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and there interred on Thursday. 

 A stone, at the head of his grave, 

 exhibits the following epitaph, dic- 

 tated by himself a few days prior 

 to his death : 



" Here lies the Coal-heaver; 

 who departed this life, July 1, 

 1813, in the 69th year of his age ; 

 beloved of his God, but abhorred 

 of men. The omniscient Judge, at 

 the Grand Assize, shall ratify 

 and confirm this, to the confusion 

 of many thousands; for England 

 and its metropolis shall know, that 

 there hath been a Prophet ausong 

 them ! W. H. S. S." 



Belfast, July 14. — It is with 

 much regret we have to mention 

 the circumstances which occurred 

 on Monday night in this town, in 

 consequence of the revival of that 

 hateful spirit of party which has 

 so long divided this country. We 

 had hoped, that as the legislature 

 had given ttieir opinion in such a 

 decided manner against the le- 

 gality of Orange societies, there 

 would have been prudence, and 

 even patriotism, in abstaining from 

 the usual processions on the 12th 

 of July (the anniversary of the 

 battle of Aghrim). This, how- 

 ever, was disregarded. A number 

 of lodges (about 3,000 men in all) 

 assembled in Lisburn, where they 

 walked in procession, with some 

 respectable men at their head. 

 They afterwards heard a sermon in 

 the Linen-hall there. It is but 

 Justice to state, that in Lisburn 

 they conducted themselves with 

 the most unexceptionable proprie- 

 ty ; to show that cordiality pre- 

 vailed, a number of them even 

 took their refreshment in the house 

 of a Roman Catholic. 



In the evening, about seven, the 

 lodges that had gone fi'om this 



town, returned, with colours fly* 

 ing, and all the usual Orange in- 

 signia. One party proceeded by 

 Hercules-street to the house of 

 one Thompson, in North-street. 

 In their progress they were hooted 

 by some of the spectators, and 

 stones and mud were thrown 

 amongst them. Some of Thomp- 

 son's windows were broken, when 

 the Orangemen rushing out of the 

 house with loaded muskets, fired 

 upon the people ; in consequence 

 of which a cooper, of the name of 

 Hugh Graham, was shot dead on 

 the spot ; a bricklayer, named 

 Andrew M'Narry, was mortally 

 wounded, and died next morning 

 at one o'clock ; and William 

 M'Laughlm, a young lad, received 

 a ball in his thigh, and yesterday 

 underwent amputation. Another 

 man, we understand, was shot in 

 the arm. 



It is also material to observes, 

 that arms and ammunition appear 

 to have been previously deposited 

 in Thompson's house, apparently 

 in the anticipation of such an oc- 

 currence. 



On the circumstance being made 

 known, several magistrates imme- 

 diately attended in North-street, 

 and general Mitchell having or- 

 dered out a party of military, peace 

 was restored ; and a soldier was 

 made prisoner in Thompson's house, 

 along with two others. 



A coroner's inquest was next day 

 held on the bodies, and a warrant 

 issued for the apprehension of one 

 Morgan, charged with the murder 

 of M'Narry. 



We have been informed, that a 

 number of Orangemen had assem- 

 bled in Hillsborough, on Monday, 

 when the marquis of Downshire 

 came out to them, and represent- 



