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Riots Across London Calm After Night of Irish Hostility
A tumult spread through Spitalfields and nearby districts as mobs attacked Irish residents and looted pubs. Troops and Grenadiers restored order, nine rioters seized and held at the watch-house, several injured including Best and Lovelock, while authorities warned of harsher penalties for further demolitions and urged peace.
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