Committee, to attend at the Tholfel, with his Key of the City Seal, in order to have the fame affixed to fome Deeds, or Inftruments, which were that Day to be perfected. The Mafter of the Bakers, who had also been fummoned, neglected to attend for fome Time after faid Poft-Affembly, or Committee, had met. Whereupon, the Lord Mayor fell into great Outrage, and made ufe of feveral fcurrilous Expreffions against faid Mafter of the Bakers, for his having the Impudence to keep his Lordship and eight of the Aldermen, who attended waiting, and declared he would take the Key of the Seal from him, and give it to the Master of the Weavers. In fome short Time, the Master of the Bakers came to the Tholfel, and being informed of his Lordship's Warmth and Paffion, chose rather to fend his Key up to his Lordfhip, by Samuel Morgan, Officer of Commons, than to appear perfonally himself and perform the Requifites of this Office. But, Mr. Miller, who faithfully attended with his Key, finding the Lord Mayor was determined to with-hold the Mafter of the Bakers' Key, applied himself to his Lordship and the eight Aldermen, who were then at the Board, after the Business of the Seal was over, and told them, that he was always ready and willing to discharge the Duty of his Office, as a Citizen, but that he did expect for the future, to have proper and timely Notice, otherwise, that he would not attend; upon which, Mr. Morgan was called in, and reproved for his Neglect, which he promised for the future, to avoid, and begged Pardon. Their Honors then told Mr. Miller, that they were ready and willing to do him any Service in their Power, or any Friend of his, for which Declaration he thanked them, and then withdrew; but the Lord Mayor abfolutely refused to return the Master of the Bakers his Key, and with-held the fame for about three Parts of his Year, which was then unexpired. About a Month after the above Poft-Affembly, or Committee, Samuel Morgan came to Mr. Miller's Houfe, and told him, that the Lord Mayor had prefented his Compliments to him, and defired he would send him his Key of the Seal, for that there was an Affembly, or Committee, then fitting; and Morgan declared, if Mr. Miller would give him the Key, he would take great Care to return it. Mr. Miller refufed to part with his Key, and faid that he had not any Right to attend, as he was not ferved in Time with a proper Summons, and difcharged Mr. Morgan with a peremptorily Refufal, apprehending that fome evil Purpose, or indirect Means, might be used, as they had five Keys then in their Power; but, upon recollecting the Treatment the Mafter of the Bakers received, immediately followed Mr. Morgan to the Tholfel, where, to his great Surprife, he found not the least Appearance of any Affembly, or Committee, fitting, nor was there any Affembly, or Committee, to fit, or Bufinefs to be transacted with the Seal, on that Day, as Mr. Miller, on strict Enquiry, was informed; whereupon Mr. Miller immediately met Mr. Morgan, whom he charged with the Deceit intended by him, which he

could

could not deny; but begged that Mr. Miller would not expofe him, or make Mention of what had happened. And the faid JoSeph Miller declares, that he hath often repeated the above Tranfactions to the feveral Masters of the Corporation of Tanners, on Election Days, and to the Brethren of faid Body, in order to guard them against fuch Deceits and Impofitions, as aforesaid; as alfo to warn them, that they may not, upon any Pretence whatfoever, part with the Key of the City Seal, out of their Poffeffion. Given under my Hand, this 3d Day of August, 1749,

JOSEPH MILLER.

I DO certify, that I was prefent when the above-named Jofeph Miller declared the above several Allegations to be true,

JOHN ATKINSON, Mafter of the Tanners.

THE above-named Jofeph Miller declared the above several Allegations to be true in every Particular, and figned the fame in the Prefence of me. So I atteft the Day and Year aforefaid,

GEO. KAVANAGH, Not. Pub.

J

OHN HUTCHINSON, one of the prefent CommonCouncil of the City of Dublin, declares, that he met Samuel Morgan, Officer of Commons, at the Door of Mr. Mc. Farran, at the Corner of Suffolk-Street, and asked the faid Morgan, the Reason why he was not fummoned on the Committee, which fat, about a Week before the last Quarter Affembly Day, on the Reverend Ephraim Cuthbert's Petition; whereupon, said Morgan, not being able to acquit him felf, faid he would discharge the Fellow whom he employed for that Purpose, if the faid John Hutchinfon would infift on it, and then defired and begged, that faid John Hutchinson would not complane of his faid Neglect to the Commons. And the faid John Hutchinfon declares, that he verily believes, the Reason of his not being fummoned to faid Committee, was owing to his having given Oppofition to the aforefaid Petition, about fix Months ago, on a Committee that then was held at the Tholfel, the faid John Hutchinson having refufed to fign a Report in Favor of faid Cuthbert's Petition, as aforefaid, which I certify under my Hand, this ad Day of August, 1749,

JOHN HUTCHINSON.

THE faid John Hutchinson declared the above several Allegations to be true, and figned his Name thereto in my Prefence. So I atteft the Day and Year above-written.

GEO. KAVANAGH, Not. Pub.

APPENDIX,

APPENDIX,

NUMBER IV.

County of the City of Dublin, H Street, in faid City, Periwig

LTUGH GREGG, of High

to wit,

maker, came this Day before me, and made Oath on the Holy Evangelifts, and faith, that he, this Deponent, is one of the Common-Council of faid City; that on or about fix Months after Deponent was admitted one of faid Council, as aforefaid, there was a Poft-Affembly held at the Tholfel of faid City, to which Deponent was not fummoned. Deponent faith, that upon meeting with fome of faid Commons, before the fitting of faid Post-Aƒ-fembly, Deponent was defired not to forget, but to attend at faid Poft-Affembly; whereupon, Deponent did then declare, that he had not received any Summons for his Attendance on said Post-Affembly, nor did Deponent ever receive any Summons, or other Intimation, for his Attendance on faid Poft-Affembly, other than the Information which Deponent received from one of the said Commons, as aforefaid. Deponent further faith, that on the Day of said PostAffembly, Deponent applied him felf to Samuel Morgan, Officer of Commons, demanding of him the Reason why Deponent was not fummoned to faid Poft-Affembly, as aforefaid; whereupon, faid Morgan feemed to be ignorant of the Matter; and thereupon called a Man to him, whom Deponent apprehended to be a Deputy to faid Morgan, and charged faid Man with faid Neglect, as aforefaid, after making feveral trifling Excufes, faid he did not know where Deponent lived; whereupon, faid Morgan begged that Deponent would not take further Notice of faid Neglect in faid Post-Affembly, which was then fitting, and that for the future, Deponent fhould be regularly served.

SWORN before me, this zd Day of Auguft, 1749,

HUGH GREGG.

ROBERT ROSS.

LETTER

A

LETTER, &c.

MY FRIENDS and FELLOW-CITIZENS,

W

HEN a City is befieged, the Citizens must mount Guard, watch and fight for it's Defence. The more potent the Enemy, the more fubtilly they make their Approaches, and the nearer they come to affail the Walls and Bulwarks, the more Vigilance and Fortitude muft be exerted by the Citizens, to foil their Machinations, and to repell their Force. But, when the Enemy has once made a Breach; when they have effaced the Barriers and Out-works, layed wafte the Walls, beaten down the Bulwarks, entered the Town, and poffeffed them felves of it's Treasure and it's Capitol, what Resource is left for the unhappy Citizens?-Whither are they to fly for Succor, or Refuge? Here, VIRTUE alone, not Force, can furmount the Difficulties, and remove all the Obftacles, to a Reftoration of Freedom and Rights.

THE national Conftitution may juftly be compared to a wellfortified City, within which, all the Subjects are placed in the utmoft Eafe, with Affurance of the moft full and perfect Security, to their Health and Lives, to their Liberties and Properties; for the Defence and Prefervation of which, human Art was never known, in any Age or Nation, to provide more ftrong, lasting and effectual Bulwarks, than our Laws.

THESE are the impregnable Walls that furround Us; in the Maintenance and Prefervation of which, every Individual has his allotted Share and Station, which he is not to neglect or defert.

WE fhould always look upon the few, to whom the executive Part of the Law has been committed, with a jealous and a watchful Eye: They have, in all States, and in all Ages, ever been encroaching upon the Rights and Privileges of the many. Againft thefe, We fhould always be more upon our Guard, than against avowed, foreign Enemies.

SECURITY always begets Sloth. A good Garrifon can never Sleep, can never be furprised. And fuch is the Strength of our Garrison, that, untill We fleep upon our Pofts, or otherwise neglect or defert our Stations, We can not poffibly be taken or surprised.

THE LAW is not onely a general Garrison for covering all the Subjects at large, but, it is allo, a Weapon in the Hand of every Individual, which ferves occafionally for Defence and Offence.

WHILE the Law is duly executed and exerted for the wife and noble Purposes of the Inftitution, the Weal and good Government of the PEOPLE, no Men, fo fecure, fo happy, fo free, as thofe under the British and Irish Governments. But, whenever Laws are

made and impofed, in any Measure, or Sort, contrary to the Ends of the Inftitution, or the established Laws, are extended to evil Purposes, or their Benefits, are, in any Degree, with-held from any, the meaneft of the Subjects, the Garrison is reduced, the Guard, that is, the Body Politic, is wounded, it becomes diftempered, the whole Syftem is in Danger. The People, in fuch a Conjuncture, are reduced to the worst Kind of Slavery, that which has the feeming Sanction of Law, and which they can not therefore lawfully oppose.

THOUGH, whenever any Degree of thefe Violences are offered, the Executors of the Law are principally to blame; yet, fuch Vi olences could never be attempted, but upon Prefumption, that the People were ignorant of their Rights, and remifs in discharging their Duty.

To make my FELLOW-SUBJECTS and FELLOW-CITIZENS fenfible of their Rights and Privileges under the LAW, and to excite them to fulfil and perform their Duty, in their respective Stations, is the fole End and Purpofe of my poor Labors; and, as fuch, however short of mine Intentions they may fall, I hope they will prove acceptable to the Public.

I AM fenfible, that he, who prefumes to advise an other, fhould be endowed with fuperior Understanding and Judgement. And this Confideration has, I dare fay, often prevented many Men of good Senfe, but of greater Modefty, undertaking the important and dangerous Task of Monitor, either public, or private. But when the Danger is iminent, and there is nothing left for the Safety. and Security of the Rights and Liberties of the Public, but fome Man's interpofing himself in it's Favor, every Man fhould lay afide all private Confiderations, all Senfe of Modefty, or Bafhfulness, and, naked and defenceless, throw him self into the Gap, if it were to ftave off but a fingle Blow from the Community, or to warn them of any approaching Evil.

THEREFORE, without vanely arrogating to my felf any Superiority to any Fellow-Citizen, but that of being more patient of Toil, I muft beg Leave, as often as I fee Occafion, to lay before You, all fuch Things, as I judge in any Way conducive to your Honor, or Intereft, or to the PUBLIC LIBERTY.

I HAVE already informed You of many Breaches made in the national, as well, as civil Conftitution, and I have curforily pointed out the Means of Redress and Reparation. But, I must take this Opportunity of enlarging upon fome of the most interefting and affecting Circumstances in the prefent critical Posture of your Affairs.

UNTIL lately, I thought You had Commons; but, the Gentlemen, fo called, have, in many Instances, convinced me, that they are the Aldermen's Commons, not yours.

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