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t.,13) Nt)11131',I) TILE COMPARATIVE STATE
oF ENG LA ND A ND IRELAND.

in the Thillingar Assizes, on the 9th instant, Lord
~Al,,ney, in his Address to the Grand Jury, spoke

LIOWS :

,-.-ansairo-1 cannot pass over the present state of affairs,
yat saying a word or two upon them. Tam glad tbfind
this ;minty, which may be called the bosom of frel4P, is
peaCe--'-all is quiet; no tumult, no confusion, ntmeet-
3Pfloret of a fine harvest ; a likelihood of a plenteous
4.. every thing composed from Derry to Dingle ; Ono corn-
:di>, and no; a single Field Orator. Dam sorry to say, this is
0:: the sue in 0-.1 neighbouring Island. Let us take care ;we
2, as itnintiee r,...tsle; we must not forget what has happened
The ifistoriap observes, there never was a con.
:n England that was not followed by one in Ireland. It
~, from the time of WA 'Tyler down to the present. The
s„:,. of England is lamentable; proceedings there have been
is ga too far; frotti what reason I know not ; whether
roz,..ds from weakness, or ignorance, or pusiLlanimity.—
i gore to such a pitch, that they will not now, I
f,„,,;sopped without some difficulty. The Gentlemen Ma-

fi,:r.tr, !here, seem cot to know the laws of the land : they do
ta know the strength of those powers committed to
Since the time of Henry the Fourth, there has existed a
row:. to supprov all riotous Meetings—all Seditious Assemblies.
3erz:o.s.Ftetos may be talicd out, and if need require it,
wtt Tn.,s• be bad to arm...a for-e. Now, it seems as if men had
and new.r awakened until the danger had aroused

r.,fr, They have at length begun to act ; the Magistrates have
,t 1 and have passed some Itetnktions, that will. I hope, be
On:tit:Miter; but it is for you, tientletnen, to look to
care--prozissas

reincr.iber the time when the Empire was nearly lost,
wrardice had almost cost us no less than the
then an infuriated mob, headed by a crary
isbed tke capital, seized the treasures, loosed
iburds out of the jail, find the city, and, is
the State. An Irishman, Lord Shahid,
pose these outrages, and with an armed forest
Our good and glorious King, he took an
waiting for the assembling and debating of
mined the responsibility, repressed the vio-
td rescued himself and his kingdom from
m. Now, Gentlemen, should men in the
• the assemblage of Magistrates and Coun-
-I:ese Legal Authorities, perhaps, are not in
perchance, are rambling and pleasuring on
le the State goes to pieces. No, Gentlemen,
armed the Executive and the Magistrates
a. Here is the Act, I have it, in my hand,
now it, it is quite plain and clear; he that
here his Lordship read the Act of 1017,
clubs and assemblies, who meet under pre-

bat there is not a single gentlemzn that has
id visionary men, there is but one man of any
.en a part in this reforming business—a Sir
.I—a poor fool! He, to be sure, regrets that he
I rejoice; and I prophecy that he will pay
of indictment has been found against him,
t he will very shortly be Lid by the heels.—
of ourselves. Let us remember, in the time
t, that every thinr was quiet and tranquil—
and seemingly as much at rest, as at this very
' on a sudden, in one minute, out blew such a
turned every thing topsy turfy. The Canal-
down—the poor King was dragged to death--
hnself in his place, and a sad rebellion here
zed the entire land. Gentlemen, I love you
country much—l wish Ireland and England to
the blessing of Goo I will strive with might
them so. All these transactions are imprinted
memory, that I might make use of them in
might be of service to you and of utility in my

it would be idle for me to attempt to address

Gentlemen, you know 1798 ; you remember bow that fit-
-Is was brought about ; it commenced in France, then rose
!spending societies in England ; clubs, jacobin meetings, and
tutionary doctrines were the order of the day. They were
gloat in our island ; they took seed and spruns up. The
the prosecutions about that period, and the acquittals,
toosequenee, of men who ought to have been punished, gave
wage to the evil-minded.

"Then the whole history of the forfeitures was here revived,
end bten kept alive rill the time, all and the sad scenes that
;wed are well knowntto you. We were nearly all consumed'
the fiery comet of that year swept along, and almost set us
blue with its burning tail ; but like this of the present day,
bat neished. Yet advantage was taken of all this. The
-.di were or, the alert—they pitched their camp at Boulogne,
righted these iri-nds, till at length Bonaparte was taken,
mt he is safe at St. Helena, and all his revolutionary pro-
;6ll`7.t an tnd.

GE .TI FMEN—We are a fine people ; the Irish have great
;sod national qualities ; they spring from a good heart, and
d nature, and seem to be the effect of a good temperature,
wawa, and a gJnd climate ; but their sensibilities make them
. to be easily worked on, and they are too readily worked
Ilerety itinerant orator ; any preacher of nonsense and se-
' will b► listened to, and may perhaps divert them from
antral good disposition. lam sure it will not be the cast
resent. They are not what a foolish Novelist• has lately
'nested them to be,' a barbarous, a base, and a cowardly set
Gentlemen, they are a fine set of men, and pleurae
ta,thiy will continue so.

"I know there may be some men listening here, perhaps,
do not like all this ; and who will state much to my preju-

; but I hive Lot lived so long ES not to know my duty ; nor
I been 110 often in the habit of addressing you, that I should
tested from saying what I conceive is right and good. I
my auditors a fine body of men, some of whom will, I
In time succeed to the situation I now hold; for I hope

We 111411 not be obligsd to go to England to get men to 5U
t arduous situations—for from my soul I believe Ireland
Irish affairs will be best administered by Irishmen; they

ray legal friends, 31:11.1 you, too, Gentlemen, will find them a
hl and useful boZy 0 consult if you get into any difficulty—

.
will judge Lady of me; but I should not be sensible of the
I owe my station, nor should I discharge that duty with

,pity that be:crgs to it, if I was not above such misrepre-
atkris, and if I did not de.pise them. Perhaps some village
"`nay :brow some mud upon the robes I wear, when I am
't from the town—this to be sure is valiant conduct! this

aoble proceeding! he will not appear face to face, but he
3 site bch:nd my bac!.—such conduct I despise—and such
is it'll fall off the t mine 1 wear, like dew drops from the
GeLtlemen, go to your Chamber."
XT. W:ll,ant Paull, M. P. Author of " Maurice and
titett. •

wt and have passe'
on:tie:neer; b
.whees--tite cart
retner.tber th
ap.,!hy and coy
of lurdon—wl
y. fcloas and vagab,
endangered t
.;, t 5, frst to oppo
Bank.
• n.t7t, and nut
assui
Zings, ani
aaJ dorastatioi
day wait for
S+7.nin of th
rf muntry; some,
,',eitinent, vs bile
tk 1..-04ature :11s
eat .nl7,:iet.t force.
en-. rill .heuld kn
y react-1,11
io:ieties and
Men of petitioning.
1 art happy th:
wised these wild ani
name who has take
auks 'Sols...ley—a
33e only sue, bat
4 tan. A bill •
icd I warrant that
Ts must take care
1 narks the First,
772.r.?eaceahle, an
e:tat, when all ci
I,7.:coicano as to
tsms-as pulled do
:;"e•per seated lair
Fag op that waste
st;,—l love the cola
kzi:ed, and with i
el min to keep th
lathe tablet of my ;
raper time—that I
Mon, otherwise it
m. Gentlemen, y
cm was brought ;
mtsponding soviet
volutionary doctri
ist afloat in our is
con in the proseet
a consequence, of
range to the evil-i
4 "Then the who!,
bten kept al,
limed are well k
le the fiery comet
Ca blaze with its 1
Sias vanished. '
huh were or, the
ad affrighted these
cd r.'ne he is safe
eat Ileacend.
" Gr.:ztrvt:v—
-.d o e dnational
d nature, and
and a p
'k to be easily
by every inner:
W' will b. list
• natural good
a, • ;resent. They
^ muted them
Gc
th tb,y will col
Set "I know thee
• • do not rake a
:s; but I have
vs I been so oft
b deterred from
• as my auditor
ell it, in time so
it t we shall not
"le arduous sit
hi* affairs
nth ray legal fries
ad and useful
321" will padre 1.
f ty I owe my s
dignity that I
••votaticns, and
'rcl may throw
' •. irt from th,
a noble ?met
'ins ate belt:nr
•kness ssiu fall
are: .'s mane. 4
Xr. ,N'.ll;a
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