are not fo-you cannot too foon make too pointed a declaration in her favour: you cannot, in fhort, too foon make her your wife; as I will venture to affure you, from a number of circumftancee within my own knowledge, that he will do honour to the marriage ftate, and that you will fland the fairest chance for conjugal felicity by being united to her for life. I am, Sir, your's &c. HENRY DORMER. The very day after this letter was fent according to its direction, the perfon to whom it was addreffed waited on Mr. Dormer, whom he found in his library: but how great was the furprize of the latter to see his nephew before him. "O! Sir-faid young Dormer(no longer Huntley), you have, without knowing you were fo employed-made me the happieft of men. I have long loved Mifs Benfon with the fincereft affection, but apprehenfive of giving you displeasure by marrying her, I have remained in a fluctuating ftate, the most disagreeable to be conceived. I am now ready to give her my hand --doubly ready, as you have written fo highly in her praife-fhe has long been in poffeflion of my heart." Mr. Dormer, extremely pleafed with his nephew's effufions, touched his bell for Mifs Benson, who ftruck by the difcovery that had been made, and charmed with the confequences which it produced, was, in a fhort time, amply rewarded for all the difquietudes The had endured by the apparent duplicity of her lover's conduct. then have recourfe to those who having diffipated their fortunes, and ruined their reputations, fet up the trade of mock patriotifm to delude the vulgar, to raise clamours againft government, and to repair their finances by feizing on places of truft and honour, for the fake of the emoluments arifing from thence. These men are generally the enemies of all order and decency, and it is no wonder that their followers should be numerous. It is your business, as a "pioneer of faction," every day to libel the worthy, in order to prepare the way for men who have no objection to fquander the public property on their parafites, and efpecially on thofe, who, like you, labour in the trade of detraction, to get the juft removed to make room for the unjuft. And this you endea vour to effect by the vileft and the moft illfounded afperfions: fcattering the feeds of difcontent and fedition throughout the kingdem."-" Sir," interrupted Squash, "not quite fo hafty. We are the true friends of the conftitution, and defenders of the pri vileges of the people, who, were it not for our labours, would foon be stripped of all that diftinguishes an Englishman from a Frenchman.-The crown, Sir, has too much power, and that power is increafing every day: it is the duty then of real patriotiẩm to check its growth, and if we labour to convince the people of their importance in the conftitution, and give them a watchful eye over the proceedings of government, there can be little danger of our liberties receiving any defperate wound"--" All this,” faid Dr. Rhubarb, "might be done, with The Life and Amusements of Ifaac Bickerstaffe, out rumming into the moft violent extremes. Junior. Book II. CHAP. VII. (Continued from page 361.) Containing a delectable dish of Politics, very palatable to the Ladies. M ISS B- had proceeded thus far in her ftory, to which Mrs. Bickerstaffe was giving pleafing attention, when they were aLarmed by the voice of difcord in the parlour, and prefently difcovered that it chiefly proceeded from Squash, who had conceived himfelf to be highly offended by Dr. RhuLarb's calling news writers the "pioneers of jactions !"-" Sir," faid Squash," you are an ignorant blockhead, and don't know what a news paper is, nor how it ought to be conducted.' "You are mistaken," replied Rhubarb, "I know that you firft feek the patronage of the great and the good, who holding you in contempt, and fetting at defiance all you can fay, treat your panegyrics with as much difdain as they would your cenfure. So long as a man is confcious of having done nothing blameable he may reft fecure from any attacks of a fcribbler. You of perfonal malice and party malevolence, might it not, Mr. Bickerstaffe?"-Mr. Bickerftaffe had fat filent during this "war of words," but being called on by the Doctor, he fairs,"he faid, "have gone on fo profperously addreffed himself to both: "Our public affor feveral years paft, that I have given little attention to domeftic politics. As the balance of the conftitution admits, and perhaps requires, two parties, it is not at all furprising that there should be in each party individuals who are not only a difgrace to their adhe rents, but to human nature. With respect to the conduct of our public prints, I am forry to obferve, that they are pervaded by a fpirit of licentioufnels, which believe me, is infinitely more prejudicial to liberty than all the efforts of the court, when the court is inclined to extend its power. A firm and fteady adherence to the principles of the conftitution will always fecure it from innovations on either fide: but when the moft licentious principles are adopted, and when clamours are raised against the government, not because the government is actually perfuing nefarious measures, but because those whofe duty it is to watch the motions of administration, ministration, and to offer advice when it ap>pears neceffary and seasonable,-because thefe men, regardless of the public welfare, are only impelled in all they fay, and all they do, by perfonal and interested motives, and to obtain elevated fituations for the fake of emoluments; when this is the cafe, the country has the moft alarming confequences to dread from the exertions pretended to be made in favour of liberty, a catch-word for the vulgar, who are always led away more by founds than by things. To the ftruggles then for power at home, we may venture to attribute the moft ferious evils that can befall the conftitution. I would not be fupposed to be more favourable to the court than the conutry party,-I avoid ufing the phrases Whig and Tory, becaufe they are apt to excite ideas of animofity.--We all know, that the court is ever favourable to those principles, and that conduct, which may tend to augment the exclufive power of the fovereign. But this kingdom has experienced the moft unhappy proofs that the "madness of the people," is more dangerous than the ambition of the king; and that their refentment is too frequently grounded on the calumny of those whofe intereft it is to folicit their good opinion, and who have not liberality enough to do it without ufing every fpecies of detraction, against thofe in power: and the public prints, inftead of beacons to warn the people, are made the vehicles of the moft defpicable abuse of perfons, and mifreprefentations of facts. It is with pain that I obferve the progrefs of this fpecies of licentiousness, which, I am afraid, will not stop fhort of private individuals, but that many a worthy family may be rendered unhappy by adventurous fcribblers, who may find their intereft in encouraging domeftic animofity, and retailing abfurd calumnies. Mr. Squafh, I truft, is not engaged in thefe "works of darkness."-" But I tell you, Mr. Bickerstaffe, he is," exclaimed Dr. Rhubarb." It is falfe!" replied Squafh, and at that moment lifting up his fift, laid the Doctor fprawling on the floor, overiet the table, alarmed Mrs Bickerstaffe, frigh tened Mifs B, and awakened little Ifaac, who, joining his vociferation to that of two dogs in the kitchen, Squash in the parlour, and a porter in the hall, created a very pleafant icene of confufion, which was not a little heightened by the arrival, at that unlucky juncture, of the father and fome friends of Mifs B-, in search of that fair runaway. A new and correct Peerage of Ireland, compiled from the most approved Authorities. (Continued from page 341.) Annesley, Viscount Glerawley. They, Lord vifcount Glerawley and baron Annelley, was born in November, 1740, and fucceeded his father William, the late and fecond vifcount, September 12th, 1770. He married Mifs Groves, daughter and heiress of.. Groves, near Mallow, county of Cork, Efq; by whom he has no iffue. (For a more particular account of this noble lord's defcent, we refer our readers, to our magazine of April 1787, page 197, under the title of Viscount Valentia, by which will be feen that Francis Annefley, the firft Vifcount Valentia, by his fecond wife Jane, widow of Sir Peter Courteen, and fifter to Philip the first earl of Chesterfeld, had issue feven fons and two daughters.) Francis, the eldest fon, was born in London, 23d January 1628, and refided at Cloghmaghericatt, in the county of Downe, in the reign of James II. to oppose whofe arbitrary meafures, he raifed fome horfe and foot in the North, and was attainted by his parliament. He married Deborah, daughter to doctor Henry Jones, lord bishop of Meath, and widow to John Boudler of Dublin, Efq; by whom he had three fons and five daughters: Francis, his heir; Arthur and Henry, who died both without iffue; Jane, married to James Bailie, county of Downe, Efq; Deborah, to the rev. Charles Ward :Mary died young, as did Catherine:-Anne, married Henry, only fon of Sir Edward Wood Francis, the only surviving son, of the Inner Temple, ferved in feveral parliaments in Great Britain and Ireland, in which he was a leading member, and was the firft promoter for the building of fifty new churches in the city of London.-He married first, 5th July, 1695, Elizabeth, daughter to Sir Joseph Martin, of London, by whom he had feven fons and two daughters. He married fecondly, Elizabeth, daughter to John Cropley, of Rochefter, Efq; and widow of William Gomeldon, Efq; and laftly, 31ft Auguft, 1737, Sarah, only daughter to William Sloan, of Portsmouth, Efq; and relict of Sir Richard Fowler, of Harnage-Grange, in Shopfhire, Bart. by neither of whom he had iffue; and he died 7th of April, 1750, leaving by his firft wife, viz. ift fen, Francis, in holy orders, married to Anne, daughter to Robert Gayer, Efq; and he died 1ft May, 1740, leaving Arthur, Francis, and James. 2d, Henry, captain of the Diamond ship of war, died in the West Indies. 3d, Martin, in holy orders, married to Mary, daughter of William Hanbury, Esq; and died in June, 1749 4th, John, 5th, James, both died unmarried. 6th, William, created viscount Glerawley. 5th, Arthur, died unmarried. ift daughter, Elizabeth, married to William Maguire, of Dublin, Efq; 2d, Deborah, died unmarried. (ift Viscount, William, the 6th fon, was a barriller at law, and reprefented the bo του rough of Middleton, in parliament; he married 16th Auguft, 1738, the hon. lady Anne Beresford, eldest daughter to Marcus, the firft earl of Tyrone, and his majefty was pleafed to advance him to the peerage of Ireland, 25th September, 1758, by the title of baron, Annelley, of Caftle- William, in the county of Downe, and was further advanced 14th November, 1766, to the dignity of Vilcount Glerawley; and his lordfhip dying 21ft September, 1770, left iffue, viz. If fon, Francis Charles, the second and prefent viscount. 2d, Marcus, born April 17th, 1743, late major of the 3d horse, and died unmarried. 3d, Richard, born April 14th, 1745, bar rifter at law, and one of the prefent commiffioners of his majefty's revenue; marri ed in October, 1771, to Mifs Lambart, daughter of Robert Lambart, of Dunleddy, county of Downe, Efq; and has iffue. 4th, William, born 3d March, and is the prefent Dean of Downe; married to Mifs Digby, daughter of Simon Digby, of Landenftown, in the county of Kildare, Efq; 5th, Catherine, married 24th July, 1760, and was the first wife to Arthur Saunders Gore, the second and prefent earl of Arran, by whom he had iffue, the prefent lord Sudley, and feveral other children, and is deceased. (2d Viscount,) Francis Charles, the fecond and prefent viscount. Titles. The right hon. Francis Charles Annefley, lord viscount Glerawley, and baron Annelley, of Cafle William, county of Downe. Creation. Baron Annefley of Caftle-William, September 25th, 1758, George II. and viscount Glerawley, in the county of Downe, 14th November, 1766, 6th George III. Arms. Pally of fix, argent, and azure, ever all, a bend, gules. Creft. On a wreath a moor's head, couped, proper, wreathed about the temples, argent and fable. Supporters. On the dexter a Roman knight, on the finifter, a Moorish prince, both habited, proper. Motto. Virtutis amore, (for the love of virtue.) Seat. Caffle-William, in the county of Downe. Southwell, Viscount South-well. of Southwell, in the county of Nottingham; the chief branch whereof continued its refidence there, and were lords of that place until the time of Henry VI.. when the family began to flourish in the Eastern and Southern countries in England, and many of them were perfons of diftinguished worth and note. Sir Simon Southwell, lived in the reign of Henry III. in the county of Nottingham; and from him defcended John Southwell, of Barham, in Suffolk, Efq. whose eldest son, John Southwell, removed his family into Ireland, in the reign of James I. having four fons and two daughters; of the fons, Robert, the eldeft, died without iffue,-Sir Richard, who alfa died without iffue,-John, who left two daughters, and Edmond, of Castle Mattress, in county of Limerick, who married Catherine, daughter and heir of Garret Herbert, of Rathkeale, Efq; by whom he had two daughters; Margery, married to Nicholas Sexton of Limerick, Efq; ancestor of the prefent right honourable Edmond Sexton Pery, created in 1785, viscount Pery.-And Sufanna, married to Francis King, of Rathdoony, county of Sligo, Efq; and five fons, viz. ft. John, flain by the rebels in 1642, and left no iffue,-2d, William,-3d, Ralph, both killed at Rochelle,-4th, Edward, murdered by his own fervant in Holland ; and sth, (1ft Baronet) Sir Thomas Southwell, who after the restoration of King Charles II. in confideration of his loyal affection and great merits, conferred on him the dignity of a baronet by privy feal, the 10th March 1661; and by patent 4th Auguft 1662, to which was added a grant of land, under the acts of Settlement. He married, Elizabeth, daughter to William Starkey, of Dromoland, in the county of Clare, Efq; and he had iffue by her, one fon Richard and three daughters; Garthrude, the first wife of John Pigot, of Kilfinny, Efq; by whom he had iffue,-Margaret married to Pigott, Efq; and Joan to Sir William Oughtred Courtney, of Powderham in Devonshire, bart. great grand Father to the present lord viscount Courtenay in England. Richard, the only fon, married the honourable Lady Elizabeth O'Brien, eldest daughter to Murrough, the firft earl of Inchequin; and dying in the life time of his father had illue by her, who remarried with John Mc. Namara of Cratellow, in county of Clare, Efq; five fons and two daughters, viz. ft, Sir Thomas, who fucceeded his grandfather, and was created baron Southwell. 2d, John, killed at the fiege of Namure, in Flanders. 3d. William, who fignalized himself on feveral occafions, particularly in September, 1705, when at the head of 400 grenadiers, fupported fupported by a detachment of 600 foot; he marched in the night, and after 13 hours fatigue, arrived before Monjuick; the governor continuing obftinate, the place was bombarded for feveral days, until (on the 17th) when he obferving that a mortar threw to the left of the fort, traverfed it himself, and inftantly firing it, the bomb fell into a magazine of powder, which tore up an angle of the wall, with one of the gates, and buried the brave governor in its ruins. Colonel Southwell took this opportunity to enter the place, fword in hand, and made the garrifon prifoners of war. By the reducing this place, it opened a way to the speedy conqueft of Barcelona, which furrendered the 9th of October following, he was rewarded with a regiment of foot, which he refigned, and was afterwards appointed colonel of the battle-axe-guard. He married Lucy, daughter, and co-heir of William Bowen, of Bally Adams, in the Queen's county, Efq; and had issue by her, lix fons and nine daughters, of whom Bowen, the 3d fon, became heir; and married in 1753, Lady Elizabeth Cornwallis, eldest daughter to Charles earl of Cornwallis, William, the 6th fon, born after his father's death; was an officer in the army, and married in 1743, Juliana, daughter of the honourable general Henry Ponfonby, ad fon to William created viscount Duncannon. The reft of the fons died without iffue; Lucy, the 2d daughter, married John Lyon, of Water Caftle, in the Queen's county, Efq;-Bridget, the 3d daughter, was the fecond wife to Edward, the fifth and late earl of Drogheda, Frances, the 7th daughter, married the Reverend Mr. Cary; and Jane, the 8th, married in 1748, to William Lufhington, Efq; late lieutenant col. of dragoons, and has iffue; the reft died young or unmarried. 4th, Courtenay, died unmarried. 5th, Richard, of Ennifcouch, county of Limerick; married Agnes, filter to Henry Rofe, Efq; one of the judges of the court of king's bench in Ireland; and widow of Richard Lee, Efq; by whom he had an only fon. John, who married his firft coufin Sarah, daughter of the aforefaid Henry Rofe, Efq; and he died a minor, leaving if fue by her, who remarried with William Talbot, of Mount Talbot, county of Rofcommon, Efq; an only daughter, Agnes Elizabeth, married the 11th Auguft, 1750, to John earl of Wandesford, (which title is now extinct) by whom the left an only daughter Lady Anne, married to John Butler, of the Caftle of Kilkenny, Efq; ift Daughter, Elizabeth, married to Morris, of the county of Kerry, Efq; 2d, Catherine, married to general David Creichton, governor of the royal hofpital; by whom the had, Abraham, created July 2d, 1768, lord baron Erne, and three daughters. (1st Baron) Sir Thomas, fucceeded his grandfather, and was the fecond Baronet; he was a ftrenuous affertor of the laws and liberties of his country, in the most dangerous times and at the apparent hazard of his life. For upon the furrender of Moyallow, to King James's army, he and his brother William, made their way to Sligo, to join lord Kingston for their common defence; in their journey they had feveral fkirmishes with the enemy, and coming to a pals, fronted by a troop of horse, and each fide lined with foot; he was determined to make the best defence, and to that end drew up his company, who, by a loud huzza, caufed the Irish to make propofals of a compofition, which after debate, their fituation obliged them to accept; they were taken that night to Loughrea, and next day instead of a convoy, they found themfelves fecured by a ftrong guard, and that they would not be permitted to depart; they were removed to Galway, in a moft deplorable manner, and confined in the county court hourfe, till brought to trial; and by the affurance of the judge of the king's lenity, that if found guilty of Treafon, they would be reprieved; which prevailed with them to fubmit to mercy, fo of courfe they were convicted, and the next day moft terribly fentenced to be hanged, drawn, and quartered; but after fuffering many hardthips, having no other relief but from the proteftants in Galway, a reprieve as fent them for a month, which was renewed for three months longer, and after that for fix months. However fome having endeavoured to escape, (or fo pretended) the earl of Clanrickard fent his major with this message to Sir Thomas Southwell, and thofe confined with him: "That not being fatisfied with this majefty's mercy in fparing their lives hitherto, but they held a correfpondence with the northern rebels, and plot with his enemies, therefore I am fent to bid you all prepare for death." They petitioned for a longer time, which would not be permitted, and that the Monday or Tuefday following was appointed for their execution. On Monday morning, whilft they were preparing for it, they were offered their lives, if they would change their religion, which propofal, not one accepted, but unanimoufly refolved to die, in the faith for which they fuffered. After this the earl of Seaforth, perceiving Sir Thomas Southwell, to be a hopeful young gentleman, and having a particular affection for him, promised to use his intereft at court for his enlargement; and with that view gave the King no reft, until he procured a warrant, directed to Sir Richard Nagle, Attorney General, to prepare a fiat, in order to pals a pardon for him, which the Attorney info lently lently refused to do, faying, it was more than the King could do. The earl returned to his master, and reported the answer, and the Attorney was fent for, who pofitively told the King, it was not in his Majefty's power to grant bim a pardon, at which the King was overcome with grief and paffion, and locked himself up in his closet. The tiffness of the attorney was grounded on the act of attainder, paffed in their parliament, whereby that king was debarred from the prerogative of pardoning, and the fubject foreciofed from all expectation of mercy. However the earl of Seaforth prevailed, and dispatched captain Bozier, to Galway, with an order to release Sir Thomas Southwell, and the King figned his pardon under the great feal, ft April, 1690, after which the earl made him his bofom friend and took him into Scotland, whence they proceeded into England; and Sir Thomas, had the fatisfaction to repay his lordship's interpofition with an equal piece of fervice, when he had incurred the government's difpleasure, by his unhappy engagement in the rebellion of 1715. Sir Thomas Southwell, at his departure from Galway, promised to use his utmost endeavours, to have all his fellow prifoners released, but that act of mercy was referved for a fronger arm, and effected only by King William's victory at the Boyne. In the first parliament of Queen Anne, he was chofen to reprefent the county of Lime rick, and fo continued till he was created a peer. He was one of the privy council, and a commiffioner in the revenue; and while he fat at that board, he encouraged the trade and commerce of the nation, nor did his defire of advancing the intereft of his country stop here, for to him it is that Ireland in fome degree is indebted for the flourishing flate of its linen manufacture; his intereft with Sir Edward Seymour, fo far prevailing, as to procure a fettlement at Lifburne for the ingenious Mr. Louis Cromelir, who is generally allowed, by the manufacturers he brought and fettled there to have been of the utmost importance to that branch of trade, and by his induftry and fkill, very inftrumental in bringing it to its prefent perfection; for which he received parliamentary encouragement, as appears by the journal of the houfe of commons. Having thus diftinguished himself by his zeal for the public good, his Majefty King George ift, cfeemed him worthy to be a peer of Ireland, therefore created him by privy feal, dated at Hampton Court, 31ft July, and by patent 4th Sept. 1717, baron Southwell, of Caillemattress in the county of Limerick. in April, 1696 he married Lady Meliora Coningsby, eldest daughter to Thomas Coninglby, baron of Clanbrafil in Ireland, and Earl of Coningby, in England, and his Jordip dying fuddenly 4th Auguft, 1720, left iffue by her who died in Feb. 1735, fix fons and five daughters, viz. 1ft, fon, Tho mas, the 2d baron; 2d, Henry, of Stoneville, in the county of Limerick; married a daughof the Rev. Henry Rose, and has iffue, Henry, born in 1737, and two daughters, Meliora and Elizabeth. 3d. Robert, killed in a duel, by Henry Luttrell, Efq. 4th, Edmond, born 16th March 1705. Ift, and 2d daughters, Frances, and Lucia, the reft died young. (2d Baron,) Sir Thomas, the ad Lord, was born 7th Jan. 1698; one of the privy council and governor of the county of Limerick, in March 1719. He married, Mary, eldeft daughter to Thomas Coke, of Melborne, in the county of Derby, Efq; and by her who was Lady of the bed-chamber to the princess of Orange, had 3 fons, two of whom died young, and his lordship dying in 1760, was fucceeded by his eldeft furviving son, (Ift vifcount,) Sir Thomas George the 3d lord and 1ft vifcount, who was likewife governor of Limerick, and his Majefty King George the 3d, was pleased to advance him in the peerage, the 18th July, 1776, by the title of viscount Southwell. He married 18th June 1741, Margaret, eldest daughter and coheir (with her fifter Nichola, married in 1750 to the prefent right hon. Richard Jackfon, of Coleraine,) to Arthur Cecil Hamilton, of Caftle Hamilton, county of Cavan, Efq; by whom he had issue, 1ft, l'homas Arthur, the 2d and present viscount; ad, Rowert Henry, late lieutenat colonel of the 8th light dragoons; married to Mifs Moore, daughter of the late Dr. Moore of Dorfet Street in the city of Dublin, by whom he has iffue, 3d, Frances, Lucia, fince dead. (ad viscount,) Thomas Arthur, the ad and prefent lord viscount Southwell. Titles. The right hon. Sir Thomas Arthur Southwell, lord vifcount and baron Southwell, and baronet. Creations. Baronet 4th Aug. 1662, 14th Car. 2d, baron Southwell, of Caftlemattress in the county of Limerick 4th Sep. 1717, 4th Geo. Ift, and viscount Southwell, of the fame place, 18th July, 1776. 16th Geo. 3d. Arms. Pearl, 3 cinque foils, ruby, each charged with 6 annulets, Topaz. Creft. On a wreath a demi indian goat, pearl, charged on the body with 3 annulets, ruby." Supporters. Two indian goats, pearl, charged as the Creft, ducally gorged and chained, ruby. Mottos. Nec male notus eques, (a nobleman not ill known,) or (dulce eft pro patria mori.) Seat. Kathkeale, in the county of Limerick, 14 miles from Limerick, and 108 from Dublin. Portuguese |