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The young man belonged to the Excise . The Coroner ' s Verdict was , " Accidental Death , in endeavouring to escape from illegal confinement in a house of ill fame . " The deceased ' s name was George Howe . A Mrs . Kanaii , who kept the house , was examined at the Police Office , in Westminster , and from tlie depositions of several persons who attended shewas discharged , nothing appearing to criminate her further , than that she kept what is called a crimp bousefor the of recruits there
, reception brought by Serjeants and others . J 16 . A fire broke out on the Surrey-side of Westminster Bridge . Astley ' s Amphitheatre was totally destroyed , together with several houses in front of the Westminster-road , a public-house , and some other small dwellings down Stangate . ,. 18 . The populace were exceedingly riotous at Charing-Cross , which occasioned the picquet to be calledThe
guard . gunsmith the corner of Angel Court firing once or twice on the insurgents , they broke the windows before the military arrived , and afterwards pelted and maltreated the soldiers , who forbore extremities , and dispersed them with little mischief . ' B '""" cnse body of people attacked the White Horse public-house in A mtcombe street . After having nearly demolished the whole of the windows they entered the house and destroyed the furniture . The arrival of a party o ' f the guardshorsand loot their
, e , prevented extending their mischievous views £ ny i 3 . rtilGr . 20 . About one o ' clock a mob collected opposite a recruiting-house in Shoefane and , after expressing every mark ol" indignation against the persons employed in mat service , broke open tie door , which had been locked and bolted on their first appearance , and destroyed the windows and part of the furniture . The city marshals and some constables soon came to the spot ; but the principal ob ject being accomplished the mob desisted , though they did not disperse for some hours alter . - J
A house of the same description in Bride-lane was the next object of their resentment , which they attacked so furiously that in a very short time thev left very little else than tlie skeleton remaining . The furniture " was demolished " party of the Temple Volunteer horse arrayed themselves on the occasion and were stationed in different parts of the neighbourhood for the preservation ' of its peace the remainder of the day . At night an immense body of the mob made their appearance in Holborn and beset a recruitinghouse Fetterlane with
- opposite - such violence , that had not a paity of the guards arrived to its protection , it would inevitably have been levelled witn the ground . In the parish of Clerkenwell a similar disposition to riot manifested itself in the course ot tiie day , but no injury was sustained . - A . ' f t } ? broke ail the windows of the Raven in Golden-lane , and the Sash in Moorhcids , and very much damaged the Bum Puncheon in Old-street , and a private house in laneThey all houses
Long- . were recruiting- . For the description of persons against whom the mob have directed their vengeance , nameiy , the enmfs and kidnappers , scarcely any treatment can be loo severe two of these men have been committed lo take their ' trials for havinc stripped and robbed a poor fellow of his clothes , watch , Sc . whom they confined in Whitcombestreel , and altcrwarcssent as an attested recruiUo Banbury , in Oxfordshire . ' The Parliament which stood prorogued io the roth
, Tuesday of Au-nist , is further prorogued to Thursday the zd of October next Intelligence lias been received in the course of tlie month , of Ihe French bavinmade good a landing , on Guadaloupe , ; :,: d ' having repulsed the -British forces in several actions with considerable advantage . French pr . ncipics have acquired such ' an ascendancy in Genera , that a revolt , «„ has taken place ln (/ ,,, republic , - , nd some of it ' s mcstrcspcjtabl- nitrates have been put to death . ¦ ' r °
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Home News.
The young man belonged to the Excise . The Coroner ' s Verdict was , " Accidental Death , in endeavouring to escape from illegal confinement in a house of ill fame . " The deceased ' s name was George Howe . A Mrs . Kanaii , who kept the house , was examined at the Police Office , in Westminster , and from tlie depositions of several persons who attended shewas discharged , nothing appearing to criminate her further , than that she kept what is called a crimp bousefor the of recruits there
, reception brought by Serjeants and others . J 16 . A fire broke out on the Surrey-side of Westminster Bridge . Astley ' s Amphitheatre was totally destroyed , together with several houses in front of the Westminster-road , a public-house , and some other small dwellings down Stangate . ,. 18 . The populace were exceedingly riotous at Charing-Cross , which occasioned the picquet to be calledThe
guard . gunsmith the corner of Angel Court firing once or twice on the insurgents , they broke the windows before the military arrived , and afterwards pelted and maltreated the soldiers , who forbore extremities , and dispersed them with little mischief . ' B '""" cnse body of people attacked the White Horse public-house in A mtcombe street . After having nearly demolished the whole of the windows they entered the house and destroyed the furniture . The arrival of a party o ' f the guardshorsand loot their
, e , prevented extending their mischievous views £ ny i 3 . rtilGr . 20 . About one o ' clock a mob collected opposite a recruiting-house in Shoefane and , after expressing every mark ol" indignation against the persons employed in mat service , broke open tie door , which had been locked and bolted on their first appearance , and destroyed the windows and part of the furniture . The city marshals and some constables soon came to the spot ; but the principal ob ject being accomplished the mob desisted , though they did not disperse for some hours alter . - J
A house of the same description in Bride-lane was the next object of their resentment , which they attacked so furiously that in a very short time thev left very little else than tlie skeleton remaining . The furniture " was demolished " party of the Temple Volunteer horse arrayed themselves on the occasion and were stationed in different parts of the neighbourhood for the preservation ' of its peace the remainder of the day . At night an immense body of the mob made their appearance in Holborn and beset a recruitinghouse Fetterlane with
- opposite - such violence , that had not a paity of the guards arrived to its protection , it would inevitably have been levelled witn the ground . In the parish of Clerkenwell a similar disposition to riot manifested itself in the course ot tiie day , but no injury was sustained . - A . ' f t } ? broke ail the windows of the Raven in Golden-lane , and the Sash in Moorhcids , and very much damaged the Bum Puncheon in Old-street , and a private house in laneThey all houses
Long- . were recruiting- . For the description of persons against whom the mob have directed their vengeance , nameiy , the enmfs and kidnappers , scarcely any treatment can be loo severe two of these men have been committed lo take their ' trials for havinc stripped and robbed a poor fellow of his clothes , watch , Sc . whom they confined in Whitcombestreel , and altcrwarcssent as an attested recruiUo Banbury , in Oxfordshire . ' The Parliament which stood prorogued io the roth
, Tuesday of Au-nist , is further prorogued to Thursday the zd of October next Intelligence lias been received in the course of tlie month , of Ihe French bavinmade good a landing , on Guadaloupe , ; :,: d ' having repulsed the -British forces in several actions with considerable advantage . French pr . ncipics have acquired such ' an ascendancy in Genera , that a revolt , «„ has taken place ln (/ ,,, republic , - , nd some of it ' s mcstrcspcjtabl- nitrates have been put to death . ¦ ' r °