The National Register.
London, England, 1822-01-13 00:00:00

o'clock the carriages began to arrive at the grand
portal, and in less than half an hour the state-
rooms were literally crowded. The carriages conti-
nued to set down until four o'clock. The appear-
ance of the streets leading to the Castle during this
time strongly recalled to our recollection their ap-
pearance on the memorable day of the King's Levee
in August last.
STATE OF THE COUNTRY.
A meeting of magistrates was held on the 6th
inst. to investigate the late unfortunate occurrence
at Dromore. The Earl of Bchnore presided, with
great intelligence and impartiality. Several wit-
nes,es were examined.
We lament to state, that the last Clonmel papers
report several new attempts to plunder arms. Se-
veral notices have also been posted, and sent to in-
dividuals in the county of Tipperary against tithes,
rents, and taxes.
It is said that the special commission will resume
its sittings at Limerick on Saturday, and that the
judges and crown lawyers will also proceed to Kerry
and Tipperary.
The fidlowing is an extract of a letter received
yesterday from a gentleman residing at Omagh :
" I have got hold of a famous Captain, who com-
manded 100 men. who broke into houses, robbed
arms, and swore people in the parish of Sydaunet.
lie is a tenant in a property to which I am agent,
and has kept the country around in a state of dis-
turbance for years back. This is the first attempt
to rob arms in this county."
()RANGE HOMICIDE.--On Tuesday, the Ist of
January, according to an account in the Dublin
Evening Port, a general meeting of the magistrates
of the county of Tyrone, among whom were the
Earl of Bellmore, Sir John Stewart, Major Craw-
ford, and several others of the most respectable per-
sons in the county, assembled in the Court-house,
for the purpose of investigating the circumstances
connected with the murder of Michael O'Brien, at
Dunmore on the 26th of December. The entire
of Friday, and a great part of Saturday was taken
up in the examination of witnesses, whose concur-
rent testimony clearly proved, that previous to the
wanton attack of the yeomen, no riot or disturb-
ance of any kind whatever had taken place, either
within or without the house, when the man was
killed.
Lieut. Hamilton who commanded the corks had
been apprehended and taken be some magis-
trates, who would have committed him for the of-
fimce, had not his father, who is himself a magis-
trate, most solemnly pledged himself to deliver his
son to those gentlemen on Friday, the day of the
investigation. On the faith of this assurance he
was suffeied to remain at liberty, and has escaped
from justice by absconding from the county. Afier
the investigation was closed, application was made
to the chairman, the Earl of Belmore, on the part
of the much injured publican, for military assist-
ance to apprehend the offenders. His lordship,
however, very properly declined granting it, ob-
serving that the civil power must be first employed,
but that if, after their exertions, the perpetrators
of the crime could not be secured, lie would then
endeavour to procure for them the aid of the mili-
tary.

neductiongf Itents.—The tenants of Mrs.llankey,
of Grosvenor-square, London, who is nearly the sole
proprietress of Easendine, near Stamford, having
presented their petition a short time back for an
abatement of rent, have this week received, in and
swer to it, an anouncement of the generous deter-
mination of that lady to returnfifty per cent. upon
her rents due at Michaelmas last, in addition to 16
pet cent. returned at Lady-day, and that her te-
nants in Essendine shall not be called upon for the
last quarter's rent due at Michaelmas last, until
Lady next. One of those tenants who has desired
the publication of this gratifying instance of libera-
lity, observes, in corroboration of the strict truth of
this statement, that his half-years rent has been re-
duced from 1251. to 521. 10s. (or 661. per cent.)
The Roman Catholics of Dublin have voted a
congratulatory address to his Excellency the Marquis
of Wellesley. An address from the liberties of the
city was also vutcxl to the Lord Lieutenant, his an-
swer to which is in the pure of conciliasion, and
perfectly in unison with the recommendation of the
King to all those in authority under his Majesty.--
A King's messenger arrived on Wednesday s'ennight
at Limerick, with a respite, directing that the exe-
cution of Martin and J. Grady, which was to take
place on the following day, should be postponed till
further orders. This clemency, it is hoped, will
have a salutary effect upon the deluded peasantry.
A commercial letter of the 26th ultimo, front
Trieste, states, that news bad arrived there, by a
vessel from Smyrna, of an embargo having been
laid by the Turks on all Greek property. There
was, however, according to the report, no want of
Millis, of different Eutopean flags, in the Archipe.
lag°, for the protectiou of their cuatraerm.