The Statesman.
London, England, 1812-08-21 00:00:00

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FRIENDLY B?N EUIT SOCIE derly fellows, TI En. ho endangered and annoyed the pube
' fra.Vitarrroes.--eA nnmhrr of idle and ,dleov-
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Mr. Titoet.ore moved for an attachment against.ii.ceen ayeeeeedity evening, in viewing thelllumina.
the late Trustee of the Friendly Benefit Society di '
Carpenters and Joiners, for not paying over to the custodvand lodged tu the watch-houses. The fel-
thins, with firearms and fireworks,
Solicitor to the Society, the sum ascertained by the l sowing' were tiskesi into
were examined before Mr. Biateie yam.
beseks to be in hie hands at the time of his quitting.' day.
ephen Molten wets brought by IL Limberick,
hisoffete of Trustee. The application was built on.
allesolution of the Society histrehting their Solicitor.
and convicted for throwing a squibsin the Strand.
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to apply for payment of the sum due, and to i""'".l' Thomas White was charged.with discharging a
mate, that in the event of tbealemanti not being corn-! . The Prisoner beiPif a
plied with, an application would immediately very young boy, and his mister endertakiugthat he be pistol near the Adinirnity.
made to the Court of Chancery, under the Act of 1 i
-Parliament. Amos Foster was. eoirtitted of, thro wing It squill;
should not do the like ;again, be was disebarged. 1
The Loan ,CmAtvccf.ten having looked at the , near Somerset-house.
wording of -the authority given by the Society to Henri/ nip( was brought by R. Limheriek, and
their Solicitor, to apply to the To ustee, and corn. convicted. for ehrowine squibs.in the-Strand, having
pared it with the words in the Act of Parliamenti. other* and a pistol found on hint.
asked whether the Learned Counsel thought, that by i. William Grainger was.cberged with attempting to
the Resolution in question authority was
given by.. rescue Twigg.' Ile followed the Officers close he.
the Society to their Solicitor himself to receive the hind them,. calling *out to the mob to rescue the Pri-
raeuey ? in which case atone his Lordship could be loiter. The mob pelted them, and their lives were
ourrantod in complying with the present motion.— . eekidered in the most imminent danger.—He got
The appointing a Solicitoreo sae for money due, did hold of theiPrisoner's.arM, and endeavoured to pull
not necessarily carry witivit an authority to him to him env dromahe Officers, lie refused to send for
receive the money: his Lordship was sorry to re- hail, 'and was-therefore sent to the watch!-hoarse.
mark, that, in no two (ages that he had ever met with; , William Paid Jenkins was convicted fur throwing
concerning Benefit Societies, were the worth of the a squib io St. Jeines'sestreet.
Act of Parliament by which• they were to be regu. , By the eXertiOns•of Bacon, on Monday and Tues-
lated, attended to. The effect of the order which his ' day *Me, Plieadille and, Bond-street were on
Lordship was now called' on to make, must be to leeone,day leglet`tolerebly quiet; bat the scene of
Ind the person, against whom the application was okrage, etete-Atird, tenfusiortlverae removed to. St.
made, to prison, probably fur two months, with the Janteseestreet, and the. streets leading out of Ito
'risibility of its being made appear, at the expiry Of where Nichols and a Pal of the patrole were steel
• that period, that the application was not . warranted tioned to, keep order, an to ipprehend those who
by the Act of Parliament. With every desire to let off itie-works; &c. which was, however, found
protect Benefit SocietieS, his Lordship could not do impossible' the mid) asstinbled being so very name:
for them what they scented resolved not to do fur roes.- In Bennet-greet they set a house on Are by
themselves. It would be a good thing for theM to .throwing fire.works into some seindos-s, which
he taught, that the easiest, as well as the. onty pro- caught the linen- fernitute; an engine was procured
per mode, for them to pursue, would be, to Conform to put it out. In Bury-street, they wantonly broke
strictly to the Act of Parliament. His Lordship os ie
r. De May's, the Upholsterer, windows, although
should look into the matter, but did not see that he his house was iltuminated. • They persisted in letting
could interfere. off firitiverks, putting the officers at defiance, and
"SX TARTE WRICNIIT IX THE MATTER Of van.
for
which purpose they, got over a horde that en-
- This was fill application on the part of the Rev. Mr. Closed a building thee was repairing, and showered
Wright, and his Spouse, to have an Annuity of 2101.: bricks and brick-bats on them. They followed the otfi-
a-vear, secured to them for their Joiut lives on certain ! cers with these weapons, one thrown at Nichols hit him
property belonging to the Bankrupt, regarded as in I on his head bud knocked him down • he, however,
the nature of a mortgage on the property on which contrived' o Seize.the villain who did it, but the mob
it was s, cured. was, so powerful they rescued him directly, and it is
The Loan CHANCELLOR went through the state- supposed Nichols would have been murdered, had
meet of, the Petitioners' case, from which it appeared not Limberick and some of the patrole fought their
that Mr. Wright having 18001. which he wished to wayahrotigh to his assistance, and Melted him.—
lay out in the purchase of an annuity for his own and The clothes of several women were set on fire. The
his wife's life, eppeed to the Bankrupt, who was his doors of coaches were opened, and fire.works thrown
Attorney and confidential agent, to procure for them ; in,• although those inside, and the coachmen, took
such an annuity well secured. The Bankrupt offer- ' off their hats. Squibs were thrown into the coach-
ed himself to become the granter of the annuity, and i men's faces, and it the horses' heads, which caused
to secure it on freehold property, which he specified, ! them
to be ungovernable, and a great number of
and which he represented as being of a greater yearly ' people were knocked down .in consequence during
value than the amount of the annuity to be secured ' the night. A gentleman was knocked down in Bury.
upon it. This offer was accepted of ; the pnechnse , street by a brick-bat being throw° at him. The
money was paid, and the title deeds were put into Officers were repeatedly attacked by great numbers,
Mr. Wright's hands. Mr. Webb,' however, had Firticularly when they' apprehended any of them,
since become Bankrupt, when it was discovered that and there was a general' cry of-" Rescue, rescue;
the lands were not by any means of the annual value don't let them go; serve out the constables," &c.—
they were repiesenta to bc, tied that the Bankrupt The next scene of outrage and riot was in the Strand,
had failed within the proper time to record rmemo- at the bottom of Catharine-street.. _ Salmon end
vial of the transaction in question, as required by the Mance were stationed there to keep order, with a
statute of the 17th of his Majesty, commonly called numerous party of the patrol° ; but the _mob put
the Ammity Act ;in consegnence of which, the bond them at defiance, frequently knocking them down,
of annuity granted to the Petitioners was null and following them to the Office and to the wntch-house
void, being struck at by the provisioesof that statute. when they had secured any of them, peltitq titeni
His Lordship agreed that this was in exceeding hard with brick-bats, stones, .mud, &c. At the latter
ease, and one iu which the Court must feel everyin- part of the night, after twelve o'clock, they- regu:
elinetion to afford relief.; It Was difficult, however, larly fought the Officers who* they attempted-to
to And out in what manner this was to be done, at take any of them into custody. Three women had
least by a Petition in IlanUrtifitrY• Ills Lordship their clothes set on fire at one time. One of them
hoped, that the omission to record the memorial. in was burnt through all her clothes to her thigh...se
this ease, proceeded from ignorance on the part of the icioibs were thrown into the windows of Somerset-
Bankrupt ; but still if a man chose to take upon him. hi use that were open, as well as the windows of
self two contradictory and inconsistent characters, other houses.' Carriages of all descriptions were at-
In-whieh skill and industry were undertaken to be tacked most violently,althoitgb the drivers and these
employed for each, and by any neglect of his to per- inside did every thing the mob wished. Th;ough the
form a duty fer_the discharge of which he was to be exertions of the Officers, however, a great number
• paid, one of the parties was injured, such-party must of the ringleaders of the different mobs were secured,
have a remedy illoluitY• TMs remedy, however, was and lodged in the watch-houses, and were yesterday
pat by petition le litinkruptcy, but by a Bill in brought to the Office, and underwent an examine-
Vquity. There.was no doubt, such a claim in equity floe before Mr. A. NARES and Mr. Bitten.
might be maintained against the party himself ; and The following were convicted for throwing squibs
his Lordship ceeceived that the question, whether it and other tire-works in St. James's-street :—Fre.
might nut• also he maintained ..against his creditors, derick Sharp, George Ermington,. -- Cooper,
was one of considerable difficulty.. As it was, he Samuel Strong, John Aldeisou, Joseph Cliitson, and
"fetid not entertain the-o,Bllon in its present shape. James Bowden ; John Read, for the like offence in
All he could now do seeeld be to altow the Teti- Clifford-street, Bond-street; James Mitchell, for
tioners to claim to the extent of the sum paid by them the like offence, in Half Moon-street; Jame,., Frank-
to the. Bankrupt : reserving to them to file their Bill tin, for the like offence, 'at the Horse-guards; John
in Equity, if they should •t'# so :Ailed. His Lord. Walsh, Charles Wilding, and James Edney, were
ship would not order the Petitioners to_deliver up any convicted for letting off fire-works opposite the
of the title deeds which might bein their bands; but Spanish Ambassador's house, in Spring-gardens;
rather ordered that they should retain possession of Joseph Brown, for the like offence, in Piccadilly,
the same, hoping that the circumstance of thole horsing opposite the Gloucester Coffee-house e Donald W-
ench title Amp in their`easttide, would operate with !lock, %retie like offence; the oerner of Ceocksitai-
the Assignees as an ieducement to enter late a com- I street`; FelwardDyer and Charles Lee, for the like.
promise with them. . . offence, in Oxford-street; William Glide was charges!
. a 'with firing off a pistol ba the Strand, and ordared
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A journeyman blacksmith has astonished the in.to find bail.
habitants of. M I
ita:even .by paintings, described as . Penry Siang, a boy about fourteen' years of age,
possessing •wonderfof genius in thodesigns and finish- i was charged with letting off fire-works neKlugsgate-
'eng.. Certainly, It hags at-tisin of 'teat he street. The• case was beside out clear against him;
ought to be remelt
..,. iassoiten employment the most . but bri his expresieta willingnet4e assist in bring-
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unfavourable, pia ta. iiiind imitten with into punishment the mane ::, a venders of
love of the flue mew . abilities to. reach excel- : the fire-works, be was distniseedid, , ,
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