The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-01-17 00:00:00

IRKLANV.

THE LORD LIBUTIVIANT —The Irish People w:!1 fe
gratified by learning that the health of the Lsrit
tenant is nearly re established. Orders have
been issued to prepare the Castle for his Evcidleney'a
' reception fur the %sinter. Severe: Depittatians are
town, with a view of presenting addresses.—(bat,:,,
' P.ttenimAr Pont)
Rw•r IN THE TIFEATRIL—AI the witnesses who bow,
been examined before the Commission Grand Jury, relit,-
tive to the outrage, are to he bound over to appear at If e
trials in the Court of King's Bench. Several wiqr
obliged to enter into recognizances on &tardily.--
(Thid )
Coustry Wszeonn —Mr. Harry Aleock, Sheriff of
Wexford, has declined to call a Meeting, because be
has " taken into consideration the with of twenty-three
City of Dublin Grand Jerurs.” It surely eannotbe
misery to suggest to the R•qui,itionists that when•
Sheriff, as in this ci,se, uses the privilege of his uffi.:si
to stifle public opinion—co regard A 4151114 be paid t,
his sentiments one way or the, other. Several Magis-
trates signed the Requisition, Let those Magistrates
call a Meeting. 'fuse City of Cork has set an mactile
in this respect.—(Preemans Journal.)
GUILD OP bleactiAtszs.—QUAKTLlt DAT MEETING
Monday, Jan. 13.—The Chair having been taken by the
Senior Master, Alderman Nugent, Mr. !loose begged
Dave to propose the freedom of this ancient sad loyal
Guild, to one of the most efficient R-presentatives that
this country tent to Parliament—lie meant -Thomas
Spring Rice, Esq. the Member for Limerick. This lien.
tleinan was always at his post, and every subject con.
neckd with this country claimed Mr. Rise's active an I
zealous attention.—What Member of Parliament, sail
Mr. Itaose, was more our friend on the repeal of thq
Window Tax than he was ; who at this present moment
feels a more lively interest on the subject of our Lotal
Taxes than Mr. Rice ? lam ante he will not be back.
ward in assisting to procure the abolition of the remain-
der of our Assessed Taxes. I therefore say, that when
a Membe► of Parliament so efficiently and zealously does
s duty, it it the duty of the people to approve and
appl iud his conduct. Mr. Roost, concluded by loosing,
"'1 hat the freedom of this Guild be conferred on
Thomas Spring Rice, Esq. for unwearied attention is
his duties in Parliament,and the talents be has displayed
in support of the Commercial and Local interests 4‘i
Irelan'.".

When the resolution was put, a member askell whether
Mr. Rice supported the Catholic Question? another
immedi►tely answered. •• he dues vote for Popery
•• then." exclaitned several voices, " we will not vote fur
him! ll" _

The Master then put the question, and it was ne-
gatived'.
After some other busineas had been dispatc!ted,
Mr. tilascock said, that in addressing the Chair it
was his intention to conclude with proposing the Free-
dom of the Build to a gentleman of high rank and
smtion, whom he considered deserving wets the
Freedom of this Corporation. It was true that the
gentleman he alluded to,was bon an Englishman,laut ti
was Irish in heart and soul, and regretted that he hal
nut been b,ra an Irishman ; however, we sill make ao
Irishmen of him by giving him the Freedom of this
Guild, and, I trust, we shall do so umsoimously—the
gentlem in I allude to is Mr. Johnston, the Lord Lieu -
tenant's Private Secretary. At the mention of Mr.
Johnston's name, a burst of hisses, and cries of "
no," resounded through the august assembly. Mr.
(Das:melt finding the reception his motion had exp-ri-
enced at this early stage, desisted and proceed! d U 4
further. The enlightened Assembly then entered upuo
some routine business.
CouPurir DUBLIN ELUTIoN.—The County Dablin
Election continues to be prosecuted with unabated ardor
on both sides, for the absence of Sir F. Falkner tram
Ireland, the electioneering bustle on his part has" not
participated of the zeal and activity of the other
Candi-
dates. The Malakide voters yesterday declared in favor
of Col. IVllite. Mr. Chuck, Captain Fottrell, and Mr.
Deese, canvassed them yesterday, and the result %%A
most favourable. The inhabitants of Malahiole acre
under the erroneous impres.ion that Colonel Tahiti
would exercise his influence in favour of Sir Cotnp•on,
but that most respectable gentleman, with his charac-
teristic independence, has permitted them the full sat
unbiassed exercise of their constitutional prl vile" e of lice
election. Colonel White on Monday canvassed Williams
Town and the !lock, and in both places his horses %vele
taken from the carriage, and drawn by the people.
Every thing augurs well at present for the cause of it'd.-
pendence.—(Put(lia Freeman's Journal, Jars. 1S )
SoeitiFF CooPElL—Slierilr Cooper gave his first offi-
cial Dinner yesterday. He had the good sense and
propriety to abstain from giving any Party Toasts.—
(Aid )
Four news venders were yesterday taken into custody
by the pence officers of College S!rcet police office,- tor
circulating printed papers of a political tendency, one
of which purported to be a "Play Dull;' another was
headed "Racing Extraordinary. They were trans-
mitted to the utlive of Police, but the Magistrates there
declined to act, on the ground that the offence had bern
committed out of their district. prisoners were ul-
timArly dieelierged by direction of the Lord Mayor.—
(Dittilits Morning Post. Jan. 15.)

F4TE OF A FAVOURITE AND SINECURIST.—The head
of Hale) Effendi was brought 16 Constantinople on the
4th of December, and publicly exhibited during t tree
Jays at the gate of the Seraglio. The following are the
words of the yr/ fa, or placard, which was affixed to
it --

" This heal, which is exposed to the inspection of the
public to serve as a warning, is that of lia!eh Effendi,
formerly his/on:Li°. was elevated to the first
of ibis euspire, and loaded w4ls.the fdto.,r. of bit
sovereign. The object of this favour was, that he should
serve the. State with uprightness and fidelity, and that
he should labour to maintain the spirit ef concord, with Is
present circumstances render above all things necessary
among true believers, in order to make them a single.
carps—to lead them to renounce their taste fur luvory,
condemned by the holy Prophet—and to inspire them
with a zeal to save the faith, by the sacrifice of their
vats passions. Such were the sacred duties of this pee.
verse man. Par from fulli:ling them, he abintlanid
himself to the impulse of his perfioions charai:tor.
employed all costs of artifices, of which a great number
of unhappy persons have been the vi, elms. He was in
' the habit of sowing schism and discord between true be-
lievers, &c. 'lisle conduct, so opposed to the iutentiocs
of the Sovereign, having been discovered, a traitor so
esti dims hail milking to expect less than capital twins' -
merit, which lie received by an order of the Wand
Seignor expedited to the plate of his bardshment during
his joutury."

• A ►inecure office of niiich the incumbent has the
honorary rank ula Pacha of 'l'l4-e Tails; his functions
consisling only in drawing out the Grand Stigma a
cipher on solemn occasions.
quantity of rain which fell in the neighbourhood
of Perth, last week, was very great. The Tay ru•e, en
Saturday, to an alarming bright. and nearly covered
both thr I tichre. The Aliuoial was alga very morn
01Irn, and came down the Mill canal with an amszifig
onrrent. During the evening of Saturday, a servant
itl o.rfit to till her pails at the steps above the spinning
mill in Mill Street, and was carried off by the flood, rod
drowned. lier body has not yet been found. A young"
rut. who endeavou►ed to save her, bad nearly shim,
the same fate.—(rdinburgh (01•Icrccr )