1826+] Letter on Affairs in general. 297 
countries !—pattered out of the mouths of people too whose only subsistence 
Vor prospect “of subslstehces“arises’ out of the employ which they 
ebtain in-Etigland! “For the emancipation, it could*do England no 
mischief—though. it should do Ireland no. good—and.I would: be well 
contented to see it carried tomorrow. But, nevertheless, there. is..no 
sir chance of its being, carried in the next session of Parliament, or in 
whole duration of the next parliament, than there is of its advocates 
il filch speeches out of Burke and Grattan, and try to.pass them for 
their own—an event which every body must. see is quite impossible, 
he fact is, people get more and more sick of the cause, and ofthe 
persons who clamour about it, every day. They do so toa degree that 
is éven unjust and unreasonable. They ask, not—“ Shall we, or. shall 
we not, do this or that for the Irish Catholics ?” but—“ Who is this 
ee ‘(somebody who is making himself heard, but w hom nobody ever 
éard of ) that we should listen to his nonsense?” The. first. object 
in the conduct of every cause should be to get those to advocate .it, 
and those only, to whom the powers that are to decide it will listen, if 
not with deference, with respect. But, for the state of Ireland, 
if the Catholics were admitted to power within these three days—if we 
are to shut our eyes to all that has been, we cannot entirely close them 
against that which is. We hear that it is to the exclusion of Catholic 
influence, and of Catholic principles, from power, that the unimproved 
condition of Ireland, as compared with England, or with Scotland, is 
owing ;~-what is the situation, through the w vorld, of those countries.in 
which Catholicism flourishes, as compared with those which are. go- 
verned, under, Protestant ascendency ? 
“Parliament not sitting, and the circuits being over, I hear some people 
complain that the newspapers are uninteresting. But. this is only. 
bécause they do not read the « Advertisements ;” which always seem to 
me tobe the choicest portion of the whole intelligence. _N. B. I under- 
stand that the proprietors of new ‘spapers themselves—(who must know ?) 
—are very much of this opinion. _ Now, for instance, .a gentleman 
advertising for a lost, pocket-book the other day, in the Dublin. Evening 
Post, says—‘“ as it 2s of no use to any one, whoever will bring it to No. 14, 
in Merrion-street, shall be suitably rewarded.” I like this, 
Advertisements open, too, sometimes in a very odd way. A. person. 
in the Philadelphia Advertiser, June 19th, begins as follows —« The. 
subscriber having lately made a new and complete arrangement 77 his 
arret—so as to admit the fresh air daily” &c.—“« begs 1 to inform—, 
Ty ‘advertiser i is a dealer in Jeathers ; but we do not find that out. till 
the | end of the | page. OSphAbt! 
a 1 next notice (in the same paper) is an inquiry for a “ situation: 3 
but 4 it seems to begin in the style of a-lament—«< A married. man, 
wards 0 ‘of Fifty, years of age !” requests leave, &c. &c. 
= second advertiser for employment, however (still in. ‘the ‘same 
0 oe. Speaks in the true tone and spirit of Colombian _freedom.. 
fterstating the nature of the post which will suit him, the applicant 
eaking of himself’ in the third person) concludes thus :—*« To prevent 
ecessary trouble, he [Q. W. q remarks, that he gives no. references to. 
an’ “one. bles “boasts not of respectability of connexions, gentilit “of 
cation, or versatility of qua lification. He wishes: none of 1eSe_ 
intitious aids, &e., &c.; feeling himself” ‘competent to rely on_ hi 11S. 
own powers for giving ample satisfaction.’ ‘—This i is a sort of seryan t-. 
man who would be likely to get a place. 
M.M. New Series.—Vot. II. No. 9. . 2Q 
