The Statesman.
London, England, 1809-07-22 00:00:00

RELIGIOUS TYILERATION.

The following is a copy of an Address from the
Catholic Inhabitants of Grain, in the County of
Kilkenny, to the Viscount Clifden, with his Lord-
ship's Ammer. It is needless to make any cum-
went on such praise-worthy conduct ; would to
God that Ireland was blessed with many such
landlords, and we earnestly recommend such ■n
example as worthy of general adoption.

" Mt Loan,-We, the Roman Catholic lahahitants of
the Parish of Craig; impressed by the most lively sense of
gratitude, beg leave to Mara your Lordship WI most us-
feigned thanks for the neasidceat grant of a commodious
tunildlug in the town of Craig, for a Parish Chapel. This,
our Lordship's benevolent example of liberality, cannot fail
of having powerful ioduence iii promoting a spirit of philan-
thropy, which; in the exteasiou of kindness, makes no dis-
tinction of sects, aid NMI tend to comumnsate that maim!
good will and !sanitary so happily subsisting is this county,
which it is oar earnest wish to cherish and maintain.•,

A Deputation having accortkigly waited on
Lord Clirden, he *as pleased to return the fol.
lowing gracious Answer :

" Gra T ax—AcCept my brit thanks for the CdMITIIIIii•
cation I have received on the subject sf the Chapel at Grain.
It is my moot earnest wish that mutual goad will awl har-
mony should subsist between Catholics sad Protestants, sad
that there should exist oo distinction between them la civil
rights or privileges.
" Believing that this, above all thilgs, hill produce friend-
ship and eradicate jealousy, no exertion on my part shall be
wanting to accomplish so desirable au object."
His Lordship addressed his Answer to the Rev.
Lewis Moore, and the Catholic Inhabitants of
the parish of Graig.
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The report that Captain Barclay has joined his
regiment and gone with the Espididuo a erro.
!mous.
Mr. Howe, who is attempting to rival Captain
Barclay in his late performance,
s was prosecuting
es kis ttae& aerie tat we Wednesday, in Sumer-
setshire, bet betting was ten to one against him,
and it was expected every hour that he would give
in.

A young man, of the name of Drayton, of St.
Martin's-lane, has undertaka, for a cousiderable
wager, to pull in a pound weight, at the distance
of a mile; that is, the weight is to be attached to
a string, a mile in length, and he is to stand still
and pull it to himself. The time allowed for this
singular performance is two hours and a halt•
The odds are against him.
Yesterday aservant was at•rested in Bondatreet,
instead of his master. When the eipl.ination
took place, the Bailie observed, that master and
man dressed so much alike, that it was Wpm.
sible to distinguish one from the other.
The great body of the homeward bound West..
India beet may be daily expected. Two of the
'ships arrived on Thursday in the Don ns.
A wedding last week took place in the neigh.;
boorhood of Chelmsford, where the Lady, in the
course of the last 12 months, has been twice a
bride, once a widow, and has had two children at
a birth.

The Ist and 4d regiment of horse had a field.
day, yesterday, on Wimbledon Common. They
were commanded by Lord REATHFIELD. In one
of the charges, two of the men were thrown from
their horses, but were not materially hart.
No settled. plan is, it seems, yet determined
upon for the re.buildiug of Drury lane Theatre,
though several have been proposed. It appears
that the object at present in contemplation is to
induce the Renters, &c. to furcgo their claims)
and 'right of admission to the performances of
the Company at the Lyceum, or elsewhere, till
the rc.buildiog of the Theatre upon its old scito
can be elected. To this proposition it is re.
ported that the Renters object, on the ground of
not having received any advantage fur their money
for some years past, except the admissions, which
they are detertninad not t• wave to any perform..
ante under the Patent.

A yoeog man of the name of Trench, itt si re:
speetable clerkship in Oxford.btreet, shut himeelf
through the head in the Park on Tdesday la.t, its
consequence, as it was supposed, of his haring
applied a large sum of money belonging to his
employers, to extravagance with gay women in
Mery.le.bonr. He was found with the pistol in
his hand, and his head dreadfully shattered. He
had not been seen in his employ since the preced.
ing day in the morning. He ins the sou of re.
potable parents. A Coroner's Jury brought in a
verdict of—Lursacy.
MU4DEA.—A shocking murder was committed
on Tdesday night, on the road leading from die
village of Pepper, New Forest) Hauts, to Got.
big, by two fellows, on the body of a Smuggler,
who was conveying some popery In 4 tilted cart,
in company with a little girl his daughter. The
weal asimided the man's money, and having a
ems* 1410141114 about him tis convey to Ports.
rort4 he refused complianek to the robbers'
whets they beat his with their bludgeons
asishi. he was lifeless, and got at his property,
leaving the little girl bound in the cart, and after
Salting nut the horses, and turning them looN 0d
the C 011114441 the villains decamped.