Star.
London, England, 1820-11-13 00:00:00

St. James's-street exhibited a more lively appear-
ance than might have been expected. Most of the
Hotels and Club-houses were lighted up, and BROOKS'S,
in particular, was uncommonly splendid. The large
balcony was ornamented with a large crown, the
initials C. R. on either side, and festoons of coloured
lamps, tastefully arranged. Pall-mall and Charing-
dross presented but a sombre appearance; but in St.
James's-square almost every house was lighted up.
The Strand was entirely illuminated. At BRooKEs's,
the glass-manufacturer, there were the letters C. R.
and a crown ; and at several other houses the same
or similar devices. At Mr. CAMPBELL'S, a baker,
near Temple-bar, there was a neat transparency,
with a wreath of laurel, and this text from Scrip-
ture—" I was upright, and kept myself from ini-
quity." At a house opposite Chancery-lane, in
Fleet-street, was a transparency representing Daniel
in the den of lions, and the following quotation:—
" My GOD hath sent his Angels, and-bath shut the
lions' mouths, that they may not harm me.—Foras-
much as before him innocence was found in me; and
also before thee, 0 king, have I done no hurt."
At various places in the City, a set of fellows, ap-
parently determined on mischief, were employed
letting off fireworks, and throwing them amongst'
the crowd, especially on Ludgate hill. The inha-
bitants having strongly called for the protection of
the civil authority, a party of Officers arrived about
half-past eleven o'clock, and endeavoured to prevent
further outrage, but they were met with the vilest
abuse by a set of fellows who pelted them, and be-
haved to them in an infamous manner, till at length
the Officers were necessitated, in protection of their
lives (being overpowered) to proceed towards the
Mansion House for safety, they were followed all
the way by thousands of persons pelting them, and
hooting until their arrival at the Mansion House,
where the gates were immediately opened,.and they
gained admission, the mob hooting and still pelting
at them; the utmost confusion prevailed for some
time, and opposite the Mansion House was crowded
to excess. In a short time a strong additional body
of the City Officers arrived, and a great number of
the parties who had been seen pelting the Officers,
and who were most active in the affair, were dragged
in, and kept in custody, until the arrival of Mr.
WONTNER, the City Marshal, when several of them
were detained in order to be examined before the
LORD MAYOR this day.
The City Officers remained in the Mansion House
for some time, until the most disorderly part of the
mob had dispersed. Afterwards the neighbourhood
remained tolerably peaceable.
BEtween ten and eleven o'clock the neighbourhood
of Pall-mall was a scene of great confusion, arising
from the following circumstance:—An extensive
mob of persons assembled in Pall-mall, which in a
short time rendered one part of the street impassable,
that in which the Chevalier Rosetta resides. The
house was not lighted up, and the mob sitrnisdided
it, calling, " Light up r Their call not being im-
mediately obeyed, they instantly commenced an
atack upon the windows, which they completely
demolished, and the utmost riot prevailed until the
arrival of the Horse Guards, who caused in some
measure peace for a time. When the military went
on, the mob proceeded to demolish the windows of
other persons who were not lighted up, among whom
those of Mr. COLLINS and Mr. WAKEFIELD, of Pall-
mall, were conspicuous ; they then proceeded down
Pall-mall to the house which formerly belonged to
Mr. Sams, a bookseller, but which is now empty ;
the house consequently was nut lighted up, and the
mob commenced an attack upon it, and broke all the
windows, by which time the Life Guards arrived
near the spot, and marched up to the crowd, which
was immense, and contained several women and
children, who went to view the illuminations. The
soldiers were received with hootiags, mixed with
huzzas, and some imprudently pelted the soldiers.—
The soldier: on the foremost horse, who had hitherto
conducted himself with the utmost forbearance, now
attempted to ride over the mob, but his horse fell
down upon the people, and the poor fellow was dis-
mounted ; two others following him shared the same
fate ; the horses fell over the first one, and the rider
was dreadfully hurt. The soldiers and horses were
separately walking alone, and the greatest confusion
prevailed. The mob seized the opportunity, and
pelted the soldiers, under the influence that they
made the -first attack. Several of the mob were
trampled on and severely hurt. Among others, a
young woman was picked up in a dreadful condition,
and carried to Dr. WALKER'S, of St. James's-street,
far assistance, she had received two severe blows
on the head. Dr. WALKER dressed her wounds, and
she was carried away in a very weak condition. Se-
veral other persons were wounded; one man seri-
ously cut ; another, residing in Pickering-place, was
severely wounded ; and a boy received a dreadful
wound upon the neck, and another on the wrist, and
he was carried off the ground without hopes of reco-
very. The report was in circulation that much in-
jury was done to the mob. During the above time,
an indescribable sensation was manifest ; but after the
transaction the greatest tranquillity prevailed, and
Pall-mall was clear the remainder of the night. We
did not hear of any farther mischief.