The Express.
London, England, 1851-01-23 00:00:00

duty merely, but a sincere delight, living as be did antongd
a people whom he loved. (Loud cheers.) He ciuld also
NUM them that when any personal exertion of his tendel to
their prosperity, it &Horded bins unmixed amine .tion.
(Cheers.) With this feeling he was present that a:eht to
join in a tribute of respect to his lordship sail thtir
citizens, and he, too, felt himself to be it citizen of Dublin.
(Hear, bear.) In conclusion, he trusted that they would
very often have the pleuurs of meeting in th,t room, and
partaking of the hospitality of his lordship. (Caters and
laughter )

"The Health of Sir William Somerville" was then
given; and in returning thanks he said:

He felt deeply indebted for the kind manner in which his
lordship proposed his health, and he also theased that illus.
trious assemblage for the flattering manner in which it had
been received. The Lord Mayor had been pleased to a nide
I.is name with the impression of his satisfaction, as a!tes thee
of the citizens, at his (amnions is endeavouring to augnaeut
the 'municipal pritilegee or that great city ; and be also
thanked the lord lieutenant for having been pleased to
notice in very (laminar; terms his exertions in the lame
direction; and to say that in eudeevouring to promote and
augment the municipal privileges of the corpora ion, he had
undertaken by hs saggeston and direction a task which did
not legitimately belong to bin ..a a subordinate member of
ins executive government ; bat he was hilly aware that
municipal is amenities formed one of the grimiest bi lwarks
of their constitutional right, and liberties, end there-
fore he thought that it he could not legi•imately,
be might properly undertake to promote as tar as he
could the extrusion of them privileges; and it was a
proud gratification to think that the citizens had shown
themselves worthy of that extension, sad any further even.
sion which the imperial puliam• at might think fit to caster
upon them. Thos burgesses of the city had in toe t xvrcise
of their rights elemed their representatives of the honest,
upright character which they had seen ,• end he would only
say teat the representatives of the burgesses of that city
would not have undertaken the vitreous and important entire
which they were count to discharge, acd had consented to
undertake, if they did net mean hound), to carry them out.
A few other formal toasts followed. The L ird
Lieutenant took his leave shortly after 12 o'clock,
and the company broke up a few minutes after.
Some diaappointment is felt that no allusion was
made in any tf the speeches to the suhj, et of " cen-
tralization;' but this could uarcely have been dorm
without interfering with the general urbanity that
characterized the proc, edinge, and its OrniB3loll was
so tar a matter of good taste.
The following account of a melancholy and i xtra-
ordinary accident is given by the t ork Reporter :

A very tintotunate occurrence took place at Cabirciveen,
on Saturday evening list, which, it is fear• d, mug t nut-
note fatally. Mr. hiIIUTiCS O'Connell, M.P., a Mr. Twise,
and some other gentlemen, dined together at the hotel—
Fi'zgeralies. Some discussion erne altar dinner between
Mr. Twine mad another of the party. The person with
whom Mr. Twice had the discussion left the room. When
be had gone, the latter observed that 11a had never seen a
duel, whereupon Mr. O'Connell said be would 'Low him
the way, and got a pair of pistols that had ea ha seven
months in D.ablin. They took one each, presented at each
other, and pulled the triggers, when unf intunately the
pistol which Mr. O'Connell had, hamming to be loaded,
the ball passed through the right shoulder of Me. Twi-e,
and lodged in the other, causing the meat trifibtlul
and inflicting, it is greatly feared, a mortal wound. Dr.
Crump was called in at once, and 'he wounded young man
sent tor Mr. Dth n, R M., and mai.° a daclaratidt that the
ir ‘ction was purely accidental, stating !hat he would not
die in peace if he did not make a declaration to that Edw.

Mr. Perrin, the son of Mr. Justice Ferric, has
betn appointed to succeed Mr. Christian, Q.C., as law
adviser to the Chief Secretary. It is understood that
government have determined on thus plseing the
office on its original footing by the app..intment of a
gentlemen of the outer bar, and thst it is to be no
longer an immediate step to the place of law officer
to the crown.