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Aday• last a young
of. the junior Watson, I
the activity of
tit town. retalped
...reet Officer. The psi:
, sorter did nnt, howeiri, 'pro*se to be Watson, yet as
•he had been Activti, conceened in 'the late Riots, it
Was thought" pr.-per to take him back to London on
that cliarg, •
• WATifrON. haVe received" from a Cones.
pmlent, upon whose virAcity we Can,. rely, the fol-
. lowing information— sa Ivlt. Watson, sip. of Spifields
notorety, now in cusimly• on n'clibrge of footpad
robbery, about seven or eight years ago resided at
Cheadle, in Ststfordzhire. where he resmtined *lsnot
• alear and a half, or two years, and practised as a
surgeol\ and apothecary. He was received into the
best society, and treated in eves), respect as a gentle-
: =an; but having ti large ,aod expensive family to
maintain, he was greatly embarrassed in his circuit-
s: Ince& With a view to alleviate his ditrews, he had
recourse to an szprdirgnut very honntnahle to his
character; he circulated a print-ti yroipectos of a
bodkoehich he annonnced'his intention of publWiiitg,
and by that means procured subicriptiOns from his
*friends at Cheadle. flipping collected a much money
as he could on this prospectus, Mr. Watson suddenly
leis the place, but his book never made its appear-
ance. He has eater since that period resided inLOn-
don."—SltrectoLury Chronicle..

The elder Watson has not been eza.mined at 13Ow-.1
Urea 011ie*, or at the Secretary of State's Office,
since the day alter he hail been apprehended at High-
gate his Nether investigation awaits the apprehen-
sion of his son, of which no authentic information
has yet been received. Watson, senior, occupies him-
self in. preparing for hie defence. His fellow-pri-
loner is a man named Metcalf, who some time since
lifted up the King's window at Windsor, and pro-
claimed himself King of Denmark.
Dr. Watson, it appears, has had much reason to
complain of the frowns of foitune. He married in
early life, a woman of amiable qualities, and of a re-
spectable family, who bore him no less than sixteen
childrea. Although a man distinguished by his pro-
fessional abilities, among those by whom he was
employed, yet t:,e weight of A family so large, and
the expenses attending the illness and intertnent of
seven of his children, operated as an insuperable hat
to his advancement in life. Having endeavoured in
v.,tin, in the country, (we believe at Lynn) to push
. his twtunes, he determined to try the nietripolis—
the well known mart fur talent of all descriptions. la

11e:4, auk-street, in the Strand, he stopped for some
Jew years, buffeting the wt.ves of acitersity with all
his industry. By his neighbours l:e was much re,
'peeled, but unhappily for him the distresses of the
times athi the poverty of the -neighbourhood marred
all his forts, and rendered him unable to satisfy the
craving ca!ls of his children for food. The tax ga-
therer, the landlord, and the tradesman, all crowded
alsoutilts doors, and sought in train the discharge of
their demands. In this situ.sticmi a ravourite daughter
tv..carue a prey to indhp ,stuon—an indisposition of
that nature which demaad,:d nourishment of a supe.

-nor et iphon. In vain did the unhappy father en-
deavour to resuscitate her w:i.ting harm with the
humble fiiod his means would atford : she lingered
on, till at length. some of his creditors, impatient at
the delay which had taken place in the discharge of
their debts, distrained his goods, and actually tore
the bed from wider his expiring hapless child, who,
being 'named from a comfortable feather bed to
bard mattress, soon after paid the debt of nature !
•. During this time his eldest son, who has become
,110 conapictious, was placed with Mr. Phinn, surgeon
4n. apt*hecary, at Bath, firm thence he-went to
Mirlboiough, where his wild and unmanageable
spirit led tb a belief that be was in some degree de.
ranged. While in Newcastle-street, Dr. Watson be-
came acquainted with a strenuous advocate of the
Spencean Plan, and was by-him introduced to those
societies, the fatal influence of which but added to his
mittortunes. From Newcastle-street Dr. Watson re.
On* ed ra.Catherine-street, froth whence he was ejec-
ted by the landlord, in consequence of a report of his
previous poveity. Both himself and his family now
became wanderers from lodging to lodging ; but at i
length his poittical projects bectintin; more teasible, as
he thought, he devoted himself entirely to their fut.,.
therance. His •profession was partially abandoned,
and for two years, as he says himself, he scarcely
bows how he-existed. Thus things stood when the
first Spalields Meeting took place. On that occasion
himself and his son mace their debut in public. The
second Meeting being determined upon, Dr. Watson
sent all his children to his wife, who was at Lynn,
with the exception of his eldest son and daughter:
the latter he placed with a lady is Lamb's Conduit-
street. Himself and his son lived together in an ob-
scure lodging.
The excess of domestic affliction, combined with
poverty and distress, had -rendered Win desperate.
'ale lady in Lamb's Conduit-street was anxious "that
le should remove his daughter, and wrote to him for
that purpose. In consequence of this letter,he waited
upon her, and said, that " he would tall again in
three days or never." It was to his daugNler Char-
kale, and not to his wife,. ai has been erroneously
stated, that he wrote a nine from his' fiiinroa.
The elder Watson agrees with Preston rn many re-
spects as tethe'imPrtidefice of his sun; • and, indeed,'
says he was so displeased with his son for .his con
duet at the first Meeting, that he employed a friend
to keep bins Whathe avOwa to have been his
object in preceding Mi. Hum in the field was an in-
tention CO Call upon the people to accompany him to
the toird Mayor in le numerous beefy, and to entreat
bit Lbrdithip'to present an Addreas to tlnt Prince Re-,
gbnt, callingaipon him, it he Would not himself take
the trouble to redress the. piatike grievances, •to resign
the Regency to the hands of the Prince of Cobourg
and-the Priticesi Clarluite: In the :pee& which he
delivered from the waggca,he says, had he not been
interrupted by the sudden and unexpected appearance
of bti-son, he Should have Concluded bf.such a pro!,
pnsitiost. The Doctor does not deny that be accom-
panied the, mob itr the Minorlet ; arid it is stated that
it he, and not hit son, who addiessed the soldiers
at the Towers cilfing open, them not to fire upon the
people.Upoo Haiti point evidence will no doubt be
stitiMitted: At die time be do addressed than, ton,:
be had, n is asserted, a 01E91 its hit, aped. which
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the soldiery all were dispersed. After this it is known
Dr. Watson met his son; and it is pretty rightly con.
jecttired, that it was young Watson, and * man named
'sThisselfonrirho were Stopped-on HighOte-hill with
1)r. Watson. • • •
They were on their way to embark at Liverpool
for America. Had this bees known sooner, the fu-
gitives would not have so lung escaped pursuit. This.
selton has been an active member of 'the Spafields
Committee, arid has but recently returned from the
Continent, On the very Monday on which the last
meeting took place in Spafields, the Lady with whom
Charlotte Watson was placed sent her to Mr. This-
selton's lodgings, whtn the child found every thing
'packed up for removal. Thisseltun did not make his
appearance at those lodgings afterwards, and on the
Friday, Mrs. Thisseltnn and her child went-away in
-a hackney coach, 'carrying with her her boxes and
other property. She has not since been heard of.
From this we may conclude that Thistelton was pre-
pared for the waist, and having left London with
Watson, his wife waited hit instructions, and then
followed him, but whither •is not known. Young
Watson, his father says, is certainly insane, and hi
hopes tie is und..r the care of some friend. The Me.
died Gentlemen with whom he lived, be says, will
come.forwarji to move his insanity. -
Saturday, a Gentleman, Who, had been robbed, at
Pentonville, of Bank-notes to the amount of iil6,
on the night of the late riots, attended at Bow-street
Office to claim the Notes which JAN i4kr, who was,
apprehended at Hatfield'on suspicion" of being piton.
Watson, bad said. he bad found near Ripley ; the
Gentleman described certain marks, names, &c.•
which were on them, but Mr. Bittaaa did not find
them to contain any of thoie Marks, names, &c.—
They were thereto* deemed not to be his.
64torday afternoon, a young man, brought from
Bath, underwent a long examination at the Secretary
of State's Office for the Home Department, before
Sir NATHANIEL CONANT and Mr. Bases, on a charge
of being concerned in the late riots in London. Alter
the investigation had closed, the prisoner was re-
manded to Tothill-fields Bridewell.

A disposition to riot again manifested itself. at
ShefftAd on Thursday. The following account of it
is copied from The Doncaster GaZdie On Thurs-
day last, at Sheffield, there were symptoms of popular
commotions in various places throughout the day,
And in the evening the report of a general meeting in
Paradise-square, or elsewhere, occasioned all neces.-
sary precautions to be taken by the Magistrates to
preserve tranquillity. There was consequently no.
thikg to be called a riot, but different parties, chiefly
consisting of reprobate boys, took advantage of the
daritiess and bubtle in the streets to break the win-

do's% s of obnoxious persons.
• DARING It OB11E:BY. —Friday night a most daring
robbery was committed by four desperadoes in tlw
house of Mr. Crsok, a respectable farmer at B.trham
Wood, near Barnet turnpike gate. Mr. Conk. who
is an old man, and a girl his daughter, were the only
persons in the house. About ten n'citck on Friday
night four persons knocked at the door, and asked she
road to London ; he informed them,: they asked
hint to open the door; he refused, and they broke it
open. Two of them secured Mr. Cook and his
daughter, white the other two rifled the house of all
'the property which was portable—plate, wearing ap.
pare!, and cash ; fortunately Mr. Cock had but
about £l2 in the house. The thieves very delibe-

rately packed the property up in a sack, and when
they marched off with it they threatened to return and
murder them if they made the least alarm. They
gut clear off with their booty. It is supposed that
they had a cart near at hand to convey away the
property.
Friday night the houses No. 9 and. 10, near the
Asylum, St. George's-fields, were both broken open :
the latter was robbed of a large quantity of linen,
'consisting of shirts, tablecloths, Ers.
• bitntrzisa.—A Coroner's Inquest was held on
Tuesday last, at Ctiedleton, in Staff*: dstiire, on view
of the body of William Wilshaw, of that place ; and
after a full investigation of the tact:, the Jury retur-
ned a verdict of—Wilful Murder against Sarah Wit.
ahaw, the wife of the deceased.-1:. appeared in evi.
deice, that the unfortunate man and his wife had
been drinking at a public house in the village till a
late hour, and after their arrival at their own habita-
tion, the deceased became a victim to the rage of his
unfeeling wife, who, with a fire shovel, Inflicted se-
veral mortal wounds upon his bead and arms, both
of which latter were fractured, but the mortal injury,
in the opinion of the surgeon who attended on this
shocking pecasion, was produced from the violence
June to the head of the deceased. -
Saturday Francis Wheeler, apprehended on sospi.
cion of stealing a parcel from • the Norwich Mail,
containing notes, tic. to a large amount, was re-ex-
amined, at Worship-street Office. No part of the
property was stated to have been as yet found, and'
the prisoner was again remanded till all the parties
conceived can attend.
ALARMING num.—Sunday morning, about fOr
o'clock, the neighbourhood of Charing Cross 4as
thrown into consternation by the terrific appearance
of a fire which had broke out upon. the prentises. of
Messes. Poyner • and Hobson, coal and lime' mer-
chants, in Scotland Yard, which threatened distrue-
don to the surrounding housef, particularly the pre-
mises of Messrs. Daigliesh and Taylor. The fi!efi
was first discovered hy a sentinel who was on din),
at the Whitehall guard room ; he alarmed the
watchmen, and ran off fur the fire engine'. Happily
it was high .water at the time, and from the imme-
.diate arrival• of the engines,' and, the great' exertions
of the firemen, the flames were ,subdued by 6 o'clock.
!The injury done was not of a trifling nature. A
great quantity of corn was 'consumed andlime
strayed, and the coal and lime sheds completely con-
sumed. • . •
Last night a dreadful fire broke out near Wap-
ping Dams. It began on the premises of Messrs.
Niner and Clarke. The extensive •cleying mills and
prarehouses of Messrs. Viper and Co. were soon
bark to the ground, and the conflagration spread to
'the neighbouring houses, many bf-which were spee-
dily destroyed. The chief sufferers are Me. Oliver,
in Ironmonger, and Mr. Waldie,. a vintner. Hap-
pily no lives u ere last ; though a severe accident befit
Thomas Scott, one of the firetnttibf the Glolx‘Office;
part of a wall tumbled in and nearly ors:lW tiro ;
he wasi,however., carried to an adjoining bum, *th
lame' hopes of sesomi.

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