The Statesman.
London, England, 1810-06-27 00:00:00

THE IRISH PRESS FETTERED.

The fetters placed upon the Pans in Ireland,
has made the greatest sensation in that country.
On this topic we give the following interesting
extracts from two distinguished Irish Papers:—
" The Pressor Ireland survived the wreck of her indepen-
dente; in the spirit of that freedom she hqd lost, it lived to
capsule her for -the crimes of a corrupt Parliameut, to cheer
her in taisforteue, and to illeme the path which might agaia
lend to liberty. Thi people were subdued, and the legisla-
ture bought—bat THE PRESS renutiird to guard the ream
want of ourrights, and to uphold the principles of that Con-
stitution, which the' armed Loyalists of the country UAD
swoon To DaVEND—but which, iu a mouseat of natioaal
calamity, of cowardice, and corruption, was surrendered at
the shrine of a profligate and idiom= Minister—profligate
in the adininistratiiia of the rood resources of his own coun-
try, infamous in iris conduct towards Ireinad and as he was
treacherous nod,base in all that regarded this island, so, epee
in the grave, has be the usaledictions of our people. lie took
from us that which raised as from colonial servitude to the
rank of a free state; having lashed us into madness, be stole
upon our exhausted frame, corrupted our servants, gained ads
nituance to the sanctoary of our rights, tore the laurel from
the brow of our venerable patriot, despoiled the nation of its
gluey, and threw us buck into all the humility and wretched.
ems of provincial degradation t heleft us worst than we were
previous to I7liY, for we bad learned justly to appreciate the
sweets of independence; still Tag ?REIS survived, it escaped'
the hand of the politico! assassin, the woolesale plunderer of
our country ; it continued to expose fraud, to detect Ills job-
bers, to tear aside the veil of delusion which great bad two
ssnald throw over the puntic,uuderstanding, to advocate the
cause of the oppressed, to correct vice, to improve morals,
in point out the hellcats to be derived from liberty, the mise-
ries that flow limo despotism, to enlighten the tiniut'armeil,
and to keep alive those pruicipl s of tumor, sad that spirit of
ititlependetwe which gives, to Irishmen II 'difliapiiked place
in the an rank of GoOtsitsitioa. Are we, then, to wonder,
that those who have swelled and fattened to toe school or
Prrr, should detest tbe.Press I—particularly Tut rats, up
es.xtra.—a country they. have lashed and lacerated, op-
pressed, and ruined. Are we to wouder that Itch mea Antoci
wish to take from us the last shie:d of public right, or that its
tatting the Press they shoal& look to its extindlen It is
ridiculous to topsider the item in Air. Fortes% Budget to
which we allude, in any other light, time as an attack, tint
merely no the 141;erty of the Press, but upon the very (Alston.'
of that great organ of Indium' freedom and personal security
it has/urea us to require a propottioaate advance on adver-
tisements—but we are proud to Batik it spirit still lives and
breathes, and animates the Irish people, ready to meet the
demand, and, to frustrate the views of those who wou.d sink
our Island in a dark night of ignorance, in order to pocket
the wealth of the feW who have yet escaped Aanalio.'
baukruptcy. "—(Dithaaimsoing Past). 1- •

"When the present Series ef Ithasiineten t is Serstionled,
retrospect to the ditrereut Userwations which have occurred
during that eventful period, especially as they regard this
portiou of his Majesty's dominions, must prove highly ante-
re“tag, if not estittarly gratifyiug, to all those,- who arej
laudably anxious for the character of the British legkilathre.
It war 'aide boast, or empty .promise of the Minister faille,
day, when the (maim; of Union was or agitatiob. " that'
/rebind, far from beiug neglected, would- elpetlence the
'pedal utteutioe of the Itaperld feuveriesedt." The bong
has been supported, the promise has been performed ; uhf
the verificattua of the one and tist: fdrilm. ut hf the °thee
have more than justified all the opprehensimis of evil enteeel
"tabbed by the opposers of that measure, aad. foteteld by Mr.
Foster himself, with the prophetic accuracy of conscious
ire-
spiratioo. " There are two kis& of prophets," said Mr.
term, apes a particular occasion, " one under the real or
fancied impulse of the spirit, sod who are sonietinsee 'mis-
taken to their predictions. The othersort, with less ckthath •
lathority, sire, however, mach more to be relied sees, for
thli, plain reason, became they force aothiag, which they
are not themselves previously determined to aeconsplir,l."
This is what we uodersthnd by conscious inspirallon.
• " During the present session, thee, the I'eople of Ireland
hareexperifteed the special attention of the Laglish
Minis-
ten. However blind or partial to public or private delta-
ipaisey, when brought home to their own doors, the guilt of
pate laths Pates has not escaped their vigilance. They bare
eleibile*, it is true, plans of reform, and these modcrate in
oil >t in the public expenditure; but let not our Sri-
Vileffellow-sabjeets manner at the enormous pressure of addl..
teals; the shoulders of the people of Ireland ore to
hr the burrito. Old errors, and inveterate adobes
"sty retrain as notorious us the sun at woo day;"
but the additional tax of fifty per cent. upon Irish win-
dow-light .atfirds a gleam of comfort in the prospect. The
people of k;oglitatt have, indeed, beet' compelled to swallow
the never-to-be-forgotteu ex radio* to Welchem, the ac-
quittal of its aistison, any, we approbation of l'arliarnese,
unequivocally expromea. of THAT, from which, perhaps, the
!uteri historian will date strange and eventful consequences;
but the the additional tax spot teas and wines of Ir:sh roe-
sensption, is calculated to correct the bitterness of the
draught. The Caltittet have rejected, without the sem-
blance of argument, -the most humble petition of four
of his Majesty's subjects; but, then, ha return, the.
dusbling of the tax upon the Irish Press has clapped a pad-
lock upon the lips of use insulted countrymen. If e, the De-
mon of Englaad" lowers upon the people of that country,
they may torn their eyes to the 4ngcl of I:liberal& Fianna;
sad whatever eiiii may yet be in store for them in Pandora's
box, tbey will cuesole titemselves with the certakey of aid-
ing hops ut the bottom, lodged safely in Ike Budget of the
Irish Chancellor of the Excaerper.”—(Dobbin Eno's: Cor-
respondent.)

• "4"..1
Boxtuo.--It having been given out that 't
hoziag.usatcts between Dogherty and Burn
take place yesterday, at Gulder's.Green, on thro
lieudon Road,. there was a tolerable minter ofl
amateurs and boxing gentry ; but it was soon
Whispered that Dogherty_ was unwell, sod thol
battle Would not" take.lece. Ti, reconcile tidal
disappointasoot, two to fur bruising haw
were pitted, whose Gaines were-White and Russoti
and they set-to about two 'duck for a parse,
the fanner seconded by 'ala Baldwin and George
Green, and the. latter by Richman and Burn.
Nut a drop of blood was seen during the fight,
which lasted about half an. boar, and Abe contr.
batants wetle not only altogether untaught,. but
they often displayed the Whiteiock. White, at
length, complained of sickness,' aid gave in, to
the inexpressible joy. of Russel, who afterwards.
walked about • the r.ng in triumph 'with the alr,
of a Gully or 'a
Belcher, or any other min. of
fistic iota, who had •vaaquished it. sturdy
,Optiel,"
neut. A tight of soother kind, between -dOl.Ol
tried bull and some game dogs, brought for the.
piirpose, took place. The hank was diverting,
and the whole was over stood five o'clock.

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