The Sun.
London, England, 1807-02-23 00:00:00

DUBLIN, is.

In consequence of a requisition to. that circa, a
meeting of the Catholics took
place yesterday at the
ROtunda, Lord FINGAL in the-Chair. His Lordship
1111;mned the Meeting, that their Deputies having
waited on Mr. ELLIOTT, according to the Gentleman's
notification, they were informed of the opinion
which Lord GR ENVILLE entertained relative to. the
inexpediency and irnpolicy of pressing their claims
-at the present junanre.
BuatcE, after a handsome and spirited speech,
read the draft of a Petition, which he moved to have:
presented:fo Parliament, with all -convenient'spted,.
this Session, and pressed the policy and propriety of.
the Asembly coaling to an immediate vote upon the
questidn. - •

The Motion having been-seconded, Lord. FRENCH:
rose, and after a few observations moved, by way of
amendment, that a decision on the question be post
posed for three•weeks, in order to give the Cnhp.
lies of-the Country time and opportunity for deliver.
ing their opinions.

His Lordship's arguments were supported• .by
Messrs. LYNCH and BELLEW, and.opposed by Mr.
O'Goam

Hussi-Y read a variety of quotationi from the
speeches of Lord iGE:EVILLE and Mr. Fox concern-
ing the expediency and necessity of pressing the Ca-
tholic claims at the present moment.
Mr. KVJGH, in strong and pointed language, con-
tended, that as the Catholics were these twenty years
deliberating upon scarcely-any thing else, it wguld
be a work of supererogat ion and. waste of time to de-
lay any longer the forwar°dina the Petition. He con-
cluded by requesting Lord FRENCH to withdraw
hiS Amendment.

His Lordship, however,: thoughts it his duty to
persist in putting his amendment to the Chair.

After a .desuttory conversation concerning the
form, it was negatived. The original motion was
then carried unanimously ; the Petition was ordered
to be prepared, and the Committee dire&ed to sub-
mit it to the perusal and amendment of an aggregate
meeting, to be hejd on Tuesday next.

OLD BAILEY.

FOURTH DAY-.SATURDAY, FEB. 21.
FORGERY.

William Freeman was indicted for forging, utter-
ing, and publishing as true, a draft for.the payment
of 1201. signed H. Dyson, with intent to defraud the
banking-house of Prescott and• Co. This cause: m-7.
cupied but a short time. The Prisoner was found
Guilty:

Mr. GURNEY applied to the Court for the libera-
tion of, Hanfield, the accomplice in the murder of
Mr. Steel. The Judge observed, that if the Grand
Jury was broke up, the accomplice 'might be-' dis-
charged, but that event should first, take place, in
order to find if any other charge was preferred against
him. He was dischaNed.
The trial of a Mr. Williams, charged with setting
fire to his' own house, was postpdried to the next
Sessions.

George Fisher was capitally conviEted of uttering,
knowing it to be forged, an order for 401. purport-
ing to be the draft of J. and W. Lowndes, payable
to bearcr.

James Mackp was found guilty of. stealing, pri-
vately from the,person of John Humbly-, a gold watch
and chain; a t.the late Masquerade at the Opera House.
James EiwOrthy, clerk to •Me. Wirgman, in St.
James's-street, was ,put to the bar,icharged with rob-
bing h is' master of diamonds and jewellery to a coa-
siderable amount ; and a person calling himself Cap-
tain Morrison, was also put to the bar; charged with
receiving the same, knowing them to' be stolen ' •
but his Counsel having undertaken to produce an af-
fidavit of the incapacity of an old Lady to attend,
who was a material witness, the trial was put off.
William Rade was capitally convitaed for stealing,
at sundry times, several skins of Morocco.leather, and
Other articles, the property of Mr. Bryan, leather-
seller, No. 20a, High Holborn.

SINGULAR EVENTS.—On Saturday last, Mr..
SAWYER, of the Angel Inn, Borough, while talking
to a customer- at his bar, suddenly -dropped dOwn,
and expired. A messenger was instantly sent with
the melancholy news to a brother Publican, and most
intimate friend, in Long-lane, Smithfield, whose fa-
mily returned for answer, that he -;lied at the same
moment of time, and in the like sudden manner.

SHIP NE H'S.

POOLE, FEBRUARY 20.

Arrived—the john and William. Denny, and Neptune,
Shillistone, from Dartmouth; and Young Roscius, Right-
head, from Plymouth,
Sailed—the Active, Brown, and A6tive,. Williams, tbr
Portsmouth ; Romulus, Prior, and Hawk, Brenton, for
Lisbon ; and Betsey, Lisby,.for Liverpool.

' GKAVLSEND, FEB. 20.

Passed by—the Santa Maria, Gustavus, from Buenos
Ayres; and George, Hall, from Plymouth.
Sailed—the Etty, Henderson, for Berbice; Neva, Simp-
kin, tbr Antigua ; Trelawney Planter, _—, and.io, Fer-
guson, for Tobago ; Nelson, Herbert, for St. Vincent's ;
Harmony, Wilson, for Demerara ; Lively, Flinn, for New-
foundland Atlas, Hill, for Gibraltar ; Corn Planter, Gil-
lis, for Philadelphia; Favourite, Holman, tor Grenada;
Albicni, Thompson, and Levant, Raddon, for Jamaica.