The Sun.
London, England, 1856-08-01 00:00:00

TESTIMONIAL TO ISAAC BUTT, ESQ. M.P.

There is (says the Cork Examiner) at present on
exhibition at the Imperial Hotel a portion of a,
magnificent collection of silver plate, to be presented
at 4 o'clock to-morrow, to Mr. Isaac Butt., M.P.,
by the provision merchants of Cork. This portion
comprises a tea-urn, soup-tureen, two noble salvers,
a pair of claret jugs, a pair of port decanters, ser-
vice of dessert knives and forks, &c., all of the
most admirable workmanship. Besides the more
useful articles, the collection comprises a splendid
centre-piece, which bears the following inscription :
—" Presented by the provision merchants of Cork,
with a service of plate, to Isaac Butt, Esq., M.P.,
as a mark of esteem and gratitude, for his generous
and successful advocacy of their rights with the
Lords of the Admiralty.—Cork, May, 1856."

THE DUKE AND DUCHESS OF MANCHESr7,II, AT HOME,

On Saturday last the Duke anclDuchess of Man-
chester (it being her grace's first visit) arrived at
the Tandragee station of the Dublin and Belfast
Junction Railway by tie 4.50 train, when they
were met by the commissioners of Tandragee and
a large concourse of the tenantry, who had assem-
bled to greet them on their arrival. During the
course of the evening the duke and. duchess peram-
bulated the streets, accompanied by largo crowds.
The population were regaled with ale, the band
playing at intervals during the evening. On Mon-
day morning the chairman of the commissioners
received the following letter from his grace :
" Tandragee Castle, July 27, 185 G.

" Dear Mr. Rowley, —I cannot allow even Sun-
day to pass over without expressing to you, and
through you to our other neighbours and friends,
the very great gratification the duchess and I felt
at the exceedingly kind and warm reception you
gave us on our arrival yesterday. I have been so
little here of late years that I cannot flatter myself
that any merits of my own can have induced you
to show us so much kindness. I must, therefore,
attribute it to the place my father and mother re-
tain in your memories ; but I confidently hope that
when we have completed our course of life, we may
have earned from you as friendly a greeting for our
successors. My opinions are so wellknown that I
am sure I need not fear to be misunderstood when
I add an expression of satisfaction at the total ab-
sence of party emblems, or anything of a political
signification in your arrangements yesterday ; so
that I was not deprived of the pleasure of seeing
those who differed from me, as well as those who
agreed with me, in political opinions, united in the
one body of neighbours to whom we are indebted
for a reception we have solittle deserved, but which
we shall earnestly endeavour to repay.
" Believe me to remain, of you and of all the
inhabitants of Tandragee, the sincere well-wisher.
MANCHESTER."

Nitw CUSTOMS' DUTIES ACT.—On Wednesday the new
act relating to the Customs' duties was issued. The
duty on beer and spruce imported is now 1/. per barrel ;
on musical instruments, 9d. per lb. ; and on vinegar, 31.
per gallon. The Cmumissioners of Customs are em-
powered to grant subsistence allowance to poor prisoners
in the Channel Islands, The act is now in operation.

A RCEISOLO GICAL MEETING.—TiIe meeting of the
Archaeological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland
has taken place this year at Edinburgh, under the presi-
dency of Lord Talbot de Malabide. The sitting con-
cluded on Tuesday la3t, when among those present were
the Duke and Duchess of Northumberland, Lady Ruth-
yen, Rev. Dr. Whewell, Sir Gardner Wilkinson, the
Signor Commendatore Canine. The concluding paper
of an interesting series was one by Dr. Macpherson, who
gave an account of his excavatiuns at Serteh, while the
allies were in occupation there, and where he had ex-
humed remains belonging to the early Greek colonists.
and to different races, which had in succession occupied
or visited the Cimmerian shores. The previous papers
chiefly had reference to Scottish subjects, many of which
were of great local interest. One of the leading features
of the meeting was the Temporary Museum, which con-
tained a splendid variety of articles of historical or anti-
quarian interest, chiefly connected with Scotland. The
different excursions to Tweedside and elsewhere, and
the converscziones, varied in a lively manner the more
studious proceedings of the sections.
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