The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-12-28 00:00:00

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Yesterday the avenues leading to Mary-le-bone office
. were completely thronged in tmoseqaenee of the sp-
prehension of 24 persons (Irishmen), who were appre-
hended by the officers for being concerned in a despe-
rate riot on Wednesday evening last, in which the
Beers and many other persoat were dreadfully 'e-
inem'.
On Christmas Day, as we stated yesterday, a most
desperate fight took place in the neighbourhood of
Peter-street, Gold's-square, between two low Irish-
men, and one of them named Welsh was vanquished.
The following eveaing, being in the Apollo public-
bonse, Paildingtosstreet, the subject' of the fight was
mentioned, and some remarks not suitable to the taste
of Welch were made, on which he quitted the place
threatening to" serve out the parties who made them
: in a short time," and his conduct convinced the land-'
lord that he intended some mischiof.
Information was immediately forwarded to this office,
'- when Stupks and Stowell, active officers, were dis-
patched to the Apollo, where they concealed them-
. sekes, in order tq apprehend any one who might dis-
flub the peace. .They bad not been there ten minutes,
when a most formidable body of me., apparently
Irishmen, amounting to about sixty, arrived opposite
the house, armed with tremendous bludgeons, &t. and
they commenced a most shameful attack upon the
&ease : some went inside, while others remained out,
and i/s a short time, the whole of the persons in the
house were beaten .dreadfully, and the windows and
. frost of the boas* destroyed. Staples and Stowell
contrived to make their escape out of the window, and
sired theist lives. On witnessing the most brutal con-
duct on the part of the desperadoes, who knocked
down indiscriminately every body they met with their
sticks, man, woman, or child, bring without their
cutlasses, or other arms, they instantly went back to
the office for extra assistance, and returned with

llackeridge, Day, &c. armed with pistols and cutlasses.
T.
ring this tiros the militia were exercising their fe-
city on every body they came to, and even bad the
audacity to eater some houses, and they laid on some
backoey coachmen near their stand without the least,
provocation, and beat them until they were senseless
Amid dreadfully wounded. One of them was so ill-treated,
',thee lie is placed in a precarious situation. On the
• mourn of the °Seers, they found that the party had in-
Qreased in numbers to the amount of between one and

two hundred, and brandishing their sticks, and bid-
', fiag defiance to the police, who were almost afraid to
interfere.- However, the officers rushed in and seized
'Welch, who -was the most active in the affair, and
while taking him to some place of safety, they were
followed. by the mob, and very much ill-used by them.
Stinrefl gave one of them a severe blow with his cut-
herr, and the fellow immediately retreate4, bleeding
rotneely; • • After securing Welch, the ' officers, who
. destine/ell .0 quell the riot, found it absolutely int-
?to
• 44possible withitutthe aid of the military, sad the Whs-
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Intents entreated the officers to send to the barracks.
Itaformetitid,'Wras accordingly forwarded by Cock.-
"Oar, the Ofteura sad shortly ofterwardsa detachment
of the Feet Heaths, under the command of Captain
liteetinck,airltsd ee the spot. Staples, on the 'seri-
**slag thasoldters, wits standing near the spot, wacb-
lag the most active of the gang, when a rush was
"made throat& -Cato-street, and a desperate attack was
made ba DI had Stowell, the officers, who. were at
te oppeaita ett4 af the street, and who were much
beaten. Stowell received a bad wound on his band,
and a number of persons were carried away for assist-
ance, in consequence .of the injuries they received.—
Staples seized on a man who was also active, and he
was surrounded and belaboured over the arms with
stick, until he was necessitated to leave go his hold,
he ran into a baker's shop for safety ; they followed
him, and the owner of the shop was threatened for
barboaring him in his house. The soldien in a short
time after the riot had been quelled, repaired to Cato-
street, where they were informed sometf the persons
were that headed the mob, and at one house they were
refused admission. The officers, however, forced,
tier way through the windows, followed by the mili-
tary. In the apartment there were about twenty I risk-
nien sitting down together drinking tea Idth their
faces and heads ctft, ten of them were recognised as
being of the party, and were handcuffed and brought
to the office. The officers afterwards returned and
apprehended 13 snore of the offenders. The whole of
kbe prisoners were dreadfully injured, but especially
one Of the, name of Bradley, who was covered with

wounds and bruises.
• t Milkers and several other persons gave evi-
denauf the outrageous and brutal conduct of some of

the prisoners, -who were positively sworn to as being
very active in the affray.
'1 be priioners denied being concerned in it. and
accounted for their wounds by being near the spot at
She time.
?be MaristrattLerdered Welch and' 14 of the pri-
soners to fine' w answer thocomplalat at
ete fiessjoiti, bat!Mlito,sainit of sufficient proof. dis-
charged the ethers- Atom cistody, and eulogised- the
military and the officers for their activity.

GUILDHALL.— By Tug BRIMS E-
STAR It Assocurok.-:-Mr. Charles Murray, the Se-
krisary iett Siliciter*this Astociation, attended yes-
terday before 'Elie ~Pitig Magistrate, Mr. Alderman
Thompson, fog the purpose of procuring a warrant
for the appreimasion of a person acting as a shopman
at Mr. Carlile's, 53, Pleet•street. As the name of
tiiis person was not -kaown, some consultation took
titles, la Which the City Solicitor assisted, and a war-
iest' watt kabieitteney made oat for the apprehension
Of a certain mita, whose pace was unknown, bit
Whose person was well known, and delivered to Har-
rison. the Marshal, for ezeention. Harrison soon re-
tinted wills his prisoner, a loan apparently abOttt
'Was see•viilogly placed at the bar ; when
same, be repiked be begged to be excused
iformasion against him was then read. It
the NA of John Porton, of Cross-court.
tad the offence charged is ;
no lasplieowes libel, entitled •• An
lie Itelemen," on the 26th of December.
lead Lewis as to theidentity of the prisoner,
frons wiles be bought- the pamphlet in
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