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enriched with a splendid profusion 

 of ornaments, all of solid silver, 

 but not gilt. Winkers, bosses, 

 face-pieces, neck-baiids, territs, 

 traces, &c. are all adorned with 

 crowns, or phoenixes, or full coats 

 of arms, &c. the reins are of crim- 

 son silk, adorned with gold bullion 

 tassels. On the whole, we believe, 

 that nothing so costly has yet been 

 executed, and the general effect of 

 it, glittering under a tropical sun, 

 must form a most beautiful and 

 superb feature in the pageantry of 

 King Henry. 



The town of St. Ives, Hunting- 

 donshire, was thrown into a very 

 serious ferment, by the commis- 

 sioners of the property tax (yield- 

 ing to the suggestion of the inspect- 

 or) notifying a considerable intend- 

 ed advance in the usual assess- 

 ment on property. When it be- 

 came generally known for what 

 purpose this meeting of the com- 

 missioners was held at the Crown 

 Inn, more than 300 persons assem- 

 bled, who rushing themselves into 

 the commissioners' room, seized 

 the inspector, and forced him out 

 through the glass window into the 

 yard, by which he was considera- 

 bly cut and bruised. The tumult 

 increasedso much without side, that 

 the officer only effected his escape 

 from this popular resentment, by 

 privately passing through several 

 neighbouring houses ; the people 

 then proceeded to the inspector's 

 liouse, the windows of which they 

 instantly destroyed. The com- 

 missioners, we understand, at 

 length appeased their fury, by a 

 declaration, that no rise of the 

 tax should take place for the pre- 

 sent. 



A steam-boat was put in mo- 

 tion on the canal nca) Limehouse. 

 The Lord Mayor, &c. w ere on board. 



It is about 40 tons burthen, aud 

 will convey between 2 and 300 

 passengers. It proceeded a mile 

 and returned, performing the dis- 

 tance in 16 minutes. Another is 

 building on the river of 200 tons, 

 to be employed as a packet be- 

 tween London and Ramsjjate. 



16. Dublin. — A scene of ex- 

 traordinary disorder and tumult 

 took place at the theatre. The Fo- 

 rest ofBondi, or the Dog of Mon- 

 targis, was the after-piece which 

 had been given out for representa- 

 tion ; but in consequence of some 

 misunderstanding between the pa- 

 tentee and the proprietor of the 

 canine performer in the piece, as 

 to the terms on which the services 

 of the dog were to be had, the af- 

 ter,jiece did not go forward, and 

 The Miller and his Men was sub- 

 stituted. The audience had not 

 been sufficiently apprised of the 

 change, and would not submit to 

 the disappointment ; and express- 

 ed their disapproljation so strong- 

 ly, as completely to obstruct the 

 performance of the adopted melo- 

 drama. Some of the performers 

 came forward to address the au- 

 dience while the after-piece was 

 in progress, but they were obliged 

 to retire, and their appearance be- 

 came at length a matter of some 

 peril, as they were assailed with 

 every missile thing that the gal- 

 lery, and ultimately the pit, could 

 seize upon. The stage-manager, 

 Mr. Rock, came forward, after a 

 con^iiderable time, and he shared 

 the fate of the others who had at- 

 tempted to obtain attention. After 

 several efforts to go through with 

 the piece, without a chance of suc- 

 cess, the curtain dropped ; and 

 from that time until the house 

 was cleared by the interposition of 

 the sheriff's, accompanied by con- 



