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OLD 11.4ILEY, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27.

A. Ski►ley, a soldier of the tirgt regiment if
41:itaidg, was indicted for stealing ■ gallon ..f
lie p►aprrty of J. Carter, landlord of the %neat-
alwaf, tit. Policia,.

The Prisoner confessed the theft, aid begged to
he let tilt, as it war hi. first ott-elice.—Gui/ty.
Tilt whole of the trial. this dub were of the sante
tii i iii purtatit description se the above.

coufeutti the whole

GREAT PROTEST,INT MEETING

AT THE ROTUNDA.

PUBLIN. VEMItUARY, 13.
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TRIUMPH OF I.IIIF.IIAIJTY,JUSTICK, AND

I.IISERTY.
(Concluded
,(roll our Pnper of Thursday )

(Continuation id' .1/e. Carton': speeck.)
Let me add too, that had be heen spared to behold this
tristmpli of the principles which lie so ardently cherished
and disseminated, he would have been rewarded by a feeling
of outcome gratificat lhau a mese urdinasy spectator, in
looking inwards that Chair, and Molitor, that the natural
progress of his vinosity.* improvement in virine and tole-
ration had effected (what it cost him one of tlw greatest
Woggles of his life in assisting to accomplish) the elevation
of an intrepid and incorruptible Magiairade • to 1w the
guardium of the rights of the Cety.--((heerr and long conti-
nued ernplause.)—TLir, however, is a topic upon which it
might lie unhecoming in me to enlarge, eau yon require
to he reminded that it in 1101 by idle praise's that we can hest
I 1111 l Mir Hie living sir the dead, but by I estly and lessly
aesimilat oar our conduct with theirs, *here we find the
example rtes..'ease our
(This young (lu totleman's address made a very treat im
pressures on the auditory, and the similarity of his. minor,
to that of his !alcohol tither, was unanimously remarked --
He was fromently applauded Miring his speech, and at its
termination lie was repeatedly cheered.)
Mr. Tiro; r 1711AT/1111e sth and 9th Resolutions. lie said
he faunal that he was considered as our of those 111)111 ought
not ill dociosa, in a Meeting of the iulothitaitts of the me-
tropolis, a question of vital importance to the twoniwrity
11111 harimoi.s of every individual ale Ireland. He lit
assert his right to discuss such a moo' whenever he found
it agitated, and Le claimed an heredullay right and duly to
I. rl an interest m use welfare a this great City. One of his
name anal family had represented it in Parliament—hail
filled 11w Civic Chair, on %shirt' the present Lord Mayor had,
on that day, emifeireal an honour not oriels attarlied to it,
but which would long live in the resnembrance of his 0/1141.
ti poen. He said lie had sirind the Requisition under a sin.
rere conviction, founded ispou the ohm rtrati 111 l 11f h i. a hole
life, of the justice, the sound policy, and round feeling that
dictated it—it would alike betray ignorance anal bad taste
ho attempt now Cu submit to she Meeting the host of argn-
MIMI upon which the measure of an extent' of equal
Iliglos to nor Catholic countrymen could he defended; as
measure of State Policy, they hail been neer and over
again urged by 11w ablest and wisest Statesmen of the land,
mod became still more minecessaay so urge them, after the
display of 1 Immence they had jaunt witneeseil. Such talents,
and on alit, rted, bid fair to it oder the name of Grattan as
dear to the eimiairy w the min, as it bail ever hems in Ilse
lather. Rot, though hr wool.l not attempt to iota ode opus
the Meeting all the arguments in tremor of the measure which
preened 'span him, he would lake the result of the riltserra-
lions of Ist• whole life, in every situation tot which lie hail
been placed is. this countey. He was firmly convinced that
the slateof humiliation anal inequality in a loch their Catholic
fellow•subjei is was held by the existing haws, impaired the
adlvatota:ca of the Protestant, mot !moved a perpetual 1101 W.
bark from that happiness which ali classes of the people had
a light it/ expel frunl ille social system of flll'll a Cl/10111 se-
sum as rows professed to he. Ile conceived the importance
of the Question, as count (led a ills the saris or dosager of
the State, to hare been greatly magnified, anal nab a view
to measures quite distinct fa that of t7atholic Emaiwipa.
ion ; but if the danger dial 1 111111, W 111011 Ile, 11100'ver, 111.
nical, he, for one, would rather meet it openly, mail at ally
risk, than year after year, and getierati 111 l after rentiation,
mesa eve a system of inequality Iwtween 1 • self anal friends,
and neighbours and 10111111111, 111/11se intercourse contributed
to his comfort and happiness. To do away slips emotion,
Inch Iwrpetwally corroded the happiness of all chases o-
bis country-ma us, a ;It 11111111,j0,1, 111111 he was prund and happy
to perceive that 1111 this an-pia ions day it was the object of
such au assemblage of logs 111111111,' mill as was then Lame
them. His family hail tlllll 1111111/111r the first Protestant
settler, in this contain and as a Protestant, usual fur the
advantage 4.f all Paoli slants, lac did, on leis ettitscience,
think that lee as light in advocating that' (mow of the Ca-
tholics. Ile felt assured, (list all the dangers to Protes-
tants, and to a Protestant State, with which they were me.
11110111, 10/111.1 i.e found to form plot of that eysteue of dein-
'ion tibia la hail been ill siftrii wade the instrument fur other
measures, 1/1111 sit s xtract milkman of their unbalance from
both Catholic and Protestant. To destroy for ever Ilse
means of such delusion was the duty and the interest of all
connetted with, or wishing well to the prosperity of Ireland.
'• Resolved, that the Marquis of Dem lashire tic requested
lit present tow Podia 111 l to the House of Lords, and the Right
Hon Woo Gialtan to the House of C 111 l mons."
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Mr. IV. PARS vit., 31 P. SARI, the. he was proud tu be-
hold Fisch unanimity prevail amongst so loge an assembly
his Countrymen, auJ that dr/vie/ate of fir Pau.
no, Merit/Rat fur lime Irtloralins of Mut toolur srhicis they
kad se maid, contribided In dish*, Laud uppluuse.;..,
Now that the people were relieved( - the awe which wens-
sarily attended sou it presence, they seem, d tu have regained
their remlideure and harmony —rAyipirtare.)—He exhort. ml
the Meeting lied to allow any thing to sli•utaile their efforts
in the noble cause they hail undertaken. A divided preppie
mmt always expect to be ds shoved by their mute powerful
mastics; this was ckarly manifested su Sue warred volume
out a hich we all built our hopes, and if at tutu to the pages
of the history of this ill.fasid land, we will smut bad any
thing to contturert it. But lie was glad to pi iceive the
union whirls subsisted between all Ilse individuals present.
The Lord Mayor was entillid to tismis animist gratitude
fur time manly and independent milliner um a high be • "'menet]
the 31erling But Isis conduct tin the. UlTabllla ae. Alertly
chatacter with the whole ii •of his life and pi ineimbletS.
the remembrance of which will baud 1111W11 Sus n.lulr wish
toped and admiration to posterity --(A).plause.)
Mr. FLITCH FR (still of Judge I:lctetwo addressed the
Heeling sum a vit., manly and lib, tal llqw of * loquence, ism
whirl, he strongly reptelitenicil and denied the re that
undue influence bad been used to üblaiu signatures to the
Requisition
The lied of Mr ATII next Callle forward, MIA after some
very appropriate observations, proposed the Nihon iug Reso-
lution. which wan Cabled unanimously
•• Remillesl —Thai the Petiti 4444 be I, ft for •iiviallutis at
the Royal Ex. haisge and the Cosumeicial Buildings; and
that 1111. Cale of Ow .ai 1141uiou,nud of 'stemming it Su the
Slai guts of Dow sishiie and the Right lion. Drury Grattan,
be iiiirtisted to Arilini Guinan b 5, Nut. Humphreys, awl
Deity Cratimoi, jun. Emits."
The ball Mayor having 1. ft the Chair, sits Ilse
of Lord Chaslemunt, and the Duke of Lein Act tailed
t het rto,
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The Right Hun. 11. Grt trws rose, nod niort.l the
ful-
loxiug Rteolutiots,ohieh he pref.tessi o lirosiwiste tido.
glum upon the spirited conduct and listlepeosinsi film meter
of the Lord Mayor, although, he said, I.e NYS out llClLUtour-
ed to reistra Thanks to Lord Mayor.:—
" Rewired. That the Thanks of this Mottling be jam
to She Right Hon. the Lord Mayor, fur his diguified coutint t
in the Chair, expressing our gratitude for the pr ptitude
with which be attended to the Requisition of his Fellow.
Citizens, at the same time unsaying him of our deep armee
of his public spirit, of the libt rainy of Isis ►cuUtneuts, sud
of the lilwrality of his choral ler."
Mr. I.IITOUCIIt second( it the motion.

Lord CLONC RR Ir rose and said, he could not sire a silent
•ascot toplie Motion of Thanks to the Lord Mayor. He hail
known him hos& and esteemed him highly. He reflected
lhm greatest degree of credit on himself by the promptitude
wieb which lie acceded to the Requisition, and all the acts
lir had dime in his Magisterial capacity were of a naime
likely to call forth the warmest gratitude I his fellow-
citizens, and the respect and admiration of all that was va-
luable so Ilse cutire cuuutry. Ile was sorry to see that day
that the Gentleman oho charged hie Lordship with agitating
the City in a manner likely to create a breach of the peace,
whirls by his office lie was 11111111 d to preserve, were the first to
agitate this Meeting, which hav been an tranquil since tltetr
departure. Some of them were Police Magistrates, who said

• II is well known That one of the Isle Mr. Corran's great-
est professional excrlininio 1111111 in supporting die claims of a
popular Candidate (Alderman Hur.isou) to In electi:d
Mayor of Dublin it; 1700.

toilet ilst the of the Pniiie, and 01,1 iI was
superior even In That of Paris. Ile was ready h, alloy!
'het these Gentlemen were attentive In henze, odd
kept the City from much ilistiirliaisee—wonlil that they
hail kept this Meeting free Irom the co...fusions they hid
themselves created in the early part of 11w day ! Bat
he wintlil ask these Gentlemen, were they not well
paid for the primer exersitillll of I heir duly Ilis Lord-
ship said, at MOP( Iw t otiOltertli an extraordinary cir-
cumstance, that uhile People of 1:11(1•1111 title pe-
titioning the Legislature for a revision of the Penal ('ode,
tit orgies 1,, ameliorate the condition of the godly. they
should never cast a kook to this rolintry, with a feeling
of kindness, sir with a wish to relieve the inaor,xf.— Ge-
neral applause..?

Mr. 1V bore ample tertimoue to the merits of his
Lordship, mull remarked upon the w ulr dissimilarity of his
eondnet from that of most of those who filled the office
before him, particularly of one a few y^..rs ago, who left
his unties to be performed by deputy, mot proceeded to
the Legislature with a Petition for the proscription of hia
fellow-countrymen in one baud, sod the other stretehril forth
supplicating an extension of his Patent. " As to the peek.
lical disabilities under which my Catholic countrymen hive
ion long suffered, I, as 3 Protestant„ feel th►m grim misty.
You will, perhaps, be amprised, said 11 r. IYnddnt. to hear
that I, a Protestant by birth, by edoestion, awl tamest-6 ttttt
IT oppressed nut injured by the political degrailatiou tansy
Catholic countrymen. I see them good husbands, good fa-
thers, moral men, nod virtuous C.tiZeilti; I are them all that
is estimable in public Oust private life d—ilven how could I,
thongh in eveiy respect nullified, become a Member of the
Corporation ..f this when' I *mild have to anew' or
declare, that the relizion *hid, taught theve nice, Iu be sorb
valuable members of society was false and idolatrous ?
...CAI. ring could one du it, my eonscit nee would nit 1.1
me, nod, tin:retort., in this particolar, its in many others, I,
as a Protestant, inn injured by the injorica iulhrlr.l ou my
C011111ir,11111•11 of the Catholic Relizirin."--., Low? orpla )
The Re siaatio,e wan cal tied with acclamation, after which
the 3leeting adjourned.

To TUB ED.11.011 TIIE 'CC lin kilt. IND
PA Cl 4 UE

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A Candidate for piddle fain., smiler the appellation of the
Fire-Pros( Lorin ( joined will. a /Fennel of t'rencis stews),
ltns p lived ...midi, kilt. alb Artie. for a few nielita in our
Theatre !—fir execeiline the hest histrionic c%erti.ms of our
pet bonier. in any oar, .•f the dream—elo ther tra4etty,
control!, opura. o. forte
What Jeerer of ertilit !his most lilseral patrtoiage may he
siipposcil to nil. rt on the fd:oe of our aud•eo.•e9, I will mot
t.tur to itumrt• ; but 89 fite prrof stthslettreex meet will. su
,rnrw a rrr.•phnn unionrit 114, I have tratu.rrilied, from llw
Diary of John ureters, Asti 11.. ei lehratid author of the
.Nafett (recently published', Ills f.os h.tlowiue p•rtirulars—
which, lot it may be prrsunicil, 11.. t rap 00000 I he getirrally
known to your readers, will prohal.l) lie thought not un-
torlhc a place in your paper.
F. October 8, 16i•2 —I took leave of my
Lady Sunderland, alio was ironic to Paris to nay Lord. mow
Ambassador there. She made me stay Is/ at Leices-
ter Mouse, and sent for If ichardaora. ilwi Cum in% Fire Etter.

" Its devoured brimstone on glowing coals h• fore us,
chewing and swallowing diem. He no lied a lira r-iztaso, awl
ate it quite up; then taking a live rust on hi. iso.ciie, he
put on it a raw oyster; the Coal was Milan of with IWIIIIIIS,
Sill it flioncd and sparkled in Isis nioutb, and so r. maims'
till the oyster gaped and wa■ quite boiled. Then lie melted
pitch and was with sulphur, shish he ill auk iluwis as it
floille.l I saw il timing in his awing.:. good while.
"He also tusk up a thick picre irons (sue!, as lawn.
dresses use to pot in their smoutliiiez boxer.). when it tv:ia
they but ; held it between his teeth, Ibex in Ili. hand, and
threw it abort like a stone, hut this, I observed, he cared
out So twirl very Wei:. •1 ben he stood sits a small tali, a,,,t
braiding Isis lowly, took a glowing i wills Isis ls frum
between his feet, without liniching the led sir .round with
his hands, wish divers others prodigious feats."
If it be ma eurroselting too snuck upon your pages, I beg
leave to subjoin Ike fulluwing :
Being at Bristol, on the I Sds in►t. I was induced to visit the
Assemblyvoimus in Prinee's.sirert, in see the miformailers
of she Two lismino Fire-Proof Phenomena:, Monsieur
sod Madestioiss Ile Camber', brother and sister (such per-
formances are not allowed in the Bristol %%retire). Wills-
on' atienipting a description of she inventl astonishing per.
rummies's, I ■tall wily nienlion the last of them—which
was a really beautiful set of fire.rcurks, upon Mr.
Chew/ for several minutes, mid uutsl lisa outer garment
was entirely ronsunseill
It would he too much at this lime to enter into an /Ps-
client of old Jo. Aslaley (better known by the name of 7'n•ay
Ashle), of Whits howl o, who, about the year Imo, and
prior to !hat, was a most formidable rival to Petwel,sit fire-
satiny peewee; and sof W 11410! feats, I doubt snit, there are
yet severe' living witiorsres.-4 am, &c. yours,
AMICICS.
Whilaaren, February U.

(hl Tuesday lAA a very neat monument was
sleeted on Sherstottil Forest, nu retnembrance of
ELIZAIP:67II vr Its), rot the spot where the un-
lawiuniste friisalr lered ; mud on which is
iiv.seed the Inltownig no-ettisnon :-
4. Theo onoonoolltelli was sr.rtrJ its memory of Eliz.betk
Ithooplomol, of Pitooplevoirk, who was ustor.lereol on this opul
by (loath.* Rulbrooam, ou 7110 July, 1617, ou Slot 1716 year
tar Ler sc.."
The muustrous assassin, no doubt our readers will
recollect, was a native of Sheffield. and previous to
his execution, at Nottinglism, coufessed the whole
of trsissat•iion of the horrid deed.
Oil Nlontlay alight the house of Mr. float, of
i r a° Paulliore. county of Wexford. farmer, was burgla.
riou.ty entered by six armed ruffians, with their
facer blackened ; the gang consisted of tea, four of
whom were left outside to prevent alarm. They
beat the poor matt in a shocking manner, mud
taireatrited to hang hint if lw would not confess
ahrre his moisey was concealed; having, however,
t:isrovered a crock, containing 30/. in salver, they
eeparttd.
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