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become neceffary, they are ready 
again to unite with their fellow-fub- 
jects in refifting the intrufion of an 
enemy, who feeks, under infidious 
pretences to fubyert the happinefs 
of Ireland. They do not with to 
diftraé&t the public councils whilft 
occupied in providing for the gene- 
tal fafety:—a momentous care, to 
which all others fhould be held fub- 
ordinate. 
“To that general fafety, more 
than to the attainment of political 
privilege, your Memorialifts look as 
their chief motive for foliciting your 
Excellency’s attention at the pre- 
fent moment, and humbly conceive 
that they cannot too ftrongly prefs 
upon your Excellency’s coniidera- 
tion, that no meafure can fo evi- 
dently tend to infure it, as that 
which removes from the minds of 
the great body of the people every 
impreflion of diftruft and jealoufy 
arifing from exclufive reftriétions; 
which impreffion they. muft conti- 
nue to feel as long as-any clafs of 
thofe who profefs with them the 
Roman Catholic religion, remain 
on that account the object of any 
penal ftatute. 
“ Your Memorialifts fubmit that 
the removal of fuch impreffion 
would in a very high degree tend 
to produce that general ardour and 
enthufiafm in the public caufe, to 
which alone, in the prefent alarm- 
ing ftate of things, this kingdom can 
rationally look for its, fafety, and 
prefervation.| Under. shis..convic- 
tion, they truft it will not be deem- 
ed at this moment unfeafonable to 
folicit, in their own and their coun- 
try’s behalf, the attention. of. his 
Majefty’s government, and to ex- 
prefs a hope, that for the common 
benefit, and through the favourable. 
reprefentation of your Excellency, 
APRENDELEDS BO 
your Memorialifts may again be in 
debted to the benignity of their 
Prince, and again experience the 
liberality of parliament, in a repeal 
of the remaining laws which ex~- 
clude the Roman Catholics of Ire- 
land from the poljtical immunities 
enjoyed by their fellow-fubjects. 
* And your Memorialifts,” &c. 
Trial of Mrs. Phspoe, for the Murder of 
Mary Cox. 
ARY Benfon, otherwife Ma- 
ria Therefa Phipoe, was in- 
dicted at the Old Bailey, for the 
wilful murder of Mary Cox, by 
giving hera wound on the throat, 
and in feveral parts of the body, 
with a clafp-knife, on the 25th of 
Ottober lait; of which wounds fhe 
languifhed and died. The prifoner 
refided in Garden-ftreet, Shadwell: 
fhe was intimately acquainted with 
the deceafed, and they frequently 
vifited each other... On Wednef- 
day, October 25, the deceafed came 
to the lodging of the prifoner, and 
was fhewn up to her apartments, 
which were on the firft floor. Soon 
after the deceafed came, the prifo- 
ner came down to the miftrefs of 
the houfe (a Mrs. Munday) and 
gave her a guinea, and requefted 
fhe would buy half a pint .of bran- 
dy for her. She did fo; but when 
fhe returned with the liquor and 
the change, fhe found tke prifo- 
ner’s room-door locked. When 
the prifoner heard that Mrs,.Mun- 
day had returned with the liquor, 
the called out that fhe was not then 
ready for it; but that fhe would 
come down for it when fhe fhould 
be, - Immediately after this, Mrs. 
Munday heare a noife of a violent 
{cufile in the prifoner’s room, and 
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