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front door. The prisoner Quinnell then came down the
steps and ran away, but be pursued him, and brought
bins back to the house, where he found the second
prisoner sill knockiug at the door. He asked him what
he wanted, and ZateWich said be wished to see Dr.
Sweeney, but fin Zing that no such person lived there,
or that'll() was known by either of the two female ser-
vants, who bud charge of the house, he took them into
custody.
Sarah Ellison, one of the servants, stated that No. 1
was Miss Dawson's house, but the family was at present
out of town. She and her fellow-servant were greatly
alarmed at the knocking, and being in bed they hurriedly
got up, and rushed down stairs fancying the house was
on tire. They did not know nor had they ever seen
either of the prisoners before the occurrence.
In answer to questions from Mr. HENRY, the prisoner
Quinnell stated, that he happened to be passing through
Bedford-square, on his way home, when Zarewich came
up to Lim and said he was looking for Dr. Sweeney.
They walked a little way together, when Zarewich ob-
served "This is the house, will you be so good as to
knock and ring?" He did so, not thinking that he was
doing wrong, but seeing the policeman coming up it
suddenly streck him that ho might get into trouble, and
he ran away.
Mr. IlErtar did not think a man would run away
under the circumstances stated by the prisoner, and the
fact of his doing so convinced him that he knew he was
doing wrong.
The rrisonsr protested that he did nol, adding that
the conversation he bud had with his fellow prisoner
dating the night led him to think that he was an in-
.ane 'ran.

Mr. Ihr.rtav asked him how be got his living ? The
prisoner said he followed no profession, but lived upon a
little income of 30/. a year.
Mr. HENRY asked Zarewich how long he had been in
this country? The'prisoner replied about four }ears.
Mr. HENRY—How do you get your living ? The
prisoner—l get something from the Polish Society, but
it is extremely small.
Mr. HENRY—Where do you live ? The prisoner—ln
Monmouth-court, Seven-dials.
Mr. HENRY—Why did you knock at the house? The
prisoner—I: was lookieg for Dr. Sweeney, the chaplain
of Seven-dials.

Mr. lIENur —What did you want with him at two
o'clock in the morning? The prisoner—l wanted to
speak to him. I wanted to take counsel and consolation
with him.

Mr. HENRY—He does not live in Bedford-square.
The: prisoner—But I wanted to inquire in this house
for him.

Quinnell remarked that Dr. Sweeney lived in Euston-
square.

Mr. HENRY said Zarewich certainly had a vacant ex-
pression in his countenance, and seemed rather strange.
He therefore directed the officer to take him to St. Giles's
workhouse, and have him examined by a medical man.
If he was insane he must be taken care of, but if not he
must be brought back and punished. The other prisoner
had evidently been conscious of the offence he was com-
mitting, and as the wilful knocking at a person's door
in the dead hour of the night was very reprehensible,
he should fine him 405., or send him to prison for four-
teen days.

The fine was paid and the prisoner discharged.

THE QUEENS VISIT TO THE CITY.

We are informed that the Lord Mayor, accom-
panied by Mr. NVood, chairman of the committee, and
the Remembrancer, had the honour of an audience
yesterday at Windsor Castle. It is arranged that her
Majesty will embark on board the Queen's state
barge (now fitting at Deptford), or in one of her
Majesty's steam-yachts, at Whitehall, at. half-past
twelve o'clock, arriving about one at the Custom
House Quay, where every proper convenience will be
made fur the landing and reception of her Majesty,
and a covered way will be formed for the procession
to the Coal Exchange. Her Majesty will, of course,
be accompanied by his Royal Highness the Prince
Albert, and it is hoped the Prince of Wales, which
would be a source of heartfelt satisfaction to all. Her
Majesty will return by water, between two and three
o'clock. No steam-boats or laden craft will be allowed
to move on the river between Whitehall and the
eastern end of the Custom House, from eleven till
four, and it is particularly requested that no guns
may be fired on the banks of the river.

HEALTH of the QUEEN DOWAGER.

(From the Court Circular.)
Her Majesty the Queen Dowager passed a more
comfortable night on Wednesday, but remains very
ill. The Bishop of London was in attendance on her
Majesty yesterday, at the Priory, Stanmore.

LONDON,

LITER. AT URE.

RECOLLECTIONS AND EXPERIENCES
DURING A PARLIAMENTARY CAREER
from 1833 to 1848. 2 Vols. By John
O'Connell, Esq.,
" We have a kindness for Mr. Leigh Hunt," said
Mr. Macaulay, when reviewing that writer in the
Edinburgh. We may, at once, utter the same
acknowledgment in regard to Mr. John O'Connell,
after having perused his two most amusing volumes
of Parliamentary Recollections. And honestly we
will confess that we had not given the Hon. Member
for Limerick credit for such genuine appreciation of
fun, such a cordial affection for the humorous, such
a well-tempered, gay, rollicking bon hommie as he has
here evidenced. Our heart instinctively warming
towards a good laugher, just as that of Dr. Johnson
did towards a good hater, we must avow again that
we have a kindness for Mr. John O'Connell. No dry
annotations are these; no reminiscences flavoured
(as most things Parliamentary are) with the
dulness of Blue-book-making; no " thin acid
pamphlet" breathing the language of the partizan ;
no sour indications of splenetic disappointment.
But a work penned in a genial spirit; manfully ex-
pressing, no doubt, the political opinions of the author,
yet doing so without bitterness or vituperation ;
abounding with anecdotes and replete with entertain-
ment. Persuaded that the conduct of the Repeal
agitation is his heritage, Mr. John O'Connell of course
renders his present effusion the medium of vindicating
the cause with which his name is so intimately iden-
tified. Nevertheless, even this is done merely
incidentally. The two volumes, as he himself con-
fesses, Vol. 11., p. 41, contain nothing more than
" loose, disjointed memoranda." They are valuable
as affording materials for the future annalist of a
country whose destinies have been so peculiarly
affected by the greatest Irishman ever born—Daniel
O'Connell. Moreover, to ourselves as contemporaries
of that remarkable man, the production is of particular
interest, illustrating, as it does, so many of the
incidents in his extraordinary career. We are
gratified, therefore, to perceive, from an ex-
pression in the last page of these "Recollections,''
that the son of the LIBERATOR has some intention of
continuing his lucubrations. "My limits here warn
me to conclude," he says, p. 344, " at least for the
present, these hasty memoranda." We have said
that if considered simply as yielding amusement, the
work is really acceptable ; and certainly no one but
a cross-grained curmudgeon of a fellow, who can't
for the life of him understand the meaning of a joke,
will gainsay that assertion, after reading the numer-
ous and capital anecdotes scattered through these
" Experiences." Ex gratice, those about the Earl of
Carlisle and " the shocking bad hat," I. 164; about
Cobbett and " Hannibal," 34; about Emerson
Tennent and O'Connell's " tail," 39 ; about Mr. Lalor,
and "Peas and Buns," 40; about Mr. Montgomery
Martin enacting Parolles in a red nightcap, 64; about
poor Tom Steele 's "cool, calm" remonstrance,6B ; about
Dominie Sampson and the "green-eyed monster," 78 ;
about Mr. Feargus O'Connor and Ebenezer Humbug,
106 ; about the Mayor and the electors of Youghal,
145 ; about the silent Irish Member's debiit in the
House, 224; about Mr. Ronayne and "the pikes,"
240 ; about Chancellor Sugden and the madhouse,
248; about the " bottle of port for the Turkish Am-
bassador ;" with many other equally facetious, both in
the matter and in the telling. How far the work is
remarkable in its revelations as to Daniel O'Connell's
character may be understood from the assertion (vide
I. 84) in one portion, that " rough, fearless, and
reckless, as hostile factions have depicted the Agitator
to be, he was (nevertheless) one of the most sensitive
and nervous men that ever lived." Besides affording
those glimpses into the inner life of his celebrated
father, Mr. John O'Connell's " Recollections" contain
several clever, and, is some instances, very judicious
sketches of his many eminent contemporaries. The
following passage is really very felicitously descrip-
tive of