The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-12-17 00:00:00

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of a Committee to prepare • Petition toPerliameet.te calls rho
attention of the legislature to the amoral state of the country.
This Petition-Would of course include Cptholic Emancipation.
bet it would not be confineri lo it. It would ebeW to the Le-
gisisiure how inetieauat ems the Iniurrection Act in !roman-
living the country. Itirould convince the English teind,lhal
no real geed cnnid result hntli the asohstrons and unchristian
monopolies of the Church should be abolished. The natal
of affected coseiliainn was a Monkery. They had a liberal
Lord Lieutenant. and. a most Illiberal Chief Seeretery ' • they
had a liberal Attorney General, tind a Solicitor Goneralof op
polite opinions. They should shew to the Legislature that the
country was not satisaed with these " shreds and patches...—
IC*6s quit- clear that the Orange system was as much In fovea
as ever. Whet Catholic cared whethei a 'tole image was
dressed or not—or whether en intolerant toast was given at a
Civic Foist /

Mr. Kirwan said that Col. Barry.„now Lnrd Fainluim,
stated that Jodre Fletcher denied the authenticity of the
pamphlet rentainine his charo, and that it would be
advioable to refute that a.sertion in the petition.
Mr. Conuuy said he could verify its authenticity at
ant'
Mr. Anthony Browne gave notice of a motion for the
Association to hold their Meetings in NWT at 7 o'clock in
the evening.
Mr. Clinch was then called to therhair, when the thanks
of the Meetint were voted to Ur. Fittinsou.
The Meeting was then adjoorneel.

SISOULA K' Ella ItACT ER.

01103 t. TUC IrOTTtYWIAat REVIEW.)
Died on Monday, Ale:antler Gotlmt, a man whose
singular habits rendered him a well known character, in
the town of Nottingham. He received a good educe-
tion,
sand was brought uip in a respectable way
of • life; hut when ale .nt eight e t years of age,
some cireemstances occurred, which unsettled hi •
mind; he became idle and careless of himself,
and when he haul almost %edified his friends, by his conti-
nuo.' applications for slop:tort, he enlisted into the First
Guards, and wrist with the, regiment to t' e Peninsuhr
where he was in several actions noder•the Doke of %Vein:2'-
ton. He was also at the taking of Hagen-op Z mena and
way soon after discharged, having only enlisted for sere°.
yearn. lle then returned to his native town, where lie
has I'lol a. life of n teteho finest. Su fund was " Alek" of
Nottingi.ain ale, that, he spent at the public lonises, almost
every penny be °brained, and fro ;inertly, had scarcely rags
to foyer his, naketliwas. li ing amonnted a gond reader,
and being immoderately fond of paltics, lie was engaged
for,erveral years, to reml the nenspao era, every evening,
Ito the company o hirli a:we:0111rd at the (Sudden Fkerse, and
Mr. Heald the Lautliord, always kept a decent great
roost; an I • hatokerrhief, with which " Melt" was
attired on those occasions • his rags were revered this by
dress, and lie petfornard lois appointed duty with some
dove.• of respectability. The pnnce whirl* be obtained and
other Alcove, rendered this • rouoparatively happy part of
Altdes life, but on one occasion, having obtained Mr Herald
permission to leave the rolim in ibis dress, he instantly sold
and s.pent the proceeds. in his favonrire Motu or ; this
forfeiting all the advantages be had enjoyed, for after this
breech of trust, Mr. Heald would never re solmit him to
his former situation. During the few latter years of leis
life his appearrnre has been °Tricked in the extreme. It
was useless to furnish hint with more recent apple'', for
whether provided by the pa • isb, as has sometimes bean 'he
case, or hero red by the band of indivi •nal charily, Alelt
renal take the first 'opportunity of ter in;mt tie gif into
drank. and still appear in his rags, lie was passionately loud
of a oo4pirny, and was grioloom seen without • sower either la
hie hand sir his bosom. He was sera in the streets lest week
apparently idliis usual state of health, but on Saturday hr a wa•
;Mined he was not wet', a d on Monday died in oue of the
lodging houses in iteol Linn Street, aged 41 years.
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express arrived ibis msermiasr ma almshouse of Roth&
alibi. with an arconat of Mr. N. M. Rothschild having
sally arrivm4 in Paris.
Covirr or Rxclor.Quen, Di:aux.—On Friday. oltirime
the Irish of a cue id the above Court, the day beine.very
cold. Sir William Stainer, Poreurin of the Jars., addressed
the court. and stated II at the cold was pis excessive, be
honed lie would he indnierd with the liberty to wewr him
hat. The Chief *Baron rtplieil, that he thought a lust looked
rather awkward if worn in Court, hut if Sir William ple.ovil
he might he indulged with a trig ! Every holy wrove to
stifle a Imgh, but it rotild not be kept down—from Reit
Court it was soon caught in the Hall. The worthy hart.
sir down without adopting the suggestion of the Chief
lisran.—(Dubliss Morn. Post)
Nymuuru,•Drc. 14 —The Wasgiow of :A Inns svis
this day with sealed orders, her deptrtitte is so sadden
that stir leaves a Lieutenant anal 411 wen behind.
THE Anov.— t detachment of recruits menthed this morn-
ing from the Recruiting Department, Duke street, ‘Veilttol.S.
!ter, for the head quarters of the 9 ith (now raising) Regiment
'of Infantry, at Winchester. A similar sletac!ament will mare?.
from the same department on Thursday lira% for the head guar
tent of the Atth (now raising) Regiment of Font, at tilasgow.
The detachments which proceeded from the isle of Wight and
Portsmouth, on the 12th Instant, with arrive at Chatham on
' Friday and Saturday next, preparatory to their egth.trkation
for India.—Four Companies belonging to the 731 Regiment of
Foot, arrived, on the t lth and 12th instant, at Portpatrick, on
their route to Ireland,

Tnenti FisiceraC—On Monday evening the passengers
near the Asylum, St. George'a Fields, were attracted by the
appearance of a military birouacumb-r the will, of that loath-
lotion.
The circumstance was .occasioned by the arrival In
town of a marching regiment, the ith Fosileers. Most of the
men obtained billets quarters, but several remained to
guard the baggage which wee taken out of the waggoos end
piled on the spot before mentioned. The sentinels waking
round Iv ith their arma shouldered. presented a mi.itary spec.
tacle by moonlight, quite unusual in the metropolis.
Ou Tnuraday last (tth instant) an order was received at this
garrison to detach seven officers on the recruiting sun ..te in
different parts of the district.—(Cork .ldc.)
.Yesterday(Wednestlay,lllth instant) the recruiting parties in
town received orders to complete their respective regiments,
and tweolist men for the two new reghnents. the Oith and
93th, with all poseible dispatch. The new regiments ere to he
commanded by lair T. aradford and Sir C. Hatkett.—(Glaryote
Ckroe.)
. The.contemplated addition to the army is, it seems, to be
matrotiv beat of drum, and not by volunteering from the mill*
ties. The novelty of e recruiting party parading our streets.
on We Ineaday (loth inst.) at'rrac.ed a good deal of attention.
Such a'cirumstatice would have passed unnoticed a few years
ago..7—(Krefer (.a_.)On Sunday evening last. a circumstance occiirred at Nen-
discre, whirli. tot the Moment, occasioned some consider-
able int•tie in the Villaie. It will be recollect de about 13
settsPlis since, the daughter of a respectable farmer of tbst
place, in spite of the remunsltances of her friends, and
ender eireisnfitancei very extraordinary, eloped with a
yonnr man of Kegwortli. After a search of sonic 41.ys the
retreat of the parties was discovered, and the fair one was
aulisegnently brought hack and ladged under her paternal
roof, where she has sine.e been kept uuder considerable
restraint. Mine that period, however, the gentleman ha•
been unceasing in his rndeavonrs to obtain the consent of
the fair one's friends to a union, bnt hitherto in vain ;
indeed, so determined 'are they in their opposition, that
the young lady has been in sured,aod with great propriety
to reject his addresses ia solo. On the evening shove
stated. as the family were returning from attending divine
serviee,•the intruder made his appearance, and forcibly
endeavoured to obtain possession of the person of the fair
one, irba most resolutely resisted his importunities. "f be
ciinalweialien which ensued cannot he tioserib-d, the whole
village was in an nproar,and it wasa considerable time berate
the agitation saheided. After some altercati..n between the
Leather at ilia lady And the gallant antour.she was conduct-
ed home safely, ai•cl the diecaneaateitrtrutter left to mows
the failure aflusealrprise.—(aVvttingitans Ream.)