The Sun. — London, England, 1812-03-02 00:00:00

4GGREGAM .11PETING OF TIIE CATIIdLICS OF IRELAND. This day an Aggregate Meeting was held in the Private Theatre; Fishamble-street s . The doors Were not opened until past twelve o'clock, in con sequence of which, the avenues leading thereto ap peared much crowdei ; the rush to obtain admis lion upon the opening of the doors was extreme. At about a quarter past one Lord FINGAL was, upon the motion of Mr. BARNEWALL, called to the When his Lordship had taken the chair, ther e WaSa loud and general burst of applause. His Lordship, in proceeding to state the. business of the Meeting, - apologised for . having detained them so long, bri t he hoped hit - their excuse, when he - *toted, that the cause of the delay was the business of the Meeting : every one present was aware of the ajeet for which 'they assembled, namely, to petition the Legislature, - and to address his Royal Highness the PRANCE REGENT. 4-Mr. BARNEWAL' L then' addressed his Lordship . Ne said.he rose. to present to his Lordship and the l ieeting at large," a draft of an Address to his Royal Highness the PRINCE REGENT; and also a draft of a pet,tiOn to both Houses or P.-It - fiat - mut, praying a repeal of the Penal LaWs Which bind the Catholics of Ireland.—When - the Catholics met last id -Aggregate Meeting, they dire Ced the Gentle men composing .the - Catholic Board to draw up this Petition sand Address. He co-old not sufficiently ex- Press the praise that was due to the Gentlemen of that Board ; but he was well aware that their ar dour in the Catholic cause would demand no other reward than the approbation of that meeting. He .would not •attempt to prdace the read►ng of the 4 .04 - Tess and Petition by anticipating its contents ; but Would move, that the wortliy Secretary, Mr . /Jay, shouldread : the draft _of the Address. Air. 'dm( then read the Address--it was in sub- stance as follows-: The Catholics of Ireland humbly approached his Royal Highness, as the guardian or the honour, s afety, and welfare of the Empire--frotn the confi dence which the People of Ireland entertained in .his Royal Highness, that he would endeavour to Lave an entire repeal of those penal laws under Which the Catholics of Ireland still laboured—that they had taken all the oaths prescribed to them by the Legislature, and were always ready to take any ° li)er, but those that interfered With their religious tenet?, and, that although this was the case, - yet they Wer e still proscribed from the participation of the b lessings of the constitution, Unless they took oaths utterly incompatible with their religious principles ; and that they do not take those oaths,' skew their res P e a for the moral and sacred obligation of an oath. And they most humbly trust that the decla rations of the professors of their doctrines, may be •considercd as sat:sfaaory against the . insinuations Which had been thrown out against their faith and loyalty :—that the frequency with which the Le gislature of Ireland bore testimony of their peace able condua, steady allegiance, and respect for the laws of their country; entitled them to the • onfilence of the Throne and Parliament. Yet still 'Penal - Laws -were in force against them, and still they laboured under disabilities on account of • their adherence to their religious opinions. That within this twenty years, the'people of every coon try in the world were released from the chain 'with which -they were fettered, on account of re - ligious principles, tut the Catholics of Ireland.— That at this moment their Protestant brethren had tot only come forward to bear testimony of their • loyalty, but had joined together for the purpose of Petitioning in their behalf—that the Penal Laws operated-for no useful purpose ; they were not for • 'the good of either Church or State, for neither Would be injured by their repeal ; they were only for the purpose of creating disunion in the breasts 'Of the inhabitants of •this country. That perhaps tlo nation ever witnessed such disabilities cruel in • their operation, and grievous in their effect. That th e C at h o li cs had always come fOrward properly and- consittitionally to' petition for a participation of those natural rights to which every man born under the British Constitution had a claim ; and that they could have no sinister n.ioti‘e in view ; -=—that their rank, property, and' numbers,' must slim to all mankind that they only wished to . nand erect among their fellow-citizens unbent by any deprivation of distinaion, arising from dif ference of opinion : that they were taught by the British Constitution, that property entitled them to rank ; and they wish for nothing more than the blessings of the Constitution, the attainment of which would be of the greatest benefit to that Con stitution, and that the safety of the Island- depend ed •on it, for that the same enthusiasm could not be expelled from men in their restri&ed condition, as - if equally free with their Protestant fellow subjects, and that tank, wealth, property, and numbers, ought to serve as a conclusive argument against their being s!;bjetit to suspicion ; and that they therekre pray that his Royal Highness will be , iL4s.ed to send a NieSsa . ge to both Louses of Parliament; requesting a Repeal of those Laws which attect ,the Roman Catholic People of Ireland. The question on the Address was then moved and carried unanimously. The Petitions was stated to be the same' in sub stance as the Address; it was carried unanimously. Mr. BURKE then moved several resolutions, which were seconded by Major BRIAN. The first was expressive of the confidence with which the Board was held, instituted, by a Resolu tion of the Aggregate Meeting of the gthofJuly. The second Resolution was a vote of Thinks to these who declined all power and emolument (Lords GREY and GRENVILLE), for the Catholic Cause. The other Resolutions were Votes of Thanks to Lord Glentworth, and the liberal Protestants of Iteland=a Resolution empowering the Board to raise money—and another, requesting every Parish in Ireland - to petition Parlia►nent and to Address the Prince Regent, according to the advice of a Member of the House of Commons, IA ho desired them to block up C alton-House with Delegate's, and to load the Table of .the House of Commons with Petitions, until their c!aiins.were satisfied. • The Speakers were Lord Fingal, Mr. Barne wall, Mr. Lawler, Counsellor Scully, Mr. Burke, Major Brian, Mr. Sullivan, 'Counsellor O'Connell, Counsellor Finn, Mr. Wyse, Lord Glentworth, Counsellor Allen, Mr. Shelly, Counsellor McNally, Mr Bennet. and the Hon..ChMes Ffrench, Who moved the thanks of the Meeting to Lord Fingal, 'which was carried unanimously amid reiterated applause. Yesterday Lord SOMERVILLE and the Honourable ROBERT'F. GREvILLE attended in waiting, at St. James's Palace, for the first ti trie since their appoint ment under the Wind,orestabl'isheoent. _ Saturday morning a ComMittce of Lords of the Council inrt at the Conned Chamber, Whitehall, to !rear ,nd determine appeals. It was ,Mended by the MASTER Of the ROLLS, btr WILLIAM SCOTT, Sir JOBN MCHOL, &c. - aiternoon Lord CASTLEREAGH attended at the Foreign Office, for the first time after having received the appointment to that office by the PRINCE REGENT. His Lordship deposited the seals there, and aiterwards left town.... A mail arrived on Saturday from Jamaica, with letters auri. papers to the 20th of January. A pro clamation had been issued by the Ge' eruor, pm hibitiog foreigners from landing on the island, ex cept at Kingston ; and ' direEting that, pies ions to disembarking, the masters of the vessels in which they arrive, shall answer on oath to such questions as the officer of the poliCe may propose, and that each individual shall provide some respeaable free holder as a surety, in sum of 5001. for - his good be haviour during.hia stay. The Kipg of Prussia it is said has •fallen into a deep: melancholy, and the death of his amiable and lovely consort is considered as the . cause. Doubtless, the loss of such a domestic ally must be a source of great anxiety ; but surely the wretched condition to which his own powerful Kingdom is reduced, and his own precarious fate, dependant on the nod of a low Upstart, who seems to feel pleasure in_ degrading established rank and anthority, and in bending the vassal potentates of Europe to his yoke, will sufficiently account tor- the unfortunate Mo. narch's dejeaion. Nor can it be an alleviation of his distress, that the other legitimate Sovereigns of the - Continent are brought to the same degraded state, since it affords DO ' prospe , !..l .of relief from union and a resolute struggle to throw off their ignominious bondage. • !' JOHN WESLEY, many years ago, amidst much fa naticism, gave some cogent, and' indeed irresistible, arguments against the removal of all civil restrictions from the Roman Catholics. It might be very pro per to republish what he then urged.upon this mo mentous subjeo, particularly as many of the dis senters of the present -day seem very much in clined to favocir the Catholic pretensions. Civil restriEtions, are all that the Catholics can wish to have removed, as, in point of religions toleration, they are as much at liberty as if their religious tenets were the. national faith. Not religion then, EPA political ambition must be the chief motive of ac tion with the - Catholics, and to open the door to all the officers of the State, without consenting to give such pledges as the national security demandso,Vould be to despise the wisdom of our ancestors, and to sport with the Constitution for which they bled, and which has 'rendered us an object of admiration and envy to the people of every other State- Mrs. SinpoNs is followed in Edinburgh with as much zeal as in the zenith of her theatrical career, and the critics of that city, - who are by no means wanting in acumen, taste, and discern- meat, declare that she is now superior in acting to what : she ever was, alleging that the fire of her genius has not been damped by time, but burns with a more steady lustre. APPOINTMENTS.—Capt. W. King, to the Cos- sack; Capt. Gaud, to the Sheld;ake ; Captai❑ Tomkinson, to the Mosquito ; Honourable Capt. Maude, to the Nemesis (en flute) ; Captain Fishe, to the Star ; C.ptain Baugh, to the Vulture ; Lieutenant T. England, to command the Flamer ; _Lieutenant King, to command the Centinel ; Lieutenant \Vindeyer, to command the Olym pia ; Lieut. Leaver, to command the Ceres (slop ihip) ; Lieutenants .%lay, Orion ; Day, Impetneux;, M‘Kinnon, Vulturc , ; Sandford and Love, Rosa mond ; Mr. S,:-:tchard, late of Haslar Hospital, to be Assistant Surgeon of the Christian VII. ; Mr. James Scutt, to be Assistant Surgeon of the Im pregnable. • Notwithstanding the abundance of change at present hi the naetropolts, it is, in many parts of the country, extremely scarce. At Bath, the chief sup ply is in 4s. 2s. and pieces, coined, by individuals who find no unprofitable traffic in this dangero►:s circulation of base money. Much inconvenience must axis'- to persons going to other parts of the .kingdom, where nobody will take tllern. :AGGREGATE MEE7 DUSLIN Fee. .27. The following 'Resolutions have appeared in'a Morning Papier of this day : At a Meeting held in Capel-street, on the 22d of February, 1812, of the MetnberS Of the Catholic Board appointed by the Aggregate Meeting of the: 26th of December last— JOHN J. BuaxK, of Glyniiie, Esq. in the Chair. Reso!ved—That a Committee of Eleven be ap. pointed to draw up an Address to the Prince Re gent, in confokmity to the Resolutions of the last Aggregate Meeting. Resolved—That being fully determined never to relinquish lho. prosecution' of our undoubted rights, we find, it necessary to call together an Aggregate. Meeting of the Catholics of Ireland, for .Friday, the 28th instant, to consider the best and most efrectual means of bringing our cause before both Houses of Parliament. ResolvtA—That the Members of the Board do meet on Wednesday nem, in Cape!-street, at the hour of one o'clock, to receive the illaort of the Committee, and to, make the necess.lry arrange ments for the Aggregate Meeting. Jowl J. BURKE, Chairman, • EDNARD HAY, Secretary. OWEN O'CONNOR, liSq. in the Chair. _ _ Resolved—That the particular Thinks of this Meeting are due, and are hereby given to our spirit ed and excellent Chairman, - for his very proper dig nified conduct M- the Chair. OWEN O'CONNOR, Chairman. EDWARD HAY, Scretary. N. B. The Meeting of the Catholi►:s of Ireland to be held at the nivate Theatre, Fishrtnibie-street, Dublin, at twelve o'clock, on Friday, the 28th of Fehruaty, 1812. THE THEATRES.—The public are much indebted I to,Mr. KEMBLE, for having revived some of the best works of our great dramatic Bard, and for the splendour with which they hare been brought for ward. On Saturday last he displayed a new claim to public approbation, for the admirable manner in which he revived the excellent play of Julius Ccesar. Much as we, have' be to scenic beauty and magnificence in the other plays of SHAKESPEARE which have been introduced at Covent-Garden Theatre, under the auspices of Mr. KEIVIBLE, we had new reason to be.aatisfied on this occasion. The scenery throughout was apprOpriate and magnifi cent, and the general costume was calculated to give full effea to . the drama, and impress the imagina tion of the : audience. The play was also v~ ell cast, and the charaaers most ahlk supported.— KEMELE entered fully in the philosophic spirit arid dignified patriotism of Brutus. His - occasional touches of- tenderness; in speaking to Portia, and in adverting to her death, gave an interesting relief to the More solemn features of the character. If he, has not augmented his high reputation by his per formance of the part, he has, however, fully sus tained it. 'The character of Anthony was properly assigned to Mr. C, KEMBLE, who supported it throughout with manly ease and critical precision.- 114.r.:YoubiG also deserves high credit for the able manner-in woich he represented Cassius. .EGER• TON also acquitted himself very respectably its Julius Ccesar. The house was crowded in all parts, and the play was received with great applause, ,as a gratifying addition to the public stock of rational amusement, and a sensible relief from the degrada tion to which the - regular Theatre has of late too often been subjled. 'The new Musical Farce, which ha:l passed muster tolerably well on the Thursday, vas on Saturday assailed by such power ful hostility, that the Managers thought proper to inform the audience that it should be withdrawn. LYCEUM.---The new Play of The House of Mor vtlie, was represented for the second time on Satur day last, and was so judiciously altered and corn pressed, that it not only escaped all hostile attacks, but experienced throughout a very favourable recep tion. The fable, as we before observed, is by no means wanting, in interest, though it has not the. recommendation of any striking novelty. The ad ing was again very _well calculatt4d to give vigour and efficacy to the piece; RAYMOND, DE CAMP, and WitououroN displiyed a degree of merit that eminenoy contributed to its success. It is well known that a political outcry was raised some time since against the Dutch' Commissioners; in return for the decided part taken by one of those Gentleman on the leading questions of politicaLcon troversy. We took an opportunity of expressing our sentiments on this subject, When the case of the Commissioners was so clearly and r-atisfattorily - stated in the publication of Mr. Jennvus ; and we are now glad to see a very candid acknowledgment of error, with regard to that case, in one of the public prints. We quote the'ai tide to which we allude from the Dispatch, of the 23d of last February, think ing it scarcely less creditable to the Editor of that Paper than to the Gentlemen to whom it is an ob - - vious art of justice. Jouw BOWLES ESQ.—" While the Ed:tor of this Paper continues to exercise his right of animadvert ing on the conduct of public men, he will ,eser be ready to cOrre& any statement therein contained that may have been rounded in misconception, or preju dice. Upon this pi ieciple be now proceeds to notice some remarks which appeared in the Dispatch of the 26th of last January, and in which Mr. Bowles was denominated a public peculator. In making this heavy charge, we adverted to Mr. Bowles's corua as one of the Dutch Commissioners, respecting which it is well known that . a considerable degree of clamour at one time prevailed. We hale since possessed ample information on this subject, from .which it appears that there ;s not the least ground for such a charge, and that there was nothing whatever in conduct •of the Dutch Commissioners in the least in consistent with the striaest honour and integrity.-- We further take this opportunity of assuring Mr. Bowles, that' however we may have obletl:d on. philesbphical grounds to , some part of his public conduct as a magistrate, we shall ever be ready to declare our conviatiou that he has, in that situation, conscientiously eudeatioured to perform his duty, and to acknowledge the respectability of his charac ter as a private Gentleman." Yesterday morning died at a very advanced age, at his ho4se, in St. Ithrtin'l-L.'ne, Dr. GARTHitto;lii, Al • D. POLICB. . . BOW-STREET.OLI Sataiday evening Neweastte , T , street, in the Strand, was occupied by a' desperate gang of robbers. About a quarter past six (3 4 e10( k a party of patrole observed four men standin,; cie,e to the wall of St. Mary le'Strand, opposite a linen draper's shop, at the corner of Newcastk-street ; and knowing one of them to be a- reputed thief, they told the shopkeeper they 'could not be answerable for his prOperly while they event their rounds. He shut hp hiS shop ; notwithstanding 'which, the gang had the audacity, a shOrt time after, to. endeavour to gain admittance . by knocking at the door, and in quiring if a roan of the name of Perryman, or Piche grew, lodged there. About half -past seven the neighbotithoOd was alarmed by't he twice breaking of Mr. H4mley,, the watchmaker's shop-window, in the same street. Several men surrounded the win dow. &neighbour opposite saw a hand, atter the window was brGke, taking out seals, '& - c. No per, son wasin the shop, but the noise of breaking the window soon brought Mr. H. from his back-par 7 lour; he fmind himself fastened in the shop ; the robbers, to prevent immediate pursuit, having tied the knocker of the door to the scraper and railing with a rope. An alarm was given' by the neigh bours, and two of the men. were pursued, one of whom_ was taken .in Little Dairy-lane; the other ran into •the George lon yard, and could not be found. Application was made at the Office, and Humphreys, Jones, and Oddy, ran to the spot, aid found the fellow, who proved to be a weft known thief of the name,of Harper. On his being seized,, two gold seals dropped from his hand, which were patt of the property stolen. Humphries found in his fob four small saws, about three inches htng s of highly-finished tempered steel, to bend compltstely . round like a watch spring, the teeth remarkably 'fine, and there was no doubt they would cut iron bars or chains with hardly any noise. They both were taken to the Office, and examined by Mr. Gus Is AM, where the parrole proved the man taken in Little Drury-lane to have been in comp iny with .Harper, taken in the George-yard, at a quarter past six. They were both committed for Luther examinct ion. •GUILD!IALL.—A young man, of genteel appear ance, was brought bore Alderman Binnons, on Saturday, under a curious chatge. The,con'siabie stated, that the defendant had rushed into the watch-house .of St. Andrew's on the preceding' evening, where be insisted on being sent to the Compter„ There was no complaint against trim, yet he was desirous of going to durance vile; and the indulgent constable of the night, finding re _monstrance of no avail, at last consented to gratify his wishes. The defendant was accordin6ly ac commodated with lodging in the CoMpter, and on ihis occasion was brought up to be discharged. Ha pleaded inebriety in explanation, and informed the Worthy Magistrate, that his passion for the Comp ter had quite abated. He was discharged, after some,mirth had been produced at his expense. UNION-HALL—Ann Cook, Sarah WalfOrd, and Sophia Curtis, were apprehended by Collingbown, charged by Mr. Scales, with stealing his waich, chain, gold seals, and ley. They were com mitted for re-examination, to aftord an oppor tunity to make inquiries amongst the pawnbrokers, and search for the property. Mr. ANSTRUTIIER, late Advocate Geue:al a! Ma dps, is appointed Recorder of Bombay, in the room of Sir J. MACKINTOSH, who'returns to Europe, his usual term of service being expired. Kr. TULLER, of Lincoln's Inn, succeeds Mr. ANSTRUTHER as Advocate General. • The Brevet that will come out in the month of April next, will extend to a peat portion of the Colonels of 1810, and include the whole of the, Lieutenant Colonels of 1808-9 ; the Ma jots of 1806-7, and thp Capains of 1801-2. The King of PaussrA has returned to Berlin. He is said to be in a deep melancholy, from the loss of his fueen, and from political events : he appears seldom in public, and visits no public amuse ments. A - great.pw lion of his time is devoted to his children. The new play of The House of Morpille was very lucky, both in its Prologue and Epilogue. The first was written by Mr. PEACOCK, whose poetical ta lents are justly admired, and the second by a Gen tleman in the city, whose admirable adaptation of floßAcs to m xlern manners and characters display wit and butuoir cong.znial with the -spirit of his original. A French chemist, by a new and shortened pro cess for iefiuing sugar, etfecAs, in two or three days, what has usually been performed, by the ordinary process; in as many months ; and produces the finest sugar from the present refuse of the sugar-hi:uses. f - Ls new process does not require the se of bul lock's blood, and other offensive ti aer s. fiitllerto employed. SMITHFIELD MARKET, MA47I-I_2. This day's market Litioidea a gord supp 131 of prime Beasts, and the shew of Cattle it) otht r respeds, was plentiful ; Pork is cheaper ; Beet, Mutton, and Veal are delrer ; and the trade in general was tole rably brisk ; the sales in the Hay-market were rather considerable : Straw has fallen iii price ; Hay and. Closer fetched better prices. We annex a cot reCt statement of L the prices and numbers.:,,... To sink the Ofnl per st ne of 81b. nod', Ss. id. to 6s. 4d. Mutton, ss. id. to 6s. 41. Veal, 6s. od to Bs. od. Pork, ss. cd. to 6s. Bd. DeIISAS, 2.c90 Sheal), 11,560. Calves, 90. Pigs, ‘ 3oD. SMYTHVIELD HAYMARKET. Hay, 4!. os. od. to 51. Iss. 6d. Straw, 2i. cos. od. to 31. 3s. C IOVCI, .51. OS. od. to 61. us. od. CORN-EXCHANGE, MARCH 2.-To-day the (resit arrivals of Wheat make but a short supply, etnd sales in this trade at an further advance of about 2i. and 3s. per quarter from Friday ; Barley heavy sale, hardly at late prices';,Malt and Wib4e Peas f u lly suppott the quotation ; in beaus of the two kinds, but little variation ; there are some further arrivals of Oats, and sales hereof zilso quoted at little fluc tuation ; Flour m.:lntains last week's advance. W heat -72 S a Ic) , :S a 1145 Fine ditto - - tzos a tztois I Tick ikans (new) 47s` a 54s Ditto (fine old) • 55s a 503 Rye - - - - sos a.,stis 1 Oats - - 31 S a 34i a 37; Barley - - -40 s a 58s Poland ditto - gs a 4ait Malt - - - ho a 9ts i l'utatoe ditt() . 4ts a ,{is WhitePease(boil,)Sos a 6. - , Rape Seed - ... tip a 671 Grey ditto - -57 s a 63s fine Flour - -95 s a 1,,S 13C:111$ - . - i 33 a Os Seconis .., . . 945 a 9.0