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London, England, 1811-11-29 00:00:00

. , FRENCH PIPERS. I wan and others, I have to state to the Court, that al-
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-- ; though a verdict of acquittal has been found in the
• • WHIMS, or THE INTERIOR.
case of Dr. Sheridan. yet that the law of the land'
Ixtraet treat the Minutes a the Office of the Secretary of State.
has been unanimously decided by the Court; that the
“ At the Palace of Bois le Duc, May 7, 1810.
" Napoleon, Emperor of the French, King of Italy, &c. ; Catholic Committee, or Convention, is an unlawful,
" Being particularly desirous to promote the pro- Assembly, This, then, being the settled Law of the
giess of those manufactories which chiefly employ Land, I cannot suffer myself, for one moment, to
flax as the prime material ; considering that the sole
believe, that the project of the Committee will not
obstacles to obtain both perfection of workmanship
and cheapness of price, are to be attributed to the now be abandoned. I will not, therefore, press on
want of improved machinery to spin Rix equal in the trials, 'during the remnant of this Term; and io
comparison to the machinery for spinning cotton.— • the expectation that it cannot be the object of tke
de We have decreed and do decree as follows : Catholics to violate the Laws of the Land, it is my ,
gg ARTICLE 1. A premium of one million of francs
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shall be given to the inventor of the best machine to most anxious hope and wish, that it may never be-
prepare and spin flax. come necessary for me to call on another trial.
•gg '. For this purpose, the sum of one trillion is gg Mr. KIRWAN—My Lords, lam ready to plead!;
placed at the disposal of our Minister of the Interim.. yfor trial."
and read t • I "
• PROPRAMME, I " Mr. JOHNSTON—Mr. Kirwan knows the facts rod'
Rela,ive to the Prest'unt of One Million to be given to the In.
yentor of the best Machinery to Spin Flax, according to.the• r knows the law, and yeill not now shrink from an ins-
Imperial Decree of the 7th of May, 1810. I mediate trial."
Atte, 1. The premium of one million, promise Chi 66 Cc'art ordered copies of the indictment against •
by the decree of the 7th of May, 1810, to the invert -,
Traversers, to be delivered to them, at the sitting
tor of the best system or set of machinery to spin tie; • the
ry
is to be given to him who shall produce— _tor the Court to-morrow—when they will be caPcd oat
Ist. Flax•twist for warp and weft, equal to cotton-4 to plead."
twist of muslins No. 400,000 metres in the kilo- I a NOTIC sir TUC Denim Eoiroa—On this great
gramme, corresponding to No. 1G e,OOO French ells , question Sir ARTHUR Pneorr, and some of the
in the pound mare weight.* The machinery and i
Lawyers in England and this country, with the peopile.
workmanship employed to produce such twist ought
to produce a saving of tour-fifths on the price of of Ireland, differ with his Majesty's ATTORNEV ,Ghat,,
hand-spinning.. NEW. and the Court of King's Bench ; and are ma.
2d.- Flax-twist for warp and weft, equal to the nisnoushi of opinion, that the Catholic Committee, as
fineness of cotton for perkals No. 225,000 metres in it is at present constituted, Is a legal assembly. We
the kilogramme, or No. 92,000 French ells in the
congratulate. the public, that the Arroftexy GENERAt
pound mare weight. The economy in machinery
end workmanship for this quality of flex-twist, ought has recanted his error, respectin. g the loral7 of hi*
to produce a saving of seven-tenths on the price of Catholic countrymen.",
hand-spinning.
3d. Flax-twist for warp and weft, employed in fine
cotton calicoes,equal to N 0.170,000 metres in the kilo-
eramme, or No. 70,000 French ells in the pound mare
weight. The manufacturing on spinning of this qua-
lity ought to give a saving of three-fifths on hand-
spinning. The above prescribed savings on hand-
spinning which are to be obtained by machinery, are
positively understood to comprehend the whole pro-
cess of preparing, spinning, and workmanship of flax-
twist for warp and weft.
2. Should the three conditions, required in the pre'-
, ceding article not be strictly fulfilled, 500,000 francs
shall be given to the inventor who shall comply with
the second and third conditions ; and its case the third
condition Alone is attained, the premium will be re-
duced to 250,000 fiancs.
S. A Commission of Seven Members, composed of
four .manuracturers and three mechanics named by
the hfinister of the Interior, is • '.,zeged to examine the
machines presented by the different candidates, to as:
certain their construction' their an., and the pro:
duce both in quantity and quality ; the Commission
shall make a Special Report to the Minister of the,
Interior. •
4. The competition is to remain open during threei
years, to begin from the 7th of May last, ani to be.
closed On the 7th of May, 1818.
5. Previous to the 7th of May, 1813, all the ma-
' chinery must have arrived, carriage-tree, at the Mi.
nister's of the Interior; but the different candidetes
may provisionally address the r plans andictrawings-
with an explanatory description thereof, and patterns
of flax twist, warp and weft, produced by their ma
ehinery, in order that the Commission may be able,
provisionally, to grant the admission at the place of
exhiuition, and in case of refusal, that the inventors
may avoid the carriage expellees. Nevertheless, all
the machinery will be received and admitted at the
place of exhibition, although the inventors may have
received notice to the contrary.
G. The machinery which is to be admitted to the
Exhibition, must necessarily be made of full size, and
competent to work, as if employed in a flax-spinning
factory. On the arrival of the machines, they are to
be placed at the Conservatory of Arts and Manufac-
tures, where they shall be examined immediately after
the time fixed for the decision upon their respective"
merits.
7. The contending artists shall acquaint the come
mission with all the proceedings they make use of,
from the taking the flax out of the watering pits to
the last operation of spinning.
8. The set of machinery which shall fulfil the pre.
scribed conditions, and for which the premium shell
be given to its inventor, becomes the property of the
French Manufactories, and the machines belong to
Government.
Given at Paris, the 9th of November, 1810.
• One French ell of 44 Ineh=ope metre MI&
o.:c kilusrartune=4 pounds 395 ;rata{ Spire weight.

JRIV4TE LETTER.

" Dublin, 56 Nov. let 1.
• u Mr. SAURIX, the Attorney-General, came this
day into Court, and signified that he would proceed
no further in the prosecutions against the Catholic
Delegates.—This is an important event, and we bail
it as the precursor of Catholic Emancipation. The
joy evinced by all classes of Irishmen at the acquittal
of Dr. SHERIDAN, a joy which could only be equalled
by that evinced in England at the acquittal of the
Bishops in the reign of James 11. chews the feel-
ins of Protestants, as well as Catholics, upon the
. great question of religious Toleration. Surely this
feeling most have its due weight with your libe-
ral and enlightened countrymen ; we wish to be
united with them in spirit as well as in law, and they
will now see, that really to cement this union, i: is
necessary that the Catholics of Ireland should be ad-
mitted to the full enjoyment of the blessings of the
Dritish Constitution 1"

New Yot k Papers have been received to the 18th
comprehending same interesting intelligence.
A large quantity of British goods which had been
smuggled into the United States, contrary to the Non-
Importation Law, was seised by the Custom-house
Officers on the 11th October. Upon this transaction
the journalists make many observations, and compare
it with the proceedings of Bonaparte in the execution
of his burning decrees.
The election for the State of New Jersey had ended
in the complete disappointment of the Federal or Bri-
tish Party, the votes in one instance being three to
one, and in another ten to three in favour of the Ile.
MOCrat S.

The ship Iris from London, to New York, off the
coast of the United States, fell in with the Belvidere
frigate, which sent an Officer on board, who behaved
with the utmost politeness, informing the Captain ofT
the American that two French ships of war wets
cruizing in those seas, had boarded two vessels of the
Republic and had plundered one_of them. The Iris
afterwards met with one of the ships alluded to, and
found that what the Officer had stated was correct.
Much solicitude prevailed throughout the United
States, as to the proceedings which will be adopted
by Congress at the Meeting then approaching. Mr.
Madison's friends are active in'all pans to strengthee
his party. On the 15th October a Meeting of Citizens •
of New York was held, from the proceeding at whiciN
at least, more accurate conclusions may he drawn airr
to the temper of the American Republicans towards
this country, than from the vague and idle data df
persona under the various characters .of,.Gendernyt
Merchants, Passengers, and Captains of Ships, whose
opinions have been announced with so much core-I
Irony. The Preamble and Resolutions are inserte#l
in the paper of the 17th, and are as follows;
a AMERICA AND GREAT BRITAIN.
PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE IRISH ... Mantling 's Long Room, de. 15,
CATHOLICS. 1$ Considering that it is not only an undoubted right, but also
New Bills of Indictment having been sent up to E
the duty of the people on important occasions to assemble, sod in
firruirnsubeudt
byee 7ovtfltmennsent
.tothexatprzlithdeuirtyopinioonnieosf ttlashee
unvezuresio.`
the Grand Jury against tde other Catholic Delegates
lemn and imperiou., at a crisis when the slanders and di,affecsion
who had been proceeded against in common with Dr.
SiisitinAN, True Bills were found against them On of many conspicuous individuals, professing to be Americans, are
Monday last, and they were to have pleaded on Tues. I calculated to countenance the insolence and injustice of a Foreign
day. On that day, however, the ATTsinNEI-Ggun. Power;
nAg. gave up all further -proceedings for the present. Considering al'o that we are menaced by that -Power with
sanguinary war, because we have sought peace and retirement
From the Dublin averring Pan of Tuesday last,
our own fire-sides, thus endeavouring to avoid a participa•
. von in the coneicts and convulsions of impoverished and blei.d.
which arrived in Town this morning, we extract the
following article on the statect, and we trust that the ing Europe;
good sense of both parties -u
i.l lead to a conciliatory
ponsiderinrthat In their wild and wad career, tit,' lawless
arrangement on a liberal and constitutional basis be. ont of British depredation may attempt the plunder and con-
duration of some unprotected port on our extensive es a cost;
tween the Government and the Catholics of Ireland,
44 Considering, that the perfidious minions of Britain, preying
6, COURT OW KING'S BENCH, DUBLIN, NOV.Ifi. I upon the vitals of our country, carry their doctrine of " p
" The King, at the Prosecution of F. Huddleston, *Oast Thai obedience and non-tesistance" uo far as to vilify and traduce the
mess Kirwan and Others. gallant tars on board our little navy, for daring to repel the Into.
ATTORNEY.GENERAL.:-.;.M7 Lords, with respect hoe and onr,pous warts of a marauder;
to the qUeStiolll in the caillpf the King *shut s' Considering, that these tools, at the approaching senior

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