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dersfleld, Chorley, Withiel, Boston, Females of the dueena a great proportion of the inhabitants of
Worcester, Glastonbury, New Moulton, Kinghorn, -this town resolved to illuminate their houses, in testi-
Hawick, Dunstable, Benefit Society (Berks), and moo), of their joy at her Majesty's triumph, and
Carlow (Ireland). I Wednesday se'nnight was fixed for the occasion ;but
Her MaJesrr was throughout the day attended as the Magistrates, -and some other individuals, had
by her Vice-Chamberlains, Lady ANNE Hastinron, f signified their disapprobation of the measure, they
and several other Ladies of distinction. Several of , were not so general as was expected, till seven o'clock,
the banners were brought into the Audience-chains when a blaze of light issued from almost every win-
ber, and displayed during the presentation of the doW, and in a few moments the whole town assumed
Addresses, the bands playing popular airs on the the most brilliant and animated appearance, whilst
lawn. The whole had a niost splendid and imposing the sailors belonging to the vessels in the port, amused;
effect. Mrs. Alderman WOOD and her daughters themselves by paradiqg the streets with the different
arrived in the course of the day. The presentations ships colours, and, Aram ing with them a moveable
occupied her Maar.srr until five o'clock. bonfire, composed of tar and other combustible ma-
THE QUEEN'S ANSWER TO THE CITY ADDRESS terials. Several devices were used, to adorn the
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a i amdeeply impressed and unfeignedly obliged by this loyal windows, and that heroic sentiment expressed by the
Queen, when signing the last protest, " Regina still,
ar.i of Address from the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and
comsnons of the City of London, in Common Council as..entbled. in spire of them ;" and the representation of Majoc-
.. That powerful conspiracy which 10 lately menaced my de.. chi and De Mont, personified by two mischievous
~r:!zion is humbled iu the dust. Toe fabric of accusation monkies. The tout c.isembk was brilliant in the ex-
ul:tch it had raised on the buts of fraud and falsehood has been treme, and the evening concluded without the least
v.l:l.,tisava-1t has been shattered by the touch of truth until
t,urbance.
tile -....b01e is vanished into empty air. The victory which we die .
laree cbtrined is a stsbject of rejoicing on various accounts; but CASTLE-Dononits.—ln consequence of an in vita-
pi-tic:am-1y because it .s the victory of the best principles over Lion, signed by Mr. Harries of Spottes, Major Culton,
the worst :it is the victory of truth over falsehood—of integrity and one or two other individuals, no feWer than forty fort ' -
Over injustice—and of humanity over malignity, in Its most re- three independent Gentlemen dined at the Douglas
totting aspect and mo.t hideous form.
Arms, Castle-Douglas, on Fziday sennight, to cele-
" But what is in the highest degree satisfactory is, that it is a
victory by ..saich tlia must valuable rights of the nation have In brate the abandonment of the Pains and Penalties Bill.
some measure been securer:, and by wLich a more free tapas- Mr. Harries officiated as Chairman, and by his fervid
siun has Li en given to Lb.: principles or liberty. eloquence in prefiicing the different toasts, contri-
" If my enemies b..d prevailed, the people, who arc now buted in no small degree to increase the interest and
n anal, %would have been despised—their oppression would have harmony of the Meeting.
Lieu is lt fi-itely increased; and what can be mote intolerable
Garnuouse.oe-Pneer.—The news of the fate of
the.; oppression aggeavatvd by contempt?
the Bill of Pains and Penalties gave rise to an extra-
.' 1t is to the good feelingoaail good principle*, to the sympa-
ta,..i..4 leLderuess and the generous support of the people, ex. ordinary burst of joy and enthusiasm among every
t:,. .1 and eiserz;ized 1-1 the all-powerful .agency of the resss class of the inhabitants of that -beautiful town. Onl
Illat lam principally indebted for my present security from the -Thursday se'nnight, every shop and house in the town
I.yrsp of such a gii,anti: conspiracy as never before threatened
tie: a:culity of au individual.
was brilliantly lighted up to a pretty late hour; and
I am far from believing that my presence in this in the early part of the evening, the Magistrates and
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couLtry can be so cuoduclee to the national welfare as the nation Council, together with a number of other Gentlemen,
seenv us ,uppo.e, yc t, %%hen that sentimernis so warmly cherished assembled in the Town-hall, where, what with the
and so eikteusieely diffused, I feel it a duty to make it the rule of flowing bowl, the cheerful song, and the loyal and
my ccauct, ant: to confor:n my will to that of the community. Constitutional toast, they completely realized the
Wnilst my resid-rcc in tin.: country is the earnest desire of the •
n-tier, my !Iran svia newt oppose itsAl to that desire. descriptions of Burns—
". The considerations of heads or cam:lime will yield to • " The night went on wi' sangs an' clatter,
that ..: the gents..' pull. • " And aye the punch was growing better !"
~ 'lb,: ',woe have made many sacrificer for me, and t will it the same time a band of music paraded the town,
live :•..r the People r'occasionally halting near a huge bonfire, and mark-
The account in the Papers of the QUIDIN having ing the progress ants lesi than ten tar barrels, which
dined with Mr. Winntasts, at Belmont licluse, on from their salamandrian tails and erratic motions, ap-
Satin day, is not correct :her Maus.' y-
has n"t dined geared like so many comets to the eye of. the more
from home since she neat to
.teside at Bianden- distant spectator. Such a night of gaiety,bustle, and
burgh House. joy, has seldom been witnessed in Gatehouse.
WIIITHOBY.--Thursday sennight, the ancient
Burgh of Whithorn was brilliantly and splendidly
illuminateti, front six till nine o'clock in the evening,
in honour of the Queen's acquittal, while the great
bulk of the inhabitants paraded the streets, huzzaing
and cheering the Queen in the most joyous manner.
As soon as the lights were extinguished a Ball com-
menced, which was attended by upwards of 100 of
the most respectable Ladies and Gentlemen of the
town and neighbourhood, who scarcely required the
nid of four excellent musicians to put 6, life and met-
tle in their heels," such was the enthusiastic joy which
beamed on every countenance. The same even-
ing, the inhabitants of the Isle of Wh idiom, after illu-
minating their respective houses, assembled together,
and spent the evening in the most social manner.—
In Newton-Stewart, Wigtown, Stranraer, Creetown,
Glenluce, and various other towns, there were also
great relbicings.
Gnsustass.—The inhabitants of the Glenkens were
so overjoyed at the intelligence of the abandonment
of the Bill of Pains and Penalties against the Queen,
that they kindled large bonfires on all the surround-
ing mountains. The news reached NeveGalloway on
Monday, the 19th instant ; and the preparations for
the illuminations were continued till Wednesday, the
15th; when, between six and seven o'clock in the
evening, the whole hills appeared to be in a blaze.
The scene was certainly one of the grandest which
the eye could behold, and every one seemed to parti-
cipate in the same feeling of exultation. The Scotch
are not so forward in the expression of public feel-
ing as their southern neighbours. They are more
a moral, a thinking, and religious people; they cul-
tivate the ties of domestic life with Christian cha-
rity, benevolence, and love, and they deprecate
and abhor every measure of! a contrary tendency :
they are adverse .to mingle in a political conten-
tion, but prompt at every call of loyalty; and the
failure of an attempt to dethrone and degrade their
Queen, by a vile and abominable conspiracy formed
against her life and honour, was hailed in this range
of Galloway with an enthusiasm worthy of the heroic
spirit of ancient Caledonia.

ItEJOICINGS IN THE COUN7RE

SCOTLAND.

RENvitEw.--The inhabitants of this Royal Bo-
Ktigir have not been backward in testifying their
pal tizipation in the joy which so universally pervades
tae cou.ary at the late defeat of perjury, conspiracy,
and corruption. A partial illumination took place on
IVe,hie,da) len:right; on Saturday following, the re-
s ere renewed, when the Town-hall, Council
r, Provos:s house, and every ether in the
, excepting two, were brilliantly illuminated.
iarge bonfires blazed in the Borough and its
neibboui hood. The populace conducted themselves.
in the nio.,t orderly manner; they formed a proces-
sion of several hundreds, carrying lighted tar- barrels.l
.After parading the town and neighbourhood for some
hours, loudly cheering the Queen, they burnt a va-
riety of strange figures at the Cross, amidst the hi:ses
anA execrations of the assembled multitude.

Dt; FRlES.—Although the news of the Queen's
acquittal was universally known in Dumfries on the
morning of the 15th instant, it was not until the
Friday following that our townsmen thought of cc-
lei:aating this event by a general illumination. The
High-street in particular, with the exception of the
County Reading Rooms, the Council Chamber, and
one or t..vo private ?louses, presented one uniform
blaze of In most of the back and cross streets,
aild even i the outskirts of the town, the Illumina-
tion seemcd to be still more spontaneous and univer-
sal. Here and there a few devices and inscriptions
were disMayed, but from the hate in which they
were no doubt got up, few of them were so much,
distinguished for taste and execution as to justify a
particular description.
Ci.osEautts.—Thursday se'nnight, the inhabitants
of Closeburn Village and its neighbourhood, in testi-
mony of their joy the Ministers have now abandoned
the odious Bill of Pains and Penalties against their
gracious Queen, were not contented with illuminating
their houses, but they erected a number of bonfires
on the hills and rising grounds. The farm and cot-
houses in Closeburn being pretty numerous, and-the
tight hazy and dark, the scene presented to the eye
a grand and striking appearance. Having thus kept
up their merriment to a late hour, and barnt in grand
:,tyle the effigy of that veritable witness, Majocchi,
they all returned to their respective houses in a quiet
and peaceable manner.
LANGLIOLM.—The inhabitants of Langholm were
rot behind their neighbours in testifying their joy
at the abandonment of the odious Bill of. Pains
And Penalties, which has so long engaged the at-
tention of the nation. On the evening of the 16th,
rest of the inhabitants illuminated their houses, and
tv.n or three instances very ingenious devices were
tx:libited. In the course of the evening a party met
at )11.. T. Reid's, when a number of political toasts
C 7.e pledged with every mark of enthusiasm and re-
Ecct. The illumination went off in capital style, and
everything was conductOo in the most orderly manner.l
Locxenay.—Monday se'nnight the inhabitants of
Tula:et-by illuminated their houses in honour of the
',l•:zen—all illumination which extended to every
in that large and populous village. In the
•:%-urse of the evening a number of bonfires and tar-
a::els liglr.ed on the well-known hill where
gralest sheep market in Scotland is annually held,
• which in a pastoral and level country were seen
great advantage.
Lochmaben, Clarencefield, R uthwell, Gasstown,
4r:A a number of other places, the rejoicings were
::;:ch more hearty and extensive than could have been
tit',l?ctvll, considering the bite and population of the
o.k:es. In the village cf. Gasstown, all the wives and
.'ves of the place assembled in a house, where they
ad a grand dance ; and, what is rather singular,
;.,cy excluded from this fete ever y individual of the
t....isculine gender.
KtIiKCCOBRIGHT.—Cen receipt of the intelligence
th* the rate of the Bill of Pains and Penalties against

Sunday, the Duke of CLARENCE attended Divine
SerN;ce at Rochester Cathedral, when the Rev. Mr.
STEVENS read himself in as Dean.

The KING left town last evening for Windsor, in
his travelling chariot, escorted by a party of the 10th
Regiment of Light Dragoons.
Yesterday, Lord CASTLEREAOIL left tow., for his
seat, North Cray.
The Hampshire Hunt meet on Monday, Nov. 27,
at Herriard House; on Tuesday, at Hinton House;
on Thursday, at Medsted Green ; and on Saturday,
at Nutly Church, at ten o'clock, each day.