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London, England, 1825-05-13 00:00:00

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/this
.Society held its Meeting at ten o'clock yesterday
tWain& at the Chapel in Great Queen-street, Lincoln's
on-fields, which was ektrtmeli, crowded—W. A.
Allan, Esq. the Banker, in the Chair, supported by
.
a jmunerons body of Clergymen, Ike. The Report Was
of a most flattering description, and dwelt chiefly upon
*e necessity of the extension f ,Christian knowledge.
Daring the past year, the most gratifying accounts
were received from Miuionaties in vaiieus parts of the
globe, where conversions, &c. through the diffusion
Of Scriptural knowledge has been the result of the So-
- clety's exertions. Bibles and Testaments have been dis-
tributed widely, and there.was nothing to cause regret
bet the poverty of the funds. Several Gentlemen made
eloquent speeches on the occasion, and the company
proved them estimation of the Society's objects and ex.
titian by entering into a handsome collection. - .

AFFRAY ON VORK RACE-COURSE.

Yolk, MAY 10.—Yesterday afternoon, about half-
past five, an alarming riot occurred on Knavesmire, be-
tween forty or fifty of. the Inniskillen Drag ,ons and
the people. An affray of a more ferocious description
has not been remembered at York for many years. It
originated between a young man of York and one of
the soldiers, on the 'trifling question which of them bad
been in •the *my the longest. The soldier having
struck the .young' man three or four times, he returned
. the blowsi On which the soldiers joined their comrade,
pore up the' benches, an upset stalls, tables, &c. for the
parpost.of furnishing themselves with weapons. They
threw one or two persons from the first story of the
booth, and then sillied our, knocking down every one
. who fell. in their way. Several persons were drea !fully
Wounded, as also were Mr: Read; chief constable of
Leeds, and S Xll tt, one of the York assistant police
officers. Sit soldiers were captured, and lodged in the
Mouse of Correction, five of them-belonging to 'the
abovenamed Regiment, and the other to a recruiting
party of the S7th Foot. The people ultimately armed
themselves with staves, kc. and drove the soldiers
across the fields. One of the soldiers, who is in cus-
tody, is so dreadfully bruised, as to render his recovery'
extremely doubtful. The offenders were examined be.
fore a Magistrate to-day, and will be further ex-
:Mined to-morrow.

WESTMINSTER COURT 01( REQUESTS.
7",--
MAY 12..-MALKER V. BBLZONI.

The defendant in this matter was the widow of the
illustrious, but- unfortunate explorer of Africa, and
this circumstance of itself. made the case more than
.commonly intere,ting to the Court. The plaintiff
(Walker) claimed 11. 19s. I Id. as a presumed balancel
for work done at the rooms in Leicester-square, where
Mrs. Betz ni is now exhibiting the Egyptian Tomb, ace.
Walker is a painter in distemper, and had originally
been employed as an underling in the adornments that
were going on preparatory to the opening of the Exhi-
bition ; but fancying he could benefit himself by getting
• tist work out of the bands of the person thed employed,
he offered to do all the remainder, by contracr, at a
specified sum, and named ten pounds as the amount.
Mrs. BeIZOI)e11 agent (who was present in Court, and
wlip bad aeCompanied her lamented husband in his
varicihs enterprises,) thinking *the man had made too
IoW ad offer, generously told him so, and offered him
1.51. with which offer the plaintiff closed; but upon
fihishing his work, and which it was offered to be proved
iiA evidence was not done in a Workmanlike manner, he
demanded a sum of between 41. ancl.sl. more than was
stipulated tor. Ti is claim Mrs. B. lzoni-very properly
resisted, and Walker had now reduced the sum to
11. 19s. l Id. to bring it within the jurisdiction of this
Court ; but upon the above facts being proved to their
satisf.ction, the Commissioners unanimously dismissed
the cause.

Paris is filling in a manner of which there is no ex-
ample ; and all classes of tradespeople, sod hotel-
keepers, will have cause to bless the Monarch who
makes them rich, at the expense of a few days only of
imposing ceremony. The HotelCalifet, was richly fitted
up for the reception of the Duke of NORTRUMORRLAND.
ACCIDENT TO 'PRINCE ESTIRNAZT.--4I eleven
o'clock on Wednesday morning, the Prince set out
for Coombe Wood, to take leave of Mr. Secretary CAN-
mato ; but on his route, in an open carriage, through
Little Chelsea, in an endeavour to pass a waggon
aad the Fulham stage, the carriage came in contact
with the latter, and was upset. The servant was
thrown from the box, undei the wheels ; and the Prince
was thrown out on his face. Assistance was immedi-
ately rendered, and his Highness was conveyed back
to the seat of the Embassy. The Prince was. much
cut about the face, and bruised in the side and limbs;
but not seriously hurt. The Prince left town yester-
day morning, for Paris.
Thomas Sherwood, who is forty years of age, a
native of Rainsay, about 20 years ago lost his sight:, in
consequeoce of the small-pox. He for several- years
rode a horse to Southampton market to purchase fish,
but the horse having dropt dead, a subscription was
made for-the poor man to purchase an ass, with which
he rides every day from Ramsay to Southampton, to
and fro, eight miles, to purchase fish, which he vends
for his livelihood, and of which he is an excellent judge.
SALMON FIVIERIEst—A Report has been made by the
Committee of the House of Commons, on which it is
probable a law will be formed for the preservation of
Salmon Fisheries throughout the Kingdom. The measure
Asader contemplation, it appears, is intended to limit
the catching and sale of salmon to a certain season ;
deleterious matter proceeding from great manufactories
will not be allowed to pass into the rivers; certain nets
and baits are to be prohibited; and a new felony will
be created in order to prevent the extinction of this ex-
cellent fish. The Report states, that the owners or
occupiers of mills rr other buildings, for the benefit- ot
which water is taken from a river, stream, or lake, in
which salmon exist, for use driving of machinery, or
soy other purpose, onght to be required to erect and
maintain such gratings or fenders as shall be sufE:ient
to prevent fish, gcing from or returning to the sea,
from entering the stream so 'taken from the main cur-
-Cent ; a specific " description of such fenders or grating
to be ftsrnished for their regulation; the maintenance of
such fender or grating to be enforced under a penalty.
. In one of the District Courts of the United States,
the Jury, in the case of Wale p. Shaw," have given a
verdict of five thousand five hundred dollars for the
sedoetion of the plaintiff's daughter. The defendant
is not worth the amount.