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probrious names. The militia all 

 this time kept their ground with 

 the greatest coolness : the great 

 mass, (some thousands it is said), 

 emboldened by the quiet manner 

 in which the soldiers acted, ad- 

 vanced so near as to bid them 

 defiance, pelting them with stones, 

 by which some of tiiem were in- 

 jured and knocked down. The 

 soldiers were then ordered to fire 

 with blank cartridge; but this 

 only made the mob more riotous. 

 They were then ordered to fire 

 with ball — two men instantly fell, 

 and a great many were wounded ; 

 four or five are in the Infirmary. 



A number of the rioters were 

 taken prisoners and lodged in gaol ; 

 one of them, we have heard, had 

 four pistols in his possession ; 

 another had two. 



This unfortunate business having 

 arisen from one of those ebulli- 

 tions of party which are so in- 

 jurious to the country, we have 

 found it extremely difficult to ob- 

 tain any account divested of the 

 colouring of party. The circum- 

 stances altogether in our opinion, 

 afford a strong recommendation 

 for abandoning the processions at 

 least of Orangemen on the 12th of 

 July, which seem unnecessarily to 

 have so great an effect in irritating 

 the lower order of the Catholic 

 body, and stimulating to such dis- 

 graceful acts as we have been 

 noticing. — f Belfast Commercial 

 Herald.) 



21. The Prince Regent gave a 

 superb fete to Field Marshal the 

 Duke of Wellington. On this 

 occasion the temporary erections 

 in the gardens of Carlton-house, 

 which have been so long in prepa- 

 ration, were used for the first time ; 

 and the whole of the entertain- 



ment exhibited a splendor and 

 magnificence which have proba- 

 bly never been exceeded in this 

 country. 



The Duke of Wellington ap- 

 peared in regimentals, wearing the 

 brilliant insignia of the various or- 

 ders with which he has been in- 

 vested, and of course was the grand 

 attraction of the night. One of 

 the temporary rooms, also, was 

 wholly devoted to the display of 

 military trophies, among which 

 were the colours of his grace's re-, 

 giment, the standard of England, 

 and other military decorations. 

 Nor was the navy, the bulwark 

 and glory of Britain, neglected, an 

 opposite room being fitted up with 

 naval trophies, and appropriate de- 

 vices. 



Besides the principal branches 

 of the royal family, there were 

 present the foreign ambassadors^ 

 the ministers, the great officers of 

 state, a great number of foreign- 

 ers of rank, and a numerous as- 

 semblage of the nobility and per- 

 sons of distinction. From the 

 number of officers who were pre- 

 sent, many of whom had served 

 in the Peninsula, the entertain- 

 ment assumed the appearance of a 

 military fete ; and they might in 

 all amount to between 1,800 and 

 2,000. There were 2,500 persons 

 invited. 



The weather proving favourable, 

 the gardens were brilliantly illu- 

 minated, and afforded an agreeable 

 promenade. About three o'clock 

 in the morning a shower of rain 

 fell, but it was too slight to pre- 

 vent their being frequented. The 

 facade of Carlton-house, and 

 the court-yard, were also illumi- 

 nated. The company began to ar- 

 rive at nine o'clock : but they had 



