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ased in the evening, tc.> 'tell him, as I fancied, of his ingratitude towards inc ; :and it was stated that I did not show the least remorse for -the horrid deed that I had done, which I fear may have an , effect on the minds of the public at large, and particular] . I young persons, by thinking that murder is not so monstre ,us a crime as it appears. I should wish them to know that I feel it very deeply. I do sin cerely hope, by the assisf ;ance of my Redeemer, the A lmighty God will pour upon me. the spirit of prayer and true repen tance for the innumera' ale sins I have committed, and hope that He will, by His c' wine Grace, abundantly pardon me, without which I knows I shall be a lost man to all eternity. I shall now give up, all thoughts of worldly matters, and shall, with the Div; ne assistance, prepare for life eternal. John Pegsworth, January, 1837." The witnesses having been bound over in the usual form the prisoner wr.sthen removed to the surveyor's room, and afterwards he, was taken in a hackney-coach to Newgate. THE INFLUENZA. We rsrU happy to bear that this dire epidemy, which has provetl not only troublesome but fatal in too many cases, is now on the decline. It is difficult to say whether this happy alteration is the result of the change of wind, which has verered round within the last two days; or that it proceeds f.om the natural diminution of the virulence of the disease. From whichever cause it proceeds the result is satisfactory, as, on inquiry at the several hospitals, dispensaries, and work houses in the metropolis and its suburbs, it will be found that in the majority of cases a decided improvement in the health of the"patients has taken place. ,The influenza prevails to a great extent in Huntingdon ; scarcely a family is to be found in which some of its members are not affected ; but in one instance only has it been fatal. A concert announced to be given by Miss Wagstaff is post poned until March, in consequence.—Stalnford Mercury. In Brighton the influenza has been general, scarcely a family escaping its effects ; but they have not, except in two o: three cases, been fatal. Numbers of persons have been prevented from attending their usual occupations for some days ; and in one instance a lady of rank was obliged to answer her own street-door, every other individual of the family being laid up with the prevailing disease. The doc tors have been unusually busy, both in attending . their pa tients and curing themselves, for half of their profession have fallen ill.—Biighton Guardian. A report was current in Edinburgh on Saturday that the Earl of Dalhousie had died of influenza, but it is not correct. At. Southampton it is raging with great severity, the attacks being in most instances both sudden and severe. The mortality of Brechin and suburbs, during the last ten days, has been greater than in the memory of the oldest inhabitant. In one day there could have been numbered, from the Gallowhill to the Bridge, and East Toll, the extra ordinary number of 17 corpses; and 8, 10, and 12, have )een the number for severs?! days of this week. Influenza has cut off many advanced in Kars, and it has also paved the way for the ravages of other disorders. The disease still continues to affect a great number of • our citizens, and cases are almost daily occurring in which it proved fatal, chiefly to aged individuals and others of weak constitutions. Indeed, the number of funerals at present is most extraordinary.; and almost every medical man has more employment than be can properly attend to. In the great proportion of eases, however, the disease lasts merely a few flays. To the porth of the Tay it also continues to rage with undiminished force ; and in Glasgow we find that, what with influenza and fever together, the mortality is greater than • in - any year since 1832, when cholera was so prevalent ; that the number of interments in the Glasgow Iligli . Church burying-ground on Sunday was 37 ; and that since then there have been 30 a-day, and yesterday (Friday) 43. Additional bands have been employed to prepare the graves. In one of the bury ing-grounds in the suburbs of Glasgow, there were 30 interments on Sabbath last.— The Twopenny-post letter-carriers of London had a numerous meeting on Monday last at the Hole-in-the-Wall, Chancery-lane. Their object, we understand, was to peti tion for an increase of salary, the stipend they now receive baring been granted twenty-four years since, when the la bour of the Post-office was not one half what it is at present. When we reflect on the labour and misery they have sus tained in the late inclement weather, in addition to their usual fatiguing occrpaticn, we cannot but wish them the reward they so hardly earn. The bulletins of the King of Sweden's health are again signed by Dr. Fervor. Those of the last three days continue to be more and more favourable. The following is an extract from the report of the London Orphan Asylum, for 1837 :—" The number of children repm-ted to be on the foundation at the last election was 340 ; since then there have been admitted by election 50, and by the nineteenth rule 6 ; making the number of admissios 36. During the same period 62 have left the Asylum, and 7 have died. The number, therefore, remain ing' ender your care is 327 : the entire number who have left is €32 ; making the number of beneficiaries who hare, and who arc rceeking, the benefits of your charity, 959: which, by the election of this day, will be advanced to 984. Institution has derived decided benefit from the fo!lovii ing legacies :—J. Shewell, Esq., 101. ; Henry Wilson, Esq., 2.60/. ; Charles Peiscliell, Esq., 3001. ; Mainwaring Davies, Esq., 2,0001. Consols ; and share of residue, 7341.175.4(1. financial statements of the board, connected with the past year, have afforded general satisfaction to the patrons of the Institution." The total number of ships that passed the Sound in 1836, were—from the North Sca 5,637, and from the Baltic 6,118 ; total, 11,925. Among them were—English, from the North Sea, 1,57.5, of which 897 were in ballast ; and 1.620 from the Baltic, of which two were in ballast. Total (backwards and forwards), 3,195, which is 700 more than in the year 1896. The appointmen's of Superintendents of the Dock yards, consequent upon the recent prJrnotior, arc as follow : Portsmouth, Rear-Admiral P. Warren ; DevoEport, Rear- Admiral John Hayes ; Woolwich, Capt. Sir J. Louis, Ba - rt.; Chatham, W. P. Cumby, C.B. The three sinecure ap pointments of Cohneli of Marines, vacant by the promotion of Captains Skipsey, Irby, and Bouvcrie, will not be filled up ; neither of coursL! the Lieutenant-Governorship of the Naval Caege (which establishment is to be abolished i i M:ircli), vacant by Capt. Loring's promotion, Tc.e com mands in the Mediterranean, East and West Indies, South America, Lisbon, and Chatham, are vacant by the promo tion of the officers now holding them. Sir Charles Paget gas the West India and North American stations, and Sir Robert Otway the command at Chatham.—Devonport Telegraph. The Emperor Nicholas having as usual left his pa lace drawn by a single horse, and with very few attendants, met an officer who omitted to treat his Majesty with be coming res , ' wct. He saluted as he passed, but without stop ping. The Emperor felt annoyed, and reproached the officer with not having rendered the homage that was due to him. The officer excused himself upon the plea that he was going to fetch a doctor for his wife, who was dangerously ill. On bearing that his Majesty replied, with an air.of kindness, that he might proceed on his errand. The Emperor pre sently despatched his own physician'to the residence of the officer, to inquire after the health of his wife. The - former having reported to his Majesty that the lady, after suffering severely, had got well over her accouchement, he sent word to the husband that he would be godfather to the newly-born infant. He subsequently caused an order of the day to be published, to the effect that the services of officers whose Wives should be dangerously ill would be dispensed with.— French Paper. • An extraordinary instance of escape with life oc curred o.i Sunday, the Bth inst., at Newport Pagnell. Some young men were amusing themselves with a double-barrelled gun, and being alarmed by the sudden appearance of a gentleman, to whose grounds they were contiguous, the owner of the gun endeavoured to take it to pieces, with the intention of secreting it in his pocket. By some means the trigger was pulled, and the whole contents of the gun, con sisting of a very heavy charge, passed through the body of a man named John Smith, who stood as close to the muzzle as he well could without actual contact. He was knocked down, and rolled into a ditch ; but such was the instanta neouh passage of the charge, that he merely thought him self stunned by the explosion. When, however, he was ex tricated from the ditch, he was horror-struck to find that he had received a wound in the abdomen, of so apparently serious a nature, as to lead him to conclude that he had re ceived his death-wound. He walked home (a distance of a quarter of a mile), led between two of his companions. Mr. Daniell, the surgeon of Newport, was instantly sent for. Ile found that the contents of the gun had entered about half an inch from the navel, had passed in an oblique direction along the right side, and made their exit immedi ately below the short ribs, bearing towards the back. The wound in the front was about the size of half-a-crown, and the one in the right side somewhat smaller. From the line which the charge took, it must have passed immediately un der the right lobe of the liver, anterior to the great arch of the colon, and within a little distance of the epigastric artery, the material injury of either of which parts would have in volved consequences fatal to life. From the symptoms it would appear that these essential parts have not been in jured, and it is a curious fact that it would have been im possible for either an instrument or the contents of a gun to have passed through the body at the same depth in any other part without injuring organs essential to life. The pow man, though not entirely free from danger, is in a fair way of recovery.—Northampton Mercury. During 1836 there arrived at Havre 603 foreign and 501 French vessels, besides 109 large coasters, and 18,5 English packets ; making a total of 1,398 vessels, mea suring together 304,537 ton s . Th e d epartures were 641 foreign and 404 French vessels, with 76 coasters and 182 packets ; in all, 1,303 vessels, measuring 249,608 tons. TO THE ELECTORS OF THE COUNTY OF LIMERICK. " Anger is a great enemy to beauty."—Old Proverb. Athlone, Jan. 22, 1837. FELLOW COUNTRYMEN—I have read the splenetic effu sion of Mr. Smith O'Brien, in reply to the temperate, and, I think, rational, expostulation which I felt it my duty to address to you. I am exceedingly sorry that he has been induced, by overweening vanity, to give so ill-tempered a reply to my Address. There is, indeed, some talent in that reply ; but alas! alas ! it is characterised with so much pride—and, I think, of presumption—that I fear it will be considered as one proof more of his intended re lapse into his original—and, I now dread—congenial, Toryism. Let me, however, call your attention to some topics which he has introduced into his hot and hasty epistle. In the first place he gives us a very disinterested eulogium on his own father. It would have been, I conceive, more delicate to have left that praise, when occasion required it, to less suspicious advocates, and there would have been no difficulty in finding such advocates. I did not say one word in dispa ragement of the general public character of Sir Edward O'Brien, or of his private character at all. On the contrary no man is more ready to bear his candid testimony to that character. I know quite enough of him to he able to state, and, if necessary, to proclaim, that a more valuable or exemplary gentleman, in all the relations of social life, never lived. He spends his large income at home ;he en courages agriculture by precept, protection, and example. From the extent and beauty of his improvements, he must, in my judgment, have paid more money in wages to la bourers than any other country gentleman I ever knew. If there were but half-a-dozen such gentlemen in every county in Ireland we should have no occasion for Poor Laws ; and that cry, which is now the " war-word" of many honest, but deluded individuals, and the cant of a still greater number of hypocritical pretenders to humanity, would be heard no more. But I did say that there was persecution of some tenants of Sir Edward O'Brien for their votes in, 1828. I delibe rately repeat it. I recollect well the persecution actually commenced on his estate. lam bound to add also, and I do readily add, that it also first ceased on his estate. The very first person, or one of the first, who voted for me in the barony in which Newmarketson Fergus is situate, was a tenant of Sir Edward, a tradesman—l think a smith. He was distrained on the very next day for his rent, as an ex ample to others. But the rent was paid for hi:n. It was Si. some shillings. It floats on my mind that it was 8/. 17s. But it was paid ; and the people of the town decorated the man with green ribbons, and cha'red him, with no Email acclaim, on their shoulders through the entire village._ If this incident does not remind Mr. Smith O'Brien of the persecution on his father's estat° , I will give him an otheil clue. There were several of the forty-shilling free holders to whom abatements had been made in their rents, but, as usual, made only verbally, by parole, as it is called in law, and receipts given on account only. Several of these tenants having voted for me, were distrained for the entire rent. The money was paid by us in some instances ; in others replevins were issued ; but none of the cases were tried. Sir Edward shortly after -stopped the persecution, and the matter ended. It is quite true that this prosecution might have .been carried on, while it lasted, without Sir Edward's know ledge ; but of the fact of persecution there really is no doubt. And yet, sooner than enter into an angry contro versy with Mr. Smith O'Brien on this point, I would ad mit that I am wrong and that he is right, as to my recol lection of the facts, because it is not necessary for my ar gument in favour of" the ballot," to attach even the shadow of persecution to Mr. O'Brien's tenants. There is one thing I defy Mr. Smith O'Brien to deny ; that is—that a most ,relentless and long-continued persecution of the free holders of Clare ensued upon their voting for me in 1828. The Catholic Association paid more than 14,0001.—eye, mere than 14,0001.—t0 protect the tenants from that persecu tion ; and in spite of all our money and exertions, there were many freeholders ruined by that persecution. My argument in favour of the ballot is complete, w•ithont resort ing to the name of Sir Edward—and I am now sorry that I alluded to him at all. The scond topic in Mr. Smith O'Brien's letter to which I allude iq, his still more extravagant cuingium upon him .:elf. He praised his father highly, and he deserved praise. He praises himself infinitely more highly, and I think he does not deserve that praiSe. It is really ludicrous. He draws the " beau ideal" of a Member of Parliament., and whilst he indicates indistinctly that he is himself the " great perfection" which he thus drew, he affects—" Oh, how deli cate !"—he. affects to blush, and with maiden, modesty he exclaims, " Oh, la! do not write the name of Smith O'Brien under the picture I draw!" What childish affectation—and what still more silly self gratulation ! The young gentleman has a deplorably bad memory. Why, he totally forgets that I saw him in Par liament for two sessions, the constant voter—no Treasury hack ever voted more uniformly with Peel and his gang of rotten-borough Members. Why, if I had the Min-or cf Parliament here, I could point out twenty votes, at the least, of the rung gentleman, as utterly inconsistent with his present Re!'orm principle as ever one opinion was with another, and as strange votes for such a model of Parlia mentary purity as he now represents himself, or it is impos sible to imagine. I had, indeed, hoped that the young gentleman had seen " the error of his ways ;" and my address to you was founded on that hope. I shall wish to cling to that hope, and to anticipate that he will abandon, as he did his anti-reform spirit, the idle petulance which dictated his reply, and turn himself in sober earnestness into the paths of his duty to you and to his country. Tha third topic is, the solemn announcement of his de termination to blast my reputation, if I should dare again to interfere between him and his constituents. You will he surprised to learn that this awful threat does not deter me from offerin g you respectfully, but earnestly, my advice t o insist upon his voting for " the honest and conscientious ballot." I still venture to urge this advice upon you. Of this more hereafter. I now mean only to declare, that, in despite of .Mr. O'Brien's menaces, I will still discharge the duty I ow e you, in offer inn to you such an advice as experience and love of Ireland tell me ought to he offered. I will do it in de fiance —aye, and as he has treated my civil letter with such discourtesy, I will add, in utter contempt of his menaces. I contemptuously defy his utmost rancour and malignity. Ile has abundant materials for calumny. Let him use them at his discretion. The Evening Mad, and the Standard, the Times, and the Andy Watsons, will furnish him with false hoods which he is at full liberty to call truths, and fling them at me in any shape or form he plaascs. My consolation is this, Electors of Limerick County there is not an enemy to Ireland that does not hate WC ; and believe me, beloved fellow-countrymen, that every day I live—there is not one day I live—that I will not endeavour to deserve that hatred more and more. It has, indeed, been said of hap less Ireland— " That it is treason to love her, And death to defend." Be it so. I abide the event. The fourth topic in this letter, worthy of my considera tion, is, the declaration - that I am disqualified from giving an opinion on the subject of the payment, by the State, of the Catholic clergy. To prove this assertion he prints an extract from my evidence in 1825—an extract which has been so often brought before the public, that I wonder he himself is not tired of it. Ileaven knows I have been taunted enough for years after 1825, on account of having candidly given in evidence the opinions which I at that time entertained. Now, I respectfully submit to you, electors of Limerick county, that he has given a reason which bears in di rectly the contrary direction. I am the better qualified to be heard on this subject, simply because I have not stupidly or doggedly persevered in an opinion I once con ceived, but never yielded up that opinion to arguments, and, above all, to the evidence of subsequent facts—thus rendering me a wiser man than I was when I formed that opinion. The arguments I need not repeat—the subsequent facts ere, perhaps, too obvious to be repeated ; however, I will state a few of them. They are these ; First—ln the year 182.5 I was strongly impressed with the conviction, and the entire of my evidence shows it, that emancipation would terminate in Ireland religious feuds and sectarian animosities. .1 thought the ascendancy party would, when legal superiority was taken away, abandon all pretence to practical masterhood. I believed that in poli tical equality would be found the sources of Christian cha rity and mutual benevolence ; and that it would then be safe to leave to Protestant Government dominion over the temporality of a Catholic priesthood. These then were my conscientious opinions. But the subsequentfacts proved directly the reverse. The facts showed that the bitter spirit of religious bigotry had so envenomed the mind of the Pro testant ascendancy party, that the present generati o n could not be humanized by any change of law or of right. The Catholics did their part nobly, as men and as Christians. There was not the least insolence of triumph—not one word of insult accompanied or followed our success. I spent five years endeavouring - to conciliate the Orangemen. They only bQcame the more ferocious. We have since seen Haddington and Hardinge at the Castle—Shaw and Lefroy made Privy Councillors What sincere Catholic—aye, or honest friend of the Catholics—could endure to see any influence over the Catholic priesthood vested in such men No. The subsequent facts in Ireland destroyed the very groundwork of my opinion in 1825. I, a sincere Catholic, abandoned that opinion. Mr. Smith O'Brien, an honest — oh : how honest—friend of the Catholics, maintains it in despite of all experience. .Secondly—Since 182'2 this experiment was tried in Prussia ; the great increase of Catholic subjects acquired by Prussia, by means of the Holy Alliance, has placed the experiment on a great scale—and that experiment has proved to a demonstration that it is utterly. unsafe for a conscientious Catholic to place his clergy under the direct influence of a Protestant Government. ThePrussiin Pro testant Government, it is now known, has'exereiied the most base, continuous, and emaciating treachery, in its conduct towards its Catholic subjects. Thirdly—Since 182.5 the same experiment has been fully developed in Belgium ; the King of Holland obtained dominion over the Catholic Church—his Protestant preju dices made him the wily tyrant of that. Church—he op pressed the parochial clergy, and actually had every bishop rick vacant save one. The connection of the Catholic Church with a Protestant State became intolerable—and, blessed be Heaven, the Catholic people of Belgium drove the tyrant from his throne, and dissevered much of the fatal connection between the Church and the State. Fourthly—Since 1825 this experiment has also been ex hibited in its native horrors in another shape, in the con nection between a Catholic Church and a Catholic State-4 I mean in Italy. The late Emperor of Germany was a pious Catholic in his own way—certainly a sincere one— yet, in his Italian States, he tyrannised over the clergy, and asserted the principle of spiritual supremacy in the tempo ral monarchy, to the very verge of heresy. Fifthly—ln 1825 the principle of voluntary church es tablishments had been but little if at all discussed. My own mind was not familiar with it. I had not then, as I since have, imbued my mind with the full conviction which I now entertain of its salutary efficacy. I am now per fectly convinced that the voluntary principle can alone produce justice to all—that the truth is shielded and sup ported by that principle, and that error cannot prevail to any great extent unless that principle be violated, and temporal advantages held out for the promotion of erro neous opinions. Religion, pure . and undefiled, in the pre sent state of the world, requires that it should be left to shine by its own light, and not borrow any false lustre from the glitter of the putresceney of the Mammon of this world. Electors of Limerick, I address these reasons to you, to show you that I, a Catholic, as most of you are, am better entitled to be heard on this subject than he, a Protestant, can be, consenting as he does to the adulterous union of his own Church with the State—a connexion from which it certainly derives no spiritual treasures. There remains lane more topic—it is the ballot. On this subject he still retains his (I fear) not very honest opi nions. Although his letter bespeaks, some indulgence for his intellect, I can scarcely believe that he can attach any weight to the assertions which he calls arguments for open voting. First, he says that, in the absence of all sinister in fluences, the open voting is preferable. There is a rea soner for you! Aye, in the absence of all sinister in fluences—but the case is just the reverse. It is the one in which sinister influence of every kind is most likely to be used ; yet he talks of it as if it were a scene of pure innocence and amiable neutrality. Second, that it enables the unrepresented to exercise a moral influence over the voter. But the vote was given to him to exercise his own judgment upon it, not to be con trolled by others ; and if it lets in the moral in- fluence does he not see, as plain as the nose on his his face, that it lets in also every immoral influence—. that of the tyrant landlord, that of the heartless agent, that of the employer, that of the customer, that of the armed or unarmed mob ; in fine, on his own showing it lets in all that ought to be excluded, for the sake of an in fluence extremely doubtful in its operation for any thing but mischief. Third—he tells us that if there were a violation upon an extended mile of the electoral right, lie would be for the ballot. Why, where has he been for the last five years ? What else has been complained of and demonstrated save such violation ? Has he never heard of Carlow, or Clare, or Waterford, or Longford ? Did he ever know a contested election where that right was not assailed and systematically violated ? What absurd non sense it is of him to venture to deny a fact clear as the open day ! Fourth—he admits it would prevent individual bribery. Here, then, is your honest representative perse vering against your wishes to reject that which would pre vent individual bribery—which would prevent two crimes —the bribing of individuals, and the commission of perjury by those individuals. How, lightly does perjury sit upon his philosophic mind! lie sets off against it nothing but his moral influence of the unrepresented. Bah ! was perjury ever y e t treated so cavalierly ? To hi m perjury seems a trifle light as air. Fifth—But he says the ballot would favour wholesale corruption. Not in large constituencies clearly. Their numbers would plainly render it impossible. But in smaller constituencies it may be practicable ; that would be an argument against small constituencies, not against the ballot. Would it have that effect ? It is highly improbable, because it would be reore easily discoverable than ordinary bribery. It would be too cumbrous a machinery to be easily concealed. Be sides, wholesale corruption of that description would be an indictable offence—amongst others, a conspiracy ; and one would have the benefit of the process of the criminal law to detect and punish the delinquents. Any one of them would have the rest in his power—a predicament in which no man would like to remain. In short, Mr. O'Brien has not ad duced one single iota of argument against the ballot, but what has been already one hundred times refuted and laughed to scorn. Electors of the county of Limerick, I appeal to your good sense and kindly feelings. Mr. O'Brien addressed you on two topics of vital interest to us all. There is not a single elector, nor one single individual, in Ireland that is not in terested in these two questions, involving the independence of our votes and of our venerated Citurcli.—'‘ I only followed him." Am I such a stranger to Limerick, that I should be taunted, and jeered, and insulted, and 11,1ve unworthy and ,•base motives attributed to me by this young man, for no other reason than because I also called for the expression of your opini:m on these subjects ? Electors of Linte -1 rick county, did any one of you deem mu presumptuous in offering you my advice and honest counsel ? Do I, then, deserve the treatment he has given me ? I spoke of him in terms of perfect courtesy—l violated no decency—l indulged in no ribaldry ; and for this he turns upon me with more of the fury of a half-maniac than the sober language of a statesman. Whilst he ex hausted his puny eloquence in praising his futherand lauding • himself to the skies, he pours out the vial of his wrath upon my unhappy head. Ile even sneers at me for growing old. Why, electors of Limerick, have I not grown old in the service of my country ? But, perhaps, in constitption I am not as old as he is. In my fondly I have known a gentleman 25 years older than I am, who would have beaten Mr. Smith O'Brien at every manly exercise ; nay, as I would wisj to part with him in good temper, I offer to walk the mountains against him for three days, and see whether, after I beat him hollow, he may not die of the pip—the disorder that kills the chickens—and leave his fame obscure and unnoticed. But this is trifling. It is, however, on that account, the more suited to the - bull-frog inflation of self-importance of Mr. Smith O'Brien. Seriously, I protest to you, electors of Limerick, against his unbecoming, and, I think, to all of us, audacious conduct. I complain of the unworthy motives he most gratuitously imputes to me—l complain of the contempt he displays of his duty towards you, and I conclude by deploring the hard fortune of my unhappy country, whose destinies are in the hands, upon one side, of the higotted and dishonest, and upon the other of the waspish and virulent, who have not temper enough to know their friends, nor firmness to assail their real enemies. I am, beloved fellow-countrymen, your long-tried, faith ful, and devoted servant, DANIEL O'CONNELL. General the Marquis de Lama's died a few days ago in the neighbourhood of Paris at the age of 81. THE CELLAR. AT CROCKFORD'S.—However extraordinary it may appear, there seems to be no doubt that the locale of the forthcoming novel, called the Gambler's Dream, is Crockford's Cellar. What revelations are to be expected, or rather feared, from this dream, can at best only be judged from the epigraph to the novel which speaks, in the words of Milton, of " A solemn Council forthwith to be held At Pandemonium ; the high capital Of Satan and his PEERS." Tuesday information of the following desperate outrage and robbery was received at the various police offices and station-houses :—As Mr. James Esdaile, hat manufacturer, of Oxford-street, Manchester, was proceed ing along the Stretford New-road, on his return home, at a late hour on the night of the 14th instant, he was sud denly attacked by three men, who, with the most horrid imprecations, demanded his money. Finding Mr. Esdaile hesitate, one of the villains seized him by the throat, and made a determined attempt to strangle him by thrusting his hands between his stock and neck. Mr. Esdaile strug gled violently with his assailant, when he called to his companions, who instantly knocked him down with iron bars. They then all three fell upon him, and beat him with the bars in the most inhuman manner, inflicting several deep wounds on his head, and also a number of severe bruises upon different parts of his body ; and after robbing. him of a silk purse with ivory slides, containing twenty so vereigns, which was in his pocket, which they tore away, they decamped, leaving the unfortunate gentleman for dead, in which state he was discovered some time afterwards by some persons who were returning along the road to Man chester. They immediately conveyed Mr. Esdaile to the nearest house, when on the application of proper restora tives, he revived ; and after the wounds were dressed he was conveyed home to Manchester, where he lies in a very precarious state. The only description Mr. Esdaile is able to give of the villains, for whose discovery a reward of 501. , has been offered, is, that two of them wore short coats, such as are worn by carters, and the third wore a long ; light-coloured coat, IRELAND. GRAND ORANGE MEETING AT THE MANSION HOUSE—THIS DAY. _ (Abridged from the Dublin Evening Post of Tuesday.) This meeting, for which the note of preparation has been so long sounded, took place in the large round room at the rear of the Mansion House. At one end of the room a large platform was erected, for the accommodation of those who were to address the meeting. On inquiry, our repor ters were informed that the following were amongst those ssated on the platform :—The Marquises of Downshire and Waterford ; the Earls of Behnore, Donoughmore, Charleville, Glengall, Bandon, Rathdowne, and Roden ; Lords Povverscourt, Corry, Castlereagh, Downes, Mande ville, Dunsanv, Hawarden, Suirdale (son of Lord Donough_ more), Claude Hamilton, and Crofton ; Hon. Randal Plunkett, Hon. C. Maude, Sir J. K. James, Sir George Rich, Sir Robert Shaw, Messrs. West, M.P., Hamilton, M.P., Sergeant Jackson, ALP., &c. Exactly at eleven o'clock Lord Roden appeared upon the platform, holding to his nose an Orange handkerchief, lined with purple. For a moment or two the Noble Lord seemed embar rassed and undecided as to what course he should pursue, whilst peal after peal of the " Conservative fire " re sounded through the room. As if caught with the enthu siasm of the scene, his Lordship took the Orange handker chief from his nose, and suddenly elevated it above his head. In a moment the signal was taken. Almost every man in the crowd pulled out his Orange and purple hand kerchief, and waved it over his head, whilst the shouts of " No Surrender" rung through the room, Lord Roden, losing all restraint, shook his Orange flag to the wind, and mixed his voice in the general chorus. For a minute or two the round room presented a forest of waving Orange flsgs, whilst the din produced by the shouting was really deafen ing. In fact, the meeting presented the appearance of a vast and multitudinous Orange Lodge, and it seemed as if all the Orangemen in Ireland had congregated for the pur pose of giving vent to those feelings which have been bot tled up since the pretended abolition of the Orange body. The ceremonial was concluded by three rounds of the" Con servative fire," Lord Roden acting as fugleman and master of the ceremonies. Soon as order was restored, on the motion of Sir Robert Shaw, seconded by Sir J. K. James, the Marquis of Down shire was called to the Chair amidst cheers and peals of the " Conservative fire." Lord DOWNSHIRE, on taking the chair, said, as one of the requisitionists, he felt it his duty to give every aid in his power at this meeting ; and, when he looked at the large assemblage before him, composed of all ranks, professing the Protestant faith ; and when lie knew that there were now in this metropolis such a vast body of the rank and property of this kingdom, he felt that the requisitionists were fully warranted in calling the Protestants together, to lay their wishes and their grievances before the Throne and the Le gislature.—(Loud cheers.) He should not further detain them ; but he would entreat of the meeting, however much they might feel aggrieved, to avoid any expression that was not guided by that good sense, combined with energy of ' feeling, deserving the name of Protestantism. Violence could do nothing creditable to a nation or body of men. In conclusion, he called upon the meeting to support him as their Chairman. (Here there was a round of " Conserve- tire fire," Lord Roden acting as fugleman.) The CHAIRMAN again rose and said, as there was so much to be done, he should not delay them by reading the letters which he had received. He would merely allude to them. A valuable letter had been received from Lord Farnham— (Cheers) —who expressed great regret that he was indis posed. Colonel Fordo, of the county of Down, was indis- posed, and confined to bed ; and Lord Abercorn regretted that he was also indisposed. Lord RATHDOWNE rose and said—My Lords and Gen tlemen—(Cries of " No surrender")—l move that Sir George Rich and Mr: Thomas Hamilton be appointed Se cretaries of this meeting. Lord HAWARDEN—My Lords and Gentlemen, I beg leave to second the motion.—Carried unanimously. Lord RoDEN—I beg leave to move your Lordship that the requisition which has called this great meeting together be now read. Mr. THOMAS HAMILTON read the requisition. Lord RODEN proceeded. This was the most influential meeting—the greatest meeting of the Protestants of Ire land that was ever assembled in that room. The Peers who had signed the requisition with him, and who were in duced to take that course which they have taken because they felt the strength of the observations in that document before the meeting. It had laid open the danger, the immi nent danger, to which the Protestants were exposed in this country at the present moment, and because he-and those who acted with him that in their present position as Protes tant Peers, constantly residing in our native land, they were bound to come forward, at the present time, to awaken our Protestant countrymen throughout the land to a sense of the danger which threatens them, and to arouse, as far as in their power, their Protestant fellow-Christians in England to a sense of that duty imposed on them, to assist the Pro testants of Ireland in the moment of their peril. If excuse were necessary for the step which they bad taken, it was to be found in the circumstances takir ' -, place every day —circumstances sufficient to make the blood boil—mas sacres going on, and persecution of their poor Protestant brethren, and that system of exclusive dealing, which had driven many of their Protestant brethren to seek sustenance in a foreign land—the connection that existed between his Majesty's Government in this country and the faction was sufficient reason for them, if any excuse was necessary, for the steps that they were then taking. He (Lord Roden) had reason to feel proud when he saw the hundreds and thousands that came up from the distant provinces to re cord their sentiments there that day.—(llear, hear.) With respect to the business of the meeting to-day, he would wish to say a word or two—after the gentlemen who at tend here have moved and seconded the resolutions, it is intended that the address to the Crown, with the petition to both Houses of Parliament, should be laid—(Here his Lordship popped his head at one of the secretaries, and asked—" where will we lay them ?") His Lordship pro ceeded—at the different booksellers in Dublin, in the Mer chants' Hall, for the signatures of those who are ready to " hack us up" in our struggle for Protestant liberty.— (C . :leers, and Kentish fire.) This is the time to chase away apathy and case, for we stand at the present moment under circumstances the most appalling ; but He that can pull down one state and set up another, according to His will, can relieve us out of our present difficulties. It is the duty of every real Protestant to make use of every means in his power to protect his wife and children, and property—it is the duty of every Protestant to promulgate the Protestant faith, for which our forefathers bled—(Cheers) —because on it depends— on its maintenance in this country—on its promulgation throughout the land—depends the existence of Protestant , liberty. his Lordship then said that he had received let ters from several noblemen who could not attend the meet ing, although their hearts were with them—namely, Lords Abercorn, Donegal, Mayo, Thomond, Enniskillen, O'Neill, Castlestewart, Hillsborough, Bcrehaven, Dunlop, and Dufferin. The Earl of GLENGAL rose to second the motion of Lord Roden. He looked upon this meeting as a proof that the requisitionists had done their duty. The cheers of the men ' of Glasgow were heard in Ireland, as a proof that they were ready to stand or fall by the Protestant Constitution. This was but an echo of that meeting. The meeting at Glasgow had stopped the progress of revolution in Great Britain. This meeting would go far to produce the same effect in Ireland. The House of Lords had done much to resist the mania for revolution ; but it would depend on the people to what extent the House of Lords would in future go. Who were the people of Ireland ? Was he to be told that those multitudes of unfortunate poor, the slaves of the priests, were the people of Ireland ?—(Cheers, and cries of " No, no.") Arthur O'Connor was right when he said that such a domestic tyranny existed in Ireland, that no landlord could exercise his right over his property. The Noble Lord concluded by urging the most strenuous exertions at the registries—for it was there the battle was to be fought.—(Cheers.) They were in that battle, under the leadership of a Noble Duke, whose banner was never unfurled but to victory.—(Cheers.) If they did not win that battle, he could tell them that the days during which they could hold their Protestant estates were numbered.— (Repeated rounds of the Conservative fire, in which - Lord Roden again acted as fugleman.) Marquis of WATERFORD—Gentlemen, in proposing the resolution which I hold in my hand, I will not trespass on your time by any lengthened observations, because the sen timents which I feel in common with you are most ener getically expressed.—( Hear.) I for my own part am ready to take my share in the present conflict.—(ljear.) It was only . the other day that a Protestant was nearly murdered within my own walls ; as for me, I am ready to loose both life and fortune sooner than submit our Consti tution to be destroyed.—(Hear, and cheers.) I will now read the resolution with which I have heen entrusted. His Lordship read the resolution, and then sat down amid several rounds of Kentish fire. Mr. J. B. WEST, M.P., seconded the resolution, and went through the history of Protestantism in Ireland, to show that British connection depended upon its sustenta tion. (At one point in this speech Mr. West suddenly got into a dead lock, and for two minutes continued silent look ing at his notes, while the meeting resounded with encou raging cries of " Hear, hear.") After alluding to three rebellions, in Ireland, the Learned Gentleman adverted to an expression of Mr. Sheil, that the Conservatives seemed to forget what dwarfs they were. Certainly that was a . strange observation coming from Mr. Sheil.—(Laughter.) But on looking at this meeting—at the multitude before - him, he could see no warranty for such a description of the Conservatives, who possessed the property of Ireland in the ratio of twenty to one.—(Cheers.) He next alluded L to the calculations made by Mr. O'Connell (whose name ex &tcd tremendous veiling) regarding the population of Ireland, and contrasted them with those of Baron Foster, preferring the latter, and designating the last returns of the commis sioners of copulation as erroneous, and, in many instances, fraudulent. He next alluded to Lord Mulgrave, designat ing his Excellency as " the pupil of Mr. O'Connell," which produced general yelling. He hoped Lord Mulgrave would in future be more particular in his allegations regarding the amount of Protestant population, when he took the trouble of ascertaining the facts. He then went into calculations respecting the contributions of the Mendicity and other in stitutions made by the Rev. Charles Boyton, whose name was received without a single cheer. In going through those calculations, the Leained Gentlemen used the terms Protestants and Catholics, when there were loud shouts— call them Papists—call the rebels Papists." Gentlemen (continued Mr. West) you are perfectly free to call them by whatever name or epithet you please ; but I trust you will agree with me that those addressing you from this 'place should be at liberty to apply the terms in general use. Then, I say, the Catholic contributors—(here there were loud shouts of " no, no ; call them Romans.") Very well, gentlemen, I shall call them Roman Catholics.— (Loud cheers.) Mr. 'West next alluded to a letter of Mr. O'Connell's, in observing upon which he said, " here is the letter of that gentleman.—(Loud shouts of " no, no :" call him that beggarman," followed by loud cheers.) Mr. West next alluded to Mr. O'Connell's exertions to con ciliate the Orangemen, which he characterized as humbug and cajolery. _ . _ The Earl of DONOUGHMORE next rose and was received with deafening rounds of the Orange " Conservative fire." He said the resolution contained such indisputable facts, that he would merely move it, but for the part he had taken heretofore in politics. He had been a supporter of Catholic emancipation.—(Cries of " Call them Romans.") The Catholic Relief Bill had been passed with every pos sible security—even the precaution of a solemn oath ; but nevertheless the Protestant institutions of the country were now in the most imminent danger.—(Loud cheers.) For that reason he should most cordially co-operate with those who composed this vast assemblage. _ Mr. G. A. HAMILTON animadverted on the Earl of Mul grave's government sending down troops and stipendiary magistrates to the north, to suppress disturbances where none existed, and concluded by passing a glowing eulogium on .the loyalty, the consistency, and the morality of the Protestants of Ireland. He then sat down amid waving of Orange handkerchiefs and all kinds of Orange noise. Lord CASTLEREAGH was next introduced, and said they knew each other, and were determined to act together in the maintenance of that Constitution and those liberties which, under God's blessing, they never would consent to give up.—(Cheers, and Kentish fire.) Mr. Fox (the late Candidate for Longford) seconded the resolution in a speech of considerable length, in the course of which he said—that at the last election he was beaten by the arts of the Government, the Association, and the Priests.—(Groans.) The fifth resolution was proposed by the Hon. Tilos. VESCI, and was seconded by the Rev. Mr. ANDERSON, of the Synod of Ulster, who concluded by giving the right hand of fellowship to his Protestant brethren of the Esta blished Church. Lord POWERSCOURT moved the sixth resolution. He saw himself surrounded by men of rank, of talent, and of energy, who were all combined against that base sedition which was shouted every week at the Corn Exchange— ( Hear) —by that man who calls himself a patriot, but who allows his country's sons to be ground under the millstone of a base and superstitious priesthood.—(Cheers.) He de nies them a religion and enlightened education. He calls himself a friend to his countrymen—but, nevertheless, he wrings from the hand of the peasant his hard-earned pit tance, and from the mendicant his miserable mouthful to fill his own- already well filled money hags.—(Cheers.) The Rev. M. O'SULLIVAN seconded the resolution, and was left speaking in his usual style. PROTEST AND DECLARATION. We, the undersigned, feel ourselves called upon to ex press our deep regret that a notice should -have been issued, calling for an exclusive meeting of the Protestants of • Ire land in Dublin, on the 24th January, and suggesting dan gers which we do not believe there is any reason whatever to apprehend, and which we feel 'assured not one single fact can be adduced to prove. We lament that a duty has been thus imposed on us, of protesting against a requisition which eight members of the House of Lords have deemed expedient to publish on tl►e very eve of the meeting of Parliament. We consider a meeting of such a character, calculated to interrupt the tranquillity which at present happily pre vails in Ireland, and intended only to bias the discussion of measures which we believe to be necessary for the promotion of the national interests, and which we hope will occupy the earliest and most dispassionate attention of the Legislature. Devonshire Shannon Leinstcr Ludlow Headford Milltown Sligo Charlcmont Anglesey Sherburne Clanricarde Leitrim Gormanstown Riversdale Southwell Cloncurry Bangor Rancliffe Templetown Rosamore Lismorc French Dunboyne Dunally Roscommon Howden Fingall Templemore Essex Talbot de Malahide Fitzwilliam Carew Bcsborough Strafford. We the undersigned Members of the House of Com mons, representing the counties, cities and boroughs in Ireland attached to our names respectively, do hereby, on our own behalf, and on that of our constituents, express our cordial thanks to the Duke of Leinster and the other No blemen who signed the preceding declaration, and our entire concurrence in the sentiments contained therein. Acheson, Armagh county W. Roche, Limerick City Leonard Dobbin, Armagh D. Roche, Limerick City town L. White, Longford W. N. M'Namara, Clare P. Bellew, Louth C. O'Brien, Clare R. M. Bellew, Louth N. Ball, Clonmel C. I). 0. Jephson, Mallow S. Barry, Cork .County W. Brabazon, Mayo D. Callaghan, Cork City B. Brown, Mayo H. Baldwin, Cork City H. Grattan, Meath G. Evans, Dublin County M. O'Connell, Meath C. Fitzsimon, Dublin County H. R. Westenra, Monaghan W. S. Crawford, Dundalk D. C. Brady, Newry H. Bridgeman, Ennis J. H. Talbot, New Ross T. B. Martin, Galway County Fitzstephen French, Roscorn- J. J. Bodkin, Galway County mon M. J. Blake, Galway City O'Connor Don, Roscommon A. H. Lynch, Galway City Otway. Cave, Tipperary M. J. O'Connell, Kerry R. L. Sheil, Tipperary F. W. Mullins, Kerry M. O'Connell, Tralee More O'Farrall, Kildare Richard Musgrave, Waterford E. Ruthven, Kildare , County . P. Butler, Kilkenny County W. V. Stuart, Waterford W. F. Finn, Kilkenny County County D. O'Connell, Kilkenny City T. Wyse, Waterford City N. Fitzsimon, King's County H. W. Barron, Waterford City J. C. Westenra, King's County Richard Nagle, Westmeath Clements, Leitrim M. J. Chapman, Westmeath S. White, Leitrim John Maher, Wexford County R. H. Fitzgibbon, Limerick James Power, Wexford County County C. A. Walker, WexfordTown W. S. O'Brien, Limerick John O'Connell, Youghal County Mr. Hope has returned to town for the season, and resumed his sumptuous dinners in Mansfield-street. Yesterday morning, about half-past three o'clock, a lighterman of the name of Johnson pißed up the body of a young female, apparently not more than 20 years of age, in the river, opposite Queenhithe stairs, and conveyed it to the Surry shore. From the appearance of the body it is sup posed to have been in the water for a considerable time. No document was found to ascertain who she was. - - The Ex-Queen Hortense, it is now said, has no intention of disposing of her estate of Arenberg ; but, on the contrary, purposes to add to its , embellishments. Mlle. Fanny Eisler being now completely restored to health, the new ballet in which she is to appear is in active preparation. Mlle. Taglioni will shortly cease to belong to this theatre, of which she is at present, as she ever has been since her debut, the first ornament. Since the intention of Mlle. Taglioni to visit England has been announced, some of the provincial theatres have offered her 100 guineas a night.—palignani. Yesterday afternoon, between three and four o'clock, the following dreadful occurrence took place at the resi dence of Mr. Sergeant Mirehouse, No. 10, Upper Sey mour-street, Portman-square :—lt appears that at the period above-named, and while the Learned Sergeant was absent from home, two of the domestics, named Georg e Haverd and William Lee, the former head and the latter under footman, commenced quarrelling in the kitchen, when each collared the other, and in his rage Haverd seized a dessert knife, with which he stabbed Lee twice in the side and once in the arm. The housekeeper, hearing a noise, hastened below, and finding the blood streaming from the sufferer, rushed into the street in order to obtain medical assistance, and at the door was met by Pooke of the D division, who, learning what had occurred, took into custody the man Haverd while in the act of hastily pack ing up his things with the view, as it was supposed, of making his escape. He was then conveyed to Mary-la bOnne-lane station-house before Inspector Tedrnan, to whom he expressed his deep regret for the act of vfolonce he had committed; and appeared exceedingly dejected. The wounded man, Lee, received every attention at the 'lnds of a surgeon, but from the nature of the wounds his recovery is extremely doubtful, BRIGHTON-WEDNESDAY. His Majesty, accm panied by Major-General Sir Charles Thornton, took a carriage airing this morning at twelve o'clock. The Princess Augusta, accompanied by Miss Wynyard, took a carriage airing this morning at twelve o'clock. The following called at. the Palace this morning :—. Lieutenant-Colonel Parke, Colonel Jodrell, Lieutenant- . Colonel Frickey, Colonel Eld, M.C. ; General Sir Charles Colville, Hon. Lady Colville, and Lieutenant-Colonel and Mrs. Madst. The King has been graciously pleased to confer 'on Major Peregrine Francis Thorne, late of the 94th Regi ment, the decoration of the third class of the Royal Hano verian Guelphic Order, as a distinctive mark of his Ma jesty's approbation of the military services of that officer's rehtives and himself, for a perird of nearly a century and a half. COURT CIRCULAR. Baron Bulo►v, the Prussian Minister, arrived in town on Tuesday night from the Continent. His Excellency had an interview with Viscount Palmerston, at the Foreign Office, yesterday afternoon, and also visited the Earl of Minto, at his residence in the Admiralty. A Cabinet Council was held at 12 o'clock yesterday, at the Foreign Office. It was attended by all the Cabinet Minister, except Lord Holland, who was prevented from attending by indisposition. The Council sat till past two o'clock. After the breaking up of the Council, Lord John Russell left town for the seat of the Marquis of Tavistock, Oakley House, Bedfordshire. • Mr. J. Walker, of the Colonial Office, has been appointed to a lucrative office at Honduras. M. Bourqueney, the French Charge d'Affaires, transacted business yesterday at the Foreign Office. Despatches from Lower Canada, and from British Guiana, were received yesterday at the Colonial Office. Lord Ellenborough arrived at Farrance's Hotel, Belgrave square, yesterday, from his seat, Southern House. The Earl of Waldegrave left Farrance's Hotel yesterdays for his scat Dudbrooke, Essex. FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVALS. The Hon. Major Koppel, from the seat of the Earl of Albe marle, Quiddenham Hall, Norfolk ; Mr. and Lady Louisa Rabett, in Melina-place, Regent's Park • T. W. Beaumont, Esq., M.P., at Thomas's Hotel, from Ireland ; D. M'Donald, Esq., at Morley's Hotel, from Edinburgh ; W. Cockburn, Esq., at ditlo, from Edinburgh; Capt. Kelly, 77th Regi ment, at ditto, from o. tour; E. Blunt, Esq., at ditto, from New York; Wheeler, Esq., at ditto, from New York . ; W. Mill, Esq., at ditto, from Durham ; R. Vansittart, Esq., at ditto ; J. C. Fenton, Esq., at ditto, from Huddersfield ; Alexander, Esq., at ditto, from Halifax; Edward Dixon, Esq., at ditto, from Dudley ; Mr. and Mrs. Nelson, at ditto, from New York ; A. Rowley, Esq., at ditto, from Kent. DEPARTURES. Sir Frederick Nicolson, Bart., for Scotland; C. S. DiCkens Esq , from Thomas's Hotel, for his seat, Stoke, Chichester; Major Gwynne Holford, from ditto, for Buckland, Brecknock; Mr. and Mrs. R. Thompson, from Morley's Hotel ; H. S. Blake, Esq., from ditto, for Hastings - Lieut.-Col. Tylden, R.E., from ditto, for Portsmouth ; W. Tylden, from ditto, for Worcester ; R. Hankey, Esq., from ditto, for Oxford; H. Chester, Esq., from ditto, for Oxford; J. Goold, Esq., from ditto, for Cheltenham ; Lord Clanmorris, from ditto, for Brighton ; Capt. Thornton, 12th Regiment, from ditto, for Lismore ; W. 0. Hammond, Esq., from ditto, for Oxford; A. Emerson, Esq., from ditto, for Belfast ; J. Kellett, Esq., from ditto, for Belfast; Rev. C. Lenry, from ditto, for Edin burgh ; Captain Raymond, Royals, from ditto . , for Sunning ; Rev. G. Radcliffe, from ditto, for Salisbury ; Mr. and Mrs. Prendergast, from ditto, for Dublin. The Earl and Countess de Grey and Mr. and Lady Mary Vyner intend leaving Wrest Park, in Bedfordshire, on Monday neat, for the season. Lady Albert Conyngham is in Hill-street, daily im provingin health. Lord Lyndhurst arrived at his residence, George street, Hanover-square, on Tuesday night, from Paris. His Lordship is in excellent health. Lord Stanley is expected in town on Saturday. His Lordship's residence in Carlton-gardens, which has under gone extensive alterations and embellishments, is now ready for his reception. Count Pozzo di Borgo gave a sumptuous dinner yesterday evening to a select party. Covers were laid for twelve. Prince Esterhazy and his son, Prince Paul Lei ren, Baron Maltitz, Count Tolstoy, M. Hummelater, M. Benkhausen, and M. Petro, were amongst the distinguished guests. _ _ _ A letter from Stockholm says the venerable Field- Marshall Couat Stedinyk died on the 7th of this month, in the 91st year of his age. a vietinuo the prevailing sickness. His Majesty has issued an Order of the Day on this oc casion, ordering that the army shall put on mourning for eight days. Baron Billow arrived at Mivares Hotel at half-past twelve on Tuesday night, from Berlin. His Excellency dined with Count Pozzo di Borgo last evening, at Ashburn ham House. Count Davidoff has arrived at Mivart's Hotel, from Leamington Spa. This Russian Nobleman is purchasing a great number of horses, as also an elegant equipage. The Earl and Countess Bandon have arrived at Dublin from their scat, Castle Bernard, Bandon, Ireland. Lord De Saumarez, who is in Holy Orders, will take his seat in the House of Lords for the first time since his accession to the Barony of his father, the late Gallant and venerable Peer. _ . _ The contemplated • marriage between Miss Sotheby, daughter of Admiral and Lady Anne Sotheby, and the Rev. Mr. Estcourt, will be solemnized next month. Sir John Ilobhouse has taken, it is understood, the mansion of Mr. Watson Taylor, at Erle s t o k e - par k, near Devizes. The owner is said to have fixed a permanent residence in the Netherlands. It appears that there is no foundation `,'or the rumour of the marriage of Sir John to Miss Methuen. Mr. Hope intends to rebuild his newly-purchased mansion on Carlton-terrace, and in the interim make a continental tour. His Excellency Baron Von Bulow, Prussian Am bassador at the British Court, set out to return to London from Berlin on the 10th inst. Sir Francis Burdett, Bart., still suffers from a vio lent fit of the gout. The ordinary meeting of the Zoological Society for scientific business was held on Tuesday evening, and was afterwards adjourned to the 14th February. The anniversary meeting of the Entomological So ciety was held yesterday at its rooms in Bond -street, the Rev. F. W. Hope, F.R.S., President, in the. chair. At the end of the evening the secretary announced that the subject of the prize essay for the ensuing year was the athalia centifolia, the grubs of which attack turnips, and . arc known by the name of the blacks. Lord Claude Hamilton, who is at Dublin, is ex pected in a few days at Argyll House to attend to his Par liamentary duties. Lord and Lady 'Rivers are on the eve of leaving Mistley Hall to visit the Earl and Countess Granville, at Paris. Lady Rivers, in beauty and accomplishments, is said to bear a close resemblance to her grandmother, the Duchess of Devonshire, when in the meridian of life. The Right Hon. H. Herries is gone on a conti nental tour. The Right Hon. Gentleman is supposed to be now at 11,,,me. The Marquis and Marchioness of Abercorn, in con sequence of the Noble Marquis being obliged to attend the Protestant Meeting in Dublin, will not be enabled to visit Fore Cottage, or Killarney Lakes, during their stay in Ireland. His Royal Highness the ,Duke of Susse x ' s birth day will be celebrated to - morrow , by his tradesmen dining together, and illuminations, &c.;c.; at Kensington. Th e R o y a l Duke continues his visit to his friend Colonel Wildman, at Newstead Abbey. The Princess Lieven has commenced her parties at Paris on a scale of great magnificence. The talented Princess continues to manifest the utmost esteem for Lon don and its fashionable coteries ; but all negotiations to the Court of Russia to permit her return to the "great metropolis" have failed. • The Marquis of Westminster, after completing a series of sumptuous dinners at Grosvenor House, will retire at Easter to his comfortable, and at the same time luxu riant, retreat, Moor Park, the fine estate in Hertfordshire, purchased from Mr. Williams, the banker. Admiral and Mrs. Fleming have given several ele gant balls and dinner parties at Chatham. The Countess Cadogan, and her two accomplished daughters, arrived at their mansion in Piccadilly, from Paris, on Monday evening last ; the Noble Earl, not intending to visit Paris this season, has led to the return to this country of the amiable Countess at so early a period. - - The Countess Cadogan and her two daughters ar rived at their mansion, in Piccadilly, from Paris, on Mon day evening last. It results from the recent examination for degrees at Cambridge University, that the following individuals are the first men of this year at their respective Colleges :—Griffin (Senior Wrangler), of St. John's ; Green, of Caius ; Gre gory, of Trinity ; Raven, of Magdalen ; Pullin, of Corpus Reynolds, of Queen's ; Craufurd, of Jesus ; Elwyn, of Pem broke ; Dalton, of Caius ; Holmes, of Catharine ; Bell, of Clare ; Osbourne, of Sydney ; Routh, of Christ's ; Heath. of Trinity Hall ; Griibc; t, ch I, , ,mtanuel ; and Freeman, of . • Peter's. THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, 1837.