The Statesman.
London, England, 1812-01-13 00:00:00

TIIE STATESMAN.

IRELAND.

I.IIIEILIf IIEETISG.

JOHN HOWLEY, Esq. in the Choir.
Resolved, That we, whose Atieestors so e.ninere I v distinguish-
ed Ineniselves in defeuce of their Religion and Liberties, a-id
who sealed with their blood a Capitulation which was most per-
fidiously violeed, view with emotions of the utmost indignation
the intemperate spirit of progressive intolerance that actuated
the Administration of the Country, in dil.ersing the General
Committee of the Roman Cathcdics of Ireland. assembled in
Dublin, on the 2fid day of December last, foe tau sole,
end cowtttutional purpose of preparing an :nimble t'etitioa to
both house, of the aegistature, adding by this act of ageression.
A new and exasperating grievance to those already so long and
so patiently endered by Inc Roman Catholics of Ireland.
Resolved, That regarding our country with the affection of
Irishmen, possessed of hearts whose every feeling hangs upoit
interests, we cannot behold withont the strongest sensation; of
a:arm, the adoption of measures calculated. at a motoont when
the coaetry is beset witn all tire dangers of 1111014 cable hostility,
to paralize the energies of the People, and to 'eased the security
of the Empire.
Resolved, That at this perilous crisis, when not even that
shield of public right, the 'trial by Jury, can shelter us from
oppression, and when the strongest bulwark of the Constitution
has been invaded, we look forward to the mo.nent, when the
Restrictions which have been imposed upon that Illostrions Per-
sonage, the Prince Regent. shall cease, for a Redress of those
grievances that would tend to alienate our affections, were they
not so strongly cemented to the interests of the Throne, by an
unbroken series of lovalty and allegiance.
Rootlet], That confiding the management of our Petition to
the General Committee of tne Catholics of Ireland, t-nd concnr-
ring with them in every seteitnent, we feel the most ardent and
gratitude to our nommen; and h'ghly-respectable Protes-
tant fellow-subjects, whose telitired talents have shed a lustre
on the cause of Religious Liberty, and whose enlightened liber-
ality we are anxious-to have engraven on the hearts of our chil-
dren, as tee best memorial of mutual coefidence., as well as the
surest band of union and national defence; end we most firmly
rely upon their zealous awl continued co.ope,..itioa in the great
work of establishing the Civil and Reliaious Freedom of our
Country.
Resolved, Tbat we deem the Right of Petition one of the first
principles of our (treat Charter, arid the most invaluable bles-
sing of Civil Liberty; and that any violation thereof is a breach
of the Bill of Rigias, which must and ought to be resisted, not
only by Catholics and Irishmen, but by all those who derive and
claim an inheritance under our glorkeis Giusti inton.
Resolver!, That the Larl of Harrington is most justly entitled
to the gratitude of Irishmen, as well for lit- condom as a t ieurral
Officer. P'S for his liberal and conciliatory Orders, so character-
istic of tne true spirit of the statesman and of the obiier, wish-
ing to annex the olive as an honourable appendage to the sword
of tee !wet.
Resolved, That we never ran sofacirtaly express what we
feel it that hi lily revered and da,tingeished Nobleman.
the Karl of Fingal', for hi: is be. firm, arid dignified demean-
oar, is Welt, while it promotes the object or Relit.ejous
essentialiy contributes to conciliate the esteem, and to se-
cure the affection of his Countrymen.
Proposed by Mr. Howlby, jun. and seconded by Mr. W.
Roche.
That the. warmest thanks of this Meeting are eminently due,
and are hereby given to Lord Viscount tilentworia, and George
F. Bruce. Pail. for their truly liberal and eloquent observa-
tions on this day. and to our other Protestant Diasetiting Bre-
thren, who so numerously honoured this Meeting with their
presence.
Mr. Howley having left the Chair, and Jasper
White, Esq. being called thaeto, the following
Resolution was proposed, and unanimously-agreed
to :

Re oiced, That the Cilnks of the Mediu, are I.: turned to our
late respected Chairinan, for the uniform attec,tioa and ardmir
he has evinced upon all occa,ianis, to proilio.e the Catholic
cause.

We are extremely sorry to learn that Captain
Roche, whom we mentioned in a former tiumbor, to
have been hounded by a man of the name of Keetfe,
expired yesterday evening, after sobering the most
excruciating torture. Some circumstances connected
with this unfortunate affair. have come to our know-
ledge. but as the matter must, of course, come very
shortly under the consideration of a legal tribunal,
we forbear making any statement which could influ-
ence the decision, or interest the feelings of a Jury.
A Coroner's Inquest was held this day on the body,
a uel ,:fter a tolcuet deliberatiuu returned the follow-
in Died bg a bag jit d by James
Chroniqe.)
On Wearies:lay evening last, Mr. Jo.,eph Lancas-
ter. the Inventor of the Royal British System of
At:cation, delivered a Lecture to a very respectable
assomhfy, at. the Thoisel, in Kilkenny, which was
rec:,ived with marked attention and approbation :-
1: Ormonde and Carrick wero among the com-
p:tn.; --and we congratulate our readers, on hating
to inform them, that Lord ()monde has engaged Mr.
Lancaster to procure a teacher for a school to be
established in Kilkenny, and that there is a disposi-
tion in many respectable persons here to second the
benevolence of that much respected Nobleman.—
( /I:tierlert/ Mirror.)
JOSEPH LANCASTER.
This Gentleman's Lecture was attended last Tues-
day nr,irt by nearly 1000 persons. Ile detailed his
plan w i!lt the perspicuity and simplicity, whiuh are the
it:fill:1:10 marks of a great mind. Ott the nature of
Mr. 1,::11c:1-Ler's System, we need not dilate. It is
known to most of our Readers. We ietroduce the
:atbject here solely for the purpose of mtltntioning,
that wlt,:ti the benevolent quaker alluded to a con-
ver:atiott he had with the King, his Majesty's name
wt..; tot iced with long and continued acclamations.
Mr. E. owtster seemed sensibly- affected, and observed !
that he- should carry with him to England inspres
• sions of the loyalty and warmheartedness of the Irish!
People, which neither the bigots in religion nor poli-
! +las should ever obliterate. The Edinbur,gh Re- f
yiewers have observed that Miss Edgworth has been I
! more useful to her country, than any or all of her!
Isex together. We know not what other individual
: we should select, who has bneti of such general use as
Mr. Lancaster.—(Dab. Evenin Post.)
Our readers will observe with pleasure, that an
Aggregate Catholic Meeting for the County of Kerry,
will be held on next Saturday week; tit Tralee.—
Thus will the unwise policy'of Ministers, combined
with the indepe,pdent example set by the inhabitants
of the County and City of Cork, call forth the ex-
pression of Catholic sentiment in every County of
our Province.—(Cork Chronicle.)

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A letttr from Plymouth of the 9th, contains far-
ther particulars of the attempt made by the boats and
launches, armed and manned with 120 prime seamen
and marines of the Colossus, of 74, to cut some
vessels sheltered in a deep bay in Basque Roads,
defended by a line of heavy batteries and gun-boats.
Unfortnnately the business failed, owing to a strong
tide setting in-shore, though the utmost skill and
gallantry were displayed by our brave fellows ; but
the fire of grape, canister, and musketry was se
heavy, that some of •the boats wer sunk, and some
got ashore : six men were killed, and the rest wound-
ed or taken prisoners. It is understood the gun-boats
were concealed behind some rock, and made their ap-
pearance in line-of-battle quite unexpectedly, jest as
our boats bad reached the enemy's vessels. The
'Colossus has returned to Plymouth toget fresh, lannebes
and boats in lieu of those destroyed.
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The Proprietor of the Sr.incs.v.4N fr.—, this op-
portunity of addressing himself to the advertising
part of the Community, many of whom arc little
acquainted with the naturtr-and extent of the cir-
culation of Newspapers, and who, from lung habil
or uth:rwise, often prefer those of small circula-
tion, to others that are very extensive. It would
be a painful task to point out the exact number of
each Journal printed in London, but it might be
advantageous to those who have properly to dispose
of, either by PUBLIC SALE or PRIVATE CON-
TRACT, to make themselves acquainted with it.
Of Pile there has been a complete change in the
system of Newspapers. During the last ten
years the Evening Papers have obtained great
circulation, and, in many instances have sup-
planted the Morning Papers; they are, in fact,
now generally read, both in Town and Goan-
try, especially in Reading-Rooms, Hotels, Ctit:.'
fee-Houses, and Public-Houses, where the
STATESMAN is almost universally taken in, and
upon a moderate computation, has not less than
Twenty Thousand Readers in London, exclusive
of the Country.
Lorzia, has no wish to injure the property of
others, zda• have risked their fortunes in a fair
and honourable way ; but it is much to be lament-
ed that, of late years, several Newspapers have
been established by JOINT STOCK ComPeNzEs,
or rather by destructive Combinations contrary to
every principle of law and justice, and which, at
no distant period, it is to be hoped, will be com-
pldely abolished.

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LONW).V:
MONDAY, 3 t‘C tItV 13, 1812.

THE hITiG.

The Qurts's Council met as ns.!:11, on Saturtliv,
at Windsor, and received thy' it..port of the
res!)ecting the state of his MAJESTY'S heal!lt,
1)r. JOIIN WILLIS was not present on this occasion.
Yesterday the following Bulletin was !hewn at St.
James's Palace.

" Wiadsor Castle, Jan. 11,1812.
" his MAJEST V continues nearly in the same state.
" H. 11A IS0111),
" 11. IiAII.I,IE,
" W.
" R. WILLIS."

..No intelligence has yet been received at the Ad-
miralty respecting the Si. George and Defence.—
Our Correspondent at Yarmouth mentions, that the
nesir'x arrived there on Saturday morning from the
Te‘el, without having brought any accounts of the
fate of these vessels.

We have received some Spanish Papers to the 15th
ult. but they do not contain any article of news.

Dublin Papers reached us tLis morning to the loth
instant. They contain the proceedings of the Ag-
gregate Meeting of the Catholics, held at Limerick, on
Monday last, the Resolutions passed at which we have
inserted in a preceding column. Respecting the al-
leged " Treasonable Association," said to have
been recently discovered in Ireland, the Dublin Ecru-
ing PJst, of the 9th inst. contains the following re-
marks in addition to the article from that Paper, which
appeared in the S fATESILIN of Friday last :—" Upon
this subject we have little to add to the state-
ment which appeared in our last. That state-
ment, a few osttscioNs excepted, has been copied
iuto the Castle Prints, but without attempting, in
I the slightest degree, to impeach its truth ; which
Xmounts„ in fact, to a full admission of its accuracy.
It is to he presumed, that the Irish Government
proceeds in the investigation of this mysterious
affair ; and, we trust, that the prompt, loyal, and
dignified conduct of the Catholics on this occasion,
will insure a corresponding dignity, and a con-
stitutional moderation on the part of Administration.
Various circumstances, in truth, various very myste-
rious circumstances touching the conspiracy, have
been stated to us; but until we can give them to the
world as facts, we shall decline agitating the public
mind with any matter resting on mere report, how-
ever respectable the quarter from whence it may pro,
coed. We understand KEEGAN, the school-master,
alluded to in our butt, has been committed to the
Tower. Ile did not abscond, but continued, we hear,
to appear in public till visited by a Magistrate !
The following Gentlemen have been Examined before
the Privy Council :—Mr. THUNDER, Mr. TEELING,
Mr. DANNeuror, Mr. Ilicastx, Attorney, Trustees
of the Charity belonging to Church-street Chapel ;
14r. MURPHY, brother to Mr. W. MURPHY, of
Sitithfield; and Mr. HAY, Secretary to the General
_Committee of the Catholics' of Ireland. We under,
stand the testimony of these highly respectable Geo.
*Pr% oily goes t9,9oFrOorigc the i,c4tOERRO Ittch