is his library, and its condition is the barometer of his understanding; his cupboard is like Archimedes mechanics it can raise or lower a world. We are told, that in many parts of the country they are making pikes; this story we also disbelieve. We know they would make pikes for sale, but we know also, they are readier to bring them to the market than to the field. The Englishman may be a good machine, but he is a very bad guide. He may be made to fight, but the impulse must be given by a more intelli.

TRIUMPHS OF JUSTICE.

The saying of an old Correspondent, "That it is better to command Jus tice, than to follow her," was never more better proved than in the history of the House of Tubberbonny, the elegant seat of Mark Magrath, late of the late windmill on the North Wall. Our Correspondent in the district assures us, that the generous and penetrating judicial proprietor gave an elegant entertainment to the neighbour.ing gentry, on the happy occasion of the arrival of Major Sirr from Bath. The preparations took up a considerable time, which the festivity required; and a general reform in the interior of the mansion house demanded more at tention than may be again necessary for many years to come The old jack and kitchen grate, so long out of the practice of roasting, were replaced by others of a modern appearance. The kitchen ceilings shook the cobwebs from their hooks, to bear the best flitches of Spitalfields. The parlour, like the kitchen, was decorated with strange hangings. The children as sumed a new appearance, such as new shoes, pocket handkerchiefs, and horn combs could complete. But their feet and noses would be imperfect, if a satisfactory plumpness had not accom

panied them by the potent auxiliary of a reformed cupboard. In a few words, the windmill caused in the Tubberbonthe reverses which the Exchange and

ny estate, have been remedied by the administration of justice.

BENEVOLENCE OF IRISH LANDLORDS.

The Marquis of Downshire has introduced a new system, which must be allowed is a great improvement in the custom of rack-rents. He has given notice that a fine of ten guineas is in future to be paid in advance on taking a new lease for each acre by every te̱nant, before his lease is perfected, be sides contracting to pay the annual rent at the highest value known in the country. His Lordship has also esta blished a rule for the direction of his tenants, that the rents of lands lately set, must be paid in guineas; this regulation at the prices guineas sell at, at present, which is never less than a guinea note and six shillings each, has so raised the rents, that no poor and industrious man but must either pine in poverty, give up his lease, or abandon the country. Such of the spirited people of Ulster as yet have the means, are adopting the latter expedient; and if a war with America does not take

place,

place, there will be no other inhabi

tants in the north of Ireland than sol. diers and noblemen, two races of English breed that have increased consider ably since the act of union.

MILL BUILDING.

We learn from our Correspondent in London, that the Albion and Globe Insurance Companies have determined to rebuild any mills that may be burnt, instead of paying over to the sufferers their alleged losses. We agree exactly with our Correspondent, who says this arrangement will greatly tend to prevent a recurrence of accidents that have had very unpleasant effects on the feelings of the people of Dublin.

DOCTOR BRENNAN.

Another melancholy accident has followed on the heels of the Doctor's misfortunes, unhappily occasioned by the expensive speculations he under took, under the patronage of John Keogh and Major Sirr. The unhappy Doctor, on the reputation of his literary abilities, was advised to stand a writing contest with Watty Cox, and to hire a pane of glass from Mrs. Field, the Methodist preacher, for the exhibition of his works; but unfortunately the Orator and the Major have disco

yered their medical chum know as little

of writing, as he does of medicine, and were so irritated at their disappointment, that they allowed the Doc

tor's hat, the most valuable article in his wardrobe, to be seized for the rent of the glass, while the Doctor inadvertently had stripped his head to receive an old woman he thought to be a patient, who attended for no other business than to present for payment the amount of a cow's head, furnished by Kearns, the butcher, to make a dinner for the younger branches of the house of Idoagh, and inheritors to the estate and character of their father, the partner of Huddlestone, the informer.

DOCTOR BRENNAN'S LEGACIES.

The wrestling physician bequeaths to his son and daughter an eternal law. suit with the heirs of Bob Cornwall for the family estate of 91, a year, and another suit with Mr, Baalfe, the attorney, for selling Mr. Keogh's two surtouts, the Doctor's ballads, and his one-eyed servant's petticoats, with the law-suit and chattels ; his copartnership with Huddlestone the informer, his apologies for old Keogh, who made a fortune while his frieuds were hang. ing, and his intercourse with Major Sirr, and with the Major's friend Larry, who was raised to the rank of Bang Beggar, for his services to the house of Fitzgerald.

JUDICIAL SPURS.

Yesterday Alderman Bloxam's spurs presided at the Crown-office, and seve ral females were examined as they were produced by Justice Lowe, womancatcher to the office. After dispatchwalked over to the Paving Board, where ing a vast deal of business, the spurs they remained two hours, until the Caledonian President signed his writs, directed to Bang Beggar, chief register the Beggars, to select an additional to his Majesty Benjamin II. King of force of 60 young Irish females, for the feminine employment of sweeping Meath-street, and on the way were The spurs adjourned to much praised for the easy elegance with which they adorned a pair of new

the streets.

boots.

Thursday, the 4th of June, being the King's birth day, was celebrated by a benefit play in Feddy Jones's Theatre, for the use of Messrs. Lee and Whiteside. The house was thronged at an early hour, by dairy. men and every description of car own ers, who had the prudence, to appear drunk in a playhouse, to avoid the unpleasant consequences arising from allowing their vehicles figuring contrary to Major Law. Several publicans, with their swollen wives, who occupied the boxes, amused their friends in the galle ries with tumbling, occasionally singing and vomiting. The successful candi dates retired after the play to Peter Kearney's, where they entertained at party of the police army, with the money they tapped the drunken vessels. Denny Redmond was in the chair, and Phil Tracy acted as compeer. After several appropriate toasts, and some excellent songs by Mr. Shaw, the blacking bottler, the company retired.

CATHOLIC QUESTION. This important business is postponed to the next Sessions of Parliament; a very considerable addition in point of numbers have appeared as its advocates, on Mr. Canning's motion on the 22d of June. We could wish that, during the long interval between this day and the expected one of relief, that some Order of Council" were issued to enspend the shooting trade carried on by the Priest-hunters and Boy-killers

in the north of Ireland.

MAJOR SIRR'S PICTURE.

The Society for " Irish Artists," as they call themselves, closed their exhibition of paintings on Saturday, the 27th of June: their patriotism and -genius have, during the seven weeks the exhibition was open, been amply rewarded by the patronage of their countrymen, and, indeed, their fair country women contributed considerably to make the exhibition a place of fashionable resort.

We have seen the amount of the receipts, and the sum coming to each artist, on an equal division, after paying all the expenses, signed by the secretary, Mr. Elsan, who paid into

the

or whatever name it went by we forget, as our situation in Newgate has separated us from our Library, says, "That a Baronet, or a person qualified for the honour, should be in pos. session of a thousand pounds a year, should be of a fair reputation, and be born a Gentleman." In the case of Alderman Stamer, we think that the conduct of our modern manufacturers of Baronets has been criminally negligent by dispensing with the rules of the institution; because Mr. Stamer at the time he was made a Baronet, had not 900l. a year, and with such disqualifications he added another, he was not born a Gentleman, he was only born a child.

To all the Members of the Catholic Board, save and except that ambitious crew of Monopolists, who compose the Conclave of Francis-street.

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Most sincerely do I congratulate you, my countrymen, on the astonishing success of your patriotic exertions, in the cause of Ireland, and, indeed, of civil and religious liberty throughout the globe, against the combined machinations of affected Protestant bigotry, and authentically Catholic slander and treachery. In addressing you, through the grate of a prison, rendered of late more gloomy, almost intolera. ble, by the constitutional regulations of the great Sheriff Harty, I speak not the language of any party-I utter the sentiments of a poor, but honest persecuted Irishman and Papist, who loves his country at least as much, and that is saying a great deal indeed, as any of her open or disguised enemies. My pretensions to arrest your attention are not founded on any claims of mine to a descent from princely blood-that I leave to the unclean beast, the monster of the Milesian ;-for in the wreck of my unfortunate country, part of which was confiscated three times over, by the plundering fangs of ruthless invaders, during a relentless perse

cution of more than 600 years, to be descended even from Catholic beggars, (except such as the Monster's mother,) I would look upon not as a source of degradation, but of honouras the men amongst the ancient Irish, who secured their titles and estates, were not, it must be allowed, thus highly favoured by their oppressors on account of their extraordinary national virtues. Besides, when I look around me, in your own respectable body, I can count over the names of many of our best Patriots, who, by their industry, have most honourably raised themselves to distinguished rank in Society. Even among the invete rate, upstart calumniators of your own Board themselves, the Conclave of of Francis-street, there are to be found two or three young puppies, who, although they talk of Cox as a common low-born fellow, because, to be sure, I have not made money by the sale of Irish rights, could not tell where their own grandfather was born. Two or three more of them who speak of me in a similar manner, are themselves the immediate offspring of brewers-swabs and butchers, while the fathers and husbands (for the conclave has its Isdies too) of many of the remainder of the gang have, as well as themselves, been off and on, in the compound-trade for the last thirty years.

If these remarks of mine cause any uneasy feelings in the minds of your defamers and mine, let them blame their own insolence in provoking them. Men or women who keep glass-houses, should not be the first to throw stones. The subject to me is a very unpleasant one; for I would much rather spend my prison-hours in paying my respects to Orange and Ascendancy men, if the slanderous Catholic employers of the Prince of Idoagh did not demand a severer chastisement.

And now that I have given them a trifling specimen of the tale I may one day unfold, I will, for the present, dismiss this disgusting topic by telling

that