The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1820-05-11 00:00:00

BRITISH CATHOLIC ADDRESS.

The following Address, with near twenty thou.
sand pis/natures attached, was yesterday presented
at the Le -vet to the King, by his Grace the Duke
of Notfolk, Earl Marshal, accompanied by the
Lord Clifford ; Sir Carnaby Huggerston, Bart.;
Sir Richard Acton, Bart.; Sir Thomas Clifford,
Bart. ; and Edwa►d Jerningham, &c.

" SIRE—We, your Majesty's faithful subjects, Roman Ca.
11.1,( s a Great Britain, most humbly approach your Royal
s• • : We most respectfully and sincerely costdole with
y„,,, t 1 sly on the severe and 'Akio less which your
111.jrsty and your people have sustained by the death of
your 51 jest y's most excellent and venerated kilter :
_

We 0101 ever remember, with affectionate gratitude, the
bigh and multiplied obligatiosa we owe to oar late Sove•
toga :

After two centuries of ever-increasing severities, his gra-
cious ear first listened to our humble Petition for relief:
" If our existence as a Body is now acknowledged by the
State; if we are now, by law, permitted to offer at the foot
of the Throne this tribute of our affection and loyalty; if
even the most private exercise of our religious duties no
longer subjects us to sanguinary punishments; if our chit.
&en are no lunge raged by law in the violation of the
unrest uud d t lies of society; if we are no longer re.
gardcil by our countrymen as a proscribed and degraded race;
to the oi.rea.itiK and paternal benevolence of his late Ma-
jesty we owe these inestimable benefits: We Irnst that we
have proved ourselves not totally unworthy of them ; by Del
:and by lain: we have bled among the foremost defenders of
country,unr and our conduct at home has uniformly evinced
tor love of peace, order, and loyalty:
That allegiance which we swore to our late Sovereign,
we, in all humility, offer to your Majesty; and we indulge
the animating hope, that we shall still continue to find in
the Thrones friend and protector :
Accept, Sire, our sincere and fervent wish, that the reign
of your Majesty may be long, prosperous, and happy; and
that for ages yet unnumbered, the Illustrious House of
Brunswick may continue to rei
uf a loyal and grateful people.
Norfolk, E.M.
Surrey
Shrewsbury
:fogyism:
Newburgh
Irntou
Kinnaud
Sintirlfau
rtlro
Willow, Gibson, Pie. Apost.

ign over the persons and hearts

Hugh Clifford
Edward Siourton
Charles Langdale
Philip Stonrion
Charles Prire
Philip Roper
Charles Clifford
William C d, Bart.
Edward Hales, Bart.
Heavy Ettrlefirld, Bart.
Hrury 'ricaborne, Bart.
George Jeroingham, Bart.
George Throckmortou, Bart.
Edward Blount, Bart.
Carnaby Haggerston, Bart.
F. Richard Acton, Bart.
Thomas Webbe, Bart.
Richard Bedenlifeld, Bart.
Edward Smythe, Bart.
Thomas Slinky, Bart.
Thomas Gage, Bart.
Henry Lawson, Bart.
Pyers Moslyn„ Bart.
James Gordon, Bart.
Thomas Clifford, Bart.
&c. &c. &c. &c.

the Nor hrrn District
haus Ma!isrr, Vic. A post. is

the slullatt.lArict

in the Wt;iterts Ditthriet

Iriltrim Rqui.r,yie. Apost.

ii, iltr Lo;141.1s I)istriei

Thoma• Smith, etmajuior i•

the Northrvii District
Alexander Cainerou, Vic.
Aposi. in the Lowland
District of Scotland
Ronald Mac Donald, Vie.
tie Highland
District
Altaawitiry Paterson, Vic
Ayost. in the Lowland
Disirict,
And newer& of 300 CI
Mrsi.hr re of every Coll
blishisient in Great Bri

Rye wish the Superiors and
:sale and Ecciesiastierl Fats-

I wn.

MERINO SOCIETY
S:IL ly OF PURE ,MERINO SHEEP,

Yevtertl.ty the sheep, fleeces, and pieces of cloth,
Ntfr a'l arrived at Mr. Sadler's yard, that are in-
'emit.: to compete for the premiums liberally of-
fered this riff' by individual Members of this
company present to view and examine
tlo, sever"! merits of rack anlllllll were more flume.
root durtaq great part of the day than we have
vi,nr•ywil for some )ears past, and the sheep exhi-
bited seem to shew. that the pure Merino sheep
are cails".;•• of producing fine wool and a good
‘Ve noticed among the exlubiters of
vitt k

The Bight Hon. Lord Visconnt Castlereagh, a ram and
fart e s; C. C. Western, Esq. M.P. eighteen sheep;
T. Too r., Esq. one ram; John Fane, Esq. M.P. two
inn,' and fife sheep; John Cawslon, Esq. two rams and four
emi s ; and I :limas Henty, Esq. three rams.
Tweavy•sis ram and ewe fleeces were exhibited, weighing
Lnm 4 lb. to 10Ib. each ; and six pieces of beautiful su.
profuse broads loth, made from British grown wool.

A nurrilrer of ingenious agricultural implements
were extubtred.
Mr. Fisht is wet and dry weather•plough ; a hand flax.
creaking machine; Mr. Heppe-Hagan, a patent circular
rhaff.cutter ; Mr. Cherry, a portable forge; there was also
a portable hand meal grinding and Milting machine; a hand
threshing.inachiem ; sod Mr. Webb's specimens of the effect
of his American Fluid, in softening old, dry, and hard
katlicr.

The Judges appointed to award the several pre—
miums were very busily engaged all the middle of
the Alloy in determining and settling the prises;
our Reporter could not obtain their decisions,
but we are in hopes of being able to lay that in-
furmation before our readers to-morrow.

ROBBERY AND ARSON.—On Friday morning,
emu' three o'clock, the Rectory-house at Cod-
diugton, occupied by the Reverend Archdeacon
CLARKE, was discovered to he un fire; and before
any effectual aid could he applied, the building,
with nearly the whole of the furniture, was entirely
c..t,snmed. From the circumoini,ce of the family
kis nig in Chester at the time, it was manifest that
the premises had beret wilfully set tire to, and the
probable conjecture was, that it had been dune for
the purpose of plunder. This probability war
strengthened by the following circumstance :—On
Ow swore morning, about eight o'clock, a man left
two bundles at • house in Boughton, in this city,
saying lie would call again for them, but never
afterwards made his appearance. In these wete
contained a surplice, gown., cassock, and some
westing apparel, which were identified as articles
stolen from the premises. The man who had left
the bundles above referred to, was yesterday traced
to a lodging-house in Boughton, where, after an
st'empt to escape, he was seised, together with •
woman with whom he cohabited, and who had for-
"lt'll,' been in Archdeacon CL•aas'a service.
They are both contained for the of eoce.—(Ches-
Ler raper.)