The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-09-05 00:00:00

THE STATESMAN.

pßotoi LETIIIR PROM DUBLIN.—No. 7.
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Demme, Aug. 29.
My tut was in answer to yours, wherein I told you
of the dreadful impression, the candela of the beggar-
ly crew made, who dittiedtbentselves at the Mansion.
house, when ander the vieumnand of that Policeman,
whom it appears was the very man employed by Aby to
negotiate a treaty aflame with Lord P-1 and the
Liberals; no that you'll find, my dear Pat, be not only
acted as a blew-vole to the embers of intolerance, but
a consummate hypocrite tbro'out. Oh, meet bad leek
to the Crawley: I The old rotten Delsos consider them-
selves the protegees of Old Bags, Lord Jenky Pool
sad the Doctor, and in them they look for protection,
were their duds as,black as the Life Guards' Horses;
but we think the new Marquess wishes to redeem his
character, and sbew forth his masters to an unexpect,
od &drainage. I wish he may do both. though I
dated there are heavy clogs tacked to the wheels ittState„
which bare sot been a little loaded by the ettrtiOia
of those canting humbugs is prosecuting and assistiegl
to dispose of the unfortunate martyr, Caroline ; and
they cannot, it is thought, be shook o(. without.
breach of faith save where. You know, my dear Pat,
while eold-bloodei reptiles rule the rout with you,
Ireland has little to expect, but continue u it has
bees, a draw-fares to a contaminated system of Cabi-
net encoriatious. All your Edwards, Henrys, Crom-
well., Winless, Ste. have been its nominal protectors

sad bigoued enemies, and the glorious era of regene-
ration was reserved for the present George, if be has
bat sufficient gratitude for that kindness he bouts so
sub et Hue the applause was a spontaneous offer-
ing of gratitude flowing directly from the heart; there
it was the cheers of a hired mob to give a semblance
• of affection, or rather a chew without substance. Let
us say what we please of the new Marquess, be's the
best amongst them. Give a dog a bad name and bang
him at once. Oh, bad leek in healdfirle to the
Crawley,. I'll tell you Pat, my opinion in private,
tho' I don't care who knows it; the King has but two
•counes to steer : should be put all power and place
oat of the bands of the merd'roos faction be will be
etiorcd ; if be don't, we'll neversee him more
le Stonpbatter o; Laspbill I That's a volume Pat,
and let them smoke it ; it will be as strong to a
weak stomach as a whiff of the holy weed.—
One of the old Good for nothing. is here ;
perhaps he'd change his heart, if not, Luke Caffrey's
4iliniobas mined to him "speedily and soon."
This puts me in mind of Alderman Grog-blossom, a
neat sample of cockney oratory. They opened some
docks here, and let him sail in his Dutch dung boat,
a vessel that never wants ballast when he's a-board.
The shipowners and merchants thought a sbake-bag '
who was sot wprtb public attention at Guildhall was
beneath their notice, so they left him and his
aid dung barge to take care of one another.
Some of the forgiving fools ask only a public repri-
mand to Darley. No, Pat, nothing for me but a kick
est, with the Rogue's March beat up at his tail. If
the new Marquess don't effect it in spite of his stupid
associates, he'll prove himself a greater v—g—b—e
than ever you rappelled him at the other side, that's
bad enough I'm told; at any rate he is neither a
coward Nor a hypocrite. I beard two Delius, half
&suits donut epos their less of power sad their
hopes of dap and the old illiberal' making a Knight
of Darley for his manly attempts to set his neighbours
cutting each others throats, as a match for Abey, who
was made a Barrownight for his attempts to prevent
them. Now, Pat, do you know what Betty Maloway,
the tortoise-teller, says of Dein Parley, " that the
affair will he. bolstered up by a sort of a kind of an
apology, and by way of a set off, he'll get the
building of the new Tootimosial, and promise Not
to be a bold boy—until the neat time I! !"—Ar-
ragb, Pat, jewel, only guess, pod lack and grace
se me but the new Marquess is goat to Belfast,
just to feel their pulse, and try are they as stupid there
as we are here. It would not do, Pat ; the boys there
are still good, thorough bred; no shouts, no flummery,
ao blarney for Down or Antrim. They don't
forget what they remember ; the Marquess
found it would'at do, so be gave them the double.
There the boys have a newspaper called 2%e frisbee* ;
the Devil fly away with the doubt bat the Editor
knows his letters; be is cock of the walk, and I per-
ceive that your English newspapers quote him fro-
liestly. Glory to the English newspapers; I don't
=ran these dirty scamps who receive tbe people's pay
for abusing them. 06, no, give them rope enough,
and you may guess the rest. Oh! had leek to the
Crawley's. Well, Pat, we bad a great loss yesterday,
it Wall all day, and the King could not go to the
Catlagb, tabere there were at Ism 300 thousand
people waiting to see the only lang that did not come
to the county to rob aid oppress the natives. In
feet the roads were Hood for the IS miles as thick as
peas oil a Sn-shoveli and every bit as brisk. Devil
a %dip, or a Colorado's Delso was amen these.—
Oh ! bed lock in k.' fells to the Crawley, ! There
were to:have been five flue raves; all the tenants
the Deice of &risme?, Heaven bless hiss, Amen, were

to meet st die bound, of Dahlia and Kildare comities,
r with Wham; poplin sashes; what a troop whoa joined
by As Karl of Pertarlington, sad all the Qmpes's
Cettaty boys. Oh! blood and turf, nob a eight : awls
a compliment no Kiag ever received or bad so unsay
goo& mamas to remember. Übe deal, why ao owe
alma lt. I bear yea have et wbiskey at year side, if
mot it'll mad you a gallon or two by sent poet.
_ _ naneammom

ZOO tae CUAIII.I.ITOWN, New You, JOLT 16.-01
TbliTs sensing, shoat two o'clesk, a very alarming
alt is a block of stores on the west side of
Maiwatteet, it Charleetowa, Mass, a little horsed the
ovum The fusee soon enveloped the billionaire, and
were seen to a great distance. The alarms was spread
extensively, sad the citizens of the sue and vicialty
hastened se afford their best assistants. Although it
was impossible to rescue the prey es which the coda-
grades lad ant seized—yet the farther exteasion of
she Ire was prevented, and mach property preserved.
--The buildings bona were the connected nage of
stores, a dwelling-house occupied by Mr. C. Thompsas,
sad the stables and embosses Woggle( to the estates,
the whale range extendiag fres Henley's lase to Mr.
Co:toa Center's stare, which latter was preserved by
the aid of a brickderall. The seine of destruction
was Wanted westerly by the Rev. Mr. Fay's meeting
boles, and easterly by the mein street. Several
blikliage ea the opposite side of the street were mach
ej med.

THE KING'S DRPARTVRR PROM IRELAND.

HOLTHZAD, SZPT. 2.—Sir Wm. Cosgrove, Lord
Langford, and many othee Gentlemen arrived here
about half past two this day ; on board the Lightening
Steam-packet. His Majesty's intention of getting on
board to-morrow, for the purpose of proceeding on
his voyage to Ragland, having been announced on
Friday, preparations were making for his departure
both at the Park and Castle the whole of yesterday
and this flay, .It is thought he will pus the early part
of Monday iii viewing tkilltart of the county of Wick-
low laseibedliaiety'ii Hsi' ' isfPowescourt,
which itielebeited Itti• ''' ' ' 'a fry. It is not
PA sersilhq issosint,ilikedise *ROM directly for
:Idirod
Portsmoatlis an boarel.tlitil liatr ikon is the
steam-boat to Holyhead. 4$ viii , render
the lattei coeval, itectiersipt : ices
madelotli: tali and
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glop
should peeve flattemilitik— it. la Alshtiall
egeadronAsill iail.digatieilltortinsiMth.i.'Y
Jesty's ship'
..of war Nave imetk•ordered to
ness todeparl en Monday. His Majesty's h
are discharged from theirfarther attendance in I' . ' ,
. . . _ .
THE KING'S CHAJiIk,IO.N IN IRELAND.'
It. 4.a, Aug. 28, 1821.
Stets--I am induced Ili thy above head for this
article, being one adopted,"asiothey correspondent
in your paper of Wedneedat lief. I whirfor the his-
toric information which he proposes to- 'eve; 1. from a
personage of the very bee;authority ;" but, really. the
present historian la ly at variance with all
the chroniclers of the which he relates, both
with regard to facts and chronology, that I mast con-
ceive him to be the possessor of manuscripts and re-
cords of which it would be highly honourable in him
to disclose to the world.'

John de Courcy was. Earl of (Aster is 1177. by
conquest, and in I 182 crested Baron Kinsale, &c.: be
was an Englishman, and the ancestor of the present
Lord Kinsale; I will quote my authority, but whe-
ther the " very best" or not, your readers may deter-
mine.

" In 1206. Philip of France made further demands
upon John, and sent over to England a Champion, to
enforce them. But it was not judged right to submit
a national object to the decision of combat, yet an
English Knight was produced to defend the honour
of his country. This was John de Courcy ; who, after
having conquered the kingdom of Ulster. is 1177,
had been treacherously seized, and kept in hold, on
suspicion of treason. When he wu brought out, ema-
ciated with confinement, John asked him "if he would
fight for bin." " Not for you" (said de Courcy)
" but for my country's honour I will figbtto my death."
The French Champion is said to have declined the
combat, and de Courcy, having been desired to show
a specimen of his vast strength, in the presence of
John and Philip, cleft a helmet at a blow, and buried
his sword so deeply in the post which supported it,
that none but himself could draw it oat.

For these exploits the Courcys' are privileged, at
this day, to be covered before the King. It is added,
that the hero, being asked " why he looked &voted
him se fiercely before be made Isis stroke." answered,
" That had he failed to cleave the helmet, he meant to
have slain all the spectators, lest they should deride
him."—(Heamer's Citron.; Cots History; Lodge's
Peerage.)
Now. Sir, what I call upon your eerrespoudeut to prove
is, that there ever was a Champion for Ireland. That
King Henry was present at an exhibition in the year
1206, when he happened to die in the year 1189, that
" his heart was agonised at his (the French Champion's)
insolence," where he finds any authority for De Conroy
being summoned either as" Mister" or Monsieur Courcy.
the sending for the" immense block of wood," and that
" Monsieur de Courcy was proclaimed Champion of
England." I think the story of the De Conroy, the
conquerer of Ulster, being appointed to ride round a
tract of land to become possessed of it. and stopping
half way to dine. which is made to account for the
present smallness of the Kinsale property, is not ori-
ginal although a fink altered. It puts me in mind
of a man who said that lie had been hunting with the
late King, who took such a fancy to him as to ask him
to take potluck with his Majesty, and that upon their
arrival at Windsor Castle, the King brought from a
corner cupboard a cold shoulder of mutton. hoping his
friend would excuse it, as it was washiarday with
Charlotte. I shall sot take up more of your column
than to remark upon those ,marks of self-approval.
notes of admiration; of whiellthe article 1 sin noticing
contains no less than thirty-three. H. P.

PORTIIIIIIOIIIII, Sir?. 3.—Tbe Glasgow frigate, Hon.
Capt. Demo, which conveyed her Majesty's remain to
Cuxhaven, is jest count in. The Glasgow will instantly
refit for Ceyloo. Sir Edward Net and family have
bees waiting some time at Cowes, to embark in the
Glasgow.

We are anxiously looking fee the arrival of Ms Ma-
jesty, who is expected in a day or two. Oar Regatta Is
Axed for the 17th and 18th, sad we have *very reason to
sappoict his Majesty will bosoar it with his presence.
Oar Ise bold beach, of nearly six miles from the sale-
lag battery to Langston, will eassand a fall view of
the interesting scene.
Lady Cocbrane, we are sorry to my, is mach ladle-
posed at the George Hotel. Her Ladyship was about
to iiroceed to Lomb's, bet was sedikaly takes ill.
The 15th Regiment is detained by contrary wiads,
as is also t►e sailing of the Mary, for New Bos4
Wales.

Inroamans.—The nefarions vermin an become so
numeroas, formidable and thriving, that the leaders
of the pug bring ap their near relations to the he-
nowroblv profession. Not a sifted°. in life, from the
book-stall to the tavern, hut is infested with them ;
and so great has been the protection afforded them,
that we have heard an Honourable Member stead up in
his place and eulogise a well knows pettyfogger or
drill serjeant to the corps. They are partintiarly
in-
7arious to prbkefura, who are generally an iodastrious
body of men. When bard rue, the iaforsier pleats
two of his associates in the tap-room, who commence
taming for beer, demises. or shove at the seen, while
the oboe innocent gives inferential at the meat polio..
osce, and the high crimes against which they bear
wits's', stand against the publican on the aezt li-
censing day. A description of these Insidious and ra-
pacious wretches should be made public, in order to
gear,' the unwary against their artifices.

STATE OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS.

(nom Tun uvattroot maacmtv.)
The state of agitation into which the public mind has
been thrown by a series of occurrences that might bare
been altogether prevented by judicious and temperate
measures, is daily increased by the virulence of the mi-
nisterial writers, who are perpetually calling for that
last resource of tyranny, tho extreme exertion of mili-
tary force.

Our reflections on this state of things lead us necessa-
rily to a cursory view of the violent measures that have
led to it. Let us go no further than the moment in
which his present Majesty began to exercise the regal
power, as the successor of his venerable father. He
cams, unfortunately, to a throne over a people, whom
the ill-advised measures of his ministers had divided
Land irritated. Yet, what an opportunity did that Sc.
'kession offer, for conciliation and unanimity ! How
+slily might he have been a King of a free people,—a
King of an energetic people, whose ancestors had, be-
epse they were free, called his ancestors to reign over
Bat instead of peace and freedom, the cry of
the ministers, through that vile portion of the press that
is !lathe their control, was for the preservation of cor-
rupt i senesce ; for the abrogation of the judicial rights
of the people; for the punishment of an illustrious lady,
the Consort of the King, before she was even accused ;
and for her prosecution in such a manner as to imply
her condemnation before her trial. All this is notori-
ous ; and it is slimily notorious, that all this and much
more, adverse is every point to the boasted constitution
of this great nation, was carried into effect merely by
the overbearing influence of a corrupt and corrupting
system. The intrepid return of an innocent and in-
sulted woman roused a spirit which was sinking under
repeated outrages. The shameless indignities offered
her ; the virulent and wanton statement of the charges
against her, by the Attorney-General; the detestable
mutter in which shoals of scandal were endeavoured to
be propagated ; the examination of witnesses, unworthy
of the smallest degree of credit, in support of pretended
facts, which none but fools or madmen could have be-
lieved, had they been ever swornto by persons of decent
character; in fact, the whole series of malicious perse-
cutions with which that amiable and dignified Princess
was assailed, could not but awaken the people to a sense
of their own degradation. They felt that their own
were perverted, in order to render them sebservi-
eat to the purposes of malice and injustice; the people,
therefore, elevated their voice, and for a time saved her
from her enemies. Their triumph was answered by
the ostentatious taunt of a Coronation, from the cere-
mony of which she was, by a new and still more poig-
nant insult, excluded. Smitten to the heart by that
malignant blow, she fell a martyr,—an ever-to-be-re-
vered martyr! an illustrious sufferer in taut awful
cease of the claims of justice, which has been long as
much the cause of the people, as it was so lamentably
her own.

The mats that have followed that mournful oc•
casion have shown more distinctly the lengths which
the corrupt sad the unjust appear to be prepared

to go.
The military have been brought out against the
people, and the former have been protected in the out•
rages theemetersonsmiMed: • Times entraps intro the
result of their being appointed to obstruct the wishes
of the people oa a most solemn occasion ; when the
people bad earnestly and openly expressed their wish
to manifest, in peace and sorrow, their attach meet to
the remains of their Queen. We are persuaded that a
great majority of the soldiery are sensible of their con-
nexion with the people. It is not possible for the sons
of our artisans and peasantry to forget their fathers
and their brothers ; to lose all affection for their
mothers and sisters ; to forego every hope (natural
to every human heart) of forming connubial
ties, and placing their offspring in situations
to enjoy the blessings of liberty and peace !
With these Impressions, which every one who has a
heart must acknowledge to be correct, we do not ap-
prehend the establishment of military despotism in
England, however that may be the wish of those who
dread the great alternative. It is from the same im-
pression, that we reprobate the irritating language
with which it appears the Life Guards have been
repeatedly insulted • • • England ought to
know of no such beings as soldiers armed against her
citizens. Tin dell power is of the most admirable
construction ; *spreads throughout the kingdom, and
carries ins* every county, every hundred, and every
tything, tits wry form of the old Saxon Government
of our ancestors. It is every where equal to the
suppression of tumult. It is cheap, wholesome,
and natural. What need have we then of keeping
soldiers is pay to act against ourselves. When our
former monarchs wanted &levy of soldiers for foreign
expeditions, they became citizens again upon their
return. They knew not the isolation of barracks, bet
mingled with society, and became the fathers of fami-
lies whose liberties they were ever ready to assert,
whom homes they were ever ready to defend, and
whose welfare was at once the anxiety sad comfort of
their lives. Such soldiers made Elegised great and
free ; rapeseed abroad and happy at home. They
were-truly English soldiers ! and we trust that it will
be aldmately fined that neither Hussar cape nor Prus-
sian vests can altogether Germanise English hearts.
The great beast* that is resulting to the country from
the very minute inquiries that have been mad, in the
inquests on the bodies of Francis and Hooey, is the en.
posers of the needlessness of the employment of the
soldiery at all, and the evil coneequeaces that most
necessarily, at all times, ensue when armed men are em-
ployed ma assassins where the probes have a heart.
felt, a paismikamispraisemeeirelbjeet ht view. What
have soldiers *do with the solemn elosequies which the
people had undeetaken to perform t 6 boseure truly
midmost ? Or, if the soldiery bad been allowed (as
they might have bees) to participate .in that solemnity,
where is the authority that meld legally command them
to Interrupt **lntegral marsh ? In what barbarous
country are the rites of the dead thus broken in apes ?
In what saver *lime meld not religion herself not vin-
dicate the ashes of a female, from sash forcible later-
femme ? Is it is Eaglaad, is the nineteenth century,
that the Oladiallseial *abate of pagan Rome, are to
he *dreamed Into ~the funeral rites of • persecuted
Qum Sorely not. For what then were the soldiers
commanded to hetempt the progress of the solemn fu. I
anal germ Qtroliao through the capital of the king-
dom, the inhabitants of which were standing at their

doors and witdows in habiliments of deep mournin .
deploring her loss and ready to take leave of her corp..•
with lamentations: it is impiety to talk of the right of
interference on such an occasion. The investigation
during the inquests proves that there was no necessity.
The right therefore lay between the dead and a mourn-
ing people: and we know of nothing human that ever
before in any country pretended an authority to abrogate
' that right'