Star.
London, England, 1825-07-01 00:00:00

OPINION.

" 1 have read and attentively considered the Act of
the 6th of the present King, chap. 4., entitled "'An Act
to amend certain Acts relating to unlawful Societies in
Ireland,' and, in my opinion, there cannot be formed,
consistently' with the enactments which such Act con-
tains, any body of persons for the purpose of acting in
any manner with a view to procuring the repeal of-any
of the laws of which the Roman Catholics complain,
if such body is in reality and in fact to be continued
for more than fourteen days from its first meeting ; but
I am of opinion, that it is competent to have, without
violating the Act in question, any body of persons,
acting for the purpose aforesaid, provided it shall really
and sn fact not have existence for a longer period than
I have jag mentioned, and provided such body shall
not undertake to appoint any person or persons to levy
or receive, and shall not themselves, or any of them,;
receive when levied, any money or contribution from
any of his Majesty's subjects—(See the first section of
the Act of Parliament abovementioned). It may be,
right to observe, that the ninth section of the Act in
question, even where it preserves the right of peti-
tioning his Majesty, or either or both Houses of Pir•
liament, for the redress of any public or private griev-
ance, still limits the continuance of any Assembly or
Committee to be convened or appointed for such pur-
pose, to the same pet iod of fourteen days, and prohi-
bits the receiving or collecting any money or contribu-
tion, except so far as may be necessary for the specific
purpose of preparing and transmitting to the King, or
either House of Parliament, a Petition for the purposes
mentioned.—See said ninth section.

44 in what I have above written, I have confined my-
self to the operation of the Act of Parliament referred
to, as being the Act to which I conceive the resolution
of the Aggregate Meeting alludes ; but there is another
Act, which passed in the Parliament of Ireland, in the
Sficl of the late King, and is recited in the before-men-
tioned Act of the 6th year of his pre:ent Majesty, which
.robibits all assemblies of men elected or appointed to
represent, or assuming a right or authority to represent,
the people of Ireland, or any number or description of,
the same, under pretence of petitioning Ar, or in any
other manner procuring an alteration of matters esta-
blished by law in Church or State, except the Parlia-
ment and the Houses of Convocation ; and if any body
of persons were now to be assembled for the purposes just
mentioned, and should have been elected to represent,
or should assume to represent, the people of Ireland, or
any of them, such assembly or 1)04 of persons would
be unlawful, even if its continuance were limited to
fourteen days, and although they should not undertake
to collect, or receive when collected, any money.
oi It results from what. I have written, that in my
opinion no renewal of the late Catholic Association, nor
any formation of a similar body to continue for snore
than fourteen days, nor any renewal of the Catholic
rent, can now take place without a violation of the law :
agd should any attempt be made to evade the late Act
of Parliament, (which, in my opinion, would betas
worthy as it would be unwise and unavailing, and
which, I reins, is not contemplated), the question'fOr
the Jury, under the direction of the Court, if an indict-
ment should be preferred, and a trial should take place,
will always be, whether in truth and in fact the assem-
blage of persons in question was really and in substance
to have continuance for more than fourteen days, how-
ever its continuance was apparently put an end to by
adjournment or otherwise, or Whether they in fact and
in truth undertook to collect or receive money, except
for the necessary expenses of preparing and transmitting
Petitions to the King, or either or both Houses of
Parliament? M WILLIAM BELLEW.
" Great Charles-street, Yam t 4, 11125."
MR. 1121.1.1 Via OPINION.

We find that the feelings of society have been actually
outraged, by the shameless document which we pub-
lished yesterday. A very extraordinary press of busi-
ness, and the necessity of attending at the Denmark-
street Charity Dinner last evening, have prevented Mr.
O'Connell from giving his thoughts to the public on the
subject, in this day's Register. We are authorised to
promise an opinion from him in to-morrow's Paper.—
Morning Kegiger.

Accounts from Gibraltar state, that General the
Earl of CHATHAM' the Governor of that fortress, em-
barked, on the 7thult. on board the TRIBUNZ frigate,
for England.
The quantity of specie imported into the United
States during the year ending September last, amounted
to 8:047,598 dollars ; the quantity exported to
7,014,552 dollars.
It appears, by a list of merchant vessels, and their
burthen, detailed in the sierra Leone Gazette of 23d
April, that the amount of invoices of merchandise im-
ported by each, and upon which duties have been
paid at the Port of Freetown, Sierra Leone, from the
Ist of January to 31st December, 1824, was 80,9171.
Its. Bd. The same Gazette also contains a Return of
Ezpo is from the Colony of Sierra Leane, for the year
commencing Ist January, and ending 31st December,
1824. By these returns it appears that the trade of
the Colony was rapidly iocrea,ing, • esprcially in the
articles of gold and timber. •
Monday morning, as a man is the employ of Mr. Lyon.
%lupin in, of Queenhithe, WAS passing through me of
the ;miller arches of:London Bridge, with his wife and
child, in a boat rowed by himself, it struck against
nue a the starlings and Upset; the mm clung to the
boat, and was saved ; the child was picked up (bating
by a waterman, whose wherry was ahead ; but the
, unfortunate anther wava di owned.

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• TURF R(
..The hotting was brisk on the &vomit's foe the anti St.
Leger Seakes, and two or three of 'the outidebents fir thetaiter ;
the only feature of consequence in the day's busing'', buisig the gra-
dual advance of Pastime and Altisidora, who are getilng up. l'ue
general betting is thus :
—4 cm.

Li to 1 apt Goshawk
4 to 1 apt Jerboa
fi to 1 agst Mr. Wortley 's

JULY

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to 1 apt Omphall
to. apt Lea's •
10 to 1 apt any other
211 -

al to 1 agst Memnon
6 to 1 apt Alderman
•l to 1 apt Redgaundet
16 to 1 apt Cleveland

25 col apt Doke of Leeds's
2$ to 1 apt Altisilora
ZO to 1 apt Pastime
30 to 1 apt Humphrey (lini•r
High odds apt anly other.
o betting.
BETTING-ROOM, TATTEIISA LL'S, JuNr:
Very little betting took place to-day but what was hrtwerl
horses, with the ezceprion of two or three fur the Sc. Irger ; we-
land and Homer went back-several points, and bid fair to b:•come
outsiders.: For the July Stakes, Omphale is very little the better
for winning the T.Y.U. at Stamford. The odds are as follow t
ruLe
7 to 1 agst Oinphale
10 to I apt Lee's Ally (Oren)
3 to 1 on the field.

17 to 1 aist Homer

Dsair—;

3 to 1 agst Goshawk (taken)
4 to 1 apt Jerboa
7 to 1 apt Octavian

10 to 3 agst Memnon
Oi to I apt Alderman
8 to 1 apt Redpuntlet
20 to I apt Clanlaud
25 to 1 apt Homer
25 to I apt Dauntless
25 to 1 apt Whi4ker
6 to S Trinculo apt Daredevil,
derman, taken.

2S to 1 apt Altiaidera
30 to 1 asst Pastime
33 to 1 agst llonvphrey Clinker
40 to 1 apt Trineulo •
1000 to IS apt Daredevil
1000 to 10 apt Hagan&

taken; 6 to 4 Memnon apt Al.

STAMFORD RACES.
THUM Just 30.
areepstakes of 10 sows, each, for all ages, twice round. Three
year olds, to carry Est. four year olds, 75t..41b. five year olds,
est. six year olds, est. 71b. and aged, est. lib. Mares and
Geldings allowed 31b.
Lora Fitzwilliam names Wiseacre, 3 yn old
Sir G. Heatheote names ch. f. Conviction, 3 yrs old 2
Marquis of Exeter names Barabbas, 4 yrs old 3
Mr. Finch names Reindeer, aged 4
Sir G. Ndel names b. f. by Ditto, 3 yrs old • P 4
Fifty Pounds given by the Marquis' of Exeter—Three yrs ski tat.
61b. four yrs, est. five yrs, est. 101 b. six yrs, est. 131 b. and aged,
est. 21b.—Mares and Geldings allowed 31b.—A winner of ogle
plate, match, or sweepstakes, this year, to carry 31b. of two, Slb.
of three, 71b. extra—Maiden Hones, Jet. Mk:toted 31b.
round to a beat.
Mr. O'Connor's ch. e.,Wisescre, S yrs old
Mr. Hall's Rein Deer (post entrance), aged
Mr. Heatheote's eh. e. Nobs, 4 In old
PRESTEIGN RACES—Jima U.
The Presteign RIM of .250, for horses that had never started be -
fore the day of naming. Heats, two miles.
Mr. Pickernin's cis. g. Leo, 4 yrs, est. loth.
Mr. George's ch. m. by Edwin, est. 131 b.
Itol on Leo. Both heats admirably essntested.
A Purse of £3O, all ages.
Mr. George's m. 4 yrs
Mr. Allerton's M. m.. 5 yrs . .
A good race.
NEW NI ARK ET MEETING.
(mai rise MEW coins; aostaz-rows).
MOAT. lONS 24.

a a
3, 2
a dr

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4 2

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The Huddersfield Sebscription of 30 sow. for three-year-olds and
upwards. Three-mile beats.
Mr. Barrow's b. m. Alecto, 3 yrs old, Bst. alb. . I 1
Mr. Harrison's g. Ilardbargain, aged, 84t. lllb. . 4 2
Mr. Morley's b. m. Rosemary, 5 yrs, sst. Sib. . 3 3
Mr. Rldniale's b. c. Cork Robin, 3 yrs, t st. 11b. . 2 dr
A Handicap Stakes of 3 soy. each, with 3140 e. added. Heald.
Mr. Anderson's b. in. S yn old, list. fib. .
Mr. Morley's Rosemary, 5 yrs old, list. 61b. .
Mr. Hudson's b. f. Isabella, 3 Vrs, 6st. 10lb. . 2 3
Mr. Norfolk's ch. M. Red Rose, 5 yes old, att. . 4 dr
Mr. Rutter's h. g. S yes old, Rat. lalb. . . 5 dr
Smarms Queay.—lf A lays an next bet with B that the Linear
resfrnis wins the Cup at Worcerter, nothing being said about the
or pia, or pay, does A win the btu if the Omsk walks ern' for
lit or is it a &min bet?—Answer.—lt the bone walks over, A
reili
wins his bet.

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