The Sun.
London, England, 1846-07-16 00:00:00

A CITY CREATED BY A DOG.

The Duke of Lucca's villa at Stiava is,beautifully situ-
ted, but very small. To avoid anticipating dinner by
the olfactory nerves, which is inevitable in a diminutive
mansion, and to insure a more ample refectory, the Duke
banished his batterie de cuisine to Conca, a lodge a mile
up in the mountain, and regularly earned an appetite,
in those days, by scrambling up there to breakfast and
dinner. It was fine discipline for health, and to en-
courage the practice, the amiable Duchess, during his
absence at Vienna, had his rural dining hall, at
Conca beautifully painted and furnished, to give
him a pleasant surprise on his return. His Royal
Highness's next birth-day was accordingly kept at
the lodge in the mountains. A little castellated town,
a few miles off, Camajore, which had played its part
gallantly in the civil wars, and had still strong walls
to boast, had long been memorializing and supplicating
the sovereign to be advanced to the dignity and privileges
of a city. " Viareggio, without walls or ancient re-
nown, had civic honours to dispense, why should not
Camajore?" The place is so small, and so insignifi-
cant, that the Duke had always smiled at their preten-
sions, and waived their claims, reluctant to impose un-
necessary expenditure on the state. However, there
were too many persons interested in sharing the muni •
cipal emoluments to let the subject drop. One wanted
to be governor, another chancellor, and another gon-
falonier, or mayoi, besides some twenty more expect-
ing subordinate offices. The Duke was inexorable
—the Duchess was assailed—and, above all days
in the year, on her consort's birthday! Her
Royal Highness never interferes in Government
decrees, but how could she refuse so small a boon on
such a day ? Dinner commenced—the feast was joyous.
When persons are happy and merry themselves, they
naturally wish to dispense happiness and mirth to others.
An old courtier gave a hint, that Camajore alone, of all
the country round, was sad; " hope long deferred, making
the heart sick." The Duke was deaf-6- at length the
Duchess spoke—his heart has always ears for her, and
he was in buoyant spirits. By his side stood his favourite
dog, a splendid animal. Brillante, he knew, had just
been gorged by a large plateful, from the royal board, and
Brilliante was notorious for never eating bread, so, in a
moment of frolic, thinking he was sure to win, his Royal
Highness was resolved to set the fate of Camajore on a
cast, and throwing the dog a large roll, he said—" If
Brillante devours this, Camajore shall be a city." The
capricious and capacious jaws opened—the teeth did
their work—the bread went down—absolutely down,
and Camajore was a city I I believe the Duke was
sorry, but his word was passed. The Duchess and
Princess Charlotte soon twined the ornamental flowers
of the table into a garland, crowned Brillante, and led
him to his royal master, amidst cheers and vivas. The
propitious dog was next morning taken to Camajore
and paraded about the new city, amidst a rejoicing po-
pulation, who were ready to worship him, and promised
to introduce a dog and a loaf of bread into tho city arms,
over the gate, that Brilliante's fame might descend to
posterity.—Bye Ways of Italy.

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[ADvERTIBEMENT.]—A BAD LEG OF THIRTY-FIVE
YEARS' STANDING CURED BY HOLLOWAY'S OINTMENT AND PILLS.—
The particulars of this extraordinary case are as follows :—Mr. Jas.
Macdonald, a native of Ireland, now residing at No. 7, George-yard,
Whitechapel, was discharged from the navy in 1813, in consequence
of his leg then having been bad for two years, and pronounced in
Plymouth Hospital as incurable. During the former long period he
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dealers In medicines, and at the Proprietor's Establishment, 244,
Strand, London.

A ROGUE CAUGHT AND RELEASED.—WO learn
from the Boston Star that an Englishman, named A. T.
Leman, a mahogany-dealer in London, after swindling his
creditors out of about 90,000 dollars, left for this country,
and arrived here in the ship Joshua Bates. One of his
creditors followed him in the Caledonia, and learning that
Leman had offered to Mr. Henshaw, broker, in Boston,
5,0001. in Bank of England notes for sale, he ferreted him
out, and obtained from him 10,000/. in Bank of England
notes and soverigns, and allowed him to escape.—New
Yorh Journal of Commerce.

" Kilkie-Kilrush, July 9.
" My dear Mr. Ray,—As I perceive, by the report of
the proceedings of last Monday, that the Committee of
the Association are about to consider the course which
ought to be adopted with regard to the election for Dun-
garvan, and for the other places in which Ministerial
candidates will shortly present themselves for re-election,
I do not feel myself at liberty to shrink from the re-
sponsibility of offering my opinion on the subject.
" I shall not recapitulate the arguments which I laid
before the Association on Monday week, with a view to
prove to the country the importance of exhibiting, at the
present moment, an earnest and uncompromising fidelity
to the principle of repeal ; but assuming that these ar-
guments are incontrovertible, I have no hesitation in
saying that the Association ought to call upon the several
constituencies to put forward repeal candidates in oppo-
sition to Whig placemen, and ought to support such
candidates with all the aid and influence which it can
command.

"I know well that repeal candidates will start under
great disadvantage when opposed to such able and ex-
cellent men as Mr. Sheil, Mr. Wyse, Mr. O'Ferrall, and
Sir W. Somerville ; but it is of so much importance to
us to prove to our countrymen that we are in earnest,
and'that no concession with respect to repeal has been
made, or will be made, to any English party, that I should
prefer the risk of defeat in,each of these cases to acqui-
esce in the re-election' of the Ministerial candidates.
" I shall feel'obliged if you will lay this letter before
the COmmittep„ancLOßfore the Association on Monday
next.—Believe me, very sincerely yours,
"T. M. Ray, Esq." " W. SMITH O'BRIEN.
Mr. O'CoNsixu, rose to move that the letter of Mr.
Smith O'Brien be inserted in the minutes, and that the
marked thanks of the Association be conveyed to that
gentleman for this additional proof of his patriotism.—
(Cheers.) The Learned Gentleman handed in 251. from
Middleton, accompanied with a letter from the clergy of
the deanery of Clogne.—(Cheers.)
Mr. O'CoNNEu. then rose to address the meeting.
He said, that as he had a great deal to say, he had better
commence at once. He begged to call their patient at-
tention to what he had to say, for he never rose to
address a public meeting with more sincere anxiety
or unaffected regret. He felt anxious that the conduct
of that Association should be such as to deserve repeal.—
(Cheers.) He felt exceedingly desirous that there should
be an end put to every difference of opinion amongst them,
and that they should co-operate in restoring the na-
tionality of Ireland.—(Cheers.) He had thought deeply
before he adopted the course that he now was about to
suggest to the Association.—(Hear, hear.) He would
tell them that he wanted them either to declare firmly
for his principles or against them---(Great cheers)—
for the principles of peaceable but continuous
agitation—for that agitation which alone deserved
success, and which, in his conscience, alone ought
to obtain it, or the admission amongst them of an ad-
herence to the principle of physical force. Would
they, banish from them all idea of physical force? "We
will.') He would tell them at once he would not
go on for one moment with them unless they all joined
against physical force.—(Hear and cheers.) He wculd
tell them he would never relax his exertions for repeal
until he walked into a Parliament at College-green.
The Committee of the Association, with the exception of
two of its members, were in favour of banishing for ever
from their minds the idea of physical force. The
first subject he would wish to speak upon was a
letter which was addressed. to him in a public news-
paper by Lord Milltown.—(Hear, hear.) It had
been several days before the public, and he
owed the public and his Lordship an apology
for not answering it before, but the pressure of the
repeal business had alone prevented him doing so.
He would take the first opportunity of answering that
letter. Lord Milltown wanted him to postpone the re-
peal cause for a time, and to give a trial to the new
Ministry, but he (Mr. O'Connell) would not postpone
the repeal for an instant.—(Cheers.) The Learned
Gentleman next called the attention of the meeting to
Mr. Sharman Crawford's letter on the tenant right of
Ulster, and passed a compliment on the honour, virtue,
and patriotism evinced by Mr. Crawford in his treat-
ment of the question of tenant right.—(Cheers.) He
next alluded to the late Dungarvon election, and Mr.
Sheil's return as its representative.—(Hear, hear.)
He called their attention to a resolution passed by the
Committee of the .Association on the 9th instant, as
follows:

" DUNGARVON ELECTION.

Resolution of the General Committee of the Loyal
National Repeal Association, passed on Thursday,
July instant.

" That the Liberator be requested to report to the
assoeiation on Monday, that if there was sufficient time
for preparation, the committee have no doubt bnt that a
Repealer could be returned for Dungarvon ; but besides
this difficulty, the election being one for a year at most,
and as any defeat would be seriously detrimental to the
repeal cause at this juncture, the committee, taking all
the circumstances into consideration, think it better not
He arrivedimover to Ireland was the
Dungarvon was
s in Dublin on Monday,
quite right. One of the
matters
to contest the borough on the present occasion."
Such was the unanimous opinion of the committee, and
he thought
which
that
election.
brought
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and at once proceeded to that association, which he ad.
ld in his hand, and had read to them. Several
cpdooremrstmsheidett,hee for it
and moved
onder
veodthsiatthaetior saon be referred to the
which
framed the re-
of the Repealers of Dungarvon considered that it was
not worth while to raiseexcitement sufficient to get
in a Repealer, and with that view several of the
leading Repealers there promised to support Mr. Sheil
he
i‘i r. Sheil,
asked them the reason
why
yh
promisedtktleiyeirvoteW
to voteen for they replied
,
they could not carry the election in Dun
,arvon unless
the tenants voted against the interests of their landlords,
and that if they voted in this way at present it would
be impossible to secure their votes in the general elec-
tion that was coming on in a short time. He moved
sh
that the report be adopted by the association.—(Cheers.)
Mr. MEAGHER (a Young Irelander) here rose to
address the meeting, when he was interrupted by Mr.
O'Connell.
Mr. O'CONNELL—You `
see, gentlemen, we shall have
cause for dissension enougilh I will not name this for
the present, and I will not give the young gentleman an
opportunity of creating dissension.—(" Hear," cheers,
and much uproar.) Mr. O'Connell then went on to
allude, once more, to the Dungarvon election, and con-
cluded by saying he thought it would be better to hear
Mr. Meagher, and therefore he moved that the report
be received and adopted.
Mr. N. MAHER, M.P., seconded the motion. He said
that although the report was unanimously adopted, he
had differed with part of it, but did not express himself
to that effect at the commencement.—(Hear, hear.) He
regretted that a Repealer was not fond on the hustings
at Dungarvon, against all odds, and in, the teeth of every
risk and influence. The Duke of Devonshire had been
alluded to, and he considered no influence, however high,

Mr. O'CoNNELL—Is such a man as the O'Conor
Don to be called an apostate by this young gentleman ?
—(Cries of " No, no," and " Put him out.")
Mr. MEAGHER—I am now done. As to physical
force, I am an advocate for the principles of this Asso-
ciation until it declare those principle futile.—(Cheers.)
Mr. O'CONNELL, having denied the appointment of
Mr. Clements, and stated that he saw no reason why a
repealer should not take a situation from the Whigs, for
they had abused Lord Ebrington for excluding them
from promotion—(Cheers)—the Learned Gentleman
argued for the great principle of peace, and proposed
the adoption of the following report just at post hour:—
" REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF THE LOYAL NATIONAL