The Sun.
London, England, 1836-02-10 00:00:00

DUBLIN-MONDAY.

Poor old Sir Harcourt Lees who has been doting for a length of
time, still continues td fancy himself the Nestor of Irish Torvism.
He cannot find many to agree with him in that opinion, but it is
the happiness of persons in his situation never to perceive when the
world differs from them ; and he feels as much complacency and
importance in his imaginary pre-eminence, as if all Great Britain
were actually looking up to his Tripos for counsel and illumination.
A passage from a late address of his to the Irish Conservative
Members of Parliament exhibits this hallucination in a striking
manner :

" GENTLEMEN CONSERVATIVES,—The following observa-
ticns of one of the most eminent and accomplished men of
that enlightened period of which he was a brilliant luMi-
nary (Sir William Temple) is well deserving of attention at
all times, but particularly at this most awful crisis of Great
Britain and Ireland's fate After all, nothing is so hard as
to give wise counsel before events, and nothing so easy as after
them to make wise reflections.' Gentlemen, such of you as read the
Evening Packet, and several other loyal Protestant papers, must.
do me the justice to admit that Sir H. Lees has afforded innume-
rable proofs that he alone is an exception to Sir William's rule ;
for in no single instance, for fifteen years past, did he ever find it
hard to give wise counsel before events."
Mentis gratissimus error ! . _

Another-oracle of the same water (though the colour be some-
what different)—l mean Mr. Feargus O'Connor—is spoken of as
likely to attempt to bring in a Tory for the borough of Clonmel.
Mr. Ball, the Chancery barrister—who, if he be a Whig, is nothing
more—though a Catholic, is a candidate for that town on the
Government side and there can be no question of his return, pro-
vided the field be left to himself, against any Tory who may be put
forward against him. But if
,Feargus O'Connor shall persist in his
mad scheme of soliciting the suffrages of the Liberal party, he may
achieve an exploit similar to that which he accomplished at Old-
ham, and Clonmel be represented by a Tory. But there is a hope
still, that the result of a division in the Liberal constituency is so
obvious to the wildest politician, that the bare attempt to create
one will render the Learned Gentleman most unpopular, and arm
his most ardent admirers against him. As to the respectable Catho-
lic shopkeepers of the town, he cannot have the least notion of re-
ceiving the slightest support from one of them. There may be
some extravagant spirits among the populace who still think him
honest and wise—and many a pretended Reformer there is, who
would be glad to neutralise his vote, by throwing it away upon a
candidate that will not be returned, and cannot, in any event, keep
a seat in the House. 'So supported, Mr. O'Connor, if he perseveres
in his present purpose, may have the satisfaction of doing much
damage to the cause of a popular Government. But should he suc-
ceed in Zefeating Mr. Ball, and returning- Mr. Bagwell, he may be
justly delivered over to public contempt, as the Hunt of Ireland.
I believe it would not be easy to send him further.
The black physiognomies of our Irish Tories in high life, as they
crept along the streets to church yesterday, told the news, long
before the public in general had any ictimation of it, of the majority
of forty-one ! Had it been Ash Wednesday, mortification and
crosses could not have been more distinctly imprinted on their
brows. It is quite clear that they know now the full and final fate
of their last trump card—that knave of clubs—which they dispatched
111‘Ghee and O'Sullivan to deal out for them.

His Majesty is said to have been very cordial to Mr.
O'Connell, when he accompanied, as one of the deputa:ion,
the mover and seconder of the House of Commons Address
on Saturday..
Lord John Scott left the Duke of Buceleuch's,
Montague House, on Saturday, fur the North. His Lord-
ship's marrilga to Miss Spottiswoode, sister to Lady Flume
Campbell, is expected to take place early next month.
In consequence of illness in his family, Mr. Otway
Cave has paired off with Sir Francis Holyoke Goodryche for
ten days.

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Lord Brougham, we rejoice to be informed, is much
better, but no time is yet fixed for his return to town. His spi-
rits arc good, and he exercises daily.
GLASGOW NOMINATION.—It is understood that
the nomination will take place on Friday next, and in the
event of a contest, of which there is little probability, the
election will proceed on Monday, and terminate on that day.
On Wednesday last the mortal remains of Lord
Stowell were removed from his residence, Early Court, and
consigned to the family vault in Sonning Church, in a manner
corresponding with his elevated rank and station in society,
followed by the distinguished members of his family, and a
numerous company of the resident gentry of the neighbour-
hood. In this closing scene of his earthly career, the town of
Reading manifested its deep-felt sympathy for the loss of a
nobleman whose services to his country had been so eminently
useful, and who had been so long connected with its local in-
terests, and who bad invariably supported its trade by a liberal
expenditure, and relieved the indigent and afflicted, whenever
an appeal was made to him, in a manner most efficient and
kind. The procession left Early Court precisely at twelve
o'clock, in the following order :
Mr. Lawrance, the Undertaker.
Assistants.
Two Mutes on horseback.
The State Lid of Feathers,
Decorated with Heraldic Ornaments. Pages.
Two Mutes on horseback.
The Coronet and Cushion.
Borne by an Attendant on horseback.
Eight Bearers.
r THE HEARSE.
r,; I Containing the Body, which was enclosed in a superb Cof-
Ifin,covered with crimson velvet, with gold ornaments and gi,
brass plate with the armorial bearings of the deceased, ..,` I '
drawn by six horses, richly decorated with Escutcheons, j e"
Velvets, and Feathers.
Pages. SiiMourning Coaches.
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Pages.

Pages.

Pages,

A long Train of Gentlemen's Carriages.
The procession was met by the Rev. Vicar at the church-yard
and it then moved into the church, where, the service having'
been performed, the body was lowered into its last resting-
place, accompanied by the regret of a most numerous congre-
gation, assembled to witness this sad ceremony.
Mr. H. Grattan, who was reported in the Irish
papers to be dangerously ill, was yesterday in the House of
Commons; he walked lamely, and appeared to be still very
unwell.

A circumstance of recent occurrence has causedmuch regret in the family of a Noble Marquis, whose nephew
(the eldest son of Admiral the Hon. Sir —) has eloped
with, and married a young person who filled some menial situa-
tion in his father's establishment. The painful effects of this
thoughtless act are increased by the bridegroom having se-
veral unmarried sisters, moving in a distinguished circle, to
whodmisadtliviasnctozeieocuts also.
It being repugnant, may possibly
be
It is understood that M. Le Marchant is to succeed
Mr. Lack, as one of the Secretaries of the Board of Trade.
THE LATE MR. BELL.—Reference has been
made to the bad writing of the late eminent King's Counsel,
John Bell. In reference to it he used facetiously to say, when
asked what sort of a hand he thought he really wrote, that he
had three sorts—one that he himself could read—one that his
clerk could read—and one that neither he nor his clerk could.
read. It certainly was most extraordinary writing—only paral-
leled by the late Dr. Parr's hieroglyphics. Mr. Bell retired
many years ago from the Chancery Bar, but he lent his aid to
the Chancery Law Commissioners.