The Sun. — 1822-02-22 (London, England)

OUTRAGE AT GLASGOW.  . The house in Clyde-street, immediately to the east of the town" hospital, which has been occupied for some time by Mr. Provand, partly as a dwelling, and 'partly as a manufactory for paints, was last night (Sunday last) completely sacked by an infuriated mob, every pane of glass being broken, and the whole furnitNre torn down and tossed into the river., The cause of this outrage is discreditable to the intelligence of the populace, for it is said they .were collected together, and urged on, by the report that a number of children had been seduced into the house from time to time, and made away with for the purpose of making red paint with their blood.— Some who were above being gulled by such nonsense, got an idea that dissecting operations were carried on in the house, and they became equally indignant at the unfortunate proprietor. These stories have been in circulation for some time, and are said to have 'originated in two children looking through one of the windows, and seeing some of the clothes of the workmen lying on the' floor, besmeared with red paint, they reported that. murder had been committed in the  house. There were four previous attempts made, • three of them on Sunday evenings, to raise a mob about the house, but the boys who then collected were easily driven away by the inmates.. Last evening, however, there was a determined point made against the house, and the assailants were Many of them well-grown men. The attack .commenced, as usual, by the younger descrip. 'tions throwing stones at the windows, to which succeeded the more important operations of breaking open the doors and windows, tearing down the furniture and throwing it into the street, froth whence it was speedily conveyed into the Clyde. I t,was four o'clock when the mob began to act, and none of the Magistrates being immediately at hand, it was about five when the Master of Police arrived with some infantry, and soon after 'the Lord Provost, who had been previously on the spot, returned with a party of cavalry. Before this, some police-officers had come to the place, and carried off a few prisoners, but they were totally inadequate for any effectual resistance. Some gentlemen, thinking that the appearance and remonstrances of respectable people would bring the mob to reason, made their way into the house, but they were so rudely assailed, that part of them were glad to effect their escape, and the remainder barricadoed themselves in the upper floor. The arrival of the military put a stop to all further attack ; indeed the mob had left themselves nothing to do in the way of demolition ; but there being little appearance of dispersion, the Riot Act was read, but not acted upon. Upon the arrival of the military a number of prisoners were made, six of whom were taken in. the house. The evening became gradually more tranquil, and the cavalry returned to their barracks about 12 o'clock ; but a party of the infantry, with some of the police, remained in the house all night. The loss occasioned by this infamous outrage will be severely felt by the inhabitants, as it is provided by the last Police Pill, that they are to be assessed for all damages to the city committed by mobs. The Magistracy have offered a reward of '2OO guineas for information which may lead to the apprehension and conviction of the offenders.—(Glasgow Herald.)