Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1819-04-20

| March 5--We have had no arrivals
from our owncoast since Monday, but ma
ny from abroad, partley with wheat, which
in consequence Of the ports being SMUT a
gainst its importation for home consump-
ton, must go to granary under the Kings
lock till the ports reopen. English wheat
supports Mondays prices, but the sales
were far from brisk. Fine barley being
scarce. and in demand, sold Is per quarter
higher than on Monday, but there is little
| or nothing doing in any other description
E,o,n the London Courier March 5.
wrsr,,rsrrR ILEcTIoH.-Bow STREET.
Mr. BRINE and Mr.. Hicks, the Magis'
trates were in..constant attendance DUR
ring the whole of Wedn esday, and contl'
nued till midnight, assisted by Mr.. Stat
ford. the chief clerk, making arrangements
and directing the officers, the conductors
and the numerous parties of the patrol or
parish constables, from different parts with
view to preserve the peace OF the city,
! All their excellent precautions andarrange-
ments were however, insufficient. owing
TO the incaIculable violent and mlschie-
yous mob that was collected. The magis-
trates frequently went among the crowd,
particularly about the time OF the close OF
the poll. and afterwards for the purpose OF
ouelHng the riotous proceedings in Hen
rietta street. In the execution of this duty
thew were assailed with great violence,
and experienced some personal injuries.
Mr.. Brine was struck on his breast with
stones Mr.. Hicks received blow on his
head. which knocked of his hst Mr..
Stafford received severe injury in his
back. Eight of the officers have received
very serio US injuries from the missiles by
which they were assailed from tie mob
Notwithstanding the numbers and deter
mined attack of the latter, they did thel.
duty in the most intrepid manner.
= When The crowd in Henrietta-s was
acting with the greatest violence, soon at
ter o'clock Mr.. Birnie collected and head
ed very numerous party OF officers,
and for time cleared the street.
When Mr.. Lamb was in Covent Garden
Church, where he took refuge from the
hastings, Mr.. Bernie advised that he should
leave it, and proceed from the back door
with Only one private friend, across Bed
ford-street, Bedford court, Mays buildings,
&c. /; by proceeding in that private manner
he would probably escape the fury OF the
mob. The hon. gentleman. however, did |
not pursue this prudent course, but vent
out of the church with Mr.. Morris. the !,
High Balia, and they proceeded down !
Bed!ord.street and Chandos-street. The !,
high Baliff being public character, was !,
soon recognized by the crowd, as was Mr.. !
Lamb-and" Lamb, Lamb - &c. wasvo' ,
ciferated by numbers, who followed them, :
no doubt, for the purpose of committing
acts Of violence upon their persons. For
tunately Mr.. Bernie was near the spot,
and having learned the cause of the shout
ing Of" Lamb" with great promptitude or
dered numerous party OF conStables to
follow Mr.. Lamb they did so. and over
took and surrounded that gentleman,whom
they conducied to his fathers house, in
Whitehall, where he arrived without expe-
rieneing any personal injury.
In the course of the evening Mr.. BinIe !
and Mr.. Hicks, the magistrates, received !
information at the office Of different parties ,
of rioters. among them were some at MIR. |
Wishart's house, in Coventry street, whose
windows were broken, and another al the |
house If Lord Castlereagh, in St. James's
square, whose windows were also broken.
Another mob at the Coffee house in New
cas,le-street. Strand, where one OF MIR.
Lambs Committees assembled, broke |
great portion of the windows and the
frames. This mob proceeded to the house !
of Ruthen, the officer belonging to this
Office, in Holles-street, Clare market, and
demolished the windows of his house. 10
all these places parties of officers were des-
patched with all possible speed.
Sixteen others were brought up oy differ
ert constables, and were positively sworn
to, as having keen actively engaged in va
rious outrages some ofhaving pelied Lord
Seton and his friends, some of breaking
windows, and others Of inaicting violent
blows with bIudgeons. Several of the pri-