ment, the fourteenth, and two field pieces. The fourteenth formed on the ice on the left of the dyke, and the twenty-seventh across the inclosures on the right, supported by the picket, &c.

"The troops marched in this order as expeditiously as possible, driving the enemy before them. By the time they arrived at Buremalsen the enemy had passed the river, and were attacked at Eldermalsen, whence they kept an incessant fire of musquetry and grape-shot,

"The British line advanced without any halt, and the twentyseventh regiment gradually changing its direction to the left, as it approached the mill, at once charged the village across the ice beyond the burned bridge, and seized the cannon, while the fourteenth entered it on the right, &c. &c."

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Brilliant as all the actions proved during the remainder of this campaign to the British, yet they were any advantage. The severity of the weather, which froze up the most rapid rivers in Holland, enabled the republicans to force the allies to quit that country. While an individual of that army remains, can he forget the inhospitality and cruelty of the Dutch, whom Britain has fostered and protected with more than parental care, since the time they shook off the iron yoke of Spanish despotism, and contended with the mad ambition of Louis XIV.? Venerable shades of those patriots who fell in the glorious cause of emancipating your country, behold the dastardly and degenerate inhabitants of your once virtuous and happy nation, now a wretched province of all-devouring France!

With the British cavalry Lord Cathcart embarked for England in 1795, to enjoy that repose in the bosom of his family which he had for many months been a stranger to. The reception he met with from his

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Sovereign was highly creditable to both; for as a more substantial mark of his royal approbation, he was graciously pleased to take another colonel from the 29th regiment of infantry, and invest him with the second gold stick in August 1797, vacant by the death of Lord Amherst. Thus, in the course of less than five years, were the two first regiments in the British service given to young and active officers; an instance of that laudable discernment which has been constantly exemplified by his Majesty in military affairs. The alteration that has taken place in consequence of the appointment of the Earl of Harrington and Lord Cathcart, in the discipline, dress, and interior œconomy of the two regiments of life-guards, justly verifies what we have advanced, and reflects the highest credit on their exertions. Instead of a heavy lethargic corps of cavalry, commanded by superannuated officers, we now possess a fine body of active young men; and what redounds still more to the credit of their lordships, they are so disciplined as to serve either as cavalry or infantry.

During the latter years of the former war, Lord Cathcart was on the London staff under Field-marshal his Royal Highness the Duke of Gloucester, and Lieutenant-general the Earl of Harrington; and at -the last promotion of general officers, in October 1801, he was raised to the rank of lieutenant-general. Since the recommencement of hostilities he has reassumed his former station, and in that capacity has lately issued orders for the fortification of the capital. Besides his military appointments, his lordship is one of the six

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teen representatives of the Scottish peerage in the im perial parliament, a member of his Majesty's most honourable privy council, vice-admiral of Scotland, and lord-lieutenant of Clackmananshire in that kingdom.

In 1779 his lordship married Miss Elliot, daughter to Andrew Elliot, Esq. of New York, in North America, by whom he has several children. His eldest son is a captain in the royal navy, and the second son is a captain in the second regiment of life-guards. Lord and Lady Cathcart are great favourites of their Majesties and every branch of the royal family. They are constant guests at all the parties and fêtes given by her Majesty; and his lordship is a frequent attendant on his Majesty in his excursions on horseback. Her ladyship is also lady of the bed-chamber to the younger princesses. In short, no noble couple in the kingdom enjoy more of the countenance and regard of royalty than Lord and Lady Cathcart, and none are more deserving to be so distinguished.

Since this article was written, Lord Cathcart has experienced a new and distinguished mark of royal favour, by his appointment to the important and lucrative office of commander in chief in Ireland.

LORD FRANKFORT, BARON GALMOYE,

OF THE KINGDOM OF IRELAND.

LODGE EVANS MORRIS, eldest son of Redmond Morris, M. P. for the city of Dublin, and brother to the first Viscount Mountmorris, is descended

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from a family of the highest reputation in his native country, as his progenitors were among the first English warriors who repaired to Ireland, and not unfrequently entrusted with the deputyship and govern ment of the kingdom in early periods. He himself was bred to the bar; but as he possessed an independent fortune, he never practised as a member of that profession.

The subject of this memoir early in life became united to Miss Fade, an heiress of the highest accomplishments; no issue proceeded from this marriage, and he has ever since remained a widower.

His lordship, while very young, obtained a seat in the Irish parliament, and was a strong partizan of the Ponsonby family, and a violent oppositionist to the administration of Lord Townshend. It was he who moved the famous address, which had for its object the disgrace of the lord-lieutenant; and though not successful in that measure, the chief governor found himself often in minorities during several sessions of parliament. But the speaker Ponsonby having resigned the chair, Lord Townshend was at length enabled thereby to effect the object of his mission, namely, to break the aristocracy. He then resigned the government, and one of his immediate successors having, without reason or necessity, loaded the country with jobbs and pensions, from that æra may be dated the origin of seriously contemplating the necessity of a legislative union, which many other and more cogent reasons afterwards ripened into maturity. The administration of Lord Townshend was con

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ducted with ability: that eccentric nobleman possessed wit and humour, and was also the cause of much of both in others; a succeeding one, which began with concessions, ended in profligacy and corruption.

Irish politics from this period are little better than a history of rapine and profligate parties. The house of commons became inundated by wrangling lawyers and greedy place-hunters; yet it cannot be denied that splendid talents were not wanting in a Flood and a Grattan. Great matters were indeed achieved by the latter; and if Ireland could have been preserved from the necessity of a legislative union, it would have been done by him; but the very benefits he was instrumental in procuring turned the tide in favour of that measure. The country was not fated to stand alone with such a parliamentary constitution as it possessed; the original state of the representation was formed against reason,* and in the end it became a sink of corruption.

* More than two-thirds of the Irish boroughs constituted what is called close boroughs; that is, were made to consist of a sovereign or portreeve, and twelve burgesses, and thrown under the protection, and into the possession of some protestant landlord. Even that was not found to be a sufficient engine against the catholic influence, and the test-act was accordingly introduced, by which no freeholder or freeman could vote for a member of parliament, without taking first the oath of allegiance, then the oath of supre macy, and lastly the oath of abjuration. By the two last of these the whole body of Roman catholic freeholders were directly disa franchised, and were also excluded from sitting in parliament, as they could not be admitted without taking the oaths in question : and to this day the two last are the only impediments to the Irish papists sitting in the house of lords and commons.

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