Star.
London, England, 1815-11-23 00:00:00

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IRELAND.


nil BIN, NOVEMBER 111
`The Grand Jury of the City nt 11'16%1 Were yes.
t^tdaV called into Cotirt. addressed by the Loan
Comb' .ft,,Trt.e to t?e following effect :
His Lordship stnted, that, by a certain Act 0!
Parliament, t!.e Grand Juries were required and
enabled to appoint for such Jails as the Court should
think required it, a Roman Catholic Chaplain, whose
remunrration should he by presentment, so long as
he continued to tio the duty to the satisfaction of die
Court. In this appointment the concurrence of the
Court was necess-try. About two years back, in
obedience to this Act of Parliament, the Court, see-
ing that nn place required a Chaplain of the Romish
Church more than Newgate, in which so many per
s ins nt the Rornish f tith are generally confined, re-
commended trilhe Grand Jury to appoint such Chap-
lin, who thereupon appointed the Rev. Mr. DUFFY.
and in that appointment the Com; concurred. it
t ad, however, happened, that from causes of no im-
portance or weight in point of law, the duty had
not been done; it therefore became the duty of the
Court to remove Mr. DUFFY, and to direct the Grand
Jury to appoint anroher person to attend the Jail, as
Roman Catholic Chaplain.

The Jury then retired to their room, where sine
Moniber suggesting. that it the Rev. Mr. Cotorti,
who had lately received the approbation of Guyon,
want for his loyal conduct, would accept the appoint-
ment, he wouli be a very proper man for it ; and by
vcting thus, the Grand Jury would shew, that where-
ever t loyal Priest distinguished his teal for the pub-
lic peace and welfare, he might be sure of receiving
their most friendly approbation and support. A let-
ter was ordered accordingly.

Yesterday seven persons, of some respectability,'
were arrested for vendinr, forged stamps. For wee- 1
ral months back the Solicitor to the Stamp Office, in 1
concert with the Magistrates of the Head Police
Office, have been employed in endeavouring to trace
from whence so many forged stamps got in circula-
tion; and yesterday, Mr. FARRELL, Chiet Constable,
by the Magistrates' order, posted parties of Peace
Officers iu various parts of the town to watch their
proceedings, and, it possible, at once to put a stop
to this very injurious and fraudulent traffic. Mr.
FARRELL remained himself, with a party, at Porto.
hello, ss here he met a Mr. Amish White, an attorney,
of Camden-street, whom be brought into a public-
house, and searched, and in one boot was found a
dye to make tel'atstanips—in the other a dye to make
£5O stamps. Mr. FAnltzu. immediately proceeded
to ►ea:ch inik's house, in which was found a num-
ber of stamps, and the frame 'on which the stamps
are struck sE. The Peace Officers were so welt dra-
t Rtted, that alm.ist at the same period all were in
ctistos!r. In the house of John and Charles Rea, of
New Doinntick.street, a large number were found
by the Officers; also, in the apartments of Jahn Fa- ,
: trey, Bolton-street. Another party found a great
quan►ity of stamps in the house of another, of the
name of J;his Fogarty, of Moore street; there is also
a Clerk of the Law Courts, of the 11:41111C of Garrison,
is custody. The search was so general, and the
parties suspected livirg at such a considerable dis-
tance from each other, that not less than fiti Police
Oflic.rs were employed. and we are happy to say,
s•sceeeded ,to the utmost eypectation of the M 11;1.
straws in d. testing this flastaet impasitiou 4.)0 die law
and the revalue.

•
the following is a copy of the informations sworn
before the Mayor, on Saturday seinnight by the Bai-
liffs from whom the prisoners were rescued at Ar-
slarostig:
" John Hornihrook and Walter Tamer, being duly sworn and
examined, depose, thatett Filthy the tOttt ins. informants, with
three assistants, namely, Win. Kann. Nlich. Farrel, and PA-
ward Ihrnibrook, being in the acrot conveying three prisoners
to the gaol of this county, under commit:Asti-um the Itialit Hon.
Lord Dram and it. Somerville, I.sq. Maziatrates of said
ettargeti With Curt.4,llulleltCrs; (h.') Wyly to' the lith ror.l
oi Ardatostii,, in the eintity of the city of Cork, suddenly and
ly attacked by a riotous mob ol seasons, to the number to
thirty and upwards, who then and there, with stones, and
Reiter weqiona, 35•311:tt braised, these
inforso.mt • and abs stints, and fehmbatsly took from this Woe-
wain, folio one pis!ol, value .ss. the .property uf this
iii;ctitn.nt, and also frLitt this informant, Walter 'fanners one
4.lier pistoi. the i.ropetty of (leo. Stant, y,wb4cb deponent had lane'
~wt d, and theib for cility and unirvetolly rescued front thesa infoe-
matins and awiatante the bodies of John aullivan' Jas. M'Carthy,
Ned Felix Nl4Cartity, whom they had In custody u aforesaid.
1 his intormant, Wafter ner further deposeths that he heard
Fwd vtrily believes that 'l'. M'Carthy, of itochiarshtownsiti the
S atilt liberties of this City, was one of the persons concerned in
amid outra;..e, and the hest person who struck informant with a
flail informant John Horribtook further depoies, that he
and and believes a person 4,f the oacw.of MiCartLy, awl
brother to one of the prisoners, was one of the I:arty af:rretaid,
who also struck this ihformant with a stick; and at the same
Rime one of said party presented a pistol at informant, after har-
t felontriusly taken said pistol front one of this informant's
..i.rants. Wm. Raiment—Aril informant saith, that having run
t irouth a hat tow lane and river. he was pursued by some ut said
p ray to the !Unice of Maurice/1110:9,ot ltshopeown,into which
.termant inlets:l far I itttee.i.)n, when said rarty then and there
cud4.pen the dcsir, am] aLaia inlunncuty hit and bruise') this
• difortnant, and took from hint the key ef the handcuffs which
were on tit oof the prisoners aforesail on in termatit's throwing
knee It an his knees for protection to A sun i f the aforesaid
Nlauri!e Atism (whose name informant believes to be Maurice
:t hern, jun.), inatead of giving him either protection or atsiE-
at ce, the said Maurice Ahern, jun. presented a gun at informant,
and threatened to shot him if be did not suetantly quit the
Louie, and ,as compelled by him to quit said house, to the great
(ismer of his life, and informant ie convinced, and verily believes;
t tat said Maurice Alters knows all or some ot said party, who at-
tacked and rubbed this inturmant and a,sistatits, the said Mau-
rice having told informant that he .new still eITSOI3S•"

INotiters —Tuesday an Inquisition was taken at
the Conch and Horses public-house, in the Minories,
'loon •iew of the body of Thomas Williams, who
?net his death in consequence of the tire which occur-
red last week at the house of Mr. Clement, in that
p!aei:. The deceased was .a Clerk in the Custom-
-1 ions:, and had resided as a lodger with Mr. element.
On the night of the fire be was the first who had been
*tainted, when he instantly went to souse the family
troin the threatened danger. He afterward, for his
oven safety, jumped from a two pair of stairs win-
dow, by which the back of his head wart fractured,
scud several of his hums hruken, and of which lie
died Verdict—Accidental Death. The deceased
vies only 18 years A age.
Another Inquest was held, the same day, upon
view of the body of Mr. Baker, prorr.cttrr of the
Crown mud Sugar Loaf public house, on Garlick.'
halfwit-street, who died 'suddenly on tdoeday
lag. Vimiict—Digi by the Visitation of Got).

ROMAN CATHOLICS.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE STAR.
sine-Asa friend to civil and religious liberty,
and an advocate for an extension of as much indul-
gence to the Roman Catholics as is consistent with
our own Constitution in Church and State, I cannot
but teetet that the imprudent interference of oue of
their Prelates may operate as a prejudice against
the (miller degrees of emancipation which they Re-
quired, and which I still think they may safely obtain.
A Roman Catholic Bishop presumes to forbid a
Priest, appointed Chaplain to a Gaol, to exercise the
duties of his function—the Priest obeys his Bishop,
rather than incur a sentence of excommunication—
he is rar.oved by the Civil Power, .for neglect of
duty. It is a hard case.—But is there no remedy ?
I think th-re is.
As th- Chaplain was appointed under the direction
of an Act id Parliament, is he not entitled to the
lull
plotec.em of the Law in the execution of his dim ?
Is not the Bishop amenable to the Law foe an undue
exercise of his authority against the Government of
the Country ?—Would the Pope himself sanction such
al inter Irreales as might distut b tl e good understan-
ding which at present subsists between him and our
Government ?—Here then is the rented) : the Priest
is, I think, entitled to a lull indemnity from the Bi-
shop for the salary he loses by submitting to his
mandate, and the ISishop is guilty of a high misde-
meanour in obstructing the operation of an Act ni
the Legislature. Let him be taught his duty as a
subject, and as he conforms to it enjoy we rig'tts and
privileges granted to those who peaceably submit to
the laws of their country.
And to prevent the recurrence of such unpleasant
disputes for the future, would it not be advisable to
regulate and restrain the exercise of the powers of
excommunication, and to prevail upon the Pope him-
self to-exeit the authority he claims over the Bishops
in enforcing their obedience to the Government of
their country, as the price of the indulgenc.., granted
them in the free ex.acise of the duties of their reli-
gion, as tar as they ale not injurious to the Consti-
tution. MULIMATUS.

• lIATTON-GARDEN.—Yesterday 7hornas Twee, 16
years of age, was charged with robbing Mr. Thomas
Bensley, a Printer, in Bolt-court, Fleet7stecet, cif se-
veral reams of printed paper, part of which were
" The Works of the Earl of Surrey," complete, and
never published, and the remainder called 6 Sparks
of Glory." The prisoner had lived in the emel)y
of Mr. Bensley about five years, as reading-boy„hut
had been discharged about six months, during which
time none of the above works were missed. Orif Fri-
day last, as Mr. Chatfield, warehouseman to . Mr.
Bensley', was going along Leather-lane, he saw some
sheets of the former work in the window of Mr.
Mathews, a fruiterer, and knowing that was a wink
that was never published, and that it was in thu
warehouse under his care, he went into the shop and
purchased a sheet for a penny, when Mrs. Mathews
told hina she bought it of Mr. Francis, a stationer, in
Cross-street, Hatton-garden. He then went to Mr.
Francis, and asked him if he had any more et that
walk? and told him it bad been stolen out of Mr.
Bensley's warehouse; on which Mr. Francis, without
any hesitation, :hewed him eight quires of the same
work. Mr. Joseph 11, nsley then waited on . Mr.
Francis, who informed bun that s'nce Mr. Chatfield
had called, he had examined his earehou,e, and
rwind lie had eight reams of a work entitled" Sparks
of Glory," and described the person of whom he
bought it. The prisoner was apprehended in conse-
quence, and brought up yesterday for examination,
when Mr. Francis identilying his person, he was
fully committed.
QUEEN-EtavAng.—DlsTße4lNG Ronnzitv.—Yester.
day Jenne Lawrexce was brought before Mr. Justice
ED WING, charged with having stolen Bank of Eng-
Lund notes to the' amount of £2O from Elizabeth
Dunbar, his sister-in-law, under the following dis.
tressing circumstance : The prisoner had been in the
habit of living untier the pro.ection of the prosecutrix
emit he hid considerably reduced her circumstances,
and she began to think some expediept should be re-
sorted to, to supply her future ex;gencies. At this
time, however, she received a letter from a relation,
resident in America, promising her liberal protectiou
if she would go out to a settlement in that country ;
she accordingly consulted the prisoner as to the pro.
priety of her acceding to the request, and he approve.
ed the scheme, and appeared elisions to facilitate her
journey. By selling every effect she possesked, she
had raised a sufficient sum to dischmge the expenses
of her voyage; and the prisoner having told her
that he had procured a vessel, lying in the London
Docks, they repaired thither, the prisoner however
having previously drawn from her settO for the pur-
pose (.is he represented) of payin;-14n- her voyage.—
He quitted her, but did not reinr.l, and all inquiries
after him were fruitless, until Gillmor apprehended
him. The money, however, could not be traced.—
Remanded.