Star. — London, England, 1829-01-01 00:00:00

k• • n• mum& of Novenabot, state Ain' Greco fell; by which Mg mass. fiber le, inform u t ast for' I displayed in the eonsatw re every boor hew L 1 • nt oho send of tregmar it Madrid, IS tondos went from that of Wet iU assist the Government. t Clergy wlll betostebeil. will be superseded in the tae Bars Brrettashse fro. PACMA, where the Glum wrens. Orders have twee oops daring the winter.--. VI:1111 amounts to leveed to his sueceutertd pay the A ogun Itive:been st. net ican Coffee Hou►e. 4tit OW ArOl.lllT. or, we observe, intends rly nest month, :counts from the. Marquis re since reaching the ship. Suprime Court to put xi 1, which was refused. Seen singularly %inseams*. theree that the morality Hope in the 6th Nor. me House. IA 3.1 ' 1 rOVell, CV: T. '24. re by the dlseatery, a few Reg:mere hale :teen oar. Grah.tet Teem; this a n the river'. Tw ELAN' o'CLoct. i, and tt prevlnt may be IST 0:;E O'CLOCK. that the rivet carriage nt yesterday to the stables Its ,chnsan, it was fot,d that in their original &pion, be rning between 871 and cunt mny he quoted d7l 1. be 21st December, it s r , it has become a compkte crested in one night. IGENCE. —Waterford I.—Guinea, 1-- Franc, 1. inbay, was totally wrecking ber. .Aghorn to Palermo, was art, on the Bth ultimo. and to a to Amite:dam, iss bees 'even, struck on a no e 27th aitictu, bat Was ran on shore near Flambre b water. Conttnerce, Coautut, (rns City, from Nerstaitadland.` Dcreroa, rront-et. ate.—Arrived. and remainai Koortawn, for Batavia. Ilive, STATFORD. front ;:artliy, ditto, for St. Kitt's; 3atavia. Prince Regent, Ice??, frost Landon, for Jamaica. t BARCLAY, and Royal Oakss 4utslus, CLAYTON, trona dn. m do. for Trieste Put bock rat ; Mellish,. VINCENT. sad Wales; Firedsire. Wis.'s*, for New York ; Packet, a ; Lord Goderit h. tot Gm ,s's; and some others, manes 's ship Melville, 74, Capt. auth, M. hlsit.ra, sailed yes iihraltar, and the latter fur be liaoulirs, al.o sailed yea is. Ills Majesty's sleep Ze cruel arrived at tipitbeed 011 dered to this port to be paid at state. ship Melville. for Gibraltar licrrooda. .1111 om the a;ght Hon. tit! . moss, a writ for electing not for the county of not ning 'from the Crows . t • • •THE KING, Vh s piog Drc. 31.--We are Jrappy to stile that his - ii'quite well, and will - this aiming entertain • the Following distingiish e d characters . at the Castle to . . 4inuer Prince aid Princess Linen Earl of Sandwich • Duke of Devonshire Lord and Lady Granville Dyke of Dorset Lord Melbourne Earl of Chesterfield Lady IL Cowper Earl Dudley Mr. and Lady Ellie Earl and Countess Cowper Sic F. Lamb His MAJasTYs suite will also dine and pass theeven• lag with the KING and his visitors. The private Band have orders to be - in at tenda nc e at % seven o'clock. FASHIONABLE INT ELLIGENC' _ CHANGES. The Doke of Leeds, at his seat. Hornby Castle, Yorkshire, . fr•ms a tour; the Duke of Devonshire, for the Royal Lodge, % Windsor; George Harley Drummond, Esq. and family. front Paris. In Pace ,dilly; the Hon. George Apr and Lady Georgina 'Mil, from -their house in Spring lar deos, on a visit to his 31s , )esty, Windsor Castle ; Captain Harcourt. at Crawley's Hotel (late Cook's), Albemarle-street; Walter Strickland, En. from ditto, • for the Isle of Wight ; Captain Brymer, 6th Dragoons, at the Royal Hotel, St. James's-street, from Rochdale; Colonel Fit& elarence, at ditto; the Rev. Mr. Sneyd at ditto, from Oxford;, William Palmer, El. at ditto, from a tour ; G. Knox, Esq. front • • ditto, for Brighton; W. Lumley, Esq. from ditto, for Brighton; Colonel and Mrs. Hicks Beach, front the Burlington Hotel, Old • Borlington and Cork Streets, for their seat near Southampton; yr. and Mrs. Greasley, from ditto, for Litchfield ; Mrs. and Miss •• 'Arabes, from the Brunswick Hotel, Jermyn-street, for the Isle of Wight; Captain Serle, front the British Hotel, Jermytustreet, for r . . Beth; J. Jackson, Esq. from ditto, for Oxford; Thomas Stonor. • Be* at tdqong's Hotel, Oxford -street, Irani Stonor Park; S. . Gr a ms, .at ditto. from Derbyshire ;G. G. Gilbert, Req. at *ditto. from the Continent; R. R. Heatbcote Esq. M. P. from dogs, to Staffordshire; Robert Gil, Ist free; ditto, on a tour; { • Julist. Markham, Esq. from dittos - . FLORENCE. 4cl has arrived from Ben , and the Mauritius Sept. rt paasage from t►e Cape of cited from the Cape as the on the 27th. B. CLEAMIT, _ found leaky, and aria dace of the. Bishop et at Chelsea, is now). - be erected a rang. livigli%h in R )rne, ter parts of the Continent. ues seziously indi efc town on 'fueiday visiting Ms Marne', bis indisposition, at Asir's, in Oxfordshire, riest DUMONTIIII ranee, the tight of le before the :Corr led against him on R EUINGTOW, oCCi n,has given occasion mos, before bis ffght e Exchequer bilis which were one!. The man who hostglit he who sold there refines lase money of COUf they can be identified as , STUN tows), the property , equent titles are vain roc he a stolen horse, recognised. can be found ; and so 0 0- ' ey do not possess ds d. An offer of reward appears )ers of this day for the *pre and one of the Clerks " sicb, it is vow to be ai unjustly disgraced. • . Vaol l l A PILIVATI LITTIL. In addition to the regularly-established English resi t dents, amongst whom we can boast many distinguished • names, there are staying here et present—Lord and - . Lady Warwick, Lord and Lady Wm. Russell, Colunel , -:, and Mrs. Cavendish, Lord Down, Lord Charles Wel , lesley, Lord Fitz: arris, &c. And'in the course of the last two months we have been visited by Lord and Lady Lansdown, Lord and Lady Salisbui y, L rd and Lady Bessingtrui, Lind and Lady Dartmouth, &c. The Prin . eipal-wtraction, in the way of amusement, have been .4. the private theatricals with which Lord and Lady Nor it manby have, since their return from England, been entertaining their friends. In succession there have . 1 .-. been pettorned The Merchant of Venice, Mach Ado ,f- , . aboit Nwhing, and tither layout ice plays of Strakspeate, r.. in all of veinal the adm Table stage arrangements, .} ~ .studied attention tu costume and scenic effect. have I . been the admiration i f all. as displaying a cotrect and t . Liihly ci:hivated theatrical taste. O; the acting at the e t . delightful performance , , so unlike ordinary amateur attempts, it is unne:essary to speak in praise, since, i Going to the affability and kindness of the Noble Lord I and his interesting Lady, there are few of our travelled 4 ' countrymen who have not had an opportunity of judg ling for themselves of their merits. Lord Burghers!) , has likewise fitted up a pretty temporary theatre in his If Palazzo, for the pelf rmance of an Italian Opera of his own moposition. It was given with great success a few nights since. The chorusses, which were very effective, Isere brilliantly executed by no less than 40 amateurs, English and Italian. Li • THE ARMY. i , r • w - . _ --...m...-- CI&CIIIWIS. War.Ofilce. Dec. S 4. ~. Sm.— I have the honour to Inform you, that Ms Majesty's Go. vestment havit taken into consideration the expense of the Staff of the Militia, has; determined to submit to P;rliarnent a Bill for .es . - erecting stone reduction in that branch of the public expenditure. According is the proposed measure, the futiire estabhshment retained us periosneot pay at Headquarters will be, for each corps, ' one Adjutant. 005 Serjeant. Major, one Serjeant for every 40 private was, one drummer for every two companies, with an additions' *smmer for cath lank company; in addition to which, in Regi Afire soosisting of eight companies and upwards, a Drum-Major will be allowed. As It is the intention of Government to reduce the Paymasters, Quortermasters. and Surgeons of Militia, the whole of the Corporals, sod in some cases the Drum. Major, you are requested to furnish me, as early as pouible. with a correct statement of the services of .all the individuals of these ranks, with a view to ascertain what re• . . heed disembodied allowances any of them may be deemed to be • 'I sodded to. • Lad as it may be convenient to those members of the Stet , ,wberie presence will not be required while the Regiments are dis esolmsdied, to he appris e d as ear ly as p oss ibl e o f t h e present arrange. .. . . meat. you seal immediately communicate this letter to the parties someerned, and acquaint them, that from the present time they may ' receive leave of absence, during which period of absence they will be sodded to the issue of their pay in the usual manner to the 24th ofJone,lll29. I have the honour to be, Your most obedient humble servant, k , • H. HARDINGE. 1 i i To the Colonels of Regiments of Militia. .. „circular left-r has been is utd from the War 'l 4sice, dated D:c. 26, 1828, trathmiting the following ' .statement of tilt sates of allowance for the ration of frnage for the horses of General and Staff Officers in Great 'Britain and Ireland: • 4 7 • ORIAT bhlThiH. % . . 41104 sass or 00011 •si.uw.sites. . - 1. D. 1 , . . 8ed5.... r ......... 2 0 Cornwall A Dew —.— 1 1 t • Digest *.... ..... '.' . Fier—.« - 2 3 USaia... , 0 llesst ) 0 Clare Llmei ' 7 • GREAT BRITAIN. \ IRELAND. Minty isl morn= COU NTIES. le Crown • LLUWANCIL ALLOWANCE. , - S. D. N. D. rain Ben- (.. , Berl; 2 0 Antrim ...... ........... 1 5 eath Sept. ,i t Corneal ._ ... 1 5 I 11 lhinegaL ... 1 7 fir ea the le Cap* Of Decent . ....... .. ..... 1i 1. A rmag h ...... ........ '1 4 Ram-- ......... 2 3 Monaghan ....,.......... f 4 about to N s• %n 0... ...... ........... 2 0 C avan N••••••• ' 1..! lan 4,...... ..... ..... 2 0 Fermanagh ........... 1 2 will respire t Leacistlie Tessa 2 0 Tyrone «. .. .. 1 4 lishop of • Norfolk ... ........ ..... 2. o Dublin .................. 111 ow Nvetied Northampton • 2 1 Wicklow ........ .. 1 3 tof hand- 'Northeosrerhod .- I 9 Kildar e .......« ....a... , 1 S. Nottiogliant . me, and Ssinersec .... ..... .... 111 Carlow ... 1 5 Ind neat. &trolls ......—... .... 2 0 Queen's County .. . 1 1 ulitpo.ed . Surrey - 2 3 Looth... . ..... ....... 1 4 .. Sussex .. ...... ....... 111 Meath , 'ls it: Werwiak .............. II 0 w. : f o rd ••• ....... •• ••• 1 5 iesday foe . York ...... .. ....... , ... 2 0 G a l way Asa. Hia North Schein ...... 1 9 Sligo :and is ell• Tioc Consults is which .' Leitrim hire, tress ' Ow el. are on Contract* S 0 ilayo 1 5 who* Roscommon ... .. .. att., Westmeath i ' 4 (Wog a , ..-..—. Lon gford ... .. 1 5 r Berk is King's County t Saturday, . 1 Cork lertsi..:.... ........... 2 0 Waterford ...... .. .. • cc a sinned Coasenseey A Chit .... lon to some ght or coo. •• - Limerick . ' ....,.... ...a 1 4 ' ' which wort I , Tipperary .../..5...... who bors The Countiets Co which cht • there arc do Cobtraes 1 4 r refuses to • s• y"" • ' 4.. arse). fiat , tilled as the s as renewed the ancient Crown Grant to property of Ullsdsof A*112041,10 dig and ralatatone lo ! vaio aod bat Island. ' recaptsed. 1 . VaListenTotes renewed visit to Ap. td so might .lama to conjecture' that the l'arl of Waw. s diaktatitr* destined to resume the vacant Grace of Priv} , rard appear+ . . . r the *pre. lotion tsf the Knights Companions of erks of the b it, it is Bald, to take place in Jay neat, in be frereis • . -. after which the Members of the [hiked , • :ed. , . . i 4: •.. Not *superb ball and tipper. . • : .. v,. - - • • ' . . . • e • . 1:-iits. •, Y : :.• . ', • - , COVENT GARDEN THEATRE. FARQUHAR's pleasant comedy of rhe . Bettort Strata gem was played here last night. Mr. W ARD' acte d. Aimtvell with unwonted vivacity, and Mr. Emma, as Archer, filled in the happiest manner a part which is perhaps as well adapted to his powers as any among the very wide range which his versatile talents call upon him to represent. Nothing is more easy on—or indeed off the stage—than downright impudence, and it is of course as vulgar as it is easy ; but the well bred as intake which enables a man to carry his point with perfect ease to himself, and without alarming the fears or the prejudices of any body, is a triumph which your iris• pudent (elks never dream of. It is the perfection of this latter quality that makes Mr. KESIBLE's Archer so MAP terly and agreeable a performance. He keeps up a gen tlemanly air which hisfivery cannot hide—m.kes love with equal success to Cherry and to Mrs. Sullen— drinks with Scrub, and knocks down Captain t,ibbst, with a natural and manly self possession that is not only in perfect accordance with the author's notion, but which no living actor besides himself can touch. KEELEY appeared, for the first time, as Scrub, and made a very happy hit. The scene with Archer, in the butler's pantry. was extremely good; the perfect aim plicity with which he under went the operation of pump. ing at the hands of his supposed party-coloured brother, his description of his place of all work, and his at tempts at imitating Archer's tone and manner, were irresistibly humorous. It was not only a very care ful and judicious piece of acting, but was full of truly comic spirit. Father Foigard fell into the hands of POWS.R, whir played this small part with a quiet grave humour that told eel) , well. The Jesuit's self•detection —s.) very Irith—acid iis si Amen alter the separation of Ur. and Mrs. Sullen, procured him very well de served applause. The delightful Mrs. DAVIINPaRT was as capital in Lady Bountifid as she has been for years; and it is impossible to praise her more highly. Mist CHESTER appeared for the first time this season as Mrs. and played in a very ea,y lady-like manner. Mrs. CHATTIRLET was Dorinda, -and Miss FORDS ac quitted herself very well as the sprightly coquette cherry. We have hardly of late seen a play more agreeably acted throughout, and we remember no play that affords more universal and unflagging amusement. MEETING A r LLOYD'S. A meeting of the Subscribers to Lloyd's took place yesterday, at twelve o'clock, which was numerously at tended. The Right Hon. the Lotto MAYOR in the Chair. The LORD MAY,IR stated, after some preliminary re mat ks, that the Committee appointed to look into the case of Messrs. Ho-kin and Russell had resolved to submit to the Meeting a motion that the names of these two individuals should be erased from the list of subscribers, that they should be deprived cf all tne pri vileges of the 12th by-law, arid thereby be rendered in eligible to become ag4in subscribers. His Lordship, after some further remarks, referred to Mr. Dewar tot add tional information of the reasons which had induced the Committee to recommend this me i sure. Mr. DEWAR, after referiing to some occurrences of the last meeting, stated, that the Committee had in. d fully into the matter of Hoskin and Russell. and were perfectly convinced of the fraudulent conduct of ti.e factors, who had admitted their guilt, and had ten• dared their resignation as subscribers; but this had not been accepted, as it was thought a public expulsion would more decidedly mark the s.ose of the house. The Resolution was then seconded by All. LINDSEY. Mr. &ZAP thought this measure would fall tar short of public ex; ectation—that the character of the hem-- I would suffer by not proceeding to bring the patties to justice—that the case now before the Meeting was one of the grossest nature, worse fsr than that for which the vote rf upwards or 7001. had b; en carried at the last meeting—and that it would not be meeting equal ju•tice were it suffered to rest with only such punishmeat as the resolution spoke o f. Tne LORD MAYOR and Mr. DEWAR both explained. that the subscribers, as a body, could not in fairness go into a Cow t of Justice as prosecutors of an individual; that a *NI y would regard such a proceeding with jea loisy ; but that if any of the parties defrauded by the individuals in question successfully prosecuted them, the Committ e would bring before the Hon e a motion fur defrai Lig the legal expenses, which, from the fel ing rnaiofested, would doubt:ess be acceded to. Mr. Caititurnans hoped the individuals defrauded would piosecu,e. Mr. Hata moved a second Resolution. that the -names and cause of exptesion of Messrs. Hoskin and Russ-11 be painted on a board, and placed in a con spicuous part of the subsciibets room. After some further discus , ion the original Resolution was cairi d. (hanks we: e voted to Mr. Dewar for his courageous conduct and valuable services. A motion for ballot to confirm the vote of the list meeting ts as then put and carried. Mr DEMA R then rose and said, that Mr. Grey, the Head Mister at Lloyd's, had tendered his resignation Oct Account of ill health, and prated that a pension would be allowed him. Ile moved that this be ac• cepted, And that a pension sl 200 i. per annum be al. lowed him for life. Air. SLiAp thought this too Is•ge a sum ; /001. per annum he thought fully sufli:ietit. After some lurther-discussion it was agreed that a Sub• Committee of seven Members should he added to the Standing Committee, to inquire into wh4t pension should be granted ; and also to revise the Laws and Regulatious of 1823. and make such alterations as might be deemed fit. A vote of 501. was then carried to certain parties for the saving the lives of the crew, &c. of a vessel wrecked op the Irish coast ; alter which the Meeting broke up. • The Atheneum Club-house is not likely to be ready for the reception of it. memb►.rs for a year to conic. IMPORTANT TO LETTIR WitITICRS.—Our attention has been called to an important amendment made by the Sth Gee. IV. cap. 26. in the Act. of the 42d Geo. 111. cap. 81, in regard to letters sent by friends. The word• of the last Act exempt from penalty parties who send letters by any private friend, in his or her way of journey or tr.ivel, so as such letter sball be delivered by such friend of the party to whom such letter shall be directed. This amendment is not adverted to in the Post-office regalations; it is a very important one.-I,,Werpoul Adria*. Same of the must respeelatle master butchers in the metropolis are of opinion that the Christmas Show has answered every good purpose, by showing what may be done in the way of fatting cattle, but that its continu ance can be of no use to any but the tallow chandlers. In relation to the late horrible disclosure at Edin burgh, we hear that the matter is not likely to ter mi. nate without the prosecution of some higher persons, as accessories after the fact. The farmers are beginning to complain of the present mild weather, as the insects, and particulary the slugs, sue getting much too numerous and strung. The slugs are seriously attacking and injuring the young shoots of wheat. Frost is anxiously looked for to destroy these ac• Ave mid decisive enemies of plank iii their yoUPg•state. . PUBLIC MEETING OF THS COUNTY • :~~ OV CHESTER. In consequence of a Requi,ition by Sir H. MAIN• WARING, a Meeting was held at Kuutsford on Tuesday, of the Gentry, Clergy, and Fieehoiders of Cheshire, f n s the purpose of adopting an Address to the King; and ro both Houses of Parliament, against any further conces sions to the Roman Catholics. . At an early hour the inhabitants of the town com menced forming, with sand or gravel, numerous des ice► upon the Is ivement—eustoons practi eJ here on any particular occasion—among which we noticed, " Pro testant Ascendancy I" "No Popery!" " Long live the King!'—About ten o'clock numerous bodies of re spectable persons began to enter the town, and between that time and halt•past eleven the several processions arrived, and some of the most respectable men in the county came in their carriages, and assembled at the George inn, the place of Meetirg. It soon became evi dent that the large room at the inn was not of a suffi ciesit size to contain those persons who had already arrived; it was therefore suggested that the Sessions House would be a far beter and more commodious place, and it was accordingly deter mined to open the Meeting at the George, by appointing a Chair man, and then to adjourn to the Sessions House. We must here mention that every facility was afforded by those Gentlemen who had the chief management of t. , e business to the reporters belonging to tl.e London, C!;ester, Macclesfield, Stockport, and NI anchecer press. Precisely at twelve o'clock Sir ll4rry Ma;nwating was called to the Chair. The CHAIRMAN read a letter from Lord Kilmorrey, .expressing his regret at not being able to wend the! Meeting, and stating that lie was already a member tw•o Brunswick Clubs, and was ansious to join in pro_ mating any measure tending to prevent concessinn' being granted to the Catholics. The Meet ng was then adjourned to the Sessions-house. Among dime present we noticed some of the most influential men in the county, and those cf the higl.est respectab lit y. All parties now bent their way • towards the Sessions h use, 0011411 of which was instantly completely filled, and we should think there could not be less than 2,000 personspiesent: Sir HARRY MAINWARING opened the business of the! Xleeting by stating, that he had hoped some other Gen-H tleman would have tilled the Chais, but having had the] snoto, on a previi•us occasion, to be Chairman, he, hoped it would meet with the aproSatiun of those n .w assembled. He would do his best to support the cause for which they were now met, He cuutd perceivethey were all of one opinion. It would he idle for hint to say any thing respecting the Roman Catholic question, it had been so ably and repeatedly discussed in the public prints. It behoved them not to remain dot mant longer—they were all called upon t r support the throne, and that re;igion which was most valuaqe in this kingdom. Although he was i.f ohioion that every man should worship his GOD in his own way, yet they must all see the thi eats tit the Roman Cab lip. lie had a great number of R moan Catholic fi ieuds, and he had often witnessed their kindness; but the subject had now come to a crisis, and if their demands were granted them, he should from that period date the complete annihilation of our Church, our Tiitone, and out Con stitution. An Address to his Majesty, and Petitions to both Houses of Parliament, against any further entices situ) be ng made to the Catholics, would be piny osed to them for adoption—(l.c uJ applause). Sir PHILIP EGERTON had not bven in are habit of intruding himself on such occasions, but he felt con vinced that if the wishes of the Roman Catholics were complied with, our h , ly Church would be brought into danger. It was a fortunate circumstance that a le* words would suffice. They were met that they n.ight make ready cep lain Petiti sns to the King, t $ the lb re of Lords, and t r the House Of Crimututts, humbly p:ti nulling that on further con.essions to the Cathodes might be made, which Petitions were to be presented nest Session. He begged now to ropose the following address to his .11. r jest) : TO Till NUKell 34.41.7 SZCZLLINT MAJUIT. " May it please your 314jesty. . . We, your Majesty's loyal subjects, ink thitants of the County Palatine of Chester, humbly beg tc approach your Majesty with expressions of heartfelt attachment to your Nlajesty's person and Government, and lay at the foot of the throne our humble -Address, with mire confidence in your Majesty's wisdom and firmness. " In the true spirit of the Prote,tant faith, we avow ourseves the warm and zealous friends of civil and religious liberty, it'd I ardently desire that a free toleration, to the utmost extent comp-- I fible with safety to the State, should be enj..yed by all your Ma -1 jesty'a subjects. " But, whilst we are desirous that those who profess the Roman Catholic faith should participate in those inestimable advantages, we cannot contemplate, without bred anxiety and alarm, the me nacing attitude which they have assumed, their avowed determine. tion to regain their former pre-eminence, the ise by the priest hood of spit itual power, for objects of temporal ambition, and the violent and unconstitutional attempts to grasp political power, by throwing down those barriers which the wisdom of our ancestors erected for the protection of our excellent Constitution. a Intolerant as the Roman Catholics are upon principle, their accession to the higher offices of State would necessarily endanger public liberty and the unrestricted exercise of divine worship, and, aspiring and despotic as experience has proved them to be, and impelled onwards to their own aggrandizement, as they are by their unaltered and unalterable tenets, the stability of the throne itself would be shaken by the attainment of their ambitious views— added to which, bolding no faith with those whom they deem heretics, and acknowledging a foreign supremacy, they can give no security for their allegiance to the King of these realms. " On these grounds we deprecate the admission of Homan Catho lics to any share in the councils of the kingdom. We do therefore must humbly, but most earnestly, implore your Majesty to protect and defend those bulwarks which have, for upwards of It century, secured to your Majesty's subjects the enjoy. ment of our matchless Constitution in Church and State; and we beg to assure your Majesty of our devoted affection and support."—(lmmense applause.) CALIMLNY COTTON, Esq.—After the two very ex cellent speeches they bad heard, it was almost super. fluous to say any thing, but merely to second the Ad dress. The :object had been so ably handled by the first men that lie need not trespass lung upon the Meet ing. But they must tecollect they were now come to a crisis; that it was absolutely necessary to rand forward when they were threatened by the sister king dom; and the Catholic Ass-ciation—it became necessary to come forward in counties and districts It had been said that Mr. O'Connell was the best friend to the Protestants, as he had chiefly been the cause of bringing forward those dormant people who ought to hive come forward earlier to support their King and their Church —and so excellent a King, too, who, he believed, con sidered the welfare of his people both day and night. He felt convinced that our interference could nor be unpleasant to his Majesty, but, on the contra; yollat it must be highly pleasing to him. He believed that our laws and lives were in jeopardy. He would not trouble them [anther, but at once second thelkddreu. The edam's we, then pet. lad eateied onanlnteisly s amidst the most entioseastic cheering., • t • Tetwerstep ranevonn.-Ecq. said ellen he arrived • owe I e little thought it would have fallen tolls lot to sofornse the pe:iti bn. He had hoped tha a friend of his — a friend to the King and Constitutlikn—would have aken the Buoy to read the petition, but he had declined from a feeling of delicacy, for which he him tired him. Ile was a Member of the House t f Commons, and consequently a constituent past of that assembly, and he thei e:ore thought it would be unseemly for him to propose the petition. Under these circumstances he flow appealed befo:e them. It was known to mal t y of them that 1w had passed half a century in this county. avid he was happy that his sentiments had coincided with tho eof the c sooty generally. The Meeting had been called for the friends of this measure only, because a discnisinn on politics ten.!ed to nuke mess warm, and freq iiently Jestroy ed friendships of long stand ng. He had thought ceeply on this subject, and consideted it *oh great anxiety—not with alarm, b. cause he kne a. the English chaaacter. The Cath•slies of Irelan I hai lon a be, n seeking for political power—they had been levying contributious on the people, and had established a mock Parliament —he alluded to the Catliol.c Association. It had been argued that the priesthood, having $1,614(141 power, political pos. er had been dented tin m ; but s r i. ritual power was political power. They knew of the election in the county of Clare, w' etc the tie, bet seen the landlord and tenant had been' torn asunder—the mister had been separated from his se. 'ant, and all social Coder had been sett asunder. This had arisen from the miesthood—the Priests were appointed by the Bishops, and the Ilish•ips were appointed by the See of Rome. Then lie would say, vesting Lower •in s tch hand, we uld be vesting property which had beets obtained by the Revolution 01 1688. and this moist be followed by the dowivall ut the Protestants. Is it to be expected that wr should sacs ifice cur supre macy -at the beck and colitrooll • 1 0 Connell and Shoe), and Si' e up those rights *loch se had possessed now for upwards of a century to the Cato his of Ireland? It had been said that the Catholics ought to p.rticipate in the advintages of the State, het ause they had I ught the battles of our country, and had always pros ed nem •elves a brave people. No one ecnaid mcne admire the cotiri ? .:e of their soldiers, and the liberality of Irishmen snore than he did ; hot was it because they vei e aspiring that they wete less lormidanle when put in oppo%ill n to u• ? On the c' tut ary, they *etc Vie more to he dreaded if Uri should b• come our fors. T. isv were the ground, of his oppaisitton to the Cads• lics, whose religion lie cionsideled idolatrous. It they t!u tight th its was the right way to Heaven, let them pursue it ; but they thought that those who were without the pale of their Church must come to damnation. 1. was civil and religious liberty which sated the present II oyal Family on the Throne. I; we give up t en the pri vileges we now hold, what secni to have we, I would tsit. for our !elision, or even f r th e safety a f oar toe loved Monarch himself? His conviction was confirmed by the opinioons of tl o.e art and him. Haying said bus much, it• they would all.aw him, he would read the petition, and propme it I' r their adopt :on— " To the Right Honourable the Lords Spiritual and Temporal or the United. Kingdom of Great Batain and Ireland in l'a►4a. meet assembled. •• The humble Petition of the Inhabitants of the County Palatine of Chester. ,howr th, " That your pesitionere feel it their Intl trailer duty, at such a crisis as the present, publicly to avow their conscientious and un alienable attachment to the Cons:notion of these realms as it is now by law establishy, and to deprecate with the most narrow earnest. tires the adoption of any legislative measures whatever which may tentl,..efihei directly or in their remote con.. (petters, to invest the preifeseurs of the Roman Catholic religion with any further political itifiaence or power in the government or councils of the nation. " It is but idle. and delusive casuistry to assert that tl.e obedience which the Roman Catholic feels himself bound to yield to the Pope, being of a spiritual nature, does not in any degree affect or impair the allegiance which he may owe to any other Prince. " It is too notorious to he any longer denied, that the faith of the Roman Catholics is so intimately connected with, and so bliuJiy sulvervient to its views of political aggrandisement, that, however ingenimply the distinction between spiritual and temporal obedience may be maintained in theory,they have invariably been found united and identified in practice. Without adverting to the history of earlier times, your Petitioners have seen this important at 4 awaken. ins truth confirmed to demonstration by the recent conduct of the Roman Catholics of Ireland, in their entire subjec ion to the autho rity of their Priests, and the effectual exercise of that formidah:e iontroul by an ambitious Priesthood fur the attainment of a political object. '' Your Petitioners have ever been amongst the warmed and most zebus friends of religious toleration. and they are anxious that the hlesaings of civil and religious liberty should be d.frubed through out the lend to the utmost extent to which that ettlighteneJ princi. pie can be carried, with 'alit) , to the state and community. That it is this very cumideration which teems imperatively to demand that the Roman Catholics should not be admitted to any share of political power, and the unchanged and unchangeable Mitts of their religion, at the same time, render them utterly incapable of offer. ing any securities whatever on which a Pr.testant people could with confidence rely. " To the wisdom, therefore, &FA firmness of his Maje.ty's Go vernment, and of the 1-ngislature of this empire, we look up with anxiety indeed, but without dismay, for the preservation of our Protestant Constitution in Church and State, entire Anti unim paired, without any compromise of its efficiency, without any sue. render of its rights. And your Petitioners will ever pray." The Petition having been read, and seconded by Colonel Ince, was carried with the most tumultuous applause. The Rev. C. W. ETHEL/WORM followed in the same line of argument; after which W. 11. FOLLIOTT, Esti addressed the Meeting, shortly calling to their recollection the atrocities committed during the reign of Queen Mary. It was afterward% resolved that a Committee should be appointed to fix upon the roost eligib'e plan for dis tributing the Address and Petitions for , ignature. The CHAIRMAN then thanked the Meeting for the patient hearing they had given to the duff rent speakers, and proposed three cheers for our glorious Consttotion. Religion, and King. Thanks were then voted to the Chairman, and the Meeting broke up at halt past one. Our readers will rememter that an Engli,bman was some time since ted at Boulogne-sur-Mer for circulating ban sovereigns at that place and at Calais. On the ltith ult. he was tried before the Court of Anise at St. Omer, and condemned to be sent to the sallies for seven years, with pillory and branding, at Boulogne. A letter from Havre states that almost all the vessels from the United States come heavily laden with grain, ' and that much speculation is going tot ward io this at ticle.—Parit Paper. So greet is the anxiety and desire for signing the Protestant Petition of this county (against fun they con cessions to the Roman Catholics) in Tyrrelspass and its vicinity, tArat on two or three nights last seek the house in which the Petition lies for signature was crowded till ten o'clock.—Wertoteath Journal. , • • ■ J ,