Star.
London, England, 1810-05-18 00:00:00

THE LATE DISTURBARCES.

Evidence given before the Committee appointed by the Court of
LORD Mews: and Aldermen, to investigate by what causes
and under what circumstancea some persons were killed or
wounded by the Military within the City of London, on Mon-
day the nth of April, 1810. _ _

(Concluded from our Paper of Wednesday.)

TIMOTHY DAVIS, of Trinity-square, Surgeon to the
Customs, deposes as follows :—The soldiers appeared
to me to behave as orderly as soldiers could, in pass-
ing my house. I saw a number of people assembling
very rapidly, and throwing stones ; in consequence of
their throwing stones,_ I saw half brickbats and tiles,
which struck some of the soldiers. I saw one man
struck with an half brick : I thought his skull was
fractured ; he fell back on his horse. It was the rear
of the Horse Guards that suffered so much from the
stones. I heard them call out to them to be quiet,
but to no effect, for they still kept throwing stones.
I saw one person at the head of the mob, who appear-
ed like a gentleman, dressed very neat in blue clothes,
who called out to the mob to close. There was a man
upon the rails of the square who was very abusive to
them. In the course of a short time, 1 heard a pistol
fire, which appeared to me to be only charged with
powder ; in an instant after I heard the soldiers gill
out again to the mob to keep back, but they appear-
ed to gain on them, and I then heard the discharge
of two or three pistols in a little time ; in the course
f five minutes after this, a man was brought into me
wounded in the arm by a ball ; from the size of the
ball it should have been a large horse pistol ; I ex-
tracted the ball, and sent the man away. The ball
was produced.
EDWARD DOLBY, of the Globe, Crutched-Friars,
victualler, deposes as follows :—I heard a pistol-shot
fired. I heard a shout from the populace riotous ;
the soldiers continued to fire till they passed my
house, for the space of 200 yards ; a man was brought
in wounded by a shot in the thigh ; another man by
the name of Bryant, was also brought in wounded in
the neck, and was taken in a hackney cc.ich to the
London Hospital. Two shot entered my parlour.—
Bryant is a bricklayer, and worked for Mr. Thomas,
in Mark-lane. The man who was wounded in the
thigh said, that he was coming down French-horn-
court, and a ball struck the wall, rebounded and en-
tered his thigh. The populace was so great, the stree'
was quite full when I opened my door to take in'
Bryant ; several of my windows were broke by the
populace ; several came in, and those that could not,
broke the windows with their hats, to see what was
doing ; two windows were broken in the one pair of
stairs, but I don't know whether by shot or stones ;
it appears more like to have been broke by stones ;
two small stones were found in the parlour, where
t' c man lay bleeding; but whether they were thrown
in, or brought in by any of the people, I cannot say.
JOHN DUTTON, of George-street, Great Tower-hill,
ship agent, deposes as follows :—I met the troops
er ming from Great Tower-hill to Crutched Friars.
The Dragoons came on very quietly, and I found no
difficulty of going on till the Life Guards arrived :
the mob was then coming out of Cooper's•row sud-
denly upon me, and I got on the steps. Thee bricks

attd stottes that am / was more alarmed at than the
firing: the rear-guard was pelted very.much indeed;
the four rear men of the Life Guards occasionally
turned round anti fired. Ido not think that one of
the Life Guards fired at the mob : I was in an eleva-
ted situation, and the balls went over my head. I
observed that they pointed their pistols on a level as
they sat on their horses, and not at the mob : they did
not fire but when the mob came close to them, and
throwing bricks and stones, and then the four rear
men turned round and fired ; then the mob retreated,
and the soldiers joined the main body : as the mob
came up close again, throwing bricks and stones, they
turned round and fired again ; and the retreating of
the mob, attacking the soldiers again, and their firing
when attacked, continued all along Crutched Friars.
I saw the•whole, being in an elevated situation. I
received a violent blow on the shoulder from one of
the bricks. I saw several balls strike the wall at about
Ifi feet from the ground. I observed at the time,
that I never saw men act with more forbearance in
my life than the soldiers. I saw about 20 shot fired;
they wheeled about four or five times and fired.
Was. FRISBY, the younger, of No. 62, Mark-lane,
deposes as follows :—I was in the one pair of stairs
room at my father's house, and I saw a man come up
Crutched Friars, and take up a very large stone, and
throw it at the soldiers, which struck oneof them, and
almost knocked him off his horse; the soldier next him
turned round and fired up the street; the ball struck
tke lamp-iron, then rebounded, and I saw a man fall,
who was wounded in the heel, as he was standing on
the foot pavement at the corner of Crutched•friars. I
saw the top of the lamp-iron broke off : I did not see
the ball strike the man on the heel, but saw him fall.
The soldiers were going on quietly till the stone was
thrown and struck one of them. The man who threw
the stone kept following the soldiers up ; he was a
very tall man, with a white flannel jacket on ; and
when the soldiers turned round, he ran off.

LANCELOT SHARPE, N 0.56, Fenchurch-street, gro- •
cer, deposes as follows :—I was in my shop at the
time the troops passed by, and every appearance of
regularity was going on ; they passed in regular or-
der until about the last six soldiers ; and then the !
people who walked came up out of London-street,'
Church-rat', and Mark-lane. I was behind my coun-
ter. As the last six passed, they were assailed saith
mud and stones ; and immediately there were three or
four or more pistols shot ; we have received a shot at
our attic storey; a ball passed through the window and
blind over the bed on the first floor, and one over the
shop door. It appears to me that the firing was not
' intended to injure the people, from the direction of
the shot. The mob came from Mark-lane, London- i
street, and Church-row. As soon as the horses turned'
out of Mark-lane into Fenchurch-street, to the \Vest. i,
ward, the mob from Aldgate came upon them ; they
were solid ; they were going on quiet. There were
three balls, one on the attic, another on the first floor,
and the lowest shot was at near twelve feet high.
Q. Did you see the soldiers fire ?—I did.
Q. Did they fire together, or individually, one af-
ter another ?—A. Individually, to the best of my re-
collection, as they were insulted.
Q. Did they fire by volley, or independently ?
A. As they were insulted. They were provoked to
fire : they were passing humbly. I had no idea of a
riot till the three last, when the mob came from Lon-
don-street and Mat k-lane, and began pelting.
THOMAS WOOLCOTT, of the City Arms, Tower-
' street, victualler, deposes as follows :—I was walk.
ing down Fenchurch-street. As the soldiers were
coming towards me, I stopped at the end of Mincing-
lane to see them. Every thing was perfectly quiet
at that part: I did not so much as hear a hiss there.
I saw shortly after Thomas Ebrall, whom I knew ;
we stood talking together for some time, and then
saw firing at some distance towards Mark-lane : he
was with me till the rear of the Life Guards had
passed. I then saw them fire up a court where a
number of the mob had gone up. I retreated a little
down Mincing-lane, and there missed Ebrall. I was
talking, with my back against Goodeve's window, to
a young man that I did not know, when a ball passed
close by my head. At that time, there were not
more than two or three people standing where I was:
they had all dispersed. I turned round to look at
the hole it had made in the window, and saw a
man lying on the floor. I went into the shop, and
found it was Ebrall, who had been wounded : I saw
the wound, which was on his right breast, near the
collar-bone ; I immediately ,turned down to Mark-
lane to get a doctor, when another ball passed me ;
I then requested to be let into a house there for my
safety. I saw at a distance, towards Mark-lane,
lumps of something flying and going against the sol-
diers. There were four or five soldiers who fired,
who were at some distance from the others.

Thomas URQUHART, of St. Michael's-alley, Corn -
hill, broker, deposes as follows :—I was walking down
Fenchurch-street, about half past one, I got as far
down as Mincing-lane : I then met the horse coming
up. I found some impediment in coming on. I got
as far as Fen-court, the corner of Ironmonger's-hall.
—The Life Guards had just come round the corner
from Mark-lane. I observed one or two of them &re,
but, apparently to me, they fired. up into the air. At
that time the mob rushed round the corner, and I
then saw f?.) or :30 stones or bricks, all in one volley,
thrown at the soldiers. I got into Ironmonger's-hall ;
and while I was there I hoard .50 or 60 pistols fired,
and saw some of them fired. I saw two or three
pointed downwards, but the general part were fired
over their heads ; there were two or three, particu-
larly of the soldiers, who rode back and fired to keep
the people back who were following them, throwing
stones, but they appeared to fire over their heads.
Wm. HALES, of No. 124, Fenchurch-street, sta-
tioner, corner of Fen-ceurt, deposes as follows :—On
the return of the soldiers from the Tower, they went
on very quietly until the rear-guard came up ; and
tnen I heard a firing, and on looking out I saw the
mob throwing stones at the rear-guard of the soldiers.
The soldiers then kept firing and retreating. One of
them went out of the rank and fired, and then joined
the others, and I saw some of them cut at the mob.
—The soldiers during their firing and retreating were
continually pelted at by two or three of the mob, and
which occasioned their firing. 09e of the mob on the
pavement by my door had several bricks, broke them,
andpuc them into his pocket, and then began taking
\
them out and throwing them at a soldier. One of die
bricks he threw at a soldier missed him, and struck a
m in who was walking along on the mouth, which
Wed very much, and he went as far as Goodevesshop

' and there stopped ; he was in a very Doody condi-
tion. There were then only two or three of the most
desperate that wece thniwing, the soldiers having dri-
ven the greater pa 4 of the mob back by firing and
cutting at them. The brick, after striking the man
on the mouth, went through Mr. Phillips, the sta
tioner's shop-door—there were several persons at his
door, and he opened it ; and the soldiers going up to
them to cut at them, they fell into his shop. I saw
the mob pelt the soldiers from the corner of Mark-
lane, in Fenchurch-street, to Fen-court, and then the
soldiers so intimidated them that they ran, some up
Fen-court, and some down Mincing-lane—before that
they ran up Fishmonger's-alley and Star-court, where
the horse soldiers could not get at them. I observed
one of the mob following them all the way, pelting
them, till he came up to my house, and laid his bricks,
upon the pavement, and broke them to put in his
pocket. The soldiers were pelted most shamefully and
grossly, and appeared to me to fire from necessity.
CHARLES SWAN, of No. 125, Fenchurch-street, per-
fumer, deposes as follows : I was standing at my door
when the military made their appearance from Mark-
lane ; they passed my door without any molestation,
till the rear-guard was at the corner bf Mark-lane—
the rear-guard was then attacked by a volley of
stones and mud, which I cculd see plain; they conti-
nued to throw mud for some time upon them ; seve-
ral stones came to my feet,at my door as I was stan-
ding there. There was at that time about eight pistols
or muskets fired thattheard ; the rearzitard was nes{ly
opposite to my door. I called out to the rearguard,
" Gentlemen, I conceive it cowardice to fire in the
streets of London, when you can clear the streets with I
your broad-swords." Five of them immediately rallied
and went down the street, and cleared the whole as
far as Ironmongers-ball : they then went precipitately
up the street again, to join their comrades. About
four shot more were fired in my presence ; from car-
bines, I conceive, from their report. I did not leave
my door, and I saw no more of them, but heard se-
veril more shot fired.

Q. Did the pieces appear pointed in the air ?—A.
I saw some elevated, and some pointing down.
Q. Were the stones and mud thrown at the mili-
tary before the firing ?—A. It was before any firing :
the vollies of stones commenced at Mark-lane; be-
fore I heard any firing.
GEORGE GOODEVEI of 43, Fenchurch-street, corner
of Mincing-lane, boot-maker, deposes as follows :
I wat standing at my house. The soldiers were passing
by very peaceably : the 15th Light Dragoons first ;
the Life Guards afterwards. A collection of people
had got together, but not a great many. All at once
I heard an immense firing : I did not attempt to go
out to look, until such time as the rear-guard arrived
very close to my house. I heard them firing very fast.
As they came oppositemy window in Fenchurch-street,
I saw them firing very much. The people assembled
to see them pass dispersed as fast as they could. This
man that was shot stood alongside of me on the pave-
ment of my door. I withdrew back into my shop : he
followed me: those collected at the career dispersed
immediately in all directions. The firing continued,
and I ordered my family, part of which was in the
shop, to go into the cellar, telling them, the firing of
shot was very dangerous, but not supposing it was so.
By this time they were opposite Mr. Phillips, the shoe-
maker's, firing rapidly : I was looking correctly at
them, saw them turn their horses and fire: the spank of
the glass came against my face ; the man fell by my
right side immediately : he was as near me as possible.
The direction of the b.:11 was more towards me than
the man, in the position I stood, but was turned off by
the sash. I believe at the time they fired they were
opposite to Mr. Phillips, the shoemaker's, and from
thence to my house there was not an individual. I
shoved the rest of the family into the cellar as fast as
I could, telling them there was a man killed in the
shop. The man called out much for assistance, and
fell down. I saw no act of violence whatever to the
soldiers, not even an hiss as they passed.
Q. Where was the man wounded ?—A. In the up-
per part of the right breast. I saw him about two
hours ago at St. Thomas's Hospital ; the ball is not
yetextracted ; the shoulder is broken and dislocated.
Jottx Bum., of 155, Fenchurch-street, grocer, nearly
opposite Rood-lane, deposes as follows .—On th: re-
turn of the troops through Fenchurch-street, on Mon-
day, the whole of the Light Horse had passed, and
nearly the whole of the 'Heavy Cavalry ; before the
whole got past, I heard a very heavy firing. I was
at my door, but I did not see the soldiers firing till
they art ived at about No. 36 ; they kept firing,
and when they got to my door, halted there, and
about six of them, the rear-guard, turned round ;
they turned their 'lois !s round with their heads to the
Eastward, loaded, and fired ; the same men then
loaded again, and part of them rode to the top of
Rood-lane, fired there. At the time they fired down
Rood-lane, there was no appearance of any mob.—
One of the men that stood next my door turned round,
and pointed his pi3tol up that court ; there were some
women there, and he said, Damn you, if you don't
go away, I will shoot you," or to that effect. I then
locked my shop-door, and went into my dining-room
and put up the window, and saw them firing oppo-1
site Rood-lane, and two of them turned round and
fired up Howford-court. The rear-guard then rode
back, and when they got to Lime-street they fired up
Lime-street ; there was one with a round bat ; I think
he had a carbine ; the rest had pistols ; they fired of--'
terwards, but out of my sight. I saw no provocation
given to the soldiers ; there was no crowd ; no pelting
of stones, that I saw; there was no cituse for firing
at the time I saw them.

TimmAs Roai:nrs, of No. 50, Gracechurch-street,
(the East-side), deposes as follows : I war at my shop-
door. The first soldiers went by very quietly : but
when the Life Guards came, the streets began to get
a little crowded. I shut my shop, and went up stairs'
to the dining-room. The first thing I heard was the
report of two pistols. The soldiers were opposite my
house, and a small crowd opposite White Hart-court.
Soon after, there were three or four of the soldiers that
turned their horses, and galloped up towards White'
Hart-court ; before them was Mr. Holdsworth, the
City Marshal, with his staff of office in his hand. I
heard then two pistols firing in that direction. The
soldiers came back, and then there was hooting and 11
hissing a good deal ; and I saw two (I believe ono
was a brickbat, and the other a stone, or brickbat,
apparently), thrown at them, or after them, but did
not hit any One : this was near the corner of East-
cheap : one of the soldiers turntd round : several had
their pistols that way : I heard a fir. ; and a shot

lodged In the lower pane of the dinlitztonift 4
man* the first floor, just above the shop orfs4ri Le i
..sar n_
Pamir HoLuswormt, one of the City
atshat
deposes as follows :As the Rear-guard was paitin
the Monument, I saw them with their pistols sweari,,
and damning, if the mob did not desist, they wo
fire. They called out loud to the mob to desist,
they would fire. The mob were.throwing dirt, ha:
pieces of bricks, and stones at the soldiers. I rutii
my horse round, and spoke to the Rear-guard, an 4
said, 66 for GOD'S sake, do not fire t it is illegal. It
will be murder if you kill any persons." TLeni
them stop from throwing bricks and stones," wa,regt
plied by two or three of the soldiers ; but they cud
not fire. While I was speaking with them, sorneth.
very hard struck me on the blade-bone of my
shoulder, which bruised me considerably, and is now
very black and painful, so as I can scarcely lift nkt
hand to my hat. The rubbish and the dirt flying
the air was such that the Adjutant of the LiglitHrew
put spurs to his horse, and rode off as fast as he couiti
That rubbish and dirt came from the mob who v..et
following the soldiers ; I turned round and redi
amongst the mob who were following the s4l,iieri,
and I addressed them nearly as I,lloves : " Von knew
me, lam one of the City Mdrskals," held up
my mace, 66 your natural defender, and if you treat
ripe in this way I must leave the street, and the chatgs
cif the City must be put into the hands of :hose melt
you are dealing so severely with. Ile Lord Y.ayQ
and Aldermen are now sitting, and I will thank you
to go with me back to Fenchurch.street, and see What
mischief has been done, and I will go to tl,e
Mayor and report." I then went to Mr. Goodeve*:,
and saw a man wounded lying on the floor. At
Mark-lane I saw two wounded men put jinni( coacli.
While el! troops were forming upon Totter-hill to
Sir Francis Burdett's carriage to pass into the Tower,
they were assailed by the mob with dirt from the
garden in Trinity-square, gravel, pieces of brick, and
shrubs with the roots ; there was no firing then ; l
said to the mob within the garden, " Consider how
soon these light troops can surround the garden,
you will be every one secured." I then returned to,
the boundary of the City, by the Trinity nous:. Onl
their return, the General commaiding the detactt.
ment thanked me for conducting the escort to ti'e
Tower, and said, they should have no occasion to
trouble me farther ; they should go along Londoa.
Bridge. I said it was my duty to conduct them out
of the City, and keep the peace while they retired.
They desired me to shew them the nearest wayoutof the
' City, along London Bridge, upon which I proceeded
at the head of the escort, and therefore could not see
any thing that occurred in the re tr.

DIED.

Suddenly, on the I 6th instant, at I..apsvorrh, C4ir
Eliza, the wife of the Rev. Janes M'ay, Ni. A. Rector of At.l%‘ v:i,
Oxon.

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