Star.
London, England, 1816-12-10 00:00:00

RIOTS SCOTLAii6.

We :egret to state that tbC town of Dundee, iu
Scotland, was,last week the scene of much confusion
and uProar. The following statement on the subject
we copy from an Edinburgh Paper:

a Wednesday night, about eight o'clock, in conse-
quence .
of considerable shipments of grain, and a
sudden rise in the price of meal, a mob, to the num-
ber of about 2000 persons, assembled in the streets of
Dundee, and proceeded in a riotous manner, to
attack every house which contained articles of food.
—Having plundered upwards of one hundred
shops of various descriptions, they proceeded to
the house of Mr. LINDSAY, an extensive corn-
dealer, and after stripping it of every thing valua-
ble, set it on It appears, however, that this
daring and outrageous act was not committed with-
out some degree of remorse, as the house was twice,
set on fire, and as often extinguished by their own
hands. For a considerable rime the streets presented
nothing but a lawless and disorderly mob of people
running ill all directions, with cheeses, sugar, hams,
Stc. Of course, the grocers mast have suffered con-
siderably."

FURTHER PARTICULARS.
About .eight in the evening some idle lads, women
and children began to burn the effigy of a meal-seller
on Hawk-hill, accused of raising the price. Incteas-
ing in fury and numbers, they proceeded to attack
some homer, breaking the windows of all the meal-
men as they passed. At the commencement the mob
might easily have been dispersed, but they increa.ed
considerably in numbers, and proceeded to break
open shops, to carry off money, accounts, books, and
provisions. _ _ .

In sonic houses they broke and destroyed the fur-
niture, stole all the clothes and plate: some time after
this, the LORD PROVOsT •.:got SOME of the inhabitants
to jain bim, in order to repress the tumult ; but their
WAS a great backwardness on the part of the Con-
stables, and nothing effectual was done for some time.
Between twelve and one o'clock at. night, however,
Captain BLAIR and Mr. RnDERTS succeeded in per-
suading the people to go home, on a pledge that the
respectable inhabitants would concert a plan to all, ird
relief to the sufferers, and thus ended the riot for the
night. The houses attacked, and less or more injure.:
or plundered, were about ten in number, Meal:Ile:1:
grocers, and other dealers in the necessaries of life,
were the chief sufferers.

We have seen with surprise an account inserted in I
some -of the papers, under the alarming title of RioTs
IN READING. We doubted the tact; and, on inquiry.
we find that we were nut mistaken. What has beer
swelled into a conclusion th.:t the late transaclioas in
the Metropolis were going to be imitated in the coun-
.try, is :imply this :—Tlree ee four yeniy.r,
retired late at night after a long convtv:al meetivg;
having made more copious libations to 13.ic:lius than
usual, they were naturally a little noisy iii do streets;
and the watchman, as nliurally, interposed ins an-
' thority. A scuffl,2 ensued, in which tha latter having
received a reinfoi cement from peace-oilicers, conveyed
the former to a place of secut ity. The Chief Msgi-
straw, having ascertained who they wire, and se
ceived their engagement to appear whenever called
upon to answer any complaint, ordered them to be
discharged. This Gentleman acted, we believe, as
[ any other prudent and sagacious Magistrate would
I have acted on such an occasion. This affair is likely
to be accommodated to the satisfaction of all parties.
We think ourselves justified in adding, that no place
is more independent, and therefore more free from
external agitation, more orderly, and more loyal,
than the Town of Reading. _

This morning William Anderson, whose trial was
postponed until this day, for the wilful murder of
JOHN LEVY, in the parish of Clerkenwell, commenced
at ten o'clock before a crowded Court, and at the
time our Paper went to press it was not finished.
Mitts, Dec. ..--Very. prime Wheat and Barley advanced
about s. per quarter in yesterday's market. Wheat of inferior
quality was very heavy at reduced prices. Fine old Flour, as well
as rew, of a good quality, was on demand. There was also a
briskdemand fur Oats, both for distillation and export, at an ad-
vance of fruin 6d. to is. per barrel •I be tall, bowever,in London
was not known until the market was closed.
EXTRAORDINARY PROPERTY OF THE Oxtom.-;-The
LI magnetic power of a compass needle will be entirely
destroyed or changed by being touched with the
I juice of an onion. This fact may seem trifling ; but
we regard it as one of the first importance; and in.
vestigated, may lead to consequences equally asto-
nishing as the discovery of the magnet itself.
A Gentleman of St. Germain's, Cornwall, a great
naturalist, has in his possession some white mice, ant;
having been curious enough to mix their breed with
those of our common domestic mice, he can produce
them of the most varied colours, resembling in some
measure the richness of the Leopard. Be keeps them
in cages similar to those in which birds are bred, and
generally has a brood once a month.

S rATEMENT OF THE ODDS ON THE DERBY AND
OAKS STAKES, 1817—Dm 9.
DERBY.
9 to I apt Brother to Smolensk°.
13 to 1 apt Duke uf Grafton's Waterloo.
13 w 1 agst Duke of Ru eland's e. by Selina.
14 to 1 agst brother to Crispin.
15 w 1 apt Indus, brother to Tigris.
OAKS. _ _

Taken —W to 1 agst ch. f. by Dick Andrews; out of Pope Joan.
100 to 100 betted, the following six apt the field, viz.
b. t. by Walton out of Cressida.
b. f. Selina, by Wany.
ch. 1. by Dick Andrews, out of Pope Joan.
b. I. by Cervantes, out of Mary.
b. 1. by Dick Andrews, out of Dade:none.
b. f. Witchery, sister to Sorcery.
Mr. Nc yak's favourite horse, Sir Joshua, was found dead in the
stable on Sunday morning last ; he bad been s little amiss, but
was not considered in the least danger when left the preceding
evening ; luckily he had no engage:dent, whatever. This was the
horse that beat the famous Fitho da Puts, in a match for 1000 gs.
a side, last spring, at Newmarket,where, in the preceding spring
he woo the Lieu Riddlesworth Stakes amounting to SliOpp.
brie= the licit claw of bin regains to public.

THE LATE RIOTS.

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, FURTHER PARTICULARS.
The LORD MaTote has received left ors from the
Miyors of SiOwich and Lynn, to yr .orn he had
written, as well as to Thorn gOcl Beverley in lir, rk-
shire, Kirby, near Briton, Lincolnshire, and Sheer-
ness f at each of these places *atson hls ;
at Lynn Mrs. Watsco has been with her children
.ieirne months. Young Watson was at sch ,o 1 at Lynn
eight years'; it is said be escaped from 'he cu4rody

of two officers some months since, and u.ed a dir.k
he is a violent young man.
A person was seen on horseback on Monday very
active, he looked like a country person, connected at
the Corn Mar ket.
The two Gentlemen who put a sailor in custody of
a constable at the beck of the Exchange, on Monday.
are requested to attend at the Manson House to
morrow.

The person who carried the 'flag was pnt in Ow
custody of a wetl dressed man in a blue coit on the
Royal Exchange.
There is stilt no trace of young Wxtscn ; he k
now thought to be concealed in London.
Independent of the numerous officeri
been dispatched to various parts of the kilst,7'.orn. a
very strict sc4rch was ye.terday evening !nick. in St.
George's-fields, where it was asserted Watson had
been seen.

_ The furthzi exAmir.ation, of the elJer Vat•;->n,
which was to have taken place this day, ►t the ntlice

of the Secittary of State, is postponed till tomorrow.
Two papers, it is now known, were found upon him
of the snosl important nature; and it is said that the
pl m adopted by the rir.ters, such as it w is, had been
fully decided upon, and was to !Me been attempted
in the middle of the day. This time er is considered
j the most fatourable to the view of the rioters, inas-
much as the meeting at Spafields was expected to
limy,: drawn r'tntbers 01 indivieuals from their homes,

and the gon•maker's shPps, &c. it was anticipattd,
would bt unprotected. Letters. it is a 1...) void, were
sent to the leiona i 9 the stre7al prisons duct:Om:lt
the metropolis, rtquirieg their aids when an attempt
ustruld made for their liberty cn blonds).- These
Addresses, F;o:kever. sere intercepted, and all corn-
miloicati,ns stopped with the prisoners in the dif-
ten.nt gaols for two days. Since Monday last, de-
tachments of the East London Militia have been sta-
tioned in Newgate, Compter, and other prisons.
Hooper who had given such information as to cause
the apprehension of Preston, expresses mach contri-
tion tor the part he had taken in the d.svacetill
tratisactions which have taken place, and has offered
to disclose all he knows of the plot in which he bad
been eng:lged. A publican, at whose house some of
tote patty met, was examined before the Lnnn
MAYuli, and states that Preston had previous to Ile,
meeting at Spa•fiehis, harangued a Committee of
which he was Chairman, for two hours, entreating
them not cnly to attend on Monday themselves, but
io bring their friends. His language towards the
close of his speech, was so violent a nature, that
the people of the house were thrown into the utmost
alarm.
The identity of Cashman (the sailor) as bring the
person who assisted youi.g Watson in plundering the
shop of Mr. Beckwith of arm is estab,ished beyond
all doubt.; John Roberts, the buy of Mr. Beckwith,
wars intslodueted tre the. Gittspar;sereet Compeer on
Saturday last, by orders of lilt LORD MAVGR, where
the prisoner; being indiscriminately shewn him, he in.
gaudy recognised kin*, bydeclaring "that is the man !"
Yesterday. John Antonio, a foreign seatnan, was
examined before the Loan MAYOR, charged with
being most actively engaged in the riots on Monday ;
ne had been observed by numerous individuals, from
ais being a prison of most remarkable appearance.
John Bionn,alie officer, had received information of
the prisoner's having offered for sale a pair of valua-
ble pistols, to get rid of which he was so anxious as to
offer the one for six, the other for two shillings ! The
pistols were loaded, when first seen with the pi isoner,
who is still in custody. Another man of the name of
Bracer is also in the Compter, having been found in
Bishopsgate-street with a loaded pistol, for which he
has not yet given a proper account.
The Loan MAYOR yesterday, as well as Sunday,
renewed his visits to the prisons, and entered into long
inquiries with the rioters, in the hope of ascertaining
the extent of their projects, and if possible discovering
the haunts of young Watsan. lits Lordship's efforts
Are et the most extraordinary nature, so much so,
that he has not only been absent from his own table
at his hitherto accustomed hour for several days, but
he likewise perseveres in his labours by night.
Preston, since his apprehension, has asserted that
his party had assurances from all parts of the country
crt the intended co-operation of tke people, and that
one place alone had proffered the assistance of ‘2o,olki
persons. Preston constantly exclaims, "twits I that
Drought Hunt to the field! but that wretched young
dog spoiled all !" Preston, it may be recollected, as
Secretary to the Spa-fields Committee, had written to
Mr. Hunt, entreating his assistance, as an Orator
calculated to address the people.
Tne letter to which we yesterday alluded, received
14 Mr. Beckett, the Under. Secretary of State, and
transmitted by that Utentlernan to the LORD MAYOR,
is of the most diabolical nature. It threitent those
who have given, or may yet giVe evidence against
the rioters, with certain destruction. Their families
also, or relatives, are to become the objects of amp.
sinatkn. The LORD MAYOR was first of opinion
that it would be more prudent to conceal than make
known the fact, lest witnesses might be deterred from
aiding the ends of justice. It is now, however,
deemed to be the idle expedient of one of the few
conspirators, and is consequently treated with con-
tempt.
The answer to our inquiry respecting Mr. Platt
yesterday was, that he was much better, being free
from fever, and the wound discharging. The ball is'
not extracted. On Sunday he had much fever, and
great fears were entertained.
Prom an examination which took place yesterday
at Bow-street, it appears the dirk with which the'
elder Watson wounded one .of the men in his thigh,,,
at Highgate, on the night of yesterday se'nnighti
who was securing him while the horse patrole went
off in pursuit of Watson's companions, on horseback
towards.Finchley, Watson says he has had in his pos-
session for some time, but that is not believed, as the,
blade is very bright, and the stick in which it was'
fixed was newly varnished. He had but six shillings

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itpd,.threepence in copper upon him. . He had a bun-
dlewhkh. contained two shirts, one of them of . fine
cotton A-411013.4:1y flan six neckcloths, two pair of
stockings. all very oIJ and ragged . ‘, He.also had a
small bundle containing one, shirt. tyre pair of stock.
ings, and, .s small pink silt: handkerchief; marke4
with the letters J. W. which are Cie. initials., of his
son's name.. but the old man velpses tp .acknowledge
that they belong .to his son ;he -admits, however, ,
that they belou4 to one of his companions who %very
with Urn at Highgate, and who escaped.. 1-,le says
it was the intention of himself to 'proceed to Liverr
pool, to embark for Arret:ca, but he cannot explain
how he was to accomplish that without money.