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London, England, 1811-11-25 00:00:00

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FALMOUrH. NOVEMBER 22. ' COURT OF KING'S BENCH, DUBLIN, NOV. In , most dangerous and nnwarranteble, the work at d
Yesterday arrived his Majesty's brig Badger, 10 The King
at the Prosecution of John Faucet, David F.llia, Frsects ,country from England ; others are made Mer United Irishmen, labouring for a separation of this
Hamilton, and others-against Richard Irvine, Doke Crofton,
guns, Captain Meweee, and gave instructions to the Francis Waldreo, and Thomas Fleming, Loy% Justices of the ely (4r
outward-bound vessels here for Portugal, Spain, end Peace for the County of Leitrim. the gratification of vanity ; the authors n.ir seeing
i that they are acting advetse to the public price. and
the Mediterranean; and this morning the whole of
On Tuesday, the qlst of May last, a Conditional
contrary to the success of that very Catholic Emanci.
Order for a Criminal Information was obtained :.•
the outward-bound fleet from Cowes appeared off
ngainst the Defendantand Monday,
; on tne"t '" call your attention to the Resolutions t f tete Alegre-
this port, and were joined from &nee by the follow- Kovember, -they showed causa against that Order . gate Meeting of the nth of July. Here the Att's-
Ing vessels, viz. the Ireore, T4'vLon, and Hero, Oa- being made absolute.
i ney General read the Resolutions as follow :
FOOT, for Malta and Sicily ; the Aurora, Coen, for JUDOMP\T or THg COURT.
I tirst::-" 'I hat, bring im reoeil with the unaitaruble conviction
Gibraltar and Make ; Elizabeth, JAMES, and Sisters,
Yesterday the CHIRP JUSTICE delivered the Judge of the undou'atsci rig kt of evrry run to wordup hie Creator at--
meta of the Court to the following effect :-that the coteding to the dictates of his own conscience, We deem it ode
STAIRS, for Malta ; Mary Ann, Hetenerote, for Cause should be allowed on the part of al the Magi_ duty thus publicly and salt-molt to deflate our d. rittOn' that 1,9
Oporto ; and the Cleopatra, GLENDENNIS, for Tene- strates,but without costs, against the Prosecutors; con- government-cask iiiii'ctany pain, penalty, or privation , for obey-
er consisted
riffe. The fleet alto ether of about 4.00 sequently, the Criminal Information has been refused. !:evese ing that form of Christian radh which in hi. conscience he be-
get !:eves to be right,
sail, and have proceeded to the Westward with a NOVEMBER 21. • Second-" '1 Int we again petition ete Legislature for a repeal
fine breeze at North.-Alse arrived yesterda and 7 y
iis day, at half-past ten o'clock, the Judges took of the laws affecting the Cat6totics orb:Awl. '
.
tnew seats upon the
of the alleged Catholic Delegates, was called upon Bench, and Dr. Sheridan, one Third-r' That in exercisittg our undoubted -right in petition,
this day the following ships from the Downs, to load : vreelvii!,l,idbf"--,.
Tthao tilt
ae anlculemuitat‘uvrobise oalfr thi!..,Ceauttoitruutpto,nir,c..s.;.c..an
lie
the Pilchard, -, from Jamaica ; Ida, Pesseente ; his trial, and the following Jurymen answered to their penal laws, and make a report alt.: Salle within oue month-
Suffolk, Qtneeze ; Lord Melville, ERSIAN ; and Ann. names, and appeared in tie Jury box :
1: Benjamin Cittale, Eso I (all which were carried unatilmozugy )
" 'That a Commit.ee to be appointed to prepare Petitions to
---... Also, the followiag :-the Commerce, Tar- Mr. Gale was a,kfl by the Travr.-ser's Counset • Parliament do do,cnsist'
ART; Flaaley, POCKY; and Biddeford, Baotteesnew tif he had fie need or declared any opinion upon the ...--. Catholic Peers and eldest sons of Peen and Cs. •
Itho c Baronet%
from London ;-the Shillelah, NEWPORT, from Wa- subject ?-But the question was over-ruled, and he , " Second-Catholic ere•ewe
Was MOM. " 'Child-Teo persons chosen from the Cosinties, en I the stir-
' terford ; Active, GORDON, from Dublin ; Fox, JELLY,
2: 'Peter Digges Latouche, Esq. sworn. vivors of the Delegates of 1792, to font; an integral part of these
from Plymouth ; and the Expedition packet,- SANDI'S, 8, John Roche, Esq. objected to, by the Crown. ten. •
fronr Swansea.-The Chichester sails to-morrow with 4. John Lindsay, Eeq. dino, " Fawn-Four person., from each County in Ireland; (which
5. Bartholomew' Maziere, Esq. ditto. Resolution was likewise carried unanimously). ''
mails fur Lisbon and Surinam. 6. Leland Crosthwaite, Esq. sworn. •
'6 These Resolutions were merely to thmw dna into
`r: PLYMOUTH, NOVEMBER 23. 7, John Orr, Esq. sworn. • N
the eyes of Lqyal Catholics. Fully aware of the le*
8. Richard Darbng, Esq. objected to by the Crown.
.• Friday arrived the PICKLE, 14 guns, from Jersey, 9. John Duncan, Esq. sworn. they were about to offend, they professed obedience s
rand the Melillo: IS guns, ti om Portsmouth. Sailed 10. Wro Hutton, Esq. objected to by the Crown. to it while they were actually disobeying it. Obsnrveb •..
IL Thomas I'. Frank, E.,.j. &no. they appoint Managers to conduct Catholic affairs
1 the MEDUSA and LEONIDAS frigates, for the Roclifort lel. Francis Beggs, Esq. objected to by the Crown. un:il a new Cernmittee is elected, an interim Goverqe
station ; and the INSOLENT brig of war on a cruize. ie. Al-sander Jaffray, Esq. ditto.
19. John Pepper, Esq. sworn. meat was appointed. nct confined to a Petition to Par-
Came up harbour to be docked the TONNANT, of SO 15. P crick Marsh, Esq. objected to by the Crown. li anent, but to manage Catholic affairs generally.
guns, NARCISSUS, and la LOIRE frigates.-While ti-,e iti.Rieb.ard Geoghegan, Esq. ditto. By the Constitution, the management of the public
17. William Sparrow, Esq.
PICKLE was cruizing off Jersey, 11 days ago, it Wive- affairs is entrusted to the lawful Government of the
Upon the book being handed to Mr. Sparrow, Mr. ! Country. But this is a disdain of all Government,
ing a gale at the time, Robert Irish, a native of Bris- n
aJURROWES objected to Mr. Sparrow, as being an and such proceedings are hostile to Government. It
tali and another seaman, were blown off the top-gal Orangeman. i is said that an assembly so constituted, would not act
lint yard, and drowned. The CHIEF JUSTICE declared, that was no legal ' contrary to the peace and tranquillity of the Country;
objection.
Saturday arrived the VI teseo, 11 guns, from Ports-!but a few respectable loyal men in such an assembly,
Mr. BURROWM then proceedel to make his shale ! could be Po guarantee for its conduct-the intemperate
mouth. Came up harbour, the GoiwoN, 44 guns.- .
lenge against Mr. Sparrow, that as an Orangeman, he
* men, in all such meetings, govern the rest. This Com-
The Lark, from London, with groce:ies, &c. for this , hadmalice against all Roman Catholics, and of course, mittee took its rice from the last ; look what their
place and dock, arrived lest night, and went along- against the 'Traverser. iproceedings had been. Their language had been so
side the pier at Mutton Cove, where she had been The two first of the Jurors who had been sworn, seditious, treasonable, and indecent, that their Press,
Benjamin Geals, Esq. and P. D. Latouche,
but a very short time before a collier, that was pas-alarmed, Esq. ; wicked and daring as it had been, was and
wei e appointed to try the challenge, and Mr. Spar- would not venture to insert some parts of their speeches,
sing, ran foul of her, and del S ) much damage as to row was sworn to give evidence. 1 but left chasins and blanks in thee. paper. for that
%pail the greater part of her cargo. The CHIEF .1.:S1 ICE observed upon the novelty of' al which they dared not tell. Every Catholic of re-
PORTSMOU ni, NOVEMBER 24. • _ man being sworn te give evidence against himself- . spectability felt himself scandaloted by such wicked •
but if both sties assented to it, h. Court will not in-land dangerous proceedings,
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The BARBADUES, with the West India convoy,- terlere. •
which sailed yesterday, brought up in Cowes and Mr. BURROWES stated, that he had made a f..ir ape I " Every loyal man was calling out against such
barefaced sedititien. Government was blamed for not
.Yarmouth Roads, but got under weigh again at day_ peal to the Counsel for the Crown to have Mr. St‘,l
r- 'interfering. In February, however, they were about
break this morning, and proceeded. The CLEOPATRA, row sworn, in order to shew that lie belonged to a so- to terminate their sittings, a Glncular Letter was is-
with a convoy of horse-ships, which sailed yesterday ciety hostile to the religion of the Traverser. cued from the Committee, to call a renovation of it-
Judge DAY-" If the man acknowledges that he • Fele;
for Lisbon, are now clear of the Isle of Wight.- then, and not before, Government interposed,
has taken an unlawful oath, and an oath dangerous
Sailed the ULYSSES for the Downs. His Majesty's : nut by a measure against law, it merely signified to
to society, as the oath or'an Orangeman, he may sub- i the Magistrates throughout Ireland, that the intended
ship HAVANNAH takes convoy for Lisbon, Cadiz, Gi- jest himself to be indicted."
tar, and the Mediterranean, and is expected to The CHIEF JUSTICE -•-" He cannot be examined to
sail on Thursday next.-Wind light and variable.-
brai
,
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Seven o'clock, wind Ffasterly. !elections Were against the statute law, and should be
prevented. This had the desired effect ; for a time it
make himself infamous in society. I will not object, ' was abandoned. Several respectable members of the
however, to any proper question." Committee who had left it. however, went back to it,
Mr. JOHNSON-" A number of questions may be . believing, perhaps, the existence of it was useful to '
DEAL, NOVEMBER es. asked him, to make the question intelligible to the ithe cause, their presence was a restraint upon the
Came down from the River several outward-bound. Jury, without asking any improper one." rest, and the Committee was not interfered with until
A large ship from Shields, for the West Indies, coal- Mr. BURROWES" We have no witness to prove the close of their sittings. The meeting of the ninth
laden, is on shore on the North Sand-head.-Wind N. the fact but himself, and we appeal to his conscience."... of July was composed of some of the members who
Mr. Sparrow was then sworn.
YARMOUTH, NOV. 24. had been guilty of the greatest excesses. It is impos-
-18. Robert Orr, Esq. objected to 1 y the Crown. sible not to conceive, however, that there was a per-
' Arrived on the 22d inst. his Majesty's ship Bill- 19. Thomas Meade, Esq. ditto.
folll of well meaning men amongst them. It was then
sets, from the Baltic. Yesterday his Majesty's ship r
.. !Itittn'iilal l: ditto. ' •
Jameson, Esq. 'lino. • _ held out to the loyal Catholics ot Ireland, that their
Aosoutreo, from Heligoland ; and to-day his Majes- 22. Thomas Prentice, Ettl. ditto. attention was merely c tiled to the petition, and for ,
rty's ships BRITISH FAIR and Patecess of WALES
2294: John N. Wade
Hutton,Es.
24. .
sworn.ditto
that purpose it was necessary to elect a Catholic Con-
from a cruize,.to the northward. es. W. Humphreys, Et q. objected to by the Crevrn, vention-but see what the substance of the petition
26. James Chambers, Esq. ditto. is, 'which was made a pretence of assemblil this Con-
GREENOCK, NOVEMBER 20.•
27. William Ward, Esq. ditto. - ventian. In order to shew what little deliberation is
' Arrived here yesterday, the Bowes, Dixon, from Miramichi, 28. James Jackson, Esq ditto. nedessary to frame a petition, I will state to you
Anew thence on the 18th ult.. in company with the Fletcher, Hewit, 29. Robert Armstrong, E.g. sworn.
Favourite Sally, Donahue, and Active Piper ; left the following 30. Edvtard Cl.bhorn, Esq. sworn. what the state of the Catholics was in the year 1778,
Tessa, nearly laden and to sail in a few days : Perseverance, 31. Charles M'Kcrnan, Esq objected to by the Crown. and what it is now. (Here the Attorney-General
ciorly; Fortune, fioelgson ; Unity, Hardy; Crosby; Grayson; , 82. Thomas Richardson, Eve ditto.
and Jane, Loch :-beginning to load, General Hunter, Charteris; i 33. Charles Pentland, Esq, sworn: went into a statement of what the penal laws were at
that period, and their gradual repeal, and what the
'Fortune, Dillies; Clio, Brown; Lancaster, Steel; Duke of Kent, I
i•
Of the above, our Readers will perceive, 22 were restrictions were which still continu:e) . Let it not be
-; and Shannon, Kendal. The Harrison Tomb, Harvie, had
arrived with the loss at anchor and cable, and Camilla, Albersctn,
put by, by the Crown, and none by the Traverser. understood that I mean to speak lightly of thdse
on the 16th October; the bark Maine, Bowes, was nearly laden. The following are the names of the Jury : matters. I acknowledge the repeal of -them are lett-
On the 25th ult. in !at. 43. .5. long. 48. 40. spoke an American Benjamin Gale Rub, re Armstrong cialek objects for men lit rank and talents to pursue.
ship from Gottenburgh, 'hound to New York, out 45 days-on Leland Crosthwaite Willi.mt Sparrow
But whit is the object of the petition ? *
thc2Bth, in tat. 44. long 41. fell in with a brig water logged, , John yucca, _. -, P. D. La Touche •
'laden with timber, and not a soul on board: the following is the John Orr Edward Clibborue " Those restrictions can be expressed in a narrow and
description of the vessel-yeßow aided, about 230 tons burthen, John Hamilton John Hutton confined compass. Persons capable of reading aid
dual deck and round water ways, her decks, comins, and wind- John Pepper tharks Pentland. writing could forth a petition at once, and without
lan new,apparently British built; had two ports cut in het stern, The Clerk of the Crown stated, Dr. Sheridan has c ec ng together
both masts and bowsprit were gone, her cabin windows stove, been indicted for an offence, of which he has
.raver- difficulty, and therefore, to talk of 01l d
a national convention for the` purpose, is an imposi-
and hatches off. .
The Port of Sunderland, Robertson, araS seen on shore in the sed. You are to try whether he is guiltycit'acit. .ion upon comet n sense. Their petition has been
Gut of Cancer by the Shannon, Capt. Kendall, arrived at Mira- Mr. Kestans, the junior Counsel felt Crown, again
and again. presented to Parliament-it his
.ntichi.-The sloop Favourite, Dune .n, of Rothrsay, from this openedahe pleadings: ro iii:rit•i: ii•_, -- •• been discuesed by Parliament, and has never been
port for Limerick, with sugar, rice. was, on the fight of the 4th I
~ rt.); A xatonsxrAGAsishiedien- addressed the Jury rejected
inst. drove from her anthers, and put on shore on Illack.od Har- 4 . -,1661- "Whyhas for want of form.
.iftrgiur foikpvin'effect :
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beur,and expected 10,bentutfo411114.1,Mfgetkr-P1411141+;
skintoof Cuirtoo% :fr2vp.hente, .fittbstldirt,,iilicit?,l •i,dsavoc,
'l4 tWingt.' tniving bat tbitihif Vita her' cables in. Douglas bay,
that mewing.—Thcbiana,APCaUum, from Belfa.t for Glasgow,
i, on skore in Loch Ryan, but expected to be got off without da-
mage. sour other coasters, name. unknown, are also on shore in
I.ochryan.—The brig Mars, of Clyde, from Liverpool to Halifax,
was spoke in lat. 46. long. itt. out 38,4,ays ;11)1,11a404;yairsd.rcigneu,
iser boets,stiltiv.eitety Ili* on decl, Ind vrasm*
. . iiiiii!ggi;:-kil:Vliesieliiiirilj:lihVOUll.Ui ileary, from
7 Quebec, in 34 days, left the Aurora, Boyd, and Little Bek, Wil-
son, loading for Clyde; Hamilton, —--, and Venus, M'Mit-
ilm loading for Ayr.—On Sunday last, spoke 'the Perseverance,
Puarsou, from Pic ou, for 13elfax, out 24 days, with los of boats,
bowsprit, and •.1 deck lumber. The Jean, Moffat, In West
Loch l'arbeet from Buenos Ayres, in 12 weeks, having lost her
atiChotil and cable. 'the Minerva, Cowan, from hence for Li-
merick, put back on Wednesday night in a leaky state. The
American ship Lady Madison, Swaen, from Petersburgh for
*Liverpool, with hemp, tallow, &c. and four brigs are ou shore at
Cretan, with loss of anchors and cables.
FROM LLOYD'S LIST.
The Fanny, from Hull to Heligoland, was totally lost on Sandy
Island, duffing a violent gale on the 15th inst.
The Elizabeth, Davits, h•orn Waterford to Liverpool, Is on
share swan Nevi!.
The Two Brothers. Harper, foam Wbitehaven to Liverpool,
is on shore near the River,Alt. . .
,The Commerce, Fotheringham, from Honduras to Greenock,
put into Bath (America), the 4th oh. dOznasted.
The Port of Sunderland, Robertson, is oil shore in the Gulph
of Canso.
The Success, Snook ; the Bacchus, Moore ; and the lianas,
Adey, bound to Ntivfouutaand, have put lack to Poole, to win-
ter there. ' . •
Two veisel, bound' to Dundee, part of the fleet
ili.ch sailed frtkm.riono Boy on the sth ultimo, un.
`der' cciniof Of his Molest. y's ship Courageous, are
s lost' in the Oz.n..ys.

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--necessary to SUIRMIOO a COW .
• been now, thought
"1 congratulate you, Gentlemen of the Jury, that tion to deliberate upon it; to call a convention .of
the long expected day f justice has at last arrived, 500 persOns, to act in the capital, day after day, and
and' am sanguine that the result of this "day's pro- month after month ? Because there is a rebel party,
ceedings will frustrate the designs of treason, and and a party of United Irishmen at work, and who
give check•te the disguise of faction and folly. The now endeavour to effect by artifice, what they could
aenrimelf•ties in a narrow compass, both with respect maid°. by force in 1798 and in 1893. They may hale
'to the law and the fact ; it is, however, connected :an object in calling a National Convention, because
with such a vatiety of matter, that I must trespass such desperate, wicked, and factious persons always
upon your patience much longer than I could wish. sway such assemblies. How was this Convention
I hope the issue of it will restore our peace, allay the I to act, but by the example of that Committee out
discontents, and abate the f.rment which prevails in of which was to spring, wltat ruks or orders were
this country. Treason and disaffection, Gentlemen to govern them ? Our Parliament cannot meet but
of the Jury, have been but too successfully exerted in by the order of the King and cannot sit a moment
influencing the minds of the Roman Catholics of Ire- i longer than he pleases. 7But this Convention, self-
land, and the project of a Convention was detailed in I, mated, has no law but its own discretion. Such an
Resolutions of a ceetain aggregate meeting, assem• !assembly can never be tolerated under any form of
bled in this city, on the 9th of July last. The aggre- I Government. This into contest between the Govern. •.
gate meeting sprang from a Resolution of a Corn. mint and the Catholics-1 deny it. It is a contest be.
mittee, which, tor 18 months, had acted a distinguish- i tween the law and the vi•dation of the public peace.—
ed part, under the name of the General Comprittee Government . uld be unable to stand,if it was obliged 't • • •
of the Catholics of Ireland. When I talk of creases- to submit to such things The. Press says the right of .
able views bottomed in treason and rebellion--let me pztition is attacked —.- it is no such thing.
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not be misunderstonsl. A great prop.etion of Roman cause Government stops a National Convention, an
Catholics are loyal and amensole tothedaws,- and it be said they stop • petitioning ? ...-' Because the
10. k with alarm and dismay at the unwarrantable and Catholics'cannot have a Parliament of their own, do'
false proceedings which have taken place la the name they complain of not having a tight to petition ?
of the Roman Catholics of Ireland.. Ido declare,., The Attorney-General then adverted to the origin
that a great proportion ef them arc loyal, and take no and necessity If the Convention Act, which was adopt-
part in their projects : some of them are misted, and ed in consequence of intended meetings proposed by
are dupes, and made the instruments of designs which . the north of IreL uI. H, then proceeded with great
they would abominate if they were to know them. ingenuity and al-Lity to comment on the Convention
.011 ttll apcp;kabilti to the case of Traverssr.—.
Young men, in perticular, of' ardent minds, nave en-
'Act,
gaged in those political puntli,s A..e.h no echo nal oh- (Lat. yak ay.)