Star.
London, England, 1820-09-09 00:00:00

DROADFCL Vor AT MRNOIVDOY.

Yesterday two Irishmen, named Kelly and White,
were brought before Alderman THOMAS SMITH,
at the Town-Hall, Southwark; charged with creating
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a mast alarming riot in Bermondsey street, and
falsely accusing Mr. Lancefield with the murder of
I a woman named Anne Smith.

The complainant stated, that he 'keeps the Lord I
Hood publie.house,..in Bermondsey-street,- and that,
on Tuesday night, the 29th of August, the deceased
Mrs. Smith, and a number- of Irish people, were
drinking at his house ; the deceased sat on a-bench,
at one end of which sat two men ; she was far• ad-
vanced in pregnancy. Complainant came in and
desired the persons in the room to make less noise,
'or leave the house, on which a number of Irishmen
jumped over the table, and amongst Them Mrs. Smith
was thrown down on the floor, and seemed to hare
received some injury. Witness lifted her up, and
found her insensible, on which he caused her to be
carried to a'surgeon ; but she was attacked by-a com-
plaint very common to persons in her 'situation, and
expired shOrtly afterw.ards. inCon siderate peo-
ple in the neighbourhood, without inquiring into the
circumstances, immediately raised 'a report that he'
had murdered the woman and her infant, and this:
had the effect of bringing all' the Irish in the neigh-
bourhoOd- round his house, sweating vengeance
4akust him, so that he- was compelled to shut up
his house and Wakes his escape, lest some violence
should be done to himself or family. The prisoners
tool: a very prominent' part intliose proceedings; an 4
being the only persuns he could recognise ismingst
the mob, lie was determined to• take legal steps-
against them, with a view of vindicating his-charac-
ter from the foul aspersions cast upon tt: :
assisting- overseer of St. 01"e's, said
the violence of -the snob was such, that. they -prO-
teeded on Tuesday evening last A- WI to the,
Workhouse,' wheie- the Corner's Jitry wersittios,
and threatened to maltreat therti;.-uttlasi•ilier
cated Mr. Lancefield in the murdei. Thedeceased's
husband, when questioned, "ill he, oat satisfies" his
wife had been killed by thelaisilliird'; but althott-.11,
Mr. Snwrou, and'a most intelligent Jury,.gaverthei
case the fullest and most serious-Consideiaticinoisinol.!
circumstance did not transpire to attach a shadOw of
criminality to the complainant, and consequently the-
Jury returned' a verdict of d4ceideritid Death:.
On their decision becoming known to the niob,
their conduct assun;ed a most serious character;,
many of the Jury Ave: e threatened on. their Way to'
their hinnei, and Mr. Lancefield's- house was. sur-
rounded ; but the appearance of five Police offiters,'
aided by a nuMerous body of a,sistants, happily rc-'.
store order for the night.
"the hfirshahnen.and constables bore testimony. to
the daring character of the riot. . .
The prisoners said it was currently repOried that
Mrs. Smith had been murdered, and these had.
beheld the traniattion, impitted. the blithe of het'
death to the publican ; but they did not see it, and-
could not know ; all they had done was ist
of the rest Of the nrob; but' they were nOvos very sorry',
and teOutd promise not to dci the like in fiinre.
Mr. Alderman Sittrri ohierted, that he could bt
allow the business to be thus coMpromisett. There.
was somethiOg..so atrocious in charging au timdcEnt
Man with the heinous ci line of Murder, is tidertidnd
the most serious visitation of the law ; but its this
case it had.been.aggravated by a violent attbriipt. to.
infhience the conduct of men in the exercise Of a. iiicAt
impoi taut dot y.—The prisoners were both held to Mil.

QUEtg;-SQUAKE.-EXTENSIVE 131111GIARY ix Jgg-
MYN-STREET.- It was yeterday stated that the house.
of Nlt. RiCe. solicitor. in Jermyn-street, had, been
broken into on ‘Vedneselay night, and robbed of
1:525 in Bank notes. Cobham and Dew the officifir
subsequently examined the premises, and the result
was, that they apprehended Abe Coodrey, one. of
Mr. Rice's cleik,, and Elliabeeh ;halms, the servant
maid; they were yesterday brought before.ED*Arib
NitIif(KLAND, Esq. and iindervimt a long examination
separately. Mr. ftice said he was not in the practice
of keeping large sums Of money in the douse, but
that about_ half-past four o'clock, tin Wednesday
afternoon, a gentleman carne to. pay him the above-
mentioned sum; they were Loge:her in the inner offiCe;•
three of the' clerks were in the. Outer office ; the
prisoner Cooilrey was iii an office up stairs, Making
out a document relating to the -tricincy ih qua lduir,
and earne-in at the instant it *it being paid. Ite'
saw him (Mr. Rice) receive it; and knew it SLI put
into the iron safe, end likeseite' Where the Icefs • cif
the safe were- kept. Mr. Rice went to the Little
'theatre, Hayitiatket. after (Abner, and -retained
hOme at eleV'en at night; *hen he Went into the
office, • but did mit ofiserea any itteration in the
place. At seven 'O'clock next morning the Mita*
prisoner knocked at his bed-room diaix efclaitnink,
"0I master! master! the house hasßeenlitoken lath!"
He inquired if the iron sate was touched She reilied,
it was wide open. He then dressed himself, laudnd
piece bad been cut Oat Of the windbisibtitter, the
safe open, and the dritaer contained the ke
of it broken Open with an iniriiiinint u4d.in cutting
parchment, vMch bad been carried back to iii pace
again. The drafters in the outer OlGel Werebiuken
open, and the papers tossed abdut, but not minutely
inspected, as a one pound note and some silver were
left untoiched in one of them. The kitchen-pciker
was lying against some books, and Mr. Ricealiat,
which he left in the office, was carried do*a stairs.
He. then to a coach •OD give information at
street, and stop the numbers of the Rotes. at the
Bank. On his way thither he met the male prisoner
near_Leiteger-square, and he took him *with hien.-,
He appeared anxious to know what was the Matter, or
whether the maid bad made any diseovery. Cobham
and Dew severally deposed, that when the male pri.
soner came to the Office he seemed indifferent about
What occurred. On their questioning him, he at
first said he slept in London on the night before, but
being closely interrogated, be admitted having slept'
with the female Servant at Mr. like's honk. They
searched than both,
.but found *wait* upon their 1
persons except that site hid Coodiey's night-cap and
other trifling things in her pocket, and they took
them into custody.—Both the prisoners admitted
having slept together, but strongly denied any know..
ledge of the robbery. Williams stated that Coodrey
I had not left her room till seven o'clock in the morn-
ing, when on , coming 'down, the hole *is fkiia!
I robba—tteniinded.