fifter, he has been able to devote a double portion of time each day to the inftruction in the French language of my Lord the Bishop of Offory's daughtersThey were great proficients before their father and their tutor laid the foundation ftone of the work-houfe; but from the "Cafe of Mary" having appeared, there is not an idiom in Gil Blas, which to thefe ladies is not perfectly familiar. In Sodbog too, the poor farmers whofe ground! are ever fince exempt from the laborious duty of affembling round him each day, to call down all the bleffings of heaven upon his head -a practice to which they confidered themselves from gratitude constrained, and of bringing out their long train of little children to the dunghill (on which he placed them) to raise up their little hands, and chaunt forth the divine anthem-"Amen, as long as you have done it to one of thefe little ones, you have done it to me."

Notwithstanding the privacy with which this gentleman of union-memo. ry attempted to convey himself to his companions, and his dinner, the lover' of the poor was greeted through the Lake by all the inhabitants of that refpectable borough. They imagined he was about collecting fignatures for a Repeal of the Union; but he left the Union as he left it ten years ago, and arrived fafe at the meeting room of the Farmers Club.

Shortly after him arrived George Turkeyrump, the lottery-man, holding in his hand three numbers of the Irith Magazine, which he borrowed that morning in the Veto Temple. The firft number, for contained "The Antipopery Clubat Fitzpatrick's," the fecond, for May, 1808, contained, "The Developement of the Confpiracy against the Catholic Church of Ireland," and the third, for last September, containing the "Cafe of Mary Magrath." He, to be fure, was voted into the chair. "Gentle nen," fays this head of the club," it is as easy to turn the fug out

its courfe, as to turn me from the point of honor. I have therefore, as your head, to beg, that fince you have assembled here to promote the profperity of Ireland, you will pafs a fevere cenfure on the Irish Magazine, as the nature of fuch an infamous production deferves. Gentlemen, in the tirft of thefe Magazines, there is-but for the fake of complimenting and gratifying fome of the prefent company, I will begin with the laft. Gentlemen, this Magazine contains an article which must demand vour ferious confideration and folemn decifion. Gentlemen, the article which I allude to is figned," Mary Grath."

The head of the club had not time to finish the other syllable, when it was announced that dinner was on the table, and as this was not a part of the farming bufinefs either for the head or the body of the club to defer, they hied them to the dining room, to promote the prosperity of Ireland, where our limits force us to leave them, until the next number of the Irish Magazine.

KILKENNY.

On the Foth of laft month, my Lords Ormonde and Defart held a Tholfel-court in Kilkenny.-The expectation of its citizens was raised to the highest pitch; for fome eight or nine months back thofe two fole partners in the maftery of all the civil rights, and privileges, and immunities and franchifes of this antient, loyal and refpectable city, one per fe, and the other by proxy, held a fimilar court, where several of the inhabitants appli ed for their freedom. They did not obtain it-they would not be allowed to expect it at that time. Without commenting on the acrimony of the anfwer, which these citizens (we are fure we name them rightly) received, we have to tell that two Roman Catholics were informed on the last court-day, that one was to be admitted to freedom by Lord Ormonde and the other by

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Defart. Two years back, the Catholics of Kilkenny forely feeling their degradation in a city which they contributed chiefly to enrich, voluntarily entered into a fubfcription to enable them to burst afunder the gates of monopoly, and enter upon the enjoyment of thofe privileges, which their weight in the fcale of their city's advantages certainly entitled them to poffess. Their agent, nay their treasurer in the bufi'nefs, is now one of thofe exalted heroes who were waited upon by my Lord Ormonde's brother. It has been faid that this boon was confered to ftop the mouths of the Catholics. We will not offend their Lordfhips: what we wish to fay is, we will not infult the judgment, the feelings, the fpirit, or the honour of that refpectable portion of our fellow fubjects the Catholics of Kilken ny, by giving credit to the affertion. Catholics of Kilkenny, you indeed know how to act; Were it not for you who fupport the poor manufacturers, your streets would be crouded like our unhappy city with ftarving tradefmen and their famifhing families:-you have done more service to your city, than your parliamentary reprefentative, Ro bert Williams, junr. Efqr. a banker in 'London, eidelt fon of the member for Dorchester. (Bedford Square): you have done more for your city than the whole tribe of proteftants from the County of Carlow, or all our DESERT coufins, uncles and aunts from Connaught. You have done more for our city than the carrion-lord of pudding lane, or the noify foolish drums of Mrs. Mick. Apply then, Catholics, for your freedom. From the charters you will fee that it must be granted if you ap ply for it conflitutionally. We will con tribute as much as we can to your fuc cefs.

We will publish every document relative to your city that we can procure; and herewith we give you the first part of

James by the grace of God King of England, Scotland, France, and Ireland, defender of the faith and fo forth, to all people to whom these letters patent hall conie, greeting. (2) Whereas the borough of Kilkenny, in our county of Kilkenny, in the kingdom of Ireland, be very convenient for our fervice, (S) and fituated in a part much adapted both to check our enemies and rebels, and to fupprefs their audacity and malice, as well as to afford affiftance and comfort to our leige fubjects dwelling in thofe parts, against the malice of the aforefaid rebels and enemies, (4) And whereas the inhabitants of the faid borough of Kilkenny, and their ancestors, have heretofore frequently rendered very many laudable and acceptable fervices to us and to pur ancellors; (5) We gracioully wishing to ameliorate the condition of the inhabitants of the faid borough of Kilkenny, taking into our cofideration what loffes and deftruction, (6) they have endured and fuffered by reafons both of the deteftable rebellion, as well as the devaftating peftilence raging in thofe parts, (7) and hoping, that if from our gracious conceflion, they and their fucceffors were to enjoy greater honours, liberties and privileges, they should feel themselves more forcibly bound to render all the fervice in their power to us, our heirs and fucceffors hereafter. (8) And therefore, from the plenitude of our royal power, withing to enlarge and extend their privileges, franchifes and liberties, and to conftitute and create, (9) for the greater fecurity and comfort of its inhabitants and their fucceffors, the aforefaid borough or town into one city, (10; that in future it may be a city of peace, as a reward for the good, and a check and terror to the wicked, and that our peace and all other acts of juf

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tice fhould he there administered there without any delay, that our fubjects of faid city, may be the more prompt to afford fervice to us and our fucceffors, and apply with more peace and fecurity to their own concerns. KNOW YE, that we, out of our fpecial grace, and certain knowledge, and mere motion, (12) do give and grant for ourives, our heirs and fuceffors, to the fuperior free burgeffes and commonalty, (13 and alfo to the dwellers or inhalitanis of faid borough ortown, or whatever other name they may be called, termed, or known by, and to their fucceffors, (14) We will, and by the fe prefents, for us, our heirs and fucceffors, do ordain, conftitute and declare, that the aforefaid borough or town of Kilkenny, 15 and also each and every manor, camp, town, village, hamlet, tenement, river, rivulet, meadow, tribe, and every other poffeffion within faid town or borough of Kilkenny, as well within that part called the High-town, alias the English town, as well as that part called Irishtown, (16) and further, every mapor, camp, town, village, hamlet, tenement, river. rivulet. meadow, tube, and ever other poff flion within the parish and church of Saint Canice, and within the parishes and churches following, to wit, (17) the parish and church of the Bleffed Virgin Mary. the parish and church of St. John the Evangelift and the parish and church of St. Patrick, all being within the faid town or borough of Kilkenny, or within one of faid parishes, fhould become united and incorporated, (18) and hercater for ever fhould be one free and incorporated city; and thould be called (19) and be known by the name of the city of Kilkenny, and all thole we form, make, coultitute, and by theft prefents create, one entire and free city. (20) And all the free inhabitants, as well within the Hightown atorefaid of Kilkenny, as within the Irishtown aforefaid, as well thefe who

are already free, as thefe who fall hereafter be admitted to the freedom of the faid incorporated city, and their fucceffors ever after, may be, and is) are by virtue of thefe prefents, for ever, in name and in fact, one body corporate and political, by name of (22 the Mayor and citizens of the city of Kilkenny. (23) And by the prefents we do really and fully, for us. Cur heirs and fucceffors, erect, make, ord jn, appoint, create, copfrm, ratify, and declare them to be a body corporate and political, by name of Mayor and citizens of the city of Kilkenny, and that by that name they may have perpetual fucceffion. (4) And that they, by the name of Aayor and citizens of the city of Kilkenny, are and for ever hereafter fhall be perfanalle, and in the law capable to have, take, acquire, poffefs, enjoy and hold lands, tenements, liberties, 95) privileges, jurifdiens, franch ifes and hereditaments whe foever, of what kid, nature, or fpecies they shall be, to th mi and their fucceffors in tee and for ever: as alfo all goods and chattles, and all other things of what kind, onture et fpecies they fhall be. (24) And alfo te give, grant demife and athon tene inents and other hereditaments, goods and chattles, and to do and perform all and fingular other facts and things. by the fame name. (27 And that by the name of Mayor and citizens of the city of Kilkenny they may be able and qualified to implead and to be m pleaded, to anfwer and to be answered, to defend and to be defended in any courts and places whatfoever; and be fore any Judges and Juftices wharfoever, and other minifters and officers whatfoever, of us, our heirs and fuccel fors, in all pleas, plaints, fuits, caufes, matters, and demands whatsoever, of what kind, nature or fpecies foever they be, in the the fame manner and form, (28) as our other liege people, who are perfonable and in law capable, or any other body politic, in our kingdom of

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England or Ireland may be enabled and qualified to plead and to be impleaded, to answer and to be answered, to defend and to be defended, to poffefs, give grant and demife. (29) Aad further; we will, and by thefe pretenis, for us, our heirs and fucceffors, de grant and ordain, that for the fut ture, for ever, there may be and thall be one of the (30) most honest and discreet citizens of the faid city, to be élected in the manner and form hereinafter in thefe prefents mentioned, who fhall be and shall be named Mayor of the faid city (81) And likewife that there may be and ball be within the faid city, for the tige being, eighteen, feventeen, fixteen, fifteen, fourteen, thirteen, twelve, eleven, ten, nine, eight, seven or Ex, of the most (32) honest and dderset ciuzens, to be elected in the manner and form herein atter in these prefents mentioned, who fhali be, and shall be named Aldermen, and fhall be of the (38 common council of faid city. (34) And further, we with, and by these prelents, for us, our heirs and fucceffors, we ordain that the faid- Aldermen thall be, `from time to time, aiding and affifting the Mayor for the time being of the faid city, in and for all caufes and matters touching or concerning faid city. (34) And further, we will, and by these prefents, for us our heirs and fucceffors grant to the faid Mayor and citizens of KilkenDy and their succeffors, or (85) the greater part thereof, (of which we will the Mayor of faid city for the time be ing tobe one), upon public fummons thereof, to be made to this purpose by the Mayor for the time being, S3) being affembled, may and fhail have

power and authority to frame, conftitute, ordain, and make, from time to time, any laws, ftatutes, conititutions, and reasonable ordonances in writing, whatfoever; which to them, according to their own found difcretions, fhall feem good, wholefome, profitable, hobelt and acceffary for the good rule and government of said cry; and (87) of all and every the dificers, ministers, artificers, inhabitants and refideats whatsoever for the time being whinna the faid city.

And (38) for a declaration after what manner or order the faid Mayor and Citizens and all and every the officers, minitters, artificers, inhabitats and refidents in the faid city, thail govern, behave and use themfelves in their faid offices, miniseries, functions, aris and bulineffes, within the faid city and the liberties thereof, for the furto r public good, common benefit, and good rule and government of faid city, and victualling thereof, and (39) all other matters and caules whatsoever touching or in any wife concerning faid city. (40) And that the Mayor and Alder. men of faid city for the time being, or the greater part thereof, (of which we will that the Mayor for the time being be one) as often as they have framed, made, ordained and established in the form aforefaid fuch laws, inititutions, decrees, ordonances and conftitutions, fuch and like pains, punishments and penalties by corporal imprisonment, or by fines and amerciaments, or by both of them, and upon all perfons trefpaffing and offending againft all fuch laws, des crees, inftitutions, ordonances,

To be continued.