but what are they celebrated
for? Have their institutions softened the savage ferocity
of man? • • The successors and followers of these
men have adhered to the destructive lessons of their
masters with undeviating tenacity." He then re-
peated the 2d chapter, entitled, "Theology and its
Effects;" the 3d, called,," Christian Theology ;" the
4th, " The Bible, or the Sacred Writings of the Jews
and Christians." It was on a passage in this chapter
(which it would be unprofitable and improper here
to quote) that the first count was founded. In this
part of his defence, the defendant produced the Pros-
pectus of an intended new translation of the Bi.)le,
comprising the Old and New Testaments, by Mr.
Bellamy. The reading of this paper he prefaced by
observing, that the very necessity of a new transla•
tion supposed the imperfections of the old
one. That if this latter one was in any
roneous, k could not be considered as the dec.
of the•will, or the record of the word, of GOD. 1
it was clouded by human inaccuracy and error
he, for disputing its Divine authenticity, to
nished as a blasphemer ? Could blasphom'
to that which he should now prove, so '
being the Divine Bock they had been .
school to consider with pious and contented
inquiring reverence, was a book deformed
most gross and mischievous errors—errors '
such by the most exalted and pious Christi..
then read from the Prospectus the various tests
to the inaccuracies of the existing translatic
the necessity of a ttevr one, extracted from t'
of Blackwell, Bishop Newton, Dr. Lowth,
Simmons, Dr. Kennicott, Blainey, Blair,
Westley, Bishop Newcomb, kc. This was