delay, thofe who fhould be charged as principals in the late and prefent riots, in order that by making an immediate example of the most heinous offenders, future disturbances may be prevented, and the lives of thoufands faved.

A large Mob fuddenly attacked the houfe of Sir George Savile, in Leicester Fields, made a forcible entry, and gutted it of beft part of the furniture, which they piled up in the street, and fet fire to; a party of the horse guards being fent for, the Mob difperfed, but the furniture was confumed.

The house of Mr. Rainsforth, tallow-chandler, in Clare-Street, Clare-Market, was alfo fet fire to, and was burnt furiously almoft to the ground.

About half paft ten at night, a party of people collected before the house of Mr. Maberley, coach painter, in Little Queen-Street, Lincoln'sInn-Fields, which they demolished, both before and behind, destroying a fine front lately erected to his fhop.

TUESDAY, JUNE 6th, 1780.

THE the populace, diftinguished by their blue cockades as on Friday, again befet both

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Houfes of Parliament. About half past one o'clock, feveral parties of light horfe ftationed themselves near the Parliament House, and the avenues leading to the Houfe of Commons were lined with the foot guards; the doors of Weftminster hall were fhut, and it was with great dif ficulty that any Members could get admittance to the House: the carriages of fuch Members as did not think themselves obnoxious, were marked on the panels, "No Popery," and the Member's About three o'clock, Lord Sandwich attempted to go down to the House, attended by fix of the light horse, but could get no farther than the corner of Bridge-Street, when the populace attacked him, and infifted on his turning back, which his Lordship refufing, the windows of his chariot were broke, and several ftones thrown at him; the light horse attending him were put to flight, and his Lordship was forced to drive back, with all imaginable speed, to the Admiralty.

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Notice of the above being given to Juftice Hyde, who paraded among the foldiers on horfeback; he inftantly ordered a troop of the light horfe to attend him, and proceeded to ef cort back Lord Sandwich: Mr. Hyde made use of feveral very imprudent expreffions, which exafperated the populace, and they immediately de

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tached a party to wreak their vengeance on his house, in Little St. Martin's Lane, which they inftantly did, by demolishing every fixture, and burning the furniture in the street.

Lord Sandwich did not think proper to return, notwithstanding a whole troop of horse offered to efcort him.

The Populace now became very clamorous, many of them got furnished with large fticks and other defenfive weapons; upon this, confiderable reinforcements of the life guards, horfe grenadiers, light horfe, and foot guards were fent for, and on their arrival, the life guards placed themselves on both fides of Parliament-Street, and Palace Yard; the narrow pass between Old Palace Yard and the House of Commons was completely guarded as follows; the horse grenadiers in front, a party of light horfe next, the foot guards with bayonets fixed, and strong parties of horse grenadiers, and light horfe behind; by these means, New Palace Yard, and as far up as Abingdon Street, were entirely in poffeffion of the foldiers, and no perfon, except Members of Parliament, were fuffered to pass. The foldiers in general, behaved extremely well; and we did not fee any mifchief done, except one perfon being cut by the fword of a light horfeman, who was irritated by receiving a fevere blow from a large billet of wood.

wood. The populace, from about fix o'clock, were very peaceable; and when the Houfe of Commons broke up, Lord George Gordon came to the corner of Bridge-Street, and told the people the proceedings of the House, and advised them to depart quietly. The horses of his chariot were immediately taken off, and he was drawn away in triumph, amidst the loud acclamations of the numerous perfons that were affembled. About fix o'clock, different parties filed off in detachments, and directed their march for Newgate, where they appeared in the most formidable numbers, and immediately demanded the release of the perfons taken in the Sardinian Ambassador's chapel, on Friday laft. This demand was neceffarily refused, and a most resolute attack was immediately made on a building, apparently much too strong to have been forced by a body of men without arms, or implements adequate to fuch a task. Mr. Akerman's house was forced, the greater part of his furniture brought out, which was piled up against the principal gate of the prifon, and fet fire to; but as its maffy fubftance was plated with iron, and fluiced with water from within, the fire did not communicate. Mr. Akerman's houfe foon after appeared in flames, which reached to the chapel in a few minutes, and it was evident that the whole prison would foon be involved in

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the general conflagration. The prifoners now perceiving hopes of recovering their liberty, refufed to fubmit to any authority. They broke through feveral mafly doors leading to the Seffions-Houfe. This paffage foon became the only means of efcape from the flames. The cells, in which the condemned prifoners were inclosed, were broke open, though, from their prodigious ftrength, they would, on any common occafion, have been deemed impregnable. The fire having now communicated to the department of the prifon in which the debtors were confined, a general and very unexpected gaol delivery was effected: and this immenfe fabric, which coft £140,000 in building, foon appeared a heap of ruins.

The value of the pictures destroyed at Mr. Akerman's houfe, at Newgate, is eftimated at two thousand pounds, and the wines and liquors five hundred.

Mr. Akerman received no hurt in faving his own life, and that of his family, when his house and the gaol of Newgate were fet on fire.

The cellars under Mr. Akerman's house were emptied, and the liquors of all kinds brought up in pails and hats, and drank in the streets.

Mr. George Rous's houfe in Lincoln's-InnFields, was alfo entirely demolished,

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