The Statesman.
London, England, 1819-02-04 00:00:00

titE sTATESMAN;

EAST INDIA-HOUSE.

Yesterday • Special Coact of Proprietors of /Cast
India Stork ass held, for the porno', of laying be-
tote the Proprietors, certain dimmest, commuted
with t►e Ist* ear is India; and voting thanks to the
Marquis of Hastings, Gen. Sir T. lliolop, Bart. the
Officers, Non-commissioned Officers end Priest.", of
his Majesty's sod the Company's service, for their
cundsct during t►e campaign.
The CIIMIRMAN Pattison, Esq.) opened Ilse
badness of t►e day, by • succinct statement of the
oppression" the Company had sustained from the Pin-
der."'; end a brief review of the efficient end ener-
getic measures the (;nvernor-General had adopted,
to repel their incerrions. which ended in the com-
plete discomitere of the enemy. The lion. Gentle-
man concletled by moving the Thanks of the Court
to the Marqsio of Hastings, for defeating the Pte.
dare, faeces end while they de►ply r►gretted Ike
'earldom of additional territory, th►y dole eppre-
elated' the foresight and skill manifested by the
N-ble Earl, in dispersing the gathering Amuses/I of
• confederacy, hostile to the British Government,
amongst the Pinder'''.

The motion Wlll seconded by the Deputy Chair-
man (Campbell Majoribesks, E.g.)
Mr. R•NDAL JACILIIOII4IIII6I4 a variety of pears
In be reed—the first series descriptive of the email-
tie ceentitted by the Phalarope; the woad,
con-
sisting of attracts from the dispatches of the Co. it
of Directors, approval! of the slattern notsted by
the Marquis of Hsstinjs. The ',vetoed Gentlemen
then contended, hot the aiontiusoot of regret for the
&caimans of territory, which was •mhotlied in the
Itataniuti..n, was 'bawd ; inasmuch as the fia,vernor.
General was compelled, in self-114one*, to act as he
bad deny; and all An plans were aargetioned by the
Cart of Directors s and he nost argued, thst the
latter part of the Resolution, thanking the Noble
Metals for having dispersed the climate of a Ia•
file coulederacy, was cold and ensemble to the
occasion, since he had, in toothily, overwhelmed
' Powerful and well-dispritined armies. He therefore
mewed, as an Amendment. that the word* rola.
the to the dispersion ..f the elements of a hostile eon-
Worley be omitted, and others tobatiteed, thanking/
the Noble Marquis for nano/ defamed ama armies of
the Mahraties, end thereby 'tree/those' the 'Dieresis
of British lefts.

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Mr. Fixrcusa, is a short speech, wooded the
Amendment.

A debate of considerable length and an midi fol-
lowed, id which Mr. S. Dillon, Mr. Home, Mr.
Grant, Mr. D. Kissosird. Mr. A Robinson, Mr.
Elphinstono, Mr. Hosanquet, and Mr iinvtarth, took
port. The motion, as amended, was then caused snit-
nintously.
Oa this notion of Thanks to Geo. Hislop biting
mad,

Mr. Mau soucesrell, that tho conskieretton of
the question should be adjoitraert to a furor* rtia, ea
thane was a circumstance retwitivied with 11v. emadoot,
of General Ilist.ip, which, unless it was eablitioa,
would call nn him to oppose the mot' rn. II- alluded
to General liislop's having ordered the Governor of
a fort, welch had surreodorod to him, to be hanged
without trial.

The Cll4ll MEAN ettatioired t►at the Court could not
adjourn over to.oncrow without inflicting • **and
on the character of a gallant Offi.er; and, Grier a
desultory conversation, in which Mr. It „hasn't,
Mr. flume, Mr. 8. Dune, and Mr. Elphinsto....,
eaptesaed their opinion., it was agreed that the Coen
should adjourn to to.worrow (this day).

gOTITHICIII Flllll[lll' AS%Oct trtott.—TM Grk
Intel sgenee sis)s:—" The Committee of this Arno.
Nation. which had been appointed at the last public
Meeting, held at Kinsale, met on Thursday last at
th•Commercial-heildtisas Tavern, Lord Cantinas' in
the Chair. The Secretary in the first Instance, read
several letters, which had been addressed to him
since the Me••ing at K,nsale ; after which the Com-
mittee entered upon the consideration of the mea-
sures likely to promote the Fisheries on the
southern coast, with a zeal and disinterestedness

I which reflect's' very greet credit on than. They
looked particularly for encouragement, If net
lasuccess, to the Repeal of the duties ee sell, sad
drawback on the defies on foreign timber,
I ee.d in the construction of fishing• vessels, end oat
the gee.; and they were decidedly of opinion that
the existing tonnage beeney was objutionable,
and utterly unavailable to those in whoa f it
was supp.•sed to operate. In the CAM, of the day,
Mr. J 'Lame, P►►sident of the Committee of Mer.
chants, waited on the Committee of the Association,
on the pert of his Body, in consequence of a com-
munication that had been addressed to hint by the Se.
cretsry. Mr. Inas explained the views which the
Merchants entertained ea t►e subject, as well as the
shortness of the time since they received It, end their
other occupations would permit. They generally con.
carted with those of the Committee of the Associe.
lien ; end spot) some questions put to Mr. I.IICILT,
involving mercantile considerations, he was COMM.
niestive and satisfactory. The names of the Mar.
psis of WATteroun, Sir C. F. Musaaave, end Sir
J. Homan, Harts; Cel. FITZGUALD, G. C. he-,
Prams, end H. O'Baise, Eqpt, were then added
to the Committee, by desire, end the Meeting ad.'
journed in the 43d of February, in order to siert,
time for obtainieg Demo necessary information."
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to the poor.

Ms POPERY LAB'S.

It is now about 40 years since the Popery Lowe
were first Mimed. The grandfather of the present
Earl of Blessinglon has the glory of having begun
this great work. Before his time, Catholics could
possess no freehold property, mud the legal records
of the kingdom inhibit the son demoralising
j sod atrocious scenes ic the history of the world.
e---The free Constitution, as it was celled, in the
j year 17112, gave a patriotic impulse to the country.
Though the Catholics were lei oat lo the " final
edjoetment" of Ibis period—though the Parliament
seemed to legislate, as if these were no Catholics
at all in the reentry, yet the spirit which it awaken-
ed could not fail to spread sod to prodeoe the natu-
ral fruit of liberty. This spirit received a fresh im-
pulse in the year Ina, when the eelebeated Com-
mercial Propositions were rejected by ipe Ptoplp,
though It is imagined now, that these proposltioas
would hate been fatostable In their operations t'o the
inteersts of 'reload. The Islet which rejeeted't hem,
lonelier, was pore and petriotie, and this Perla 81
our history is one to labial an Itiationan may tern,
with pleasure. Still there wee nothing disordering
this period for the Catholics. They pattleipaitid, It
i• titre, in men, of the advantages obteinewl.'by Zs'
nation, bet 00 sew •is rue of theirs was put Elko
The ,Per 17flh, the etemorablesese of the RegeneS,
thro. the kingdom, or rather the Parliewienti into •
grow irtiowiee. It the discontinue at this time pr.'.
flared no other fruit, they were rich In the principle
• f nail, sal freedom, sad taught the Potpie of Ire. '
land to croakier themseites se en iodependirot nation.
Oa this occasion the Irish Parliament decided con-
ivory to the Koch.% Legislator., not only se to the j
principles storm which the Regent was appointed, bet
also bus powers. The restoration of his Majesty to
mental end Will!, health, set the question at rest.
Bet the Catholics, as a People, took no share ter
the digression, tbiiegh Obey most have felt bow
ite-
mediately the question touched on their twist
rests. An eider of things was. it.eweerr, cosnevenc•
log, which gave a 11,1 W sod estraordinary impulse to
the triode of men in all commit... Ibis was the
Freoill Revolution. Whaieser teat he the crisis*, et
tn. meters in that lietrolation, and however widely
they sorted the math is its ptogrese, as well as in
its alternate end, it mast he acknowledged, th.t it
cominenred in good principles. It held, that all
e'en tad an costal tight to Freedom, and it Mined
Liberty ai the right of &lag whatever shield not
be iejerieue to soother. The principle is as ancient
one, but this was the first time in which it wee
brought iota practical use. It Is not our object in
point out bow eisierobly it was applied. and what
alters of Wood it rioted to flow. Bat the thing
itself in the abs•ract was good ; it was felt it, every
country of Eisner. and it could not be other-
wise than felt /in Ireland. It bed !he effect of
winning many Protestants neer to the Catholic
Lease, and log them view that a matter of
ills', which t y formerly considered as a settee of
far our; at r the Catholics themselves in every
corner of ry s sled, ageneeliogiy. their goo.•
two eves t beiene Parliameot in tee lest 1714.
Is bites t den tint the Pieseat Lord Dom/ogle.
more, Ant u jiving mew, lest distinguished himself
—h• was • 'wed by Mr. Grottos and a few others,
bat the Ilia Psrlireninst, with an eterwlielming ma.
jut it,. dr id against 114 Petition.
ltt the mean Ouse, Inc Catholics were not idle—
they assembled is their resolute, and they formed the
eelebo•ted Leutentiuu. la this Cuovenittio, while
the Catholic lArds sod Gentry, whose spirits bed
heels brave by. lose submission to degrading laws
stood aloof. Mi. Keagh appeared, and astonished
the coon r), a *eel as his own brethren. by an
energy sod simplicity that ptodeced the most remark-
able cousequeutes. They thought so more of petie
loosing all of Cunsmons, okra they could not
possibly have for any redress—they dispaiched De.
I petits to the King; and the treat year the Curd Lies.
secant had it in command (torn his Majesty to use
j his intleence with the Parliament, who treated them
with mach disdain, to pass Acts, giving them the
Eiretive FteGIChlW,

'Chia ass conceit ed—bet the boon. as it ass
fashlotsable to call it, did not contribute to restore
the House of Cosmoss to the respect or confiden.i.
of the nation. It was clear they did not act as intie-
peonies' Legislators, that they were the sere automata
In the howls of she Crown. We shill not cuter here
into the question of the motives that slight bare
mowed Mt. iiiit into this concession. or the asser-
tions that hare since beers made, regarding t he condect
of the Volts lee. It has been said that if they acted
properly, they coeld hare gotten all that was de-
wooded. W. doubt the fact and the inference.

In the Wades, the People were so dispisted with
the Irish Parliament, this rho c►y of Reform be-
came general. Bat many nought that Reform could
not ba obtained In • Horse, constituted as that was.
Clubs boasts to form, and slough Otto was a vigorous
i •dart made In 1795, as far as speechifying and de-
bate may be calied rigorous, for a further eitensiou
f the Coostita:ion, it (ailed.
There was no etiort made after Ibis is Ireland.—
The Society of United Irishmen was orpoisiug.
About the year 1797 it bad spread through ♦very
part of the country, and the Parlianstot was pil-
laged in attempts to developn the mystery. No.
thing was tbusght of but resisting the machinations
of this Society within, and opposing resistaore to
the desires of la French from ',Room. It. 1798,
the Rebellion ',plaided, and was soon completely
pat down. While the Parliam►nt
itself and the Government for the promptitude of
its measures, the question of Unfelt was brought
forward—the country was divided and distracted—
the Catholics were tither nostril or favourable to j
the awasere on ao implied pledge, that their case
should be ceusidered and their claims allowed; and
after an effectual straggle against It in one Salvino,
the Union was basally carried in the nest year. The'
Catholics now looked for the redemption of the
pledge that ►ad been given to them; it should seem,
indeed, that it had been made the 'object of animated
discomitio is the Cabioal, but the war was new at tit
height. The Russians had been driven not of Switzer.
land mod Italy. Bonaparte had returned from Eg• pi
--had bore chalets Viral Consul of the Fritsch R•pab•
bad defeated the Austrian. in a great Olive
The cry of peace was tautivormi—Mr. Pitt and laud
rea,lllo left tie Cabinet ; the casee they assigned wa

that they 8,8141 not red, me the ',Wig* that heed
given to the L.lbolirt, tirorequence ut si
which his Makes., bs.i oh the •utsject of the Co-
ronation aith; but the real r. •sti, we believe to
be, was, to lot Mr. A.'dingion Mahe police. Peace
was accordingly made—the Catholics tessai
quiescent, wait'eg for the favourable asnase•it.
favonrab4o asconent never rem" to Iciitrets: a se.
rood ineerfgeetCiat broke est its the SWIM time in
sofiehe ease with Friar, rerontreented
medistally after. About thh thee Mr. Pitt returned
to the post of power, bat shirr* coutillerebly or lila
beams r hoarier, it wts theeeht adsliable In lbw
year 1605, to bliea:ll the suiject in a feinted way,
and, for she hest tim.', Were en Erts!l.ll flout* of
Commons, it was debated stearalitgly• sod the g trhe-
hoc wailer. In the nett yea/ Mr. lied, and
the seagehrocal friends at Me measure rare feta
f —the eery same. in fieef„ she lifted 'he %dep..
,ion of she, itt the year pier..ii.g—Lord
C enville, Mr. For, Mt. Wriglhalb, ke Tni4 was
time or sever. Ha in the tear rll7. han the
twine mat prepared for the Man, the K rept *ea sa4l
to he inriorst,la. 'neer wet. rear ertorrt for
• Peittion. hut they iii-or. 3.). ndwuro .s impr 'lent.
In the ono time Lord If ovrieky now Lord Grey.
Introduced •BM tato the 14.10011, rani. rO,lllll,
6.1.1111111gPS 10 it.. Catholics In the A'n'y and Nary t
'his Majesty wee alarmed, 111111 the Whigs were
obliged to refire.

In term. she ceshrtir Cernmitthe, those% etisling
I
prer.lsialn, k ...Tin to digringuirh itself, and to (101
the Ileblieell•11110• to its proceeding*. It I. 11. I jar
In'entlon to go into a history of Its goessern et oh a
review of the dlegrivion stitch neeenred In tinier.
tholit Mary for the two rillaegirent )ears They
contwoed (timing. and their delmal were pennied;
slit. in Itifl, Olt Gnaernment insq;uted 1.01 pre‘
eerkfinitt against aeon ; site Delcgit• test argoittals
and another cenileted The Committee then changed
the neve of its urterirai..p-0 Immune a Board.
et:m.lloo.d by an Agelriate Steering. This Board
Asti had in Or rege trnee•nkl% the woe& of disunion—
them was one potty Vet hoe, and the ogbe;s tackled
for ongoatilled l'irrssicips.wn. The King had b-ens
tnniperled, from meassi iftel.pll4l:nl+, t.t resign that
reigns of Government, and tikt Pkinee of Wales
bed Owess rrytened himetf $ t to the Ceiba.
Ike. it on hoped that the fncuiprie er• had at
I.ngth arrived—t Pe.itinn was presented to Pails.
stem. Intim/arr.', debated, and vs( I ft.
Then tame on the IZEse.lutlnns the most
violent awl 1141•filit that ever came ill • pea.
lie ag.embly. They aliena.;ti ovary, anti they es.
Isperated the Pthree. li it nut receusri ',weds
the history of tie Catia.lie Chums farther. This
question from that time. if tent reeingradint, gild not
winner. The present yr i(l,svorar the wr.4lauspici-01l
alit L.: ft-carted. W. njny a plot and mein, and
all the sire of 11. e rimer seem to pineal.' a an.
tionsnew of the birgli..g. Tiwitn..te.fews (4 I rolabd
Iwo cense forward to aid the otiose of sic country.
The Calbollits are oaaalmios. di-NW —and kite teat.
pop of the Ea(tianient is said tabe.n.- tient. Ihittimtle
Nit he r.-er intended in vont the pees
tont: it t l.e genic ins, it l'ai ikons, elwald Rom
eidr in the i.e.atise, Ks de so, tee bet chant:taint.
is hereafter far the liberation of Ireisad.

CITUOLIG 41.114il&

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[nom Tut voittim T.:rustles iov-itliALl

The followine 'psragraph is hon. ••,t. tits
66 The Catholic question •lil be brought traced
tiesrerds the inuldic of neat month by 3,1 r. Urstrau,
ea • motive founded upon the jostler end rier—sity
of emancipation, as a measure of et neset putit y,
sad not, es heretofore, as if none bet Cathottes st•re
interested In it. This sill he risottos is on its p: ore
intends, and will disarm much of that cawing.' op.
position, which hss been the result or c.,n9id,riNg
this aohjert as belongiog %holly to that part of the
Catholic body who lt.e been the most costal-eines
govrrnins their affairs. Mr. Grattan will he
zralnosli and ship supported by Mr. Plunkett and
altos, other Irish Menthols elm lisle hem at all Nisei
stud) to She Cstholic cause. lie wilt also derive
much mere substantial assistance fines the regular
Oposition party, then of late years has been given
to the question, from the better ritronsstancsta in
which it is shooed by the recent arraogements for
giving it the benefit of Mr. Tierney's afsitities as a
leader. The temper of the Public and of
Puliarrtent fir embarking open • sitirere ronsidetae
thin of the best interests of so mail) millions of his
Majesty's subjects is greatly improv.A. Many of
show. eircistesiaoces which contributed to prejorlico
peblie feeling against she question, no longer *Rio;
and there can be no doubt, that if she earelient ea.
ample which has been set by the perishes in Dahlia.
he immediately followed by all the other perishes of
Ireland, as it ought to be, it will produce the best
posaiblc consequ,nces. We all remember the ?terry
gained by the I:..iglish Dissenters over Lord
mouth, their hundreds of petitions, piled over each
ether on she door of the !loose of Lords. The
Cstholiott, if they pleased, might send thousands for
their houdrt-da, sod were they to do sn, reciting their
sefferirgs in the plain sod respectful language of
dignified troth, the remnant of opposition to them
must at lorgsh inevhably give way. and allow the
justice of their cause at last to it iumph."
This i• 'mother proof, if proof were granted, bow
absolutely necessary it is for the Friends of Liberty.
to mike, as a cottein Admiral said, whose role re.
noun Tested an she toast. " • strong psi:, a lung
',mil, and a pall alt.i•lber."

Vcatous Dal irt Ye-t•rdsy mottling a 'panel
Geddes, eceerred in crinseyeeeee of the scandal us
pieettre of racing ei'.l3 Mose c.nielies. The
end tinettoixe Brighton coaches, passing along the
Konniestas•road rally yevrriley 1110f111111111, 11.0 dri.
vets set the hours .11 at tell spited, and *Awl o•
to less each ether: at a shoot distorter fr in Ken-
niniten-gate the Severeign rrrssed the Kap t, • 4
the WNW/ roe se fetteesly that toe coachman 1 at It
gevethotwet of thee, end, she t.-seta was watt; •
yoene Gswitletesn, ohs was pastors/re, SIMS -.v. rat'
wart, his ars toss broken; en other sor•treo loyerl
was merited. The spokes the tore 04406 Welt
b.eke, the sate woe aloe bloke, sod tint sae* very
neck Mays&

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