. The choice works of Thomas Hood, in prose and verse. They may dn their worsest. The exa^nera-tion is awful—the most frightful cries are uttered, Huzza for Guys !Gubbins for ever! and no H ig<;(iii bottom ! The military has beenordered to clear the streets, but his lock is not flinty enough, and hisgun refuses to fire on the people. The constables have just obtained a slifrht advantage, they made acharge altogether, and almost upset a Guy. On the left-hand sideof the ay they have been less successful; Mr Huggins, the beadle,attempted to take possession of an imporircut street post, but was
. The choice works of Thomas Hood, in prose and verse. They may dn their worsest. The exa^nera-tion is awful—the most frightful cries are uttered, Huzza for Guys !Gubbins for ever! and no H ig<;(iii bottom ! The military has beenordered to clear the streets, but his lock is not flinty enough, and hisgun refuses to fire on the people. The constables have just obtained a slifrht advantage, they made acharge altogether, and almost upset a Guy. On the left-hand sideof the ay they have been less successful; Mr Huggins, the beadle,attempted to take possession of an imporircut street post, but wasrepulsed l)y a boy with a cracker. At the same moment Mr Blogg,the churchwarden, was defeated in a desperate attempt to force apassage up a co2irt. One dclock. The military always dines at one, and has retreated to the Pig andPuncheon. There is a report that the head constable is taken withall his staff. Two dclock. A flying watchman has just informed us that the police are victo-rious on all points, and the same has been confirmed by a retreating. Good Entertainment for Man and Horse. constable. He states that the Pound is full—Gubbins in the stocks^ TffE PA RTSff RE VOL UTIOfT. 4«9 ard Dobbs in the cage. That the whole mob would have been routedbut lor a very corpulent man, who rallied them on running away. Half-past three. The check sustained by the mob proves to have been a reverse,the constables are the sufferers. The cage is chopped to faggots, wehavent a pound, and the stocks are rapidly falling. Mr Wigsby hasgone again to the Max or with overtures, the people demand therelease of Dobbs and Gubbins, and the dcm ilition of the stocks, thepound, and the ca^e. As these are already ilestroyed, and Gubbinsand Dobbs are at large, it is confidentlv hoped by all moderate men,that his Worship will accede to the terms. Four d clock. The Mayor has rejected the terms. It is confidently affirmed thatafter this decision, he secretly ordered a post-chaise, and has set offwitii a p
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