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according to the account of one of his head clerks, is upwards of an hundred thousand pounds. (N)

During the first days of the commotion, parties of foldiers were continually dispatched to the aid of the Civil Magiftrates, but these seem strangely to have neglected their duty. The officers could. not act of themfelves, and

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the foldiers, after being for fome time tame fpectators, might be faid to become accomplicés; instead of difperfing they fhook hands, drank, and fhouted with the mob; afked if they would fight againft their countrymen and encourage Popery? to which the poor fellows, with a deal of honeft fimplicity, answered in the negative..

In confequence of the complaint made by Lord Viscount Beauchamp against the Lord Mayor, for inactivity during the late riots, and particularly during the time of the fire in Moorfields, the Lord Mayor was ordered to attend a meeting of the Privy Council, on Friday evening. Mr. Foley (Member of Parliament) who happened to be present also at the said fire, and obferved the conduct of the Lord Mayor, was ordered to give evidence upon this occafion. After Lord Beauchamp had again stated his complaint, Mr. Foley was afked whether the Lord Mayor had attempted to quell the riot,

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difperfe, the rioters, &c. to which Mr. y Fole answered, that, in his opinion, his Lordship appeared more like a spectator than a magistrate. The Lord Mayor, in his defence, faid, the rioters were fo violent, and fuch was his temerit, he thought death would be his potion. (O)

On Saturday the Court of Aldermen met at Guildhall, when the Lord Mayor gave the Court an account of his examination, before the Privy Council, and faid, with much apparent fatisfaction, that he had got very well off. He feemed to have no pain at declaring he thought fear a very fufficient excufe for his want of activity.

The following is a fummary of the Proceedings of the Rioters:

Friday, June 2. The Petition of the Proteftant Affociators delivered, accompanied by upwards of 50,000 perfons.-Lords and Commons insulted and maltreated, particularly Lord Boston and the Bishop of Lincoln.-The Mafs-houses in Duke-ftreet, Lincoln's-inn-fields, and Warwickstreet, destroyed.

Saturday 3. Thirteen perfons taken up for the preceding night's riots, examined, and depofed to by Meffrs. Hyde, Rainsforth, Maberley, Clarke, &c. &c.-The Mafs-houfe

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in Rope-maker's-alley attacked, but preserved from being deftroyed by the intervention of the Lord Mayor.

Monday 5. The rioters re-examined, and three committed to Newgate, by a party of foldiers, who were much infulted by the populace in going to and returning from it.-The above-mentioned Mafs-house in Moorfields, with a Catholic School, and several houfes adjoining (particularly that of a woman who kept a large Broker's fhop in Wheeler-street), burnt down. Another Popish School at Hoxton deftroyed, together with two Mafs-houfes in Wapping and Eaft Smithfield. The houfes of Sir George Savile, in Leicester-fields, and Meffrs. Rainsforth, in Stanhope-street, and Maberley, in Little Queenftreet, gutted of their furniture, &c. which was burnt.

Tuesday 6. Lords and Commons (particularly Lord Sandwich) again ill-treated, in their way to the Houses of Parliament, notwithstanding they were furrounded by a large body of military. -Newgate destroyed, and all the prisoners released. The houses of Lord Mansfield, Sir John Fielding, Juftice Hyde and Wilmot, Meffrs. Fofter, Neale, and Bevis, near Little Turnftile, Holborn, Mr. Molloy, near Moorfields, Mr. Doughty, Devonshire-street, Red Lion Square, Mr. Cox, brewer, Great Queen

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ftreet, Mr. Lyon, Bunhill-row, Mr. Charlton, Coleman street, and a pawnbroker's in Goldenlane, ftripped of their furniture, and burnt.The houses in the City and Westminster illuminated. The prisoners in New Prison, Clerkenwell, releafed.

Wednesday 7. The prifoners in the Flett employed all day in removing their goods, preparatory to its being burnt in the evening.King's Bench Prison burnt, with the houses adjoining, after being previously evacuated by the prifoners, who were allowed to remove their effects.The New Bridewell in St. George's Fields gutted, and all the materials and furniture destroyed. The Toll-houses on Blackfriarsbridge and gates burnt.-The houses of Mr. Langdale the distiller, at Holborn-bridge, with eight others adjoining; three houses belonging to Mr. Langdale with all the materials of his diftillery nearly oppofite Leather-lane, Holborn; three houfes in Whitecross-street; mafs-house, and three other adjoining houses in Eaft-lane Rotherhithe, burnt. The houses of Meff. Bullock, in Broad-ftreet; Mollyner in the Poultry, and a house in Houndfditch, were all ftript of their furniture, &c. which was burnt; as were alfo the watch houses in Kent-street, and near St. George's church.

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Thursday 8. Some disturbances happened in the Borough in the forenoon, which were quelled by the military; but we do not hear that any property was deftroyed; and in the afternoon, by the arriyal of a large number of troops, both Horfe and Foot, which were ftationed in different parts of both cities, the public tranquility was once more happily, and we truft effectually restored.

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