The Sun.
London, England, 1806-10-07 00:00:00

,LEDSTON, OCT. 3.

The PRINCE. took the amusement of hunting
with Lord DARLINGTON 'on Tuesday—on. Wednes-
day his Royal Highneis paid a visit to his venerable
and. respe&ed Tutor, the old Archbishop—a visit
which afforded the most'sincere delight to his Royal,
Highness, having seen the companion of his early
studies in extraordinary good health,- and surround-
ed with a number of his fine family. The Archbi-
shop was very mucir.affealed by the kind manner of
the PRINCE, who expressed his feelings in terms of
the most sincere attachment. Their' Royal. High-
nesses partook,of a collation, and seated themselves
by thismost exemplary Prelate.
On Thursday their Royal Highnesses, with a large
Party, visited Lady- IRVINE, at Temple-Neasam.
-This ancient residence of the KnightS Templars was
greatly admired by ,the Royal Bothers, who rode
and walked about the Gardens and Park until three
o'clock. There was a most elegant dejeune pre-
pared for the Royal Visitors; after which they took
their leave, and returned to dinner, expressing their
thanks for the very polite attention they had re-
, -ceived. •

This morning, about one o'clock, their Royal
}highnesses, left the hospitable Seat of Mr. TAYLOR,
aid honoured Mr. &AVMS with their company at
dinner, proceeding towards town, where they are
expeled to arrive early on Sunday.

THE TPIEAtRE. —After Macbeth last night, 'in
which Mr: KEmst..n and Mr. SinnoNs aaed with
their accustomed excellence, and which was uni-
formly well supported by the Performer's, the Musi-
cal Entertainment' of Robin Hood introduced Mr.

BELLAMY to the public in the hero' of the piece.=---
,Mr. BELLAMY was a few years ago well known
at a vocal performer in the province of concert and
Oratorio singing, and since that period he has' exert..-
cc' his vocal powers . upon the Irish Stage, awl. in
several of the provincial Theatres of this Country.-7

He received the rudiments of his musical education
at St. Paul's, as one of the Choir. - His voice a
deep tenor, strong, clear, and of extensive compass.
He sings with a manly simplicity, and with an evi-
dent knowledge of his art. His voice is perfectly in
tune, and though, he plainly shewed that he could
display the flourishing graces of the modern' style
of singing, yet ,he introduced th4m sparingly, and
seemed most solicitous for expression.. He and hi-
CLEDON gave the duet to the tune of " How sweet
in the Modlands," in a very corre& and pleasing
manner, and their voices admirably harmonized. Mr.
_ BELLAMY 'will certainly he a considerable acquisi-
tion to this ,Theatre, .as he 'displays judgment and
good. sense iu the manner in which he support:ed the
aaing part of the charaCter he assumed. His ac-
, tiou throUghout was easy, though it was obvious
that he did not,approach the'awful tribunal of a.Lou-
.

don AUdiepcevsithotit 4pptehen4iimh . The general
zeal of a numerous Audience, however, encouraged
him, and he acquitted himself altogether so well as
to mak,e a very tiwourable impression, and to.excite
much applause. .
The celebrated Madame CATALitO, who has been

so popular among the Musical Amateurs at Paris,
arrived in town oil Sunday mornincr.. She-came
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from France by way of Alorlaix.

The Musical Festival was held last week, at the
Cathedral of Winchester and St. John's House.—
The whole of the performances Were in a vet* fine
style, and gave general satisfattion- to crowded and
fashionable audiences.

T. GOLDING, juu. Esq. is appointed Private Se=
cretary to Mr. cynnt:vmt.h.
Yesterday.- a bullock drover vas-eorivitled befbre
Sir MATTHEW BLOXAM, at Gllikillaii, for 'ill-using
a beast iu Safthfield market, aild not weal-lug Lis
badz,e,

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'cattle vas fought:an Sa-
turday -afternoon Aug:4 Got ictis; Ratclitfei:
Highway, between Juniber of Lascars and. Chi
nese then, lately arrived in thiS Country, which was.:
attended with serious consequences.. • .
It 'was generally supposed: that the quarrel- ori-
ginated respeBing some Women of the town, but
the faCt is otherwise ; its foundation was laid on
board of the Skelton Costle;i on her voyage from' •
Bombay some time 'ago. That Ship aid on beiird
abinit ISO Lascars and 20 Chinese, in order to as-
sist in navigating her to Enizland.. One :of theiChi-
nese. ha-ving committed some heinon4lbffenee, .was
sentenced to be flogged; and it fell tbi,titelot of a
Lascar to inflict' the punishment. In:discharging his
duty; it Was supposed by the Chinese on=board treat.
he had used the cat-o'-iiine-tails. with trimeseverity,f
than he need' to have done": this vas ].earthy;
cessary to 'Cause jealousy and hatred bet‘meen the' i
two parties; as they, naturiilly have tin-aversion to
each other, and seldbmbr- •neveilrassoElate tinw.thcr;
so that it has been 'foitti'd .4equisite in general ,to.:1
lodge:thed'at sortie distaric"-ftbm 0,11C.11 other: —rlibt;ll
Lascars being. much more' numerous thaw thefbikl;
nese, the • latter did not thinks,a)that
seating the conduft of the-hascar to their comn-cte,
• on board of-Ship'; but theraffaledn-rtinueditA amiThe
in their minds, and they "wefelleterraitied‘toilietre-4
venged- at a fit opportanity.-")S4trie fresh-arrivals
from India having increaSed their numbersythey.
considered it,a proper titneto settle-the oldigrUdge
and they have been frequently Itiov,;n, of late; 'to •
insult the Lascars wherever they met -them,,, by:
shoving 'against them; or using opprobrious lan-
, It was not, howeverf%untii-Saturday 'after-.
noon, that'the parties came to blows,' at their' lodg-
incis in Angel Gardens. At-this place, there are
about a dozen houses occtipied-!chietly by, Lascars,
and it is only on particular occasions, that they are.
mixed With the Chinese, on account' of 'the knoWn
enmity between th4m. Whether it 'was ..in -'conse-
quence of the influx of Chinese that' were, at this
lodged tVith the LaScars, we are not.informcd ;
but it is certain they Wereliving togtther on Sault--;
day last, 'when the affair on board the•Sketton Castle
was made a cause 'of quarrel. It wasiabout three
o'cicick when the cries and howling bf the foreigners
announced an affrayto have begun, and presently
about 25 Chinese ran out'of 'their 'apartments into
the square with broken 'heads and' bruised bodies,
fellowed.by the enemy,•who seemed determined to
give no quarter.. Here the Chinese -made a sheet,
stand against their opponents, who .eteeeding them i.
considerably in numberS; and not being deficient, in,
resolution, soon put them to flight;:•and chaced them
along Ratcliffe Highway.- F.4eaing a renewal of
the attack, the Lascars returned•to the Gardens (an.
open square), where 'they -assembled O the number
of about 150 : they armed thein4lves With .Sticks,
Stones, and such other weapons .as they could speedi-
ly find, arranged themselves-ih battle!iirrar, waiting
for the enemy, and esiblting in the success they had-
obtained. !

AboUt four o'clock a party of about 100 Chinese
returned to the charge. It. seems they had not '
been idle during their short absence ; they: had
procured arms of every description ; pokers, tongs,
sticks; stones, and various other weaponS• were
brandished in their turn, as_ they advanced to the
enemy. The onset was furious, and rendered more
terrific tv the neighbours .by the hOwlings . they set
up on closing with their combatants. A 'bore
barbarous scene was never witnessed ; when once
a man was doWn the blows fell thick and threefold
on hiM, and nothing less would serve• to. appease.
the conqUerors but the death of the vanquished.
This confliel, though desperate, was of short 'du-
ration. .Notwithstanding the violent contusions
received, no lives were lost. But the:affair-did not
rest here ; the Chinese having' been a 'second time_
defeated, and completely routed, Mustered their
forces a third time, in still greater numbers. They
also prevailed upon several Arabs to join them.
These.men are desperate fellows, but not partion,-
larly attached to either' party. They amounted,
• in all, to about 300. Their armouries. being emp-
tied, they were oblige& to forage for arms be-
fore they dared to attaele a foe who had given
them such convincing proofs of his valour. They
spared no means to accomplish their obieEt
They resorted to gardens; and pulled down the
paiisades to convert into weapons'; took away
the paling before several louses, and then, not
being abundantly supplied, they stopped a cart
laden with household furniture, which they seized
for the same -purpose ; and a four-post bedstead
was aCtually made weapons of, and found on the
field of battle after the third engagement, which
took place about dusk on the same spot where
the otherS' had been fought. The dreadful scenes
which before had been witnessed 'Were again re-
. newed. The shrieks and howlings of the van-
quished were, if possible, more shrill and piercing;
but the issue of he contest was different. The
Lascars being now overpowered by numbers,. were,
,after- n stout resistance, Obliged to give way, and
at length took to their heels in every dire&ion, to
save their lives, which seemed the principal aim of
their pursuers. Several ran into their lodging-'
houses ; and- others; that were hard pressed, took
"shelter in any house they found open, but such
were only to be found at some distance, for all the
tradesmen's shops, and public-houses were shut up
i!4inediately after the affray assumed so serious an
aspedt. The Chinese, however, did not seem to un-
derstand that an Englishman's house was his castle;
for wherever 'the poor hunted- Lascar ra' he was,
killowed by his,ferocious enemy, dragged into the
street, and beat without mercy, notwithstabding
the entreaties of-the householders. Things having
arrived -at so alarming a pitch, a kW- sailors • and
Irish labourers assembled for the purpose ,of in-
terfering iu favOur of the Lascars, and to rescue
them from the hands of their barbarous foe, As,
the Chinese had separated in order to pursue the
fugitives it was Jess difficult to overpower them :
they fell in with .sevefal parties, and 110 only
rescind the obje&s of their fury, but disarmed
theiie But, after all, much mischief might have
been effeated bad nest tbe Magistrates of Lambeth-
street Office arrived with a poise of Constables, who
Souteput 'the rioters-to the rout.. Eighteen, ' whom
,they found Viively • employed,. they - seized,. and
Sent them to
.told Bath-fields 'Prison, till it could
be ascertained what mischief they had done. Be-
f.W{lt3kl thirty. and forty were woituded on both sides,

btf. only fifteen were considered, in .snificient
.f.zrer to be seat to the LOndon Hospital:. Of these,
.fburteen are Lascars, three-of whom are not likely
to recover. It is a matter of surprise, after so
much
.bloodshedj, and so many violent bloWshav-
ing- passed, that no person was killed on. the-spot
Four Las'ears, Lowc'.-er, had .a nbrrow csc

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,we understand, they ejr;),,, around their necks,
a;pd were just about to be turned o f frcirn'a
when_ they were res;;lted

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