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trite alrelso.

NEW THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE.
TlMV6aleit MONDAY, Key ad, min be performed
EMMY WIVES OF WINDSOR.
ehlaia 1111161, Mr. &ratan; Malltlaimder, Mr. Harley: Fore,
sins ?eaten. Mr. Hors. Mrs. Mae Stephens.; Mrs
Mame Velarlet Anne Page, Iltee Pevo;y.
After withal.
ZOROASTER: or. THE SPIRIT or THE rrAs.
Twebernew. The UMW fur Mendel. enth Sped& Oakum mad
I,ew,
igew, law. 66 Physic.
THEATRE ROYAL., -COVENT-GARDEN.
This Ensuing. MONDAY. May SC -win be PerDMIMM
The First Pert ad
KING HENRY THE FOURTH.

IRMaw the iO"tn7th.;lladeri:;; Truce of Mr. Coop*? s
, Mr. Young i Sir John Femur, Mr. C. Kraal* s Pains. Mr.
i Maeda. Kr. Blanchard. Lady Purdy. Mee F. D. Bell 1;
Mrs. Davenport.
After which,
CLAM.

no Dabs bleak% Mr. Abbott; Rosa, Inr. Fawcett, Clart. lOr
K. Tree; %mina. Miss Low.
Sodipatztne, Prides WWI have a Fan. wttb inutbar and Slater.

THEATRE ROYAL, COVENT-GARDEN.
MR. YOUNG'S NIGHT.
On Wit DNISDAV Evening, Key 90. wMipe performed
THE MN!. M Y OON.
The Duke, Mr. Young; the, Count. Mr. Baker; Jaques, Mr. W.
llVRAlbans, Miss Chaster; Ytessitt, Mae F. N. EMy Hasten.
trunport; Zamora. Wee Jones.
Attar which,
THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO.
Countess Abneylva. Miss 7stou; Susanna. Mies M. Two.

nrsATRE ROYAL, ENGLISH OPERA-HOUSE.
MR. MATHEWS AT HOME!
This Evening, MONDIY May 24.
W? Me ANNUAL LECTURE on PECULIARITIES, CHARACTER,
end MANNERS;
rounded as Observations ant Adventures luring Ma late
TRIP TO AMERICA.
In Three Parte.
Par TIL—A WanalwAylogue, called ALL WELL AT NATCHITOCHES.
Mlle Characters of lbs Evening's Entertainment to be represented
by Mr M tTHEWS.
RC:be opened at Seven—Performance begins at Eight o'clock.
to be taken of Mr. Steinman. at the Iler Gahm Strand En.
Vergite. from Ten tin Five.

NEWSURREY THEATRE.
tHIS TVD NINO, and dialog the Week. the Hello-Drams of
inticA AND THE RIVAL NARRIORS; or. The TIMER HUNT.
After .bleb'---- _

TIIZ AXIFANTAGIS OF I113;b74;.'110IT TO GIVE A ROOT.
To conclude with
MATZ; or. THE CATARACT OF 'THE MOUNTAIN.

SADLER'S WELLS THEATRE.
TR' LIMNING, and during the Week, tbelhaeletts of
SHARP AND PLAT.
Afton' w bleb.
tML lIPLOATINO 111E1CON; or. THE NORWEGIAN WRECILI
With, A CALEDONIAN DIVERTIVEMANT.
To rowelege with
WIZ AND LAUDANUM' or. PHYSIC AND MURDER.

DAVIS'S ROYAL AMPRITHEATRR.
svistY ;YAWN at Halftone Eta. the Tressfiniftelly magnificent
Repressmatton
THE BATTLE or WATERLOO.
WPA SYtf ltillitan't Review ef the English and newel Arraiss, end
faithfully depleted Portraiture of the Battles of
Quatre Bras. and Wateriso.
111 mower Duenewis uniqPrformance of &WWI in the Melt,
eunsiadttig wit hi. matchless Pests cm Two
UncaparWoned Horacce
After winch, THE SECRET.

n• liarrsen Pius commenced publiettingoo &today morn-
lag at eizo`cloel.

LONDON, 113ONDAY, VA'AK 19.4.

The Catholics of Inland, we fear, hawe neared hostility
and defeat, by the way in which they hive prepared their
Petition for Jibe redress of grievances this Session. This
document, which will probably be laid before both
Houma within the present week, has already met with
etwattg olijeetion from Lord Grey and Mr. Brougham, to
whom it Was suit for presentation. Not content with the
simple and ordinary prayer for relief, the Petition of this
Seelon, prepared by the Association in Dublin, prays for
• reformation in the temporalities of the Irish Church
Establishment; it then prays for the better regulation of
Juries. The Petition also calls for the disfranchisement of
Corporations in Ireland, and concludes by praying for the
semoval of the various disqualifications to which Catholics
are subject. The Petition, by thus calling for too much,
will, we fear, obtain nothing, and only bring down powerful
hostility on every side, the moment his announced in both
Menses. Catholic emancipation we consider indispensibk to
tb. piaci and prosperity of Ireland; without it that distracted
country cannot settle down into tranquillity, or become an
integral part of the empire at large. But the Catholics
non can secure advocatt•a by unfurling the broad banner
of hostility against the Established Church. They have
gained much by reason and at-vomit, but nothing can be
hoped from the wild crut.ade the assembly in Dublin an
soli pursuing. The jury system may need reform in
Ireland, and the different serporations call for some change;
teat such subjects abitdd have been avoided ht the Cath•-

Hain the Petition for retell= religious aisabilities, '
lue their feelings againit the Established Church base
been what they may, they should not have been vented in
this annual appeal. The petitioners now come forward,
for the first time, in the characters of wholesale Reformers
both of the Church and State. This injudicious Petition,
we are sure, is not in accordance with the feelings of the
peat body of the Catholics ; all that is respectable or re-
flecting in that community must dissent from it ; and we
only reglet that their interests should be compromised by
the violence of the party who for some time have usurped
the conduct of Catholic affairs in Dublin.

When we advocated, some days since, on the principle of
fair competition, the incorporation by Parliament of new Ma-
rine Insurance Companies, we had no idea whatever of re-
flecting on the useful and highly respectable establishment
at Lloyd's. We are perfectly aware of the important bene-
fits this great establishment has often rendered to British
eil commerce in every part of the civilised world ; and we
nnot be ignorant of the important information constantly
derived from its numerous agonies, spread through almost
every part of the habitable globe. The correspondence of
Lloyd's is indeed immense, and must be attended with pro-
digious labour and expense. An opinion, we thought,
seemed to prevail, even in the House of Commons, that
Lloyd's was a chartered body, possessing a monopoly in
right of a legislative enactment ; but the fact is, that
important. establishment ham neither charter, incorpora-
tion, nor immunities of any sort; all its power and influence
proceed from the extended commercial pursuits and influ-
ence of its members. Nor is there anything whatever of,

monopoly about it: the very correspondence of this house,
often so valuable, is freely given to the public at large;
the rooms at Lloyd's are all open to subscribers, who pay a
sum of four guineas annually : this is but a moderate

charge for the accommodation afforded, and the interesting
information which the subscribers often receive. The
Committee are always anxious to increase the number of
their subscribers, so as to extend the resources of the estab-
lishment, and the amount of the business done; every
new member, therefore, is considered an accession, and
there is no restriction as to any particular rank: merchants,
broken, underwriters, respectable traders of every sort,
and members of the public press, have all, in succession,
been admitted. Of course no admission can take place
but by ballot. The Committee have a right to see that
the individual who seeks to be a member of this establish-
ment is respectable in his character and pursuits. But in
this there is certainly nothing of either exclusion or mono-
poly ; nor could we mean for a moment to insinuate that
this establishment was founded on any such principle.
What we then said was, what we repeat now—that if the
respectable underwriters at Lloyd's insure on equal terms
with the new companies, and pay their unquestionable
losses as readily, they can have nothirg to fear from the
most extended competition. Every individual concerned
in the proposed company will be rendered liable to the ex-
tent of his entire property for any losses sustained. The sub-
scribers therefore must pause before they commit them-
selves
in any speculation of this hazardous description.
But should Sink* _Company be ultimately formed, we
can see nothiwg the underwriters at Lloyd's can have to
apprehend, if their insurances be effected on equal tiros.
and their indisputable losses made good without cavil or 1
unfair delay.

LThough Mr. Croker disclaimed any ulterior view in
moving on Wednesday night for a return of the registered
freeholders in Ireland, from the year 1793, we hope that
when the return is made it will be followed by a proposi-
tion from some Honourable Member, of information and
influence, to abolish the forty shilling franchise altogether
in Ireland, and raise the necessary qualification to ten
1

Inds. hi several counties in Ireland, there are at
present upwards of twenty thousand registered free-
holders, the majority possessed of only a forty shil'ing
franchise; and few having, in reality, my franchise or
right to vote at all. Many of these leases or equitable ar-
ticks, out of which the peasant has registered, are founded
on chattel property; and in every case almcst a rack rent
is imposed, leaving the wretched tenant no interest what-
ever. These demises of an acre, or half an acre of land,
with sometimes a mud cabin in ruins, are made bj the
landed proprietor or his agent, solely to create an election
interest in the county. On their summons, the peasants
attend in droves at the Sessions, to swear to the possession
of a forty shilling interest, generally granted for some in-
firm life. The agent, or driver of the estate, attends with
their leases, which seldom are entrusted to the peasants'
hands. The Clerk of the Peace makzs out his bill for
the Magistrate's fees, and those of registry, which the
agent pays together at the close of the Sessions, and re-
ceives the affidavit, and the lease or equitable article,
which he holds as a check upon the wretched voter ;
and when an election approaches, the absentee eau-
didate canvasses the landlord, or his representative, in the
county. The peasant he treats with the same disregard
that the haughty Mu ssulinan does the Egyptian fellah ;
the miserable voters are counted and set off according to
the letters of the alphabet with which their names cone-
, spond, in baronies and half-baronies, and driven in to the
hustings or booths, like herds of oxen, ignorant almost of
the name, and knowing nothing whatever of the character
of the candidate for whom they are compelled to give their
franchise. By this vile system pauperism is multiplied,
population is endlessly incensed, the minute subdivision of
'and leads to early and unprovided marriages, and a long.
train of attesdsnt evils ; oaths are disregarded, perjury',
becomes a emistantt neeirenee, and a whole pea-
sentry are utterly demoralised. When Lord Milton, the II
whose opinions we have a very great respect, spete "of the
representation in Ireland being far too limited, and the
elective franchise confined," be could not surely have been
fully informed on the subject. In the great counties of
Cork, Tipperary, Down, and some others, almost univer-
sal suffrage prevails; the peasantry are registered in thou-
sands ; whole baronies are marched to the an :les town on
an election contest,but their votes are the absolute property
of a few great proprietors, who divide the county, and
unite their strength for the return of any one or two fa-
voured candidates. Again, in the great towns, the
present system has enabled many of the lower orders to
swear to the mockery of a forty shilling interest, arising
from the possession of a cabin in the town, or a plot of
ground in the suburbs, and thus possess themselves of a
right to vote : the result is, that those places have become
an open market for corruption, where nine-tenths of these
freeholders are purchased at the moderate rate of about
five pounds per head, and a majotity is thus secured by
flagrant venality. Surely the abolition of such a system
could bring with it no nulled regret. The peasant enjoys
no franchise under it ; on the contrary, it is to him full of
fraud and coercion. If the qualification was restricted, at
I the lowtst, to ten pounds, it would diminish the number
of freeholders; but it would throw the right of franchise
into different hands. 'f he present system) is one of the
great evils that afflicts Ireland ; it is pregnant with poverty
and crime; and we trust that, on the return Mr. Croker
moved fur, and which was ore'ered on Ifellnesday night,'
beteg laid before the House in the next ti ssion, the!
important question will be taken up by sonic Member well !
informed in the details, and a proposition brought forward
to remedy the monstrous abuses that now disgrace the right
of franchise in Ireland, and impoverish and demoralize the
hulk of its population.

PifRIONA II LE 1747niunRYCi•

ARRANGEMENTS FOR TOE WEEK.

THlff evursols.
The Duchess or Wellington's wood grand assembly, Apaley
Douse. Piccadilly.
Lady. Hulse's mut. New Burlingtow4arect.
Lady laingforrs assembly, Barkley lug.
lied and body Ile*rave's entertainment, Ornivemor-scsare•
Lady Ruse's ball. Old Palace—yard.
Hon. Mr. and Mrs. Apr Ellis* party, Spring-gardens.
The lilargais and Marchioness of Chultaondeley's party, Pic-
cadilly.

To-wortitow.
Dowager Lady Ansoe's party, to meet his Royal Highness the
Duke of lihnicester, Curzon.strest, May-fair.
Lady Campbell's assembly. Baker-street.
Dowager Lady Sahowl's ball, Cumberland-.crest.
Sir Deorge K arrender's, Hart. party, Whitehall•plaos.
The Countess of Arran's party, Dovee.street.

Almack's grand ball.
Earl Brownlow's entertainment. Cavernlish.aquare.
Mr. and 3lrs. Egerton's party, St. James's-square.
Marquis and Marehionass of Clialmandeley's party, Piceadilly.

TIIIOIUPDAT.
Giantess Lleven's first grand boa sad sapper, Ashlsumbim
House.

Mrs. Hope's rout, Mansfield-street.
The Earl of Derby's party, Groarenor-arittare.
Sir George Warrender's party, Whitehall-place.
Hon. Mrs. Pethanes grand rout, Connaught-place.

Fll 'oaf.
The Duchess of Northumberhpd's second grand oesteet.
Northumberland House.
The Countess of Easee's party, Hill-street.
lion. Mrs. Edward Cust's ma, (heat George-street.
Mrs. Win. Canine's ball, Manalleti.arstet.
The lion. Mts. Wm. Gosling's assembly, Portland-place.

/ATV ateart
The Marquis and 11arehloness or Salisbury's party, Park-place.
lady Smith's entertaiumest. lieeddik•

--,
111UNPAY.
The Duke of Sepses's entee Kanabigton Palace.
Counteis St. Anesnao's con lianowsr-scure.
The Dowager Marchioneet 4 Salisbury entertained a distin-
guished party at dinner yesterday. at her hdone in Arlington-street.
The Duke of Grafton hid a dinnef party on Saturday, at his
house in Clareerstreet.
George Bankes, Esq. M.P. had a dinner and evening party on
Saturday, at his house, Beyansteneaquare.
The Bishop of Lincoln had a large psety at dinner on Saturday,
at his house in Connaught-place.
The Duke of Oaten, Dowager Lad y Cawdoe, R. Knight, Esq.,
G. Banker, Esq. M.P. Sir Charles Helm, Bart. and Mrs. -
relieves, had dinner parties yestrday, at their respective re-
sidences.
Mrs. Alike has based cards of invitation for a ball on the Bth of'.
June, at her house in Gloucester place.

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The Duke of Gloucester entertained a large party at dinner on
Saturday, at Glouceste• Hesse, Perk lace.
The Marquis and BMdtioness of Lanadown gave a grand din-
ner on Friday to the Duke of Argyll, the Earl and Countess
Cowper, Lord and Lady William Russell, Lord and Lady Hol-
land, Lord and Lady (iwydyr, &c. at Lansdown House, Berkeley-
square.
The Alaninis and Alarchionese of Camden entertained Emily
Marchioness of Londonderry, and a distinguished party, at dinner
yesterday, at their house in Arliegton-street.
Mr. Secretary Canning had a large party at dinner yesterday, at
Gloucester Lodge.
Lord Alvanley had a greed dinner party yesterday, at his house,
in Park-place.
Charlie Ellis, Esq., M.P., had a dinner party yesterday, at his
house in Audley-square.
The Marquis of Chandos left town on Saturday, for his seat,
Wootton, Bucks.
Lord George Beotinck arrived yesterday in town, from his
father's (the Duke of Portland) seat, Welbeck, Nottinghamshire.
Baroness de Willoughby, the Hon. Miss Burrell. and Mira
Elliot, left town on Saturday, far her Ladyship's villa, at Rich-
mond.
Robert Vyner, Esq. has arrived at his house in St. James's.
square, from Paris.
Hon. Mr. and Lady Corolla. Lamb left town yesterday, for
their seat, Brocket Hall.
Arrivals at Jordan's Hotel, St. James's-street :—Mr. and Mrs.
Wilson, from Plymouth ; 31r. and Mrs. Childers, from a tour;
Mr. Airs and the Mimes Carter, bans left ditto for Eton.
Win. Markham, Es 9. has Inlaid at Geuld'a Hotel, Jennym
Arms Cram his ecal lel_orkshite.
Departures from the Watellaugsmithempmetsegf.: r-Ris Mehl.
bald and Lady Christie and fo _RC-for Mamas ; Mem ad
Mies Bermingham, for their mat, mar Farnham, Hampshire.
Arrivals at Blake's Hotel, JerMyn.sturet :—Mr. and Mrs.
DOMICIL from • tour; Mr. and Mrs. Waddington • and Edward
Knight, Esq. Departure .._ dasayallr. MM. sad Mies Law.
son ;T. S. Gooch. Esq.. M.P., sell HIM 044 W-ft Beflialk t Mr.
and Mrs. Henry Ward, for Backitigheuisbire.

PARLIAMENTARINNIELLIGENCE.
-ram.--
NOTICES OF MOTIONS Cline DAV).
$ Arthur Chichester-Bill to mead A*4 George IV., so for
ea ale tame relates to presentments of Won& to their Officers by
Ottod Juries of Counties of Towns and Cities ia Ireland.
Mr. Hume-BiU to Repeal the Combinsidon Laws.
Mr. flume-Bill so Repeal the laws whisk prohibit Anions
frail leaving the Country.
Mr. Hume-Gill to Consolidate and Around the Arbitration
Lem.
ORDERS OF THE DAY.
Peer Regulation (Scotland) Bill_ Sand Reading.
Mikhig Banks Bill-Further Consideration of Report.
Judges in Wales Bill-Third Reading.
• View Sou* Wales Bill-Almond Reading.
portation a 011aders Bill--Second Reeding.
oiling Dianna (Ireland' Bill--lecood Reading.
'ties InquaLßM-Second Reading.
aßelief Mind) sin—Second Raiding.
County Courts• TMed Reading.
New Street (MoryJoillioe) Bill.-Committer.
'Exchequer BM (111. MN.) Bill-Commlttoa
bancsater Cosny Cain MIL-Soosnd Bonding.
. •
asr==non seit IreTsberillt-c=he
Fished, • at Reps.
Cetimplie Ksedigss 11111.-Cuenailttera
Duda sui—rwour cairdemba of Report.
Whose 6111.-Cseinittse.
. ..
i •
be(tgleieeit 11111.-Thie Rtedtsg.
1 111118".1. ..
- 11111.11outiteeet Coosternsum etagere.
. • IPA* ►ltem
" . sag wens) Bill-Third Readin a
R port.
'• . RIB-Further Consideration of
.Soratilevplas Duties (Ireland) Bill-Report.
Iteau a Seek Bill-Report.
• ' riaThnirdberßCemendi4Millog. ti°D
of
Report.
kdMer
Oak 11111-Qmsonizeoe.
ries likiedond) Bill-Report.
pt Lows Aosedassot Bill-Punber Occeitletstice of
ilarioulldsseb t Amendmeet Bill-Warmass
64E%.
:=err Court Fees levemetset
Turnpike Bill Boading.
.Nev Menthes 11411--Seesed Wale*
Sot ladle (feeds Aets-Committees thsrespse.