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JR& LAND.

APIIIL 14.

It is with regret we learn that Mimi Byrne, so
dowrs,6ll) popular with taw pubhc, has been dis-
missed from her I'llll.llloll its Crow-street Theatre.
Wr untirritistid that the alleged Celli, is her assist-
im; at Mr. Patiormo's Concert, but we presume
throe mum, be some error in flail statement.—
( Freennifts Journal.)

KILKENNY, APRIL 10.

nn Wedorsalsy List Thomas Ilealy, a private
in the 44 li regorient, was executed on the open
space ill Irmo of the County Infirmary, pursuant
to his ‘-littoice at the last Assizes, lur the murder
of MFcliael Ityini, a respectable tutor. The scene
was hovel. no execution having occurred in this
coy I many preceding years, and Ilia crowd
a. iuuulrusr. An awful 'solemnity accompanied
the whole proceeding*. About halfspalt one
the unhappy man was delivered to the Sheriff's.
The melancholy prnressiuu was preceded by •
guard of lancers. 11 %vie were followed by the
tiberfis ; awl the culpuit„ with the executioner and
ii:.vir..tus of death on a car, guarded by the grena-
dier company, to which the unhappy mail belonged,
succeeded. A few lancer. followed to keep off the
crowd. The l'iisoner, attended by the Rev. Mr.
Earfell, of St. Chapel, walked with firm-
nes*, 1411.1 apparentlyll6,4libed iu devotional duties,
to the place or ewer utton. There the whole of the
regiutrut were arson up: and the victim of justice
hawing addres.ed the regiment by their number, de.
clams;; in. iimocence of the triune for which he was
about in suffer, was launched iota ettruity. It is
due ill tile Lei*, and their administration, to state,
that I I this ilrul4r4tuoit the unfortunate man merely
allotted to the fact of throwing the deceased over
the isulgr, 115 lit hail lie, ly confessed that ill had
aso*teil In rubbing 11)aii, but was not the person
who actually killed I . _

Oa Monday last r niackerel.lkoat brought in three
mat keret, the first caught off Brighton this season,
which %ere purchased tOr a guinea, and sent as a
present to the l'ittwca 141.11. NT.
A niaii, insured GREGORY SZINEYIER, died lately
in I luoviry aged 123 years. He was burn in 169&
A Doctor VERT. Profebror of Chemistry at
Crate, discovered iii the mine of Nikel, which
bar been opened at Schaldmig, in Styria, a metal
that differs from all hitherto known. One of its
poincipal qualities, which are peculiar to itself; is,
that it is incapable of bring &swayed, except when
I 0.00.1 rd a ith urbrikic. Its mirks are white. as
are idso the 'mita that are produced Prow it. The
Lorne ut reran/ow has hers' given to this new metal.
Lieutenant-Colonel Bossism= succeeds to the
of the City of London Light Horse Vo.
lunge, rr, and Major MAII•sitLY to the LiCtititilabt•
Culoolcey of that Corps.
Mr AVILLIAUS, the organist of Westminster
Alib.y, died on Saturday 'nursling, between two
and three u'elock, Mr. JuLLv, in consequence,
presided at the organ at the funeral of Colossal
Mums.
Great rejoicings have taken place at Monmouth,
in cosisetpleoce of the recent legal deciaisio, that the
right of electing the Mayor of that town is iu the
Burgerows at large, and not iii the Corporation.
rowra or TUE Scasw.—The Adniiralty yatch,
lately under repair in his Majesty's dock-yard,
Woolwich. was on the Itth inst. raised from bet
Wirings. sufficiently high to have the bottom of
her keel coppered, by the application of a silk
pair of screws, under the direction of Mr. Wu..
1.14/4 Howler. Assistant-builder. The vessel is

one of lit) tons, having on board 30,tona of ballast,
oh all the atageing, &c. attached. The whole
operation was performed by titjht wen, in five mi•
Flute.; and Mr. floosie, it is said, iv decidedly
of of that he could, by the application of ten
with p.ir of rciews, which are those seed in his
machine. raise auy frigate in the *mice,
au opera' ##### which au malty cases would be of great
public inhantage.

FUNEIi4L OF COLONEL 11EIER1ES.
This solemn procession took place on Saturday.
At half-post eleven o'clock it set out horn the lo /A.
quarters of the corps at the bottom of Gray's Inn-
lane. Atilollsorn-hars it was joined by the Lord
Mayor and suite, attended by the tilwriffs, who
proceeded with the funeral down Chancery-lane to
Temple-Isar. and then returned to the Mansion-
house. The procession thew proceeded through
Temple.ber in the following order:—
D 1
ales
A Troop of the Sorry, Cavalry, wonetell.
Firing Party.
Trenopeten weedier Ike Deed March.
The Horse the Deemed.
Covered with Bloch Clash, Beets sad firm ►evened, kd by

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the Ridieg-Masters:
r liel4-0111kere TN F. Tiel4.officers
.1 i
g r,3l_ of of 7, t
F.
il- *Ow Regius. CORPS ether Regiments. i

Helmet, tilet.ret, Pistols *id Sisk oil the GAG.

The outer coffin is covered with fine black velvet.
superbly enriched with silver gilt ornaments. The
breastplate is of 'Mid brass ; on it is engraved the
following isiecription :
Charles limits,
Esq.
' Colonel of
The Light Flom Volunteers
of Listoloo nod Mist onuses.
Died 341 April,
1/111,
• Aped 04 years.

Jobs Charles Benin, so; of the.deress4l.•• •liief mourner,
is she uniforms ..'tie Corp. COVIWIIi sills • black dust.

The Regteneetsl Charism.
Medial Staff.
CH Beers arcurding to rank, the Janine, leading.
Nas•Cotesmisssonftl °Ahrens and Privates.
Husurery Members of the Hewitson.
Prim& of t►e Unrested.
Rear. Guard (mous ted).
Carriages of the [eight Horse V.,!sateen sod of the Friends
of the Deceased.
A City Afarshal, preceded by tiro of his Deputies.
A Troop of she Lenny Cavalry, mutated.

Nearly fifty carriers of the principal Nitilici.tciy
and Gentry. who were actinaitited with the deceased.
closed the profession, which slowly moved through
the Strand, Charing..croas, l'arhameirt-street. to
Westreiwiter Ablwy, which it reached soon after
one o'clock. On the arrival of the body at the
Cathedral. it was met st the principal entrance
by the Dean, Clergy, &c. and the Gentlemen
Volunteers then formed three deep on each side.
Between these ranks the body was borne to the
choir, and, after the burial service was performed.
it was interred with great solemnity iii the vault
which had been prepared far its reception. The
whole of this solemn ceremony did not conclude
until after two o'clock.

The streets through► which the procession had to
peas were nut much thronged, owing, perhaps, to
the doubt of the precise line which the funeral was
intended to take; but at Charing-cross, where there
was a certainty of its being met, whatever might
have been its presions direction, the crowd was very
numerous, and reversl carriages, fillet! with fashion.
able company, were staiiw►ed tu see the processio►
pass.
The trumpets of the corps, and muffled drum,
occasio►wlly sounded the Dead Mardi in the pro•
peas of the funeral.
The Abbey was crowded at an early hoar by per-
sons of respectability.
The grave was dug on Friday, adjoining the
vault of General and near the graves of
General Wade and General Hargrave, in the centre
of the middle ai►le, about ten yards from the as
trance to the choir.

Throughout the interesting scene the most per-
fect order was nisintsiiird.

The following is a short sketch of the history of
the corps of which Colonel lierries was the Com-
mander : —The Light I lone l'oluoteerk were the first
who asked and (attained regular commissions from
his Majesty. They were formed un the appearance
of invasion in *779 ; did duty in the metropolis and
its environs during the memorable riots in 1780 ; and
received fur their servicemen that occasion the thanks
of his Majesty, and of the Lord Mayor, and Ma.
gistrates of the City of Loudon. They were soon
after that presented with a Royal etaudard by his
Majesty's command ; and with another by the Lord
Mayor of Loudon, voted them by the Court of
egilllllloll Council. These, at the peace in 1783,
they obtained permission to lodge in the Tower of
London, with an inscription. espressive of their
readiness to resume them again whenever their
Kill and country should require their further ser-
vices. Accordingly. early inn the year 179 e, PAO.
liameut having resolved that the utmost exertions
were necessary for increasing the military force
of the kingdom, the corps was again embodied,
under the seine regulations and the adult sUpule-
tiots of service in every respect; and they shortly
after weut to the Tower and resumed their stneidards
in tisilitary parade. They were inspected by the
King in the autumn of that year, alai were regularly
reviewed by his Majesty for noisy years after. They
cannot be celled out but by order of one ul his Ma-
jesty's Minister', officially cuenuaunicated to the
Commanding Officer; then to do duty in the
metropolis. ur within the disunite of ten miles. in
case of iosurrection or appearance of invasion ; but
without airy local limitation of service ill case of
actual ironic/0, or of attendsug his Majesty's per-
son. They have, however, constantly voters-
Leered their services upon every occasion of riots
which were likely to end its reinstitute to the rein-
jug 'government. and hove. on more occasions thou
one, done the ditty of regular troop.. The stand-
ing regulations of the corps *hews its interior sir-
nurgeosents, and how every part of it is conducted
when not on duty ; and the stauding orders. which
are in farce when it is called out into actual ser-
vice, have been feinted from those of the best re-
gular regiments io his Majesty's service. and ed.ipt.
ed as well r possible to the formation of the corps,
andcircunisnaces under which it acts. Not being
aubleel to be called out, except by one of his Ml*
rely's blinisten (genteelly the Secretary of State
far *a Home Departmeui), Mr subject to the
order of any Magistrate. unless put under him by
the Secretary of State oe the executive power, they
are arte expected to assemble on common riots; but
when they are regularly called out. they are named.-
ately put under the order of theCommainier.isi-Chief,
mud are coniPletely military till again dismissed. On
the octasiou of their being on duty iu April 1 8 10,
they were brigaded with the 10th and ISth hussars,

and took their regular four of duty, 'recording to
their strength. Their stables in Gray's Inn-lane
(heed.quarters) were made one of the 'military ka-
ftans, and the Colonel had there (besides his own re-
giment) three troops of the 10th light dragoons, and
two companies of infantry. Their stables, both in
Gray's Inn-lane, and Worship-street, resemble rein.
lav cavalry barracks more than any thing else; and
being in the vicinity of the City, without being unde►
its jurisdiction, are well calculated to afford avant.
once in case of serious disturbances in the metro.
polio. Their premises in Gray's-Inn-lane are the
property of the corps, and they 'rave lately pur-
chased snore ground there, and are now laying out
above 6,0001. for additional accommodation, haw.
ing been obliged to give up stabling for sitar one
hundred horse*, which they held on lease. The
Light Horse Volunteers had the honour of being
reviewed by the King, when they had in the
field 750 men, including officers, beside • strong
reserve of supernumeraries, which served as a guard

to the two :pieces of royal horse artillery. ;Inch
were attached to them ; but appearances of in-
vasion having ceased for many years, and the in.
terns, tranquillity of the country having been
scarcely ever disturbed during the same period,
the strength has been annually diminishing by the
usual casualties of deaths, changes of residence, Ice.
while there have been few inducements for gentle-
men to join them. Instead, therefore, of nine
troops of 80, they now consist of only seven troops
of 60 ; and they want about 160 to be complete to
410. Tiery have, however, made a point of always
keeping up the skeleton of the regiment ; •iz, the
staff, thecommisaioned and ison-conimissioned of.

fivers, riding-nuniters, rough-riders,farriers. trumpet.
era, and every possible conveniency for drilling re-
cruits as fast as they may eiiitr. It is also out of their
standing regulations to teach gratis, on an order
(min the Commanding Officer, ruling. the use of
the broadsword, the manual exercis►. mid every
military duty, to the sons of Light Horse Volun-
teers, to young gentlemen intended fur the army,
to officers of yeomanry cavalry, mud to cmud►dMtes
fur admission into the corps.