. The dawn of the XIXth century in England, a social sketch of the times. PILLORY. CHARING CROSS. 27, 1810: Cooke, the publican of the Swan, in VereStreet, Clare Market, and five others of the eleven mis-creants convicted of detestable practices, stood in thepillory in the Haymarket, opposite to Panton Street,Such was the degree of popular indignation excitedagainst these wretches, and such the general eagerness towitness their punishment that by ten in the morning, allthe windows and even the roofs of the houses were The italics are mine.—^J. A. 442 THE NINETEENTH CENTUR V. crowded with perso
. The dawn of the XIXth century in England, a social sketch of the times. PILLORY. CHARING CROSS. 27, 1810: Cooke, the publican of the Swan, in VereStreet, Clare Market, and five others of the eleven mis-creants convicted of detestable practices, stood in thepillory in the Haymarket, opposite to Panton Street,Such was the degree of popular indignation excitedagainst these wretches, and such the general eagerness towitness their punishment that by ten in the morning, allthe windows and even the roofs of the houses were The italics are mine.—^J. A. 442 THE NINETEENTH CENTUR V. crowded with persons of both sexes; and every coach,waggon, hay-cart, dray, and other vehicle which blockedup great part of the streets, were crowded with Sheriffs, attended by the two City marshals, with animmense number of constables, accompanied the procession. THE of the prisoners from Newgate, wlience they set out in thetransport caravan, and proceeded through Fleet Street andthe Strand ; and the prisoners were hooted and pelted thewhole way by the populace. At one oclock, four of theculprits were fixed in the pillory, erected for, and accom- THE PILLORY. 443 modated to, the occasion, with two additional wings, onebeing allotted to each criminal. Immediately a newtorrent of popular vengeance poured upon them from allsides ; blood, garbage, and ordure from the slaughterhouses, diversified with dead cats, turnips, potatoes, addledeggs, and other missiles to the last moment. Two wings of the pillory were then taken off toplace Cooke and Amos in, who, although they came inonly for the second course, had no reason to complain ofshort allowance. The vengeance of the crowd pursuedthem back to Newgate, and the caravan was filled withmud and ordure. No interference from the Sheriffs and police officerscould restrain the popular rage ; bu
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