Government, who are notoriously spreading the vilest calumnies and falsehoods, to exasperate the two sects against each other, that they may with the greater ease and security plunder both. The magistrate in a huff, and also Parson Tighe, brother to Edward Tighe, the Hack. Mr. Hutton changes the discourse back to the business of the meeting. Proposes that the Catholics shall agree to desist from parading in bodies and firing, and the Dissenters shall declare that they will maintain the peace of the country against all who shall transgress, without distinction of party or religion. An amendment proposed by Neilson, that this declaration should be made by the volunteers. The idea unanimously approved, and three officers then present, Captain A. Lowry, Captain Cowen, and Captain Barber, engage for their respective companies. A refractory priest, of the name of Fitzsimons, much blamed; the Catholics engage to have him removed. They, likewise, propose to have a pastoral letter from their bishop, and a circular one from the committee, to be read in every chapel, recommending peace and good order. All present highly satisfied with each other, except the magistrate, who looks glum. He was examined within these ten days at the Castle, on the subject of the riots: suppose he lied like the Devil. Earl Annesley much to blame in this business. No magistrate nearer than seven miles to Rathfriland. The Catholics always ready to make peace and keep it. Their adversaries uniformly the aggressors, by the admission of all present. Cannot, on the whole, learn that they do any thing worse than meet in large bodies, and fire powder; foolish, certainly, but not wicked. They break open no houses, nor ever begin an attack. The Protestants, however, extremely alarmed at their meetings, which, therefore, must, if possible, be suppressed. The Catholic clergy have almost totally lost their influence, since the people have got arms, so fatal to superstition and priestcraft is even the smallest degree of liberty. The Catholics and Mr. Hutton receive the thanks of the meeting for their public spirit in coming down on the occasion. All part on excellent terms. Mr. Hutton meditates attempting an excursion to Dungannon. Finds, on calculation, that P. P. would, most probably, be in Belfast about the time he could reach there. Gives up his scheme in a pet, and sets off with the Catholics for Newry, on his way to Dublin. Gog converts a bishop at Newry, another at Down Patrick. Arrive

at Dundalk Gog insufferably vain, and fishing for compliments, of which Mr. Hutton, at first, is rather sparing. Gog then praises Mr. Hutton, who relents thereupon, and lays it on in return pretty thick. Nothing too gross. A great deal of wine. Bed, as usual, between one and two. Bad! Bad! Bad!

19th. Set off early, and ride twelve miles on a lame hack; pleasant and respectable. Get on to Drogheda, and find the Newry stage just setting off for Dublin. Leave Gog converting another bishop, (the Catholic Primate) and drive off in the stage; no adventures; arrive in town at six in the evening. Hic finis longæ chartæque, viæque.-Hor.

Addenda. Mr. Hutton, on several occasions, pressed his friends the Jacobins to try and extend their clubs through the North. The Draper highly approves the plan, also Haslitt, also the Tanner and his brother. The Irish Slave swears he will begin his operations immediately, as we have talked enough, and it is time to begin to act. Mr. Hutton to write a scurrilous letter, for the said Slave, to John Foster.

N. B. The meeting on the 14th like the old German meetings in the woods. All the people sitting, and the armed warriors in a ring standing round. Fine effect of the unanimous aye of the Assembly when passing the address. Mr. Hutton affected so that the tears stood in his eyes; sentimental and pretty.

Dublin, July 21. Rode out with Gog to Grattan; entertained all the way with stories of Burke, who is become most odious to Gog. Burke certainly scheming with the Catholics, either to get more money, or raise his value in England with the Minister; got 2000 guineas for his expedition here last winter; foolish generosity in the Catholics, for he contrived to embroil them with every body. He wants now to come over here, where he can be of no possible use, and leave England, where, by the bye, he is of just as little. A puppy, or worse. We arrive at Grattan's, and tell him of the state of things in the North and in the South, which he approves. Talk of next winter. He apprehends Government will make a blow at the Catholics, by committing their chairman. Mr. Hutton of opinion that the whole body should rise and go with him in that event. Grattan advises to let him go, and immediately elect another. If he be committed, elect another, and so on, but never to recede. If the

House of Commons give words, let the General Committee do the same, and, if they be firm, the House will submit, because the one is an emanation from the people, the other not. Mr. Hutton asks for a committee to inquire, next session, into the state of the North, and the causes of the riots there. Grattan thinks it would do mischief, because the committee being, to a certainty, under the influence of the Castle, would misstate and garblefacts, and draw conclusions which even these facts could not warrant. Mr. Hutton says that is very hard, which Grattan admits; but says the reason is obvious, that we have no Parliament in Ireland. Grattan seems angry. Mr. Hutton reads him the intended address to the defenders, in which he suggests some alterations, but very much approves it generally. Say Oto him and depart, having first promised to dine with him at Tinnahinch on Saturday next.

22d. Meet the Sub-committec; read the address, which is approved, with a clause promising protection from the General Committee to all peaceable Catholics. Think this a capital stroke, as it gives such a hold of the bas peuple, of whom there are in this country above 3,000,000. Meet Gog in the evening, who is in a peck of troubles. Expects Burke over in Cork every day, notwithstanding all that has been done to prevent his coming. Burke pretends that he is come on his private affairs. Private fiddlesticks! Gog in a rage; determined to thwart him on all occasions, and put him down with the Catholics, which he most richly deserves for the great impropriety of his conduct in never communicating a syllable of information whilst acting as agent in England, though perpetually applied to for that purpose, and also for his now coming over (if he does come) against the inclination of every one concerned. Burke by far the most impudent, opiniatre fellow that ever I knew. Gog wants to have a Robin not to invite him to their houses. Believe, if he comes, he will be rump

ed. Does he want another 2000 guineas?

23d. Wrote an X. Y. for the Northern Star; also a copy of a circular letter from the General Committee in answer to those conveying returns, recommending the permanency of the parochial electors, as a channel of communication, and the formation of committees of correspondence through each county, to consist of at least one gentleman for each barony. Also a sketch of a letter to Colonel Barry, on the present state of this country.

Dined with Tom Braughall and Gog. Read a very long prancing letter from Burke, filled with nonsense about the French Revolution, on which he is as mad as his father. The issue is, that the Catholics will meet no support from ministry in England, (who seem to be bullied by ministry here) in their next application to Parliament; they must, therefore, rely on their own force. And it seems pretty evident that England, if she will not interfere on their behalf, neither will she interfere against them; so that the Catholics, and the Protestant ascendency, are left to fight it out, propriis aribus, (a la bonne heure.) It should seem, that Government here have gone so far as to menace stopping the mutiny bills and supplies, if they are not allowed the sole management of the Catholic affairs. What will be the issue of all this?

24th. In committee. Read over Burke's letter again, and receive orders to prepare an answer thereto, and also a letter to the Hon. Mr. Browne. Gave the address to the Defenders to Byrne, with orders to print 1000 on large paper. Dined with Warren; home early. Wrote the letter to Burke, giving him his congé, regretting that ministry in England had, by adopting a determined neutrality, rendered further application to them useless, and of course deprived the Catholics of the powerful aid of his talents, and giving him a remote prospect that he might again be employed on some future emergency. All very civil and indefinite; not a bad letter. How will the Catholics like it? Wrote also to Mr. Browne. Spent a very pleasant evening at home. This day my appointment as Secretary to the Sub-committee, until the rising of Parliament, was confirmed unanimously by the General Committee, with a stipend for that time of £200.

25th. Sub-committee. Letter to Burke read, and objected to by Mr. Fitzgerald, as being too pointed a dismissal. Long conversation thereupon, and alterations made. The majority of the Sub-committee cowardly. Gog stout, but overruled. Letter to Mr. Browne agreed to. Dined at Warren's, and met Archdekin. Pleasant evening.

26th. Rode out to Grattan's, and dined there with Gog and Hardy. Little new; but the old ground beaten over again. Talking of the late Chief Baron Burgh, Grattan said that he fell in love with daisies on his march; he stopped to pick them up, and twist them into a garland, which he flung about him, and so entered the field of battle, half a hero and half an opera

dancer. Pretty! Captain Fitzgerald, Grattan's brother-in-law, a fine young fellow. Great deal of wine; Grattan keeps us to sup.

27th. Pleasant breakfast. Tell Grattan about Digges. Grattan eager to know him. Promise to send him Digges' letter on trade, &c. Ride into town with Gog. Dine with Warren and Archdekin again. No conversation. Wish to introduce Archdekin to Grattan on the subject of India, &c. &c.

28th, 29th, 30th. Sub-committee. Writing letters. Hear that Neilson is come to town. Dine with him at Braughall's. Nothing new. Introduced in form to the General Committee.

31st. Circular letter for the returns ready for signing. The Vintner comes in, and, after a long debate, refuses to sign. Cowardly! rascally! The fellow is worth £200,000. Gog in the horrors. Dine again with Warren and Archdekin. Sick all this day. Bed at nine o'clock.

1st August. Merry be the first of August! Breakfast in college. Boswell shows us a loom of his invention, for weaving fishing nets, which executes it completely with the fisherman's knot. He sent a sample to the Society for Encouraging the Arts in London, which had offered sixty guineas premium for such an invention. Several others put in their claim, but his was the only one which answered. He would, in consequence, have got the reward, only it was luckily discovered, in time to prevent it, that he was an Irishman, for which reason only they did refuse him. Wise and liberal. Boswell gives us a yard of his net which he wove before us. Puts me in mind of Macabe and Pearce. This is the Broughsham review: What will the volunteers do there? No returns from Wexford: What is the meaning of that?-Sub-committee. All abuse the Vintner for hanging back. Old cowardly slave! Mr. Everhard, of Sligo, comes in ; gives a most melancholy account of the depression and insults under which the Catholics of that town labor; every Protestant rascal breaks their heads and windows for his amusement, and no grand jury will find their bills, nor petit jury convict them. The Catholic spirit quite broken. They do not even beat one another. Sad! sad! Busy all day folding papers, &c. for the Munster Bishops. Damn all Bishops! Gog not quite well on that point. Thinks them a good thing. Nonsense. Dine at home with Neilson and M'Cracken. Very pleasant. Rights of man. French revolution. No Bishops, &c. &c. &c.