predations were also committed in Moorfields, and the neighbourhood thereof.

SATURDAY, JUNE 3d, 1780.

THIS morning a vaft concourse of people affembled in Covent-Garden, to fee the Rioters brought up for examination at Sir John Fielding's. The prifoners were escorted from the Savoy by a ftrong party of the third regiment of foot guards, and on their arrival at the office in Bow-Street,

Michael Bryant, a painter and glazier, apprentice to Mr. Sinclair, in Hart-Street, was the first examined; and the evidence against him went only to prove that he was found near the chapel; but not feen to commit any outrage.

John Twycrofs was next examined; and Meff Clark and Prothero, belonging to the Public Office in Bow-Street, deposed that they took him coming out of the chapel.

William Reeves, a waiter at the Two Blue Pofts, Covent-Garden, was put to the bar, when Mr. Rainsforth, the King's Tallow-chandler, depofed that he, with the affiftance of the military power, took charge of several perfons, which they were efcorting

efcorting to the Savoy, when they met Reeves in Little Duke-Street, without a hat, whilft he was fpiriting up the populace to attempt a refcue, upon which they fecured him among the

reft.

Thomas Robinfon, a carpenter, was the next examined.—A ferjeant in the guards depofed, that he received orders to take into cuftody all perfons who were found near the chapel; in confequence of which he feized the prifoner, but did not fee him any ways outrageous.

Ifaac Hemmaway, a taylor, was feized by a ferjeant and corporal of the guards, for being in the chapel whilft it was on fire.

Samuel Ruddle, a carpenter, was taken coming out of the chapel door.

John Vickers, a printer, was taken into cuftody infide of the chapel, and defied the foldiers to detain him.

John Bannywood, a coach painter, was detected making his escape out of the chapel, upon which a corporal putting his bayonet to his breaft wounded him.

John Reynolds, a faddler, was feized for ftriking Rainsforth, the tallow-chandler, with a stick, by which means a person that had before been taken, made his efcape. M'Manus, a con

stable,

ftable, depofed, that he faw Reynolds ftrike Rainsforth.

Jofeph Lind, apprentice to Mr. Maberley, coach-painter, in Long Acre, was next examined, when Mr. Maberly, a coach-maker, in Long Acre, and Mr. Rainsforth depofed, That a perfon, whom they had taken into cuftody, having efcaped from them, they determined to take the next person they found, which proved to be the above young man, whom they faw burn a folio book in the chapel, and attempt to burn a velvet cufhion.

Thomas Inwood, a footman to Mr. Mayo, of Queen-Street.

John Beardmore, a founder, and John Pullen, a coach-harness maker, were feverally put to the bar, and the evidence against them depofed, that they were found near the chapel; but nothing material to their prejudice appeared. They were all committed to Clerkenwell Prifon, except Reeves, who gave bail for his appearance.

SUNDAY, JUNE 4th, 1780.

THE Rioters were this evening employed in conveying away the remains of the houfes, which they had nearly demolished, from the

fcene of action, to an adjoining and open part of Moorfields, where they committed them to the flames. A Romish chapel and fchool, together with three houses in that neighbourhood, inhabited by Papifts, were almoft levelled to the ground. During this fcene of confufion, a woman imprudently ventured into the middle of the throng, when a young child accidently fell out of her arms, and was crushed to death. Beds, blankets, chairs, tables, and much of every kind of furniture were burnt. Of books, crucifixes, images, and 'religious relics, a great quantity were confumed. Parties of horfe and foot guards were on the fpot; and it must be confeffed, that they watched the motions of the multitude with that decent kind of temper, which,when once loft,may be fucceeded by confequences as fatal to the welfare of fociety, as they are repugnant to the meaning and spirit of our laws.

The Mob continued all night very riotous in Ropemakers-Alley, Moorfields; they burned every thing they could find in the chapel, school-house, and dwelling-houfes belonging to the Roman Catholic people; they took every piece of wood they could find, and burned it, the roof of the buildings not efcaping. They pulled down a houfe belonging to the Roman

Catholic

Catholic schoolmaster, in Moorfields, in about one hour, which, when done, fome thousands went to the Roman Catholic fchool, in Charles Square, Hoxton, where they behaved in a very riotous manner. Guards were placed at the Sardinian and Bavarian Ambaffadors chapels night and day.

MONDAY, JUNE 5th, 1780.

A PRIVY Council was held this morning on the fubject of the prefent Disturbances, and the lawless proceedings of the Mob, as well in respect to their violences on the chapels of the foreign Ministers, as to their indecent and unruly behaviour to other perfons, and in other places. The refult of the determinations of this most august meeting, was that a Proclamation should instantly be iffued, offering a reward of Five Hundred Pounds to thofe who would difcover, and give fuch teftimony as fhould bring to conviction, the perfon or perfons principally concerned in deftroying and setting fire to the chapel of the Sardinian Ambaffador, and injuring that of the Bavarian Ambaffador on Friday evening. That a commiffion be made out, authorifing certain perfons, therein named, to bring to trial, without