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met: crowded into the strects ith their arms.—
A party of them formed, fixed their baynneth 35
rushed up the street towards the guard-lrouens W
which the prisoner had been conveyed. One of rim
Officers, Captain Jus.zs, of the Sligo. equaled
self, without effect, to restrain them, and a Ur ig
Maim. (a German Officer, but dressed in a scarlet
uniform, and probably not known to be such), drer
his sword, ran in front of them, secreted in appeas-
ing them for a moment, and with the assistance of
Captain JONRS, forced them down a lane. There
they soon became ungovernable again, and rushed
..
into the street in different direEtions, and began to
fire upon the German Infantry, who by this tide
had assembled is considerable numbers. The Ger-
mans fought at first only with the bayonet, hut
hating made some prisoners, they took their ammu-
nition and fired upon the Militia. The battle then
became general, and several fell on both'sides; but
General Le.siwouss, who bed before inefreflually
interfered to appease the tumult, ordered out the
cavalry charged through the streets, and put an
end to the business. During the rcrwrinder of the
sight nothing occurred, the pesce being preset er
by patroles, and.the militia were ni.u4rod -ssif she
next morning by General Dues, (who had been
absent upon dUty at Birr) upon their several mutes,
with the exception of sub as.he detained upon the
charge of their having been particularly afftive. It
appears that 25 Germans had been wounded, 8
very slightly, one his since died, another (an officer)
is nit .upsetod to recover. Of the militia, 15 are
*dirndl** row", sod distal/Boat immediately
on Otitis rintoood 111***4104.41‘ • -
It is stinTitifiiain;ibatalseishabitasts of town
took no pan whatever /it the *fray ‘, one of them,
by mite accident, was cut down, and badly wound-
ed, by a dragoon, in the charge of cavalry ; but
t &ere bat been no farther ioterruptiod of the har-
mony and roqi-will which had prevailed antece-
dently between them and the German Troops, with
whose gond cOnded they have been particularly
well pleased from their first arrival amongst them.
We have received Hambuigh, Papers of the 26th
ult. being a day later than th,ise brought by the
Mail. They contain symptoms of approaching hr.s
tilities between Prussia and Sweden. The troops of
the former power are increasing and concentrating
themselves on the Swedish frontier. The Emperor
of RUSSIA is understood to have proposed to His
3wasisit MAJRATY to discontinue tae blockade of
the Prussian ports; and it is supposed, if his repre-
sentations should not be attended to, that he would
give his permission for the invasion of Pomerania.
It was a general opinion in that•Prevince, that the
Prussians would pass the frontier on the 25th.ult.
Letters brought Ly the Lisbon Mall, which arriv-
ed on Saturday, contain the extraeislinary
gene, that Bon Atiiitis had required of the King
of Seats, to receive an Ambassau, - frees the new.
created King of Flirts,. It is also Ito have
been insisted, that His CAT notic MAJLs, sh, rid
agree to the dethroning of his own das.:hti:,
the Queen of ETRURIA, and that he shoat'
further consent to the incorporation of four of
his provinces with the kingdom of France, viz.
Catalonia, Arragon, Navarre, and Biscay ; there-
by making the river Ebro boundary between
France and Spain, instead of the Pyrenees.—
The Court of Madrid is represented.as having made
strong remonstrances against such unjustifiable me-
tensions ; but, in consequence of them, it is said,
that Government Paper bad sunk at Cadiz to 50 per
cent. discount._

Lieutenant General SIMCOR, according to report,
will succeed Lord Lags in the Military Command
in the East Indies.
A Messenger landed, on Monday evening, at
Dover. is a flag of truce from Calais, and arrived
in town yesterday mwrning.
At a meeting of the Officers of the Ist Regiment
of Glasgow Volunteers, held at Glasgow on Thurs-
day last, they unanimonsty'resolved to tender their
restnetions, conceiving it impossible to continue
their set vices on the new allowancvs, without sub-
jetting themselves to great individual elopnce.
Their Royal Highnesses the Dukes of Yo aK, CAM-
S& IDOL and Cure eta I. A No, at seven ce.clocketn Moo-
day morning, reviewed the troops in Portsmouth
garrison, under the command of Major-General Sir
GEOIOR Pri cycler. The troops assembled were,
the North York, Nortb Hants, and North Devon
Militias; the Ki so's German Legion; Colonel
T r r's Companies of Artillery ; and a party of
the Waggon Train. The troops went through a
variety of manoeuvres, till eleven o'clock, when
their Royal Highnesses left the ground, and went to
Gosport, to review the troops there, and inspea the
Barracks and Military Hospit.l. Their Royal
Highnesses returned to Portsmouth in the afternoon,
and set off for Windsor.
The KIN, has been pleased to grant nnto His 1 V
HOWARD, of Corby Castle, in the county
berlacd,Esciitire, OFILITHOMAS GRAHAM
GRAHAM, both of Lincoln's Inn, in the
Middlesex, Esquires, on behalf of Nes.
(a minor), second son of THOMAS
Of Linton. in the county of York, Esq .
Licence and Authority, that he, the said
‘V v action, may take and use the surname
sort, and also bear the Arms of Lev
with proper disean&ions, in compliance with an
injunai ni contained in the last will anti testament
of Sir WILFORD LAWN'S', of Brayton, in the county
of Cumberland, Bart. deceased ; such Arms being
firer duly exemplified according to the Laws of
Arms, and recorded in the Herald's OLfice.—(t;a-
se le.

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Lr'll6o A F Pf-
On she Ist of A itr•n ;:, the foundati6a `stoner:
:Monument to ne en:fierily) thrftteeri, ,
the memory of L•.rst
:hie/lON-twee laid .7,t
Worshipful Sir John lira-err. .afun
T'rovincial Grand Master .slason et • . u,
NV ,rd ot Lanarl.shires Mr-tribc • r i'
ces.ion, tnether with a nuMein. ,
tidies and Gentlemen, met in the ...r.arck
at twelie o'clock, where a very, eicellerwand
nriate sermon was preached by the Iles. DE, st,t,i,
ha,nll.l,Re iie, ofpeoctcnrss;rnSt wssA:l.olrsedeo 's
byCtlhnierh.
Geia woo,
land Vey/fent of Volunteero, and the streets wet*
limed by the Trades' .Corps, the .firh Lanarkshire Vo.
lunteers, and tl•e Amlersmn and Canal VolnebeA,
lire lengrh of the po ee•str m was Considerably
more than a mile. It took about i•.a.t an hoar is
passing the Cross, and was neatly t bouts 14
reaching the Green Its route sea, High.slye*,t
George-street, Queen au eet. Trongate. &Innate*
—Donn,; the prncestion, the vessels in the rivet. et
the Broonsielaw, displayed their Sag*: and the Idar.
rrr. of Liverpool, Capt. Wilkie, tie,: 47 guts. he.
, Met • e far every year of Lord Nelson's age at the
time et i When {he foundation stone ass
laid, Capt. Wilkie also Royal Salute of II
Boas-
Notwithstanding the immentre tri-conrse of spec.
tators, sepia .sed altogether at upward* of 89,00,
the greatest good order was preserved, awl no actin
dent happened.
In tire alternnim, the Lord Prevent alld Mates
trues, and the Committee of si • -wawa, gave
elegant entertainment so Sir John Stuart eat suite,
in the Tontine.
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4.ll‘Jest V is !Sward in town tiff' :" 7e
On Monday afternoon, the Duke of Yoh. arrived
at Windsor, urn his return Irma ,rim. uh.
Hit Royal Hil;hriess is exoetted to set nit,
thus afteruoou, upon his inspearon of the Eastern
Coa.t.
The Dukes rf YAt and KENT will he at
Brighton at the celebrao n of the Prime's Birth.
day.
Yesterday, Viscount Horne an 1 a wee parr
of friends, dined with Lord fir.o t. Ann. at Holland.
hoe" lErnsinon.
Her R, yal Highness the Princess of W•tes left
town at two lock yesterday alternour, fur 1/81 644 C
at Blackheath.
Lord Pc:aunts eY, we ate coneernel to rate. cep.
tinues very tll.—Visconotess Howie, h e . nimble
danghtet, is itulispcsed in conseqemas of tire fatigue
of her constant attendance upcu tint
The numerous inmiiree* after tie health of Mr.
Fox, yeterday, w.re .r.forined vs..• better than on
the preceding day.
Tuesday .* the day SEA tip .0 for ,he ITO cis of
the Duchess ill RoXBURON micas.
Wiettri st ha. r move.l ;• • • t!'e I:oUse
lonsting to Sir J.ops OsOs, its 4: -ssrftt. far
a LW mri..ths, while his own house, in Pali-Mall, is
repairing.
fbe Marquis of AMCOR* and soire, and Ha.
MILTON Rowara, i.sq. h .ve arrived in the North of
lrel end, by ihe way of Scotland.
The Dike of Ha is iLTOII, the Marquis of Tine.
sumo, and the Earl of Mot- s, have i 11 announced
their imention of giving a jubilee to ail their Lack
eve in .!',noire.
Among ilia last arrivals at Harrogate are-.
Lord Sysinny ; Lord Na.ut ~; Han. 'Si,r
Genera: and %Us Hamilton • :no al I Ba C
or ; ,slooal
'Canino:4ll; Major inrdan taistitin J Wants,
Mr. Took; Mr Mrs. and Mao Lasts; .Ir. Mi.. sod Mae
Paula; ant: Mr Newt.
*The lest areiv ils at Clifton are—
Hnn. miry. CkighN r., End Mrs.
M. and Ur. 1340 '.lr aml Mr.. Sata 11, Mr.
ant NT:ir Fftror i, Ifr. ...1 at.s. Atkos.on, Mt and ma.
;.ham/eon, nr
Oo .adsair, IMu
lttrsclay, the Rigat Rev. the Lord Bishop
of Sa Limit's, arr. *red horn Wind,or, in good
health, at his Palace, in the Cl ire of Satisbut y.
Oxford Rare, commenced yesterday. A grind
Concert and Ball sell be given. this night. u der the
patronage of G. F. S r narrow, Esq. Kg!' Shetif
of the county of Oxford.
Mr. EWES Y was t,) commence an engmgrment,
fora few nights, at the i...tv..rprv‘i Ti.rstre, en.
Monday last, in the parts of Prank Oatinall and J.is
Limp.
me. Hitt and M-s. Armes were to apeear. on
Monday night, in use parts or Vlarhe..ili and Pod,;
and transfer and Leonora, in the Farce of !as
Padlock. at the I.dinbli :gh Theatre.
Mr. Roust!. perfor.. ed the parts of Govrear
and Fribile, at the Gloucester l'heatre, on Monday
last, for the benevolent purpose of liberating a
debtor.
-Mrs. MOUNTAIN. and Mr. Intim:tort, it is said,
are going to set up a bank, in Duhlin ; tli y r :peel
their notes will pass current, and be long considered
above par.
Irish JOHNSTON& offered to play in Dublin, mete[)'
for the gratification of his friends, and a free here-
fit, but Jones, the Patentee, said, this irscoserri
much of the Rt.rney.
The Earl se ET is daily exprreled at Skipton
Castle, Yorkshire, where sAMe of his *errants have
already artived. This Nobleman, who dispense;
his munificence on every proper occasion, has long
been the patron of Skipton and its neighbotii hood.
Mr. and Mrs. H. JOHNSTON have arrived in Dub
lin, on a tour of observstion.
Ball, at Swansea, on Thursday
rsly attended ; the spriphtly
' with great sprit and vivacity
the morning, and it was 51T
had departed.
procession to Church, at Loves.
followed by a hearse, which 'term.
and presented a coinerd rice.
to the solemnity of the occ4-

sign.

The Manners of the Edinburgh Theatre will
allow no poo.h.rs upon their Manor. They lately
entered a formal pralsat against Mears. Nett vorr
And BAtTLLY, who proptied to issue their Nei,
in
opposition to M:. Lass's slept upon his benefit
night in that city.

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