The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1822-10-25 00:00:00

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DUBLIN. OCTOBER 42.

On Wednesday the mortal refOditig of the Ho-
nourable Lady Anne Jocelyn (whose death was tin.
stounced in the Freetown's Joantiel of the 16th in-
stem), sister to Lord Roden, were brought in greet
form-rid pomp to Dundalk, and delimited in the
Roden family visit. in the parish church of St. Ni-
cholas: Lord Roden chief-mourner, attended by
the family domestics, relatives, and friends of the
deceased.

STATE OF THE COUNTRY.
LIMERICK, OCTOBER 19.
Thursday evening the Right Honourable the
Earl of Limerick, ■od Thomas Spring Rice. Esq.
111.11'. for this city. arrived at his Lordship's house
from .Lootloti. Their arrival was welcomed by
tinging the cathedral bells, and bunting tat-barrels
in several streets.

On the night of Wednesday la•t, ■bout eight
o'clock. the entire of the Rrv. Richard Standasini
corn, on the lands of A hormone, connoting of twen-
ty-sit stacks of wheat and four stacks of seed, were
maliciously set on fire and consumed. The whole
was on tire almost at the same moment.

On Wednesday night • larqe quantity of luny,
the property of P. Holland, Esq. of this city, was
maliciously con•omed, on the lands of Shaunrath,
in this county. The flames were oven io Newcastle.
and though Colonel Fullrrion, and • party of the
rifles and police. proceeded to the spot, Use perpe-
trators were not discovered.

A notice, signed " Captain Rock," was posted
up at Caltiruarry, near this city, on Wednesday
night, directing that some respectable gentlemen
residing there should quit, and holding nut threats
if his orders were not complied with.
After visiting Mr. Evans, of Carke►, the fel-
lows went to Dr. NOMOWS cottage, near Done.
raile, and got one musket. Their arms were io
excellent condition, and the leader said that
YOu will see how we will use them before a few
'days are past."
Oh Thursday night a great quantity of corn, be-
longing to the Rev. M►. Bennett, of Clenor, near
Doneraile, was maliciously set on fire ; the whole
was consumed—the valuation of which amounted
to over 5001.
The Sessions under the Insurrection Act in
the City Court are adjourned to Monday next,
no person being in custody for trial on Thursday.
This day Mr. Setjeant Torrens is engaged to the
County Court, with trials under the Insurrection
Act. John Hanley has been convicted, cud sen-
tenced to seven vests' transportation.

The Magistrates of the county Tipperary are to
meet at Cashel on Monday. to consider the state of
the Barony of iffis and Offa West.
The Trustees for the county Cork held a meet-
ing on Wednesday las►, Earl Shannon in the chair,
when it was resolved to establish Local Committees
in the following towns, for the purpose of forward-
ing the object of the London fish Relief Commit-
tee. in the appropriation of the funds confided to
the Trustees for the encouragement of industry in
this country :—Bantry, Duumauway, Skibbereeo,
Kosscarberv, Clintakilty, Bsodon, Kinsale, Carrig•
aline, Middleton, Yosighal. Fermoy, Mitchelstown,
Donersile, Ckarleville, Mallow, &Work, Mill.
strret, and Macroom. . .

Mr. Salvia Lloyd arrived ht this city on
Thursday.

THE KEELMEN ►►F THE TYNI.

The keelmen, we regret to state, still continue
refractory. IVe have before observed that they
have suffered, not from low wages. but Iron the
want of constant employment. Their present con-
duct is calculated to destroy any sympathy that
might have been excited in their favour. They
refuse to go to work, tat because their masters have
broken their engagements with them, fur that is not
pretended but because the coal-owners refuse to
Comply with the conditions they propose. We
know not who have been their advisers. but we con-
sider them their greatest enemies. 'rise terms now
proposed. refer to their employment next year. but
their acceptance or refusal by the proprietors of the
collieries can afford no justification for the breach
of their contract for the present year. If the new
and arbitrary demands now made were complied
with, what security can there be that these would
not be increased before the expiration of the next
yea► ? Vi'ltat confidence can be placed in men who
have no regard to their engagements ? IVlntt in.
terest can they expect their employers to take in
their welfare, when they have evinced such a total
disregard for the interests of their employers ? Oa
Wednesday morning lest some of the keelnien above
bridge 'hewed r dispusiti tttt to return to work, and
actually proceeded with their keels down to Shields.
They wore, however, interrupted in their progress
by stones thrown from the sides of the river. by those
of their body leas peaceably inclined. One keel-
moo was severely wounded, and has since been
conveyed to the infirmary. A reward of lOU guineas
was offered by the owners of the Teem Colliery fur
the person who threw the stone. and a further re•
ward of five guineas each fur the apprehension of
ouch as were engaged in the disturbances. A few
below bridge also went to work out Thursday under
the protection of the civil authorities, but the spirit