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London, England, 1804-05-17 00:00:00

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The Surrey Yeoman Cavalry, who have been gnat- '
tered at Croydon fence Saturday evening laR. were
yefterday brigaded with the Croydon Volunteer Corps
of Cavalry and Infantry ; the brigade was formed on
S.nderilead Downs, where they were infpetted by
General Fox, and went through a &am fight under
his direction. The General paid the whole of the
Corps many high and well deferved compliments on
their very fuperior difcipline.
His Majeßy has been pleated to confer the title of
Boyd on the Cumberland Militia, (at prefent quar-
tered at Beverley) which will in future be called the
Royal Regiment of Cumberland Militia.
The York Volunteers leg Scarborough on Satur-
day, on their return home from permanent duty.
The Wigan Volunteers, commanded by General
Earl BIII.OIIIIAII, are to march to Liverpool, to be
oh duty for a month.
The fix troops of Derbythire Yeomanry Cavalry.
commanded by Lieut. Colonel Sir Hamar Hatpin,
Bart. marched on Monday for Buxton, and remain
there on permanent pay and duty for fourteen ddys.
The Oufe and Dement Corps of Volunteer In•
fanny. commanded by Lieutenant Col. Tamer:on,
Marched for Scarborough yefterday on permanent
duty for 21 days.
On Friday morning the Trafford Volunteer In-
fantry, commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Coos%)
between three and four hundred in number. begin
their march for Holywell, in Wales, whire,they in.
tend to Ray a, month, for she practice of military
difeiplim.—To the great credit of this corps, not one
of the privates was abfent.
The Laneaßer Volunteers have received their
route for Ormikirk. They march on the aSd latent.
and will remain on permanent duty for three weeks.
The Bolton Regiment of Volunteer Infantry will
march to Choler on permanent pay foe all days on
the isth of June. .
The Oldham Volunteer Infantry, commanded by
Lieut. Colonel Less, are expected to march to Lan-
caller or Pretton, early the enfuing month.
On Tborfday the Royal Manchefter and Salford
Volunteer Infantry, commanded by Colonel Ac RI eI,
marched from Mancheller. 61t their route to Prefton,
for the pnrpofe of a military difcipliee of a month.—
The regiment is formed of a very Rise body of men.
and on this particular occafion they muttered, as far
as we can learn, about Soo.
Thurfday. General Waver's reviewed at Ayr, the
rath Battalion of Referee. commanded by Colonel
Guar. The accuracy of their movements, the pre-
cifion of their firings, and the Ready and fine appear-
mice of this orderly and well behaved body of men
procured from the General the moll tiattering.com•
pliments. This Corps, in confequence of their be-
coming a regular regiment, is to be the math or
sosth of the line.
Oa Friday, the syth oh. the Wandlike Volun-
teers, commanded by Lieut. Col. GIOIGa ROIIaT-
SON SCOTT, of Benholm, were infpeeed at Stone-
haventile byttioillo.nelhGevoiaorsousst,o Infp
the OsFoleti
pair of
colours, a gift from Mrs. ROSILITIOII SCOTT. were
weferited to the corps. Mrs. RolltiTS*oll SCOTT.
being prevented from being relent. two Tweet young
boys, her Cons, attended by a proper clean and the
regimental wok, carried the colours into a circle
formed by the corps, and approaching their father.
the-Lieut. Col. Commandant knelt down and each
tbccefGvely gave into his hands a Randard. The
eldeß at• the fame time delivered to him a letters
which was immediately opened by tbeC.Mismandant:
read aloud, and was as follows:
N Mrs. ilabertfca &tett prakatetbefe eabar• with dee pleas(
'Eunice that they will Dever tecabre ali Wert— balm la the
panto of the WOrteseilre Vatsteeera we ever be eipleyal
bet la the greet (*aced Ibillabo. KY& sad Camiey."

A Court of Direttors was ye lerday held at the
EaR India Houle, which, djourned at a late bout
till eleven o'clock to-morrow.
Yellerday morning the fecond battalion of the
Coit'll mans Regimentaf Guards hada grand field day
in Hyde Park, under the command of Colonel Aast •

On Monday lag the sift Light Dragoons, com-
manded by General TAILLTON, arrived at South-
hampton from Ireland, where they have been ferving
four years with great kredit to themfelves. and high-
ly to the fatisfailion orthe inhabitants of that part of
the United Kingdom. It is generally underßood that
they are Coon to embark for India.
Letters from the military head.quarters of Kent I
and Suffer mention, that ahnoff every regiment in
thole dißrias is on the eve of taking the field, the
ground for very large encampments having been
already marked out. The firft regiment of Royal
Surrey Militia, commanded by Colonel Lnrd Ga AN r.
LET, marched in two divifions (the fitfl under the
command of Lieut. Col. War/ennuis and the fe•
cond under the command of Lient. rson,)
from Margate, on Monday and Tuefday lift ; and,
on Tuefday and yefierdav encamped on the Wellern
Heights above Dover. ihe Surrey is upwards of
ico Rrong, all fine healthy young men in a very
high Rate of difcipline. They are replaced at Mar-
gate by the WeR Middlefes Militia, who marched
.:om Ofpring Barracks on Monday for that purpofe.
The rage of Autry has defeended even to fehrnl-
boys : a short time since. on a trivial dilpute happen.
;lig at one of our public fchouls, between a lon of Sir
jOllll Renault, Bart. and another of Ric w•so Dave-
Efq. of Ireland, a challenge enfued, and the
young combatar,ts met with Rifnls, leaded with fwan-
fhot. to decide this eFirof portals Mow, in the pre-
fence of more than so of their fcboolfellows ; lona.
stately only a that or two were lodged in the skin of
the challenging &What the Margin:of Hearhttores
was fecund to one of the parties.
Two Gentleen of Cork had lately the curiofity
to open a vault, belonging to the family of the
Ga dere, in Lower Shandon church yard, which bad
not been didurbed for above is years, and difcovered
a coffin empty, with the lid removed, and the corpse
lying proftrate alongfide of it. From the infeription
on the coffin, it appeared that the body it contained
was that of a Mr. GRAUT. who was interred in the
year 178 s. As many iultances of premature inter-
ment have meowed in that country, it is probable
.! this gentleman bad been only apparently dead.