murder was intended to be com- the seekers after causes that lie mitted. Yet all, or nearly all deep would but give us a full and the Irish papers, gave this " gen- true description of the characters tleman" the highest of characters and means of the confiscators and for gentleness and humanity! It plunderers, the whole mystery was not till the news reached the would, at once, be explained. London Morning Chronicle, that From the first day of the English a writer was found to reprobate "Reformation" reaching Ireland, the bloody deed. Would any gen- the plunder began; and it never tleman in England have thought ceased while there was any thing of killing a man for being in his left whereon to commit an act of shrubbery? Without any proof plunder. Robbers, when it is - of any guilty intention, observe; necessary to secure their prize, or being, perhaps, only "lurking" to provide a chance of impunity after one of the maids. Would for themselves, commit murder; any gentleman, or any man, in England, have thought of such a thing as this? And, if such a monster were found in England, are there twelve men to be found in the whole country, who would not, even upon his own showing, have convicted him of wilful mur

and hence the blood of the Catholics of Ireland has flowed in consequence of the plunder committed on their Church and their estates.

No people on earth were ever so cruelly treated as the Irish have been by successive factions in England. The TURKS have conquered Christians, whose religion What, then, has caused this dif- they hold in abhorrence, and ference of character and manners? whom they look upon as dogs. The deep seekers might tell us, if But never, in any one instance, they would. "Cat after kind," have the TURKS treated the consays the country proverb; and, if quered CHRISTIANS with a tenth these seekers after causes that lie part of the cruelty that has been deep would but tell us what SORT exercised towards the Irish by the of Englishmen these were who English. But, Sir, when I say first got the estates in Ireland, and the English, it is right for me to what were the means they made add, that the main body of the use of to get them, we should English people have never known cease to wonder at Mr CURRAN'S any thing of the matter. Strange account, and at the killing of the as this assertion may seem, it is, " lurking fellow," or, rather, of nevertheless, perfectly true. Those the poor spaniel servant, " in mis- whose business it was to plunder take for the lurking fellow." Mr. Ireland, and to keep the plunder CURRAN was right to the very let- when they had got it, have had, ter. An English gentleman would from the time that the plunder benot have shot a dog that he saw gan, to almost the present day, the lurking in his shrubbery. He exclusive command of the press. would not, unless a remarkably ill- They have made the people of natured man, have, for such a England believe just what they cause, shot the cur of his poorest pleased. Their interest, nay, their neighbour. " Cat after kind," be very lives, or, at the least, the you well assured, Sir. And, if quiet possession of their plunder, made it absolutely necessary, that buoyant spirit of the Irish people, the people of England should look necessary to make them live unpon the native Irish as a wild, der a code of penal laws, which asprincipled, and bloody race of have now, indeed, been repealed, people; as a sort of savages, or but which one would ha ve thought white negroes, whom it was neces- ferocity itself could not have insary to keep constantly under the vented, and which were not rescourge, and who were wholly pealed, pray observe, until the anfit to be entrusted with the pos- Protestant Government, forits own session of either money or lands. protection against a foreign foe, Allmanner of writings, from folios found it necessary to put arms into down to single-sheet tracts, have the Catholics' hands! Pray, mark been constantly publishing for that fact; and engrave it, if you this nefarious purpose. BISHOP can, on the heart of every CathoBERKELEY, while he was fattening, lic in Ireland; and, if any body while he was rolling in luxury, on can do this, you can do it. the spoils of the Irish Church, and on the sweat of the Irish people, thought it quite consistent with his spiritual office to abuse, to becal, to represent as incapable of inMustry or of any good, the people on whom he lived. He had the unprincipled impudence to impute their degradation to their very mature; when he well knew, that e Irish nation was Christian and Learned, long before the English ceased to be heathens, and to sacrifice human beings to their gods. It never occurred to this Protestant saint to tell his readers this, nor to lead them to ask how all the churches, cathedrals, and abbeys came to be erected by the ** wild Irish," before they had the misfortune to know any thing of the English; and, above all things, it never occurred to this bonest Bishop to tell his English zeaders, that Ireland had been plundered over and over again; two nations. They sent English That the estates had been taken militia-men to assist in keeping from their native owners, and the Irish people quiet, and they given to some of the most worth- brought Irish militia-men to assist Jess, hardened and cruel villains, in keeping the English people

The people of England have, therefore, never known any thing of the real state of the facts with regard to Ireland. The plunderers have kept them in a constant state of darkness on this subject; and, in the meanwhile, every thing that could be done, has been done to make the people of England and Ireland dislike each other. Those whose interest it has always been to do this, and who live on your side of the water, have constantly called themselves and their faction, "the English;" and on this side of the water, the people of Ireland have been constantly represented as "hating the English," and as being enemies of England! The amiable CASTLEREAGH, who cut his own throat at last, did, indeed, in conjunction with his not less amiable colleagues, make two remarkable efforts to reconcile and unite the

Chat ever walked under the sun; sad that, even after all this, it was, in order to keep down the

quiet! These militia-men were, of course, if called on by the magistrate so to do, to shoot some

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body; and this reconciling and But, besides this, external circumfriendly measure would, of stances have declared for you. course, make, in such case, the The world, (or, at least, all that English to be shot by the Irish, part which can affect us) is asand the Irish to be shot by the suming an attitude; 'nay, it has English, which would naturally assumed an attitude, which says make the two nations love each to your oppressors, "You shall other to distraction! The other oppress the Catholics of Ireland. effort made by the cutter of his no longer;" and which says this, own throat was this: When the too, in a voice of thunder! This horrid bills were passing for im- it is, Sir, more than any thing prisoning the English reformers, else, that makes the Orange in 1817, this very CASTLEREAGH, ruffian begin to soften his tone. who cut his own throat at North The DEBT, the all-delivering Cray in Kent; when these horrid Debt, has emptied the ruffian's bills were passing, which lay pocket. The respite obtained by every man's person at the abso- a part repeal of Peel's Bill, and lute mercy of Castlereagh and by the consequent pouring forth Sidmouth, the former frequently of bales of paper-money; this congratulated the HOUSE (oh! respite is but a short one. The that House!), that it was not at end will be like that of FAUNTall necessary to extend the bills to LEROY; and this the ruffian IRELAND, where the people de- Orangeman, and true descendant spised the reformers! Oh! how I rejoiced when I heard that this fellow had cut his throat! And how I loved my countrymen, who groaned, hissed, and cheered in derision when his carcass was descending to the hole in which Every one feels that wheat at 35s. it was finally put after the curious a quarter at Calais, and at 78s. decision of the Coroner's Inquest at Dover, cannot last long. Το in Kent! May such, or even 40s. our wheat must come again; more horrible, be the end of all or, we must come to another Bank those, be they who they may, who "Restriction." No matter which : would make the Irish and Eng- either will do. It is this Debt lish hate each other, that each in their turn may be plundered with impunity!

of the first plunderer, feels, and feels it at the bottom of his heart: he feels that he shall not much longer be able to shoot a lurking fellow with impunity. It is this DEBT that will do every thing.

which has given the world that attitude, which is so auspicious for the Irish people; and thus, at last, the Dutch king, who made the Debt, will be, as the Orange ruffian calls him, the

verer"!

However, Sir, the days of deception, as to this matter, are swiftly passing away. The good sense and justice of the people of England are fast getting on your : side; and these, be you well as - sured, are worth more to you than ten millions of such "able friends" as the British Catholic Associa- vigour is gone. tion say you have in parliament. nisters praised,

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All this, though not apparent to his reason, is felt by the Orange ruffian, the true descendant of the plunderer. He sees that the He hears the Miand not unjustly,

for "liberality and mildness;" and It is a fine sign to see the rufthis scares the ruffian half out of fian brought to this. If he be come his wits; for he knows well, that, to this point, you are sure to beat if even one particle of justice, or him. Only put a stop to his mercy, exist in the breasts of the "shooting lurking fellows," and Ministers, his shooting of "lurking the ruffian is done for; and, in fellows" is at an end; that he is spite of every thing that can be amenable to the laws; that he can done to save him, his reign of no longer play the merciless ty- cruelty and blood is nearly at an rant; that he will no longer have end, and he feels it. He remem- a slave at his foot. Beset by these bers the old proverb-"What is fearful thoughts, and with pockets got over the devil's back shall go as empty as his brazen skull, the under his belly;" and when the ruffian has taken a " religious ruffian thinks of this, his knees turn"! He has become fanatic, knock together, and his teeth and hopes, by his operations of chatter in his head.

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this sort, to convert his slaves, and Before I conclude this part of to induce them to obey him from a my letter, let me congratulate you fear of the devil. He resorts to on the enterprise, now on foot in the aid of the Methodist crew, Dublin, for the carrying of goods whom he formerly despised; but, and passengers from Dublin to as they preach absolute submis- London by steam-boats! Of sion; as they (to curry favour course, people going from Dublin with power) distinctly state, that, to Paris will go in such boats " let a government be what it to Havre de Grace, which they may, and let it do what it will, will reach in (it is calculated) 50 no man ought to think of resist- hours, and at the expense of two "ing it;" as this crew of Pro- or three pounds, instead of traveltestant saints preach up to the ling about four hundred miles by labourers the blessings of po- land before they can, in any other verty; as they tell us of the godly way, get so near to Paris as they and happy tailor, in Scotland, who will be at Havre de Grace; and was well contented to live upon at an expense of about twenty fourteen pence a week, and of pounds. Of course, also, steam:" blind Ellen," in Lancashire, beats will go from Havre de Grace who was grateful to God upon to Dublin; and it will thus be made nine-pence a week, and who quite clear, even to our pretty "never went to the parish, like gentlemen, that such boats can we idle and profligate and ex- convey passengers to any port, or " travagant poor around her;" as bay, or cove, in in poor old Ireland,. the Methodist crew preach up this where "lurking fellows" are shot sort of doctrine, the Orange ruf- with impunity! I know what will fian, who would have spitten upon be said of these remarks, because the crew ten or twelve years ago, I know what has been said of my now embraces them, crams his mention of the steam-boat affair, in bullet head and his long ears into my Letters to the King. The parthe same group with theirs, where son-justice newspapers, all over he snuffles and groans, and bawls the country, have accused me of out "hymns" as well as the best pointing out to the French how of them.

they may injure the country.

N. B. When these fellows talk of even old tax-eating George, whose country, they mean themselves and son is so zealous a member of the all those who eat tithes and taxes. Bible-squadron; even old brazenBut it is curious enough, that, so faced George would not again long ago as last February, a Mr. have the face to tell us, that, MACLEAN (a Scotchman) publish- though we were called upon for ed a pamphlet, at Ridgway's in such a large part of our earnings Piccadilly, contending, in the in taxes, we should recollect, that most unqualified terms, that the it was necessary to preserve to ourmoment the French resolved on selves and our children, " the using steam-boats against us, all BLESSED COMFORTS OF our naval skill, and all our ships RELIGION." Pray, Sir, observe and dockyards would be of no use this: we shall not have to make in our defence! Thus you see, Sir, the old saying verified: "One " man may steal a horse out of a " field, when another man dare " not look over the hedge."

war against "rebels, regicides, republicans, levellers, and atheists." Happy change! The vile hypocrites have now been left aground. They have nothing left to deceive us with. Our enemy will be a

Well; but this gentleman did not give all up in despair? He Government as "regular" as re

gular can be; and, I dare say, that its proceedings will be as regular as heart can wish.

Let me, once more, congratulate you. Let me beseech you to look back to the dismal days, when the

did not recommend us to prostrate ourselves at the feet of France? And, did I? No: but, I said, that our only defence would be in the hearts of the main body of the people: and this is precisely what Mr. MACLEAN says! He is, there- "Deliverer" sent the last band fore, for getting rid of the Debt, of confiscators and plunderers and of a large part of the other amongst you. Let me beseech taxes; he is for making the com- you to reflect how comparatively mon people well off; he is for short is the time, since a Catholic removing the grounds of their dis- Meeting, like that at Waterford, content. His means differ, in would have crammed the dungeons some sort, from mine, but his end is the same: and he distinctly says, that we have no defence except in the arms of a well-ed and happy people, who feel that they have something to fight for. Since I wrote the last paraI beseech you, and also the Go- graph I have changed my mind; vernment, to observe, that the a thing which we are very apt to next war will not begin by a loyal do, in cases where such change surrender of a large fleet of procures us a postponement of France to us. I beseech you also doing that which it is painful for to observe, that the next war will us to do. This painful duty I not be for " our holy religion and must however, and I will perform; social order." GEORGE ROSE, if and I think I shall do it in my raised again from the dead (God next Register. Let it, however, forbid! say you, and I say, Amen); pass for the present, and let me

and strewed the country with heads and limbs. But, here ends, for the present, the, to me, pleasing part of my letter.