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IRELAND.

CLOWIIIitL, MAY SO.
In consequence of notice to that effect, there was
yesterday r tneeting of Magistrate at Caber, to take
into consideration the state of the Barony of Ufa
and Oda West. There were present on that oc-
casion—

Lord Viscous, Lissome, Chairman; the Rey. Doctor
Turkey, Santorl Perry, Thomas Flulay, James &ally, Robert
Hulmmi, Nicholas Doherty, E.linond Power, Richard Creagb,
Joshua Sutton, Rev. William Massey, William Quin, Pierre
Amber Butler, Robert Preadergast, Milo Burke, Crosbie
Moore, and James Rue, Lap,.

The meeting was s close meeting of Magistrates,
and, with the exception of two or three, uo other
persons were admitted, save only such as were
called in, to depose to the state of the barony.
In fact, the Requisition simply requested a meet.
ing of the Magistrates of said barony. These, we
believe, amounted to nine: there were eight other
Magistrates present—making in all seventeen.
The majority of these seventeen agreed to repre-
sent to his Excellency the Lord Lieutenant the
inefficiency of the police established in the barony
on the old system, and to request an additional
police (we believe twelve men) under the Act fur
disturbed dis.ricts, which they recommended to
place under the direction of Captain Wilcock', of
the Middle-third police. This they conceived
merited no opposition, because it would bear
lightly on the barony.
The Noble Chairman, Lord Liscoore, opposed
the project altogether, as unjust, inasmuch as it
was not warranted by the state of the barony,
which was perfectly tranquil; and he would not be
induced to place an unmerited imputation upon
the bonny or on the county, merely because it
might be done oa reasonable terms. His Lord-
ship therefore opposed the application altogether ;
fur it was not enough to state to Goverameut that
the present police was inefficient, but it should be
shewn that the barony was in a disturbed state, amid
did actually require an extraordinary establishment
of police. _ _

The Magistrates then heard evidence on the
state of the barony ; the result of this was, that
with the exception of ■ few local quarrels of a
trival nature, and a riot at u fair in August last
(which riot had been quelled by two Magistrates,
twn constables, and the country people, without
any assistance from the military), there was nothing
to show that the slightest disorder existed. So far
from opposition to the laws being manifested iu the
barony, it appeared the rioters in this instance were
severally taken into custody by the Magistrates or
their constables, and punished by the ordinary
course of law.

Of the seventeen Magistrates pre,ent, we are in-
formed nine were of the barony of I& and Otia
West ; that of these nine, three were for the appli-
cation to the Lord Lieutenant, and six against it ;
and these six immediately afterwards signed •
strong protest against the measure, on the ground
that the witnesses exemined on oath proved, that,
with spry few exceptions, the barony was its • more
peaceable state than it had been for many years;
in short, that it was iu a state of perfect ►r..aquil-
lity. We shall here concluie this short and hasty
statement, by pledging ourselves that this fart was
proved by three Magistrates ou their oaths.—(Ad.
'eraser:4

- - The
1 l.ord Chancellor lies been pleased to appoint
Wm. Massey, E,q. of Stagdale, to be a Msgistnits
for the counties of Tipperary and Limerick.

MUMMY, MAY 30.
The collection of the revenue of this district is
to be transferred to the offices at Clonmel and
Waterford, aud, in that spirit of affected economy
which has been so much at wink lately, the Collec-
torship of Excise at Kilkenny is abolished. By
this notable retrenchment an apparent sawing of
4001. per annum will be effected to Government, at
the eApense of the time sod property of ull per.
sons in this district s hose affairs lead thew to so
Excise Office, %bile the hundreds of thousands of

i!wzll!wmer

pounds that are annually expended in sinecures and
useless pensions are left its the undisturbed posses-
sion of those who live upon the taxes. The avi-
dity with which every the most trifling occurrence
is laid hold of to traduce poor oppressed Ireland
would excite surprise, did we not know that there
are recreant Irishmen who live by misrepresenting
their country. Some of the Loudon Paper., on the
authority of a Dublin print, which we never see,
have recently stated that the Queen's County and
County of Kilkenny " are nearly in a state ap-
proichinkr to rebellion." The phrase is not very
intelligible; but how must our friends in the Sister
Island pity our sad condition in these hapless coun-
ties? We shall endeavour to undeceive them. Ire-
land, is throughout. and those counties in particular,
not a whit nearer to " a state approuchinw to rebel-
lion" than England is. In the angle of three pa-
rishes of the barony or Gslmoy, in the county of
Kilkenny, which jut into the barony olOssory, iii
the Queen's County, some lamentable acts of in-
subordination (in which, however, nothing politi-
cal was mixed up) have occurred. The Magistrates
of the two counties represented these frets to Go.
vernnsent, and requested that an extraordinary
police might be sent into the disturbed parts of
the three parishes. The Lords Justices have since
issued a proclamation, in which, without alluding
to the disturbed parishes, their Lordships say,
" it hath sufficiently appeared unto ue, that the
barony of Galway. in the county of Kilkenny,
and the barony of Upper• Ossory, in the Queen's
County, are in a state of disturbance, stud
require an extraordinary establishment of police."
And it is on this proclamation that our English
cunteroporeries have placed these counties in " a
state nearly approaching to rebellion." Whether
the Megistracy, by a due exertion of the ordinary
powers invested in them for the preservation of the
peace, might have tranquillised the parts of the
three parishes in which disturbances have occurred,
we shall not now inquire. But we beseech our
alarmed brethren in England to believe, that the
two counties enjoy as profound peace as is enjoyed
in Middlesex; and that deeply as we deplore the
recent unpardonshle atrocities committed by wicked
men, or that their turbulent and lawless conduct
should have brought the odium and expense of an
extraordinary police upon these baronies, we must
asy, that there was more injury to life and property
inflicted in six hours during the disgraceful tumults
at West End Fair, near London, last year. thou have
been perperated during the last six knout!), in the
two proclaimed baronies. We do not state this
fact as a palliative of crime, but merely es an illus-
tration of the nature and extent of the "rebellion"
in this and the adjoining county.— Leixster
Juarseat)

GALWAY MUTSU! .-Notvriibstanding all that is said of
the Illiteaess of the wtailier is England, and of the advanced
state of vegetation is the 'Nether, parts of 'raised, our
western Spring is sto►e like old Maier, with his icy breath
sod chilling colds. Daring the course of last week the
thermometer often fell to Zero. The temperature, how.
over, now begins to be sae e anspicious.--(e ,Al
Journal

Lovaettea Fata.—The Fair of Loughrea, which was
held on Saturday Isla, was unusually dull. The shear of
cattle was eoesiderabk, ►ut we regret to say the prices
were low.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.
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THE DISCOVERY SHIPS.
WIDtWALL, MAY 21.
This day the Hecht and Fury discovery ships, with the
Naafilas transport, sailed from Ma harbour, having been
detained by contrary wiads. The crews are all io good
health and spirits,

PORTSMOUTH, JUNE 4.
Arrived the Redpnie from a cruise; Defence transport
front the Mediterranean; Fox transport frum Plymouth;
and Albion, Adams, from Galipoli.
Passed up Channel ibe routine, Turley, from Philadel-
phia.

vm.storrp, Just 3.
Arrived the Steamer packet with a mail from Lisboa in
eight days; sod Triemvirate, Green, from Tarragona in
31 days.
Sailed the Diomede, Heoday, for Amsterdam.
Arrived of the Port the Nancy, Cowell, from Rio Janeiro,
in 80 days for Lemke.

(Own, JUNE 5.
Pot in ►ere the Mayliswer, late Gibbs, from Cbareote, in
eoesequeoee of the agate, dyisg.

DEAL, JUNG 5.
Arrived and sailed fur the River the Castle Heady,
Drummond, from Mos; Fame, Trickey, from Lidann ; Re-
gard, Flotg, from Pats; Dersoisuut from Juemel; Hutton,
Montgomery, from Jamaica and Hannah, Newby, trona
Havannas.

Came down from the River the Andromeda, Siesrart, for
Madras; Express, Barrett, for Gibraltar; Trashy, Fortm,
fir St. John's, N.B ; Aiphes., Christal, for Smyrna ; George
the Third, Harrison, for Antigua ; Isabella, Little; and
Ann, Mi.se, for Temente; sad Helen, Gibson, fur Quebec.
Most of the outward-board bate sailed.

The Turks, who have paned the Danube, are
in full march to Bucharest and Tergowist ; on their
way they have cut to pieces 27 Arnauuts belonging
to Ypsilanti, slid 25 armed peaisnis.

The number of the Greeks murdered in Con-
stentinople amounts to thousands. The furious
people cut off the heads of the victims with the
greatest indifference. Ten or twelve fall on one
p.rson, ill treat him so as to make him desperate,
and when lie is su exhausted that lie can resist no
longer, they cry out to him, " Xis balm" (don't
be afraid), and cut off his head. This " Ale bulze"
is now die dreadful watchword in the Turkish ca-
pital, which daily and hourly resounds in all the
streets inhabited by Greek Christians.

On Sunday re'nnight in the afternoon a severe
tempest took place at Aldborough. iii Suffolk;
the lightning was intensely vivid, sod the ►ucceed-
ing peals of thunder were tremendously loud.—
The Thomas and Ann, a H irwich fishing smack,
in the Bay, about two miles front the shore, was
twice struck by lightning, her mast was shivered
to pieces from the top, even down to the deck
upon which her mainsail was lying, her pump
split and the box of it driven into the hold, and
the vessel much damaged. Boats were imme-
diately manned from the shore to render essistance
to the distressed crew, who were temporarily de-
prived both of sight and bearing.—The vessel has
since been towed into Harwich harbour by the
Sylebt cutter, in a disabled *tete.

The population of the City of Gloucester, ac-
cording to the returns Nude last seek, amounted
to 9,771 souls; in 1811, it amounted to 8,181 souls;
the increase, in ten years, baring been 1,590.

VAGRANTS*

IP.

.11 :
REPORT.
The Select Committee of the Rouse of Common ',pointed
to take into coneiderttine the existiog lA.II. relating to
Vagrants, and to report their Observations thereupon from
time to Inne to the Hones :—lsave considered the same
accordingly, and agreed to the following Report :

Your Committee have bestowed much time and attention
it the investigation of this intricate and important subject.
They commenced their proceedings by a minute examina-
tion of the Statutes which have been paned from time to
time fur the suppression of the crime of vagrancy.
An a tempt was made in the reign of George 11. to
simplify the then existing laws upon this subject, which pro-
duced the General Act of 17 George 11.4%5. Rut this Act
has since been found to be extremely loose in its artinitious
and enactment. and in Dever'sl of its provisions of very
doubtful intendment;: and the difficulties thence •rising have
been abundantly increased by the addition of eighteen sta-
totes since passed, all bearing more or less upon the same
subject.

The inadequacy of these Acts to attain their object, nume-
ral's se they are, is clear from the increasing number of
vagrants sod the enormous expense aitisoully ioctirred by
different couaties in their appreheusion, matiiteuasce, sod
conveyance by puss.
_

The abases tolerated and the fraud• practised under these
laws have been unquestionably proved by the evidence which
has been taken before your Committee, and are is fact hut
too general and notorious.
The comity reward of l's. at present payable, less in some
instances converted the appreheosion of vagrants into a re.
regular trade, so diagracefill in all its brans hes as even to
prevent the more tespectable constables from interfering
with vagrants, from a dread of sharing the obloquy attached
to their apprehension. It is in evidence, that it has led ta•
a system of collusion between the appreliender and the va-
grant, and that the latter has voluntarily entered, or been
invited, into the district of the former, and even been bribed
to commit an an of vagrancy with the view of procuring
the reward i.f 10s. which in some rases has actually been
divided between the parties.
The threat of commitment hot lost its terror. The vagrant
himself, an far from shrinking, throws himself in the way of
it, is apparently solicitous for it, and in fact slept furwar
as a volunteer for a prison.
The system of co eee y a nee by pass has been found to be
one of ittefficieacy, coaniage, and fraud; it is its come
pkte consonance with the wandering habits of vagrants
and is made a matter of trade. Their returns to the
same place are frequent, and some of them within periods
which evidently show that they could not have reached their
parishes. Prom the aecominoilation afforded by the law as
it stands, or al kart by the administration of it as now en.
forced, a vagrant is enabled to migrate at the expense of the
publac, by patting himself in the way of apprebeinius, and
he thus obtains ■ pleasurable jaunt to any part of the king.
atom he may choose. If during his progress he wishes to
change company, or vary his route, no impediment prevents
him, it being understood equally by the offender au4 the
officer who has him is charge, that be is under no control.
He has his summer and his winter haunts, to which he re-
pairs at slated periods; and has been known to remark.
" why should I work for Is or Is. 6J. a slay, while I
can be thus amused with seeing end laughing at the
labour. of others." It would indeed be irrational to ex.
peel the act.ve services of a man who, supposiug him
to have a wife and four children, would be its wow counties
conveyed free of orpensc, and in a slate of perfect indolence,
with an allowance of 11. 1139.641. per week front the county
stock. Vadir such a course of proceeding the country is
plundered, the law is violated, and its object unattained; for
in • majority of cases it is fairly to be presumed that the
vagrant seldom reaches the parish to which he really belongs,
and if he dues be is rattly, if ever, detained there by the
parish officers.
- - -

The short periods of confisetuest foe which most vsgraists
are committed, operate rather as a tummy upon delinquency
than an actual chastisement. Aod what the law intended as
a punishment, bas, is many instances, beets contempl,ted not
merely wit► indifference bat with satisfaction. The frillier
punishment authorised by the law 111H113 a repetition of the
offence, is generally prevented by the noa•atteedanee of
either prosecutor or witnesses at the Quarter Sessions.
The constables have observed, that it would be folly to get a
man eosninitted for six mamba when he is so likely within
that lime to give them the means of earning another 101. ;
and very few. if any, instances are to be found (in L..ndnn)
of rogues and vagabonds having been prosecuted at the Ses-
sions, until the establishment uf that usefol institution '• The
Mendieity Society."
The method of passing vagrants, and the want of
sill control over the abuses to which it is subjected,
is however the main evil complained of; and so la-
mentably deficient is the present system, so futile and
inoprrative, that it has been recommended wholly to suspend
the passing of vagrants as a preferable alternative to a con-
tinuance of the mode of passing hitherto adopted. In eon-
sidering this suggestion, the attention of your Committee
has been necessarily called to the effect produced by the
Statute 59 Geo 111. c. 12, on the condition of the Irish
poor residing is England. Before the passing of that Act,
the Irish were considered as casual poor having so velar-
ment, and were therefore relieved by the parishes an which
they were found, but were liable upon committing acts of
vagrancy to be passed to certain of the ort.ports, which
were bound to convey them to Ireland.

The law in this re...peet was altered by the 59 Geo. III.;
and they were made remorceble to the uet•ports merely or
becoming chargeable to the pariah.
Some budshipa amid difficulty bare arisen from the execu-
tion of ibis lei.

The parishes where the Irish chief), resided ha►e been re-
beied train great hoidens; but distant counties and totems
ha►e been psi to heavy expenses in passing the increased
numbers to Ireland.

These matters require serious attention; and although
your Committee are nut at present prepored to propose any
legislative remedy, they cannot but hope that mime meager,
may be adopted to lessen the evils which are stated to exist.
With respect to vagrants, not natives of Ireland or Scot-
lead, the Committee do nut hesitate to recommend that the
practice of passing them to their places of settlement be
suspended for one year from the Ist day of September next;
it being evident that eves when such peruses reach their
parishes (which is nut often the case), they immediately
leave them to resume their previous pursuits, or are dis-
missed by the parish officers with trifling relief; and that this
in a great majority of instances, is the only result which sic-
cars from as eaormuus expenditure in their ~couveyosse
(tom one part of the kiugilum to slue other.
Your Cosissit.ce are uf opinion, that the abolition of the
system of passing English recreate should be accompanied
with more extended pe. Wilt of imprisonment ; they therefore
recommend that in future no person convicted of an act of
wilful vagrancy be committed fot • shorter time lban owe
month for the brat offence; and that during imprisonment
such persons be kept to hard I ' . The visiting Justices
to be ales empowered to direct • portion of the earnings of
vaera.-ts so imprisoned to be set apart gad given to these at
the expiration of their imprisonment.
They also recommend that the present rewards of be. mad
10s. fur the apprehension of vagrants be discontinued; that
• sum not lesa than 2s.Bd. nor exceeding Ss. at thadiacretion
of the Magistrates, be paid by the parish is which the act of
vagrancy km been committed; and that upon a repetition of
the °Feuer., the party apprehending be bound over to prose-
cute at the Sessions, and that the Justices is Sessions be em-
powered is such cases to order the payment of the prosecu-
tor's expenses out of the county rate.
With a view to the probability that the passing uf the
Irish and Scotch pour on their being chargeable to parishes
in England will stow become • permanent measure, it hes
bees suggested as desirable to establish a Central Oise in
London, to regulate the mode of passing, where • register
of their tonnes and description could be kept.
The great importance of obviating this wisest abuses
which take place under that Act, seems to reader ass arrange.
meat of this description absolutely ece , sod if such as
office were placed under the control of whose
lineation was directed so travesty gement!, (by which the
regular police Wiese would be greatly relieved), the rest
beaefielal effects might be anticipated. An aelharised
I establishment putting the laws in force against habitual

vagrants, enabled to detect mid punish those who mote
a trade of being carried shout the conoiry at At. public
expense (leaving lo private institution' Si, administer re-
lief in eases of real direr's), world to far t•. extirpate
merdiricy in London; and wiser it is considered that
the metropolis is the centre of the present iniquitous
system, from which emanate it re, ry directing tirste erit.s
ahu.es which lite Committee bane already ex meted, any in-
movement there effected mould taut fail to be advaitiagimu•
to the country at large.
Your Committee, in concluding their R.foo,t, eariorit omit
to engem the expe.li•ney of resonate anti rtaiimliciattrie tier
different Acts upon V•erattry; and for this purpose, asset
wartime ethers e;intwett.l with the •ohjeet, they reconsoitml
the revival of this Coalitioner in a Costar Sea .

In the mean time eh, a have din-veil ►hrir Chairman ha
move fur leav► In twin% in a Rill far amending the premut
I.anii relative to ilw apprelseamun, punishment, suit passing
of Vagrants.

iJay 23, fitl.

MERTINGS OF CRRD/TOR• AT CUILDUALE
TO NORROW.
0-

M. M.
K. Wall, Sohn. c.rpenter
J. Shaw, Stratford, dealcr in flour
W. Ambrose, Clanton, carpenter
.1. Archer, Ware Park-mill, miller
J. P. Hollis. Newington, tailor ....
.1..1. Bailer, Mincing-lane, broker