'TtlE ATTACK was commenced by dropping a truss of hay
upon his head as he passed through one of the lower rooms; after which, grain and missiles of every kind that came to hand were freely bestowed upon him. The men next struck his hat over his eyes; and hustled him from all directions. His clothes were torn off his back. One of the men seized him by the beard, and tried to cut it off. The Marshal's companions were treated with equal violence. They, however, defended themselves manfully and succeeded in reaching the outside of the building. Here there were assembled about five hundred persons, consisting of the brewers' men, coal-hedvers, etc.; the presence of the obnoxious visitor having become known in the vicinity. No sooner had the Marshal made his appearance outside the gates, than he was surrounded, pelted, struck with every available missile, and even dragged along by his moustache, which offered ample facilities to his assistants from its excessive length, it reaching nearly down to his shoulders.'
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