The Sun.
London, England, 1817-09-11 00:00:00

CATHOLIC AFFAIRS.

The Catholics of Ireland, as we have often
stated, are incessantly active in pursuit of their
aspirations for political power Tl►e following
I(ES"►LUTION occasioned the letter from the Earl
of DONOUGHMOie which succeeds it :---
" That our gratitude is due and nor thanks hereby given
.to that uniformly steady and streuuous Advocate of our
Claims, the Right'lion. the Earl of UouonKhwore., the pa-
triotic supporter of our rights, fur his conduct in the late
Session of Parliament,"

" Knocklofty. Septiqn!)er.3.

- . .
"'DEAR Sta.—lt was the fate of thh Roman t'atinilic Peti-
tioners, during the last Se,sion, to be assailed with greater
violence and acrimony in one of the Houses of Parliament,
and defende4.perhaais,- with less rigour and effect than on
any former occasion. Under such circumstances, I thought
it was no time for unimpressive general statements, that it
was necessary that. misrepresentation should he grappled with,
and'that their religion, and the character of its Ministers,
should stand erect in that House, at least 4 of Which I am a
Member. That my feelings were in /liaison with those of that
respectable portion of my Countlituen who composed your
late Aggregate Meeting, and that 1 did not entirely fail in
carrying them into execution, their kind, and to we truly
gratifying Resolution, is a sufficient proof. For their conti-
nuing confidence, and your own flattering manner of commit,
nicatiug it to me, lam truly thankful.- .
"Your's, Dear Sir, very sincerely,

" DONOUGHNIORE.
"Thos. Stephen Coppinger, Esq. Chairman of the

Aggregate Meetiniof iheCatholics of the C:uurity
and City of Cork."

THE FEVER IN IRELAND.

The attention of the Irish Government has been
already turned to this subject. .1 he Managing
Committee of the Cork-street Fever H►►spital, in
Cork-street, to meet the humane wishes of the
Lord Lieutenant, have notified that eighty addi-
tional beds, for the accommodation of patients
labouring tinder contagious fever, will be imme-
diately opened in the new building adjoining to
said Hosrital._

•
Patients in the house from last month 146
Admitted this month 276-422
Discharged cured 976
Died IS
Remaining in hospital 1:11-422

DERRY, SEPT. 2.-11, the course of last week
several new cases of fever have occurred in this
city and neighnourhood. The hooths'for the ae-
connodation of the poor now contain one hun-
dred and ten patients.
LIMERICK, SEPT. 2.—Medical Report Of the
Fever Hospital tor• the mouth ending the Ist of
•
September :
In the house, Ist of August 167
Since admitted 474-441
Cured 251
Dies!
Remained 166—.441

KILKENNY, SEPT. 4.—The following is the
state of the House of Recovety for the months of
July and August. The fever is by no means, how-
ever, of the most fatal kind :

Patients.remaining in the house Ist July 30
Admitted in July 77
Admitted in August
Patients dismissed cured in July & Aug. 157
Dial in ditto - S
Remaining. in the house yesterday

COMPARATIVE BANKRU
18 a comparative view of t
cies from July 1, to Sept:

PTCI es.—The following
he number of Bankrupt-
-3,, in 1816, and 1817:

1 8 1 G.

1817.

July 2
6
9
13
16
20
23
27
30
Aug. 3
6
10
13
17
20
24
27
31 - IS
Sept. 3

July 1
• l7
8
12
15
19
22
26
29
Aug. 2
5
9
12
16
19
23
26
30
Sept. 2

327 1 ' 907
By which it appears, that in the whole period of
9 weeks there is a diminution in favour of 1817 of
more than one-third ; and in the latter 7 weeks,
a diminution of nearly one-half of the number of
bankruptcies.

Yesterday Moses Avery, a bricklayer's labourer,
at work on a scaffold at the King lirewhouse,
Wapping, fell off to the ground, about 30 feet,
by which the spine of the back was injured, and
be was covered with fractures and contusions.