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PROVINCIAL JOURNALS.

IRELAND.
The following are the Answers of the Right
11(1n CHARLES GRANT, to the Address of the Ca-
Inhabitants of the County of the Town of
Drogheda, unanimously voted to him at a Meet-
convened by pUblic notice, on the 7th ult.
JA4" GERNON, Esq. in the Chair
Tlie Chairman's Letter accompanying the Address.
" Drogheda, Dec. 12, 1818.
obedience to the directions of the Committee
by the Meeting of the Catholics of Drogheda, held
Vlonday the 7th inst. for transmitting their Address to
have the honour of now transmitting it.
Able "er, in my life, Sir, did I discharge a duty more agree-
tilt 10 oly own feeling's than I now do, in conveyim.Y, to you
I„hienlost honourable testimony of their esteem and gratitude
eL,,ii) the Catholics ot Drogheda have it in their power to
er, and in which I Most sincerely concur.
" I have the honour to be, Sir,
" With the most profound esteem,
" Your most obedient Servant,
" JAMES GERNON.
" Right Hon. Charles Grant, Secretary-
to the Lord Lieutenant."

c, Dublin Castle, Dec. 28, 1818.
pr;l4—l
regret
extremely that I have been prevented by
duty 'sure ,f
business from sooner fulfilling the grateful
Ichioi°ftransmitting to you toy Answer to the Address, with
be g ine Catholics of Drogheda have honoured me. I now
have la, te to enclose it to you, with a request that you will
fq._ 'I, goodness to lay it before them ; and also, to accept
/ThiciVrseif my best thanks for the very obliging manner in
hut'ke3'rnuns. were hind enough to communicate to me their

I have the honour to be, Sir,
janles Ger" Your most obedient humble Servant,
11011, CHARLES GRANT."

- w the
Catholic Inhabitants of the County of the
Town of Drogheda.
hare d,llTentrq,l have received the Address which you
aci.Ze me the honour to transmit to me ; and I beg.leave
Inth, discharge
it with every feeling of respect awl gratitude.
eptrlschatge of the important functions that have been
desire, td tome, there is no support which I more anxiously
144.: °l' on which, if accorded to ine I feel that I might
vt4ol4"ec",tqy rely, than the favour and indulgence of the
" 1-talong wiu;rn, I have the happiness of being placed.
"tnri,,,'4l)k you for your kindness in disclaiming auy wish to
„4's tne, by the introduction of some of the topics on
tolvir,„-'94 have enlarged in your Address; topics rather in-
Itithi„b 'natter for the deliberation of Parliament, than falling
hill t.the sphere of my proper functions.
1, the manner in which the duties attached to my office
4f pr:ffillfilled, it becomes not we to speak in :.he language
i'tiveessfe_ssi"o But I may be allowed to observe, that in the
,ess inteul discharge of them are involved considerations no
hlPSting to Inv personal happiness than important to
4iq tilt Aoble and eminent Person to whom you particu-
to b.4llllde? in the iromotion of what you justly believe him
ntrarsb t, heart—,the public good—is, indeed, the object of
krttt Liou—au object which presses upon me with all the
kle", •
o u (if a sacred obligation, and all the force of a cherished
" I have the honour to be, Gentlemen,
" Your obliged and obedient Servant,
" CHARLES GRANT.

"btiblia Castle, Dec. 29, Isis."

't,: (From the Newry Telegraph.)
We f
' tta4r eel great pleasure in laying before our
Gra, 5 the following copy of a Letter
. to his
C -e
the Lord Primate, from the Hight Lion.
r. harks ('rant
: Secretary' Lord Lieu-
antlet) v,rant, Ciiiet to the
i 4 teli.' Bce.. It is highly honourable to our ex-
silo . ' Primate that he had so promptly, and with
it' i elft'ct, pointed out to Government the
rnPron
tint eel' manner
in whic.li the Mail has
Armagh
swpc
.
f.: 4114 -,;43t been conveyed from Newry to ,
.i.,
~ hi.ta. r• Grant's immediate attenti.o.n_to this
)-' kno "t subject is at once creditable to himself
)
"seful to the community
.. " Dublin Castle, Dec. 26, 1818.
--.. tr:CotNil:LottD —1 hive the ho-nour to acknowledge the re-
trk,,,(4 the letter of the 30th of last month, signed by your
the 4,-- and the principal inhabitants of Armagh, respecting
kad Naaner in which the Mail is conveyed between that town
is t'ant rY----Having laid that letter before the Lord Dente,
Int 'l,l have the satisfaction to acquaint your. Grace, that
it'd t e,tliency has been pleased to comply with its prayer
Qlieh ‘a'k;,!re directions to the Postmasters-General to re-esta-
-4;44,-,Tall Coach between Armagh and Newry, on the best
it Tall
can be obtained.
''
I have the honour to be, my Lord,
rt
ft
Hit r, " Your Grace's most obedient Servant,
" CHARLES GRANT.
l
•.race the Lord Primate."
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