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 their cap, 'fcateerlng money am.ongt} the rabble, and crying out down with the tofiimtioners; down with theWhigs  no G--e; Jn --- s forever Orrntd, }dingbroke, d. _ It fortunately happened that none of the conflitu. rionets were much hfirt; butit is believed that they' would all have been mafficred, if they had not fled un the fir .affault, and efcaped to their colleges through the back-door of the'tavern. As Coon as it was known that the gentle. men of the club had found a way to e�capei the urnted rab- ble of fcholars and townlinen proceeded next to dif-. charge their fury upon the windows of thole few' houtes that either happened to be illuminated, or were known tobetong to. Whig ihabitants. Belldes this a Presbyterian meetmgohouie was gutted, and tlemolifl'd, 'and fryetel other enormous outrages were committed. The next day was fpent in triumph by the Tories; for th viory they had obtain'd over the eonjtitu- tioa. eltb. Every one was ambitiousof being thought an ac%r in the Riots, though there w. ere few of the rioters, who, 'after roaring and hooting the-night before, had voice enough left to tell oF their mad exploits. But as far as they had proceeded in their violent and rebelIious defigns, it t:ems they had n6t yet fully accomplifh'd them; it was therefore pubX lickly given lout, that the g!orioas work which left unfinifl rt the left night, fhould be renew'd and cornpleated the next. Accordingly, about fix of the clock in the eV'eh;; ing, the fireets were again crowded with fch?Is and others, who for iome time went about:; town, repeatitg the above-mention'd feditioucrie{i till hearin th,{t �ome gentlemen of the eo.nfliitii ttor,.d#b were elterd m OrielCollege,  was mecliately refohred to demo!i(h that college. Vote. II. G . -.

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