The National Register.
London, England, 1822-02-03 00:00:00

ST. DUN.STAN'S IN THE WEST.

A meeting of the parishioners of this parish was held on
Tuesday lest, for the purpose of presenting a cup, and the
sum of 5001., to Mr. Hickin, the Vestry Clerk, " es a
token of the esteem the parishioners entertain for his slice
cessful exertions in the late Tj the Causes;" and for this
purpose they were requested so meet on the Anniversary
of the King's Accessiun to the Throne, in the Inquest.
room, elitthrd's Inn Passage. At a (porter past one
oaduck, Mr. John Hopkins, the senior Churchwarden,
took the chair.
The worthy Churchwarden commenced the badness of
the slay by Assuring his brother parishioners that lie was
unaccustomed to public speaking, but that in the present
instance lie entered on his task feat lessly, because lie had
only to follow truth in its performance. He then pro-
ceeded to state, that the impropriation of tythes had for
many years in that parish been compounded for at the
annual sum of '2501., lint that some 3 ears ago the tight of
compositiou having been purchased by a Mr. Barnes, lie
gave the parish notice, that though nut intending to en-
force the extent of his claim under the Act commonly
called " The Fire of London Act," lie should nut consider
himself bound by the lone existing composition. A meet-
ing was instantly Catlett :like pas ishiouels, and (said the
Chairman) it was route' that if resistance were available,
" 110 W Was the appointed time"—that if the smallest alter-
titiou were sabuntlted to, the ratted of the inipositiun
might hereafter be insisted on, by which an annual pay-
ment of more than 5,0001. might be demanded. If the
long standitig busier were mice permitted to he removed,
it was 1111C...stain where, it at all short of all he assumed
the 'power of destiandiug, the improprietor might allo.v
its re-erection. Ili this straight, parochial inieunimity had
forwarded parochial success, and in two iustences heaths'
purists defeated the dishonest attempt to saddle it with an
shiest insupportable load—subsequently tile officers of
tile pat ish had succeeded in buy fig for 1,0001 the Assam: it
privilege, and had canspounded with the Rector fur
payment of 3501. a ;;;;;; ally—but to w hum (turning to Mr.
said the Chairmen) but to my friend on my lett
hand are our thanks due ?—no one lint himself pObse,SPII
lie power of oefeience that could have placed before thet
Court such a mass of satisfactory, documentary evidence ;
uo one but himself would au unceasingly have
persevered
iii its atrangement—to him, therefore, I consider solely
and entirely ascribable the great pcenniaty Greek tii"
parish now des ives ; and my fellow pae islinesers agreeing
with me, did, in public vests y, deciate him entitled to a
e erelion of Sume of the inliabitaiits, hoe evei
considering such a reseal d as tar from commensurate wilts
his exertions, and with the beitelit the parish derived heist
teem, !:ntneitiately entered lien a private subscription in
addition, which having ultimately autotimer! to 2751., en-
ables me, as the organ of the parish, tins day to present to
Mr. Hickin 50 il, and a handsome silver cup and coves,
value Sir, (said the worthy Csurchwartiese
addressing Mr. Hackie' personally), I now beg to present
to yea, as a testimony of the gratitude of the parish, for
your recent efficient and persevering exertions to shield
'liens frout an alarming attempt at a heavy imposition upon
diem, and upon the propel ty gest,' ..ily in Site pastel.
Ttie cup having been handed to tile Vestry Cie' k, I
the cessetion of applause laving permitted the return of
silence,
Mr Melts' said, that lee had intended to have a!-
sit essen ilie meeting at month, and hi• aress to s e
I 111111ACYll many topics which he cuusidei dd
importaatha t
the perish. " But," said the worthy Vestry C.erk, "to
know one-self perfectly is allowed to hut few, and I iatt,
in the pi ewent 'astern...4llnd I am not one of that It*unsekl
number, for my feelings of giatiteile so far userconte my
powers oat utterance, as to prevent my e•llftStiltig more
than the lively assurances el my bidet:tile gratitude tor
this striking mark of your te%otiranie consideratien of
these eXiallois4 Whiell 1 felt it my duty tow eke."
r. Chu yell wer.len anti Cu,misull C011uiVilill•111 SAY AO[
then moved, "'That an appropriate vole of thanks to tile
Tythe Committee should be fairly written on 'edam, aid
hang up in the Vestry-rouse, as a testimony of the grati-
tude of die parish fur their recent sea v ces," which 11/iv:l:4
berm carried unit ll i 11l misty, and (by acelani.stion) a vita ~1*
thanks to Mr. Churchwarden Hopkins, as well fur his
conduct in the elude as for his very eloquent address sin
the presentation of the silver cup, the ttle.7tilig adjoui tied
to slimier at the Sussex Hotel, Bonet rie-stre-t. 'the citatr
was mast ably filled by Mr. George Rowe, alto introdn.c.l
Nil enii•ely new song, highly appropriate to the occaste.i.
Many loyal and Colultilstliosial least* were tit auk, atet Air,
Crooin's excellent provision of every thing di,• heart could
wish in eating or di inking, united to the deter nissanon on
the part of the coaipany to enjoy it, kept ;his party in At
happily together to a late hour.
On the cup, which is a most elegant silver tankard and
cover, is the fullowitig
INSCRIPTION:—
" The Parish of St. Dunstan in the West,
de•irous of expressing to
JOIIS lIICKIS, limulaa.
The high seise they entertain of his serviced,
when threatened with a serious addition to their
Tythe Payments, have presented him with this Cop
and the sum of £5OO, as a testimony of the
persevering research, integrity, and zed,
with which lie devoted his talents to
the interest of the Parishioners.
MOW Dolt. Mt."

We understand the following Requisition for a
Public Meeting is in a course of signature thro.igh.
out Westminster : . .

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" We, the under fiord inhabitant houschiliters of the it,
and oa. Webtatimier, nquett that on gull eaa rt
m. etioc of the iehalut:tos in y.ellefal, for the iourpokr of
1A.)4 into cowidtvation the tiroprii.iy of petit fining t e
louse Or eltlUloo4o.•—First, to Mkt' 1,110 it, coiniiiieration • .e
wine of iint4ie in which nil tradcfnien, shopkrevri,
Plall4, 1114.11111 mind Inbuilt CM of lists city, are 111.111 141%J1t cd;
Second, to rei cal tn. rt enona.ws ItlXe., on the occe,,,,tve. ut
life vs liich are the itinnetlikte coolie of 114. unparaheled do.
tress ; nod Third, to wake u Reins in the Coninioth HA'
of Poi haat lit.
.• To the High Sherif( of the City of W•Pnii, stet."
A requisition having been trans uitted to the Ltd
of Coventry, Lord Lieutenant of Wo:ceste:s.ire,
to call a County Meeting, in order to take into C..;:
sidcrution the distressed state of agriculture.—ills
Lordship Irts declined doing so under the plea that
Parliament n 4,11 enter upon the sot j^ct as soon its it
meets.

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I BELA ND.
(Prom the ro-k (naelli,ge,,err of 77hu►sday )
BANTRY, JAN. 21.—We are 311 in a state of alarm
here; my Lortl nanny has been obliged to retreat again
from the Glen of Cooleagh, under extremely unpleasant
circumstances. lie this morning with a detachment of
the 39th under the command of Major Carthew, con-
sistina in all of about 60 persons. They had a despe-
rate affray, and every toot took care of number one.—
They fired, on an as craw, twenty rounds a man ; and
1 am told there is but one of the rebel party (Lad, and
three or four wounded. His Lordships party left one of
the 39th on the fiid of battle wound.d, who has been
since, cut to pieces; and 1 have it rival authority, that
those ruffians took off his head with them in triumph.-
1 suppose the unfortunate nian's bady will be brought in

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to-morrow.
Upon being informed of what had occurred, and that
a large party were collecting in the neighbourhood of
Lichegela, James Barry, Esq. the active magistrate of
that place, immediately proceeded express to Macroom,
to communicate with Mr. H. E. Eyre, who, accompa-
nied by some other gentlemen, and a small detachment
of military, ifia-,e and loot, tinder the command of
Captain Fitzelarence, instantly set out out for the place.
tan their arrival, however, at a short distance from it,
they observed the people assembled so numerous, and
the position they occupied so inaccessible, that they con-
sidered it better not to advance without a reinforcement,
and until a communication could be had with the gene-
ral of the district. Accordingly, a gentleman was dis-
patched, who arrived in town on Tuesday evening, at
five o'clock; and, %from the prompt measures adopted
by the general, no daub.- the loyal and pcacable itt-
lrobitants of the disturbed districts will fled protection
and security, while those deluded miscreants will speedily
meet the punishment they deserve.
On Sunday last, Captain Krappock and Lieutenant
Cr;en, of the 22d Regiment, surprised a fellow swear-
ing in some people at a public-house in Newmarket,
and, after a long struggle, succeeded in taking sonic
pipers from them, which they attempted to destroy.
We understand that those papers are of a most treason-
able kind, and plainly show that the insurgents aspire
to objects of a much more impottant nature than the
aliolition of tithes.
This morning, at ten o'clock, Mr. Thomas Millen, of
Raheen, six miles N. W. of us, in company with
another gentleman, walked about half a mile from his
house, and was astonished to see all the adjacent hills
for miles round, towards Macroom, covered, and to hear
horns sounding in all directions ; his family, with seve-
ral others. arrived in town.
Yesterday a Privy Council was held at the Castle,
which was numerously attended, and at which the Ba-
rony of Fermoy, in the County of Cork, and the Pariah
of (iiarristowo, County of Dublin, and the Parishes of
Arced), Clonalvey, and Piercetown Lindy, and Belle*.
nova Hill, in the county of Meath, were proclaimed to
be in a state of disturbance, and to require an extraor-
dinary eatabliatiment of Police.
Ou Thursday night, the Rev. Le Poer Trench, his
Lady, and two other members of his family, were pro-
ceeding to the rectory, near Carlow, when within a mile
and a half of the town, they were attacked by a numer-
ous armed banditti, who fired into their carriage, and
whose intent was manifestly more than plunder. The
reverend gentleman lied from the carriage with his fa-
mily, to a school-home near the spot, whete they se-
cured themselves, though in extreme alarm, until the
morning, when they proceeded on their way home.
(From the Cork Morning A:elle:enter, of Saturday last.)
DESPERATE ArtAci: ON THE KERRY MAIL-
COACH BY THE WHITEBOYS.
Ey the arrival of the evening Cott...lliad coach, we have
received several letters, by which are are enabled to lay
the follow ing statement before the public :
On Thursday last, the Killarney coach, on its way from
Cork, was attacked, between Mill-su eet and Macroom,
by a patty of those persons in arms, tbat have lately been
tied:mated the unmeaning name of White-boys, who
til ed upon the guard and coachman, both of whom they
wounded severely. The numbeis and the tctocity of the
assailants made all resistance fruitless ; and the smitten-
nets of the attack would have overpowered, at once, a
stronger protection than the guards of mail-coaches could
pretend to make. Twee of the horses arc stated to have
been killed by tile first fire, and the fourth to have been
taken away by the insurgents.
While this occurrence was taking place, another of a
more serious nature happened in the same quarter. A
detachment of the Rifle lttieade, under the command of
Colonel Mitchell, raarched from their quarters at Fes may,
for Macruom. In consequence of some concerted upe-
ratite's, as is supposed, between Colonel Mitchell and Mr.
Hedees Eyre, an active and exemplary Magistrate of that
county, the troops advanced on the northern road, be•
tweeti Macroom and al ilfstreet. Ail armed party, which
Inuit also moved ender the guidance of the Magian ate just
mentioned, were encountered by a vast body of men,
armed with various weapons, anti a regular battle coin-
meueed. The detachment of the rifle corps were able to
take a part in the conflict. and in a manner in which this
description of force could be employed with its charac-
teristic effect. The consequeuce was, that a considerable
number of the insurgents were killed un the spot ; some
of the private le tiers slate, to the amount or 40 ; others Ito
not make the n ttttt her more than from 23 to So, and that se-
veral prisoners were made. Tiiough the conflict was tenni-
liated,the insurgents were not dispersed when the last ac-
count ot which we have any kno., ledge, were sent forauril
from (1 c room. They iier.liF.ed the hills immediately near the
scene of actimi, in considerable numbers, and their horns
were sounding, and replied to the con espoilding sound- from
more distant hills. Formidable as the force was, in nil ore
diauryucceptatinn, which was employed WI this occasion, I
the attack mom it was made with uncommon confidence,
nod was muiataitted anti extraordinary obstinacy. The
women are stated to have had a share in the affray, in en-
couraging the icenhatents of their side. The like eircum-
maces occurred in a confllet between Lord fluidly mud
aeother putty of llMlTgri.llllli the glen of Caoleagh, a fee
dap. before. Of those who fell b) the fire of the troops,
and the loyal and intrepid yeomanry, and other noxilliaries
entrgeti nub them, molly we oblierved to have be: 'rased