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Monthly Chronicle.

Fugion , two Police Officers . Ouigley was sitting al breakfast in a room in which was a great coat , containing in the pocket a paper , which would be stated to the Jury . He should have mentioned , that on the preceding evening , when Quigley , Allen , and Leary came lo the King ' s Head , they brought a very large quantity of baggage , deal and mahogany boxes , and leather cases , which , notwithstanding their value , so apprehensive were the prisoners of the danger of owning them , that thev denied all knowledge of tliam or their contents . He . would now slate the paper found iu a ' pocket-book in Ouigley ' s great coat , fully persuaded ,

when he had' gone the length of proving , in the manner required by law , that any man or number of men had such a paper in their possession , for the purpose of carrying to those to whom it was addressed , it would be impossible , for the Jury to say sucil a circumstance did not amount to the offence of high treason . The paper was in these words : 'THE SECRET COMKIT . TEE Of ENGLAND TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTORY OF FRANCE . ' Citizens Directors !

' We are called ngethef on the wing of the moment to communicate to you our sentiments . The citizen who now presents them to you , aud who was the hearer of thembefore , having hut a few hours to remain in town , expect not a laboured Address ; but plainness is the characteristic of republicans . The power of our tyrants to disturb the peace of ihe whole world is at an end ; they have tried t ' o raise a kind of forced loan . It has failed . Every tax diminishes that revenue it was intended to augment , and the voluntary contributions have produced nothing . The aristocracy pay their ' . axes under the mask of voluntary contributions . The

poor W' . 'ik / nen in manufactories are forced to submit to pav towards them , under threats of being turned on- of their employments if they do not subscribe . Even the soldiers have been compelled ; but by far the greater part resist , and the few that have submitted have either been cajoled through fear , or compelled by force . Affairs are drawing to an awful crisis . Tyranny , shaken lo its base , is ready to expire in its own ruins . With the tyranny of England , that of all Europe must

fall . liable then , Great Nation , pour forth thy gigantic force ; let the base despots feel thine avenging stroke , and let one oppressed nation carol forth the praises of France at the altar of Liberty . We saw with rapture your proclamations ; they met our warmest wishes , and removed doubts from the minds of millions . Goon ! Englishmen will be ready to second your efforts . Englishmen are no longer blind to the sacred flame of Liberty . Every day they see themselves bereaved of some part of the democracy of their constitution . —Injuries are added to injuries , and they find . that in order to possess a constitution ihey must make

one . Parliament declainiers have been tiie bane of the people ; they wish to rise on our destruction ; they wish to share with the Government in the national plunder ; and it is the interest of each to keep the people in the dark . They have pulled off the disguise ; and ihe very men , who , under the semblance of moderate reform , only wish to climb to power , are now willing to fall into the ranks of the people ; yes , they have fallen into Ihe ranks , and there they must ever remain , for Englishmen ca- ' never place confidence in them ; already have the English fraternized with Ihe Irish and the Scotchand a delegate from each now

, sits with us . The sacred flame of liberty is rekindled ; the holy obligation of brotherhood is received with enthusiasm . Even in Ihe fleets and armies it makes some progress ; disaffection prevails in both , and united Britain pants to burst her chains : fortunately we have no leader , avarice and cowardice pervade the rich : but we are not the less united . Some few of the opulent have indeed , by speeches , professed themselves Ihe friends of democracy , but they have not acted , they have considered themse ' . ves as distinct from the people , and the people in return will consider their claims aunjust and frivolous . Thev wish

; to place us in the front of the battle , that unsupported by the wealth they enjoy , we may perish , while they may hope to raise themselves on our ruin ; but let them be told , that though we may fall through their criminal neglect , they can never enslave us , and that Englishmen once free will never submit to a few political impostors . United as we are , we onlv wish to see the Hero of Italy and tbe invincible army of the Great Nation . Myriads will hail their arrival , and

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LONDON: Article 1
TO CORRESPONDENTS, &c. Article 2
MEMOIR OF THE COUNTESS OF DERBY, Article 3
DESCRIPTION OF THE SOURCE OF THE RHINE, Article 4
WISDOM AND FOLLY. Article 7
HAWKESWORTH'S NOTES on ROBERTSON'S HISTORY OF SCOTLAND. Article 10
LETTER II. Article 12
PROCEEDINGS OF A GREAT COUNCIL OF JEWS, Article 14
COLVILLE. Article 17
THE LIFE OF XIMENES, ARCHBISHOP OF TOLEDO. Article 23
A BRIEF ENQUIRY INTO THE LEARNING OF SHAKSPEARE. Article 29
SCIENTIFIC INTELLIGENCE. Article 33
THE FREEMASONS' REPOSITORY. Article 38
MASONIC INTELLIGENCE. Article 41
PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS. Article 45
POETRY. Article 47
REPORT OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE BRITISH PARLIAMENT. Article 49
IRISH PARLIAMENT. Article 55
HOUSE OF COMMONS. Article 56
MONTHLY CHRONICLE. Article 57
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Monthly Chronicle.

Fugion , two Police Officers . Ouigley was sitting al breakfast in a room in which was a great coat , containing in the pocket a paper , which would be stated to the Jury . He should have mentioned , that on the preceding evening , when Quigley , Allen , and Leary came lo the King ' s Head , they brought a very large quantity of baggage , deal and mahogany boxes , and leather cases , which , notwithstanding their value , so apprehensive were the prisoners of the danger of owning them , that thev denied all knowledge of tliam or their contents . He . would now slate the paper found iu a ' pocket-book in Ouigley ' s great coat , fully persuaded ,

when he had' gone the length of proving , in the manner required by law , that any man or number of men had such a paper in their possession , for the purpose of carrying to those to whom it was addressed , it would be impossible , for the Jury to say sucil a circumstance did not amount to the offence of high treason . The paper was in these words : 'THE SECRET COMKIT . TEE Of ENGLAND TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTORY OF FRANCE . ' Citizens Directors !

' We are called ngethef on the wing of the moment to communicate to you our sentiments . The citizen who now presents them to you , aud who was the hearer of thembefore , having hut a few hours to remain in town , expect not a laboured Address ; but plainness is the characteristic of republicans . The power of our tyrants to disturb the peace of ihe whole world is at an end ; they have tried t ' o raise a kind of forced loan . It has failed . Every tax diminishes that revenue it was intended to augment , and the voluntary contributions have produced nothing . The aristocracy pay their ' . axes under the mask of voluntary contributions . The

poor W' . 'ik / nen in manufactories are forced to submit to pav towards them , under threats of being turned on- of their employments if they do not subscribe . Even the soldiers have been compelled ; but by far the greater part resist , and the few that have submitted have either been cajoled through fear , or compelled by force . Affairs are drawing to an awful crisis . Tyranny , shaken lo its base , is ready to expire in its own ruins . With the tyranny of England , that of all Europe must

fall . liable then , Great Nation , pour forth thy gigantic force ; let the base despots feel thine avenging stroke , and let one oppressed nation carol forth the praises of France at the altar of Liberty . We saw with rapture your proclamations ; they met our warmest wishes , and removed doubts from the minds of millions . Goon ! Englishmen will be ready to second your efforts . Englishmen are no longer blind to the sacred flame of Liberty . Every day they see themselves bereaved of some part of the democracy of their constitution . —Injuries are added to injuries , and they find . that in order to possess a constitution ihey must make

one . Parliament declainiers have been tiie bane of the people ; they wish to rise on our destruction ; they wish to share with the Government in the national plunder ; and it is the interest of each to keep the people in the dark . They have pulled off the disguise ; and ihe very men , who , under the semblance of moderate reform , only wish to climb to power , are now willing to fall into the ranks of the people ; yes , they have fallen into Ihe ranks , and there they must ever remain , for Englishmen ca- ' never place confidence in them ; already have the English fraternized with Ihe Irish and the Scotchand a delegate from each now

, sits with us . The sacred flame of liberty is rekindled ; the holy obligation of brotherhood is received with enthusiasm . Even in Ihe fleets and armies it makes some progress ; disaffection prevails in both , and united Britain pants to burst her chains : fortunately we have no leader , avarice and cowardice pervade the rich : but we are not the less united . Some few of the opulent have indeed , by speeches , professed themselves Ihe friends of democracy , but they have not acted , they have considered themse ' . ves as distinct from the people , and the people in return will consider their claims aunjust and frivolous . Thev wish

; to place us in the front of the battle , that unsupported by the wealth they enjoy , we may perish , while they may hope to raise themselves on our ruin ; but let them be told , that though we may fall through their criminal neglect , they can never enslave us , and that Englishmen once free will never submit to a few political impostors . United as we are , we onlv wish to see the Hero of Italy and tbe invincible army of the Great Nation . Myriads will hail their arrival , and

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