The Sun.
London, England, 1812-11-26 00:00:00

Extract. of a Letter, dated Killarneg, Nov. 14.

" This town is in an uproar to-day.—All the
Killarney Constable arc in pursuit of, Maurice
O'Connor, ILsq, to apprehend him for firing a
pistol at John O'Connell, Esq. at the gate of Gre-
nagh (Mr. O'Connell's place). The .cause I un--
derstand to be, as follows O'Connor vent
to Grenagh, in company with several other
Gentlemen, when it was understood a terrnination
of the intended duel was to have taken place
between Mr. O'Connell and Mr. Bateman.—Mr,
O'Conntil, I have heard, intended to make an

apology to Mr. Bateman for words he had made
use of to him. What the nature of this apology
was I cannot tell, but he refused to make it in tht

presence of Mr. O'Connor ; upon which it is sail„
that Mr. O'Connor asked him what ob;ection
had to his being present, and it is said called Mr.
O'Connell by- some opprobrious name, which so

irritated -Mr:. O'Connell as to cause .hini to strike
at Mr. O'Connor with a stick or which, on wlic4
the latter immediately fired a pistol. at Mr. O'Con-
nell, the ball of which -grazed his €Mr. O'Con-
nell's) arm,' i;it did HO 'farther injury. Mr.
O'COnnor has eluded the pursuit, and etected•hi.s
-escape."

Execiltio, —O, niklay se'nnight, Robert rergu-
son was c:,..c7uted at Inverness, in purs•nince of ?:is
sentence, fOf the,innrders of pt. C. Munro, late
of the 4.,.,:',ix:.!girnent ;If ioo,. SG ti,m:unn:Ai sptc-
tacle in't;!:-It part of, the county..., atti,acted a Li;reat
coneouric of spectators. 4bout one o'(lOck We
unfortunate na was taken from the prison,
and led to the place of execution, attended ;)v, the
Reverend Mr. T. Fraser, and theßeverend M
Martin: On arriving at the place of-execution,
after pri.zyer and praise, in which the prisoner ap-'
peared to join tno3t fervently,headdressed the

rounding -multitude in the Gaelic language. He
acknowledged himself worthy of death for the
'crime he had committed, ,deplored the sinful less
of his, conduct previona to the unfortunate eveat
which-rendered him obnoxious to punishment, la-
me-.:a(1 the ignorance in which he was educated„.,
and his neglect of moral and religious dntieS.
particularly regretted his disregard of the Sabbath,
and his intemperance, which, he said, was the i
mediate cause of the murder of Capt. Munro. He
then stated, that, since he came to Inverness, be
heard his enemies had alleged that he Was guilty of
another murder, and that his wife was accessary to
the murder of Capt. Munro. Both these charges
he solemnly repelled ; and made many suitable re-
flections on his own situation, stating that, till some
time after he was confined in Inverness prawn,. ho
bad not access to the Scriptures tirat, by the be-
nevolence of well-disposed persons in Inverness,
he was soon taught to read;. and that, ever since,
the word of God had been his only comfort. Ig-
nominious as his death appeared, he would meet it
Without dread. fie believed that his condemna-
tion was, in the hands of . Providence, the occa-
sion of his conversion, and he said that he had
full v.ssurance of the forgiveness of iin,through the
merits of Jesus Christ. After his exhortation,
he mounted the drop without the least trepidation,
and, after delivering a .Most impressive prayer, he
was launched into eternity, without a struggle.-
-Throughout the whole of this awful scenethe un-
fortunate.man displayed the most heroic firmness
and Christian resignation, and spoke with a clear.
mess and consistency that astonished all who lienr4
him. The licn;y, 'having hung the usual time, was.
carried back tc the priscn, and- given overfordis.
section, in tenns of his sentence.

RUSSIAN ,9oLninn.—Poer the'Great, at lin in-
terview with the Kings of Denmark anti Poland,
hearing then boast of the superiority of their,
soldiers, instead of disputing the point with them,
proposed an experiment which, was immediately
assented to, and which was, to order a grenadier
to. jump mit of a third iloOr window. •The King
of Denmark tried the "experiment on ope of
bravest anarmostioyal soldiers, who, on his knee,
refused ectripliauee. 'The King of Poland w4ved
the trial altogether, conceiving it to be hope-
less, whet Peter ordered one of his soldiers, the
least.pronising that could be picked out, to de-
scend the window. The soldier merely crossed
himself bitched his hat, according to form, bold-
ly marched to the •.yindow:, aid had already of e
of his Igs out, when the Emperor stopped him,
and toll him be was satisfied. The Kings were
astonisled, and each made the soldier a present
of a hundred ducats, requesting Peter to promote
him toll( rank of . Officer. The Czar answered:
that h: would do so to oblige them, but not to
rcwar! the- solder ; for all his soldiers would do,

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IMPERIAL PARLTAIIENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS,

NVEpNBsDAY, NOVEMBER 23,

This day, at twelve o'clock, a meeting, by es-
Pedal adjournment, took place, and shortly after
his Royal Highness the Duke of YoRK, the LORD
eItiOiCELLOR, and the Earls of lIARROWBY,
WESTMORLAND, and LIVERPOOL, being robed,
took their seats as the Royal Commissioners, on
the bench in, front of the Throne, when Sir T.
TYRWHITT, Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod,
vas sent to order the immediate attendance of the
Commons upon their Lordships.