The National Register. — London, England, 1821-11-11 00:00:00

DISTURBANCES IN IRELAND. The trustees of Lord Courteilay's estate have resolved to remove every cause of coluphitit by invcstiu..iting the Cllrc stances of the IC113?Itry; and the fullw‘ tug, tette' appears in the Livutiik Chro "yO THE TENANTRY U. , 1111: COURTENAT ESTATE. "GENTLEMEN The repeated eoliipleirtils which 1 horn I . • to time have !Teri veml from the trilatitty of the Com tenay estates determined me to take the opportunity which the vacation afforded me of repairing to Newcastle; but im my arrival at Dublin I found myself, from an Indisposition under a hid, 1 hail heat lot some time pre viously suffering, wholly unequal to the pet rot titmice of a task which I well kin w would attended with greater fa bane and mute cams (ion of Mind that my health would permit Inc to undergo. I theirtore, wttltuut loss of time, deputed Mr. IVinglield, a g..solesossi opus' whose judg ment Lord Cameo:ly had, as %tit as inysi lf, the utust implicit reliance, attended by Mr. ‘Vilkinson, solicitor to the nowt, and Mr. Fin long , w hose 11i411 chat ;tiger is sof- I fit ieutly well known to you, to make the necessary inquiries. The result has been the temporary appoint ment of Mr. Alfred Furlong to the agency, and the flaying I 0(.11 legal proceedings. •"Ehis fit st step, on the part of the trustees, was an earnest of their dispo3itiiip to relieve the tenantry, us tar as their duly and puss ers would penult; but the course of proceeding Herrman y to hi-eidopted to plate the tenants (as tar as cite tances %%mild allow) on an canal footing, and to settle their tarots upon a rent suited to the present and piiihable liititte valise of the pi wince, regaled a kitualedge and expcs Mice which Ido not possess. My professional even if my health, which it does roil, wools' have psi mined it, reader it totally impossible for MC to comply w ids their request, of going to Newcastle; but at the balllt. time 1 eon assume them, that seek a step, ' of soy pars, is unnecessary, isms ttttttttt as the lamina may lest pet fectly secure, that, upon receiving the report of the gentlemen who have been thus deputed to make the inquiries concerning the state of the FCIII4, the trustees will immediately take the a hole of the sitbject tinder then consideration, and I have no doubt OW these gentlemen will very shortly have finished the investigation necessary for settling, fur settiwg upon such a teoting, as, I La itst, will give confidence to the tenant, and promuie the per manent interest of the hinillind. HENRY WROTIESLEY." (From the Limo . k Oirotick. of Wednesday ] Saturday night the neigithoui hard of liallitiacurra was in a slate of alarm from a number of persons parading the roads and firing shots. Sunday, at noon, a iiiissiber of armed 'Aims visited the house of John Shelton, Esq. of Rossmore, in this county, and succeeded in 0bl:1111111g torte nu hers, pis tols, and at 1111 l We have heard that several far wets' houses in that neighbourhood were also visited by the same banditti, and argils procured. Monday, a letter was received through the by the Sergeaut of the Adare Yeomanry, nervy on per manent duty in that village, signed "Captain Rock and Lieutenant Starlight," and dated nom Stouchall , stating, that a reward tat 101. should be paid by them fur every musket taken from a yeoman ; Vol. for every one put to death ; 1001. for every office', and 501. (or a sergeant It concludes by staring " that there arc ten men in that corps who soon shall meet John Walshe's fate." The following is an extract of a letter from a field officer in Limerick, received in Glasgow :—" This coun try continues in a very disturbed state. The people ate all armed, and very daring. They meet in great com panies every night, w Mini a mile of these barracks ; but the Nlagistrates will not interfere, and without them, itt the absence of martial law, my hands are tied up. There is not a doubt but they might he put dowel by a vigorous Magistracy, support,tl as they ate by su many troops; but the system of terror is so completely established, I may say confirmed, lay the assassination of every man who has ever annoyed them in the sli t tlitest degree, that no civil officer will thew himself. '1 hese murders are committed in open day, and in the sight of hundreds, but no reward will bribe a witness to come forward, and the perpetrators remain unpunished. The object of these wretches is neither Inure nor less than by a conspiracy of the lower against the higher classes of society, to drive the latter out of the country, and to remain lords of the soil themselveS, and a great moldier have actually been frightened away : this town is full of them." rhe following is an extract of a letter from Six M ile bridge :—" Sunday eight a her of men, consisting of 200, armed with foe-aims, sledges, and iron bars, at tacked the toll-house of Rosstriatialiet, forced the doors and back windows, dentandung a hluudrrbuss and other fire-arms, and being MI I that the 1)1 lerbuss be longed to Captain 1)%1Iton, and that it was only I glit from Limerick and scut to Rinse ode, they immediately proceeded to aids Russeast le, where the yeomanry arms are deposited. On their arrival at the lair piece tat Ross stranaher, near Colloid O'Brien's, they were challenged by a small party of lajor ‘Varbortoir police, and alliWerlllg the pass-word, acre intisteth tely tired on by the police, which was returned by the banditti, without effect. The police kept op a constant lire, which made the ruffians raire in double quirk tittle, supporting, two of their party who had been shot dead, and assisting others who had bleu w led Major %Yarburton was at the town of Sts-mule-bralge, wilts the pollee ' and suo.t: of he 9...td reguurent, Hail they attacked Ross castle, hour time stieugth of the lilac:, amid the difficulty of gems% op to the castle, there would have been a 1111111164.:r of them shot, at: Captain D'A lion was well pre pared. The comity tit Clare is indebted to Major kVar bunion for the her of proper 11101 who compose his establedrairent ; and if co-operated with by the well-dis posed, bids defiance to any cowardly biaitlitti. An olli ca's party of tit: 93 , 1 tegiupcnt is now stationed at Six- Totaiiy niAlit, in 12 o'clock, a detachment of the 93d lei/Mick, consisting of acdpta i ts lieutenant, eubigit, and ill oleo, left I,iinvrick Mr the purpco.c of acalchiug neighbourhood of Cradoe, fur some of the wounded mess in the above sD.ur. Ti 1111 l glt the num diligent search wow., made ihrtaloglium 'hat district of (mainly, in which lUJjor 11 . 416 and indict. look :o active Dail, 'Jo ACi. of Jaly wounded itvt4ooa could be lotiod• The tachment returned at 8 o'clock on Wednesday g. The following is an extriat of a letter from a respect able gentleman residing in the neighbourhood of Tra lee :—" 1 .no t.orty to inform you that disalliction is be ginning to rear its frightful he.al in this hitherto quiet litighbouthood ; anonymous letters, using threats for arms, were received by two gentlemen, one residing iii the town (Tralee), tile other at Viennemilk ; the latter . geittleman has set out this anorotiti. 4 for Donlon, ain't depositing any arms lie had in the barracks." Mr. Sheerly, presuming that the presence of the tnilt tary had lestored quiet to Newcastle atid its vicinity, sent back 43 head of cattle, which, ogether with 50 Owls, hattlittetrrtrtv7ti . froin'tiTlFasiiire, on iht: farm of the week before. Ai sate as the tttett Who accompanied the cattle apt.eared sea, the farm, three riilliatis rushed from behind a ditch, and one of them fired at James Geoliagan, the foremost of Mr. Sheehy's men. The assassin Imo iilentially missed his aim ; but immediately reloaded his gun, and desired one of his associates to seize Geoliag.:ll; this was accordingly done, and the fellow who fired the shut first would have re peated this brutal outrage oh the defenceless man, hut for the inteifereuee of the third ol the itilhans; mean while Geoliagen, and OW other two la rilsinen csevell, leaving the cattle on the high road. Such is the la disposition of the rovoiole ito this neighbourhood that nu stall can now be gut even to reckon toe hew head of cattle that remain ii tit the farm. TRIUMPH OP CONCILIATION. Du rit.i It, Nov. 3.—At a meeting of the Hoard i)I Alagistiaies, held this day at the Assembly House, lie Lord Mayor iii the chair: present, Aldermen Sr A. lt. King, Exsliaw„Archer, Sir \V. Stainer, Cash, Sir It. Shaw, Al‘Keility, Fleming, Smith, Jones, Abbott, Fool, West—Sherifb Smith and Whelan. The Lord Mayor having read a letter, addressed to the Magistrates of the Head Office of Police, of which the foltowing is a copy:— "MANSION HOUSE. " Saturday, Nov. 3, Ten o'clock. " Gentlemen.—The Lord Mayor, conceiving that at ibis interesting cs ibis, the emiestrian statue of King Wil liam the Third, situate at College Griot, should not be decorated on the approaching anniversary of his birth day, the more particularly as it will happen ou to-morrow, Sunday. " I am therefore desired by Isis Lordship to request you ill immediately communicate these sentiments to the different l'ulice Magistrates, and that you will give such directions as may seem to you expedient for the purpose Or carrying into t fleet his Lordship's orders; and to pre vent any breath of the pease, or violation of the Sabbath, un this occasion. 554 :s■l~ '''..i. ~~ ,„ • 114 .• 16 < ,TIONAL REGISTER "I belie Ilse lsononr to be, Getsilcroen, •' Your most obedient, very I ble servant, (Signed) " GEORGE ARCHER, Sec. " To the Magistrates of the limed °dice of folic., age." Resolved unanimously, That we most highly approve , of the same, and that we will ea-operate, by every legal means in our power, to carry it into effect. Resolved, That the thanks of this Board be given 10 the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor, for the measures taken by him for the preservation of the peace of this city. Resolved, That the foregoing be 'Hinted, published, and distributed. Signed by Order, ALLEN and GREEN, Secretaries to the Board of Magistrates. Seven .'clod..—An extra guard, of upwards of 60 men, has been just marched to the Bank, it. College-green We congratulate our fellow-citizens upon this prompt and decisive measure taken by the Goverionent to insure the peace of the City, and to prevent the shameful exhi bitions which usually take place on the 4th of Novi:min r. We further understand the whole garrison will be in readiness, if Ileeel..ary.-.-Dullin Evening Post. Alter quoting the resolutions passed at the board of magistrates, interdicting the dressing of the statute, the wrier thus proceeds : One of the aldermea above-named Watley) is the chief magistrate of police, and several others are divi-ional magistrates. After the publication of this document winch or our readers would have dared to insinuate that effectual measures would lint be taken to have obedience to it enforced ? Yet, after its publication in all the evening papers of saturday, the first peep of day disclosed King %Villiatu bedecked in most gorgeous attire on Sun day, and so he continued during the day I No attempt was made to prevent the dressing—no aUelllpt was to remove it alter it had been put on. We now call the arention of tLe press, and the people of the milted kingdom, to one point, which we wish to have cleared up, namely, why is II that the municipal and local aut hoi Mrs are powerless when opposed to the Orange faction—a baud of obscure and unknown per sons, bound by seciet oaths to certain mystetions Min i gat ions, and whi..se act! , , as far as they are disclosed, are as much opposed to the Thome and the Government, as to the peace and happiness of the reunify ? Why is it that the city of Dublin iv periodically abandoned to the rule of this semi. hand? There is but one way of explaining the difficulty, which we shall leave to the sagacity of our readers to divine. e learn hum an eye-witness that the slalute was dressed yesterday at about five o'clock in the morning-- The prisons who dressed it issued from a public-house in Ship-street. Three persons ascended the statue: there were groups hovering about in various directions, im all, perhaps, about 40 or 50 Well. When they opproacht d the statue, they inquired of a policeman, who seemed as if rusted near it, whether he had any orders to oppose the dressing of the statue; he replied not. This point ascertained, the g,erelloscas proceeded to busines-, ant'. having decorated their idol. they very quietly retired.-- Two or three policemen eould have prevented the dress ing—a single man could have removed it! We were told that a spectator having expressed some disappro bation at the proceeding, the police who were present said, that although he had no orders to prevent the dressing of the statue they had orders to prevent a riot, an d ur ,Lwriy Mimed away this oulurtunatedissentient to the %yawn-how.. Titus, it appeared, the dressing was ellected under the protection of the police ~~: , l ~- -- • N. •• • - wl, r.IAM 111. -0.-. The pnblic have lately heard a great deal of the offeti sive Orange Institution; but bithetto there bad never been any open celebration in honour of it, founder by the alentbets of the Society resident in the Metropolis. On Sunday, however, and Monday morning, several placards and small bills were profusely distributed in the City and at the West End of the town, calling upon the Pro• testant public to commetnorate the birth of William the Thiltd. One of the large placards is as follows :—" The Birth-day of liing William the Third, of glorious and Minim !al memory, who, under Divine Providence, deli vered England ft DIII Popish tyranny and superstition: in Minims of which his statue in St. James's. square is deco rated this 5t II November, 1 ST I,(the 4th being oil Sunday.). —Another bill, posted dining the night in Dalton-garden, says, " The Altillbt'l ti of the Established Church, profes sors of the Pa utestatit faith, the supporters of the flonse of Brunswick, are informed that this day, the rillt of Novem ber (the 4th being on a Sunday), will be nuiveisally kept ill cut iiiii emulation of the glorious triumph over Popery '• —The bills also stated that the bldttle of• the 'mono tal William, in St. James's-square, would be decorated, in honour of the alilliVerSitly of the ueven-to•be-forgutteu day. the attention of several families resident in St. James's. square was utuacle•d on Sunday mornitig, about eight o'clock, by the extraordinary appearance of three men, who were within the tailing, and seemingly engaged in deep conversation. They approached the moat which 5111- 'winds the emitstriati, unit of Ibt•ue carrying a basket, which be deposited close to the internal railing. Anodic' of them very deliberately took off his coat, waistcoat, and shoes, and seemed to he pupating to get over the railing into the water. The family who occupy a house bet wren the Mat (pis of Londonderry's and the Doke of Portland's, at the one ill-west angle, were repining to go out of town, and, throwing open the windows, gave the alarm, and sent some of the sery Slats to the railing, with 01 ilcis to inquire into the mysterious affair. The patties i iiii ne diately fled in diffetent directions. The man, who was pat tinily midressed, bounded over the railing like a stag, got into George-c,turt, and escaped. The square-keeper, who lived iu Clowell-passage, was iostantly sent for, and, accompanied by several sersants, proceeded to the inte tior w heir they found a basket, containing an oil-skin parcel and several yards of ropes, with hooks or grapples attached to one end. On opening the oil-skin bag or envelope, it WAS found to contain several yards of orange ■nd purple sills, with a number of drags (apparently) and lines of packthread or whipcord. The whole was conveyed to the residence of the Duke of Portland, and left in the charge of his Grace's porter. In half au hour alterwards the articles were claimed by a person, who gave• his name and address iu New Bond-street; but the porter, ..uspeeting that more was meant than Wet the eye, withheld the trophies, nuJer an idea that they might become the subject of investigation at flue Secretary of State's office, or at Bow-stteet. The parties, however, were not to be deterred from their purpose by the disconditlite, for at day-light on Monday mor ii ill g the statue of Ling William exhibited, for the Mat time since it was placed upon its pedestal, the insignia of Orangism. Two scarves , one orange and the other purple, woe gracefully throw mi over the right shoot der, and the ends terminating in a large bow Over the hilt of our deliverer's sword, while a garlaud woven with the distinctive coloured Wailed, invested the hero's temple►. It was intended to cover the body with an imperial man tle; but for reasons which are not explained, this elegant part of the costume has been dispensed with. This atfair will be matter of surprise to those who ate acquainted with the position of the statue ' and the diffi culty of obtaining access to it. All the houses in the Square command from the front a distinct view of the cir cular area, which is enclosed by au iron railing upwards of six feet high, with well lighted lamps at short intervals, and guarded by several watchmen, whose beat is confined to the Square. The inlet val from the exterior to the interior railing appears to be upwards of twenty yards, and lime diameter of the moat, in the centre of which stands the statue, is about twenty feet, and the depth of the water not less than four feet and a half. From the surface of the miner to the summit of the pedestal oil which the hum se stands, seems to be abont 14, and thence to the apex of the figure, N feet; yet, notwithstanding the recent failure and the obstacles opposed to the enter pt the object has been accomplished, and St. James's squine, the s icinity of Carlton Palace, the residence of the Marquess of Londonderry, &c. exhibited the party emblems which have hitherto been contmed to the capital of the sister kingdom, but, whatever may he the ulterior objects of those who Lave planned and carried into effect this novel spectacle, we are happy to ullows re that it fail, 11 to excite curiosity, or to attract a crowd. We had scarcely collected the foregoing information when learned that the decoration had been removed try order of Lord Sidinotith. If the patties had ,ticereded, and collected a crowd by diet. improper and rcptd luau i• hle conduct, though it would endanger the pithlie, )et they would deserve the thanks of the Pia:poi:lab! A , Tording to the last accounts from the United States, the fiver had not yet suspended its ravages in the inketed parts of the Union ; and at Balti more, Norfolk, and the neighbouring towns, several deaths still took place daily. This awful scourge had reached Alexandria, where five or six persons perished every da). It had been announced that Washington had also lien infected, but the report, we are happy to state, is unfounded. That city is scarcely ever exempt from intermittent and ague fevers to a certain extent, but they were at this pe riod of a very mild nature, and not at all alarming. At Shepherds -town, in Virginia, the sickness pre vailed with great violence. Many families had not one individual in them able to attend upon the sick. It is mentioned as remarkable, that whilst Virginia and part of Maryland were visited by this dreadful disorder, New Orleans and Savannah, which had heretofore suffered so much, were now compara tively healthy. On the 6th of September, New Orleans was pronounced the " most healthy city in the Union." ‘' ...