the Calton, one of our populous suburbs, which has happily terminated without any serious mischief. In the city the greatest good order prevailed, and not the shadow of a disturbance. Two troops of the 6th Dragoon Guards arrived in the town yesterday about mid-day, in aid of the very small military force stationed in this garrison. The excellent article in yesterday's Herald contains a correct statement of all the leading facts connected with this unpleasant occurrence. The boy who was carried to the Infirmary on Thursday, as noticed in The Herald, was in life this morning. -Glasgow Courier.

On Thursday, about noon, some disturbance commenced at Calton, at the east end of M'Kechnie-street. The heritors and gentlemen connected with Calton and Bridgton had opened subscriptions for relieving the distresses of the labourers out of work, and had considered soupkitchens as the most effectual aid. The unfortunate people themselves are, however, said to have been of an opposite opinion; and a gibing expression used by some person in the soup-kitchen is said to have inflamed them to outrage. A crowd very soon collected in front of the building in which the cooking apparatus was placed, and shattered the windows and culinary utensils, and did other damage. The affray had continued from about noon until four o'clock, when a party of the 78th Highlanders were taken from the barracks to the spot, accompanied by Patrick Playfair, Esq. and Robert Struther, Esq. justices of

the recruiting service. The military were armed, posted in front of Toshach's house, and the usual means were adopted to induce the mob to disperse, the military loading their muskets, &c. The crowd was composed principally of women and young men and at this time a stone or two were thrown at the soldiers, but there was no spirit of opposition generally shown. Before five o'clock another detachment of the 78th arrived, as did also about a dozen privates, along with a sergeant of the 6th Dragoon Guards.

Several gentlemen joined the justices, and aided them to disperse the crowd. About 7 o'clock some stones were thrown at the soldiers. A young man was seized, and under military escort was sent to gaol. Another lad who had interfered with the party was also taken. A second party was dispatched on the same service with two lads. In their course they were very much harassed by some of the mob hooting and throwing stones at them. Some of them brought their pieces to the charge; and at the end of the bridge over the Burn, at the herd's house, affairs appeared to assume an alarming aspect. Two or three of the soldiers, for the party consisted of only seven or eight, endeavoured to stop the further progress of the mob. They levelled their muskets, and when the word 'fire' was given by some of the soldiers, the mob precipitately retreated. They reached the gaol with their prisoners, having on their way fired a shot opposite to the Episcopal Chapel. On their return they were able to proceed a little more

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speedily, as they had no prisoners to embarrass them. At Craignestock they faced about, and several shots were fired. One man who lives in Gorbals was wounded with a ball in the leg, a little above the knee, and a lad residing in Calton in the arm: the former was taken into the Museum tavern, Mr. Gibson's, Great Hamilton-street, where a surgeon was called, and he was removed in a cart to his own home about an hour afterwards.

Another young man in the course of the evening was also slightly injured by some bayonet wounds. Two more prisoners were escorted to gaol by a party of horse and foot, who went by Gallowgate and Salt-market, and returned by the Green-dyke. A shot was fired by one of them from a pistol when in the Salt-market. Two prisoners were also lodged in the garrison. The military left Calton between 10 and 11 o'clock. Of the 78th a man or two received, during the affray, some contusions from stones, as did two of the Dragoons. The windows of the workshop of a Mr. John Oswald were also broken. The number of military amounted to little more than 100.

There is the case of a boy, ahout eleven years of age, who had been among the mob when it raged in front of Toshach's house, and most unfortunately received such a blow as fractured his scull. He was carried to a surgeon's shop in Main-street, Calton, and afterwards to the Royal Infirmary, where the operation of trepanning was performed on

He was still alive this

him. morning.

Yesterday a continuation of the disturbance was apprehended, and a small detachment of the soldiers was marched to Toshach's house. Robert Hamilton, Esq. Sheriff-Depute, leaving that place in a chaise, was pursued through Calton by a large body of young men, who threw many stones at the carriage. He reached the

barracks, and procured about a company of the 78th, with whom he returned to M'Kechnie-street. About one o'clock a portion of the rioters collected in Tureenstreet, and proceeded to break the windows of a steam-loom manufactory; but the military repairing to the spot, they immediately dispersed.

In the afternoon, as an escort were taking some prisoners to the barracks, stones were thrown at them, when they were ordered to fire.

Several muskets were discharged, but no person was hurt. In the evening a reinforcement of cavalry arrived from Hamilton, and the special constables were also ordered on duty. They appeared to be a more effectual means of suppressing the riot than the soldiers; for not being distinguished by their dress, imagination naturally augmented their number, and the circumstance of their knowing many of the crowd personally must have had much influence in keeping order. Between seven and eight o'clock some of the cavalry rode down the Gallowgate a considerable distance; but, at the suggestion of some of the constables, they stopped and re

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turned towards the barracks. Nothing remarkable happened in this street, although it was very crowded, except the taking of two men, one of whom was immediately rescued. A few windows were broken in Calton. Several individuals besides those above stated have been taken into custody.-Glasgow Chron.

Glasgow is well known to be one of the best recruiting stations in the kingdom; and so many spirited young lads enter the service, that there is scarcely a person in the operative classes in the town or neighbourhood who hast relations in the army. Lut in no place we believe are the military exposed to more insult, when called out in the fulfilment of their duty, than in this very city. It is generally alleged, that the Scotch claim fully their own share of the merit in all the battles in which their countrymen have been engaged, and that the Highlanders are particularly the theme of their praise; but no person would suppose this to be the case, who witnessed the manner in which the officers and soldiers of the 78th regiment were used yesterday in the suburbs and streets of Glasgow.Glasgow Herald.

9. Copy of a letter addressed by the French Minister of the Interior to the Marquis of Villeneuve, Prefect of the Cher:

"Monsieur le Prefect,- After a long dispersion, the remains of the ancient Monks of la Trappe have assembled, from all parts of the world, amidst the ruins of their old abbey. Their property has been sold, and the greater

part of the buildings have been alienated or demolished. Benevolence alone has supplied M. Delestranges, their respectable Abbé, with the means of repurchasing some buildings, where these good fathers have re-found a roof under which their old age is but badly covered. Their virtue has attracted to them men of various classes, even warriors, who come to share their voluntary rigours. The Order of La Trappe has still about thirty members.

"Hard as is their life, consisting wholly in privation, they are about to want wherewith to sustain it: the roof which shelters them must fall, if charity do not come to their succour; and it is to avoid applying again to foreign hospitality that M. Delestranges solicits the permission of making a collection in France.

"I have thought it my duty M. le Prefect, to authorise the request of M. Delestranges. It cannot but be interesting to the bishops; and I beg of you to afford him all the facility that may depend on your administration.

(Signed) LAINE."

10. The assassination of Mr. Lyell, the King's Messenger, at Madrid, is fully confirmed by official accounts from Mr. Vaughan, British Envoy at the Spanish capital, to the Government at home, and also by letters from an English gentleman at Madrid to Mr. Lyell's family at Pimlico.

Mr. Lyell, it appears, was in the daily habit of walking in the Retiro from 10 o'clock in the morning till two o'clock in the afternoon, at which hour he ge

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nerally dined in company with a countryman, with whom he had contracted an intimacy of friendship. On the 21st of July, Mr. Lyell failed to return to dinner at the usual hour, and his friend waited in vain his coming home during the whole of that night. Next morning he communicated the absence of Mr. L. to Mr. Vaughan, who caused diligent inquiry to be made for him. In the course of the inquiry it transspired that an Englishman found murdered in the Retiro had been taken to the hospital to be owned: at this place he was recognized by his friend, who, on examining the body, found on it seven distinct stabs, given by some triangular instrument such as a bayonet or a tuck which is generally carried in a cane or stick. On application of Mr. Vaughan, the Spanish government made every endeavour through the means of the police to trace the assassins, and the cause of the murder, but as far as is yet known without effect. Mr. Lyell, when found, had on him Spanish money to the amount of about 301., which he had received from Mr. Vaughan on the day previous. One account says, that he is supposed to have ignorantly entered a walk frequented by bad characters, and was, perhaps, suspected to have been a spy among them. He is said to have been a man of singularly mild and quiet manners, the last man to plunge into a riot or disturbance. He was formerly in the family of Lord Cathcart.

12. Naples. On the 7th inst. at four o'clock in the afternoon, a violent shock, which made all

the environs of Vesuvius tremble, announced a new eruption of that terrible volcano. Some moments after, torrents of flames began to descend from the summit of the mountain, one of which flowed towards le Mauro, and the other towards les Camaldules, following the traces of former currents of lava. Happily the eruption ceased on the approach of night, without having done any damage.

13. Kilkenny-After having had so frequently to express our satisfaction on account of the tranquil state of this county, it is with great concern we have to state, that a band or bands of ruffians disturbed its peace on different sides of the city, while Baron M'Clelland, one of the judges of assize, was yet within its walls. On Friday night last, at eleven o'clock, a number of fellows broke into the houses of John Doran and James Murphy, of Bonnetarath, in the south liberties of the city of Kilkenny, tenants to Mr. William Jacob, and having violently assaulted them, swore them to give up the farms they occupied, which they lately took from that gentleman, immediately. Unless there were different gangs, and we are unwilling to suppose it, this party must have crossed the river at one of the city bridges, as about 12 o'clock, a party of armed men demanded arms at the house of the late Mr. Fennelly, at Higginstown, about two miles to the northward of this city. The Rev. Mr. Forrestal, P. P. of Callan, who happened to be in the house, got out of bed, and remonstrated with them from a window. Some

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of the party wished him to swear that he was a priest, but one of them declaring that he knew him, they departed. A great number of men on horseback were seen outside of the yard. They then, after breaking the barn and stable doors, broke into the house of J. Dwyer, at Rathardmore, equally near the town, dragged him out of his house, ordered him on his knees, and declared they would come back and murder him, if he took any of the lands of Bawnmore, for which he had made some proposal. They next broke into the cabin of a person named Patrick Power, whom Mr. Cormick had left in charge of the lands of Bawnmore, dragged him out, placed him on his knees, and swore him to abandon his charge, and not to impound any cattle he might find in the corn-fields or meadows. The wife of this poor man, who was near being confined, has since miscarried, and now lies dangerously ill. They then proceeded to the house of

Delany, and swore him not to take any of the lands of Bawnmore. They were anxious to discover his son, who was sleeping on a hurdle. One of them, by the advice of a companion, stuck a pike through the hurdle, which obliged the young man to get up, when they seized and beat him, and would have murdered him, but for the interference of one of the party. Here, besides 9 or 10 pedestrians, who entered the house, about 50 equestrians were seen outside. They next broke into the house of John Byrne, at Conniger, searched for arms, and drank a jar of whisky. They

then broke into the house of a labouring man at Clara, from Munster, but who had resided there for two years, and has a high character as a sober and industrious man, whom they dragged out of his cabin. His wife, on their threatening her husband, entreated them rather to kill her, that he might live to protect her children. The barbarians knocked her down, and shot him through the mouth. He was brought into the county hospital on Saturday morning, where he languishes, under the care of Surgeon Pack, whose skill is the only stay of hope to his distressed family. Here, also, a large body of insurgent cavalry were seen. These are the simple facts-an afflicting narration of offences committed round this city. Time and space forbid enlargement; but the Magistracy of the county require no inducement to the adoption of the measures necessary to check this daring attempt to minister, by midnight legislation, the destruction of all law and all security.-(Kilkenny Moderator.)

The Mortar in St. James's Park. -During the war in the Peninsula, the city of Cadiz was bombarded from a distance previously supposed to be beyond the range of projectiles-a circumstance which attached so much consequence to the ordnance employed and left by Marshal Soult on his retreat, as to induce the Spanish Regency to send one of the mortars to his Royal Highness the Prince Regent, intrusting it to the care of the Hon. Rear-Admiral Legge, who was instructed by the President, the Duke del Infantado,

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