The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1822-03-23 00:00:00

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DUBLIN, MARCH 20.
AlltalvALs=Lord James Hay, Viscount and Viscousness
Killeen, Hun. and Rev.). Butler Colonel cluivard, Henry
Harris, Km. the patentee alike Butler,
Theatre.
To avoid briusiag the Gentry from the disiurhed dinriets.
the celebration of Patrick's Day has beta poatponed at she
Castle of Dublin until farther notice.

A numerous and highly respectable meeting of the MAI.
lity modflestry of the rounty of Tipperary was held is 0011.
mel ea Friday lint. Tie westing was coorined by the High
Shetilf, fi.e the puipnre of voting aa Address to his Ural-
leory the Marquis Wellesley, on his appointment to the si-
tuation of Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. The Address oat
moved by the Ear I of Donouglialierc, seconded by Lord Lis.
more, sod oataimously adopted by the meeting.
[From the Conk Chronicle]
Wedneolay, at five o'clock in the aftroaoos, Jeremiah
Hartnett. alias Jerry the Aid, was hroaght from eioatael
to bia.old-quartors in the city gsolvolieirce he sad too other
(omelets broke oat iu August lest. The character of this
owe for earthmen) sad enterprise hetes such, that Mr Wel.h
himself had to go fur hit., rend.rs bit apprehension in the
present state of the cosmos, of at trilling itaporiauce.

A County Merlin; to consider the depress' d
state of agriculture is appointed by six Acting
Magistrates of Shropshire, to be held o.g Monday
next, the 25hb instant.

Petitions to the two Houses of Parliament have just
been forwarded from Gainsboro', very numerourly
end respectably signed, calling upon them for a
speedy revision of the criminal laws, and particularly
to repeal the anomaly of the present severe end too
often indiscriminate ptinisliment inflicted upon crimes
totally disaimilar in their effects and consequences
upon society. Petitions to a similar effect were
agreed to and forwarded during the last Sevolun of
Parliament : and it would probably I.e productiie
of good effects if, wherever a feeling exists of the pre.
sent injurious effects of the criminal code, petitions
were framed, and forwarded through the proper
channel to the Houses of Parliament.

The election 'of • ned Representative for this
city will take place on Saturday. Mr. Wir.i.imus,
the sole candidate, arrived on Tuesday from the
York circuit, and' proceeds actively in his cmvs.s,
undisturbed by any of those Gentlenten whom the
freemeu of opposite principles have auxiously soli-
cited. There ore envoy rumours, howeyre, of *onu s.
powerful opponent from London, who is w attend
to the cull mid snatch the laurel hovering over the
brows of the barrister. Mr. WILLIAMS' CaIIIVOM is
generally considered as not very favourable, but
his friends speak of his election as undoubted. A
very respectable meeting of Gentlemen in the old
interest took place at the Saruceu's Head Inn on
Tuesday, col Differ of the propriety of naming
some Gentleman of known and approved principlts.
Cuptain CHARLES SIBTIIORP'S name w s hailed
with rapturous ucclamations ; but from undoubted
authority it was st ited that that Gentleman declined
the honour. The wish orthe meeting next pointed
to their old Representative. Colonel ELLISON, to
whom a deputation was sent to solteit his service.;
but that worthy individual, under the melancholy
impreasion produced by his nephew's death. re-
quested to be excused. Up to ibis- morning
rhursday) no rival to Mr. WH.t.txsis ha. appear-
ed. The new writ was moved for in the Howte of
Commons on the 14th instant, by Mr. ligao•x.—
f Lincoln l'aper.i
There was the smallest show of beasts at Stam-
ford fair on Monday laat that has been known for
forty years. Stores sold at better prices than or
late; but mewed beasts were not to be disposed of
tit any reasonable proportion of value. The like may
be observed of the sheep fair, which was moderately
large.