Yesterday morning, ice wa...
Yesterday morning, ice was perceptible on the surface of the stagnant waters around Highgate and Kentigh-town. Sunday evening lUst, lvhile 1Mr. Alexander .IMackey, of the Wesleyan Mlethodistconnexion, wa.s about to commenice worship in the market-house of Snrithfield, Belfast, an outrageous mob began to assemble, evidently with a debign to interrupt the worship, and disturb the coHgregation. They commenced by thouting and huz- zaing, so as completely to drown the preacher's voice. But not con. tent with this, they selected somcn per6ons in the skirts of the congre- gatioa whom tshy 'egan to bear and abuse nost violently, and hav. ing sofar succem d in creating a riot, the entire mob canme In a body, with tremendous shouting, and endeavotired to break through t4e congregation; and doubtless to put down and silence the preacher. This design, however, was defoated by the firmness of both, and messengers being despatched to the police-office, a constable was procured, who having taken one or two rioters into custody, order was partially restoredJ. Sevral minor attempts had been made otr fnri ne? nr o}c c i o en v t d iStutn rb teh is g ecntle m an , w csl 7 gra tu it ou sly p reache it