The Sun.
London, England, 1838-03-09 00:00:00

MR. BILL SIAHONY.

" As a suitable close to our Parliamentary summary we
may observe that our friend Bill appears to be strutting out
his brief hour on the stage with a view to his final withdrawal
of himself as well as his bills. He goes,' saith a corre-
spondent, " from committee-room to committee-room, with
his hat on to show the vulgar that he is a Member, and looked
downright angry with the Chairman of the Youghal Com-
mittee the other day on the latter pronouncing the word
withdraw. He supposed the word had reference to one of his
110 Bills.' He menaces us with a call to the bar for a breach
of privilege !1
" If Isaac Sprott be in the land of the living we will en-
gage him as our counsel. We are obliged to Postpone an
article from the Pilot in reference to Bill to our next."

The Duke of Cleveland's health is much improved
by his recent continental tour, and his Grace is now able to
attend to his Parliamentary duties.
The soirees at Oxford and Cambridge New Uni-
versity Club-house will be continued, it is said, every Sa-
turday evening, until the approaching Easter recess. The
suite of apartments for the fair visitants have been fitted up in
a s:yle of great splendour.
COURT OF COMMON COUNClL.—Yesterday, a
Court was held for the dispstch of public business. Mr. Fig-
gins inquired the result of the interview of a deputation ap-
pointed to wait on Lord John Russell—to which question the
Lord Mayor answered, that his Lordship had expressed a de-
sire to peruse the Bill recommended by the Corporation, and
to confer with him (the Lord Mayor) and one of the Senior
Aldermen on Friday (this day). The Court then proceeded
to consider the resolutions of the whole Court upon Municipal
Reform, after which it adjourned.
OTTER HUNT.—Tuesday last, as Mr. Cocks, of
Pangbourn, was proceeding towards Maplcdurham by the side
of the river Thames, when opposite the grounds of P. Powys,
Esq., his old bitch Nell, whicn is of the retriever breed, sud-
denly dashed into the water and caught an otter by the loins,
when a severe contest ensued, both being sometimes under
water and sometimes on the bank ; at length the rAriever
succeeded in shifting her hold, and seizing her antagonist by
the throat, she instantly carried him a considerable distance
into the meadow, where after about a quarter of an hour's
txertion she succeeded in killing him. Old " Nell" then
returned to the river, and immediately started another from
the bank, which after diving a few yards chewed himself on
the surface; he was then shot at and sightly wounded, but
sufficiently to prevent his diving more than two or three yards
at a time. Old " Nell" was soon with him, and when about
mid-stream, as lie was again preparing to dive, she caught him
by the brush ; he immediately turned round and " showed
fight ;" an interesting struggle then took place, and after ten
minutes' attack and defence, the old retriever succeeded in
getting har favourite grasp by the throat, and directly swam
to shore, with her prize ; after great exertion she also laid him
prostrate at her master's feet. They were a pair of very fine
young otters, and measured about two feet and a half in length.
—Aylesbury News.