The Statesman. — London, England, 1823-05-08 00:00:00

I Was It such en instrument as the' s ~ rson would attempt be Loru Lieutenant's life with? e .) , hat was the size of it? --It seemed about a pound and 'a half weight, and was a dangerous piece of old timber. I did not weigh it, but I judged its weight from its si fie , h av i ng seen it on the stage, and in the King's Ranch ar,erwards. Mr. J. WILLIAMS, who conducted the recent eximi nation of the last witn e ss, having left the House. Mr. NO LAN. who succeeded kim, moved that Moran and O'Reilly be celled in. Those witnesses not appearing, and none others toting called, colonel BARRY said he was reedy to proceed with the egairination of witnesses for the Sheriff, but if he began be hoped be would not be interrupted until he closed his case. Mr. O'Reilly now appearing, was re-examined by Mr. S. RICE. Had you any conversation with Sberill'Cuoper respecting the putting of Mr. Poole on the Grand .fury panel ?—1 had • I said Mr. Poole was seeking to he put on the Grand fury panel, and I told Mr. Cooper that he was a respectable man, and the placing him on the Grand Jurycould do no injury. That was the import of what I said. Mr. C. replied that he could not interfere, as his partner, Mr. Sheriff Thorpe, refused him. Last night I had a conversation with Mr. Sheriff Cooper on this sub ject, and he contradicted it so far as related to him, In saying that Mr. Sheriff Thorpe refused Mr. Poole, Was your conversation with Mr. C. prior to the riot at the theatre ?—No ; it was subsequent to it. Christopher Moran was next called, and to questions pet by Mr. NOLAN, he replied that he was a painter, and was before the Grand Jury to give evidence respecting the riot. They asked some questions, to which I an swered ; but they seemed not to think any thing ahont them. I aad I saw persons rioting; some of the Grand Jury laughed and said ' true, and showed me the door. I was giving a farther description of the persons, but the Jury did not listen, and prevented me. Hy Col, BARRY: Were many witnesses examined be fore you?-1 did not know. Was it on the second day of the matter being before the Jury that you were called }—lt was. It was probable then that they heard your story ?-1I don't know. They took no eotice of what I was saying, and if they had not prevented me by laughing, I would ive proceeded to tell them about Matthew liandwich, whom l pointed out to the officers at the theatre to be ap prehended. The witness was ordered to withdraw, and we under stood that the case against the Sheriff then closed, with permission, however, to examine other witnesses if neces sary hereafter. Cul. HARRY said he would proceed with the witnesses on the other side, and hoped for the indolgenee of the House while discharging so arduous a duty. lie moved that Mr. 'Mansfield be called in. The witness appeared, and being asked his name an swered " Nicholas Murray Mansfield." What is roar occupation?-1 am chief and only clerk in the Slick's eilice.—(A loud laugh.) Do you recollect the grind Jury panel of Jan., 1823 ? —I do. Do you know how it was made out ?—Tes ; in the first instance it was made out by Mr. Sheriff Thorpe, making out a list which he afterwards left for the approbation of Mr. Sheriff Cooper. Were the names on that list those of respectable per sons ?—1 conceived them perfectly so. Were you acquainted with the character of the persons on the (hand Jury ?—1 was. Do yon think them calculated to do justice between the crown and the subject ?-1 certainly do. Did you hear the Sheriff make any observations as to the persons who should be put on Juries ?—I heard Mr. Sheriff Thorpe say that men of warm politics ought not to he put on the Grand Jury. Was that Grand Jnry . composed of warm politics?-1 conceived the great majority of them to be men of mo derate politics. At what time did Mr. Sheriff Thorpe say he wished to have no men of violent politics on the Jury ?—lie said so to me before he submitted the panel to Mr. Sheriff Cooper. By Mr. JONES.—Were there any conciliation men on that pat 8 ?-1 doo't know. Was Sir Win. Smith a conciliation man ?-1 don't know what a conciliation man means. Do you know what conciliation means?-1 do. Do you not know chat meaning the cords "concilia tion men" carry pith them (in Dublin) ?-1 heard the phrase, hut could not learn by the conduct of those who were so called what it meant. Do yon wit know that those who professed to - abide by the advice in the King's letter, were called conciliation men?-1 heard so; but they did not practise what they professed. The term conciliation was applied in the City of Dublin to those who abided by bis Majesty's letter. Sir W. Smith was so called : had a distinct recollection of Sir W. Smith forming a panel in the year 1822. An extraordinary ques tion occurred in the year 1901, and the routine was departed from. Mr. pLUNKETT.—The panel of 1803 was formed in the usual manner. The trial involved a good deal about dress ing of the statue. A new election of Corporator, took place. Exertions were made to have persons returned who were favourable to the dressing of the statue, in the Guild of Merchants particularly. lie considered the three per mans in the list before mentioned flt and able persons to eeeee on the Jury; the device of the list in his hand was King William treading ou the Lord Mayor; the bad times in the motto Cid not allude to the present times. He did not think that thirty-one mach men as Mr. Stutter could he found ; the Jury were formed of dispassionate men, and the seven alluded to in the list were of the same description; he considered that a sworn Orangeman was not a fit person to be put on that Jury ; he saw the name of a Mr. Lamprey in the list ; has no reason to believe him to bean Orangeman; never heard he was an Orangeman; he knows that Cussack was en Orangeman, because he subsequently told him so; he would not have been put on the list, if that had been known at the time; at that time there were very few Oraegemen in the Corporation. The practice of his office was on all occasions to form a fair jury. The sworn Grand Jury wits, so far as he knew, formed with a view to impar tial Justice. He was applied to return particular names on that panel. There was a list put in his hands. His answer was, what can be done for your friend will be dour. It was on the trial of Mr. O'Meara. Such proposals have been fre quently made. Ile never read the names, and cannot say whether they were put on the jury .r not. The list wastorn by him without looking at it. The witness was not sworn In his office. The application was renewed to him by the same person. The answer given was, that it could not be effected because Merit Thorpe had taken the panel from his hands. He did not see how the ends of justice could be answered by prosecuting a person who made the application to him to tamper with justice. He does not believe that any consideration was received by any person in his office for re turning that panel. By Sir J. NEW PORT.—From the mode in which the Attorney-General had pointed out the answers he had given, on the applicalion to put particular MIMES on the panel, he thought that a better course might be pursued. There are times when more than 50 jurymen are required to attend, to ensure a jury being formed. Witness had read the list of Grand Jurors. bat does not recollect the names. Mr. Archer is a "conciliation man." These jurors were of a lower walk in lire than those men who served on Grand Juries. Witness knows William Carpenter —be has served on Quarter Sessions Grand Juries before Bv Mr. IL SMITFL—Do you know whether Mr. She riff Thorpe is an Omngentaa ?-1 would not know one ifl saw hiin..-4A laegh)—Witness cannot recollect that he himself made out the panel when the King was in 1 reland. By Mr. NOLAN.—A Mr. Butler applied twice to have his name put upon the panel. Witness refused, on the ground that Sheriff Thorpe bad the panel. Did not 'wigs a reason for Tborpe's having it : he might have • THE STATESMitN, said it was because he wanted to make out a panel on ac count of the approaching trial of the rioters—has known Roman Catholics to be on the panels of preceding years. By Mr. BRIGHT.—He did not know that there were any Orangemen in the panel. Ido not know that there w.is one who was favourahlz: to dressing the statue. The witness was ordered to withdraw—. Colonel BARRY now said he was going to call some of the Grand Jury, and he hoped,noquestions would be put to them which would compromise their oath of secrecy. Mr. IYETHERELL contended that this House bad a right to disperse with the oath, when it was necessary to further the ends of justice. Mr. R. SMITH said it had been decided in a Court of law, that a Grand Juror's oath did not bind him to secre sy before a higher tribunal. Mr. WYNNE said lie agreed with the Honourable and Learned Member (Mr. Wetherell,) as to the power of the House; hut as there was much difference of opi nion on the subject, he wished the question to receive more consideration before the House came to a decision. Mr. HURST said, secrecy being imposed on Grand Jurors for the sake of justice, in a case like this, where the administration of justice required its dispensation, it ought to he dispensed with. Mr. GOULBC RN did not deny the power of the (louse to inquire, but sound discretion should prompt them up to use it cautiously. It was after all a matter of conscience with the witness whether this House could ab solve him. _ Mr. BANK BS—Let ns postpone the question of ge neral right, and deride the propriety of each question upon its own merits; we will then protect the witness against commiting Itim.elf, and give no opinion upon a matter so delicate. Colonel BARRY—We should never arrive at the troth thus. Better at once to state to the witnesses through the Chairman, that as Brand Jurors they are released from their oath of secresv. Mr. tiOULBURN—fhe statute which reg ulates Grand Juries in Ireland, makes it incumbent on Jurors to state openly in Court, and prosecute persons for any perjury which they may commit before them. This House, therefore, has a right t , call upon them to speak at its bar, but it is another quest' whether it he sound discretion to exercise it. The House may regulate the legal ril, , rtof an oath ; but can they satisfy the consciences of intlitiduals ? Mr. A BERCROMBY said, the regulations for the guidance of Isrand Juries had been framed for the public benefit. Such bring the case, and this inquiry being also for the public benefit, and the House being competent to protect the witness from any consequences that might follow, lie was of opinion that the proposed examination should forthwith be proceeded with. Sir J. NEWPOIt l' said a case had occurred many years before the passing of the statute to which refer ence had been made, in which it hod been held that un der similar circumstances the oath of a Grand Juror was not valid. Mr. RICARDO did not see bow that House could ab solve a man from an obligation existing between him and his Maker. To him this appeared a most preposterous proposilon. Mr. RENNET thought after receiving evidence as they had done against the (hand Jury, they would not do justice, if they did not allow the Members of the Grand Jury to be examined, who were the only per sons that could answer what had been stated to their prejudice. Mr. SYKES moved that the ne , ct witness on this list, not being a Wood Juror, should be called in. After some further remarks from Colonel BARRY, Mr. GRATTAN, the CHAIRMAN, Mr. Wst. SMITH, Mr. S. Rice, and My. R. SMITH, an understanding was come to that for the present the examinatiou of another wit ness should be proceeded with, and John Jackson was called. _.___. It was reported to the Committee that John Jackson could not be found. Afr z Colonel BARRY complained of the non-attendance of witnesses. The CHAIRMAN said it had been understood the Grand Jurymen would be first examined, and it was therefore hardly to be expected that the other witnesses would remain all the time in the Lobby. Mr. AISERCROMBY thought a room close to the House ought to to provided for the witnesses, so that they would always be forthcoming. The CHAIRMAN said he would endeavour to make some arrangement for the purpose. Thomas Sibtliorpe was then called. Mr. A BERCROMBY, as some difficulty had arisen with respect to the examination of a Grand Juror, and as it was supposed that this examination then might inter fere with his oath elsewhere, thought that it would be desirable to put the witness to the bar, that lie might be asked a question, in order that on his declining to an swer, they might go to the House with a substantive difficulty for its decision. If such a course were not taken they would find themselves to-morrow in precisely the same situation which they stood in to-day. Sir George Whitmore was then called in, and examined by Cul. BARRY. Witness had been Foreman of the Grand Jury; he bad a general recollection of what had passed there relative to an information preferred against certain persons con cerned in a riot on the 14th December ; witness was not an Orangeman, did not consider himself a man of very strong party feelings, he wished fur general concilia tion, and desired to see Irishmen at peace with one an other. Ile bad been applied to by Mr. Sheriff Thorpe to be Foreman of the Grand Jury about three weeks be fore the riot. He had never seen a set of Gentlemen in his life more anxious to do their duty to the public than were the Grand Jurors over whom he had presided. He saw no symptoms of party feelings among them. If he had be should have thought it his duty to check them. He had heard a report that Mr. Sherift Thorpe had said that he had got an Orange panel. He had heard that a man of the name of Thomas had been before the Privy Council, and there made affidavit to this conversation. Witness in consequence waited on Mr. Sheriff Thorpe to ask him if lie had used the language imputed to him, at the same time telling him that if he had need the language imputed to him, at the same time telling hint that if be had he must find another Foreman for he (wit ness) would not go on. Mr. Sheriff Thorpe upon this declared upon his honour that lie bad never said any thing of the kind. Mr. JONES—Are you a Member bf the Amicable So ciety in Dublin ?—Yes. What are the principles of that Society ?—Loyalty to the King and Constitution. Are there many Members of Orange Lodges also Mem bers of that Society ?—1 do not know that there are. . Are there any Catholic Members ?-1 do not know an y. 00 you think the Glorious and Immortal Memory?— Yes. _ What are the rules ?-1 really do not know ; I have been a very short time a Member. The witness, in answer to various other questions, stated that he was not acquainted with the Hardwiekee. He had been at Sheriff Thorpe's dinner and drank " the glorious and immortal memory ;" that toast bad been drank as long as be could recollect at all Corporation din. Hers; he did not know that it was calculated to promote conciliation. Mr. Sheriff Thorpe made a speech at this dinner ; witness did not bear any part of it. On this point the witness underwent a long cross-exa mination by Mr. BROUOHAM.—The room he said was very large, and the noise great ; and he was not near the Sheriff, and be could not bear any thing said either by dent. the Sheriff or by the Lord Mayor, but he read them the next morning in the papers. He really could not tell whetheillthe Sheriff stood, when he spoke, on the floor or' the chair, or the table, bat he supposed on the fluor, be cause Sheriffs generally stood on the floor. In a er to questions by Mr. PLUNKETT, witness said t thought the interference of the Government to prev the dressing of the statue, not judicious, and that it was very proper for any one who thought so had a right to express his opinion to that effect, and that it was not fair to punish anyone merely for expressing ap probation or disapprobation, by clapping or hissing at a theatre. In answer to questions by Mr. BROUGHAM, as to the mode of forming the Grand Jury, he stated that it was usual for one of the Sheriffs (taking for this pur pose quarter and quarter about) to select the Grand Jury from the great panel, and to submit the list to the other Sheriff for his approbation, and then to send it back to the Sub-Sheriff to be engrossed. This lie said was the usual practice, but being questioned as to his means of knowing the usual practice, he stated that he had of his own knowledge known nothing of the Sheriff's office but during the time that he served as Sheriff; that in that time about 14 Grand Juries were summoned. In half of that number of times he had chosen the Jury in the manner stated, with the exception of once or twice, when the Sob-Sheriff brought him the list which he had approved of. How his colleague proceeded in the other seven cases he did not know. In answer to questions by other Members, he said he had never served on a mote respectable Jury than that of January last. He was one of those who wished to see the drtaiing of the statue discontinued. He had heard that formerly the Lord Mayor, and even the Lord Lieutenant, used to ride round the statue of King Wil liam and the garrison of Dublin to parade about it on the 4th of November. So the honours paid to the Mo narch hail declined. He did not know how long this practice had been discontinued. He had never attempted to prevent the dressing of the statue. Mr. Thomas Twycross was next called, and examined in chief by Colonel BARRY. He stated that he was a jeweller and goldsmith in Dublin, and had represented the Goldsmiths' Guild in the Common Council. He was a native of England. He was a Member of the Grand Jury in January last. He was not an Orangeman. He should be very happy to see Catholic Emancipation carried, if it could be lone with propriety—(a laugh ;) he meant, by " propriety," if it could be accompanied with securities against inroads on our Cons itution in Church and State. In his opinion it was the uish of the Grand Jury to do justice by a patient investigation. The witness then withdrew. The next witness called was Joseph Henry Moor, who stated, that be was a stock-broker, and agent to an In surance Office. He was one of the Grand Jury, and took notes on that occasion, as well as others of the Grand Jury, and neither was nor ever had been connected with any Orange Institution. He did not see that any person was brow-beat, or forced out of the room, while giving his evidence. In all there were 27 witnesses examined be fore the Grand Jury. Mr. JONES asked the witness whether the Grand Jury did not prevent one individual from giving his evidence because he did not know the name of a per son engaged in the riot, thoughle had learned it af terwards? _ _ The witness answered, that that was a secret which he was bound by his oath, as a Juryman, not to disclose. A discussion then arose as to whether the House had a power to absolve Jurymen from such an obligation for the furtherance of justice. Mr. SPItINU RICE objected to the impropriety of proceeding with the examination of witnesses who could not be cross-examined to the fullest extent. Mr. UOULBURN thought it was a question which ought to be reserved for decision, and snggested that the evidence which it involved should be struck out. Mr. BROUGHAM concurred in thinking that the point was one which ought to be refused, but objected to the striking out of the evidence. lie concluded With moving that the Chairman should report progress and ask for leave to sit again. After some further observations from Mr. Abercrom by, Sir J. Newport, Mr. lVetherell, Mr. V. Fitzgerald, and Mr. Courtenav, the House having resumed, the Chairman reported progress, and obtained leave to sit again to-morrow. The other Orders of the Day were then disposed of, and the House adjourned at a quarter to one o'clock this morning. ANNIVERSARY MEETING OF THE BIBLE SOCIETY. Yesterday the Anniversary Meeting of the Bible Society was held at the great Hall of the Freemasons' Tavern, which was filled in every part, even to the galleries, soon after the doors were opened, and numbers were unable to obtain admission. Lord TEIGNMOUTII in the Chair. The Report, which was extremely voluminous, was read by the Secretary. He announced the death of their late Secretary, Mr. John Owen, to whose memory he paid a tribute,. in which the meeting expressed their con currence by the manner in which they received the intelli gence. The number of the copies of the Scriptures cir culated this year exceeded that of any former year; and made the total circulated by this Society alone, since its commencement, more than three millions of copies. It also represented the Society to be still flourishing in every quarter of the world, and had spread its agents and increased its supporters in India, Russia, and America. Lord BEXWORTII seconded the motion, that the Report be received. . . _ .._...__. Lord HARROWRY was received with much applause. —He moved the thanks of the meeting to their Pre- The Bishop of GLOUCESTER seconded the motion in an able enlogium on the exertions and conduct of the Noble Chairman. . . . ----- Lord TEIGNMOUTII returned thanks. The Secretary from the Russian Bible Society returned thanks in the name of their fellow-labourers in Russia, and informed the meeting that they had circulated the Scriptures amongst Cossacks and Tartars of various na tions ; amongst even the Chinese. and to the confines of that vast empire. They bad printed in the last year MOO copies of the Scriptures at St. Petersburg, and this year would print MAW more. Lord CALTHORPR, Sir C. GRANT, and several other distinguished persons addressed the fleeting; after which, the Resolutions were unanimously agreed to, and the Meeting separated. Tea ARAM—It is understood that an order will short ly be issued, directing the abolition of the Prussian col lar, which new prevails throughout the army, and the re-adoetion of the collar in use anterior to the substitu tion of the Prussian collar. . . The 2d di►ision of the 72d Regiment of Infantry, em barked on the 3d inst. at Woolwich, on board the Loyal Briton transport. for Jersey. The Sth Hussars, after its arrival at Chatham, will be ordered to proceed to Ipswich, and the Depot of that corps, now stationed at Maidstone, will be ordered to juin the Regiment on its march to its destination. The 17th Lancers, on its arrival In England from India, will be ordered to disembark at Gravesend. The future station of the Regiment has not yet been notified. Rendezvous houses have been opened on Tower-hill, for the reception of able and ordinary seamen, for I I ships of [ the line, 4 frigates, 6 sloops of war, and 2 cutters. n J ,( ! A J 141 - . 41 GRAND ENTER' NMENir AT THE erANSIOA HOtiSE. Yesterday, the entertainment which was postponed from Easter Monday, in consequence of the extensive re. pairs in that building, took place. The Egyptian Hall was most superbly rated up for the occasion, hut the num. ber of tickets issued for the dinner having considerably exceeded what is usual, two of the spacious apartments on the same floor were appropriated to the reception of the later guests. The arrangements made by the Com mittee were, however, such as to prevent any lone cont. nued confusion in the course of the arrivalof a (natl. r party consisting of nearly WO individuals. The compa ny experienced in the change of the drawing room, which has been transferred from the second to the fil e t floor, a very great convenience. The Lord Mayor. in the course of the morning, received an apology from ;:is Royal Highness the Duke of Clarence. who was pr.- vented from honouring the entertainment with his pr,. Bence hy illness. The Duke o f Y or k sa t on the right of the Lord Mayor; next to his Royal Highness Bas Prince Leopold. Amongst the company at the upper table, we observed the following distinguished persons: The Earl of Harrowby, the Earl of Westmorland, the Duke of Wellington, the Earl Bathurst, the Earl of Li verpool, Lord G. C. H. Somerset, Lord Viscount Sid. mouth, the Earl of Caledon, Mr. Secretary Canning,tho Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Secretary Peel, and Mr. Ifuskiason. Foreign Ministers.—Count Lodolph (Sicily) M. de Sarmento, (Portugal) Admiral Jabot. (Spain) the Duke de San Lorenzo, the Count de Cetto (Bavaria) the Count de Mundelstoh (Wurtemberg) Baron Langsdorf, (Baden ) On the side opposite to that at which the Lord Mayor, the Duke of York, and his Majesty's Ministers sat, we observed Lord Erskine, the Marchioness of Salisbury, the Marquess Camden, Lord Prudhoe, Lord Grantlry, Lord Chief Justice Abbott, Lord and Lady Cranbuurne, the Bishop of Oxford, Lord Ber.sford, Lord Viscount Exmouth. the Attorney General, the Solicitor Geseral,the Bishop of Chester, the Bishop of Salisbury, Lord Milton, the Dike of Argvle, Lord Colchester ' Lord Torringt on , Lord Archibald Hamilton, Lord IV. llentinek, the Bi shop of Bangor, Lord Eastnor, the Duke d'Alberg, Mr. Sergeant Leos, Mrs. and Miss Fisher, and Mrs. and Miss Majentlie. A t th e long tables sat the alUdertnen and their Ladies; Sir Astley Cooper, Doctor Raabe. Sir H. Belford, Sir Thomas Lawrence, Sir • W. Beechy, Sir Humphrey Davy, Admiral Sir J. Beresford, the Chairman of the East lu dia Company, the Deputy Governor of the Bank of En gland, S:r J. and Lady Nichol, the High Sheriff of Sur rey, Lord F. Conyngham, Lord R. - Manners, General White, and the Lurd Provost of Glasgow. There were also present, Sir J. Sinclair, the Right Ho. nourable T. Wallace, Sir T. Clarke, R. Martin, Esq. M.P.,T. Wilson, Esq. M.P., D. Gilbert, Esq. M.P., John Clementson, Esq. Joseph Hume, Esq. my , W. Holmes, Esq. M.P., R. Wilmot, Esq. M.P., U. Dundas, Esq. M.P, P. Grenfell, Esq. M.P 0. tiartopp, Esq. M.P., W. Man. ning, Esq. M.P., J. Grattan, Esq. M.P., J. MsDunald, Esq. M.P., S. Lushington, Esq. Berries, M.P., Sir James Urahatu, M.P., C. Arbuthnot, Esq. MP., R. Gladstone, Esq. M.P., G. Byng, Esq. M.P. Whitbread, Esq. J. Smith, Esq. M.P., W. LaLib, Esq. M.P., Mansfield Esq. M.P.,Mr. Planta, Mr. Hal dimand, Mr. Pearce, &c. &c. Sic. The health of " The King," " The Duke of York and the Army," and " The Duke of Clarence and the Navy," and " The health of the other branches of the Royal Family," having been given with the greatest applause, The Duke of YORK rose to propose " The health of the Lord Mayor," which was drunk with the usual testi monies of approbation. The LORD MAYOR, in returning thanks, said, that when lie took upon him the office, he had promised to maintain the hospitality and splendour which ought to be expected from the Chief Ilagistrate of inch a City. lie trusted he had succeeded in doing so; no exertion s bad, he assured the company, been spared, upon lOs pert, to render his Mayoralty deserving of their appro bation. The health of " the La.ly Mayoress," was then drank. and The LORD MAYOR returned thanks for her Ladyship. and said, that it had been her anxious wish to render the house agreeable, not only to those who came on A. vial business, but to the Members of the Corporation ;.• general, and all who bad a claim on Civic hospi tality. The health of "the Earl of Ilarroiv " next follow. ed ; after which, the health of " the Karl of Westmor land," " the Earl of Liverpool," and the rest of " his Majesty's Ministers" wete drank. The LORD MAYOR, in proposing those healths, said, that since be bad sat in Parliament, he had supported the measures of Ministers, because he believed they were directed towards the prosperity of the country.. - To their measures the country owed the preservation of peace. The Earl of Ilannow DT, in returning thanks, assured the company, that whatever might be the effect of their measures, their object was the prosperity of the country as well as the honour of the City of London, over which the Lord Mayor so worthily presided. The health of " the Duke of Argyle, and the rest of the Nobility who had honoured the City with their pre sence," was then drank—after which, The LORD MAYOR proposed " the health of the Doke of Wellington, to whuse prowess in arms it was owing that the country was in its preseut state of safety." The Duke of WELLINGTON, in returning thanks, said that the manner in which the compliment had been paid him convinced him of its sincerity. It was particularly gratifying to hint to receive the thanks of the citizens of London in the presence of a member of the Royal Family, and of some of the Ministers under whose di rections he acted against the enemies of his country. After several other healths were drank, the hour for the reception of the evening party arrived, and the (Ha uer party rose. The rooms were soon crowded, and the dancing COM• menced at half-past ten. The ball was opened by the daughter of Sir C. Hunter and the Bavarian Minister, and all was delightful to a late hour. Lord Byron is said to have otlerid not only his for tune, but ibis personal service, to the Greek Government, expressing his rehdiness to leave Italy fur their head quarters on the first intimation. The Queen of Sweden, who we believe has not yet visited Sweden, is about to set out for Stockholm, in or der to be present at the celebration of her son's marriage with the Princess of Leuetenberg. A badge worn by the partisans of the French aggres sion on Spain, and newly brought front Paris, was pre. duced on 'Change yesterday. It is a piece of narrow rib. hand, obviously of French manufacture, the colour yel. low, and has the words Viva el Rey absolsito y silts Is loquisicion inscribed on it. ' These badges, it is under stood, are worn openly in Paris. AN IRISH TENANT.—An English Gentlemen, wlys was lately on a visit in Ireland, in the course of his nit. bling, went into a miserable cottage, or rather bowl, in which he :uund a poor woman in a state of severe ill ness, with no companion but a ptg. lie condoled with her on her sulfering, and thinking that the unmusical noises of her grunting friend must be extr lir• ly annoy , ing to her in such a condition, offered to remote " Faith you'd better let the pig alone." said the arms" " be has more right to be were than I bare, fur he ms the rem." IP s T of wh Ki pelt on I aim droi kIIL