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fused, allying he had no right lii ilea it. Ur.
VtTAITIMAN inquired fir the Commanding
err. and °bemired, that he was the judge a
'whit was right to be done, and would take the
amponsibility upon himself. Atter some rurthp
tpostulation the gate wits Aut, but it *Opp
de de purpose. The milit{try, to tb6-.NIIIIIIIIIII
between thirty and forty. made sink AVOW
mice on the road. They are presumed to have *ilia
gilt through • Small lateral or postern gate. 'fl
people on their return had stopt as they came upo
and presented a considerable crowd. Mr.. WAEFII-1
isalpotheratied to remonstrate with the soldiers, and
haul
vierars/Ap • poem' man in coloured clothes. w
iitildefseknes is. be an officer, seised one tide
of Ogheree's bridle, while a soldier seized the other.
*lo.,.ksee was on the side path, and the soldier ea-
reidenad. 44 Thaw the fellow into the rood,” or
11110d0,0 that AIM. Another soldier struck at Mr.
Illikkillilistiair, 'hat was knocked down b 7 a conste-
*o4ll3 IWO, -.l7.4taiTT- .415. iraillon•ii. had
i switch in his lead. Fiedler himself is dan-
ger from Nee threats and violence of the parties who
held his horse. he struck the soldier with the heavy
end of it with such force, that the fellow quitted his
hold, and the constable and people premiss* round,
and the horse being a spirited animal, he was soon
extricated frees the gripe of the other assailant. Dur-
ing this cootict the soldiers were seen running in
every direction with their drawn swords. sod some of
them three icing violence to Mr. WAITHBIAII ;
bat with ilk exception of one poor man, Id&
a wood's kg, who had his eye cut out by tie:
blow of **Word, we have not heard of any seri.
ens mischief, the imposing strength of the civil
force, and its orderly but resolute dellionsar, baring
prevented farther riot.
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RETRENCHMENT.
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i•ts • .04
•* [FsOllll " the Star.") .
The fulioniug is en outline of the plea foe carry.'
ing into effect • general systern.of economy in thetl
various Civil Departments of the Siete. It has
originated in the Tressery Deputineat, and the
different other Civil Establishments have been
called alio% by official circulars, to eerie their to.
spective departments, cud new model thee. amid.
big to the following
That all oiSen shall be restored, as Is the mashie of
perms esupleyeti, mad their several salaries, to shamed* ie
vrieelt they wort pawed I. the fear 1797, skied, however,
so ash varieties or exorptioes as the peculiarity of dr.
easiteacie nay rosier expoilist.
Id. That all pikes, after uederselog such revieist obeli
ys ceasidereti as retied we t 4e4ly est catablialmmest,

rirrgitlarili=esicon to repeal ire 50th Gee. 111.
e. IH, which regulates the ooperaarmastion allowsoces to
retired civil *Sava, and provides
.foe muses! thereof
end of Ike public fonds, sad In lieu of such to compel all
civil officers who may hereafter become entitled to such
allowance to contribiste • axed rate per tentage upon their
respective salaries and emoluments towards the formation of
a Inperassuation Food, to be administered under the direc-
thou of the Loads of the Treasury, sod to be established sad
preserved in the following manner:—
All public civil officers, whose salaries (after ravel= or
revision upon Ike foregoing principle) amount to or exceed
1001. per annum, and who may hereafter become entitled to
superannuatio• allowance, are required to contribute 5 per
cent. of such titlarks, ire. to this new " General Superse-
nsitive Foetal ;' such per ceutege to be paid by she respec-
tive officers into the "National Debt Office" within sores
Jays after every payment of their salaries. All vacancies,
sew appulatmests, Ste. are to be filled up, of course, after
sth of J y, according to the new regulations.
It is here necessary to observe, with reference to the plan
of reduction, Ise. that it is intended tbst all those officers
whose sitnations are to be retained, and whose salaries
exceed those allowed under the new and reduced scale,
shall coutinue to enjoy their present salaries, &e. but
• without being permitted to obtain the usual progres-
sive advance to %shit+ they would otherwise have been
entitled, until they become emitted tinder the new and
reduced scale to salaries, whirls, with such progressive
advance, would equal those they now pi/Mitts. Tiled indul-
gence, however, is not to be oupsalibed, as it is intended
that all officers so circumstanced, and whose emoluments
~nod what is hereafter to be attached to their particular
;14,04 thrill be required to make an additiottal contribution,
liallipediug to the following male, namely—Aa addition of
per cent, upon all salaries (thus situated) of 1004 sad
not exceediug 5001-5 per cent. uu ditto nut exceeding
1.0991.—and 19 per cent. on all salaries, &r. exceeding
1,0001.—befog in the who!, a per ventage of 7} on the Ant
elass-10 un the second—and 15 per cent. on the third
class.
This additional coutributiou is not, however, to be re-
quired sinless the excess of salary above that to be hereafter
allowed shall be double the antoust of the further cootribit-
bins thus required ; and also to cease whenever such salaries
shall become, by progressive advance, assimilated to the
new mid reduced scale of paynteuto.
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It is furthte infeuded ih;it all officers who may be per-
mitted to retire epos the superannuation allowance shall
receive one-half of such allowance out of the new food, to
he created by emetribetiou, in manner before mentioned,
awl the other half will be paid by the public.. at present.
It is also io contemplation to establish a scale, totally
mew, for the regulation of the superannuation allowairce,
and which new scale will be vouch Iru advantageous to the
►etired officers than that now existing.
Tat NEW Scaut.—Above 10 years' service, and not
more thaw IS, to receive 4 124 hr of the salary—lb to 20,
s.l2ths-20 to 25, 6-12114.-25 to 30, 7-19th.-3A to 36,
S 12ihr— 35 to 40, 0-12411.-40 to 45, 10-12tbs-45 to 50,
11.121145--sbove 50, the whole.

The Wiltshire regiment of militia was disbanded
at Marlborough on the 6th instant, having then
concluded their appointed 41 dip' training and
♦ttercise. 0,, tl,r Saturday previous to their dis-
ssimmel, their Noble Colonel, the Marquis of AlLts.
BURY, regaled every private with a supper and •
quail of good old sling* at their quarters ; each
I officer had a sum of money
• all drank the King's health

miken 1 • ; and they . ,'s to,
with repeated buzzes. The officers on the flume
they weer efftrrusioett by JOHN HALCOMBZ, Esq.
set hi, tistoce in Saverliske Forest, where they
third on the loath heroic his house, end the regi.
mental baud attended. lts the evening Mr.. H.
politely lovivesitlw youth •Iffl beauty of Wirth°.
tough and its sifinity ; the mrtry deuce soon eon).
siitifetd, unsd.eoutifsfsed uninterroptidly till Hetet
blight. The trees before the limo and the front
of the eulogy were illuminated with vutiegsted
Loup.. O.• Suftrhoy the Noble illsrqUit pre on
deg If td• r 111 thw Uffierr/.

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