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ho;. if 4 4.,; , k I ~ ~ ~? i Vin` , ~~ 1 iii , , . - . . r+• . ...di couldnot act without hito. These thtngspassed sp.. meet-1 unnoticed until the arrival of Mr. Secreihy Poe Protest , but the moment he ;Arrives that notable proclamation 'tole- : issued. It was a most unhippy circumstance that _ _ .mee. He culls' net see why ? the )an 1 the Regency should be ushered in with a rebell io n i n need have brought belies. the louse the subject of I . Irelami—ohat the first act in that part of the United the want of freedom to the Catholics. They had; Kingdom should be that of coercion, of oppression. laws which permitted them to assemble and to frame ' The Right Hon Gentleman (Mr. Yorke) told them petitions ; yet an Hon. Gentlemen has said , that we 1 , that the whole tissue of his oresent Majesty's reign are groping :Memg the dark recesses of the Statute i was conciliation towards Ireland, and concession to Book for obsolete laws to direct against the Catholics; ! the Catholics ; and it was endeavoured to Ile argued but the Committee did not seem to consider so, and : in that House, that this conciliation and these .con they had an eye on the rigour of the laws. Look at ' cessions were useless ; the religion. and the conscience that letter, it would convince one that it was drawn " of the Right Hon. Gentleman (Mr. Perceval) took up with an eye :o the law, and on purpose to have ! the alarm ; and was so strongly and so eloquently assemblies called together in ol ds a wa y that the law ; expressed by a Member from that country, whose would not reach them. The whole import of that " speech upon the subject had made a lasting impres. Committee's proceedings had a higher aim than the : sion upon the House (he meant the speeds of Mr. Honourable Gentleman will allow. The paper I Plunkett), the hopes of the Catholics were entombed. wishes that there should be assembled the whole wis- 1 But Mr. Secretary Pole had undertaken to do that don of the Catholic Body, to know the particular ' which the Right Hon. Gentleman himself would not wants of their countrymen. Yet the Honourable I venture to declare his approbation of. Did the Right Gentleman says, that they only assembled to discuss ' Honourable Gentleman recollect that the former con a little business ; now was this to give occasion for i cessions were made to the Catholics at a time when a meeting of the whole wisdom of the Catlinhc lowly? I their Convention was sitting—that at that time the It was evident they intended to meet on purpose to ;*Convention was known to be sitting—but so far discuss the whole range of feelings and ideas of their i from the objects of the then goeernmennbeing directed coentrymen ; area therefore they came within reach ; against them, the Eail of Westmoreland, who was of the law which was lifted ag ainst them. They had the Viceroy of that day, in the name of his Ma proceeded to measures i in the Committee which neither jesty, - recommended to the Irish Parliament to prudence nor policy, though they for a while forbore take the subject into their most serious consideration; it, could wink at it any longer ; and he is convinced, and in that very Session of Parliament, the Colleen by what had come from the Honourable Gentleman, tion Act passed. But what other meetings were held that they knew enough of their proceedings to know in Ireland at the same period? There were associa them to be inflemmatory. He agreed that lenient • tions for Parliamentary Reform, in which several measures should he adopted ; and stated that the Gentlemen of the first distinction were engaged ; and Duke of Richmond was instructed to use mild and among .other great leaders of this measure was Mr. i *conciliatory measures e and he was convinced that the Stewart, now a Member of that House ; this Act was Duke would nat neglect any thing which might tend done in the name of all the Catholics, and received to. reconcile disemes. His Royal Highness the Re- the sanction and approbation of the King. He should, - Rsi nt lamented that the law was obliged to be put in therefore, rather say, that these persons did not want farce, and hopes that mild and accommodating Mea- to violate the law, but merely wished to take the sores will be used by the Government of Ireland. He collective sense of the Catholics of Ireland upon a replied at considerable length to the Gentlemen on question involving their dearest interests. This act the oeposite side ; and observed, that such a proceed- certainly was known to be the law, but which wars log did not hinder -the Irish Petition to be presented. never carried into effect until the letter of Mr. Secre- He thought the Ministry had a dearer wish, the wel- tary Pole. The Right .Hon. Gentleman (Mr. Perces ' fare of Ireland, than what the ComMittee had ; and val) was alarmed, and said, if you suffer persons of had only held them :Ito due bounds, and hindered this description to dispute and debate, you encourage theta to transgress beyond a Petition. them to rebellion and resistance against the Cover& Mr. WHITBREAD said, he was not at all sur- meet ; but if you deprive them the power of utterance, prised at what he had heard from the Hon. Gentle- if you stop their tongues, you drive them to secrecy iman (the Chancellor of the Exchequer) who like and conspiracy, from open day, you send them into o ther men of stsccessful ambition despised and spur caverns, there to brood over their grievances, and iced at whet• had exalted them. He said the lion, at last burst into a flame. He felt these observe- Centleman bad conceded, that in the late disturbances lions were not quite consistent with the motion be the Catholics were not concerned. He w a s surprised fore the House, but he was led into them by the at that, for the Hon. Gentleman and others had con- observations of other Honourable Gentlemen, but hived to provoke them. They had insulted them particularly by the observations of the Right Honour by making a Privy Councillor of a man who had able Gentleman over against him (Mr. Perceval), openly abused them, both in print and in debate. who having taken a bond, sealed with his honour, -tie had beheld the Irish struggle long unsuc- that during his continuation in power the Catholic eessfully, ant seen men reach to dignity and to claims should not be conceded, and the very first bonours- for havieg opposed them. He had seen act under the Regent, referable to this subject, has others, who, more cunrieg, had silently drifted adown his sanction, what was the House and the Country the stream of popularity, waxing nighty as they to suppose would be the term of the correspondence passed along —till they grew to a vigour which which mnst have taken place in consequence of such_ I overleaped the narrowness of their designs ;—and a measure, from the well known * character of the then they reared themselves hostile to that hand 1 Prince Regent ? The further object in asking the which had helped them to honour. '1 he . applause I production of this cot respondence was, that the real' of a contain was but a miserable gratification to a; character of the Government might be known, and! person who could not enjoy himself in virtuous po- what mode of conciliation was proposed for this Fularity. Ho aimed at higher thinge ; and, atter violent outrage upon the feelings of the Catholics-- making use of preveilino opinion,. to climb the sum- how Mr. Secretary Pole. had directed in a mild and mit ( f honour with him, be threw down that ladder 1 conciliatory manner to arrest persons guilty of a which hid reached him to greatness.—The I - to- violation of this law which before had never been not t rable General (Loftus), bad said that the Cathri- i acted upon, and commit them to prison ? He should • ales laboured under no disabilities ; that they had I ask how far this letter was iii conformity with the Act, all the rights and privileges which belonged to man, ' and whether he had said we have gone further than -and yet the Honourable General could this day open we ought, we roust now take some step to do it away. Isis mouth in Parliament and declare his sentiments. i He very much questioned the validity of this law, Could the Catholics do so ;co ? Would he who en- ; and he would suppose that the Catholics should cross joy e d all the treedem of discussion in that House, ; the Irish Channel, and hold their meetings at this side N l 4lO had declared his sentiments in such a way, tell : to discuss the question, was there any law in this coon the Catholics that they laboured under no disabili-; try to prevent them? He knew of none; why then 'ties ? But to come to the question immediately. be- : should they be prevented from meeting at the other 'fort the House, he did think his Honourable Friend' side, and he told that in assembling in numbers to con perfectly in the right to mot% for the production of ; sides a question in which their dearest rights were to ' 'these papers, and he called upon the present servants; be discussed, that they were guilty of a violation of the 'of the Prince Regent to produce these documents, and ! law. To what extent they would be able to palliate to declare whether they had the sanction of the Go- i the measure, remained still to be learned, that it was vernmcnt of this country or not, whether it was the ; followed up by some' other proceeding there could wish of the Government that by this act of the Duke I be no doubt; he, therefore, for these reasons support . aof Richmond's State Secretary, the law, the rigour of ; el the motion of his Honourable Friend. 'the law, and nothing but the law was to be carried The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER - into immediate execution ? The letter of Mr. Secre, said, that the Hon. Gentleman had stated, that he had Mary Pole desired all the Magistrates to apprehend taken a bond not to execute any thing in favour of , all persons found assembling under the authority i - the Catholics of Ireland. He now declared, that be of that circular letter, hut what was the conse- had never taken any bond, he had alwayscandidly ex quence when it came to the knowledoe of the head of pressed his sentiments ; but if the Hon. Gentleman the present Government of . this country? lie firmly allecied to anything ese but thin he would distinctly * - believed that they had been stopp•'d in their career, state that he was wholly ignorant of any such car. that they could not obtain the Royal sanction to such cumstance. a measure. He desired that the correspondence be- Mr. WHITBREAD, in explanation, said, that he tween Or Lord Lieutenant of Ireland and the Sc- i did certainly mean something beyond the expression I cretary of State for the Home Depirtment might be ; of opinions ; he had alluded to the manner in which I laid before them, and then it would appear whether j the Right Hon. Gentleman came into dike. His pre such a measure had the sanction or die Regal Autho.! decessors had resigned, because they would not be al rity. He believed they meant to blink the matter ' lowed to pro:note the interests of the Irish Catholics; altogether—they wished to quash it, and when the' it was natural, therefore, to 5 - oppose, that those who - s tiouse should at last come to seek the information, ; followed them had given a pledge to pay, no attentioa ' they would then be told, oh! there is now no occasion i to the subject. for it. But the Right Hon. Geutleman denied any I The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER de knowledge of the fact previous to the appear:thee' of ; Med that he had ever given such a pledge. Mr. Pole's letter. He would ask, whether this cir- 1 Mr. WHITBREAD rose twice to explain,but was cular letter of Mr. Hay was not known before Mr. i interrupted by Mr. YORKE, who spoke to order. , Pole left this country ? Had not the Right Honour-' Mr. PONSONiIY observed that his Hon. Friend able Gentleman possession of the fact, if not in his' was not disorderly. The Right Hon. Gentleman official capacity, was he not in possession of the pub- I bad spoke twice in explanation ; it was therefore but lic esewspepete pievious to Mr. P le's return tom fair that the same indulgence should be shewn to this this country ? Was not the Right Honourable Sc- , side of the House. • . cret ry himself it the daily habit of receiving and I Mr. WHITBREAD again rose to explain, and reading the Irish Newspapers, which notoriously con-, was again interrupted by Mr. Yorke, who it:let-red to tained this letter, and yet not one word transpired i the opinion of the Chair. upon the subject here ; but the moment the Secretary Mr. ABERCROMBIE *poke to • order, aced ex arrives in Dublin, that instant he issues his prccla. planed the assertions of his Honourable Friend, Mr. illation. These proceedings were carried en for 'Whitbiencl. some length of time without any notice being taken Mr. WHITBREAD then observed, that he did of them ; but at last these Gentlemen assumed a not assert that the Right Honourable Gentleman had character very different from what they had before. given a bond in writing, but that it was made in ho-* The moment , the names of the Right How arable flour, in consequence of accepting the offices of those who relinquished tilem.on the princi . ple by which he Gentleman (Mr. Perceval), and the Right Honoure. We Secieury (Mr. Pole), ,were mentioned, that mo- now retained them. . The SPEAKER appealed to the µsage of Parlia- , Hi.. it %‘.. iJocgtit necessary to pot a stop to tla m. —.Mr. Secretary Pole became Lord Lientenalt of went, whether it was customary .to reply ko a'calf,rga lieland in his own person,—the Du of B.ich4lond ia any µtiler way but by simple aulvcs. . ... ' ...,...- :a. • Mr. FULIIR observed,irit it was not his wish to rise to a point of order, bit th.lt he could not now. avoid it ; he hoped that he always spoke his mindi freely. (Laughter.) As to talking of bonds and seals,. it was meresupposition, and ought not to be admit ted for a moment. The Gentlemen opposite, when in' power, wished very much to retain it ; however they went out sneaking like every one else. (Laughter.)— As to giving a bond, from the opinion he had of the spirit of his Right Honourable Friend, and which the Gentlemen opposite felt pretty heartily, (Laughter,) he was convinced that he did no such thing. Thirty years ago, he recollected Gentlemen getting up in that House sweating and fuming like the Honoura ble Gentleman (Muth Laughter), and crying out for a grant of arms to Ireland ; they were granted, and they were turned against this country. He was sorry to feel a conviction that there was something uncon genial between the two countries. ( Crier of Drder.) He *as, therefore, satisfied to try the expedient of emancipation ; to him there was no difference be tween a Chinese and a Catholic (Laughter) ; but as to the men in the red waistcoats and blue breeches, unless the Gentlemen of the country were to reside among their tenants, there could be no hopes of conciliation with them. (Much Laughter.) . This was no time to make enquiries ; he thought the Duke of ! The Mary Ann, Wenseattean, has arrived r Richmond to be an honest, open, upright man, who Falmouth from Bengal, alter a passage of ten v..eel, always used lenient measures ; and, when they did She touched at St. Helena. not answer, as a man of courage, he was obliged to I ArrivedtheGleanerketclowitha mail from Surlean have recourse to stronger. He knew him from his . . This morning a draft of one hundred fine your, childhood to be a brave man, and one who would men were drawn up on the Parade in the Bird y our, neither use harsh measures, or give an intemperate Walk, St. James's Park, from the three Regiments , opinion. • Foot Guards, viz. 49 from the Ist Regiment, 35 fro Mr. HUTCHINSON observed, that the remark the 2d, " r o Coldstream), and 25 from the 3d Rri of the Hon. Gentleman, respecting a grant of arms ment. They are destined as part of the fresh RI to Ireland thirty years ago, was inaccurate. The arms forcement intended to be sent to Portugal, and h: which were sent, instead of being turned in rebellion all volunteered for the service. They left the PA against this country, as the Honourable Gentleman in high spirits, and are to march on Tuesday next had asserted, were used in its defence, at a time too, Portsmouth, where they are to embark: when Ireland was smarting under injuries. Where- ! The Worce'ster Militia will march from Portsmot ever the thunder of Great Britain rolled, the heroes 1 for Deal about the middle of next month. They v of Ireland assisted in conquest ; should Ireland stand be relieved at Porchester by the Northampton MiTit neuter, the downfal of Great Britain would follow.-1 Among other gallant Officers who have got 1. He asked the Right Honourable Gentleman whether 1 ters of Service to raise Spanish Regiments, Sir G the Regent had agreed to the late proceedings ? The I FREY WZISTER is one, who will, no doubt, soon er statement of the measures of 1793, and their compa--1 late in deeds sash gallant heroes as Routt, Cann() rison with the present, was inaccurate. Would the Wsorristotiam, &c. Right Honourable Gentleman say, that the Irish Ca- Yesterday, in the Court of King's Bench, Mes tholics had now any other objects in view but to state HUNTS, the Proprietors of a Sunday Newspaper, -a their grievances, and to meet. the objection held nut tried on a criminal information, for having publisl fermerly to their claims, namely, that these claims in their paper some observations on the subject I were not the unanimous sentiments of the country ? Military Punishment:.—After a long trial the ] He was determined, at the close of this debate, to give i fendants were found Nor wrier.--.-Mr. HEARN! notice of bringing forward, at an early day, a motion Bookseller, was found guilty of publishing a pan for the repeal of the Convention Act altogether. If let, which went to inculcate that the people migh Ireland was in so disturbed a state, his Majesty's Mi- I all times pull the Government to pieces, and rear nisters should have known it, and if they did, it should it at pleasure ; and that it was highly expedien have been the most prominent part of the Address ; begin this work at present.—Want of room coat it was highly culpable to pass it over in silence. • us to withhold a full report until Monday. Mr. FULLER, in explanation, said that he had a Saturday last, a meeting of Catholic Gentle very high opinion of the Irish character ; but, not- took place at the Farming Repository, Stepin withstanding, he would say, that the people were is Green, Dublin. At five o'clock, Mr. MAHONY rebellion at the time he alluded to. called to the Chair. Mr. BRENNAN was rtqw. Mr. PONSON BY would have said hues few words ; to act as Secretary. The Gentlemen present , feel on this subject, had not the Right Hon. Gentleman,' the sentiments of twelve counties. in alluding to the temper with which the affairs of i The Special Commission closed in Waterfor Ireland were in general discussed, asserted, that this Monday last. temper was calculated to excite irritation in that court- . After Lord Nonat'ny had pronounced the a try. He denied the assertion : it arose from igno- i sentence of the law (xt twelve criminals, the sofas ranee. Did the Right Hon. Gentleman suppose that General rose, and stated, that the sentence of the the people of Ireland were so stupid as not to know I four prisoners should be suspended ; but if the cot and feel their injuries, without being told they were i continued disturbed, that it should certainly be ca injured ?—(Hear, Hear.) It was only on the 20 thl into execution. They will Outs be kept as hos' of last month, that the Commissioners stated in the ' for the peace of the country. Speech a regret for imposing new taxes on Ireland ;1 EAST-INDIA SHIPPING.—The private ship W and also that those taxes would be imposed in such a' fitted out, by permission of the East-India Corn way as not to interfere with the growing prosperity of from this country, by Messrs. JACOIIi, for a tr. the country ; yet it appears that at present the revenue voyage to the Gulph of Persia and Abyssinia, h of Ireland is too short by half a million for the payment rived at Falmouth : On her i eturn touched at of her funded debt, exclusive of her establishments.— bay, from whepce she sailed on the 4th Oc . Did all this proceed from a Speech ? No: the people of Left the Cape of Good Hope the 17th Dece Ireland knew tneirgrievanceswihoutbeingtoldoi them and St. Helena the 4th January; there were m —they felt and could resent them. He was much sur- at St. Helena when she left that Island.—Th, prised that an Hon. Gentleman opposite (Mr. Fuller) I:'.I.TUR arrived at Bombay the 16th Septembe should rise to order ; he was the last person in the ; FA LMOUTH, FEBRUARY 20. House who might be expected to do se. As to what Arrived the FR ANCIIIS6 frigate, and the conveys for ti that floa.Gentleman asserted of the events of 30 years iiterrasean and Portugal passed up Charnel this afters: Plymouth, owing to the prevailing westerly w:nds. ago, he would say, that at that time the people of PLYMOUTH, FEBRUARY 21. Ireland were so far from being in a state of rebellion, ' Arrived the Gt. e.tte eit hired ketch, front the West In.li that their Volunteers, assisted by English regulars, ' I WC VALIANT, 7a, :rorn the Rochefort station. The GL, kept the French from their coast. Regarding the sub- is put under quarantine.—Sailed the FAVOURITE sloop ject at present under consideration, he was not pro- el l : i ts: i n , d e d ` L is t s a i t z c x ,te r s o to oll D a em cru erar iz a e. ; 311 1' d he I C Les am : r at :no: pared to say that the law was or was . not with the brings m accouls of a great mortality prevailing at that pia: Irish Irish Government ; it was en this account, therefore, among the troops and inhabitants. An American ship [hot he wished for the production of more papers. It by the MEDUSA, off Bourckauz, and a French bri g , A riz; ought to be known whether the persons in Committee VALIANT, 74, came in this aftero h oon. Arrived the W r o s ve d r a l y to s a7d 3 in Dublin were assembled for the purpose of stating from Jamaica; non fe r l d l , i hn 7aV t il l g t I. F .ro e u n : c ii th rivat L e l their grevances, cr for sonic other purpose. It ought the 17AI/oval-re sloop of wtr on a cr.:lce to be known how the facts stood, before the people . Another of the Ltifortu•sate men dreamed at the meth were determined against. The declaration of Mr. Amethyst fri g ate, on Swerday morning last, WAS picked Pole aainst unlawful assemblies was made before . yesterday, in a very mangled state, owing, as is supposed g having been j ammed between the v;ssel and the rock. any steps were taken to discover the cause, with the i In consequence of the recent transactions in the East I exception of the letter. The Right Honourable Gen- ! has been judged unnecessary to send any more ships of tleman might say that it was necessary to prevent those eau ' g _j_&l3o-Clo , o4.l 4 4,.."'""Labereft , re beescour an illegal act : true ; but it was also necessary to e n . i : o:l an , stead of proeeesitug to lainioush, so,. r t... ~ th. have witnesses of the ingention. It was impossible, i PORTSMOUTH, FEBRUARY '2.2. from any act done, to call the assembly illegal. He Arrived the Swirl:suite man of war from Halifax ; were sunk at Spithead, when thirteen persons did not know what were the actions of that Assembly, boats v tN e v r o altransports, &c. from the Downs. In the gale of l' which could induce the Government to declare it idle- fortunately drowned ; amongst the sufferers war heir o gal. There was another circumstance ; a circular the army. last ni g itt, about nine o'clock, four French i order was sent round the country for the arrest of all succeeded in n etting over the wall of Porchester CI persons assembled in a certain manner ; he had not the whole of them ware immediately taken by a torpor; made up his mind , as to the legality of thatdirection, Worcester Militia i a lL nd A l l odg:l l i 3 n ß t u he A z y ison ,, .. but he would ask where was its authority ? The Right The Pigmy cutter will ttke convoy to Portsmouth, a Hon. Gentleman said, thatthcre was a communication the wind will permit.—Sailed the Royalist, on a cruizt between the two Governments, but that it was of no S.S.W. GRIANOCK. FEB. 2.0. value to the present question. The Right Hon. en Arrived here Gentleman might have formed sue an opinion , but Monday, the ship Princess Vizalic VENSON, from Liihon, in 10 days—left loading fi.r C there might be many facts which the House Would Bean, Atcs-reernes. Spoke on the te a t Instant, deem important. The Right Hon. Gentleman said, transports, under convoy of a 74 gun ship ar4 aft 4sie, that on investigation,every act of the Irish Government to the sv i ethwa L rd,. sup f p t o h s . ed for P f o re rt .l u . gal . Lo . ndOoint for re St.i i!1 would be justified ; this was an opinion founded on the ,1., br i g k .aptainl. t : g info7m z ed him that On the night of the sth in character ot the Government; but would theßightlicn. fell in whit a Frerch privateer, who fired a broadside Gentleman accompany this declaration by lay in g the Stag, and brought her to, but it blowing bard, 'he priva papers before the House ? If he did not , he was cal- not board her, and Captain L. altering his course, escai rived here en Sunday, the ship Nereid, bills STUN', ling for a degree of confidence which he (Mr. Peace- ma vac) was not i: , . lined to place in the R i ght Hon. ma, In 51 days—heft loading for Clyde. the Caledoni SON ; ThOIT.IOIIS, M.DOTJUALL, and at-Brisk, CAME Gentleman, or indeed in any Ministers that ever ex- the 15 la instant, of Morehead, saw the ship Francis, isted. It had been said that the temper of this de- from flits port for New York . . The Trial schooner, of . bate was nut calculated to allay discontent—for his i o ro t Os e Per s - t U ni lli t Sg w O r W ec t k o ed p i !l i l): L in u ,lit w lll ii s i tl y pf, e tc.. lo w sL as, oh part, he wished that the British Representatives would , 2--- b 3 _ pay more attention to Irish affairs ; the knowledge of such attention would quiet Ireland sooner than a Con vention Act, or any such measure ; but as long as A contrary systcro existed, Ireland would be to , this • cottntri I soiree of •jealonly, auspicioa. and weakati.7. —The question was then loudly called fc,r, and t!:: • gallery was cleared. A division took place, and the numbers were-I,x the motion 43—Against it SG)—M ijolity Tur. ' papers were of course rofuseJ. When the gallei y WAS /wiled, Mr. W. W.. NNI brought up a till for the better preveni.ion drib- : y and Corruption in the Election Meroimis of P.u:;.- meot, which was read the first tin.:. ant orJ.:hd . 0) j be read a second time on Wcsinesd.:y Adjourned till to-morrow (this.U.ty.) THE EVENING STAR. LONDON. lIINNOWMI6.II m••••• SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 13. PRICE OP STOCKS THIS DAY Al ' 0 I k F. 01 . 21.00 K. per Cen o . CO7lll. movey, 64I—for iCtUtIV. 6 4" Reduced t6i4 -4 rtr Cent. 142 i !f6-1 per Cent EAch. Baia 0,. 9.. p;um.-ISonds, 9.r.5. 'rem. g l WINDSOR CAMP, FZBRI:ARV 24.1. " int MAJESTY goes on in the mist. satishiLti,.; manner." (Signed by all the Physiciaus., MARRIED. Yesterday. IsiesidoMator Carta* Henry Grew \Vm. Bates,* Visubsidge Wells. LO alu N Printed and publbillediy Lavas. XU Wm', 11, Ora SVI mil at* 011Ise,_ Ts 1 111111111111.11.1111.111.11111.11111111111. -: stare which would pl e ase them, and the late mee {rigs in Ireland, whether of Catholics or of Prote tints, alike demanded suppression for their iota rar. , :e. He conhl frit see why ilie Hen. Gentle=