Hottentot Venus. heard described by his de pro fundis teachers, when the support of ten children, a whipping lesson, a prison, or a triangle, were poised against his salvation, he very prudently confessed the errors of his education, and applied in humble form to the Rev. Charles Beresford to admit him to share the rights and legal forms of established christianity. The pastor heard his application with apostolic condescension, and the poor contrite bricklayer, his wife, and his ten children were christened, and admitted in due form as members of the state religion, and as a reward for his conversion from pikes and popery, he was engaged to make a sewer from Beresford Place through the Custom-House-Yard. While engaged in the performance of his contract, the convert not having the duration of his life inserted in his new engagement, was visited by a fever. Being alarmed at the signals his disease made for an unknown voyage, and not considering the Beresford in terest of any value on his approaching destination, he sent for a priest, recanted his loyal conversion, and unexpectedly recovered, lived to witness the sewer finished, by a man of more fervent faith and of steadier attach ments. One of those infamous associations, Orange Lodges, convened a meeting of the murdering brotherhood, in a certain house in Mary's Parish a few days since, to take into consideration the best methods to resist or suppress the alarming progress which popery and rebellion have made since the acquittal of the Catholic Delegates. That the people of Dublin may nearly guess at the place of this assemblage, we tell them that a fellow of the name of Rafferty is master of this lodge, and that the cup from which they drink all the solemn toasts to the welfare and unity of matters as they FOR JANUARY, 1812, VOL. V. now stand by the act of Union in Hottentot Venus This interesting female has conformed to the doctrines and discipline of English christianity a few days since in the collegiate church of Manches ter. She was christened by the name of Saran Bartman. The news of this valuable remforcement to the Protestant faith arrived at the Hibernian Bible Society during their sitting on Thursday the 28th of November, and was ordered to be inserted in the report presented by the Evangelical Barrere of the Holy Convention, next after the paragraph that announced the piety of the 39 English civilizers, now stationed near Dublin, who prayed to have as many cheap bibles to enable them to convert the Irish in the hours that can be spared from: musquet duties.. The Society ordered manimously, that as a token of their high approba tion of the sooty dame's piety, that Mr. Shaw, their vice president, do present her with a Scottish bible, handsomely bound the next time he proceeds on his way, to make an oration in the Imperial Parliament. Notice of the great gospel intelliD gence gence has been posted through that head-quarters of eformation, Glassnevin, and on every gate-way, from the Bishop's turnpike at Slut's-End, to Kent the husterman's tabernacle in Patrick's Close. Mr. Cozens was appointed by his lordship, the president of the Propaganda, to preach a thanksgiving discourse on the happy occasion, but the reverend convert is so indisposed by a recent attack of the tumbler fever, that some other divine will be selected for the purpose. Messrs. Crowley, Kent, and Mathias, are spoken of at the Board of Grace, as the persons most likely to be called to fill the pulpit on the solemn subject. The 39 English civilizers are to be invited, and the young women, who sold their petti coats to buy bibles. Beresford's bloodhounds, headed by their chaplain, Gribbins, the old clothes-man, are to patrole between his lordship's turnpike and the church, to preserve holy order. Clapham, Turner to the Barrack-board, is to perform on the nose-organ, a choice hym, written for the festival by Counsellor Swift, Castle Laureat, against the Conventionists, Separatists, Romanists, and Irish Parliamentarians. A considerable number of the citizens of Dublin, have signified their intention of attending. Such of the police magistrates who are not bankrupts, and such of them as have visible freeholds, are expected. General Sims, alias Suds, of the police army, General Sir Charles Asgill, late of New York and Kilkenny, and several other men of military distinction not in the peninsula, nor intended to be there, will redden the western gallery. The Wrestling Doctor, with Lis brother-in-law in literature, Captain Huddlestone, and as the Day extends protection to loyal men in distress, Captain Tipperary Fitzsimons, commander-in-chief of the Sandy-mount brog de will boude the meeting. The ad Majurees, home engaged a geatiu Mr. Latouche's travelling pulpit, M r to convey them to the communion of saints. Catholic Dinner and Riot, in the Catholic Dinner and Riot, in the Sheriff's Prison. ON Thursday, the 19th of December last, those two ornaments to Catholicity, and Brother Editors of the Hibernian Journal, Captain Hud. dleston and Doctor Brenan, dined together in the apartment belonging to the Gallant Captain. The company were scarcely on the first mouthfull, when they were interrupted by a loud knocking at the Door, and several shouts, uttered by a considerable multitude of Voices; which was immediately followed by a violent push, which flung open the door, and about thirty of the prisoners entered, several bearing a large vessel full of some offensive liquid, which they placed on the floor. After being saluted by a vehement round of abuse, the Doctor and friend were taken up from their Plates; and in the twinkling of an eye were ejected from their clothes, and by the advice of two strong operators, who urged their arguments by repeatedly drawing a Black belt on each Gentlemans shoulders a la Beresford, they submitted to place themselves on their knees in the Tub, on assuming this attitude, a Wag dressed in an aukward representation of a Clergyman, pro ceeded to catechise the naked Peni tents, who after receiving a few lively stripes, repeated the Ave Maria and Confiteor, with much exactness, with great fervency and becoming edification. The Captain at first pretended to have forgotten his Prayers, not having used them since Tipperary Fitzsimons, and Sir Charles Saxton converted him into a Barrack master and a Protestant, but, after receiving a few Jerks from a Buils Pizzle his memory became refreshed, and he went through his devotions with much precision. While the religious part the the ceremony was performing; a party was rummaging the uninhabited draperies for documents, and produced an ample variety. The Doctor got notice, by a blow on the shoulders, to prepare fot a new part in the Drama. This was to eat an Epistle from Mount Jerome, thanking him for the description given of the Catholic Dinner in the Hibernian Journal. The Doctor prayed with earnestness to be excused eating a letter written on such strong Paper, having a large impression in Wax of the Arms and Mantle of the House of Keogh, his intreaties were in vain, another stripe was given; and to eat he began, and in less than five minutes, the name of John K lay as snug in the shin-merchants stomach, as a Bug in an Englishman's blanket. His manner of registering Heraldry, gave infinite amusement to the Wags, who were so taken with his acting, that they were determined to prolong the Performance, by compelling him to make an entry of a large fold of Paper, in his Registry, this was the copy of a Title-deed of a new estate purchased for £.33,000 about ten weeks since, by his friend of Mount Jerome, to the bottom of which was annexed an opinion of Counsellor Clinch's. At the strange demand made by the managers to gorge such a mass of paper and law, the doctor nearly fainted, but recovering the use, of his speech, expostulated on the in-jury he would sustain by the loss of his friend's deed, and his brother-inlaws advice; besides, he shewed from the authority of Parcelsus, Sloane and Coombe Drury, that Papier Machee, would injure the coats of the stomach; besides, he swore on the virtue of the prayers he and his companion had just recited, that he had no appetite," and said, "if the paper must be eaten, if you will indulge me by allowing it to be prepared by a little culinary dressing, and as the captain is not at present employed, if he were allowed to eat one-half, it would be the more conveniently disposed of." The defence and the mitigation desired, threw the company into fits of laughter, and it was unanimously granted, that the case and the opinion should be boiled in a quart of whiskey that stood untouched on the table, which the suffering heroes had provided for the evening's amusement, and that the captain should take an equal dividend. In a few minutes the compound was made ready, and the two, after many comical twists on their faces, bolted the draughts to the health of the jury that acquitted Dr. Sheridan. After this act was performed, four persons, armed with a ladle each, proceeded to baste the two gentlemen, by lifting the stinking stuff they knelt in, to the tops of their heads, which continued for more than an hour, until they became as black and as filthy as two sweeps dragged through a dirt-hole. They were then ordered out of the vessel, and the captain was advised with a stroke of the strap, to mount on the doctor's shoulders, who galloped more than a dozen times round the room, while the company inflicted a severe course of whipping. Mr. Huddlestone dismounted, and the doctor became a rider in turn, and took his share of another drubbing, as quick and as well applied. The patients were so exhausted by the whiskey, the bathing and the drubbing, that they were declared unable to bear any further experiments, naked as they were, they were bound together back to back, in the manner the British used to prepare Irish priests for drowning, and left locked up to repose until morning, when their condi tion was made known to the goaler, who had them untied and delivered from their unpleasant condition. of discount between Landlord and Tenant, has been fo the present amicably adjusted. They say that some Landlords charge 24. per cent. and others 5 per cent. discount on the amount of their ents, while the Marquis of Downshire takes bank notes on all lands lately set; and insists on the rents on old leases to be paid in guineas. The learned editors in all the cat and servility of the old school, say, that, according to a fair principle, the Landlord is entitled to some compensation for the depreciation of the currency in which his rents are paid." This may be fair in what the gentlemen term new leases, because the matter of discount of 24. per cent. was part of the agreement previously understood; but the editors do not tell us the ages of the old leases on which the noble Marquis wants guineas in payment. Guineas cannot be obtained less than seven shillings each discount, 30 that my Lord the Marquis, must have 130 pounds, where there is only 100%. due to him; and the editors say this is an Amicable Adjustment, we say this must be false, as we do not believe that any farmer, weaver, or bleacher in Ulster, would hold any amicable intercourse with any landlord, with any man, or any Marquis, who would extort 130/. for a debt of 100%. And we say that it is not a fair principle for any man to compensate himself, to the injury of the community, by an arbitrary act of his own, levying on his dependants the difference, which his estate suffers by the depreciation of the currency. The law calls such conduct combination, and severely punishes any set of men who raises their wages, under the pretences that an advance on the ne cessaries of life, or a want of trade, prevents them of living on the same sumthat formerly was equivalent to their subsistence. If it is criminal in a poor tradesman to make rules to support his family, we presume a like act in a Marquis, does not diminish the evil, ye rank of the combinator. Some of our readers may differ from us on this point, but we are assured no man can dispute on the absurdity of the report makers, who tell the world that such arrangements are Amicable Adjustments. Men who write for Periodical Publications, are obliged to write against time; and when they are learned and stupid, are frequently obliged to write against reason; and if they were to wait to correct their follies, or consider on their whimsies, they could not publish, so that to appear agreeable to appointment, the nonsense must go forth to excite laughter, or mislead ignorance. VIEW OF DUBLIN. (Continued from our last, page 543.) MR. COX, My American friend accompanied me yesterday to resume our pedestrian excursion through the city. We began the day's amusement at the BlueCoat Hospital. Stranger. This has a very neat appearance, to what purpose is it appropriated? Citizen. This is the Blue-Coat Hospital, founded by one of the Eng lish monarchs, for the purpose of educating the sons of poor tradesmen in the rudiments of English christianity, and for preparing a certain number of young magistrates in the same system of religion, that this great city should not want a number of fit and proper persons to do the several duties of Lord Mayors, Aldermen, Grand Jurors, &c. Stranger. What is meant by English christianity? Every part of your manners is an enigma. Citizen-English christianity is an improvement made by the English to secure them against foreign influence, and to perpetuate English influence in foreign countries. Now in Ireland, View of Dublin. as nineteen of twenty of us, do not believe one word attesting its superiority, if it were not protected by penal laws and charity schools, it would not exist fifty years, and the demise of the church might be followed by a mortality in the state. Stranger. It appears strange indeed, that your masters should conceive their power and influence the more secure by the conformity of the people to what you term English Christianity with us in America, we many thousand had every one of the forms English Christianity ever assume, and many thousand others of our ewn invention, and we were not a whit the more attached to the politic arrogance of English ministers We quarrelled with in England. them about some tea, flung it and the tax-gatherers into the sea, and there buried our dependance. Citizen. The state trick of reli- Stranger. I am aware of the just oppressed by an artful use of concur- Stranger. This hospital has taken up much of the time we intended to devote to other inquiries. Foundling Hospital. Citizen. We will take a view of the Foundling Hospital. This insti tution was founded on much the same principle with the Blue-Coat Hospi tal, but on a more extensive scale; it is certainly not so much for rearing magistrates, it is principally directed for collecting the illegitimate offspring of popish parents, and converting their licit pleasures to the security of the state, and the physical strength of the Protestant ascendancy, another term used for expressing English Christia nity. Stranger-How is it that a city containing a population of 300,000 inhabitants, could be so unfit for its OWN |