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were deterred from committing any 
act of violence whatever. The bu- 
siness of the day (which was to re- 
ceive and examine the lists of per- 
sons liable to serve in the present 
militia) then proceeded, and was 
compleied amidst the most perfect 
tranquillity ; the volunteers, headed 
by their respective officers, parading 
the town during the greatest part 
of the day. Happily no violent 
' measures were at all necessary, and 
no harm was done to any person. 
The cool and resolute conduct of 
the troops cannot be spoken of in 
too high terms of commendation. 
9th The lord mayor’s day was 
* observed with the usual form. 
The procession by water was nearly 
the same as usual ; but that by land 
much less splendid. Among the 
company who dined at Guiléhall 
were many of prime distinction ; 
the duke of York, prince Ernest, 
the prince of Orange, the lord chan- 
cellor, and ajmost all the great of- 
ficers of state, many foreign am- 
bassadors and general officers, Mr. 
Fox, &c. &c. The Tunisian am- 
bassador, by his own desire, was 
present, but did not dine in the hall, 
He drank coffee and smoked tobac- 
co, ina room by himself, while the 
company wereat dinner. 
10th. A terrible affray happen- 
ed this night at the Sun pub- 
lic-house in Cow Cross, Smithfield. 
A riot in the house the night before 
having greatly disturbed the neigh- 
bourhood, the constables ordered 
the house to be cleared of the 
company, which consisted of a 
club of disorderly persons, who re- 
gularly met there. The fellows, 
expecting they would not be suf- 
fered to stay to their usual hour, 
had provided themselves with blud- 
Beons and other offensive weapons, 
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with which, on the officers des 
manding entrance, they  sallied 
out, knocking down and ill-treating 
every one who came in their way. 
Seven persons were taken to St. 
Bartholomew’s hospital; one of 
whom, a beadle, is since dead of his 
wounds. Three of the ring-leaders 
were next day committed to Clerk. 
enwell bridewell for examination. 
: The following letter was 
50th, this day transmitted to all the 
admirals and captains, whose names 
were mentioned in the Gazette by 
earl Howe, as having signahzed 
themselves in the action of the Ist 
of June, 1794, accompanying the 
medal which has been presented to 
them. 
“« My Lord, (or Sir), 
‘© The king having been pleased 
to order a certain number of gold 
medals to be struck, 1n commemo- 
ration of the victory obtained by 
his majesty’s fleet under the com- 
mand of earl Howe, over that of 
the enemy, in the actions of the 
28th and 29th of May, and Ist of 
June, 1794, I am commanded by 
his majesty to present to your lord_ 
ship one of the medals above men- 
tioned ; and to signify his majesty’s 
pleasure that you should wear it 
when in your uniform, in the mane 
ner described by the directions 
which (together with the medal.and 
ribband belonging to it) I have the 
honour to transmit to you. I am 
also commanded by his majesty to 
acquaint your lordship, that, had 
it been possible for all the officers 
on whom his majesty is pleased 
to confer this mark of his ap- 
probation, to attend personally 
in London, his majesty would 
have presented the medal to each 
of them in’ person; but that 
being, from various causes, at this 
time 
