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and other properties, and which form the entire of the County of 

 Londonderry. His zeal for the peace and happiness of Ireland 

 are well known to me ; and I should, indeed, consider him a 

 person from whom the present government might expect a 

 well-formed opinion of the likelihood of such a Bill as they 

 are about to introduce into Parliament being one likely to allay 

 irritation, or to meet the difficulties of the question. A gentle- 

 man, who has, for a series of years, acted as Secretary to the 

 Irish Society, must have had opportunities of general in- 

 formation about Ireland, and Ulster in particular, and is a 

 person whose opinion would be invaluable on the subject. 

 For my own part, I do not presume to say that I am com- 

 petent to give any assistance in the difficult task of legis- 

 lating for salmon fisheries. I am interested for the protection 

 of the Ballyshannon fishery, as my sisters are dependent on 

 that property. I have no personal advantage in it, and receive 

 nothing from it. The Rev. Mr. Tredennick's threats, and a 

 notice which he served on the printer of my published notes of 

 the trial between Mr. Atkinson and himself, some months ago, 

 stating that he would bring an action at law against me, I have 

 held in utter contempt. I have no personal ill-will to him. 

 I have set down nothing in malice or untruth herein concerning 

 him ; and, with a perfect indifference to his resentment or vitu- 

 peration of me, I may leave him to the verdict of his country 

 and of his conscience. Upon the whole of this case, I respect- 

 fully submit to the Government, to the members of the House 

 of Lords, and of the House of Commons, that the vested 

 rights of the proprietors of salmon fisheries in Ireland should 

 be defended from unjust invasion, and the salmon fisheries, 

 not only in Ulster, but throughout the empire, receive full 

 legislative protection. 



J. B. S. 



