The National Register.
London, England, 1820-04-16 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL AEG►ISTEIt.

Pleat t a serjeant, corporal. and eight privates. from
the 4th di agootot, 1.1 itioved ;.1 this town. They MC, lam
inturtood, committed for hid t ti emote. 'Cley appealed
most ttrcicittd toukiiig, half f.toii•hed objects; hilt were
'madly cheered It; the popi.lace, who kept calling to them
to keep up their spirit.. The soldiers, en the other 11.11:J.
were :1.'4,0(.41 with toe moit opprobriom exeet.tti,ms and
epitheto. It was ¶lt wie time, list the crowd
would have proceeded to twin ;lets of vitilemm :ig.4tilbt the
troops; but, !malty, that did not take pl,tee.."

FURTIIER DISTURBANCES IN SCOTLAND.

TROM TILE atAvnol' EIII2ONIELX OT TormanaY.
" Yesterday morning, at seven o'clock, as one of the Kilsyth
Yeomanry was passing along, be wus stopped on the high road,
I.:Ellin a few miles et !spit, by a party of armed Radicals,
velto refused to allow him to 'pass. On his return he met an
orderly, of the Kilsyth troop, with despatches, proceeding in the
oireeion, and both came. into Kilsyth, where they ac-
quainted the officer with what had occurred. Licut. Hodgson,
of the loth Iluisars, and Lient. Davidson of the Stiriingshire
Yoomaniy, immediately marched with a patty of eat' of these
corps in pursuit of the men, whom they overtook near Botiny
bridge. On observing this force the Radicals catered, and
advanced to a wall, over which they conuneneed tiring at the
military. Some slims were teen bred by the sokiers in return,
and after seine time t ;le cavalry got thrmigh an opening in the
wall, and attacked the party, wit° leseeed tilt ovetpowered
by
the troops, who succeeded in taking 19 of theta prison ni, who
arc lodged in Stirling castle. in this encounter Lieut. Hodson
reeeiven a pik_ wound in the light Land, aria a sergeant (tithe
loth Hussars was severely wounded by a shot in the side and by
a pike. Three horses were also wounded. Four of the Radicals
were wounded, one of weioni was LI, on the field ; five inuekets,
two pistols, la pikes, and about ion rounds of b et-ear:ridges
were taken. Lieut. Hudson has reported to alueur-Gen. Sir T.
Bradford :hat no troops could behave hitter than the wiiree party
wider his command, and a general garri,ort order has been
issued, higely complimentary to the soldiers employed on this
occasion.
tt Ottercrea. BULLETIM.—On Sunday night the following
Bulletin was issued from Lord Siritianita s (Mice:
" Home Departineet, Sunday, April 0.
" Intelligence, of whien the followittg is the sonstance, has
this morning been received from Scothoid:
" About seven a. m., ell IYeelnieelay, Ap-il 5, one of the
Stirlinesiiire Yeoniaary, in orneeeding to Join tray, at Flkirk,
was stopped on the high load, within a new miles of Kilsyth, by
a party or arnext Radicals, who refused ti let Lim pass. He
turned back, and on his return, met an orderly of the Kilsyth
Troop of Yew:l:wry. who was on his march in the same direction,
with de:watches. 'fin: two Yeomen went to Kilsyth, and te-
portal what had happened.
" Lieut. Hodgson, of the inth Hussars, and Lieut. Davidson,
of the eeirluveshire Ycomai ry, immediately march...ll whit a
small party of each of the-c corps in pursuit of the Radicals, and
overtook them nrar Bonny-bridge.
" The Radicals, on observing this, cheered, and advanced to a
wall, over which they commenced firing on the military. Sevend
allots were kited by the soldiers in return, and alter sonic time the
cevaby passel through an opening in the wall and attacked the
Ratlike:ls' who resisted until they were overpowered by the
troops. Four were wounded, and one of them was hit en the
li hl. Nineteen were taken prisoners, and lodged in Stirling
Cagle. Five muskets. two pistols, eighteen pikes, and about
one hundred T0'..194 '4S of ball cartridge% were taketi.
" in this encounter, Lieut. Hodgson received a pike wound
through the right harm; and a sergeant of the Hussars was
severely wounded by a shot in the side, and by a pike. 'Three
horses were ale° wounded. Lieut. Hodgson has also reeorted to
Maior.Genetal Sir Thoilt as Bradtiml, that no troop.; could behave
better than the whole pal ty under his comet and , and a general
order has been issued highly complimentary to the Yeomanry
engaged on this occasion.
EXTRACT OF • LETTER FROM TILE NE101111301731100D Or
NONNYSIVIIL
" i write yon hurriedly to wain ni you that the famous
brittle on itoeity 'noir way fought a little abo,e Laird Ro-
liei Isola's hence. 'rile radicals were lying testing them
selves on a hill, and saw the horsemen coining alien two
miles distant.
" When tie horsemen came np, the Radical.' ad vai.ced
to a thins,. dyke Rout five feet in height, giving three
check; they then t..ok alio, ie..tingtheir pistols a. 41 guns
011 11114 dike, and fired two runnels, when the officer, • Ito
41.1 s mounted. cleared the fettee galtaiitly in the seuy
midst of them ; his horse was slabbed in the thigh with a
eike, which wintered his bowels, and he is uuwl) lug at the
fart ire's stable.
The Radicals amounted to thirty-five, anti they were
waiting for more chrism up Hone Aids ie and Lai tier', 6.e.
A Lai-toll man has ifs Anritsilly cot about the 110401. to
left in Robertson's house. Mes.oug••ia Mere sent for him
lite, night, but the surgeon had given a certificate list he
could not he einoved ; how eve 1, his ft tends same
thruneli the night and carried hint It ; Iwo risen inn into
440 144 11 41141 0 e•it• taken.
t• A ge it, matt in Dimity has big given hi. hot ,ft stud
1111110 take 1110 Astounded peistmers to Slis has 1144411-
ell a threatening letter. Five joined the patsy 14111 Com
Burial, one of %sham trim lIV4i art, r Hit ha Ile. 14140 1140
inn itt 41141 Ihrossll his gain froin lino. The Itailivala int
their 111111111 rohlor h several houses rat gulls ; amongst the
number aas the 101 l kre:lol'S 11014141 at edmilVC:llly. One
et those mortally wound, ii was found lying litiry big his
halt cartridge, lb in 1111 l ober, atnonget the heather. Our
is dead ill staling l.astie, mud the other Iwo are lest
dyine."

SW:IE T}
I'oll PROPAISATING CHRISTIAN RNOWLEDGR IN SCOTLAND

The London Anniversary Fe.tival of this Society wds
celebrated on Tniusday, at the Almon, A Iders.tate•street,
by 111411 V 01. lOC natives and ittelids of &Inland. Tot.
Duke of Sussex was In ,he Chan, supported 1,. S,r W
Gratt, the I to Master tit tur It" lm. (wh 'us we 4r'
happy to ice in apparently xeelteot Itealln), and the
Lord Mat or. Niaity oust Mend), rs of the
Clergy of the Church of Sco.land, who 'ono the D po-
tation to present an Address front that fl'illleCied body to
the were ai o pies, in.
At six o'clock the co.ttp.ttly tat down to all ,xcellei);
dinner. After the ltall sh 10. i.:

Citairmatt rose to propose the to
" Prosperity to toe S eie y,"
remarks Oil the toErire imlrit of 'he I ti-t Mil
was ;armed SUSHI aril.; the Uutuu ul Illt• IWO K111*110.1..,
Icv 'Mlle 11,11 rAlellt 11)111%1411LO, aucl ~/ early as rifid,
received a siAnal cc ark of Royal favour, in a patent or iii
corporation I roar Quern Anne. At first, Lice efforts tit
the Society were corifincd merely to literary and religious
instruction, but in the reian of George 11. by a new

charter, the company was enabled to extend its endea-
vours In instruction in the iiselnl arts, and thus, at pre-
sent, industry and elementary instruction in learning
were eniOnica, :IS they should be, to render shunt not
only Innocent, ()tit Most useful. In this manner, there
were nearly 20,000 toaglit in the various schools
—tout the demands nhou the Institution were such at it
t‘ JS to dit,3wcr. Ittlsird, thelclille, that t't
appeal to t.ie nret,stit company would he attended whit
success, Ito there was no enwri. of Scollatifl who was

not proud or the country to tvoteli he irelooged, and he
cota!,l do no littler Ih,w leave! to their own Scottish
hearts, to do what ti:ey thot,rht fit to promote. an
losti-
union so beneficial to their native laud. (.I;y:latire.)
Bis Royal Htgliness, in the course of his sitt'eelt, made
a leellogalltoaost to the sopport the Society had reeentd
front the activity sold 11:•;i: or his late illninions Brother,
and trusted Cott kis it:t•lttory would he toned to be as
ocoefic ial as his foes( net. would undotibleOl2, Lite been.
toast WJS drank Wllll,lllUli
" The tocittOry of the late 1)olit• o. Kent and Sirs-

them" was drank in respectful „Deuce.
"The Kite of Staitiand" having been drank,
Dr. Jiaciar.aur returned wanks, awl sattl, that he
took a pecithar interest to the all'atri. of III! institution,
.111 tits father, 61) years ago, had made a mitotic survey of
the Highlands, on the memoranda ou which the 1 listi-
nitiou still proceeded ; and as he hinisol, in 30 vear_
attention to the duties of h•s prMession, h ti had parti-
cular 1. observing the VSvIvIIIvt4 of the
society, lie assured the company that his bn•threii in
Scotland warmly felt the assistance %loco they hail
(termed from the bunko tiraimil of the society.
l'ne Royal Chairman invpos,,i "The City of London
sod its Chief Nlagisirate," which he prefaced by an
eulogist'', on the encouragement winch the iiiltal,itaitte
of this cast Metropolis all'ovirti IV every charity, however
remote the objects of it otiBlst he from their own imme-
diate cminectiolis.

The Lord Mayor returned thanks, and observed,
that as the City of London, iu iis coinu,rrct.tl pros-
pority and ginural happitit ss, afforded a striking proof
of the beitificent of ets of the citrittian religion, he
should always feel it his duty to do Its utmost to -pro-
mote those principles. •
Oil the health of the Vice Presidents being drank,
Sir W. Grant, one of Ilion, returned thanks in a
wat in and animated m tttu, r, and assured tile company,
that as long as his assisiarce was worth acceptance it
shuu'd tie at the disposal or the Society.
Liberal subscriptions were announced.
Alany songs were given by i'slessrs. Pyne, Taylor,
Broadhurst, and Other professional %retitle:lien, and the
company continued together to a late hour.