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4' DUBLIN, DECEMBER
IPE. Gonlhnrn is expected to arrve in Dublin
tmitsorrow (Tuesday), and the Msrqiiis Wellesley
is ' . ed to arrive on the following Friday, or
ee%
at the farthest.
ilipilae• itrfiror of the Freemen's Jeered.
"Ssm.-1 shame, is your Paper, • paragraph which has
fumed its way into others, Milting, that my 1100.4., in lb,
county of Meath, hid been rubbed, and that lye toes hid
tweet apprelmniJed for the same. May ihe y.O will have
the goodwill' to emstradict aurh report, it being totally false
and witbuat icy foundation. la the worst limes that Ireland
bas sees (1711), to the present day, I hate wither been mu.
kilted in my hoes., sser sufered in my property, ned I owe
it to my neighbourhood to make this declaration of their
quiet and moat peaceable order mid slreseaeour at all limes.
" I am, Sir, your humble servant,
I •• MARCUS SOMERVILLE"
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STATE OF THE COUNTRY.
-, COUNTY LIM gRICIG.
a! ' 104rk letter yesterday Gore the neigh.
Newcastle. It states that' ..Mr.
v lir . yet at the Castle, and has no idea of
leislln it ; it is said that he it determined tote the
sem (to the Courtenay erste); and that he ssys
no one can turn lain out. There are numbers of
persons taken up 'sightly in the vicinity of this
town." The new agent, Mr. Furlong, though re-
gularly appointed by the absentee proprietor and
his trustees, remains at the inn, in the town of
Newcastle, whilst, as appears, the ex-agent, Mr.
Hoskins, Continues to reside in the mansion of Lord
Courtenoy,-...t Freeman's Journal)
KILKENNY, DECEMBER 15.
Our own county, we rejoice to say, continues to
enjoy perfect tranrinillity, even to the exclusion,
so far as we can learn. or those ordinary offencrs
which abound 'in all the populous communities of
the civilized world. In short all 'this side of the
island, from the Cove of Cork Is Lough Swilly,
is as orderly as any part of the United Kingdom,
althosigh perhaps in no other part of it is an equal
measure of distress experienced, and maugre the
terrific clatutificatiou of a ministerial print which
enumerates Kilkenny and other peaceful counties
among those which it represents as partially dis-
turbed.—(Lelaster Junrsial.)
ATHLONE, DECEMBER 14.

Lieutenant-Colonel Desbrisay, of the royal ar-
tillery, has arrived here, and assumed the coma
wind of the artillery in the western district. The
pre►ence of this worthy gentleman again amongst
us. has revived that recollections which formerly,
so endeared him to the inhabitants of this town.
The following committals have taken place, to
Roscommon gird, shire our hat publication :
Stephen Rorke, Robert . Brock•, and Roger
Coen's, fur "stropping and feloniously stealing lard
oft Alas.cliwaraitiot Straksrakans. •
ThaayKenny, Michael NPEntire. and Bryan
Cuff, fur forcibly entering the hou►e of Michael
Mannion, iii the parish of Moore, demanding arms,
and administering to him unlawful moll.
Milgrim' OF Wit. WILEY.—We lately gave
some account of this atrocity. T. an obliging arid
intelligent correspondent we are indebted fur the
fulloaing furthrr particulars, as they appeared on
oath before the Coroner :

" As Hen►e Wiley and William Wiley were requesting on
Tuesday evening about eeeee o'clock from the Fair of Lump
wuorl, to their rasher's bourse ■t Culleotragb, they observed
• bedy of mew, about horrify in number, standing at a little
distance before tbem upon the read; and, *you runtime Dearer
Iwo of said mess advanced out of the crowd, mid met the tiro
Wiley., who parsed them by; the Wiley. bid the men good
night, beet no reply was rustle. Before the Wiley. came up
to the body, they saw the same two mew returning back ; the
Wileys passed through the burly, bid them also good eight,
but no answer or reply was received then. The Wileys bad
sot gone many perches, when all those fellows began to
wlii„ule wish their fingers, and they instantly pursued the
Wiley*, when Hem), Wiley observed so bra brother and
maid—• There's something in this Williame."—' Du you take the
fields, Fleury (said Widieut), and I'll keep the riaadis bat.
ever Armee I have, yaw have none.' They accordingly
parted: and William was out tuuud until unit morning. iis
a field, about half a mile (rum where they had parted, wills
his bead literally severed (ruin his body by a ensue he bad iu
his owns pocket, mid that he hail that day bought in the (air;
a shovel was alms tumid near the body, broken iu several
pieces, which split his head in Iwo. A must respectable
Jury (in the presence of Major O'Dourightre) trued it Wiffal
Alsrde► against Michael Paine and others. By the iroletuti.
gable exertions of dosrph Browne, Esq. a Magistrate fur said
comely, and Colonel Cleburne, Michael Paine has beers sp.
prehroded, and is now committed by the Coroner to abide
his trial. A younger brother of the Wileys was a witons is
the case of Mr. Cruse's murder."

After alluding to the story about *hooting the
dragoon. and the malicious burning of the Rev.
Mr. Gash•* haggard. of which further particulars
that totally remoter the malice which has been a sl-
ed, the Cork Soothers Reporter of Thurialay ob-
serves—
" Tu the other whispered rumours we have only to say,
that whets they assume a tangible shape, we will either eon-
6sen or contradict Owns, as the result of user inquiries shall
direct us. If the former shall be our duty, we will disebarre
it with mitres regret; if the latter, wit► pleasure, as it will
bee grateful task to us to continue to record the continuing
tranquillity of this county, which, except in one or two dis-
trict., may he said to helm remained unintetrepted.
4 ?shout's's', additional cuntradictious of fabricatinas cir-
culated and believed, in a moment of alarm, continue to he
furnished. The statement of an attack ou Mr. Lane, of Mo-
sii the western part of the county, was entirely un-
foutided, which we are requested to state."

ehaitsel.
highly gait . Mini ratio° lief lb
on ta•ggly be this earthly
" That We deeply regret Ike salliappy stale of some
neighboerisig comeliest, and We sot oats determined to keep
ourselves free from such outrages as exist therein, bet *IN
usite in repelling them to the samosa of our power.
" That we are convieee+let the tweiffloglimees of out-
rage committed in one meighlkterhood, ..melt', the bursitis'
of Mr. Kitson's house, sad luting of a gun from the Rev.
Mr. tiewson'a, were membered by some misguided penal.
from the adjacent rosary ; goeseently that no blame can
be attached to the peasantry of this county, who, from the
eoremeeretbent of the pretest boobies, have sessifested every
mark of abiehesent In lb* Clog sod Constitstion, and for a
steady adhereace lu Which Wit Wilt yield to ho body of ewe it
the realm.
" That while we give fell bail to the prompt aid effi-
ciessi measures of ibe Maglierety, we cermet withhold what
is doe to the good mese se/ tag of the majority of the
pvepte, laborite( as they 's& maelfuld poiratfome
caliarly aggravated by the oritsof • IMMO
Sue its lamteweity ; sod Ih &SW privatises tworolliall
to any pohlieal motive, asmodieioosly itsslnuated in owes
piddle prints, we ascribe the premed distressed cireuthstancer
of the people; the remedy for which we shall not take epos
us to suggest, the applicatioe betel, in a great 'measure,
with the landed interest.
" That we will give every aid is oar power to the snails.
trate" in eeforring an otwereauce hi the laws, sad preserving
the tranquillity of the coontry ; and that we ca tly recom-
mend the peasantry to beware of "bangers and seducers, who
artfully contrive to elude punishment themselves, while the
victims of their seductive perish so the scaffold, as an atone-
ownl to the offended laws of their country."
Tintidto were then voted to the Rev. Michael
O'Sullivan, for his zeal and ability.

ENNIS, DIicEMBER 13.
Last night. between the boors of Il and 12
'cluck, an alarm that turned out to have been a
false one occasioned a strong party of the police
being Pent out to scour the country for some way
below Clare, however, they found all quiet. Lord
MomitCharles accompanied the party.
The duty on the police stationed through the
comity, •t this time, is exceedingly severe. They
are on patrol every night, and retire to their quasi-
ters only upon the appearance of day. 'Phis ex-
tensive patrol of a most active and vigilant body of
men, in almost every corner of the county, insures
us perfect safety, and their perfect knowledge of
the country makes assurance doubly sure.
Detachinenes of the Clare staff are stationed at
Newmarket, Caliiragarrir, D'Esterre's Bridge, and
Clare. The Ennis yronisory, now on permanent
pay, share the duty of the town with the 93d sod
the police; ponies are on patrol every night in this
neighbourhood.
The Lnrd Lieutenant has been pleased to order
the remainder of the Ross. Castle corps of yeo-
manry to be rut on permanent duty. The strength
of the corps now on service is, one Captain, two
Lieutenants, three Serjeanto, one drummer, and
seventy 'silk sad file.
The provincial Papers manifest the great appre-
bensions that are entertained throughout the
country. from the very general and incessant rainy.
The crop of potatoes, it is feared, will be greatly
injured, a calamity •htch would at anytime, but
particularly now, he one of the greatest that could
befall the poorer classes of Ireland. All the great
rivers have overflowed their brinks, and the Shannon
has inundated a large poFtion of the country, over-
flowing lands that lead never been covered beore.
In Roscommon. from the great fall of rain, the
mail-coach has been obliged to abandon the new
Ford, and to like' an old mountain road that has
not been made use of revers! years. We regret to
►tale, that from the incessant rains, and continued
dampness of the weather, the typhus fever has be-
gun to spew itself in this county, as well as the
county Galway, which is in an equally deplorable
stfite from the same cause.—(Debtin Evening Post.)
An Evening Paper publishes the following para-
graphs. The last one (front the county Cork)
teems confirmation :

" On Wednesday last It men, who were apprehreded in
the county of Lieu rick on the previous night, all armed,
were escorted lulu the city of Limerick, chained to each
ether, mad lodged iu geol. Seven otheis, taken the MRS
night, were also committed. The gaol is full of prisoners."
" Thursday night the stores of Messrs. Pilswurth, near
Mellinger, with a consist. rable creamily of goods, were burn-
ed to the ground. It is feared that the fire was occasioned
by ineeedi■rics."
MILL-lITSSIT. COUNTY Cong.—A great body
of men proceeded to the village of Dnuoughinurr,
and attacked the I ou•e of the clergyman, who had
deposited with him, for safety, most if the arms of
the parish, amounting to 66 stand ; they ■rt fire to
his house, and obliged I to give them up, and
then helped to exiiriguislt the tire, air they only
wanted the arms ; they acre so numerous as to say
they would march to Kanturk (the military post of
the neighbourhood), amid give battle to the military
if they opposed them. Their numbers are stated
at 700 armed men.

MEETING OF PARLIAMENT.— As the KING will
open the Pat liniment in person, the most extensive
arrangements are forking by the Lord Great Cham-
berlain, Lord GWYDYS, Sur the Royal reception,
on his MAJESTY'S first oppeuronce before the POI.
!lament after the Coronation ; sod contrary to what
loss taken place for some years past, they will be
under his Lordship's sole control. The Lord Great
Chamberlain, by virtue of his office, has the go-
vernment of the whole Pastime of Westminster,
the Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod, the Yeo- •
man Usher. and Door Keepers, bring under his •
Loidslop's command. From this control not having
been heretofore strictly enforced, considerable confu-
sion bus, at times, ari,en in the admission of vi►itors
to liar old House of Lords, the Painted Chamber, •
and other places through which his MAJESTY has to
pass. Various individuals had issued tickets, or had
been instrumental in procuring the admission of
spectators; but at the approaching opening of Par-
liament, none but the Lord Great Chamberlain's
tickets will be suffered to gain an entrance for visi-
tors. A ticket and seal are preparing for the ex-
peso purpose; amid the issue of tickets will be no
the most liberal scale, es far as the saute shall be
consistent with the dignity sod comfort of the pro.
ttedings Go that day.

Yedetitiddy a Cou►t of Proprietors was held.
The CHAIRMAN said that he was idstrected
the Coast of Directors to declare the ditidend fu,
the half year tiring 6th Jemmy, which would be
fire slid one-fourth per cent.
Mr. Rim said that this was always passed
ever as a motion of course, though it was a Matter
of very grave importance to the Company gene,
rally. After the Act which directed that they
should divide 101. 10s. upon their whole stuck an-
neatly, it was hardly to be expected that any thing
less should be propsord to them. He did trot swish
however, to break in upon the general order, though
he thought that it was the duty of the Directors to
make a survey of the uccoutos and all the affairs
of the Company, before they proceeded IA declare
whist Ina TO be tt* aniouut of the diaidee4 as for
any thing they might know the concerns. of the
Company would warrant the declaration of a large
dividend. fie now demanded on behalf of the
Proprietors a statement shelving the profits made
by the Company in the course of the last year.
A short pause ensued.
The CHAIRMAN said, as the motion was not
seconded he must go to the original question. At
the same time lie suggested the great inconve-
nience to which such a motion as that for producing
the accounts, so irregularly introduced, must lend.
Mr. S. DIXON doubted the right of any member
to call for the accounts of the Company at a nio-
tnent's warning. Ile tioderstood that there must
be specific notice given of a motion fur that
purpose.
Mr. HUMS believed that all the accounts of the
Company were isivesttgated by the Directors lodine
they declared the dividend.
The CHAIRMAN raid, "Certainly."
Mr. Hums said, that the Member who wished
for information must, by the practice of the Court,
give notice of a motion fur that purpose. At the
same time he had been led to believe, that the
profits on the China trade alone its the last year
would have allowed of a larger dividend than that
which had been declared.

The motion for agreeing with the Resolution of
the Court of Directors to the dividend was thou
pat and carried.
DR. GILCHRIRT.
The Resolution of the la►t Court for allowing
Dr. Gilchrist the sum of 200/. per annum for three
years, for teaching the cadets sad Company's ser.
vests going to India the Hsnde►tau and Bengal
tongue., and 1501. per amount fur a lecture:room
in which to teach the void language., was then sub-
mitted.
M►. RANDAL JACKSON moved, es so amend-
ment, to insert the wordy, late-Oriental Prufes-.
sor in the College of Fort William, 'leapt, and
now Hindostaisee Lecturer, London." lie also
objected to stipulating the term of three years fur
the duration of the grant, and thereby holding the
worthy Doctor as it were upon his good behaviour.
He expatiated on the merriurious services of the
Doctor, and the strong t►stimonials of them which
hat been remitted from tine resident Government.
He said, that by confining the grain in the Hee°.
lotion to three )ears, it would prevent the Doctor
from ultimately deriving the heittfits of superan-
nuation, to which any other servant of the Com-
pany could, by ►uficient iirrio.l of service, mike
out a good title. He moved fur the omis►ion of
the words " three yews."

The CHAIRMAN ►still, that there was an invincible
olutscle to the last aineioduieio. It went In int retire
of the grunt, which was expreerly flabscldris by the
By-Lawn, except on the deliberation of two meet-
loge, and after due notice hail fur each.

Mr. R. JacKson thought the amendment rather
operated as a diminution of the grant, which, as
the Resolution stood, must he paid fur three year%
route qui coot. He deprecated the idea of holding
so useful and intelligent a person as Dr. Gilchrist
to his good behaviou►, and leaving him at the end
of the period named in the Resolution in danger of
bring sent to starve. He contended that the amend-
ment, while it would tend more to the hosiour and
security of the Doctor, in effect ►educed the imme-
diate grant, by lowering it from a 'mlaise to a con-
ditional sum.
The CHAIRMAN said that the last amendment
must be abandoned, being contra.), to the By-
LiMP•

Mr. TWINING asked, in that case, if the first
amendment could be admitted ?
The CUAIRMAN soil " Yes ;" for that amend-
ment was merely an affair of words. Though he
observed that g.tat inconvenience would arise by
the admission of any new titles among the servants
of the Company. The title in the amendment had
been first ul all given to the Doctor by the Mar-
quis Wellesley, and yet it teas not allowed by she
Company, though recommended by the Noble
Lord a bile in India.
Alr. Rutin raid, that it Will a matter of very little
importance. The title was, as it regarded the
ehe-
rav and tulento of Dr. Gilchrist, cos es preeterea
ethEl. His great services, his zeal for the interests
of the Company, his aceumplishmeros as an
Oriental teacher, and his ansiety to diffuse time
useful knowledge among those who were going out
to Judie, were his real and hest titles of dtstinetion.
Ile then enumerated the emoluments %hick Dr.
thlcksist derived from all his allowances, those of
the Revolution included, and shewed that they
carte less than the Doctor might have claimed had
he retired after a due period of service on the pro-
idols of an Oriental Professor. He expatiated on
the laudable forbearance of Dr. Gilchrist in de-
clining to take fees, to which the ►ales of the ser-
vice entitled him, bons the young Scotch surgeons
to whom he taught the Indian languages. Having
himself entered the service as a Scotch surgeou
coder ►ery restricted circamstaucev, and retaining
au honourable sympathy foe all wt. were similarly
circutustauced, heitad in this matter exercised a de-

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Mr. Hume aside that there Irma Mr.Shultilll •
Peotiooed in the accounts, who was there styled
rofessor of Oriental Langsages to Addivanobe
College.
After a few more Sbservations. the motion, stilt
the amendment added, was agreed to.
The CHAIRMAN sated, that in courrequenee of
hut had transpired upon the subject of Dr. Gil-
christ, and the teaching of the languages at the last
Court, the Directors had found it neressary to look
farther into the subject, and had accordingly direct-
ed an inquiry to be made at Addiscombe arid Hade-
bury seminaries, to know in what particulars the
method of teaching in thine schools differed (for a
very material difference had been alleged to ditto)
from the methods and languages taught at the Cal-
cutta College. A Report had been received from
those Seminaries, which would now be rend to the
Court.
The Report was then read, which described the
languages usually taught in these school., and the
manner of teaching them ; from whence it was
also inferred, that no material difference did exit
between the English schools and the College of
Calcutta.
Mr. thug moved that the Report should be
printed.
Mr. R. JACKSON criticised the averments of the
Report, and remarked on the great difference that
existed between them and the observations of a great
many of the ablest persons who bad turned tl cur
attention to the subject, including the Marquis of .
!lasting.. He would move, as an accompationrot
for this Report—
" Fur the production of all the Iteports from the Oriental
Professors in the Colleges of India, "'hewing the number of
Pupils seta nut from England and admitted into the Col.'
legs*, for the purpose of studying the Oriental Languapis,
distiamsishiisg those seed from the Addiseombe and Haile.
bury Saguia's-les; sod also the several degrees of peofieiency
among the various Pupils, from the year 1816."
The CHAIRMAH thought it necessary to give
some explanation as to the reasons which had led to
the prodoctiou of the Report before the Cone.
From what had transpired on the subject of the,
grant to Dr. Gilchrist at the last Court, it would
have induced a belief that tl.e Directors stud all.
those under them were to the last degree negligent
of their duty stud the interests of the service, as far
'as regarded the maisageatent of the Colleges, and
'that Dr. Gilchrist alone !hewed any thing like a
dee and proper attention to the advancement of
those parts of education in tasters literature which
only could be considered of any importance in trim-
acting the business of the Company. They haft,'
therefore, caused a series of inquiries to be put to
the professors and masters of the seminaries, whose
Report in answer thereto seemed to prove that the
friends of Dr. Gilchrist were anxious to elevate hint
by steps which the facts of the case would nut alto-
gether warrant.
A discussion then arose on the comparative pre-
inlay and usefulness of the officers of the Com-
pany, learning the various branches of the Eastern
languages. It was coutetided by some, that the
I (inclusion and Bellal languages dere most useful.
One. of the members undertook to say that tl.e
Iliudastau was comparatively useless, and he pre-
ferred the Persian. Another had accomplished
himself in both the Persian and Hiudortan, and
was then sent into the upper part of some province
whets the natives spoke the Malay only. On one
side it was conterided and the Sanscrit nu a dead
and utterly obsolete larigusge, while another aver-
red, that, like the /lava FraNca, diffused through-
out the Mediterranean, it was a language of vulgar
but almost general intercourse ; besides which, it
was said to be the key and source of all the Orin-
tal languages severally. •
Mr. Hume 'eft] red to document* that had
fur - a !mg time before the Court, especiallPit
ctanalunications made by Lord Minns and the Matto
quis of Hastings, in *lnuit these Noblemen bud de.
piecated the attschinefit of the studies of the Com-
pany's servants in the Colleges to the Sanscrit, in-
stead of the Persian, Hindoston, and Bengal—one
of them observing, that ' until our generation the
Sanstrit could scarcely be considered as au extstiug
language ;" the other declared it to be " almost
un inipenttrable mystery," and yet this was yaw
derciibed as a language of general intercoms,.
The CHAIRMAN thought Mr. Jackson would
have no objection to amend his motion so as not to
take in the least favourable year for the beginning
of the statement which he sought. He thought
that the motion ought rather to cotnpri.e all the
Reports made on the subject in question since tl.e
fuutidation of the Colleges in India.
Mr. R. Jacitsoo said, that tie Chairman had
only duce justice to his c..ndour in supposing that
it was not his intention to select the least favuut-
able year. He was nut rurieed aware that the year
1816 was less favourable than any other when i e
made the motion.
Some further discussion ensued, after which the
Repot t was ordered to be printed.
The Reports moved for by Mr. R. JACKSOv
were, after altering the terms of the motion La
suggested by the Chriearair, ordered.

GRANT OF £2,000 TO MR. TELLY.
The CHAIRMAN then muted for the C0111:111tre0CP
of the Cons t with r Resolution of the Coin t of
Director's, recommending that 4,0001. should be
granted to J. H. Petty, au officer its the civ.l service
of the C patsy in Indio.
Mr. HUMS obj.cted to the grant. which hr de.
scribed to be nothing else than a corn! :motion for a
breach of contract with the Company. Mr. Petty
had, to the latter end of 1817, contracted at 130 rt,.
hay to supply the Company with 45,000 la'lsi'K•,
at a given sum, and within stated periods—ae
whole to be delivered within the yeHr 181 a.
Money was advanced to hint in the beginning of
1818, at:d ytt none of the lashings were delitetstl

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