The Sun. — London, England, 1807-08-26 00:00:00

THE ARMY. Ton'follo vin; is :n authentic copy of the Propo sitionsTelativ:. to ttie State of die Army, &c. pre sented to the :louse of CommouS on the 13th ult. by Mr.. WINDHAM on the one side, and I,:bed CASTIAIREAGIi on the othet : MR. WINAHADI. Thit the effective strength of the Army war e ' Replars. Militia. Total. On the ist of March, 110,05-1/3,6e0. 75,t8a. 20,782. On the Ist of. Mar:h, 1407 1 , 01,856. 07•2tt. 259,067. A reduction having in . thc,rnean: time taken place, of a local corps of 3,000 men end upiOards, in the Island of Ceylon. • LORD' CAaTLlfts4ol I. ,That the incret►se,ofB,2s6 men, as stated, in the Regular Army, between March 1806 and March 1 80 7; Los been produced by 2,908 men received froin,the Militia, .and 3,542 under the Addi tional .eorte Aa—Total 6,450 men ;* without which aids (deduCting our loss in Egypt and South Ameri ca, viz. 2,185 meti, which appear in the Effieeti►nes of the Army on the Ist of March, 1807) the At ., my would have decreased, under the regulations established in June, .1806, in the number of 379 men. That the Regular Army has been progressively iti% creasing, previous to. the establishment of the new system .of levying men, as follows; the amount being, oa the it't tao 4 . . 14043 Ditto - . 162,997 Ditto . . • 175)997 2 11. Thk provisions of certain Alfa of Patlia• tnent passed during the year 1806, and having in view the better ordering of the Army, and the hp *.provement of - the condition of Non-commissioned Officers and Soldiers, took efieft from the 24th of ' June in the said year. 111. That from the Ist of July following, the num her of Recruits raised fur the Regular Army (cxclu inve of those raised for Foreign or Colonial Corps, `and 660 men for a regiment commanded' by the Hon. Col. DILLON) was— 'in the first period of three months, 2, ° 1 r it s 3' ending on the: tst (Mater, tito6 - S ` ,7 7 t° " n ttic 2d period . , ending on fix: tot la. ( 3094 g 13,934. In ji l e rY 3 ' C1 18 ;Itiod, eluting on tote tst 1.1 g April, .507 . • - - • 5.335 I t.c zi.34*. In the 4th period, ending on tits nit 6 _,; 78 is. July, 1807 LOUD CASTUREAGH. 111. That the number of Recruits raised quarterly for the Regular Army, between the ist March, isos, and Ist March 1806, •when the Repeal of the Additional Force Act was determined on, was (ex , tiosive of Foreign and Colonial. Levies, and of men transfeffed. from the Militia) as follows N umber Rate . .„ raibect. per Alin. Ast Quarter ending Ist fulr, tSoc„ 4 4 8 65 • • 1 9'4'2 34 t tuner ending Ist Dec. iiies, - op, . . t/,oos 3d wow lug Ist lan. ISob, . 479 , 2 . 19. iv* 4th usrterei ing tit Apr. 1806, . 6096 - 2 444 That theoumberofaven raised as above, between tst April,.lBo;s, and Ist April, 180 i, was so,OOJ ; the number between July,, tBO6, and July, tBO7, 17,689, being 2314 Ivis than in the former year ; kvbereas the nuMber of boys included in the 17,6e9 exceeded bylo7d the number incleded in the 20,003; the preteding year's'prodtice... That the 'lumber of men obtained for Regular Service, int,luding men transferred from the Militia (and exclusive of Foreign and Celonial Levies) was, between July 18.05 i and July 1808, 33,893 men) between July 400, 'and July 1807, 20,081, being 13,012 men le; thtmin the premling..year, exclu sive of the servt9es of thit men raised in the latter year being detstOtetable in seven or ten years, ac* t ording to . the s ternes ef.their enlistment. That whilst the number of men levied in the lat 4 ter year wail less , than the. former, as stated in the preceding Iteesolutions, an annual. additional chargia of 450,0001. in increased Pay and l'eosions to the Array bas - been incurred, as an encouragement to in, duce man to enlist, being at the rate of esl. per man on the number of men raised_ within' the-year ; and 1 Which expenee must be hereafter largely increased, ' In proportion as the pensions on 14 and 91 years ser vice come into operation. That during the former year' the Recruiting Par-, tie , did not exceed in number 405 ; that in the latter , year they have been increased to t i.t 3, exclusive of 400 extra Recruiting Officers ; and from Bth De cember 1808, 54 Second battalions I ltave:_ been: re- . cruiting, tinder an intimation, that if they did not raise 400 men each in six months, the battalions would be then reduced, and the Officers . placed on lialf-pay; which ext raor di nar y i ncrease o t the num ber of Ilcerltiting Parties must be considered not only as highly.prejudicial to the discipline and effi ciency of the army, but as .40 much expelice incur-, red for the levy of Men, as distinguished from the performance of regicne.ntal duty. That whilst the number of men raised as above for the regular. service has in the latter year been reduced; the proportion of Desertions in the Atmy serving at home 'has been rather increased, 'the pro . position being, in the five successive half yearly pc rods, as follows : '. Desertinns in Anny at How, ' , 4 lan. ass to uly 1805 . - . tin :94, .. . . uir Illos to an. ISA . . . lin isS. an. tikser to my tsoi - . - iin sn• my 1306 to lan. 3X07 - . . tin 243. att. 1807 to Illy 1807 ~ . . tin 3.36. rite. WINDHAM. . . IV, That on the . 26th of Onober, 1806. the " 01 11) . ty to Recruits was reduced—for the Cavalry, Iron ial. es. tool. 35.; and for the Infantry, from 1 61. 6s. to 111. its, LOUD CASTLE:IF:Amt. IV. That the expence of Levy. Money for General Servieo has beeirreduced—for Cavalry, from 191. to 4g. dd. and for Infantry, from Ocl. xs.. to Ix!. 1 2s. 6d, But the term of service has also been re duced, from service for life to service' for ten and Seven years, which supposes two additional periods of enlistment, and consequently two additional boun ties in the•courso of a service of Of years, exclusive Of the additional pay and pensions above referred .to. 141 t. WINDITAM. V. Tim the number of Recruits raised for the itqiulyArtyty in great Britain and Ireland, accord ing to the Adjutant-General's Iteturns, was, in the 41 - 5 I SIX months of By • ordinary Additional Uecruitiug. Yorct. ' 'row. 6736 0 7 , . 10, 9 23 ut4 - 49}9 - 034 1, '103 1847 . 11,413 . • . 11,413 VT. That amongst the datibm pised i the iiist six monthA 4;1,1805, ace in4lucke4 ; ..)089`raied by Officers're4iaiting for rabic.. 1 d o1:13 comitaaAcu, VI. That among the nuniVer raised in the flrlit 0 months of 17, being t 1;413 trim", 803.5 have beep raised by the fifty-four second battalions ; that is, by Officers recruiting to avoid redudion. MR. WINDHAM. VII. That the men -raised under the Additional Force Aa, were for home service . on/y,-und might bp, of any beighth not less' than tive feet two inches, and of any age between 18 apd'4s: • • VIM That in the. Regular Army no man conld be received but between the ages of 18 and 3O and of a heighth not less than five feet four inches ; the standard for men not entering for general service, but choosing their own regiments,' being fi ve feet 'five 'inches, and fOr the Guards and Cavalry still higher. LOUD CASTLMAGIL VII. and VIII. That with the exception of 6e4i men transferred to GarriSon Battalions, all men raised under the Army of Reserve and Additional Force A6ts have been since enlisted into the Line, being of the age and heighth required by His Majesty's Re= gulattons; and amongst the men so transferred to Garrison Battalions are included all men who did not chuse to enter for general service, without refer ence to age or height 4. MR. WINDHAM. IX. That by Recruits raised'by ordinary recruit ing, are meant men raised either at the head-quarters of reg,inients, or by the recruiting districts, late un der the superintendanee.of the Impeding General. C. That according to the War Office Return of Recruits for whom bounty has been drawn, as raised at the headquarters of rqinients in Great Britain, sod the Inspeaing General's iteturn or the number raised by the recruiting districts, the produce of the .ordinary tecraiting was, dutiug the Ilfsl six months of At , By Head.quirters Recr uiting' By Ditto or iteAinicnts Disitfieils in in in G . Britain. C I rciand. Oki - . r 470 . . 2327 412 - - 4709 1 805 • - 10 %4 - - 1 957 • - 9i3 - - 3994 ttio7' • 2j30 6 11 S - 2 30 • 111947 Total. XI. That' the 'number of men who volunteered from limited to unli►cited service was, during six months kndius z my i63s - - . - . 222; ..—..-.. I .111. I S2b . "St).l •••*•••••• 1 my 1806 - I 41. ISo 7 - - - 743 I LARD CASTLEREAGH. XI. That the men volunteerng from limited to unlimited service, front Ist July, 18 . 06, to Ist Ja nuary, 1807, received ten guircas - bounty for only extending 'their service from local to general ser vice; whereas before that period (the bounty being the sante) the men transferring thenreelve:r to th e line, exchanged their service, not only froM home to foreign service, but tram *ervice limited in point of time, to service. for lite ; end the men in the lat ter period, who refuseti to transfer their services, were ordered to be dratted into garrison battalions. tIU4 WIVZMAM. XII% That the number of men who deiei tosl from the at borne *as, daring; The tint moothi of In Grua Dritaip: In !mind : 00S • • . lin Sot . 1 sit :0 tVVt) . tin at/ • • - INI %3) 184 - • ►n ZJ . say Iliat the number of men who deserted front die Recruiting Districts was, during the first six months of in to !So& • . in In 280? - . • • • t tit I« TRANSPORTS.. - LORI) CASTLLREAGII. I. I' h the Transports at !home 'on the ist of March, ttioti, consisting of 380. Ships, and 87,7 17 lons of which 50 ships and tU,894 tons were fitted for foreign service, and including tonnage for 5785 horses. 'rho the transports at home on the 24th of March rBti7, were 73 ships and, tti,4tiB tons, of which only 25 ships'and 7 ) 807 tons were titted for foreign ser vice ; there being an excess• of 3 1 67 ships and 7 I ,249 tons at, the ti)riner period, compared with the hitter; and of 25 ships,and 9,087 tons fitted for Ibreigti ser vice.;. in the, latter period the provision was 'only for 1 4'B. horses. the above provision of tonnage, on the 24th of Nigel)) t 807, of 73 ships and 16,468 tons, lifivo been further reduced under the Orders of the Treasury of the il2ti Aanuary, t 507, 4 . in the amount of ttL stops and 8(180 tons; haditot the full execution of the above orders been prevented by the Cootra 6 ts of 17 being such as to prevent their being paid olf, and by nine being under quarantine, Jag returned on the 20th March preceding nods the .Mtaditcfratican, . III: That the transports on home service, on the sib of August, 1807, cOnsis4.id of 401 ships and 82,143 tons ;' of which ti 7 ships and 20,289 tons were fitted for foreign service, including also a pro vision fOr 4,089-horsep. • TKANSeimt OFrICE, AUG. Return of the amOunt'ai Transport tonnage for Home Soviet., on the 241 h of March, and sth of August, 1807 ; distinguishing Cavalry. Transports from Troop and Store Ships, and also.Copperect and Sheathed iron) Three Mouths Ships : ' --- . tttouri ANn STORE SHiri.' Six Months Ship titled for Foreign ServiLe. Three Months Cuppered.. Sheathed. . Ships. No. Tons. No. Tons. No. Tons. ;\ Ivy?) 2.2, t?t,, 2 0 6 51 5 5 3292 1 41 7458 Auk 2 t. 4 t '3l 43 33 1 541 34 4039.1 13 4 34,79 - CAVALItY 51111'S. Six Months Ships fitced for Foreign Three Total . C S4 o;p i e ‘. r e c . d. Sheathed. I‘SieLliellsis. Number of No. Tons. No. Tom. No. lons. Horses. Mae. 34, thy: 732, I 3 47 8 L t4 B Aug. $, sBey. n $ 2121 I 145 2 7,259_ 4 06 9 KUPT. GEORGE.. I. Uou LAS. AhltiftOSE SERLE. U. H. TOWItY. I. ilf/WEN. A foil' days since the wortimen on (he Western Heights of Dover came to the foundation of a very ancient fort,..suctposed to have been built about the same titne that the Castle was. Capt,FoßD, of the Royal Engineers, who has the condtiaing of the works, has given orders for the whole of rho lines to be trawl,. 40 as to ascertain its extent. -It is so s tuated as to cumin nd.the whole of roads of DOver, and will inal:4 a tine t:ituation to a intirtar battery. SPaiti7NG IIViELLIGENCE. !:ACES. - , IA7I4DAV, A vf.Csr 25. , 'Tlie.Coid Cot v alue in Specie, by tS Sub. scribers ut t gs. oich. tour miles. 1.(1 Egr,:tiumt't b. e• brotitei to C.4llll:idi lkauti.rt, 4 yN okl Mr. Dor totN elt.c. I‘tasfer lael:y. 3 y z Threauthers.stayted, hut were ten a long way :. -6 to 5 on the winite.r,--3,t0 z ago c‘later In rolimag 310 1 on .' Sarni D:4, a sd. Nate. t our mile Mr. HenrY'sb.c. Gnat Ho I by 5:1 l'eter I"dr. L.idtroke'a br. e. Sir l'etegri , e . Sir l'eregrinn the tavuorlie--a good race, Each heat Was well contest:xi, - the tirbt was won en . half a length; the second, it wit/ by perceived Was 4 deal l i lear; imii I o 1 2 o 2 the third teas only - won by a Never was the 14 ace-t; ruun‘l brt ter a't tended ; all the lif..auty anti fashion in the environs of E.);liain was pro.ent, uid the sontpany from London was also numerous. Her Majesty, the Dukes of Clarence and Sussex, and the. Princesses, were amongst tha fashionable visitants, and they took their station in a Stand creeied tar the purpate, sitifuted near the coming in post. The Duke of Sussex OCCAlCillill iv rode on horseback, int:wavers:akin with the Earl of ltalryinure. HEREFORD RACES. • WILDNESDAY, AUGUsT (9. • The set. Plate ' for all ages, rode by Gentlemen. Lord Stamford's ch.h. Dinning°, 4 yrs - • Mr. Gout murn's gr. h. Grimaldi, syrs old . 2 . 2 Mr. Watiam's h. It. Crean Dragon, o yrs old , • chi. The Hunters' Subscription Cup, value '501.--rockby Gentle- nwo, Mr. Heritage's elf. m. Miss Nanny, s yrs old - - I I Mr. V..vas's ell: g. Cardinal, S. yr ul4 - - 2 2 Nlr. Crouse's lA, In. llejiona, ug,ed - - - 3 3 Mr. EV3ll'3 ch. tn. Cora, 5 $l3 old • - , - • 4 S Capt. Jones's bay g. Sur, aged - . . - - S 4 TIMRSJI•If. Three and Font-)e.n.old Plate of Sol. Lord Stamfbnits - b. 1. Belinda, 3 yrs . - 4 . 4 t Mr. Jones's b. h. rederiek, 4 yrs . 0 1 2 2 Mr. Trotter's b. Elvira. .) yrs -•- . - 3 3 3 3 KingNcotes c. h. Achilles, 4 Yrs. - - o 3, 4 ttr Conwr won' tie S%vetp,rakes of id Gnineas each, seven Subscribers, beating toe Duke 01:Norfolk's h. in. Pro. oil, who had woo the first heat, bur the second she bolted. The pl. Plate for all ages, crmverted into a Handicap. Mr. Clouldbinn's Crishaldi t t Mr. tOtICS's Frederick . . . 2 2. r. G recur Dragon . . - 3 3 The Duke ut b. in. by Pencil. .. . • dts. Same day, a untivb tin 50 guineas, between Major. MAWS Ch. tn. Eleanor, and. Gonidburn's gr. h. Tandem, rode by Gentlemen, was . Wrin by tbe latter, at two heats. 110DMIN RACES, • • IURSDAY, AUG— ta. A Pare of rot. given by the MernbeN for Cotirity, for ail ayes. • ‘• Mr. Trevanion'i h. h. 11and.c.11), 4 yrs old < s t Weirs cli. g. ago! . 2 2 A Sweerostakespt sgs. cut), for t;orses nut thorottgh bred. Mr. Siitton's Challenger, aged . Mr. Covard'i b.g. I)lllresway, 6 yrs old . 2 1 Mr. Cutv.int'S b.g. Chance, alai 3 dr A Sweepstakes of 545. each, with togs. ridded from the Racing Fund. One tour-pf4ehe.h, ttum the putting post, twice round. Mr. Trevanion's Handicap Mr. Curytoti's bl. g. Kith'll, aged - w enN F.S n Ay. , A Plate of sol. given by Luta Do Donstitnviljei Mr. Sutton's Chaltetigrr - .- I r Cliptain Weir's gather Nfacsbat - te - . i 2 A Sweeptital:es 0f.50. each. for iltiottrs. Four Mile 2., Mr. ECtitIIVCS'S c. g. FOS. aged . , 4 I Mr. Curyiun's )(Mill! . - .. , . z A shocking accident happened at •Peckbani OD Saturday last ;• a poor boy, of the name of Gre gory, about nine years of age, got tinder the cat 'an of Mr. Pototoos, in which were 'several wild bests, and put his . arm through an aperture at the back part of it, when the panther 6cizeo his aim, and tore it in 3 dreadful manner. The cries of tie poor bay brought the keepers ,to his assistance, who had to beat the animal severely before he let go his hold. The poor boy was taken to St. ThoMas's Hospital, where it is thouglit be must undergo art ainputation. The suspicionscircunistances tinder which the fire at the hemp-warehouse, in Chatham Pock-yard, took place, i n duced LOrd HA‘exc lt otsuy, as Secretary of State for the Home Deplrtnient, to dire& Mr. 1117..vn. the Magistrate belonsina to now-street, to go to Chatharn to investigate the business in a very par, ticular manner, and' in consequence the I.‘lagktrate, rind STAFFORD, tlloplitg:ipßl . CiCilt at BOW-IN6t, set off for Chathait't on Wednesday evening in a post-chaise. They proceeded 'in their ettuniv a on Thursday and Friday with the watchman and wareheuseman, and other' personi 'who had any od. From all knowledge of ht, breaking out of the fire. They learned that no person had been ;11' the warehouse for s..veral days pie% ions to'the fire, nor had the door been pette the information they couldobtain, there is no doubt but the :I" , archou-;e was wilfully set on ftte, but no suspicion has fallen upon any one. The whole - of the investigation is before Lord HAWKRSBURY. • Vie Gazette of last night containg a Proclamation, relative to the above tire,• (Alining 'a reward of 6001 to any parson (except such as wereaftally concerned in the offence), 'i,vllo shah apprehend, or cause to be apprehended, any of the said offenders, to he paid on the cnnviMion of any one or MOW of them, by the Treasurer of hi, M a.i r evysi Navy. FATAL DeEL...-.Lieutertant Mt:MONT, ht) shot in a duel by Lieutenant e; in ;he boorhood of Stroud, Gloncestersh:re, expired. on Tuesday te'nnight. Next day an intlneet was on a view of the body, beinte W iLL.I,OI Gent. Coroner, and a highly recic.Nab!e Jury, whd, after a minute investiratron, which °copied eight hours, returned a verdia of Pills Murder agamst Lieutenant ligAziat, the ch.dlenger, and Lieutenant Setton.te ST, of the first regiment of Foot, who was the only second in this unfortunate . etla(r. 'They have hitherto eluded the pnrsuit i,f justice. The cause of the quarrel was an aspersion supposed to be passed upon the charaeler of a leiniAle .with whom Lieutenant littlitz' was acquainted.. The deceived was only,twenty-one years of age; and universally. esteemed. or his amiable dispositiun and gentleman.; ly manners. Be was the son of a Gentleman in London, who reached Stroud about half au hour after his dissolution, and whose distress of mind upon this truly melancholy occasion was aggravated in no small degree by the circumstance of having lost another promising son, a short time since, in a similar way, at the Island of Malta, where he -was s erving with his reginient. There are some inaccuracies in the accounts lately receh'cd of the military "education ,of the pupils its 1118 French Prytanenm. Among ot her h nip, it is said, that " alier their first lessons its fencing, they are Made to throw away the foils, and (tße,ltiiie- with their swords,' and the woundi they tlwti receive,. are attributed alone to their own aukwardn': , s:' The fad is, that they arc protetted by a. iNitid of light armour under their cloaths, - and gimlet ,he wounded in any vital pm POLICE . . ROW •Si'lle.la.— , ..."YesterdAy. Ed 7e? 4 4/71 was brought before.i.lotrt NAnz.s, C.l. fk,t charged st s eAing gold se:ll3, io of niti? guineni, from :Mr. Roger:, a goltskiith,,, of Cbaring-eross,tu l ,attrp c - rOtent.e that ;i ger belonging to theceretary t,i St,..te's that he w.is sent by Mr. Nepeln, the tif .Sir Evan Nepcan. %li)lynenx I Eiej. c(vrr, Temple, attended, and, said way Nepean's son, and knew, the I'it , .;;;;el-; lie .pu.i tiveloy,,,wore that he never scut Pt i3i)tit-r to I shop oe Mr. Itotiert for any or..ctip4ted to conic to theecretarr ut any, from Mr. Rogers or ,any other .person ; fortaer said that he had not seen tho Prisoner for tiYe or ,' ,sil" yeari past. • t - . • . . . The Prisoner was committed for further e:Onni nation, when it is expetctl several other , chargei will be preferred azainst : him. , , • It turns out that this'lidlOw, since dismissat from: the AdMiralty as: ,Messenger, li3S • w(itil medal, Ilad s passed for a Messenger in, and various parts of the country, mad obtained gooda Uy This means. He travelled ua , post-ohaises withutit payingo)orrowed great coats, &c. ue, 'quently assuming the Bartle of Mt. Shaw, and other respectable Messengers. When he belonged to the Admiralty, his extravagant dress and mode i of liv ing Were, the subject of couveration. I fa,'Witti asiwil, once, how he managed to .third so many new ; clothes He very compuiedly answered,. that be did not pay for them, and never intended it. . Hl, introduaiun to the employment nt a spy, up on the Corresponding Society, emit; fr:)m.his heing' a, Pilioner in the King's fleach, and a eotinPu.ion' of Martin, the Attorney, who drew tip rip ; livsu. intions passed at Chalk Farm, at a meeting of tla Corresponding Society; at this time tiro Prisoneez. wife went to Sir Evan Nepean, at the Secretary, of. State's Offi ce , to give infortnatiuu of the political cabraft held in ,the prison, and what passed at them ; ,the Prisoner, pretending to tie a zealous- friend of what was passiOg in the Corresponding Spo tt y. , He has been a Baokrupt sine , : be was, dismisued . • • from the.Adtniraity by Fat 8 pent.cr. Jussl4 Sta4ty, a boy, a** FL:von years Was charged with felOniousTy stealing a wiugh, the property of James Cronin; of • Lumber:court , Seven Dials, tsh twinge r ; and John SaOlev; tie fa the,r of -the boy, wth charged ~ w ith receiving ti.e knowing it to be stolen.. • . Lydia, thu wife of the Prosecutor, %lid, that Thurstittyse'nnight,betWeen seven at1:1 eight 0 \:ioc4c in the evening, she saw a boy4:oining out of her .back parlour ; she asked him witut winited c Ir 3 .replied, her husband desired ! J.cu to gt:';'. t $0111C; etbaCCO. I na short time after this, a xviica. v.'as ,missed from the room.' • George , Donaldson, a Constal,lo, sa;d . , that o i l Monday morning. he went to the. hoy,' and asketl lam where :the tishinonger's watch was; The buy , denied:any knowledge of it ; but on being threat cud the. OiliCer, he acknowlelg;:d'that his fa . . ther had it.. The Otiicer that went to th.i 'father, and on searching hitn, found the watch in his fob. The Prosecutor denied having bent ,the buy into the room where the watch was, for tobacco. ThO boy and his father were both committed for trial. Thomas Wrsion, a Kew §tage Coachman, was brought tip for re-examination,.. charged with steal- ing Bank. Notes to the amount of tinl. the property of William Lingard, of the Roebuck Inn, Turnham Green, from a box in a drawer in the Bar. The box which contained the Bank Notes was found, soon after . the robbery,' near Kew !Bridge, where the Prisoner was seen to go direetly after hu left the Prosecutor's house and several other sus• .picious circumstances being proved against him„.lie was. fully committed for trial. AUCTION FRACAS. Cund two respe6labla men, botwecti 0. and 5u years of age, of the, names 01. Page mid Perthsisve,. Were brought, in enstodys before the . Presiding upon a charge of riot .opd aisattlt. It appe red that the Cololllam, one Harwoodz kept kwureloom in Skinner street, where he sold goods,ou. c.onuission $ and in. the evening had an auciion; byeandle light. ' Monday night, while he was in the 061 of selling muslins, and other articles; by aui - lion, in his sale-rowu, in .Skinuer-street; as. usual, the Prisoners came in, and after (meat' thews (Page) bad bid lot a piece of, muslin, and it was knocked down to him, he refused• to take it, and abused the Auaioneer in a most, gross manner ; say, ing" he was in the service of Government, and had authority to stop the sale if. he.pl.stsed—they were a pare w l. G f ,swindlers, and they should sell no good's there." The other. man (Porthsbore) also abused the Auialoneer, willed him " a swindling,rascal—he would l;nuck his Jewish. eyes out," and using other like abusive expressions ; and upott a remonstrance, they both assaulted the auctioneer and his wiies (n pretty young wotnark) and struck every one who A. . tempted to interfere. in consequence of .which; the auction was put an end to- for that night,and some goods materially damaged in the course of the riot. The Prisoner* were, with' much dlflieulty, and after some hard blows on both sides, secured by the persons present, and lodged.. in the watch-house. The Prisoners in. their defence, denied that they had struck a blow , until they had been previously assaulted by the AuCtioneer, his ,witie, and some other persons present, One of them (Page) had bid for the 'muslin, which was knocked uownrito, him, *without his intending to buy ; and when he wkhed' to return it, the Ati6tionebr abused him. He turned out to be a Clerk in the Sick and Hurt Office, and was, a very, respeoable looking man, about. fifty years of 'age. They'hoth deelet ed they could produce -a „number ot't witnesses to prove the fallacy of the statement made on the other side; but no persons appearing on their behalf, and several persons corroborating the statement of the Auaioneer, and his wife,. as to the violent and out rageous condu4 of the Prisoners, the Paliding gistrate, Sit BLONAM, Knight,' orderett the parties to be bound over to prosecute, and the. Pti soners to be cotumitted to gaol until duty shoutcl fipd bail to And and take their trial the 1.1Z•4 S - CSSiOt)S. . - ' The annual change of quarters of the Guards k~ the Metropolis took place yesterday.