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crown, from entering into the which was taken by the offi- 
service of either the French| cers, according to their direc- 
er the Hungarians. tions. We understand strict 
The marquis of Abercorn! orders are ifsued to “his ma- 
is to succeed the earl of West- | jesty’s officers ‘to search all 
moreland, as lord lieutenant of | suspected persons; and wri- 
Ireland. 
Alexander Abercrombie esq. 
is appointed to be one of the 
senators of the college of jus- 
tice, in the room of the late 
lord Rockvile. 
The musical festival, in ho- 
nour of Handel, and for the 
establifhment ofa musical fund 
was celebrated this year ‘at St 
Margaret’s, instead of West- 
minster abbev. 
On the 23d of May a riot 
happened in the town of Der- 
by, in which ‘several gentle- 
men had their windows broken ; 
but by the timely interference 
of the magistrates, further mis- 
chief was prevented. 
Canterbury, Fune x. In con- 
sequence of an information, 
two officers from the custom- 
house at Dover yesterday fol- 
lowed a gentleman to Canter- 
bury, who had arrived from 
France in the packet ; the in- 
formation ftated him to have 
in his pofsefsion seditious and 
treasonable writings. On search- 
ing his trunk, only one packet 
was found (except some family 
papers), which was addrefsed 
to the president of the consti- 
tutional Whig Club in Lon- 
don. It contained some pro- 
‘fefsions of friendfhip from the 
Jacobin Club of ‘Thoulouse, 
| tings of a seditious tendency 
|found in their pofsefsion, are 
|immediately to be forwarded 
| to the council-board. 
On Saturdaya greater num- 
ber of aieiibelimae beth houses 
of parliament attended at St 
James’s to present the addrefs _ 
respecting the late proclama- 
tion, than was ever witnefsed 
on any former occasion, even 
on the memorable event of the 
American war. The chancel- 
lor had fifty carriages in his 
train ; and the speaker upwards 
of twice that number. His 
royal highnefs the prince of 
Wales, and royal dukes, attend- 
ed for the first time, not as 
princes, but as individual peers. 
On the 4th, 5th, and @th of 
this month, there were some 
appearances of riots in Edin- 
burgh, some gentlemen got 
their windows broken, but no 
other mischief was done by the 
mob. By the interference of 
the military they were very 
soon quelled, not however till 
some lives were lost, they 
being obliged to fire before 
the mob would disperse. 1 
London June 4th. We are 
sorry te observe that a riot | 
took place in Monmouth-street 
on the king’s anniversary, but 
no material damage was done. 
