Star.
London, England, 1816-12-04 00:00:00

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fam the remit and eitensilte itientwe itUpted
• restoration and maintenance the public
/II them' Monday night, order has Wei completely
tif,:, ~ The shop" were opened as moil, and NW-
d. The 'soldier* were rationed front
; was resumed.
and Royal Exchange, and; In short, we
iiii observed a few of the Guards stationed near
rawer Hill. A crowd assembled in front of Gilt.
ge.street Compter, soon. after twelve o'clock, is
ropeciatiin of seeing several of the rioter% detained
I that prison, removed to the Mansion House fair
esination. Three were conveyed before the Lotto
;Aim, and privately examined. These were re-::
sanded for further examination on Thursday next.
After the business of the Mansion House, the Loan.
005 attended a. Court of Aldermen,' with' an ie.
tian to proceed at the rising of the Court th'Oilt.
.street Compter, there to =whine the rest-of the
• as. At the Justice Rnom. Guildhall, no riotous
aster underwent examination. They weie 'weir-
in extra constables in several parishes.
*e are happy to add, that no personal injury of
nt was sustained by any individual, if we except
aselancholy and desperate attack Made upon- Mr.
Try at Mr. Becurra's, in Skinner-street. The
nate gentleman received the pietol-shot in the
tike of the abdomen, above the groin. The ball
through his waistcoat pocket. . •
ill% paste? -was taken immediately to Bartholoa
s Hospital for surgical assistance, The wound
dressed, but no attempt was made to extract the
as it would have been dangerous to have re.
him afterwards. He was put into a hackney.
accompanied by Mr. JOHN PLATT, his brother,
partner in the Manchester business in Cateaton.-.
and a surgeon, and carried home to his house
Brixton Wash, where he was put to bed. He is
nestled by Mr. ASTLEY Coon&
The tiniortunate gentleman Married the daughter
M. hamtwan, a hosier, residing next door to
lii. Btcavnrit. He was accidentally in the shop,
bolting at a gun, when the fellow who shot him
ame into the shop and demanded fire-arms. On this i
bring request being made, Mr. PLATT, with others
i the shop, desired hint to walk out, and Mr. PLATT
tit his hand on his shoulder and pointed to the weer.
the villain instantly produced a pistol from under
cis coat, and discharged it.
The assassin alone was in the shop when the pinto
ras fired, and he was conveyed up stairs and searched.
/I him were found three oae-pound notes, a pocket-
auk, and some memorandums, which will no doubt
iriag the ruffian to justice. He was rescued from a
ly Constable by the mob.
We have not been able to discover that any riotous
let fns committed near MC King's Bench Prison, but
Thee caution of Government, in placing a strong guard
hereon Monday, is deserving of general approba-
km. Many of the rioters roared out the name of
Lord Cochrane in a must significant manner, as if
heyininifested an intention; bad it been practicable.
°give their assistance in releasing' is Lordship with
t payment 41 the fine. Fortunately however for the
laic prate, that prison has not in the least degree
.atuurbed.- Yesterday, a guard of about 4.0 men
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'ned under arms at the entrance, and the feet
min assembled at the outer gate were quite or.
..' Lad Cochrane is lodged in what they call.
afie State ii-use. .'His Lordship was yesterday walk.
dense several hours with i friend on tile ground
they allot t0.,a1l the prisoners, and it seems he
R
, . eared not to 'pay .the fine unless the public
0,
ke it for bibs. to one of the shops, in the Bench
rolloeine notice is posted op s-a-* Pease reeeifeeet
lar hoer& itlyis; Lord Coehretste's grist, dead the insets'
*b./ seat te ilk Brooke "- •
,-Tilt i..ep.ort ~I one .4 the Guards having been shot
Ire Ni.neries, proves, to be unfounded ; but a ruf-
be t,,,, levelled a blunderbuss 'at one of the soldiers
II ISII:ISULtr, At the same time declaring. his inten-
imphappity misaedbis aim, and the ball entered the
e(kolkhe rider's horse. An attempt Was instantly
tett by a, man in the crowd to secure him, but he
414111, hard, mid was ultimately rescued. Several
f die soldiers received slight blows of stones and
ghats,while others weir occasionally saluted with
Ilisl, and mud. 'to -the praise of the troops, how
*they bore these insult% with a spirit of coolness
affailmarance vannienciable in the highest degree,
atthey also manifest d that firmness which they are
eiteridly allowed to possess.
ssee dozens of silly persons, headed by an inflated
&elected Commander, sent a summons demanding
a ithenaer of the Tower f l'he Commander,
~bat his message was laughed at, rallied, and
art assumed the character' of an Orator, aewaUy
oriiglied the Soldiers from without the walls, tell-
Ithetn. that they were the Protectors of the Peo/de,'
Mot I,f the crow...oh:it they Were paid by the
tifte, anti not by the Crown—stud that now was the
sit for them to *hew their alkitionee--to. join the
of the People, and- they would each be rewarded
litlen e.httnslred guineas,-and secure to themselves.
I.tiiiial t— Whether this Address proceeded from
ill_ ~or filly, ive,know not; but the young man
le 'livered it, and who can be identified, mixed,
utter, so deeply in the crowds that all trace of
"leas Mit.
it!tai transpired that the proCeediags of the rioterl,
brute loss of their colours and th—e prisoners at
ey4Cliange, were more desperate than was at first
la
"lii at least, they had to Overcome some ob.
h. The. guninakers in the Miaories .had by
means been apprised of the previous proceed-
tt of the rioters, and had with proper precaation,
If't as it went,) shut up their shops, and secured
Ink.in the Inside. The freebooters, however, would
t "`
1 da.APp,.i.ited : the leader, with the butt end of
itliali bolite in the fan-light above the door of Mr.
a "liit.' "'up, through which a sailor with a chip
tit
•„,_ltilyed to crawl, and in this manner they all
admittance. They carried off muskets, fowl-
l'eeeh pistol', besides a tour-pound carronade
la
brass swivel. Thus supplied, they were about
dtPui.
in from the Minories, whery it was supposed
' ore arms, as well as powder; could be had at
• IttA. •
-,--si the gunsmith's, a few doors distant. Mr.
4 hid 430 made . • .
!improbities asfet ure as he could,
:i4deter.k_..i.edWere the villains to enter", that they
"'e feannels of ihe doors and windows. At
107 they Were joined bye e man on horseback,
' a lead tar the detection of their proceedings.,
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, WhO hut the appearance of a country.
iki was armed with a pialvi aid a swords 'led