The Express.
London, England, 1861-05-25 00:00:00

THE MILITARY DISTURBANCES AT GREAT
YARMOUTH.

Accounts have appeared is our column of pomp
rather serious diaturbasees which have taken place be-
tween parties of the East Norfolk Militia sod a detach-
ment of Royal Artillery, at present stationed in the suburb
of Southtown. The dispute seems to have arisen from a
very trumpery and discreditable cause. Ooe of the militia-
men bad given an unfortunate, named Maria Riches, Is., but
the girl instead of !avowing him with her company trans-
ferred it to an artillerynian, in whom society the militiaman
afterwards found her. Fired with jealousy the militiaman
struck the girl, and her companion espoused her eatme, and
told her assailant that he ought to be ashamed of himself
for attacking a woman in such a manner. The quarrel
was soon made public, and was joined In by
other parties. The exuperation reached its height
on Tuesday evening, when a riot which lasted
about a quarter of sn hour, but was not attended with
. any destruction of property or loss of life, took plus. Oa
Wednesday energetic measures were adopted for preserving
the peace. The bridge over the river Yare, by which the
combatants communicated with each other, was guarded
throughout the day, and also on Thursday, with pickets of
artillery on one side, anal militiamen, with Axed bayonets,
on the other, and no artillerymen were allowed to eider
Yarmouth,while all militiamen were kept out of tiouthtown.
These salutary measures proved completely successful, and
on Wednesday and Thursday evenings the peace of the town
was fally restored. The magistrates made a request to the '
militia aathorities that then men should be deprived of
their belts, but this could not be done without the sanction
of the Rome Guards. The female Riches, the original
cause of the outbreak, was, out Thursday, brought before
the magiatrates aid committed for two month?, not being
able to fled sureties to keep the pests.

Lurnsmt Socurre.—The annual general meeting
of the fellows and associates of this pork was held yester-
day at Burlington Hoar Piceadilly. to receive the annual
report from the °outsell, and to ballot for new members.
Professor Bell occupied the chair The minute, of the last
swot* hasiag bees retired. the enerelary, Mr. Bassett,
read the report of the council, which after rate general re-
marks, acknowledged the receipt of several rateable gifts
and cornmuoications from the Society of Arta, and a large
number of strati& bodies, both English and foreign, as also
from Ream. Giesbech, E. Henderson, Dr. Booth, do.
During the year 21 fellows 1 associate, and 1 foreign asso-
ciate, have been received into the society, which had lost
in the same period by deaths 14 fellows and 3 arociatat
mad 5 fellows had withdraws. The report congratulated
the society on the improved seedlike of its Snares, it
being in a more prosperous state than for many years pelt.
It lad been enabled to pat off its liabilities. leaving assets
in hart to the amount of 2001., Mg. being in the bankers'
heads sad 5001. Console. The auditors' report stated that
the receipts far the year, including the balance is band last
year e 4 121., had been 1,666 f. as. 7d., and the expenditure
1,1211. Ile. 2d., leaving & baker on the year e 14451. 2e. sd.
ex tricazraorsti TRZAS oes.—Yesterday morn-
ing the Rev. Mr. Ambrose, of Park-street, Regent's-park,
purchased • parcel of theological booker& stall in Holborn.
Amongst them was a work entitled, " A ()bride Exhorts,
eMn unto Customable Swearers, by Miles Crook* black
letter, printed by Nicholas HM, witheet date, hat 'op-
posed to he 1533. On inspecting the volume, he dintererod
seven guineas, of the reign of Oeorge 1.. as weß as • letter,
which, however, did not refer to the mosey, seethe reason
for placing it in its "secret hiding place sawed up in the
cover.