The Sun.
London, England, 1827-09-04 00:00:00

The fair-day exhibited a terrific scene of con-
fusion. for some time, caused by the refusal of
the country people to pay the gate customs and
pontage on their return home with their cattle.
The rioting first commenced on the bridge ;
cattle were- driven furiously forward in large
bodies, but the toll-men succeeded in most in-
stances in obstructing their passage, when
bludgeons were actively used on both sides,
"and with such effect as to make deep impressions
upon the heads of the combatants ; but the un-
fortunate cattle were the principal sufferers—be-
hind they were unmercifully beaten by their
drivers, and in the front by the toll-men, by
which they suffered severe injury, and the loss
to the owners must have exceeded by a hundred
fold the amount of the toll demanded, not to
speakof the cruelty ofthe proceeding. The Mayor
at length found it necessary to call for the assistance
of the military, in order to prevent the loss of life.
which otherwise appeared inevitable. A party of
the rifles promptly attended, and were drawn up in
Shop-street, under the direction of the civil authori-
ties;but even theirpresence did not entirely suppress
the disturbance, until the Riot Act was twice read
by Major FairtlOugh, and the crowd in the street
dispersed by the military. Several people were
taken up and held to bail for their appearance at'
the Sessions ; informations were also taken
against some of the constables for alleged violence
on their part. It must be admitted on all hands
that the Magistrates are acting with the strictest
impartiality, their sole object appearing to be the
preservation of the peace; they scrupulously ab-
stain from any interference in the collection of
the tolls, leaving the question of right to be
decided by a higher tribunal, where we trust
it will be brought to issue with the least possible
delay.
This day the toll-men were repeatedly over•
powered, and the military were again called out ;
one party is stationed at West-gate, and another
in the Tholsel, to be ready in case of necessity.
Mr. Nicholas Whitworth, an English merchant
residing here, has just been committed to gaol
by the Mayor, on a charge sworn against him of
exciting the mob to riot this morning at West-
gate. The Mayor has refused to take bail for
his appearance at the Assizes, as he had been
previously bound over to keep the peace, himself
in 1001. and two sureties in 501. each—Drog-
heda Journal.

STATE OF TRADE.—As we have in this
district no public mart where the state of trade
can be ascertained with certainty; it is with dif-
ficulty a . correct account can be given. From
the inquiries we have made, we are glad to learn
employment is now pretty generally given to the
workmen in all branches of the china and earthen-
ware business, and a better winter trade is ex-
pected than was anticipated some time since.—
Pottery Mercury.
A lad about 17 years of age, named Patrick
Allen, who was subject to epileptic fits, went to
trash his hands in- a stream not six inches deep,
at the Priest's Field, near Gaurns, on Sunday
morning se'nnight, who having got a fit, as it is
supposed, he fell on his face into the water, and
was unfortunately suffocated.—Ennis Paper.
At the conclusion of the police business at
Leek, on Wednesday, a mutiny broke out
amongst the prisoners who had been there com-
mitted. They refused to walk, and were ulti"
mately chained to a cart's tail, and thus dragged
along Ithe road. One of them, however, con-
trived to make his escape, and has not since been
retaken.

On Sunday eveninc, a disgraceful riot took
place in Duck-lane, Orchard-street, Westminster.
It appears that latterly the Missionary Society
have been getting rooms licensed in some of the
most depraved places in the metropolis, to preach
the Gospel to the inhabitants. Amongst the
number, No. 9, Duck-lane, has been licensed
by the Dean and Chapter of Westminster, but
the congregations which assemble are of a most
unruly description, and do nothing but laugh
and talk during the sermon, make a considerable
noise on purpose by stamping with their feet in
going up and down stairs, and also swearing.
On Sunday night the same disturbance took
place, the pastor was interrupted, when some of
the party were taken into custody, and constables
sent for. A rescue was called, when a scene of
confusion took place ; one man was immediately
rescued, the windows of the house were smashed,
and the constables were covered with mud from
head to foot. It is needless to say the service
was soon finished.

A curious robbery was discovered to have
taken place on Wednesday, at Dover. On the
arrival of the Sovereign steam-vessel, Captain
Haywood, from Boulogne, the officers of the
Customs perceived a person of gentlemanly ap-
pearance, one of the passengers, whom they sus-
pected of having contraband goods secreted under
his trowsers ; he was, therefore, requested to re-
turn into the cabin of the vessel, where he un-
derwent a search, and a bag of gold, supposed
about 500 sovereigns, was found fastened around
the lower part of his leg. He trembled much
on being searched, but said be presumed that
gold was not subjec't to a duty, and that he had
secreted the money from fear of being himself
robbed. He had not left the vessel many mi-
nutes before it was discovered that the bag had
been talon from a drawer in the vessel ; and
though
immediate . pursuit was made after the
he was not discovered. The loss, it is
thief,
feared, fall on the owners of the vessel,—
llmpshie Chronicle..
ared, mustr
RECOVERED CLASSICAL WORKS.—MOII-
- Angelo Mai, the Librarian of the Vatican,
who has made so many important discoveries of
classical works amongst the manuscripts in that
volume Library,has
of just published a second quarto
recovered fragments of antiquity ;
amongst which are
portions of Diodorus Siculus,
134 pages ; of Dion Cassius, 130 pages ; of
Polybius, 92 pages ; of Dionysius Harlicar-
nassus, 61 pages ; of Eunapius, Dozippus, Me-
nander, Appian, &c. The parchment on which
these works were written was used by the
monks to transcribe the writings of the Fathers
upon, after the. original characters
were
effaced ;
but M. Mai has discovered a means of restoring
• these characters, by applying a.solution of nut-
- galls, which form the basis of ink, without
effacing the latter writing.---Scotsman.