Riot At Chelsea.
The Times, 1824-10-18T00:00:00

(Additional particulars.) In this paperof Saturday, we gavean accoint of an affray at Chel. sea between several soldiers belonging to the Life Guards and the civil power, consisting of two constables, named 1aybank and Can. ning, and about fourteen watchmen, the majority of ivhom were vio. lently beaten, in their attempt to secure the soldiers, after they had committed assaults of a most desperate description upon a watch. mnan and several other Individuals, without any provocation. The following additional particulars have since been stated to us :_ Three Life-guardsmen named Fife Seaton, and Crouch, and two others, played several games at sklttles, in Mr. Ansted's (the Bedford Arms, Pont-atreet, [Sloane-street) skittleground, and lost a pint of beer each, and went into the tap-room to drink it. They wvere then quite frienidly with each other. Several workmen in the employ of Air. Whitehead, a Painter, were drinking in the tap-room when the soldiers entered. One of the soldiers proposed to a painter, namned Carr, to toss for a pint of beer, Carr tossed and won; and the soldier accidentally droDped three half.pence on the floor, and ordered Carr to pick them up. Carr said he would not. The soldier swore he woald make him. Carr replied he was not his master, ani he wished " Ged might strike him dead if he did pick them up;" and the other workmen told Carr not to pick them up. The soldiers swore they would knock his -_ head off if lie did not, and struck Carr, and several of his companions, and knocked them from one side of the room to the other. The tap-room window was thrown up, and all who could get through made their quickest way into the street: but several of them were severely beaten before they could get awav. Cries of " murder" wcre called, and on an old watchmnan en- tering the tap -room, the three soldiers set upon him at once, and beat him in the most violent manner.. One struck him on the head and face with a pewter pot, and another about the arms and legs with the staff he had wreniched out of his hands on his entering the tap-room. Another watchmanl entered, and ene of the soldiers seized a red hot poker from the fire, and made a blow at the watch. maan's head; fortunately the square end struck apainst the wall, bat the poker was bent very considerably by the force of the blow. Two other watchmen received blows from the soldiers. During this out. rage, although 50 or 60 persons were outside the house, and saw the conduct of the soldiers, they durst not interfere. A cobbler, named OgIbY, wlio kee s a stall near to the public.houe, was beat and kicked bythe soldiers. The names of the watchmen that were most iU.nsed, were Tomline Elliot, Mlason, Buttery, Rumble, and WVarwick. On the arrival of iMlaybank and Canning, with a rein- foreement of watchmen, the former determined to go for a file of sol- diers, as his life was nearly sacrificed about three years ago, by an afray with the Life Guards. On his arriving at the public-house with the corporal's guard, Canning entered the tap.room, and ordered the guard to secure the three soldiers, when Fife struck at Canning with a fire.shovel: but he retreated and avoided the blow. The corporal of the guard took Fife by the collar and led him to the door, when he suffered hirn to go, and hie ran away, but was secured in Cadogan-place. The conrtables theninsisted upon theguard doing their duty, and accompanied them and the three soldiers to Knightsbridge Barracks. On the way, some of the soldiers repeatedly attempted to a3sault Mr. Maybanic. It was the Adjutant wrho stated that the public-house kept by Mr. Austed was a disorderly house, and Canning replied that it was a highly resnectable house, and as well conducted as any house in the parish. The Adjutant said, " Who is tbat Ibpudent feUow?" and ordered Canning to be turned out of the barracks, which was done. As soon as the soldiers were called out, and it was reported several watchmen were in a dying state, Mr. Briant, a magistrate for the county, residing in Cadogan-place, be- ing informed of the circumstance, hastened to the spot. Tom. line (the watchman), and three others of the sufferers, named Mlason, Elliot, and Humbold, were conveyed to the house of Slr. Alorrab, h surgeon, in Sloane-street, to be dregsed. Another wounded man was carried to Mr. Dickenson a surgeon, in the neighbourhood, and the shoemaaker, whose heat was broken, went to kr. Richardson's a surgeon, in Sloane-street. Tomlinc was in so bad a state that he could not be dressed that night, and next morning was very feverish, and twenty-two ounces of blood were taken from him. The following particulars of the injuries sustained by the four persons who were taken to Sir. Morrah's have been fur, nished bX that gentlemnan from a copy of his memoranda taken upon the occasion :_ Tomline._Two severe cuts upon the left side of the head (one senicircular, of abour seven inches in length, such as would have been the effect of a blow given by the bottom of a pewter.pot); an. other wound on the right side a blow on the eye, and other wounds. Mlason-A cut on the forebead, and other injuries not likey to prove fataL Samuel Elliott-A very severe cut on the leff hand, and other in. jur a Rumbold-.Diver3 wounds and bruises ots the arms, shoulders, &c. RIOT AP wrEr.SRAI