The Sun.
London, England, 1840-01-08 00:00:00

IRE ND.

DUBLIN, JANUARY 6.
It is said that Sir William M. Somerville is to
second the address to her Majesty in answer to the
speech from the throne, at the opening of the approach-
ing Session. The Hon. Baronet is to. be entertained at
a public dinner by his constituents on Wednesday next,
in Drogheda. Mr. O'Cormell has been invited as a
guest, but the Hon. and Learned Gentleman has, we
understand, been obliged to decline the honour in con-
sequence of other engagements.

Tne Down declaration has already received 14,000
signatures. A general meeting of the subscribers will
be held in Downpatrick on to-morrow, in order to ar-
range the further steps which may be necessary to take.
in respect to that important document.

The public dinner to the representatives of Kilkenny
has been postponed until after the recess.—Pilot.

THE LORD-LIETJTENANT AND MR. O'CONNELL.—
Mr. O'Connell dined with Lord Ebrington on Thurs-
day, and the Evening Mail has issued its royal man-
date accordingly, forbiddinr, all gentlemen and nobles
of the land to enter his Excellency's dining-room for
the future. " We hope and trust," says our Major
Donto, " that there is enough of self-respect, enough
of manliness and consistency among the gentlemen of
Ireland to secure an empty board, as far as they are
concerned, in Lord Ebrington's dining parlour hence-
forward. His Excellency has invited Mr. O'Connell
as a guest to the Viceregal table of the Castle of Dub-
lin, and thus set the Viceregal seal to every syllable of
that vile, inflammatory, and rebellious agitation (ex-
ceeding, in indecency and truculence, any thing on
previous record)—which, for the last fortnight, Mr.
O'Connell has been pouring forth upon the public mind
from day to day, without even the exception of the
Sabbath."

On to-morrow the Honour-bic and Learned Gentle-
man will attend a meeting of his constituents in the
A.delphi Theatre. On Friday be will attend the great
meeting of the friends of Liberal registration through-
out Ireland. On Sa'urday he will be entertained at
dinner at Morrisson's. On Monday he dines with four
thousand Corn-law repealers in Manchester. On
Tuesday he attends a public meeting on the same sub-
ject in the Manchester Corn-Exchange. On Tuesday
evening he • dines with four thousand artisans, whose
dinner will be provided for one shilling each, in the
Pavilion now erecting in Manchester for that purpose.-
-Pilot.

THE QUEEN'S FRIENDS.—The grand feature of the
new Society, and the one to which we:attach the highest
degree of importance, has been postponed till after the
Easter recess. The feature to which we allude is that
providing for the permanent organization of the dele-
gates. We coincide filly in the policy which dictated
this postponement, and at the same time we congratu-
late the Committee on their finding of the perfect legality
of the movement, whenever it shall'be deemed prudent.
—lbid.

MONEY AND COMMERCIAL MIMS

CITY, TWELVII O'CLOCK.
LIVIRPOOL COTTON MARKET, JAN. 7.—The sales
of this day are 2,500 bags, without any change of prices.

Arrivals this morning—The usual French mail. No
ship letters.

Disappointment continues to prevail from day to day
in respect to arrivals from the United States, which
begins to tire out the patience of the public And mer-
chants. The best join:wed in American affairs can-
not account for this extraordinary delay.
We are also this morning without arrivals from any
other quarter, with the exception of the usual French
mail and express from Paris, which does not furnish
any continental news of importance.