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ease he estioved I. the midst ads happy Amity, with a me-
toous and sireetlonsie wife, sad with ample means to ratify
ell his wlibei, sad heir to splendid titles and to a fortotte
merenrinosip aequire.l. on samiase could rem be owe As-
atter...tea stable—wistrit ewer perrie shot gam-
rows tl .me, that genuine love of freeduni, sthcb bones only
in She larraille of those who kauw how to Cr. I for the Pilfer-
lop of sweisitiell welthimr nodes the severities of tyrsosoos
sad ssonossited epproodoe."
Mr. riabesseas oho labours very simuseefolly to de-
velops the reel nature and character, of the sprier
of Lordaelmell's conduct in certain transactions of
his Lordship's life. which have been liable to mis-
construction and misrepresentation ; and to esta-
blish, what we believe %ill now be generally admit-
ted as a troth, that the motive rod the object of
every act of his public life was to advance the good
"Olfi his country., The Noble Patriot** familiarity
and tonferencessyrith Monsieur de Rovigity, Loci,
Abe Fourteenth's emissary at London, for the
purpose of removing the opposition of the popular
portly to Charles 11.'s pernicious sod servile
acbeeies;'sre ItrOperii trued to fit jestifusielo-411m4
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sire of obtaining all the informatini; which was to
be, extracted from this agent touching the actual
mate of the connexions between the two Sovereigns.
The apology made for his giving iii with Isis friends,
the majority of the Ministry, and the nation, to the
truth of the Popish plot, is founded on the exist-
ence of some foundation for it ; on the long and well-
know si arbitrary scheme of the King; on the ackstow..
ledged Roguish religion of the heir to the crown ;
and on the detected intrigues of the French Court
with Charles, to effect • trital subversion of the
constitutional laws and religion of the country. '
" Lord Russell," says M. Johnson. " carried into'
public life all the honour, integrity. and virtuous
principle of a private station.' We believe it,
and we yield our most cordial assent to all the rea-
soning immediately subsequent on tlted•ssgerous and
mischievous consequences " of the opinion of the
propriety of separating public from private cheese.
ter." That Dice and delicate principles of Itemiser
may be east sway witbeet stain in a public sissies, is
indeed a aseisetrees doctrine ; said we keels am
how its advocates murses any limns to its receptive,
which would soot justify the person acting saes,
its dictates in the practice of the meanest deceit
and treachery. fled such maxims of political ex-
pediency been infused into the winds of the Ro-
man youth, it is greatly to be apprehended that
Pyrrhus would never have had occasion to admire
the magnanimity of a hostile Senate and General,
in conssumsicat• to him the proffer which theft
disdained to e race, of removing Ilion by peisoli,,
end that ft seir authority been recognised in
-England. itr sistory would never have been ills.
;vitiated by the relation of a similar act of geuero-
flinty 'towards Bonaparte in Mr. Fox.
Another merit of the production, from the ems.
sideration of which we have been in souse measure
•digresaing, itltat it comprises some sgressible
anecdotes of Charles 11. and his Court, and a clime
and well-connected narrative of most of the great

public events in the reigns of Charles and Jaime,
which lad to the Revolution of 1688.

Ou the whole. the " Remarks" &My with great
truth be described as well-fitted to impart both
pleasure and instruction to their reader.
We !wet that 'Spencer Jobbson is an assented
real uame of the Author.
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DISTURBANCES IN SCOTLAND.

U GLASGOW, TUESDAY, ,APRIL 4.

" About mid-day. the Dumbartonshire yeo-
watery cavalry arrived in town, nod, in the after-
noon, the Ayrshire yeomanry cavalry. Another
troop of Ayrshire yeomanry cavalry arrived this
morning. More troops are expected in the course
of the day. Several troops of the loth hussa►s and
the 80th regiment of foot, marched from Edin-
burgh yesterday morning for this district.
'• From the threatening appearances on the streets
during yesterday, a Proclamation was issued by
the Lord Provost slid Magistrates, the Sheriff of
the County and Justices of Peace, ordering all
shops to be shut ut Six, and enjoi ii i i sic the-inhabi-
tants to retire to their houses not hitter thou seven
o'clock. These orders were strictly observed by the
great body of the people. All our garrison, toge-
ther with the numerous volunteer corps, were on
duty for a great part of the night, they mustered
again early this morning, /sad are all unde► orders
to be ready at a moment's warning. Little more
was douse than hooting and howling by the mob, on
the streets, us small detachments of the military
were poring.

14 Nn►y corps have been observed drilliog in this
neighbourhood fur several nights loot. and softie of
thew even during the day. In curve placer strangers
have token pos,ess ttttt of smiths' shops. who in—
stoutly fell to work in manufacturing pike,. &c.

•• limes are perilous in the extreme. We
do not exaggerate when we say that there are at
this moment 60,000 persons in this city and the
•surrounding towns and villages who have struck
work ; many of these, not a doubt remains, hove
been compelled to join this highly Wegisl co:obi-
Wien, by threats ; such au immense body, how.
ever, cannot long remain inactive. If strung mea-
sures be not instantly resorted to, it is impossible
to say when and where the mischief will end.
•• Were the sober and industrious part of the
operatives, oho, we believe, are still numerous, to
unite, and fulluw their usual occupations, we are
confident they would Lind ample protection from
the Civil Power. 'rho, measure would tend greatly
to counteract the diabolical dengue of the dissolute,
and be an effectu• mean of bringing the guilty to
punishment.
•• A reward of 3001. is offered for the discovery
of those guilty of printing, publishing, sod issuing
the revolitiionary and treasonable Address [which
we inserted yesterday.]
•• An iron-foulidery was last night broken into
Nt the Gallowgate, awl a number of files &c. car-
ried elk 1r fire-arms wits their object they were


is mom TUPDAY MORNING.

forhanately disoppoiatock, as thootAnall previous,:
here lndged is a place of lately. •
" We onderstaad pry of tine Radicals
lent eight into a farsia.hoimes about four n. i-s
nooth-west of the town, sad sfi Ailing their
with what came io their way, went off, without
ing ony other wilechief.
" Yesterday the Justices imposed a heavy. fine a..
a bill-sticker for posting so adverti.ement on 0
Proclamation issued by the Lord Provost awl Ma.
giatrates.

" ate o'Cleek.—The streets are crowded, a:. I
some audacious .insults have been offered to u e
)eomsury of the adjoining. conoties.
•' Last night. about li o'clock. nearly 30 It
Ms went out from' Polak, to Inniisdisli;, s mu-
.south-west from the town, and desuamli-11 whaterrr
bre-arms might be in the bossy. Ou being tol,l
there were sin arms in it. they said they wr,utd Ko
seat to Fosbar, s little to the westward. The pro-
prietot•f Louusdnie told them. if they did, tF•ry
berieslsl•ttlttet dish• a dionatiaiml praisteins. whim
they foetal to. be the case, as,tha proprietor. *her
vainly giviag them warning to retire, fired opr..;
them, by which a young man pf the name of Cori.-
rine was killed. and it is supposed several others
were wounded, as blood was traced to roam tfistarc,
from the house. The body was lying at
this morning, the party haviug reused alter the fi•,t
fire, without carrying off the body. Cuiliviise t. 114
°llly liberated front prison a few days ago :or
suiting the military."
PATILEY. matt. 3.

"The Radicals have et lest 'hewn tlieniselers in
their true colours. An Address to the itihAbitants
of Great Britain anti Ireland was most industriously
circulated through the town on Saturday evening,
dated at Glasgow, the let April, and during th-
night many of them were posted on the walls. - Tint
Address, which may considered as the Manifesto
of the Radicals, is fraught with the most opts unit
barefaced rebellion. At first those who, lukewarni
in the cause of Government, and who are ever reedy
to make apologies for the proceedings of the disat-
kcted. pretended it wee • Government trick, ar,ul
quite unauthorised by the Radicals. The Radicals
have, however. given their friends on this tteettstion
the lit; for, iu obedience to the reque.t of this
" Committee of Orgeuizetion for forming • Prd.
visional Government." by whom this address hears
to be issued, the greeter part of the working classes
in this tows voluntarily gave up work, end by actual
violence to the persons end property, or threats, have
prevented the few who were willing to work hoot
doing so. Our working population are, therefore,
this day quite idle, many of theas assinteritig throu itlt
the streets so on the holiday of the 13th Dec. lin.t ;
others am gone to the country, holding ineetiows
in the fields, and a good many are at Johnstone,
where, with the aid of vast numbers from the
'surrounding village., they are endeavouring to in-
•Umidete the workers at the different cotton.mills,
so as they may elm give up work. Most of the
public works in the immediate vicinity, through in-
timidation, gave up work at 9 o'clock this moulting.
A large party of men and boys assembled this fort—
noon on the Sacel Hill with two flogs, and fur rese-
ral hours practised military nesumisvres.. by march-
ing and forming into close column. From the situ-
ation chosen, end the public manner in which they
went to work, there is.tio doubt theleoperat ions were
only, at least chiefly, intended to cause alarm, and,
provoke an attempt to apprehend them, as they were
distinctly seen from many porta of the town, and
in case any attempt had been made ageism them
they were conscious of a safe retreat, the hill being
so high that no force coming against them for that
purpose could approach, without giving them time
to effect their escape. All Me remained quirt to
this hour-(eight o'clock), and, in obedience to a
Proelarnation of the Magistracy, many of the in.
habitants are leaving the streets.
" Since writing the above we learn, the menace.
of the mob succeeded in causing all the cotton
mills at Johnstone to.be shut up.
" Two men are lodged in the Police-office fur
sticking up the Radice, Address on Sunday morn-
ing, and two others are also confined there for tear-
ing down the Proclamation of the Megistrates on
Sunday evening."
The following communication is from a will.
informed correspondent in Paisley

"The town of Paisley has been in a stale of t-ry
great agitation during the lost two days. A pr: g,t-
ed placard having been posted up in every corn.-7
of the town, and industriously circulated among
the inhabitants, calling upon the people to abstain
front labour, and attend to the recovery of their
rights, has produced a sensation which cannot he
described. The language of this document it very
strong uud violent, and bespeaks a imitation
equally novel and alarming. to compliance with
its request, the weavers, almost to a man. struck
work, resolving not to resume their employins tit
until their grievances are redressed. The cott.ri-
spinners, the general body of masons, wrights. and
other trader, although their sufferings have been
less severe, have not escaped the contagion, but have
also imitated their example.
" The main streets of the town, both yesterday
and Sunday, have been extremely crowded sub
people walking peaceably up and down. and al-
though tranquillity has yet been preserved, the
greatest apprehensions are entertained of some int.
mediate and serious commotion. The people in the
surrounding villages, even those in public works,
have likewise abandoned their voca•ions, which eau.
not fail to produce great consternation in the public
mind. Every well-wisher of his country moot de-
plore with no small sorrow sod alarm, that sueli
discontent should prevail. The authorities, in tint
mean time, are doing every thing iu their power to
preserve the peace, and a most diScult and marled-
sum task they have to perform. They 'lure issuer,
Proclamations, warning the populace of their itutui.
'most danger, if they proceed to tumult. Tbtl,p'li-
tary have been under arms eines &turd.. ais;ln.
assisted by the rifle carps et the teem. mite,beve
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