The Sun.
London, England, 1832-10-10 00:00:00

SIR C. WETHERELL AT OXFORD.

EXTRAORDINARY AFTER-DINNER SCENE.
Sir Charles was among the guests at the grand dinner
given to celebrate the inauguration of the new Mayor of
Oxrord last week. On the occasion of the healths of the
County Members having been drunk, Mr. Harcourt re-
turned thank!), and, in the course of his speech, expressed
his regret " that an unbecoming insult had been offered in
the neighbourhood of that place to a Learned Gentleman
who sat near him." This appears to have been the head
and front of Mr. Harcourt's offence ; but when Sir
Charles Wetherell rose, on his health being drunk, the
Learned Knight took occasion to contradict, in no very
courteous terms, the statement of Mr. Harcourt, that he
had been insulted. According to tie Oxford Journal,
Sir Charles b.oke forth in a loud and very pointed attack
upon Mr. Harcourt, which so irritated the company as to
rest him the loss of any further peaceable hearing.
One sentence which was heard may serve as a sample
of the severity of the rest. " What," said Sir Charles,
" does the Honourable Gentleman, who is a com-
moner of this county, does he suppose that I ant
bete under his tutelary care ? I, a citizen of Ox-
ford, a member of the Corporation—l want his protec-
tion, his pity, his compassion, his tears ! I throw them
back with ineffable contempt. I want not his eleemosy-
nary wings to protect me. lam here, able, and willing,
and determined to defend myself." He then passed on to
the subjtct of the Reform Bill, " that feast of reason
which last September and October engrossed all the time
of Members of Parliament, ands not only kept him away
from Mayors' feasts, but for weeks after weeks and months
after months, prevented him from dining any where.—
Yes, he had no dinner at all, and he meant this literally,
not figuratively. Yet this was the blessed Bill which
was to work wonders and take off the taxes. Let the
people of Oxford say what were the first fruits of it—
instead of taxes taken off, had not their taxes been
doubled ? (Referring to the late enormous increase of
house duty at Oxford.) In fact, gentlemen, up to the
present moment, the Reformers have deluded yea)." These
were the last words Sir Charles was heard to utter. The
company called " Chair ! chair !" " Shame ! shame !"
" We will hear no more," and Sir Charles, after two or
three closing words, sat down amidst an extraordinary
scene of confusion.
It appears that a few days before the dinner, Sir Charles
bad visited the Council Chamber, where be was recog-
nised by several of his old electioneeing friends amongst
the commoners, who hailed him with the welcome salute
of " Wetherell for ever!" A crowd instantly rushed to-
wards that part of the yard, by which means several per-
sons were thrown down. Many hissed and hooted ; one
or two cried " Murder !" and " Colonel Brereton's ghost
come to dine with the Mayor !" and other allusions
cum& to the affair at Bristol: but Sir Charles ulti-
mately escaped under the protection of the constables,
without any other personal collision than having his hat
rather uncivilly rapped upon the top, and beaten down-
wards on his nose. When leaving the ball, he was ad-
vised not to go, but lie replied, " Why should I not go as
well as any body else? lam an Englishman."

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A public meeting, of great national interest,
was held on Thursday,—it was the agricultural meeting
fur the show of cattle, implements of husbandry, &c.,
under the patronage of the Highland Society of Scotland,
at Kelso. Here, as at the Edinburgh meeting, the Duke
of BUCCLEUCH presided in the chair, the duties of which
he filled with a feeling and talent alike creditable to his
head and heart. The meeting thus celebrated was the
first of the kind in which the competition was
Scotland
thrown
open to the whole of the United Kingdom, acrd
bad come forward as the rival of England in that
science and pursuit, the great national value and im-
portance of which was so ably inculcated by the Noble
President in the performance of his varied and arduous
duties in the chair, which he so ably filled. The display of
the Leiresters, an English gentleman observed, was as fine
as ever seen in England : and when it is considered that
this was the first year of competition, it may be confi-
dently expected that an institution so encouraged and sup-
ported will, in each succeeding year, display a growing
prosperity.
Its the money-market the greatest torpor and
want of enterprise prevail. There has probably never ex-
isted a period in which so little employment for capital, at
once safe and profitable, has presented itself, and it is
quite evident, unless some change takes place, that capi-
talists are on the point of being forced into some wild and
dangerous schemes, that must_ be attended with ultimate
exchanges, which are all in favour of this country, may,
for aught that is known to the contrary, be aggravating
this evil by to-w issues of notes. In their desire to make
a eood dividend for the proprietors, the directors have not
often shown much consideration for the monied interest
generally, and there is no disposition therefore for be-
lieviog that they are acting otherwise ou this occasion.
Indeed, the extraordinary rise in the premium on Ex-
chequer bills can hardly he ascribed to any other cause
than large additional issues of bank notes. Whatever the
cause of the low rate of interest may be, it is a circum-
stance that reflecting men look at it with much alarm,
especially as it has now been of long continuance : and if
some legitimate employment for capital does not soon
Olf r, we may expect soon to see a new influx of foreign
loans and joint-stock schemes.— Times.
We understand from a respectable source that
Sir Jot's: Alit LEY DoYLE, AI. P., left town •n Sunday
to proceed to Oporto fur the purpose of offering his own
services, and those of a considerable body of his country-
men. to Don PEnao (we have heard the number stated at
3,000 men), to enable the garrison of Oporto to success-
lolly resist their besiegers. Sir MII.LEY was expected to
embark yesterday, at Falmouth, in the packet, for Oporto,
where 1 e will immediately enter into a negotiation with
the Emenroa, and afterwards return to this country to
organise the contemplated reinforcement. A corps of 250
vo'unteers, under the command of Major GILLON, sailed
on Sunday, and, it is expected, will reach Oporto ahour
the period of Sir JOHN M. DOYLE'S arrival in Oporto.
Several young men of independent fortune, becoming im-
patient at remaining so long on the Commander-in Chief's
list here for commissions, are said to form part of the force
under Major Gteeost. So enthusiastic were they in the
cause of Don Panao, that they completely equipped them-
selves at their own expense, and did not even solicit com-
missions in the Constitutional army. Captain SADLIER,
late of the 91. th regiment, and Captain Romero, who also
lately belonged to a regiment of infantry, are gone, we be-
lieve, with the force just despatched under Major GILLON.
Many Officers, who have seen much service, are ready to
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embark and join the Constitutional standard should the
mission of Sir JOHN MILLEY DOYLE prove successful; and
recruits, it is confidently affirmed, can be obtained in any
numbers fur the service. Sir JOHN MILLEY DOYLE wa.
a Major-General in the Portuguese army, holding also the
rank of Colonel in the English service; he, however, re•
tired some years ago by the sale of his commission; but
the insignia of a K.C.B. having been bestowed upon hint
for his gallantry in the field, he has been specially allowed
to retain his rank, but without receiving pay or progres.
sive promotion. The Gallant Officer is R.presentative for
the county of Carlow, and nephew and heir presumptive to
the venerable General Sir JOHN DOYLE, Bart., G.C.B.—
Morning Paper.

CONSECRATION.—This morning the new
church on Saffron Hill, which belongs to the mother
church of St. Andrew, Holborn, was consecrated by the
Bishop of LONDON in the presence of a very numerous
and respectable congregation.
A detachment from the reserve companies of
the 22d regiment, stationed in the citedel, consisting of
one captain, two subalterns, and 155 rank and file, is or-
dered to be in readiness to embark, to join the service
companies of that regiment at Jamaica. The detachments
of the 71st and 77th regiments, quartered at Longroom
Barracks, are ordered to hold themselves in readiness to
embark, to join the service companies of their regiments
at Bermuda.—Devonport Telegraph.
GASPARINI TIIE CONVICT.—This bandit
is still living at Rochefort. For some yearsohe was much
dreaded by travellers, though never gui!ty of cruelty.
Some years ago he determined to rob a diligence, as it was
passing at nightfall through a wood. He stuffed half a
dozen coats, and fixed them on poles, with formidable caps
and presented arms. When the diligence arrived, he or-
dered the postilion to stop; he then made the conductor
and passengers alight, and, in a resolute tone, pointing to
his supposed companions, whom he had ranged in the
skirts of the wood, desired the trunks to be opened, and
took what he thought proper, saying to the affrighted tra-
vellers, " Don't be alarmed ; allow me to take what I
require, and depend upon it my troops shall not advance a
step further ; from them, I assure you, you have nothing
to fear." When taken, be was sentenced to the galleys
for life. When the gendarmes went to scour the wood,
they came up with half a dozen robbers, wl:o appeared
determined to stand their ground. They summoned them

to surrender, and, receiving no reply, fired a volley, and
advanced to the attick sword in band. They then dis-
covered that the banditti were hut stuffed coatth—Statis-

lies of Ftanee, by Lewis Goldsmith.