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ENTHRONIZATION OF THE LORD ARCHBISHOP OF YORK. Oa Thursday niorainc,, between the hours of eight And ten, commenced the ceremony of the Entbrooiretion of the Moat Reverend Father in t:od, Edward, by Divine Priivi - dame, Lord Archbishop of York, Primate of England, and Metropolitan, at York. The r'ittions being con voked in the Chapter-house, nod the mandate for his Grace's Rothraiiitation prOdUCOM and read, the Hon. alai Rev. Ed ward Rice, the Percent*, exhibited his Proxy from the Archbishop, and demanded, lu th ii.inte of the Must Rev. lather, to he enthrunimil and invested with the Archiepis copal dignity. • - - The appointment ofproxy being read, the Canons proceed ed from the CliaptcrAiiiiiie t h mulch the choir, and nreended to thealtar, where the Archbishop, by hi, proxy, took the useal oath ; he afterwards seated himself in a chair new the altar, and the Rev. Robert Nlarkilam, Archdeacon of York is the absence of the Right Wiinitiiptel the D eg o, p t iwim , hi . hued on the head of the Arebtrehop, invested him with the Paatuial and Archiespiscupal dignity. The Litany was then read before the Altar, by the Reverend William Atelier/eon, huhchanter ; after which, the Arebbiabiep critied the throne, which continues to be cavereil with black eh:Ahead escutcheons, in memory of Archbishop Alarlinun. The Archbishop being Rented, the Archdeacon laid his land on his head, declined him to be enthroned in fall pos session of the powers and jurisdictions of the Ste, and pro nounced aver him a benediction ; after which, the Arch deacon stapdiag in the thnnie, and turning to the congre gation, returned dislike to Almighty God that the choice of Archbishop had fallen vu sn worthy and lit • person ; pray ing that he might Ion; continue to exercise the Arehiepixen pal functions a--71, DCIOI *vat, then snug, the Archbishop sitting on his throne; and the Cauwn aftereards adionrind to Ike Chapter-house, where the keys were delivered up to the tamers of his Grace. The ceremony was concluded by a scramble for cakes and wine smouetr the crowd assembled in the chapter-horse, mid the bells of the cathedral afterwards raug a peal in hiewuvr of the slay. TIIEATRES. OPERA-HOUSE. The Comic Opera of Le Frasestani was per formed, on Saturday night; and MatIatTIeCATA LANI played and sang with undiminished excel knee. in the favourite Ballet of IA Belle Laiiiere, the several performers displayed their usual grace and agility. The Idarelnote-sies of HUADFORT, WSLIESLEY, Dowasolar, and BATH; the Couu imams of ANTAISI, CAMDEN, and BARIITMOSE; and Ladies HAWKIMICAY, M. SENTINCK, *ad C. SCOTT, were present. DREILY-cos E. On Saturday night The Siege of Belgrade was terformed with all its ori4inal splendour. Mr. ABRAHAM WHAdigisitied and impressive in the Sires bier, and received the most unbounded applause. In the second act he introduced the beautiful air of My heart with hive is beating—which was most rapturously mowed. Mla MOVINTAIN did every justice to the part of Catherine; and SIGHOILA STOSACE, 1111 A. BLAND. Mr. BANNISTER, and Mr. MATTHEWS, were equally excellent in their several The 'LWOW was futh and the company parts. The The Duke and Duchess of 1311DFORD left town, on Saturday, fur Woburn Abbey. The Marquis 01 LANSDOWN is expected, to morrow, at Lansdown house, from Southampton ladle. Lady IIAWICE,KURY had a select party, last sight, at her house is Charles-street, St. James's- VI3COIIIIt STRAIIGIFORD iS still at Clifton; but The B ash /hyoid says he is at. mach recovered, that it is expected he will set out on his embessy this week. The Earl and Countess of CARLISLE arrived, at four o'clock yesterday afternoon, at their house in Grosvenor-place, from Castle Howard, Yorkshire. The Countess of CHESTERFIELD It 'WWII, on Saturday, for Derbyshire. Viscount and Viscountess CASTLERE gave a rsupper, on Saturday, at their h o u s e in St. ut n i d es 's-scinare, to a large party of Nobility, after the Opera. Viscount and Viscountess MORPETR gave a grand dinner, on Saturday, at their house in Park -street, to Prince Ermanazr, Earl GOWER, Viscount Os- SU [ATOM, Count POTOSIit, Lady HARRIETCAVEN DISII, and the Hon. Mr. Howse°. The Earl and Countess of Essex gave a grand dinner, on Saturday, at their house in Berkeley square, to Viscount EBRINGTOIr. Lords BRAT BROOKE and GLASTONBURY, the Hon. Mr. Na. eir.ts, and General GRENIILLE. His Lordship gave another grand dinner, yesterday, to Lord and Lady Monson, Mr. thins, and several other per tains of distinction. The Oratories this 14enson commence much ear lier than usual at Covent-garden Theatre. Mr. Asiu.sE announces a proud list of performers, with Mr. BRAMAN at the head, and takes advantage of Saturday next, beim.; King Cn ARLES'S Martyr dom, when no Opera or Play will he performed, to commence with HANDEL', Sacred Oratorio of The Messiah. Two new clubs have been lately formed ; one at Bormighbridge, consisting of the members of Lord DAREIBOTOIeg hunt; the other at Beverley, con sisting of the members of Mr. Warr's and Sir M. MASTER/WI SYKES'S establishment: each to wear the uniform of their respective hunts. We are sorry to say the Earl of UXBRIDGE is seriously indisposed at his house in Burlington street. The Noble Earl was in good health on Monday, at the Drawing-room, at the celebration of the QUBBN'S birth-day. In the evening he went to the Concert at the Hav-market Theutre, fur the benefit of the Choral Fund, and not finding himself quite well, did not stop till the perform &nix was over, and went home, when he was in a short time seized with a paralytic stroke. The fashionable broche now worn, seems 'o be a very beautiful figure of a greyhound at full speed, with the Name of tinoinltell melee it. The execu tion of the dog is adakinibie. The inclement weather of the last Melton Me et - ing, we understand, has left a number of the best greyhound-matches still to be run. at the ensuing one. The same circumstance has happened at ninny other coursing meetings, which will uow have 't to work double tide ." CATHOLIC MEETINC. • • DUBLIN; JAN. et). EXHIBITION.RnOM, WiLitax-irrassT, Jas. 19. Tilt Ede; of FINfiAl. tuck the Chair, us Pre3i.• dent, ol.out two o clot k. _ . Count Dsi.Tou rose : lie said be was placed in that tit-nation in the al 'ace of Viscount Gormatis town, who, if preteot, would have authority to make a motion winch, as &twin aliens for his Lordship, he was requested to otiosr. lie then moved the fol lowing Resolutions:— Resolved, That we a►e anxious to procure, by all Con stitutiuoal tneaus, the repeal of the Penal Law. which par ticularly affect our Body ; se deem it right to petition Par liament for tbat parpuitt, mid, in doing so, we conceive that we not ugly discharge a did) imposed eu us by our honour aad intricate, stud those of our posterity, but consult the present and future seltine and safity of the Empire—;Se urged by Mr. ilysivel Resolved, That the Petition already committed to the care of the Earl ofl'ingal, be now read. . . Resolved, "Ibititbe Patttson now read be adopted by this Meeting. Resolved, That the care of basilic each Petition presented to Parliament 1w co witted to the Earl of so that the Petitius tsay be presented us tl.e earliest possible period of the eusuinK Sion.—Oluved by .11r.011;unuan--secutedtti by Mr. Russel.] Resolved, That the Thiria of the C,atholte Body are justly due, and Leary retuned, to Edward Hay, F-01. fur the activity, zeal, integrity, tad ability, %Lich he has uni formly evinced in support of the Catholic Cause, and fur his extremely pupae and Correct conduct iu the discharge of hir arduous and difficult duty as Secretary to the Catholics of Ireland. Mr. JOHN BTIWE said, it feH to his lot, in the absence of Lord Southwell and Lord Garments- , town, whose inevitable absence wee created by a domestic misfortune, to rise and second the 'no tion ; he trusted that nothing at this crisis would occur to impede that spirit of unanimity, the neces sity of which, he congratulated the Meeting on perceiving they very generally felt ; yet he had still to deplore a circumstance with which he was but recently made acquainted, that some daw • gs of discontent were discernible among a few, who would impute to him and the gentlemen who coalesced with him, notions of treating any class of their fellow-citizens with ilisrepect, by avoiding to take their sense of this indispensable measure, before they should urge a precipitate discussion of it. He would, indeed, consider hiumellubundoned to the most palpable ingratitude, precipitated to the most degrading stage of all vices, were he for a moment to relinquish that cordial and respectfal feeling towards his fellow-citizens, to which, from intimacy, he was trained, and which, with undimi nished seal, he had hitherto cultivated--it was the object nearest to his warm affections—it was the circumstance of his life that he was most proud of. Dili father bequeathed this principle to him as a last legacy—he cherished the bequest, and never could he put any adventitious consideration in competition with it. That father, who rose from the most humble degree of commercial station in this city, to one of considerable rank and emi nence, was invariably accompanied throughout the progress of his growing prosperity, by the sincere attachment and affections of his follow-citizens.— [4ll unanimous cry of Ilea:! Agar! seemed to ad ott4 tie form as well as the truth of the assertiest.)-. Mr. Byrne took occasion to advert to the amiable character of the Gentleman who made the motion, and to the military achievements and political sa gacity of his father, General Dalton, who exalted the Irish character among foreign nations, by his gallantry in the field, as well us by his abilities as a statesman. He atilt with increased energy, ex culpatcd the measures which prudence had dic tated, from the slightest degree of inattention to the opinions of their fellow-citizens. He trusted that it would prove unnecessary to spin out time by fur ther appeal onthat head. Time had become precious. Ail outrageous and implacable enemy threatened our shares, which nothing short of perfect harmony among his undaunted opposero could repel. He trusted, as every other expedient had hitherto proved ineffectual, that the convulsions of Empires would rouse Ministers from that slothful torpor which had hitherto pervaded their distracted stud ineffectual plans of defence. He hoped, that at length the conflagration on the Continent would teach them to illuminate the paths they ought to pursue. Let the promptitude, the ar dour, and efficient resolutions, evinced in the opu lent and independent County of Tipperary, stimu late all those who beard him, and the nation at large, to similar acts of rigour and decision. The table was covered with letters of approbation re specting this measure, from the chief towns amid cities of the kingdoms, and he entreated Gentlemen not to mar their prospects of success, by useless hickerings, timid protraction, or munnuring dis content. He had hitherto confined vindication to himself—he could with equal confidence speak for all those who coincided with him, that their wishes were unanimous, their exertions unremitting, and all their thoughts on the subject free, open, and unreserved, as to every sensible schemne, by which ' the attainment of their long wiehetl-for emancipa tion could with rifety be accomplished. Mr. O'Cowitom (we understand a descendant of time celebrated and enlightened antiquary, Cherie* , O'Connor, Esq . of Ballinagar ), in a very neat speech, adorned with appropriate allusion to Gre cian and Roman times, entirely concurred, not ' only as to the necessity of the measure in the ab stract, but to the extreme necessity of a prompt and vigorous exertion of it. He hoped that the Legislature would at length be induced, at the moment of danger, to conciliate the favour and unanimity of an entire people. Let Great Britain consider, ere it prove too 1 ate, how formidable is the opposition of one hundred millions of souls against seven millions, and persevere, if they can, la the impolicy of detaching five millions from their cause, who, with hearts awl bands, would in every peril unite with them. It was to the wisdom of conciliation that Athens at one time owed the glory she obtained at the sieze of Syracuse; it was to a general emancipation of her Slaves that Rome at tributed the renown she had ufterwarels attained to at the battle Canna.. It was on a similar principle she effected the conquest of Spain, and hoisted her triumphant banners on the walls of Carthage. He would dwell upon this theme with importunate cla mour. He would clank the chains of his conmryMtS in thecars of filinisters--"leaf as they hitherto have been to every rational remonstrance, to their hrs. nour, their policy, or the minty they owed their King and Countay.—St wouldsandisavour, by every fait stratagem, by etery wino appeal, toihaw that all- all theieliopes, with .110 A Indite/AI/61e mass olive, in whics their hearts their IntA ft; ti o mil and virtuous pr had been long enveloped; but still he would not Mr. O'Cottitel aged trit4-"a precipitate the measure without deliberation, and which; for • the present, we are rib would entreat it week at least fur it wore patient SufNee it to say, flpit Mr. O'Con consideration of the mode on which the prtircipfts! clamant about .putting the ()nest with unexceptionable hopes of good effect, mlght tb witliditm his motion.oi adjourn be unanimously carried. lie could not uuderstand ' iiiie4 resolution was then , laitai upon what g rounds Gentlemen would depart from amidst loud huzzati ! and dill g. 4.4 the mode ev had adopted when last they as- unarrimicoily voted the retaining 111 sembled in that very spot to deliberate on the Pe- it should be preoeatedi tition. The citizens of the metropolis had notice, Lord Gorinanstown arrived at th by public advertisement, ut what tune to meet, the bate, lie wits voted into the Cha specific object of a Committee, &c. &c. Their itimons thanks of the meeting Vol conduct was open, candid, patient, humble, and Fingal, fur his very dignified cone deliberate, unit he trusted that no rational objection Meeting adjourned at live o'clock could now exist for relinquishing a mode which samsesecesermext left no pretext for jealousy, which the Gentleman LAW INTELLICIE who had seconded Count Daltutes motion had so zealously exculpated his friends and himself from any purpose of exciting. The wording of the Re solution he had also souse objection to, particularly that passage which seemetho insinuate that their anxiety for the attainment of their liberties was ex clusively confined to themselves, and their Roman Catholic Britihren and Fettow-Subjects. Prom all these considerations, he would move a Revolution that the Meeting should be adjourned for a week. Mr. Ctitscic seconded the motion, and nearly wain over the sane ground of argument which Mr. O'Connor had previously embarked on. COURT or KING'', BRNO This being the first day of Hilary to peared in Court at es.e o'clock. The usual Reports, aa'to the state Woolwich, Portsmouth, sad Lsuritnn b The ArroaN Al -GENI7I A L moved fu why the name of a Mr. H. should not la RAI of Attorneys of that Coui t, oa stem (Alice. It appeared, from the motel) Counsel, that the persos applying for to a lady, for whom the Attorney ac il. Irs. 6cl which he bad agreed to pay I withstanding this arrangement, !weever amount, and the espense of lit,• first pro and in a short period the costs were ri peered, too, that the action was hrougl Attorney, viithuut say authority Prue granted. Mr. PARR toured fur a Rule to she' trial should not lake place in a cow ti s►ip Diamond, which had been tried a last &tilos at Guildhall. The policy the ship sot outfit to aid from the SI ship had WWI upon her voyage, tin would Whetter to bate it upon the ski, csedisely OR alteration was insult to the Thomism vow that of Hill v. Paton, itt 1 4mml tlsa f t ict "LT iitt, het ii-j e t is if4 4 'ail efibir iittilli 11Liz ii duiolllT 'lbw ip it, ,at .if *14.14 1 1 : 1461 . 1 dil=mese Mr. O'Cott N EL, Barrister, excited much atten tion, amidst reiterated plaudits, in • long speech, of peculiar energy. while he weed arguments, whiCh the event proved to have been conclusive, against Mr. O'Connor's !notion. Ile said, if the public time was thus to be frittered away by puerile cabals, scarcely tit to occupy the consideration of boys, he would despair of ever obtainiug Catholic Emanci pation. With every faculty of his mind awake to the deplorable conaqueiices of division among them, he would not cease from exerting every energy of which his soul was cupablo—every power which his voice could situriutin to his aid, to entreaty ' Gentlemen to take a cautious view of the precipice on which they tottered, should they give way to ta midity or alarm at the suggestion of those who would industriously, and for mane sinister purpose.' divide them. Had arguments for delav ensued from any rational or constitutional cause, he would be the last man to oppose the free discussion of the question ; hut when thee were grounded upon feeble, unfounded, and childish .pretexts, he felt himself too deeply involved in the subject, to sup port his opinious with an apathy and cold disquisi tion, unbecoming the importance of the matter be fore them. Whatever blame might beet been sup posed to attach to Gentleineu who were foremost in the measures, which, lie hoped, notwithstanding the stratagems used to obstruct that complete union of sentiment indispensable toward the attain ment of their object, he was willibg to take his share of, but not so insensible to the wretched and incredible calumnies circulated on the occasion, as not to attempt exhibitieg their futility, red lair ilb &tug to guard the weak and the credulous from the fatal influence they might tend to have in die uniting men who ought, without reserve, to perse vere, as they have commenced, in one common cause, while pursuing a great but practical object : For his part, he would, were there occasion, speak trumpet-tongued, todisclaim all eounectiou or alli ance with the advocates of party, or their insidious abettors, wherever found. It was, from various considerations, importint to himself and his friends, to avow the utter imposaibilk which existed that he should, in such a cause, attach himself to any party ; yet, under those peculiar circumstances, which numbers who heard him knew, he had not escaped the senseless aspersions with which massy of his friends were, on this occasion, beapattered: it was said that a junto was formed to exclude from the considerutiou of this subject all who were marked favourites of fortune, or could not boast of as inde-. prudence resulting from property, and that, a one of the zealous partizans of this scheme, he was ap pointed a door-keeper to shut out all those whose physiognomies or appearances did not please him. f'he weak, improbable. and unmeaning tendency of those senseless fables, would, Ire hoped, on the bare detail, carry with them their own refutation : the ob ject which their impotent authors have, however, in view, is no longer mysterious : those ale the men who, by sowing the vied* of dissensions would pro tract the conclusion of what they merely affect wishing to see speedily accomplished.. 'They are immix the most formidable of our national foes ; and, to support his assertions, he would ask, from what possible motive, except from the spirit of con tention and mischievous undoing, could those ram-irons calumnies have been invented ? Will Gentlemen recollect, that, at the last meeting, the Noble Earl who presided had been unequivocally invested with personal authority, to the exclusion of all confederates, to retain Vie Petition until # should he thought expedient to present it to thi Imperial Parliament; and it is because of his can , dour and zeal in this cause, which had uniformly marked the dignified conduct which his Lordsl4 pursites, that the confidence reposed in him is to be relaxed, because, when he might hale cos. sistently acted on his own exclusive authority, he, for the best of purposes, called in the aid of' two or three intelligent advisers. Mr. O'Coonel, with snperedded force of reasoning, deprecated the ' admit which might ensue from the effects of a di ' vision emesig them ; that alone was the rock which, in. their bold career, they should most sedulously avoid. Let them but cultivate a spirit of decorum and unanimity, and what have the people of this country to dread? Do they supinely shrink from the stolid tergiversation of that cx-advocate, Perceval ? Are they basely timid, and tremulously anxious, about , the effects of the pert but obtuse iambics of hat po. 'taster, Canning ? Do the Catholics of Ireland dread the Cabinet influence of Lord Castlereagh ? Not withstanding the irrefragable !woofs he has given that his spirit of enmity to his nalsve country has not ceased with the measure which he devised for her destruction, still his artifices, any more than his power, are no longer formidable, That system of venality, by which Ministers Precipitately exalt themselves to the acme of their ambition, is not always calculated to secure them a permanent re pose—therefore, to a bold and georrouspeople. ' theme are the bngbeart of superstitious timidity. while the hydra of division undermines their pur ' poses, and threatens the complete discomfiture of . Oti `Sritardiy aw~er~ug, Via waited upon HA rtil with the Address orths. — ifiskii his white staff of office, as Tre lliOatiirilay, a Meeting of th talk *et, at the Office ID WI, attended by Earl Ittrnoas.r, th Rose, the Vice-President, sad It is stated in iirivate lentos fr that of the Russian army on its a land, one half has beeu obliged of prorivions, and that the other state. The same letters add, SWEDEN has infonusd oar (bur auce which he requires ought military stores, and provisions. no British troops, haying men et Ths 2d battalion of the 69th passed through Southampton I route to embark for the East 11A1 battalion. The trial of General 'W MITSUI roences next Thursday, at Cbel His MAJESTY, by a "loyal Sign neaday, at the Conned, direct Honourable the Secretary at I General. and Deputy Adjutan attend the trial daily. Report OaafAs.oirows the plan of anti Akyae• .m 1 lidiVing received his charge which is supposed strongly against General:W*ll keeping hi* reserve at tot; i'teat so as to be of no suppOit to.the The General Court Martial some time sine. at Woodbridge Payinoriee of the 15th Rewini gooas.• a/owned for 'a few do histiYeetlifeA#f, when Captain upou his dereisce. His Royal I of Curseeat.astn underwent nearly four hours, at their last s The two reginients which su for the West Indies, it is said possession of Port Prayn, in the one of the Cape de Verd Island General illorean's movement Ledger, appear to excite ronelit from the Westward state, that a men have lately pee the sa Orleans. A full and respectable Meeti of the City of Cork was held in t STEPHSN Rouse. Esq. in a few resolutions were entered is determination to pursue. by eve tational means, the removal of abilities, and for which pnrpo4e to the Imperial Legidattare was by JUSTIN biI • CiaTINT, Esq. whi agreed to. On Tuesday afternoon tut, of Loughuni, iu Ciousherliu from Wigton market, he tomes io-law, Miss Pax-rsx sow, tom in the most horrid manner. appears to hove been a bill was found in the kitchen, the were she is supposed to have se murderer these broke open a eh it 101. in notes, also took a nes leaving his ow i w He is supposo a weaver, 4 path of 18 year. Mr. MOM 'Diligent search the ecnifstry for this horrid Oil Thursday night, an accident the privates of the StadOrst Windsor Terrace. opposite Abe He fell, arTer the wa and wt It is snppoised he sat OR tbe as The Coroner's Inquest fat on and broogt4 a i thci, verdict On Setae*, ;11-,fis buried w We have " datibfactioo t that it is the intention of His Duke of YORK, President of tutites, N The Refuge for the the Chair, at the dm Annual of London Tavern, Lishopersat day the 28th of January. 10 o'clock.