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" calamities in that kingdom. It is sufficient, inl
" this place, to have shewn their origin from the
" principles of the Reformation, and their first
44 progress. And what has been said is more
" than acknowledged by Protestants themselves
64 of other sects."—" When people proceed upon
" such schemes of violence, can they wonder that
44 Princes, or their officers, in their wrath, some-
" times retaliate upon them ? Violence necessarily
44 gives provocation, which in its turn exerts
" itself, though perhaps by unjustifiable methods.
66 When Sovereigns perceive their lives to be in
" danger from conspiracies, when they see their
" States ransacked, and thrown into confusion by
" the arms of rebellious subjects, can we be sur-
" prised if these Sovereigns, without consulting
religion, sometimes repel the evil by rough and
44 cruel means ? Such wQ.s the so much talked of
" massacre of the Huguenots at Paris and other
44 places in France, in 1572, on St. Bartholomew's
44 day, in the reign of Charles IX." " The mas-
" sacre also of the Protestants in Ireland, in 1641,
44 has been often objected against the Catholic
" Church. When people are driven to despair
" by excessive hardship and oppression, and even
66 threatened with utter extirpation, what wonder
"if an insurrection follows ? Such was the case
" with the Irish Catholics. The insurgents were
" not even the body of Catholics, they were no
" more than an exasperated rabble in the Pro-
" vince of Ulster, who acted against the incli-
" nations of the community, and in opposition to
" the exhortations of their Clergy ; and indeed
" all such violences are condemned by the Catholic
" doctrine. It is also clear, from authentic re-
" cords and testimonies, that this massacre has
" been exceedingly exaggerated, and that not one
" hundredth part of the number were murdered
" that were reported."—Pages 223 and 224.
It would exceed the limits of a letter to
enter into a detail of all the persecutions the
Protestants in France endured, from an early
period after the Reformation, in the reigns
of Francis 1., Henry 11., and Francis 11. ; also
under Catherine of Medicis, during the mino-
rity of Charles IX., and in his reign : suffice it
to say, that what Pastorini ips alleged in excuse
for the Papists in Ireland, in the year 1641,
might with justice be applied to the long-suffer-
ing French Protestants, in 1572, had they then
risen in rebellion. A peace, however, had been
concluded at St. Germains, in August 1570, upon
terms advantageous to the Protestants, which
lulled the greater number into a fatal security ;
though some, from those very favourable terms,
feared they had been granted but to deceive,
and fled from Paris before the dreadful day.—
It is an incontrovertible fact, that this massacre
had for two years been in the contemplation of
Catherine of Medicis (mother of the King),
Charles IX., not then twenty years old, and the
Guise family, aided by the Cardinals of Biragne
and Hetz ; and that the object was to exter-
minate all the Protestants in France ; of whom
between 50 and 60 thousand were murdered on
the eve of and on St. Bartholemew's day at
Paris, and in the different provinces, by orders
from the Court.
Many persons were decoyed to Paris under
different pretences : among these, the Queen of
Navarre, on a proposal of marriage between her
son, the young King of Navarre, afterwards
Henry IV., and the sister to the reigning King;
and it was supposed that she died by poison :
the young King of Navarre and the Prince
of Conde were also drawn thithei ; and the
King told them that, if they did not em-
brace the Roman Catholic faith, they would
not be alive in three days. The fate, how-
ever, of Coligni, Admiral of France, and the
chief of the Protestant Party, was even more re-
markable, having been invited to Paris by the
King himself, under a promise of appointing him
General of his army, in a war against Philip IV.
in the Low Countries : but, on the Eve of St.
Bartholomew, he was wounded by a shot from a
window, by a hired assassin ; and to shew that
Charles's treachery equalled his cruelty, it is
only necessary to add, that he visited the Admiral
a few hours after, when he expressed concern for
his misfortune, and vowed vengeance against the
assassin : yet, on the following night, when the
dreadful signal of death sounded from the hall
of the King's Palace, the Duke of Guise, the
Duke D'Aumale, and a chosen party, forced
the gates of Coligni's Hotel, and murdered him
and his domestics. His body was thrown into
the streets, insulted by the blood thirsty popu-
lace, and hanged upon a gibbet ; and Father
Daniel, the French historian, informs us that
Charles went to feast his eyes with the horrid
spectacle, saying, " that the body of an enemy
always smelt well."
If there could be a doubt, that that dreadful
massacre had been premeditated, and was the
effect of blind infuriated bigotry, the conduct of
Pope Gregory XIII. must covince every mind
not enchained by superstition ; for, on the ac-
count reaching Rome, he convened a Consistory
in St. Mark's Church, when he expressed great
joy for so signal an advantage obtained for the
" Holy See ;" and, after praising the actors in
the bloody tragedy, he ordered the Conclave of
Cardinals to return thanks to Almighty God, and
to proclaim a jubilee all over Christendom. Even
Father Daniel admits, 66 that at Rome they
praised the King for his zeal, and the dreadful
punishment he inflicted on the heretics :" in-
deed, so great was his zeal, that he himself fired
from the windows of his palace upon the unhappy
sufferers, who were fleeing for their lives. Were
there no other grounds for thinking that it arose
from bigotry, the conduct of the Parliament of
Paris would furnish sufficient proof to every in-
genuous mind ; for, after praising the King for
the active part he had taken, they held a mock
trial of the murdered Coligni, whom-they hang-
ed in effigy; and ordered an annual procession,
on St. Bartholomew's Day, to give thanks to GOD
for the extirpation of the Heretics.
I have already encroached too much upon your
valuable Paper, and shall postpone, until my next
Letter, my remarks upon Pastorini's gross false-
hoods as to the Rebellion and Massacre in Ire-
land in 1641—not only for that reason, but that
I wish to bring at one view before your Readers
the authorities I shall cite, in order to shew that
no degree of confidence can be placed in any of

the assertions of a man who could so far deviate
from the truth, from a spirit of bigotry, and with
the intention of deceiving and inflaming the minds
of the ignorant,.
Cork, April 23, 1822. SIDNEY.

ERRATA.—In 2d part of 3d Letter, "one million," for "ten."
—ln 4th Letter, " course", for " case."--In sth Letter, " Fil-
linorus," for " Fillincius."—ln ditto, " ingenious," for " in
genuous."

IRELAND.

KILKENNY, MAY 21.—About the hour of ten
in the morning, a party of one serjeant and ten
men, under the direction of Lieutenant Wray,
Chief Constable, proceeded to the fair of Bawer
for the purpose of preventing riot or disorder,
and remained there until half-past four. Up
to that hour, all was perfectly quiet.—The
party then returned to Erk, to dinner, a distance
of three quarters of a mile ; but previous to
this, Lieutenant Wray took the precaution of
warning each individual tent owner, to remove
his property by half-past six o'clock, at which
hour, he said, the party would return to dis-
perse the crowd,and clear the green. Instantly
on the arrival of the party, they were violently
attacked with stones and various weapons, and
several of the police knocked down, evidently
with the intent of disarming them, as, at one
moment, the mob had possession of one stand,
of arms, which the police with great difficulty
re-took. Lieutenant Wray finding himself and his
party surrounded by the mob, retired to a short
distance, and took up a position of defence, in the
execution of which movement he received seve-
ral severe blows of stones, which nearly unhorsed
him. The party seeing the imminent danger of
their officer (and having with great forbearance
borne the previous repeated attacks of the
mob; ohserving also the crowd press in upon
them, shouting and huzzaing,) fired a few shots,
not exceeding five or six in number, one of
which (melancholy to relate) took effect, and
killed a woman. The mob then took up their
position behind a wall, from five to six feet highs
where they had collected immense heaps of
stones, and with which they kept up an inces-
sant attack on the Police, some of whom were
again knocked down. Lieutenant Wray ad-
vanced his party, outflanked the rioters, and,
without firing a shot more, dislodged and dis-
persed them. The party then (the green being
cleared) returned to their quarters at Elke, at
about half-past eight in the evening—(Moderator.)
The supply of potatoes at our Saturday''
market was more than usually ample, and such
as to dissipate any apprehensions of a scarcity is
this important article of sustenance. Prices rated
considerably under those, of the preceding Wed-
nesday's market.—(/bid.)
LIMERICK, MAY 18.—Three guns and two
pistols have been surrendered to the Rev. Robert
Connell, Roman Catholic Clergyman of the pa'
rish of Hospital, in this county, which he has
lodged with Mr. Gubbins, a Magistrate. The
admonitions of this Gentleman tc his parishioner'
have been unceasing, and we understand that
strong hopes are entertained of a further surren"
der of arms to him.
Godfrey Massey, Esq. with a small patrol of
the 3d Light Dragoons, traversed the mountain'
of Morristown and Dorrery, the estates of Air.
Maunsell, on Tuesday night, and, after a long
and fatiguing march through intricate passes the
whole night, succeeded in apprehending two no-
torious offenders, named Mahony and Connors-
Mr. Massey transmitted the \ prisoners to Rath-
keale next morning.
On Tuesday night last, a party of armed
tin-
surgents attacked the house of John Shea,
Clonmore, near Springfield, and after breaking
otipteernefrtohme
sdoomoer,bafneklonniooutselsy
with different valuable articles of wearing al'
parel, &c.
hea
On Wednesday night, a valuable cow, the Prti:
perty of Thomas Westropp, Esq. was hougiar.
atelntseirlevde% atnOdgetgel;:"
on the lands of Pass, in the county of Clare. Tr,
Westropp has been particularly engaged in it'o
warding the subscription for the relief of the Ptisr
in that neighbourhood, and this outrage 00
property at the very mom, at is a bad rec°T_
pense. Two cows, the property of Mr. Ityat
of the same place, were also houghed a few nigh
since.--(.Limerick News.)
Yesterday morning nine convicts were sent to
to Cork, from the city gaol, for transportation)
Botany Bay.—( Ibid.)

DREADFUL ACClDENT.—Yesterday, about ball;
past twelve, as several thoughtless fellows whew
riding, at a most unjustifiable pace for a Pllupd
road, they ran down a poor man that haPPel/i-be
to be passing Hear Rowland Hill's Chapel;
injury done to him was such as to induce the
standers to conv"y him to the house of a surgefut
where professional skill was resorted to, Po
unfortunately without success. The poor 1:1
expired in the surgeon's shop.

BIRTHS.

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On Saturday the 13th inst., at Beaumont Cottag t
of John Hamilton Colt, Esq. of a son. Lleut
On Wednesday last, in Montague-place, the Lady of
Colonel Cowper, of a ,'lughter. pAr irtts'
On Thursday, the I6th inst., at Wateringbury, A 000'
bridge, Kent, Mrs. Adamson, wife of Captain Win. ut
of the Hon. East India Company's service, of a dautf.:„..--"'

MARRIED. John Clir:s •
On the 21st Inst., at North Mundham, Susses, AO
sham, Esq., Captain in the Hon. the East India CIO!'
military service, to Louisa, second daughter of Rich
ricks, Esq., of itunkton-house, Stissez. nier"
On the 23d inst., M. Wm. Lawson, wine and bratlat
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chant, Saint Mary-at-hill, to Ann, eldest daughter of t
George Norton, Esq., Wansford, Northamptonshire.

DIED. of )sis
On Monday last, after a few days illness, at the heVenpice,
son-in-law, Wm. Thompson, Esq. M.P. Gloucester-1n die
Samuel Homfray, Esq., of Cowortli'llouse, Berkshire, 1
f
61st year of his age. iricAr of
Lately, at Cambridi,-..., the Rev. P. M. Proctert _et
Newland, and incumbent of Christchurch, in the r°'
to -
Dean, and brother to the Master of Catharine Ball• aby
On Friday mornin; last, of typhus fever, contractesolis'
tending on a sick p.rishioner, the Rev. lir. JoseP'
-
Rector of Fiddown, in the county of Kilkenny.
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