The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-05-21 00:00:00

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QUERN SQnstie.—Yesterday William Upton, David
ano John Hamilton, Jerry Mies. John Barns, and Sa-
rah his n ife, Cornelia' Connor, and his wife. Man. Buck-
ley, William Lee, and Johanna Hamilton, were brought
to the Office.escorted bye large party of the Bow-street
patrol, and police constables, charged with being con-
cerned in an alarming riot in Tothil-street, Dean-street,
anti the Almonry, on Monday night.
William Blinn, of Duke's court, Masonry, had given
evidence against two men committed from tit's office for
riot on Monday. He was going through Tothil Street.
ahent eight o'clock on Monday night, when David Ha-
' milton knocked Lim down with a bludgeon, awl several
others of his associates, armed with sword% bledgeone,
broomsticks and pokers, asse:nbled in Dean-street. cry-
ing out they would murder all the people who had
ap-
peared at witnesses against their friends. This gang
knocked down every person they met; a discharged
watchman, named Sergi., who upon many occasions
has appeared against them es a witness, was 'Alin fish
at the end of 'I°OAI-street: they beat him severely. as
well at the mother of Bunn, and broke her nindowt.
At length two parties of the llowastrett patrol and tome
of the officers of this estahfishment arrived, when the
mob fled in all directions ; the officers pursued them,
and took the above persons into custody, they having
been pointed out to them as part of the ringleaders.
Peace was not restored until about 1 t o'clock at night
Several witnesses appeared against the prisoners, end I
identified them all as bring very active in the riot. One
man was desperately, and it is said dangerously wounded
on the temple, where be was struck with a stone: the
women were recognised as being very active end fi-
nishing the men with weapons. A soldier of the Guards
said one of the prisoners snatched his bayonet off his
belt, and rushed with it amongst the crowd, bat he was
disarmed.

The prisoners raid they were returning borne from
their work peaceably, when they were attacked by the
vevy men who gave evidence against them.—They de-
nied having any sword's or weapons whatever, and com-
plained that evil-minded persons were daily insnlting
them, even in their own residences.—The prisoners were
ordered to give twenty-four hours' notice of bail, and
were all committed.

Died at Bow (NAL) on Satunlay. the sth of April,
the venerable Samnel Welch, the oldest person in New
Hampshire, at the age of one hundred and twelve
years and seven months! He was horn at Kingston, in
N. H. Sept. 1, 1710, 0. S. His grandfather, Philip
Welch, was a native of Englan I, and one of the first
settlers at Kingston, and lived to between 8* and 90 years
of age. His mother lived nearly a century, a sister till
100, nada brother till more than 90 yearn of age. Mr.
Welch was the oldest native citizen of New Hampshire.—
ilmeriean paper )
The Boston Daily Advertiser states,that the Pilot boat
Favourite, cruising in the Bay on Monday last, when
about .1 leagues from the light one of the pilots, picked
up a junk bottle, corked tight, containing a piece of
paper with the following written upon Off Cape
Florida, nuch 17, 1823. This is to inform all those whom
it may concern, and particularly my friend,/ in the ci'y of
New York, that having left Buurdeaux, on the 27th of
Dec. 1822, on board the Euphrates, Captain Ilensitaw,
bound for Cuba and Charleston, (S. C.) we left the
island of Cuba on the 13th of March, and fell in with,and
were captured by a piratical schooner. Captain 11. was
treated with every indignity—the mate (Mr. Harris, of
Baltimore), was cruelly put to death by the inhuman
wretches, for refusing to glee up the papers without the
Captain's order. ?ter setting tire to the ship, they con-
fined us on board their schooner, where I have stolen the
opportunity to inform my friends of my situation—l never
repro. to see them ag;:in--any one who may find this
will oblige& sufferer by inserting the above in the public
prints.
CHARLES BITADDIN, native of Ireland, M .11. B.
A shocking occurrence took place on Monday after-
noon, in Greene Mt Park. A number of young men
were amusing themselves in running down one of the
hilts, when one of them, on coming to the b.rom, ran
with such force that he hit his head against the enclosure
of a young tree, which caused his death.
ACCT ENT OCCASIONED HY sue OAS.—An alarm of
fire was raised yesterday morning about nue o'clock, at
the house of Mr. Uunthner, the corner of Beaumont and
High-streets, Mary-la-bonne. The watchman was the first
ishoalarmed the neighbourhood, in consequence of a
most uncommon smell proceeding from the shop. The
consternation then became general, and several engines
very shortly arrived upon the spot. Mr. Uunthner at
that moment came home, and on gaining admittance into•
his shop, the nearest aide to is hich the gas pipe is attach-
-1 ed was observed in a blaze, and the whole of the stock
consumed; it was, however, found impossible to extin-
guish the blaze, and by the smell, it was clear the gas
was escaping from one of the pipes. It was also ascer-
tained that one of the screws by which the gas is turned
on, had come out in consequence of being too long in
use, from which the gas had issued, and when arrived at
its proper length had ignited by one of the burners
which was left lighted for Mr. Guatbner's return. It
was fortunate,however, that such burner was left a-light,
had it not, the gas would shortly have filled the house,
and the inmates perceiving the smell would in all proba-
bility have obtained a light, when the whole house would
have been immediately in dames. Exclusive of the fore-
going, no further damage was done.
DREADFUL FlRER—Yesterday morning, a little be-
fore one o'clock, a fire broke out on the premises of Mr.
Welding, silk-manufacturer, at Park-place, Peckham.—
The fire commenced either in the kitchen or in the sta-
ble, nearly adjoining Mr. G..'s beautiful little dwelling.
house, which had just been fitted up in a style of great
neatness and comfort. As the premises were erected al-
most entirely of wood, the fire speedily communicated
to the whole building, which t..:rnt with extreme fury,
notwithstanding every effort to extinguish the dames, un-
til the whole was reduced to one frightful wreck.—
Through tire great exertions of the neighbours, &c. we
believe some of the silk-mills and machinery were saved
from the fire; but when we saw theta this morning they
were lying about the garden-grounds and other parts
badly broken and mutilated. Very little of the home-
hold furniture has been saved, and we lament to add that
a valuable horse was literally brunt to a cinilav, it having
been found impossible to remove him out of danger
in time. What adds greatly to this calamity is, that a
great number of 'industrious young persons, chiefly fe.
uiales, occupied to the mill, are suddenly thrown out of
employment. Mr. tioulding, we are informed, bad ex-
pended not less than four or five hundred pounds on his
premises since he last effected his insurance. Thus, in
a very few hours, a large and amiable family, together
with their numerous dependants, work-people, and
others, have been reduced to a sta'e of great distress, al-
though iu Mr. o.'s case, at least, we earnestly hope and
trust, not• to poverty. Nevertheless the loss to this
worthy man, whine inisf.rtune is increased by the cir-
cumstance of his having, within these few days, burst
a blood-vessel, from which he was, however, gradually
recovering, must be very considerable, indeed.
A few days since a destructive fire occurred on the pre-
mises of Mr. Rawlings, at Pertwood, near Warminster,
by which two waggons, a granary, containing 200 sacks
of wheat, several out-houses. &c. were destroyed. The
accident was occasioned by the ignition of some hot lime,
which hail been placed in a waggon.shed, and incautiously
covered over. The loss is estimated at 70IU.
Within elteee last four days, Mr. James White, Thomas
Uritset, and John Johnson, aged 83, 50, and 92, have
been buried at St. Aut.reer's church, Plymouth; united
tares 20 years.