1805.) _ i 
that feminary which has been long diftinguifhed 
as a nurfe of letters and liberal emulation, and 
whofe fyftem comprehends all the faireft advan- 
tages for unfolding the varieties of genius, and 
appreciating the extent of talents, he ranked 
among the foremoft of her ingenuous fons. 
Deftined to a {earned profeffion, in which 
among the many candidates for diftin¢tion, few 
are enabled to obtain the prize, the powers of 
his underftanding equally folid and acute, his 
habits of application which were fyftematic and 
Invincible, and by which it is to be feared he 
anticipated his end—f(timulated by a generous 
and liberal ambition, afforded the moft pleafing 
emens of future eminence and honour. On 
the 16th of June 1804, he was admitted 
an advocate at the Scotch bar; on which 
occafion was delivered his Difputatio Furidi- 
€a, de Serytiutibus Prediovrum Rufticorum ; 
to which is prefixed a difcuffion on the origin- 
and foundation of property, written with great 
vigour and purity of ftyle, and in which he dif- 
covers confiderable refearch, and much fagacity 
of reflection.. Alas! he furvived this honour- 
able exertion of his talents but a few fhort 
months, 
Quis-defiderio fit pudor, aut modus 
Tam chari capitis ? 
IRELAND. 
A charitable inftitution, under the name 
of the Dublin Repofitory, (on a plan fimilar 
to thofe of Manchefter and other towns in 
England) has been eftablifhed in the metro- 
polis, under the immediate patronage of the 
Countefs of Hardwicke. It is aided by the 
fubfcriptions of fome of the firft charaéters 
in Ireland, many of whem not only contri- 
bute to, but ad as receivers for it. The 
rules and regulations adopted in the infant 
inftitution are as follow:—-** The benefits 
arifing from inftitutions of this nature are 
-too generally known to. render any enume- 
ration of themneceffary. One common out- 
line applies, with little variation, to all; 
and upon public favour, and private, regu- 
lar, fuperintending perfeverance, do all en- 
tirely depend for their utility and fupport, 
The firmeft reliance may be ,placed on the 
fteady and uniform application of the ladies 
who have undertaken the direGlion of the 
Dublin Repofitory, and. alfo on the civility 
and attention of a refpe€table and well-edu- 
cated female, who is to conduét the fale, 
Once in every month the governefles will 
meet to fettle the accounts, and to infpedé 
and regulate the whole concern; and on one 
- day in each week two of them will, in rota- 
tien, attend, to receive and pay for work, 
to reye€t fuch as is unfuitable, or improperly 
cone, and to examine into every particular 
of internal arrangement: on which day the 
fale-room will be fhut. The hours of fale 
will be from eleven till four. To every ar- 
ticle fent into the Repofitory a ticket muft 
be affixed, on which fhall be written the 
price at which the owner propofes to fell it, 
andthe fignature or initials by which it is to 
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be diftinguithed. In order to prevent even 
the appearance of abufe, all fuch ladies as 
have no motives for withing to conceal their 
names, ‘will be expe&ted to defignate the ob- 
ject for which their charitable exertions are 
intended; and, whenever praéticable, to fend 
the perfons whom they mean to benefit to 
receive the produce of the fale of their work. 
Only one penny in the fhilling fhall be de- 
ducted from the price of each article fold. 
No article fhall be admitted into the Repofi- 
tory the price of which is not moderate, and 
great pains will be taker to have every thing 
in iteither ufeful or fafhionable. To encou- 
rage the manufacture of ftraw-plait in this 
country, is a matter of confiderable import- 
ance. The Repofitory offers an eligible mode 
_ of difpofing of all wrought in charity fchools 
or by individuals, either in the plait or made 
up into bonnets. Ancther obje& with the 
governefles will be to provide materials for 
induftry for many unfortunate females, who, 
in a ftate of indigence, are able and willing 
to work, yet might ftarve before they could 
otherwife obtain the means of employment ; 
ftriét enquiry will, however, be miade into 
the characters of fuch, and fome fatisfaétory 
recommendation or fecurity required. In 
certain cafes, a part of the price of the arti- 
cle will be advanced upon the depofit of it in 
the fale-room. The annual fubfcription for 
each perfon is not to exceed half a guinea, 
but donations to any amount will, moft thank- 
fully, be received. A fund thus raifed will 
be requifite to pay for apartmentsin a central 
fituation, to fecure an adequate falary to a 
tref{pectable conductrefs, to admit the pro- 
pofed plan of relreving fome diftreffed fe=— 
males, and to defray other incidental ex- 
pences. Shoutd the generofity of the pub- 
lic furnifh a fupply beyond the unavoidable 
expenditure of this inftitution, the furplus 
fhall be faithfully appropriated either to a2 
wider diffufion of its advantages, or for the 
combining with it fome fcheme whereby mifery 
may be alleviated, and induftry promoted.”* 
At a meeting of the Friends to the Sick 
Poor of the city of Waterford, it appeared, 
on examining the accounts, that 220]. 2s. 3d. 
had been expended in the laft year; by which 
upwards of fixty perfons (in fome inftances 
whole families) were relieved weekly, whe 
in health had but {mall means of fubfiftence, 
but when attacked by ficknefs were reduced 
to extreme poverty. 
Married. | At Limerick, Thomas Kelly, aged 
89 years, to Mifs Bridget Maddigan, aged 14 
years. This feemsa great difparity : butthe 
only difference is, that the one was in the 
firft and the other in the fecond childhood — 
one not yet arrived at and the other paft the 
age of difcretion. 
At Waterford, Edmund Quinlan; efq. to 
Mifs Doherty, daughter to Edmund Doherty, 
of Mount Brunis, efq. 
At Galway, Lieutenant Doherty, of the 
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