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without giving vent to their feeling+:• Never wse
such pomp and circumstance exhibited on the
cursed idol in College-green, as on Thursday last.
Mr. O'CoNszt.t. said he could not bring himself
to believe that they could not us well decide alier
due deliberation. He believed Mr. L. Plunkett as
to the conversation about the robes, hut he (Mr.
O'Connell) had it from good authority, that the
Lord Mayor had forbidden the robe-maker to give
out the articles. Another consideration, and what
ought to go in extenuation of the Lord Mayor's
conduct was, that he might possibly have tio confi-
dence in the military when called out, for numbers
of the 12th lancers were seen to juin the mob in
their operations on Thursday la►t.
A Resolution for a separate dinner was then
moved by Mr. Macdonnell, in which the day was
left blank.

Mr. HOWLEY moved as an amendment, th.t the
word, of the Rea*lotion he, that a Committee he
appointed to consider and report on the best mode
of celebrating his Majesty's Co►onation.
The Resolution as amended was unanimously
agreed to, end Mr. O'Brien having been voted into
the Chair, the thanks of 11w meeting were unani-
mously voted to Mr. O'Connor Don, and the meet.
mg adjourned to Monday next.

WEXFORD. JULY lg.

On Monday night, about 'line o'clock. 31 blunt.
headed Cachalots, or Spermaceti Whisks, run
ashore on liallygesry strand, near Bally-41;re.—
They were from t 6 to 34 feet in length, sod were
all secured by the country people. The head of
this fish constitutes nearly one-third of the whole
body. The mouth is situated at the under part,
and the under jaw is very small in comparison to
the upper. The eyes, which are situated above the
corners of the mouth, are remarkably
The tail is long and slender, and the skin smooth.
None of the whale species yield oil of better finality
than this, though others produce a greater quantity.
Yesterday the blubber was entirely separated from
the flesh, which is of • pale red colour, resembling
pork, and the prise-owners, to whom this unex-
pected visit must prove a very valuable acquisition,
were busily employed in converting it into oil.
On Saturday last the fat► of Quin, county of
Clore, was held, and we are happy to my, a re-
markably good one too; there was an excellent
demand for all kinds of stock, which went oft to
the satisfaction of both buyer soil seller. This,
we hope, will give a atimulous to the tither faits of
the county, which are to follow.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE WATERFORD miinoß.
A most extraordinary circumstance took place in
the bay of Fethard, county Wexford. on Wed-
nesday the 11th inst. About four o'clock in the
evening of the day mentioned, a number of very
large fish were perceived by the seamen of a boat
winch was at that time making in for the hay.
Struck by their uncouth toed extraordinary •p-
-pearruce, they resolved, if possible, to drive them
towards shore by frightening them. Tins they
accomplished by making directly toward• them,
and besting the water, throwing in stones, and
hollowing. The fish, it appeurs, were frightened,
for they instantly made for the Strand, alien a
most navel tied extraordinary sight presented
itself. No less than fifty-two whales, of the Gram-
pus species, were seen rolling and floundering
through the shoal water! Perceiving that they
were so closely pursued, they endeavoured to
turn towards the deeper water Omar Baunosvi, but
were again prevented by some of the sailors push-
ing out, and again preventing their retreat by
heating the water, &c. Unable to get back from
the shallowness of the water, they were accoldingly
sur►ounded and destroyed by hatchets, sticks,
poles, &c.
It does not appear that any satisfactory reason
has been assigned for so large a number of gram-
puses appearing on this coast, but we are willing to
suppose with Boffin', that having pursued a
large number of small fish, they too greedily de-
voured them, and having followed them tun far
acre thus linable to get back.
The length of the longest was more then 42 fret,
and the girth of its body fully the size of a colt's.
Their flesh (when the outer skin was stripped off)
had exactly the resemblance of bad beef, and their
entrails extremely like those cf many lend animals.
The concourse of spectators, owing to the novelty
of the ciremustance. was i.11111111e11111".

Ordeis, we tanderstund, have been given to here
them buried, to prevent contsginn.

~ Grout; Wexford, July 13, 1821.

PILCHARD FISHERY.

Our Falmouth correepotident informs us that the prospect
of a favourable pile-herd fisitrry begins to *pen. tire eral
large shoats of these fish have been weir urar the I.trud, and
Monday eight mosinight about 2,000 fine pilchards were taker
by the drift boats belonging to Falmouth hal hour. We trust
that as the se advances, effectmil in, think will be resort-
ed to by the arati owners, so prevent this driving-boats from
impeding the progress of the shoals of pilchards on their ap-
proach to our shores. Generally, during the season, these
boats form a regular line for miles, off the priacipal fishing
stations toe the coast, and by throwing their tarts, disperse
the head of the shoal of fish, and give a new dierctiou 111 the
remainder. This, we understood, Isar been the case for seve-
ral years in Mount's Hay, the entrance of which is closed
(baring the fish spasms, by ■ continued hue of driving boats.
the laws be put it force against t belie. uhstructieus of
ii, 1,1,11 fishery, that once profitable adventure usual be
1„.r) ohandouril, the lain., use sums vested in seam., &c.
will be totally lust, and a regular rind profitable source of
employment will be entirely closed to toasty hundreds uf
poor