The Sun.
London, England, 1832-01-27 00:00:00

The former of these vengeful weapons was this morning
brought into requisition near the plains of Donnybrook, by two
gentlerrkefi who had previously, it seems, squibbed at each other
with the latter, and who, from the fortunate termination of the
affair, are at liberty to do so again. Mr. Lavelle, the editor of
the Freeman's Journal, and Mr. Norton, a gentleman of the
long robe, sometimes concerned for the Dublin Times, with se-
veral friends, admirers, and abettors of their spirit and proceed-
ings, met about the dawn of day, as already mentioned, to vindi-
cate their honour and character from certain aspersions supposed to
be cast upon them in these respective Papers. What the aspersions
were, or how injurious to their good name, deponent knoweth
not ibut certain it is that after exchanging two shots each,
" without effect," as some of the by-standers report, the comba-
tants were induced to put up their pistols and promise that their
pens should undo the cause and effect of this perilous conflict,
into which they had so unwittingly brought their masters.
Now, lest your steady and sober-headed readers on the other
side should say, it was a thing begun in vapour and ending
in smoke, it is but fair to add, that the bystanders declare the
business was gone through with as much courage, though not
quite so much experience, as they had ever witnessed ! !

LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT.

On Tuesday, a very pretty and delicate-looking
girl, about nineteen years of age, who stated her
name to be Elizabeth Farnsworth, was brought up
by Mr. Thomas, the Police Superintendant, to the
Police-office at Bow-street, charged by a young matt
of very respectable appearance, named Marshall,
with annoying and assaulting him in the street and
in other places.
The complainant stated that he never saw the
defendant until last Friday three weeks, when she
accosted him in the street near to the house of his
employer, and in accents of apparent distress of
. mind said, " I entreat your pardon, Sir, but I wish
to speak to you if you will allow me." She was a
perfect stranger to him, and he was astonished at
the appeal, but at once said, " If you have any
thing to say, Madam, I will listen to you with
pleasure." The defendant replied, "0, yes, Sir, I
have a great deal to say—l am given to understand
that you are a married man, and the father of
five children—for Heaven's sake relieve my
anxiety—is that the fact ?" Witness replied
" certainly not," and asked her reason for ao
strange an inquiry ; upon which she said, " pray
forgive me, Sir; I have conceived an attachment to
you which 1 find is unconquerable. Pity and for-
give me, but suffer me to see you now and then."
Witness hardly knew what to make of so strange an
avowal, but declined to enter into any explanation
as to his situation in life, or where he lived, and they
parted. In a day or two after she again accosted
him in the street in a similar way, and he then asked
her if she was of respectable family, and if she had
' any expectations ? She said her father was very
respec,alily connected, and that she had an annuity,
besides the prospect of considerable property from
relations far advanced in life. Still, however, the
witnes did not like this mode of beginning a court-
ship, and he begged mast respectfully to decline any
further acquaintance, and the young lady cried bit-
terly and went away. On the following Sunday she
went to the house of the witness's employer, and
created a great disturbance because he was denied,
and at length became so violent that the servants
were compelled to turn her into the street. On the
following Wednesday witnessed received a note, of
which the following is a copy :
" January 2, 1832.
" DEAR the heart that is sincere be doomed
to die in despair ? Oh ! Heavens forbid ! Sir, if I have
annoyed you I humbly beg your pardon. I feel assured
you are mistaken in me, or you never would have in-
sulted me as you have done. My only motive for calling
at Mr. Lee's was to invite you to tea; and that you will
find correct if you inquire of my landlady. Pray do not
treat me with contempt—l can assure you lam sincere.
Oh ! pray, Sir, live for me—l cannot live without you. I
shall expect you to tea to-day (Wednesday) at four o'clock.
" I remain your's till death,
" E. FARNSWORTH.
" Pray forgive my inability to address you."
Mr. HALLS (after reading this epistle)—And did
you wait upon the lady ? Complainant—l (lid not,
Sir, and ever since that I have peen most terribly
annoyed. Once she attacked me in the street, and
I gat:e her in charge to Mr. Thomas ; but she made
an appeal to my humanity that I could not with-
stand, and I consented to her discharge. Since
that, however, she is constantly coming to the house
of my master, upon whom I am wholly dependant,
and she conducts herself in so extraordinary a man-
ner, that Mr. Lee feels himself annoyed, and I may,
perhaps, lose my employment.
Mr. HALLS—What situation do you hold in Mr.
Lee's establishment ? Complainant—l am his valet,
Sir.
Mr. HALLS—And how did this young lady first
become acquainted with you ? Complainant—l
really don't know, Sir.
Mr. HALLS—Perhaps the lady herself can explain.
Miss Farnsworth, whose face had until now been
concealed with a thick black veil, raised it partially,
and displayed features of more than common beauty.
After one or two deep sobs, she said, " I can;ex-
plain, Sir."
Mr. HALLS—WeII then, pray do explain. How
came you first acquainted with the complainant ?
Miss Farnsworth—Why, Sir, if I must confess the
truth, it was by seeing him ride past my window.
Mr. HALLS—Then it was what is usually called
" love at first sight." Miss Farnsworth—l con-
fess, Sir, it was. Having once seen Marshall he
was never afterwards absent from my memory. If I
have offended him I hope he will pardon me.
Mr. HALLS—That is a tender appeal, Marshall.
I think you can hardly withstand it. Mr. Marshall
—God forbid, Sir, that I should be hard upset the
lady. lam willing to forego all proceedings if I
can be secured from annoyance.
Miss Farnsworth—Oh, Mr. Marshall, why should
I annoy one whom I absolutely adore ? Mr. Mar-
shall—Really, Sir, I am placed in a very embarras-
sing situation. 1 never knew until now that I had
any thing attractive about me, either in person or
manners, and under the circumstances I really feel
quite awkward.—(A laugh.)
Mr. HALLS—Who is this young lady ?—Mr.
Thomas said she was the daughter of a gentleman
residing within a prescribed distance of the King's
Bench, and she left a school in the Borough.
The complainant said that " love at first sight"
was an awkward thing for him, for it annoyed him
terribly; and with all his respect for the beauty and
talents of the young lady he must confess, Co use
an Irish proverb. " The reciprocity was all on one
side."—(Loud laughter.)
Mr. HALLS—WeII, Miss Farnsworth, will you
promise not to annoy Mr. Marshall again P—Miss
Farnsworth (shedding tears in abundance)—Oh,
certainly, Sir. God forbid I should annoy him.
Mr. HALLS—Upon that understanding you are
discharged.
Miss Farnswcrth (looking up in the face of Mr.
Marshall)—And do you discard me altogether ? Oh
mercy, mercy ! God bless you, however. I shall
never forget you, my dear Sir ; forgive my weak.
ness; pardon a poor weak-minded but still vir-
y disposed girl. Heaven be with you. Saying
this, Miss Farnsworth walked slowly out of the office.

LIFE OF AN who have read " Sy-
denharn," will be delighted with the further adventures of
the " Man of the World," as detailed in the new Novel of
"Alice Paulet," from the same caustic pen. The multi-
tudinous cares and trials of a Statesman's life are admir-
ably bit off. The scents in the lower House are full of
point, and cannot fail to tell; and the speech of the So-
vereign mob, by whom Sydenham is drawn to the country
seat on his return from a Parliamentary campaign, is a
capital specimen of the oratorical humbug on such occasions.

A WOMAN STARVED TO DEATH.--On
Tuesday last we witnessed the appalling sight of a woman
lying dead in the public street, whose death was conse-
quent on, if not immediately caused by, famine! ! She,
With her husband (a Cork tradesman), and their two
children, arrived here a few days before, driven from their
dative city by the utter destitution which is said to be the
Portion of more than 20,000 human beings in that
town ; but want and the journey were too much for ex-
hausted nature, and on Tuesday this poor victim of Irish
misery and misgovernment rested against a pillar in the
market-house, and publicly expired, attended by her
u'retehed family, and surrounded by a crowd of spectators.
-Kilkenny Journal.