The Statesman.
London, England, 1819-06-12 00:00:00

PROTESTANT DECLARATION.

We feel gratified in petting on record the following
opinion, relation to the happy effects of Protestants
petitioning for Cathmic Emancipation, by the Editor
of the Correspondent, the Decksatinu to which it
refershaeissi heels signed by that person himself:

"'Pile Declaration of the Protestant Noblemen
and Gestlows in f of their Catholic Coeetry-
men, so honourable to their ehsracrers as men, and
so 'spritsails 4,f real loyalty sad patriotism, has
received a moat respect SCCOWsioa of signat•res
from Cork, and • few from the Calmly, since its first
appearance In the Dublin Prints, Pried to reeved
names which have been given to sanction • great work
of national good--r-which kale only in contemplation
the unanimity, happiness, sod prosperity of the
United Kingdom, to make them impregnable in
strength to the flirts, either Paternal or internal,
a foe powerful in strength, and inveterate in hatred,
we hate solirtived this—they form an hottoorahlve
a..d gratifying evidence of Increasing liberality sod
rod will."
The names are su bjuined.—( Dublin Evening Post )

A raw Ititllloo Or BAPTIZING brealrrs —A Mi
oilier, after baptising an infant. tholgal MINT to
reprimand its parents sod the other people present.
for their too great propensity toe dancing—" I maks
not the least doaht," snit he, 6' that many of roe.
as well as many more in this neighbourhood, go with
fur more cheerfulness to a dancing party. or what
you call a merry night, than to hear tiro ereilarting
Gospel of Stlvaion—such inconsiderstg err.
tainly ought to hese their chilirrn haplised by a

The inhuman practice of polling the wool of
sheep has become prevalent io both Meal' and
Loath; seven, belonging to Ges.avos Lambert, E.q.
of Beee•park, were cruelly tortured by some noc-
terns! rumens, on the 27th of lest month ; and, on
Monday night last, tire, the property of Nathaniel
Man/Ikm, Esq. of Drakestown, were left gilt, bare,
and the snivels 'mired to be in est:visite pain.—
Rewards have been offered for apprehending lb•
bratal miscreants, and, we trust, they will shortly be
brought to the bar of justice.—(Droghede Journal.)
EITENIIVL Rossesty.—This Inn g the shop of
Mr. Phillips, residing et 319, Osford-street, was
broken into, and woollen cloths sod ether property
*meowing to upwards of 5001. stolen therefrom.—
Notice has been Orem to all she Police Office*, sad
she utmost vigilence 'zeroing to discover the offenders,
bet as yet no clog has appeared to bring them to
justice.
The Nottingham Journal says, " • b•rtid trans-
action took place at !Anton yesterday eseroing. A
mixed company bed been drinking together at • wake
until about three o'clock is the morning, when a
person, named Uowin, became particularly quarrel-
some and @Waive •od street several persons, one of
whom et length Stew a knife, and pleased it into his
side immediately under the ribs, which penetrated
very deep. The man was carried home in as almost
lifeless state. The person who inflicted the waved
is in custody, till the fate of the wounded sae is as-
certained."

On Wednesday sight, or early nn Thursday morn.
lee, the shop of Mr. James Hessell, tailor, in Shoe..
maker.roo, Blackfriars, was ',token into, sod finish-
ed and unfinished clothes, broad cloths, Sic. stolen,
thertftem, to Ike value of about 1001. The robberies
are so frequent in this parish, that we are doubtfel.
whether the policy of allowing ne watch.brises is
not erroneous; fur II • thief has wily to wilt till the
watchmao has pasted, and he knows the exact time isa
which he has to effect his purpose, namely, while the
*staleness are sitting at the watch.hoests fire.side.
Thursday massing, about NO, o'clock, • man who
works in Spital.fields-market was accosted by two
Olen, in Finsburi.sqoare, sod therreqoasted him to
carry a trunk which they had to the &men's
lived, on Snow-hill, to skids he agreed; but some
people who came up, es well as the watchman, sus-
pecting they had not honestly come by it, told him to
see it honked at the inn ; this slimed the fellows,
and they ran ; one of them, however, was secured,
but the other escaped. The trunk contained a q soo-
tily of bridles, horse-rags, brushes, Sec.
so the amount of 401. wick had been sent snow 'lsm
since front liellisigbery.place, in E-svg, by J. A.
lioublon, Esq. M. P. to the hoss:du:
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butcher, in itoihoi *Asir-street, e
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