the Cham of Tartary see it, because the knight and the cook are both strangers, but, if they could read English Irish they would see, that an Irish Papist is so far in slavery, that he is not allowed to be a Juryman, CoalPorter, a Gaoler, or even a Hangman, where an Anglo Irishman does not refuse the office; Sir John also says, we are too submissive to our priesthood: : granted, we are submissive, because our priesthood have instructed us, when education was a capital offence, both in the teacher and the pupil; this is almost tahtamount to persecution. Under that priesthood, our population has been improved in morals and letters, beyond any other nation in modern times; and to the virtues, sufferings and industry, of that priesthood, we owe the proud eminence of character which every nation in the world but ONE allow us. Sir John bid us state what we want, and what conditions, and when we will stop in our demands. This is tantamount to asking a dead man, accused of murder, what has he to say in his defence: the convention act, and the liberal interpretation of it by sorted Juries, and pensioned Lawyers, have killed us in the meaning of the law, and Mr. Nicholl demands our

answer.

There is a certain tone of politeness and liberality lately introduced into the senate, that impresses on us a conscious acknowledgment of growing refinement. But, we are not warranted to say, that prejudice, or the spirit of conquest have much diminished.

however, that Parliament would in time remove the disqualifications

The reader will observe, how even the most violent of the former antago nists of Catholic rights, have uuani. mously agreed in their manner of treating the question. No man has in any manner insinuated any of those arrogant terms, formerly used towards the Catholics; but they as implicitly agree the time, is not come. They no longer insist that our demands are not founded on justice, and nothing but the choice of season, is now to be agreed on, and we are desired to wait patiently the issue. This condescension, appears to us to grow out of the present undecided condition of Europe If things take a serious turn against Britain, the season may be the one favorable to our Petition, and if circumstances are in her favor, she will be so busy managing her triumphs, that we may be forgotten in the splendour of victory, and the season which

we

are indulged to expect, may be postponed, to other days of adversity. Mr. Canning was particularly happy in the ready talent he disp ayea, in the new Parliamentary tactic, "I would rather admit all the Catholic Claims," says Mr. Canning. "than give my assent to perpetual and eternal exclusion." O! blind ignorance of human nature? Who does not know that, by aiming at loftier things men discharge better the duties of inferior? Can any man expect co-ope ration or support, from a nation condemned to external degradation, from a brave and generous people, who had no hope of obtaining confidence, or prospects of being treated like their fellow subjects." Any person not acquainted with the stratagems of

Mr. Canning, after going over a great quantity of matter, from which we defy any man to draw any conclusion, it was so finely drawn up and so tesselated with liberality and policy," and restrictions, and seasons, that all any man could make of it, is that the Catholics were not at present prepared for their reception into the constitution. He entertained great hopes,

season." and the length of time disposed of, since statesmen condescended to allow there would be a seasou in our favor, would be seduced by this poetic rhapsody; but, Mr. Canning is candid enough to destroy

part

part of the illusion, conjured up by his poetry, by the conclusion of his speech, he said he thought the agitation of the question at PRESENT, extremely impolitic.

Sir Arthur Pigot, agreed also on the season business, but could not point out the exact period. He said it was impossible until the Irish People were educated, when they should be conducted from ignorance to knowledge, and from turbulence to, quiet."

Were a stranger to the penal laws, and to the vandal industry of former British legislatures, to extinguish education in Ireland, to read this part of Mr. Pigot's speech, he would very naturally conjecture our ignorance was vo untary, or that we were a nation of savages, and would interpret the opinion of Mr. Pigot, against us.

It is notorious, that education was considered a kind of treason, and in fact, men of letters were hunted, ac cording to law, like wild beasts, and hung on the gibbet, as men in other countries are treated for murder, and notwithstanding all those dreadful persecutions, our people are better in structed than any other in Europe, and exhibit more taste and talents than all the united Island of Great Bri. tain! The hostility to our education has not expired, it lives in restless animation. Maynooth College is an example. It has been thought sufficient to allow that establishment but 8,0001. a year to educate Five Millions of people, a sum not equivalent to the support of a Dublin Police Magistrate, to a royal Courtesan, or to a Protestant Trap establishment for catching our children; and we are told, we ought to be educated, and our supposed ignorance, is an excuse to insult us, and deprive us of those rights our services and importance demand.

Mr. Wellesly Pole.-This gentleman persisted in his notions of exclusion, but on the plan of the improved manner of speaking to the question, al

lowed, he was not one of those who thought the remaining concession, should never be granted. And to shew he was not directed by intoler ance, he read a letter to the House, dated August, 1810, from Doctor Delany, Titular Bishop of Leitrim, in which that Prelate highly compli mented him, for allowing the Rev. Mr. O'Neill, 201. a year, for attending the goal of Maryborough. If this transaction was ever so liberal, it does not relate to the business, but the fact is, Mr O'Neil, had made him. self so distinguished for his obsequiousness to Mr. Pole's interest in the coun try, and shewed so much zeal and industry in electioneering, that he was appointed to the office of Chaplain to the goal of Maryborough, and his two Nephews the sons of Peter O'Neill, of Doonane Colliery, were compli mented with commissions in the army.

Mr. Pole stated, he recommended the Goal Act, his humanity to the wretches in Goals, we admit, but are we to understand, that we must be thieves, before we are intitled to his high consideration.

We shail close our remarks at present with Mr. Grattan. The Rt. Hon. Geleman went over the same ground without any remarkable variation, with the other polite gentlemen on both sides. He was particularly happy in having an opportunity of doing a piece of justice, to two Judges of the King's Bench in Ireland. He would say, when he mentioned the names of his friends, Judges Downes and Day, there was not a person in that house would say to the contrary,

that there never were two men who had sounder heads or better hearts, than they had. Hear, hear, hear, hear, hear, hear, hear, hear, hear, hear, hear, hear, was echoed for more than two hours and twenty-four mi nutes from both sides.

Judge Downes signed the proclama, tion against the Catholic meetings,

and

and issued the warrants for the arrest of Doctor Sheridan; Mr. Taaffe, Mr. Scurlog, and Mr. Kirwan, and we believe Doctor Breen, of whom the informers said and unsaid, on their oaths, that the Doctor was present in Liffey-street Chapel; we say, that, this high and venerable character given by Mr. Grattan, is giving a character also, though roundabout, of the people of Ireland, for said people, must be most perversely the converse of the twoJudges, who issued warrancs against them, and tried them in the King's Bench, that is, they, the people of Ireland, must be possessed of unsound heads and corrupt hearts.

ty, to be housekeeper to the Board of Grace in Wood-street, vice Martha Dugdale, deceased.

Laurence Tighe, late of Thomas-st. and Blue Bell, has been appointed by Major Sirr, to be keeper of Bridewell, vice Warren, deceased. It must be gratifying to every liberal mind, to see by this promotion, that a more enlarged notion of principle has exextended to every department of the state. Mr. Tighe is a Catholic, and to the credit of Major-Sirr, the gen tleman's religious belief was no interruption to his appointment. The Major, like his Royal master, has surmounted the prejudices of education, and very properly considers a man, not by his religious belief, but by his utility. Mr. Tighe has been valued for his civism, as Mrs Ffrench was for the like virtue. Mr. Tighe has been rewarded by the Major by being intrusted with the care of the untracta

If Mr. Grattan were present when Major Sirr was bearding the Court of King's Bench, and the Crown Lawyers, on the trial of Doctor She. ridan; he would see the Town Major, with his paper and pencil, directing the arrangement of the pannell, or in plain words, selecting Jurors, agreeable inhabitants of Bridewell, as Mrs. ble to his taste, and Major Sirr was not interrupted.

PROMOTIONS.

Firethatch has been promoted to the Dagger, vice Triggerfist appointed to the place of Deputy Caravat-maker, in Co. Kilkenny.

Biblemouth to be inspector of Bagpipe Music, in the North-west district, which includes the country between Cardiff's Bridge and Howth, and as far Northward as Balbriggan included, vice Serjeant Whiskeylips promoted to Mulhuddard and Dunshaughlin district.

Corporal Hammerhand one of the 39 Civilizers, to be Chaplain to the board of Testimony, in the place of Smith, one of Lord Carhampton's man-sorters, who is to succeed Trigger-fist, as Master of Arms to the caravat hunters in Tipperary.

Deborah Wheelband, one of the women who sold their petticoats to buy bibles, as eulogized by the bible socie

Ffrench was with a Peerage by her sovereign. These two steps to Ca tholic emancipation, are two good answers, to any impatient demagogue who may doubt its completion. Who knows, if things go on in this way, but we may see, before we die, Ned O'Conor a grave digger in Christchurch, or Tom Fagan the postillion, driving my Lord Mayor to dinner, in Mr. Pole's charitable asylum Channel