The National Register.
London, England, 1821-12-03 00:00:00

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Ilie fallowing Letter signed " Moll Doyle" has
been addressed to the editor of the Evening
foil. It proves that the parties engaged in the
present outrages in Ireland, arc assisted by some
who are not deficient in education, and it explains
the real grounds of the discontent now untbrtu-
nately existing in that devoted country.
" I On II that I neither love nor like
you for your continued prrsectilion of meand my family,
in visor paper, and your manifold schemes to rouse our
good friends, the landlords and magistrates, against us, 1
am willing to tallow your own example, and shake
hands with my enemy, so that Mere may be ma want of
concord amongst all classes of his Majesty's subjects;
and, as you are now such all advocate for conciliation,
and draw such glowing pictures of universal philanthropy,
heneeolencty Christian charity, and the like fine things,
1 shall hope tor your aid in behalf of my poor boys, than
whom, with a little kind treatment. his Majesty has not
better aubjects. Very many lies have been told of us, and
things Ltd to our charge that we know not ol: we have
been insult. d and abused by alt parties, as it answered
then purposes, with little advantage to ourselves, the
great loss to.the country, and weary, at length, of the
life we have led fur years. But, in order to render the
reconcili ilnit permanent, we must avoid all future
temptation : fur this purpose prayer alone will not be
stitliciein, and, as open confession is good for the soul, a
few lines occasionally to yon, by way of information, of
the inducements that may be held out to us to transgress,
may Mare the ellect of keeping temptation from us, at
least it will assure you of out sincerity, and interspersed
wets occasional sketches of my birth, parentage, and
education, may be amusing, if nat instructive.
•• Illicit diatillation has been, of late, the Mani stay of
lamely;my it has secured its friends among all class. s;
by it Inc tanner eels rather Illore fns his corn—the land-
lord to better paid his rent—the gentleman is supplied
with a cheaper beverage—and the peasant all:tinted his
tarottrite cordial in the manufacture, sale, purchase, and
keep or the potteen. All are concerned and liable to
penalties; all informer is equally dreaded by all ; and
such a fleet has this community of interest and of fears on
clime districts, that every morage of any of the
Wilts is connived at by the others, and protection afiOrded
to them against every law process, by a call for some of
my tarp s, who are acquainted with the secret springs that
actuate the magistrates, the gentry, the landlords, tile
landholders, the police, and the peasantry, who only
laugh at legal horn's, proclamations, rewards, warrants,
and constables; and wi h what reasou, the following
scene, at a late tilitarter Sessions,in a proclaimed district,
will, I trust, sal esfy yon, it being the first Session since
the introduction of the Peelers. Myself and my boys
were mixiotss to know how the land lay (as we term it.)
fits Worship the banister was on the bench, with some
of our B'6ol6(lllring magistrates; he made a long speech
anotit me and my children, and liuw lie himself made
the tinvernment proclaim the district, and that until lie
took id the Peelers they should remain 'll hat is his
worship's ILIUM' Wail the whig ?' says I, ' and where
does he live?' 'By my soul,' says my son Pat, that is
more than I can tell you, but I know he ie not an Irish-
men, and that it will not be an easy matter to find hint
any where Mr the next three months, as he only steps
down once every quarter for three or lourdats, utrarn Iris
5001. per year, besides pocketing the small fees." Paddy
(says 1), the times are altered ; the time was when some
of our own worthy gen litnitll, born and bred aniungat
us, would he sitting ha his place, knowing us alt, and
giving us his advice; and if he had ally thing bad to say.
or goad to tell its, all the NI agistrates round hint would
joiii mit ; so that even their punishments were all re-
awned and submitted to, it was a bad clay for Ireland
that her magistrates gave tip their true places; and moil
they shall resume the in again, they will nut go right ;
and, iiith.cd, I feel :is I speak.' liis ‘Vorsliii) then ad-
dressed the Grand Jury about iwiterti udirsketi. ' Paddy
(rays I), that will ruin us; why don't these tither Jus-
tices that we know take a part in the si.ecch 2'. Bush,
hush! mother, (says he), they are laughing in their
sleeves at hint ; did not I'im and I sell them a nice halt
barrel each, of good potieen last 'Monday; and did not
his Worship tin the right sell the fire bariCla Of run
malt, for whit h 1 paid his Bunion at his own sable, and
the exciseman by In, side ? Ills Worship, the Barrister,
may talk as he pleases ; them other Magistrates have in-
terests enough to save us trout all harm. Did not his
Worship on the left make the exciseman give back the
worm and pot that he took from Toni Corrogan last Sun-
day night, and hold Isis tongue about it? and as to the
Grand Jury and Petty Jury, the High Constable, and
the permanent Sergeant, don't you know every mothers
babe of them to be either potteen or malt-makers or
dealers; and did I not bring in the nice five•gaflon j.O
this morning, to his Worship the Barrister's own man,
the crier, with a promise of two more when he came
next, at 45.6 d. per gallon ? Sure it is time for us now
to know how things work; 'tis all palaver cues ski, as
his worthy Squire ..—•—ss's daughter says its the little
song which she sings tOr us when we take her Hutton,
the present of lantern; and as to the Peelers, do you
think they could do any tli.ag against the interest of their
NVurships, our neighbouring Magistrates, the Sessions
Juries, and our other friends? To tell the truth of these
same Peelers. they ere iktent fellows email:eh; and one
of them told me the Hamster ordered that they were not
to mind or execute any w.irrams for continuo ()deuces;
so that as long as we keep fruits burning houses, they
won't meddle with us; and I suppose th $ the reason
the Peelers allowed the big potternemaker, in another
proclaimed district, to be rescued, and one of the health
tired at and wounded neat door to their guard-house, by
a large mob, because it was only a sherd', warrant for
something about a thousand pounds of a debt, without
Joining in a hearty cause of the bailiffs. To be store,
Wale or our magistrates do their business clumsily
enough, itt so much MI to make it dangerous to accept