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r 77 PRESEIITATION Of COLOURS T•) TUE LOYAL LONDON VOLUNTEC.RS. This interesting ceremony afforded one of the most braltifuh and one of the grandest speetacles met4npolis ever saw. Abont eight o'clock yesterday morning, the seve ral regiments of London Volunteers assembled at various places of embarkation, from Dyers' Hall Stairs above London Bridge, to Irongate Stairs frelow the Tower. On a signil from a gun-boat, the procession down the River commenced. The Lord Mayor, in his b•ien barge, attended by several or the Companies' barges, and a number of other barges, led the way. Then followed the gun-boats ; after which, in their order, according to their seniority, the regiments embarked in them ; the boats that conveyed the troops, each having the camp colours of the regi ment phlred on the stern ; and the leading boat of each regiment, displaying a distinguishing stream ... Each regiment was preceded by a boat, with its band ; the several bands playing during the whole procession on the River. That whole space of the River, from London Bridge to a considera ble distance below Greenwich, exhibited an a pp ear. once the most lively that can be imagined ; hu ndr eds of merchant vessels displaying tteir national colours, the roofs of the houses, and the shores being cover ed with spectators. The West India Dock Volen , tens were drawn up on their Quay, and presented arms, as the piocession passed ; which was returned by cheers from the troops. Almost all the private Wharfs saluted the boats with cannon as they passed. About I I o'clock, the Lord Mayor, aecomrat.ted IT the Committee deputed by the Corporaucn to attend die presentation of the colours, and Laving them ire their custody, appeared off Greenwich. It Is impossible to conceive more perfect order, than that which governed this part of the river, or a snore beautiful effed than wa3 produced by the ar rival of the Procession and the landing. The entire teach opposite to Gieenwich, was kept clear of pleasure . boats and wherries, by Captain Snow, and the Harbour Marines. The greater number of the boats conveying private parties (which were ex tremely numerous) had preceded the. procession, and were ranged below the Hospital Stairs; while those which torivod in company with the troops, ranged above, sad offered no obstra6ion. The entrance, therefore, of the procession into this :each, and the ding, produced a prodigiously fine effect. The Lord Mayor's barge, sand that of the Committee, were saluted, on entering the Reach, by 50 cannon from the Fencible gun-boats, the Harbour. Master's =is, and other public vessels ; the Lord Mayor's and those of the ether barges playing God Sue the Kiag. The troops, as they approached, (about a quarter of an hour after the Lord Mayor) ~ r e received with the same honours. On the Teeter of Greenwich Hospital, the Greenwich Volanteers were drawn up, and received first the Lord 'Mayor, and afterwards the troops, with pre sented arms, all the bands playing God Saw the 4raig.• The Officers of the Hospital attended, and paid eir 'eve& to the Lord Mayor and the Offi eters of the troops. The following is the order in which the troops landed at Greenwich : Irss nessenen hoist at Ctiall Stairs, and the Centre Stairs el lot Hospital. at, At I he Platform of the Hospital, and Ship Stairs. 4th, At Garden Stine. SIN At. Crane Stairs, and the Hospital Centre Stairs. itlt, At the Maims and Ship 5t.11•16 Tin, At Garden Stairs. ask, At Crane stairs, and the Cent , , of the Hospital. Ws, At the Platfirrm and Ship Stairs. 10th, 41.1 Carden Stairs. 11th, !.t Crane Staus and the Centre of the Hntpital. Th.' Regiments, as they landed, marched under their Commanding Officers, into Greenwich Park, where they formed into columns, composed of regi. tents,. and thus marched through the Park, to the grousd, on Blackheath. To behold them from the top of the hill, enter the Park, from the various landing places, form, and ascend the hill, was a most beautiful spedacle. Two pieces of cannon, from `Woolwich, with their artillery men, appointed to be attached to each regiment, and to go through the art mouvres with them, and the flying artillery of the Light Horse Volunteers, joined the regi- Mats on Blackheath, which then took their ground. frevions to this, a line had been marked out, and was ki.pt by the following troops : The London and Westminster Light _Horse; the Westminster Caval sy; Blacithenb Cavalry ; and the Deptford Cavekry ; the Honourable the Artillery Company; the St . James's Volunteers; the Custom-House Com pany; and some companies of Volunteer foot, from the ne ighbouring places. The ground extended from the windmills at this end cii• the heath to the rising . ground considerably beyond Maudlin College, passing along the whole of this front of that ground on which ,formerly mood f Sir Gregory Page Turner's house. rtegiments, preceded by Cavalry, marched upon the ground in open columns, entering on the deft ol tbeline by the windmills; and when the head el the , column bad arrived at its ground, the whole formed into line. Mince immediately after this, the Duke of York, • with ',ins staff, arrived, and received a royal salute from the artillery, posted on the right of the line. General the Earl of Harrington had arrived on the short time before. The carriage of the RIZ a A. of Wales, in which was the Princess Char lotte of Wales, then appeared on the ground, escorted lis a guard of honour detached from the Linden Light Horse. On a say, al (t.y gun) the grenadier company of each regiment, attended by the band, advanced to the c , :ar e, with the yeun:;er Ensigns, to receive the colom s; and, being formed into a square, the solemn and awful ceremony commenced. But al though it is ininossible to give an adequate idea to the reader of the grandeur of this scene, it i. Lut just tc endeavour ;o place it in snore degree witina his retch. In the centre of this scene, were th • Lord Mayor, and the persons empowered to ice the colours in behalf of the Corporation the Cler iv rills who was to give them hi. be:it lesion the I' iii of York and the Earl of Harrington with teir resreclive staffs ; and a splendid assemblage of diszingueshed females, the Princess Charlotte of Wales, and the Duchess of Devonshire, being in this circle. Immediately outside of this, the grena e'er' of he sevc:..l regiments were formed in a vl ~, • 7 • square. Then was a circle of persons of fashion, of vast extent, permitied to come withia the lines ; but even that kept by troops, both cavalry and font. Outside cf that, but a an immense distance, was the main body of the reg' s ments. The cavalry and toot that kept the exterior line (for it will be seen there were several lines) were next. Beyond the e, the spe.9ators were est.:l:dee!, in a manner we believe to be unes:ampled, successive chiles of persons on font, on horseback, and in carriages, or on the carriages, and on ever; part, like a cluster of bs:ss, and in and on the adjacent houses and windmills. The ceremony of presenting the colours, the ob jeelt cf all the labour and wishes of 'the day, and which (after all) is worthy of more than the most refined pageantry can claim, the ceremony of pre senting the colours was performed in a manner be coming the great occasion. The colours were con secrated on the ground ; and then presented by the Lord Mayor to the Ensigns of each company. These carried them to the detachment of grenadiers, who received them with presented arms, the band of the regiment (which had attended the detachment) playing God Save the King. The grenadiers then escorted the colours to their respeaive reginients ; which received them with presented arms, the bands playing along the whole line, God Sere the Kiser. Each regiment, as the colours approached, took off their hats or caps, and gave a universal and loud huzza. • _ _ _ _ The whole of the line then fired three times by regiments; after which the several regiments march ed past the General, saluting as they passed. This concliided the day on the ground, to the entire sa tisfa&on of the largest assemblage of speCtators we ever heheld. The regiments halted en the Hill (at the Green Mar, &c.) to uke some refreshment. They then marched to town, and most of the corps dined in separate parties, at various taverns. The vilole of this does honour to every persoticon eerned in it ; and every British heart will exult in a scene of such splendour to his country. The sight was at once brilliant, and fraught with moral con sequences, which we deem as great and as valu able as can belong to the human race. These were happily touched upon, both in the delivery of the colours to the regiments, and in the answers given by Colonel Anderdon of the London Cavalry, and Colonel Birch of the lst Regiment, in behalf of the foot regiments. The interest which the public felt in this great scene may be expressed, in a slight degree, by stating, that while it passed at Blackheath, the town seemed to be emptied ; the Courts of Justice were unattended ; the streets appeared almost de serted. We are happy to add to all this, that no one acci dent disturbed the day. Of that immense crowd at Blackheath, notwithstanding the great-quantity of horses and carriages, it must be said it was perfedly orderly. We do not know that we ever saw a great occasion so free from partial blots. DUBLIN, MAY 14. A very melancholy event took place here last night, about the hour of twelve o'clock---the parti culars of which are nearly as follow : As two respectable Yeomen, armed only with their bayonets, hying in the vicinity of this City, were returning home by the Grand Canal, they were assaulted by the crew of a turf-boat lying there, who threw turf and stones at them ; and upon their threatening the fellows, were attacked by the crews of three or four neighbouring boats, which obliged the yeomen to go back for assistance to a detachment of the Roscommon Militia, stationed to proteft the stores belonging to the Canal Company . The guard, however, being very small, they could only procure two men to accompany them; and on their approach to the boats, were again saluted with a shower of turf. They all immediately ad vanced with an intention to board the boat, which the fellows perceived, and the moment one of them put his foot on board, they threw him overboard; at the same moment pulling the plank front under the other three, who were running across to come on board. Both the yeomen and one soldier were drowned—the other providentially saved himself by laying hold of a bush, which grew at the edge of the water, and immediately ran for a guard, who boarded all the boats, the crews of which (consist ing of 19) they made prisoners of, who were ex amined this day. Two of them were liberated, but the others were held over for further examination. Silver tokens are now in circulation as substitutes for shillings. They weigh two penny weights 18 grains, and are worth about eight-pence. They may be easily counterfeited, and our comers, no doubt, will soon set to work upon them. We have the pleasure to announce the capture of the Esoeprienm, French privateer, of 303 guns, and '250 men, in the West Indies. She sailed from Te neriffe last Oftober, in company with three other privateers, of inferior force, and proceeding from thence to the coast of Africa, was employed in the capture of Gorce. The laucr place she left with the design of cruising in the West Indies. About 150 leagues from Barbadoes, she fell in with the o.•prey sloop, of 16 guns, commanded by Lieutenant YOtNOIMSB AND, who engaged her in the most gal lant manner ; but she escaped owing to her superior sailing. Two days afttrwards she was encountered by the Hippomenes sloop, of 16 guns, which, after a rnart anion, that lasted a considerable time, com pelled her to strike. The &mime is since arrived in Carlisle 134 y, Barhadoes, in a very shattered con dition ; and it was thought it would be necessary to break her up. No account had been received of the other privateers which sailed in company with her. Tiie First Brigade of Vulunteers,ef the Western Distriet, will be reviewed on Monday next, by His Royal I lignness the C . C.,74M ANDES IM CaIET, in Hyde Park. Corps. C.,-sseendes , . St. Gtlris's i ., ,r4 CH 0 Ross! Wftttn.t.v...r Co: , ..nel RullNault Loy.l %Ves•minAt. - 1 1, ,n Colonel Foss. Duke of G z.:::•. at: ' - A ,:etIItTWYMD• Tso 113.55:— . ) cmf VI . 41 :se%'s 1.31 HOIiART. `t. Gi:N. and St. Gri..7itt', / ircon-br: , " LAW INTtLLICENCE. COURT OF KING% BENCH, WESTMINSTER, MAY It. Lord Et LEN BOR OUGH sat at the usual hour to try the several can .es in the Nisi Priurlist; but in c sequence of the Review at Blackheath, there was a very thin attendance of the Bar, Bcc. The Jury was merely sworn, and two causes referred to His Lordship then observed. that the public husi ness sh:...uld not be delayed in thisitind of way ; and if the like occurrence should happen again dur ng the sittings. he requested application should be previ,ius ly made to postpone the business of the day. The Court theu adjourned till to-morrow morning. OLD BAILEY, F.io•r, M•r 16. DUEL AT CHALK FARM. Humphrey Hubert, a youn' , Gentleman of gen teel appearance, was indifteS for the wilful murder of Thomas O'Reilly, by killing him with a certain leaden bullet, fired from a pistol, at a place called Chalk Farm, in the county of Middlesex, on the 18th of May, 1803. There was no counsel employed against the Pri soner, nor did any person appear as an ostensible Prosecutor. The first witness was Richard Pearson, who said he was a Captain its the East-India Company's ser vice. He stated, that on the 17th of May, 1809, he was present at a ball which was held ai the Pic- Nic Rooms in Tottenham-street. lie went there about one o'clock in the morning—and soon after he entered, Mr. Hobart also entered the room, and had some conversation with the witness, in which he informed him, that he had been grossly insulted by a Mr. O'Reilly. The witness at the same time understood, that something like a challenge had passed between the parties—that it had been given by Mr. O'Reilly. He did his endeavour to bring about a reconciliation between the parties, but fail ed in doing so ; and shortly after he retired from the assembly. He had known Mr. Hobart prior to this event—he was a student at law—and he had always considered him as a Gentleman of very proper con duet—and he had every reason to believe, that on the unfortunate occasion in question, the Prisoner was solicitous to avoid a duel. The Judge asked the Witness, if he knew who it was that gave the challenge ? He raid, he thought he ,heard it was Mr. O'Reilly. A Mr. Joseph Dixon, of Camden town, gave an account of the duel which took place on Wednesday the 18th of May, at Chalk Farm. He saw the par ties and their friends alight from two coaches, and go across the fields. His curiosity led him to ob • serve what they were about, when be saw the ground measured, and the combatants, on a signal being given, tire at each other; upon'which one of them put bis hand to his side, as if he had been wounded. His friends came about him, and pre vented him from failing. The other gentleman who had fired the shot at him ran off. Who this gentleman was, be could not say. The Judge---.. Sir, you should have stopped him." The Witness.—" I did not think I had any right, or that I could have been justified in doing so." The Witness then went to the house to which the wounded man was carried ; saw him after the ball was exuated. and be appeared to be in a dying state. Another Witness gave a similar account of the duel, which took place on the 18th May, 1803, in a field north of Chalk Farm. The parties stood 15 cr 16 yards asunder. The next day, about S o'clock, the gentleman who had been shot, died. Ile saw a gentleman run away; but he could . not tell whether the Prisoner was that person or not. Mr. John Rutherford, a surgeon, said, on the day in question, he was dining at Chalk Farm, and be tween five and six o'clock in the afternoon he was called away to attend Mr. O'Reilly, whom he had known some years ago, in the West Indies, where he was an officer in His Majesty's service. He met the people bringing him to the house. Upon ex amining him, he found he had a wound upon the right hi;s, appearing as if it had been given by a pistol bill. He discovered the ball, and ex tralted it without difficulty, although it had passed to the other side of the body. He afterwards found that it had perforated through the lower bowels At first he entertained some hopes that the deceased would recover, not knowing at the time, that his bowels had been injured ; but the neetday he found him id such a state as made him desp iir of a recovery; he left him about ten o'clock in the morning, and did not see him till an account was brought of his death. The witness was con vinced that the pistol ball was the cause of the deceased's death. Mr. Billing, an apothecary and surgeon, said, he had assisted in examining the wound of the deceased iminechatele atter he was shot. He saw him the next morning (the I!..th) when the deceased told him that his antagonist had offered to compromise the dispute, but that he (the deceased) refused to do so. The deceased knew at the time he could not live, and the witness considered what fell from him as his dying declaration. Captain Dixon was again called up, and examined by the Judge. He said he had known Mr. Hobart upwards of five years. He had lodged with him in the same house for two month', before be went to Ind a. from which country he returned in Ja nuary lAA. since which he renewed his acquaintance v.-1:11 the Prisoner, and saw him frequently. The Prisoner lived in South Molton.street, for the last two months, took no pains to conceal himself; but walked publicly about the neighbourhood. Mr. Baron GRAN tNt asked the witness. it he had not ad vised the Prisoner to surrender himself, and (oaks; that he was the person who had shot Mr. O'Reilly ? The witness at first objefted to answer this ques tion ; but, at last, he said, be did advise Mr. Ho bart to concess at the time he *as at Bow-street. before Sir Richard Ford. He was next asked, if he had not advised the prisoner before that time to surrender ? lie answered. that he had -1 he Judge then asked him, if he knew who the prose cutor A% .IS ? He said, he could not tell ; sea: Sir Richard Ford hid bound him ov:r to give eel ; that he hid tint been sutipenee,l. and knew nothing of any prosecutor. Being asked, if he knew the Soli.;.:or for the prosecution. i.e said, he did not • but pointed to Mr. Humphries, whoni he , supposed to be the person. Mr. Humphries, it ap peared, was the prisoner's Solicitor. He was asked If he h:d had any conversation with Mr. sp*of previous to his being at Bow-street t+ be aekisam... ledgP, that Mt. H. had advised him to tell , prisoner, that it would be better for him.* MMAIO and surrer.der himself I and lie did accordingly MT • so to the prisoner. . . Mr. Baron GRAHAM said, that it was levideni. there had been a plan 'and ess,ntrissince iss pro duce a confession on the part of the Prisoner t 004 make it appear as if the confession was essorsoa. tl; At point mil,t go to the Jury. The Preemies cep , fession, made before the Magistrates, mutt be tales by the Jury as evidence. '- Mr. Ktiar, e and Mr. Batty, as Counsel for the Prisoner, 'nrgued that there was no evidence of the Prisoqeesl:nowing of any contrivance. On "1-.alf of the prisoner, four or five reaped able gentlemen gava him an encases* charader for humanity and gentleness of temper. Core d.. scribed him as a young man of a most amiable disposition, and one who, so f.AT from welting 4 quarrel, would endeavour to ;Void add compro mise it. Mr. Baron Gas.eis, in his charge to the Jam said, they mast on the whole take it, that there was evidence of the prisoner having confessed to the Magistrate that he was the person who killed the deceased and if they thought that was such a vo luntary uninfluenced confession, as to induce them to believe the prisoner was the ;man who com mitted the homicide, heltemnot how it could be extenuated to any thing 'bar nf ibe crime of mur der, which, according to law, it certainly was. The Jury returned for about many minutes, an 4 returned a verdid Not Guilty. The Princess of *ails and suite arrived at South- End, on Sunday se'linight. She was escorted front Rayleigh, by Captain Astute, troop, and was re ceived, upon her arrival at dfe Grand Terrace, by the Prittiewell Volunteers, in a very ioldier-lilte style ; though unfortunately the Commandant, Cep T tarn was absent. Her Royal Hhisest, with her accuitomed urbanity, seemed mach p with the attention of the respeitive Corps, and returned her thanks in the poluest manner, but dedimet accepting a guard offered her by Captain Met s'e orders. The Earl of HAIDIVICKII certainly ',Maas la Ireland. The division in the Tribunate upon the modal for conferring the title of Emperor upon Boesesava and his heirs was carried by a majority of 41 to and not 14 to 1, as we stated yesterday. A Solemn Dirge, for the repose of the soul of the late Duke &Eno Hint. was celebrated yesterday morning, in St. Patrick's Chapel, Sutton-strait. Soho-square. It was numerously attended, as well by English, as by French Nobility and Ges.try. A very eloquent sermon, in the English language, was pre4ched upon the occasion, wise* drew man f.tii every eye. • Tin following extra& of a letter, dated from Ahtnednuggur the 2d October last, merits stentioo: " About ten days ago Lieut. Morgan left this place to join a division of the army with sixty-three sepoys. Capt. O'Donnell, and another officer of the cavalry, took this opportunity of joining their corm. They had proceeded about 70 miles, whip they perceived a body of Pecos of about SOO; they Im mediately threw down their knapsacks, leaving these and the baggage in the charge of a few flu and attacked the Peons, whom they put to fli what a body of 900 horse appeared in we Thiess on each flank. This obliged the small patty to retreat to a village, which they entered after some mist. ance ; it was fortified, but so extensive, they could not guard every entrance. The inhabitants let the horse and Peons in at another dirediou. In this si tuation the party took possession of a large homed which was immediately beset on all sides, where they defended themselves far some hours, tall marl, all their ammunition was erpended, all their baggajet plundered, and not a morsel to eat, ihongh they had plenty of good water. A sally was proposed, which was readily agreed to, and headed by ears. O'Donnell : they ru tt ed forth and threw the amok ants into confusion ; they made off to a gate s which being small, the party overtook them, b gametal about thirty, and took several horses, which. hem• ever, they were obliged to abandon, and retreat ter the house. This gave them time to throw breast works across die lanes, and barricade and block se every entrance. " Captain Lucas instandr, on hearing of their siw tuation, left Abmednuggur with four c.ompasies nis t two 6-pounders at about twelve o'clock at Yesterday evening we heard from him; he says they found the gallant party almost exhausted. sot having had any thing to eat for nearly two days. The streets were strewed with dead bodies, and tee party had four 9epoys killed and thirteen wounds', mostly by an incessant fire kept up from the adjoin ing houses. What must have been their feelings es seeing Captain Lucas coming to their *seismical " Capt. Lucas has taken several prisoners. The horse still hover round them ; but they arenow nag then indulged with a few of our &pounder tans." A few days ago, a very singular and daring robbety was attempted by a driver of a Canterbuty return post-chaise. hi the parish of Ash, seat Sandwich. Mr. Maim, plumber and glazier. of that place. had received a cask of white lead, weigh ing 300Ib. which he had laid at his shop door, judging the weight would insure its safety; is dila evening as he was going to shut up his shop (which is a few rods from his dwAling.house), and to .ecure the cask, he observed a post-chaise standing in the road, the driver of which came up to him, anti asked if he was a leisure man, offering him a print of beer if he would assist him up with a sta. wh ich . lee said, had by its weight forced open the chaise-door. and had fallen under the chaise. Mr. 'Mann com plied his request, when he was astoeishedlo find that it was Ais cask in the situation be had described; be then inquired of the !Wirer what he was going to do met it i he replied, that be intended to put it up in his chaise, from which it had fallen out. Mr. MARSH then charged hiss wits being a thief, and endeavoured to secure him; which he ten;:vd. and immediately jumped on the-bar of the chaise, and slapping his whip to the horses, gallopped of , leaving the cask in possession of the owner. The darkness of the evening favolued his escape, before any assistance could beprocured; and it is to be lamented, that Mr. M. could no t di scove r whom the driver or the chaise belonged to. _ail