The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-11-23 00:00:00

SERIOUS AFFICir.
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Pair.tirow, Nov. 20.—A serious affray took place
in thu•ch-street, on Saturday night, between a 110111 e
of the inhabitants of the lowest order, principally
bric.,layers and bricklayers' labourers, nod a party of
the slit Infantry stationed Isere, in which several of
the former received bayonet wounds, but none, we be-
lies ~ of any very dangerous complexion. An in-
quiry into the affair took place before the Bench of
Magistrates at the Town flail this morning, at which
the ro eatrr part of the officers of the Slit attended.
The origin of the disturbance, after various exitisitia-
thins. appeared to have been with a tailor named
O'Brien, who passed two men, apparently bricklayers,
with whom was a female, about II o'clock, near
Church-street end of the New Road, that night. One
of the men accosted O'Brien, and asked him who he
was staring at ? when O'Brien's reply not pleasing
him, the two fell upon hins and beat him severely.l
O'Brien, in the end, sought and found protection by
running to the sentinel at the entrance of the King's
stables, the soldiers beating one of the assailants of
with a blow front the muzzle of his musket and hilt
of the bayonet, which bruised his head and face.
O'Brien then effected his escape; the bricklayers de-
parted also, but soon after returned in a strong body.
It %las at this period, nearly midnight, that two sol-
diers of the 51st, who had permission to be out till
that time, were returning to the barracks, when they
fell in with the reinforced party ; a quarrel ensued,
land the soldiers were compeller. to fly to the Guist&
house for .retfor. The Guard-house is opposite the
King's states iii Church-street. Its this quarter the
conduct of the rioters because so outrageous, that the
guard were obliged to turn oat, when the wounds
mentioned were inflicted, ere tranquillity could be re-
stored. The military were parading under arms dor-
kg the greater part of the ssiblit. At the Town-hall
noise of the offenders could be identified; the matter,
therefore, stands over for further investlga.:on.

Active preparations, it is reported, have been making
at the ports of Portsmouth and Plymouth for some
days pasta and it is confidently asserted, that two
line of Wattle ships and six frigates are intended for
the AleJiterranean, and one line of battle ship and
*ere frigates for the c.saat of Portugal
Si autionoccit, Nov. 21.1 . —The Atlantic, 110131.0611,:
from Sunderland for London, got upon Filet Bridge,
last night, where she received tery considerable damage
and it was with great difficulty, she was got off, and
brought into this port, with the assistance of three fish-
ing boats.
E‘tifIR.I7TON.A. Montreal Paper of the 26th so-
'ember contains the following :—" Emigrants from
the old 'wintry are daily arriving in numbers far
greater than has been witnessed in any former years.
Slontlay last, the steam-boat 3lalsham brought up no
less than 314, and on ll'etlnestlay, the Car of Com-
merce arrived, with 119 on board, making a total of
463 in two hosts in the course of one week. It is
fully expected that before the cod of the present sea-
son th.we will be an addition of 12,000 souls to .the
pminlation of the Canatlas, and that increase formed
of industrious, robust characters from the old country,
such as err well adapted to change our dark itapervi,-..
forests into fertile fields. We are glad to learn, that
all the emigrants who arrived in the Commerce have
reached their destination in safety, and are now lostat.
ing an their lands. The settlements consist of three
townships, named Dalhottaie, Lanark, and itamaay.
Thi village is placed upon a line stream of crater
i named the Clyde.
Andover Fair was held Friday and Saturday. A
considerable quantity of hops was shown, but they Last
3 very dull sale, the prices being winch the same as at
Weybill. There were 23,000 sheep penned, of every
• deseViptirm ; and they fetched from 2s. to 31. ahead
tun re than at Appleshaw fair. A great quantity of',
clog-ae was pitched, nut Ita:f of which was sold ; priecs,
Ivo% old Somerset, 735. to 731.; ditto new, 345. to 561:;
'Norris tkilta, 30e. to 36..; half coward, to 165.;
i skins. 2.ss. to 325.
We nadtostanel that a women and two men Lave
been apprehetiletl here, charged with being con-
rented in circulating forged notes of the Pa:s•fy
P.. 1 n Cott .-ant.