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give the following,
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selfof your kin'
me mrocatioss
attendance.
You may rest tUISUred that sue best wishes attend TellallolePalliv
and that the exertions of every member of this family oballerwsple
be wanted to bring the great and jail cause in white yea illps•
barked to a baggy conelusion.
I have the honour to bo,
bees Sir. yours very sincerely
• FREDERICK 111.1
To Daniel O'Connell,4l.:feeterr, ion-square, Dublin.
Sack Cleb, Dublin. lea. IR. Md.
Stn,-1 return you many thanks foe the invitation. which. In the
name of the Catholics of Ireland, you have been en goodria ossend
me, but regret that•ft will not bit in my power to be is public tin
the day named, the,2d of February.
Although I *not have the honour of buntline thstpligner, I
beg to assure you, that 1 mill entertain to the fullest extent the opi-
nions expressed in the resolutions which I signed at Elsistioessfn-
hessel in June laat,ssnd I have only to regret, that the recoestnetw.
dation of the 69 Peers does net appear to have inflame.," ii.
subsequent proceedings of the Catholics of Ireland. T.
1 have the honour to be, Sir, •
Your obetlientwervtlelf,L., _ _
To Daniel O'Connell, Esq. Cl/011011110CIL
P.S. Your letter arrived at Clonbrock at I saw *a point of
Leaving home, which will, I hope, excuse the datlayattancanswer.

fgt. James's-square, London, Jan. 17.„3132..
Sin.—l have had the honour ofreceiving your letter of the Ithh,
containing an invitation to the public dinner to be given .b the
Catholics of Ireland.
In answer to it, I beg leave to express my regret Mates.' 'ball
not have returned to Ireland by the 2d of February, I astmet have
the honour of attending the dinner to be given on that Ally. .
I have the honour to remain. Sir, -
Your obedient servant,
To Daniel O'Connell, Esq.' CLANRICARDE.
January 17th, 18.
St 11.—I am extremely perry that it will be impossible ferjue to
accept the honour that is propoied : my teal for the _cause of the
Roman Catholics of England and Ireland can never be ebited. I
ant not without hope (though at an advanced period of life) thaCl
niay yet live to see the moment arrive when a spirit of ;itstice and
liberality will animate the British Parliament and the nation, to
extend to its fellow-subjects those rights which yam ago osight to
have been extended to them unfettered.
I remain, with great truth, a most hearty well.wislier to goat
endeavours. and your very obedient humble servant,
To D. O'Connell, Esq. EPOEX.
Dromland, Jan. 18th,-Ifd6.*
MY DEAR Stn.—As I propose attending the Session of 'Patlin.,
ment, 1 regret it will not be in my power to accept thrjdnd.anyttx..
Lion you have forwarded to me from the Catholic Body. •
31y scntinients in regard to your claims have been recorded by
an uniform and zealous support of them both in and out of Tarifa.
ment for the last thirty years, and every clay's experience has Mere
fully contimml my opinion, that to place all his Melestyls
aubjec,s on the same footing, would be no less an act of policy thins
of Justice.
I have the honour to be, dear Sir,
Your obedient humble Fervent,
EDWARD O'BRIEN.
To Daniel O'Connell, Esq. Merrlon.equare.
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Stephen's Green, Jan.
MT DEAR SlR;—in consequence of the illness of sonic Of My
family. I am obliged to sail for England this night. ShoeM Ibe
enabled to return by the 2d of February, I shall have great pledwirre
in attending the dinner to which the Catholics of Ireland have done
me the honour to invite me. My attachment to the principtles of
civil arid religious liberty is and ever shall be unalterable.
I have the honour to be, dear Sir,
Your very obedient and humble servant;
LIENRY GRATTAN-
To Daniel O'Connell, Esq. Mention-square, Dublin.

DISTRESS I,X THE SILK TRADE.

PUBLIC MEETING AT CONOLETON. .
On Tuesday last a numeral's meeting of the Master Silk Throw..
sters of Chngleton, in Cheshire, was held at 'the Guildhall of that
Borough, for the purpose of taking into consideration the Warming
state of the Silk Manufacture. •
Amongst those present we observed Jonathan Broadhurst, EJ.I9-
(the Mayor), the Rev. Mr. Wilson, Messrs. Johnson, (ilarikli,
G . Read, Alderman Tweinlow, Hull, (Gent.,) T. Johntori, V is
drey. Moorehouse (Town Clerk), Bull, Chatltlock,, Yates, How.,
lit'alworth, &c. &c.
Mr. JOHN sow proposed that the Mayor should take the their,
which was acceded to with acclamations ; when
His WOESIIIP addressed the meeting nearly in these words:—.
Gentlemen, brothers, and neighbours—Having received a RequiSis
lion to call a Public Meeting. to take into consideration the present
reduced state of the Silk Business, and it being very respectably
signed, I could not well refuse. I wall, therefore, read a copy of
the Itequisition to yogi. The Mayor then read. the docuiptot ole
luded to, together with his answer, adding, and so far I bark biota
my duty. I dare say some gentleman present is prepared with 80.
solutions, to be submitted to dureonsideration of the Meeting. #.
The Rev. Mr. Witsost Mae, and observed, that in proposing a
series of Resolutions to be submitted to the considetation of the
Meeting, he could only any, that he most deeply felt, wig, Amery
considerate man in the country, the existing and most Alarming tle.•
pression in the Silk Manufacture of that town. lie did.nOt **lei.
pate that the duty of submitting the Resolutions to the gentlemen.
present would have devolved upon hith, and, indeed,. he butte..
quested that the task should have been intrusted tJ some one else.
Yon his own part, he was altogether unconnected with business.
and lie, therefore, could not enter into particulars as to the exttnt Or
the prevsilink distress, nor the causes which more immediately led
to- it. 'l'he Resolutions, however, lie had received from the Betide
of a gentleman much more competent to judge than be was; and, if
they were not precisely calculated to meet the exigenciee or die
question tinder diecussion, perhaps some one near him would obllge •
the meeting with an explanation of his sentiments on the &abject-. e
Before he sat down (the Rev. Gentleman added) he would beg '
leave to mention, that a most respectable gentleman and neigtibtior. •
the High Steward of the Borough (Randle Wilbraham, Eeq.-erf.
Rode), had given his full concurrence in the object of the Meeting,
and intimated that the reason of his non-attendance was, his 'raid-
lity, prectiCally, to:ester into the details which might be eliciree-on.
the occasion, but be felt persuaded the business of the day would.
be vested in much more competent hands. Furthermore, be (Met
Rev. Speaker) had to say, that the worthy individual to whom ho
had alluded had paid into his hands 10/. to be added to 'helloed.
already established'for affording temporary relief, which he. *$
Wilson) was then ready to pay into the hands of the. treatinape„ ...;
(The Rev. Mr. Wilson then proceeded to read the Resolutions.)' • -
Mr. MOOEHOUSE read the names of those who •ave PA thir
Committee, they include the Mayor, the Magistrates for the
• Borough, the gstablithed and Dissenting 31inistenekc.
Alevoe—lt was suggested that the names of the Commiteeer .
should be introdeced into the Resolutions, before they wele formally
put to the Meeting. .
Mr. T. Jouxsox—There should be a separitetomynittee foe
the petition. ,
Mr. Has;n—Yee • and those who are in the trade see most
likely to judge of what is proper and necessary.
Mr. 310011HOUSE—‘1 ith the Mayor and Magistrate*. -
The Rev. 31r. Witsow again read the Resolutions, and in that
part where allusion is made to the Government permitting the ter.
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portation of foreign silks in July next. , .
Alderman Twewtow said, I think that is rather pressiargpti .
his Majesty's Ministers.
Mr. liastri—l think, that instead of the language oldie P.ceolu-
tion being too strong, it is hardly strong enough. • "
Rev. isle. NVILSON—I bare no objection whatever tontine die
Resolution, but 1 would rather have a somewhat introduced to
modify it. lam not convinced that the measure of Ministers as •
the sole cause of the distress, and it would better harmonise With
roy feelings to say " chiefly," or to that effect.
Mr. T. Joilwaotr—l think the Resolution thottid stand as •it
does. Look at our situation three or fourmonths back and locket
it now. What has been the effect of Me mdiatire ? Why to one
' up our mills already partially, and lam fearfld soon in rote. •
Rev. Mr. WILSON—I shall certainly not &cline moving the •
slo. Resolution, if no one will modify it, but I w lather have de-
clined the office altogether. lam persuaded proceed:Mc; br
naesentnent bare had a serious dint on tint but whether
they have caused the present distress e7ingeefor,illlift•44:olcPPed
to say. „
The first Resolution was then put. And 5e00n414.1,114r. Allier.
man Twemlow.
' Mr. HAND we Simla to makeigwoe further tionowitill, then het
was again called to seder. • e •
The other Resolutions were theuout, eetigliwk awhile, racwillA
by Messrs. Galley, Chaddock, G. Barlow, And T. posOr. . _
Thanks. on the motion of the worthy Town DO, wil4thlin
voted to the Mayor, &Willie Meeting was dissolved.
..-,-,—...,....-..--.s,—,
In the sitting of the Catholic Asaccialloo in Dabitu Mt
the Sidi,. Idr. O'Connell brought forward his premigait
motion for a petition on the treaty of limerick ;11113 '
carried unanimously, and a motion was earthed dot", ,
(Knoell's speech should be prime& - • v

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.AUTION4I, WAINER .I.IY
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rinsing tb obverse-with ishat-airrerity sil4l4wdi-
ho have received honorary' invitadowr ItSlMaiWo•
action Anti Acosta !hi
o the apologies we pubFtshed Yesteralif...llo.W.
allowing •
Burnham-house, Jan4ll.olS-
wnuld tire me particular plemarearaisfidlitY•
it kind invitation, which I should eimairdy 4*, Whilst
owe here srtrof such a nature as to sequo•stsrssimmat
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