The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-12-17 00:00:00

IRELAND.

DUBLIN, inccuirrt 12.
It is mulch to he regretted that U riir con-
tinuer severely iitilisposid; so mulch ►o, that the
Throne will be ileprivsil of her valuable services
this evening.

RELIGIOUS LIBERTY.
BELFAST TOWN MEETING.

The adjainned Meeting 4t Brlhist uu Nion,laF,
war moat notittriourly and resproahly att. wircl.
The 6.llowing Resolutions were adopted inutnt.
ninutily :
Resolved-111qt we feel it a duly we owe to the irate
mot harmony of Irishmen, to approach the I.ezoilaiiite oilb
our cattiest prayer that it may take into itg coto.olcrittiun the
jostire and policy of an Immediate and total lepeal of that
part of the penal cock which on the statute
book Arnim., • Catholic fellow 11064

Esauteed—That whilst we.inrcrelp sympathise with our
Catholic ruaiitil men in the fr. ling of their pni;tii.sl gen c-
amera, we d.sellarge only an imperative obligation imposed
on UP by the dictates of conscience, and the voice of Mona-
oily ; and that whilst ae earnestly join with turns in their
tonstiluti I exertions to obtain their tonal and unqualified
emancipatiou,tre are adopting the liest means of pr. ling
and coneolididing the permanent inticesta of the British
Empire.
Resolved—That we bail wills heartfelt joy the bright
prinpret of a wise, enlightened, and impartial
Adrniutara-
tion, which lead.; us to hope, that the slay is nut Nl' ilistant
when the spirit of religion, mud political pteseeutiun shall
be banished front our imintry fur ever, and when all these
odious distinctions. which have PO Imtg degrad.d our
ualurnl coroner, shall disappear and be buried in eternal
oblivion.

Item,lveil—Tiist it is our most fervent wish, that lielsnd
would ni this moment, so auspicintes to its liberty. respect-
fully cull Num the lirmerisl Lettislamer in. the total ',peal
of all those kW% whirl. still exclude one Cutholic country.
Own r,om the benefits nt the Constitution, CW11'111(441 as we
are, the communication of rtpi.l rights to all our comitry-
men. of all echelons ilenosimisiiiins, is the IWSi d tt ice of
the throne. and the most fruitful source of ►treuCth 41i.d
happlui..s to the ctupire.

wrxrono. DV:CENSER 10.

We are very much ciii.cerned to state, thst, on
Tursdat night, a milt h-cow, the property of
Stephen Ifitriter, of Little Closiard, was inhumanly
hnughed. This ravage set was attended with eir.
cumstances of a loom aggravated tinter,. The on-
fo-ruoitte owner of the mutilated animal is Is poor
industrious individual, and of a totally itidffeueire

itloot, King. George, of Cork, lotion with
wheat, owl bewail to Livvrimol hunt Clortarkilty,
oars v, ft CLC4I on I Ilt• great Sallee Isldad, on Sotur-
dat• tuglit—criw raved. Part of the cargo will be
got our.

On Sunday night the hr:g Umion. of frirlerord,
struck on Ihr Smith flank. sit the vas/rafter into our
11.1rbotir. Tile crew i% sae, but the vessel end
cargo, It i% hired, will he lo.t.

The 1164 Sarah. or ‘Vorkinivoo. 11.thert
unit.ter, from St..lnlin's, New Biii..4wiek, to (;Le...
row, wa‘i also driven Ott Shore tin Ssltift:lV tlig!.l, at
Tarianislintie. She had prey ttttt sly ~truck on a melt
at tur tialtre Island, where she Wag abandoned hr
the crew, who landed in safety sit Greelinre Point.
It is expected ilnit tlie ebirL4n will be saved. but
fears art entertained for the safety of the veml.

11./1.1 e: DIAT.3IIIIrIt 10.

Within the spare of the fiat lostiiittlit no less
thou three attempts were made to rob the post-boy
conveying the mail from this town in Ballititicargy,
cmitaitiimg the I)ntilin Mail for Balltiicsrgy, Cole.
hill, and 11,11).m:shoo, together with the by-letters
for Isola towns, hut through the vigilance of the
boy. the moil was each time inetwrved, and brought
in safety to its destination. On Thursday morning
lost, the r,liber so far succeeded, its taking the post.
hag of Hugh Titite, of Stoma, L.q. whicii, we are
happy to learn, contained nothing of importance.
Ou Mioalay last, when near Rallinacargy, the post
boy recognised his old friend looking out of a
cabin, of which hr gave immediate itif Thou
to Francis Well, of Rockbrook, E.q. who >rnt a
constable aid had hint aiiprrhetided, and before
whom the pol.t•hoy has sworn positive examinatioos;
lie calls tomsell'Oeorge Couloir, by is sue a !tackler;
he has been committed to the trafil of this town, to
übide his trial at the next Assizes.

A Prisoner named Patrick I'ecorlisk,• confined in
the gaol of this tow's, under the rule of transporta-
tion, attempted to cut his throat, by making a deep
incision with hit razor, but was I•rt vented from a
tisn4l perpetration of the met by the 126w:tent con-
fined ist the same cell ; and through the humsue
attention of Doctor Middleton, there is every hope
of las recovery.

UNREGISTERED ARMS.—On Thursday last P.
Keehn, a tithe proctor to the Rev. Mr. Dennis,
was convicted in the penalty of la ►terling, -be-
fore John C. Lyons, E. 1. seneschal of this manor,
fur Isiviiig in his pos•ea.iuu (without being duly re.
gistered), and exhibiting a pistol, in order to en.
force a surrey of pait of the lands of Virdetarowo, iU
the occupation of Francis P. Smyth, R,q. Keene,
in defence, produced a written document from the
R. Mr. Dennis, a Magistrate for this county,
dated in January, IMI7, empowering him, as him
tithe-agent, to curry arms in the execution or his
employment, which plea, however, was adjudged to
be completely tougatoiy.