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London, England, 1821-01-08 00:00:00

Executive Officer of lhe.law drives them by mns-
etry from under even that roof which ought
to afford them the strongest protection, the com-
pound effect of this double action of the Legit-
!store on one side, and the Executive on the
other, is that there is no place in which the people
can wet at all. No public nefeting is any longer pus-
sible, and that it is only an abuse of language to say
that a people so circuinstasiced and treated can
be raid to live under " a Constituent Government."
Their situation was, perhaps like uothing in the
whole range of experience or invention, except
that of Macbeth in the Castle of Dansinane, de-
scribed in his curious, yet correct exclamation,
" There is no going how,
Nor staying tiers."
To suppose that all this could happen—and hair
by accident, is too large a draft on public credulity.
Mr. FIN LAY then expatiated oil the variety of
beorticisl results which he was certain would Bow
from this outrage on our political rights and ;or-
. rental safety. The Governors of many counties
of Ireland were at thin moment dispatching their
circulars in all directions, seeking and intriguing
for signatures to sanction such Requisitions as
that for this county ; tut this outrage must kindle
a spirit which must correct all such unworthy anti.
(Ices to obstruct the fall of au odious and falling
Ministry.

Mr. I'DoattEt.i. recommended the propriety
of appointing a Comulittee to wait ou Mr.
Grant. R 1•. Grant had sl•posed the suspension
of the Habeas Corpus Act, as suggested by Mr
Daly, of Galway, and by writing towns him at
present it would be proved whether he was Misch-
ed to principles of Constitutional liberty, or whe-
ther be opposed the neeapure propoaed by Mr. Daly,
for the purpose of making • /lowish before the
people of Ireland, to mislead them.
Mr. O'Couttel.t. immediately rose, and declared
that he never rose with more confidence in a public
assembly than on the present occasion, as he had a
test by which to try the sentiments and disposition of
the present administration of this country. If the
Government with which Mr. Grant was coon eted,
suspends the public officer who had committed the
atrocious outrage on the people's rights, by this
day seek lie (Mr. O'Connell) was ready to admit
that neither air. Grant nor the Irish Government
sanctioned the conduct of the High Sheriff. If,
however, lie was not suspended during that lime,
he declared that he bud no ambition to swagger in
the Court of the Cattle to await the •nmw.r of
some deint.setni-loyalist, who, after waiting half a
dozen hours, may still refuse to admit bins to an
audience, or refuse fo reply to him.—(Load cheer-
ing.)—He proposed what he conceived an equitable
rule of estimating the feelings of the present Adu►i-
nietraUun of this country, and if any thing more war
advantageous to the interests of the nation, he had
sufficient cunfidesice iti the Committee appointed
to suggest and recommend it.—( Load applause.)
Mr. CURRAN, in a very eloquent, autniated, and
lumioou• speech, supported Mr. O'Connell, and
concluded l.y recoinsuentling some 'renew .y of
public resppci to she Magistrate, who oil that trying
occasion hail rendered service. w Ittliouttatat to the
cause of Ire.doin.

Sir CHAS. MoRGAN WM then called to the Chair,
and thaliks being voted to Mr. Rowan. the tneeliug
was dissolved.

MYSTERIOUS AFFAIR.

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A Dublin Paper of Wednesday contains a long
letter, signed JAMES Ew IN, dated Coulbeg,
December, 1840, from which we extract the follow-
ing particulars:—
The writer states, that in the latter end of Almost last, he,
in company with • friend, was shooting grouse on the moun-
tains in the county of Down, when being in the vicinity of
a savage and desolate spot, named Stirs Mohr, or the
Devil's Mountain, they determined to view it. After a
scramble of three bones, Obey found themselves in a small
glen, encompassed on all sides by lofty rocks. They disco-
vered smoke arising from one corner of the gku, and, ad-
vancing, arrived at the mouth of • small cave, In which they
perceived • human figure. The man turning suddenly
round, uttered an exclamation of terror, and slink duwn de.
prived of sense. After coming to himself, he evinced ex-
treme agitation, and said he would place confidence in us,
if we would promise not to mention any circumstance Mat.
ing to him till after his death. He said he had lived in •
remote part of Ireland; that • certain circumstance, which
must affect his life if he was discovered, compelled him to
abandon his house; he conceived that by prolonging his
existence, he might expiate his crime by seeing'.... and
penitence; he hail wandered through the most serpseetered
mountains in Ireland fur many mouths, and at last hap.
pencil on his present abode; he had not shaved his
beard from the time he hail Ili ft his home, and in the cha-
racter of • beggar had passed undetected. In his new
habitation he had water at hand, and a little portion of
ground ionic,. culture: he took the advantage of moon-
light in going and returning at night (rein the inhabited
part of the country, where he procured such things as were
ahanluu ly necessary for his existence; his provision of
meal he had in a 'lumber of small hags. From his nianie•r
and lamellate Le must have ranked as a Gentleman, and
was miquestionably an Irishman ; he hail collected a quan-
tity of small silver preparatory to his pilgrimage, which he
had hid among the rocks. After renewing our promise of se-
cresy we took lease. The writer continues to state, that being
again is that part of the country, he wished to learn what •i-
-tuation the unfortunate man might he in at this -season.
He left his horse at a cottage on the 'mountain, and pro-
ceeded on foot to the spot. " But, good leavens! what •
hideous spectacle! his remains lay on the fluor, his shoes
on, the 'altered fragmentii of his garments lylur about,
which, with the flesh, had been torn almost entirely from the
bones, evidently by birds of prey. I precipitately retreated,
glad to escape from • scene so awful, and rendered indescrib.
ably terrific from the ghastly silence and horror of the sur-
rounding ry " The writer proceeds, to say, that he
hiss been indisposed eve r since (about eight dkys), but that
he purposes bridging the Comore. and assistance to inter the
remains, and mike diligent search to find out same clue by
which this mssterieua affair may be developed. The unfor-
tunate man was about five fret seven inches, well propor-
tioned, but extremely emaciated and pale, and appeared to
be about SW; his hair had been light brown, and his eyes
were light grey; the time when be left his residence was out
ascertained.

Monday Mr. MASON, principal cook at Longleat
House, tat a prat of the lake which was brit
slightly frozen, was onfortsiiirtely drowned.—On
Tuemlay the son of Mr. GILLS. of Fronie, .was
droarcell in Orchdrilleigh Lake, whilst skaitisig.

Wednesday a fire broke out in Valli. Way,
Froine, which, but fur prompt assistance. wbuld
hive been of scrim', consequence: only one house
was destroyed. The fright which it occasioned to
Mr. JOHN A. SHORE, caused his instant death.