The Sun.
London, England, 1844-01-31 00:00:00

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SUN OFFICE, Half-past Seven

EXTRAORDINARY SCENE IN THE
COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH,
DUBLIN.
R')3l OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
DUBLIN, TUESDAY, JAN. 30.

One of the most extraordinary scenes that perhaps
ever took place in a court of justice, was enacted this
afternoon in the Court of Queen's Bench, between the
Attorney-General and Mr. Fitzgibbon. It would ,
seem that the good old practice, so peculiarly Irish, of I
settling all matters in dispute by an appeal to
the pistol is, in these degenerate days, becoming so
fallen into disuse, that, to sustain the character of the
law, even the law-officers of the Crown, and that too
in open Court, call out " Any money for a duel !"
. During the progress of Mr. FITZGIBBON'S speech
this day, the Court and Jury retired as usual
about two o'clock, for refreshment. During their
absence the Attorney-General was observed
to convey a Rote to Mr. FITZGIBBON, which
he had .been writing in Court. On. the return
of their Lordships, Mr. FirzGlnnoN applied
to them to ascertain whether he had, during
the progress of his address, permitted himself

to make use of any improper expressions
personally reflecting on the conduct of the Attorney-
General, with regard to the trials. He then called
on the Attorney-General to hand up to their Lord-
ships a note which the Attorney-General had sent
over to him (Mr. FITZGIBBON):

The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said that if the Learned
Counsel had any motion to make on the subject he
had better state it upon affidavit.
Mr. FITZGIBBON (vehemently)—Never. An :1 if
the Attorney-General does not hand up the note to
the Court I will state the substance of it. Mr. FITZ-
GIBBON then stated that the Attorney-General had sent
him a note, calling on him to retract certain rcpres-
sions which he (Mr. FrrzainnoN) was represented
to haVe used in the course of his address;and which
the ATTORNEY-GENERAL considered as personally
reflecting on himself, and calling on him, if
he did not ntr4ct them, to name a friend.
This statement caused, the most marked sensation
surprise being the most promin?nt feature of it:
throughout Court.

The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said that Mr. FITZ-
GtBDON had stated in his (Mr. FITZGIBBON'S) address
to the Court, that he was influenced by private
motives in the conduct of the present prosecution—
that he was guidei in the conduct of it by
his feelings as to what effect success or
failure might have upon his political advancement,
and if he withdrew the reflection thus cast upon his
conduct, he would be satisfied.

Mr. FITZGIBBON said the ATTORNEY-GENERAL
came with pistol in hand, and he could not help
telling him that he would not thus draw an apology
from him (Mr. F.)
Mr. MooRE suggested that as all must regret that
such an occurrence had taken place, an opportunity
should be given to both parties to become reconciled
with each other by a mutual explanation.

The CHIEF JUSTICE thanked Mr. MOORE for his
suggestion, and stated that the Court felt it-elf in a
very embarrassing situation; and that the Attorney-
General was the last man that ought to have allowed
himself to be betrayed into any such expression as
that now declare :I by the Court.

The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said that now he would
not impose any condition respecting the withdrawal
of the expressions which had hurt him.
Mr. I'mGinnori declared that he had never meant
to impute anyth'ng like improper motives to the AT-
TORNET-GENER.IL in the conduct of the trials, but
that he felt he did not•exceed his duty in canvassing
his conduct as a pubic man.
After some further observations from the mutual
friends of both learned gentlemen,

Mr. FITZGIBBON resumed his address to the Court.

There is one circumstance that rendered the send-
ing the challenge at such a time and manner especially
blameable. The lady of Mr. FITZGIBBON and her
child were sitting at the table nearly by the side of
Mr. FITZGIBBON himself.

The Lord Mayor of Dublin, and a deputation from
the Corporation, have arrived this evening, for the
purpose of presenting an address to her MAJESTY.

GUIZOT AND THE CARLISTS.—We copy from the
correspondence of an Evening Contemporary the following
just remarks on the scene which took place in the French
Chamber on Friday :—" The Legitimatists, driven into a corner,
turned upon N. Ouizot. personally, and were joined by the

Republic-ans of the extreme Left. Thus was presented the...spec-
tacle of unprincipled immorality in parties, combined with Je-
suitism in religion. They attempted to beat down M. Guizot's
voice ; to overwhelm, to exhaust him ; they bawled, barked,
menaced, browbeat, and interrupted—but they were nobly
punished. Di. Guizot rehearsed, in brief terms, a con-
sistent life; and when he challenged contradiction, the
barkers and brawlers held their peace. " You may,"
exclaimed the great orator, " heap calumnies upon
calumnies; but you will never brill', them up to the
height of my disdain." Never was there such a triumph,
even for Guizotnever was -there such humiliation even
for the Left—never did the unnatural combination of
infidelity with priestcraft look so disgusting and hateful.
Guizot rose above his opponents. He rose above himself.
He proved that he was as ready for the everyday work of
debate as for carefully meditated discussion—an adversary
not to be taken unawares, and, when assailed, not to be ex-
cited except by an unmanly effort to beat him down by
physical violence, and then only to show how feeble and
pitiable are vulgar mob weapons against genius armed with
truth and honour."

TUESDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTE.
OFFICE of the MASTER of the HORSE to the
QUEEN DOWAG ER, Carlton Royal Mews, Jan. 27.
The Queen Dowager has been pleased to appoint Mr.
Gladwin John Richard Wynyard, Page of Honour to
her Majesty.
FOREIGN-OFFICE, JAN. 2G.

The Queen has been pleased to approve of Mr. Albert
Davy, as Congul nt LeedS, and of Air. Thomas M'Guire,
as Consul at Glasgow, for the United States of America.

WiliTLll ALL, JAN. 27.

The Queen has been pleased to present the Rev. Wm.
Wilson to the church :Ind parish of Bala=lellan, in the
presbytery and ,stewartry of. Kirkcudbright, vacant icy
the death -of the Rev.GavanCullen, late minister thereof.
W.HITEHALL, JAN. 29.

The Queen has been pleased to present the Reverend
Thomas Monro, Ma ter of Arts, to the church and parish
of Campsie, in the presbytery of Glasgow, and county
of Stirling, vacant by the transportation of the Reverend
Robert Lee, late minister thereof, to the parish of Old
Greyfriars, Edinburgh.
• • WHITEHALL, JAN. 29.

The Queen has been plea'sed to appoint Charles
Richard Ogden, Esq., Barrister-at-Law, to be ber Ma-
jesty's Attorney-General in the Isle of Man, in the room
of James Clarke; Esq., resigned.
OFFICE OF OIWNANCE, JAN. 26.
Ordnance Medical. Department—Surgeon T. H. Quig-
ley to be Senior Surgeon, vice Simpson, retired; As-
sistant-Surgeon J. A. Davis .to be Surgeon, vice Quigley,
Jan. 24.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.

Hilary Term.—ln the • seventh year of the reign of
Queen Victoria.—Monday, Jan. 29, 1844.
This Court will, on Monday, the 12th day of February
next, hold a sitting, to give judgment in such cases as
stand over for the judgment of the Court.
N. C. TINDAL.
CIRCUITS OF THE COMMISSIONERS FOR THE
RELIEF OF INSOLVENT DEBTORS.
SUMMER CIRCUITS, 1844.
MIDLAND CIIICUIT._ _ _

HENRYCommissioner.Y REVELL REYNOLDS, Esq., Chief
Essex—Chelmsford, Saturday, July 6.
Essex—Colchester, Monday, July 8.
Suffolk—lpswich, Tuesday, July 9.
Norfolk—Yarmouth, Thursday, July 11.
Norfolk—Norwich, Friday, July 12. •
At the City and County of the City of Norwich—On
the same day.
Norfolk—Lynn, Tuesday, July 16.
Suffolk—Bury St. Edmund's, Thursday, July 18.
Cambridgeshire—Cambridge, Friday, July 19.
Huntingdonshire—Huntingdon, Monday, July 2
Northamptonsliire—Peterborough, Tuesday, July 23.
Rutlandshire—Oakham, Wednesday, July 24.
Lincolnshire—Lincoln and City, Friday, July 26.
Nottinghamshire—Nottingham, Monday, July 29.
At the Town and County of the Town of Nottingham, on
the same day.
Derbyshire—Derby, Thursday, Aug. 1.
At the City and County of the City of Lichfield—Friday,
Aug. 2.
Staffordshire—Stafford, Saturday, Aug. 3.
Shropshire—Shrewsbury, Thursday, Aug. 8.
Shropshire—Oldbury, Saturday, August 10. •
Warwickshire—Birmingham, Monday, Aug. 12.
Warwickshire—Warwick, Thursday, Aug. 15.
Warwickshire—Coventry, Saturday, Aug. 17.
Leicestershire—Leicester, Monday, Aug. 19.
Northamptonshire-Northampton, Wednesday, Aug. 21.
Bedfordshire—Bedford, Friday, Aug. 23.
Buckinghamshire—Aylesbury, Saturday, Aug. 24.
SOUTHERN CIRCUIT.

JOHN GREATHED HARRIS, Esq., Commissioner.
Berkshire—Reading, Friday, June 14.
Oxfordshire—Oxford and City, Monday, June 17.
Worcestershire—Worcester and City, Wednesday,
June 19.
Gloucestershire—Gloucester and City, Friday, June 21.
Monmouthshire—Monmouth, Thursday, June 27.
Herefordshire-Hereford, Friday, June 28.
Radnorshire—Presteigne, Monday, July 1.
Breconshire—Brecon, Wednesday, July 3.
Carmarthenshire—Carmarthen, and Borough, Friday,
July 5:
Cardiganshire—Cardigan, Monday, July 8.
Pembrokeshire—Haverfordwest, and Town, Wednes-
day, July 10.
Glamorganshire —Swansea, Friday, July 12.
Glamorganshire—Cardiff, Monday, July 15.
At the City and County of the City of Bristol—Thurs-
day, July 18.
Somersetshire—Bath, Monday, July 22.
Somersetshire—Taunton, Wednesday, July 24.
Devonshire—Plymouth, Saturday, July 27.
Cornwalt—Bodmin, Tuesday; July 30.
Devonshire—Exeter, Thursday, Aug. 1.
-At the City and County of the City of Exeter, on the
same day. .
Dorsetshire--Dorchester, Monday, August 5.
Wiltshire—Salisbury, Wednesday, August 7.
Southampton—Z: inehester, Thursday, August S.
At the Town and County of the Town of Southampton,
Saturday, August 10.
HOME CIRCUIT.
WILLIAM JOAN LAW, Esq., Commissioner.
Kent—Dover, Friday, July 5.
At the City and County of the City of Cantcrbury—
Monday, July 8.
Kent—Maidstone, Tuesday, July 9.
i Sussex—Horsham, Saturday, July 20.
Hertfordshire—:-Hertford, Saturday, July 27.

NORTHERN
. DAVID PCLLOCK, Esq., Commissioner.
Yorkshire—Sheffield, Monday, June 10.
Yorkshire—Wakefield, Wednesday, June 12.
At the Town. and- Co!.inty of the Tow a of .Jiingston-
upon:Hull, Wednesday, June 19. -
Yorkshire—York, Friday, June 21.

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Yorkshire—Riehmon Monnay, June 24.
Durham—Durham, Tuesday, June 25.
Northumberland—Newcastle-on-Tyne, Friday, June 2S.
At the Town and County of the Town of Newcastle-

on-Tyne—same day.
Cumberland—Carlisle, Tuesday, July 2.
Westmorland—Appleby, Friday, July 2.
Westro3rland—Kendal, Saturday, July 6.
Lancashire—Lancaster, Monday, July 8.
Lancashire—Liverpool, Tuesday, July 23.
Cheshire—Chester, Friday, July 26.
At the City and County of the City of Chester, on the
same day.
Montgomeryshire—Welsh Pool, Tuesday, July 30.
Flintshi Friday, August 2.
Denbighshire —lluthin, Saturday, August 3.
Merionethshire—Dolgelly, Wednesday, AuguA 7.
Carnarvonshire—Carnarvon, Saturday, August 10.
Anglesey—Beaumaris, Monday, August 12.