The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-06-24 00:00:00

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THE LATE 'UGH:P.IMM HENRY GRATIWN•
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[riots ealtotl( e; atottNiitit Posy, qualms, Jv
The following- dottsn'intseotill be per*tsed with feel.'
inns of mixed eirsotiod by oUr vountrymen of alt par-1
ties. Whilst we tia:•iiiit !.ut regret that the remains
of the distinguished individual, to whom thet.felate,
should not be entombed in the land of his birth. for.
the liberties and happiness of .which his life was ai
continued struggle : we must feel satisfaction that his!.
immortal genius should be justly appreciated by the'
most illastious men of our time, alike eminent for rank,
talent, and virtue. There Isere many who appeared
displosed that the family of Mr. Urattan should have
consented that the body of the greatest of our pstriiits
should be deposited its another country ; the publica-
tion of their ,hretinertiti must satisfy all that they were
blameless—it was impossible to resist the application
which had been made to them:— s
TO JANIES A?iD HENRY GR ‘TTAN. E!tollts.

l.undo*. June 7. IWO.

Gesert.swtm—Filled with slicers:ion for the character of
your Father, we venture to repress a wish .amnion to
with Many of those who admired and loved him, that what
remains of him should he allowed to continue among tisi
It has ',leaned Diyine Providence to depth e the empire of
his services, while he sins here In the neighbourhood afloat.
sacred edifice where great men. from all parts of the Arid*
tlontiniotiv, htt‘e been, for ewes. interred. 111 e are desirous
of an opportunity or joining in due honour to tried virtue
and genius. Mr. Grattan belongs to us also, sad mei
would be our consolation were we permitted to follow h:m
to the grave. and to place him, where he vs unldnot have hero
unw :fling to lie by the side of his illustrious fellow labourer
in the cause of freedom. _

Duneannum V..nt%orth Fit,yl titian,. /Opiates Frederick
(Duke of Sussed. luta -eight uther uubletuen and gen-
Hovels.

To lIIS ROYAL 11111C1'NTS4 TOR DCve OF %%VIVI, AND TDE

NVBI lIEN AND I;VNTLILBEN.

" In answer to the kind and flattering communication re-
ceived by Mr. James and Mr. Ilrnry Urattan. they beg to
a his Royal Ilighne.s. and the Noblemen and Gentle-
men alto hate made it. that diet are most sensible of the ea-
pressions or esteem anal t eneraticn w Lich it contains toast&
their fathor.

•• In the calamity with altich they have been aMieted. it
is a consolation to them to find that he is honoured and
mourned by those %linen he esteemed ■nd respected.
" If pritute feelitigs alone were consulted, their wish
would be. that ilk remains should lie in that ground pur-
eha,ed b} the people of Ireland. as the reward of his eser-
thins in ilefenee of her liberties; to:i as so mart ioditid~ds
alit...at Britain. and his ow a country wen and friends. agree
that he should be placed in Westminster- lhhey. they grate-
hily secede to the hm;notratile request of depositing his re-
main. in that ,arred call dee. and by the .ialr ot that illustrious
iuditidnal in• life. he ..ty tenderly toted. and near
whom. in death, it would hate he,, hi. pride to lie."
•• Baker-street, June 13th, Itslit,"

ROYAL el'illiEßl..lNl) FREEJLISON SCIIOOI,
Fut( I•'L'JI.ILL' (1111,1 MEN.

The friends of the above School dined at the Free-
niwiotis' Tavern ..n Weduesdat• last. Ilia Itw•Al High-
tte+s the Ihtkr of Sit...ex in the Chair.

Shortly after the health Of the hike of Muniltun, as
(Irani( 3laster of Scotland. was drank,
Mr. Twist to FLANAERN row, awl expresell a hope
that the health of the Duke of loinster, as tirantl Mas-
ter of Ireland, wonlit be drank ; and intimated that lie,
nut mar on the part of the !bike of loinster, b•t in
juatire to the natlonality.of hiaenantry, weak! snltstaille
as snitch as ant• pt.r.innaffe in the r 00,,,. The health dote
Ihuke of loinster, and the Wand Lair. of Ireland, was
then draft,: nit!, •h •11thwtiatto.

The !loyal Co ttan ts I hen rose anti said—" (k•ntle-
men, there are lientletuen in this room who art not
3lasons, Inc who have subscribed most liberally ;
shall therefore propose to you the health of the lientle-
men here who .4rr not -3lasons," which was drank Nish
three• times three.
31r. FL X Ai: 1N then rose and said—" Not being a Ma-
son, Ifr ',Knell...Med upon, in fratitioile. to say a Hew
words; but I pr 1111 l ise nut to trespass Hutch on this
society. I felt a national .pang, because the health of
the Duke of !Amster had not been drank before or
next to the Duke of Athol.—(Crien of tho Duke of
Athol*. health a•as nut at all drank.)-11•.'11, then. I
only made a ()Insider; I meant the Duke of Ilanailton.--.
(laughter.) —Much as England ran justly boast of that
Illustrious Champion in the 4 'hair, the greatest (I;aus.
pion of all the I liampions of 4 liarity—(r heers.)—lre-
land can hoast of Isis equal in-the person order Ihthe of
Lei osier, who has, I thank trod, the heart to afford relief to
the poor• in his truly poor cunntry, and who has the
pare to hear up that heart ; and let me assure yon, that,
notwithstanding his splendid fortune, it is nut sufficient
to travel with his heart in arts of goodness.—(Lo
clieers.)--I will now redress, my early pledge, and
only return your Itityal Witless, say Lords and Gen.
drawn, my hest, anif most sincere thanks for the ha
nour roisferred on my noble countryman, and for the
high honour so kindly, individually, conferred on
me."—(Cheers.)
Aftrr the Itoyal rhairninn retired,

31r. I:Lsartoss submitted to the company the pro-
priety of drinking the health of the Queen.—(ttibouttd-
ed applause.)
Otte or two ntlrmen, nnealled for, assnmed a right
to take the Chair ; hut it nut bring agreeable to the com-
pany, the lientlemen kindly, but reluctantly submitted.
It was then 11111Vell, amidst the Wedeln aerlainations,
that 3lr. Flanagan du take the Chair.
Mr. FIANAGAN apologised, and maid, hI mai not,
cousistently, lake the Chair, not being a 31aaon. '
The l'hairliaring been taken by a rwatnaganikive•
health of the Queen was proposed,' reveireal *ith
bonniteil applause, and drank three times tbreri with
the greatest entissaiass...

(..ITT or HIALIN ELYCTION.—The Cerporatiou of
reltnialcers met yesterday to consider you a fir and
proper person to represent this city fn Parliament.
'I hey were successively addressed by Mr. Ellis and
Ilenry Orattan. A division took place upon the
nomination, when there appeared a istijority of three
in Grout. of Mr. Oration. There is ho doubt of his
success. The general opinion is, that Mr. Ellie will
not stand the contest.
COCNCIL, Maims, June ML—Their Ho
furs met yesterday in Kat Assembly. The Candidates
addressed them—Master Ellis, with much vehemence*
and many repetitions against the factloilli Press,-Mr.
Grattan, with ninth feeling and eloquent:F. Master
Ellis was proposed as it an 4 proper by mietientlemao ;
the ssibstitution of Mr. Orattan's name Was moved by
another; the Counril for Rllis, is; for
()rattan, I I.—(Deblim th.rai Not)* -
The rose un the Ilelfait Asides has entirely tressed,
and ecialideure appears to he- again rotted.-,-The rum
in Dublin has nearly tob#lll4l.-7(f4444
The bay barest will rend lit Olio !kik:
hoofbeat, is a fog gam . crop Is aftragOodiM Ml
very short of that of ; iw may Ow" nearly
loW.—(Briettins IleroM)

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