The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
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IRELAND.

DUBLIN, JULY 10.
THE KING'S VISIT TO IRELAND.
At a most numerous and highly respectable
meeting of the Roman Catholic Gentlemen of all
parties, and from the different counties of Ireland,
held this day, at Darcy's, Corn Each tuge tavern,
Burgh-quay.
LORD FINGALL iu the Chair,
It was moved by Mr. N. Mahon, and seconded
by Mr. Howley,
Resolved—As it now appears that roily one opinion pre.
Sails among the Catholics as to the business to he tr ted
at the Isroposed Aggregate Meeting, it is expedient that the
Meeting appointed to be held on the 14th inst•itt, be post-
poned to Thursday, the 194 h instant, the day appointed for
the King's Coronation, for the sole purpose of voting a Loyal
and Dutiful Address to his Majesty, on his expected arrival
in this country."
It was moved by Mr. O'Gorman, and seconded
by Sir Edward Bellew,
" Resolved—That a Committee of Thirteen be now ap-
pointed for the purpose of making the necessary preparations
and arrangements fur the 191 k natant."
Lord Fingull having left the Chair, and Sir
Edward Bellew being called thereto, the thanks of
lite Meeting were unanimously voted to his
Lordship.
Mr. IVaddee, of Palace-street, a Protestant
Gentleman, communicated to tit- Meeting the
agreeable int:lligence that the Lord Mayor did not
intend to have the statue in College-given stressed
on the I 2th instant, and which communicatton was
received by the meeting with cvrty demonstration
of kind and proper feeling.
Just as the meeting were breaking tip—
Mr. W. Murphy communicated to Lord Fingal!,
that ;communication from the Lord Mayor and the
-Connultiee was then on its way to invite Its Lord-
ship ind other Catholic Gentlemen to join and
unite with them in making arrangements to cele-
brate the approaching coronation of his Majesty.
$1111.19, JULY 7.
RECORDER'S C IT.
Yesterday this Court *gain met. and the follow-
ing Gentlemen sere swan of the Jury :

George Culling, Alithriuy Crash!, Riclisril While, Charles
White, Janie. Wail, lie •ry Nemlan, Nicholas Billet, Luke
"Itioret, Richard Fiinibban, Michael Church, henry Toole,
sod Francis Conroy.
tderard Cu!lanais was pat to the bar, accused of
assaulting Stephen Blake. The Prosecutor, in his
evidence, stated, that lie is now serving Isis appren-
ticeship to Mr. M.Neviii, attorney, Gardiner.
street. On the evening of the 2id of June, about
tea o'clock, lie was walktng in the 'Wanda gar-
dens, with the wife of his master, Mr. M'Nevin,
Ira ii ii gnn 1113 aria. The Traverser came tip and
said, " Mr. Blake, I want to spent( to you." The
Prosecutor answered, " I will pee you when I am
disengaged front the Ladies." lie then walked ou
with the Lady under his protectio►t, the Traverser
following helmid them. The Traverser came up,
took bins by the ear, and then struck him on the
head pretty smartly ; after which he disappeared
etuong the crowd. Tess or twelve days afterwards
the Prosecutor met the Traverser in the hall of the
Four Courts, slid the Traverser remarked aloud to a
Gentleman who was walking with him, looking sig-
nificantly at the Prosecutor, " lf you have any
latitats to serve, here is a fellow who will do them
for you ;" and that same day, he, on two occasions,
said, 1. You are a -- coward."

Mrs. M‘Nevin recollects beino, in th• garden on
the night alluded to, and saw the' blow given as de-
scrib d hy the lest witness.
For the Derence—Nlr. Fenton, the companion
of the Tiavereer in the garden, was called : the
Treveeser went up, tipped the Profecntor on the
shoulder, and said, "111 r. Blake, I want to speak
with you." Prose. nior answered, .‘ Ido not wish
to have any thing to do with you." This was done
in a &Adhered IMIIII3Cr, Traverser stopped ten
mintrioe near ihe spot oiler the blow was given.
Edmond Jahn Nolan, attorney, knows that Mr.
Blikke had been intrusted by the Traverser to re-
covet-the payment of a 101 of exchange.; that he
did recover it, and that the Traverser had Irequently
but itielf.etualty applied to him far the amount.
Mr. EYEBARD, for the Traverser, and Mr. FIN-
LAY, for the Prosecutor, addressed the Jury on be-
half of their Clients; nod

The RFCORDER having •nmmedvp ilie evidence,
the Jury retired fur about a minute, and found a
verdict of Guiliy.—To he imprisoned one mouth,
pay u fine of twenty mark■, and find security fur
keeping the peace for seven years.
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MOVING BOG.
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Extract of n letter from a Gentleman n► Clara
to it friend in Athlone, dated 4th July, 1821 ;
" Since I hail the pleasure of seeing you, 1 have paid •
daily visit to the This ing Rog, awl hare ill inform yin that in
addition to the destruction you witnessed, there are upwards
of 200 screw of COM fields, turndown, pastures and low lands
col:read. I.s motion wive, continued its a '6.w, lint certain
pee, oleo; the valley, below the wiciesit bridge of lean. It
is rather singular to slate, that 'Gum its first truption,Tues-
day the 20th alt. it coistiotied imagine:lldr, up to Sato play the
311th, when it commenced to spend, and rime ite surface, as
deseribriL—On reaching the lands of flultrese, the property
of Ambrose Cox, lisq. at, or about the hour of 7 o'clock
this morning, the entire pomilatien of this won and neigh.
bottihood were again thrown Iwo extreme confiedun, by
a fresh convulsion of its leading and terifie front, which
rolled the posture lends ))))) tiatains high before it, and
pressed olds great velocity, •cross the glen towards Vi'send-
field Howse, the seat of Abraham Fuller, Esti who has at
present newly one thottottid men embanking before his
endeavouring lu direct its course, iii the line of
B•llyhoughlan.
" It is •t this moment, three o'clork, within 20 perches
of WoudlieleLbriolge, bid certain it is, that ere this reaches
you, the road soil bridge will be either covered, or overturn-
ed, thereby riming off the communicatiou between Clara
and Mnate by ‘Voeidfiehl. On the south ■nd east sides,
it has also overrun the meadows, and cornfield•, the owner
in culling down the green corn for his atarving cattle.—
The corn fields and meadows Heir the Ohl Mill, over and
through ahirlt we passed with ease on Monday, are 111111/
buried bi wrath hur masses of this floating element, situ the
upper country is completely inuedated, threaten's:lg &sues-
two to the surroundisig it:habit:ln is.
" There is no knowing where this evil may end, the Bala.
unity, it is considered, will be incalcu►able, should it get
iwer contact vs ill, the ri►e► of Ballyboughlan, of which there
is at wesont very little doubt.
e• It is really indescribable the immense numhers that
have visited this phenomettoo, the roads are nearly impale.
sable, as bend:ed. ai e seen imarly passing Said repassiug.
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A ship from Lisbon few Para, with wine and salt, was
lost the end of April. nrar the hennas—the crew arrived at
Para in a French brig.