Star.
London, England, 1822-05-20 00:00:00

eloquent
DAVID LAMONT, D.D. Chaplain to the Bing for Scot.
land, Moderator.

aye, Irish corn, and order them to keep the markets
of Limerick, Ennis, and Galway, under the rate of
the lowest market in the empire—than thus leave the
south of Ireland to that famine which no improvidence
had occasioned, And which, without fear of contradic-

tion, he said could have been easily averted and relieved.
He then spoke in high terms of the benevolence of
the English, for entering into an instant and magnifi-,
cent subscription, worthy the British name, and wor-
thy the British character, for checking the rapid pro-
gress of famine in a district where pestilence would
tollow want of food—where the first object was sub-
sistence, and the next employment. The South of
Ireland, he said, had had two seasons of famine in

the short period of five years. Three millions of acres
of the surface of the province belonged to absentees;
a million and half a-year was drained out of it, by
men, many of whom never saw it at all, and most of
whom do not spend one guinea annually in its culti-
vation or improvement. The absentee question be
did not mean to discuss, but if the great patentees of
the Crown had not the heart to improve the country,
or if they would not spare from their pleasures, the
means of employing their tenantry, was it not right
that they should at once declare that they would
cheerfully convey the royalties of their estates, which
for 250 years have never been the smallest use to

them, reserving a moderate remuneration in order
that their mines of copper, lead, and coal, should
be 'worked by English capitalists? 2dly. That they
should convey the marshes and waste lands, con-
stituting one-fourth of the acreage of Ireland, to
British capitalists to improve and cultivate. Sdly.
That they should convey certain parts of the pre-
sent uninhabited coasts where harbours are by late

surveys found practicable in order to build towns
for carrying on fisheries—ln order to improve the
rest of their estates and employ the people. He
begged leave to suggest, that this Meeting should',
make it a part of the instructions to the Coalmines,
to consider of the best Means of communicating a
perfect knowledge of these important subjects to the
great capitalists and others in England, who have
came forward, in a man er so highly creditable to
d their feelings, to relieve e distresses of the inhabit. I
ttin
ants of this part of the iced Kingdom; and hei
would stake his existence, that if the capitalists of,
England would only join in forming companies for
the improvement of Ireland, they would find as great
returns for their capital, and as much security in Ire-
land, as in any part of the British Empire. Mr.
Leader sat down amidst loud applause.
The Resolution was then put from the Chair, and
carried unanimously.
The Duke of Linsurna rose, and was warmly
greeted on his appearance. His Grace briefly stated,
that the distress of the country had already been so
forcibly depicted to them, that it would be super-
' fiuous for him to descant upon a calamity so gene-
, rally known to prevail to a most melancholy extent.
He would simply move,
" That a Committee of twenty-one be appointed to regulate
the subscriptions, and correspond with the Committee now sit-
deg in London, to promote the same laudable object."
Mr. O'Cosiliara. rejoiced at seeing the present Meet-
, ing ; perhaps be might have wished to have seen it
convened before, as it was in no small degree morti-
fying to national vanity, that they should have heard
of subscriptions for the relief of the distressed pea-
santry in Ireland, in London, in Liverpool, Chester,
and other places, not only before a Meeting was con-
vened, but before they were told an official account
had reached Dublin of the event of the distress.—
However, as the Meeting did not take place, their
first and only object should be the relief of their suf-
fering fellow-countrymen.
Mr. J. GRATTAN, M.P. protested against the prin-
ciple that the people of Ireland were to be supported
by charity. Was it not, he said, humiliating, that
one of the most fertile countries in the wo:ld should
be forced to appeal to their neighbours for support ?
He was well aware of the pressing necessity for im-
mediate relief, and, notwithstanding the reasons as-
signed by the Lord Mayor' be was of opinion that a
Meeting should have been held three weeks since, for
the sake of humanity and the honour of the nation.—
He said, that not ten families in the Barony of Bally.
nahinch, in the county of Galway, could support
themselves, several being obliged to subsist altogether
on shell-fish, or worse, on leaves, &c. their gardens
were abandoned to waste for want of seed, and the
typhusfever had already cora menced its dreadful havoc.
The Bishop of Klinans recommended expedition
also, and the Committee in his opinion, ought to for-
ward succours to the South by the post that-very night.
The LORD MAYOR proposed, that the Committee
should consist of 36 Gentlemep.—This Resolution
was put and carried in the affiridative.
The Duke of LZINSTRR then read the names of the
Committee, which included
Thelijght Hon. the Lord Mayor, Lord Chancellor, Duke of
Leinster, Bishop of Kildare, Master of the Rolls, Right Hon.
W. Downes, Loa Newcoinen, Hon. Judge Johnson, Attorney-
GeneraL
Mr. Liven proposed a vote of thanks to T. Wil-
son, Esq. one of the Members for the City of London,
and to the other distinguished Englishmen, for their
generous subscriptions in aid of their starving, be-
cause unemployed, (allow-subjects, which was carried
unanimously.
Alientlensan came forward to state a trait of noble
generosity in a portion of their English brethren.—
When that gallant band, the 3d Regiment of Grena-
dier Guards, now stationed in Dublin, first con-

The LORD HIOR COMMON/01M read a most gra-
ciousletter from his Majesty to this Assembly, de-
claring, his intention of continuing his favour and
proteotton to the Presbyterian Church, and stating
that his Majesty had this year been pleased to confer
his usual beneficent donation of £2,000, for Promot-
ing Religious Knowledge in-the Highlands and Islands
of Scotland. After alluding to the present political
state of Scotland, the letter concluded by exhorting
the Clergy to continue their useful exertions, in order
to frustrate the endeavours of insidious persons, who
were always attributing the public distress to the
corruption, tyranny, and misrule of the governors.
The MoaRRATDR, in reply, said he had to offer
his respectful homage to his Grace, and to express,
on behalf of the Assembly; the unalterable gratitude'
and devotion to his Majesty, which was inspired by
the most gracious letter which had just been read.
He said, that the Church of Scotland was becoming
daily more sensible of its connexion with the Throne,
and expressed, in general terms, the unbounded loy-
alty and obedience of the General Assembly to the
commands of their Sovereign.' A Committee was
then appointed to answer the King's letter, after
which the Assembly adjourned to next day.

Wednesday last, Hamar A. D. Costrrots. Esq.
was appointed Advocate-General to the East Inds
Company at Madras, in the room of the late Sir
SAMUEL TOLLER.
Mr. STUART, the survivor in the late duel with
Sir ALEXANDER Boswet.t., is arrived at Edinbergh.
preparatory to his trial before the High Court of
Justisciary.
Wednesday, the remains of the late Archbishop of
ARMAGH, were removed from his Glace's house in
Hill-street, Berkeley-square, to the parish Church of
Luton, in Bedfordshire; and on the following morn-
ing, they were deposited in a vault in the chancel of
that church, near the rails of the Communion Table.
The sum of 18,0001. sterling was recovered from
Tweedie, the defaulter, who arrived at New York.
We have the satisfaction of saying alit the carpet
and other manufactories at Kidderminster are at this
time fully employed.—Worcester Journal.
We ate happy to state, that three of the incendia-
ries are in custody, at Eye, in Suffolk, on a charge
of being concerned in setting fire to the premises of
T. COBBOLD, Esq.
Friday se'nnight, Major CoLby, who has been en-
gaged these two years past in a trigonometrical sur-
vey of the coast of Scotland, arrived at Greenock,
with two other Commissioned Officers, and a party
of eighteen artillerymen. From Greenock, we under-
stand, they take their departure immediately, in his
Majesty's cutter BAT, Lieutenant SNELL, for the
Island of Islay, where Major COLBY purposes com-
mencing his survey of the west coast.
Mr. T. R. KEMP has lately sold building ground
at Brighton, to the amount of thirty thousand pounds
—some of it fetched nine guineas per foot
Arundel barracks, which cost nearly 100,0004
building, were sold last week, with their stores, for
3,000/. They are now neatly taken down.
The bark harvest is nearly at an end. The falls of
oak timber are not of the magnitude of former years.
The bat k has stript well, and is housed in good order.
The growing crops, at this early season of the year,
never promised a greater abundance than now. The
bloom on the fruit trees does not appear to have suf-
. fered from the late keen winds.
TITHES IN IRELAND.—It appears from a Return
made to the House of Commons, that in the County
of Tipperary there have been, in the last five years,
3037 tithe causes tried at the Quarter Sessions!—
' In one year, 1817, there were 1084. In Monaghan,
i in the last five years, there have been 2,498 causes at

the suit of clergymen and tithe-farmers. In Kilkenhy.
the number has varied from 269 to 590 per year.
In the County of Louth the average exceeds 200
per year.
Some fifty years ago, a voyage across the Atlantic
was the result of long and profound deliberation. It
was considered for a twelvemonth ; then two months
to select the ship ; two months to put affairs in or-
der; two months to prepare sea clothes, provisions,
sweetmeats, and gingerbread ; a long and lamentable
farewell of all relations down to the fifteenth cousin ;
a notice in the paper that A. 13. is bound to Europe,
and is ready to pay all debts; crowded wharfs and
lumerous adieus at parting, and then a decent pas-

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wrong to interfere 'rids private humanity, and that too muds weed their meenaingt.:=l pey wal These defendants bei called
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no subject could be more delicate . that the inter- agreed to), but to. mak. til"al 'lib' j d
any
. ference of Government with the support a the coon- s-:riptiel was entered into by the bikers. This was Du igimeent.,f6r Ptiblishing asei" of libels in the Jo/ia
Vii- ference
Suppose the proposition was alair one, he
,pro- conduct be said, which deserved to be f'ecorded in "ii''' Sunda] newspaper, on her late 'Wassail&
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ima.ed tested before Goo and man at the ititiee of ifs ap. letters arid, translated into the Irish language, and Mr. Justice Bavutv addressed the defendants at
:tive phiation in the present instance. Ni as the greetest hung up ukthe cabin and cabinet of every Irishman some length, and obsavved, that Arro itl Anvil%
,0 empire on earth to be weighed down with the burthen --(Great and coatiastedapplerat). . put in an affidavit complaining of ill health, the Carr[
had taken that circumstance into consideration, and
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ould of its redundant agricultural produce, and if the die- A liberal Subscription was then entered into, to-
rerd-s.whfral_th..l3"/ die Dabi lifieilliterielmaselthsam from lem4°-°; the sentence. of the Court on him was, that be should •
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ch a pensations of ALMODTT PRoVIDENCe visited one
evil quarter of that immense empire with famine, would Zaitlition tegir: Jet!l_,l.B., ;..e____IIIIIPIN -. .N. Mahon,arr
its a the Noble Earl say that the mighty arm of British
acme; (Adam•
aZillytouudita‘7l- 1::::eLs 'rad a..ge pay a fine of 1.300 to the King; and that Weaver and
the mercy ought not to be instantly extended for its relief? Bishop of Kildare, ASO; the. Lord Cluesseor, ‘100; Right Shackell should be imprisoned in the King's Bench '
r the Forbid, it Heaven, and forbid it truth—better for ever Hon. Willi's% Downes. 4100; Sir Augustus Pitsgerstil, £100; tor. the 'od pert of three months, and pay a fine of
ides. abandon the empty dogmas of nice-spun metaphy- "ma" "a Mftre, Xloo* Ike. au.
LlOO each ; and the whole find sureties to keep the
~ . sisal empyrics, than' sap the foundations of mercy
ASSEMBLY q the CHURCH ef SCOTLAND. peace for five years, themselves in £5OO each, and
- and of truth—better far for the Noble Earl to apply
very
two sureties in £250 each.
neat to his distinguished friend Mr. Canning, and employ Th a • the •
urs ay, General Assembly of' the Church him to open a correspondence with some of his con-The defendants then quitted the. Court in the mu-
-this of Scotland met at Edinburgh, the Earl of MORTON
e. stituents at Liverpool whose stores were full of corn,
toil of the ti staffs.
Tour. and the_ learned and eloquent P aye, Irish corn, and order them to keep the markets .F..ligh Commissioner