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foners, at Bray, concealed under the bed, and The gentlemen of the lord mayor's household, in folded up in a fheet. Mr. Wiggin endeavoured green and gold, with fcarfs and hatbands.

The lord mayor. The Cheriffs.

The aldermen.

Mr. Grattan and feveral members of parliament. About eight hundred citizens

in full black, with fcarfs and hat-bands. And in the middle of which line, was a large body of the most respectable quakers in the city: And the whole proceffion was closed by the Governors and directors of the bank of Ireland, with their officers.

The line of rout was up Bride-street, BishopAtreet, Aungier-freet, York-ftreet, Stephen's green, Dawson-freet, Naffiu-ftreet, GraftonAtreet, College-Green, Dame-street, Caftle-street, Fishamble-street,

To John's Church,

Where the remains were interred-the funeral
fervice being performed by the
Rev. Dr. Dobbin.

2.] The purchafer of the ensuing Irish lottery was declared at Dublin cattle, to be the agent of a lottery company in London, at the price of feven pounds and one penny per ticket. The next bidder to the fortunate one offered 61. 145.

The fame day the new loan of eight hundred thousand pounds was adjudged to Robert Shaw, Efq. at five per cent. with a douceur of one pound five fhillings per cent. for fifteen years.

3.] George Meighton was tried before the recorder, for the robbery of Mr. Duncan, of Beresford-ft rect, and received fentence of death.

5.] Godfey Hoffman, efq. was elected governor, and Samuel Dick, efq. deputy governor of the bank of Ireland, for the year enfuing, and the following gentlemen were chofen directors: -John Allen, Patrick Bride, Leland Crofthwaite, Jeremiah D'Olier, James Hartley, Jofeph Goff, Jofeph Hone, jun. efqrs. right hon. David Latouche, Wm. Digges Latouche, John Marfden, George Palmer, Robert Shaw, Arthur Stanley, Charles Ward, Abraham Wilkinson, efqrs.

8.] The freedom of the city, with a piece of plate value 20 guineas, and a fuitable addrefs, were voted to Mr. George Cowan for his activity in profecuting defenders.

15.] His excellency the lord lieutenant, wend this day in ftate to the parliament houfe, where, after giving the royal affent to feveral bills, the feflions was clofed by a speech from the throne.

At the affizes of Wicklow, Thomas Wiggin, and Sarah his wife, who were arrested fome time fince at Bray, were put upon their trials, being charged with receiving certain goods, the property of William Parker, knowing them to have been feloniously stolen.

Mr. Parker, of the Birmingham ware-houfe, Kennedy's-lane, depofed, that the articles men tioned in the indictment, together with a variety of others, were stolen from him by Hugh Mulhall, (who was convicted at the Tholfel, for ftealing other goods) or George King, who had been apprentice to the witnefs. The goods in question were found in the apartments of the pri

to conceal them, but was detected by Mr. Shee, the peace officer.

Thomas Wiggin at firft denied any knowledge of the goods being in the place, but after he was brought out of the houfe, he defired Shee to take care of one of the pocket-books in the bundle, for there were two bank notes in it, one of 301. and another of rol. his property. Upon examination, the bank notes were found in the pocket-book which were fworn to.

This evidence was confirmed by Shee, and the jury having received the charge from the folicitor general, retired for five minutes, and found both the prifoners guilty.

A point of law was made in favour of the prifoners, which was argued with much ability, by Mr. Guinness, Mr. Espinefle, and Mr. Brownrigg, for the prifoners; and by Mr. Ridgeway, for the profecution. As the point appeared to be of fome difficulty, it was referved for the opinion of the twelve judges.

At the affizes of Monaghan, Henry Winter, James Smith, and Patrick M Kiernan, (orangemen) were capitally convicted for attacking the dwelling-houfe of George Bell (a Roman catholic) and firing feveral fhots into it, and received fentence to be executed on Monday the 25th of April, inftant.

James Moan was tried and convicted for raising forces to fight a battle against the orange-men in the county of Armagh, and for recruiting for the defenders.

At the affizes of Armagh, Cormac Magee, James Mayne, William Craig, and John Hatchnick, were feverally tried and capitally convicted of offences committed under the white-boy aft. John Develin was tried for the murder of his wife by difcharging a gun at her, but it appearing that he was fubject to temporary fits of in fanity, the jury brought in their verdict manflaughter.-At this affizes the attorney general declared it was the intention of government to profecute every fpecies of offenders against the laws, without any respect to their religious principles, or whatever appellation they might affume, whether orange-boys or defenders; and that the poorest peafant on coming forward with his complaint fhould be both redreffed and protected.

At the late quarter feffions at Kilmainham, William Hynes was indicted for administering the defenders oath. The only evidence against him was William Connolly an approver; after a long examination of this witness, the jury acquitted the prifoner.

20.] His excellency the lord lieutenant went to Maynooth, accompanied by feveral of the nobility and chief officers of ftate, and laid the firft ftone of the new additional buildings to St. Patrick's college for Roman catholic students.

23.] This being St. George's day, was exhibited one of the grandest and most interefling fpectacles ever witneffed by this kingdom, we mean the opening of the Grand Canal floating and graving docks.-At eleven o'clock in the morning his excellency the lord lieutenant, at

tended

fident that my predeceffors will feel the fame gratification from your propofal.

"I beg to expreis my anxious wishes for the final fuccefs of an undertaking calculated to improve the internal advantages of this kingdom, which, as it holds out every encouragement to its commerce, tends, in the most effential manner, to increase its profperity."

tended by his fuite, and accompanied by Mr. fecretary Pelham, went on board the Yacht, (commanded by fir Alexander Schomberg) lying in the river:-The yacht immediately proceeded into the great eastern fhip-lock, from whence the paffed into the floating-docks, into the middle of which the was in a few minutes warped by means of the mooring buoys, and there caft anchor. As foon as the yacht entered the bason, a After this his excellency conferred the honour royal falute was fired from the park of artillery of knighthood on Mr. Macartney. When this on the fouth bank of the docks, which was re- ceremony was ended, the company, which con turned by the yacht as foon as the came to an- fifted of about one thousand of the principal nobichor, when the alfo hoifted the royal ftandard. lity and gentry of this kingdom, went to a About twenty veffels of confiderable fize, fome breakfast which had been prepared in tents for of them 400 tons and upwards entered the docks the purpose, capable of containing twelve hunafter the yacht, and each of them faluted as they dred perfons. After breakfaft his excellency and came in they were followed by a confiderable lady Camden were rowed round the docks in the number of fmall craft, and a variety of barges earl of Ormond's elegant barge, and received and pleasure boats handsomely decorated, which three cheers from every veffel as they paffed, acgave great variety and beauty to the scene. As companied throughout by the loudest acclamations foon as the yacht let go her anchor, his excel- of the multitudes affembled on the banks; stronglency ear! Camden, with Mr. Pelham, attended er nor lefs unequivocal marks of heartfelt loyalty by fir Alexander Schomberg came afhore in the have never been expreffed upon any former occayacht's barge, and was received on the wharf be- fion in this or any other kingdom. A squadron of tween the two large graving docks by the court of horse and two companies of infantry, with the directors of the grand canal.-The chairman, afliftance of several peace-officers kept off the John Macartney, efq. then addreffed his excel- crowd, and fortunately prevented any accident, lency in the following manner: and the great extent of the docks furnished a facade fufficient to permit all persons assembled to have a full view of all that paffed. We luppole that the spectators did not amount to lefs than one hundred and fifty thousand! and never were people gratified with a fight which at the lame time that it delighted, elevated the mind. The gaiety of the scene, enlivened by the number of boats and barges highly decorated, and filled with beautiful women, the firing of cannon, the mufic, and the reiterated shouts of the approving popu lace all impreffed the mind with a glow of pleafure and animation scarcely to be defcribed; to thefe, fucceeded feelings of an higher order, in the contemplation of the perfection of the work manship of every part of this noble undertaking; together with the profpect which it gives of the rifing profperity and future opulence of the kingdom.

I feel myfelf highly honoured in performing the duty entrusted to me by the grand canal company, of receiving your excellency, on the opening of this work, and of expreffing their fenfe of the great honour conferred upon them by your excellency's prefence on this occafion. The defign of this work originated during the viceroyalty of the marquis of Buckingham, and received his warm approbation; it was encouraged and forwarded, during the government of the earl of Weftmorland; and it has been further encouraged and completed, during the administration of your excellency to perpetuate the remembrance of which, we requeft, that your excellency will be pleafed to dignify the eastern dock with the name of Camden; the centre dock with that of Buckingham; and the western dock with the name of Westmorland.

"The great importance of this work will not be fully felt until our Canal fhall be united with the river Shannon, and thereby a communication made, through the centre of the kingdom, between the rifh fea and the Western Ocean; a work which is in fuch forwardness, that we fiater ourfelves with the hope of its completion long before this country fhall have the misfortune to be deprived of our prefent excellent chief go

vernor.

To which his excellency was pleafed to return the following answer:

"It gives me the highest fatisfaction to be prefent at the opening of the magnificent works' which have been brought to perfection by the Spirit and affiduity of the grand canal company, and to be a witnefs of the advantages they hold out to the commerce and trade of this kingdom.

"I therefore accept, with gratitude, the compliment you are pleafed to confer on me, by allowing my name to be connected, in the manner you propote, with your exertions; and I ani con

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T Richview, near Clonskeagh, co. Dublin, moft fincerely and juftly lamented, James Potts, efq. an eminent printer and bookfeller his character and conduct as a man of bulinels, have been many years under the obfervation of his fellow-citizens, who have long known him an upright, inofienfive, unassuming, and courteous trader. In the 59th year of his age, moft fincerely regretted, the right hon. Hercules Rowley, lord viscount Langford, and baron of Summerhill, to which titles he fucceeded on the death of his late mother, who was created in 1766, a peerefs in her own right, with remainder to her heirs male, his lordship was the only furviving fon of the late right hon. Hercules Langford Rowley, and dying a batchelor his titles are be come extinct, but his large eftates devolve to his nephew, the right hon. Robert Taylor, next brother to the earl of Bective, who is to affume the name and armorial bearings of the name of Rowley,

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WALKER's

HIBERNIAN MAGAZINE:

OR,

Compendium of Entertaining Knowledge, For MAY, 1796.

Some Account of the Right Hon. THOMAS CONOLLY; with a thort Sketch of his Character. (Embellished with an elegant Portrait.)

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THE 'HE Right Honourable Thomas Conolly, is the fon of William Conolly, Efq. of this kingdom; a gentleman who was honoured with many important trufts, having been for a number of years fpeaker of the house of commons, and at ten different periods, during the reigns of George the First and Second, fworn one of the Lords Juftices of Ireland. He died in 1729, leaving behind him a character highly eftimable for virtue and integrity, which the breath of calumny could never fully; and an ample fortune, the acquirements of abilities and industry, in the confcientious difcharge of the duties attached to the high ftations to which he had been called by his country.

Mr. Conolly, along with the large poffeffions of his father, inherited the fame love for his country, and an earneft defire to further its interefts, with a warmth of zeal which neither time nor circumstances has had power to weaken. He married in the year 1758, lady Louifa Augufta Lennox, daughter of the late, and fifter to the prefent duke of Richmond, and aunt to the duke of Leinfter, by whom he has no iffue.

Mr. Conolly is the first commoner in Ireland, in point of property and feniority. In his public capacity, as a member of the Irifh fenate, he has uniformly proved the true patriot, and the upright fenator. He, on all occafions, was as zealous to fupport the true interefts of the crown, as to fupport and maintain the rights of the people. As Hib. Mag. May, 1796.

a landlord, is refpected and efteemed by a numerous and refpectable tenantry; and while other Irish noblemen and gentlemen are fquandering their fortunes in idle diffipation in foreign climes, Mr. Conolly fpends a large income in his native land, diftinguished for hofpitality and princely munificence.

When the fituation of the empire, during the late American war, called forth the Volunteers to defend their king and country, Mr. Conolly appear ed among ft the first ranks of thofe pa triot bands, and graced the citizen by becoming a foldier; and when peace and tranquillity were reftored to the empire, he hung up his arms in the temple of Peace, after the falvation of the country was effected through the medium of the ever-memorable and illuftrious Volunteer inftitution.

Upon all occafions, when a parliamentary reform was difcuffed in the fenate, Mr. Conolly was frenuous in fupport of fo falutary a measure, from a thorough conviction of its utility and abfolute neceffity for the reparation of our conftitutional bulwarks.

On the important embaffy to Great Britain, occafioned by the malady of our gracious fovereign, Mr. Conolly was deputed one of the delegates of the Irish fenate, on the momentous and folemn occafion of invefting the heir-apparent with the fovereignty of the coun try, during the indifpofition of his royal father.

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