The Sun.
London, England, 1821-08-25 00:00:00

fallen victims on the melancholy and tni;graceful
occasion, when the authority of Government and
Law were held at nought. The soldiers are to
be considered as our fellow-citizens, as well as
our fellow-countrymen, and ought to be treated
with respect
and sympathy. They were acting
in conformity to their duty. The mob were bar-
barously opposing them in the execution of that
duty,most probably in obedience to the self-elected
ESCORT COMMITTEE, as they styled themselves,
who had no right to interfere on the occasion,
and who doubtless had previously arranged with
the leaders of the mob what steps the mob should
pursue, in order to change the course of the Pro-
cession from that which had been ordered by Go-
vernment, for the purpose of preventing the City
from being disturbed, considering the enormous in-
flux of people who might be expected to assemble
there, if the funeral had proceeded in that direc-
tion.To this s ELF-ELECTED, officious, obtrusive,and
mischievous Escort Committee, may doubtless be
imputed the breaking up of the roads, the placing
of the waggons, carts, and all the impediments,
which ended in the loss of two men, who, how-
ever innocent they might be, could hardly expect,
when mingled with a horde of ruffians, to escape
from that spirit of resentment in the soldiery
which the persevering violence and barbarity of
the mob had excited. To judge from events is
the practice with ordinary minds, but it is diffi-
cult to anticipate the best course in a doubtful
case. It might have been better if Government
had suffered the funeral to proceed in the course
which seemed to be the wish of a party who have
too much influence with the multitude; but it was
not. possible to suppose that the mob and their
Leaders would proceed to those daring extre-
mities, which produced bloodshed, are now agitat-
ing the'rninds of the people, and disturbing the
peace of the Country.

REDUCTIONS.—In another column we have
given a correct abstract of the new arrangements
which are to be adopted in the Public Offices.
In exact proportion to the saving which may be
effected by this measure, will be the injury in-
flicted by it upon numerous deserving families.
The first division of the document (on the per-
fect accuracy of which the Public may rely),
refers to the reduction of Officers and of Sala-
ries :---t►ie second, to the new " General Super-
annuation Fund." Having now published the
details, we shall at an early opportunity resume
the consideration of the subject.

OXFORD UNIVERSITY ELECTION.—At the final
close of the Poll yesterday, for a Member in the
room of the Right lion. Sir Wm. SCOTT, now
created a Baron of the United Kingdom, the
numbers were—

For RICHARD HEBER, Esq.
Sir Join NIC'HOLL
Majority
Wliereupon the VICE-CHANCELLOR declared
Mr. HEBEIt duly elected.

WILL OF THE LATE MRS. INCHBALD.—The
last Will and Testament of the late Mrs. INCHBALD was re-
gistered in she Prerogative Court on the 17th instant. Probate
being granted to Frances Phillips (wife of John Phillips) and
George Huggins (her nephew), the Executors, her personal
property was sworn to be under six thousand pounds in value.
Amongst the legacies are 501. to the Covent-garden. Theatrical
Fund ; 501. to Mrs. Isabella Mattocks, late of that Theatre ;
1001. to the testatrix's god-daughter, Miss Cummins, of
the Theatre Royal, York, and 201. per annum to a person
calling himself Robert Inchbald, the illegitimate son of her
late husband ; 501. to the Catholic Society for the Relief
of the Aged Poor; twenty pounds each to her late laun-
dress and hair-dresser, provided they should inquire of her
Executors concerning her decease; one hundred pounds to
Mr. Taylor, &c. &c. The residue is bequeathed to her nephew
and niece, George Huggins and Ann Jarrett. The testatrix
desires to be buried in Kensington Churchyard, between the
hours of eight and eleven in the morning ; that three mourning
coaches may attend her hearse ; and that Mass and other sacred
ceremonies may be performed, usual upon the decease of a Ro-
man Catholic Christian. The Will is written with her own
hand, and dated on the 30th of April, l 8 1.--(Morning Herald.)
DREADFUL OUTRAGE ON THE PREVENTIVE SERVICE
IN SCOTLAND.—'Thursday night information was received at
Bow-street, of a most daring attack made on Captain HASTIE,
and a boat's crew of the Earl Moira revenue cutter, by an
armed body of smugglers, off the coast of Shetland, by which
one man was killed, two mortally, and several others danger-
ously wounded. From the pat ticulans transmitted to town, it
seems that Captain 11. having for some days observed a dark,
suspicious looking vessel off Whalsey Island, on the Shetland
coast, on the morning of the 4th instant manned a boat, and
proceeded' to examine her by virtue of the King's authority.—
The strange vessel allowed him to come so close, that he heard
several of the men on board speak very good English ; but when
he attempted to board, a heavy discharge of musketry was given
him by the smugglers, which at once brought down three of
his mariners, killing one on the spot. The Captain made a
second gallant effort, but the galling fire of his adversary so
thinned the brave little party, that they were obliged to retreat,
and the lugger got off, with her cargo, which is supposed to
have consisted of smuggled tea, gin, and tobacco. From some
circumstances that have transpired,—it is suspected that the
smuggler came from the coast of Kent, probably Deal, and of-
ricers have set off thither to make inquiries. The Commis-
sioners of Excise have offered a reward of 1001. for the appre-
hension of any of the parties.

Mr. ANTONIE 'VALORANI, Courier to his Se-
rene Highness Prince Nrcor.as ESTERHAZY, ar-
rived on Thursday at Chandos-house, in seven
days, from Vienna, with important dispatches
for his Serene Highness and Prince PAUL ESTER-
HAZY. After partaking of a little refreshment
he set out immediately for Dublin.
Countess MONTHOLON and family arrived in
town last night from Paris, and proceeded to
their residence at the house formerly occupied
by her late MAJESTY in Porttnan street.
The Allgemeine" Zeitung, of the 14th instant,
has, under the head of Prussia, the following
paragraph :—" Orders have been sent to the
Berlin Censors, to let every thing written in
favour of the Greeks pass. It may have been
remarked that within a short time past the Ber-
lin papers, even the Court Ga:cite included,
contain many articles favourab!e to e Greeks."