The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1821-12-14 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR OF THE BRITISH PRESS.

Sits—Having come to this country on account of the
King's visit, and attended that interesting period, it was my
intention to have cummusicated to you some obse►vations
calculated to explsits the circumstances resulting from it.
Since then I have travelled much through the country, anti
before I could cosmetic, my intended rensarks,• most awful
and distressing state of things has arisen, on which it is
highly important that the public mind in England should
receive impartial informatiou. I write from ■ desire to
Pave this unfortunate country, by enlightening Eugland,
and instructing its Ministers, who seem to me to be
in total ignorance of the policy suited to Irelead. But
whatever may be the importance of changing the system,
laud adopting a policy at since firm sod conciliating towards
the Irish people—of seeking to ameliorate t►e condition of
the lower orders—of raising asp a middle class, which here
is much wanting—of regulating, on • rational fooling, the
ecclesiastical contributions—of incorporating with the Con.
slitution all classes—however important such improvement•,
if we mean to preserve Ireland in her connexion with Eng-
land, they must be matters of deliberation in Parliament,
in cooperation wills the paternal benevolence of the Sove.
reign. Tlsey therefore require time, 'though they admit not
of unnecessa►y delays. Meanwhile an insurrectio• has
broken out indicative •f that tailored slate of society which
makes Ireland, from time to time, a scene of outrage and
crime, ruinous to the pence of its inhabitants, and appal-
ling to every philanthropist. I shalt give you, first, • eon.
chic view of the nature and extent of the disturbasce; then
notice some of the proximate causes which have led to it ;
■nd lastly, explain the feelings and motives which seem to
actuate the principal persons to whose mamigemest the
country is committed. During the last six years oaths have
been administered to the lower class of people throughout a
great part of Ireland, enjoining combinatiou and weeny,
and preparation fur some expected epoch. In Connaught
the system broke into action about two years ago, and was,
after a tedious struggle, put down by the military force, in
co-operatiou with an active magistracy. Fur two years
Limerick has been more or less disturbed by persons called
" White Buys," riding about at night, and punishing farmers
for disobeying their antedates. Within the last three months
the turbulent have assumed a bolder character, having at•
tacked the houses of most of the gentry through a large por-
- lion of that country, robbed them of anus, and committed
various atrocities. They have peen somewhat repressed
by the presence of a large military force, hot cannot be
considered is any degree corrected. The distus beams have
spread into Cnrk, through which the spirit rapidly diffuses
itself. It has sheen itself in various pert■ of Clare. and has
somewhat, though slightly, infected Ke►ry. These four
counties constitute the southern division of this Wan.). The
sdjjining county of Tipperary hie brew heretofore b-
ed, sod is supposed to he actuated by • similar spirit. A
hellish crime, almost uillsout parallel, has been recently
committed there. The system is palpably and rapidly pro.
fressfee, sad it may be considered that the whole province
of Munster requires a distribution of military through its

t Weary 44 towns sod 'Magee iillkiest eelkindred saw Ih Wea
population ; and Waster sod Commeght art with
a reaewal of ocean which Neither!, have disgreced edict-
ed these proiiiseem
The causes immediately lest igating the ollifteldondees are
16110.46. the presser, of rents, at auy time too a el present
malady herald the power of the tesint ; • let-
-5a
ddlem by Grand Amite, levied unequally, as to
gmeses of gross jahloieg; sod above all, a tithea.
ellMbina, sad Allis% a. tlsh occupant of the grime
dot eeessaislbled exatsioes of soccessive farmers.
The drat overt acts of outrage were caused by heal grieve
seem, especially by gross oppression and hood practised
on the Cbiertiroop Mate. Seth carer, as they oriole wadi
misty, have in differeat quarters prodoced very diAlferent dr
gives of imuloordinatioa. la some the poor people have con-
ducted themselves with ewesparative moderation; in some
with • malignity bespeskieg the wool feelings between them
and the retry. I shall hereafter explain some of those dirk-
tiectioes, according to the hest information I caw collect. I
mow pass to the last topic of my preseat comnsesication„
A coneiderable division has long tailed in the Irish Admi-
nistretion. Mr. Grout, the reapoosible Minister, is accused
by • violent party here of Among too meek to a aoaderation
onseitable to the times, sad of beiteg.tros liberal on the Ca-
lbooliegerestion. At the head of the mirages is the Clisucel-
Mei who, as you probably he.., I. of the Mamie* family,
awl a hitter religiose eiselimiusiat. Re, is said to be ru-
lirelygoversied by the Attorney-Content, whom I 'ball 'de-
scribe to you hereafter. Their waited inituenre directs the
Lord Lieutenant, sod the jinn° have considerable effect
upon the politics of Ireland. As their policy is likely to
derive considerable accession of strength fermi the chine. in
the Cabinet this day sassounced, sad wow of the new official
appointments for Ireland, I shall think it a fit subject
foe strict examinatioe, now that the usfortooste state of
Ireland readers the operatives of its Goverament mutter of
more pressing interest to the kingdom iii general. 1 shall
for the present close, by übserviug, that with Mr. Grant
pacific measures may be considered as taking their depar-
ture from Ireland. In my next I shall discuss the courses
recommended by the opposite parties respectively. Mr.
Grant has first dispatched a " Special Commission," as
it has been called, to the southern mitotic, to try what the
most vigorous exertion of the laws can effeci fur the resto•
ratios of tranquillity, before the last desperate resort to a
vigour beyond the law.—l sea Sir,
Your olsedieet Servant,

Dellis, December 6, 1821.

IRELAND.

V I ATOR.

DUBLIN, DECBMBER 11.
STATE OP THE COUNTRY.
The advices f►om the country since our last are
not disfigured by any new murders, or outrages of a
very violent character. In Cork there is every ex-
pectanots of renewed tranquillity—contidence seems
pretty much restored in Kilkenny—from Kerry
the accounts are rather favourable than otherwise
—Clare is perfectly quiet. In Limerick, it is
true, and in Tipperary, the midnight legislators
continue to form their plans of attack and plunder,
and they still find dupes so weak mid wicked as to
execute them : but the range and influence of the
banditti are not extending—indeed already, we
might say, they are narrowed. We do not trace
them sit any new quarters, and Dublin and the
neighbouring Coombe, appear to be almost wholly
free from the moral infection which bus produced
such lamentable consequences in the south. We
ground our assertions, of course, upon such intelli-
gence as is before the public. Government may
have private information of a different complexion,
of which we can know nothing.
The orders for erecting barriers, we understand,
hare nut been countermanded. The preparation,
were carrying on yesterday with unabated activity.
The following letter was issued yesterday. The
liberal and enlight.ened policy of Mr. Grant will
be long recollected with gratitude in Ireland. It
has obtained for him the approbation of hi. Sove-
reign, and the love and respect of this country :
Dublin, 10th December, 1851.
Sta—Adverting to the confereuees held with you 'espied.
tag the necessity of re.amembline the Smith Circular Road
Yeonsitory, I have the Lord Lieutenant's command to traus-
mit herewith • blank form of Roll, which you will be pleased
to have Stied up wits the same, of suds persons as you may
approve 01, to compose the Corps, when the necemory official
measares will be immediately adopted. His Excellency at the
same time directs toe to observe, that it is lo be distinctly un-
derstood, that uu exclusion is to be mule uu account of Reli-
gion—Loyalty and good crowfeet being the qualifications
required. 1 have the honour to he, sir, &e.
CHAS. GRANT.

Mr. O'Gorman, Secretary to the Catholic!' of
Ireland, has called a meeting of Catholics, to be
held at D'Arcy's this day.
NATIONAL TESTIMONIAL.
We have looked with some anxiety for the result
of the meeting 'called by the High Sheriff of the
comity of Galway, to consider the best means of
promoting the subscription for erecting a National
Testimonial to commemorate the King's gracious
visit to Ireland. No account of it, however, has
yet readied town. Neither have tile public been
yet made acquainted with the Intones of the Com-
mittee appointed in the county of Cork, diving the
last Assizes, to raise a fund for a similar purpose.
We trust we shall shortly have it in our power to
state something satisfactory with regard to the
meetings in both these comities. There are vt venal
other counties too from which liberal contributions
ought to be expected.

DREADFUL CATASTROPHE.
The punditl duty has devolved upon us to re-
cord one of the most melancholy circumstance•
which has occurred u► this ueighbouitiood wiilliu
our recollection :

On Wednesday evening, about sk o'clock, a moat pro.
misiag young Gentleman, fifteen years old, and highly ac.
cumplished, the eldest son of Major I.enuo, who resides at
Grange Collage, in the Queen's county, w thin three miles
of this town, got leave from his lather to go out for the
purpose of killing rabbits. The young Gentleman wrapt
himself up is a Portuguese clunk, with the inieutinu of
calling spun the son ur a neighbouring farmer, of the name
of Maher, some older than himself, who generally sic.
companied him un such occasions. In a foal inomeot,
however, Mr. Lemon, conceived the idea of giving the young
farmer a surprise, and concealing his face—which he did hy
elevating the cloak above his head—on arriving at Mr.
Maher'. house he assumed a feigned voice, and !mink over
a hatch door, demanded their money, arms, &c. Young
Maher, the rustic friend and companiou of Mr. Lenuu's
hours of recreation, struck with the supposed dumps of the
moment, seized a bluuderbuss loaded wills slugs, which lay
hy the fireside, and—horrible to relate!—fired at the young
maw in whose detester he would have died himat If:
I We can scarcely bring our pen to prrfuran its office, in

Correspondents, all of a very satisfactory nature,
as they state the general prevalence of tranquillity,
and set forth resolutions which have been entered
into in darinos parishes, expiessive of a &termina-
tion to resist any attempts that may be made to
disturb their peace:—( Aorthern Reporter.)
Ll
LtmEatcBs DECEMISIR 8.
On Monday night the house of Thos. Wilkinson,
Esq. of Caherilly, was attacked in search of Sera
arms, and as it was impossible in a thatched house
to make resistance, they succeeded in getting ot.e
ion, but searched the house very minutely for more.
Same night the house of Mr. Wm. Hannan wa;
ilao attacked, his windoirs broken, uud- one gun
taken.

A threatening notice was sent to the Rev, Mr.
Connery, Palish l'riest of Kildimu and Ardcainiy.
WI Sunday last, commanding him to quit his pre-
sent residence, on pain of pantishrirent condign.
On Tuesday uud Wednesday night last armed
parties attacked the houses of Thomas Power,
David Burke, Michael Slattery, and Michael
Hogan, respectable farmers on the lands of Kil-
,cullane. near Bruff, and demanded fire-arms.
There being no fire-arms in any of the above houses
they incited on getting money in lieu thereof.
A few nights ago an armed party attacked the
house of Petrick Ryan, of Lodge, near Hospital,
and demanded arms ; Ryan refused them admit-
tance. They then adjourned to an out-house, and
got some dry rape stalks, and having procured fire
at • neighbouring house they lit the fire at the door,
upon which Ryan seeing inevitable destruction
gave them admittance.
Thursday night, a number of men, with artn•,
went to the house of the Rev. Mr. Madder, rector
of Ballybrood, and haring entered therein, pro-
posed certain regulations respecting tithes, which,
they said, if he did not agree to, they should again
pay him • visit.
Last night • large armed party attacked the
tucking•mills and house of Wdliam Gleeson, at
Gleuogera, in the palish of Bruff, from which they
took a number of pieces of (rise and blankets.

A great number of very fine young ash tree.,
the property of Averill Hill, Esq. wereinalicionsly
cat and stolen from the lands of Derryknockane, its
the south liberties of Limerick, last night.
Last night another party went to the lands of
Grannagh, about a mile distant, similarly accom-
panied, for the like purpose of cutting down the
orchard, but were met by another gang, who wen•
determined to give them opposition, through in-
terested motive', which prevented the destruction of
that orchard—all the cars and horses of the neigh-
bouring tenantry were put in requisition to take
away the timber.
Threatening notices against those who lately took
land, or who may pay tithes of the present year, or
any 'ricer, have beets posted in the parishes of Lis..
ronagh. Boherlehari. Glerillan, and Grange Turn-
pike-gate, county Tipperary--unlawful oaths hay.-
been administered, enjoining the taking of arms,
and to to he ready when called on—and it is u well
known fact that arms have been repairing at %rani.
ous forges for months back, for persons not quali-
fied for carrying the like. In the meart time,
we are glad to announce, that the Cashel yeo-
manry are about to be embodied, and that Mr.
Barton has received-instructions from Government
to organize the yeomanry of Fethard. In the latter
town, where a squadron or troop of horse were ac-
customed heretofore to be quartered, there is now
no military whatever; the yeomanry, under present
circumstances, will be sus important ucqui,ition to
the public defence.

Thursday night Sir William Read, Bart, arrest-d
five men in the parish of Fracle, county Clare, for
administering illegal oaths, and were next day
transmitted to Ennis gaol.
On Thursday night Mr. Ilogsn's house in Broad.
street, was shipped of a quantity or lead, but the
noise in removing it having awakened the family,
the robbers run off without their booty—sixty
pounds cut up in pieces were found after them.
Susp►cion attaches to the watchman stationed in the
street, who lies been put into conf►nement.

TIPPERARY.
CLONNEL, DECEMBER 9.

It is with pain we were a few daya ago üblr;etl to
notice unequivo-al indications of iusubordiliatlon in
some of the peasantry of this part of the county—
and we regret to have to add sown attire iillta!ice.
of a like nature.

On Monday night about 50 misguided wretc;e4
assemble:l, mostly in arm., near. New Inn, mid-
way brqween Caller and Cashel, from whence tney
went to the townland of Garrandee, where 1:1e7
discharged 1$ or 16 shots; they next proceeded to
the neighbourhood of Knockgrafton, where they
brought out from their eilosi a poor man nod his
wife, and flogged them. We have not heard the
cause assigned for this wanton act.
Oa the night preceding, another party allu-ke(l
and broke open the dour of a roan of the tissrie of
Dwyer, at Knockavells, near Dundrum—who,
ut-
tempting to defend himself with a blunderboss. air
disarmed, sod beaten severely. The same !light
several houses were searched for arms by the snore
party, but happily with less success; and we un-
derstand that several gentlemen in the vicinity aboire
mentioned have sent in their arms to Cushul, to
prevent them from becoming a prey to these ban-
ditti.

Ou Tuesday night, the house of a wau of the

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muse ef Mon* * !mot of Mr. Peaked* living
at• ildoorestown-Walsh (sat more than a mile and
o +s.lf from Cleanse)%. was attacked by a coon.
&noble patty is mass, who And several shots in
of his wistalown, which he. beim! in a slated holly,
rotors) by as arrow. WI Abe inelY .erfired•
reinidiei. Moo Mutinied. Mile* era them
.who; 4llibtk, the bow belay km, they strip-
ped. popes f site ros4 wad *Weir rte belong serf
awl straw ; the; rosisogomine arm. that soder them
,riemesstaisces. Mario was obliged to &lint his
oleos, which mmaiated of two toovireor audit pinto,.
0* going sistot. they fold WM* they *All moo
mimed UM to 0.7 so tithes WM
La lb. lernktiell lliteetortion rime notices were
tamed a fee slays bosh, pareporttimg dist an person
**old be allowed to offer eel* *Mr Mr. an acre
foe the hem limit wend ft.* that foie. ios. sod
no limo.' of tithes to be paid.
Ott Wednesday eaten* (ibdt illbe fair of Clan-
ma) two of there people were robbed going over
t~fa+waty Waterford manning* towel& Glenda-
lough, by three messed marandeia.

FitliEICA lAfttLitisits.

PARIS PAPERS.
11,411r01, DecCIIIIEIt 10.
,Yeaterctry the ting [ate a private audience to
iF wk. Narwhal Baron Dojos.
TN, Date of Orleoureisialeiria 1111101y4
tt I, sod that Patrol fillible• tate. try ~salt,
aid that the Greeks, having foetid thirty-two of
their hostages murdered, in revenge pat the pr-
riqin to the sword.

A letter has betn vVeeived from Mitten Belly.
dated BArcetono, November 417, which mater, that
qtr ia gra +nifty improviogio health, and that hill
curniatistore are well. Ts Dee* oat sung the day
farrow, so aelebrate the etiolation of the (hoarder.

♦lswws, lit venires 11.

(LITItACT PROM A PINVATI %MEAL)
" 1. is kinesitt that hitherto areettal foreign Jaw-
'n4l. acre beets allowed to circulate in Austria.
4-loserver, (min the tot of January next, it is re-
solved that no Jones's!, whateviii may be Its political
opinions, Shall he allowed ill the A ',Orion dominions,
and that nobody thin labterille eacept for papers
printed withia the Austrian territory. It is no
lour., a secret that the Court of Vienna is endea-
vouring to carry this system into effect throughout
Cermarry ; it will not Meet with apparition in
Bavaria, Sanioni, or it:mover. in Wirtembetg a
snort liberal 5y61,111 may be expected, but the King
rot Wirtembesg, eves its conjunction with the other
German Powers of the second and third orders, is
'tort weak to coutiternet the influence of those
Cavernments Which have .801.4 the contrary
system. The Court of St. Peterburgh in this re-
.apeet perfectly coincides with that of Vienne.
14 It must be agreed that never were eircum-
etrnees so farbarthle for A ustrdt to pot her system
io force throughout Germany. Italy is eutitely
.ocmpted by her troops, and those who govern the
Cantons of Switzerland can desire nothing more than
the triumph of this tastes. But its Order to realise
tier Austria must bail:nein peace in Europe,
and it w on this arcouht that the disturbances in
• Turkey are so disagreeable to the Court of Vienna.
" The last official dirpatches from Constantinople
catifirra the impertint intdll glttldl, already known
rhiough the cardinal of commercial letters, that the
-Divan, in fall assembly. has rejected the conditions
dictated by the Court of St. Petersburg!' in its
es rterogagory eo the throne of the Calif,
roil prijudiCial to the interests of the Empire.
" The occon tits flans Petersborgii are not more en-
couregiug with respect to the maintenance of peace.
lino:it insists on the conditions of the sihisuatem,
•ki.d is not disposed to 'send a neer Pkuipotentiery
thr Bosphorus until the Porte has agreed to
vonforrn to her wi.hrs. flowerer, since the return
a M. Metternich. it has been constantly affirmed,
that at all events Austria will -tot take pert in the
svitr."

otressi. itOstittett 14.
Celtics of the orSfe of Count Nesse!rode, contain-
jai 'the kossian rltiw,at'.w, are iit eirculatioe here.
I ehae been trautasitted to the Divan, where deter-
- minrtisw is wet get know% it mewl the demands

contained to -Baron Strugvh4fro•trOre of July Is.
enfd condudri by dechiritik that shoed the tootle-
. rate propositions of the k owe ror Alexander be re-
jected. he irfll he-obliged to have. recourse to other

Ent assures.
The Turks latelyintrirl 'sit Bishops in Bulge-
riff, 'eatorigst who Vas the celebrated Bishop of
Philippopolts.

wAvitcp, kovritsta 19.

Sfirirsteia niaikibled thii '0(.1,64 lo deliberate no
the important idrair referred to in the King's Nes-
mgr. in eiseganetien with the Comnsittee of the
Crete.. 'lt islionsionced Mat the Comatitsee ha* re.
itifirelef to rtoppert the .A4dini
The Germinate of the Cortes charged fernlike a
report as to the mem', ter M 'be adopted relatively to
the events at Cadiz. hare not yet emieloded their
• biliairre. •No •direet iiitetfigenee has been received
from that city far 'Wife &ye pat. •It appellee that
tile Nuipeinli 'tiolidllanicition is in endseqUence
of the ifstena •Of oppoSition to miniiterial orders.
winch II) twertestedalosia -Itaa declined it will fol.

-The *MINN *bat taiillititvidninhat Vitalist.
isiairsii of 'teafklatia.
The ciao. of ohs biteritir u 1 the oatimiil
. canton* ta 'orti4 odeStrooto to the Kiogeibe
the Peraa.taeot Orputata D.
trheettfrienist, the 1110101tist, %old be roister.

lam
at
to

has mattered tea doss to eliele ekbee the
' the lam mail from Turkey. without antis'
snick front Coommstineple. Mimeo
rise to various costive' twos.
CHIN?, DUENisi 10.
'the private cortespetwfroce of the Argokr/
Cowrie matem that one of the claims in Napolostes
raft orys, that he bad toted fair meend yeasts Nom
the MVO list • dem of ton millions, whit 14 he di-
posited in the coffin of the de Extraordinary Do-
nitlia" ai isig private property, and that this sum
bits acenasslated to 140 million., which Napoleon
impolite) to hie boo.
724110toire, Decimate 5.
A pltivete letter from Yuman contains the toltow-
ing paragraph t—
" The plaice& Itoriimits is again clouded ; the
lest accounts from Conatantiuople are not of so
pacific • nature se the prodding."—l Bresmis
Pipers. Dectiikt 11.1

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we bees forma* bunged it Codis, end aftevirordo Mimeos
Bode*. A oduory band .•* ■n sir of triempto in rival of
ibis oak. Kieges Hron woo iu *eery am& its emit 1
gives file
SPA AIMS PA PCS.