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ettsadipsisidoos Ineweirdie Right Hes. Lord Ramo Asa, Lord
il*Chaneelier of Wool. awl the Right Hon. the Earl of
Ttneate.. &e. &c. &c. Ron the ads of Await. to the Mel
of Segseadter, 11103. To width Is added. the narrative d the
Rev. P. 074ve. a parifit Flea of the musty of Past. referred
to In this corrsfrodenee.

(NUMBER L)
FROM THI RICHT 110110 V AAAAA Till coals vaguest,
&OR OT lIILAMD, TO THII 51014 T HON. THa SAIL
OF ISHOILL. Ely Mem Dublin, Aug. it.
My Lord--According to your Lordthip's requeil.
I have figned with great pleafure, Jo
warrant for your
Lordfhip's appointment to be a juftice of the Peace
for the coonty of Meath.
At this moment, my Lord, it is peculiarly impor-
tant that every perfon entrufted efpecially with the
prekrvation of the public peace fhould know, and
confcientionfir purfue, the aria line of his duty.—
Your Lordfhip's diftinguifhed loyalty at all times,
and on all occafions, leaves me no room to doubt
that you will exert yourfelf to the bell of your
judgment for this important purpofe ; and the fame
ditianithed loyalty has probabl7 marked out your
L
ip. as one to whom nothing could fafely be
uttered tending to demonftrate any ditpefition to
the rebellious outrages. which of late pro
slued fuels dreadful effea.' and excited fo much
alarm. But I fear there bars been too many, in
nada pretence and bearing, demonftrations have
biota Made and words uttered, which ought to have
alarmed the minds of loyal men ; and induce them
to comoisunicate the around for that alarm, to dude in
metherity ender the povereament. and "facially to the
Pikes of the Peace is their fever') atria. :—but
villa have thought Is to retain the imprefum made
lo task minds within their own breads t--and to
abs Aimee of ditcovery to other means. The
gerkie M who I allude have principally been per-
ng to hold the fame religious faith with
rue and over whom I moll fiticerely hope'
's high charaaer may give you that
4111:barbelvongs to it.
„."17A be important. therefore, that your
=Mill the of your duty as a Magi.
take every opportunity of clearly Rat-
ing sod aro& Orally tneukating and enforcing the
" goat ifoiy of antrum ; and that that duty is not
osollood to forbearance from open rebellion. or even
.flumliftle tending towards rebellion ; that true Ale-
gime Is an salve duty, requiring every man not
=Rweisefupprds rebellion when it Hall fhew itfelf in
brio ditch& to that Government under
which be lives. (whether be be a natural born fob-
jelt of than Government. or a fojourner only under
Irbaltaka) cm/ thing which can raife ground for
.lbelt lb/pities of calloyalty in others ; and it is par.
important that your Lorcithip fhould. as a
Rate and enforce, that perfiins knowing
of a troefooable purple who do not difelok it,
are
Cis the eye of the law of that crime which has
rilesongsaisd anifprifion of creaks : and If they
7kld any kis: d of 'Got to the intended make, they
Ummts traitors thensfelves. Your Lordihip's en-
larged and liberal mind, diftinguithing clearly be.
twits ilpieitual and temporal concerns, mud feel that
. 'lsere am be no duty of religion controly to the duty
jot allegiettee ; and indeed no man, however ignorant
or preejitlleod. can read the Holy Scriptures. without
Raiding that the duty of allegiance to a Pagan Go.
•. tremsneat was Ihnegly and repeatedly enforced by
• Ceases and his Apoilles. and efpecially the latter,
"who /band the Chriblans of their times too much dir.
Acid to eonfithr their faith in CIIIIST as abfolving
skim frost their allegiance to the country in which
lived. lam truly lorry to fay. that I fear in
a/Mori all who voters to be /*Colliers of the
0(CIIIIIST. do nut teach CHRIST'S doarine of
to their Rocks; and I particular)) lament
jto in the minds of men, who afume the higheft
rook =one, the Mioifters of the Roman perfuafion,
.the frequent of* of language tending to raife in the
naiads of the ignorant an opinion, that none are
• be the confidered as Members of the Catholic
fisurch of CHRIST; that none therefore are to
efteemed brethren in Cita ; but thofe who
profs& adherence to the See of Rome. Until the
minds of men Gall be brought to a different temper,'
until the Prieds of the Roman perfuafion that) ecate
to inculcate, that all who differ from them in reli-
gious opinions are to be conlidered as guilty of de-
feaioa from the See of Rome. that is, as guilty of
rebellious, including His /dajefty's leered perfon in
that dercription. it cannot be expelled that vulgar
men fhould think thenfelves bound by any tie of al-
ame to a King. thus repiefented to them as him.
guilty of a breach of what is termed a higher fluty
*f allegiance. That liberty of confcieuce which thole
of tbe Roman perfuafion delire for themfelves. they
oven to allow to others; and they do not allow that
liberty of conkience, but, on the contrary, fanftion
the word of perfectitinns, whenever they treat any
man fincerely believing in Coeur, the Redeemer of
csankind, as not a member of the Catholic or Uni-
mast Church formed by CHRINT and his Apollles,
beam* that man does not believe all that they be-
. Wye. of the Sec of Rome, and of the doarines taught
by it. I can confider no man. whatever his /whin. •ns
of Soya's y may be. as truly the loyal Co bjett of a King,
whom lie this• holds up to his people as an °Neil
td difAlfzifli.m. nay 4.1 hatted. betutne that King holds
a dieerent epiniisr. in matters of religion (tom thole
who adhere to the Ste of Rome, and becau.e lie rz
fates any obedience in matters temporal or Ipit itutl
to that Sec.
It will tic your duty, my Lied. as a judiee cf the
Peace. to watch the peticreati.n of the peace with
she prnft ansious atter.t.-m ; to relpett no man whole
coadua (hall tend to ditto* b it; to elhott all inch' by I
patieoce and los beat Ansi: as well as by exertion., to
elk their otmnft endeaviiiits to preCetre it And.
,weber anstonfly the) may wiin for a change in
the eftablifkineot provided by the law 0,1 the r
the m. intenance religion ; tiov.ever ei r.fcieuit...ll/
they way think that tine cud of religion wntsl.l
better ancvrered. by putting 'hi re eat the R, per.
f ahem in the rlace of thole of the Pitacit:int tail:. ;
they cannot, confidently with the dtiliet f ;lair ;.1
levitate. purfue th it purpofe, by abei•ing or evoi
by declining to refill and fupprets the ii.sellious cc :.
/*piracy termed for that purpofe. I have no dr Lila
that the Sim and dillinguiftwd loyalty, which ha.
marked your Lordibip's chateau ia evcry other fitu-

Woo in life, .41. vide re Sept in the mow or
your duties of a Magiltrate. May Gon, to wham
alone all our errors and imperfettions are known, pro.
tea and guard you, and lead you to that end which
will moll accord with the beneficent purpofe for which
the office of magiftracy was intended ; and for whisk
alone Ittm perfuaded you prevail on yourfelf to um
dertaklfo arduous a charge under circumltances d
fo much difficulty. I have the honour to be,
With the molt fineere refpeft and efteem, my Lor4'
Your Lordllip's faithful humble fervant,
(Signed) aloasoat.a.
T. the Right Hue. the lad et Plage& b.e. Ike.
(Mx e.)
Mullin TO Till voltoonto,av Tilt ILION? NOM. Tilt

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• • EARL Of FINGAL'.
Great Denaseek.flreet, Avg. 59, do;
My Lord—l have the honour to receive your Lord.
(hip's letter, and am much obliged to you for appoint-
ing me a Magiftrate of the county of Meath, at a
time when the talk is fo arduous. I muff beg leave to
affure your Lordlhip, that nothing but my molt
anxious defire to be ufefal, by every means in me
power. would have induced me to folkit the commit.
lion of the peace.
Permit inc to return your Lordlhip my belt thanks
for the very able and excellent inftruaions contained
-in your letter : it than be my unceafing endeavour to
prove myfelf not unworthy the craft confided to me,
for which I Mould feel myfelf very ill qualified, ifil
did not anderftand the duties of aaive loyalty, to be
exaftly filch as they are laid down by your Lordlhip.
I have always been taught, that that man was a
traitor and violated his allegiance, who concealed any
plot again& the Rate : to this opinion, all tilde who
prde4 the fame religious faith that I do, are bound
by the molt foknin pledges : I am very Corry anj'
have deviated from n s they cannot be, lam pee.
(aided; tbolh remarkable for their religious and good
mods& It gives me much, concern, and I (hould
be enremel forry, were it generally conceived shad
your Lordlhip, the perfon to whom the Catholics of',
another part of the United Kingdom ceafe ex-
preffing their obligation; with your fuperior talents,
enlightened and liberal mind; holding the high Glues.
than you do in this country, with fo much credit to
yeurfelf, and advantage to the public ; &mkt have
an opinion in any degree unfavourable to the Iriflt
Catholics.
My Lord, the Catholic Religion is the fame every
where. I very reluaaotly enter on the fubjea. Re-
ligious difputes, I have always confidered the greaten
misfortune any country could experience. I ma.,
however, beg leave to Rate to your Lordlhip, what
I have always found to be the conduit and faith of
the Catholic. I need not (peak of his attachment to,
lend relPett for an oath: were be left delicate. why
lboald be labour under any ezelefion now, or have
'hared many years of penal reiriaion ? I mull fay.i
I never heard a Catholic wills for the overthrow of
the Proteftant Eftabliffiment, and letting up in its
place one of his own religion. was not, as is
well afeertained, the objea of the promoters of the
rebellion in 1798: nor do I believe it was that of the
ruffians and murderers who difgraced this country on
elate oceafion. The Catholic is ready at this moment
to facrifiee his life, his property, every thing dear to
him, in fupport of the prefent Conaitution ; in defence
of that beloved Sovereign to whom your Lordlhip does
not Cam to pink we look up with that veneration, gra-
titude. and attachment, which I allure you we do.—
The Catholic wifhes no other Family on the Throne;
no other conftit ad on ; but certainly willies to be admit•
ted, whenever it !hall be deemed expedient, to a full
Glare in the benefits and bleffinrof that happy eon.
Ritution under which we lives a participation which
I trait we have, and (hall continue to prove oursl
(elves not undeferving of. Catholic loyalty and
allegiance, I need sot tell your Lordlhip. would
oblige every one of that perfualion to refill and
repel, even the head of the See of Rome, were it pe4l
fible to fuppofe that the ufurper who now siiitorbs
the peace of the world. could fend him here with
his invading armies. My Lord, the doerine of alte
glance is perfealy underiluod, and uneeafiOgly
preached by the Catholic Clergy's I hare jutt ken
an addrefs in the newfpapers, horn Dr. Coarsest
to his flock at Cloyne, in which Catholic principles
and allegiance are much more ably and fur.y explained
and inculculated, than I could attempt doing. The
late exhortation of the Rev. Dr. Tutor, in Dublin,
your Lordlhip has probably feen, and his charwaer
for diflinguiffied loyalty is known to every one. In
the year 1796, when Hoc ri es fleet was in Bantry
Bay, the Reverend DoClor Morass' published an
riddrets to his people, for which, had the French land-
ed, he would undoubtedly have loft his ht.td. Surely,
my Lord, folevre Adzes and *quilled oar of loyalty
are the belt proofs that can be given. I have, my
Lord, taken the liberty of dating to your Lordlhip
what I confider Catholic principles, and Catholic
conibitt. Standing in the fituation I du, I feel it my
duty to vindicate the Catholics from any unfavourable
opinion entertained of them. That your Lordlhip
Anal(' know, and properly appreciate their fenti
ments and conduct, is my only aim ; and would, I
am fore, be highly gratifying to them. I beg par
don for trefpalling fo long on your Lordlhic, hot
when there is quetion of the cimdtil and pioi.m of
fo large a portion of his hlajefl) fubjeCts, Al the
time every arm is wanting to defend the empire, you
will, I mot, creole me. I think I could not give
your Lordlhip a hitter proof that I (halt endeavour
to mei it the good opinion you arc I. kind as to enter-
tain of me, and which I hope I than never forfeit. I
have the honour to be, &c &c. (Signed) rive:ass.
1. the Right We. Lord Roktaak, &c. &c.

fro. 3 )

•ROM Ton RIGHT HOW. THI LORD CHANCILLOR TO

THE EARL of VINGILL.

Ely Pt.ec, Au;. 2r, do 3.
`My Lord—Many parts of y..ur Lordship's letter
have given me much pain. 1 have no doubt that
yo.ir Lordthip has every feeling of Christian charity
torr..r el, thole who differ from you in religious upini.
; but I have daily experience that the tame charity
airs not prevail ansongfl a },real many who pracls
to b., nl the fame rdisintis perfuxion with your
L.ndfhiis. I am ruily perliad.d that the want of true
1 Chriuian charity, one towards the othcr, has lacsn she
cAufe ct all I:Le dears which hate s.f 1i
lase difgraced tla, coon. y ; aid I tla, ait the dutc of
every man. however lie may differ in points of faith
fr• m other ende..v..ur to imprefs the great do: trine
Chs iftiAn charity nit the minds id All, as the only
means of reaming peace to this diVAeed country.
Your Lordfhip Teems to ituag;nc that shots islabicauts

• - - .
of ?rand, who adhere in mamas d faith 'te the goo.
'tenons of the See of Rome, are difpored to Montan ;
hacanilbas your Lordthip is pleated to exprefs yourfelf,
they_are not admitted to a full (hare of the benefits and
bleffings of the happy cooftitution under which they
I live. If your Lordfhip means they are difcontented
becsure they are not admitted to be member' of either
Hoare of Parliament ; or to hold certain great offices;
or becaufe they are excluded from the throne ; I mud
confers, I cannot believe that the lower orders of the
people in Ireland, emcee whom the ferment prin.
cipally prevails, have any anxiety on the fubjeft, ex-
cept as it may be railed in their minds hy others :
and your Lordfhip mud allow that no difturbances,
of the fame defcription. are excited amongft the
Quakers, who certainly are liable to more difabilities,
-fur confcience fake, than thole of which your Lord-
(hip complains. I am afraid, or rather, lam per-
loaded, that the difference arises from the different
temper given to their minds by their religions in.
ftrudors: that the Qoaker is taught to live in charity
with all men, whiff thrice who follow the See of
Rome arc unfortunately taught a very confined cha-
rity, being told they are exclulively members of
the Church of Coeur and thole whore minds have
not ben enlarged b education or habit, feel it dif-
ficulte to conceive, ho w elide whom they are taught
to confider as not Members of the Church, can be
deemed Chrillians ; and accordingly, your Lordibip
will find, upon enquiry, thatthe appellation of heathen
is applied by shore, yo every Protellant. If thole who
arc confidered as holding a higher rank in the prieft-
hood ufed theft influence to coned this imprdfinn on
the minds of the lower orders. we might hope, that
by degrees they might be taught to confider all who
believe in Courr as their Redeemer, though not ad-
hering to the See of Rome, as their brethren in
COIF= ; but unfortunately that is not the cafe. Dr.
Taov. in his paftoral inftruaion op the duties of
Chriftian citizens. publilbed in ty93, holds op high
the exclufive doftrine ; which thofe who think
humility a Chriftian virtue, in all refines mod be-
coming lb weak and fallible a creature as man. can-
not but confider as favouring of
peon.prefumpti Dr.
Hussar, in his padoral letter, publithed 797 ex.
pr&s himfelf in a ftronger language ; and indeed it
it difficult for a loyal cubic& to read that publication.
without feeling, that, especially at the time of its
appearance, it could not tend to produce loyalty, or
eves fubmilSon to the Government of the country,
is the minds of thofe to whom it was addrefred.—
Whilft loch imparts's% fo excited, are rankling in
the minds bf men, very little regard can be paid to
addreffes of the nature to, which your Lordfhip refers
me. They are given to the winds, as long as the
Priefts of the See of Rome (hall think fit to hold up
to their flocks, that all who do not yield obedience
to that See. are guilty of rebellion *vial it; are
not to be confidered as members of the church of
CHI= I and therefore are not (in the eyes of the
vulgar at lead) to be considered as Chnftians. I
am folly perfuaded, that thole who liften to their
doarioes will never bear Chriftian charity towards
thofe whom fo reprefented ; and will never be
loyal and dutiful rubjefts of a King, thus held out
to them as himfelf a rebel. In fine, my Lord. there
who clamour for liberty of confcience (which in
truth they have), mull be taught to allow liberty of
confcience to others ; and thole who defire complete
participation, mutt treat thofe with whom they Jerre
to participate as brothers. Until, therefore, the
Niels of the Rorodh perfuafion (hall think it their
duty to preach, honeftly and confcientioully, the gi eat
doitrine of soiyerfal charity in Corner; until they :hall,
in all t..eir innruftions to chore under their care, re-
prefent, hominy and coorcientioufly, all who fincerely
believe in CHRIST, the Redeemer of Mankind, to
be brethren in Costar, however mittaken they may
fuppafe any of them to be in certain points of faith
until they (hall teach their flocks that defiling liberty
to think for themfelves, they ought alfn to permit
others to think for therolgues, and not to murder them,
bccaufc they differ in religious opinions; peace never
can be ellablilbed in the land ; and the loyal ad-
dreffes of Dolor Tarry and Doctor Coernielell
will, I
as I have before laid, be given to the winds. They
can have no effea ; they may indeed reach the eyes
or the ears, but never will enter the hearts of there-
to whom they are addrefied. There are parts of
your letter to which I will not advert, because I
cannot without pain, or without giving pain.
I have the honour tube, Ste. Stn. &c.
(Signed) IttDEsDALI.
To the Right Hoo. the Earl id tin. sit, Sce.. Re. fee.
(No. 4.)
MISWIII IT TIIS saai. OF FINGALL.
Ateguft 27, del
My Lord—l feel indeed much concern that any
part of the letter I had the honour of addrefling to
your Lorcilliip, fhouid have given you pain. You need
not, i lino, my Lord, any affurance, that nothing
could he mi•re foreign to my intentions. This I took
the liberty of requciting Mr. Wicitu•st. whom I had
the honour of feting this morning, to do me the fa-
vour f mentioriiiii,-, to your Lordlhip on the earliell
“ccation. I merely dated to your Lordfhip what my
own feelings were. and whit I have always found to
he the opinion of the Catholics. I do not appre-
hend, that in clinching any further with of the
Catholic Nab, which it is impolfible Ibould not
he emertained, I hinted at any difeontents; on the
cortraiy, I did afro:e, and do now allure your
Lo:dfhip, we are ready ri make every fact ifice. en-
counter every dangcr. for the defence of the Knit)
and Coasri ruriow, and for the prefervation of the
peace. That who are mull slotted by any remain-
ing reftriaions, it it well krmwn, have never excited
clamour err tumult ; but have always been foreman
in oppofing them. I cannot attempt to vindicate all
thole who have at different limes addr, tied the Ca-
tin:lies; but the late exhiiiratirms, I molt beg leave
to lay. are intended and calculated to inspire fenti.
ments of loyalty, obedience, and Chriftian charity ; ,
and they will, 1 trull, have that cleft. Such have
been the inftru&ions I have condantly heard given
by the Catholic Clergy to their flocks. Nothing to
excite or diflike to any perlon on account of
his religious belief, but the molt peered brotherly
love and affeltion to all. Your Lordlltip will, I
hope, allow me to repeat my regret that any thing I
have vYitten Ihould have given you pain, or me tea-
(.n to feel it. which I fhould in a very high degree
indeed, if I was confcious of having intentionally
advanced any thing that would appear improper et
unreafonablc to your Lordfhip.
have the honour to be. tee. FINGALL.
Ti the IRO: lioa. Lord Redddak. &c. Re.
(To k evaistard

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HOUSE Of COMMONS, SATURDAY. PEA.
The Houfe met at the steal hour. sad proceedel
to ballot for a Committee to try the merits of a peti-
tion, complaining of an undue return for the 80,
rough of. Midhurd, when the following °endow*
were chofen
Rigla Hos. T. ores vilo Henry 0. Wahl
lUght Harrismos mold' Rigid Hos. Wald Dal
Lord CUL Sororriot Mariam Andrew Sea" 14
IdarlTunido Ed. Poriceiry Palmas. ED&
Lord W. Avg. Tamarind Ss Mania Poolkoi. San.
WiMain Efri. Andrew St. John, 114
jillackbosis (el Laocater)E4
soarrosos.
Benjamin Hobboute,Efq. Wos. Dlddifoojos.
Ma DOLosis ELICTION.--This day the Committee
appointed to try the merits of the Middlefee natio%
met to one of the Committee Rooms, and immedi-
ately proceeded to bufinefs. Mr. Pigott addreled
the Committee, in behalf of Mr. Matawaring, sod
complained in moll revere terms of the meafares re-
forted to by Sir Francis Bardett's friends, to bring
the former into odium and contempt. He alio
dwelt upon the illegality of the !Acworth Millen
votes, and animadverted upon the conduit of the
then Sheriffs with much feverity. The fpeech of the
Learned Counfel occupied nearly five hours, altar
which the Committee adjourned.