The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-11-08 00:00:00

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Pcniac Orrice, Bow-saaene. —Yesterday after-
noon, about four o'clock, at the breaking up of the
Douse of Lords, as the. Peers were returning front
their Parliamentary duty, a number of persons assem-
bled at and near the corner of Parliatuent-street, and
insulted several of them, particularly the Duke of
Wellington anti the Marquess of Anglesca, whom they
hissed, hooted, and groaned at. Ihe police, who
were in attendance, both horse and font, took a num-
ber of the offenders into custody, some of whom were
taken to the Secretary of State's °thee for the Dome
Department three were brought to the above office.
vie. Jo, el Fill //, journeyman to Mr. Markay,
of Piccadilly; !harm nunies, journeyman to a cheese-
mong• r in Rubsell,,treet ; and Jwtea, a
schoolmaster, of the Hampstead-road.
'I he charge of insulting the Peers and making a
disturbance was proved by Das irs, Itirkons, Goodwin
and Wilson, the constables, and also by Thomas king,
one of the horse patrol.
?itch as proved to be a ringleader. tin his being
takes. into custody, be offered a 101. note to be liberat-
ed. lin searching loins, his master's banker's book
was found in his possession. The prisoner Jones also
insulted the horse patrol.
Mr. Birnie, the presiding Magistrate, highly cen-
sured their conduct. The prisoner, Fitch, expressed
his sorrow far his conduct ; he said he was sure his
master, Mr. Mackay, would not approve of it.
The Magistrate called upon him to find bail to
answer the offence at the Sessiuns.

Mr. Birnie enclosed in a sheet of parr, and sealed
up, Mr. Mackay's banker's book, and sent it it him.
The master of the prisoner Toomes accounted for
his being on the spot, he having sent Lim nal' a-let-
ter to Stockwell, and directed Liu* to go over Van:-
hall Bridge. The prisoner oxpressing his contrition,
and promising not to be guilty of the like again, Li-
was discharged.
The worthy Magistrate said, lie should pursue
quite a different course *yule Jones, who was the
teacher of youth, and whose conduct, therefore, was
highly reprehensible, us lie could not plead ignorance
like u journeyman: lie should therefore call upon him
for bail, to answer fur the offence which lie had com-
mitted.

Fear AT TUE CI'ATOII Illocse.—Yesterday after-
noon, about half-past two o'clock, considerable alarm
was caused at the Custom-house, in couseqttrnre of a
fire which broke out in the stationary room, situat4
an the ground dour, near the public entrance. It arose
from some damp papers being placed near the fire,
and being incautiously left withont any persue to take
care of them, the dames communicated! to the wainscot
and fistnres. and biased with great rapidity. The
utmost confusion fur some time prevailed, and the dif-
ferent persons of the establishment were on the alert
in removing the books and papers; persons were dia-
-1 patched in all directions for engines, and in a short
time several were on the spot, which being fortmiately
plentifully rnpplied with water. they soon abated the
fury of the flames. By a quarter past three the fire
war entirely extinguirbed, but not before it had de-
stroyed the,interior of the room ; a large quantity of
hook', loose pojterA, print..! Ssc. but none we
I believe of any ;mat