The Statesman.
London, England, 1810-09-17 00:00:00

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LANC:ISTER ASSIZES, Sser.l4.
ULFURS MR. BARON iIAAMAK AND A SPACIAL INIT.

RIOTS AT ,A THEATRE.
TUT KING AGAIN!! &MIMS AND groan%
The trials of the H. P. rioters at littrpool tz.
cited a degree of interest similar to Ow ooidd
bate been felt is iguktust, if the leader of (WO. p.
toloults at Covent Gorden led been called in Judi.
ment for his conduct.—The Court MK orowdeit to
excess; and his with regret we ara coin pilled tor".
fins, to a very brief statement, that report „hid,
might, without appearing at all tedious, late ilk
every column of our Paper.

The subject was brought before the Cost upoh
a crimittel Information against Mr. Abraham Le.
mon, the nephew of Dr. Srilemon, and four other
persons, charging them with intending to
find impoverish Mr. William Thomas Lewis cut
Mr. Thomas Knight, the Managers of the L.
pool Theatre, and fur that purpose conspiring
compel them, by riotous and tumultuous prlicmc
lugs, to admit persons to the Theatre at hatf.priee,
Mr. ATtettileT-G Litt/tel., in a most o,,ep,"e
and incomparable speech, unfolded to the Jury the
nature and object of this proseehtion, temit.eid
more peculiarly important by the scene which bud
so recently beers renewed iu Loudon. Ile obsvteed,
that the Fuld* lied, by designing persuus, ken
greenly deluded, with respect to the law Nam As
Subject of the conduct to be observed in Iheetree
and places elf pulalic entertainment. They had, he
peid, an undoebted right to express their disappro.
Italian of a theatrical performance, or the per.
foresees, provided it was dune bona
*fide and ititly;
botany tumult, whielp was the result of venous
concert and conspiracy, either against partietainac.
tors, or the Managers, was an offence :degas' nag.
nitude with that of conspiring to injure any other
individual in his person or property. Ile srvtaily
censured those who had been instrumental in dried.
lug the unwary, desciibiitg theta as men who, astke
the pretence of liberty, were in disposition the
veriest tyrants. Ile pointed eery in fureible lan.
gnage, the danger which was to be appreheridd
from a le whit mob, is hatever might be the supposed
cause for exciting it, and cited, as an instance, the
dreadful riots in 1780. He paid a high, but well.
merited compliment to Mr. Lewis, amid ergrettui
that the evening el his life, spent in the service of
the Public, should hate met with the rehire it hay.
Having stated that persons bad aestr been admitted
at half.pricu to the Liverpool Theatre, sine
its original establishment, and commented ulna
the propriety of such an exclusion is that peptise
and turbulent city, he pruiecdrd to detail the farts
which were afterwards deposed to by the whetters,
and be concluded his address, *eery part of Ina
riveted the attention of the Jury and tba Amato,
by expressing hie firm persetsion, that the ,iithd
on this occasion would conteuee the Defendsatt tit
the public at large, of the illegality or that cundod
which hail called fur the present prosecution.
A vast number of witnesses were examined, who
proved a variety of acts of violence pronsely nudist
to those which took place at Corent (garden
ire last season, and partially on time first night of the
present unc. Ln &vie:aced that burns, whistles,
catcalls, and other annoy anew were set in nudes
to elect the purpose of time conspirators; and the
evidettee Completely implicated all the rioters tinged
is the recutd.
Mr. *atria addreesed the Jury with great ability
on the, part of the Deleadanu; the scope d hit
argument was chiefly directed to repel the Oder Of
donspiracy.
Mr. BAttgo,l GRAttAlt was of opinion, Oat de
reittenct Weal stOiciently to the 'waif of a Cowl•
gaira9 ; but as Me consequences qf a coatrdive
for that offence were so hied," penal he recnia*
• mended that the count its toe information for we'
,spiracy should be give* up.
This proposition, after some discussion, was is
-the must liberal manner acceded to by the A tturney-
Cetterall who übserved, that the prosecution wat
not carried on by Messrs. Lewis and Knight, bet
by the Magistrates of Liverpool.

The Defendants were then acquitted of thews.
spiracy (by censeut), and found Getcri of the
tent.

?HZ ♦. CARTER.
1%4 was a prusecution of similar aslant
the Defendant *u ohm found guilty.
The trials occupied the time of du Cuitit trim
te•tt its the usurping 'till six in the evening.
umiecemumemmunm

The Royal Academy of Lisbou has proposed did
following question:—cc What will be the tnot
proper nwde of erecting, hi Portugal, a meounrest
of eternal gratitude, Unit may preserve to pustcrill
an indelible testimony of British generosity. *hiebf
by the must costly sacrifices, has liberally best''"
all the means of saying our country, aisd aisintii''
log its independence." Essays WI the aubjvci 'rs
to be received till the end Lit lJecember.
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